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W. MUNRO, M.D., Surg. 93rd Foot, having completed twenty years’ fnll-payservice, has been promoted to Surg.-Major under the provisions of theRoyal Warrant of Oct. 1st, 1858.

F. NESBIT has been appcinted Assist.-Surg. to the 4th Administrative Batt.of Staffordshire Rifle Volunteers.

C. PALMER, M.D. Surg. Indian Service, has been appointed Marine Surgeon,vice Surg.-Major A. C. Macrae, resigned.

J. J. PorE, M.R.C.S.E., Assist.-Surg. Royal Artillery, has been appointed todo duty with the General Depot at Poona, Bombay.

J. B. C. READE, L.R.C.S.Ed., Staff Surg. Army, has been appointed Surg. in.the Rifle Brigade, vice La Presle, deceased.

G. H. RYAN, M.D., Surgeon R.N. Nov. 13th, 1854, has been appointed to the" Shannon."

J. A. SCOTT, L.K.Q.C.PJ., Staff Assist.-Surgeon Army, has been appointedAssist.-Surg. to the 9lst Foot, vice Macbeth, appointed to the Staff.

C. TAYLOB, Staff Assist.-Sorg, Army, has been attached to the 33rd Footat Bombay until further orders.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

On the 17th of Nov., at Dinagepore, the wife of Dr. H. C. Bowser, CivilSurgeon, of a daughter.

On the 25th of Nov., at Port Louis, Mauritius, the wife of Dr. H. Rogers, ofa son.

On the 26th of Nov., at Rungpore, the wife of B. B. Ford, M.R.C.S.E. offici-ating Civil Surgeon, of a daughter.

On the 12th ult., at Toronto, Canada West, the wife of Dr. J. Adams, of adaughter.

On the 3rd inst., at Westfield, Cramond, Edinburghshire, the wife of J. B.Carruthers, M.D., of a son.

On the 3rd inst., at St. Katherine’s, Regent’s-park, the wife of Dr. Oldfield,of the Bengal Medical Service, of a daughter.

Oa the 3rd inst., at Rosevale, Patrick, Glasgow, the wife of James Paterson,M.D., of a son.

On the 4th inst., at West Haddon, the wife of G. Harday, M.R.C.S.E., of adaughter.

On the 5th inst., at Derramore, Bessbrook, Newry, the wife of J. Lightburne,M.D., of a son.

On the 5th inst., at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, the wife of Arthur Evershed,M.R.C.S., of a son.

On the 6th inst., at Lowther-street, Whitehaven, the wife of J. Thompson,M.D., of a son.

On the 8th inst., at St. James’s-terrace, Malahide, Co. Dublin, the wife of R.Stanistreet, M.D., prematurely of a daughter, still-born.

On the 8th inst., at Surrey Villa, Kennington-road, Southwark, the wife ofS. W. Smith, L.F.P. & S. Glas., of a daughter.

On the 8th inst., at Wellington-terrace, West Derby-road, Liverpool, thewife of J. H. Wilson, L.K.Q.C.P.I., of a daughter.

On the 8th inst., at Prince of Wales-road, Haverstoek-hill, the wife of Dr.B. T. B. Baillie, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.On the 23rd of Nov., at Mawabgunge, Oude, James Inkson, M.D., of H.M.’s

80th Regiment, to Catharine Alice, eldest daughter of John Taylor, jun.,Esq., of Christchurch-road, Streatham, and Whitehall.-No Cards.

On the 22nd ult., at Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, T. L. Gentles, Surgeon, ofGayton, Norfolk, to Agnes, daughter of the late A. Sim, Esq., of Edin-burgh.

On the 29th ult., at St. Jude’s, Sheffield, T. 11. Morton, M.R.C.S., of Bright-side, to Ellen Eliza, daughter of David Toyne, Esq., of Sheffield.

On the 10th inst., at Twickenham, H. R. C. Litchfield, M.R.C.S.E., to MariaCatherine Hortencia, widow of the late A. T. Gervis, Esq., son of the lateSir George Gervis, Bart., of Hinton-Admiral.

