The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

TRINITY COLLEGE.

TICORWALDSEN'S S'iiloE BYTION.—This beautiful work
of art was placed in its permanent position, at the upper end
of the college library, last week.
STATUE OF BACON.—The reverend master has just pre-
sented the college with a very tine statue of the immortal
Chancellor, by WeekPs, which has been placed in the Ante
Chapel, near the screen, and almost under the base if Words-
worth. The philosopher is represented in his chair, in a gently
reclining position.

TILE CHURCII.
The following appointments have taken place :
The Rev. Edmund Mortlock, B. 1)., of Christ's College, to
the rectory of Moulton, Suffolk.
The Ho,. William Osbotu Jenkyn, 8.A., of Christ's College,
to the curacy of Wootton, Beds.
The Rev. Favill John Hopkins, 8.A., of Sidney College, to
the curacy of Woolley, Hunts.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL AND THE
CORPORATION OF LONDON.
The dispute between these two great bodies will, in all
probability, soon occupy the attention of the courts of law.
The immediate subject of dispute may appear of but trifling
imeort. It has, however, led to questions of the greatest
consequence. It appears that from time immemorial Christ's
Hospital, as well as all the other hospitals, have been in the
habit of making a yearly return to the Lord Mayor of the
names of all the governors, and in this-list the Lord Mayor
stood at the head, in conformity with an ordinance passed-on
the first foundation of the hospitals, which declared that the
president of each hospital was next in authority to the Lord
Mayor. In these annual lists the names of the presidents
and treasurers stood next, and then the names of the alder-
men, who are ex-officio governors, and after them the names
of the benefaction governors followed, arranged sometimes
alphabetically, and sometimes according to their rank. An
uneasy feeling between the active governors of Christ's
Hospital and the Corporation has been growing for the
last few years, and in some of the lists of late years it
has been observed that the names of the presidents and
treasurers were placed before that of the Lord Mayor. 'As it
was considered that this might be rather the result of acci-
dent than of any desire to offer an affront to the Lord Mayor,
it was passed over without observation; but when upon the
occasion of the Queen visit to Christ's Hospital, the gover-
nors thought fit to depose the present Lord Mayor from his
civic station, and to place the president and: treasurer before
him in the royal presence, it was thought by the Corporation
high time to claim for the Lord Mayor the precedence to
which, as well from immemorial custom as from the ancient
ordinance, they consider his Lordship entitled. This led to
a correspondence between the authorities of the two bodies,
in which the right of precedence was claimed by the Cor-
poration on behalf of the Lord Mayor, and br Christ's
Hospital the right was as strenuously denied. They pro-
fessed great respect for the Lord Mayor, as such, but de-
nied that he had any rights in the hospital except as one
of the ex officio governore, who were all upon an equality
with the benefaction governors. The glove of defiance
having been thus thrown down, the Corporation were not
slow to take it up, and a General Court of all the hospitals
was called by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of receiving
lists of governors, arranged according to the ancient form.
The other royal hospitals, namely, Betblem and Bride•
well, St. Thomas's and St. Bartholomew's, all complied with
the requisition, and sent amended lists, although they did
not appear at the Court. Christ's Hospital refused to alter
their list, or to admit the Lord Mayor into the Hospital to
hold the General Court in the accustomed place. His Lord-
ship and several of the Corporation governors beleaguered
the treasurer and president in their strong hold. Finding
the gates closed, the civic Marshal, with his baton in hand,
summoned the •fortress to surrender, and the deputy town-
clerk read, in front of the gates, his Lordship's proclamation
to the same effect. This was answered by Mr. Trollope, the
herald, from within, to the effect that the Lord Mayor, as a
governor, was welcome to adneLsion to any part ef the builds
ing except the great hall, where the general courts were
usually held ; but none but governors could be ad-
mitted, and they would 'not be allowed to enter the
hall for the purpose of holding the Court. Thus foiled in
their attempt peacefully to bold a general Court in the
manner prescribed by the ancient wages of the hospital, the
Lord Mayor and his suite adjourned to Guildhall, and, it
was understood, it was then and there resolved to call a
Court at Guildhall, the ordinances of the hospital declaring
that the general courts shall be held at Christ's Hospital or
elsewhere. At the subsequent meeting at Guildhall it was
determined to report the proceedings to the Common Coun
cif, and that Court unanimously resolved to uphold the Lord
Mayor in the assertion of his right of precedence over the
presidents of all the hospitals, and his equally undoubted
privilege of calling general courts when and where he pleases,
at which be presides, for the purpose of confirming the no-
mination of governors and doing many other acts which by
ancient custom can only be done at these courts. The Lord
Mayor eonsulted with the town clerk and other law officers
of the Corporation. The original charter and the ancient
ordinances of the hospital were carefully examined, and it
appeared to the law advisers of the Court, not only that the
Lord Mayor was fully justified in the course he had taken,
but that, in .point of fact, in consequence of the contumacy
of Christ's Hospital in refusing to furnish for confirmation
a corrected list of the benefaction governors their appoint-
ment had become ipso facto void, and that except the Cor-
poration' governors, there were no legal governors qualified
to make a qualified Court.
Founded upon this view of the case, Alderman Wood has
given the following notice of motion, to be made at the next
Court t---" That no governor of Christ's Hospital, not being
an Alderman, or elected governor of the Common Council, bt•
recognised by this Court, nor any act of such governor he
recognised, until he shall be duly entered in a proper list cc
governors, and be duly confirmed." " That the hospital seal
be not affixed to any deed or document of Christ's Hospital
until proper evidence (certified by the Chamberlain to this
Court) be given that the same has been duly examined,
proved, and signed." " That the Aldermen of this City be
requested not to sign any deed or document fur the hospital
seal until they have been satisfied that it has been duly
ordered and sanctioned at a legally-constituted Court for
such hospital." If Alderman Woods motion is carried, it is
not imagined that the Corporation will do more than refuse to
seal one, and force Christ's Hospital to put the question in
a proper shape for trial in the courts of law.
The hospital may then move for a mandamus to compel
the Corporation to affix the seal, and the whole ques-
tion may be then put in issue. " What a great flame
a little fire kindleth.' If the hospital had but allowed its
lists to be made out in the usual form, giving the Lord
Mayor the precedence he has always hitherto hail, the ma-
nagement of the hospitals might have been continued in the
hands of the benefaction governors, as has long been the
case. This inquiry has, however, led to the discovery that
the paramount rights of the Corporation to enforce the ob-
servance of all the ancient customs, not specially abrogated
by the Act of Parliament, which was pawed in the year
1789, for the purpose of composing former differences, are
still in existence, and that the confirmation of the nomina-
tion of benefaction governors is still vested in the Lcrd
Mayor and Aldermen. It is also contended by Alderman
Wood and the other lawyers that no valid Act can be per-.
formed at either hospital without the presence of the Lord
Mayor, a majority of the Aldermen, and a majority of the
other Corporation governors, to snake a Court.
The Act of Parliament says that the benefaction governors,
together with the Lord Mayor, all the Aldermen, and the
other Corporation governors, are to have the management of
the affairs of the hospital. By this enactment the corporate
governors are constituted integral parts of the whole body ;
and by a well-known role of legal construction of charters
and other documents, 'in which this mode of nominating a
corporation prevails, it is necessary that at every court where
corporate business can be legally transacted each of the defi-
nite classes should be represented by a majority of their body

