The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-27 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.

On Friday the annual meeting of the council and pro-
prietors of the institution was held at the theatre of the Col-
lege. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury was in the
chair. There were also present the Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of London, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lich-
field (late Principal of the College), Earl Brownlow, Lord
Radstock, Lord Howe, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Sir R. 11.
Inglis, Bart., M.P., Alderman Thompson, M.P., the Rev.
Dr. Shepherd, preacher of Gray's Inn ; the Very Rev. G.
Chandler, D.C.L., Dean of Chichester; the Rev. h. W. Jell,
D.D., Principal of King's College; the Rev. J. Endell Tyler,
8.D., Prebendary of St. Paul's and Rector of St. Giles's-in-
the-Field ; the Rev. Dr. M'Caul, Rector of St. James's, Duke's-
place; the Rev. John Allen, M.A., Examining Chaplain to
the Lord Bishop of Lichfield; the Rev. H. Brown, Preben-
dary of St. Paul's; W. Cotton, Esq., Henry Pownall, Esq.,
G. Twining, Esq., and other noblemen, gentlemen, and,
clergymen.
The Mosx Risy. PRELATE having briefly opened the pro-
ceedings,
The Rey. Mr. NICOLAY read the report. It commenced
by referring to the success which had attended the operation
of the college during a period of seventeen years, and con-
gratulated the friends of the institution that. there were now
being educated within its walls more students than at any
previous anniversary meeting. In the department of general
literature and science there were at present 122 students, in
the department of the applied sciences 54, in the medical de-
partment 192, occasional students 85, who, with 502 pupils
in the school, made a total of 955. At the Universities, the
students had acquitted themselves in an honourable manner.
At Cambridge, Mr. Hensley was senior wrangler, and first
Smith's prizeman. Two were placed in the first class in
classics, and six obtained fellowships. In the University of
Oxford two bad been elected students of Christchurch, and
two others had been nominated for election. In King's Col-
lege Hospital, the number of students was greater than in the
corresponding year of 1844 by 3,000; still, the subscriptions
to that institution only exceeded those of the same period by
54/.lBs. New buildings for the hospital were about being
erected. The report concluded by remarking on the advan-
tages likely to acerue from the establishment of the theologi-
cal department. All the Bishops had agreed to admit stu-
dents of King's College as candidates for holy orders, with
the exception of the Bishops of Ely and Bangor, who had
declined on account of local circumstances.
On the motion of GEoseix COOKE, Esq., BaTster-at-law,
seconded by the Rev. Thomas H. Wix, Chaplain of St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, the report was unanimously
.adopted.
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the usual curriculum at King's College, proceeded to St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital for the purpose of proceeding with their
medical studies.

On the motion of the Earl BROWNLOW, seconded by Lord
HOWE, Alderman Thompson, M.P., was unanimously re-
elected Treasurer of the College.
The following gentlemen were elected Councillors for the
year, one of the vacancies having been occasioned by the
death of the Rev. Dr. D'Oyley, and the others by retire.
meats

The Rev. George Shepherd, D.D. ; Sir George Staunton,
Bart., 21. P., Lord Radstock, the Right Hon. the Earl of
Dartmouth, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., the Hon.
Mr. Justice Patteson, and the Venerable Benjamin Harrison,
M.A., Archdeacon of Maidstone.

On the motion of the Lord Bishop of LONDON, seconded by
H. POWNALL, Esq., a vote of thanks was passed to his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The MOST REV. PRELATE briefly returned thanks, and
passed a well-deserved compliment upon the Rev. D. Jelf,
the Principal, who had suggested the establishment of the
theological department, and had made the necessary ar-
rangements for conducting it. He anticipated that it would
be of unspeakable advantage to the Church.
The meeting then separated.

GARRICK CLUB.—The members of the Garrick Club
held their annual dinner in memory of Shakapere, at their club-
house, Covent-garden, on Thursday last. Amongst the members pre-
sent, who mustered upwards of sixty, there were Lord Tenterden,
Lord Saye and Sele, Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope, Sir Henry Webb, Mr.
Sergeant Talfourd, Colonel Everest, Charles Dance, Esq., W. K.
Ainsworth, Esq., T. P. Cooke, Esq., A. Arcedeckne, Esq., E. Evers-
fleld, Esq., David Roberts, Esq., W. Jeidan, Esq., J. Guilt, Esq.,
J. R. Durrant, Esq., Lennox Boyd, Esq., G. Panither, Esq., J. It.
Anderson, Esq., M. James, Esq., W. F. Black, Esq., &c.
QUICK TRAVELLING.—A merchant, residing at Man-
chester, left Paris on Thursday afternoon by rail for Rouen, then by
the ordinary diligence to Dieppe, and embarked on board the Magnet
for Brighton, and was transacting business in Lombard-street at nine
yesterday morning, performing the distance from Paris to London
under 21 hours, including stoppages at Rouen, Dieppe, and Brighton.
ST. CLEMENT DANES, APRIL 24.—A vestry meeting
was held yesterday evening for the purpose of taking into consider-
ation a resolution of the committee of the vestry of St. Marylebone,
to the effect " that the committee is of opinion that the Court of
Sewers, as at present constituted, calls loudly for revision, its powers
being arbitrary and unconstitutional—its enactments frequently 0?:
pressive —its expenditure enormous and profuse, and that means../?!
taken to abjlish the present system and establish a represeilwann7
Court of Commissioners." A discussion ensued u
A communica-
abo
mittee of the vestry of Maryleboue upon the subject.
munication, and a deputation was appointed tc corfenrtrth the com-
tion was also taken into consideration from thoe chairman
Com-
mittee of the House of Commons relative t
to
proposedotothers
fboyr theth
the
the establishment of
of a
systemknow whether th
district asylums for the metropolis, desiring
parochial authorities are favourable to the
Poor-law Commissioners, of uniting this
purpose of erecting district asylums, under an Act the 7th and Bth
of her present Majesty.vestry, after expressing an
The almost
Para
wioth.
unanimous opinion that any interference with the parish on the sub-
ject was unnecessary, gave a vote of thanks to the chairman, and
broke up.
EXPORTS, 1845.—The total official value of the British
and Irish produce and manufactures exported from the United Kin
dom in the year ending sth of January, 1846 (as shown by a
return-
just issued by order of the House of Lords), was 1341499,116, an the
WO &KUM rata 60,11110114

