The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

Yesterday a very fully attended meeting was held at
the Middlesex Hospital, for the purpose of distributing
the prizes to the. pupils in the School of Medicine for the
session 1850-51.

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Sir R. Nude, Bart., M.P., took the chair, and after
addressing appropriate observations to each of the suc-
cessful candidates, and encouraging them to persevere
in their arduous duties, the clinical prize in medicine
was accorded to Mr. Septimus William Sibley; the
chemical prize in surgery, to Mr. Edward Rawson
Denton, of Leicester. The prizes given by the visiting
apothecaries to the hospital were:—First prize, Mr.
Henry William Reny, of Plymouth; second prize, Mr.
H. J. Ellery, of Truro; the treasurer's prize, Mr. Wil-
liam Henry Rean, Plymouth; and the general certificates
included the names of Mr. Daniel Balding, Mr. Edwin
Stephen Collins, Mr. James C. Copeland, Mr. Walter
Crisp, Mr. Augustus Davis, Mr. Robert John Dempster,
Mr. Edward Rawson Denton, Mr. Thomas Duxon, Mr.
N. James Grant, Mr. James Hudaway, Mr. Leonard H.
J. Hayne, Mr. W. A. G. James, Mr. William Lucy,
Mr. Frederick Marley, Mr. David Mathias, Mr. Henry
Rose, Mr. A. C. Shout, and Mr. Edward Vernon. The
prizes adverted to included the subjects of medicine,
surgery, physiology, anatomy, practical anatomy, che-
mistry, midwifery, materia medics, forensic medicine,
and botany.

The concluding observations of the worthy chairman
were listened to with the deepest attention, and the
awarding of the prizes seemed to afford general satis-
faction.

COURT OF LIEUTENANCY.--A very numerous
meeting of the Commissioners of Lieutenancy for the city of
London was held on Tuesday at the Guildhall, for the pur-
pose of electing a . Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal London
Militia, in the room of Alderman Thompson, who had been
appointed to succeed the late Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter
as Colonel of the regiment; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
in the chair. There were present upon the occasion Sir
Moses Montefiore, Colonel Sykes, Alderman Kelly, Sir
Chapman Marshall, Mr. Dodd, M.P., Mr. Walter, M.P.,
Mr. Masterman, M.P., Alderman Sidney, M.P., Alderman
and Sheriff Carden, Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Captain Hicks,
Mr. Peters, Mr. Holland, Mr. Raiford, Alderman Lawrence,
Mr. Lawford, Mr. Moore, Mr. Norris, Mr. Josiah Wilson,
Deputy Hale, Mr. John Wood, Mr. Anderton, Deputy Bed-
ford, Deputy Conway, Mr. Eagleton, Deputy Evans, De-
puty Lorkin, Deputy Lott, Deputy Curling, Mr. C. Lea
Wilson, Mr. Seeley, .Mr. Maynard, and many others.
After a letter had been read from Lady Hunter, in
answer to a letter cf condolence from the last court,
the members proceeded to ballot for a Lieutenant-
Colonel. When the glasses were opened, and the
numbers were cast up, the Lord Mayor declared
Alderman Wilson elected to fill the vacant appointment by
a majority of fifty votes. Alderman Wilson then, having
proved his qualification, took the usual oaths, and the
commission haviug been ordered to be issued, the Court
broke up.
WOoDWICH, JUNE 11.—The numbers of visitors
to Woolwich Dockyard have been greater to-day, both of
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factory and at the saw-mills. The Royal Albert, of 120 guns,
building at this yard, is also a great object of attraction.
CONSIDERATION ON CAB REFORM.—With such
determination have cabmen persisted in the endeavour to
extort more than their legal fare from the public, that it has
been found necessary to reduce their demands by Mayne
force.—Punch. •