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Louis Philippe, of the Republic, and of Northern Hospital, willnow be called after the generous donor,

" Lariboissière Hospi-tal." It is composed of five wings quite separate from eachother, and looking east and west.ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.-The general

monthly meeting of this institution was held on Monday, whenamongst other gentlemen, H. De Leon, Esq. M,D., was electeda member. The Secretary reported that the lectures afterEaster, amongst other subjects, would comprise the following: -Seven lectures on Botany by M. T. Masters, Esq.; " On theImportance of the Study of Chemistry", by C. B. Daubeny,M.D., F.R.S.; "On the Importance of the Study of Physics,"by Professor Tyndall, F. R. S. ; " On the Importance of the Studyof Physiology," by J. Paget, F. R. S. It was also announcedthat the weekly evening meetings after Easter would be resumedon Friday, April 28th, and that the discourses on those eveningswould be delivered by Professor E. Forbes, Dr. H M’Noad, T.H. Huxley, Esq., Professor J. Tyndall, B. C. Brodie, Esq.,Dr. E. Frankland, and Professor Faraday.AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF PIN-SWALLOWING.—In

September last, a girl, at Vienna, who laboured under anaberration of intellect, attempted to destroy her life by swallow-ing a quantity of pins. The first dose consisted of seventy,which she took one after the other, each pin being envelopedin a wafer; but in consequence of their smallness they passedaway without doing any mischief. Subsequently she againtook to swallowing pins of a larger size, some of them two incheslong. She was then seized with such severe illness, that shewas taken to the hospital of the town, when it was instantlydetected what she was suffering from, and she was placed undera course of treatment, which had the effect of dislodging thewhole of the pins in succession from the bowels. There wereno less than 242 pins passed, all of them of a black colour.The girl is now in a fair way of recovery.

Obituary.ON the 30th March, of gastric fever, HENRY JAMES FRANKS,

Esq., M.D., House-Surgeon to the Warneford Hospital, Lea-mington. The deceased gentleman was much and deservedlyrespected. He was a fellow of the Queen’s College, Birming-ham, and lately one of its most distinguished students. Dr.FRANKS had filled the office from which he was prematurelyremoved for more than a year with exemplary zeal and

fidelity.At 3, Regent-square, Edinburgh, W. JACKSON, F.R.C.S.,

and late Superintendent-Surgeon H. E. I. C. S., aged 63.At Camberwell, R. R. ROBINSON, F.R.C.S., aged 48.At Deptford, Kent, EDWARD COWDEN, M. R. C. S., aged 39.At River-terrace, Islington, J. H. SERWOOD, M.R.C.S.,

aged 32.At Madras, Assistant-Surgeon FLOOD, 12th Lancers.-

J. COLEMAN, 7th Dragoon-Guards.At Trinchinopoli, after an attach of cholera, G. G. HOLMES,

Surgeon, H.E.I.C.S., aged 37.

MEETINGS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETIES INLONDON DURING THE ENSUING WEEK.

NOTE.—When the day of the month is not specified, no meetings take place.

Societies.

Medical Society of London, 32A,George-street, Hanover-square í

Epidemiological, 53, Berners-streetChemical, 5, Cavendish-square ......Medico-Chirurgical, 53, Berners-st.Pathological, 33, George-street,

Hanover-square 17, Bloomsbury-sq.Pharmaceutical, 17, Bloomsbury-sq.Korth London, 2, Cambridge-ter-

race, Camden-town ............... íHunterian, 4, Bloomfield-street,Finsbury ...........................

Harveian, 64, Edgware-road .........Royal Institution, Albemarle-streetWestern Medical and Surgical, (

44, Sloane-street ..................

Days and Hoursof Meetings.

Sat. 8 P.M.

Mon. 8½ P. M.Mon. 8 P.M.Tues. 8i P.M.Tues. 8 P.M.

Wed. 8 P.M.Wed. 712 P.M.

Wed. 8 P.nr.

Thurs. 8 P.M.Fri 8 P.M.Fri. 8 P.M.

NextMeetings.

April 8

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" 12

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TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

The following ic thr Scale of Charges for Advertisements:—

The circulation of THE LANCET far exceeds that of any other MedicalJournal in theivorld.

To be paid in Advance.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to EDWARD THOMAS, at the StrandPost Office.TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr. W. Adams (Henrietta-street) will perceive that the error to which herefers has been noticed in another part of THE LANCET. It is therefore un-

necessary to publish his letter.Cymro.—It is doubtful whether the letter of the agent really amounts to acontract quoad his employer. It is most probable, however, that it wouldbe regarded as evidence sufficient to fix the liability upon the latter personby the judge of the County Court. The attempt to evade so just a demandis most unworthy conduct.

