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fore tried for the attempted murder of his wife. The judgesummed up strongly in his favour, but a verdict of" Guilty " was returned and sentence of penal servitude forlife passed. An attempt will be made to have thisremitted. -At the Leeds assizes, held this week, Mr. DacreFox, who for many years practised in Manchester, obtaineda verdict of 91000 damages against the proprietors ofa patent medicine for a libel in an advertisement, wherethey attributed unskilful professional practice to him.1.&.A""1 IUILlLI.I..I.IJB..&.""""B.A U.I..IO..U."""’’’’’

Manchester, Dec. 16th.

LIVERPOOL.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The Assizes: the Bolton Murder. AMONG the cases tried in the Clown Court this week 1

before Mr. Justice Cave was that of Macdonald, better Sknown as the Bolton murderer. The prisoner wascharged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Holt, a school- 1mistress. Her body was not discovered for some daysafter her death, and then quite accidentally. Her head wascompletely smashed, her throat cut, her clothes much dis- iarranged and torn. Dr. Robinson, who examined the body,was able to testify that the ill-fated young woman had notbeen violated, as was at first believed. Mr. Paul, lectureron Medical Jurisprudence at University College, Liverpool,deposed to finding blood stains on the prisoner’s clothing ]and on a knife with which the murder was believed to havebeen committed. The prisoner made a statement to thepolice, in which he declared that he met the deceasednear the spot where her body was afterwards found, andrebuked her for accusing him of following her. Heplaced his hands on her shoulders, when she struck him in theface with her umbrella. Thismaddened him, so that he threwher down, cut her throat, and kicked her on the head. Hewas convicted and sentenced to death. There were severalother charges against male prisoners of murder of wives orparamours, and many serious cases of wounding. It is theheaviest calendar which has been known here for some years.Justice Cave made some strong remarks on the committalof men for trial on charges of criminal assaults on childrenwithout more searching inquiries, several such cases endingin acquittal, after the accused had been in prison for somemonths.

Death of Mr. Alfred Stephens, M.n. C.S. &c.

The death of Mr. Alfred Stephens is announced. Thedeceased lived and practised in this city for many years.In 1851 he founded the infirmary for children, which beganin a very modest way in a house in Hope-street. Lateron the present handsome buildings were erected andenlarged, the whole containing eighty beds, and having amost efficient honorary and resident staff. It is a favouriteinstitution with the public, and has excellent arrangementsfor the training of nurses, as well as for the nursing of thelittle inmates. That the institution is appreciated is shownby the large number of both in- and out-patients.Dec. 17th.

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NORTHERN COUNTIES NOTES.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Dr. Koch’s Treatment at the Newcastle-on-Tyne Infirmary.THE patients who received the first injection of Dr. Koch’s

fluid are all doing well; some of them have receivedrepeated and increased doses. It is premature yet to sayanything about results, and of course it would be fairer toget a report from the infirmary staff, who have givenincessant attention to the cases. It is quite apparent,however, that there has been the most marked reactionand alteration in the aspect of the skin in the case oftubercular eruption, more so far than could be effected byany other known method of treatment. At the meeting ofthe Northumberland and Durham Medical Society the otherevening Dr. Rutherford injected the liquid in a case underDr. Oliver of early phthisis or tubercular condition of the lung. This makes the fifth case now under treatment at Ithe Newcastle Royal Infirmary.

The Newcastle-on-Tyne College of Medicine.Some time ago I mentioned the handsome gift of the

President of the College, Dr. Heath, of a sum of j6250 to

establish a gymnasium. 1 have now to record that the

Council of the College of Medicine have also given £250 forthe same purpose, so that this means of health and recrea-tion will in all probability be soon established for thestudents.

The l’yne Port Sanitary Authority.The medical oflicer of the Tyne Port has presented his

report for the past two months, which shows a satisfactorystate of health. No less than 1828 visits had been made tovessels by the inspector, and only forty-four cases of sick-ness had to be inquired into. There is also a marked de.crease reported in the number of immigrants arriving in thetown, but this is usual at this season.

Newcastle- on-Tyne Clinical Society.The annual banquet of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Clinical

Society was held last week at the Grand Hotel, Barree.Bridge, in this city. Dr. James W. Smith occupied the pre-

r sidential chair, and che presidents of the kindred societies-viz., Mr. Middlemiss of Darlington, President of the

- Northern Branch of the British Medical Association, andDr. Adamson, President of the North Durham Medical

3 Society, and the Mayor of Newcastle-were present. The-

usual toasts were duly given and honoured, and the, pro-,

ceedings passed off with much epirit.t Wallsend Infectious Diseases Hospital.r It appears as if Wallsend, Willington Quay, and the ad-, joining populous district are at last about to have a suitable9 hospital for infectious diseases. The delay has arisen owinge to want of unanimity as to a site. The site decided upone is about half a mile from Wallsend, and by the side of thed ancient Church of Holy Cross, now a mouldering ruin, andd which has not been used for divine service for about eightye

years. T T __,.Newcastle-on-Tyne, Dec. 18th.

SCOTLAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

The Sick Children’s Hospital, Edinburgh.A NUMBER of cases of typhoid fever have recently

occurred in this hospital both amongst the nurses and thepatients. The number of cases has been about a dozen,and one nurse and one patient have died. This gave rise tomuch anxiety, both to the staff and the directors, and,although nothing very unsatisfactory was found in con.nexion with the drainage, the directors have decided to clearout the hospital. They have been fortunate in obtaining thepremises of the Morningside College as a temporary hospital,which enables the important work of the hospital to be con-tinued, and the patients and staff are to be transferred therethis week. The out-patient department is to be continued as at present, and applicants requiring admission willbe taken to the temporary hospital in suitable carriages.The present building was not erected for a hospital, andhas many defects, and it will be a matter of considerationfor the directors whether they will completely gut the oldplace or build a new one. It is said that they have sufficientfunds even to meet the latter alternative, and the hospitalis doing such good work that it is believed the public wouldreadily respond to an appeal for more money were it required. The proximity of the present hospital to theitoyal Infirmary is so convenient for students attending:the cliniques on children’s diseases that it may be hoped thepresent site will be retained.

The Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and theNewspaper Press.

The Edinburgh papers contain the following intimation :" We are requested by the President and Fellows of theRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh to publish thefollowing resolution, which was unanimously adopted attheir meeting on Friday :-’ That this College records itsregret at the publicity which has recently been given to-certain initial experiments upon Koch’s system of treatmentof tuberculosis as injurious to the best interests of thepublic and the profession.’ " The papers have leading articlesdealing with this resolution, and using anything but compli-mentary language towards the College.

Edinburgh Medical Officers’ Pt eports for November.The total number of deaths in the city for the month of

November was 326, making a death-rate of 14-42 per 1000