758 MEDICAL NEWS.—MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.

On Thursday Mr. Trevelyan stated to Mr. Corbet that hewas making inquiries as to the circumstances under which alunatic named Flanagan was removed from Scotland to Ireland.

Nazarcth House.

Mr. Daly asked the President of the Local GovernmentBoard whether inquiries had been made into charges againstthe sanitary condition of Nazareth House, Hammersmith,and, if so, with what result.-Sir C. Dilke said an inquiryhad been made, but no report had yet been received.

Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. -

At a meeting on the 26th inst. the following Members wereelected Fellows of the College :-

Allbutt, Thomas Clifford, M.D. Camb., Leeds.Cook, Henry, M.D. St. And., Shaldon, Teignmouth.Dreschfeld, Julius, M.D. Wurzburg, Manchester.Elliott, George Frederick, M.D. Dub., Hull.Gover, Robert Mundy, M.D. St. And., Home Office.Murrell, William, M.D. Brus., Weymouth street.Sawyer, James, M.D. Lond., Birmingham.Warner, Francis, M.D. Lond., Harley-street.Watney, Herbert, M.D. Camb., Wilton-crescent.

The following gentlemen passed the Second Examinationfor the licence on the 24th inst.:-

Cornish, Frank William. Long, Fredk. Wm. Devereux.Cox, Alfred Locke. Lubbock, Edgar A-.h!ey.Fry, Joseph Henry. Mackay, James George.Green, William. Moloney, Joseph Augustus.Gutch, George Hancock. Pedley, George Aston.Knight, Edward. Shemmonds, John Onley.Lane, Frank.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.The following gentlemen, having passed the requiredexamination for the diploma, were admitted Members ofthe College at a meeting of the Court of Examiners onthe 19th inst.:-

Anderson, L. M’Ewan, Newcross.Bartlett, Benjamin Pope, L.S.A., Hastings.Blampied, John William, L.S.A., Jersey.Cater, John Rundle, Westbourne-square.Cree, Herbert Eustace, L.S.A., St. John’s Park.Dabbs, Charles John, L.S.A., Newport, Isle of Wight.Hind, Alfred Ernest, L.R.C.P., Stockton-on-Tees.Malcolm, John David, M.B. Edin., Edinburgh. .

Manley, 1. H. Hawkins, West Bromwich.Merces, James, Calcutta.Rabbeth, Samuel, L S.A., Putney.Robson, W. W. Constable, L.R.C.P., Brompton.square.Ryle, Reginald John, St. John’s Wood.Slater, Druce John, Putney.Squire, E tward Herbert, L.S.A, Wivenhoe, Essex.Watson, William, L S.A., Rochester.Webster, William Frederick, Kilburn.Wilson, Thomas, L.S.A., Hollingbourne, Kent.Wright, Holland Hodgson, Forest Hill.

Of the 97 candidates who were examined during last week,46 passed to the satisfaction of the Court and obtained theirdiplomas; 23 passed in Surgery, and when qualified inMedicine and Midwifery will be admitted Members ; theremaining 28 failed to reach the required standard, andwere referred to their further professional studies. Twelvecandidates who passed in Surgery at previous examinations,having subsequently obtained a medical degree or licencerecognised by the College, were also admitted Members.The following gentlemen passed the Primary Examination

in Anatomy and Physiology at meetings of the Board ofExaminers on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last :-Conrad W. Lockyer, William T. Ord, F. S. Hawkins, and C. E. Dew,Bristol; Charles E. Oidacre, J. O. VV. Barratt, L. A. Taylor, andAlfred Berrill, Birmingham: George H. Oliver, Jas. Y. Henderson,Joshua Holt, H. Thirkell, and 0. M. Booth, Leeds; A. H. Robmson,W. C. Helme, A. E. Morison, W. J. Munro, R. S. Hubbersty, andT. A. Brown, Edinburgh; F. W. Smith, Cambridge; G. H. Monk,Harvard University; H. W. Aikins, Ontario; L. C. T. Dobson andP. J. Rendall, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; E. L. de Chazal, Uni-versity College; Samuel Hughes and Francis Tyndall, Liverpool;William Barrett, Manchester; C. L. Fraser and Wm. E. G. Jackson,Glasgow; A. A. Brockat and Harry M. Burke, St. Tnomas’s Hos-pital ; F. Beard, Cambridge and Guy’s Hospital; Percival A. Lloyd,St. Mary’s Hospital: Robert W. Walsh, Herbert M. Ramsay, RobertH. Chapman, J. L. T. Jones, John Oliver, L. G. Guthrie, and A. W.B. Warde, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital ; T. J. Thyne, R. H. A.Whitelocke, M. Mac Laren, and H. F. D. Stephens, Edinburgh ;F. G. Finley, M’Gill College and Manchester ; William T. Thomasand D. Marquis, Glasgow ; Charles J. Ireland and A. Brown, Leeds;John E. Trask and C. J. S Shaw, Bristol; W. H. W. Elliott, Guy’sHospital: F. G. Southern, St. Tnomas’s Hospital; C. J. Thompson,London Hospital.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - Thb followmg gentlemenpassed the examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on April 19th:-

