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General in Council, (No. 372, dated 4th May, 1853,) from whichyou will observe that one of the superseded superintendingsurgeons not only gets a seat at the Board, but moreover regainshis standing, by being in his turn promoted over the head of themedical officer who superseded him. Mr. Renny was promotedto a seat at the Board over the heads of Messrs. Brown andSpilsbury some months ago, and became third member, or

inspector-general of hospitals. Mr. Brown died before another

vacancy occurred ; but when it does take place, in consequenceof the senior member retiring, the second member takes’ theplace of the first, or that of physician-general; and the thirdmember should take the place of the next senior, or surgeon-general. But instead of this being the case, Mr. Renny standsfast as third member; and Mr. Spilsbury, whom formerly hehad superseded, is put over his head into the rank of secondmember, or surgeon-general.What is the meaning of this I do not pretend to be able to

guess; but I very much fear that those days to which youalluded in the article before mentioned, when seniority shall not Ialone regulate promotion to the post of superintending-surgeon,or to a seat at the Medical Board, are yet far off; and that thesuggestions of our indefatigable champion, Mr. Martin, are notyet likely to be attended to. The enclosed article, which con-tains an extract from the Medical Reguiations, will show youthat the appointments of superintending surgeons and membersof the Board may be filled up by selection. But this is a deadletter. Within the last six months, a surgeon has been promotedagainst whose name it is believed that Lord Hardinge, as

governor-general, for very good reasons, left a minute as to histotal incapacity to fill the post of superintending surgeon. Theblind, the halt, and those who have become almost imbecile froma protracted sojourn in this vile climate, are at present deemedfit objects to fill such important posts as those above mentioned."Superannuated surgeons" would in most cases be a more

appropriate title than that of superintending surgeons ; and it is acommon saying, that the more of an "old woman" a memberof the Board is, the better. The whole of the work is entrustedto an active secretary. The old ladies only meet twice aweek for an hour, during which they profitably discuss thescandal of the " Ditch."

Yours faithfully,VIATOR.

N.B. This is the Order referred to:-" Fort William, 4th May, 1853.

" No 372 of 1853.-The most noble the Governor-General ofIndia in council is pleased to make the following appoint-ments :-

" MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.-Senior Surgeon Sir J. Thomson,K.C.B., Surgeon-general, to be Physician- general; Senior

Surgeon G. G. Spilsburv, Superintending Surgeon, to be

Surgeon-general; Senior Surgeon H. Guthrie, M.D., GarrisonSurgeon, Allahabad, to be Superintending Surgeon, in succes-

sion to Senior Surgeon W. S. Stiven, Physician-general, retired,either from the date of the departure of the screw steam-shipQueen of’ the South, or that of the vessel on which he mayembark."

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Military and Naval Intelligence.EAST INDIA SERVICE.

BENGAL.-Assist.-surg. T. Atchison to assume medical chargeof artillery, detail 24th N.I., detachment of l0th irregular cavalry,and all public establishments at Goruckpore, vice Pemberton;Assist.-surg. B. K. Buckell, Arracan battalion, to afford medicalaid to a detachment of 68th N.I., arrived at Naraguine; Assist.-surg. R. Cockburn to afford medical aid to a detachment of 42ndN.I.; Assist.-surg. J. M. Cunningham, M.D., to proceed to

Hansi, and afford medical aid to 8th irregular cavalry ; Assist.-surg. W. F. B. Dalzel, M.D., to do duty with H.M.’s 70th regt.;Assist.-surg. A. C. C. De Renzy, artillery, to medical charge ofcivil establishments and jail at Prome; Assist.-surg. T. J.Duthoit, M.B., to proceed to Dum Dum, and do duty in theEuropean hospital, June 4; Assist.-surg. T. Farquhar, M.D.,10th L.C., placed at disposal of commandant of Peshawur;Assist.-surg. J. Fayrer, with the force at Pegue, placed at dis- I

posal of foreign department, July 13 ; Assist.-surg. R. C. Knightto assume charge of medical duties of Jeypore ; Assist. surg. T.M. Lee, M.D., of 1st, to afford medical aid to 20th N.I.; Surg.T. Smith, M.D., inv. est, permitted to reside within Meerutdivision, and draw his allowances from Meerut circle of payment ;Surg. H. Thornton, 1st L.C., to receive charge of artillery at

