805MEDICAL NOTES IN PARLIAMENT.—MEDICAL NEWS.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.

THE ordinary Comitia of the Royal College of Physicianswas held on Thursday last, Oct. 30 th, Sir W. Jenner, Bart.,President, in the chair. A considerable amount of routinebusiness was transacted. The President nominated Dr.

R. Quain to be Harveian Orator for next year, and Dr.Mahomed as Bradshawe Lecturer.Dr. Mahomed moved, and Dr. F. T. Roberts seconded, the

following resolution :-" That a Committee be appointed toconsider whether any means might be advantageouslyadopted byt he Government or other public body, to ascer-tain and certify the composition and quality of patent andmanufactured medicines, of unofficinal and also officinaldrugs, and of all drugs dispensed under the prescriptions ofregistered medical practitioners. That the Committee reportto the College at an early date."The resolution was opposed by Dr. Bristowe and Dr.

W, Farre, and negatived.

MEDICAL NOTES IN PARLIAMENT.

Over-pressure in Schools.IN the House of Commons on Tuesday, in reply to a ques-

tion by Mr. S. Leighton, of which notice had been given onthe previous evening, Mr. Mundella stated that immediatelyon receipt of Dr. Crichton Browne’s report it was sent toMr. Fitch, who, after perusal, expressed dissent from anddissatisfaction with the document. Previously to Dr.Crichton Browne’s report being made public, Mr. Fitch wasnot requested to make any official report. In reply to afurther question, Mr. Mundella stated that Mr. Fitch wasa member of the committee which was employed in draftingthe New Code.

The Outbreak of Cholera in Normandy.In reply to a question by Sir W. Barttelot, Sir C. Dilke

stated that information respecting the nature of the outbreakat Yport had been asked for and partially obtained. A mostcomplete examination of ports has been made in advance forfour months with a view to prevent cholera spreading to thiscountry, and all regulations in force during the last epidemicto check the importation of disease are in force at the presenttime.

Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. -

The following gentlemen passed the Second Examination inAnatomy and Physiology on Oct. 23rd :-

Betts, Robert Sidney

I Lewis, Benjamin Morgan.Daly, Stephen Joseph. Norris, Herbert Murray.Green, Alfred. Phipps, Henry Hostache.Hewan, John. Smith, Newman.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-The following gentlemen, having passed the required exami-nation for the diploma, were admitted Members of the Collegeat a meeting of the Court of Examiners on Oct. 23rd :-

Bell, Charles W. Josceline, L.R.C.P.Ed., Dulwich Wood Park.Bell, George Craigie, Blackheath.Bury, Herbert Taylor, Hampstead.Byrne, George, L.R.C.P.L., Manchester.Clayton, Geoffrey Sherborne, L.S.A., Hampstead.Fisher, Henry Old rich, Sittingbourne.Hewish, Edgar Milne, M.D.Toronto, Toronto.Hillstead, Herbert John, L.S.A., St. John’s.Jacomb-Hood, Charles John, L.S.A., Tunbridge Wells.Jessop, Edward, Nottingham.Kerby, Robert John, L.R.C.P.L., Crouch Hill.Lloyd, Henry, L.S.A., Denbigh.Noad, Ernest, L R.C.P.Ed., Christ’s Hospital.Penfold, Frederick William H., Rainham.Sbaw, Hugh Grosvenor, L.R.C.P.Ed., Stratford-on-Avon.Weakley, Alfred James, L.R C.P.L., Leytonstone. ,

Admitted Members of the College on Oct. 24th :— ’

Averill, Charles, L.S.A., Stafford.Best, William James, L.S.A., Queensdown-road.Blair, Charles Samuel, M.B Durh.. Newcastle-on-Tyne.Casse, Ernest, L.S.A., Great Ormond-street.Cann, Ralph Thomas, L.R.C.P.Lond., Lambeth-palace-road.Carr, John Walter, L.S.A., Bloomsbury-aquare.Gubb, Alfred Samuel, L.S.A., Southampton.Santi, Philip Robert W., L.S.A., Doughty.street.

Tuck, Harry, L.S.A., Surbiton.Tytheridge, Walter Robert, L.R.C.P.Ed., St. James’s-square.Williams, Reginald Muzio, L.S.A., Beaumaris.

