321 towards the object in view amounted to only 7501., which sum was insnfficient for the erection of a statue, as originally intended; that it was therefore proposed that four marble busts of Mr. Liston should be executed--one to be placed in the Royal College ol Surgeons, another in University College, London, a third in the Royal Infirmary at Edinburgh, and a fourth to be presented to the family of the deceased; and that the residue of the money should go to pay for a gold medal to be awarded annually by the Council of University College, London, to the best proficient in surgery. The report, and a resolution in accordance with it, were carried unanimously, and a committee to carry out the intention of the meeting, consisting of the Dukes of Beaufort and Buccleuch, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Kinnaird, and Count D’Orsay, formed, after which thanks were voted to the chairman, and the business terminated. NANTWICH.—OFFERINGS OF GRATITUDE.-On Mon- day, the 25th ult., a meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held at the Crown Inn Assembly Room, for the purpose of pre- senting to their medical officer, Mr. Williamson, and his assistant, Mr. Hopkins, testimonials of the warm feelings of gratitude so generally entertained towards them for their unexampled and extraordinary professional exertions during the desolating pre- valence of the epidemic. The testimonials consisted of a hand- some silver salver, silver coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin, and cream-ewer, value .670, and a case of instruments, value £ 10. On the salver the following inscription was engraved:- "Presented, together with a silver coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin, cream-ewer, and a purse of fifty sovereigns, to Mr. Williamson, surgeon, by his friends in Nantwich and the neighbourhood, in grateful testimony of their appreciation of his unwearied and zealous professional services during the prevalence of cholera in 1849.-Nantwich, February, 1850." And on a silver plate, in the cover of the instrument-case, the following :-" Presented, toge- ther with a purse of twenty-five sovereigns, to Mr. William Hop- kins, by his friends in Nantwich and its neighbourhood, in token of their appreciation of his able professional services during the prevalence of cholera in 1849.-Nantwich, February, 1850."- Chester Courant. REMAINS OF THE GIGANTIC STRUTHIOUS BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND.-At the meeting of the Geological Society, on Wednesday last, Dr. Mantell, in illustration of a memoir on a large collection of fossils, and rock specimens, lately received from his son, Mr. Walter Atantell, of New Zealand, exhibited some highly-interesting remains of the extinct co- lossal birds of that distant country. Among them were skulls and mandibles, egg-shells, and numerous bones of the hinder extremities. The object of greatest interest was a pair of perfect feet, including the tarso-metatarsal, and twelve pha- langcals of each foot of the same individual, Dinornis gi- ganteus, found standing erect, a yard in advance of each other, in a turbary deposit, at Waikonaiti, in the Middle Island, as if the bird to which they belonged had become mired in the swamp, and perished on the spot; in the same manner as ske- letons of the mastodon, in the Big-bone Lich of America, and the gigantic elk, in the bogs of Ireland, are found engulphed. These b-nes are so perfect as to admit of being articulated, like those of a recent skeleton. The metatarsals are seven- teen inches long; the toes, respectively, nine, ten, and nine in- ches ; the entire length of the foot, when covered with inte- guments, must have been sixteen Inches, and its greatest breadth eighteen inches; the stride was probably three feet, the distance at which the tarso-metatarsals were found apart. The height of the bird must have been ten feet. Professor Owen remarked, that there was evidence of the attachment of a hinder toe, and therefore that the feet belonged to his genus JPaIautervx: but Dr. Mantel! insisted that there was no gronnd whatever for such a supposition; and Dr. Grant, and several gentlemen present, examined the tarso-metatarsals, after the meeting broke up, and concurred in Dr. Mantell’s opinion. The bones of a species of dog, sea], albatross, penguin, water- hen, rail, and nocturnal parrot, were found with the remains of the extinct colossal birds. The meeting was unusually long, and the subject excited great interest. CHINESE MEDICAL WORK.