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Medical News.ROYIL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-The following gentle-

men, having undergone the necessary examinations for theDiploma, were admitted members of the College at the meet-ing of the Court of Examiners on the 9th inst. :-

ALLAS, JOHN LEONOE, Mauritius.BLANDFORD, JOHN FIELDING, Grove, Brompton.CREW, JOHN, Tetbury, Gloucestershire.DONNE, JEREMIAH MOULTON, Castle Cary, Somerset.Dow, JOHN, Keith, Banffshire.EATON, JAMES WILLIAM, Bingham, Notts.HEMSTED, HENRY, Whitchurch, Hants.PARRY, HENRY HITCHCOCK, Allington, Devizes.ROBINSON, ENOCH, Marsden, near Huddersfield.WYATT, ARTHUR, Bedford.

The following gentlemen were admitted members on the12th inst. :-

ADSETTS, JOHN, Derby.BLACKLEY, CHARLES HARRISON, Manchester.DRAKE, JOHN JEFFERY, Newton Abbot, Devon.GEORGE, HuGH, Chepstow, Monmouthshire.GRIGG, JOSEPH CoLLINGS, Exeter.HARLEY, JOHN, Ludlow, Shropshire.LYNES, EDWARD, Coventry.OUGHTON, TYLER, Sutherland-square, Walworth.REED, ROBERT RHODES, Cambridge.RODERTS, GRIFFITH WILLIAM, Clynnog, Carnarvonshire.SENIOR, CHARLES, Bradford, Yorkshire.WILSON, FRANCIS, Mauritius.WINKFIELD, WILLIAM BENJAMIN, Bedford.WooD, WILLIAM JAMES, Exeter.

The following gentlemen were declared to have passed thepreliminary examination (in Classics, Mathematics, and French)for the Fellowship of the College, on the 14th inst. :-

GARDE, JOHN LEMPRIERE DE LA, Exeter; diploma of mem-bership dated April 16th, 1855.

GASCOYEN, GEORGE GREEN, Oxford-terrace; July 30th, 1855.GRAY, JAMES FOSTER, Blackfriars-road ; April 18th, 1856.LusH, WILLIAM GEORGE V., Wilton, Salisbury.SMITH, THOMAS, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; July 7th, 1854.VERNON, BOWATER JoHN, Sussex Hospital, Brighton.WOOD, ROBERT HENTON, Leicester; February 29th, 1856.At the same meeting, Thomas Wormald, Esq., one of the

surgeons of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, was elected a memberof the Court of Examiners, in the vacancy occasioned by thedecease of Benjamin Travers, Esq. ; and the Jacksonian Prizewas awarded to Alfred Poland, Esq., of Guy’s Hospital, forhis essay on " Gun.shot Wounds, and their Treatment."

APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - Names of gentlemen whopassed their examination in the science and practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on

Thursday, Aj)2,il 8th, 1858.BARRATT, EDGAR, Sydenham College, Birmingham.BEALE, GEORGE BEY’SHEF.BROWN, HENRY OSMUND, Twickenham.DAVIS, HENRY ROBERT, London.DAY, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS EDWIN, Hambrook, Bristol.GEORGE, JOHN WINNALL.MULLAR, FREDERICK GEORGE WILLIAM, Moncontour,

Brittany, France.WORTS, EDWIN, Colchester.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.-The election of an Examinerin Chemistry for the Medical Faculty has been again decidedon principles which we find it difficnlt to understand. Thecandidates were Professor Miller, M.D. Lond., of King’s Col-lege, Dr. Alfred Taylor, and Mr. Frankland. One, if nottwo graduates, holding a distinguished position in the che-mical world, had withdrawn in deference to the greater claimsof Professor Miller. Notwithstanding this, the contest re-

sultcd in the election of Dr. Taylor. We believe the ballotwas a close one. We do not question the absolute fitness ofDr. Taylor, but we cannot avoid expressing the general opinionthat this exclusion of Professor Miller a second time from officein the University of which he is so great an ornament as agraduate, is not-any more than was the first exclusion-justified by superior merit in his successful competitor. Itwill not be denied that the high reputation of the University

