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bech were elected pro-Vice-Chancellors for the same period’ T

’The adoption of the report of the Council on the Preliminary;and Entrance in Arts Examinations was moved by ProfessorTout. The report ran :-The Council, having at the request of the Court considered the

resolution of Convocation that "it is desirable that there should be;only one standard qualifying for entrance to the different faculties oftthe University," beg to report that it is in their opinion advisable to’substitute for the present Entrance in Arts examination an examina-tion the papers of which shall be the same as those of the Preliminary,examination. In consequence of the requirements of the Medical<Council it will not be possible to offer to students who enter the Facultyof Medicine the same number of options as is given to students enter-ing other faculties, but provision is already made in the present regula-tions that any students who have satisfied the examiners in thePreliminary examination may at a subsequent stage pass in those- subjects only which the Medical Council has made compulsory for thepurpose of registration.consequent on this report, the Council recommended certainchanges, which were set forth, in the statutes and regula-tions. Dr. Leech seconded the adoption of the report, and-the motion was passed.

Death from V’ater-as.An inquest was held by the city coroner on Nov. 8th on

the body of a man who had died at the Bradford-road Gas- ’,- works. In the course of his duty the deceased took off the.covering of a water-gas cooling manhole in order to fix ablank flange or disc used for distributing water for cooling(purposes. He had been shown how to do this by means of ahook without entering the manhole and had been cautioned;against going into it under any consideration. How-,ever, he did go into the manhole, where he was. over-powered by the water-gas. The yard foreman, JohnMason-his name deserves mention-found him there.and at great risk descended the hole himself to

;attempt his rescue. He was in turn almost over-

powered and only just managed to scramble back. Whenthe was got out the deceased was alive but uncon-

scious. He was taken to the Ancoats Hospital, where he’died the same day without having recovered consciousness.The coroner paid a well-deserved tribute to Mason’s courage,;and said that he did "a noble act in trying to rescue the.deceased and the gas committee ought to be proud of him."We have heard much of late about the courage of our

- soldiers, and it is satisfactory to feel that the same trait runsthrough the whole population.

Bequests to J-redical Charities.The trustees of the late Mr. James Holden of Marland,

near Rochdale, have promised a grant of &pound;10,000 to endow awing of the Children’s Hospital at Pendlebury. They have<also promised .ElO,OOO to St. Mary’s Hospital as an endow-ment of the new hospital which is being built in Oxford-road.By the will of the late Mr. Joseph Ellis, solicitor, besideslegacies of &pound; 250 each to the Solicitors’ Benevolent Institution;and the Manchester Law Clerks’ Friendly Society, the Man-chester Hospital for Consumption, &c., the Manchester}Royal Infirmary, the Southern Hospital and the ManchesterEye Hospital will each receive a legacy to the same amount.

Manchester Museum, Owens College.Mr. C. B. Crampton, M.B. Edin., has been appointed

assistant keeper in the Geological Department of the museum,in succession to Mr. Herbert Bolton.

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SCOTLAND.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Unusual Arrangements at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.ON Monday, Nov. 14th, at the weekly meeting of the

managers of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Dr. John

Wyllie, one of the consulting physicians to the institution,was appointed to the charge of Professor Fraser’s wards

-during his absence in India. The proposal to make this

arrangement emanated from Professor Fraser and themedical faculty in the university and it has now been

.accepted by the infirmary managers. The proposal has metwith a keenness of disapproval on the part of the staff,.always excepting the professors who support one anotherwhatever their personal views may be, which has had few,11f any, precedents within recent years. To understandthe position aright excerpts from the minute sent from ameeting of the staff to the infirmary managers maybe quoted; it says they (the staff) are strongly of opinion

that it would be unjust and inexpedient to replace a memberof the acting staff by a member of the consulting staff, andhave come to this conclusion for the following reasons:1. There is in the whole history of the Royal Infirmary noprecedent for the proposal now made. 2. On all previousoccasions in the absence of a clinical professor or ordinaryprofessor his place has been taken by another member of theacting staff, and since the appointment of assistant physi-cians the substitute has always been the assistant physicianwho was associated with the professor or physician thenabsent." It then proceeds to give examples of thishaving been the ordinary practice. To understand thisaright it is necessary to state that each full physician,whether he be a university professor or not, has , anassistant physician attached to his wards whose dutyis to take charge of the wards and to conduct’ theclinical teaching in the absence of his senior from anycause. Most of the assistant physicians have sole charge formonths every year ; the four senior assistant physicians aremen of long experience and have lectured and taught in theschool of medicine for many years and are all men readyequipped to perform professorial duties at an hour’s noticeand frequently have to do so. In spite of that,, thisextraordinary proposal has met with the sanction of themanagers. The minute sent by the staff was signed by 31of the 41 members of the staff, and of the 10 who did not

, sign 7 are professors. It is much to be regretted that theUniversity in its corporate capacity should so act as toarouse resentment and ill-feeling, the results of which arefar reaching and can only be deplored by all right-thinking

persons.! Nov. 15th.

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IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Ortbrerxk of Fever in the Armagh Union. ,

AT the weekly meeting of the Armagh Board of Guardians,held on Nov. 8th, Mr. Patterson, dispensary medical officer(Caledon), reported that there was a serious outbreak of

typhoid fever in a place known as Enagh and the outskirtsof the town of Caledon. Five persons had been removed,tothe Armagh Union Fever Hospital. It would appear ,thatbad drainage is the probable cause, as within a few yards ofthe doors of the houses where the outbreak occurred themain sewer of the lower end of the town passes and emptiesits contents into a covered tank on the opposite side of theroad, and two of the gulley-traps are placed opposite thewindows of these houses and are rendered both useless, anddangerous by being used by the occupants of the houses asreceptacles for refuse and filth. A similar outbreak occurredin this place some time ago. Mr. Patterson made a verycomplete report, recommending an analysis of the water-

supply and a careful examination of all the suspicionspremises in the town, &c., and it was finally decided to referthe whole matter to the Caledon Dispensary Committee.

The Typho’id Fever Ontbreak in Belfast. I am glad to report that the outbreak is gradually

subsiding. The number of cases notified for the week endedNov. 5th was 72, the numbers for the previous six weeksbeing 98, 125, 149, 151, 172, and 114 respectively. "Thedeath-rate for the same period from all causes was 26;2,while that from the principal zymotic diseases was 4’3.

Tlte Drainage of Belfast.A special meeting of the corporation was held on Nov. 9th

to consider a proposed drainage scheme for the " Cregagh" district, which has recently come within the city boundaries.The matter was one of great importance, but in regard toit the most diverse views are held. Some think the schemeunnecessary at present, others that it is too expensive.Others question the apportionment of the cost, while thesenior alderman, Mr. Lawther, advised that the time had comewhen the whole question of the sewerage of the city shouldbe taken up. Belfast had, he said, now an area of 17,000acres, 11,000 of which comprised the added area. Theirsystem of sewers was inaugurated thirty years ago and hewas of opinion that they should have a comprehensive schemeof drainage for the whole of the city and they should procurethe best skill and advice it was possible to get and have areport on the whole subject. Apparently a large number of