The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-13 00:00:00

MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL.
Tuesday bAng feast of S'. Barnabae, ace )rdi: g
to annual custom, the election of scholars of Merchan
Taylors' Seho a., Pr-hetionary Fellows arid Exhibi
tioners to St. John's College, Oxford, and to the Univer.
city of Cambridge, took place at the school.
After an examination of the senior scholars in the pre.
sense of the F're.ident of St. John's College (Dr. Wyn.
ter), one of the Senior Fellows, the Master of the Mer-
chant Taylors' Company (Mr. Complin), the Wardens,
and the Exam;ners, Professors Browne and Maine. the
Master and Warden, the President of St. John's, the
Head Master of the school (Dr. Hessey), the other mas-
ters, and a large assemblage of visitors, including many
ladies, adjourned to the school room, where the usual
orations were delivered by the senior scholars.
The prizes were then distributed by Dr. Hessey.
Mr. C. Matheson obtained the Hebrew medal, given
by Sir Moses Montefiore, who was present. The ether
prizes were thus awarded:—
Chief Classical Prizes—Latin Verse—T. H. Thorn-
ton. (:. H. Cookson. W. H. Helm, and T. Marshall
commended.) General Latin Scholarship—M. 11. Cook-
seri. (C. Matheson, T. H. Thornton, and W. H. 11eim
commended.) General Greek Scholarship— M. 11
Geokson. (C. hlatheson, T. H. Thornton, and W
Helm coreltp,r d.d.) History-- W. H. Hdui. (T. 11,
Thornton, M. H. Cuckson, and C. Matt. e'en cern.
mended )
Chief Mathematical Prize for the lea:. —M. 11.
Cookson.
Chief French Prize for the Year—V. IL Cockson.
Classical Prizes for Work in Long Vacation—M. 11.
Cookson, T. H. Thornton, E. Harrison, S. Thornton.
Other Classical Prizes—M. li. Cookson, J. C. Mathe-
son, S. Thornton, C. H. T. Crosthwaite, W. H. Smith,
C. A. S. Austin, 0. C. Balls, R. F. flosken, J. Bulaley,
G. H. Wright, J. Rogers, W. C. C. A. S.
Austin, G. A. Clint, 0. C. Balls, C. E. Morley, C. J.
Follett, James Walton, E. A. C. Schaleb, W. King,
H. G. Howlett. Probation. June, 1850.4—N.8. At the
June probation the chief classical prizes and places at
the Prompters' Bench are written for by the head and
sixth forms. No other prizes are then ordinarily
a warded.

Other Mathematical Prizes—E. Harrison' J. B. Gray,
A. Styan, E. Harrison, C. H. Rice, H. G. Smith, J.
Haslegrave, E. Harrison, S. M. Moens, A. J. M`Caul,
W. G. Longden. T. H. Howlett.
Other French Prins—S. Thornton, J. H. Spence, W
H. Smith, T. Mt-ggy, S. J. Hawkes, J. L. Rowe, G. A.
Clint, J. Walton.

Prizes for Writing and Arithmetic—W. W. Jones, S.
W. Hill, H. Johnson, A. S. Shute, A. A. Duke, F. J.
Griffiths, G. A. Clint, 0. C. Balls, J. H. Smith, E.
Barron.
The following elections then took place:—
Probalionary Fellows elected to St. john's College.
Oxford, Charles Matheson, Montagu Hughes Cookson.
Scholar on Dr. Andrew's Foundation; to St. John's
College, Oxford—William Henry Helm.
School Exhibitioner; to St. John's College, Oxford—
Thomas Marshall.

Scholars on Mr. Parkin's Foundation; to Pembroke
College, Cambridge—William Edensor Lit tlewood, Au-
gustus Francis Smith, and Edward Thorman.
Pitt Club Scholars, to any College at either Univer-
sity, who are to be the " two best Scholars in the
School."—l. M. H. Cookson; 2. T. H. Thornton is re•
ported by the Examiners as the second scholar, but as
he does not leave the school this June, and is therefore
at present ineligible, the Scholarship will be competed
for again in June, 1851.