Cawnpore station from Surg. Dalzell; Assist.-surg. E. J. Vivian,20th N.I., placed at disposal of commandant of Peshawur; Assist.-surg. A. White, M.D., 59th N.I., from June 16 to Oct. 15, toNyee Tal, Almorah, and hills north of Deyrah.

14th Light Dragoons: Assist.-surg. Wigstrom, June 6 to Oct.18, to Mussoorie, on medical certificate.—Assist.-surg. J. Sawyers,July 1 to Oct. 31, to Cashmere and Murree; Assist.-surg. W.Hanbury, to Aug. 26; Assist.-surg. Macfarlane, to medicalcharge during absence of Boyes; Assist.-surg. D. W. Eaton,June 15 to Nov. 14, to Nainee Tal and hills north of Dayrah, onmedical certificate.-80th: Assist.-surg. Auchinleck, two monthsto Calcutta.

MADRAS. - Surg. Barrington, 2nd Burmese L.L, to act assuperintending surgeon, southern division, during absence ofDon, on leave; Assist.-surg. A. P. Foley passed colloquialexamination, July 11; Surg. Gillanders placed at the disposal ofthe commander-in-chief of the Indian navy, July 18; Surg. D.Grierson, M.D., 1st N.I., to be acting medical storekeeper andstaff surgeon at Kurrachee, July 16 ; Assist.-surg. Lownds,attached to Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital during absence ofDr. Giraud in Deccan; Assist.-surg. Peach to act as garrisonsurgeon at Surat.-Madras Artillery: Assist.-surg. Aston, S.C.,to India.-Madras Engineers: Dr. Williams, S.C., to hills; Dr.Smith, S.C., to Madras.-Madras Fusiliers: Surg. Goodall, S.C.,to hills.-9th Regt. Madras N.I.: Dr. Williams, S.C., to hills.-35th Regt. Madras N.I. : Surg. Cox, S.C., to Madras.-Dr. E.T. Downes, on leave of absence for one month; Assist.-surg.R. W. James, for six months to Bangalore.BOMBAY.-Surg. J. Dorward, from 3rd to 1st battalion of

artillery; Assist.-surg. W. H. Harris to afford medical aid todetails proceeding on the barque Teazer to Rangoon andMoulmein, July 7; Assist.-surg. L. W. Hilbers, returned to

duty July 10-posted to 45th N.I. ; Assist.-surg. Montgomerypermitted to enter on general duties of army, from Jan. 7;Assist.-surg. J. Ratton to be Zillat surgeon of Chingleput, viceCurrie ; Surg. J. Richmond, from 1st to 4th battalion of artillery;Senior Assist.-surg. J. Sanderson to be surgeon from March 15,vice Anderson, retired; Assist.-surg. A. 0. Curries, to Europeon leave of absence, on medical certificate.CASUALTIES DURING THE BURMESE WAR. - H. M. 51st

King’s Own Light Infantry: Dr. Anderson and Dr. Mickleham,S.C., to Europe, wounded.-Staff : Surgeon Haynes, dead; Dr.Christerison, sick.INDIAN NAVY.-Dr. Costello, Dr. J. Welsh, Dr. Wright, and

Dr. Keys, S.C., to hills; Dr. Crawford and Dr. Oldridge, S.C.,to Madras.ROYAL NAVY.-Dr. Morgan, dead; Dr. Wood, Dr. Llewellyn,

and Dr. Morgan, wounded.From the ist of August the staff appointment of Surgeon

Balfour as field surgeon ceased, and he was placed at the disposalof the hon. the lieutenant-governor of the northern districts.-Superintendent-surgeon Montgomerie retains his office at Pegue,and was ordered to report himself to Brigadier-general Sir J.Cheape, K.C.B.