APPREHENDED FAMINE IN IRELAND—SUG-
GESTION FOR ITS RELIEF.
(From a Correspondent of the Dublin Evening Mail.)
You; were kind enough to recommend to the public my
suggestion of putting horses on the shortest possible allow-
ance of oats. Could not this be done with our cavalry. We,
are not likely to have war.
t will be ten months before next 3-ear's oats can make its
appearance in the market, and every horse, in her Majesty's
service consumes 101bs. of oats per day. This, in a time of
dearth, would support fire men daily; and this additional
supply alone would be of great consequence to a starving
population. Besides, though Government may raise money,
it cannot raise oats.
I would that the importance of economy in this, which
may yet be the only, food for the poor, were duly impressed,
on our noble-minded and truly generous brethren at the
other side of the channel.
Let every man who feeds' a horse on oats remember that
in case of famine, and the consequent destruction of human
life, his horse will have been eating daily what would have
served six human beings from perishing.

EXTENSIVE FORGERIES BY A LIVERPOOL MEB-
CHANT.—On Saturday information was circulated through-
out the divisions of the metropolitan and City police, that
Mr. Lyon, an extensive merchant in Liverpool, in the
Smyrna and American trade, had absconded from that city,
having committed forgeries to a very large amount. Mr.
Lyon is believed to have quitted Liverpool about Monday
or Tuesday last, but he was not missed till Thursday. It
is supposed that he is in London, and that he intends to
quit the country. He is described as about five ten
inches high, sallow complexion, black bushy hair and
whiskers, rather prominent nose, dark eyes, thin face, pro-
minent teeth, thin figure, and very upright; dresses gene-•
rally in a black frock coat, figured silk waistcoat, light
trowsers, and black hat, Wellington boots, and black stock,
and wears a large shirt pin, and several rings on his
fingers—is fond of smoking, and is well known in the sport-
ing world.
EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.---LIVERPOOL, SATUR-
DAY NMI-U.—About half-past seven o'clock this evening a
dreadful explosion of gunpowder took place in the shop of
Mr. Jones, ironmonger, Dale-street. The whole front of the
shop was blown to atoms,, and we regret to say several per-
sons have been severely injured, among whom are Mr. Jones
and his shop-boy. How the accident occurred we have not
yet been able to learn, nor can a proper estimate be formed of
the damage sustained, or the injury inflicted upon those per-
sons who have suffered by this unfortunate occurrence.
WINDSOR ELECTION.—WINDSOR, SUNDAY EVEN-
iNG.—The nomination is not now expected to take place until
after the 10th instant, on which day the present mayor,
Thomas Clarke. Esq., will go out of office. The canvass,
which has now been going on ever since the 16th of October,
is therefore likely to be prolonged for upwards of another
week. The greatest interest is excited amongst all classes
of the inhabitants, non-electors as well as those whose
names are on the register, as to the result of the contest.
At the election for town-councillors (three for each of the
two wards into which the borough is divided), which took
I place yesterday, the whole of the retiring members were re-
elected without opposition.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—This distinguished states-
man, accompanied by his laey, arrived at Douglas's Hotel on
Saturday, where they still remain. It will be seen that on
Thursday the Town Council unanimously resolved to confer
on his Lordship the freedom the city. The presentation is
to take place at one o'clock on Monday. 'With the view of
allowing the presence of a larger body of citizens than could
be accommodated in the Council Chamber, application was
made for the use of the Parliament House on the occasion;
but the attempt has not been successful, and no other place
has yet been fixed on.—SCotsmatr.