Thirty-two candidates passed the examination in Surgery,and will be admitted Members of the College on obtaining aMedical diploma.The following gentlemen, having passed the necessary

examination, were admitted Licentiates in Dental Surgeryand received their diploma at a meeting of the Board ofExaminers in that subject on Oct. 29th :-

Ackland, W. Robert, Southernhay, Exeter.Crocker, James Charles Vipond, Penzance.Levason, Peyton Grenville, Bridge-street, Hereford.Parkinson, Herbert Stephen, Sackville-street.Roberts, Charles Alfred, Weymouth-street.

Three candidates were referred.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.—At a congregationheld on October 24th the following degrees were conferred:-BACHELOR OF MEDICINE.-Robert Whinery Leeming, Christ’s; ArthurWilliam Chalmers Peskett, Downing.

BACHELOR OF SURGERY.-Arthur W. Chalmers Peskett, Downing.On the same day the following were appointed Examiners :-First Examination for M.B. Degree : Professor A. Schuster,Owens Cullege, Manchester ; Mr. W. N. Shaw, Emmanuel;Mr. A. Scott, Trinity; Mr. M. M. Pattison Muir, Gonvilleand Caius ; Mr. F. Darwin, Trinity; Mr. H. M. Ward,Christ’s; Dr. A. M. Marshall, St. John’s; Mr. A. Sedgwick,Trinity. Second Examination for M. B. Degree : ProfessorMacalister ; Mr. Alexander Hill, Downing; ProfessorMichael Foster; Mr. J. N. Langley, Trinity; ProfessorLatham.

ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND. - The followingdegrees were conferred last week by his Grace the Duke ofAbercorn, Chancellor of the University :-BACHELOR IN MEDICINE.-Honours: First Class-R. J. Macnamara.Second Class-William White, John Kearney, Thomas Grainger,Joseph Daly, James Morwood,-Upper Pass Division : W. Bartley,Robert Carter, Maurice Connery, Charles Cooke, Charles Elliott,Thomas Frizell, Benjamin Hosford, Philip Macarthy, DennisSheahan.-Lower Pass Division : William Bailey, Patrick Blackhall,Arthur Blackwood, Frederic Burns, George Clarke, John Corbett,Patrick Cotter, Warren Crooke, James Ferguson, Joseph Guisani,Charles Graves, Edward Greene, Charles Hayden, Peter Horkan,Samuel Hunter, Hugh Lewers, Marcus London, James McEvoy,Nicholas McDonnell, Joseph McKay, Morgan McSwiney, EdwardMagennis, James Magner Donald Martin, John Moore, HughMorrison, Cornelius O’Doherty, Michael O’Halloran, Patrick O’Hara,J. Prendergast, Frederic Sinclair, Alfred J. Smith, Patrick Soraghan,Alfred Starling, George Tate, Wm. Wadsworth, George Waters,George Nesbitt Wynne.

MASTER OF SURGERY.-William Bailey, W. Bartley, P. Blackhall,Arthur Blackwood, Robert Carter, George Clarke, Maurice Connery,Charles Cooke, John Corbett, Patrick Cotter, Warren Crooke, JosephDaly, Charles Elliott, Jacob Fairbrother, James Ferguson, ThomasFrizell, Joseph Guisani, Thomas Grainger, Charles Graves, EdwardGreene, Charles Hayden, Peter Horkan, Benjamin Hosford, JamesHunter, Samuel R. Hunter, John Kearney, John Kenny, HughLewers, Marcus London, .Tames Macaulay, Matthew McAuley, JamesMcAvoy, Philip McCarthy, Nicholas McDonnell, Joseph B. McKny,Robert Macnamara, William McWilliam, James F. Magner, W.Martin, James Morwood, James O’Connell, Cornelius O’Dogherty,Michael O’Halloran, Patrick O’Hara, Denis Sheahan. Alfred Smith,P. Soroghan, Alfred Starling, George Tate, George Waters, WilliamWhite, George N. Wynne.

DIPLOMA IN OBSTETRICS.-Patrick Blackall, Arthur Blackwood,J. W. Bullen, Patrick Cotter, Charles Elliott, James C. Ferguson,Joseph Guisani, Thomas Grainger, Samuel Hamilton, BenjaminHosford, John Kearney, Hugh Lewers, James McAvoy, PhilipMcCarthy, Nicholas McDonnell, James Magner, James Morwood,Cornelius O’Dogherty, Michael O’Halloran, Denis Sheahan, Alfred’ J. Smith, Alfred Starling, William White.

