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Medical News. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. -At

a general meeting of the Fellows held on June 15th, the fol-lowing gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examina-tion, and satisfied the College of their proficiency in theScience and Practice of Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery,were duly admitted to practise Physic as Licentiates of theCollege :

Hallett, Thos. Geo. Palmer, Queen’s-crescent, Haverstock-hill.Humphreys, Frederick William, Trinity-square.May, Henry, Birmingham.Nankivell, Arthur Wolcot, Torquay.Oppert, Francis, M.D. Berlin, Great Russell-street.Parsons, Daniel Walter, Liverpool.Power, Richard Eaton, Portsea.Webster, Thomas, Redland, near Bristol.

At the same meeting, the following were reported by theExaminers to have passed their Primary Examination :-

Smith, Frederick Walter, St. Thomas’s Hospital.Toulmin, William, Guy’s Hospital.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemenpassed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on June 14th :—

Harrison, Jonathan Atkinson, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.Harvey, Thomas, Waterloo-road.Sargent, Jas. Forbes, Bentinck-terrace, Regent’s-park.Schott, Georg Friedrich Julius, Frankfort-on-the-Maine.Spearman, George, Plymouth.Stevens, Geo. Jesse Barnabas, Strood, Kent.Thurston, William French, South-bank, Notting-hill. iWathen, John Hancocke, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.

The following gentlemen also on the same day passed theirfirst examination :-

Codrington, John Frederic, Guy’s Hospital.Fiddian, Alex. Paull, King’s College Hospital.Stothard, William Jebson, Guy’s Hospital.

The following gentlemen passed their examination on May31st :

Bond, Thomas, 6, Carey-street, London.Cullingworth, Charles James, Bawtry, Yorkshire.Greene, James Shirwen, St. George’s, near Wellington.Lloyd, Ridgway Robert S. C. C., Doncaster.Noel, Vincent Edmund, Westbury-terrace, Plymouth.Owen, Richard Walter, Withers, Shrewsbury.Smith, Frederick, Westminster.Smith, Joseph William, Weaverham, Cheshire.Upton, Herbert Chrippes, Petworth-park, Sussex.

As an Assistant :-Sympson, William F. G. Wilson, Fenny Stratford, Bucks.

The following gentleman also on the same day passed hisfirst examination :-

Worts, Charles James, Guy’s Hospital.

OPHTHALMIA is said to be raging among the womenand children of the troops in Meerut.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. -During the last fewdays nearly 130 gentlemen have been undergoing the pre-liminary examination in Arts, &c., for the fellowship andmembership of the College ; for the former distinction, how-ever, only sixteen candidates offered themselves. The resultof these examinations will not be known for a week or two.

PROFESSOR W. BYRD PowELL, an eminent Americanphysician and phrenologist, lately dead, bequeathed his headto one of his pupils, a Mrs. Kinsey. The executor of the de-ceased employed Dr. Curtis, of Cincinnati, to take off thehead, and it is now in the possession of the fortunate legatee.A COTTAGE HOSPITAL is to be immediately opened at

Warminster, a house and garden having been promised by theMarquis of Bath at a nominal rent of 10s. a year, for thepurpose. The medical gentlemen of the town have intimatedtheir willingness to give their services gratuitously.WITH regret we announce the death of Miss Lucy

Neville, head nurse at the Lincoln County Hospital, which tookplace on Wednesday last. She was a lady by birth and posi.tion, and devoted herself to the nursing of the sick for manyyears.

PROFESSOR FARADAY received on Saturday at hisresidence (being too unwell to attend a public meeting), theAlbert gold medal of the Society of Arts, which has beenawarded to him for his discoveries in electricity, magnetism,and chemistry.

) BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. - The twelfthannual meeting of the Midland Counties Branch was held atBirmingham on the 15th inst. There was a numerous attend-ance ; Dr. Carter, of Leamington, presided. The report of theCouncil was highly satisfactory ; it referred to various pointsof interest which had arisen during the past year. The mem-bers afterwards dined together.THE PHYSICIAN TO THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.-

His Majesty the King of the Belgians has appointed Dr.Eustace Smith, of York-street, Portman-square, to be Phy-sian Extraordinary to his Majesty. Dr. Eustace Smith wasfor several years travelling physician to the King before hisaccession to the throne.

OHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.--At a large meeting ofthe governors of this institution on Monday last Dr. JuliusPollock, Physician to the Foundling Hospital, was elected oneof the physicians to the hospital. Dr. Pollock is a son of thevenerable Lord Chief Baron. ,

THE EPILEPTIC HOSPITAL.-The Amateur MorningConcert for the benefit of the London Infirmary for Epilepsyand Paralysis, Charles-street, Portman-square, came off onTuesday, the 12th inst., at Willis’s Rooms, which were crowdedby a large and fashionable audience. Amongst the performerswere Lady John Manners, Mrs. Althaus, Mrs. Sheffield Neave,the Misses Alderson, the Misses Baillie, Miss Conner, Mr.Coleridge, and many other distinguished amateur vocalists andinstrumentalists. About E180 was realized on the occasion.

