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don) Act 1903, the CouncLl became the authority (or all public edue&tion in the county. Sixthly, powers coDneoted with the raising and loaning of money and the aaactioiiiiig of loans required for all the local ati- UuMities in the county. Moat of the business is done by eommitteee and the Council meets weekly to con- aider their reports. Its annual expenditure ia about £16,000,000, of which £5,000,000 are spent on educa- tion. The outlay is met by two main sources of sup- ply, capital money raised ay the issue of stock, and current income raised by a county rate. The rating for the yew 190S-9 amounts to three shillings in the pound (15 per cent), and the assessable value of the County of London, on fl April. 1908, was £44,332,025. Bdutation, — (a) London University, — This univep- sitjr WM instituted in 1836 aa an examining body for

medical schools ai lectures in law ar „ Incorporated Law Society; music is taught at the Royal Academy of Music (founded 1822), Royal Col- lege of Music (18S3), Guildhall School of Music and elsewhere; art at the Koyal Academy Schools of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, as also at the London Univereity.

(c) Secondary Education, — The chief London schools arc St. Paul's and Westminster, The former was established by Dean Colet in 1512, and was re- moved about 1880 from St. Paul's church-yard to Hammersmith, The latter was endowpd by Queen Elizabetb in 1500, and provides for forty king's schol- ars on the foundation in addition to the day bova. Christ's Hospital, the Blue Coat School, founded oj

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eoDfnring dMroes, and was reconstituted in 1900. Snee then it nas possessed an "academic" depart- ment for the organisation and control of higher educa- tion, and an "external" department for continuing its fonner fimctions of examining students and confer- ring decrees. Its teaching is conducted (i) by the

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IBOO UniverBity College (Gower Street), an institution founded in 18^ on undenominational principles, was madea"School of the University" in the faculties of arts, law, medicine, science, engineering, and eco- somiee, and on 1 Jan., 1907, it was transferred to the university of which it ia now an integral part. The nuivenity also maintains the Physiological Labora- tory at South Kensington and Goldsmiths' College at New Cross.

(b) Huher Education. — Other institutions for hi^er education are King's College, founded as a Cbiuch of England establishment in 1828, also a "Sdiool of the London University", in the same facul- ties a> Univeraity Colln^, with the adilition of thcol- onr, and Oreaham College, founded in 1507 by Sir "ninnaB Gresbam, niiere lectures are given in divniitv.

Edward Vf in 1533 with nearly 1200 children on the foundation, is now situated at Horsham; and the Cliartcrhouse School, established by Sir Thomas Sut- ton in 1611, ha;s been removed to Godalming. the site of the old school being now occupied by the Merchant Taylors School, a medieval foundation. Mention must also be made of the City of London School (founded 1835), University College School, King's College School, Dame Owen's School. Islington, the Mercers' Grammar School, anil St. Olave's School, Southwark. Catholic schools include the college of the Brothers of Mercy at Highgulc, the Benedictine School at Ealing, St. lenatius's (College, Stamford Hill, and the Sacred Heart College at Wimidedon, both oon- cluet«d by the Jesuits and the Salesian school at Bat-

and the National Society (1811). Under the Educa- tion Act 1903. the London Coimty Council became the authority for all public education, both secondary and elementary. The Education committee consists of thirty-eigl'it memliers of the council and twelve co- opted members. The estimates for the vear 1908-9 amounted to £5,437,908, of which £4,442,007 is for