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delegates as to the best mode of celebrating the Queen’sJubilee, and to place a statue of Her Majesty in the newExamination Hall.A letter was read from the Conjoined Associations of

Fellows and Members declining to meet the delegates of theCouncil on the terms required by that body.A communication was received from the Association of

General Practitioners requesting a conference with theCouncil, and it was agreed that the President and Vice-Presidents should receive a deputation from the Association,the latter to define the subject of the proposed discussion.A communication was also recdved from Sir F. Abel askingthe Council to bring the proposed Imperial Institute underthe notice of the Fellows and Members of the College.A teport from Mr. Marshall on the proceedings of the

General Medical Council was read.A letter from the President of the Medical Council was

read, asking the Council of the College to reconsider theirdetermination regarding the non-admission of the Apothe-caries’ Society to the conjoint examinations. This waspostponed to an extraordinary meeting of the Council to beheld on the 24th of this month.A memorial was read from teachers of surgery in London,

and referred to the Committee on the Extension of theCollege Premises.A communication from University College, Bristol, asking

that the degrees of the Royal College of Physicians and theRoyal Cjllege of Surgeons should not be reserved forstudents who have pursued their clinical studies in Londononly, was referred to the committee of delegates of the twoColleges.

Obituary.NICOLA GASPARRI.

FEW situations in modern warfare have evoked greaterheroism than the stand made by the Italian column underCol. di Cristoforis against the thousands of Abyssinians who I

hemmed them in at Dogali. When man by man the I

European force of five hundred had fallen till only twelve,including the brave colonel himself, remained to continue,in spite of wounds, the unequal combat, Di Cristoforis orderedthe eleven to present arms to their fallen comrades. Hewas obeyed, but in a few minutes thereafter he was struckdown, and the others with him. Just before this fine actof disciplined heroism, there had fallen Dr. Nicola Gasparri,fighting like the rest, though he was the surgeon attachedto the column. He was but in his thirty-third year, andhad already given proof of high professional ability. Hewas born in Rome, though his family were from theMarches-on the father’s side natives of Urbisaglia. Left anorphan before his teens, he was educated by two maternaluncles, one of whom, Prof. Cozzi of the U niversity of Urbinoand mayor of that town, adopted him as his son. At the Uni-versity of 3facerata his studies were prosecuted under thehappiest auspices; and when he left it a graduate in Medicineand Surgery in 1876, he carried with him the admiration andaffection of all his fellow-students. In compliance with his- earnest wish he became an army medical officer, and by thetime he had reached his thirty-third year he had risen to bemedical captain attached to the 15th Regiment of Infantry.A pleasant episode in his career was the journey he madethrough India with the distinguished physician Dr. PaulMantegazza, after which very active service awaited him.He was at his own request transferred to Massowah, and afew days before the fatal march on Dogali he had writtento his uncle, Prof. Cozzi, at Urbino, in the gayest mood, askinghow he thought the carnival was to go off, telling him of theadvance of the Abyssinian chief, Ras Alula, and adding, 11 wehope in carnival week to pepper Ras Alula with thecoriandoli [comfits] of our Wetterly rifles." This letter wasdated January 21st, and on the 26th occurred the terribleencounter in which its writer met a hero’s death. It isbelieved that Dr. Gasparri, on hearing of Col. di Cristoforis’scontemplated march to relieve the garrison at Saati, asked,and obtained leave, to join the column.

A NEW semi-convalescent home in connexion withthe Leeds Infirmary is about to be erected at Cookridge, ata cost of about .E5000.

Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-The

following gentlemen, having passed the necessary examina-tions, were admitted Licentiates in Dental Surgery at ameeting of the Board of Examiners on Feb. 24th :-

Buckley, Charles Herbert, Shaw-road, Oldham.Clilford, Isidore, Grosvenor-street.Cunningham, George, King’s-parade, Cambridge.Dalby, Alfred Burkett, Rodney-street, Liverpool.McAlpiu, Kenneth Wade, Tregunter-road, South Kensington.Thomson, Archibald Frederick Charles, Guilford-street, Russell-

square.Harris, Percy Reeves Traer, M.R.C.S., Chapel-street, Penzance,

Cornwall.

