The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

Yesterday the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M. P., distri-
buted the prizes to the medical pupils of this hospital
who most distinguished themselves at the examination
held at the close of the last medical session. There were
present the Hon. A. Percy, the Hon. Captain Maude,
R.N., Mr. Michael Smith, Mr. Tooke, Mr. A. Sheddon,
and a large gathering of the governors of the institution.
Previous to the presentation of the prizes a report was
read stating that since the last distribution, on the 18th
of October, 39 new students had joined the medical
school, making the total number there receiving inetruc-
tion 60. The demand for surgeons and dressers in the
Crimea had taken off a large number of students from
the pursuit of their studies. Two had passed the M.B.
examination of the 'University of London, and two more
were preparing for the same severe ordeal. The report
regretted that there was an unwillingness among the
students to act as clinical clerks, and suggested the esta-
blishment of resident scholarships as aremedy for the evil.
The prizes were awarded as follows :

Medicine—Mr. Joshua Plaskitt, Louth, Lincolnshire.
Surgery-Ist, Mr. Joshua Plaskitt ; 2d, Mr. John Thomas
Rouse, London. Physiology-Ist, Mr. Thomas James
Cooper, Canterbury ; 2d, Mr. John Tatham, Burton in
Lonsdale, York. Anatomy—Mr. John Tatham. Practi-
cal Anatomy— Mr. John Frederick Mitchell, Cardigan.
Chemistry—Mr. John Tatham. Practical Chemistry—
Mr. John Bake Husband, Bideford. Midwifery—Mr.
Joshua Plaskitt. Matoria Medics—Mr. John Tatham.
Forensic Medicine—Weekly examination, MI. J. Plaskitt;
general examination, Mr. Joshua Plaskitt. Botany—Mr.
Horatio Edsal, Truro. Clinical Medicine—Mr. William
King Bullmore, Falmouth. Clinical Surgery—Mr. Joshua
Plaskitt. Treasurer's Prize—Mr. Joshua Plaskitt. Hono-
rary (certificates of general good conduct and diligence
were also awarded to thirteen students.
The CHAIRMAN, in the course of his address to the
students, remarked upon the loss which they had lately
sustained in the death of their tried and valued friend,
Sir Robert Inglis, who had so frequently presided at the
distribution of prizes. There were two circumstances
mentioned in the report which were very gratifying.
One was the great assistance which the medical staff of
the hospital had afforded to the sick poor of the neigh-
bourhood during the prevalence of the cholera ; and the
other, that the institution had been the means of supply-
ing a great number of valuable recruits to the medical
staff in the Crimea. He would impre=s on them that
it was to their merit and proficiency that the institution
was to look for its character as a medical school.

The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the
bon, gentleman for hill kindness in presiding,

for service in the Crimea to all those non-commissioned
officers and soldiers at the invalid depots, from nearly
every regiment engaged in.the campaign in the East, as
soon as everything is ready. There is now at the Case-
mates' a corporal of the 44th Foot who has received 7
gunshot wounds in various parts of his body ; he has
also lost his right eye by a musket-ball, which remains
just over the ball of the eye, and is easily felt by the
touch of the finger. The ball cannot be extracted with-
out extreme danger. The whole of the shots he received
in an attack on the rifle-pits before Sebastopol.
Major-General Torrens has been appointed Military
Commissioner representing the British Government at
the Court of the Tuileries. The gallant officer left town
for Paris on Monday last.
The Imperieuse, 51 guns, screw steam-frigate, Capt.
R. B. Watson, C. 8., which arrived at the Nore on Wed-
nesday, left Sheerness yesterday at 9 a.m., with two
mortar-vessels in tow, direct for the Baltic.

The Calcutta, 84 guns, Captain J. J. Stopford, is
under orders to sail to-morrow morning direct for the
Baltic. She takes 175 supernumeraries, all of whom
were paid their advance yesterday on board that ship.
Her deficiency of Marines, who were left in the Baltic,
has also been made up by a draught from Chatham.
They have also received their usual advance.

The Retriever screw steam transport, No. 180, Capt.
Baker, arrived at Spithead from the East on Wednesday
night. She left Scutari June 5, Malta 12, and Gibraltar
the 19th. She only brought six seamen passengers and a
few Government stores. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth,
left-last evening with his flag in the cutter yacht Fanny
for Torquay on an official visit. The Arabia steam.
transport, Capt. Stone, has replenished her stock of coal
from the depots in Portsmouth harbour, and is pre-
paring for the reception of 100 horses for the Crimea.
The Cornet steam-tug went to Cowes yesterday morning
to embark troops to convey to Southampton to ship for
foreign service.

