308 went on satisfactorily, the greater part of the wound healing by first intention; but on the fifth day haemorrhage did take place: the ligature was tightened, and it was arrested. In dressing the wound daily, M. Nelaton was surprised to find that the ligature applied to the small muscular trunk kept on unusually long. He could not remove it till the thirteenth day, and there was then appended to it a gangrenous portion of the brachial artery. Thus all the portion of the artery contained be- tween the two ligatures sloughed, and the patient recovered,with the loss of a portion of his brachial artery. The gangrene was caused by the denudation of the artery through its whole cir- cumference, being deprived of its vasa vasorum. M. Nelaton searched in vain for any similar case on record; but in submit- ting the specimen to M. Robin for microscopic examination, that learned micrographer sent a description of the different disorganized tunics of the artery in question, along with the following statement :-In 1842, when M. Robin was dresser at the Charite, he saw M. Velpeau removing a large tuberculous ganglion from the axilla of a man aged thirty. The tumour having surrounded the axillary artery, he dissected it all round, and the vessel was laid bare for about four centimeters. On the fifth day the man died from hæmorrhage.-Autopsy : Transverse rupture of the artery about the half of its circum- ference at its denuded portion; cellular tunic grey, pulpy; elastic coat softened, easily torn, and of a reddish-grey colour; above and below the denuded portion the artery was normal. There can be no doubt, then, that the ligature d’attente saved M. Nêlaton’s patient. The principal subject of interest at the last two meetings of the Acadêmie de Medecine was the discussion occasioned by two memoirs on iodine. One of these was by M. Boinet, en- titled "Alimentation lodee." The writer considers iodine as a preventative as well as a curative agent in all dis- eases where that remedy is indicated. Taking his starting- point from the fact that iodine is found in the soil, in water, and in the air, he considers it as a principle necessary to animal and vegetable life; hence, it is not only a medicine, but also an aliment. Thus where that principle is largely found in the water and in the soil, vegetation is luxuriant, and animals are robust and well developed; but, on the contrary, where it is found only in small proportion, or where it is entirely absent, we meet those diseases which depend upon general debility- as goitre, cretinism, scrofula, phthisis, &c. He therefore recom- mends iodide aliment (e. g., to mix it with the bread) as a curative agent, and preventative against goitre, cretinism, con- stitutional syphilis, phthisis, and cancer (?). Its physiological action, when thus administered, is improvement of appetite, increase of vigour, &c. It never irritates the stomach or bowels. Its prolonged action, instead, as is generally believed, of pro- ducing atrophy of some organs, on the contrary, contributes to their development. The injurious effects of this agent must, according to M. Boinet, be attributed to the mode of its ad- ministration in a metalloid form, which, even in small doses, irritates the stomach and causes loss of appetite. These incon- veniences can be avoided by exhibiting it in such a form as to prevent its precipitation, and to render it absolutely soluble. The second memoir, on " Constitutional Iodism," is written by M. Rilliet, of Geneva. He admits three kinds of poisoning by iodine: 1st, acute, when administered in large doses; 2nd, I, chronic, producing atrophy of the mammary gland or testicles; 3rd, constitutional iodism, caused by small doses of one-fifth or half a grain internally, or in the form of ointment con- tinued for some weeks, or even months, for the cure of goitre. M. Rilliet thinks that idiosyncrasy, as well as the place, may modify its physiological action. Where there is a national de- ficiency of that principle, as in Geneva, the organism not being accustomed to it, the amallest quantity may produce poisonous symptoms. Thus he mentions also a case of residence at the sea coast producing constitutional iodism. These two contradictory memoirs took the Academy by surprise. The principal statements as yet on the subject were made by MM. Ricord and Buchardat. M. Rieord is so much astonished at the effect