After the examination had terminated, the Merchant
Taylors' Company gave a splendid banquet, to which
they invited a numerous assemblage of guests.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.
Notwithstanding 'the (lull and foreboding state of the
weatheryesterdiiy, the third of. the flower shows.of the
• ROyal Botanic Society was most brilliantly attended.
Some thousands of visitors were present, and the gar-
dens, between the hours of four and five, presented a
very gay and animated appearance. A more magni-
ficent array of fashion was never congregated at these
reunions, iully proclaiming the reputation in which
this charming place of resort is held, and the aristocratic
and fashionable character of the patronage that it now
enjoys.
Among the company were their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess
Mary, attended by Lady Augusta Gordon, the Baroness
Ahlefeldt and Mr. Edmund Mildmay; the Spanish,
Danish, Prussian, Portuguese, Mexican, and Turkish
Ambassadors, with their respective suites; the Duke of
Wellington and Duke of Norfolk; the Marquis of Sligo
and Marquis of Ailesbury; the Earl of Egremont and
Earl of Rosebery; Lord Walsiughem; Baron Colborn,
Baron Blayney and Baron Goldsmid; the Archbishop of
Canterbury; the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of
Winchester; Sirs—E. Johnson, Kerrison, Aston, Lush-
ington, Vyvyan, Joddrell, Brooke, and Felluwes; Gene.
tat Rayney; Colonels—Fitzstibbon, Turner, Newberry,
Dixon, and Pemberton; H. N. Burroughs, M.P.. B. &A-
field, W. Hewett, and T. Holdsworth, ns.; Ladies—
Dillon, Fellowes, Minto, Hope, Hamilton, Warrenderl
Ailesbury, Charlotte and Miry Egerton, Davy, Grant,
Buxton, Loftus, Anstruther,'lnglis, Raffia, and the Hon.
Miss Gage, &c.
The tents were too crowded during the time we were
present to permit any minute or convenient investigation
of the 'lox ers for which prizes were awarded. But there
seemed but little exception to the splendour and beauty
of the specimens; indeed, a finer and more copious col-
lection has never before been exhibited. The pelargo-
niums were in the highest degree of redection, and
great number of varieties were shown. The other felt-
tares of the exhibition wero Alpine plants, Cape heaths,
greenhouse ezzlies, British and exotic ferns, orchidacem,
fuchsias, verbenas, cacti, roses, pinks, &c., besides the
American plants, and a large display of pine-apples,
grapes, and other fruits.

The toll...wing is a list of the prizes awarded:—
EXTRA. GOLD MEDAL.—Mr. May, gardener to Mrs.
Lawrence, Ealing Park, 30 store greenhouse plants;
Mr: My law, gardener to J. Rucker, Lq., Wandsworth,
25 exotic orchids.

LARGE GOLD MEDAL.—Mr. Cole, gardener to H.
Culyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, 30 stove uud greenhouse
plants.

MEDIUM GOLD MEBAL —Mr. Green, gardener to Sir
Edward Actrobus, Chi am, Surrey, 20 stove and green-
house plants; Mr. Mylam, gardener to J. Rucker, Esq.,
Wandsworth, 15 Cape heaths; Mr. Mak, gardener to
Schroeder, Esq., Strattord Green, for 25 orchids; Messrs.
Itollinson and Sous, nurserymen, Tooting, Surrey, for 15
orchids.

