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didates not already qualified in Medicine are examined inthat subject, orally and clinically, as well as by writtenpapers.REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DOUBLE QUALIFICATION.

The Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow andthe Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, grant theirdiplomas conjointly before a board of examiners in whicheach body is represented, the object being to give to studentsfacilities for obtaining from two separate bodies, and at lessexpense, a double qualification in Medicine aud Surgery.Students passing ttna examination successfully will be en-abled to register two qualifications under the Medical Act-namely, Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians andSurgeons of Glasgow, and Licentiate of the Royal Collegeof Physicians of Edinburgh. The curriculum of studyembraces a conrse of Medicine, in addition to the subjectsrequired for a diploma of the Faculty. The fee for the firstexamination is eight guineas ; for the second twelve guineas.The examination for the Double Qualification wiil begin

in the Faculty Hall, Glasgow, at the following periods-namely, first examination, October 18th, 1882 ; January 9th,April 6th, July 18th, 1883. The second examination willbegin on October 26th, 1882 ; January 18th, April 16th, andJuly 6tb, 1883.Applications to be admitted to either the first or second

examinntion must be made to the Secretary of the Facultynot later than one week preceding the examination.Candidates are required to subscribe a declaration that

they have not been rejected by any examining board withinthree months before toe examination.The other rernlations are nearly the same as those for the

diploma of the Faculty.

KING AND QUEENS COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANSIN IRELAND.

Examinations in the sabjects of the First ProfessionalExamination are held quarterly, in January, April, July,and October. Examinations in the subjects of the FinalExamination for the licence in Medicine of the College andfor the licence in Midwifery are held in the week followingthe first Friday in each month, except August and September.Every candidate for a licence mu-t return his name to theRegistrar of the College, and lodge with him his certificates,bank (Royal Bank of Ireland) receipt of fees, and his

schedule, at least four days before the first Friday in eachmonth. Special examinations will be held at such times asthe President may appoint.Licence in Medcine.—Every candidate for the licence of

the College to practise Medicine must produce satisfactoryevidence-1. Of character, from a Fellow of the College, orfrom two registered practitioners. 2. Of having passed anexamination in general education, held by some one of theexamining bodies recoguised by the General Medical Council.3. Of having been engaged during a period of four years inthe study of Medicine. 4. Of having attended courses oflectures on the following subjects, at schools reconied bythe College : Practical Anatomy, two courses ; Physiologyor Institutes of Medicine, Chemistry, Practical Chemistry,Materia Medica, Medical Jurisprudence, Practice of Medi-cine and Pathology, Surgery, and Midwifery-each onecourse. 5. Of havmg attended for twenty-seven months arecognised Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, in which clinicallectures and clinical in,truction in Medtcine are given, theattendance not to be for more than nine months in any oneyear-viz., six winter, and three summer months-for notless than three months. 6. Of having studied Fever in arecognised clinical hospital, containing fever ward-, and re-corded from daily personal observation at least five casesof fever, to the satisfaction of the attending clinical phy-sician, as attested by his signature.26 7. Of having attendedPractical Midwifery and Diseases of Women for six monthsat a Lying-in Hospital or Maternity recognised by the Col-lege ; or, where such hospital attendance cannot have beenobtained during the course of study, of having been en-gaged in Practical Midwifery under the supervision of aregistered practitioner holding public appointments; in eithercase not less than twenty labour cases must have been

actually attended. 8. Of having lodged the admission fee

26 Candidates who commenced their hospital studies betweenSeptember, 1876, and October, 1879, will be required to conform toRule 6, or to produce evidence of having attended for nine months ahospital which contained fever wards.

in the Royal Bank of Ireland, Foster-place, to the credit ofthe College.The professional examination is divided into two parts a

1. Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, and Materia Medica.2. Practice of Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Pathology,,Medical Jurisprudence, Midwifery, Hygiene, and Thera-peutics. Candidates may he examined in the subjects ofthe first part at the termination of the second year of study,on producing the certificates in these subjects, or in all thesubjects of their education, on the completion of theirmedical studies. No candidate can be examined in the-suhjects of the first and second parts in the same month.Candidates qualified as follows are required to undergo

the second part only of the professional examination, viz. :-(1) Graduates in Medicine of any University in the UnitedKingdom, or of any Foreign University approved by theCollege ; (2) Fellows, Members, or Licentiates of the RoyalCollege of Physicians of London or Edinburgh; (3) Graduatesor Licentiates in Surgery ; (4) Candidates who, having com-pleted the curriculum laid down above, shall have passedthe previous professional examination or examinations ofany of the licensing medical authorities in the UnitedKingdom. Candidates qualified, as specified in Section61, 2, and 3, must fill up a schedule and present theirregistra-tion certificate (or their medical or surgical qualification), aswell as two certificates of character, of practical midwifery,and of attendance on a cliuical hospital which receives casesof fever. Candidates whose case is met by Section 4 mustproduce, in addition to the certificates required from candi-dates for the licence, a certificate frum the licensing medicalauthority to the effect that such previous professionalexamination has been successfully passed.

ltegistered practitioners of five years’ standing are

admitted to examination for the licence in medicine on pro-ducing certificate of registration, with satisfactory reference,and are exempted from the examination by printed questions,

Candidates who have passed the examinations for thelicence in medicine must attend at the College on theFriday following, to subscribe the declaration, and to signthe roil of Jicensiates in medicine.

