In some States (and that of New York has advanced most in this direction) traces of a centralized administration begin to be discernible.

In the State of New York the officers of the central government exercise, in certain cases, a sort of inspection or control over the secondary bodies.

*i [Footnote i: For instance, the direction of public instruction centres in the hands of the Government.

The legislature names the members of the University, who are denominated Regents; the Governor and Lieutentant-Governor of the State are necessarily of the number .-- Revised Statutes, vol.i.p.

455.