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year he entered the navy and as assistant-surgeon on H. M.S.CornwaLlis served in the operations on the coast of China andup the River Yang-tse-Kiang, landing with the naval brigadeat the capture of Woosung, Chappos, and Chin-Kiang-Foo,for which he received the China medal. In 1856 he retired’from the navy and settled in Torquay, where he was inpractice for a considerable period. He will be best remem-bered in Torquay for his gift of curiosities from all parts ofthe world to the town. He was on St. Marychurch localboard and for two years had been a guardian of the poor andchairman of the Moretonbampstead Convalescent Home. He’took an active interest in the various charitable and philan-thropic societies of the town. He was one of the originaltrustees of St. John’s Masonic Lodge, Torquay, of which hewas one of the oldest members. In 1874 he was elected aFellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. The- funeral took place upon June 16th.

THOMAS ALEXANDER MITCHELL, L.R.C.P.,L.R.C.S.IREL.

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MR. T. A. MITCHELL, who died on May 5th from

the effects of a fall while running to catch a train, was.a well-known practitioner at Southend, where he resided,.and possessed a reputation as a skilful surgeon. He re-

-ceived his medical education at Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, and.,previously to taking up his residence at Southend had for,many years a large practice at Catford, near Lewisham, andwas much respected by all his patients. Mr. Mitchell heldseveral assurance appointments and under the Contagious:Diseases Act, 1879-80, was surgeon for Woolwich. His con-tributions to medical literature included Early Escape ofMquor Amnii," "The Growth of Hair after Death," and.. Secretion of Milk in the Male," the latter appearing inthe columns of THE LANCET in 1885. Always a kind-’hearted and amiable man, with a strong sense of duty, the’death of Mr. Mitchell in his forty-eighth year will be,lamented by a large circle of friends and patients.

;SIR THOMAS GALBRAITH LOGAN, K.C.B., M.D. GLASG.,’

F.R.C.P.LoND.,HONORARY PHYSICIAN TO THE QUEEN.

THE Army Medical Department has lost in Sir T. Galbraithlogan a former Director-General and an officer of long anddistinguished service. Sir T. G. Logan died on the llth inst..at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. He was a man of

:singularly kind and courteous manner and much beloved. Hewas the eldest son of an army surgeon and was born in

.1808, educated at York and Ayr, and graduated as

M.D. Glasg. He entered the Army Medical Department.after taking his degree at Glasgow and was appointed an.assistant surgeon in 1830. As a surgeon, which rank heobtained in 1842, he served in the Sutlej Campaign of 1845-6with the 53rd Regiment, and was present at the affair of Buddi-’wal, and took part in the actions of Aliwal and Sobraon, forwhich he bad the medal and one clasp. Appointed a Surgeon-Major in 1852 he went out to the Crimea in 1855, serving atthe Siege of Sebastopol, and was present at the taking of,the Quarries on June 7th, at the assault a few days later,.and, as principal medical officer of the Highland Division, atthe final assault on Sept. 8th. For these services he was.awarded the medal with clasp, the Fifth Class of the

Medjidie, and the Turkish medal. He reached the rank-of Inspector-General in 1859, was Director-General of the

Army Medical Department from 1867 to 1874, being createda K.C.B. (Military Division) in 1869, and was placed on theretired list in April, 1874. He had been honorary physicianto the Queen from 1859, and he was a Fellow of the RoyalCollege of Physicians of London, from 1867 and hon. Fellow ofthe Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Sir Thomas Logan,who married in 1858, was also a Fellow of the Royal Geo-graphical Society, and on the Royal Patriotic Fund Commis-sion. The deceased officer was a well-read man, an excellentlinguist, and a very genial, pleasant companion. He hadtravelled a great deal and seen much of the world, and ofthe European continent in particular. It is recorded of him!that he won a prize instituted by the officers of his regimentin a spirit of comradeship and pleasantry for never havingdost his temper during a stipulated time mutually agreedczpon. In spite of his personal predilections being in favour

of the regimental system, of which he had such a long andpleasant experience, he became convinced that the so-calledanification or general system was the right, as well as

bhe only practicable, one for modern warfare, and he con-sequently became a strong advocate for the present system.His courteous bearing and manner in official life and on com-mittees, with a strong dash of common sense, gave him aood deal of influence with those with whom he came inontact and he was almost universally and deservedly liked.

