The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

LONDON HOSPITAL.

The distribution of prizes for the past session took
place on Tuesday, May 2, in the presence of a nume-
rous assembly of the governors and friends of the hos.
pita!, Sir E. N. Buxton, M.P., in the chair. The
followint4 were the prizes awarded:—
The Hospital Gold Medals, presented by the Govei-
nors for zeal and humanity in attendance oz, the patients
to John Page Cooper, Bow, and John Weir Draper
Brown, Deptford.

MEDICINE.
Gold Medal—Alfred Ball, Bishopsgate.
First Honorary Certificate—William Talbot King,
Hackney.
Silver Medal Charles Harper, Plymouth .
Honorary Certificates—George Cochrane Millar, Fins-
bury ; Philip William Govett, Plymouth.

SURGERY.

Gold Medal—John Wyatt, Bognor.
First Honorary Certificate—Thomas Nadauld Brush-
field, Spitalfields.
Silver Medal—Henry Erasmus Fox, Godmanchester,
Second Honorary Certificate—William Prater, Exeter.

ANATOMY.
Gold Aledal—Jelin Wyatt, 13,,gn0r.
Honorary Certificates—John Weir Draper Brown,
Deptford; John 13. 'Afountford, Exeter.
Dressership—Major Charles Dukes, Kingsland.

PHYSIOLOGY.
Gold Medal—George Cochrane Millar, Finsbury.
Honorary Certificate—Major Charles Dukes, Kings
land.

MATERIA MEDICA.
Gold Medal—John Page Cooper, Bow.
First Honorary Certificate—Charles Harper, Ply-
mouth.
Second Honorary Certificate—Edward O'Callagh
Foutt, Cork.

CREMISTRY.
Gold Medal—Alonzo Henry Stocker, Sheerness.
Silver Medal—Leonard George Boor, Warminster.
Honorary Certificate—Henry Erasmus Fox, Godman
Chester.

MIDWIFERY.
Gold Medal—John Page Cooper, Bow.
Honorary Certificate—J, W. D. Brown, Deptford.
FORENSIC MEDICINE.
Silver Medal—Frederick Wm. Pearce Jago, Bothnia.
Honorary Certificate—J. W. D. Brown, Deptford.
BOTANY.
Silver Medal—F. W. P. Jago, Bodmin.
Honorary Certificate—J. W. D. Brown, Deptford.

ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.
SESSION, 1847-8.
The distribution of Prizes took place on Monday, Sir
B. Brodie presiding.
The successful candidates were as follows:

ANATOMY.--SENIOR CLASS.
Prize—Mr. Howse; Certificate—Mr. Rouse.

JUNIOR CLASS.
Prize—Mr. Hornidge; Certificate—Mr. Ker.

BOTANY.
prize-Mr. Hastings; Certificates—Mr. Rusher, and
Mr. Amesbury.
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CHEMISTRY.
Prize—Mr. flornicige.

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MATERIA MEDICA.
Prize—Mr. ffornidge.

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.
Prize—Mr. Howse; Certificate—Mr. Hastings.

MIDWIFERY.
Prize
ICAL REPORTS.
Dixon, and Mr. F. Goodchild.
Certificates—Mr. Henry
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Prize—Mr. Ogle.

MEDICAL ESSAY.

Prize—Mr. Ogle.
SURGICAL CLINICAL REPORTS.
Prize—Mr. Howse. •
SURGERY.

Prize—Mr. Parnell.
SCHOLARSHIP.

Mr. Hornidge.

