The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-10 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

The first of the two Examinations for the Degree of
Bachelor of Medicine commenced on Monday, the Ist
instant, and terminated on Friday the sth. The following
is the list of the successful Candidates arranged alphabe-
sically in two divisions, with the names of the Medical
Schools at which they were educated :
First Division—Ayres, University College ; Cook,
Webb-street School ; Hindle, University of Edinburgh ;
Lewis, University College; Ma:-...kenzig, Ditto. ; Mauger,
Westminster Hospital School ; Quain, University Col-
lege ; Smith, Birmingham School ; Taylor, University
College.
Second Division—Girdles one, University of Edin
burgh ; Ilobson, University College ; Lang, Sydenham
College ; Nicoll, Aldersgate School ; Purvis, St.
Thomas's and Webb street Schools; Storrar, University
College; Tornes, King's College.

We understand the East India mails cro from
Dover on Sunday next for the first time. —Dover Chron.

The fine weather for the last seven or eight days
has contributed greatly to the improvement of the grass in
this part of the kingdom, and hay-making is progressing
apidly. The crops, we understand, are upon the whole
good. Grain of all descriptions never looked better.—
Cambrian.

CRIME AND THE CORN-LAWS.—We are
not surprised to learn that the labourers of Devonshire,
whose average earnings are eight shillings a week only,
have been driven to acts of robbery to eke out their own
and their family's subsistence. Lord Chief Justice Hale,
who wrote in the time of Charles 11., computes the ne-
cessary expense of a labourer's family consisting of six
persons, the father and mother, two children, able to
do something, and two not able, at 103. a-week, or 261.
a-year. If they cannot earn this by their labour, they
must make it up, he says, either by Legging or stealing, --
Anti- Gunt.law Circular.

SHOOTING A MESSENGER-AT-ARMS.—We
understand that a young gentleman of this city, who had
been for a considerable period in gaol at the instance of
his relations, and at length was sent by them, agreeably
to his own avowed wish, in charge of a Messenger-at-
Arms to Greenock in order to emigrate, when the vessel
was weighing anchor, and as he was in the act of bidding
his attendant farewell, he unexpectedly produced a pistol,
and instantaneously fired it in the Messenger's face. The
shot fortunately did not prove fatal at the time, but faint
hopes, if any, arc entertained of a recovery.—Edinburgh
Chronicle.

ATTACK UPON THE POLICE BY A GANG OF
TIIINIBLE-RIG THIEVES.—On Tuesday evening, between
seven and eight o'clock, as policeman Robert Clarke, No.
135 M division, was taking a man through the Mint, in
the Borough, whom he had in charge for felony, a number
of thimble-rig thieves beset him, and attempted to rescue
his prisoner. He however succeeded in keeping the pri-
soner in safe custody until the arrival of Inspector Hornsby
and a party of policemen to his assistance. The ruffians
and their females, who by this time amounted to at least
one hundred in number, commenced a general attack upon
the police with stones, and seriously hurt ScrgeantTwohig
and others of the force. One stone flung at Inspector
Hornsby fortunately missed him, but hit one of their com-
panions, whom he had in custody. The police eventually
took five of the most active of their assailants into custody,
who will be examined before the Magistrates this day.
HERRING TRADE.—Our accounts from Thurso
are up to yesterday ; our correspondent says—" The fishing,
both here and at Sandside, has been better this week than
last. This morning the Thurso boats bad 7,8, 10, and
11 crans each. The fishermen state that they were from
20 to 24 miles off due north. The herrings are of a
mixed description." Our correspondent at Sandside, under
date 3d July, writes—" The fishing, for two weeks past,
has been very limited, but still, when the weather admitted
of the boats going to sea, a few were got. The highest
fished boat landed nine crans this morning. This offers
well for this week. The fishermen say that the fiEh are
quite near the shore; the boats closest in last night were
best fished.—John o' Groat's Journal.

FA IRLOP FAlR.—Fairlop fair was attended by
many thousands of visitors from the metropolis on Friday.
There were a great number of thieves present, and one
fellow having been taken for stealing a coat, was com-
mitted to Ilford gaol. A party of his companions, how-
ever, attacked the officers and rescued him, a policeman
being much injured in the affray. One of the ringleaders
was taken and committed. —Essex Herald.