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868 tion resulting from the passage of a gal. vanic current through the body, when its intensity was not sufficient to produce mus- cular contractions, lie observed, that these effects had not been noticed, but that he was led to make experiments on the subject, by observing the appearances produced on a man to whom he had applied plates of zinc and silver, so as to keep up a constant gal- vanic current. The result of these experi-’ ments was, that he considered the fluids of t4e body to be decomposed by means of a galvanic current. After noticing the theory of Wilson Phillip, on the effect of galvanism on the secretions, he stated that he considered the galvanic currents, which have been observed in the body, as the result, rather than the cause, of secretion. In the structure of the secre- ting organs we have fulfilled the very conditions which are required for rendering apparent the electricity which is set in mo- tion by the decomposition of the different constituents of the blood. The currents of electricity thus set in motion, are made evi- dent by the galvenometor. The author then considered galvanism as a therapeu- tical agent. He had seen benefit afforded by it, though not a cure, in paraplegia and hemiplegia. He related several cases of partial amaurosis, in which Magendie had used galvanism successfully. He recom- mended the trial of plates of zinc and silver, connected by wires, on the back and chest in asphyxia, the patient at the same time being immersed in a bath. The plates of zinc used by the author are very large, and to whatever part applied are connected by copper wires to small plates of silver placed on the back of the neck at the summit of the vertebral column. ROYAL INSTITUTION, March 3.—Mr. WOOD- WARD this evening delivered a very interest- ing lecture on the nature and properties of polarized light, the experiments being assisted by the hydro-oxygen apparatus. The lecture was of too demonstrative a cha- racter to allow us to make any report of it available to our readers. At the conclusion Mr. Faraday stated that it had been asserted, in some of the journals, that he had suc- ceeded in obtaining insects in the manner practised by Mr. Crosse, but the statement was erroneous, and he wished the fact to be publicly stated. COURT OF REQUESTS, TRINITY-STREET, BOROUGH. A case, TUCKER v. BROWN, came for ad- justment into the above conrt on Friday last, which we have been requested by the defendant to report. Accordingly a gen- tleman who attended from this Journal has supplied us with the following state- ment :— . Mr. TUCKER, a respectable general prac- titioner, residing at Kennington, was reo quested, by note, to attend a child, in East- street, Kennington. The note was written by Mrs. Brown. Mr. Tucker attended accordingly, and found the child suffering from an abscess of the cheek. This he opened, paid one more visit, and found the child quite well. At this visit Mrs. Brown stated that her husband was a surgeon, but that he was out of town. Mr. Tucker had no reason to suppose this to be the case there was no name on the door of the house where Mrs. Brown lodged, nor had Mr. Tucker ever heard or seen anything of Mr. Brown or his family before this attendance. Some short time elapsed, and no acknow- ledgment was made for the attendance, and Mr. Brown did not either call or send to Mr. Tucker, who eventually sent in a bill, requesting payment of five shillings for me- dical attendance. Whereupon Mr. Brown called at Mr. Tucker’s house, in his absence, and abused the servants; and on one oeeW- sion, when he saw Mr. Tucker himself, he did not conduct himself in a professional manner, but was also then somewhat abu- sive. Under these circumstances Mr. Tucker summoned the defendant to the Court of Requests for the aforesaid 5s. The defendant now contended that Mr. Tucker must have known that he (Mr. B.) was a surgeon, as his wife told him so at the second visit, and that it was unprofessional for one surgeon to charge another for at- tendance. He then read one of the by-laws of the College of Physicians, respecting the attendance of members on surgeons, &e., free from expense. On these grounds he rested his opposition to the payment, but the commissioners thought, from all the cir- cumstances, that Mr. Tucker had acted properly, and ordered the five. shillings to be paid. Mr. Brown, on retiring, asserted that his object was obtained, in bringing "Mr. Tucker’s conduct" before " the pub- lic." The conunissioners replied, that they hoped that Mr. Brown’s conduct was 11 be- fore the pablic" also. It would be difficult to suppose, either from the manner or the general demeanour of the defendant, that he was really a member of the medical profession.

