The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-02 00:00:00

CHARIN G-CROSS HOSPITAL.

The medical session of the Charing cross Hospital
was opened yesterday at three o'clock, by an intro-
ductry address from Dr. Rowland, in the lecture
room, which was fully attended.
Dr. ROWLAND, who was listened to throughout
with great attention proceeded, in an interesting and
lucid composition to develop the gradual steps by
which medical science had risen to its present
eminence, and to point out its future prospects, and
the obstacles which would be likely to impede the
progress of its professors. It would be impossible,
consistently with a due regard for our space, to give
any detail of the subjects which the Learned Doctor
handled with such good sense and ability, though
it might be considered of public and not merely
professional interest. His contrast between Hippo.
crates and Sydenham, the one the restorer of tha
ancient, the other the founder of the present school
of
fe
medicine,
exposition woxafs
tphaertidceuplaernldyenhappy
;th nor was
e several
branches of medical science, such as pathology, phy-
siology, and chemistry on each other, less truthful
and effective. After a rapid, but clear and conse-
cutive survey of the progress of medicine and of the.
impediments which stood in its way, the learned lec-
turer turned his attention to its future prospects, and
making every allowance for the vast pitch of excel-
lence to which it 'night attain, and of whioh we had
as yet but a distant view, as it were, from.somevan-
tage ground, concluded with the expression ?r his
opinion that there were secrets in our physiology
which none but He that made us could ever know,
and with an exhortation to the students he addressed,
to pursue with assiduity and perseverance a profession
of such vast importance to mankind, so fraught with
blessings to society, and so productive of pleasure and.
delight to its zealous and philosophical professors.

OM I.—Rear-Admiral Sbireff
Poßrimotm
, his flag this morning on board her Majesty's
hoistea
ellent, and relieved Rear-Admiral Parker to
ship Exc •
the duties of admiral superintendent of this dockyard.
Captain Yates has also superseded Rear-Admiral Pasco
in the command of her Majesty's ship Victory. The
customary salutes were exchanged with the Victory
and Excellent on the new superintendent hoisting hia, flag.

REFORM IN THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUES.--In cow.
sequence of a printed circular which has been distributed.
among the sons of Israel, annruncing that a few gentle-
men being desirous of associating themselves together for
the purpose of organising a society to t:tiat the throwing
open the vestries of the various ~:inagogues of the me-
tropolis, with the ultimate rjoject of a thorough reform
of the several boards of management, and requesting the
favour of their presence at a select and preliminary
meeting on Tuesday evening last, at the committee-room
in the Sussex Hall, Leadenhall-strcet ; a great number
of persons favourable to this movement assembled: Dial'
Davies, Esq., took the chair, and briefly stated the Opel
they had met to consider. Resolutions expressing ill.*
object of this preliminary meeting were passed unani-
mously, to await the consideration of the boards, and
their answer previous to a general meeting being called.
too other hays
CURRENCY REFORM.—We understand that
meeting of merchants, manufacturers, and other parties
interested in a reform of our currency systep, has bee.n,
called by circular, and will be held at Dees Hotel, in
this town on Monday next. Invitations have been for..
several membersin
the
question, o f 1
as wh
wardedt
ken to
interest a n
parties; and the meeting is likely to be of an interesting
and important character. The members for the northern
division of this county and for the borough have pro_
mised to be present and take part in the proceedings.
The present condition and future prospects of the
mcs-
cantile interests would lead to the conclusion that the
movement about to be commenced will soon assume
very inraso claracte; —Birmingham Advertiser.