The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-03 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.

The annual distribution of prizes to the students of
this College took place on Friday afternoon, in the spa-
cious hall of the institution, which was crowded with a
distinguished and highly respectable anditory of both
sexes, who evinced the greatest interest in the proceed-
ings. Among the company present were his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Bishop of Lich-
field, the Bishop of Llandati, R. W. Jelf, D.D., Princi-
pal of the College, and a large number of the professors
in the several departments of science and art which are
prosecuted within its walls. In the unavoidable absence
of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, it was
announced, would preside on the occasion, the Lord
Bishop of Lichfield occupied the chair. In introducing
the business of the day,
The CHAIRMAN observed, that while he deeply re-
gretted that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury
could not attend to preside over the ceremony that day,
still he trusted that he would be permitted to say, with-
out offence, that in some respects he (the Chairman) felt
himself peculiarly fitted to occupy the chair, inasmuch
as he had been a member of the council of that college
from its commencement, and filled the post of its prin-
cipal for five years. He rejoiced to know that the col-
lege was making rapid progress, both as regarded tne
number of its students and the high character of the
studies they pursued, as well as with reference to their
proficiency in those various branches of knowledge. It
was at all times most gratifying to award to met it its just
weed, and it was particularly so to him, on the present
occasion. when he felt assured that the greatest care and
impartiality had been exercised in testing the deserts of
the respective competitors.—(Applause.)
The PRINCIPAL then addressed the Chairman upon
the general state of the institution, and announced the
names of the students to whom divinity prizes had been
awarded ; after which the prizimen in each class were
called forward in rotation by the professors of the given
class, and the chairman distributed the prizes, accompa-
nying their presentation with such appropriate hortatory
and encouraging remarks as the nature of each case
suggested. The list of successful candidates is as follows :
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE

Divinity—O. Marden, H. M. Maugham, J. H. Orde,
H. T. S. Dicey, F. W. Farrar, E. Thompson.
Latin Verse—C. H. Pearson.
Latin Essay—W. J. Brodribb.
Classes—W. J. Brodribb, E. Thompson, F. W.
Farrar, Thomas Klaiber.
English Verse, Original Poem—George Murray.
English Verse, Translation—George Murray.
English Essay—E. J. S. Dicey.
English Literature—H. T. S. Dicey, J. H. Orde, F.W.
Farrar.
Mathematics—F. Wilson, W. D. Gardiner, H. S.
Lane, C. W. Devcnish, H. A. Morgan, C. F. Norman,
H. T. S. Dicey.
Hebrew—C. F. Norman, J. Griebel, J. H. Knox.
French—B. S. Lane.
German—E. J. S. Dicey.
DEPARTMENT OF THE APPLIED SCIENCES.

Divinity—J. Hicks, R. W. Buckley, G. Murray.
Mathematics—T. Bolton, P. W. De Quetteville, W.
Grain.

Arts of Construction—J. H. Park.
Manufacturing Art and Machinery—S. B. Dansell, H.
C. Heath.

Surveying—J. H. Park, H. C. Heath, J. T. Lepard,
T. Bolton.

Geometrical Drawing—H. C Heath, T. Bolton, W.
Bulstrade.

Chemistry—J. J. W. Watson, W. Bulstrade.
Chemical Manipulation, 1848—H. Hooper.
Chemical Manipulation, 1847—H. Whitcombe.
Geology—J. J. W. Watson, J. Hicks.
Mineralogy—H. C. Heath,'F. B. Miller.
Workshop—R. J. Arthur, W. S. Boulton.
Certificates of honour were next granted to a number
of students, and the following persoas were then admitted
to the associateship of the college :
Department of General Literature and Science—G.
Gainford, J. Griebel, C. E. Hadon, S. F. Jones, H. M.
Maugham, G. Russell.
Department of the Applied Sciences—J. J. Barrow,
W. Bulstrade, F. A. Burgett, R. Druce, J. Hicks, H.
Hooper, H. Keeling, E.Kingston, J.H. Park, A. Simons,
P. Soames, E. H. Thomas.

SCHOLARS.

Department cf General Literature and Science.—Se-
nior classical scholar, W. J. Brodribb; junior ditto, C. H.
Pearson. Senior mathematical scholar, E. Wilson ;
junior ditto, W. D. Gardiner.
Department of the Applied Sciences.— Senior scholars,
John Hicks and C. J. Spencer (equal) ; junior ditto,
Thomas Bolton.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE then moved a vote of thanks
to the Chairman, and remarked upon the gratification
which the proceedings of that day had afforded him.
He respected knowledge very highly, but still more did
he respect morality and piety ; and be was therefore de-
lighted to know that the students of King's College had
their high learning sanctioned by the hallowed influ-
ences of religion.—(Applause.)
The Bishop of LLANDAFF seconded the proposition,
which was carried by acclamation, and afterwards tersely
acknowledged by the Right Rev. Chairman.
The proceedings, which had elicited the marked and
oft-repeated plaudits of the assembly, then terminated.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 1.
_ _ .

STOCK EXCHANG K.—There is but little stock offering in
to-day's market. 'lke business done shows a better feeling.
The ssles are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc-
tion, 31/. Shares, 71/4 dis.—Ditto (late C. and B.), 221
Shares, 7% dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1%
dis.—Ditto, 10/. Preference, 6 per cent.. IA p.—London and
North-Western, 1203%—Ditto, New Quarters, 3/4 p.—Mid-
land Stock, 101%—Ditto, New Halves, 634 dis.—North
Staffordshire, 23i dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 24
Ditto, No. 2, 10 dis.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 2% (Its.

MANCHESTER, JULY 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Chester and Birken-
head, 221. Shares, B', dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pre-
ference, 14 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Liecoln (Sheffield
and Lincolnshire), 10 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2% c. int.
NE WCASTLE-UPON-T YN E, JULY 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Leeds and Thirsk,
New, 21,A dis.—North British, Thirds, 1/. 19s. 6cl. tlis.

FATAL ACCIDENT PROM FlRE.—Yesterday (Sun..
day) Miss Selina Turner, daughter of C. Turner, Esq.,
of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was burnt so severely
that she expired three hours after the injury. It appears
that the bedding took fire from the flame of a candle by
which she had been reading in bed, having fallen asleep
without extinguishing it.