—M. de Paravey has recently directed the attention of the Academy of Medicine of Paris to a Chinese work, called "Pen-T-MS-IIang-mou,"a sort of medical cyclopfejia, treating of all animals, vegetables, and minerals which may be useful in medicine or in some of the arts. The Academy appointed two members, MM. Merat and Dumeril, to examine the work. We are of course led to suppose, that the two honourable academicians are ac- quainted with the Chinese language. NAVAL ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.—On Friday last, Sir W. Clay presented a petition to the House of Commons from the physicians and surgeons of the London Hospital, in favour of naval assistant-surgeons. DEATH FROM AN OVER-DOSE OF LAUDANUM.- An inquest was recently held at the Royal Oak Inn, Allen- lane, before T. Badger, Esq., coroner, on the body of a male child, six years old, whose death had been caused by an over- dose of laudanum. It appeared that the mother of the child had desired the nurse to give the child one drop of laudanum, as its bowels were very much deranged. She replied, Why, three or four drops wont hurt it," and immediately gave it two drops, which she said she dropped from a tea-cup. In about ten minutes afterwards the child was taken alarmingly ill, and ’%fr. Henry Payne, surgeon, was sent for. On his arrival he told the parents that it was impossible to save the child. It lingered till the following morning, and expired about eleven o’clock. The coroner and the jury were of opiuion, from the appearance of the body, that a much larger dose than that stated by the nurse had been administered, and severely condemned the pernicious practice of administering opiates to children. However, as the nurse appeared to be "a very simple sort of woman," and did not know that the laudanum would cause death, she was dismissed with a severe repri- mand, and a verdict was returned to the effect that the child died from an over-dose of laudanum, administered without any evil intent.—Sheffield Tinaes. COLLODION IN LUXATION OF FINGERS—Dr. MAZIER, physician to the hospital of Laigle, (France,) lately addressed a letter to the Academy of Medicine of Paris, wherein a case is mentioned, in which a new mode of reducing dislocation of fingers, by the use of collodion, was successfully applied. The author employs for such reductions lacs which are rendered adherent by collodiou; and by means of these he makes the extension and counter-extension obtained with so much diffi- culty by the ordinary mode of proceeding. A luxation of thirteen days’ standing has thus been effectually reduced. I PURULENT ABSORPTION.—FRENCH surgeons lay much stress on the fatal consequences of purulent absorption after operations; works of some merit have been written on the sub- ject, among which that of ill. Sédillot, of Strasburg. may be mentioned. Attention has naturally been directed to the means of preventing these sad sequelae, and it would appear, from the facts stated by M. Chassaignac before the Surgical Society of Paris, that tincture of aconite has much virtue in these cases. He makes his tincture with the fresh plant, and gives at first fifteen minims a day, which dose is gradually increased to a little more than a drachm, to be administered in mistura acacia. Thirty- two patients have been put under this preventive treatment; of these, five died, without, however, presenting any symptoms of purulent infection. Several members stated that no rule could be formed from so small a number of cases, and that the latter should be presented with sufficient details to prove the efficacy of amedi- cine which has yielded no good results in very skilful hands. PETITIONS IN FAVOUR 01,- NAVAL ASSISTANT- SURGEONS are said to be in course of signature in some of the metropolitan hospitals. The example set by the London Hospital should he followed by the medical officers of every hospital in the kingdom. TO CORRESPONDENTS ALL communications sent to this journal for publication shou’d be addressed as follows:— To THE EDITOR Of THE LAXCET, THE LANCET Office, 423, Strand, London. We hope that this intimation will receive attention, as we occasionally find that lette-s and papers for Tjii.. LANCET ire addressed to gentlemen who are not in any respect connected wi:h the literary departments of this publication. *.* Notwithstanding the above notice has appeared for several weeks in this journal, communications within the last few days, which have been sent for publication in THE LANCET, have been addressed to persons who are not in any way connected with that publication. Such a practice appears to be founded on discngenuom or deceptive practices ; and as it is attended occasionally- with considerable inconvenience, it is particularly requested that all articles intended for publication in THE LA.’VCET be addre-sed to the Editor, at the office in the Strand. If communications intended for this journal are sent e!sewhere and to other parties, the Editor of THE LANCET will not hold himself responsible for whatever fate may befall them.
