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Cranial Nerves. This article, though short, is a valuable and the fluid from the cyst should at once begin to run ; if it does not the rubber air-ball should be one and represents an amazing amount of careful work. compressed, when the contents of the if fluid or The above-named nerves were dissected out along their whole cyst, gelatinous, should certainly find exit. The makers are Messrs. Arnold course and after being hardened were sectioned along their and Sons of Smithfield, London, E.C. entire length. 8. By Dr. Walter H. Gaskell, F.R.S.: On the Cheltenham. ALEXANDER DUKE. Origin of Vertebrates deduced from the Study of Ammo- coetes. This article constitutes the ninth part of a long argument on a theory advanced by Dr. Gaskell in regard to AN LIST. the phylogeny of the Vertebrata contained in previous INTERESTING numbers of the Journal and is occupied with a discussion on the probable mode of origin of the vertebrate eye. 9. THE following is a list of the Fellows of the Royal College The last article contains the proceedings of the Anatomical of Physicians of London and a few (old) Licentiates or Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Members who held appointments to Her late Majesty Quem Victoria as physicians :- 1837.-Sir Henry Halford, Bart., physician to the Queen ; Sir James M’Grigor, Bart., Sir Henry Holland, Bart., and Dr. Richard Bright, physicians extra- New Inventions. ordinary ; Sir James Clark, physician to the Queen and to the Queen’s household (Licentiate); and Dr. Neil Arnott, physician extraordinary A SYRINGE FOR THE NOSE AND EAR. (Licentiate). THE accompanying illustration shows a syringe for 1838.-Dr. Peter Mere Latham, physician extraordinary cleansing the nose and ear, the scale on which it is drawn and Dr. William Frederic Chambers, physician to, being two-thirds of the natural size. The instrument is simple the Queen and to the Queen Dowager. 1842.-Dr. John to the The Forbes, physician Queen’s household in construction and cannot well get out of order. glass (Licentiate). nozzles are replaceable and can be easily kept clean and 1846.-Sir Charles Locock, Bart., physician accoucheur. 1847.-Dr. Robert Ferguson, physician accoucheur. 1859.-Sir Thomas Watson, Bart., physician-in-ordinary; and Dr. William Baly, physician extraordinary. 1861.-Dr. Francis Hawkins, physician to the Queen’s household ; and Sir William Jenner, Bart., physician-in- ordinary. 1866.-Sir Thomas Galbraith Logan, honorary physician. 1868.-Sir Alexander Armstrong, honorary surgeon. 1870.-Dr. Alexander Nisbet (Member) and Dr. Benjamin Proctor Rooke (t)M&6?’), honorary physicians. 1871.-Sir George Burrows, physician-in-ordinary; and Dr. Wilson Fox, physician extraordinary. 1873.-Sir William Gull, Bart., physician extraordinary. 1874.-Sir Edward Sieveking, physician-in-ordinary ; and Sir Joseph Fayrer, Bart., honorary physician. 1875.-Dr. Charles J. B. Williams, physician extraordinary. 1876.-Sir James Alderson and Dr. Arthur Farre, physicians .sterilised. The indiarubber bag may be washed out with extraordinary. strong antiseptic solution when necessary and a few minutes’ 1879.-Sir J. Russell Reynolds, physician to the Queen’s boiling does not seem to damage it. The cost is such as to household. - bring it within the reach of hospital patients. The syringe 1881.-Sir William Richard Edwin Smart, honorary physician is made by Messrs. Allen and Hanburys from my suggestion. (M&e). W. H. KELSON, F.R.C.S. Eng. 1883.-Dr. George Owen Rees, physician extraordinary. 1889.-Dr. Thomas Graham Balfour, honorary physician. 1890.-Sir George Johnson, physician extraordinary ; and NEW OVARIOTOMY TROCAR TUBE. Sir R. Douglas-Powell, Bart., and Sir James Reid, Bart., physicians-in-ordinary. WHEN tapping an ovarian cyst the difficulty of getting the 1891.-Sir Richard Quain, Bart., and Sir Alfred Garrod, fluid to travel down the exit tube attached to the trocar has physicians extraordinary. been experienced by many operators. The one depicted in 1892.-Dr. Thomas Edmonston Charles, honorary physician. 1897.-Sir Samuel Bart.. the illustration below has been designed to meet this: Wilks, physician extraordinary. 1898.-Sir Thomas Barlow, Bart., physician to the Queen’s household. 1899.-Dr. James Edward Pollock and Sir William H. Broadbent, physicians extraordinary. 1900.-Dr. Alexander Bradshaw (Member), honorary physician, and Sir Thomas Barlow, Bart., physician extraordinary and physician to the Queen’s housEa hold.

BRISTOL HEALTH COMMITTEE.- At a meeting of the Bristol Health Committee held on Feb. 19th it was reported that the expenditure for the health department, infectious hospitals, and port sanitary authority for the past six months amounted to 11,469. This exceeded by nearly E2000 the estimated expenditure. BATH SOUTHERN DISPENSARY.—The annual meeting of the subscribers of this institution was held on Feb. 12th under the presidency of the mayor. The medical difficulty.’When the cyst has been tapped and the contentss report stated that 649 patients had been attended during will not flow a jug of water poured into the funnel-shapedi the year, and of these 267 were visited at their own homes. opening at the side of the rubber tube will create a vacuumi The financial statement showed a satisfactory balance,