The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

City Sewers Commission,

of the Old Duke's Stand the weight told upon the latter
and he dropped back, Outlaw taking his place in attend-
ance upon the leaders to half way on the rails, when the
two leaders singled themselves out and finished the race
home, the favourite winning in a canter by three lengths,
twice that distance separating the second and third ;
Actmon was a bad fourth, Echo fifth, and Farce sixth;
then came Magnum Bonum and Asteroid, Fantail, the
Bay Celia filly, and Oscar last. On returning to scale
Herbert, the rider of Wandering Minstrel, made a corn-
plaint against the rider of Guerilla on the ground of a
cross, when, after hearing evidence there by the stewards,
the objection was overruled.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.

DERBY.
6to I agst Scottish Chief
14 to 1 agst Cambuscan
14 to 1 agst Coast Guard
15 to 1 agat Paris
15 to 1 agst Birchbroona
22 to 1 agst Prince Arthur
1000 to 15 agat King John
1000 to 10 agst Privateer (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Planet (taken)
1000 to 6 agat Veterinarian

MIDNIGHT BETTING.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUTNEA STAKES;
5 to 2 agst Fillo do I'Air
Bto 1 agst Paris
20 to 1 agst Master Richard
25 to 1 agst Durham

DERBY.
100 to 15 agst Scottish Chief
14 to 1 agst Coastguard
16 to 1 agst Cambuscau
20 to 1 agst Forager
25 to 1 agst Paris

University College Hospital.