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towards the object in view amounted to only 7501., which sumwas insnfficient for the erection of a statue, as originally intended;that it was therefore proposed that four marble busts of Mr. Listonshould be executed--one to be placed in the Royal College olSurgeons, another in University College, London, a third in theRoyal Infirmary at Edinburgh, and a fourth to be presented tothe family of the deceased; and that the residue of the moneyshould go to pay for a gold medal to be awarded annually by theCouncil of University College, London, to the best proficient insurgery. The report, and a resolution in accordance with it,were carried unanimously, and a committee to carry out theintention of the meeting, consisting of the Dukes of Beaufort andBuccleuch, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Kinnaird, and CountD’Orsay, formed, after which thanks were voted to the chairman,and the business terminated.
NANTWICH.—OFFERINGS OF GRATITUDE.-On Mon-day, the 25th ult., a meeting of the inhabitants of this town washeld at the Crown Inn Assembly Room, for the purpose of pre-senting to their medical officer, Mr. Williamson, and his assistant,Mr. Hopkins, testimonials of the warm feelings of gratitudeso generally entertained towards them for their unexampled andextraordinary professional exertions during the desolating pre-valence of the epidemic. The testimonials consisted of a hand-some silver salver, silver coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin, andcream-ewer, value .670, and a case of instruments, value £ 10.On the salver the following inscription was engraved:-"Presented, together with a silver coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar-basin,cream-ewer, and a purse of fifty sovereigns, to Mr. Williamson,surgeon, by his friends in Nantwich and the neighbourhood, ingrateful testimony of their appreciation of his unwearied andzealous professional services during the prevalence of cholera in1849.-Nantwich, February, 1850." And on a silver plate, in thecover of the instrument-case, the following :-" Presented, toge-ther with a purse of twenty-five sovereigns, to Mr. William Hop-kins, by his friends in Nantwich and its neighbourhood, in tokenof their appreciation of his able professional services during theprevalence of cholera in 1849.-Nantwich, February, 1850."-Chester Courant.
REMAINS OF THE GIGANTIC STRUTHIOUS BIRDS OFNEW ZEALAND.-At the meeting of the Geological Society, onWednesday last, Dr. Mantell, in illustration of a memoir ona large collection of fossils, and rock specimens, lately receivedfrom his son, Mr. Walter Atantell, of New Zealand,exhibited some highly-interesting remains of the extinct co-lossal birds of that distant country. Among them were skullsand mandibles, egg-shells, and numerous bones of the hinderextremities. The object of greatest interest was a pair ofperfect feet, including the tarso-metatarsal, and twelve pha-langcals of each foot of the same individual, Dinornis gi-ganteus, found standing erect, a yard in advance of each other,in a turbary deposit, at Waikonaiti, in the Middle Island, asif the bird to which they belonged had become mired in theswamp, and perished on the spot; in the same manner as ske-letons of the mastodon, in the Big-bone Lich of America, andthe gigantic elk, in the bogs of Ireland, are found engulphed.These b-nes are so perfect as to admit of being articulated,like those of a recent skeleton. The metatarsals are seven-teen inches long; the toes, respectively, nine, ten, and nine in-ches ; the entire length of the foot, when covered with inte-guments, must have been sixteen Inches, and its greatestbreadth eighteen inches; the stride was probably three feet,the distance at which the tarso-metatarsals were found apart.The height of the bird must have been ten feet. ProfessorOwen remarked, that there was evidence of the attachment ofa hinder toe, and therefore that the feet belonged to his genusJPaIautervx: but Dr. Mantel! insisted that there was no gronndwhatever for such a supposition; and Dr. Grant, and severalgentlemen present, examined the tarso-metatarsals, after themeeting broke up, and concurred in Dr. Mantell’s opinion.The bones of a species of dog, sea], albatross, penguin, water-hen, rail, and nocturnal parrot, were found with the remainsof the extinct colossal birds. The meeting was unusuallylong, and the subject excited great interest.CHINESE MEDICAL WORK.—M. de Paravey has
recently directed the attention of the Academy of Medicineof Paris to a Chinese work, called "Pen-T-MS-IIang-mou,"asort of medical cyclopfejia, treating of all animals, vegetables,and minerals which may be useful in medicine or in some ofthe arts. The Academy appointed two members, MM.Merat and Dumeril, to examine the work. We are of courseled to suppose, that the two honourable academicians are ac-quainted with the Chinese language.
