1273 NEW YORK. Chemical Galvano-caustic Intensities, notably in their appli- cations to Uterine Affections." In his preliminary remarks, the author stated that great voltaic intensities may be considered, in medicine, to commence at about from 50 to 55 milliamperes. Ordinarily when this intensity is passed, it is intended to produce in electrisation a caustic effect; but one can employ intensities of 70, 80, and even 100 milliamperes, and only leave insignificant traces of their passage. For this it is sufficient to employ large damp electrodes. One can produce a caustic effect with very feeble intensities by employing inverse procedure. According to Dr. Apostoli’s method, the great intensities have been employed only under the form of chemical galvano-caustic. This method consists in mono-polar intra-uterine applications of the voltaic method, determining a violent caustic action. Some- times the excitator is plunged into the uterine tissue, but the basis of the method consists principally in the employment of galvano-caustics of great intensity. The author asks: Are these great intensities inoffensive ? Are these great intensities useful ? After dilating on the subject, and endeavouring to resolve the double question by clinical study and experimental physiology, Dr. Danion formulated the conclusions of his paper as follows :-1. Numerous and varied experiments on animals have demonstrated that high galvano-caustic intensities determine congestions often of a violent character, fre- quently followed by inflammation of the organs interested. 2. The clinical results obtained in the treatment of uterine affections confirm in a very distinct manner these experi- mental electro-chemico-caustic effects. These high inten- sities may, in this case, determine grave inflammatory phenomena, the issue of which it is impossible to foresee. 3. There does not exist any physiological datum, any empirical result, in a word, absolutely nothing-which would plead in favour of the substitution of high intensities for low and medium intensities, the latter being completely inoffensive; whence it follows that the method of high intensities is not only dangerous, but absolutely useless. 1. The high voltaic intensities (non-caustic) appear inoffen- sive, but new experiments are necessary to confirm this conclusion. SACCHARIN. At a meeting of the Council of Ministers last week, M. Viette, the Minister of Agriculture, brought to notice the rapid extension of saccharin in commerce. The Minister stated that chemists have succeeded in extracting this new substance from tar, and that, notwithstanding the name given to it, its chemical composition is not that of sugar. It is now being manufactured on a large scale, and, its price being lowered, it tends to supplant sugar. Its sweetening power is about 200 times more developed than that of sugar. Grocers and confectioners have commenced to employ it in their syrups and preserves. The Minister then made the following propositions : 1. That the Council of Hygiene and of Salubrity be consulted as to the innocuousness of this new substance which is being intro- duced into alimentation. 2. In the case where its innocuous- ness will be recognised, the manufacturers of syrups and preserves should be compelled to label these substances as containing saccharin, as is now done for butter and margarine. 3. To impose an excise on it proportional to that which is established for sugar. THE USE OF OXYGEN. At the last meeting of the Council of Hygiene, Dr. Voisin, Director of Public Aid, was charged to draw up instructions as to the manner in which the recipients of oxygen should be employed in certain cases of accidents. By order of the Prefect of Police, a recipient has been placed in each of the sixteen pavilions destined for the reception of the drowned which have been established on the banks of the Seine. Dr. Voisin called the attention of the Council to the necessity of placing similar recipients at all the police stations and of those of the firemen of the city of Paris. These apparatus, which are not to be found at all the chemists’ shops, will render great service in cases of asphyxia. FRENCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. At the annual meeting of the Société Française de Tempé- rance, which was held on the 10th inst., and presided over by M. Jules Simon, Senator, the first prize, consisting of a vermilion medal, was awarded to Dr. Emile Monin, for his essay on the Dangers of the Abuse of Alcoholic