The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor Elect, several
of the Aldermen and the Common Council, Govern-s, and
the City officers, proceeded in their carriages to Christ's
Hospital, for the purpose of holding a court of all the royal
hospitals, to receive a corrected list of the governors of the
hospitals, to be confirmed according to ancient usage.
In consequence of the incorrectnes of the lists of governors
presented on St. Matthew's day to the Lord Mayor, his
Lordship refused to confirm them, and sent them bark to
the hospital for revision. It bad been particularly observed
that the authority of the Lord Mayor as the head of Christ's
Hospital, upon two recent occasions, was altogether denied
by the majority of the p.vernors, viz., those governors who
do not derive their rights from a City of London corporation
parentage. The subject was taken cep by the Corporation
upon the presentation of the Lord Mayor's repsrt of what
had occurred on St. -Matthew's day at Christ's Hospital, and
a resolution was adopted unanimously, after a high eulogium
upon the firm and judicious conduct of the Lord Mayor,
that his Lordship should be requested to send round to the
several hospitals fur corrected lists, and to appoint a day to
receive them.

It was generally understood that those who had deniec

the authority of the chief magistrate as head of the royal
hospitals intended to close the doors of Christ's Hospital
against him and the other members of the Corporation, and
much interest was excited by the expectation that a row
would take place. The consequence of the non-confirma-
tion of the lists is, that the new governors are for the time
disqualified.
At about half-past two o'clock the governors of the several
royal hospitals began to assemble, but on arriving at the
grand entrance .in Newgate-street they found the doors
locked, and they were told that the entrance to the hos
pital was at Christ Church-passage. They proceeded to
that entrance, which leads to the court-room, and were on
the way met by Mr. Trollope, the clerk of the hospital, who
informed them, upon being told that they had been sum-
moned to attend a general court, that he had orders not to
admit them.

At three o'clock the aS tendance became very numerous.
Precisely at that hour the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and mem-
bers of the Court of Common Council, who ara governors,
arrived at the grand entrance, preceded by the City Marshals,
in their state dresses.

The bell was rung, and admittance was formally demanded
for the Lord Mayor. Mr. Trollope then made his appearance,
and read a paper, which stated that the Lord Mayor would
be allowed free access at all times to the hospital, but that his
Lordship must not be present at any meeting of Governors
not summoned by the President. _ _

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Mr. Firth,~the deputy town-clerk, then read a formal de-
mand of admission, which not having been obeyed, the pro-
cessior, retired.

In the carriage with the Lord Mayor were Sergeant
Merewcather, the town-clerk; Mr. Hick, the sword bearer ;
and Mr. Beddome, the train bearer. In the next carriage
were the Lord Mayor Elect and Sir John Pirie, the president
of St. Thomas's liospitsl; in the third were Sir George
Carroll and Alderman Wihon. These were followed by car-
riages in which were Aldermen Kelly, Sir Chapman Marshall,
Mood, SitLey, Hunter, &c. Among the members of the
Common Council (governors) were Mr. B. L. Jones, of Cripple-
gate Ward; Mr. George Bracher, of Coleman-street Ward;
Mr. B. Taylor, (i Farringdon-without Ward; Mr. Eagleton,
of Farringdou-within Ward; Mr. Prior, of Dowgate Ward;
Mr. Prendergast and Mr. Bedford, of Farringdon-without
Ward, &c. &c.

The matter is to be immediately referred to a court.of law,
and will in all probability lead to most impurtant conse-
quences, in the opinion of many of the civic policiclAns.

A STRANGE RACE. An American paper says
that a correspondence is now going on between two gentlemen of
Boston, which began ten years ago with a challenge. Mr. A., a
bachelor, challenged Mr. 8.,.a married man with one child, who
replied that the conditions were 'la equal, that he must necessarily
be at more risk %kith his life than the other, and he declined. A
year afterwards he received another challenge from Mr.. A., who
stated that he too had now a wife and a child, and he supposed,
therefore, the objection of Mr B no longer valid. Mr. B. re-
plied that he had now two cliil.4ren, consequently the inequality
still subsisted. The next year Mr. A. renewed his challenge,
having now two children also, but his adversary had three. 'his
matter, when last heard of, was still going on, the numbers being
six to seven, and the challenge yearly renewed.