The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-29 00:00:00

ST. MARY'S HOSPIVAL.

The distribution of prizes and certificates of
honour to the students of the medical school of St. Mary's
Hospital took pleceyesterday. The Very ltev. the Dean of
CANTERBURY presided ; and the following is the list of
gentlemen who received from his hands the recognitions of
their desert :-
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Winter masion 1860.61-Bcholarship in Anatomy, value
251.: Mr. Humpfiry Davy, rue.
yearVitomrter.sessaiLieson. ,
RichaBs9t—h.Prizeprize.for students of the first
Winter session, 18.59-60—Prize for students of the second
year : Mr. Arthur Trehern Norton, prize ; Mr. N. Engle-
-11111114 Creswell, certificate of onour.
Practical Anatomy, 1869-60-h —Mr. Edward Parker Young,
P&L
ve Sugery, 1859-60—Mr. Robert Winter and Mr.
Arthur ti
Trehernr Norton, prime Frederick J. Rogers,
Mr. J. Mammals Packer, and Mr. Wykeham Lydell,
certificates of honour.
Summer IIE•6013, 1860—Prize for studenta of the fired year :
Mr. Thomas Thorman, prize.
Summer session, 1860—Prize for students of the mond
year: Mr. Arthur Trehern Norton, prize.
Comparative Anatomy, 1860—Mr. J. Macnamara Packer,
prim.
Natural Philosophy, 1860—Mr. Jordan Rocho Lynch,
Prig&
Winter session, 180041—Prim for students of the first
year : Mr. Milner Montgomery Moore, psis, ; Mr. Chalice
Owen Asprey and Mr. Carey Pearce Coombs, certificates of
honour.

Wilder session, 186061—Prize for *dente of the third
year: Mr. John Edward Morgan, prize.
Mr. GABODYIN, the dean cd the school, before introduciog
the successful competitors to the chairman, addressed a few
words to the company with regard to the prospects of
the school, which, he said, were most satidactory and
encouraging. Yore students had entered during the peat
year than us any year preceding. Of these aecessons to the
school, many had been sent by former students. Financially,
I aka, the mama be had to give was prosperous. The
school was now a permanent source of income to fit.
Mary's Hospital.
The CHAIRMAN, having distributed the prizes and eertifi-
Wes, said he had felt some surprise at the fact of a clergy-
man being selected to fill the office which he was ender
vowing to discharge. But, on refection, there seemed
to be reasons for such • choice. Having pointed out ecolo-
gies and grounds of sympathy between the church and the
medical profession, he entreated his hearers not to coesider
these tokens, nor the course of study through which
they had won them, as the culmination of their labours.
It was not to be expected that in after life they would
continue to have those advantages which they enjoyed
here :

"Felix qui potuit return cognoecere camas."
Mono% he observed. was full of dignity and interest ; but
it WA also fad of requirements of humility. There should
be absent from the umestigations of Naomi laws all thst
temerity of judgment so well expressed in the lime :
" - - - - -

" Amd loofa rush la where angels fear to tread."
He promeded to remark on temptations which • ',Gantry
eatailed, and cited the famous oath of Hippocrates,
himself
dettons him,t ukulele from al
physically or morally. In conclusionuences
be
he
exhorted his harms to the practice of every swine, and
amoridly dwelt apes the vital connection of truth with the
=they Lad embraced. It had been said in bitterness,
it might have hose amid in charity, that an inderout
setronosser wig and ; and if as inderout astronomer, merely
an indecent physician. ((heers.)
Mr. Ulm proposed, and M.K. MARKHAM seconded, a vote
of Nimbi to the dean of the school, Mr. Gesooyes, which
wan carried by acclamationt and was acknowledged by that
gentleman ia kiel end fsebng terms.
Dr. &mon then proposed that the same compliment be
alma to the chairman, from whom words bad fallen which
most have entered into the hearts of the older practitioners
post as well es of the young to whom they were ad.
deemed With respect to them last, he would ea that •
more Ingenuous, gentlemanly, and high-mil set of
students -belonged to no school in the country..
The Chairman having responded to the cordial and
mom vote passed at the instants* of Dr. Moon, the meeting
separated.