DIPLOMA IN SANITARY SCIENCE.-John Roche.EXHIBITIONS.-First Class ( £ 50) : Robert J. Macnamara. Second

Class (j625 each) : *William White, John Kearney, Thomas Grainger,Joseph T. Daly.

*Disqualified by University or Collegiate standing.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemenpassed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi.cine, and received certificates to practise, on Oct. 23rd:-

Best, W. Jas., Richmond House, Queenstown-road, Clapton.Jones, J. Arnallt, Abergwesyn Vicarage, Llanwrtyd, Brecon.Lloyd, Henry, Llahrhaiadr, DenbighM’Donnell, Alexander, Kingsland-road.Tronson, W. Francis, Oxford gardens.Williams, Reginald Muzio, Tre Castell, Beaumaris, Anglesea.

The following medals have been awarded by the Societyof Apothecaries during the past year:—Materia Medica andTherapeutical Chemistry: Gold medal, John Henry Garrett,University College; silver medal and books, Henry Hamilton,Bristol Medical School. Botany: Gold medal, Ernest H.Starling, Guy’s Hospital; silver medal and books, WilliamBeecrott Bottomley, St. Mary’s Hospital. A gold medal hasalso been awarded to Bertha Whitehead, and a silver medal

806 MEDICAL NEWS.-BOOKS, ETC., RECIEVED.

to Sarah Elizabeth Wright.-The Society’s gardens atChelsea have been visited during the year by 3248 students,three-fifths of whom were males.THERE appears to be a paucity of subjects for

anatomical purposes in Edinburgh.THE late Countess Bose of Cassel has bequeathed

to the University of Berlin the sum of 780,000 marks( £ 39,000) for the benefit of poor students of medicine.A SAILING-VESSEL, the "F. 1. Merryman," has arrived

in New York, the whole of the crew with the exception oftwo having been removed by fever during the voyage fromBathurst on the west coast of Africa.THE offices of Medical Officer of Health and that of

Public Analyst in St. Lnke’s parish, which have heretoforebeen held conjointly by Dr. Pavy, have, on his resignation,been made separate appointments.VACCINATION PROSECUTIONS.—It appears that out

of 1595 convictions for neglecting to comply with theVaccination A’t for the year e-idiog Sept. 29th, 1883, nofewer than 422 to ’k place iu the towa of L icester. In theWest. Riding of York there were 140 convictions; in Halifax.104; in Oldham 91 ; in Lincolm, 87 ; and in Deroy andNottingham, 58 each. During the year fines were imposedin 1190 cases.

THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD.-At themeeting of the managers of the Metropolitan AsylumsBoard on the 25th ult., it was announced that the L-calGovernment Board had authorised the expenditure of £ 2425in connexion with the hospital-ship Castalia, and the

borrowing of JE1630 of this amount. Relative to the questionof the removal of non-pauper cases of infectfous disease tothe managers’ hospitals, a recommendation made by theGeneral Purposes Committee was adopted, to the effect thatthe Local Government Board be requested to place them-selves in commnnication with the several local authorities ofthe metropolis, with the view to issuing an order whichshall empower the managers (in accordance with the termsof Clause 15 of the Poor Law Act of 1879) to contract withsuch authorities for the reception into the managers’ hospitalsof cases of dangerous infectious disorders other than thosechargeable to the various parishes and unions.

BOOKS ETC. RECEIVED.

BAILLIÈRE, TINDALL, & COX, London.Dental Caries. By Henry Sewill, M.R.C.S. L.D.S.E. pp. 66.

BERMINGHAM & Co., New York and London.The Lockjaw of Infants. By J. F. Hartigan, M.D. pp. 123.

CASSELL & Co., London.Humphry Sandwith: a Memoir. By his Nephew, Thomas

Humphry Ward. pp. 261.CHURCHILL, J. & A., London.

Manual of the Dissection of the Human Body. By LutherHolden, F.R.C.S. Fifth Edition, Edited by John Langton,F.R C.S. pp. 878, with Illustrations.

On Diseases of the Rectum and Anus. By Harrison Cripps,F.R.C.S. pp. 429, with 12 Plates.

