VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, formerly situ ated at Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, now at Toronto, and since 1890 in federation with the University of Toronto. It was founded by resolution of the Conference of.the Methodist Church in Canada, held at Kingston in 1830 and was incorporated by royal charter in 1836 under the name of °Upper Canada Academy." This royal charter was the first ever granted by the English government to a Non-Conform ist body for an educational institution. In 1841 the charter was extended by the Parliament of Canada, the name was changed to Victoria Col lege and power was given °to confer degrees of Bachelor, 1k/faster and Doctor of the various Arts and Faculties.° On 21 Oct. 1841 the first session of the college under the enlarged char ter was opened, with the Rev. Egerton Ryerson as principal, and with a full arts curriculum. In 1854-55 the faculty of medicine was added and established in Toronto. In 1860 the faculty of law and in 1871 the faculty of theolocy were added. In 1883-84 Albert Col lege, Belle‘ille, was united v.ith Victoria Col lege and the natne was changed to Victoria University. The Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby, Alma College, Saint Thomas and Columbian Methodist College, New West minster, British Columbia, have since that time been affiliated. On 12 Nov. 1890,
by proclamation of the lieutenant-gover nor, Victoria University was federated with the 'University of Toronto. (See Tonowro, Untvensrry or). New buildings were erected in Queen's Park, Toronto, and the federation was consummated in 1892. The faculty of arts then assutned the work and relation of a college in the University of Toronto, teaching mai subjects as were assigned by the Act of Federation to the colleges. For all other sub jects the students have access to the lectures and laboratory practice of the University of Toronto under the regulations of which all de grees, except those in divinity, are conferred. In addition to the work in arts above men tioned provision is made for courses in the ology, both elementary and advanced. The staff consists of 17 professors and lecturers and the nutnber of students registered annually is about 375. There is also a Victoria University in Manchester, England, and in Wellington, New Zealand.