Drinks. Paris, June 19th. NEW YORK. (From our own Correspondent.) THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. THE thirty-ninth annual meeting of this body was held at Cincinnati, May 8th, 9th, 10th, and llth. The attendance- was very large, and the work done in sections was unusually interesting. Addresses were delivered in Medicine, Surgery. and State Medicine. The Journal of the Association was reported to be in a very good financial condition, as it paid all of its expenses and left a balance to the Association. The, committee to raise a fund for a monument to the memory of Dr. Benjamin Rush reported favourably, but scarcely $1000 has as yet been received. One of the most interesting papers was presented to the Section on Surgery, It was entitled "Diagnosis of Injury of the Gastro-intestinal Canal." The author, Dr. Senn, contends that rectal insufflation of hydrogen gas or air is an infallible test in the diagnosis of visceral injury of the gastro-intestinal canal in penetrating. wounds of the abdomen without laparotomy. He states. that hydrogen gas is devoid of toxic properties, non-irrita- ting, and rapidly absorbed from the connective tissue spaces and all of the large serous cavities. The method consists in. insufflating the rectum with a rubber balloon containing. four gallons of gas or air, gas being preferred; the insuffla- tion must be very gradual, as the resisting power of the intestinal wall is nearly the same throughout, and yields to. a diastaltic force of from eight to twelve pounds; the escape of gas through the ileo-eaecal valve from below up- wards is attended by a blowing or gurgling sound. The gas. will finally traverse the entire alimentary tract and escape at the mouth. A lesion of the tract is known by the failure of the gas to pass beyond that point. Dr. Senn demonstrated his method by rectal insufflation of anaesthetised dogs, and proved that the gas had passed through the entire intestinal tract by igniting the gas as it escaped from the dog’s mouth. He shot the dog’s abdomen, exposed the cavity by incision, then resorted to insufflation, and applying a match discovered the first perforation. This was closed by suture9’ and insufflation repeated, when another jet of flame indicated the point of lesion. The perforations were closed one after another, until the gas finally escaped from the mouth, proving that the intestine was intact. These experiments excited the greatest interest, and give promise of excellent. practical results. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ANTHROPOLOGY. This new Society met in New York on June 5th, and con- tinued in session two days. The Congress is devoted to the investigation of man. The papers and discussions related to his place in the scheme of nature, an examination into the underlying laws of mental growth, and descriptions of the varieties of the species, their characteristics and relation- ships. The sections are Anthropology, Ethnology, Ethno- graphy, and Prehistoric Archaeology. The attendance was small but select, and among the foreign members was Prince Roland Bonaparte of Paris. The more important papers read were the following: "Criminal Anthropology, Criminal Biology and Sociology, a Note on Crime and Criminals," by Dr. Henry Maudsley of London; " Las Habitants de Suri- name a Amsterdam," by Prince Bonaparte, and also an account of his visit to Lapland; " Mental Automatism," by Prof. Tllwivg of Brooklyn ; "Inebriate Heredity," by Dr. Norman Kerr of London; " The Problem of the Ohio Mounds," by Prof. Thomas of the Smithsonian Institute; " Anthro- pathogism, Historic and Prehistoric," by Gen. Cbas. W. Darling; "Transmission of Deformity through three Genera- tions," by Dr. Holbrook of New York. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS. The fifteenth annual meeting of this body meets at Buffalo, New York, July 5th, and continues its session six days. The subjects to be discussed are, "Industrial Training in Juvenile Reformatories "; " The Commitment and Deten- tion and the Treatment and Care of the Insane"; "The Training and Care of the Feeble-minded "; "Reformation as an end in Prison Discipline"; "Charity Organisation"; "Immigration"; "OutdoorReliefandHospitals"; "Municipal Charities and Corrections"; "Care and Disposal of Dependent Children." These conferences are largely attended, and are productive of reforms in the charities of the United States. New York, June 6th, 1888.
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1273NEW YORK.