Handbook of Midwifery for Midwives. By J. E. Burton,M R.C.S., L.R.C.P.L. Second Edition. pp. 308.

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Pathological Museum of theMiddlesex Hospital. By J. Kingston Fowler, M.D., andJ. B. Sutton, F.R.C.S. pp. 308.

COLLINS, SONS, & Co., London and Glasgow.Hygiene: its Principles as applied to Public Health. By E. F.

Willoughby, M B.Lond. pp. 305, with 30 Illustrations.

EGLETON, T. H. V., London.An Intrigue at Bagnères. pp. 377.

FANNIN & Co., Dublin; BAILLIÈRE, TINDALL, & Cox, London;MACLACHLAN & STEWART, Edinburgh.

Transactions of the Academy of Medicine in Ireland. Vol. II.Edited by William Thomson, M.A., F.R.C.S. pp. 504, Illus-trated.

GEORGE & Co., Lancing, Michigan.Eleventh Annual Report of the Board of Health of the State of

Michigan, 1883. pp. 262.HARRISON & SON, London.

A Statistical Chronology of Plagues and Pestilences as affectingHuman Life, with an Inquiry into their Causes. By CorneliusWalford, F.I.A., F.S S., F.R. Hist. Soc. pp. 151.

HODDER & STOUGHTON, London.The Spitalfields Genius : the Story of Wm. Allen, F.R.S., &c.

Re-told by J. Fayle, B.A. Lond. & Camb. pp. 199, with3 Illustrations.

LEA’S SON & Co. Philadelphia; H. KIMPTON, London.A System of Human Anatomy, including its Medical and Surgical

Relations. By Harrison Allen, M.D. Sect. VI.: Organs ofSense, of Digestion, and Genito-urinary Organs.

LEBÈGUE ET CIE, Bruxelles; SAMPSON LOW & Co., London.De la Répartition du Sang Circulant dans l’Economie. Par le

Dr. Emile Spehl. pp. 230.

LEWIS, H. K., London.A Handbook of Diseases of the Eve and their Treatment. By

H. R. Swanzy, A.M., M.B., F.R.C.S.I. pp. 437, with Illus-trations.

Notes on Materia Medica and Pharmacy. By Frederick J.Roberts, M D. &c. pp. 380.

A Practical Treatise on the Medical and Surgical Uses ofElectricity. By G. M. Beard, A.M, M.D., and A. D. Rock-well, A.M, M.D. Fourth Edition, Revised. pp. 758, Illus-trated.

LIPPINCOTT & Co., London & Philadelphia.Elements of Modern Chemistry. By Adolphe Wurtz. Translated

and Edited by W H. Greene, M.D. Second American Edition.pp. 770, with 132 Illustrations.

Fat and Blood: an Essay on the Treatment of certain Formsof Neurasthenia and Hysteria. By S. Weir Mitchell, M.D.Third Edition, Revised, with Additions. pp. 164.

LONGMANS, GREEN, & Co., London.Transactions of the Clinical Society of London. Vol. XVII.

pp. 256, with Illustrations.

MACMILLAN & Co., London.The Modern Operations for Cataract. Lettsomian Lectures, 1884.

By R. Brudenell Carter, F.R.C.S. pp. 83.PUTNAM’S SONS, New York & London.

Myths in Medicine and Old-time Doctors. By Alfred C.Garratt, M.D. pp. 242, with Illustrations.

RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, London.Mahomet and Islam. By Sir William Muir, K.C.S.I., LLD.

pp. 256, Illustrated.Egyptian Life and History according to the Monuments. ByM. E. Harkness. pp. 160, Illustrated.

The Honey Bee, its Nature. Homes, and Products. By W. H.Harris, B.A., B Sc. pp. 272, with Illustrations.

The Girl’s Own Annual. pp. 832, Illustrated.The Sweet Story of Old. By Heshba Stretton. pp. 103, with

12 Coloured Illustrations.

SMITH, ELDER, & Co., London.A Treatise on the Science and Practice of Midwifery. By W. S.

Playfair, M.D., F.R.C.P. Fifth Edition. In 2 volumes.pp. 408-411, with Illustrations.

