The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

Scholars' Certificates—Webb, Franks, and NVilkinson,
Warneford Gold Medals—Webb and Waller.

THEOLOGICAL PRIZE.
Books (5 guineas)—Yerry.
THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S PRIZE.

'rho Vice•Principal'H rriz,-, (books 5 guineas)—Bond

GENERAL LITERATURE.

The Piercy Priza (books 5 guineas), Proficiency in
German—Bond.
The Webster Prizi (books 5 guineas), Proficiency in
French—Bond.

PROFESSOR'S PRIZES.
Anatomy—Medal, Wilkinson.
Surgery--Medal, Jamei ;certificate, Franks and Salter.
Medicine—Medal, Webb ; certificate, Franks and
Wilkinson.
Chemistry—Medal, Harris; certificate, Lambert.
Materia Medica—Medal, Jacob; certificate, Fowke.
Botany—Medal, Jauncey; certificate, Fowke.
Midwifery—Medal, Franks; certificate, Fowke.
Forensic Medicine—Medal, Harris.
Demonstrations—Medal, Fowke.
CLINICAL PRIZES.
Books (5 guineas), Medicine—Franks.
Books (10 guineas), Medicine—Banks.
Books (5 guineas), Medicine—Wilkinson.
Books (5 guineas), Surgery—Jauncey.
TUTORS' PRIZES.
Classical Prize Books—Bright.
Mathematical Prize Books, First Class—Smith.
Mathematical Prize Books, Second Class—Bright and
Coathupe.
Medical Tutor's Prize, Chemistry—Coathupe.
Anatomy and Botany—Bond.
French Master's Prize—Moore.
6eraian Master's Prize—Bright.
Drawing Master's Priza—Bond.
MEDICAL STUDENTS' DEBATING SOCIETY.
Books (5 guineas), Prize Paper—Franks.
GOVERNORS' GOLD MEDALS.
The Governors' Gold Medals for regularity and good
conduct for a period of three years—Perry and Franks.

The suspension of Messrs. Walter Logan and Co.,
South American merchants, was announced yesterday under
painful circumstances, arising from the disappearance of a
partner, who had recently been admitted to their house at
Lima. The liabilities of the firm are supposed to amount to
about 60,0001. or 70,000/., of which, however, a considerable
portion is understood to be covered.
STROUD'S VALE DAHLIA SOCIETY.—The last dahlia
show of this amateur society was held yesterday (Monday),
at Mr. Samuel Barnes's, the Junction Arms, Stroud's Vale,
and was well attended, There was a choice display of green-
house flowers and plants in pots, and the show of cat flowers
and floricultural devices was excellent. Several prizes were
awarded for the best collection of dahlias in boxes of sixes,
which were given in the following order : —Norris, Hockham,
Hollyday, White, Wightwick, and Heather. The fuschias
shown were in good condition, and attracted a great deal of
notice.

DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT COINS.—Some workmen
employed in making a culvert for the river Sherbourne, at
Coventry, dug up last week from the bed of the river a large
number of ancient coins and other relics. The most valuable
'were two gold coins—a rose noble and a half noble of the
reign of Edward the Third. There were also many small
silver coins of about the same period ; with a number of eccle-
siastical pieces, bearing on one side a floreated cross, and on
the other a figure of the Virgin, with the words " Ave Maria
Gratia r but the major portion of the discovery consists of
foreign brass tokens of various sizes, lettered round the
margin " Hans Shules, Nuremberg."