Langston, John James, Grantham, Lincolnshire.Squire, Edward Herbert, Wivenhne, Essex.Thorburn, William, Moss House, Rusholme, Manchester.Tomalin, Wm. John Clarkson, York-road, Northampton.Tyler, Alfred Joseph Reeve, New North-road.

The following gentleman also on the same day passed thePrimary Professional Examination :-

Harris, John Henry, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.

ALDERMAN WILLIAM TAYLOR, M.D., has just beenappointed by the Lord Chancellor a Justice of the Peace forthe borough of Cardiff.THE officers of the Army Medical Department of

the South-Eastern District gave a ball at Dover on the 12thinst. The entertainment was highly successful, and greatcredit is due to those entrusted with the duty of carryingout the arrangements of the gathering.DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS TO MEDICAL CHARITIES.

Among the donations to the London Hospital resulting fromthe proceedings at the Mansion House on the 13th inst., is oneof E5000 from the Company of Goldsmiths.-The Duke ofWestminster has contributed £100 to the fund for completingthe buildings of the London Temperance Hospital in theHampstead-road.-The late James McOwen has bequeathed£500 to the Hospital for Incurables, Dublin.THE ROYAL SOCIETY.-The following members of

the profession have been selected by the Council of theRoyal Society, and recommended for election to the Fellow.ship at the forthcoming meeting in June next - viz. :Surgeon-Major J. E. Tierney-Aitchison, M.D., F.R.C.S.Edin., Indian Army ; Surgeon-Major George Edward Dob-son, M.B., M.C., Trinity College, Dublin, Royal VictoriaHospital, Netley ; and James Matthews Duncan, M.D.,Brook-street.

THE ESSEX AND COLCHESTER HOSPITAL.-A pub-lic meeting, convened by the Mayor of Colchester in responseto a requisition from the Governors of the above hospital,was held at Colchester on the 19th inst., to promote arrange-ments for the more general observance of the annualHospital Sunday, and to establish an annual HospitalSaturday collection in the streets, workshops, and factoriesof Colchester and the neighbouring towns. It was decidedthat local committees should be selected, to make arrange-ments for a Hospital Saturday collection, and Sept. 23rdwas recommended to the clergy of Colchester and districtfor Hospital Sunday appeals.

COLLEGIATE PRIZES.-No award having been madefor the Collegial Triennial Prize offered by the Royal Col-lege of Surgeons, the subject for it has been withdrawn,and the following substituted-viz., "The Nature of In-hibitory Action in the Animal Body, to be elucidated byOriginal Research," to be awarded in 1886. The followingis the subject for the Jacksonian Prize for 1884-viz.,"The Surgical Treatment of Uterine Tumours, both Inno-cent and Malignant." The subject for the present year is"The Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Obstruction ofthe Intestines in its various Forms in the Abdominal Cavity."

Medical Appointments.Intimations for this column must be sent DIRECT to the Office of

THE LANCET before 9 o’clock on Thursday Morning at the latest.

BENNETT, ARTHUR, M.D., L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., hasbeen appointed a Health Officer at Stawell, Victoria.

COCKRAN, C. H., L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.I., has been appointed anadditional Surgeon to the Reading Provident Dispensary for theCaversham District.

GAUNT, JOHN PENN, M.R.C.S., has been appointed Medical Officer forthe Alvechurch District of the Bromsgrove Union.

HEALD, ROBERT, M.R.C.S., L.S.A.Lond., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Hardingham District of the Mitford and LaunditchUnion.

HORNE, THOMAS, L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointedMedical Officer for the Ash District of the Eastry Union.

KEAY, JOHN, M.B., C.M., has been appointed Junior Assistant-Physician to the Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries.

KENT. WALTER, L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Buddulph District of the Congleton Union.

759BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.—MEDICAL DIARY.