Professor Charles Stewart, M.R.C.S., commenced on

Wednesday, the 9th inst., a course of nine lectures on " TheAuditory Organs of the Vertebrata," and on " Some RecentAdditions to the Museum," which will be continued on

Fridays, Mondays, and Wednesdays, March llth, 14tb, 16th,18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, and 28th. The lectures will bedelivered in the theatre of the College at 4 o’clock each day.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES.-The following gentle-men passed the examination in the Science and Practice ofMedicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, and received certificatesto practise on March 3rd :-

Bullock, Roger, M.R.C.S., East Gate. Warwick.Deacon, George Edward, M.R.C.S., Hethersett, Norfolk.Fischer, William Featon, M.R.C.S., Bembridge, Isle of Wight.Gowan, Bowie Campbell, Gloucester-road, South Kensington.Hubbard, Walter Lovett, The Grove, Clapham-road.Williams, William, Esgair Gawr, Dolgelly, Wales.

VACCINATION GRANT. - Mr. John Hamilton, ofSwadlincote, has received, for the fifth time, a Governmentgratuity for efficient vaccination in the Church Gresleydistrict of the Burton-on-Trent Union.

ON the 4th inst. a public meeting in aid of thefunds of the East London Hospital for Children and Dispen-sary for Women, at Shadwell, was held at the AlansionHouse, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor.AT the annual meeting of the directors of and

subscribers to the Paisley Infirmary, on the 1st inst., anunsatisfactory financial report was presented, the debthaving increased during the year from X161 to .6693.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.-Shortly after Easter two

performances will be given at the Novelty Theatre in aid ofthe fund which is now being raised for the endowment ofa children’s ward in this institution.AT the annual meeting of the subscribers to the

Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary on the 1st inst., a

highly satisfactory financial report for the past year waspresented and adopted.FOUR CHILDREN AT A BIRTH. -A woman named

Corrigan, living in the County Leitrim, was last weekdelivered of four children, three girls and a boy. All thechildren are doing well.

ZYMOTIC DISEASE AT GooLE.—In consequence ofthe extensive prevalence in Goole of measles and scarletfever, the School Board have decided to close their schoolsfor a fortnight.THE Royal Albert Hospital at Devonport being

greatly in need of support, arrangements are being made fora grand amateur theatrical performance to be given inDevonport Theatre on Easter Tuesday.

HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND.-At a meeting of thedelegates of this fund on the 5th inst. it was resolved thatthe ladies’ street collection for the present year take placeon June 11th, instead of on June 25th, as previouslyarranged.

ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SANITARY INSPECTORS.-At the annual meeting of the members of this Associationon the 5th inst., Mr. J. A. Davenport read a paper on" Rural Sanitation." A discussion, in which several memberstook part, followed.WARNEFORD HOSPITAL, LEAMINGTON.-The nfty-

fourth annual meeting of the governors of this institutionwas held on the 2nd inst. During the past year there havebeen 1135 in-patients and 5614 out-patients treated. Thefinancial report was fairly satisfactory.

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BEQUESTS.-The late Captain Hamlet Geary, ofDublin, has bequeathed .6500 to Jervis-street Hospital, .C500to Mercer’s Hospital, S500 to the Meath Hospital, E400 tothe Deaf and Dumb Institution, Claremont, and X200 tothe Hospital for lncurables.-Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes has left.E997 2s. 5d. to the Convalescent Home, Stillorgan.ABERDEEN SICK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. - The

annual meeting of the subscribers to this institution washeld on the 2nd inst. when it was reported that the numberof in-patients treated during 1886 was 355 as against 180in the previous year, and of out-patients 988. The incomeamounted to .E935, and the expenditure to .61113. A con-siderable sum has also yet to be raised to meet the expenseattending the recent extension of the hospital building.

NATIONAL HEALTH SOCIETY.-On March 1st, at thePaddington Baths, Queen’s-road, Bayswater, the Society’scertificates were presented by Lady Randolph Churchill tothe successful candidates in connexion with the popularHealth and Ambulance Lectures recently delivered under theauspices of the Society by Dr. A. T. Schofield. The chairwas taken by Dr. Langdon Down, who remarked that theresults of the examination reflected the greatest credit uponDr. Schofield, the lecturer, as well as upon the candidatesthemselves.

