The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

THE SEIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1864.

MIS C ELLAN EOUS—Continued.
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 9; 10 9;
Hudson's Bay, ln 19
Imperial Financial,!lira., ox- 10
International Financial Society, lim., 11k k
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, SG
Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7f 1
Land Securities, lira., 5 1
London Financial'Association, lim., 261 7
Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 151
London Provincial Marine, 41
Madras Irrigation and Canal, 11 2
Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 16
National Discount Company, lim., 1:31
National Steam Navigation, lam., 41.1
National Financial, lim., 5 a
North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 20
Nova Scotia Goidfand Land, lira ,
Ditto, new, 2; 3 k
Oriental Inland Steam, 2/ 3
Ottoman Financial A ssociatlon, lim., 51
Peninsula and Oriental Stcam, QG
Ditto, new, 44
Royal Mail Steam, S 5
Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., (3
South African Mortgage and Investment, lim., 51 6
Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., 21

University College, London,

The presentation of prizes to the students of the
Faculty of Medicine who stood the best in the class
examinations at the close of the 'Winter Term took
place yesterday in the Botanical Theatre of the
College. Lord Wodehoase presided. There were
also present :—Mr. Grote, Sir Francis Goldsmid,
M,P., Mr. Fowler, Mr. Frederick Wood, &c. Lord
Belper, theVice-President, was unavoidably absent,
being engaged as chairman at a meeting elsewhere,
Professor Sharpey, M.D., Dean of the Faculty, read
his report. He announced that the number of en-
tries to classes exceeded that of the former session,
expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the stu-
dents. He drew attention to a new system of in-
struction in clinical medicine introduced at the hos-
pital byProfessor Reynolds, and said it was the con-
stant care of the council, in concert with the Faculty
of Medicine, to make provision from time to time for
such improvements in the methods of tuition as
appeared to be called for by the progress of medical
science. The following were the principal prizes
distributed :—Anatomy and Physiology (Professor
Sharpey, M.D., F.R.S., Dean j.—Gold medal and
first certificate, J. Pearson Irvine, 8.A., of Galgate,
Lancaster; first silver medal and second certificate
James S. Cluff, of Kildare, Ireland ; second silver
medal and third certificate, Thomas Bailey, of Lon.
don. Anatomy (Professor Ellis).—Senior Class—
Gold medal and first certificate, G. 0. Spencer;
first silver medal and second certificate, F. B. Nun-
nerley ; second silver medal and third certificate
Henry Clothier. Junior Class—Silver medal and
first certificate, Gysbert H. Maasdorp, of the Cape
of Good Hope. Chymistry (Professor Williamson).
—Gold medal and first certificate, Mr James
S. Cluff ; first silver medal and second certificate,
Russell Forbes Carpenter, of London ; second silver
medal and third certificate, Charles Graham, of
Berwick-upon-Tweed. Practical Physiology and
Histology (Professor Harley, M.D.) Silver medal
and first certificate, W. A. Stuart. Comparative
Anatomy (Professor Grant, M,D.)—Goid medal and
first certificate, J. S. Cluff. The Principles and
Practice of Medicine (Professor Jenner, M.D.)—
Gold medal and first certificate, William Snow, of
Barnstaple; first silver medal and second certifi-
cate, B. H. Allen, of London ; second silver medal
and third certificate, M. Beck. The Principles and
Practice of Surgery (Professor Erichsen).—Gold
medal and first certificate, Charles Bradley, of Not-