The Windsor Express says the crop of potatoes in
that neighbourhood is nearly all housed, and the general
opinion is that it will be greatly below the average. Even
where the disease has not affected the tubers, their size is
unusually small, and in very many instances the crop has
not been found worth digging up.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—The annual examination
of candidates for the degree of bachelor of arta in this univer-
aity is appointed to commence on Monday, Oct. 25. The
candidates are to be examined in Latin, Greek, mathematics,
and philosophy, the examiners being Mr. T. B. Burcham,
ISLA.' late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the
Rev. H. Alford and the Rev. Dr. Jerrard, D.C.L.
GREAT BOAT RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF
TOE THAMES.—The great boat race for the championship of
the Thames and 4001., is appointed to take place on next
Thursday week, and creates the most lively interest in sport-
ing circles. The candidates for fame are Thomas Cole, of
Chelsea, and It. Coombes, of Mortlake, the latter of whom
held the proud position of champion of the Thames and
Tyne, until this season, when he was defeated by Cole, but
the match was so closely contested throughout that the
friends of Coombes, anxious to give him an opportunity of
retrieving his lost laurels, made the present engagement for
him. The whole of the stake of 4001. was made good last
night at Mr. Hadland's, Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, and
preliminaries arranged. The race is from Putney to Mort-
lake, and the Messrs. Searle have chartered a steamer for the
conveyance of the elite of the Thames.
Mr. Saville Morton, whose untimely and painful
death we yesterday recorded, was a gentleman of good
family ; a graduate of Cambridge, and a talented and zealous
man of letters. He was attached to the staff of the Daily
News from the day of its commencement,—his first duty
being that of correspondent at Constantinople, from which
Place he travelled in succession to Athens, Madrid, Vienna,
Berlin, and Paris. In these different cities he passed the last
six years of his life, and the readers of this journal are in-
debted to his fluent pen for many a pleasant description of
:scenes and events of interest, and for many a valuable dis-
quisition on passing political events. He was an ardent
liberal, and wrote boldly and constantly in support of politi-
cal progress; he had a keen appreciation of that which was
generous and true ; fine literary taste, and a lofty idea of his
profession as a journalist. During the revolutionary period
of 1845, as after the coup d'ktat of Dec. 2, he never allowed any
consideration of personal risk to interfere with the performance
of what he considered to be his duty towards the journal to
which he was attached ; and when a few months ago the
Minister of Police in Paris threatened and attempted to
silence the representatives of the English press in that city,
Mr. Morton was honourably conspicuous for the calm and
dignified—the firm and proper tone he assumed in his com-
munication with Louis Napoleon's agent, and subsequently
With the British Ambassador, Lord Cowley. As a corres-
pondent he was indefatigable in the performance of his
duties—and his most untimely death is at once a grief and
a loss to those with whom he was honourably associated.
He was fortunate enough to number amongst his friends
Many distinguished men—most s.of whom will forget any
faults he might. have had in the recollection of his warm-
heartedness, his talent, and his melancholy and painful end,
--Daily News.
ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCHES.—An English gentle-
man of fortune, of the name of Lassell, has lately arrived in
Malta, with a telescope of considerable magnitude, for the
purpose of making astronomical observations. Mr. Lassell
has obtained permission from H.M. Ordnance Department
to erect a temporary observatory on the Cavalier St. John,
which is in course of construction, and will soon be in a fit
state for operation. The telescope measures twenty feet in
length and two in diameter.
THE CLEOPATRA STEAMER.—The following is an
extract from a letter dated Madeira, Sept. 13 :—" From first
to last the ship is well manned by most agreeable people, and
one of the owners is on board. We anticipate a delightful
day in Madeira. The captain read morning service yester-
day, in the aft saloon, to a numerous congregation. On
Saturday night there was an alarm of fire, some of the wood-
work round the base of the funnel having caught, or rather
it was found to be smouldering; a few buckets of water, I
am told, quite extinguished it, and the captain had the
whole of this woodwork torn down and thrown overboard.
You will probably see some account of this in the papers,
perhaps
ious an exag
what was passing, and only heard of it in the
LEGAL FICTIONS.—On the 24th inst. the Common
Law Procedure Act will come into force, when a good- many
legal fictions will be abolished. In proceedings in ejectment,
es already stated, John Doe and Richard Roe will depart, and
with them a great number of technicalities. There will be no
"casual ejector," and the pleadings willh simplified
so
that they may be understood. Instead of delivering a
and turnedtuaen
de-
claration and notice, a writ is to be issuedanntl servedeon the
daysf
persons in possession, and under a penalty ty_
Out of possession they must appear within 16
their defence. In default of an appearance the plaintiff may
at once sign judgment and obtain possession of thepropiesr,ttyo.
Under the new law the jury is to find specifically—thatld.
Another
Which part of the property- the plaintiff is entit e
alteration is that actions of ejectment are not to abate by
the death of a claimant or defendant. There are 54 clauses
in the Common Law Procedure Act with respect to proceed-
ings in ejectment.
Proposals were issued yesterday for a Four per
Cent. Swedish Mortgage Loan of 450,0001., at 93. It is to be
raised for provincial improvements, and is secured„under the
authority of the Swedish Diet and a Roy al charter,
by the estates of the district in which the outlay is
made, such estates being valued for the purpose at
two-thirds the amount of :their rating for public
taxation. The Swedish Government have no doubt
whatever, and the present loan is analagous to a
county loan in this country. Stock of a similar description
has from time to time been negotiated in Hamburgh, where
it is popular, and a year ago it was proposed to raise 300,0001.
inLondon at the same price as that now fixed. The bonds
that case, however, were rendered intelligible by being in
marks bunco instead' of in sterling, the coupons also being
Payable at Hamburgh ; so that it is presumed a very small
portion, if a
- euY, abed sin
here, amid that they were subse-
quently subscribed in Germany as usual. In the present
instance the dividends will be payable at Messrs. P MackilloP, and Co.'s The extinction of the bonds is talmer,o take
place at par by drawings to the extent of 1 per cent, per an-
num. A payment of 13 per cent. is to be made on the is-
suing of the scrip, and the last instalment will be on the Ist
of September, 1835.
Tne annual dinner of the typos of Newington and
Lambeth took place last evening, at the Printers' Arms,
Lower Kernsingtore lane, Lsmbetb, th cr ng eccuped
by Mr. Gadsby, and nearly the wholee ofhai thebei " Knightsi of
the stick and rule" in the two parishes being present. After
partaking of most of the good things in season, served upon
Mr, Roberts' usual style, the company were greatly enlivened
oy the vocal abilities of Messrs. Debbin, James, Norchife,
glee not forgetting the originality of the inimitable John
Arden.

THE LATE EXELOSION IN PlNSBUltY—Another of
the poor telows who was burnt during the explosion which
occurred on the premises of Mr, Holyhead, in Finsbury,
Ltitidy notie.ad in this journal of yesterday, expired from the
of he ioitiries there received.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM.
The annual meeting of this institution was held in
the Town hall, Birmingham, yesterday afternoon.
Alderman Lucy, in the absence of Lord Lyttelton,
the principal, presided. After the report had been
read, and which was of a highly satisfactory nature,
the Archdeacon of Coventry delivered a long, elo•
Tient, and interesting address.
The following prizes, &c., were then distributed:—

DIPLoMAS AND CERTIFICATES.
Diploma of Roden, M.D., Kid-
derminster; 'l'. H. Barker, M.D., Bedford; Alfred Freer,
M.R.C.S., Stourbridge.
Diploma of B.A. Degree, London University—Henry
Stone Lambert.
Second Certificate of Honours in Chemistry, London
University—H. S. Lambert.
Certificate, First Examination for London Uni-
versity—J. A. Vincent.
First Class Certificate, Matriculation, London Quiver-
city—John C. M. Bright, and C. C. W. Henchley.
Second Class Certificate, Matriculation, London Uni-
versity—G. Henry Green, and Henry Coatbupe.
WARNEFORD SCHOLARS AND MEDALLISTS.