Chemical Galvano-caustic Intensities, notably in their appli-cations to Uterine Affections." In his preliminary remarks, theauthor stated that great voltaic intensities may be considered,in medicine, to commence at about from 50 to 55 milliamperes.Ordinarily when this intensity is passed, it is intended toproduce in electrisation a caustic effect; but one can employintensities of 70, 80, and even 100 milliamperes, and onlyleave insignificant traces of their passage. For this it issufficient to employ large damp electrodes. One can producea caustic effect with very feeble intensities by employinginverse procedure. According to Dr. Apostoli’s method, thegreat intensities have been employed only under the formof chemical galvano-caustic. This method consists in
mono-polar intra-uterine applications of the voltaicmethod, determining a violent caustic action. Some-times the excitator is plunged into the uterine tissue,but the basis of the method consists principally in theemployment of galvano-caustics of great intensity. Theauthor asks: Are these great intensities inoffensive ?Are these great intensities useful ? After dilating on
the subject, and endeavouring to resolve the doublequestion by clinical study and experimental physiology,Dr. Danion formulated the conclusions of his paper as
follows :-1. Numerous and varied experiments on animalshave demonstrated that high galvano-caustic intensitiesdetermine congestions often of a violent character, fre-quently followed by inflammation of the organs interested.2. The clinical results obtained in the treatment of uterineaffections confirm in a very distinct manner these experi-mental electro-chemico-caustic effects. These high inten-sities may, in this case, determine grave inflammatoryphenomena, the issue of which it is impossible to foresee.3. There does not exist any physiological datum, anyempirical result, in a word, absolutely nothing-whichwould plead in favour of the substitution of high intensitiesfor low and medium intensities, the latter being completelyinoffensive; whence it follows that the method of highintensities is not only dangerous, but absolutely useless.1. The high voltaic intensities (non-caustic) appear inoffen-sive, but new experiments are necessary to confirm thisconclusion.
SACCHARIN.
At a meeting of the Council of Ministers last week,M. Viette, the Minister of Agriculture, brought to notice therapid extension of saccharin in commerce. The Ministerstated that chemists have succeeded in extracting thisnew substance from tar, and that, notwithstanding thename given to it, its chemical composition is not that ofsugar. It is now being manufactured on a large scale,and, its price being lowered, it tends to supplant sugar. Itssweetening power is about 200 times more developed thanthat of sugar. Grocers and confectioners have commencedto employ it in their syrups and preserves. The Ministerthen made the following propositions : 1. That the Council
of Hygiene and of Salubrity be consulted as to theinnocuousness of this new substance which is being intro-duced into alimentation. 2. In the case where its innocuous-ness will be recognised, the manufacturers of syrups andpreserves should be compelled to label these substances ascontaining saccharin, as is now done for butter andmargarine. 3. To impose an excise on it proportional tothat which is established for sugar.
THE USE OF OXYGEN.
At the last meeting of the Council of Hygiene, Dr. Voisin,Director of Public Aid, was charged to draw up instructionsas to the manner in which the recipients of oxygen shouldbe employed in certain cases of accidents. By order of thePrefect of Police, a recipient has been placed in each of thesixteen pavilions destined for the reception of the drownedwhich have been established on the banks of the Seine. Dr.Voisin called the attention of the Council to the necessity ofplacing similar recipients at all the police stations and ofthose of the firemen of the city of Paris. These apparatus,which are not to be found at all the chemists’ shops, willrender great service in cases of asphyxia.
FRENCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
At the annual meeting of the Société Française de Tempé-rance, which was held on the 10th inst., and presided overby M. Jules Simon, Senator, the first prize, consisting of avermilion medal, was awarded to Dr. Emile Monin, for hisessay on the Dangers of the Abuse of Alcoholic Drinks.Paris, June 19th.
NEW YORK.
(From our own Correspondent.)