The anniversary festival of the North London or Uni-
versity College Hospital, one of the most deserving and
useful of our great metropolitan institutions, was celebrated
last evening at Willis's Rooms; King-street, St. James's,
under the distinguished presidency of Mr Charles Dickens,
supported by Mr John Forster, Dr, Roget, Mr A. W.
Jaffrey, Mr R.N. Fowler,tMr W. Fowler, Mr Enfield, Mr
Bischoff, Mr Julian Goldsmid, Mr Jas. Heywood, Professor
Masson, Mr Shirley Brooks, Mr Henry Kingsley, Mr Tom
Hughes, Mr Macmillan, and about a hundred other guests.
In order to exhibit the high claims which the University
College Hospital has upon the bounty of the benevolent,
we may briefly state that upwards of 1;200 patients are
annually admitted into the hospital, 6,000 every year re-
ceive medical and surgical treatment as out-patients, nearly
9,000 are attended to as casualties, relief is administered
in 1,600 ophthalmic cases, and 85d women in childbirth
are attended at their own habitations. The annual cost
of maintaining the hospital in its present state is £6,500.
The annual subscriptions do not amount to £l,lOO,
the students' fees for clinical instruction, relinquished
by the medical staff for the purposes of the charity,
average £1,200, and the interest of investments amount to
£320, making a total of £2,620, and leaving a yearly deficit
of nearly £l,OOO to be provided for. The debt now amounts
to £6,741 (including a loan of £3,000), and there is no hope
of diminishing that debt unless the committee receive spe-
cial assistance. During the past year extraordinary efforts
were made to relieve the hospital from its floating debt.
Nearly £3,300 was collected at the dinner last June, when
Lord Brougham presided ; and the total amount of dona-
tions during the year was £5,600, among the contributors
being the Queen and Princeeaf Wales, who has accepted the
office of vice-patron. The hopes entertained by the commit-
tee when the nursery of the hospital was entrusted to the
Lady Superior and Sisters of All Saints' Home have been
completely realised. By their kind care and able treatment
the comfort of the patients is increased and their recovery
hastened.
The usual loyal toasts having been eloquently proposed
and heartily responded to, the chairman, in giving " The
Army, Navy, and Volunteers," coupled with it the name of
Lieut,-Col. Tom Hughes (of school-boy days' fame), who,
in responDig, acknowledged the great assistance which had
been rendered i,.7 the University College to the regiment.
the 19th Middlesex, 01' 'Working Men's, which he had the
honour to command,
The CHAIRMAN, next proceedet to give the toast of the
evening, " Success to the London Unice:B4 Hospital," He
observed that his first remembrance of a pertain spot in
north-western London, and which he had reaso.7s for re-
collecting, was of a very uninviting piece of wet gound,
and a miserable pool of water. It was encumbered wish
rubbish, and looked like a barbarous place of execution,
with its poles and cross poles erected for beating carpets,
and the ground itself was covered with nettles and dock-
weeds. Associated with this place was a story, captivating
enough to his boyish imagination, concerning the
field of forty footsteps, so called, so far as he remembered,
and he remembered it very distinctly, because of a duel that
was traditionally supposed to have been fought upon a part
of this rank place. 'While they were retreating and advanc-
ing. each with intent to wound the other, the tradition was
that the grass got trodden down with forty dreadful foot-
steps on which it never afterwards grew. He remembered
going there, accompanied by an equally adventurous young
Englishman about his own age, which was then something
like eleven years, with whom he had made arrangements to
seek their fortunes on the Spanish Main when they should
have accumulated a certain sum of money, somewhere, he
thought, about 405., and obtained a rifle each, which they
never did. (Laughter.) He proceeded, in the company of
this young pirate, to inspect this dismal piece of ground,
and he well remembered counting 40 places on which the
grass undoubtedly did not grow, though whether it grew
anywhere for a couple of feet without a bald patch he collet:
not, at this distance of time, undertake to say. This field of
the 40 footsteps was close to the site on which was afterwards
built University College, and which formed part of the open
space of ground allotted to the students of University Col-
lege Hospital. Looking over the papers of this association,
he found, oddly enough, that this field of forty footsteps had
become the field of four hundred and forty odd thousand
footsteps, for that number of brethren might be said to have
taken refuge in this hospital since its first establishment 30
years ago, and the place in regard to which this unnatural
story is still traditional was become a place for the restora-
tion of all those, their brethren, to life, enjoyment, industry,
and civilisation. (Cheers.) The present company knew
far better than he did the claims which this hospital had
upon the public. He would go so far as to say that it had a
claim upon the generosity of all England. Its annual ex-
penditure was £6,500, and he regretted to say that its income
was not nearly one halt' the money. Moreever, a full moiety
of that income was derived from the generosity of its own
medical staff, who, with a liberality which was most praise-
worthy to themselves, and gratifying to all who heard of it,
devoted the whole of the fees derived from the clinical in-
struction of pupils to the support of the hospital. (Cheers )
At the present moment, however, the institution required at
least £l,OOO a year more to supply the deficiency created by
its :^rge expenditure over income, and it was manifest that
unless gre:t exertions were made it would be impossible to
irity. The institution had these peculiar
continue the cue
for support. First, it had a claim
claims upon the pubil
upon the richer inhabitant: of the north-western district, in
which it was situate ; being nehileally the hospital to which
all persons in their employment won,,.
of be sent in the ease
of accident or disease. Next, it had a claim:ue on the whole
country for the improved medical education which it diffused
throughout every part of the kingdom ; and, thirdly, it re-
presented the largest and most liberal views in reference 1:0
religious matters, no persons being excluded on account of
their religion. As a proof of this he might mention that
wealthy Parsecs had sent their sons to this hospital to com-
plete their medical education, and had thus been the means
of alleviating the sufferings of humanity by the spread of
medical knowledge oven in the remotest regions of the far
East. In conclusion he called upon them all to support so
truly excellent and useful an institution. (Hear, hear.)
The health of the Chairman was afterwards proposed in
eloquent terms by Mr MIESIIILL, and Mr SIIIRLET
Buoous proposed the health of the President and the other
officers of the institution.
In the course of the evening subscriptions and donations
to the amount of £1,500 were announced. The musical
arrangements, which were under the direction of Mr W.
Ganz, and included the efficient service of Mdlle. Enequist,
Miss Stabbach, Mr M, Smith, and Mr Adlington Wall-
worth, gave general satisfaction.

