The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-19 00:00:00

FICIENCY.

PHYSIOLOGY AND COMPARATIVE A.NATOMY.--Potter,
John Philips (Scholarship and Gold Medal), Ulliversity
College; Parkes, Edmund Alexander (Gold Medal), Uni-
versity College ; Carlill, John Burford, University Col-
lege ; Heaton, John- Deakin, Leeds, and University
College ; Gull, William Withey, Guy's Hospital ; Way,
William, University College.
SURGERY.—Potter, John Philips (Scholarship and
Gold Medal), University College ; Carlill, John Burford,
University College ; Gull, William Withey, Guy's hos-
pital ; Way, William, University College ; Noyes, Henry
George, Guy's Hospital.
MEDICINE.—SeweII, Charles Brodie (Scholarship and
Gold Medal), University College ; Francis, Dayroll Jo-
. seph Tbackwell (Gold Medal), Guy's Hospital ;. Ps.irkes,
Edmund Alexander, University College ; Witham
Withey, Guy's' Hospital; Heaton?, John Deakin, Uni-
versity College.
MIDWIFERY.—W4y, William (Gold Medal), Univer-
sity College ; Noyes, Henry George, Guy's Hospital.
STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BOTANY.—Hea-
ton, John Deakin (Gold Medal), Leeds, and University
College ; Carlill, John Burford, University College.

The Mitcham Anti-Corn-law Asssociation, in
announcing a public meeting for Friday evening next,
say they disclaim any party political motives • they
therefore respectfully request the attendance of all per-
sons of every shade of political opinion at the meeting,
and request their aid and co-operation. They respect-
fully call the attention of the public to the following.
statement of what the Corn-laws has done to this dis-
trict :—" In- the year 1820, there were thirteen print-
works on the river Wardle, in full and active employ.
At the present time there are only six'print-works, and
those not half employed. In 1820 there were upwards
of 3,000 persons fully employed in the same. At the
present time there are not more than 450 engaged at
them and they are not half employed. In 1820 there
were paid per week in the same 3,000/. wages. At the
present time 4002 per week is the highest rate that has Mr. Newman of the Bridge-house, on Monday,
been paid, whilst, for a considerable period, it did not presented to the Lord Mayor a splendid gold ring,
reach 2001. per week. In 1820 there were exported to which is supposed to have belonged to Sir Thomas
Prussia, 4,519,676 yards of printed and dyed calico. In Gresham, and was found in the P'bed of the river at
1838 there were only 430 yards of dyed, printed, and London-bridge. It is inscribed with a commercial mark,
white calicoes exported to the same' place. 1838 is the and the initials T. G., and its weight is nearly one ounce.
last year in which the returns were made up. From 1820 The gold is very pure. The City Antiquarian, stated
to 1838, there has been a falling off of printed and dyed that it was washed down the Thames, at the fire of
oalicoes, exported to Germany, of upwards of eight mil- London. His Lordship wore tte ring for the first time
lions of yards. A large portion of the printed calicoes on the day Prince Albert laid the first stone of the New
sent to Prussia and Germany were printed in this dis- Exchange.
trict. The Corn-laws have been the means of our losing INCREASE OF PRESTON CASES OF FELONY.
the manufacturing, printing, and dyeing upwards of —1835, 18 ; 1836, 27 ; 1837, 84 ; 1838, 103 ; 1839,.112;
twelve and a half million yards of calicoes, through our ' 1840, 160 ; lB4l, 144. So much for crime and deaf
to take in exchange , for our manufactured l bread.— The Struggle. 1.,
goods, the Prussian and German timber and corn. . Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to ,
They now manufacture for themselves, and rival us in the,
neutral markets. The Association, therefore, most ear-- command the presence of the Lord Mayor and the
i•
Sheriffs of London, at the Christening of his Royal
nestly, but respectfully, call for Ybur aid to repeal those .
lays which are fast bringing the whole manufacturing Highness the Prince of Wales; on the 25th instant,
and
at the deuner and the banquet. His LordshipPalace,
community. to one universal ruin, and will ultimately de- ,
stroy the interests of the landowners themselves, 1
-)y tuh.hee Sheriffsre they \ willlil i'remainavea suitt:ll t7hfen2pfiatrbt:ments inottlilethea2a,Beti,:
ruining the consumers of their produce.
Lord A shburton, accompa. .3'
med b •• Mr. Hugo
HINT TO SIR R. INGLIS—Good Sir, we
intreat you to pause a moment, and think whether, dur- : Mildmay, will leave Bath House, Piccadilly,
ing the ensuing Session, you bad not better advocate then. go to Washington, whore a mansion has been taken
inst , to em bark from Liverpool for New York. - They
an. "extension" of ovens, rather than churches. Believe for three months. His Lordship wiX afterwards ViSit
us, the people of England, it is bread and not Bishops, Pennsylvania, and is expected to return to this country -
cheese and not churches,--- that we want. The ,Struggle.- about the end of JttlY, ~
•
i• - . _ ~