The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-27 00:00:00

LONDON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

Yesterday the annual general meeting of the Court
of Proprietors of this college was held in the botanical
theatre of that institution. Ihe chair was °erupted by
George Grote, Esq., and amongst the proprietors present
we noticed the Baron de tioldsmid, the lion. lt. Denman,
James Heywood, Esq., M.l'., and several others of the
must influential.

The CHAIRMAN observed that the order of submitting
the proceedings was prescribed and regulated by two clauses
in the general act, which were now so well known that it
was unnecessary to read them at length. The first proce-
dure was to appoint two of the members present as scruti-
neers to superintend the ballot for officers fur the ensuing
year, and he begged to propose that Mr. George Pitt and
the Rev. G. Tagart be appointed to this office.
The proposition having beets agreed to, the gentlemen
named acted as scrutineers.

The SECRETARY (Mr. C. C. Atkinson) having read
the notice convening the niecting, then proceeded to read
the report fur the past year. It appeared from this docu-
ment that the number of students and amount of fees fur
1819-50 had been us follows the faculty of medicine,
219 pupils, 4,2681. fees ; in the faculty of arts, 262 pupils,
4,0181. fees; in the junior school, 292 pupils, 4,1701. lets.
Total number of students 803, and of fees 12,4571. The
increase during the past year over the year prt ceding was
33 student. in the faculty of medicine, 19 in that of arts,
and seven in the junior school. It was gratifying to find
that 37 had taken degrees during the past 12 months, and that
several others had oilitained distinguishing honours. The
library now contained 31,789 volumes, and the new library
and Flasman gallery had been opened. The report con-
cluded by stating that, notwithstanding the high position of
the college and hospital, the financial condition of both
were not so satisfactory as could be wished, and that a
committee had been appointed to consider and report upon
the subject.

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',pun the motion of Mr. GREF.NHAVOIt, the report was
received and ordered to be printed and circulated.
At the close of the scrutiny of the ballot it was declared
that the following officers had been elected for the ensuing
year :—President, Lord Brow/lima; Vice-President, the
Earl Fortescue; Treasurer, John Taylor, Esq., FAS.;
Councillors, John K Blunt, Esq., the Hon. Richard Den-
man. Thomas Field Gibson, Esq., Edward Romilly, Esq.,
the Right lion. Edward Stnitt, nail Frederick John Wood,
LL.D. ; Auditor, Richard Martineau, Esq.
The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of
thanks to the chairman.

Tit r. Rye. MR. WOODWARD AND HIS PARTBIHONER.S.
Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has appointed a
commission of three clergymen, via., the Rev. ('anon Bar-
row, the Rey. Mr. Buck, and the Rev. Mr. Butterworth,
to inquire into and report upon the state of affairs in the
parish of St. James, Bristol. Fur a length of time past
the conduct and ministry of the Rev. Mr. Woodward, the
inconthent of St. James, has excited the apprehensions of
his Hoek and parishioners owing to his Puseyistieal and
Romanist tendencies. The churchwardens of the parish
have been in correspondence with the rev. gentleman, rela-
tive to his resignation; and a few days ago a deputation of
gentlemen waited up aa him in Donsetshire, where he is at
present sojourning, in order to receive his final answer to
the request of the parishioners that he would at once resign
his appointment, to avoid legal proceedings hieing instituted
against him for the purpose of compelling him to do an. On
their return they were the hearers of a letter from Mr. Woo-
dward to the bishop, containing a request that proceedings
against him might be suspended for a short time, and that
the diocesan would appoint two clergymen to perform the
spiritual duties of the parish, who were to be paid by the
Rev. Mr. Woixlward, and further that he would, in a short
time, resign his preferment in compliance with the wish of
his parishioners. It is understood that Mr. Woodward will
altintately secede to the church of Rome.
ROYAL AGETCVLTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.—
At a recent meeting of this society it was resolved that the
cattle show for the present year shall be held in Bushey-
park, where the Commissioners of Woods and Forests have
provided an excellent and convenient site for the purpose.
The show will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, the loth, 16th. and pith of July, and it is ex-
pected that the display of stock upon the occasion will be
worthy of 1851, and of the high reputation which our Eng-
lish breeders have acquired. The society have determined
that at the Hampton-court meeting there shall be a dinniv
for 2,500 persons, on Wednesday, the 16th. They have,
amidst other resolutions, conic to one which will protect the
sheep from injurious handling by the public. They have
also provided facilities fur free ingress and egress to the
crowds who are expected to be drawn to Bushey-park on
the occasion. The site selected for the show is an open area,
bounded on the north by the public footpath, on the south
and east by the running blank wall of the Queen's paddock,
and on the west by the lime trees. It is a firm level turf, on
sandy loam, and is well situated for the supply of water to
the cattle, and fur all the other accessories to a successful
exhibition. The three railway stations of Kingston, Hamp-
ton, and Twickenham arc situated at no great distance, and
this extent of accommodation for the transport of visitors
renders the selection made a most excellent and convenient
one. The forthcoming show will nut, as usual, include im-
plements, that department being embraced in the Hyde-
park Exhibition. The 17th of May is fixed upon as the
last day for receiving entries for competition.