Orders have arrived at Sheerness for the Janus, 4,
paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander C.
C. A. Kane, to be put out of commission. Her engi-
neers, warrant-officers, and a portion of her seamen will
be retained for future service in her.

The paddle-wheel steam-ship Dee sailed from Ply-
mouth on Wednesday for Woolwich, and the steam tug-
boat Busteer for Constantinople. The transport Dodo,
No. 221, arrived on Thursday to embark horses for
the Crimea. The screw steam-ship Brunswick, lately
launched at Peinbroke, is appointed to sail for Plymouth
on the Ist of July, to be fitted for commission.
On Tuesday evening 180 fine young men, chiefly vo-
lunteers from the North Down Militia, embarked at
Belfast to join the service companies of the 20th and
other regiments now engaged at the seat of war. The
majority of the volunteers are from the rural districts.
A writer in the Dublin Evening Mail states that the
adventurouslady alluded to as having paid a visit to the
Mamelon Tower was the wife of Lord George Paget, the
commanding officer of the 4th Light Dragoons, and one
of the cavalry brigades in the Crimea.

ANNIVERSARY OF HER MAJESTY'S
.---40RONATION.

Yesterday being the anniversary of her Majesty's coro-
nation, the usual display of flags, ringing of both., and
other loyal demonstrations took place throughopt the
metropolis.
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SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.

To-day being her Majesty's coronation day, a general
holiday was observed throughout every department in her
Majesty's yard, Sheerness. The vessels lying in the
harbour were one mans of flags, from the royal masthead,
extending from the flying jibbboom to the spanker boom-
end, level with the water. At twelve o'clock a Royal
salute of 21 guns was fired from her Majesty's guard-
ship Waterloo, Calcutta, and Powerful, and from the
range of small guns at the Garrison, Camber, and Pier-
head. The scene was most animating, and heightened
by the extreme beauty of the day ; the steam-boats from
Chatham were literally crowded to suffocation, and the
town and harbour vied with eadi other to testify their
loyalty on such a memorable occasion.

CHATHAM, THURSDAY.

The coronation day of her Majesty was celebrated in
this garrison, as well as throughout the town, with great
effect. In addition to the Royal salute, which was fired
at twelve o'clock by a detachment of Royal Marines from
the Spur battery, the Royal standards floated from their
flag-staffs at the forts, also at the Military Prison, Fort
Clarence, dockyard, and other establishments. The
Wellesley, 72, the depot ordinaryguard-ship, was dressed
out with the colours of all nations, except Russia ; also
the Poictiers, 74, and other ships in harbour, as well as
the private vessels at anchor, were gaily dressed, which
gave to the River Medway an animated and pleasing
appearance • and as the day uas a general holiday for
all the workmen employed in the dockyard and other
government establishments, the town was very gay, and
at twelve o'clock the greatest portion of the shops were
closed, in order that the shopmen and others might par-
ticipate in the general rejoicing.
The excursion train from Strood to Brighton took
above 100 persons ; it was a cheap trip at ss. per head
there and back, which gave an opportunity to many of
seeing Brighton, at which place they will have seven
hours to enjoy themselves. The Crimean invalids who
are convalescent and at the Casemates did honour to the
Queen by drinking to her Majesty's health and prosperity
to her arms at the seat of war.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.
The usual demonstrations at this port and garrison of
loyal attachment to the Throne were evinced to-day by
the early ringing of bells, the entire suspension of busi-
ness, and of holiday folks appearing in their best cos-
tume. Excursion trains were put on for the occasion,
and the directors of the several steam companies afforded
the means of very many thousands from London visiting
the garden of England. The steamers were crowded to
excess, and the extreme fineness of the weather attracted
thousands.

The ships of war at Spithead and in the harbour
dressed gaily in bunting at eight in the morning, and at
twelve a Royal salute was fired from the shore battery
and taken up by the men of war. The merchant trans-
port steamers also did honour to the occasion by dress-
ing the rigging, particularly the Arabia and Cambria,
with masthead flags of our gallant allies the French and
Turks. Standards and ensigns floated from the garrison
batteries, as well as from the dockyard, gun wharf,
Royal Clarence yards, forts, Cumberland, Blockhouse,
Monckton, and Southsea Castle, and from the tops of
houses of the principal merchants and tradesmen of the
borough, many of whom illuminated with pleasing de-
vices of gas and coloured lamps. The Royal Clarence
gardens were crowded, and the spirited proprietor, Mr.
Bennett, was well rewarded for his having, at a vast ex-
pense, catered so handsomely towards the amusements
of the public. The fireworks were of first-rate charac-
ter and wound up the honours of the day.