At Prome, during the hot weather, the mortality amongst theBenal native infantry was frightful: of fifteen officers. five died.At Poonah, since the monsoon set in, heavy rains fell, accordingto measurement, fifty inches.

RESIGNATION.-Assist.-surg. V. A. Brown, H.M.23rd foot,has been permitted to resign his commission.

Medical News.

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

Thursday, August 25th, 1853.CREED, THOMAS, Ballinstona.DAVIES, BENJAMIN, Froodvale, Carmarthenshire.HUMPHRY, FREDERICK ABELL.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.-DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES, 1853. - The following gentlemenwere the successful competitors. - General Profciency: TheGovernors’ Silver Medal, Mr. T. Terry, Bath.-Chemistry: :Silver Medal and Certificate, Mr. Joseph Watts, 23, Gerrard-street ; Certificate, Mr. J. M. Heward.-lblateria Medzca: SilverMedal, Mr. R. Biggs, Bath ; Certificate, Mr. J. Worth.-Anatomy: : Senior-Silver Medal, Mr. T. Simpson, BishopsStortford; Certificate, Mr. G. P. Barton, Bartlow. Junior-Bronze Medal, Mr. J. Watts ; Certificate and Books, Mr. R.

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Biggs ; Certificate and Book, Mr. J. M. Heward.-Midwifery:Senior-Silver Medal, Mr. G. P. Sleigh ; Mr. W. H. Diamond.Junior-Bronze Medal, Mr. J. Watts; Certificate, Mr. R. Biggs.- Physiology: Senior-Silver Medal, Mr. T. Simpson ; Certifi-cate, Mr. G. P. Barton. Junior-Bronze Medal, Mr. Heward ;Certificate, Mr. J. Watts.-Medicine: Senior-Silver Medal,Mr. R. Fish, St. John’s-wood ; Certificate and Book, Mr. G. P.Barton. Junior-Bronze Medal, Mr. Simpson ; Certificate andBook, Mr. C. S. Watkins, Chandos-street.-Surgery: Senior-Silver Medal, Mr. G. P. Barton; Certificate, Mr. Simpson.Junior-Bronze Medal, Mr. J. Watts; Certificate, Mr. R. Biggs.- Botany: Silver Medal, Mr. J. Watts; Certificate, Mr. J. M.Heward.-Medical Jnrisprudence: Silver Medal, Mr. A. M.Carr, London ; Certificate, Mr. T. Simpson.

KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-The new buildingis rapidly progressing. Instead of rafters, the flooring will reston metal sleepers, and it is in all other respects a most substantialbuilding. It is to be regretted that public generosity is not

pouring in its contributions with that liberal hand that might beexpected, and which is required to enable the committee to com-mence the other wing. The activity and zeal evinced by thecommittee in the erection of the present wing will no doubtstimulate the public to renewed generosity in its behalf.ESSBX LUNATic ASYLUM.-This splendid pile of

building, which covers eight acres, contains seven wards andtwo infirmaries on one side, and six wards and one infirmary onthe other, with 300 dormitories and 150 single rooms. The

chapel is most tastefully fitted up in the cathedral style, with 300sittings. The tank, which is supplied from an adjoining reser-voir, contains 10,000 gallons of water, and is so arranged as tokeep up a constant supply of hot and cold water for the baths.The asylum cost £65,000, but would have cost £12,000 more,through the increased value of labour and material, had it notbeen commenced ten years ago. The support of each inmate isestimated at .E145, while in the other asylums at average fromz150 to £200.