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
THE thirty-ninth annual meeting of this body was heldat Cincinnati, May 8th, 9th, 10th, and llth. The attendance-was very large, and the work done in sections was unusuallyinteresting. Addresses were delivered in Medicine, Surgery.and State Medicine. The Journal of the Association was
reported to be in a very good financial condition, as it paidall of its expenses and left a balance to the Association. The,committee to raise a fund for a monument to the memoryof Dr. Benjamin Rush reported favourably, but scarcely$1000 has as yet been received. One of the most interestingpapers was presented to the Section on Surgery, It wasentitled "Diagnosis of Injury of the Gastro-intestinal Canal."The author, Dr. Senn, contends that rectal insufflation ofhydrogen gas or air is an infallible test in the diagnosis ofvisceral injury of the gastro-intestinal canal in penetrating.wounds of the abdomen without laparotomy. He states.that hydrogen gas is devoid of toxic properties, non-irrita-ting, and rapidly absorbed from the connective tissue spacesand all of the large serous cavities. The method consists in.insufflating the rectum with a rubber balloon containing.four gallons of gas or air, gas being preferred; the insuffla-tion must be very gradual, as the resisting power of theintestinal wall is nearly the same throughout, and yields to.a diastaltic force of from eight to twelve pounds; theescape of gas through the ileo-eaecal valve from below up-wards is attended by a blowing or gurgling sound. The gas.will finally traverse the entire alimentary tract and escapeat the mouth. A lesion of the tract is known by the failureof the gas to pass beyond that point. Dr. Senn demonstratedhis method by rectal insufflation of anaesthetised dogs, andproved that the gas had passed through the entire intestinaltract by igniting the gas as it escaped from the dog’smouth. He shot the dog’s abdomen, exposed the cavity byincision, then resorted to insufflation, and applying a matchdiscovered the first perforation. This was closed by suture9’and insufflation repeated, when another jet of flame indicatedthe point of lesion. The perforations were closed one afteranother, until the gas finally escaped from the mouth,proving that the intestine was intact. These experimentsexcited the greatest interest, and give promise of excellent.practical results.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
This new Society met in New York on June 5th, and con-tinued in session two days. The Congress is devoted to theinvestigation of man. The papers and discussions relatedto his place in the scheme of nature, an examination intothe underlying laws of mental growth, and descriptions ofthe varieties of the species, their characteristics and relation-ships. The sections are Anthropology, Ethnology, Ethno-graphy, and Prehistoric Archaeology. The attendance wassmall but select, and among the foreign members was PrinceRoland Bonaparte of Paris. The more important papersread were the following: "Criminal Anthropology, CriminalBiology and Sociology, a Note on Crime and Criminals," byDr. Henry Maudsley of London; " Las Habitants de Suri-name a Amsterdam," by Prince Bonaparte, and also an accountof his visit to Lapland; " Mental Automatism," by Prof.Tllwivg of Brooklyn ; "Inebriate Heredity," by Dr. NormanKerr of London; " The Problem of the Ohio Mounds," byProf. Thomas of the Smithsonian Institute; " Anthro-pathogism, Historic and Prehistoric," by Gen. Cbas. W.Darling; "Transmission of Deformity through three Genera-tions," by Dr. Holbrook of New York.NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
The fifteenth annual meeting of this body meets atBuffalo, New York, July 5th, and continues its session sixdays. The subjects to be discussed are, "Industrial Trainingin Juvenile Reformatories "; " The Commitment and Deten-tion and the Treatment and Care of the Insane"; "TheTraining and Care of the Feeble-minded "; "Reformation asan end in Prison Discipline"; "Charity Organisation";"Immigration"; "OutdoorReliefandHospitals"; "MunicipalCharities and Corrections"; "Care and Disposal of DependentChildren." These conferences are largely attended, and areproductive of reforms in the charities of the United States.
New York, June 6th, 1888.
1274 OBITUARY.-MEDICAL NEWS.
Obituary.THOMAS HARRINGTON TUKE, M.D. ST. AND., &c.
WE regret to record the death of Dr. Harrington Tuke,which occurred on June 9th, at the age of sixty-two,Dr. Tuke was widely known as a practical psychologist, andas a kind and true friend to all in distress. He was ever
willing to lend a helping hand to the young practitioner,and his hospitality, both to his town and country friends,was unbounded. He was for many years proprietor andphysician of the Manor House, Chiswick, where his lamenteddeath took place, and he also carried on at the same timeactive private practice in Albemarle-street. As a genialhost, a cheery physician, and an amiable companion, hisloss will be much felt by all.
