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intelligence with very great regret, as Dr. Jackson had everyqualification for success in his new career, and was one ofthe best men who have lately been sent out. I am to expressto you his lordship’s sincere condolence." A clever, braveman, true as steel, and a genial and courteous gentleman,poor Hadley Jackson leaves behind him a host of sorrowingfriends to mourn his premature death.

Medical News.EXAMINING BOARD IN ENGLAND BY THE ROYAL

COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.-The followinggentlemen passed the Second Examination of the Board inthe subjects indicated :-Monday, April 2nd:Anatomy and Physiology.—Arthur Edwin Fiddian, Robert Vachell deActon Redwood, and Alfred Cuthbert Story, Students of UniversityCollege of South Wales, Cardiff ; John D’Ewart and HarryBentley. Owens College, Manchester ; Hoyland Smith and CharlesErnest Wheatley Lyth. University College, Sheffield ; Fred Yates,St. Mungo’s College, Glasgow ; Thomas St. John Barry. LawrenceTwemlow Booth, University College. Liverpool ; Mervyn TurbervilteWhitehouse, Mason University College, Birmingham; AlexanderMoxon Webber, Guy’s Hospital; William Gillitt, Middlesex Hos-pital ; Charles Frederick Hardie, Cambridge University and Univer-sity College, London ; Charles William Tuthill Woods, CambridgeUniversity and St. Georges Hospital; George Cuthbert Adeney,St. Thomas’s Hospital; William Lawrence Hawkins, King’s College,London; William Emerson Lee, Cambridge University and St.Bartholomew’s Hospital ; Christian Cathcart Robinson and ArthurHamilton, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; George Henry Rodolph,London Hospital; Louis Leopold Thomson, St. Mary’s Hospital.

Physiology only.—Mr. Ernest William Toulmin, St. Mary’s Hospital.12 gentlemen were referred in both subjects and one in physiology

only for three months.

Tuesday, April 3rd :Anatomy and Physiology.-Walter Henderson Scott, St. Bartholo-mew’s Hospital; Neville Ivens Spriggs, Edwin Henry BrittonMilsom, William Frederick Box, Geoffrey Carlisle, Sidney ClementBowle, and Harold Charles Winckworth, Guy’s Hospital; FrancisBroughton Shettle and Charles John Hope Gunning, St. George’sHospital; Robert Jones, Edinburgh University and St. Mary’sHospital; Alfred Lancelot Jones, St. Mary’s Hospital; HenryRichmond Minkley, St. Mary’s Hospital and Mr. Cooke’s School ofAnatomy and Physiology; Henry Strawson Turner, King’s College,London ; James Armstrong Kilpatrick, University College of SouthWales, Cardiff, and King’s College, London; Henry Stagg Bennett,Lionel Swinton Hooper, Frederick William Weeks dmith, andEdward Lawton Moss, St. Thomas’s Hospital ; Geoffrey oeccombeHett and Frederick Hugh Alexander, University College, London};Robert Archibald Slater Sunderland, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital;

Archibald Gates Payne and Frederick James Pierce, Charing CrossHospital; William Bain and Ivor Davenport Jones, Middlesex Hos-pital ; and James Alexander Milne, London Hospital.

Ten gentlemen were referred in both subjects for three months.

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY.-At the degree ceremonyheld on March 30th the following candidates were pre-sented :-Bachelor of JfedtCtKe and of Sai,gery.-Fir8t-ctavs Honours : UharlesJohn Nepean Longridge. St. George’s Hospital. Second-classHonours: Albert Ernest Finney, Owens.-Thomas Percy Allen andWilliam Edward Bamber, M.Se., Owens; William Henry Broad,Universitv ; Harry Howard Bywater, Owens; Sidney SmalbrokeDepree, University; William Alexander Helm, Edward FalknerHill, John Frederick Hodgson, Henry Holt, and Samuel KingHutton. Owens; Frederic Thomas Alexander Lovegrove, Univer-sity ; Frederick Alexander Morrison, Owens ; William HaroldMorrison, Yorkshire ; and Harry Scholefield, Owens.

At examinations held in March in the Faculty of Medicinethe following candidates were successful :-

FINAL EXAMINATION.Part I.—Granville Ainsworth, Owens ; E. W. Anderton, Yorkshire;M. B. Arnold, Owens ; J. L. Beddoes and J. H. Billing, University ;George Binns, Owens ; J. W. H. Brown, Yorkshire; FredBullough, Owens; R. T. Forster, Yorkshire ; J. P. Good, WalterHickey and James McIlraith, Owens ; A. F. Martin and EdwinSaville, Yorkshire ; Harry Slater, Owens ; J. H. Sutcliffe, York-shire ; George Taylor, Herbert Terry, Thomas Tierney, W. H.Tomlinson, J. W. Watson, and H. M. Williamson, Owens ; F. P.Wilson, University ; and W. J. Woodyatt, Owens.