of iodine at Geneva that he begins to doubt whether it is the same agent which renders such valuable services in France. He never administers it in larger quanti- ties than a drachm and a half a day; but M. Puche, of the Midi, gives sometimes an ounce and a half daily, and during the last thirty years he has never witnessed any injurious effects. Constitutional iodism, which seems to be the rule in Geneva, occurs only once in a thousand in Paris. He never saw any atrophy of the mamma;. Some very rare cases of atrophy of the testicles may be accounted for in the following manner :- The patient suffers from syphilitic sarcocele, and the iodine is administered too late to check its progress; hence atrophy of the testes is the result. Patients suffering from tertiary syphilis grow fat by the prolonged administration of iodide of potas- sium. He weighed his patients before and after taking it, and he found them invariably gaining by the treatment. Goitreous patients coming from Geneva to Paris are not affected by small quantities of iodine as they are in their own country. M. Buchardat does not see any contradiction in the two me- moirs. From several experiments he made with Stuart Cooper upon the action of iodine, he thinks it a capricious agent. Its physiological action may be different in Geneva from what it is Paris. The conclusion he draws from the observations of M. Itilliet is that constitutional iodism is prevalent where gottre is endemic. We shall hear something more about it at the next meeting. Paris, March 8th, 1860. POOR-LAW MEDICAL REFORM ASSOCIATION. THE medical students of University College held a meeting on the 16th instant for the purpose of assisting the efforts of the above Association-Dr. Edwyn Andrew, resident medical officer to the hospital, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the objects of the meeting, after which the following resolutions were unanimously carried: 1. Proposed by Mr. BASTIAN, seconded by Mr. HILL,- That the medical students of University College, London, heartily approve of the efforts of the Poor-law Medical Reform Association, and determine to lend their aid in furthering its objects." 2. Proposed by Mr. HICKMAN, seconded by Mr. HILL,- ‘° That the medical students of University College, London, petition Parliament in favour of the amendment of the laws relating to the administration of medical relief to the poor." 3. Proposed by Mr. DAWSON, seconded by Mr. CASE,- °° That this meeting deeply sympathizes with Mr. Griffin in his unceasing efforts in behalf of Poor-law Medical Reform." 4. Proposed by Mr. WINTERBOTHAM, seconded by Mr. WIL- KINSON,-" That a subscription be raised in order to form a fund for defraying the expenses of the Students’ Branch of the Association." With a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting dissolved. Medical News. I ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. - At the Comitia Majora, held on Saturday, March 17th, the following gentle- men, having been previously elected, were admitted Members of the College:- George A. Martin, M.D., Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Samuel Parsons, Clarges-street. Daniel Hack Tuke, M.D., Falmouth. Thomas Hunter, M.D., Edinburgh. John Scott, M.D., Boulogne. Henry Mills Cannon, M.B., Cheltenham. Thomas Leckie, M.D., Torquay. William St. George Davies, M.D., Brighton. John Stirling, M.D., Royal Navy. William Mort, M.D., South port. William Laxon, M.D., Coventry. Henry John Lucas, M.D., Crickhowel, South Wales. Julius Althaus, M.D., Manchester-street. John Davidson, M.D., Royal Hospital, Haslar. Richard Giles, M.D., Oxford. John Dowson, M. D., Whitby. Almeric Walter Seymour, M.D., Brighton. David Duncan Los’an, M.D., Leinster-square. Henry Harry Goodeve, M.D., Stoke Bishop, near Bristol. Darwin Chawner, M.D., Lincoln. Henry G. Wright, M.D., Somerset-street. Richard Leack, M.D., Blackburn. John Frederick Stevenson, M.D., Birkenhead. Joseph Hutchinson Hammond, M.D., Preston. Ravenhill Pearce, M.D., Brighton. Robert Crothers, M.D., Moy, Co. Tyrone. John Stewart Kilgour, M.D., Isle of Man. Vans Christian Clarke, M.D., Royal Naval Rendezvous, Tower-hill. Joseph Alfred Radcliffe Harvey, M.D., Southsea. Edward Cator Seaton, M.D., Sloane-street. Edward Shortland, Plymonth. Johu M. C. Faircloth, MD., Northampton. John Beddoe, M.D., Clifton. Robert Miller, M.D., Somers-place, Hyde-park. Charles Sylvester, M.D., Bath. Alonzo Henry Stocker, M.D., Bow. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-The following gentle- men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the