FUNERAL OF DR. WRAY.-Yesterday evening, at

half-past six o’clock, we buried poor Dr. Wray, of H.M.’s 87thfoot. He lost his life by the fall of an avalanche in the Wardenvalley, about 80 miles from this, on the 15th ultimo. The bodywas only recovered on the 9th instant, when it was placed in ashell, covered with a Cashmere shawl, sent by the prince as amark of respect, and conveyed here by water for interment. Welaid him in a deep brick-and-mortar vault, built for the purposein the N. W. corner of the Shaik Bagh, close to Col. Fullerton,of the 9th Lancers, amid the deep regrets of our small community.The funeral was conducted with the usual military formula, theprocession moving slowly to the grave through a street of theMaharajah’s sepoys resting on their arms reversed, and followedby all the British officers in the neighbourhood, dressed in theiruniforms. The prince, who, throughout this melancholy busi-ness has shown the greatest kindness and anxiety, attended onfoot; he was met at the entrance of the garden by Lieut.-Col.Brown and Capt. Greensill, of -H.M.’s 24th foot, and was sup-ported by the principal officers of his own court. The coffin wascovered with a pall borne by Captain Campbell, H.M.’s 87th foot;Captain Montague, H.M.’s 10th foot; Captain Lambert, H.VT.’s96th foot; Lieut. Peyton, H.M.’s 87th foot; Lieut. Goddard,H.M:s 87th foot; Lieut. the Hon. T. A. Chicnester, 12th irre-gular cavalry, and lowered quietly into the grave by the brotherofficers of the deceased. Three volleys, with the intermediateroll of drums, closed the ceremony. A considerable concourse ofnatives of all ranks assembled, and preserved the most respectfulsilence, while the deputy commissioner read our beautiful burial-service. Poor Dr. Wray! he seems to have been more thanusually beloved and regretted: I do not think there was a singleofficer at Sreenugur who did not attend; ’-Lahore Citronicle,June 25.

CHOLERA.-A letter from Stockholm says that itis now officially known that several cases of cholera haveoccurred in Gottenburgh, and in that city. Out of six personsattacked five had died. A letter from Copenhagen, of the 21st.,states that the cholera was still diminishing. The wholenumber of cases since the commencement had been 7188, andthe deaths 3891. A letter from Helsingfors, in Finland, of the8th, also announces that the cholera had began to fall off in thatplace. At Abo, also, it was declining. The disease, it seems,had only made its appearance in these two towns out of allFinland. The Lisbon Board of Health has declared Pernam-buco to be a suspected port, instead of an infected one; but whileBahia and Rio are classed as infected, the Brazil steamers willnot be relieved from quarantine restrictions in Portugese ports.

M. Piorry, Professor of Clinical Medicine to theFaculty of Paris, physician to the Charite Hospital, the ingeniousinventor of the pleximeter, and author of the important work, innine volumes, called Iatric Pathology, or Practice of Physic,"-a work abounding in original views, bold theories, good prac-tical hints, and the most independent neologism,-has arrived inLondon, and is visiting the principal hospitals of the metropolis.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, IRELAND.-The

members of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland held aconversazione in the College Hall, Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital,on Saturday evening, where a select number of gentlemen wereinvited to meet his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, who waspresent on the occasion. His Excellency arrived at half-pasteight o’clock. Amongst those present we observed the follow-ing :—The Archbishop of Dublin ; the Dean of St. Patrick’s;the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald ; Sir Henry Marsh ; Mr. Hayes, Q.C.;Dr. Corrigan ; Dr. Adams ; and Dr. Beatty, ,c -Dr. Mont-gomery (president of the college) having read an interestingpaper on the diseases of infants before birth, the assembly pro-ceeded to examine some valuable relies of antiquity, and sepa-rated about half-past ten o’clock.APPOINTMENT.-Dr. William Sedgwick Saunders

was on the 6th ult. appointed Surgeon-Accoucheur to the RoyalMaternity Charity. MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY. - The idea of

erecting a Fever Hospital behind the Infirmary has been aban-doned. It is proposed to have a separate and distinct ward forfever patients within the building. Dr. Henry Browne has beenappointed physician, vice Dr. Wood, resigned.A FOUL BLOT UPON THE NATIONAL CHARACTER.-