SECOND EXAMINATION

A.—Anatomy and Physiology.—Alexander Anderson. Yorkshire;J. W. Anderton, Owens; Roy Appleton. Yorkshire; J. B. Barnes,Owens; H. M. Berry and J. P. Bligh, University; * L R.Braithwaite, Yorkshire; Walter Briggs, G. H. Brown, and G. G.Buckley, Owens ; Alexander Burkhard, Yorkshire ; *A. G. Christian,E. H. Cox. A. J. Edmonds, R. B. Fletcher, A. H. Gregson,and P. T. Harding, Owens ; J. L. Hawkes, University;F. W. Hayes, Yorkshire; H. E. Heapy, University; AlexanderHodgkinson, Owens ; A. S. Hopper, University ; Arthur Howard,J. R. Hutchinson. and A. E. Johnson, Owens; J. A. Johnson andC. 0. Jones, University ; J. A. Jones, Owens; G. W. N. Joseph,University ; W. G. Kinton, Owens ; R. E. Knowles. University ;R. G. M. Ladell, Yorkshire ; A. W. Latham, Owens; J. A. Longley,

I Yorkshire; Joseph Longworth, Owens; Harry Maffin, M. B. Potts,,and A. H. Radcliffe, Yorkshire ; W. E. Rothwell and F. W..Schofield, Owens; P. K. Steele, Frank Sugden, and BertramSuggit, Yorkshire; S. W. Swindells and A. F. Thompson, Owens ;. s.A. B. S. Todd, Yorkshire; A. E. Townley, F. E. Tylecote, DavidWalker, and T. B. Wolstenholme, Owens; H. F. Woolfenden,.University ; W. S. Wrigley, Owens ; and F. W. B. Young,Yorkshire.

B.-Materia Medica and Pharmacy.—John Brunskill, Owens ; L. T..Chadwick, Yorkshire ; Alexander Cran, Robert Haslam, and E. W-Henstock, Owens ; A. G. Jackson, University; C. P. Lapage, H. F.Lee, J. Longworth, J. H. Nichol, G. G. Parkin, and W. B.Ramsden, Owens; J. 0. Sergeant and Frank Sugden, Yorkshire A. B. Sykes, University; A. B. S. Todd, Yorkshire; A. E. Townley,Owens; G. F. C. Walker, University; and S. A. Winstanley,Owens.

* Awarded University Scholarship.

AT the annual meeting of the subscribers and*friends of the Leicester and District People’s Dispensary last.week Mr. C. F. Bryan was re-elected Vice-President. Thereport for the past year was of an eminently satisfactorycharacter, the receipts, including members’ payments,amounting to £1373 5s. 8d. ; medical fees and druggists’charges absorbed £1148 10s. 9d. of the amount.

CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL.-The annualmeeting of the subscribers and friends of this institution was-held on March 2bt, under the presidency of Colonel Croker-King. The medical report stated that 804 in-patients and4771 out-patients had been treated during the year, and.at the branch dispensary 3835 patients had been attended..The financial statement was satisfactory, but showed that.although subscriptions had increased donations and legacieshad fallen off. A new wing had recently been added to thehospital and a room fitted up for Roentgen ray work andan ophthalmic room provided. The average cost of each in-patient was ;&4 14s. 2d. and of each out-patient 3s. 5-2’d-Colonel Croker-King was re-elected president.

BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY. - The annualmeeting of the subscribers and friends of this institution.was held on March 27th under the presidency of Sir C.D. Cave. The report stated that 3087 in-patients and39,883 out-patients had been treated during 1899,.the numbers for 1898 being 2969 and 40,504 respec-tively. The financial statement showed that the total-

ordinary income amounted to .Ell,479, against £9913in 1898, and the total ordinary expenditure to £14,393,against .E14,218 in 1898. The committee state that the-total deficit of the infirmary is now £12,926 and add that.unless more subscriptions are received they may be

compelled to close some of the wards. Sir C. D. Cave wasre-elected president.

WAR PICTURES.-The London public will nothave to wait long to hear an account of Lord Roberts’ssuccessful march through the Orange Free State, the.

relieving of Kimberley, the pursuit of Cronje and hissurrender, and the occupation of Bloemfontein. Takingadvantage of the lull in the operations some of the corre-spondents are returning to England for a short time. Mr.Frederic Villiers, the well-known war artist, whose excellentsketches have been appearing in the Illustrated LondonNews, is among these. During his brief stay Mr. Villierswill give an account of his experiences in the St. James’s.Hall on April 19th. In the course of the lecture he willshow a large number of slides mostly from hitherto un-published I snapshots."