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went on satisfactorily, the greater part of the wound healingby first intention; but on the fifth day haemorrhage did takeplace: the ligature was tightened, and it was arrested. In
dressing the wound daily, M. Nelaton was surprised to findthat the ligature applied to the small muscular trunk kept onunusually long. He could not remove it till the thirteenth day,and there was then appended to it a gangrenous portion of thebrachial artery. Thus all the portion of the artery contained be-tween the two ligatures sloughed, and the patient recovered,withthe loss of a portion of his brachial artery. The gangrene wascaused by the denudation of the artery through its whole cir-cumference, being deprived of its vasa vasorum. M. Nelatonsearched in vain for any similar case on record; but in submit-ting the specimen to M. Robin for microscopic examination,that learned micrographer sent a description of the differentdisorganized tunics of the artery in question, along with thefollowing statement :-In 1842, when M. Robin was dresser atthe Charite, he saw M. Velpeau removing a large tuberculousganglion from the axilla of a man aged thirty. The tumour
having surrounded the axillary artery, he dissected it allround, and the vessel was laid bare for about four centimeters.On the fifth day the man died from hæmorrhage.-Autopsy :Transverse rupture of the artery about the half of its circum-ference at its denuded portion; cellular tunic grey, pulpy;elastic coat softened, easily torn, and of a reddish-grey colour;above and below the denuded portion the artery was normal.There can be no doubt, then, that the ligature d’attente savedM. Nêlaton’s patient.The principal subject of interest at the last two meetings of
the Acadêmie de Medecine was the discussion occasioned bytwo memoirs on iodine. One of these was by M. Boinet, en-titled "Alimentation lodee." The writer considers iodineas a preventative as well as a curative agent in all dis-eases where that remedy is indicated. Taking his starting-point from the fact that iodine is found in the soil, in water,and in the air, he considers it as a principle necessary to animaland vegetable life; hence, it is not only a medicine, but alsoan aliment. Thus where that principle is largely found in thewater and in the soil, vegetation is luxuriant, and animals arerobust and well developed; but, on the contrary, where it isfound only in small proportion, or where it is entirely absent,we meet those diseases which depend upon general debility- asgoitre, cretinism, scrofula, phthisis, &c. He therefore recom-mends iodide aliment (e. g., to mix it with the bread) as acurative agent, and preventative against goitre, cretinism, con-stitutional syphilis, phthisis, and cancer (?). Its physiologicalaction, when thus administered, is improvement of appetite,increase of vigour, &c. It never irritates the stomach or bowels.Its prolonged action, instead, as is generally believed, of pro-ducing atrophy of some organs, on the contrary, contributes totheir development. The injurious effects of this agent must,according to M. Boinet, be attributed to the mode of its ad-ministration in a metalloid form, which, even in small doses,irritates the stomach and causes loss of appetite. These incon-veniences can be avoided by exhibiting it in such a form as toprevent its precipitation, and to render it absolutely soluble.The second memoir, on " Constitutional Iodism," is written
by M. Rilliet, of Geneva. He admits three kinds of poisoning by iodine: 1st, acute, when administered in large doses; 2nd, I,chronic, producing atrophy of the mammary gland or testicles; 3rd, constitutional iodism, caused by small doses of one-fifth or half a grain internally, or in the form of ointment con-tinued for some weeks, or even months, for the cure of goitre.M. Rilliet thinks that idiosyncrasy, as well as the place, maymodify its physiological action. Where there is a national de-ficiency of that principle, as in Geneva, the organism not beingaccustomed to it, the amallest quantity may produce poisonoussymptoms. Thus he mentions also a case of residence at thesea coast producing constitutional iodism.