DEATHS.On the 21st of Oct., killed by a fall from his horse, at Umritsur, Punjaub.

East Indies, George Arthur Grant, L.-R.C.S.Ed., Assist.-Surgeon RoyaJArtillery, aged 28.

On the 7th ult., P. Grant, L.R.C.S.Ed., of Seamount-place, Aberdeen, aged 44On the llth ult., M. Sweetman, L.S.A., of St. John-street, Clerkenwell.On the 13th ult., at Church-road, Islington, Henry Dawson, M.R.C.S.E.On the 23rd ult., at Matlock-bank, Derbyshire, T. B. W. Potts, M.D., aged 41On the 24th ult., E. D. Moore, M.R.C.S.E., of Walsall, Staffordshire, aged 31On the 24th ult., S. Harris, F.R.C.S.E., of Albion-place, Reading, aged 71.On the 25th ult., at Florence-street, Glasgow, John Tynan, M.D.On the 25th ult., J. F. Paton, M.D., of Greenock.On the 3rd inst., W. R. Williams, M.R.C.S.E., of Bangor-street, Carnarvon

aged 31.On the 3rd inst., at Arbroath, Forfarshire, R. Holden, L.R.C.S.Ed., Surgeor

R.N.On the 4th inst., at Devonshire-terrace, Globe-road, Mile-end, Cecilia Clara

youngest child of Frederick J. Reilly, M.R.C.S., aged 15 months.On the 5th inst., J. H. Sprague, M.R.C.S.E., of Bedminster Down, Bristol.On the 6th inst., Frances, the wife of C. E. Sloper, Surgeon, Tredegar Iror

Works, Monmouthshire.On the 7th inst., at St. Andrews-street, Cambridge, Geo. Johnson, M.R.C.S

Eng., formerly House-Surgeon to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.On the 8th inst., J. Black, L.F.P. & S. Glas., of Macfarlane-street, Glasgow.On the 10th inst., at Nantwich, of diphtheria, Henry George Williamson

M.D., of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, third son of T. Williamson, Esq.Surgeon, aged 25.

QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.J. W. Bowler, M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon Nov. 8th, 1837.W. C. Fairbairn, L.R.C.S.Ed., Assist.-Surg. Nov. 13th, 1854.D. Jones, M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon Feb. 9th, 1808.A. H. Kelly, L.R.C.S.Ed., Assist.-Surg. May 5th, 1856.W. Ratty, M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon April 16th, 1808.J. B. Ricards, Surgeon Oct. 21st, 1854.A. Robertson, M.D., Surgeon July 10th, 1810.C. B. Wood, M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon Jan. 14th, 1857.

To Correspondents.THE CASE OF TIMOTHY DALY.

WE have received many communications on this subject, but think it best toreserve full comments until the present inquiry shall have terminated.Meantime, we may observe that a great deal of hardship attaches to the man-ner in which Mr. Norton has been attacked in reference to this case. Weare aware that a distinguished lady-a great authority on nursing-is un-derstood to have expressed, apropos of this case, the opinion that bed-soresare, under any circumstances, indicia of neglect. But from this opinionthere will be much dissent amongst the most experienced physicians. Itdoes not accord with the observations of those most largely employed inprivate practice amongst the rich or in the best-tended hospitals. No doubtbed-sores "may be" a mark of neglect ; but assuredly they are not so in alarge number of cases. Indeed, this patient was in a state of extreme de-bility from the first. Bed-sores have.followed rheumatic fever in hospitals,where water-beds, wine, stimulants, and every appliance of comfort havebeen at hand.

A Naturalist.—The usual opinion is such as we stated it to be. We are fullyaware, however, that it has lately been denied that vibriones are of animalnature; but, on the contrary, are stated to be allied to the filamentousconfervas. The question is still an open one; but we as yet maintain ouroriginal opinion.

