The twenty-second half-yearly meeting of the City of London Lite-
rary and Scientific Institution, was held on Wednesday evening, in the theatre of their house in Aldersgate Street ; IV. G. Prescott, Esq., in the chair. The report of the proceedings of the past six months was read by the Secretary, Mr. Stacy. From this it appeared, that lectures have been delivered upon the following subjects,—Athens, by Mr. Jack- son ; Phrenology, by Dr. Epps ; Early English Writers, by Mr. Clark ; Africa, by Mr. Higgins ; Wales, by Mr. Foggo ; French Drama, by Professor Delille ; the application of Science to the purposes of Economy, by Mr. Hemming ; the Antiquities of the British Islands, by Mr. Cromwell ; and the History of Painting in Italy, by Mr. Clark. The various Language classes have been in increased activity ; classes for the study of the Mathematics and Phrenology are in the course of formation ; and the class for the pursuit of Philosophical Inquiry has been numerously attended ; as have also some lectures on Chemistry, which were delivered (gratuitously) in the theatre of the Institution, by one of its sieves. The library has been considerably increased by purchases and donations, and the number of books at present in it is 6411. From the Auditor's report it appeared, that the receipts of the past six months, added to the balance in September last, had carried the funds of the Institution to the extent of 16081. 16s. 9d. : the expenditure during the same period amounted to 8081. 19s.; leaving a balance of 7991.7s. 9d. in favour of the Institution, of which 4841.08 led. is a floating balance, and 3151. 6a. 11d. the amount of the acumulating funds. The reading of the report was continually interrupted by the applauses of the auditory. Some amicable discussions upon local ar- rangements then arose; which being prolonged to a late hour, the sneering was adjourned till the 14th instant.
The Lancet says, that the arrangements for the Metropolitan Uni- versity " are sufficiently advanced to admit of the choice of a Chan- cellor; and Lord Burlington, who was a Senior Wrangler at Cam- bridge, and is distinguished for his literary and scientific attainments, will be the first individual appointed to fill that high and distinguished office."
A numerous meeting of the Governors of the Free Hospital, Greville Street, was held on Tuesday night at the Gray's Inn Coffee- house, by adjournment from the Tuesday preceding, for the purpose of determining on the propriety of removing Mr. Alexander Tweedie from the office of Surgeon to the Hospital, and of adopting a similar step with respect to Mr. W. Hentsch, the Resident Apothecary. The ground of removal was, that those two gentlemen had given certificates of approval of " Frank's Specific Solution,"—an act which, it was contended, must necessarily tend to the injury of the Hospital. There was not the slightest attempt made to impugn the character of either of the parties, whether as regarded their professional talents, respectabi- lity, or honourable conduct; the charge being simply that, as medical offi- cers of the Free Hospital, they were guilty of an act of imprudence which was detrimental to its interests, inasmuch as they had recommended a "nostrum " which professed to cure the same diseases as those of which the cure formed one of the chief objects of the institution. Both gentlemen entered upon very long and able defences; Mr. Tweedie producing a letter written by the authority of the Council of the Col. lege of Surgeons, to whom he had submitted the case, in which it was said—" They cannot believe that the Governors of any public institu- tion will be induced to remove a surgeon from their establishment merely for trying a new mode of administering an old and well-known medicine." After Mr. Bransby Cooper, (who spoke in high terms of the medicine,. although he objected to every thing in the shape of quackery,) Dr. Uwins, and Dr. Ryan, had addressed the meeting, and pointed out the injustice of adopting the course proposed, the reso- lutions for the removal of both gentlemen were carried.— Times.
Dr. Uwins, Dr. Ryan, and Mr. Lucas, one of the Surgeons of the Hospital, have since resigned.
In the Court of Chancery, on Wednesday, an injunction was granted, on the application of Mr. Perry, the well-known maker of metal pens, to restrain a pen-manufacturer at Birmingham, named Mitchell, from infringing the patent of Mr. Perry. It was stated in Mr. Perry's affidavit, that the defendant had sold a considerable number of his pens in Paris.
In the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday, after a trial of two days, Jourdan, Sullivan, Mott, Seale, and Iluey, were all found guilty of the Customhouse robbery on the 27th of November lust. Huey, who was a Customhouse clerk, and who by his own coakssion is a gambler, a spendthrift, and a confirmed profligate, as well as a thief, was the chief witness against his accomplices and himself. The Jury recommended Mott and Seale to mercy, on account of their good cha- ruct( s previous to the affair.
A t Bow Street, yesterday, Mr. John Cleave was committed to the House of Correction for three months, for having a quantity of un- staillped newspapers, dated March 6th, in his possession.
About sixty journeymen tailors left town in omnibuses on Monday, to proceed to Chester ; where there is a demand for their assistance, in consequence of a turn-out of the regular workmen.
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