These two contradictory memoirs took the Academy bysurprise. The principal statements as yet on the subject weremade by MM. Ricord and Buchardat. M. Rieord is so muchastonished at the effect of iodine at Geneva that he begins todoubt whether it is the same agent which renders such valuableservices in France. He never administers it in larger quanti-ties than a drachm and a half a day; but M. Puche, of theMidi, gives sometimes an ounce and a half daily, and duringthe last thirty years he has never witnessed any injurious effects.Constitutional iodism, which seems to be the rule in Geneva,occurs only once in a thousand in Paris. He never saw anyatrophy of the mamma;. Some very rare cases of atrophy ofthe testicles may be accounted for in the following manner :-The patient suffers from syphilitic sarcocele, and the iodine isadministered too late to check its progress; hence atrophy of
the testes is the result. Patients suffering from tertiary syphilisgrow fat by the prolonged administration of iodide of potas-sium. He weighed his patients before and after taking it,and he found them invariably gaining by the treatment.Goitreous patients coming from Geneva to Paris are not affectedby small quantities of iodine as they are in their own country.M. Buchardat does not see any contradiction in the two me-moirs. From several experiments he made with Stuart Cooperupon the action of iodine, he thinks it a capricious agent. Itsphysiological action may be different in Geneva from what itis Paris. The conclusion he draws from the observations ofM. Itilliet is that constitutional iodism is prevalent wheregottre is endemic. We shall hear something more about it atthe next meeting.
Paris, March 8th, 1860.
POOR-LAW MEDICAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.
THE medical students of University College held a meetingon the 16th instant for the purpose of assisting the efforts ofthe above Association-Dr. Edwyn Andrew, resident medicalofficer to the hospital, in the chair.The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the objects of the meeting,
after which the following resolutions were unanimously carried:1. Proposed by Mr. BASTIAN, seconded by Mr. HILL,-
That the medical students of University College, London,heartily approve of the efforts of the Poor-law Medical ReformAssociation, and determine to lend their aid in furthering itsobjects."
2. Proposed by Mr. HICKMAN, seconded by Mr. HILL,-‘° That the medical students of University College, London,petition Parliament in favour of the amendment of the lawsrelating to the administration of medical relief to the poor."
3. Proposed by Mr. DAWSON, seconded by Mr. CASE,-°° That this meeting deeply sympathizes with Mr. Griffin inhis unceasing efforts in behalf of Poor-law Medical Reform."
4. Proposed by Mr. WINTERBOTHAM, seconded by Mr. WIL-KINSON,-" That a subscription be raised in order to form afund for defraying the expenses of the Students’ Branch of theAssociation." With a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting dissolved.
Medical News.I ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. - At the ComitiaMajora, held on Saturday, March 17th, the following gentle-men, having been previously elected, were admitted Membersof the College:-
George A. Martin, M.D., Ventnor, Isle of Wight.Samuel Parsons, Clarges-street.Daniel Hack Tuke, M.D., Falmouth.Thomas Hunter, M.D., Edinburgh.John Scott, M.D., Boulogne.Henry Mills Cannon, M.B., Cheltenham.Thomas Leckie, M.D., Torquay.William St. George Davies, M.D., Brighton.John Stirling, M.D., Royal Navy.William Mort, M.D., South port.William Laxon, M.D., Coventry.Henry John Lucas, M.D., Crickhowel, South Wales.Julius Althaus, M.D., Manchester-street.John Davidson, M.D., Royal Hospital, Haslar.Richard Giles, M.D., Oxford.John Dowson, M. D., Whitby.Almeric Walter Seymour, M.D., Brighton.David Duncan Los’an, M.D., Leinster-square.Henry Harry Goodeve, M.D., Stoke Bishop, near Bristol.Darwin Chawner, M.D., Lincoln.Henry G. Wright, M.D., Somerset-street.Richard Leack, M.D., Blackburn.John Frederick Stevenson, M.D., Birkenhead.Joseph Hutchinson Hammond, M.D., Preston.Ravenhill Pearce, M.D., Brighton.Robert Crothers, M.D., Moy, Co. Tyrone.John Stewart Kilgour, M.D., Isle of Man.Vans Christian Clarke, M.D., Royal Naval Rendezvous, Tower-hill.Joseph Alfred Radcliffe Harvey, M.D., Southsea.Edward Cator Seaton, M.D., Sloane-street.Edward Shortland, Plymonth.Johu M. C. Faircloth, MD., Northampton.John Beddoe, M.D., Clifton.Robert Miller, M.D., Somers-place, Hyde-park.Charles Sylvester, M.D., Bath.Alonzo Henry Stocker, M.D., Bow.
