The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

Mr. Saxon's Tom Thumb (50/.), 3 yrs, sst 71b

(Forlham) 1
Mr. Bell's br f Anniversary (20/.1, 3 yrs, sst

_Mono* 2
Mr. Garratt'ir b g Enstace Pita ./ohtt.:(slV.), 3 yrs
'sd 61b (Nlegson; 3
Won by half a lengt.b.

The Castle Plate Handicap of 50 soya ; for all ages ; a
winner of any handicap after the publication of the
weights s:b extra. T.Y. C.

Mr. Tuck's Ida, 4 yrs, sst 10lb (Ford ham) 1
Mr. Cspel's Welharn, 5 yrs, 7st 10lb.. ....... ....(Grubb) 2
Mr. Merone's Biron, 4 yrs, 7st (Bates) 3
Mr. Morris's DJliy Varden, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Grimmer) 4
Mr. Newcomb's General Wyndham, 3 yrs, sst 10lb

(Challoner) 5

AQUATICS.

CANNON AND WATKINS.

A scullers'race took place yesterday between the above
aspirants to aquatic fame, the former belonging to Wap-
ping, and the latter to Greenwich. The match arose out
of one rowed between them in April last, when Cannon
was the winner, but the distance between them was so
slight that Watkins's friends got another match on for
301. aside, to take place on Tuesday, July 15, over the
usual below-bridge course—from Woolwich to Lime-
house—which accordingly came off yesterday, and was
attended by the Arid steamer, with a tolerably good
muster of spectators on board. Cannon was slightly the
favourite.

All being in readiness, a very capital and even start
was eff,cted, both men keeping level for a few strokes ;
Watkins then took the lead, and kept it to Woolwich
Dockyard, where be was nearly a length clear. Can-
non's umpire then called the attention of the referee to
the position of the men, and said that Watkins was gra-
dually taking the other man's water. Shortly after this
the men came in collision, and were locked together for
two or three minutes, when Cannon got clear, arid di-
rectly alter Watkins lost one of his sculls, and did not
recover it until his opponent was far in advance. He then
rowed for a quarter of a mile, but finding that it was
impossible to reach Cann(); gave in.
The referee has not yet given his decision upon the
race.

CORONEh'S INQUEST.-THE MEDICAL
AUTIIORITIES AT WESTMINSTER.

Yesterday, Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest
at the Westminster Hospital, relative to the death of
Ann Booth, aged four years, the daughter of a military
accoutrement maker, residing at 12, Chapel-street,
Westminster.

It appeared that about 10 minutes past 12 on Wed-
nesday, just as the Guards arrived at Buckingham
Palace on their return from the Crimea, when many
persons were moving to and fro, the deceased ran
against a cab which was passing slowly along James-
street, Buckingham gate, and was run over by one of
the fore wheels.

Mr. F. New, a teacher at the Westminster Chapel day
school, said that the deceased child was conveyed to the
hospital, where a surgeon saw it, and said it was not
much hurt. Believing that it belonged to their schools,
witness went for the teacher of the infant school, and
also went to find deceased's mother. Witness returned
in half an hour. Deceased was then sitting on a bed.
No one was near it, neither had it been undressed, nor
seen by the hospital surgeon, Mr. Vittelle. The young
lady, the teacher at the infant school, said she should
complain to Mr. Martin of the neglect, on which she
was grossly insulted and ordered out of the ward by the
surgeon. _ _ _

Vittelle, the house surgeon, deposed that when
the child was admitted they were all at lunch, but Mr.
Newcombe, the resident medical officer, saw it in about
two minutes, and witness saw it about2o minutes atter
its admission. It was in bed, half dressed ; it was not
necessary wholly to undress deceased. Witness could
do nothing for it, as there was nothing externally to
guide him. A. post mortem examination showed that
the bladder was ruptured. Witness ordered the school-
mistress out of the ward because he knew Mr. New-
combe had seen the child, and because deceased's mo-
ther, its legal protector, was present.
Mr. Newcombe, resident medical officer, deposed that
he saw the child immediately after its admission, and
directed that it should be put to bed and wrapped in
blankets, and hot-water bottles put to its feet. Did not
see this done, as it was the nurse's duty. (Mr. New
here positively denied that the child was in bed.)
Jane King, nurse at the hospital, said she undressed
the child and put a clean nightgown on it directly after
Mr. Newcombe had seen it. It was not ordered to be
put in bed at first, but when Mr. Vittelle came bottles
of hot water were directed to be put to its feet. Mr.
Vittelle ordered the hot water applications, not Mr.
Newcombe. Mr. Newcombe (recalled) stated positively
that he ordered the bottles to be applied. The nurse,
however, adhered to her statement.
Harriett Booth, deceased's mother, confirmed Mr.
New's evidence, and said that Jane King brought wit-
ness a nightgown after she (witness) had been taken to
the hospital by Mr. New, and she put it on her child.
The child had its bonnet and shawl on when witness
got to the hospital, and witness wrapped her shawl
round it, as it was quite cold.
After some other evidence, Mr. Wilson, the secretary
of the hospital, having given a pledge that a thorough
inquiry should be made into the whole matter by the
hospital committee, the jury returned the following ver-
diot, "Accidental deatb, and the jury recommend that
an inquiry be. made into the conduct of the officials."
It was understood that the investigation by the hos-
pital authorities would Wm) place early ilont week.