Medical News.FOREIGN UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.-Leipzig: .-

Dr. 0. Fischer has been appointed Extraordinary Professorof MedicalPhysics. Dr. E Kruckmann has been recognisedas privat-docent in Ophthalmology. - Prague (GermanUniversity) : Dr. P. J. Pick has been promoted to the Pro-fessorship of Dermatology.-Rome : Dr. S. de Sanctis hasbeen recognised as privat-docent in Mental Diseases, Dr.Faraci as privat-docent in Otology and Laryngology, and Drs.Albanese and Dutto in Physiology.-Turin: Dr. L. C. deMartiishasbeen recognised as privat-docent in Mental Diseases.Tienna: Dr. Lott has been recognised as privat-docentin Midwifery and Gynaecology, and Dr. Mracek as privat-docent in Dermatology.MR. and MRS. LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD have

sent a cheque for .620 towards the charitable work ofIngs House Nurses’ Cooperation, 81, New Bond-street, W.THE Nursing Exhibition at St. Martin’s Town

Hall was closed on Saturday evening by the presentation toMrs. Bedford Fenwick of an album containing press noticesconcerning the exhibition.

ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. - The lastmeeting of this society for the present session was held onWednesday evening, the 17th inst., at the Institution ofCivil Engineers, Westminster, Mr. E. Mawley, F.R.H.S.,President, in the chair, when Mr. H. Harries read a paper onArctic Hail and Thunderstorms.

NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-A meetingwill be held at Dr. Waller’s Laboratory, Weston Lodge, 16,Grove End-road, N.W. (opposite the end of Abbey-road), onJune 25th, at 8.30 P.M., when Dr. Waller will give a demon-stration of the Action upon Isolated Nerve of Anaesthetics,Sedatives, and Narcotics.

AT a general court of the Governors of Adden-brooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, held on Wednesday last, Pro-fessor Clifford Allbutt was elected a lecturer on clinicalmedicine and Sir George Humphry was elected a lectureron clinical surgery, the object of this being to bring themedical teaching in the University into closer relationswith the clinical teaching at the hospital.LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. - Messrs. Baillière,

Tindall, and Cox will publish shortly a new work on "Goutand Goutiness," by Dr. Wm. Ewart; "The Objects andLimits of Operations for Cancer," by Professor WatsonCheyne; a translation of the forthcoming Atlas of Patho-logical Histology," by the leading German professors, editedby Dr. Arnold Brass; this work will be illustrated withover 1000 fresh microscopical specimens in colours, thetranslator being Dr. Robert A. Young of the MiddlesexHospital. They also announce Professor Jakob’s 11 HardAtlas of the Nervous System," translated by Dr. Collins,with seventy-eight coloured plates ; and Professor Lehmannand Professor Neumann’s ’’Hand Atlas of Bacteriology,"illustrated with sixty-three coloured plates.-Messrs. P. S.King and Son, King-street, Westminster, will publishshortly, providing a sufficient number of subscribers isobtained, a general index to Hansard’s Parliamentary Debatesfrom 1830 to 1891. The plan on which the index is to beconstructed is an excellent one, giving the names of speakersand the debates they took part in, together with thesubjects of debates, Bills, motions, &c., with dates andnumerous cross references. An exceedingly useful featureof the work will be the part of the index relating tohistorical declarations and phrases. The complete indexwill be supplied according to binding from .f:l0 10s. to£11 10s.

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MR. GEORGE STEVENS of Norton, Bury St.Edmunds, will receive for the eleventh time the vaccinationgrant from the Local Government Board for successfulvaccination in the third district of the Stow Union.