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diploma, were admitted Members of the College, at a meetingof the Court of Examiners, on the 16th inst. :-
Ashtev, Jacob, Wick and Abson, near Bath; L.S.A. July 5,1838.Barham, Frederic, Maidstone; L.S.A. April 25, 1839.Bryant, James, Northampton-street, Clerkenwell; L.S.A. Nov. 18, 1821Cochrane, George. Wickham-Market, Suffulk; L.S.A. Oct. 17,1833.Edmunds, John, Toddington, near Dunstable; L.S.A. May 2, 1816.Fisher, William Paine, Dartford; L.S.A. March 5, 1846.Griffith, James, Biddenden, Kent; L.S.A. Dec. 21, 1826.Hill, William Byron, Carter-street, Walworth ; L.S.A. July 5,1849.Howard, Francis Charles, Linton, Cambridgeshire; L.S.A. June 7, 1833.Hurd, James, Frome, Somerset; L.S.A. June 3, 1830.Hurd, John, Yatton, near Bristol; L.S.A. May 8, 1845.Kirby, Christopher, Halifax, Yorkshire; L.S.A. May 6,1852.Knaggs, Henry. Kentish-town ; L.S.A. Feb. 23, 1826.Lambden, James, Grimsby, Lincolnshire; L.S.A. April 12, 1827.Linton, Ralph, Chester-le-street; L.S.A. June 10, 1830.Mais, John Ivy, Thorner, near Leeds; L.S.A. May 26,1853.’ ‘Moger, Frederic Slade, Highgate.Scotchburn, Alfred, Driffield, Yorkshire; L.S.A. Nov. 8,1849.Skegg, Robert, St. Hiartin’s-place, Trafalgar-square; L.S.A. Dec. 23,1825.Stiles, Thomas, Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire; L.S.A. Feb. 1, 1821.Swales, Edward, HeJmsley, Yorkshire; L.S.A. April 28, 1853.Walters, Edward Smith, Leek, Staff,3rdshire; L.S.A. Nov. 3, 1836.Watkins, Chas. Stuart, Chandos-st., Covent-garden; L.S.A. April, 20,1854.The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary
examinations, received the diploma of Dentistry, at a meetingof the Board on the 20th inst.:-Robert Brookhouse, Man-chester ; William Deade Saunder, Lower Seymour-street; JohnDavid Charles Hampson, Dorset-square; Alfred James Wood-house, Hanover-square; Joseph King, York; Edward BartonBartlett, Cambridge-terrace; William Henry Scott, Wimpole-street ; Charles James Fox, Mortimer-street; Frederick Nor-mansell, Gloucester-street, Portman-square; Henry Woolfiggs,Gloucester-street, Portman-square; William Henry Lintott,Wimpole-street; Robert Reid, Edinburgh; Charles Vasey,Cavendish-place; and Robert Hepburn, Davies-street, Berkeley-square.
APOTHECARIES’ HALL.-The following gentlemen passedtheir examination in the science and practice of medicine, andreceived certificates to practise, on
CLASSICS AND MATHEMATICS.-The following is a list ofthe gentlemen who passed their examination in Classics andMathematics on
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 20th and 21st inst.Edmund Woods Hawkins, Coles-place; Edward Maundrell,
Calne, Wiltshire; Roderick William Henderson, UpperClapton; Arthur Evershed, Billinghurst, Sussex; John Chas.Parrott, Clapham-common; Francis Graham Bennett, Brigh-ton ; James «-ells, Nailsworth ; Charles Robert Linton, Oundle,Northamptonshire; Herbert Lucas, Hitchin; Thomas HewlettWorger, Chiswell- street, Finsbury; Harry Davenport Dod,Sutton, Cheshire; Francis Bateman, Canterbury; Robt. JohnScott, St. Mary’s Hospital; John Jones Phillips, Hackney;Wm. Alex. Slater Royds, Bedford; Ralph Burnham, Grimsby;Edward Seymour Wright, March; Edwin Child, Richmond;Byron Blewitt, Castlegate, York; Edwin Morton Packer,Brooke, Norwich; John Foot Churchill, Poole, Dorsetshire;Frederick Knowlton Hampshire, Bedford Infirmay; HenryOsborn Fawcett Butcher, Bedford Infirmary; James Fernie,Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Walter Thomas Beeby, Carlton House,Enfield ; John James Allinson, King’s Lynn, Norfolk; HenryMaturin, Lymington, Hants; Reginald Eager, Guildford,Surrey; John William, Dyffryn, Merioneth; Charles JamesHardy Smith, Upper Craven-place, Kentish-town; David
Hughes, Castle-street, Ruthin; lVm. Vickers, John William-street, Huddersfield.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, EDINBURGH.-The
following gentlemen were admitted Licentiates of the aboveCollege :-
David Goyder, Lancashire.Erskine Burnett Grant, Aberdeenshire.
ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS,EDINBURGH.—The following gentlemen, having completed thecourse of study and undergone the examinations prescribed forobtaining the double qualification in medicine and surgery, wereadmitted on the 15th inst. as Licentiates of both Colleges :- ’,
Duncan, George, Dumfries. iMadagan, Robert Craig, Edinburgh.Wyllie, Andrew, Ayrshire.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.-A Soiree was held at this Col-lege on the 17th inst., in the fine library and hall of the
College. The museum and lecture theatre were also thrown
open to a very numerous assemblage of guests. The roomswere filled with interesting and beautiful objects, includingpictures by Greuze, Vandyke, Angelica, Kauffman, and otherancient and modern masters; busts by Munro and Foley; a finedisplay of works of art in the precious metals by Messrs. Han-cock ; a collection of porcelain and parian by Copeland andSpode, and many other objects of interest, such as the Garterworn by Charles IL. and the original MS. of Tennyson’s poem,"Riflemen, Form !" Amongst those present were Sir JohnRomilly, Mr. Grote, Mr. Dallas, Dr. Farre, Dr. Sibson, Mr.Charles Hawkins, Mr. Birkett, Mr. Flower, Dr. Hodgkin, anda large number of gentlemen connected with the medical pro.fession. In the course of the evening, M. Gassiot’s electricalexperiments were repeated in the anatomical theatre. Themembers of the University College Rifle Corps musteredstrongly in uniform, and gave an agreeably diversified effect tothe gathering.OxFORD MEDICAL DEGREES. - The Medical Degrees
Statute at Oxford, of which we gave an account when underdiscussion, has been finally rejected after amendment. It re-mains to be seen in what form it will be brought forward nextterml; until then nothing can be done.THE "ACCRINGTON." - The examination of Frederic
Carman, for the murder of the captain and chief mate of theAccrington, has resulted in the dismissal of the prisoner, onthe ground of insufficient evidence.THE DISINTERRED BODIES AT THE CAMDEN-TOWS
CEMETERY.-In the Consistory Court, Dr. Twiss has deliveredjudgment upon the long-pending question of the Camden-town Cemetery. He decided that the vicar and churchwardensmust re-inter the dead bodies in the consecrated ground, andadmonished them that for the future the dead bodies andcoffins must not be removed or disturbed. This decision ishailed with great satisfaction in the parish, and accords withthe desire of the sanitary authorities.LIBEL ON PROFESSOR BRODIE. - The libellous case,.
Brodie v. Church, the latter an under-graduate of Lincoln Col-lege, was heard this week before the Vice-Chancellor. The
plaintiff was non-suited on the score of want of evidence ofauthorship. The letter charged favouritism in the executionof the duties of public examiner. Mr. Church alleged perfectinnocence of any participation in the action imputed to him.APPOINTMENTS.-On Thursday, the 15th inst., Dr. W.