NAVAL ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.—On Friday last,Sir W. Clay presented a petition to the House of Commonsfrom the physicians and surgeons of the London Hospital, infavour of naval assistant-surgeons.DEATH FROM AN OVER-DOSE OF LAUDANUM.-
An inquest was recently held at the Royal Oak Inn, Allen-lane, before T. Badger, Esq., coroner, on the body of a malechild, six years old, whose death had been caused by an over-dose of laudanum. It appeared that the mother of the childhad desired the nurse to give the child one drop of laudanum,as its bowels were very much deranged. She replied, Why,three or four drops wont hurt it," and immediately gave it twodrops, which she said she dropped from a tea-cup. In aboutten minutes afterwards the child was taken alarmingly ill, and’%fr. Henry Payne, surgeon, was sent for. On his arrival hetold the parents that it was impossible to save the child. Itlingered till the following morning, and expired about eleveno’clock. The coroner and the jury were of opiuion, from theappearance of the body, that a much larger dose than thatstated by the nurse had been administered, and severelycondemned the pernicious practice of administering opiatesto children. However, as the nurse appeared to be "a verysimple sort of woman," and did not know that the laudanumwould cause death, she was dismissed with a severe repri-mand, and a verdict was returned to the effect that the childdied from an over-dose of laudanum, administered withoutany evil intent.—Sheffield Tinaes.
COLLODION IN LUXATION OF FINGERS—Dr. MAZIER,physician to the hospital of Laigle, (France,) lately addresseda letter to the Academy of Medicine of Paris, wherein a caseis mentioned, in which a new mode of reducing dislocation offingers, by the use of collodion, was successfully applied. Theauthor employs for such reductions lacs which are renderedadherent by collodiou; and by means of these he makes theextension and counter-extension obtained with so much diffi-culty by the ordinary mode of proceeding. A luxation ofthirteen days’ standing has thus been effectually reduced.
I PURULENT ABSORPTION.—FRENCH surgeons lay muchstress on the fatal consequences of purulent absorption afteroperations; works of some merit have been written on the sub-ject, among which that of ill. Sédillot, of Strasburg. may bementioned. Attention has naturally been directed to the meansof preventing these sad sequelae, and it would appear, from the factsstated by M. Chassaignac before the Surgical Society of Paris,
that tincture of aconite has much virtue in these cases. Hemakes his tincture with the fresh plant, and gives at first fifteenminims a day, which dose is gradually increased to a little morethan a drachm, to be administered in mistura acacia. Thirty-two patients have been put under this preventive treatment; of
these, five died, without, however, presenting any symptoms ofpurulent infection. Several members stated that no rule could beformed from so small a number of cases, and that the latter shouldbe presented with sufficient details to prove the efficacy of amedi-cine which has yielded no good results in very skilful hands.
PETITIONS IN FAVOUR 01,- NAVAL ASSISTANT-SURGEONS are said to be in course of signature in some of themetropolitan hospitals. The example set by the LondonHospital should he followed by the medical officers of everyhospital in the kingdom.