ROYAL INSTITUTION. - Professor J. ArthurThomson delivered the Friday evening discourse at the-

Royal Institution on March 30th, the subject being "TheFacts of Inheritance." The physical basis of inheritance,.he said, was the interaction of the sperm-cell and the ovule,resulting in the fertilisation of the latter. According to thetheory of pangenesis representative gemmules given off bythe cells of the body were supposed to find their way to the-reproductive elements and thus to make the offspring likethe parent. The theory of germinal continuity, to whichpreference was now generally given, was to the effect that a.part of the germ plasm contained in the germinal cellsentered into the formation of the germ-cells of the following:generation. The different degrees of hereditary resemblanceand Galton’s law of ancestral inheritance were discussed,and in conclusion attention was drawn to the advantages of

, the careful mating of parents and the benefits that might be,

obtained by proper nurture of the offspring.

1039MEDICAL NEWS.-PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND.-Fellowship Examination: Mr. Thomas Joseph O’Donnell,L.R.C.S. Irel., Ooregum, Mysore State, India, having passedthe necessary examination, has been admitted a Fellow of theCollege.THE MILITARY HOSPITAL, DEVONPORT.—The

- work of erecting the new buildings of the Military Hospital,Stoke, is already well advanced ; one of them is readyfor occupation and the remainder will soon be finished.The new buildings, or huts, of which there will be

mine, are being erected in portable sections, so that theycan be removed to another site if required. Notwith-

standing this feature of their construction they are of a substantial character and internally resemble in every respectan ordinary hospital ward. Each hut will be 70 feet longwith a breadth of 20 feet 7 inches, and will accommodate16 patients, with separate rooms for attendants and otherpurposes. The system of ventilation adopted is that by’which a revolving ventilating-tube will run the whole lengthof the roof.

VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ORGANISATION.-Surgeon-general Evatt gave an interesting address at the Guildhall,Exeter, on March 26th, upon the medical organisations withthe forces whilst on active warfare. He stated that althoughthere were 230,000 Volunteers in England there was not acorps that had a proper transport or medical service. Inseveral towns volunteer medical staff corps had been

organised and he hoped to see the system extended.Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Thomas, in proposing a voteof thanks to the lecturer, said that the Volunteers ought tohave in readiness that part of their organisation which wouldhave the duty of dealing with the wounded. There weretwo alternatives before them-one to form a branch of theMedical Staff Corps, and the other to form a bearer company-on the strength of the regiment to be effectively organised.He favoured the latter, as it was a task more easily to becompassed, but they required the assistance of the Govern-ment in the matter and the public must compel the Govern-ment to do what was necessary.

THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND.-The Hos-pital Saturday Fund, of which Sir Savile Crossley, Bart.,has recently been elected chairman, has issued its twenty-sixth annual report. It states that the year 1899 was- one of steady progress. Notwithstanding the fact that itwas only the second year since the abolition of the annualstreet collection and that in the last quarter the many- claims of the sufferers by the war in South Africa mighthave accounted for some considerable diversion of income,the total amount received was £20,013, being £951 in excessof the income for 1898 and only £125 less than theamount collected in 1897, the last year of the street collection.The total sum raised through the influence of the local com-mittees in 1899 was £1473. as against £1117 in 1898. Thetotal sum distributed for 1899 was £17,013, leaving a balanceat the bank of £1013. 36 general hospitals received£6547, 60 special hospitals received £4989, and 78 miscel-laneous institutions received £5477. The expenses ofmanagement amounted to £2191, or rather less than 11 percent. of the gross receipts. This percentage is lower thanin any previous year.THE MEDICAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.-The Tourna-

ment for 1900 will not be decided by match play as in

previous years, but to meet the wishes of many players it willbe held under medal play regulations at a one-day meeting,competitors being divided into two classes: Senior, withhandicaps of 12 and under; Junior, with handicaps of over 12. The date is fixed for Thursday, May 10th, and by thekind permission of the Wembley Golf Club the tournament will be played on their links at Wembley, to which frequent trains run from Baker-street Station. The following regula- tions have been arranged by the committee. Competitors ‘may play over the course before playing their medal round iwhich must be started by 3 P.M. Members of the home green rmust deduct two from this handicap. There will be a first and second prize and a prize for the best score over the last cnine holes in each class. The entrance fee, 5s to be sent, s

with name and statement of the competitor’s lowest handicap, tnot later than May 7th, to the honorary secretary Mr. Rolf F Creasy, Windlesham, Surrey. Foursomes will be arranged in the afternoon-Consultants v. Practitioners-and gentlemen twishing to play in these should notify the same to the hono rary secretary when sending their entrance fee. q

Parliamentary Intelligence.HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH.The Proposed Lunacy Laboratories.