Hamilton Roe was appointed to the vacant office of Physician-Accoucheur to the St. George’s and St. James’s Dispensary.On the 12th inst., Mr. Geoffrey V. Cooper was appointed
House-Surgeon to the Bristol Royal Infirmary.THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE COLLEGE OF
DENTISTS.—A circular is now in course of distribution amongstthe members of the medical profession issued by the College ofDentists in Cavendish-square. The object is to collect signa-tures of members of the College of Surgeons in condemnationof the exercise by the College of the power to examine andlicense dentists. The College of Dentists urges that it is theproper body to exercise this privilege, and that it has insti-tuted a system of education. However much we may disap-prove of the multiplication of specialties, the multiplication ofcolleges for specialties does not diminish this evil, but entailsan additional evil. It is not desirable to increase or encouragespecial colleges. The College of Dentists will find a useful andhonourable field in improving the education of dental surgeons;it may wisely leave to the College of Surgeons the duty oflicensing. The two functions ought not to rest in the samebody. Had the dentists objected to union with the College ofSurgeons on the ground that the Council of the latter bodyhad, by its recent scandalous sale of " indulgences" to tinqua-lified men, rendered the association no longer an object of am-bition, their indignation might have been understood. Basingit as they do on general grounds, we think they are wrong.ITALIAN REVENGE.-A Turin journal states that a maid-
servant lately administered to a lady an enema, made with in-fusion of althea, in which she had put lucifer matches, to haveher revenge upon her. The victim suffered excruciating pain,and the girl, brought before the magistrates, was condemnedto a severe punishment.SYPHILIZATION.-ThlB method of treatment is finding
more and more supporters in the north of Europe. The Houseof Representatives of Norway has just voted the sum of X240for the expenses of the publication, in French, of M. Boeck’swork on Syphilization. It will be recollected that, last au-tumn, M. Auzias Turenne was made a knight of the Order ofthe Polar Stars of Sweden.
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DEATH FROM INHALATION OF CHLOROFORM IN LISBON.- On the 12th ult., a man of thirty was to have been operatedupon, at the St. Joseph Hospital of Lisbon, for a cystic tumourof the face. Chloroform was administered by means of a pieceof lint, covered with a thin strip of linen, and held at a shortdistance from the nose and mouth. The stage of excitementsuddenly ceased, the patient turned pale and pulseless, andmade a long inspiration. He drew in long breaths at moreand more distant intervals until he died just six minutes afterthe chloroform had been placed against his mouth. The actualcontact of the lint moistened with the chloroform had hardlylasted two minutes. On a post-mortem examination, the lungswere found gorged with blood and ecchymosed, the right auri-culo-ventricular orifice dilated, the aorta full of brown, fluidblood, the cerebral matter and meninges injected.-Gaz. Méd.de Lyon et 0 Archivo Universal de Lisboa.THE MEDICAL MEN OF GENOA AND THE MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.-Out of the sixty members of the lately electedMunicipal Council of Genoa, six are medical men. ,
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDINGSATURDAY, MARCH 17TH.-In, great part of the week thatended on the 10th inst. the air was exceedingly cold; it con-tinued cold in a less degree till near the end of last week; andthe London returns exhibit a consequent increase in the mor-tality. The deaths, which had declined to 1397, rose again to1563 in the week that ended last Saturday. The deaths bybronchitis were 267; those by pneumonia, 140; by asthma, 27.Phthisis, or pulmonary consumption, was fatal to 171. Thedeaths from pulmonary diseases in the aggregate (exclusive ofphthisis) were 450, while the corrected average for correspond-ing weeks did not exceed 305. Twenty nine persons died lastweek from small-pox, of whom nearly a half were fifteen yearsold and upwards. Of the whole number of deaths from thisdisease, 13 were contributed by the districts on the south sideof the river, chiefly by the Borough-road sub-district, and St.Peter, Walworth. There were 33 from scarlatina, and 10 fromdiphtheria. Of 8 deaths produced by burns and scalds, 2 werethose of children whose clothes had caught fire, 2 also of chil-dren scalded by coffee in vessels accidentelly upset; 2 womendied from their clothes taking fire, and another from burns re-ceived when in a state of intoxication. Five children weresuffocated in bed, and a woman was choked by a piece of meat.A painter died from ague and lead poisoning. A stonemasonin Devonshire - street, Bishopsgate, died in consequence ofwant; and a man, aged seventy-four years, gunner R.N., at23, Umberston-street, St. George-in-the-East, from " want ofproper and sufficient nourishment."