In taking the opinion of the scripholders as to the expe-
diency of continuing or winding up, precisely the same prin-
ciple is adopted in the new Bill and in the " resolutions,"
excepting that in stopping
a Bill in its progress through the
Legislature the mere silence of the scripholders will be suffi-
cient, whereas to dissolve a company, an especial meeting
must be called. In both cases, where an appeal is expressed,
whether in the negative (as required by the Bill) or in the
affirmative (as required by the resolutions), a third of the
stock represented at a meeting will constitute a quorum, and
a majot.F of three-fifths of the stock so represented will be
required.
Wh prospect of recovering part of the deposits is
thus opened hntede toanumber if persons who have heedlessly em-
barked in schemes from whicit they now expect no remune-
ration, it is natural enough that an anxiety to get as much as
Thus, we
hfils of solicitors,
engi-
neers,have heard a suggestion that the ~.
~
1 ed in rahways should be
possible out of the wreck should be expressed. Th
and other parties employed
taxed in the cases of bankruptcy.
l of a large inip:nd-
taxed, on the winding-up of a company, just. as costs are
The relief which is felt by the remora
this early stage of proceedings. The discount houses e
ing weight from the money market seems to be felt even
have
already, already, in some degree, relaxed their rate of
interest, and
money may be considered a degree easier. To form some
notion of the effect which the mass of new schemes would
have produced on the circulation of the country, it may be
observed that the unpaid calls on the railways that have
already obtained their Acta of Parliament (including some old
lines) approach in amount to the enormous sum of
50,000,0001. When all these calls will be made—or whether
they will ever be made—is, of course, uncertain; but, at all
events, the figure exists as the representative of a hugs
quantity
of liability, which certainly would not bear a large
emAitencoy
apt:l7as
no nt.sGheeLeraeixopnr expressed di
ncuriosity
ntasofththteheraPimlwfiat;
money, a statement officially made
of Asth
in the Parliamentary re-
turn referred to yesterday may be found interesting. That
portion of the money paid into the hands of the Accountant-
General during last session, which was afterwards invested,
was 56,2001. The whole amount charged as commission on
the purchase of securities was 4591. 11s. 5d., of which
2751.45. 10d. was received by the
need hardly be said that much
the rest by his broker. It .
this .
place since period—namely,
larger operations have taken
January and February in the present
during the months of
year.— Times.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ann 24.
STOCK EXCANonE.—The sales are—Birmingham and GlOUCeetT,
1243a—Ditto, Quarter Shares (issued 73y dis.) 31—Bristol and South
Wales Junction, 18s. 9d.—Caledonian, Ss. 9d.-3tidland, New, 31—
Newcastle and Berwick, 18X—York and North Midland, Exten-
sion, 32%

STOCK ExciteNalf"—The and Tavititeek, 205.
dis.—Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction. 1% dis.—Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, % p.--Chelmsford aad Bury,
16s. dis.—Chester and Manchester, Direct, 235. dis.—Clitheroe Ann-
tion, 1% dis.—East Lancashire, No. 2, I p.—Erewash Valley, log
P.—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, 1 dis.—Glaigaw and Dumfries,
16s. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 dis. c.
—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2X p.—Lancashiro and
North Yorkshire, 21s, dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, I%
p.—Leicester and Birmingham, +l4 dis.—Liverpool and Bury, 7% p.
—Ditto, New, 13% p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, % P.--
London and Manchester (Remington's), 1 Xdis.—Manchester and
Birmingham, Quarters (B), 8% p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 7% P.—
Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction,
188. 3d. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 834 p.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Midland, 2% dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire,
16s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 3-16 p.—Nottingham and Mans-
field, 1% dis.— Preston and Wyre, Halves (A) 3% p.—Ditto, ditto
(B), 13-16 p.—Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, 14s. 6d. dis.—Sheffield and
Manchester, Quarters (No. 1), 4% p.—Ditto, ditto (No. 2), 1 p.—
Ditto, ditto (No. 3), 2s. 6d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 6s. 3d.
dia. —Shrewsbury and Hereford, Great Western, 1% dis.—Shropshire
Union, % dis.—South Eastern and Dover, Consolidated !(No. 3), %
—Ditto, Halves (No. 4), Is. 3d. dis.—Welsh Midland, 134 dis.—West
Riding Union, 1% p.—Whitehaven and Furness, 3% die —York and
North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 1 p.—Dutch Rhe-
nish, 13fi p.