Mn. CURRAN'S " SKETCHES OF THE IRISH BAR" have
very properly succeeded those of Mr. Sheil. Mr. Cur-
ran has prefaced them with a memoir of his friend, Chief
Baron Woulfe, written is a spirit of warm friendship,
and a journal of conversations with the late Chief Jus-
tice Bushe—specimens of the talk of a lawyer who was
one of the most effective conversers of his time, and
peculiarly interesting from the bright glimpses they give
of Bushe's most famous friends. "Altogether, these
papers will be welcomed anew for their animated style,
their graphic and sometimes romantic narratives, for the
pictures they give of many famous men now passed
away, and for the conscientious accuracy and perfect
good taste which has governed the writing of them."—
Examiner.

STAR CLUIL—The members of this club entertained
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress,
the Sheriffs for London and Middlesex, with their
ladies, and a distinguished party at the Star and Garter,
Richmond, on Wednesday. There were present the
Right Hon. Sir Francis Graham Moon, Bart., and the
Lady Mayoress, Sir C. D. Crosley and Lady Crosley,
Sir H. Muggeridge and Lady Muggeridge, Mr. Wick.
ham, M.P., Colonel Starr, Dr. Dimond, Mr. Justice
Macdougall, Sir T. H. Roberts, Bart., Major Reed,
Mr. Lee, M.P., Mr. Jackson, M.P., Mr. Brown,
M.P., Mr. Pilkington, M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P., Mr.
Sullivan, M.P., Captain Jay, Mr. J. J. Forrester, Mr.
Charles White, Mr. R. N. Philipps, Mr. Hugh J.
Cameron, and a considerable number of ladies and gen.
Cann.

Now, this being the true character of this bill,
the principle being to secure a holiday on the San,
day to the greatest possible number consistent with
the interests of the community at large, am I really
to take the meeting in Hyde Park, gathered" together
by the placard I have described, as the opinion of those
assembled in regard to it ? It is manifestly impossible.
My belief is, that a soreness has arisen in consequence
of the Beer Bill of last session, which has been visited in
this manner upon the Sunday Trading Bill. - I am told
that I ought to shut up the clubs ; but, if my bill in no
way interferes with any of the houses where the poorer
classes resort for food and relreehment, what justice
would there be in that ? I am told that rdught to pre-
vent the wealthy from riding or driving on a Sunday ;
but, if my bill in no way interferes with any public con-
veyance, be it halfpenny, pen ny,. or sixpenny,iwhat justice
would there be in that ? And, ars to this being an aris-
tocratic measure, I can most solemnly declare that I was
induced to undertake it solely at the request of trades-
people, and that it is only with them that I am now in
communication with regard to it. Ido not know whe-
ther the speech of Mr. Villiers, Made', last night in the
House of Commons on the Beer Bill, has been accurately
reported ; but, if it has been, I ‘beg those who cry out
against that measure, as an attempt.= the part of the
aristocracy to coerce and oppress the poor, to peruse it,
and they will then see how that measure ,was absolutely
forced upon the House of Commons- by, the .working
classes themselves. With regard to that bill, a com-
mittee has been now appointed to inquire into its work-
ing, and I hope the result of their labour's will be to-
place the sale of intoxicating liqubrs upon a more satis-
factory footing. The difficulty which I experience is to
ascertain the real opinion of those by whose opinion I
desire to be guided upon this question, natnely,,those
who aro principally affected by it. The letters which
I receive would induce me to ,believe that, of the clu:.
tourers, the more educated portion strongly approve
it ; the shopkeepers seem to be divided. ' If I turn to'
the petitions, I find 70,000 petitioners in favour, of
whim% 40,000 are stated to be directly concerned in
Sunday trading, and 27,000 against it. If I look
again to the House of Commoas, I observe that only two
of the metropolitan members have opposed the bill, one
of whom has candidly declared that his constituents are
divided in respect to it. If I look to the New Euglatld
States of North America, to give me an indication of
what might be expected under universal suffrage, I there
find laws against Sunday trading so stringent that no
one here would dare to propose them ;, and whQn I see
such extravagant misrepresentation had recourse to in
order to excite the people against it, I can only conclude -
that it is the result of some sinister motive, the purpose
of which would not be answered if the truth were spoken .
in regard to it. As to the threat of personal injury, I
can assure you, sir, I have no ambition whatsoever for
the honours f martyrdom ;.and, although I trust I
shall be enabled not to shrink from doing My duty,
in --ir-diffieliltfiq 'Eaittest deiire is - •earri—the
right of living peaceably with my neighours by
followiAg the rule of doing to others as I would be
' done by.-Bat, in troth, I am in no apprehension of such
a catastrophe. I ant in conetant communication with all
classes of my constituents, among whom I have lived for
many years, and scarcely a weak passes during the ses-
sion that I do not attend some :public meeting in some
Part of the metropolis. Most of them know something
of my public life ; some know something of my private
life; and, however grossly the bill o.f which I have now
charge may be misrepresented, I do not believe one of
them would lift up his hand against remain, sir,
your obedient servant, •
Park-street, June 28.