TO CORRESPONDENTS
ALL communications sent to this journal for publication shou’d be addressedas follows:— To THE EDITOR Of THE LAXCET,
THE LANCET Office,423, Strand, London.
We hope that this intimation will receive attention, as we occasionallyfind that lette-s and papers for Tjii.. LANCET ire addressed to gentlemenwho are not in any respect connected wi:h the literary departments ofthis publication.
*.* Notwithstanding the above notice has appeared for several weeks inthis journal, communications within the last few days, which have beensent for publication in THE LANCET, have been addressed to persons whoare not in any way connected with that publication. Such a practiceappears to be founded on discngenuom or deceptive practices ; and as itis attended occasionally- with considerable inconvenience, it is particularlyrequested that all articles intended for publication in THE LA.’VCET beaddre-sed to the Editor, at the office in the Strand. If communicationsintended for this journal are sent e!sewhere and to other parties, theEditor of THE LANCET will not hold himself responsible for whatever fatemay befall them.
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A Surgeon, (Southwark.)-The Government is far more liberal in its viewsthan the Council of the Col.ege. Sir George Grey does not consider thatthe admission of surgeons in general practice amongst the Pures" wouldeither disgrace the Council or injure the profession.
A Wrinkle in Chordee.-Patients labouring under this painful affection mayprocure instant relief by merely resting their body upon the knees andelbows.-T. S.
THE request of Jlr. D. Sinclrair, of Halstead, shall receive due attei-ition.
THE INSURANCE OFFICES AXD THE ifIEDICaL PROFESSIOX.
To the Editor of TIIE LAXCET.1st Player. I hope we have reformed that iudifferentlywitlz us.Hamlet. 0, reform it altogether.
SIR,—I lately observed with pleasure the respectable list published by youof the insurance companies who have acknowledged the right of medicalmen to payment for acting’ in their behalf. It is, indeed, grat-fying to markour onward progress in this direction, and every addition to the numbermust reflect, as with a double aspect, credit and sa:isfaction on those it in -eludes, shame and confusion on those who meanly and unjustly—ay, andto their certain loss, let me tell them-persist n withholding what is due.
I have also observed in to-day’s LANCET this notice to An Old Subscriber:"The usual fee offered by the paying assurance offices is one guinea for areport." I wish it were so, but regret to have to state that this informationto your o d fnend is rather eironeous, certain of the offices in your pub-lished list offering a guinea iI the amount proposed to be assured be above£500, but only half a guinea if that or if below that sum. KoA’, this isindifferently well, but only a partial reform of the old state of things, and Ibeg leave to illustrate my objections to it by a single fact. I lately reportedon the eligibility of a gentleman’s life for assurance to the extent of .s6’500,and, as usual, got half a guinea. It happened- that the very next case I hadto report on amounted to £5000, for which I received one guinea. Now, itseems to me that there is no harmony, no proportion discoverable in thesetwo cases; if the former was a strictly fair and equitable allowance, thenthe latter was just one-tenth of what it ought to have been.
I should be sorrv to be on unuleasant terms with those who have so faradvanced in the path of justice, and there’ore respectfully press upon theirattention the propriety of giving the full fee of one guinea in every case.But if they hesitate on the ground of hatf a guinea being a just rate ofremuneration where the case is one of only £500, then I hope they willkindly place our perviecs on a sliding scale, by which as £500 entitles tohalf a guinea, £5000 shall merit ten gnineas. This righteous and verysimple anangement will be intelligible, and a reform altogether, which, Iventure to predict, all of us will be willing to accept.
In hope that the half-paying offices will either give a guinea, even wherethe proposal is only for £100 or less, or that they will eagerly adopt tlumore agreeable alternative, I am, Sir, your obedient servant,March 2, 1850. VERB. SAT. SAP.