Of all countries in the world England is that in which quacksand quackery flourish most. According to the census returns,there are nearly 30,000 persons practising one or more depart-ments of medicine and surgery without qualifications.-Man-claester paper.PROPOSED INSTITUTION FOR IDIOTS. - We under-

stand that a few gentlemen met at the Town-hall on Wednesdaylast, and formed themselves into a committee pro tem. to promotethe establishment of an asylum for idiots, for Manchester and itsneighbourhood, and intend shortly to see the Mayor with a viewto holding a public meeting on the subject.-Manchester Adver-tiser.

THE NEw BURIAL ACT.-This Act, which has justbeen published, empowers the Home Secretary to close, by an Orderin Council, all old churchyards, and prevent the opening of newones; but it gives him no control over cemeteries or newly-opened graveyards. Wherever the Burial Board erects a Pro-testant place of worship, they must also erect in the same church-yard another for the use of Roman-Catholics and Dissenters.ATHLONE DISPENSARY.-The Poor-law Commis-

sioners, in compliance with a resolution adopted by this dispen-sary committee, have issued a sealed order raising the salaries ofthe medical officers attached to it to ;E60 per annum. The appli-cation was frequently brought before the board of guardians andas frequently rejected. In this instance, the interference of theCommissioners was the more loudly called for, as the oppositionto the committee came solely from parties not only unconnectedbut unacquainted with the locality. We feel that in performingthis act the Commissioners have been but doing justice to themedical officers ; and altdough we are still under the impressionthat the salaries are far from adequate, we regard this as a steptowards the equitable adjustment of the claims of those gentlemen.- Westmeath Independent.

POISONOUS PUFFS AND RASCALLY QUACKS.-YOUmay take up-or, what is of more consequence, your little boy orgirl may take up-a newspaper, and read, on one side of it, aleading article which might be preached out of a pulpit; on theother side a series of turpitudes unfit for utterance under anycircumstances. These atrocities are heightened to the point ofperfection by the circumstance that they are the puffs of a set ofrascally quacks, not the least mischievous of whose suggestionsare the recommendations of their own medicines-poison for thebody, which they vend to simpletons, whilst they disseminatemental poison gratis, both in the advertisements themselves andin books which form the subject of them, in addition to otherpoisons. As the newspaper proprietors, whose journals are

sullied by these putrescences, may be of opinion that the odourof gain, from whatever source derived, is agreeable, and there-fore preserve them as rather fragrant than otherwise, the follow-ing exhortation has been addressed to their customers:-" It rests

with you-with you alone, newspaper-readers-to stop thetorrent; and you can do it, without expense, and with but littleself-denial. Let each individual that receives this appeal writewithout delay to the editor of the paper he reads, whenever hesees it defiled by one of these easily-recognised advertisements,and say that, unless its insertion is discontinued, he cannot, inconscience, any longer patronize the publication. Whatever yourstation may be, you can do something ; and the higher it is, thegreater is your influence and responsibility. On country gentle-men rests mainly the persistence of the evil in provincial papers;they can, and we trust they will, stop it. Let, too, each one ofyou that are advertisers-be you publishers, men of business,authors, masters seeliing servants, or servants seeking masters- refuse to appear any more in such company, and let it beknown at the newspaper-office why you withhold your patronage."The above paragraph is extracted from the prospectus of a societywhich has been formed for the special purpose of suppressing thisvillanous puffery. The association is entitled " The Union forDiscouragement of Vicious Advertisements," and we hope it willsucceed in closing a channel of communication which has all thequalities, except the utility, of a gutter.-Punch. [And we say,Bravo, Mr. Punch !-SUB. ED. L.]HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING

