The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN SHETLAND.

Another of those sad boat casualties which so
often occur in the north, and are so frequently
attended with loss of life, has taken place in Shet-
land, resulting iu _the drowning of two men.
On Tuesday last a Dunrossness crew were
engaged in the herring fishing, and after hauling
their nets and setting sail for land, the boat being
well laden with herrings, she was struck by a
heavy sea, which threw the boat on her side, in
which position she remained, the sail preventing
the boat from eithe-r totally upsetting of righting.
. The er,Av all got on they boat, but in about au -hour
after one of them let go his hold, from complete
exhaustion, and was never more seen. The other
three continued to hold on by the boat for about
four hours, one of them assisting his father ; but no
aid appearing, the young man was compelled to let
go his hold of his aged parent, in order to preserve
himself. The old man immediately sank beneath
the waters.

In this perilous condition the two remaining men
continued, tossed about at the mercy of the waves,
and clinging to the wreck of their boat, till after
ten o'clock in the forenoon, or nearly six hours after
the accident occurred, when the crew of a smack
belonging to Mr. Leask of Lerwick, passing at
some little distance, heard cries and their attention
being directed to the locality whence they issued,
they observed two men clinging to the wreck, and
instantly came to their rescue. Getting them on
board, a work attended with great difficulty, from
the exhausted state of the sufferers and of
danger, from the state of the sea, they put their
vessel about, and soon after landed the men at the
Kirkabister Lighthouse.
The man who helped his father so long was not
expected to live after coming ashore ; but we are
glad to say he has greatly recovered, and has gone
home on horseback. .A'orth,rn F,ii,iyit.

OPENING OF THE MEDIaa SCHOOLS.

Yesterday afternoon, seven of the Medical Schools
connected with the great metropolitan hospitals
were opened with lectures by distinguished pro-
fessors ; three others were opened in the evening,
and St. Bartholomew's will be opened on Monday,
when an address will be delivered by Mr. Holmes
Coote, of New Bridge-street. At King's College,
Professor Bloxam delivered his opening address.
He spoke generally of the connexion between medi.
tine and chemistry, and mentioned many most
important discoveries which had been made, and
which were most valuable for the public health.
He concluded by enumerating the distinctions which
the students of that institution had gained in the
university examinations for medical degrees, and
expressed a hope that the students would by their
zeal and study, endeavour to maintain the prestige
of King's College Medical School. At University
College the address was delivered by Professor
Walshe, M.D., who contrasted with great ability
the opposing views of- Condorcet and Dr. Robert
Knox, on the progress of the human race; and
argued various questions in reference to the reality
or non-reality of morbid races of men.. He came to
the conclusion that the generous enthusiasm of Con-
dorcet approached more nearly to the reality of
nature than the cold disenchantment of Knox.
The lecturer's most brilliant passages were loudly
cheered. At Charing-cross Hospital the address
was delivered by Mr. Barwell, who spoke of the
dignity and the universality of the medical profes-
sion. He reviewed the state of medicine prior to
Harvey's great discoveries, and mentioned many
singular fallacies which prevailed with regard to
diseases arising from planetary influences. He re-
commended also a close study of anatomy, physio-
logy, and chemistry, as essential to the reputation
of a medical man at the present day. He also
warned the students against a time-killing habit of
sauntering. In conclusion, he spoke of the virtues
which the medical man should exercise, depending
as he did upon the glory -of his proiession, which
was destitute of such prizes as lawyers and church-
men had. The address at Guy's yesterday morn-
ing was delivered by Mr. Thomas Turner ; that at
St. George's, by Professor Barclay ; that at Lon-
don Hospital, by Dr. Gibbon ; and that at St.
Mary's, by Dr. Sihion. Last night Professor Bent-
ley delivered an address at Middlesex; Dr. Bris-
towe, at St. Thomas's ; Dr. Frederic Bird, at West-
minster ; and Dr, Thudichum, at the Grosvenor-
place School of Medicine.

• FATAL ACCIDENT.—The Dublin papers announce
the death of Mrs. Edmund Hayes, wife of the Solicitor-
General, which took place yesterday morning at Killin-
carrig-housc, county of Wicklow. Her death resulted from
tetanus, and arose out of an accident which the lamented
lady met with about a month since, when her clothes caught
tire, and she was dreadfully burnt before any effective as-
sistance coal be obtained. The deceased Fes about forty
years of age.
TILE' . LATE FATAL AFFRAY IN PIMLICO.—IN-
QUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday at 'St. George's
Workhouse on the body of Sampson Stroud, aged 37, whose
death took place shortly after a fight in the street between
deceased and a man named Oatley, who has been examined
at the Westminster Police-court on the charge of his caus-
ing deceased's death, and remanded to wait the result of this
inquest. Mr. Bloxam, surgeon of the workhouse, stated
that 'he had mane a post mortem examination, and that death
had been caused by rupture of one of the principal vessels in
the region of the heart. He did not think that external
violence, but excitement had caused the rupture. Verdict
accordingly,