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

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the University of London was held this
afternoon, at the rooms of the Royal Society, Somerset
House, for the parpose of conferring degrees, honours,
and prizes.

The Earl of Burlington, the Chancellor of the Univer-
sity, took the chair. Among the members of the Senate
present were—the Vice-Chancellor, John G. Shaw Le-
fevre, Esq., C. 8., M.A., F.R.S.; John Bacot, Esq.;
Archibald Billing, Esq., M.D., A.M., F.R.S.; Profes-
sor Brande, F.R.S.; Sir James Clark, Bart., M.D.,
F.R.S.; Professor Faraday, D.C.L., F.R.S.; George
Grote, Esq., M.A.; Henry Hallam, Esq., M.A., F.R.S ;
Sir Stephen Love llammick, Bart.; Thomas Hodgkin,
M.D.; J. H. Jerrard, E3q., F.R.S.; F. Kiernan, Esq.,
F.R.S.; John Ridout, Esq.
The proceedings were commenced by the Registrar
reading the report, and the following degrees were then
conferred:—

Henry Hyde Salter, M.D.,K:ng's Coll.; Robert Grrowse,
M.D., Samuel Osborne Haberaham, M.D., John Braxton
Hicks, M.D., Guy's Hospital; Arthur Hill Hassan, M.D.,
James Jones, M.D., Royal Cull. Surgeons, Ireland; Wil-
liam Bird Herapath, M.D., Bristol, and London Hospital;
Charles Bland Radcliffe, M.D., Leeds School of Medicine;
Edward Adam Leatham, M.A., University Coll.; Philip
Chapman Barker, M.A., Spring Hill Coll.; Samuel
Bruce, LL.B., John Gotch Hepburn, LL.B., Hamilton
Charles Palmer, LL.B., Alfred Wills, LL.B., University
Coll. ; Edward Jackson, M. 8., John Russell Reynolds,
M.B , Henry Thompson, M. 8., University Coll.; Lionel
Smith Beale, M. 8., Samuel Griffith, M. 8., Edward Abra-
ham Hancock Head, M. 8., David Henry Monckton, M. 8.,
King's Cull.; Richard Hunt, M. 8., William Odling,
John Sherwood Stocker, M. 8., Guy's Hospital; Peter
Lodwick Burchell, ALB., Westminster Hospital; George
Buchanan, 8.A., Wilfrid Samuel Clear, 8.A., Charles
Henry Derby, 8.A., JoLn Wilson Dubourg, 8.A., Ed-
ward Fry, 8.A., William Gurney, 8.A., Richard Child
Heath, 8.A., Robert Kibhle Hervey, B.A , Thomas
Hodgkin, 8.A., John William Janson, 8.A., Henry
Carne Oats, 8.A., William Roberts, 8.A., John War-
ren, B.A:, University Coll.; John Charles Addyes Scott,
8.A., Manchester (sew) Coll.; Aaron Buzscott, 8.A.,
James Rae, 8.A., Cheshunt Coll.; George Frederic
Holley Sykes, 8.A., Lancashire Independent College.
The following prizes were then awarded:—
Robert Growso, M.D., Guy's Hospital—Medal for Com-

mentary.
Alfred Wills, LLB., University Coll.—Law Scholarship.
John Russell Reynolds, M. 8., University Coll.—Scho-
larship and Medal in Physiology and Comparative

Anatomy.
David Henry Monckton, M. 8., King's Coll.—Medal in
Physiology and Comparative Anatomy.
Edward Abraham Hancock Head, M. 8., King's Coll.—
Scholarship and Medal in Surgery.
Henry Thompson, M. 8., University Coll.—Medal in

Surgery.
John Huss(ll Reynolds, M. 8,, University Coll.—Scho-
larship and Medal in Medicine.
Henry Thou3p3on, M. 8., University Coll.—Medal in Me-

dicine.
William Gurney, 8.A., University Coll.—Scholarship
in Mathomaticg.
John Charits Addyes Se-At, BA., Ifanchester (New)
and University Colls.—Scholarship in Classics.
William Robert•, 8.A., University Coll.—Prize in Che-

mistry.
William Roberta, B.A.—University Coll.—Priza in

Animal Physiology.
EXAMINATION IN THE TEXT OF THE SCRIPTURES, &C.
Robert William Dale, Spring-bill Coll.—Prize.

M.B. FIRST EXAMINATION.
Thonan Hillier, University Coll.—Exhibition and Medal

in Anatomy and Physiology.
Julius Woldemar de Tunzelmann, University Coll.—
Medal in Anatomy and Physiology.
William Roberts, University Coll.—Exhibition and

Hospital—Medal in Chemistry.
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Josiah Ramskill, Guy's lioipital—Exhibition and Meda;

Alf;dica-.
Julius Woldemar do TFnzelmann, University Coll.—
Medal in Materio. Medica.
Julius Woldemar de TunEelmann, University Coll.—
Medal in Botany.
MATRICULATION.

William Horace Smith, King's Coll.—Exhibition in

Mathematics.
Joseph Abbott Temple, King's Coll.—Exhibition in

Classics.
William Price Jones, University Coll.—Prize in Che-

mistry.
Thomas Edward Burton Brown, Guy's Hospital—Priz)
iu Botany.
This terminated the proceedings.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK END] SG SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*232
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 44
Tubercular Diseases 197
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 105
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 37
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 187
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... -•• •.
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &o. ...
Malformations... ...

... 55

... 7
... 9

... 9

Premature Birth ..• ••• •• ••• ••• 34
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 25
Old Age ..• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 42
Sudden ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 9
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 24
Causes not specified ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 4

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,026
Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding week in the
1851. of 1851. Week.
West Districts... 376,427 . . 141 ... 153
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 208 ... 244
Central Districts 393,256 ... 183 ... 161
East Districts ... 485,522 ... 209 ... 181
South Districts.. 616,635 253 ... 287

T0ta15........ 2,362,236
Males ... ...
Females ... ...

... 1,026
... 524
... 502