Mr. JOSEPH A. PEASE asked the Home Secretary what class ofresearch it was intended should be carried out in the laboratories whichit was proposed might be provided and maintained in connexion withlunacy in Clause 22 of the Lunacy Bill ; what was the character ofthe certificates it was intended to grant to licensees at such labora-tories ; and whether the number of such laboratories were to belimited in number.-Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY replied: I have noinformation leading me to believe that the research for which thelaboratories may be established will involve any necessity for eitherlicences or certificates ; but I am in communication with the LunacyCommissioners on the subject.

Prison Dietary.Mr. SEALE-HAYNE asked the Home Secretary whether the recom-

mendations of the Dietary Committee in regard to the diet of prisonersin Dartmoor and other convict prisons had been carried out, and, ifnot, would he give this matter an early and favourable consideration ?-Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY replied : I have postponed the introduc-tion of a new permanent dietary for convict and local prisons pendingcareful observation which has been continued during the past year uponthe effect of the changes already introduced in the dietaries of localprisons. I hope shortly to be in a position to lay on the table of theHouse new scales of dietary for both convict and local prisons basedupon the suggestions contained in the report of the recent DietaryCommittee.

The Conduct of Private Lunatic Asylums.Sir MANCHERJEE BHOWNAGGREE asked the President of the Local

Government Board whether any cases had been recently brought to hisnotice of the proprietors of some private lunatic asylums havingoffered commissions to relieving officers ; and, if so, would he stateparticulars regarding such cases, and what steps he intended takingregarding the same ?-Mr. CHAPLIN replied: The attention of the LocalGovernment Board has been drawn to cases of the kind referred to inthe question. They are in communication with the Lunacy Com-missioners with regard to the precise course which should be adoptedin the matter.

The Royal Army Medical Corps.Dr. FARQUHASON asked the Under Secretary of State for War

whether lieutenant-colonels of the Royal Army Medical Corps whowere doing colonel’s work could receive the rank and pay of the highergrade in which they were temporarily serving. — Mr. WYNDHAM re-plied : The regulations do not provide for the case of these officers andit is being specially considered.

The London Water Question.After a debate of considerable length the House rejected by 234 to

151 votes the Bill of the London County Council for acquiring thewater undertakings in the metropolis. Mr. CHAPLIN, speaking for theGovernment, opposed the Bill on the ground that it was inconsistentwith the report of the Royal Commission, which, while recommendingpurchase, said the London County Council should not be the waterauthority. The other Bill of the London County Council-that for thesanction of the scheme for bringing a supply of water to the metro-polis from Wales-was also discussed, but in view of the decision onthe Purchase Bill it was not pressed to a division.—Mr.SYDNEY BUXTONpointed out that the whole responsibility of dealing with the water-supply of London now rests upon the shoulders of the Government.

The Employment of Children in Coal Mines.On the motion of Sir CHARLES DiLKB! a Bill was read a second time

to prohibit the employment of child labour underground in coal mines.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH.

The Vaccination Question.On the motion of Mr. PICKERSGILL a Bill was introduced to declare

the law that no vaccination prosecution, shall be commenced withoutthe authority of the guardians.

Physical Drill in Schools.Sir JAMEs FERGUSSON at this sitting of the House raised the ques.

tion of the importance of instituting physical and military drillfor boys in all state-aided and rate-aided schools. -Mr. TToxALL,speaking from practical knowledge of the system, said thatphysical drill was carried on as far as was necessary for thewelfare of the children and expressed the opinion that if it werepressed further and made compulsory there would be danger ofa revulsion against it.-Sir JOHN GORST said there were two questionsto be considered. One was the question of physical training ar,d theother was how far that physical training should have a military character.The Education Department had practically made physical trainingcompulsory upon all schools, because it was a condition, withoutwhich the higher grant could not be obtained, that suitable physicalexercise was to be taught in every school. There was nothing what-ever in the new code to alter the practice which had prevailed for agreat many years. Of course, the very best kind of physical exercisefor children was to be found in games, but where the conditions werenot favourable for games the Education Code required that thereshould be Swedish drill, gymnastics, military drill, or some other formof physical training. The code of the present year, more than thecodes of previous years, left everything to the local managers ofschools. The principle of the block grant was that the Department atWhitehall allowed local managers of schools to decide what was thebest course of instruction to adopt. It was not only military andphysical drill that had disappeared from the code, but everything elsehad disappeared which was calculated to dictate to the local managersthe particular course of instruction which they were to observe. Butthe instructions to inspectors were not altered. The curriculum prac-tised in the schools must be one which the inspectors approved cf.Those instructions would practically compel every school to have such