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for the purpose of opposing Sir James Graham’s bill on medicalreform. We will give the details of the meeting in our nextnumber.

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-The winter session atthis hospital opened on Tuesday evening, with an introductorylecture from William Lawrence, F.R.S., of which the followingare the heads :-

First, an exposition of the advantages which the hospital holdsout to students, followed by his opinion of the liberality of thegovernors, and the munificence of the treasurer; next, of amanifesto of his present religious sentiments, with offers of assist-ance to the students; and lastly, of copious abuse of the Apothe-caries’ Society; finally concluding with his old opinion of theadvantages " of an approving conscience." The learned lecturerwithdrew, amid the plaudits of those both within and withoutthe theatre, to the great hall of the hospital.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL.

NOTICES TO STUDENTS.

THE attention of pupils intending to enter at the differentmedical schools, in October next, is particularly directed to thefollowing regulation of the Court of Examiners-,’ That no

ticket will be registered unless it be dated within seven days ofthe commencement of the course of lectures to which it hasreference." By order of the Court,

HENRY BLATCH, Secretary.August, 1844.

The registration books at the Hall will be open on the under-mentioned days in the month of October, from the hours ofeleven till three, for the registration of entrance upon the differ-ent classes during the ensuing winter session.

Students are required to bring their schedules and tickets,signed by the teachers of their respective classes, biit no ticket,will be registered unless it be dated not less than seven days fromthe commencement of the course of lectures to which it refers.

Old Students only.-On Friday, the llth of October, for thosegentlemen who have already registered any previous lectures atthe Hall, and whose names begin with the letters A, B, C, and D;on Saturday, the 12th, E, F, G, and H; on Monday, the 14th,I, J, K, L, and M; on Tuesday, the 15th, N, 0, P, Q, and R; onWednesday, the 16th, S, T, U, and V; on Friday, the 18th,W, X, Y, and Z.New Students only.-On Saturday, the 19th of October, for

those gentlemen who have not registered any lectures whateverat the Hall, or who have registered them only in the country,and whose names begin with the letters A, B, C, and D; onMonday, the 21st, E, F, G, and H; on Tuesday, the 22nd,I, J, K, L, and M; on Wednesday, the 23rd, N, 0, P, Q, and R;on Friday, the 25th, S, T, U, and V; on Saturday, the 26th,W, X, Y, and Z.On Monday, the 28th, and Tuesday, the 29th, the books will

remain open for the accommodation of those gentlemen who havebeen prevented from attending on the days appropriated to theirrespective initials; and each gentleman will be required to pro-duce a certificate of the cause of his absence.

Sept. 12, 1844.

BOOKS RECEIVED FOR REVIEW

Observations on the Treatment of Acute Rheumatism by Cin-chonaa Bark. By John Popham, M.B., one of the Physicians tothe North Infirmary, Cork. Ext. from " Dublin Journal ofMedical Science."

Hints to Mothers for the management of Health during Preg-nancy and in the Lying-in room. By Thomas Bull, M.D. Fourthedition. London: Longman and Co. 1844. 12mo. pp. 367.

CORRESPONDENTS.

We are much obliged to the medical practitioners of Shrews-bury for the very lengthened account of the late meeting whichwe have received from them, and are sorry that it arrived toolate for us to make as much use of it as we should have wishedto have done.A Poor Man.-We are sorry to say that we cannot prescribe

in THE LANCET.

A correspondent informs us that the physicians of the Maryle-bone Infirmary have ceased to take pupils.