The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

Yesterday, the annual distribution of prizes to the
successful students at this institution, took place at the
hospital ; the Bishop of Oxford in the chair.
Dr. Goodfellow, professor of forensic• medicine at the
hospital, read a statement upon the condition and pros-
pects of the institution, showing that it was never in a
more prosperous condition than at the present moment.
The pupils who had gone through the examination had
not only distinguished themselves by their industry and
Went, but by their moral and gentle conduct ; and he
was happy to say that the prizes had been seriously con-
tested and deservedly won. He trusted that the colle-
giate system of education would ere long be adopted at
the institution, and he was quite sure that if the
governors saw a favourable opportunity of recommending
its adoption they would not hesitate to do so.
The Bishop of Oxford then distributed the prizes in
the order mentioned in the following list :
Medicine—Prize, Mr. J. Burn ; Certificate, Mr. E.
Vernon, Mr. W. Lucy.
Surgery—Prize, Mr. H. C. Rose ; Certificate, Mr.
R. H. Bakewell.

Physiology—First prize, Mr. R. H. Bakewell; Second
prize, Mr. H. Edsall ; Certificate, Mr. J. Burn.
Anatomy—Prize, Mr. H. C. Rose ; Certificate, Mr.
E. S. Collins, Mr. C. Hemming, Mr. L. S. Bruce, Mr.
R. H. Bakewell, Mr. L. Herbert.
Practical Anatomy—Prize, Mr. L. S. Bruce ; Certi•
ficate, Mr. H. C. Rose, Mr. R. H. Bakewell ; !Eq.,
Mr. L. Herbert, Mr. C. Hemming, Mr. H. F. Marley,
Mr. J. Plaskett.

Chemistry—Prize, Mr. F. W. Clarke ; Certificate
Mr. H. Edsall.

Practical Chemistry—Prize, Mr. C. Hemming.
Midwifery—Prize, Mr. L. Herbert ; Certificate, Mr.
H. F. Marley, Mr. W. Deamer.
Materia Medica-Ist Prize, Mr. W. Deamer; 2nd
Prize, Mr. H. Stear.
Forensic Medicine-Ist Prize, Mr. W. Lucy ; 2nd
Prize, Mr. E. Vernon ; Certificate, Mr. C. Hemming ;
Prize for Weekly Examination, Mr. H. C. Rose.
Botany—Prize, Mr4C. R. C. Vigurs ; Certificate, Mr.
L. S. Bruce ; Mr. J. Burn.
Prize in Clinical Medicine—Mr. T. Dixon.

Prize in C:mical Surgery-Ist Prize. Mr. H. C. Rose;
2d Prize, Mr. E. Vernon. Treasurer's Prize—Mr. H. C.
Rose.

General Certificates—Messrs. Robert Hall Bakewell,
Lewis Stanhope Bruce, Joseph Burn, Francis Winter
Clarke, William Deamer, Horatio Esdall, Charles Gray,
Lloyd Herbert, John Husband, David King, David
Mathias, Joshua Plaskett, Arthur Prince, William Bir-
ket, Proctor, Henry Cooper Rose, Henry Stear, Ed-
ward Vernon, Chambre R. C. Vigurs.
The Right Rev. PRELATE then addressed some con-
gratulatory observations to the company upon the cir-
cumstances which had brought them together, and
stated that he thought the suggestion which had been
made respecting the collegiate system of education was
worthy of all consideration, and any efforts that could
be made to secure its adoption ought to be strongly
persevered in.
Thanks were voted to the Bishop of Oxford, and the
proceedings terminated.

COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.--Lord Shaftesbury has
laid on the table of the House of Lords a bill which has
been just printed for making further pro visions with re-
spect to common lodging-houses. It will be recollected
that Captain Hay, the Police Commissioner, made a
report on the operation of the Common Lodging-house
Act in the metropolis ; and the object of the bill is to
remedy some of the defects pointed out. Among the
alterations, it is proposed that a conviction for a third
offence shall disqualify a person from keeping a common
lodging-house. Power is to be given to inspect common
lodging-houses. All such places are to be registered
before they are used. A certificate as to character may
be required for common lodging-house keepers. Sick
persons may be removed from common lodging-houses,
and compensation for loss of bedding, &C., is not to be
Paid to offenders against the act. The term " common
lodging-house" is to extend to other houses than at pre-
sent.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The annual
general meeting of this society was held. yesterday at
statedort
Exeter-hall
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1853, exclusive of the Jubilee Fund, amounted to
109,1601. 10s. Bd., being an increase of 7111. 9s. 10d. on
those of last year. The receipts applicable to the gene-
ral purposes of the society have amounted to 54,5871.
lls. 6d., including 36,5231. 15s. 11d, free contributions
from auxiliary societies, being an increase of 2,4221. 16s.
11d, on this item. The amount received for Bibles and
Testaments was 54,5721. lOs. 2d., being an increase of
2,8071. 6s. sd. The issues of the society for the year
were as follows :—From the depot at home 840,552 ;
from depots abroad, 328,242 ; total, 1,168,794 ; being an
increase of 14,152 over those of last year. The total
issues of the society now amount to 26,571,103 copies.
The expenditure during the past year amounted to
95,9301
tent. Os. 10d. The society is under engagements to
the ex of 55,239/. 38. 10d. The Jubilee Fund on
this day exceeds 17,000/. On the motion of the Marquis
of Chohnondeley, seconded by the Rev. B. Noel, the
report was adopted with acclamation. Among the sub-
sequent speakers were Bishop M'llvaine, the Rev. Dr.
M`Neile, the Rev, T. Binney, and the Rev. F. Close.