SWAN, SONNENSCHEIN, & Co., London.Elementary Text-book of Zoology : Protozoa to Insecta. By

Dr. C. Claus. Translated and Edited by Adam Sedg-wick, M.A., with the assistance of F. G. Heathcote, B.A.pp. 615, with 706 Woodcuts.

TRÜBNER & Co., London.B. Bradshaw’s Dictionary of Mineral Waters, Health Resorts, &c.

pp. 390.

Reports of the Medical, Surgical, and Pathological Registrars of theMiddlbsex Hospital for 1882 (Smith, Long-acre.)-Man not Machine, but a Responsible Free Agent; by the Rev. PrebendaryRow.-Seventh Annual Report of the Health Commissioner of theCity of St. Louis.-On the Communicability of Cholera by HumanIntercourse. - The Medicine Stamp Act; by C. E. Meetkerke.(Wyman & Sons.)-The Mouth and Teeth in Health and Disease; byJ. M. Dennis, F.L.S. (Simpkin & Marshall.)-Cases of Interest;by Prof. W. H. Carmault, M.D., New Haven.-Archivio di Ortopedia,

, Set. 1884.-Das Chlorsaure Kali ; von Dr. J. v. Mering. (Hirschwald,Berlin.) -A Consideration of the Causes of Insanity; by WalterChanning, M.D.-The Condition of Gaols, Hospitals, and other Insti-tutions as described by John Howard; by J. B. Bailey. (Lewis.)-Transactions of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of

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Maryland.- Uber Schul-hygiene in England; von Dr. Herman Weber.-Corpulence and its Treatment; by Dr. W. Ebstein. (Bergmann,Wiesbaden )-Jahresbericht ii. d. Leistungen u. Fortschritte anf demGebiete des Militar-Sanitatswesens ; bearbeitet von Dr. W. Roth;ix. Jahrgang.-Eyesight in Civilisation; by R. B. Carter, F.R.C.S.(Macmillan.) -Transactions of the American Otological Society,Vol. HI., Part 3.-Disorders mistaken for Hydrophobia; by C. W.Dulles, M.D.-How to Live on a Shilling a Day. (Maxwell, London.}- Gynäkologischer Specialismus; von Dr. Leopold Landau. -Recberchtes Expétimentales sur l’Excitabilité électrique des Circon-volutions Cérébrales et aur la Période d’Excitation latente dl1Cerveau ; par Dr. H. C. de Varigny. (Baillière, Paris.)-Cholera andYellow Fever; by J. W. Williams.-Index Medicus, Vol. VL, No. 9.-Good Words, Sunday Magazine, Nov. (Isbister.)- Longman’s Magazine,Nov.-Leisure Hour, Sunday at Home, Boy’s Own Paper, Girl’s OwnPaper, for Nov. (Religious Tract Society.)-On Branchial Cysts offthe Neck; by Dr. N. Senn. - Force v. Work; by William Pepper,M.D. Baltimore. - Observations on China; by Fortescue Fos,M.B.Lond. (Stanford.)-Lehrbuch der Payaiologie; nen Herans-gegeben von Dr. A. Graenhagen; dritte Lieferung.-La Hijiene de IaEscuela; por Ricardo Davila Boza.-Ueber Ptomaine; von Prof. LBrieger. (Hirschwald, Berlin)..

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807MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.—BIRTHS, MAIWIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Medical Appointments.Intimations for this column must be sent DIRECT to the Office ofTHE LANCET before 9 o’clock on Thursday Morning at the latest.

ADDENBROOKE, E. H., M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointedCertifying Surgeon, under the Factory Act, for the District ofKidderminster, vice Wm. Roden, M.D., deceased.

ARMITAGE, E. H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.l.ond., has been appointedResident Medical Officer to the Hulme Dispensary, vice J. B.Dreaper, M.R.C.S., resigned.

BARBOUR, J. M., M.B., has been elected Honorary Surgeon to theRoyal Alfred Sailors’ Home, Bombay, vice Cassum, deceased.

BURRY, HENRY B. PULLEN, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S., hag beenappointed Medical Officer for the Milland District of the MidhurstUnion, vice Pearse, whose term of office has expired.

BUSH, JAMES PAUL, M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointedSurgeon to the Bristol Police Force, vice Cross, resigned.

CHAMBERS, H. W., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., has been appointed SeniorAssistant House-Surgeon to the Hull General Infirmary, viceJackson, resigned.