Mr H. 11. will perceive that his request has received attention.THE communication of Mr. Charles llona shall be inserted..4 Medical Sfzute,tt.-If authenticated notes of the proceedings are sent to
us, they shall be published.THE correspondence forwarded to us by Mr. T. Mavor Brown shall be pub-
lished in an early number.Nemo.—Yes, for all, if it was a case of midwirery.Chiron.—A member of the College of Surgeons can recover charges made
for medicines if they are supplied in a str.ctly surgical case.Justus.—A copy of the letter should be sent to Sir George Grey. The points
are extremely well pu, and indicate a thorough knowledge of the subject.Mr. R. B. C. Aew7iouse.-Mr. Gilbert’s clair and fulcrum for dental opera-
tions have been already noticed and highly commended in TnE LANCET.Juvertis.—The journal was sent as requested.THE paper forwarded by lIIess1’s. Grindley Co. shall be pnblished on an
ear;y occasion.Jtf.D. and JI.A. wiil find the information he requires in the Students’ 2;um-her of TttE LANCET published on the 29th of September, t8:o.
Mr. J. L. Milton.—At this moment the communication oil Tartar Emetic ismislaid. The translated paper is under consideration.
WUY does Medicus, (Ludlow,) write anonymously on such a subject?THE publication of the paper of Jlr. Berkeley would involve us in an endlessand profitless controversy.
THE correspondence sent to us by Mr. H. Holman (Harstpierpoint) shallbe inserted.
WE thank Dr. Bryson for the offici document which he has kindly for-warded to us.
To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—More than a month of the Parliamentary Session i-: passed, and we
have yet heard nothing of the Lord Advocates promised Bill on MedicalReform. Is there any hope of its speedy introduction if not, I fear we aredoomed to remain.fo/’ yeurs tn come, in our present unsatisfactory state. IIt is useless to wait for the profession, or even the colleges, to agree to allthe provisions of such Bi It is impossible to pease all.The College of Surgeons has adopted a suicidal policy, which, if perse-
vered in, must soon terminate its existence. It has hitherto been supportedby the general practitioner=, but it has now turned them out of doors. Weshall see whether those whom it wishes to retain are ab:e to support it.The College of Physicians is, and has been for some time, on the verge ofbankruptcy. The few applications now made for its licence are chiefly frommen seeking appointments, for which such qualification is absolutely neces-sary. It is to be presumed, and hoped, that the number of its candidateswill steadily decrease, whilst we are kept in doubt respecting the long-talked-of Charter. The College wi.l then be compelled to rouse from itslistless apathy, or remain without funds for its support. I trust, however,that Government will take the matter into its own hands, and, uninfluencedby either College. legislate for the general good of the public, and the pro-fession. I shall be much obliged if you will allow this to be inseited in thenext number of your journal, aud remain, Sir, your Very obedient servant,March 2, 18:0. SENKX.
THE note of Delta, on such a subject, is written in too off-hand a style.The attack on the parties mentioned should have a better authority tosustain it than the syphilitic witness.
Tenaculum —The communication shall be published.J. S.-The objects of the promoters of the two bills mentioned have alreadybeen explained in THE LANCET. The Edinburgh College of Surgeons’ Billrelates to the internal government of the college only. The Bill of the
Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is intended to obtain forthe members of that faculty equal privileges with the members belongingto the Edinburgh College of Surgeons, and to the English and Irish
Colleges.To tlte Editor of THE LANCET.
SIR,—I have not noticed in any medical journal mention made of tncadaptation of gutta-percha for the formation of the stethoscope. Somemonths since I made one of it, and find its conducting powers infinitelysuperior to those of the same instrument made of wood. If this circum.stance be not generally known to the profession, and you judge it of suffi-cient importance, you wul perhaps find this brief note a corner in your ex-tensively read journal.-Yours truly, Jonx SvsES, M.R.C.S., &c..
