thérite" was then opened by Mr. HAINWORTH, who stated that namely, with 1318. Hence, the deaths of last week were less- he had seen no cases of the genuine disease, although he had by about 100 than the number which would have occurred if a seen sore-throats of all kinds in abundance. He was anxious mortality equal to the average rate had prevailed. At the to obtain information as to the physical characters of the dis- present time the population appears to enjoy a fair amount of ease, as to its course, and as to its contagiousness. health, if this is measured by the experience of London itself Mr. PART gave the result of his experience. His first two in former seasons; sanitary defects become apparent on com- Jases -were fatal. Lately he had seen four or five others which paring its mortality -with that of places in more favourable had recovered. His cases had generally been ushered in by conditions. Whilst the deaths were low, the births were high, vomiting, although the worst case was not attended by that and the result is an excess in the latter, as compared with the symptom. Lately he had given carbonate of ammonia, with former, equal to 726. The mortality from small-pox again nutritious diet; and had used as an application nitric acid at shows an increase, the deaths in the last four weeks having drst. followed by gargles of chloride of soda. been successively 29, 13, 11, and 22. The disease seems to Mr. ADAMS thought that many cases of sore-throat, not true prevail in parts of the St. Luke and Bethnal-green districts. diphtheria, became diphtheritic. He had found in the severe Last week, there were 50 deaths from scarlatina, and 27 from cases albuminous urine; the sickness he believed to arise from diphtheria, being altogether 77, as compared with 68 in the the kidney. As to treatment, Mr. Adams thought nitrate of previous week. Those from diphtheria occurred in sub-districts silver worse than useless, also that sesquichloride of iron was as follows:-Brompton, 1; St. Paul, Hammersmith, 1; Chelsea. of little value. He regarded diphtheria as a specific blood- North-west, 1; Belgrave, 1; St. John, Westminster, 1; St. disease, of which the throat affection is one of the anatomical -Niarc,aret. Westminster, 1; Cavendish-square, 1; Regent’s- characters, and not usually the cause of death. park, 2; Tottenham-court, 1; Kentish-town, 1; Islmgton Mr. CATTLIN made some observations relative to the exten- West, 2; South Hackney, 1; Goswell-street, 1; Old-street, 1; sion of the false membrane to the larynx. St. Leonard, Shoreditch, 1; Bethnal-green, 1; Ratcliff. 1; Dr. HILLIER having replied, Poplar, 1; Kent-road, 1; Lambeth Church second, 1; Ken- Mr. ADAMS proposed, and Mr. HAINWORTH seconded, a vote nington first, 1; Brixton, 1; Clapham, 1; and Woolwich of thanks to Mr. Erichsen, the retiring President, for his very Dockyard, 2. Scarlatina was fatal in 5 cases in St. Peter, kind attendance and support to the Society during the past Walworth. Out of 15 deaths from all causes in Somers-town, year. Carried by acclamation. 10 were from zymotic diseases. A child died at 12, Brand- Mr. ERICHSEN having acknowledged the vote, the meeting street, Islington, from cholera, after 22 hours’ illness. A sewer- adjourned. cleanser, aged 30 years, was " poisoned by sewerage mia,sma." A woman died at the of 93 and 3 men at the APPOINTMENT-The has been to age years, respec- Queen pleased appoint tive of and 97 White to be in ages 94, 95, years. William Cooper, Esq., Surgeon-Oculist Ordinary Last week, the births of 1001 and 940 in all 1941 to her in the room of de- boys girls, Majesty, Henry Alexander, Esq., were in London. In the ten ceased. children, registered corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1703. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN .-At the gene- ral monthly meeting, Monday, March 7th, Mr. William Pole, M.A., F. R.S., treasurer and vice-president, in the chair, Messrs. Thomas B. Baskett, James Bateman, M.A., F.R.S., and L.S., &c., William De la Rue, F.R.G.S., Howard Warburton Births, Marriages, deaths. Elphinstone, M.A., Philip Charles Hardwick, Henry Warwick Frederick Hardwick Francis Le Hunt, B.A., Johnson, Breton, BIRTHS. Joseph Montefiore, James Nasmyth, John Pearson, Hall Rokeby Price, Arthur John Edward Russell, M.P., and Ben- On the 11th ult., the wife of Hanson Erison, Esq., M.FL.L.S., jamin Leigh Smith, were duly elected members of the Royal Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, of a da.Hgbt.er. Institution; and the Earl of Ashburnham and Mr. John On the 28th ult.. at Crowle, Lincolnshire, the wife of Henry Derby Allcroft were admitted members. The presents received W. T. Ellis, Esq., M.R.C.S. Eng., of a son. since the last meeting were laid on the table, and the thanks On the 28th ult., the wife of J. Wickham Barnes, Esq., of the members returned for the same. M. R. C. S., of Islington, of a son. A FOUNDLING HOSPITAL AT SMYRNA.-The Sisters of Charity of Smyrna have been authorized by the head esta- blishment in Paris to erect a Foundling Hospital in that city. MARRIAGES. This asylum will be the means of rescuing a great number of On the 2nd inst., at the parish church, St. Ives, Thon’-as the infants who are very frequently abandoned in the streets and Wilde, Esq., M.R.C.S., of Hulme, Manchester, to Emiiy, squares of Smyrna. Hitherto a large proportion has perished only daughter of George Beetles, Esq., of St. Ives, Hunting- by this unnatural custom. The Turkish government has, with the most praiseworthy readiness, given the ground upon donshire.On the 3rd inst., at St. Mary’s, Ockham, Edwin Moore, which the hospital is to be constructed. Esq., M.R. C. S., of Preston, Lancashire, to Elizabeth Anne, eldest of Arthur of Ock- BLOODLETTING IN ITALY.-A series of valuable papers daughter Lambert, Esq., Bridgefoot, on the subject of Bleeding in Inflammation, from the pen of ham, Surrey. Dr. Markham, appeared in this journal about twelve months These it occasion to a ago. papers have, seems, given very DEATHS. pretty controversy in Italy, where bleeding, as our readers must be well aware, is still most vigorously practised. Pro- MR. NEWCOMB.-We regret to record the death of Mr. fessor Luigi Caggiati, of Parma, finding the sentiments ex- Newcombe, the resident apothecary to the Westminster Hos- pressed by Dr. Markham on the subject much after his own pital, after a very brief illness. He was apparently in his way of thinking, translated the papers into Italian, and by so usual health on Thursday, the 3rd inst.; but, not feeling well, doing has brought down on himself and our countryman a vast he did not leave his room on Friday. Dr. Basham saw him on amount of wrathful outpourings from divers professional phle- the evening of that day, and found him suffering from symp- botomists. toms of pneumonia of the right lung, with marked indications of and Some reaction took NITRATE OF SILVER STAINS. - A chemist at prostration collapse. slight place ; Lyons on the the state became more announces that he has discovered the means of but, Saturday, of collapse marked; instantaneously there was no at the the sounds of the heart were removing from the hands the stains produced by nitrate of pulse wrist, audible, and the extremities were cold. From this silver. It is simply to put linseed in the water. scarcely state no revival took place, and he expired early on Sunday HEALTH OF LONDON DURING. THE WEEK ENDING morning, March 6th. Mr. Newcombe was much respected, SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH.-The deaths registered in London in both by the medical officers and governors of the hospital. He the week that ended last Saturday were 1215, a number which was most kind and attentive to the patients; and his loss will shows but a trifling decrease on that of the previous week. In much felt by all connected with the institution. the ten years 1849-58, the average number of deaths in the be On the 24th ult., at Melton-street, Euston-square, Robert weeks corresponding with last week was 1199; but as the S. Myers, Esq., L.S.A., aged 49. deaths included in the present return occurred in a population ! On the 28th ult., at Bethnal-green-road, Henrietta Florence, which has increased, they can only be compared with the aged one year and three months seventh child of Samuel average after it is raised in proportion to that increase- ,’ Esq., M.R.C.S., Medical Officer 0; Health. 279