Dr. Tuke obtained the degree of M.D. St.And. in 1849,the F.R.C.P. Edin. in 1858, and the F.R.C.P. Lond. in 1868.He was educated at St. George’s Hospital, where he waswell known and universally respected. He held the distin-guished post of President of the Medico-PsychologicalAssociation, and for eight years, from 1864 to 1872, theimportant office of secretary of that learned body, whichnow numbers over 400 members in its ranks. He was alsoan honorary member of the Société Médico-Psychologiqueof Paris, and of the Imperial College of Physicians ofVienna. Dr. Tuke was so much absorbed in the cares of anunusually large practice that he was unable to contributeas much as other members of the Association to theliterature of psychology. In the Journal of Mental Sciencehe, however, published papers on Baths in Insanity; wemay also mention his evidence before the Committee of theHouse of Commons, and the correspondence thereon, onForced Alimentation (in which the advantages of nasalfeeding were plainly set forth); a long series of papers onGeneral Paralysis of the Insane (in which the distinctionsbetween epilepsy and the epileptiform convulsions ofgeneral paralysis were pointed out); a paper on the LegalView of Insanity; one on Monomania; his Address as
President of the Association in 1873: some interestingStatistics of Asylums; and his Address at the meeting ofthe British Medical Association ; he also contributed apaper on the Criminal Responsibility of the Insane to theSt. Andrews Medical Reports, the University from which heobtained his degree as a Doctor of Medicine.The deceased gentleman was a lover of the fine arts, the
hall in the Manor House, Chiswick, being well supplied withproof prints of Sir Edwin Landseer’s greatest works. As aphysician and as a host, his professional and social qualitieswill not be easily forgotten by those who enjoyed theprivilege of his acquaintance.
Dr. Tuke leaves a wife, one daughter, and five sons, oneof whom is in the medical profession.
Medical News.UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.-The following degrees
have been conferred on the candidates mentioned :-Doctor of Medicine.-Alexander Haig, Exeter ; Thomas T. Whipham,
Oriel; Charles Chadwick, Oriel.Bachelor of Medicine.-Richard Ackerley, Corpus ; John Wayte Trinity;Horace G. Turney, Trinity ; Leonard George Guthrie, Magdalen;James G. E. Colby, Wadham ; George Heaton, Magdalen; CharlesMatthews, Exeter.
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM.-At the recent examina-tions for degrees in Medicine and Surgery the followingcandidates satisfied the examiners :-Degree of Doctor in Medicinefor Practitioners of Fifteen Years’Standing.-Alan Reeve Manby, M.R.C.S., L.S.A.
Degree of Doctor in Medicine (Essay).-Charles Samuel Blair, M.B.,M.R.C.S. ; Guthrie Neville Caley, M.B., M.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. ;John Henry Garrett, M.B., B.S., L.S.A., L.S.Sc.; Arthur ErnestLarking, M.B., M.R.C.S., L.S A.; Charles Edward Tanner, M.B.,F.R.C.S. ; Auburn Wilkinson, M.B., M.S., M.R.C.S., L.S.A.; EdwardHerbert Young, M.B., L.R.C.P., M.R.C S., L.S.A.
Degree of Bachelor in Medicine (Final).-Sidney James Allden,College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Laurence Augustus Baine,College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Robert Crewdson Bening-ton, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., L.S.Sc., St. Thomas’s Hospital;Sidney Algernon Bontor, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., St. Bartholomew’sHospital; Ellis Bowker, Owens College; Edward Bowmaker, College
of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; William Charles Brown, College ofMedicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; tFateh Chand, L.R.C.P., L.S.A.,L.M.S. (India), Punjab University. India; Thomas Clifford,L.R.C.P.,M.R.C.S., College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Norman Davis,College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Henry Luther Ewens,Bristol Medical School; James Hindhaugh, College of Medicine,Newcastle-on-Tyne; Arthur Knight Holt, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., St.Bartholomew’s Hospital; Edwin Whitfield Dawson Kite, M.R.C.S.,L.S.A., Queen’s College, Birmingham ; Henry McLagan, College ofMedicine. Newcastle-on-Tyne; Isaac Gibson Modlin, L.S.A., Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; William Molesworth, BristolMedical School; William Pitt Palmer, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A.,L.S.Sc., St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; *Henry Jules Parry, Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; tJohn William Buckley Pogson,Queen’s College, Birmingham; Nathan Raw, College of MedicineNewcastle-on-Tyne; Bhagat Ram Sawhnv, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S’,L.M.S. (India). Punjab University, India; Herbert Algar Sweetapple,College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Robert Thompson, L.R.C.P.,M.R.C.S., Guv’s Hospital.