GOLD MEDAL.—Mr. Taylor, gardener to T. Coster,
Esq., Streatham, Surrey, 20 stove and greenhouse
plants; Mr. Smith, gardener to Quilter, Esq., Criers-
hill, Norwood, 15 Cape heaths; Mr. Carson, gardener
to T. Farmer, Esq., Cheam, Surrey, 10 orchids; Mr.
Cock, Chiswick. for 12 pelargoniums; Mr. Dobson, gar-
dener to E. Beck, Esq., Wurton Cottage, Isleworth, 12
pelargoniums ; Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen,
Huts, 12 roses in pots.
LARGE SILVER GILT MEDAL.—Mr. Carlon, gardener
to T. Farmer, Esq., Cheam, Surrey, 10 stove and green-
house plants; Mr. Williams, gardener to Warner,
Esq., Hoddcsden, Berta, for 25 orchids; Mr. Franklin,
gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, 15 orchids;
Mr. Dobson, gardner to E. Beck. Esq ~Worton Cottage,
Isleworth, 10 orchids; Messrs. Paul and Son, nursery-
men, Chesnu►, for 12 roses in pots; Mr. Terry, gardener
to Lady Puller, Youngsbury, Herts, 8 roses in pots;
Mr. Black, gardener to E. Foster, Windsor, Berke, 12
pelargoniums in pots.
LARGE SILVER MEDAL—Mr. Falconer, gardener to
A. Palmer, Esq., Cheam, Surrey, 6 tall cacti; Mr. Cole,
gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, 15 Cape
heaths; Mr. Epps, nurseryman, Maidstone, Kent, 12
Cape heaths; Mr. Bragg, nurseryman, Star Nursery,
Slough, 12 pelargoniums in pots; Mr. Cock, Chiswick,
6 pelargoniums in pr,t3; Mr. Robinson, gardener to J.
Simpson, Esq, Pimlico, 6 fancy pelargoniums; Mr.
Turnbull, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, Blen-
heim House, Cayenne pine.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND
DISEASES OF THE CHEST.
The ninth anniversary festival of this glorious insti-
tution was held yesterday at the Albion Tavern, Alders-
gate-street; Lord Feveraham in the chair, supported by
Lord Saye and Sale, C. G. Dupre, M.P., S. C. Hall,
Esq. About 100 gentlemen sat down to a very sump-
tuous dinner, and the new gallery was graced by the
presence of a large number of ladies. The chairman
made a very eloquout appeal on behalf of the
institu-
tion, which was substantially responded to, the amount
of donations and subscription announced being 2,150/.
Among the subscriptions were those of Lord Fevers
ham, 1001.; Sir Henry Foulis, 1001.; John Ball,
Philip Rose, Esq., 1001 ; the Rev. A. EL Douglas
Robert Fox, Eq., 1001.; George Vaughan, Eiq.,
100/.; Thomas Lowndee, Esq., 1001.; George Bartlett
Hart, E q.,100/.; W. Talton Egerton, Esq, 50/.; H.
E. Norton, Esq., 50/.; D. Forbes, 501. Mr. Toole
officiated as toastmaster.
From the report it appears that during the past year
no less than 260 in-patients lave heed received within
the walls of tie hospital, beivg an increase of 78 over
the number admitted in the precedingyelr. The number
of out-patients treated during the past yi ar has been
3.176, being an increusetafn3y7olf otvheersetheii
patients,uin br
howevertreated
in the preceding year; m
continua under g
treatment many months, and theover!
nors will be the better able to judge of the extent
of re-
lief afforded in this department when it is stated that
the number of prescriptions actually dispensed during
the past Sear to the outpatients alone has amounted to
26,956. Notwithstanding these encouraging proofs of
the value of the charity, the comtnitte3 cannot conceal
from the governors the deep causes of anxiety to which
they are exposed, Owing to the large arrear of patients
constantly waiting their turn for admission, and who are
"Pc"'wnY delayed from the want of adequAl room in
the present building.

.OP INTELLIGENCE.—Tne hops generally in Kent
wok of a healthy green colour, and exhibit also great
clearness. l hey are rather backward for the season, but
have made extraordinary way within the last fortnight.. In
Mr. Gurney's ground, near Maidstone, the bines are already
topping 14 poles, and in many other grounds they may
be seen, here and there, standing out from the poll-tops like
so many reconnoitering snakes. The plant is evidently full
of life and vigour. The "lady birls" are starving for want
of aphidee. On the Wea!d clays, an inferior ground is a
rarity, and although many of the broadest leaves have been
riddled by the flea, there are plenty left to gather the neces-
sary carbon from the atmosphere. Notwithstanding all these
favourable appearances, however, the old adage must be
borne in mind—
" Till St. James's day is come and gone,
There may be hops, and there may be none."
All that we can do is to state what is, leaving what may be
the
firsts
this
peculiarn
instance
t ah
nt a e e
to future reports.--Maidstone Gazette.
IRISH ICE.—A vessel arrived in the river from
Waterford, Dublin, and Belfast, respectively, has
parcel of ice from the first-mentioned port, as a portion of a
ovfe rya•nl argeimportation cargo oft
alrishiiinuproduce.plaee h
from
Ireland
f
article of merchandise.