R GRosvErron.

CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.

Both houses of Convocation assembled yesterday
morning for the despatch of business.

UPPER HOUSE.

The Archbishop of Canterbury took the chair.
The Bishop of LONDON read a report recommending
an Address to her Majesty, praying her to sanction the
sitting of Convocation as an "acting" body, and to re.
move those restrictions which made it now a merely de-
liberative institution.

The Bishop of LONDON moved, and the Bishop of
OXFORD seconded, the adoption of the report.
The Bishop of St. AsArtr objected, on the ground that
public feeling, as well as the feeling of the Church, was
against a revival of the acting powers of convocation.
The Archbishop of CANTERVuRT said the report now
presented was in direct opposition to that agreed upon
last July.

The Bishop of OXFORD admitted that that was the
case, but said that the circumstances which had since
transpired warranted the change. Last July the Soli-
citor-General was of opinion that Convocation would
have to go to Parliament for such powers as it sought ;
but lie had now altered his opinions, and, in conjunc-
tion with Dr. R. Phillimore, had stated that the sauce
tion of her Majesty was quite sufficient for the purpose.
If Convocation sent up an address for licence to act,
and it was refused, it would be an unconstitutional
course, and entirely without precedent.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY expressed his decided
opposition to the motion, as dangerous to the Church
and the country. He understood that the question was
not to be revived, and he was sorry the topic had been
introduced. _ _

The motion for the adoption of the report was then
put and carried.
Their lordships then agreed to the following address
to the Queen :

" We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, the archbishop,
bishops, and clergy of the province of Canterbury, as-
sembled in Convocation, humbly represent to yoar Ma-
jesty that committees of Convocation have sat, and after
careful consideration have reported to Convocation on
various subjects deeply concerning the spiritual welfare of
this realm, viz.—on the measures needful for enforcing dis-
cipline amongst the clergy, the extension of the Church,
the modification of her services, and the reform of the repre-
sentation of the clergy in the provincial synod of Canterbury.
We are convinced that the full; consideration of these sub-
jects is of great moment to the well-being of our Church. But
in order that our deliberations on these, or such other mat-
ters as your Majesty shall see fit to sabmit for our con-
sideration, may be so conducted as to give to the Church.
the fullest satisfaction that in them the mind of the
clergy will be fairly expressed, we humbly submit to your
Majesty that the representation of the clergy in the Lower
House of Convocation ought to be amended. On consult.
ing very high legal authorities, WO are informed that such
an amendment may lawfully be carried into effect if your
Majesty shall be pleased to grant us your Royal licence,
to consider, with a view to agreeing on any such amend-
ments, and shall afterwards approve of the same, when
submitted to your Royal consideration.

"We venture, therefore, humbly to pray your Majesty
to grant us your Royal licence to consider of a constitution
hereupon ; and in order that these deliberations may in-
clude the clergy of the northern province, we further pray
your Majesty to grant a similar licence to the Convocation
of the Province of York, and to sanction our communi-
cating with that body, with a view to uniting, under your
Majesty's approval, our deliberations hereon."
The Prolocutor was then summoned, and the address
referred to bim for the consideration of the Lower House.
Their lordships then adjourned until to-day.
LOWER HOUSE.
After prayers the Dean of Ely, the prolocutor, pro-
ceeded to the nomination of his assessors, which,
after some considerable time, he named as follows :
—The Deans of Norwich and Worcester, the Archdea-
cons of Nottingham and St. Albans the Rev. Dr. Rus-
sell, and the Rev. Chancellor Martin'
The Prolocutor then proceeded, accompanied by his
assessors, to the Upper House.
'Upon their return a
long discussion ensued, respecting a mistakethe day
to which the house had been adjourned, by which many
in
members had been prevented from attending, which oc-
curred, it appeared, by referring to an old calendar.
of the
The house then proceeded to a considerationt
reports, being principally engaged
h that sent
decisiondown
been come to,
from the Upper House. No had
when, at five o'clock, the house adjourned.

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MARGARET MANSION AND GROIINDS.-1341rMill-
sion for the use of the mansion and grounds for the fete
was kindly given by the executive committee
champttre, is aid of the funds of the City Orthopaedic
Hospital,
of the Coneeryative Laud Society.

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