Unsuccessful candidates may be admitted to re-examina.tion after not less than two months.Licence in Midwifery—Candidates for the licence in mid-

wifery, who are not licentiates in medicine, may be admittedto examination on the following qualifications : (1) Thedegree or licence in mediciue or surgery from any Universityor C)jla,,,e nf Yily-icians or Surgeons in the United King-dom ; (2) Testimonial as to character; (3) Certificates ofhaving attended (a) a course of lectures on midwifery in aschool recognised by the College; (b) practical midwiferyand diseases of ivomen, as in Section 6 ot the regulations forthe Lic3llce in Medicine.Candidates who are licentiates in medicine of the College,.

or who have passed t he examination for such licence, maybe admitted to examination for the licence in midwifery onlodging their fees and signifying their wish to the registrar aweek at least before such examination.The fees are : Fur the Lcence to practise medicine, £15 15s.

Examination for the midwifery licence, 93 3s. For the licencesin medicine and midwifery, if obtained within a month, to belodged in one sum, 27 £16 16s. In case the candidate be agraduate both in Arts and in Medicine of any university inGreat Britain or Ireland, the fee for the licence in medicineshall be 95 5s. Special examination fur the licence to prac.tise medicine, .621 ; for the licence to practice midwifery,£55s. The admission fee, less the sum paid to the examiners,is returned to any candidate rejected at any of the Collegeexaminations.The Membership. - Members of the Collega alone are

eligible to the Fellowship. Every candidate for the member-ship is required to produce satisfactory evidence-1. Ofhaving attamed the age of twenty-five years. 2. Of being a.licentiate of this College for three years at least; or a

licentiate of one year’s standing, who shall be a graduate ofArts of a university in the United Kingdom at the time ofhis obtaining the licence; or a licentiate of one year’sstanding, who shall be a registered practitioner of seven years’standing at the time of his obtaining the licence. 3. Ofprofessional conduct and moral character, as testified by afellow or member of the College, or by a fellow of the RoyalCollege of Physicians of London or of Edinburgh. 4. Of

27 Any candidate rejected at the Examination for the Licence inMedicine must pay the full fee of £3 3s. fur the Licence in Midwifery.

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not being engaged in trade ; of not directly or indirectlyvending medicines or drugs ; of not dispensing or compound-ing medicines for anyone-even his own private patients-(except in cases of extreme urgency); and of not practisingmedicine or surgery in partnership, by deed or otherwise.5. Of having attended courses of practical instruction inOphthalmology and Histology. 6. Of having held, duringat least six months, the office of resident physician, or resi-dent medical pupil, in a hospital recognised by the College;or of having acted for the same period as clinical clerk inthe medical wards of such hospital; or of having been inmedical charge, for at least twelve months, of any publicinstitution for the treatment of the sick. 7. Of havinglodged the admission fee of twenty guineas in the RoyalBank of Ireland to the credit of the College.Everv candidate shall be required to pass an examination

in (1) Principles of Medicine, including Pathology, MedicalAnatomy, and Medical Chemistry. (2) Practice of Medicine,including Principles of Public Health. (3) Clinical Medicine.The election for fellowship takes place twice a year, on

the first Friday in April, and on St. Luke’s day (Oct. 18th).Candidates must be proposed and nominated three monthspreviously. Fee, £60.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND.

Students beginning their studies after May 1st, 1882, andwho wish to be candidates for the Letters Testimonial of the

College shall produce evidence—(a) Of having, before en-tering on medical studies, passed the Preliminary Examina-tion of the College, or an equivalent examination, recognisedby the General Medical Council ; and (b) of having beenregistered by that Council as a student in medicine.The Letters Testimonial of the College shall not be

granted to any candidate at an earlier period than forty-fivemonths subsequent to his registration as a medical student ;or to anyone who has not attained the age of twenty-one.

Students may be registered as pupils of the College onpayment of a registration fee of £5 5s., for which credit willbe given subsequently in his examination fee.

Examinations.—Every candidate shall be required to passa Preliminary Examination and four Professional Examina-tions, unless he possess a diploma or degree in eithermedicine or surgery recognised by this College, or who havepassed an equivalent examination.

Professional Examinations.—The first, second, and thirdProfessional Examinations shall be held in the July andOctober of each year ; should the student fail to pass inJuly, he may present himself at the Examination held inOctober. The Examination of each year must be passedbefore a new session can be entered on.

First Professional Examination.—Candidates must havebeen engaged in study for at least nine months subsequentto registration. The examination shall include the following :(1) Physics, if not passed at the Preliminary Examination;(2) the Elements of Chemistry ; (3) Elementary Botany ;(4) Human Osteology; (5) Elementary Practical Pharmacy.The fee for this examination shall be £5 5s.The examination shall occupy two days. The first day

printed questions and the second oral.Second Professional Examination. —Candidates are re-

quired to produce evidence of having passed the first pro-fessional examination, also certificates of having subsequentlyattended - Medico - Chirurgical Hospital, nine months.Winter courses : Practical Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery,Chemistry (unless attended in first year). Summer courses,three months : Practical Chemistry, Practical Physiology,Materia Medica. The fee for this examination shall be £5 5s.