DAVIES, J. T., L.R C.P.Ed., M.R.C.S., has been appointed House-Surgeon to the Denbighshire Infirmary, vice Lloyd, resigned.

DREAPER, J.B.. M.R C.S., has been appointed Honorary Surgeon tothe Hulme Dispensary, vice A. J. Neale, M.B , C.M Ed., resigned.

ELPHMSTONE, ROBERT, L.RC.P.Lond., M.RC.S., L.S.A.Lond., hasbeen appointed Medical Officer for the Silverstone District of theTowcester Union, vice Weir, deceased.

FULLER, ARTHUR, M.B., CM.Ed., M.R.C.S., has been appointedAssistant Medical Officer to the Hackney Union Infirmary, viceDr. Gordon, promoted.

HARRIS, THOS., M.D.Lond. , M.R.C.S., bas been appointed House-Physician to the Rideliff. Infirmary, Oxford.

HARVEY, WILLIAM, L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointedMedical Officer to the May town Hospital, Queensland.

HOZIER, C. H. SMITH, F.R.C.S., L.K.QC.P.I., ha.s been appointedGovernment Mtdical Officer and Vaccinator for the District ofGundagai, New South Wales; also Surgeon to the Hospital.

PASH, WILSON, M.A. & M.B.Cantab., of Lurie-park. Sydenham, hasbeen appointed House-Physician to the London Hospital.

THOMSON, JOHN, M.D., Ch. M. Aber., has been appointed GovernmentMedical Officer Rnd Public Vaccinator for the District of Silver-ton, New South Wales.

WADE, CHARLES, M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Hatfield District of the Dunmow Union, vice Firman,resigned.

WILSON, G. J., M.R.C.S. L.S A.Lond., has been appointed House-Surgeon to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.

WILSON, JAMES SCOTT, M.B., C.M.&fM., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Borough District of the Walsall Union, vice Hubbard,resigned.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

BARLOW.-On the 23rd ult., at Montague-street, Russell-square, thewife of Thomas Barlow, M.D., F.R.C.P., of a son.

BURRY. -On the 18th ult., at Liphook, Hants, the wife of H. B.Pullen Burry, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., &c., of a son.

CARR.-On the 20th ult., at Long-street, Devizes, Wilts, the wife ofAlfred Carr, M.R.C.S., of a son.

FENNELL. - On the 24th ult.. at Knutsford, Cheshire, the wife ofTheodore Fennell, M.R.C.S E., L.S.A.Lond., of a daughter.

LANCnSTE>3.-On the 21st ult., at Neston Lodge, Lewishm High-road,S E., the wife of Henry F. Lancaster, M.D., of a son.

WISE.-On the 23rd ult., at Walthamstow, the wife of C. H. Wise, M.D.,of a daughter. -

MARRIAGES.ATKINS-HUNT.-On the 25th ult., at Kilroqanty Church, Ringrose

Atkins, M.A., M.D., Resident Medical Superintendent, DistrictLunatic Asylum, Waterford, to Mary Ellen, second daughter of thelate Thomas Hunt, Esq., of Rockmount, co Waterford.

HODGES - VIDLER. - On the 22nd ult., at St. Nicholas’ Church,Remenham, James Hodges, M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., of BurySt. Edmunds, eldest son of the late Rev. James Hodges, of Shippon,Berks, and of St. Helier’s, Jersey, to Alice Maria, youngestdaughter of William Vidler, of Remenham, Berks.

HUMPHREYS-HARRATT.-On the 22nd ult., at the Parish Church,Wallington, Surrey, John Henry Humphreys, M.D.Lond., youngestsnn of the late Charles Humphreys, Esq., of Oswestry, Salop, toHelena Joaquina, eldest daughter of the late Charles Harratt, Esq.,of Liverpool and Buenos Ayres.

DEATHS.BROwN.-On the 22nd ult., after a short illness, Charles Blakely Brown,

M.D.Oxon., of Hill-street, Berkeley-square, W.GiBSON.-On the 19th ult,, at Prospect-street, Hull, Henry Gibson,

M.R.C.S., aged 71.LUKE.-On the 22nd ult., at the residence of his sister, Beulah-villas,

Clive-vale, Hastings, Joseph Luke, M.D., of Oak Lodge, Green-lanes,Finsbury-park, N., aged 66.