_
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The 44th
anniversary meeting of this society was held yesterday,
at Exeter-hall, and was, as regards numbers, rank, and
talent, the greatest religious re-union of the season.
Lord Bexley, the venerable president of the society, took
the chair, in which he was supported by his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Norwich, St.
Asaph, and Winchester, the Marquis of Cholmondeley,
the Earls of Chichester and Ha
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r
Viscount Mor-
r,eth, and several other clergymen and gentlemen. Dr.
Brandt.= having, in consequence of the Noble
President's advanced age, read his Lordship's
opening address, then read an abstract of the
report, which described the society's operations
in various parts of the world :_The entire receipts for
the year ending March, 1848, amount to 90,146/.Bs. 4d.
The total sum applicable to the general purposes of
the society is
4d. free contributions from auxiliary societie,; showing
43,956/. 16s. 11d., including 31,3031. 4s.
an increase in this item of 451/. 125. sd. The receipts
for Bibles and Testaments amount to 46,1891. 1 la. sd.
The issues of the society during the year amount to
1,124,067, viz., from the depository at home, 837,361;
from the depots abroad, 256,706. The total issues of
the society have been 20,865,837 volumes. The expen-
diture during the past year has been 105,042/. 19s. ld.,
engagementsbeing 14,8961. las. 9d. beyond the receipts. The society
is under engagements to the extent of 41,800/. The
Archbishop
of moved the adoption. of the
report, and Lord Morpeth seconded the motion. The
meeting,
report having been adopted, Lord Bexley retired, and
the Marquis of Cholmondeley presided during the re-
mainder of the proceedings. Resolutions in furtherance
separated.
ofst the society's objects were supported by the Bishop of
Asaph and several clergymen and gentlemen, and
the
Maurice
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`fE VEN FNG, MAY 4, 1848.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, May 3.
The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court to-day, at half-
past ten o'clock.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF
LUDLOW.-THE LUDLOW CHARITIES.
This case came before Lord Chancellor yesterday
upon four petitions presented by different parties com-
plaining of the report of the Master approving of a scheme
for the application of a sum of 1,5001. agreed to be paid
by the corporation. The first petition was on the part
of the Earl of Powis and the other relaters to the
original information, and it complained of the decision
of the Master in favour of the appointment of the gover-
nors of the school to be selected partly out of the trustees
of the charity, an innovation not warranted by the ne-
cessities of the case, and not sanctioned by any of the
provisions of the original charter. The second petition
was from the trustees, who also complained of the ap-
pointment of governors, and of the course adopted by
the Rev. Mr. Willis, the master of the school, in casting
aspersions on their personal character, which were
not countenanced on the inquiry, and for which
he ought to be compelled to pay the costs. The
third petition came on behalf of the corpora-
tion, and it also asked th.t the Rev. Mr. Willis might
be ordered to pay the costs on a very improper inquiry
set on foot with respect to the trustees, which had been
productive of considerable expense, and which had ut
terly failed. The costs of the proceedings, from first to
last, were above 16,0001., and the corporation of Lud
low were bound by the terms of their compromise to pay
the whole amount. They, therefore, were justified
in complaining of any wanton addition to such an en-
enormous sacrifice. They also asked that some altera-
tion might be made in the scheme so as to give to the
assistant preacher, who, in point of fact did all the duty,
some more adequate remuneration. The Rev. Mr.
Willis, as a preacher, and master of the school, was
to have 3001. a year, with the privilege of taking
boarders. The assistant preacher, who, in this
as in all other cases, performed all the work, was
to have only 1001., but the petitioners thought 'he
ought to have 2001. a year; and, in the same manner,
in order to raise the character of the school, by pro-
viding a competent usher, they thought that gentleman
ought to have 1501. instead of 100/. In order to accom-
plish this, they wished to set aside two out of the pro.
posed four exhibitions, and by that means there would
still be a margin of 1401. a year tor repairs and con-
tingencies. The fourth petition was from the Rev. Mr.
Willis, and he , asked for a reference back to the
Master to review!,, the scheme as tar as it related to
the persons from whom the governors were to be taken,
denying at the sad time that he had inflicted any cost
on the chanty that'veks not perfectly justifiable, under
the circumstances, and fully warranted under the order
of reference. A fifth petition was from the Attorney-
General, and it pointed out the impropriety of nomi-
nating the Bishop of Hereford as visitor of the college,
because it in some measure trenched on the authority of
the jurisdiction exercised by the Crowe, and was, at
any ate, quite unnecessary.
At the conclusion of the arguments yesterday, tLe
Lord Chancellor declined sending the matter back to the
Master, and stated that he would give judgment on the
whole case this mornin
The LORD CH AN'EL:,OR, on taking his seat this morn
ing, proceeded to give his judgment in part upon the
case. With regard to the question of trust, it was
clear that neither the Master nor himself had any autho
rity to do what the Master proposed, and therefore that
part' could not stand. As to the question whether.
under the Municipal Corporation Act, the trus-
teeship of the patronage as well as the
property was given to the new trustees,
he had not sufficiently studied tho Act and the autho-
rities upon the subject to decide, and therefore that
point must be reserved for further consideration.
There could, however, be no doubt that under
the Municipal Act the Corporation of Lodi°s
were divested of all power. With regard to
the exhibitions, it was certainly important that
there should be one each year, but as it was desirable
that the expense should be reduced, his Lerdshi:,
thought it would be best to have three in-
stead of four. As to the subject of head money,
his Lordship did not at all approve of the way in
which that matter stood at present. He thought
the amount in that respect ought to bo reduced
from 41 to 3/. Then, with respect to the emolument
of the officers. The usher and assistant as they at
present stood had 1001. each; his Lordship would be glad
to see both their salaries increased, but he was afraid
that such an increase would be too much for the funds
of the charity. He thought 2001. too much for the
assistants, and he should, if the funds would allow, make
them 150/. each.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that if one exhibitioner
was struck off, and the usher and assistant were put
down at 1501. each, that would leave a surplus of 1491.

The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that if that
was the case, he would make the order that the
salaries of both those officers should be 1501., and
that, he believed, would dispose of all the
points raised by the Attorney-General and the
Corporation. His Lordship, after giving some further
directions with respect to the costs of the petition of the
master, and as to the boarders being eligible to the exhi-
bitions, directed the matter to stand over for a week.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

William Harris, the driver of one of James Ingram's
Pimlico omnibuses, was summoned before Alderman
Finnis for having committed the following violent as-
sault : _ _

Mr. Dickson How, of Southampton street, Camber-
well, ironiuong,:?r, stated that on Saturday afternoon,
about four o'clock, he was proceeding down Fleet-street.
driving a pony and small chaise-curt. He was in a rank
of about 20, when the defendant pulled out from behind.
and on arriving on a level with witness (ncleavoured t
cut him out. Mr. How succeeded in keeping his place,
upon which Harris dropped behind and attempted to
send the pole of the omnibus through the back panel o
his cart. This attempt was also resisted, and on arriv
ing at the bottom of the hill he turned into Bridge
street for the purpose of proceeding along the Black
triars-road home, when the defend,nt followed and gave.
him a severe cut across the face with his whip, leaving
large mark extending some inches. Mr. How wanted 1,
policeman to take him into custody, but the officer re-
fused. The damage done to the cart through the de-
fendant's misconduct was 10s. ; the wheels being vex.)
much grazed.
The charge was substantiated, and
Alderman FINN'S fined the defendant 20s. or 14 days'
imprisonment, and or&ared the conviction to be endoried
on his license. With respect to the damage, as it had
not been mentioned in the summons, the complainant
could take out another for Saturday next to appear at
the Guildhall.