846 old wards must be reopened. A return of the cost of small- Evans, George Harrison, M.B. Edin., Birmingham ; April, 1863. in the has been sent to the Goodsall, David Henry, L R.C.P. Lond., Finsbury-sqnare; May, 1868. pox patients infirmary corpora- Harvey, William, L.S.A., Indian Army; January, 1862. tion, which shows that the average cost per head per week Jouhert, Charles Henry, M.B. Lond., Ruyal Victoria Hospital, Netley; for food, fuel, bedding, clothing, &c., is lIs. 6d., and that May, 1868. incurred for medical and nurses is 2s. Railton;’l’l1omas Carleton, M.B. Lond., Manchester ; January, 1869. attendance, drugs, Sympson, Thomas, L.R.C.P. Edin., Lincoln; July, 18,17. In Walsall, Dr. Drewry, the newly-appointed medical Wells, John Soelberg, M.D. Edm., Savile-row; December, 1860. officer of is in to health, actively engaged endeavouring At the same meeting the following Members were ad- arrest the of the extensive revaccina- progress epidemic by mitted Fellows of the College by election :- tion ; but the mortality is very high, no less than thirty-one Allen, Robert Marshall, Deputy Inspector-General, Brackley, North- cases of death from small-pox occurring during the past amptonshire. week. Weekes, Henry, L.S.A., Barnstaple, Devon. The authorities of Wolverhampton, profiting by the lesson The Preliminary Examination in Arts &o. for the diploma of Fellow or Member of the of of taught by their recent sufferings, seem determined to be Royal College Surgeons will be held on at the of more vigorous in the future in putting down nuisances. England Tuesday next, University The magistrates, having heard the statement of the medical London, Burlington-gardens, W. It is stated that upwards of 300 names are entered for it. officer of health and the borough analyst as to the character Professor will commence his of the water supplied to certain houses in the town from a Humphry, M.D., F.R.S., course of three lectures on " Human in the well, granted an order for the discontinuance of the use of Myology" theatre of the on next at 4 P.M. the water, and ordered the owner of the property to pay the College Monday cost of the services of the medical officer and the analyst. APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemen THE LANCET of June 8th contained certain resolutions passed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi. a of relative to passed by meeting the medical profession the cine, and received certificates to practise, on the 6th inst.:- proposal of the Obstetrical Society, to establish a board for Anderson, William Henry, Theddlethorpe. the examination of, and to, midwives. Dixon, Thomas James, South Africa. granting "diplomas" Leeds. The to this movement is not on the Dobson, Joseph, opposition only general Edwards, Alfred, Scilly Isles. part of the profession, but also on the part of those members Gerrard, William Arthur, Ticknall, Derby. of the Obstetrical Society who reside in Birmingham. A Greaves, Frank, Bishop’s Waltham. meeting of those gentlemen has since been held, and it was CHOLERA has attacked the British troops at Cawn- then decided a that the by very large majority proposed pore. Board of Examiners should not be formed. IT is stated that Professor the Astronomer Birmingham, June lOth, 1872. Airy, Royal, is to be made a Knight-Commander of the Bath. THE bazaar held last week at the THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Knights bridge Barracks, in aid of the Great Northern Hospital, realised over of this sum the Princess of Wales contributed AT the of the Council of the of £1000; meeting College Surgeons 20 guineas. on last, the of the Court of Examiners, Thursday report WE understand that H.R.H. Princess Christian has moved for Mr. the number of candi- by Erichsen, showing her intention of with her dates and for the last three from each expressed honouring patronage passed rejected years the concert to be given on the 20th instant at St. Thomas’s school, was presented. We shall fully consider this im- Hospital by members of St. Mary Magdalene College, Oxford. portant document next week. THE annual dinner of St. Mary’s Hospital, Pad- The President, Mr. Busk, announced his intention of re- dington, was held at Willis’s Rooms on Wednesday evening; signing his seat at the Court of Examiners. his Grace the Duke of Grafton in the chair. During the The were elected members of following the Committee subsequent proceedings subscriptions amounting to £1000 of Reference under the scheme for a proposed Conjoint were announced. Examination :-Sir William Fergusson, Bart.; Sir James Paget, Bart.; Mr. Busk (President); and Mr. Quain (re- THE following members of the medical profession presentative in the General Medical Council). were recently elected Fellows of the Royal Society:-Mr. The two following resolutions were carried:- Le Gros Clark, Surgeon-Major Adams, Dr. John Cleland, Moved by Mr. Erichsen,-" That the Court of Examiners Dr. Michael Foster, Dr. Wilson Fox, Dr. Arthur Gamgee, of the College of Surgeons be requested to take steps to Dr. George Johnson, and Dr. Ormerod. ascertain the manner in which Practical Surgery’ and KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-An amateur dramatic ’Practical Physiology and Anatomy’ have been taught in performance, under distinguished patronage, will be given the different schools in the metropolis and in the provinces;by the students of King’s College on behalf of the above and that they report to the Council the result of such in- hospital early in July. Further particulars will be shortly quiry." announced. Moved Mr. Hancock-" That in the of this by opinion THE Home has consented to receive a Council the conduct of Mr. Matthew Bass Smith, as shown Secretary the hours of work on his own evidence in the case of Mr. Edmund Edmonds, deputation respecting long imposed by milliners and dressmakers’ assistants. the of Newent, tried for at the Central Criminal Among signa- manslaughter tures to the memorial are the names of the Earl of Court on the 8th and 9th of is to May, 1872, ‘prejudicial Lord Hon. A. Sir the interest’ and to the honour of the Shaftesbury, Lyttleton, Kinnaird, M.P., derogatory College,’ William Dr. and others. and’disg-raceful to the profession of Surgery;’ and that Fergusson, Bart., Brewer, M.P., the solicitor be instructed to obtain a certified copy of the! TESTIMONIAL.-On Saturday last the members of the evidence in the case, with the view, should the same be! late Working Men’s Fund Committee for the extension of found to have been correctly reported in the newspapers,. the Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham, presented a testimonial to the removal of Mr. Matthew Bass Smith from being ato their late chairman, Mr. Sampson Gamgee, in apprecia- Member of the College under Section 17 of the Bye-laws." tion of the valuable aid he had rendered them in connexion with the late successful movement of which he was the ori- ginator. The testimonial consisted of an illuminated ad- dress, bound in red morocco, with gold filigree ornamentation. Medical News. The first page contained a view of the Town Hall, and the second a view of the block of hospital buildings, the result ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. -- of the successful enterprise. The address had appended to The following Members, having passed the required ex-it the names of 250 members of the association, and spoke on in the warmest terms of Mr. efforts. In aminations for the Fellowship May 23rd, 24th and 25th,, Gamgee’s returning Mr. his at were, at a meeting of the Council held on the 13th instant,, thanks, Gamgee expressed gratification having duly admitteil Fellows of the College :- been of service to his fellow townsmen, and said that, though Cumberbatch, Alphonso Elkin,. M.B. Lond., St. Bartholomew’s Hospital;; a surgeon and not a politician, he should always look back diploma of membership dated Jan. 1870. with pleasure upon the labour he and the working men of Durham, Frederic, IVI.B. Lund , Northampton; November, 1869. had Elliott, Arthur Bowcs, L.R,C.P. Lond., Bartlett-buildings; April, 1867. Birmingham performed together.