SHEEHY.-On the 24th ult., at his residence, Great Percy-street, W.C.,William Henry Sheehy, L.R.C.P.Edin., late of Claremont-square, inhis 65th year.

ST. CLAIR.-On the 21st ult., at Cain House, Wigtown, Scotland(formerly of Blackpool), James Aitken St. Clair, B.M., C.M., in his38th year.

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N.B.-Ajee of 5s. is charged for the Insertion of Notices of Births,Narriages, and Deaths.

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.(Taken daily at 8.30 a.rn. by Steward’s Instruments.)

THE LANCET OFFICE, October 30th, 1884.

Medical Diary for the the ensuing Week.Monday, November 3.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. MOORFIELDS.-Operations,10½ A.M. each day, and at the same hour.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M. eachday, and at the same hour.

ST. MARK’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on Tuesdays at thesame hour.

HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, SOHO-SQUARE.-Operations, 2 P.M., and oaThursday at the same hour.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-5 P.M. General Monthly Meeting.ODONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.-8 P.M. Casual Com.

munications by Messrs. Ackery, A S. Underwood, Storer Bennett,and Morton Smale.-Mr. F. Newland Pedley : Some Points in con-nection with Fracture of the Lower M&xilia.

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8.30 P.M. General meeting.-Mr.Edmund Owen : Lancing the Gums.-Dr. de Havilland Hall : ACase of Surgical Scarlet Fever.

Tuesday, November 4.GUY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M., and on Friday at the same horn.

Ophthalmic Operations on Mondays at 1.30 P.M., and Thursdays at2 P.M.

WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2.30 P.M.PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8.30 P.M. Dr. Hale White: Co.

arctation of the Aorta. -Drs. Hobson and Lancheater: Ca.eousPneumonia simulating Empyema.-Mr. Barker : Removal of UpperJaw for Epithlioma.-Dr. Percy Kidd : Cardiac Aneurysms.-Dr. Howard Tooth : Lympho-sarcoma of the Liver in a Child.-Dr. Carrington : Cancer of the Liver and Adrenals, with Mela.n:emia, &c.-Dr. Acland : Two Cases of Ulceration of the Intestinesin Paraplegia.

Wednesday, November 5.NATIONAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 10 A.M.MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M., and on Saturday

at the same hour.-Ophthalmic Operations on Tuesdays and Thurs.days, at 1.30 P.M.

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M. - Skin Department :9.30 A.M., on Tuesdays and Fridays.

ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M., and On Saturday at thesame hour.

LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and u Thursday and Saturdayat the same hour.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.-Operations,

2 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday

at the same hour.-Skin Department:; 1.45 P.M., and on Saturday9.15 A M.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.-3.30 P.M. Council Meeting.-

4 P M. Dr. A. H. Newth: The Value of Electricity in the Treatmentof Insanity.

OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8 P.M. Specimens will be shownby Mr. Lawson Tait and others.-Dr. Graily Hewitt : The Severe, orso-called "Uncontrollable," Vomiting of Pregnancy.-Dr. Potter :Retained product of Conception.

Thursday, November 6.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Operations. 1 P.MST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-1’ P.M. Surgical Consultations.CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.MCENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on

Friday at the same hour.NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations. 2! P.M.HARVEIAN SOCIETY.-8.30 P.M. Dr. Stephen Mackenzie: Two Cases of

Lichen Planus of Nervous Distribution.-Mr. J. H Morgan: Casesof Painful Mamma in Young Girls.-Dr. Amand Routh: Cises ofRetroversion of the Gravid Uterus.-Mr. R. F. Benham will exhibita New Antiseptic Vaporiser and Improvements in Syringes.

Friday, November 7.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic Operations, 1½ P.M.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL SOUTH LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.N.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations. 2 P.M.WEST LONDON MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY.-8 P.M. Mr. Bernard

Pitts: Foreign Body in the Air-passage; Abscess of the Lung;recovery.-Mr. Maitland Thompson: Case of Retention (twenty-four hours); Catheter Fever ; death. - Mr. Noble Smith : TheObjects of the Medical Sickness Annuity and Life AssuranceSociety.-Dr. Chas. Good : Gastric Ulcer Rupture ; sudden death.

Saturday, November 8.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.ROY M. FBEE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M