The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM.

. .
The annual meeting of the Governors, Follows,
and Members of this Institution was held on Sa-
turday last ; at which the Mayor presided.
After a short and eloquent address from the
chiairman as to the great value of the college to the
town and midland counties, the Dean of the
Fzlculty was called upon to read the annual report.
It appears that during the last 12 months 13
students have passed the Royal College of Sur-
getons ; 10 students have obtained the license of
thb Society of Apothecaries ; four students have
rebeived ' the midwifery license from the same
lifily ;on two students the degree of M.D. has been
coVerred by the University of St. Andrew's ; two
students have presented themselves before the East
I dia Board and have obtained commissions ; one
st dent has passed the first examination for the
B M. degree at the University of London, and has
li
o tained the gold medal for proficiency in anatomy
a d physiology offered by that body ; four students
li
1
ve been placed in the first division at the matri-
c lation examination of the name University ; and
o e of the late students has been elected Professor
U 1 Surgery at the States' University, Madison,
; S.
'The report embraced a comprehensive view of
t several departments—viz., the Medical, Engi-
ta
n ering, and Theological departments--and was
u tiimously adopted. The following n.tmes were
ft flounced as the successful competitors for the
C liege honours : '
71
prneford Scholar Mould Tadbin 7
\Yr-, rneford. Scholar Lynch Bristol
Warnefot d Gold Medalist Bright
W rneford Gold Medalist Gre.ene
A atomy Medalist
Williams.. Scarborough
c H norary Certificate Neal . Birmingham.
PI ysiology Medalbit
H norary Certificate Williams.. Scarborough
Ji nicr Class Medalist
H norary Certificate Hyde Worcester
Demonstrations Certificate Neal
Anatomical Examinations Williams Scarborough
Medicine Medalist
Medicine Certificate ...
Surgery Medalist 1 Neal
Surgery Medalist f Peg' { Hayward Birmingham
Forensic Medicine Certif. Sutton
Midwifery Medalist
Houorai y Certificate Lynch ... Bristol
Materia Modica Medalist Wilders ... Birmingham
B,:tany Medalist Abbcy ... W. ellingborongh
Stethescopio Prize Books Wright ... Eveshain
Moclical Tu tor Senior Prize Corn bill ... B. lockley
Medical TutorJ uniorPrize Jones Llansil lin, Oswestry
Classics Troup Birmingham
Brophey...
Classics•
Webster Fropch Prize
I Io es ey.. Carnarvon
French
French ....i. Henderson Smeth wick
Mechanical Drawing Henderson Smethwiek
The Percy German Pri
The usual routine business having been trans-
acted, and a,voto of thanks having been passed to
11:o Mayor, the meeting flAijourned until the Ist c.f
October, when the honorary rewards.will be pus-
licly distributed. ' .

LARGE LOBSTERS.--A correTondent of the Dartmouth
Observer having &scribed a lobster, of 3,1_,1bR. weight,
taken at Anchor Stone, ai the largest ever captured is
the Dart, another correspondent of the above journal
states that a lobster was taken in a trawl net in the Dart,
on Oct. 1, 1827, whirls weighe.l 12 lbs., haviug both the
isige claws perfect and in 1839 a lobster weighing
nibs. was taken of Falmouth iu a trawl net.