Saturday, August 27.-The deaths of 1021 were registeredduring the last week (August 21-7) in London. The numberis below the average of the corresponding week in previousyears, even if we strike out of the calculation the week of1849, in which 2796 persons died from epidemic cholera andother causes. Of the 514 males and 507 females, 517 werechildren under 15 years of age, 316 were adults of 15 andunder 60 years of age, 187 were old people ; 2 of the men and19 of the women had attained the ages of 85, 90, and upwards.The causes of death present one feature of much interest ;137 of the deaths were referred to diarrheea, 18 to cholera.Five of the persons who died of cholera were adults and theshortness of life after attack, 7 hours, 9 hours, and 13 hours in3 cases, with the other symptoms, appears to have left nodoubt on the minds of the medical men in attendance thatthey had before them cases of epidemic cholera. In the cor-

responding weeks of 1851 and 1852, the deaths from cholerawere 28 and 15, and the deaths from diarrhoea were 174 and125. But it was shown at that time, from the analogy of theprevious epidemics and the general character of the cases, thatthe disease was not likely then to assume the Asiatic form.Now our hopes that England may escape are less sanguine;but it is right to mention that in the last weeks of August andthe first weeks of September the cholera of the common formis virulent, and sometimes simulates the Asiatic cholera,which has besides never prevailed here to any extent until ithas been some months in the country. It is satisfactory toreflect that active measures have been adopted by the Secre-tary of State to close the London churchyards, and that thewater supply, although still bad,, is likely to be greatly im-proved ere long. While this great disease is evincing so muchactivity, our sanitary arrangements, particularly that greatmeasure for the puritication of the Thames and the drainageof London, will not be allowed to linger unachieved.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The Students’ Number of THE LANCET. - TheManagers of the different Hospitals and Schools are re-quested to forward their Prospectuses to our PublishingOffice, 423, Strand, without delay.

Isle of Sheppep.-The communication respecting the new dispensary at thisplace shall receive attention next week.

A Governor of the Salisbury Infirmary.-After the lengthened report of theweekly committee on the case of George Long, it is unnecessary lor us toenter further into the subject. The Court of Governors fully exoneratedthe medical officers of the infirmary by the following resnlution, whichwas carried at the last meeting :-" That this Court approves of the coursetaken by the weekly committee of governors in the removal of GeorgeLong from the Salisbury Infirmary on the 11th of July last."

B. L. W., (Spalding, Lincolnshire.)-.It is certainly not customary "formedical pupils to carry out the meaicine to the town patients;" and thegentleman who contends that it "is a general practice" can obviouslyknow little of the matter, and have but a very poor idea of the duties ofhis pupil.

Nemo.-Books are not circulated from the Library of the Royal College ofSurgeons. The Medical Society and the Medical and Chirurgical Society,however, give their fellows the privilege of having a certain number ofbooks " at home."

C. J. B.-The surgeons even to the best emigrant-ships are paid but badly;but it is an insult to any educated gentleman to offer the paltry sum of £20 for a voyage. Such offers should be treated with contempt. Wefear that in too many instances the estimation of medical services byship-owners and captains has resulted from the very foolish conduct ofmembers of the profession themselves. We trust the system will soon beno more that levels the remuneration of a " ship’s surgeon" to that of aboatswain’s mate. If the law be violated in the manner described, thenthe names of the offenders must be published, and the authorities calledupon to prosecute them.

Blything.-Under the new Vaccination Act the Poor-law guardians wilhave the power of appointing any number of legally-qualified practitionersas vaccinators. It is probable that the contracts at present in force willnot be interfered with until the term for which they were entered intoexpires.

A CAUTION.

To the Editor of THE P, LANCET.SIR,-Please insert this communication in your journal, that the profes-

sion may be on their guard against a man who is going about offering tosell stationary, and complaining of being in great distress, but professedly tosteal, taking advantage of the probable absence of the party he calls upon,and his being most likely left alone to take anything that is portable in hisway. He is about forty years of age, tall, decently dressed, with light-coloured trousers, and complains of suffering from a bad hand. He intro-duces himself as "Mr. Walker," a name somewhat applicable to the natureof the visit he honoured me with. Should he continue favouring the pro-fession with his visits, perhaps they will bear in mind that he can 11 hear osomething to his advantage" from

Your obedient servant,Manor-road, Walworth, Aug. 1853. J. WELCH.

