The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND.

Edinburgh.—The University.
Provincial.—The University, Glasgow ; King's Col-
lege, Aberdeen ; Marisehal College alai University,
Aberdeen.
The several schools recognised by the Royal College
of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The several hospitals and schools in the following
cities, viz. :—Paris, Montpellier, Strasburgh, Berlin,
Vienna, Heidelberg, Bonn, Gottingen, Leyden, Pavia,
New York, Philadelphia.—By order of the Council,
EDMUND BELFOUR, Secretary.
July 13, 1844.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual
meeting of the above Instution took place in the board-roorrn
of the Hospital. The chair was taken, at two o'clock, by
the Rev. G. H. Bowers, 8.D., who stated that the object of
the present meeting was for the purpose of going into the
accounts of the Hospital, which, he rejoiced to say, would
prove satisfactory. hlr. J. Robertson, Honorary Secretary,
then read the annual report, which showed the funds of the
Institution to be in a flourishing condition, and that, in the
course of the last year, 7,337 indigent sick persons were ad-
mitted on the books for relief, at a cost of 2,5311. 17s. 6d. Of
these, 1,120 were in, and 6,217 were out- patients, many of whom
were visited at their own homes, and the greater part were
restored to the blessings of health, and to their occupations
for the support of their families. It may also be interesting
to state, that, exclusive of 2,104 patients received by recom-
mendatory letters from governors and subscribers, during the
last year, as many as 5,233 were freely admitted without any
other recommendation than the sympathy which their suf-
ferings excited. It will thus be seen that a great amount of
human misery has been alleviated. Several resolutions were
moved and seconded, when the meeting separated. Amongst
the gentlemen present we noticed the Rev. William Lambert,
Vernon Smith, Esq., M.P., Mr. Prater, Mr. George, and
Doctors Golding and Shearman, &c.
LAUNCH OF A STEAMER.—On Monday afternoon,
a very handsome iron steamer, named the Elberfeldt, and
intended for the Rhine, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., at Blackwall. She went
into the water easily and gracefully, and sat upon it like a
bird. She is upwards of 170 feet in length, but being in-
tended for river navigation is narrow in comparison with her
length, and draws very little water. In a few days Messrs.
Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., will launch from the same yard
another equally handsome steam-boat, of nearly the same
length, intended for passengers on the Nile, between Alexan-
dria and Cairo. She is so built as to draw only about two
feet four inches of water.
NEW STEAM-BOAT PIER AT VAUXHALL-BRIDGE.—
As is already known, a pier for the landing and embarking
of passengers by the steam-boats above bridge is in progress
of formation at Vauxhall-bridge. It will project into the
middle of the river on the east side of the bridge, in the
same manner as the erection of a similar kind at Southwark-
bridge, the only difference between them being, that the
passage portion of the pier at Southwark-bridge is carried
through the iron-work of the arch on to the bridge, the pier
floating, and rising, and falling with the tide, whereas the
passage fur the new pier at Vauxhall- bridge will be carried
direct from the pier on to the bridge. Besides the superior
appearance of this description of pier for the purpose, it is
much safer, and infinitely superior to the shattering string of
barges, and other craft joined together, at the side of each
of the bridges on the river, designated by the appellation of
piers, which are a nuisance, and ought to be abolished, to
prevent a repetition of the appalling accident which has re-
cently taken place at one of them, so soon as erections of a
more substantial nature call be built, to afford similar ac-
commodation to the public.
A good joke is told in the Spirit of the Times of a
man, named Johnson, a wag well known throughout the
State. He once bet a fellow in Albany that he could throw
him over the Hudson. The man was foolish enough to take
the bet, and the stake, ten dollars, was placed in the holder's
hands. A large crowd went down to see the performance,
and the colonel with great composure seized the man by the
nape of the neck and slack of his breeches and pitched him
about six feet into the river off the wharf, The green 'um
came off puffing and blowing, saying " You've lost your
bet." " I'll be d—d if I have." said Johnson ;" I only want
to get theheft ofyou—and I'll throw all day, but I'll get yea
over at last."—New York Paper.
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We have to announce the death of the Rev. Dr.

Lawrence Gardner,Rect:r-ofgi. Philips, Birmingham, who
expired on Friday last at Sanson, near Shrewsbury, at the
age of 76 years. In addition to holding the above valuable
living, he was canon residentiary of Lichfield.
A monument is about to be erected in Staindrop
Church, Durham, to the memory of the late Duke of Cleve-
land.

PRINCE ALBERT'S PRIZES AT ETON COLLEGE.---
ETON, MONDAY.—The arrangements for the distribution of
prizes, to the amount of 504 given annually by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert for the promotion of the study of
modern languages, have just been completed. The examina-
tions this year will be in French and Italian, and will take
place immediately after the return from the vacation of the
6th form. The provost and head master have determined to
dispose of Prince Albert's gift as follows :—To the best
French and Italian scholar, 25/. in money, and 151. in books ;
and 101. in books to the boy who shall be adjudged to be the
second in point of merit. The examiners appointed by the
College are—in French, M. de Vericour, ex-Professor 4.
Athenee Royal de Paris; and in Italian, Signor Panizzi, of
the British 'Museum, London. These prizes were instituted
by Prince Albert in 1841.
RAPID LEGISLATION.-011 Tuesday seventeen pub.,
lic Bills passed through a stage in rather more than half att
hour, and without a single speech being made on either side
of the House.
Messrs. Ellis and Campbell have returned front
their visit to the Port Lincoln district, and their expedition
into the interior of the peninsula of Eyrie; but although
rumour has employed her many tongues since the return of
these gentlemen, nothing very certain has transpired in con-
firmation of the reported fine country to the westward or
otherwise. But it is believed that the existence of some con
siderable extent of desirable land has been confamedi—Ads•
kid.: Observer, M. 24.