is mainly due to the position earned in the career of science byher medical graduates. Two graduates in arts have been madeexaminers; but, as yet, every graduate in medicine has beenstudiously excluded.MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-Dr. Burke Ryan will

read a paper " On Some of the Circumstances Influencing thePractice of Exposure and Child-Murder in different Ages," atthe above Society, this day (Saturday) at eight P.M.EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.-A deputation, consisting

of Dr. Babington (president of the Society), Dr. M’William(secretary of the Society), Mr. Marson, Dr. William Camps,Dr. Seaton (secretary of the Small-pox and Vaccination Com-mittee), and Dr. Waller Lewis, had an interview with theEarl of Derby, on Tuesday last, at the official residence of theFirst Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street.THE SERGEANT-SURGEON.-The stipend of this office

used to be 595 marks, which is equivalent to X396 13s. 4d.per annum. The following is a list of those surgeons whohave held the appointment during the last eighty years:- SirCsesar Hawkins, Dr. Middleton, Mr. Samuel Hawkins, Mr.Charles Hawkins, Sir David Dundas, Bart., Sir Everard Home,Bart., Mr. Patrick M’Gregor, Sir Astley Cooper, Bart., Sir B.C. Brodie, Bart., Mr. Robert Keate, and Mr. B. Travers.Of the above twelve, Sir David Dundas filled it for thelongest period (thirty-four years)-viz., 1792-1826; andMr. Travers the shortest time. Apropos of the recent ap-pointment, the Globe remarks, that the duties of Sergeant-Surgeon have a peculiar quaintness that reminds us of Joan ofArc’s time rather than of the peaceful Highland solitude ofBalmoral. The Sergeant-Surgeon has .6400 a year for accom.panying the Queen to the field of battle, when her Majestyshall find herself opposed to the enemies of her country, andmay require the veteran Lawrence’s services.

STOURBRIDGE, - On March 8th, Dr. Aldis, MedicalOfficer of Health for St. George’s, Hanover-square, delivered alecture on Public Health, at the Town Hall,-Lord Lytteltonpresiding.MR. WEISS, OF LONDON, BEFORE THE ACADEMY OF

SCIENCES OF PARIS. - M. Leroy d’Etiolles, the well-knownlithotritist, has lately presented to the Academy of Sciences ofParis an instrument for the operation of lithotrity, which Mr.Weiss sends as a competitor for one of the Monthyon prizes.To the instrument is added a work by Mr. Weiss, published in1825, in which, at p. 130, is described an instrument forsawingstone in the bladder. The second edition of the work appearedin 1831.

SMALL-POX.-It is rumoured that small-pox has brokenout in a large steam-ship with troops on board from an Englishport, and that she has been obliged to return.INVALIDS FROM INDIA. - Three hundred sick and

wounded soldiers are on their way from India, in the shipsHotspur and Emily.GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.-The Government emigrant

ship, Caucasian, 536 tons, Captain Davidson, which sailedfrom Plymouth on the 10th of September in charge of SurgeonSuperintendent Hobartson, with 34 married couples, 91 singlemen, 37 single women, 13 boys between the ages of 1 and 12,11 girls between the same ages, 2 male infants and 4 female,making a total of 226 souls, equal to 208 statute adults, ofwhom 95 were English, 3 Scotch, and 128 Irish, arrived atAdelaide, South Australia, on the 25th of December. Twobirths, one male and one female, occurred during the voyage.-The Stamboul, 590 tons, Captain Smith, which sailed fromPlymouth on the 24th of October, in charge of Surgeon Super-intendent Henry Richards, with 43 married couples, 110 singlemen, 69 single women, 33 boys between the ages of 1 and 12,33 girls between the same ages, 12 male infants, and 1 female,making a total of 344 souls, equal to 298 statute adults, ofwhom 219 were Irish, and 125 English, arrived at Adelaide onthe 1st of February. Twelve deaths and three births occurredduring the voyage.THE Berlin correspondent of the " Nord," of Brussels,

announces that the equestrian exercises of the Princess FrederickWilliam have been interdicted by her physicians for somemonths to come, on account of the delicate state of her health.