SERGEANT HARGRAVE, of the Lincolnshire RifleVolunteers, was accidentally shot in the left thigh, on comingout of the mantlet before the proper signal was given. He isdoing well.

DR. JOHN YouNG, F.R.S.E., F.G.S., has beenappointed by Sir George Grey to fill the chair of Natural His-tory in the University of Glasgow, vacant by the death of

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Professor Rogers.THE cholera has established itself in Stettin, and in

a tolerably severe form. In the nine days from June 2 to June11, there had been 190 cases, of which 104 had been fatal. AtArnswalde, a town with a population of only 7000, there havebeen sixty-three deaths in sixty-three days. A few caseshave also occurred in Berlin, and several houses are being fittedup as hospitals, in case they should become necessary.THE mortality of London is still greatly in excess of

the average. Last week the deaths were 1370 or 152 abovethe estimated number. Three deaths (two of them of young

; children) are referred to cholera, and three to hydrophobia.

MEDICAL VACANCIES.

City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest-Assistant-Physician.Guildford Union (No. 2 District)-Medical Officer.Hants County Hospital-House-Surgeon and Secretary.Lancaster County Asylum-Junior Medical Officer.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.W. L. BARKER, L.R.C.P., has been appointed Assistant to the Obstetric

Physician, St. George’s Hospital, vice S. G. Freeman, M.R.C.S.E., L.M.,resigned.

T. BLOOMENTHAL, M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer for the Aber-gwessin District of the Builth Union, Brecknockshire, vice T. Powell,L.S.A.L., deceased.

M. BREEN, M.D., has been elected Medical Officer, Public Vaccinator, andRegistrar of Births &c., for the Labashceda Dispensary District of theKilladysert Union, Co. Clare, vice J. Finucane, L.R.C.P.Ed., deceased.

C. F. BULLMORE, M.B.C.S.E., has been eiected Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for the Wendron District of the Helston Union, Cornwall,vice J. Williams, M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

J. BURTON, M.D., has been appointed Surgeon to the Walsall Cottage Hos-pital, vice J. Redfern Davies, M.B.C.S.E., resigned from ill-health.

J. BUTLER, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for the BeestonDistrict of the Basford Union, Nottinghamshire, vice Orton, deceased.

D. M. FoRBES, L.R.C.P.Ed., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vac-cinator for District No. 3 of the Hastings Union, vice Herbert, resigned.

R. P. FOURACRE, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Surgeon to the Hollowayand North Islington Dispensary, vice E. Gwynn, M.D., resigned.

W. M. HARMER, M.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed Medical Officer for theParishes of Salehurst and Etchingliam in the Ticehurst Union, Sussex.

P. MILLIGAN, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for the SouthKeighley District and the Workhouse of the Keighley Union, Yorkshire,vice J. Milligan, M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

R. MuRPHY, L.A.H. Dub., has been appointed Apothecary to the Carrick-on-Suir Dispensary District of the Carrick-on-Suir Union, vice W. D.Welsh, L.A.H. Dub., resigned.

W. MURRAY, L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointed Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for the Delvin Dispensary District of the Delvin Union, Co.Westmeath, and Medical Officer to the Delvin Union Workhouse, viceM. Gallagher, M.R.C.S.E., deceased.

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J. G. NICHOL, M.D., has been appointed House-Surgeon to the Chorley Dis-pensary, vice W. Paterson, M.D., resigned.

V. E. NoEL, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for DistrictNo. 4 of the Plymouth Incorporation of the Poor, vice W. Dale, M.B.,resigned.

P. O’NEILL, L.K.Q.C.P.I., has been elected Medical Officer, Public Vacci-nator, and Registrar of Births &c., for the Moone and CastledermotDispensary Districts of the Athy Union, Co. Kildare, vice Pirn, M.D.,deceased.

A. PEARSE, M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer to the Hinderclay Dis-trict of the Stow Union, Sutfolk.

G. F. PRITCHARD, L.K.Q.C.P.I., has been elected Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for District No. 4 of the Faversham Union, Kent, vice H.Adams, L.R.C.P.Ed., resigned.

G. R. RAE, L.R.C.S.I., has been appointed Assistant Medical Officer to theWorkhouse, Brownlow-hill, Liverpool, vice Wm. Rayner, M.R.C.S.E.,resigned.

