Calendar: 1850-1851 Page 35

ANNUAL REPORT 1850 31 honours in the University of Oxford and more recently by the election of Major Edwardes The Council have had great pleasure in thus marking their sense of this officer's dis- tinguished career and it is with great satisfaction that they have lately received from himself the following testimony to the value of the instruction which he received in the College Throughout my career in India he says have in my own heart fully acknowledged the advantages had derived from the peculiar and practical course of studies pursued at King's College The Council are sorry they are unable to report as favour- ably as they would wish of the Finances of the College During the past year it became necessary to fit up two new rooms for the accommodation of the classes in the Military Department as well as to lay down enlarged pipes through- out the College for the supply of water and gas and while the cost of these improvements added to the expenses of the College the ordinary income was not little affected by the prevalence of Cholera in London which diminished the numbers in attendance and prevented the full occupation of the College rooms However the ordinary income of the College more than covered the ordinary expenditure and the Council believe that the system of economy which they are studiously pursuing will enable them gradually to reduce the outstanding liabilities and to complete the original designs of the Founders of the College The list of Donations made to the Museums and to the Libraries during the past year will be found added to this Report together with the names of those Avho during the same period have kindly consented to convert their Shares into Donations Thus far then during an eventful period the Divine Blessing it may be said without presumption appears to have rested on King's College protecting its infancy and furthering its development until it has reached degree of