ATTEMPT TO PROCURE ABORTION.-A young man, namedLyons Morris, was tried last week at the Old Bailey for felo-niously administering drugs to a young woman to procure abor-tion. It appeared on evidence that the prisoner advised thewoman to take fern-root. This she did, but it had no effect,and a living child was born. The prisoner was acquitted.

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NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE FUND.-A large and important meeting of the Naval Medical Officersof Her Majesty’s service at the port of Plymouth, was recentlyheld at the Royal Naval Hospital, to take into considerationthe draft of Standing Orders and Regulations proposed to behumbly submitted to Her Majesty in Council, for the Constitu-tion and Government of the Medical Insurance Fund, supple-mental for relief of the Widows, Mothers, or Sisters, of Medi-cal Officers of the Royal Navy, in amendment and substitutionof the order in council of the 13th of August, 1847. Mr. Hil-ditch, Inspector of Hospitals, occupied the chair.The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, ob-

served, that his object in convening the present meeting was,as stated in the notice, to take into consideration certain pro-posed alterations in the Standing Orders and Regulations of theNaval Medical Supplemental Fund.These alterations chiefly consisted in the addition of

"mothers and sisters of medical men and annuitants"; theadoption of representative management, and other changes ofa more or less technical character.Mr. FOLDS thought that a fitting opportunity to propose an

amendment to Rule 8. This rule provides that "Everymedical officer hereafter entering Her Majesty’s naval service,shall, as a condition of his admission thereto, become a mem-ber of the Society ;" which not only embraced his own views,but also those of a large number of his brother officers. Thefollowing was the amendment :-

’ ‘That for various reasons this meeting is of opinion that thecontinuance of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund, evenwith its proposed alterations, is open to serious objection, moreespecially from the compulsory contributions required from allnaval medical officers, whether benefiting therefrom or not."At first the Chairman did not think that he could entertain

the amendment, as it appeared to him to aim at the constitu-tion of the Society with a view to upset it.After much discussion it was put and carried by a majority

of 28 against 3.Mr. THOMPSON thought it useless to proceed further with

the meeting.The CHAIRMAN was of a different opinion, as the amendment

simply stated that the fund was open to serious objections.Various other resolutions were adopted, and finally Mr.

HARVEY proposed and Dr. O’HAGAN seconded the proposal-" That an humble address be presented to Her Most Gra-

cious Majesty the Queen in Council, praying that the Directorsof the Medical Supplemental Fund be empowered to purchasewith the investments of this Society annuities for the presentwidows, indemnify the assured members, and relieve Her Ma-jesty’ naval medical officers from all compulsory payments."This was adopted, only three dissenting. The meeting closed

with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.

OXFORD DEGREES.-The next examination for the B.M.will commence on the 8th of June, at 9.30 A.M.ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.-The Director-General

of the Medical Department of the Army has directed the fol-lowing changes to be made in the staff of medical officersattached to head-quarters, Chatham :-Assistant-Surgeon Scott,73rd Regiment, to embark for the Cape of Good Hope, to jointhe service companies of his corp; Assistant-Surgeon Slatter,61st Regiment, and Staff Assistant-Surgeon Seate, to embarkat Gravesend in the Abeona, in charge of troops proceeding toCalcutta; Assistant-Surgeon Millar, 4th Foot, to proceed toNewport; Assistant-Surgeon Long, 8th Foot, to Kinsale; As-sistant-Surgeon Longstaff, 10th Foot, to Mullingar; Assistant-Surgeon Macintyre, llth Foot, to Hull; Assistant-SurgeonGrey, 13th Light Infantry, to Winchester; and Assistant-Sur-geon Bennett, 14th Regiment, to Naas.THE MEDICAL CHARITIES ACT OF IRELAND.-A de-

putation of medical practitioners waited on Lord Naas, onWednesday week, on the subject of the amended Bill in refer-ence to the above Act, lately introduced into Parliament. Thedeputation included Sir Henry Marsh, President of the Collegeof Physicians, and Hans Irvine, President of the College ofSurgeons. Dr. Mackessy, President of the Waterford Associa-tion, opened the proceedings by entering into the clauses ofthe Bill which are pronounced by the profession to be objec-tionable. The clause appointing non-medical for the presentmedical inspectors was dwelt on at great length, and resolu-tions from the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons disapprovingof it were read, and a universal feeling expressed of its beingnot only unjust to the destitute poor and to the ratepayers,but to the medical profession. The other questions-a mini-

