The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

THE LADIES' GUILD.

On Tuesday evening, the 17th inst., the
Right Hon.
Viscount Goderich presided over a lecture delivered be-
fore a highly-fashionable and overflowing audience at
this institution, 4, Russell-place, Fitzroy-
square, by
Mr. Wood, ono of the managers. The lecturer dwelt on
the leading feature of the guild, viz., its providing re-
munerative and suitable employment for ladies without
requiring them to descend from their rank and station
as gentlewomen. He also showed that the society was
not in the remotest degree eleemosynary, but self-sus-
taining, requiring only the ordinary business support of
customers or loans, well guaranteed by the partners, at
five per cent. per annum. The Ornamental Works Com-
pany constitutes what may be called the mercantile base
of operations of the guild. This company deals in all
ornamental articles suitable for ladies' work. The la-
bours of the fair executants are at present concentrated
exclusively on Wallace's patent, a process of almost uni-
versal decoration in glass, which has been in successful
operation for upwards of two years, and which is now
handed ever to the guild as a gift by the patentee, Miss
Wallace, a lady of family and fortune. The presence of
numerous beautiful specimens, the handiwork of the
ladies, was a very powerful argument in favour of the in-
stitution, and before the meeting closed, orders poured in
on the clerks from every side, as well es tenders of other
effective support and encouragement. The lecturer
stated it was the intention of the society to establish a
home, conducted on satisfactory principles, for ladies
coming from the country, and desirous of availing them-
selves of the advantages of the society. A vote of thanks
having been passed to the Noble Chairman, and ano-
ther to the lecturer, the company separated about half-
past ten o'clock.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—THE HUNTERIAN
ORATION.—The annual meeting of the members of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England was held at the in-
stitution, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Saturday afternoon, to hear
an oration in honour of the celebrated John Hunter. The
large theatre was filled long before three o'clock, the hour
appointed for the commencement of the proceedings. Dr.
South, president of the Royal College, took the chair, and
was supported by the Bishop of London, Sir R. 11. Inglis,
Bart., M.P., Sir C. Bell, M.P., the Venerable Archdeacon
Hale, Sir Charles Aldis, William Cotton, Esq., D.C.L., Mr.
Bransby Cooper, Mr. Howell Morgan, Mr. Propert, and se-
veral gentlemen of high eminence in their profession. Pro-
fessor Luke, of Guy's Hospital, was the orator for the year,
and at the conclusion retired amidst loud applause. Many
of the gentlemen present afterwards inspected the Hunterian
collection ;and much admiration was called forth by a splendid
bust of the late Professor SamuelfCooper, by Mr. J. Butler,
the eminent sculptor, as well as by a bust of the late Professor
the
Liston, both of which have recently been presented to
college.
LONDON 'NECROPOLIS AND NATIONAL MAUSOLEUM.
—EXTRAMURAL INTERMENT.—A measure under the above
title is now before the House, to incorporate and enable a
company to establish a national cemetery, with av
toenues,
catacombs, and colonnades, at Woking, and convey
corpses thereto by the South-Western Railway for intermentn
in land to be purchased for the purpose of the Earl of O
It is proposed to contract with the London and South-
Western Railway for the carrying of bodies in properly
constructed carriages, and for the conveyance and return of
mourners and attendants, on the following terms :—For the
use and haulage of the hearse carriage,without regard to the
number of corpses in it,
; and for the conveyance of
actual mourners and attendants to and from the cemetry_
first-class, each person, Gs. ; second-class, 3s. Gd. ; third-class,
2s. It is also proposed to convert the railway arches at
Waterloo-station into deposit and reception places for
hearses, corpses, and carriages.
FRATRICIDE AT LEEDi.—MF. Alexander Crawford,
described as a gentlemen in the policessheets, is in custody
in Leeds, charged with having murdered his brother, Mr.
Samuel Crawford, a solicitor, who officetshaerdeeicaeaßseadnkw- se tnrte et to,
Leeds. It seems that a few days ago
the prisoner's house in Green-mcunt.terra ce, llolbeck.
Samuel, at the time was intoxicated and quarrelsome. The
prisoner attacked the deceased (after BORIC high words),
knocked him down and used him with great violence, until
prevented lady
by the interference of a and gentleman. The
injuries, however, which deceased had sustained were so serious
that he died on Tuesday morning,