Last week the births of 1046 boys and 977 girls, in all 2023children, were registered in London. In the ten correspondingweeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1724.
Obituary.T. W. G. STONE, ESQ., M.R.C.S.
OUR readers will hear with regret of the death of Mr. Stone,eldest son of T. M. Stone, Esq., of the Royal College of Sur-geons. The deceased, who was a highly promising young man,was only twenty-two years of age, and was educated at theGreenwich Proprietary School. He received his medical edu-cation at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. His father obtainedfor him an appointment in the Army Medical Department,which he resigned in order to devote himself to the medicalprofession. In the short space of three years, by dint of hardstudy and perseverance, he qualified himself so as to pass withhonour the examination of the Royal College of Surgeons, fromwhich he obtained both the diploma of membership and mid-wifery. He then commenced a course of study for fellowship,and had passed his examinations in classics, mathematics, andFrench, when he was seized with the illness which unfortu-nately proved fatal. During his illness he received the unre-mitting kindness and attention of Mr. Holden and Mr. Wor- mald, of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, and of Dr. Wilkinson,of Sydenham; and it deserves to be mentioned to the honourof Sir Benjamin Brodie, that when informed of Mr. Stone’sanxious wish for his advice as to the state of his son, he atonce, although suffering from a severe attack of gout, came tosee him, and confirmed the unfavourable opinions of the me-dical gentlemen in attendance on him. His disease was lumbar
abscess: one abscess had been opened, another burst into theintestines, a third into the rectum, and, three days before hisdeath, a fourth burst externally. His agony was excessive,but he bore it with great courage. He expired on Tuesday,the 13th inst, deeply regretted by all who had the pleasure ofknowing him; and was interred on the 20th inst. at NunheadCemetery. ____________
JOSEPH HEWER, ESQ., M.R.C.S.
AT Denmark-hill, on the 17th inst., Joseph Hewer, Esq.,M.R. C. S., late ofChobham, where he had resided thirty years.His great moral worth, his ingenuous and unselfish warmth ofcharacter, and his universal Christian benevolence, had securedfor him the esteem and friendship of all classes of people in hisneighbourhood. The poor of the heaths about Chobham,Windlesham, Bagshot, and Woking will lose in him a con-scientious and skilful medical practitioner and a wise coun-sellor ; those who are wealthier and occupying a higher posi-tion in society, by whom he was regarded with great respect,not only for his professional ability, but for his many estimablequalities, will have to deplore the loss of a most kind neigh-bour and a very sincere friend. Mr. Hewer is succeeded inhis practice by his son-in-law.
On the 12th inst., at Leadwell House, Oxon, James Paxton,M.D., late of Rugby, and many years resident in Oxford. Hewas the author of " Illustrations to Paley’s Natural Theology,"a valuable work on " Anatomy," with " A Treatise on theBlood," " Advice to my Patients," &c.On the 19th inst., R. 0. Milson, Esq., who practised during
a period of nearly forty years at Swineshead, Lincolnshire,deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.
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2 P.M.LONDON INSTITUTION. - 7 P.M. Dr. F. W. Pavy,"On Experimental Physiology: The Circula-tion:’
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8½ P.M. ClinicalDiscussion.
’Gur’s HOSPITAL.-Operations, Iz P.M.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL. -The following Opera.
tions will be performed at 2 P.M.:-By Mr. Holt:for Stricture of the Urethra; Removal of Cyst.-By Mr. Hillman : for Congenital Phymosis.
RoYAL INSTITUTION. - 3 P.M. Prof. Owen, OnFossil Reptiles."
ROYAL MEDICAL AND CRIRURGICAL SOCIETY OFLONDON. - 8i P.M. Mr. Brodhurst, " On Intra-Uterine Fracture."-Mr. John Adams’ " Case ofFemoral Hernia which had descended beneath
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LONDON INSTITUTION. - 7 P.M. Dr. T. SpencerCobbold, "On the Structure and Habits of theMammalia."HUNTERIAN SOCIETY.-8 P.M. Dr. Martin Cooke,
, " On a Case of Stone in the Bladder, in con-L nexion with Pregnancy."
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