mum salary of £100 per annum for Poor-law medical officers,and the necessity of cancelling tickets got by persons in com-fortable circumstances-were, with other important matters,alluded to, in all which Lord Naas not only joined with greatinterest, but evinced much knowledge on the entire question.When the deputation was about to retire, Lord Naas observedthat he considered the second and third clauses of the Bill de-serving special consideration, and he therefore sought the,opinion of the gentlemen on the question of- substituting thepoor-rates as a source of pecuniary support for the infirmaries,as contemplated in these clauses. A unanimous feeling wasexpressed condemnatory of such a substitution; and several!instances were shown that the class of persons receivinginfirmary relief would shrink from becoming inmates of a poor-house hospital under any circumstances; and, further, thatsuch a change would tend to a demoralizing effect. With theseviews Lord Naas seemed to concur. On the deputation leav-ing, Drs. Johnson, Bradshaw, and Armstrong, immediatelywaited on Mr. Serjeant Deasy, M.P., to communicate to himthe nature of the interview, as the officers of the Cork Associa-tion lately promised that the earliest information would beconveyed to him on any matter of importance connected withthe medical profession.

S1!A.LL-POX AT VICTORIA.-We learn from the "Austra-lian Herald" that the small-pox, which had been introducedinto the colony by the passengers by the Commodore Perry, has attacked several other persons. The Government, at theinstance of the Central Board of Health, latterly put into exe-cution a clause of the Local Quarantine Act, which provides,that in cases where persons in charge of others attacked bysmall-pox refuse to allow the patients to be removed - to theplace appointed for their reception, the governor may order thehouse occupied by the infected persons to be closed, and all in-gress or egress interdicted except to medical practitioners.A WHITECHAPEL POPULATION.-In the Sanitary Re-

port of Mr. Liddle to the Local Board of Works, we meetwith the following sensible remarks :-" In the Whitechapefdistrict, the number of houses does not increase with the in-crease of population. In 1841, the population of the White-chapel district, exclusive of those living on board of ship in thedocks, and the garrison in the Tower, was 71,765 who wereliving in 8834 houses, giving a population of 8’1 to a house.In 1851, the population has increased to 79,759, and the in-habited houses numbered 8775, which gives rather more than9 to each house; and, in 1856, the total number of houses (as taken from the rate-books in the several parishes in the dis-trict, including those uninhabited with the inhabited, allowingfor a few errors) was 8934, which at the estimated populationof 84,000, is at the rate of 9’4 to each house. But as thehouses occupied by the more wealthy classes have not becomemore crowded, it is manifest that the excess of the populationis located in the poorer districts." , ’

THE LIFE OF A PLANT.-The last report published bythe Horticultural Society of the Seine Inferieure states thatsome vegetables which were growing at Herculaneum at thetime when that city. was buried beneath the lava of Vesuviusin 79, and only recently dug up, acquired renewed vegetationon coming into contact with air and light. This statementseems difficult to be believed, as the natural question arises,how did they escape the effects of burning lava ?A SPECIFIC FOR SCABIES.-At the last meeting of the

Academy of Sciences, Paris, M. Bonnet, of Epinal, sent in apaper, announcing that benzine is a specific for the itch. Theauthor of the paper states that if benzine be rubbed on theparts affected, and also very slightly on the other parts of thebody, a cure will be effected in the course of five minutes,after which time the patient may take a warm bath for half anhour. Nevertheless, in cases where the itch is accompaniedwith a secondary eruption, the latter will require a separatetreatment.

DEATH OF M. CHOMEL.- We regret to announce thedeath of M. Chomel, the eminent physician of the HôtelDieu, of Paris. He died on the 9th instant, at his countryhouse, after a long and painful illness, which had for the lastfew years prevented him from attending to practice. It willbe recollected that M. Chomel resigned his position at the HotelDieu at the fall of the Orleans family, to whom he remainedfaithful to the last.

BARON PHILIPPE BOYER, Surgeon to the Paris HotelDieu, and son of the eminent Boyer, whose surgical works areso well known throughout Europe, died lately, aged fifty-seven.