The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-30 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE, Li/NDON.

On Friday the distribution of prizes, awarded by this institution,
took place in the theatre of the College The Archbishop of Can-
terbury presided. and was supported by the Bishops of London,
Winchester, and Lichfield, the Dean of Westminster. Laid Rad.
stock, and Sir C. Clarke. The theatre was crowded by the friends
of the pupils. The Most Rev. Primate then made a few pretimi.
nary remarks as to the business of the day, after which
the Professors in order addressed the meeting on the im
provement and good behaviour of their respective pupils.
The prizes were then delivered in the following order;—Depart.
ment of General Literature and Science.—Divinity (senior year)—
Edwards, Lynch; (second year) Heywood, Greenwood ; (junior
year) Kitchen, Irving. Classics—Heywood, Kitchen, J. Salter,
J. Wilson, Watson, sen. Mathematics—Wray, Edwards,
Leake, Watson, Brogden. Hemmans. Engtish Literature—
Heywood. English 1110011—Wray. Stephen's Prize—Church.
Latin Essay—Downs, Wilkes Latin Verse—Vance. Eng.
lish Verse—Vance. Hebrew—Crallan. German—Maugham.
Frencb— Payne. Literary Union of K. C.—Salter. As-
sociates_Fletcher, Webb, Smith. F. W. Green-street, J.
Copley Wray. J. C. Lynch, B. St. John Tyrwhitt, Arthur James
Payne, and Samuel Slater. Department of the App:ied Sciences.
Mathematics —Whitcambe. Hannan. Mechanics Young,
Donne, Lawson. James, Campbell. Nunn. Chemistry—A4nnted,
May. Geology—James. Mineralogy—Young. Manufacturing
Art - Young, Donne, James, Shelley. Surveying—Young, Noad,
Lonne, Francis. Workroom-2d, Winter; Ist, Francis, Assn-
ciates—Thonia; Nichol, James P. Wormetey. Certificates of
Honour—Young, James.
At the termination of the distribution, the CHAIRMAN rose, and
stated that he was sure all patties present would be highly
gratified with the many proofs of the good behaviour and the treat
improvement made by the various pupils, which was no doubt
owing to the very efficient Professors chosen for their instruction,
and that he, should Providence spare him, would be ready at any
time to assist this valuable Institution by every means in his power.
The Bishop of London proposed that the thanks of the company be
returned to the Archbishop of Canterbury, not only for his exer-
tions on the present occasion, but pn many former times. The
Dean of Westminster seconded the proposition, which was carried
unanimously. The meeting then separated.

ACCIDENT ON TEE BRISTOL AND BIRMINGIIAm
Rarcvistr.—.on Thursday afternoon a fearful collision between two
trains occurred on this line. The train which left Gloucester at
half.past ten for Birmingham, on reaching Camp Hill, came in
sight of a train proceeding from Birmingham, on the same line of
rails, and ere the engines could be reversed both trains amid into
fearful collision—one engine being comp etely destroyed and the
other very nearly so by the shock. These engines were the finest
and most powerful on the lire. One of the engine drivers and
stokers jumped off, but the former was severely hurt, having falte=r
on his back on the rails; the stoker was likewise hurt, but not so
seriously. The men an the other engine escaped. From thirty to
forty of the passengers are estimated to have been more or less
hurt, but it is not supposed that any of them were dangerously in.
jured. The moment that the accident was heard of at Birming,
ham everything was done by the officers of the company to afford
relief to the sufferers. The cause of the accident is said to have
been the leaving •f the Birmingham train before the arrival of
the train from Gloucester, a thing altogether against orders. :The
whole circumstances, however, were to undergo official investiga
Lion last evening.
A RUSSIAN COUNT, BIS COUNTESC, AND CiIIT,PREN
BURNT ALIVE EY THEIR SERFS.—We have received from Southern
Russia the news of the tragical end of Count Apraxin, well.
known for his divorce from his first wife. This gentleman, who
treated his serfs with unheard.of cruelty, has, together with his
second wife and children, fallen a victim to their vengeance. The
infuriated people at midnight surrounded his castle, and haying
gutted it of its contents, bound the inmates, and set fire to it.
The Count, who had freed himself, attempted to escape, but was
overlap.% ered and beaten to death by
this savage horde. The first
wife of the Count Apraxin had married an qungarian nobleman,
but the Pope would not give his consent to this marriage., which
besides was not reezgriised by law, her first husband being still
alive. The catastrophe which has taken place has now, however,
removed this obstacle, and the union having been sanctioned by the
Holy See, the Count= ss has been received- at the court of Vienna
and by Prince Metternich.—Dcbals.
At S u I
hwark j"ee'COUrt, on Friday, a tradesman
named Thos Pym, of Bermondsey atreet,was fined in the mitigated
penalty of 101, for aiding his son to desert from the Royal Marines
at We olwiell