E. RINGROSE, M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer for the Cooper’s-lano District of the Edmonton Union, Middlesex, vice J. Itingrose,M.R.C.S.E.

H. HYDE SALTER, 31.D., Senior Assistant-Physician to the Charing-crossHospital, has been appointed Physician, vice W. Hughes WilIshire,.M.D., resigned.

Dr. S. SHAW has been appointed Medical Officer, Public Vaccinator, andRegistrar of Births &c., for the Manorhamilton Dispensary District ofthe Manorhamilton Union, Co. Leitrim, and Surgeon to the Manor-hamilton Bridewell, vice T. S. Murray, L.K Q.C.P.I., appointed to theTobercurry Dispensary District of the Tobercurry Union.

H. J. SHIRLEY, F.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for the Finchingfield District of the Braintree Union, Essex,vice E. Williams Richard, M.R.C.S.E., deceased.

J. SMITH, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for the SedgleyNo. 2 District of the Dudley Union.

T. TROUSDALE, L.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed Medical Officer for theHarrogate District of the Knaresborough Union, Yorkshire, vice J.Frobisher, J’r1.R.C.S.E., resigned.

W. C. WATSON, M.R C.S.E., has been appointed Resident House-Surgeon tothe Westminster Hospital, vice G. E. L. Pearse, M.R.C.S.E., whose ap-pointment has expired.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

On the 16th ult., at Whitstable, the wife of J. W. Hayward, M.R.C.S.E.,of adaughter.

On the 1st inst., at Upper Clapton, the wife of Dr. Kingsford, of a daughter.On the 1st inst., at Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, the wife of H.

Power, F.R.C.S.E., of a daughter.On the 2nd inst., at Burbage, Wilts, the wife of C. S. Smith, M.B.C.S.E.,

of a daughter.On the 6th inst., the wife of E. Divers, M.D., of Queen’s College, Birming-

ham, of a son.On the 6th inst., at Westbourne-grove, Bayswater, the wife of A. C. W.

Norton, M.D., of a daughter.On the 7th inst., at Heath House, Stepaey, the wife of R. Debenham,

M.R.C.S.E., of a son.On the 16th inst., at Dalton in Furness, the wife of Wm. Horn, Surgeon, of

a daughter.On the 17th inst., the wife of R. Meldola, M.R.C.S., of Green-street, Victoria-

park, and Alderney-road, Mile-end, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.On the 13th inst., at Kensington, Henry Lawson, M.D., of Woodfield Lodge,

Streatham, Surrey, to Ella, widow of the late Abraham Solomon, Esq.-No Cards.

On the 14th inst., at Christchurch, Marylebone, Thomas Vernon Rayner,M.R.C.S.E., to Eliza, daughter of the late R. Hickman, Esq.

DEATHS.On the 4th ult., at George-town, Demerara, A. S. Macfarlan, M.D., aged 58.On the 22nd ult., W. L. Gilliland, M.D., of’Hereford.On the 31st ult., R. L. Haynes, F.R.C.S.E., of Haringey-park, Hornsey, aged 57.On the 31st ult., M. Birnie, Surgeon, of Old Aberdeen, aged 80.On the 5th inst., C. Tunaley, M.R.C.P.L., of Millbrook-place, Harrington-

square, aged 59.On the 8th inst., at Carsewell House, Holbeton, South Devon, Duncan Francis

Sinclair, M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A., aged 24.On the 13th inst., at Avranches, France, Houghton Stephen, of Middlesex

Hospital, eldest son of Houghton Perkins, F.R.C.S., of lllortimer-street,aged 27.

To Correspondents.Mr. William Reeves, (Carlisle.)-The whole legal question turns upon themeaning of the word paupe1"-lunatic. We believe a case similar to thatof Mr. Reeves has not yet been decided. If our correspondent is preparedto show that the lunatic in question received relief for even " the shortestperiod," he would be successful in a suit which he might institute in theCounty Court. In the interests of equity and justice to the medical profes- I,sion, we think the case should be decided by a competent tribunal.

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A Candidate.-The result of the examination will not be known for at leasta fortnight, when our correspondent had better write to the Secretary.

Dr. J. Chisolm’s paper will probably appear next week.

Afr. H. II. Button.-It is to be regretted that so much ill-feeling and misun-derstanding should have prevailed between Mr. Button and Dr. Bonney.We have no desire to further embroil the matter by reopening the wholecase. Mr. Button is a duly qualified and, we believe, a most respectablemember of the profession, and here we hope the matter may drop.

S. M., (St. Thomas’s Hospital.)-The Baron Carlsum, Secretary of State tothe King of Poland, came purposely to London to be cut for stone byCheselden. Hawkins invented the cutting gorget in 1740.