Degree of Bachelor in Surgery.-Sidney James Allden, College ofMedicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Octavius William Andrews, M.B.,M.R.C.S., St. George’s Hospital; Robert Crewdson Benington,L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., L.S.Se., St. Thomas’s Hospital; SidneyAlgernon Bontor, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., St. Bartholomew’s Hospital;John Smith Bootiman, M.B., College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Ellis Bowker, Owens College; Edward Bowmaker, College ofMedicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Richard Brown, M.B., College ofMediciue, Newcastle-on-Tyne; William Charles Brown, College ofMedicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Fateh Chand, L.R.C.P., L.S.A.,L.M.S. (India). Punjab University, India; Norman Davis, Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Henry Luther Ewens, BristolMedic d School; James Hindhaugh, College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Arthur Knight Holt, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., St. Bartholo-mew’s Hospital; Harry Brandreth Lavies, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., King’sCollege; Isaac Gibson Modlin, L.S.A., College of Medicine, New-castle-on-Tyne: William Molesworth, Bristol Medical School;William Pitt Palmer, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., L.S.Sc, St. Bar-tholomew’s Hospital ; Henry Jules Parry, College of Medicine, New-castle-on-Tyne ; John William Buckley Pogson, Queen’s College,Birmingham; Nathan Raw. College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Bhagat Ram Sawhnv. L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.M.S. (India),Punjab University, India; William Rushton Shortt, M.B., Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Herbert Algar Sweetapple, Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
* First-class Honours. t Second-class Honours.
THE GREAT NORTHERN CENTRAL HOSPITAL.-Thevisit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to open this hos-pital will not, in consequence of the death of the GermanEmperor, take place on the 25th inst. as arranged, but theirRoyal Highnesses will perform the ceremony in the latterpart of July.
PRESENTATION.—Dr. Talfourd Jones, of Brecon, onhis leaving the town to practise at Eastbourne, has beenpresented by the inhabitants and many friends in thecounty, in testimony of their regard and esteem, with asilver tea and coffee service and a breakfast tray, a readinglamp, a library writing set, and an illuminated address.DEATH FROM WOOLSORTERS’ DISEASE.-At Allerton,
a wool sorter, aged forty-eight years, died from woolsorters’disease a few days since. He had been working for a fort-night, and was ill for a week before he called in Dr. Cogan.He became worse, and Dr. Bell visited him. They agreed inthe opinion that it was a case of wool sorters’ disease. Bothvisited the patient again on the night previous to his suc-cumbing the following morning to the malady. For twentyyears the deceased had been in the same employment.A FATALITY FROM CHLOROFORM.-At the Royal
Albert Hospital, Devonport, on the 12th inst., an inquestwas held on a middle-aged woman who died under theinfluence of chloroform. The deceased had previously under-gone an operation for cancer, but on the second occasionimmediately it was administered she fainted and died. Thisis the first time for twenty-seven years that such an accidenthas occurred in the hospital. The verdict of the juryexonerated the medical staff from any blame.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—The late Mr. DavidSpencer,of Coventry, has bequeathed .62000 to the Coventry andWarwickshire Hospital. By the will of the late Miss Garratt,of Mount Ararat, Richmond, Surrey, .6100 is left to theRichmond Hospital. It is announced that by the will of thelate Mr. J. W. Dod the Bristol Infirmary and General Hospitalwill each benefit to the amount of £10,000. The late Mr.George Watson, Park House, Dick-place, Edinburgh, hasbequeathed £100 each to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmaryand the Edinburgh Sick Children’s Hospital. Mr. John
Bakewell, of the Old Hall, Balderton, Newark, by his willleaves S200 to the Newark Hospital.-Mr. John Standring,of Manchester, in accordance with a wish expressed by hislate brother, Mr. Thomas Standring, has just sent .6500 tothe treasurer of the Lock and Skin Diseases Hospital inthat city, as a donation to that hospital. ,