THE annual meeting of the Association for theOral Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb will be held at 11,Fitzroy-square, W., on Thursday, June 25th, at 3.30 P.M.,when a short illustration of the system will be given and theprizes will be distributed.PRESENTATIONS TO MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.-

Mr. John Powell, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S.Edin., of Barry, nearCardiff, has received from the Barry Railway ambulanceclass in connexion with the St. John Ambulance Associationa silver-mounted walking-stick for his gratuitous services aslecturer.-Dr. George Middlemiss of Darlington has beenthe recipient of a handsome silver-mounted ebony walkingstick, suitably inscribed, from the members of the DarlingtonDistrict Class of the North-Eastern Centre of the St. JohnAmbulance Association, as a slight recognition of hisservices as the Class Instructor.

THE DIFFUSION OF SMALL-POX.-The occur-rences of small-pox in and around the metropolis continueto be very trifling at the moment, and in the home countiesthe disease shows but little evidence of spreading. Theguardians of the Maidstone Union have been led by theoccurrence of small-pox on a small scale in the district toadopt a resolution to the effect that all the children

attending the public and private schools in the town ofMaidstone, shall be examined during school hours by thepublic vaccinator to ascertain whether they have been vacci-nated. It will be interesting to hear what the school authori-ties have to say to the resolution in view of the atti-tude taken at some other places on the same subject.Members of the board took exception to the motion on theground that the public vaccinator would have no power tocarry out the wishes of the guardians without the consent ofparents. Moreover, the question of entry upon school pre-mises would be not unlikely to arise. It is a great pity that vac-cination should have been so long neglected in the union, forit is said that there are now 3000 unvaccinated children inMaidstone alone. Examination of children under these circum-stances and in face of these facts will avail little unless theguardians supplement their present motion by a determinedattitude towards defaulters. The small-pox data comingfrom Gloucester show that the cases are falling off again inamount in that city. Last week the new cases recordedwere only 25, as compared with numbers for the precedingfour weeks reaching 84, 47, 42, and 56. Up to Thursday,June llth, the total of small-pox cases during the presentepidemic was 1936. In the week ended last Saturday theregistered deaths from the disease of persons belonging toGloucester were 8 in number, as compared with 17 in eachof the two preceding weeks. In the seven days ended thellth inst., the discharges from the small-pox hospitals were28, and the admissions 10 in the same period. All round,therefore, the city is in brighter case than for a long timepast. Much interest was manifested locally last week

by reason of the proceedings against Mr. E. H. Spring,pastor of the East End Tabernacle, in respect of his havingwilfully exposed himself in a public vehicle whilst inan infectious condition consequent upon a mild attack ofsmall-px. The decision of the Bench was against the pastor,who was fined £5 and costs, a second charge of wilful

exposure of himself whilst sliffering from small-pox beingwithdrawn on payment of costs. The evidence forthcomingas to the period of infectivity of small-pox attacks was verydiverse, but strongly against the defence set up that thedefendant was in a condition to mix with others withoutdanger of spread of infection. More proceedings were lastweek taken against defaulters under the Vaccination Acts atGloucester, and a case was also before the court in which aman had failed to notify cases of small-pox in his house.Six cases of small-pox have occurred in. one house-hold at Kerne Bridge, near ltoss, comprising a man, hiswife, three children, and a male lodger. The cases are

supposed to have been imported from Gloucester. There isro isolation hospital accommodation and a special nurse hasbeen engaged to look after the patients, the house beingisolated and every precaution taken to prevent the spreadof the dieease. A fresh case of small-pox has quiterecently developed at Bridgend, just as the medical officerof health had hoped to be able to certify that the town wasfree from the disease.

Parliamentary Intelligence.NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS.

Factory and Workshop Legislation.THE Home Secretary has had prepared a Bill consolidating the

various Factory and Workshop Acts which at present give rise to sc zmuch perplexity and uncertainty, and his hope is to be able to intro-duce it early next session.

