1 DECEMBER 1877, Page 3

The little University of St. Andrew's has followed the example

'of all the other Scotch Universities in electing a Liberal Lord Rector. The contest was between Lord Selborne and Mr. Grathorne Hardy, Lord Selborne obtaining 79 votes against 64 for the Secretary at War. We understand, however, that at least in the ease of Edinburgh, the Liberal majority for Lord Hartington was not entirely due to political sympathy, but partly also to the determination of the medical students to show their indignation against Mr. Cross as the author of the Vivisection Act. So far as that feeling entered into the contest, Mr. Cross has more reason to be proud of his defeat than Lord Hartington of his victory. No medical school needed the Vivisection Act so much as Edinburgh.