An Unhappy Sinner.-The communication has been forwarded.3f. J. M., (Isle of Wight.)—Information on the subject has been transmitted.A very Old Subscriber.—Applicction may be made to Dr. Trevethan Spicer,Helston House, Notting-hill, London.

A. B.—Petitions should be presented by the representat:ves of the variouscounties and boroughs to which the petitioners respectively belong.

A QUESTION.To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,—Would you or any of your"readers oblige me by suggesting any planof treatment likely to promote the growth of hair.

Yours, &c.,March, 1854. MEDICUS.

H.—We will endeavour to furnish our correspondent with the best informationon the subject next week.

A Provincial Surgeon; A. B., (Birmingham ;) Medicus, (Norwich.)-In duetime the course indicated will be pursued. The manner in which the whole

plot has been concocted and carried out is well known to us.A Member of the Western Medical and Surgical Association is thanked for the

information transmitted, and for the promise of a future communication onthe subject.

The Doctor in search of a Father.—We believe there have been many physiciansof various degrees of excellence rejoicing in the name of Stewart. It has not,however, been our good fortune to have learned, before the appearance ofrecent advertisements, that Dr. Alex. Pat. Stewart ever had a father; norwas the illustrious son much known to fame until he made himself con-

spicuous in certain quarters by his pious and benevolent exertions in gettingup a petition, based on religious and medical (!) grounds, against allowingpoor men the enjoyment of visiting the Crystal Palace on Sundays.

THE PRIZE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY ATGUY’S HOSPITAL.

EDW. LLOYD, M.D.,WM. ODLING, M.B.,

Hon. Secs.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—In reply to your correspondent "Justitia’s" letter, respecting the

award of the President of the Physical Society’s prize, in which he states thatthe same was unfair, in consequence of Messrs. Bartrum and Maunder havingpassed the College a week or two ago, &c., we beg to state that, as the paperswere delivered to the adjudicators one month before the award, it follows thatneither of these gentlemen held any medical degree at the time they werecontending for the prize. We may also state that, previous to the papersbeing sent in, this question was considered by the President, and leave wasexpressly given to any parties who intended to contend for the prize to passtheir examinations after their papers were sent in, and previous to the deci-sion of the adjudicators.

We have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient servants,EDW. LLOYD, M.D., Hon. Secs.WM. ODLING, M.B.,}

Suffolk-place, Pall-Mall, April, 1854.Judex.—A question of the kind mentioned could not be discussed with advan-tage at this time.

A Medical Reformer, (Bristol.)-Every possible effort should be made to pro-cure the best Bill in the present session of Parliament. All should combinenow for the attainment of that object.

A Sufferer.—Half a dozen words introduced into the clause noticed wouldafford the desired protection.

Dr. Metcalf will find that the point mooted by him has been noticed in thecurrent number of our journal.

A., (Isle of Man,)-We have teen favoured with a copy of the Bill for con-solidating the Criminal Laws, by the learned Attorney-General of the IslandWe approve of the clauses which relate to medical matters.

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WE extract the following from our veracious contemporary, the AssociationJournal, relative to the recent decision of the Council of the Royal Medicaland Chirurgical Society. But for the evidence of bitter mortification anddefeat evinced by our opponents, we should not know how to estimate suffi-ciently the victory gained by THE LANCET. Speaking of the contemptshown by the Council for the requisition presented by Mr. de Morgan andhis friends, Dr. Cormack says:-"This deSance by the Council of the majority of their constituents requires

explanation; and we hope ere long to be able to publish something upon thesubject of an explanatory character. At present the affair is wrapt in mystery,and entangled in strange rumours. If it had been supposed possible that theCouncil was likely to ignore the vote of the 1st of March, under cover of SirBenjamin Brodie’s resolution, in place of being carried unanimously, that re-solution would have been thrown out by an overwhelming majority. Thisfact must have been well known to the Council, because, when its decisionwas adopted, it had on the table the three requisitions which we have printedabove, and also a list of the fellows who were present on the 24th, when Mr.de Morgan, by accepting Sir Benjamin Brodie’s resolution, allowed it to passwith unanimity."We have taken the trouble to compare the lists of resident and non-residentfellows who signed the memorial in favour of THB LANCET, the memorialagainst THE LANCET, and the list of fellows present at the great meeting ofthe 24th ult. So far from there being an "overwhelming majority" presentto vote against THE LANCET, only 68 fellows were present who had signedthe anti-LANCET memorial. The number of fellows present at the meeting,all of whom could have voted, was, according to the Association Journal,190. The " overwhelming majority" of 68 would probably have been rein-forced by the three members of the Council who voted against THE LANCET—Messrs. Crawford, Holmes Coote, and Henry Smith. This would haveincreased the number to 70. Now, take 70 from 190, and we have 120fellows present, all of whom had refused to sign the anti-LANCET memorial.We have examined the list of fellows who signed the memorial in favour ofretaining THE LANCET, and these, with the 13 members of Council whovoted against any alteration, make a larger number than the 70 fellows’upon whom the anti-LANCET party might have reckoned. Another pointto be taken into consideration is, that every fellow of the Society wasappealed to on behalf of the anti-LANCET memorial, while a large numberof fellows who are since known to have expressed their disapproval of theannual meeting, were not asked to sign THE LANCET memorial. Men likeDrs. Babington, Bright, and Addison, who refused to sign the anti-LANCETmemorial, were not asked to sign the memorial for its continuance in thelibrary. Thus there is as much untruth in the passage we have quoted ascould well be included in the same number of lines. When Sir BenjaminBrodie spoke, no one can doubt that he conveyed a censure, and meant toconvey a censure, upon those who introduced the discussion respecting thepress at the annual meeting. There could be no doubt of the feeling of SirBenjamin upon the subject. It is possible that all the young men, thefuture leaders of the profession, signed the anti-LANCET memorial. Not a