X. Y. Z.-The licence is acknowledged by the Poor-law Board.

Assistant-Surgeon OLiver’s (Montreal) paper shall be published in an earlynumber.

PRYCE AND WIFE v. BOWEN.

Mr. Bickersteth, the distinguished surgeon of Liverpool, writes :-" I submit that under no eireumstances could Mr. Lund be justified in

, appearing in the witness-box to give evidence against a respectable andI legally-qualified practitioner without first conferring with the gentleman

whose practice and reputation he was asked to condemn, and ascertainingfrom him that the allegations submitted were correct. Had Mr. Lundexercised this ordinary professional courtesy towards a professional brother,he would not have been served with a subpœna, and compelled to supportthe evidence of the bone-setters,’ Evan Thomas and Son.

" Mr. Lund declared on oath that he was surgeon to the ManchesterRoyal Infirmary,’ and by so doing materially and necessarily enhanced theweight of his evidence. But by the list of officers to that institution itappears Mr. Lund is only dispensary surgeon,’ and therefore not, as heaffirmed, ’surgeon to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.’ With equal truthone of the surgeons to the Lock Hospital of the Liverpool Royal In-firmary, Lock Hospital, and Lunatic Asylum,’ might declare himself to besurgeon to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary.’

" Probably the surgeons of the Manchester Royal Infirmary will explainMr. Lund’s title to the position he claims; for it cannot be supposed thesegentlemen will quietly submit to any unnecessary connexion with themedical witnesses for the plaintiff, Messrs. Evan Thomas and Mr. Lund.

" A subscription-list to defray the expenses of Dr. Bowen has beenopened. If Mr. Lund regrets the part he has taken in this trial, so dis-graceful to our profession,-regrets the annoyance and expense which hisconduct (for without him probably the cause would never have been tried)has occasioned the defendant,-if he has any sorrow for the trouble he hasgiven the medical witnesses, who gladly came from London, Chester, andother places to support a persecuted and an honourable man,-he has nowthe opportunity of showing it by handing over to this fund the sum ofmoney for which he undertook to give his services."

Mr. John Hunter, of City-road, Manchester, says :-"In your very just observations on Dr. Bowen’s case, Mr. Lund, of Man-

chester, is described as ’honorary surgeon to the Manchester Infirmary.’This is inaccurate. He is one of the dispensary surgeons in connexionwith that institution, which fact, for the credit of Manchester, puts hisevidence in a different point of view."In connexion with this case, I may mention a plan which I have

adopted in cases where, from no fault of my own, a possibility of a legalaction being brought against me might arise. It is to refuse to undertakethe case until the patient signed a paper, freeing me from all legal liability.This precaution I have found to be necessary, as a surgeon, by his veryposition, has a number of witnesses against him, and in some cases even alegal victory is a substantial defeat."

Ajax.—We believe that the death-rate of the towns of England has been forsome time gradually progressing. For four years it has increased 2 per 1000inhabitants annually.

A Reader.—Mr. William Ancell was the first projector of a Wholesale DrugCompany in this country. We have before us a prospectus issued by himin the middle of last year. He is well known in connexion with the drugtrade, and his opinions are entitled to the highest respect as a practicaldruggist.

SUBSCRIPTIONS roR MRS. THOMAS.THE following sums have been received in aid of the above Fund :-

Collected by L. Nicholls, Esq., Stanstead-road, Forest-hill .......61 11 0M. A. W., per Wm. Banting, Esq. (per Coutts and Co.)......... 1 0 0

T. H. E.—The profession is unacquainted with the claims of the individualnamed to eminence or distinction.

3f.jP., (Whitby.)-Mr. Moore, 14 A, St. Mary-axe, London.A Medical Student (St. Tfsary’s) would obtain the information he requires by

applying to one of the surgeons attached to the hospital.CADAVERIC RIGIDITY.

3f.-D. informs "Alpha," (Jersey) that he will find full information on this) subject in Guy’s Hospital Reports, third series, ix., 1.