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tion resulting from the passage of a gal.vanic current through the body, when itsintensity was not sufficient to produce mus-cular contractions, lie observed, that theseeffects had not been noticed, but that he wasled to make experiments on the subject, byobserving the appearances produced on aman to whom he had applied plates of zincand silver, so as to keep up a constant gal-vanic current. The result of these experi-’ments was, that he considered the fluids oft4e body to be decomposed by means of agalvanic current.After noticing the theory of Wilson Phillip,

on the effect of galvanism on the secretions,he stated that he considered the galvaniccurrents, which have been observed in thebody, as the result, rather than the cause, ofsecretion. In the structure of the secre-

ting organs we have fulfilled the veryconditions which are required for renderingapparent the electricity which is set in mo-tion by the decomposition of the differentconstituents of the blood. The currents ofelectricity thus set in motion, are made evi-dent by the galvenometor. The authorthen considered galvanism as a therapeu-tical agent. He had seen benefit affordedby it, though not a cure, in paraplegia andhemiplegia. He related several cases ofpartial amaurosis, in which Magendie hadused galvanism successfully. He recom-mended the trial of plates of zinc and silver,connected by wires, on the back and chestin asphyxia, the patient at the same timebeing immersed in a bath. The plates ofzinc used by the author are very large, andto whatever part applied are connected bycopper wires to small plates of silver placedon the back of the neck at the summit of thevertebral column.

ROYAL INSTITUTION, March 3.—Mr. WOOD-WARD this evening delivered a very interest-ing lecture on the nature and properties ofpolarized light, the experiments beingassisted by the hydro-oxygen apparatus.The lecture was of too demonstrative a cha-racter to allow us to make any report of itavailable to our readers. At the conclusionMr. Faraday stated that it had been asserted,in some of the journals, that he had suc-ceeded in obtaining insects in the mannerpractised by Mr. Crosse, but the statementwas erroneous, and he wished the fact to bepublicly stated.

COURT OF REQUESTS,TRINITY-STREET, BOROUGH.

A case, TUCKER v. BROWN, came for ad-justment into the above conrt on Friday last,which we have been requested by the

defendant to report. Accordingly a gen-tleman who attended from this Journalhas supplied us with the following state-ment :— .

Mr. TUCKER, a respectable general prac-titioner, residing at Kennington, was reoquested, by note, to attend a child, in East-street, Kennington. The note was written

by Mrs. Brown. Mr. Tucker attended

accordingly, and found the child sufferingfrom an abscess of the cheek. This heopened, paid one more visit, and found thechild quite well. At this visit Mrs. Brownstated that her husband was a surgeon, butthat he was out of town. Mr. Tucker hadno reason to suppose this to be the casethere was no name on the door of the housewhere Mrs. Brown lodged, nor had Mr.Tucker ever heard or seen anything of Mr.Brown or his family before this attendance.Some short time elapsed, and no acknow-ledgment was made for the attendance, andMr. Brown did not either call or send toMr. Tucker, who eventually sent in a bill,requesting payment of five shillings for me-

dical attendance. Whereupon Mr. Browncalled at Mr. Tucker’s house, in his absence,and abused the servants; and on one oeeW-

sion, when he saw Mr. Tucker himself, hedid not conduct himself in a professionalmanner, but was also then somewhat abu-sive. Under these circumstances Mr.Tucker summoned the defendant to theCourt of Requests for the aforesaid 5s.The defendant now contended that Mr.

Tucker must have known that he (Mr. B.)was a surgeon, as his wife told him so at thesecond visit, and that it was unprofessionalfor one surgeon to charge another for at-

tendance. He then read one of the by-lawsof the College of Physicians, respecting theattendance of members on surgeons, &e.,free from expense. On these grounds herested his opposition to the payment, butthe commissioners thought, from all the cir-cumstances, that Mr. Tucker had actedproperly, and ordered the five. shillings tobe paid. Mr. Brown, on retiring, assertedthat his object was obtained, in bringing"Mr. Tucker’s conduct" before " the pub-lic." The conunissioners replied, that theyhoped that Mr. Brown’s conduct was 11 be-fore the pablic" also.

It would be difficult to suppose, eitherfrom the manner or the general demeanour ofthe defendant, that he was really a memberof the medical profession.