CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons

w hich ra th e r infelicitous term s are im plied (Nr. 1)

a faculty o f L ite ra tu re , an d (Nr. 2) a faculty o f

Science.

In the A utum n o f 1851 an E n glish L ec tu re sh ip

w as e sta b lish e d , and in the follow ing y e ar an

O ld -E n g lish (A nglo-S axon) L ectu resh ip , b o th w hich

are a b ly fdled by G eorge S tephens, E sqr. A ll th e

p ro fesso rs are bo und to give a series o f lec tu re s,

w hich are open to th e public w ith o u t the p aym en t

o f fees.

T h e num ber o f S tud en ts is a b o u t 1000.

T h e U niversity o f C o p e n h a g e n , founded by

C hristian

I., 1479,

h a s endowm ents o f co nsiderable

im p o rtan ce; an d it m u st be reg retted th a t, w ith

v a st funds at its d isp o sa l, a building shou ld h a v e

been raised so in com m o d io u s, ill-v en tilated , and

void o f taste.

U nd er the control of the U niversity a re som e

im p o rta n t fo u n d a tio n s, le g a c ie s, an d stipends for

the su p p o rt or assistance o f S tu dents.

Am ong

these a r e :

The Communitet- and Regents - Charity,

w hich consists p a rtly in a w eekly stipend, p a rtly

in free lo dging in the R eg en ts’ C o lle g e , (a larg e

m ean .looking b uilding o f 3 stories on one side a n d

2 on th e other, including a qu ad rangle), in K io b -

m ag erg ad e opposite the R ound T o w e r, founded b y

C hristian 1IL

A fter the fire in 172 8 , in w hich it