tingham ; first silver medal and second certificate,
George Grewcock, of Folkingham. Dr. Fellowes
Clinical Medals.—Gold medal and first certificate,
Bryan Holme Allen ; silver medal and second cer-
tificate, Alexander Bruce, of London. Special Class
of Clinical Medicine (Professor Reynolds, M.D.).
First prize (microscope), William Snow; second
prize (Guide du Medecin Praticien, par M. Valleix),
Mr. John M. Whitwell, of Kendal ; third prize
(Todd's Clinical Lectures), Bryan Holme Allen,
Lord Wodehouse, after the distribution of prizes had
been made, expressed his high sense of the honour
which had been conferred upon him by the invita-
tion to preside on that occasion, an honour of which
he did not consider himself in any respect
worthy, except from his connection with the Uni-
versity of London as one of their senators. He was
glad to learn froze one of the Professors that the
system of requiring the students to make reports on
hospital cases had been attended with great suc-
cess. Such a system must tend to promote accurate
observation and careful reeding. He also rejoiced
at the steps which had been taken in the last two
years to carry out the recommendation of the
General Medical Council for an improved liberal
education for all persons who were entering on the
important studies of medicine and surgery. Three
influential bodies had concurred in this recommen-
dation—the General Medical Council, the College
of Surgeons, and the Society of Apothecaries—and
had taken measures to secure that a liberal
education should be passed through by all
persons entering on medical studies. Every one
must see that while hey were more and more
sensible of the necessity of making our education
a useful one, we were in no danger of forgetting
that we must also make it a sound one. While
taking care that those special studies were pursued
which were useful in the profession, they also re-
membered that there was something more impor-
tant than those—that education of the mind which
could only be secured by general studies. All must
admit that in no profession wore such general at-
tainments more required and more useful to society
in general than in the medical profession. This
was evident from a consideration of two or three
prominent subjects which now occupied the public
mind. Owing to the progress of civilisation and
the immense aggregation of people in certain places
more
,and more attention to sanitary science was
necessary. We were continually collecting
facts
for future use; but to make use of them it was ne-
cessary to have men capablo of making proper
inductions from those facts; and it was to the
medical profession that society mainly looked for
the proper discharge of this important duty. Upon
the question of the origin and progress of epi-
demics it was necessary that a large number of
observations should be made on the state of the
atmosphere, drainage, food, the density of the
population, and other matters; and who were so
well fitted to make those observations and draw
appropriate conclusions as the members of the
medical profession P Another subject, peculiarly
interesting at the present day, was the study of
mental disorders, and here again the members of
the medical profession were called upon to exercise
their skill and acquirements. The question of the
treatment of criminal lunatics was now before a com-
mittee of the House of Lords, and the subject was
one to which public attention had been much turned
of late. If the public had not perfect confidence in
the medical profession on that point, it was to the
latter only that we should look for the information
necessary to remove all doubts. On these grounds
he argued that it was the most important that those
entering on the medical profession should receive a
sound and liberal education.—On the motion of Mr.
G. Grote, the thauks of the meeting were cordially
voted to Lord Wodehouse.

The Stock Excliange Committee have appointed
'Thursday, the 12th inst., a special settling day in
the 7,000 new shares of the Metropolitan and Pro-
vincial B9.nk (Limited), which are not to be marked
at present; and Friday, the 13th instant, a special
settling day in the shares of the following corn-
panics :—Telegraph Construction and Maintenance
(Limited), National Financial (Limited), and Con-
tinental Union Gas (Limited), all to be marked. In
the last-named instance, however, the settlement
applies to bargains effected on and after the 28th
April, the date of delivery of the allotment
letters.

About £200,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.
The directors of the Bank of France have raised
their rate of discount to 8 per cent.
A NEW LIFE OF Srit WALTER RALEIGH.—Mr.
James Augustus St. John, whose " History of the Four
Conquests of England" was published some two or three
years ago, is engaged on a " Life of Sir Walter Raleigh,"
based in great part on original documents.

" OVER" THE PHILOSOPHER'S " STONE ?"—On
Di! that Lord Overstone's fortune is estimated at five mil-
lions sterling.

Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against
imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release
from all debts and lialAlities 'without publicity, by application
to Messrs. ➢iarshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy,
Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices—
(established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City Drauch ➢lcer
gate-street, Bank.—A.DY

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)

His Honour was the only sitting Commissioner, and he
was occupied principally in hearing small debt summonses
of no interest.

IN RB CIUCKNELL.

His Honour then proceeded to hear arguments in a
special case as to who was entitled to certain moneys in the
hands of Mr Edwards, the official assignee. The facts
were that on the 6th of November an execution was levied
by the Sheriff on behalf of a person named Patterson,
but the officer retired by arrangement with Crack-
nell, who entered into an undertaking to allow
the bankrupt to re-enter whenever he chose. Tho
Sheriff retook possession on the 12th November, and Crack•
nell then petitioned this court, and on the 14th the messen-
ger took possession, and the Sheriff went out again. The
property was sold under the bankruptcy, and the proceeds
handed over to the official assignee, but on the Bth Decem-
ber the petition was dismissed. The bankrupt then made
an aesigoment for the benefit of the creditors, and the ques-
tion now was who was entitled to the proceeds of the sale.
The case was just called on and proceeding.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

AMERICA.

(Per the City of Baltimore.)

NEW YORK, APRIL 30, Morning.
The Confederates are said to be marching on
Grand Ecore.

General Bank's losses in the late campaign are
larger than was at first reported.
No movement is expected to be made by General
Grant for several days. Yesterday (general Burn.
side visited Grant's headquarters.

The Confederates are withdrawing troops from
all quarters to reinforce General Lee.

The Senate has passed the bill increasing the
import d uties 50 per cent. for 60 days.