.Dr. D. Masson.-The communication on the "Strathpeffer Spa" is too long’for insertion in THE LANCET. It might be issued as a pamphlet.

THE INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,-Since perusing the very able letter of "Quarter Century," which

appeared in your issue of the 19th May, I have been at some pains to attemptto reconcile his data with the real facts as existing. I would premise thatno one can lament with him more. than myself the unhappy feeling of anta-gonism which of late years has existed between the members of the medicalservice of the British army and those of the local medical service in India.That this feeling is almost entirely due to the attitude assumed by theIndian medical officers on the abolition of the Company, the appearance ofthe Warrant of 1858, and the apparently natural step of appointing medicalofficers of her Majesty’s service to the new line regiments, few persons whohave any Indian experience can doubt.From personal observation and the testimony of a large number of medical

officers of nearly every grade who have served in all the Presidencies duringthe last quarter century, I am in a position to affirm that the interference of’a local Deputy Inspector-General in any matter connected with one of herMajesty’s regimental hospitals, save and except pure finance, would be, andever has been, deemed unwarrantable and highly exceptionable.

Surely this view has not been mitigated by recent regulations renderingthe two services more than ever distinctive, and specially confining theduties of the local service to native troops ? The financial duties as exer-cised by the local service of late have certainly not been attended with the-amenities usually demanded and probably restricted to the urbane individualwho deemed " sparkling moselle" a questionable restorative. Summarydockings of pay from the regimental surgeon have frequently attended theexhibition of much less fashionable and exhilarating effervescents even inepidemics of cholera.That amalgamation of the services would result in marked benefit to both,

I have every conviction. The local by travel and more frequent intercourse’with civilization would correct the contraction of idea so common to "Indian,exile," while his less favoured brother might hope for some of the loaves andfishes now so unequally distributed.In fine, to an army of 50,000 British soldiers and a very large medical staff,

we have one Inspector-General and four Deputy Inspectors only; while to anative army, not one third larger, and with a medical staff not at all in pro-portion, the local service boasts of five Inspectors-General and twenty:fiveDeputies ! To anyone who has ever seen or worked in a British and nativeregimental hospital in India, this anomaly is simply unaccountable. To putthe extra work attending diets, returns, and cases out of the question, ex-isting in one case, absent in the other, the present system entails duplicatereturns for the medical officer of a British regiment, called for by the localDeputy Inspector to enable him to grasp the financial position. The detri-ment accruing to the Queen’s service by this arrangement, involving as itdoes in so many instances the impossibility of reference in difficult cases toa man of superior rank and experience by the regimental surgeon, is obvious.Let the Horse Guards and War Office look to it, and fill the places so unac-

countably left vacant with a fair proportion of men whose services fortwenty-six years and upwards with the British soldier in every clime mayreasonably be expected to fit them for duties now only performed in theirfinancial aspect by "Quarter Century."

June, 1866. I remain, Sir, yours faithfully,

STILL HOCK.June, 1866. STILL Home.

Tempora Mutantur, &c.-So much the better, we think, and henee differ-from our correspondent, who should consider personal benefits subservientto the public weal.

Linacre.-His Grace John Duke of Montague, a Fellow of the Royal College-of Physicians, died in 1749.

Chirurgus.-Each operation is specially suited for a particular class of cases.The strongest advocates for crushing" admit of the occurrence of casesin which that process must give place to "cutting."

T. H. M. is desirous of information respecting an Asylum for Dipsomaniacs.

THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND LirE ASSURANCE OMICES.To the Editor of TnE LANCET.

SIR,-Some weeks ago I received from the Secretary of the Gresham Life.Assurance Society a printed form, with questions as to the state of health,past and present, of a patient of mine who proposed to insure his life in thatOffice. I answered the questions fully, and after waiting a considerable timesent a reminder to the Office as to my fee. To my utter astonishment I re-ceived the enclosed answer from the Secretary.My object in requesting you to notice this in THE LANCET is to prevent

other members of the profession from falling into a similar unnecessary andunprofitable correspondence with the Gresham Life Assurance Society.

I remain, Sir, yours faithfully,Lincoln, June 19th, 1866. GEO. MITCHINSON.

To Dr. Mitchinson, Lincoln.Gresham Life Assurance Society, 37, Old Jewry, E.C.,

London, 12th June, 1866.SIR,-In acknowledging your note of yesterday, I beg to inform you that

we do not con8ider that there is any claim upon us for a fee for a report givenby the private medical attendant of a person proposed for assurance. Had Ibeen made aware that you would expect a fee for the information given, Ishould have abstained from troubling you.

Yours obediently,F. A. CURTIS, Actuary and Secretary.