word could be said against the weight and influence of those who did signit, and of course vaticinations as to the future were both pleasant and safefor a defeated party. With the exception of the St. George’s men, we maybe allowed to believe that the future leaders were really in favour of thefreedom of the press. Even at St. George’s, the most promising man in theschool, Mr. Henry Gray, did not sign with his colleagues. Let us see whothe younger men were who stood by a liberal policy, and who either leadnow, or may have a chance of leading hereafter. Nlr. Fergusson, of King’sCollege, is scarcely removed from the category of young men. At UniversityCollege, Dr. Garrod and Mr. Erichsen; at Guy’s, Mr. Hilton, Dr. Oldham,and Dr. Gull; at the London Hospital, Dr. Little, Dr. Parker, and Mr. JohnAdams; at St. Thomas’s, Dr. Barker, Mr. Solly, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Dixon;at St. Mary’s, Dr. Tyler Smith, Mr. Ure, and Mr. White Cooper; at the

R)yal Free Hospital, Dr. Hassall and Dr. Henry Bennet; at St. Bartho-

lomew’s, Dr. George Burrows and Mr. Paget, were on the right side.Neither Dr. Burrows nor Mr. Paget were asked to sign the first memorial;but they attended the meeting of the Society, and they expressed, we be-lieve, their intentions of both voting and speaking against the narrow policypursued on the 1st of March. As for Mr. Arnott, whose name has been sooften invoked, he made no secret of his differing in opinion with his formercolleagues. Of this, the absence of his name from their memorial is a suffi-cient indication. Many reports are rife of the vengeance which the defeatedpar;y intend to take. One day it is said that some thirty or forty fellowswill retire in a body, and form a society for themselves, in which the terribleLANCET shall not intrude. Then we hear that the Society is to be ruinedby the St. George’s and Middlesex men, who will refuse to attend the meet-ings, or to contribute papers unless their recent sores are healed. At

another time we hear the malcontents will lie perdite till the next annualmeeting, when they will combine to destroy the house list of councillors,and elect a council of their own, which shall attend to the desires of a clique,and work their will with THE LANCET and the pestilent fellows who give ittheir support. We shall see! Meantime, all manner of vapourings mustbe coneeded, as the natural right of those who suffer from a signal defeat.

THE Correspondent, who has addressed us from an important town in themanufacturing districts, has acted judiciously in accepting the appointment.Ir is incumbent upon members of the profession not to shrink from suchposts, particularly when the aid of public men may be urgently required.We may perhaps refer to this subject on a future occasion.

An Emigrant.—Information on the subject may be obtained on application totiu medical officer appointed to the vessel.

A Felloto of the Medical Society of London,—Allusion was made to the pro.ceeding in a late number of THE LANCET. Such an attempt would havemet with the utmost indignation on the part of the fellows. Party andpolitical agitation has never yet been allowed to disturb the repose ofthis important Association, which never was more prosperous, or occupieda more conspicuous position, than at the present moment.

N.-At the London Hospital.Tibi.—Election is by ballot. Apply to the registrar of the Society.

THE "LITTLE" MEDICAL REFORM BILL.To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,—If your answer to Zero may be relied on, and who can doubt thedictum of THE LANCET, we have another powerful reason for opposing Mr.Brady’s Little Bill." .

Why are all those who have complied with the law of their country to besubject to a penalty for styling themselves surgeons, when they are legallyentitled to practise the whole system of which surgery is but a part? Whyare those who have purposely avoided the insulting treatment of a degradingand self-elected monopoly to sutler for their independence more than they havealready endured? Will Mr. Brady, the Daily News, or the illorning Adver-tiser, condescend to notice these questions put to them by

Your obedient servant,April, 1854. BiG BILL ?