THE LIBRARIAN OF ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Many of our readers will learn with regret that Mr. E. H.Denison, who has occupied the position of librarian toSt. Thomas’s Hospital for the last twenty-five years, has re-signed his post. Several of his numerous friends have ex-pressed a wish to give him a testimonial as an indication ofthe esteem in which he is held, and the first appeal has beenmost successful. Subscriptions not exceeding a guinea maybe sent to any of the treasurers, Messrs. W. Anderson,G. H. Makins, and J. E. Nichol.

EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HER MAJESTY’S

ARMY, INDIAN, AND NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICES.

NATURAL SCIENCES.

Tuesday, February 15th, 1887.Zoology.-1. What are the more important modifications presented by

the respiratory organs in the adult amphibia ? Give one or more examplesof each. 2. In what group of the cephelopoda is the ink sac absent ?Mention some of the characters which are here specially associated with (the absence of an ink sac. 3. Refer to its proper class and order an animalwith the following characters, and give one or more examples :-Animalradially symmetrical, with multicellular composition; oesophagus dif- iferentiated from the general body cavity, but freely opening into it, andunited to the walls of the cavity by radiating mesenteric folds.Botany.-4. What is the most important difference, as regards

anatomical structure, between a moss and a fern ? 5. Select anyflowering plant you please, and give an accurate description of its pistil.6. Refer to its natural order a plant with the following characters, andgive one or more examples -Leaves alternate, without stipules. Calyxformed of two sepals which are caducous. Corolta with four petals.Stamens numerous, inserted on the receptacle. Fruit, a single-celledcapsule with parietal plaoentse. Seeds numerous, with oily albumen.Physics.-7. An electric current is made to pass through a copper wire

above and parallel to the length of a horizontally suspended magneticneedle. What is the effect of the current on the needle ? 8. Whattemperatures on the Centigrade scale correspond to 32°, 140°, and 210°Fah.? 9. What is meant by a river delta? Mention the principal riverdeltas of the world.

MEDICINE.

Tuesday, February 15th, 1887.1. A case [given] for analysis and commentary. 2. Name the round

worms that have been found in man and their habitat in the human bodyExplain the mode of development of those you name, and how they findaccess to the parts of the body in which they are found. 3. Describe thesymptoms, course, and differential diagnosis of enteric fever. 4. Howwould you treat a case of faecal accumulation in a child, and how is theaccumulation to be distinguished from tubercular mesenteric glands ?5. Name the officinal drugs used as emetics. Explain their actions, theiruses, and the peculiarities in the action of each.

SURGERY.

Monday, February, 14th, 1887.1. Describe the process of union of bone in a simple and also in a

compound fracture, the conditions under which union may be retarded,and the treatment to be adopted under the latter circumstances. 2. Whatare the various pathological changes observed in cases of enlargedthyroid gland ? Describe the treatment to be pursued in each condition.3. What symptoms would indicate the existence of abscess of the antrum ?What are its chief causes, and what treatment is best for its relief ? 4. Whatare the distinctive characters of a hard and of a soft chancre? Howshould either be treated locally and constitutionally ? What are the

sequelæ which usually follow infection ? 5. Describe the conditionsknown as carbuncle. Under what constitutional state does it most

frequently occur, and what should be the treatment ? 6. A patient is

the subject of empyema, the result of acute pleurisy, and immediaterelief is requisite. Desoriba the means by which this may be afforded,and the changes which must occur to ensure the subsequent obliterationof the cavity. Should this obliteration not be effected naturally, whatmeasures should be adopted to produce it ?

CHEMISTRY.

Tuesday, February 15th, 1887.1. What are the more important properties of hydrogen? How may

hydrogen be prepared? 2. Writedown as an equation the decompositionsand new oombinations which occur in the process of obtaining ammoniagas by heating ammonia hydrochlorate with quicklime. 3. What arethe chief sources of the presence of carbonic acid in the atmosphere?

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.