MAIN. ALEX. JAMES, M.D., L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Lesbury District of the Alnwick Union.

OXLEY, MARTIN G. BLACK, M.D. St. And., M.K.Q.C.P.I, has beenappointed Consulting Physician to the Children’s Infirmary, Liver-pool, with charge of six beds.

PAULLEY, LEGGE, L.R.C.P.E., M.R.C.S., has been appointed MedicalOfficer and Public Vaccinator for the Fourth District of the

Depwade Union. ’POLLARD, FREDERICK, M.D., F.R.C.P.Lond., M.R C.S., has been

appointed Physician to the Children’s Infirmary, Liverpool.SPENCE, Dr. WILLIAM, of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, has been

elected Resident Physician to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children,Edinburgh.

SYME, WILLIAM HOLLAND, L.R.C.P.Lond., L R.C.S.I., has beenappointed a Health Officer at Stawell, Victoria.

VINCENT, OSMAN, F.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointed Consulting Surgeonto the City of London and East London Dispensary.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

BARKER.-On the 19th inst., at Harley-street, Cavendish-square, W.,the wife of Arthur E. Barker, F. R.C S.Eng., of a daughter.

BARNES.-On the 17th inst., at Boreham-street, near Hastings, the wifeof A. R. Barnes, M. B., of a son.

HERON.-On the 23rd inst., at Margaret-street, Cavendish-square, W.,the wife of G. A. Heron, M.D., M.R.C.P.Lond., of a son.

LANDALE.-On the 14th inst., at St. George’s-place, Canterbury, thewife of Brigade-Surgeon Landale, M.D., Army Medical Depart-ment, of a daughter.

MAITLAND.-On the 24th ult., at Madras, the wife of John Maitland,Surgeon, Indian Medical Department, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.ANDREW - FERGUSSON, -- On the 24th inst., at St. Mark’s Church,

Surbiton, Dr. George Andrew, F.R.C.S.Eng., of Englefield-green,youngest son of John Andrew, Esq., of Plympton, Devon, toSusanna Margaret (Zanna) Fergusson, second daughter of the lateCaptain E. F. T. Fergusson, H.M.I.N., and Royal Observatory,Bombay.

BALLANCE - SMART. - On the 24th inst., at St. Mary’s Church,Bryanston-square, by the Rev. J. D. Ballance, Vicar of Horsfordand St. Faith’s, Norfolk (uncle of the bridegroom), assisted by theRev. J. G. Pilkmgton, Vicar of St. Mark’s, Dalston, Charles AlfredBallance, M.S., M.B.Lond., F.R C.S Eng., of 56. Harley-street,Cavendish-square, W., and St. Thomas’s Hospital, eldest son of thelate Charles Ballance, of Stanley House, Lower Clapton, to SophiaAnnie, only child of the late Alfred and Anne Elizabeth Smart, ofThe Priory, Lee-road, Blackheath.

BRAND-FERGUSON.-On the 24th inst., at Fetteresso Parish Church,by the Rev. John Watt, Alexander Theodore Brand, M.B. andC.M.Aber., of Driffield, Yorks, to Amelia (Amy), third daughter ofthe late W, B. Ferguson, C.E., of Aberdeen.

HALLOWS—BENTHAM.—On the 2lst inst., at St. Serf’s EpiscopalChurch, Burntisland, by the Rev. D. McKenzie, B.D., assisted bythe Rev. Canon Bell, Harry Pmnington Hallows, M.B., C.M.Ed.,L.R.C.S.E., of Doncaster, to Ellen, third daughter of RobertBentham, M.D., M.R.C.S.E., of London.

MURPHY-DAVIDSON.-On the 21st Feb , at Bellary, Ceded Districts,Madras, F. H. S. Murphy, M.D., Surgeon, Army Medical Depart-ment, son of M. W. Murphy. M.D., Army Medical Department, toEvehne Constance, only daughter of Lieut.-Colonel A. A. Davidson,A.K.C.L. & F.L.S., Madras Staff Corps.

SKRIMSHIRE-BRADLEY.-On the 18th inst., at St. Mary’s, Reading,Frederic W. Skrimshire, M.R.C.S., of Morpeth, to Eleanor Kate,elder daughter of Robert Bradley, of Western Elms, Reading.

DEATHS.ADAMS.-On the 24th inst., at Brooke House, Upper Clapton, lIary

Gertrude Adams, aged 3 years and 3 months.BULLEY.—On the 21st inst., at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, very

suddenly, Francis Arthur Bulley, F.R C.S., of Portland-place,Reading, Berks, aged 74.