Dr. H. Hunt shall receive a private note.THE strongly eulogistic testimonial which has been forwarded to us, signedby thirty-one members of our profession belonging to the fleet now in thebay of Salamis, has been received by us with feelings of extreme gratifica-tion. If anything had been wanting to stimulate us to make increasedexertions on behalf of a highly respectable portion of our professionwhich has been specially selected for injury and oppression, such a docu-ment would have been admirably calculated to accomplish such an object.By union, energy, publi;ity, and discussion, the good cause must ulti-mately achieve a tiiumph.
WE do not exact:y understand the question of Medico-Legalis. Whichdocument does hj mean? Is it the "order" for the burial, or is it the
"information" which should be sent to the registrar of deaths? We
should be glad if our correspondent would explain his objects more fully-.
COD-L!VER OIL AB’D HERPETIC EtHJfTtONS.
To tlte Editor of THE LAXCET.
SlR,—Cod-liver oil has now so far attracted the attention of the profes-sion, that it becomes an almost daily prescription, and every additional in-formation as to its merits in arresting the progress of pulmonary consump-tion &c. is important. ! think that those gentlemen who have prescribed itmust have by this time seen that the powers of the oil are of more thanordinary magnitude, for as the oil is exhibited so does the strength returnand the appetite improve, and in many cases the patient is restored as if bymagic. Of this I can bear testimony, having tried it u;on myself with everysuccess ; but I have observed, not only in my case, but also in others, afterthe use of the oil for some time, that the face breaks out in herpeticeruptions, which are not easily got over under the usual treatment. Itoccurs to me that this is the effect of the oil upon the stomach, whichseems, about these periods, not to receive it favourably. Can any of yourreaders tell me whether, in their practice, they have met with these effects,to what cause they attribute them, and the mode of treatment they haveadopted ? The importance of the matter will, I hope, Mr. Editor, be mybest apology for thus trespassing upon your columns.
I remain, Mr. Editor, your obedient servant,Finsbury, Feb. 1850. H. B.
Philo.—The M.D. degree mentioned does not confer the right of practisingas a physician in England. It does confer that right in Scotland.
P. R.—At some of the institutions it certainly is best to enter the name atonce for the whoie course of study. The regulations required will befound in the Students’ Number of THE LANCET, published Sept. 29.
Dr. Milroy shall receive a private note.G. T. B. has not stated at what particular post-office a note should be ad-dressed to him.
IT would not be just, we think, to publish the remarks of Veritas. It is
well known that the letter was not written by the party whose name wassubscribed, and that he cannot, in any respect, te held responsible for itscontents. The words, 11 by order," were, in all probability, accidentallyomitted.
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ERRATA.-In p. 281, col. 2, line 24, for distal, read distat; line 26, for p(tuci,read paucis.—In p. 285, co1. 1, line 8, for antimonize, read (inz;)2oii ia.
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Veritas ; Mr. R. Austin ; Questor ; A Medical Pupil, (Birmingham;) Dr.’ Robert Lee; Mr. Berington; Mr. D. Sinclair, (Halstead;) Mr. H. Hart;
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liam; Mr. Malcolm, (Glasgow, with inciosure .) Mr. Edwar(i Balfour,Assistant-Surgeon Madras Army, (Statistics of Cholera in India;) Mr.
Scmple, (Islington ;) Dr. Mantell; Dr. Ridge, (Putney;) Mr. J. Sykes;1J. S., (Clackmannanshire;) The Assistant-Surgeons of the Mediterranean;Medico-Legalis ; Philo ; Delta; H. B. ; ;Tenaculum; A Medical Student;3Mr. T. I%Iavor Brown; Nemo; Chiron; Justus; An Old Subscriber; Mr.
R. B. C. Newhouse ; Juvenis, (with inclosure;; Messrs. Grindley & Co.;
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d Medicus, (Ludlow ;) Mr. Berkeley; Dr. Conolly ; Dr. Basham ; E. W.THE British and Avaericara Journal for February, the National TemperanceChrozcicle, Chester Courant, El Parte Medico, and the Chrono-Thermalist,