An Anxious Observer.-The passage in question is the motto chosen by theEditor of the Examiner newspaper. Here it is. It is too good and too trueto admit of being curtailed :-" If I might give a short hint to an impartial writer it would be to tell him

his fate. If he resolved to venture upon the dangerous precipice of tellingunbiassed truth, let him proclaim war with mankind-neither to give nor totake quarter. If he tells the crimes of great men they fall upon him with theiron hands of the law; if he tells them of virtues, when they have any, thenthe mob attacks him with slander. But if he regards truth, let him expectmartyrdom on both sides, and then he may go on fearless; and this is thecourse I take myself."—De Foe.The truth as published in our columns for upwards of thirty years has beencreating enemies, who are ready to muster against us at any time when anopportunity offers for gratifying a feeling of revenge. Had we not created

enemies, our labours would not have been productive of any great publicadvantage. It is the power of the press which is the real canse of offence aswell as apprehension.

WE are much obliged to Dr. Webb (Leamington) for his communication.A late Member of the Sydenham Society.-Such an analysis would be useful,and if not of too great a length should be published in this journal.

E. A. F. The operation was performed at University College Hospital, by thelate Mr. Liston. Death took place the same evening.

Nino.—The form of the petition was published.A Student.—We have not received any further information respecting the

"illustrious parent" of Dr. Alexander Patrick Stewart.An Intending Assurer.-The office should pay the fee. Should they object to

this act of justice, choose an institution which remunerates medical prac-titioners

SUPPLY OF SUBJECTS AT MONTPELIER.To the Editor ofTHB LANCET.

’ SIR,—If a " Student in Surgery," who applied in your number of March 11,has not yet obtained a reply, I can inform him that, on account of the heatduring the summer months, the dissecting-rooms of the south of France aregenerally closed at Easter. I do not know, however, whether this is the casewith Marseilles, which city has a constant supply, de cadavres, for dissections.

Montpelier is, in every respect, a little paradise for a medical student.I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

April, 1854. AUDITOR MONTPELIENSIS.

Mf. W. S. Cox (Birmingham) is thanked; a notice (see p. 411) had been pre-viously forwarded.

Dr. F. J. Brown’s communication on the Enucleation of Corns," Dr. Mul-reany’s cases of " Fibrous Tumour of the Uterus," the Report of the NorthLondon Medical Society, and several other articles in type, are, from pressof matter, unavoidably postponed.

COMMUNICATIONS, LETTERS, &c., have been received from - Mr. Parks,(Woolwich ;) J’-1r. Tucker; Mr. Potter; Mr. Gruneisen; Dr. F. J. Brown,(Chatham;) Auditor Montpeliensis; An Unhappy Sinner; Dr. Vernon,(Kingston-on-Thames;) Dr. W. Fraser, (Dublin;) Dr. Murphy; Mr. J.Edwards, (Cheshire County Asylum;) H.; Dr. Fowler; Mr. John Pirie,(Campbelltown, with enclosure;) A Provincial Surgeon; A Member of theWestern Medical and Surgical Association; The Doctor in search of a

Father; A Member of the Sydenham Society; A., (Isle of Man;) An Emi.grant; An intending Assurer ; The Honorary Secretary of the North Lon-don Medical Society; Mr. Edward Lloyd; Mr. F. H. G. Young, (St. Thomas’Mount, Madras;) Judex; A Medical Reformer, (Bristol;) A Sufferer: Dr.

Metcalf; An Anxious Observer; An Old Subscriber; Mr. Liddel; Mr. C.Wilson; Mr. Nairne ; E. A. F.; A Subscriber of Twenty-eight Years’Standing; Mr. G. Sprent, (Overton;) Mr. H. S. Gaye, (Taunton, with en-closure ;) Mr. C. E. Sloper, (Tredegar;) Mr. E. Martin, (Bristol, with enclo-sure ;) Dr. R. Birch, (Kilkelly, with enclosure;) Mr. G. Dunn, (Leclbury,with enclosure;) ;) Mr. J. P. Lacy, (Newark;) Dr. Webb, (Stanbrd, with en.closure ;) Mr. W. Wilding, (Montgomery;) A Friend of the "Big Bill";Mr. John Masters ; Big Bill; Mr. Geo. Moreley, (Sandgate;) Mr. Milton ;Mr. W. Sands Cox, (Birmingham;) A very Old Subscriber, (Hull;) Dr. W.Adiing; A Fellow of the Medical Society of London; Tibi; M. J. M., (Isleof SVight;) A.B.; &c. &e.