Lamp Accidents..The Select Committee of the House of Commons on petroleum and

petroleum lamp accidents is still pursuing its inquiry. It has been at’work during two sessions of Parliament, and so great is the pressure-of evidence that it is doubtful whether the inquiry can be completed’and the report of the Committee prepared before the end of the present-session. Most interesting evidence was given at a recent sitting byProfessor Mendeleeff of the University of St. Petersburg, who, of

course, is a recognised authority on all matters relating to petroleumHe attributed the danger of fire and explosion to the presence oftoo much benzine in the oil, and said that by the separation of it amineral oil could be produced which would be no more dangerous thanvegetable oil, the benzine separated being sufficiently valuable to cover-the cost of the process. In Russia, he explained, the Government.are most anxious to raise the flashing point, and with that view a’.heavier excise duty is put upon low than upon high flash oil. Not onlyso, but the Government have offered a premium for a lamp which wilbburn satisfactorily with oil of a high flashing point and have succeeded)in getting one which so burns with oil of a flashing point of 200° F :.

Professor Mendeleeff admitted that high flash oil in ordinary lamps.smokes badly, throws off an evil smell, and does not give a good light --

but at the same time he expressed the opinion that the statutoryflashing point, which in this country is 73° F., should be raised to at,.least 100°.

! Food Products Adulteration.The Select Committee of the House of Commons on this subject has*.

arranged to meet next week to begin the consideration of a report+..which has been drafted by the Chairman, Mr. T. W. Russell.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH.

Treatment of Imbeciles in Ireland.Mr. Engledew asked the. Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant ory

Ireland whether the Government had decided what steps they intendtaking with regard to the recommendation made by the Inspectors ofLunatics and Commissioners of Control in the report dated LunacyOffices, Dublin Castle, Jan. 8th, 1896, as to the great want existing inIreland of a national institution for the training and education of idiot,.and imbecile children, in order that these classes might be removed.from what the report of the Commission describes as the neglect andpoverty of their own homes and from the contaminating influence ofassociation with- the adult inmates of asylums and workhouses.—Mr,Gerald Balfour replied that he was aware of the views expressed by the:inspectors of lunatic asylums on the subject of providing State aid4towards the establishment of an institution for the training and educa -tion of idiots and imbeciles in Ireland. The matter was one which had Rhis sympathetic consideration, and he hoped to be able at some time te, .introduce legislation dealing with it.

The Dangers of Factory Labour.Mr. Schwann asked the Secretary of State for the Home Departments

whether his attention had been called to the statements of various.inspectors (in the recent report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector ofFactories and Workshops) that proper precautions were still not taken,in indiarubber works to protect the workers, often women and girls,from the pernicious effects of sulphurous fumes, which cause various.illnesses, nausea, and even paralysis; and also to the statement in the’same report as to the absence in some manufactories of hats, of suitablefans, and other means of ventilation, to prevent the entry into the.-lungs of the workers of particles of fur and dust given off in the fur--blowing processes; and whether he had power, and would exercise it.with renewed energy, to cause the proprietors in both industries tc.take every precaution to obviate the highly deleterious effects of these;operations.-Sir Matthew White Ridley said he had seen the statements,of Her Majesty’s inspectors. Both points were now under the con-sideration of the Committees on Dangerous Trades, and when hE::received their reports he would consider what further precautions..might be necessary.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH. -

Salvation Army Shelters.Dr. M’DonnelI asked the President of the Local Government Boarda

whether his attention had been drawn to the reports of Dr. F. J. Waldo,,medical officer of health to St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, whichstated, besides other matters, that on the occasion of a night visit k.the Blackfriars Salvation Army Shelter, the air therein was not onlydangerous to health but also to life itself; and whether the Governmentwould make provision so that Salvation Army and other night refugesof a similar nature be placed within the purview of the CommonLodging Houses Act.-Mr. Chaplin replied that he was aware of the--report of Dr. Waldo with reference to the Blackfriars Salvation Army ’shelter. On the night in question, when Dr. Waldo reported that theshelter was overcrowded so as to be dangerous to health and to life-itself, there were 1031 inmates of the shelter. Proceedings in con-seqnence were taken by the vestry of the parish and an oi der of pro-hibition of the overcrowding was made by the magistrate, who con-sidered that 550 should be regarded as the limit of accommodation..Subsequently, an application was made to the High Court, with a viewto the order of prohibition being quashed. A rule nisi for a certiorar;was granted, but after argument the rule was discharged. The decision