Candidates shall be examined in—(1) Anatomy; (2)Histology; (3) Surgery; (4) Chemistry ; and (5) MateriaMedica. The examination shall occupy two days-the firstday (oral) in Chemistry and Materia Medica, Anatomy, Phy-siology, Surgery; the serond day, Dissections and Histology.

Third Professional Examination.-Candidates must pro-duce evidence of having passed the Second Examination,also certificates of having subsequently attended-Medico-Chirurgical Hospital; nine months as an extern pupil, or sixmonths as a resident pupil. Winter courses : Demonstra-tions and Dissections, Practical Anatomy (unless attendedin the first year), Surgery, and Medicine. Summer course,three months : Medical Jurisprudence.The fee for this examination shall be E5 5s. Candidates

shall be examined in—(1) Anatomy; (2) Physiology; (3) Sur-gery. The examination shall occupy three days. The first

day, printed questions ; second, oral ; and the third, dissec.tions.

Fourth, and Final Professional Examination.—Shall beheld in July and October, and in the following April.Candidates must produce evidence of having passed theThird Professional Examination, also certificates of havingsubsequently attended-Medico-Chirurgical Hospital, ninemonths as Extern Pupil. Winter courses : Dissections,Demonstrations, and Midwifery. Certificates will also berequired of having attended a midwifery hospital, or

maternity, for six months, and of having been present atthirty labours. Clinical Ophthalmology, three months.Operative Surgery. Practical Instruction in Vaccination.The fee for this examination shall be jE5 5s. Candidates

shall be examined in-1. Surgery: Clinical, Ophthalmic, andOperative, with Surgical Anatomy. 2. Medicine. 3. Mid-wifery and Diseases of Women. 4. Medical Jurisprudence.The examination shall occupy four days. The first dayprinted questions; the second, oral; the third, clinical;and the fourth, operative surgery.

Fellowship Examination for Candidates possessing no

Qualification. - The Examination shall consist of twodivisions, and extend over, at least, three days ; the firsttwo of which shall be devoted to the Examination for theLetters Testimonial of the College. The third day shall bedevoted to additional subjects required for the Fellowship.Candidates who do not pass the first two days’ Examinationshall not be allowed to proceed to the third, but those whodo pass shall be entitled to receive the Letters Testimonialof the College, although they may not have passed the thirdday’s Examination. No credit will be given, on a subsequentoccasion, for passing a part only of either Examination.

THE SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES, LONDON.Every candidate for a Certificate of Qualification to

practise as an Apothecary will be required to producetestimonials-Of having passed a Prf-limjnary Examinationin Arts as a test of general education. (This examinationmust be passed before the commencement of medical studies.Medical studies commenced before the caudidates shall havepassed an examination on the subject of general educationwill not be recognised.) Of having attained the full age oftwenty-one years. Of good moral conduct. A certificate ofthree months’ Practical Pharmacy from some recognisedhospital or dispensary, or from a qualitied medical practi-tioner. And of having pursued a course of medical study inconformity with the regulations of the court.The course of medical study required for a licence must

occupy at least four years, of which not less than threewinter and two summer sessions must be passed at a reco-gnised school or hospital. The following will be recognisedand considered equivalent to eighteen months’ study, inaddition to the two years and a half above mentioned:(a) attendance on the practice of a hospital or other publicinstitution recognised by this Hall for that purpose; (b) in-struction as the pupil or assistant of a registered practi-tioner, physician or surgeon to a hospital, general dispensary,or union workhouse, or where such opportunities of practicalinstruction are afforded as may be deemed sati-factory.

Course of Study. - Every candidate must attend the

following lectures and medical practice : each wiuter sessionto consist of not less than six months, to commence on the1st and not later than the 15th October; each summer sessionto commence on the 1st and not later than the 15th of May.

First Year.-Winter Session : Chemistry, Anatomy, andPhysiology (including Dissections and Demonstrations).Summer Session: Botany, Materia Medica and Therapeutics,Practical Chemistry.Second Year.-Winter Session : Anatomy and Physiology

(including Dissections and Demonstrations), Principles andPractice of Medicine,28 Clinical Medical Practice. SummerSession : Midwifery and Diseases of Women aud Children,Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Clinical Medical Practice.Third Year.-Winter Session: Principles aud Practice of

Medicine ’28 Clinical Medical Lectures, Morbid Anatomy,Pathology, and Clinical Medical Practice. Summer Session:Practical Midwifery and Vaccination, Morbid Anatomy,Clinical Medical Practice.

28 It is proposed to omit the Principles and Practice of Medicine inthe second and third winter session. One course of the Principles andPractice of Medicine is required, and one on the Principles of Surgery;the latter of which can be taken at any time convenient to the candidateafter the second year.