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KING’S COLLEGE.

To the Editor.-Sir: My attention hasbeen called to a letter in the last number ofTHE LANCET, signed an " OLD STUDENT," inwhich there is a complaint of repeated post-ponements of the lectures on comparativeanatomy at this college. In reply to the" OLD STUDENT," and in justice to ProfessorRymer Jones, I beg to state that the delaywas owing to a domestic calamity, which Iwas for some time impending, and whichunavoidably detained Mr. Jones in thecountry. It will be observed, by an adver-tisement on the cover of this week’s LANCET,that Professor Jones will commence hiscourse on Saturday next, October 28th, athalf-past eleven, a.m. I am, Sir, your obe-dient servant,

RICHARD PARTRIDGE,Dean of the Medical Department.

King’s College, Oct. 24, 1843.P.S. By an error of post I did not receive

Professor Jones’s notice of the last postpone-ment of his introductory lecture until afterthe day appointed for its delivery.

’" ’" The advertisement will be found inthe fourth page of the cover of last week’snumber (October 28th), the above note of theDean not having been received by the editorin time, on the 26th ult., for insertion in THELANCET of that day. Although dated Oc-tober 24th, the explanation of Mr. Partridgewas not delivered in Bedford-square until theevening of Thursday, the 26th.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

THE deaths in the metropolis during theweek ending Oct. 14, amounted to 950, or47 above the weekly average for the five

past winters, though 106 below the number z,in the week preceding. Deaths from dis-eases of the brain and nervous system, 145(including 32 from hydrocephalus); fromdiseases of the respiratory organs, 250 (in-cluding 128 from phthisis) ; from diseases ofthe heart and large vessels, 17; from thoseof the digestive organs, 89 (including 29due to teething) ; from diseases of the kid-neys, &c., 7 ; from diseases of uncertain

seat, 95 (including 28 from dropsy and 22from debility); from natural decay, 66 ;violence and intemperance, 24. Deaths fromepidemic diseases amounted to 239, or 57above the weekly average in winter. Inmost of the other categories the deaths

presented little aberration from the average :deaths from diseases of the stomach, &c.,were, however, 27 above it. Deaths fromtyphus, 32; from diarrhoea, 43; scarlatina,54 ; hooping-cough, 28 ; measles 33; and

small-pox, 6.The deaths for the succeeding week, end-

ing Oct. 21, reached 1106, or 103 above thewinter weekly average. There was an in-

crease in every category, except that ofdeaths from violence (14 instead of 24), andthe small one of diseases of cellular tissue

(2 instead of 4). Deaths from diseases ofthe lungs, &c., had increased to 320 (insteadof 250 as in the week before), and included165 deaths from consumption and 100 frompneumonia. Deaths from diseases of thebrain, &c., 150 ; those from apoplexy havingincreased to 18 (from 14 in the week before),aud those from convulsions to 62 (from 50).Those from teething and mesenteric diseasehad diminished ; but the deaths from epi.demic diseases reached 271 (239 in the weekbefore), of which 41 were from typhus, 47from hooping-cough, 58 from scarlatina, 30from measles, and eight from small-pox-showing an increase in each over the weekpreceding, except in the deaths from measles.DR. EDMUND LLOYD BIRKETT has been

elected physician to the Surrey Dispensary.DR. CORMACK has been elected one of the

ordinary physicians of the Royal Infirmary, I

Edinburgh, and Dr. J. H. Bennett has beenappointed to the office of pathologist.j A CORRESPONDENT addressing the Editor;says, " When in Glasgow, a few days ago,Dr. A. K. Young, of that city, informed methat there are several young gentlemen whohad studied surgery and medicine, whowould be glad to take a voyage to improvetime, being too young to enter upon generalpractice. If you know of any such, I shallbe most happy to receive a call from him, atNo. 8, Trinity-square, Tower-hill, or at thehouse of Rob. Douglas and Co., 23, Billiter-street, City, if of sober habits, and williiigtotake the run of the commander’s table, anda comfortable room to himself, for a voyageof seven or eight months, to sail next week."

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONSI IN LONDON.LIST of gentlemen admitted members on

Friday, October 27, 1843 :-R. B. Hole,F. Smith, E. Walker, J. E. Partington,R. W. Lammiman, M. Burnup, A. B.Andrews, G. V. Birks, J. C. Croft, W.Sheppard, J. N. Greensill, B. Viret.

I APOTHECARIES’ HALL, LONDON.NAMES of gentlemen who received certi-

ficates of qualification to practise as apothe-caries, Thursday, Oct. 26, 1843 :-JamesGreen, Cbapel-en-le-Frith ; David MaxwellAitken, London; Henry Pettener Freeman,London ; Alfred George Milner Moger,Bath; William Henry Cane, Uxbridge.

CORRESPONDENTS.The communication of Mr. Robert Ellis

on a new method of testing for arsenic hasbeen received, and will be inserted in anearly number.Mr. Bakewell’s question was practically

answered-as he must have seen soon afterwriting his second note-last week.