DAVIDSON.—On the 23rd inst., at 29, Cassland-road, Hackney, GertrudeMarian, wife of Charles Davidson, F.R.C.S.Ed., aged 25.

HICKES.-On the 17th inst., at Cheddar, Thomas Hickes, M.R.C.S.,L.S.A.Lond. (late of Gloucester), aged 77.

HOLLOWAY.-On the 19th inst., at Netley, Surgeon-General JamesLewis Holloway, C.B., Army Medical Department, son of the lateBenjamin Holloway, D.L. & J.P., of Lee-place, Charlbury, Oxon,agea 57.

AMES.-On the 22nd ins’., at Uxbridge, Thomas James, M.R.C.S.,L.S.A.Lond., in his 69th year.

Tuu.-On the 20th inst., at Springfield, Bournemouth, WilliamSamuel Tuke, M.R.C.S, eldest son of Dr. D. Hack Take, ofLondon, aged 26.

WITT.-On the 23rd inst., at Lavender-hill, Charles Witt, M.R.C.P.,M.R.C.S., late of Spring-gardens, S.W., in his 86th year.

N.B.-A fee of 6s. ill charged for the insertion of Notices of Births,Marriages, and Deaths.

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.

(Taken daily at 5.30 a.m. by Steward’s Instruments.)

THE LANCET OFFICE, April 26th, 1883.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.Monday, April 30

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. MOORFIELDS.—Operations,10 A.M. each day, and at the same hour.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, l;p.M. eachday, and at the same hour.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.MST. MARK’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M. ; on Tuesday, 9 A.M.HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, SOHO-SQUARE.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on

Thursday at the same hour.ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Professor McKendrick, "On Physiological

Discovery."MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-Sir Joseph Fayrer, " On a Case of

Dysentery and Hepatic Abscess ; recovery after Spontaneous Open-ing of the Abscess through the Lung."-Dr. Gros (of Paris), "OnPlessimetry as a Means of Diagnosis."

Tuesday, May 1.GUY’s HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M., and on Friday at the same hour.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL INSTITUTION.-2 P.M. Annual Meeting.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2.30 P.M.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.-4 P.M. Dr. Garson, " On

the Integumentary System of Fishes."PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8.30 P.M. Adjourned Discussion

on Diabetes. Speakers: Dr. Seymour Taylor, Mr. Victor Horsley,Dr. Frederick Taylor, Dr. Dawson Williams, Dr. Dickinson, Dr.Pavy, Dr. Douglas Powell, and Dr. Edmunds.-Mr. Stanley Boyd :Tubercular Ulcers of the Tongue (living specimen).

Wednesday, May 2NATIONAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 10 A.M.MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M., and on Saturday

at the same hour.-Ophthalmic Operations on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 1.30 P.M.

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M., and on Saturday at the

same hour.LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on Thursday and Saturday

at the same hour.GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL.-Operations. 2 P.M.SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.-Operations,

2 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday

at the same hour.-Skin Department: 1.45 P.M., and on Saturday at9.15 A M.

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8 P.M. Nomination of office-bearers for the ensuing session.-Deputy Surgeon-General JosephEwart, " On the Causes of the Excessive Mortality among the

, Women and Children of the European Army of India.", OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-8 P.M. Specimens will be shown by

Dr. Mansell-Moullin and others.-Dr. Rasch, " On a Case of Extra-Uterine Pregnancy resembling so-called Missed Labour."—Dr.Braxton Hicks, On the Behaviour of the Uterus in PuerperalEclampsia as observed in two cases."-Dr. Herman, "On a Case ofAcute Gangrene of the Vulva in an Adult, with remarks."

Thursday, May 3.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M

. ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-1 P.M. Surgical Consultations.CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.CENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M., and on

Friday at the same hour.NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2½ P.M.

’ ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Professor Tyndall, " On Count Rumford."HARVEIAN SOCIETY.-8.30 P.M. Dr. Broadbent, "On Two Cases of Solu-

tion of Calculus in Kidney and Bladder."-Mr- G. P. Field, "On theTreatment of Catarrhal Deafness in Children."

Friday, May 4.’ ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic Operations, 1½ P.M.

ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL SOUTH LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.

f KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL INSTITUTION.-8 P.M. Mr. R. H. Scott," On Weather Knowledge

in 1883." ,

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in 1883." Saturday, May 5.

KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Mr. A. Geikie, "On Geographical Evolu-

tion.’