Chirurgits.-1. The extra-licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Lon»

don, is empowered by law to practise as a physician in any part of Eng-land - that is, beyond seven miles from London. The possession ofthe license of the College of Physicians gives no right to the addltion ofM. D. to the name of its owner.-2. The degree is considered a respectableone.-3. The authorities have no legal power to grant a degree, which, ifobtained, confers little or no distinction.

Sixvias.-The Students’ Number of THE LANCET will be published on the17th of the present month, and will supply the information required.

A Fdlow of the Medical Soc ety.-No doubt the Council of the Society willtake steps, if practicable, of removing to some more convenient place ofmeeting. It is quite true that the " valuable library ought not to be in itspresent wretched abode, and the place of meeting ought to be moreworthy of the oldest Medical Society in London."

A London Surgeon.-Mr. Syme undoubtedly gave the challenge; it wascouched in the modest terms so characteristic of that gentleman. Could

our correspondent, or any of our friends, point out to us the exact dateand the name of the periodical in which the " great surgeon" of the northoffered to pay the expenses of any patients who were sent to him toEdinburgh, that he might cure them by cutting ?

A Plain Man.-There is no law whatever to prev ent a man calling himself asurgeon. He may even practise as such, and recover at law for servicesrendered" in a surgical cuse, without possessing any, even the slightest,qualification; and yet there are persons who would continue and upholdsuch a disgraceful state of things. As the public at present have reallyno means of determining accurately who is a qualified practitioner andwho is not, they naturally class with respectable men all the advertisingswindlers, all the circulators of obscene handbills, and all the publishersof quack books. An efficient Registration Bill would effectually put astop to the manceuvres of these impostors.

A Country Surgeon, (Bedfordshire -Yes, Mr. Guthrie was at the battle ofWaterloo; though at that time a young man," he performed importantservices.

AN INQUIRY.To the Editor ofTHB LANCET.

SIR,-Will you have the kindness to inform me, in your Answers to Cor-respondents, where Oberheauser’s microscopes may be procured in thiscountry ? I am, Sir, your obedient servant,August, 1853. M.D.

Titi.-The lectures of Sir Astley Cooper were first published in THE LANCET.An Old Subscriber.-Such a proceeding is not usual or proper, unless theperson leaving the card has succeeded to a practice.

A. L.-The communication is intended for insertion.fflr. H. Behi-e)?d.-In consequence of the case haring arrived too late for

insertion in the present number of THE LANCET, its publication is post-poned until next week.

COMMUNICATIONS, LETTERS, &c., have been received from-Mr. J. Welch,(Manor-road, Walworth ;) Mr. G. M. Martin; M.D.; Dr. Edwin Hearne,(with enclosure;) A. L. ; Mr. W. Waller, (with enclosure;) Mr. HenryBehrend; Dr. Nelson; Mr. J. E. Beckinsale; A Looker-on; A GeneralPractitioner; Mr. Stuart, (Isle of Man;) Dr. Saunders; The Leeds

School of Medicine; Mr. Mitchel, (Clapham-road Mr. Tucker; Nemo ;Charing-cross Medical School; Justitia; A Traveller; Incestes; Studens ;Blything; Mr. B. L. Walker; Chirurgus; An Old Subscriber; Universityand King’s College, Aberdeen; Sixvias; A Governor of the SalisburyInfirmary; B. L. W., (Spaldmg, Lincolnshire;) A Fellow of the MedicalSociety ; C. J. B. ; A London Surgeon; A Plain Man; A Country Sllr-geon, (Bedfordshire;) Titi; An Old Subscriber; Dr. Bucknill, (Exminster;)Mr. J. E. Jennings, (Coleford, with enclosure;) A Friend, (Castlewellan;)Mr. J. L. Pritchett, (Wellowgate;) &c. &c.