Monday, February 14th, 1887.1. Describe the astragalus: give an account of its articulations, con-

nexions, and parts of importance which are in proximity to it. 2. Describethe origin, course, distribution, and anatomical relations of the genitccrural nerve. 3. Describe the diaphragm, giving an accourt of its struc.ture, origin, and insertion, the parts of importance which pass throughor are related to it, and the functions which it performs. 4. Describethe thoracic duct, giving an account of its origin, anatomical relations,and structure ; also describe the composition, properties, and purposesin the animal economy of its contents. 5. Describe the origin, course,and distribution of the facial artery, giving also a brief account of thtdissection by which you would expose the vessel and its branchea.

BOOKS ETC. RECEIVED.

BAILLIÈRE ET FILS, Paris. -

Traite Elementaire de Pathologie Générale. Par Prof. H.Hallopeau. Deuxième Edition. pp. 836, avec 145 figures.

BATSFORD, B. T., High Holborn, London.The Plumber and Sanitary Houses. By S. Stevens Hellyer,

Fourth Edition. pp. 429, with Illustrations.

BELL, G., & SONS, York-street, Covent-garden.Rest and Pain. A course of Lectures on the Influence of

Mechanical and Physiological Rest in the Treatment ofAccidents and Surgical Diseases, and the Diagnostic Valueof Pain. By the late John Hilton, F.H.S. Edited by W. H. A.Jacobson, M.B.Oxon., F.R.C.S. Fourth Edition, pp.514.

CHURCHILL, J. & A., New Burlington-street, London.The Organic Materia Medica of the British Pharmacopoeia. By

W. Southall, F.L.S. Fourth Edition. pp. 247.A Practical Treatise on the Cure of Pulmonary Consumption. By

Jas. Weaver, M.D., L.R.a.p. pp. 91.Short Contributions to Aural Surgery. By Sir W. B. Dalby,

F.R.C.S., M.B.Cantab. pp. 78.Elementary Practical Biolosy (Vegetable). By Tho3. W. Shore,

M.D., B.Sc.Lond. pp. 173.Clinical Studies of Disease in Children. By Eustace Smith, M,D,

Second Edition, pp. 318.

CLARENDON PRESS, Oxford.Alphita: a Medico-Botanical Glossary from the Bodleian MS.,

Selden, B. 35. Edited by J. L. G. Mowat, M.A. pp. 213.DORNAN, W. J., Philadelphia.

Transactions of the Association of American Physicians. FirstSession. pp. 261, Illustrated.

JARROLD & SONS, Norwich.Norwich and Eastern Counties Almanack and Clerical Directory

for 1887. ’

JONES, J., New Orleans, La., U.S.A.Medical and Surgical Memoirs, 1855-86. By Joseph Jones, M.D.,

Professor of Chemistry and Clinical Medicine, University ofLouisiana. pp. 1348, with Illustrations.

LONDON STEREOSCOPIC & PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, Regent-street,London.

The A B C of Photography. pp. 149.

LONGMANS, GREEN, & Co., Paternoster-row, London.Hip Disease in Childhood, with special reference to its Treatment

by Excision. By G. A. Wright, M.B.Oxon., F.R.C.S.Eng. pp.246, with 48 Original Woodcuts.

MASSON, G., Paris.La Nevrose. Par le Dr. M. Leven. pp. 336.

MATHIESON & SON, Bank, London.Mathieson’s Vade-Mecum for Investors. Fourth issue. pp.

588.

PENTLAND, YOUNG J., Edinburgh.The Diseases of the Ear, and their Treatment. By Arthur Hitt-

mann, M.D.Berlin. Translated from the Third GermanEdition by Jas. Erskine, M.A., M.B. pp. 283, with 42 Illustra-tions.

Atlas of Venereal Diseases. By P. H. Maclaren, M.D., F.B.C.S.E.Thirty Plates, Coloured, with Descriptive Letter-press.

PiCKARD & CURRY, Great Portland-street, London.Vision and Vision-testing, with Practical Tests. By A. St. Clair-

Buxton, F.R.C.S. pp. 83, Illustrated.SAMPSON Low, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON, Fleet-street, London.

Variations of Fortune, Illustrated by some of the Old Townsof Italy and thosa who Influenced them. pp. 185, Illus’trated.

Pilocereus Senilis, and other Papers. By Walter Moxon, M.D.,F.R.C.P. pp.262.