PROTECTIONIST MEETlNG.—Yesterday n meeting
of the members of the Waltham Agricultural Society was
held in the Agricultural Hall, Waltham-on-the-Wald, to
take into consideration the depressed state of agriculture.
'Upwards of 300 persons were present. The chair WILY taloa
by W. F. N. Norton, Esq., of Elton Manor, and the meet-
ing was addressed by Mr. 0. F. Young, the Marquis of
Granby, Lord J. Manners, &c. &e., in advocacy of protec-
tion to the agriculturists. Lord uhn Manners urged the
farmersto give Lord Stanley their entire confidence. If
they did that he would succeed ; if they did not he would
fail A petition to both bosses of parliament, founded on
the third and fourth resolutions, was adopted.
DISTRESSING, DEATH OF CAPTAIN HUTCHINSON,
ROYAL ENOINEFRS.—Ai the railway strainer Anglia was
leaving Holyhead on Tuesday evening, and when off the
new harbour works, a blast was fired off, containing two
tons of powder. The announcement of such an event had
brought together a large concourse of persons, and all had
retired to some distance to witness its effects. The superin-
tendent at the harbour works (Captain Hutchinson, Hord
Engineers) having completed his arrangements, retired
also, and was at least half a mile from the spot when the
explosion took place, but an immense block, which wax
hurled into the air, en falling felled him to the earth. The
persons near him hurried to the spot and found him a corpse.
His wife, who was standing near him at the moment,
escaped untouched. The sudden and melancholy death of
this respected gentleman has created a most painful sensa-
tion in Holyhead, as he was generally and deservedly
esteemed. le has lett a wife and two children. One of
the labourer, had his leg broken. A lady (Miss Coulson)
who happened to be in the vicinity, had her dross torn to
fragments from the effects of the explosion.
Two MEN SCALDED TO DEATH BY MOLTEN IRON.
—An accident which proved fatal V two workmen in the
employment of Messrs. Hawks, Crawshay, and Sons, the
extensive iron founders at Gateshead, occurred on Monday
I last. It appears that on the evening of that day a ladle,
containing about two tons of molten metal, was placed on
the side of a sand-pit, about 16 feet deep, shoat a yard and
a half from its edge. From the weight and heat of the
metal, the sand round the edge of the pit gave way, and
the ladle and its contents, together with a man rimed
Edward Kelly, were precipitated down the pit. Another
workman, named Robert Davie, was down the pit at the
time, preparing to make a casting. He was severely
raided, and the other poor follow was actually immersed in
the liquid metal, and was taken out dead. Davie was taken
to the Newcastle Infirmary, where he died on the following
day. Davie was a single man, bat Kelly has left a wife
and three children. Inquests were held on the bodies, and
in both instances a verdict was returned of " Accidental
Death."

GERMAN HOSPITAL, DALSTON

Yesterday the sixth anniversary festival of this
institution took place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
stree, the Duke or CAMBIUMS in the chair, supported
by the Chevalier Bunsen, Baron Koller, Edward Mildmay,
Esq., Frederick Huth, Esq., E. H. Brandt, Esq., E.
Sieseking, Esq., Richard Twining, Esq., the Rev. Dr.
Kuper, Ernest Bunsen, Esq., the Rev. Ur. Wright, Dr.
Cobb, Dr. Swain, WM. Coulson, Esq., D. D. Walue, Esq.,
Dr. Strauhe, C. A. Preller, Esq., It. M. Philhpps, Esq.,
D. Meinertaltagen. The guests numbered in ail nearly
200 gentlemen, the great majority of whom were Germans.
In proposing the toast of the evening, after a few appro-
priate preliminary observations, the noble chairman stated
that, from the limited extent of the hospital, the number of
in-door,patients had not much inerernal—that number was
419 in 1818, 471 in 1849, and 494 in 1860. The out-door re-
lief affonled to applicants exhibited the most marked pro-':
cress. At the western dispensary, in 1848, 48 patients had
been treated ; in 1819, 149 ; and in 18.10. 268. At the east-
ern dispensary, the number relieved within the same periods
respectively had bs,en 801, 960, and 1,246; and at the dis-
pensary attached to the hospital, 1,176, 1,786, and 2,278.
Of the total number of cases, 1,6:40 were those of English-
men; to that in attending to the destitute sick of Germany
the wants of th:i suffering poor of our own country were
not overlooked. Since the estsblishment of the hospital its :
benefits had been extended to 16,681 persons. Referring to
the subject of ways and means, his Royal Highness pointed
out the inadequacy of the resources which the institution
possessed, and strongly urged the company to contribute
it to so praiseworthy an object. His appeal was re-
sponded to by subscriptions amounting to nearly 2,0001.
Various other toasts—most of them of a routine nature—
followed in succession, and a list of subscriptions was read,
amounting in all to nearly 2,0901., including 201. from the
Duke of Cambridge, and an annual donation of 1001. from
the King of Prussia.