Report of the meeting of the Queen's College, Birmingham.

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[1843]
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Credit: Report of the meeting of the Queen's College, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE QUEEN’S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM. A Special Meeting of the Council and Friends of the Royal School of Medicine was held on Wednesday, April 20th, 1843, the venerable President, Dr. Johnstone, in the chair, to take into consideration the importance and practicability of establishing a Collegiate Institution. The President, on taking the chair, after stating the object of the meeting, called upon the Honorary Secretary to read communications already received on the subject from noble patrons and friends. W. Sands Cox, Esq. then read the following communications, which had been addressed to him by noblemen and gentlemen who had been invited to attend the present meeting :— THE EARL OF STAMFORD AND WARRINGTON. Enville, April 11th, 1843. Dear Sir,—I beg to acknowledge the favour of your letter of the 7th instant, with a report and most interesting letter to Dr. Warncford. The great advantage which the Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery would eventually derive from its being formed into a Collegiate Institution for the tutelary care and collegiate instruction of its pupils, makes me feel most anxious that it may be carried into effect. I request you to put down my name as a subscriber of £100. for that object. I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, W. S. Cox, Esq. STAMFORD AND WARRINGTON. THE EARL OF DARTMOUTH. London, April 18th, 1843. Dear Sir,—Though I cannot myself have the satisfaction of being present at the meeting of the Comicil and Trustees of the Birmingham Medical School, to be held to-morrow, I sincerely hope it will be well attended; nor do I apprehend there can be any difference of opinion among the officers of the Institution, as to the very great importance of forming it into “ a Collegiate Institution for the tutelary care and collegiate residence of its pupils,” so forcibly recommended by Mr. Vaughan Thomas in his admirable letter, and so munificently promoted by the School's great benefactor, Dr. Warneford Mr. Thomas has indeed made out a strong case, supported by the high clerical and medical authorities quitted in his letter to Dr. Warneford, in favour of con- necting the collegiate system with every medical school in the kingdom ; and it is perhaps particularly desirable that it should he adopted in a great town, conspicuous, as Birmingham seems to be at the present moment, for open disregard lor religion. In the event, then, of to-morrow's meeting deciding to form their medical school into such a collegiate institution as has been recom- mended by Dr. Warneford and Mr. Vaughan Thomas, with “ a minister of the Church of England, graduated at Oxford or Cam- bridge, to be the resident Warden or Principal of the College,” I shall be most willing to contribute £100. towards carrying into effect a plan from which I should anticipate great benefits to that dense manufacturing and mining population in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, as well as to the towu itself. I remain, dear Sir, your faithful humble Servant, DARTMOUTH. W. S. Cox, E6q.