MURDER OF A FEMALE,—On Sanday morning
last, a woman living at Westerham, a small town
in Kent, was found dead, and from the appearances which
the body presented there is no doubt that death was the re-
sult of violence. The deceased was Bridget Goodsall, be-
tween 40 and 50 years of age, who occupied a room in the
town, and who, since the death of her husband, about two
months ago, has led a rather dissipated life. It appears
that Aaron Langridge was passing down Water-lane,
which is close to the town, and is a bye lane but little
frequented, when he saw the body of the deceased lying
in the road near to a Mr. Whitmore's house. He at once
obtained the assistance of Mr. Rathill, surgeon, but the un-
fortunate woman was quite dead and cold, and it was evi-
dent, from the slight examination that was made, that she
had been most brutally used. Information was sent to
the police, and James Bachelor, a brickmaker, residing
near the Surrey breeches, and Richard Miles, labourer,
living on Limpsfield-common, both young men about 20
years of age, were apprehended. The evidence briefly against
the prisonerswere that they had been drinking with the mur-
dered woman at the General Wolfe publichouse on Satur-
day night, and left there at 12 o'clock, but they were all
three afterwards seen going towards the town in the direc-
tion of Water-lane. Shortly before 1 o'clock Ann Clout,
servant to Mr Whitmore, heard screams near the house
(close to which the body was found), and the words " I have
done nothing—l have done nothing," upon which she got
up and struck a light, but afterwards hearing footsteps of
some one running away, and there being no more noise she
retired. When the prisoners wore apprehended they gave
contradictory statements as to where they had parted with
the unfortunate woman, ono of them having stated that he
had left her near where the body was found, and admitted
the purpose for which he had accompanied her.

A meeting of tile Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
London was held at Guildhall yesterday, under the presi-
dency of Deputy Do Jersey. Among those present were—
Deputy Scamell, Depu•ty Cork, Deputy Read, Deputy Lor-
kin, Deputy Unwin, Del,,uty Bone, Deputy Perkins ; Messrs
George Walter, Matthew, Cnoucher, Cox, Cole, -Botterill,
Chaplin, Dodswell, Israel, Ht. ughten, Green, liobsen,
T. Young, Banning, Niro!, Sze.
Mr A. J. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the commission, re-
ported that on the Bth April he attended at the Guildhall
Police-court, and procured the condOmn,ltion, as unfit for
human food, of a quantity of diseased meat, which bad been
seized that morning in Newgate markt t. The meat in
question, which consisted of four quarters of a cow and a
tongue, was in a very bad state indeed, at od it was evident
that the animals had been suffering from •disease for some
time. The meat was inspected by Alderma.n Phillips, who
ordered it to be destroyed, and he directed that the case
should be referred to the Commissioners of Sewers, with a
view of proceedings being taken against the sender. The
solicitor now asked the Court to instruct him to make the
necessary preliminary inquiries into the matter, and, if
necessary, to te.ke out a summons against the person or per-
sons who sent the meat to the London ,marl-et.
The Court at once instructed the solicitor to take the
necessary steps to bring the guilty parties to justice.
The principal clerk, Mr JOSEPH Dew, rea 3 a communi•
cation he had received from the vestry clerk of Whitechapel
parish, in reference to the East London Railway, which it
is proposed shall pass over High-street, Aldgate, near the
boundary betweet the parishes of Aldgate and White-
chapel. The co-op oration of the Corporation of Lo ndon
was asked for in order' that injury might not be done to the
parish by the constructiOn of an ugly bridge, and pre vent
it being covered with bih and placards after it has been
erected.
The matter was referred to the Improvement Committee
to consider and report.
Dr LETHEBY presented the usual weekly report on the
sanatory condition of the City.
The medical officer further reporkxl that the illumine ting
power of the gas supplied to the City during the past week
had in each case been above the requiL-ements of the act;
but the properties of sulphur had in the cave of the Chartered
and Great Central Companies been above the quantity sanc-
tioned by Parliament.
After disposing of some further business the Commis"
sioners adjourned.

