The Athenaeum, of last Saturday, in a generally favourable no-
tice of the Bill which is about to be introduced for altering the constitution of University College, London, expresses surprise that " it is proposed not to honour any old students " [with a position of influence under the new constitution], " except those who graduate in the University of London." This is an entire misapprehension, one of the main objects of the Bill being to introduce into the governing body former students of the College who have obtained distinction in any university, either English or foreign, or have be- come distinguished in after life. The Bill is conceived in no narrow spirit, and we believe it to be well adapted to infuse new life and vigour into the most liberal, and one, at least, of the most efficient, of our middle-class colleges.
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