Attempted Murder at Worcester.---A Police-
man Shot,

WORCESTER, Tutmday, 2 p.m.
The inhabitants of this city were startled this morning
by a report that Police-sergeant Drew, of the city force,
had been shot while in the execution of his duty..
It appears that a young man named Walter Jones, the
son of Mr. Jones, surgeon, of the College-yard. ent tired the
shop of Mr. H. Perrin, gunsmith, of this city, and stole 6,
six-chambered revolver, with case, &c., complete, and made
off, pursued by the owner, but Jones succeeded in effec ting
his escape. This was between eight and nine o'cloCk•
Jones then appears to have made his way to Pitchcroft,
large ham by the side of the river Severn, and to have loaded
the revolver with six bullets from the case. While roaming'
adout the fields near to the waterworks, he interrogated a girl
named Emma Ball, and invited her to take a walk with hire•
The girl refused, whereupon Jones drew the revolver iron:1110
pocket, and deliberately shot her through the hand. The
girl's cries for help brought several persons to the spot, and
they pursued the would-be assassin across the haul.
Police-sergeant Drew lives in the neighbourhood, and Nag
standing in his garden. He gave chase, and caught
Jones in an entry in Moir-street, just by the ham, and
was in the act of taking the prisoner to his (Drew's) house
when Jones presented the revolver at his head and shot him
through the right cheek. The ball entered the cheek, carried
away a portion of the jaw and several teeth, and than
struck the wall on the opposite side of the street. Dreg
staggered and fell, and the assassin continued his flights
threatening to shoot every ono who followed him, but even'
tually he was eaptured by Superintendent Phillips, of the
county police, and handed over to the city authorities•
Drew and the girl were attended by several medical may
and Drew's injuries were found to be serious, and most
likely he will not recover.
At midday the prisoner was taken before the city magie-
trates, when the evidence of a girl named Tweedie,who self
the policeman shot, was taken, and Jones was then re-
manded for a week.
No cause has been assigned by him for shooting the girls
and it is believed by many that his intellect is impaired. Ile
is in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company
M their works at Shrub-hill as an engine fitter.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LEEDS—TUESDAY.
There was a fair attendance of millers today, and th°
show of wheat was not great, but quite enough to suPPli
the small wants of our millers, which they were able to do
at rather lower rates. Barley firm. Oats and bcans.ma(la
late rates.

MARKET HARBOROUGH—TUESDAY.
White wheat, 40s to 44s ; red, 37s to 42s per 36 stone.
Malting barley at 32s to 36s per qr. ; grinding, 27s to '2l
per 30 st. Oats, old, 26s to 235; new, 21s to 23s per a
st. ; beans, 35s to 425, per qr.

LIVE RP L —TUESDAY.
There was a fair attendance both of town and country
dealers at market to-day, but wheat met with a slow
aura
at ld per cental decline on winter qualities. The den e°
for flour rather improved, but there was no alteration foil
the prices of last Friday. Oats and oatmeal a dull sale, if'
late quotations. Barley, beans, and peas in moderato sa
Indian corn difficult to sell at 6d less money.

SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY.
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Our market to-day was fairly attended, and the s
of wheat and other grain was about an average. Busines
was more active, and the price of wheat hrd a slight 1.1 P:
ward tendency. Other articles were firm at the same,rate'
as last week.
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels 15s Od to 16s I
f f Oa
91
White l7s Od to 18' pd
New red , lss Od to 16,° 03
New white ~ 9 9 _ l7 sOd to lbaoj
), Beans lss Gd to 17s a
lf
Peas, per qr.
Grinding barley, per qr 29s Od to 30,.„504
Malting ditto, „ 32s Od to ina
9 9
Oats .. l9s Od to .215
Flour, is 4d to la 8d per 14 lb.

MELTON MOWBRAY—TUESDAY.
heAt'
The following were the currencies :—New white w— ,c;
43s Od to 46s Od ; new red, 36s Od to 42s per 36 st° ;
beans, 40s to 42s for old; new sorts, 34s to 37s per 38 'for
barley, 34s to 37s for malting, and 28s to 30s per cir,'
grinding; new oats, 19s to sOd per 24 stone; 01°,
to 28s.