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

BENNETT, FREDERICK WILLIAM, M.D. Lond., M.R.C.S., has been

appointed Honorary Assistant Physician to the Leicester Infirmaryand Fever House.

BULLEID, E. G., L.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Seventh District of the Hexham Union.

CHILD, HERBERT. M.R.C.S., L.S.A., has been appointed Medical Oflicerfor the Fourtli District of the North Bierley Union.

CLARK, FRANK W., L.R.C.P.Lond.. M.1t.C.S., has been appointedAssistant Medical Officer to the Croydon Infirmary, vice G. A. S.Gordon, L.It.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., resigned.

GIBB, WILLIAM, M.B., C.M., has been appointed Medical Officer ofHealth for the Burgh of Millport, Isie of Cumbrae.

HUTCHINSON, PROCTER S., M.1i.C.S., has been appointed ResidentMedical Officer to the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat, Golden-square.

MAHOMED, A. G. S., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Third District of the Christchurch Union.

MORLEY, THOMAS S., M.D.Lond., M.R.C.S., has been appointedMedical Officer for the Barton District of the Glandford BriggUnion.

MYLES, THOMAS, M.B., B.Ch.Dub., F.R.C.S.I., has been appointedSurgeon to the Jervis-street Hospital, Dublin, vice Chance,resigned.

NEALE, J. HEADLEY, M.B., C.M.Edin., M.R.C.P.Lond., has beenappointed Honorary Assistant Physician to the Leicester Infirmaryand Fever House.

RICHARDS, ROBERT C., M.R.C.S., has been appointed Medical Officerfor the Third District of the Hexham Union.

ROUGHTON, E. WILKINSON, M.D.Lond., M.R.C.S., has been appointedAssistant Demonstrator of Anatomy to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.

SMITH. HORACE. L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Ed.. has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Parklam District of the Bideford Union.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

DRYSDALE.-On the 14th inst,.. at Château d’Oex, Switzerland, the wif.of Alfred Drysdale, M.B.Lond., L.R.C.P., of Cannes, of a son.

DUNDAS.— On the 15th inst., at Fakenham, Norfolk, the wife oMordaunt G. Dundas, M.R.C.S., L.S.A, of a daughter.

HooOKER.-On the 16fii inst., at Gosport, the wife of Charles HookerL.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Ed., of Cirencester, of a son.

JONES.—On the 22nd inst., at 6. Westbourne-street. Hyde-park-gardensthe wife of T. W. Carmalt Jones, M.A., F.R.C.S.Ed., of a son.

MARRIAGES.BIGGER—WHITTARD.—On the 16th inst., at St. Matthew’s Church,

Brixton, William Grimshaw Bigger, M.B., M.R.C.S., to EmilyPhiladelphia, second daughter of John A. Whittard, of Rydal Mount,Streatham-hill.

DAVIS—DIXON.—On the 16th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Stroud-green, N., William Thomas Frederick Davies, M.B.. B.S.Lond., ofSwansea, to Florence, daughter of Thomas Dixon, Esq., of Stroud-green, and Dutoits Pan, South Africa.

DOWSON—MORGAN.—On the 17th inst., at St. George’s, Brandon-hill,Bristol, Walter Dowson, M.A., M.B.Cantab., of Gre.tt George street,Bristol, to Blanche, second daughter of George King Morgan, ofCherith Lodge, Clifton.

MAC’DONNELL—HOLMES.—On the 17th inst., at St. Michael’s, ’Stoke,Henry MacDonnell, Fleet Surgeon, R.N., Royal Marine Dep6t,Walmer, to Frances Alice, eldest daughter of the late Sir WilliamHolmes, of Manor House, Kilrea, Ireland.

NANKIVELL—HULL.—On the 10th inst.. at Holy Trinity, Bournemouth,Herbert Nankivell, M.D., of Pen-Mellyn, Bournemouth, to ConstanceAlice, fifth daughter of the late William Winstanley Hull, of TheKnowle, Hazelwood, near Derby.

ROE—ROE.—On the 16th inst., at St. Mark’s, Kennington, FrancisChristian Roe, L.R.C.S.I., L.K.Q.C.P.I., &e., to Carrie, seconddaughter of Robert Roe, of Clifton House, Kennington-park-road.

WOOD—MADGEN.—On the 23rd inst., at St. Hilda’s, South Shields, bythe Rev. James McGrigor. John Cundell Wood, L.R.C.S..L.R C.P.Ed., son of Peter Wood, of Sunderland, to Ellen MaudeMadgen, second daughter of the late W. A. Madgen, of Greencroft,Haltwhistle.

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DEATHS.BENTHALL.—On the 14th inst., at Sherborne, Dorset, Alfred Elliott

Benthall, F.R.C.P.Ed., fourth son of Edward Benthall, late BengalCivil Service.

DIAMOND.—On the 21st inst., at Twickenham House, Middlesex (after along illneB,3). Hugh Welch Diamond. M.D., F.S.A.

GIRDLESTONE.—On the 14th inst., at Chateau Falaise, Biarritz (after afew days’ illness), Charles Girdlestone, M.D., son of the late Rev.Harry Girdlestone, of Landford Rectory, near Salisbury, aged 61.

MURDOCH.—On the 20th inst., at Malta, Alexander Brown Murdoch,M.B.. C.M., Surgeon. H.M.S. Superb, aged 2t! years.

PARR.—On the 19th inst., at Ravenleigh, Betchworth, Surrey, AlfredParr, M.D., aged 66.

RINGROSE.—On the 22nd inst., at Wood-green, Basil Ringrose, M.R.C.S.,in his 47th year. -

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THE APOTHECARIES’ SOCIETY AND THE MEDICAL BILL.

L. S. A.-The Medical Bill will require the Apothecaries’ Society eitherto combine with other Corporations, or to get assistant examiners fromthe Medical Council. In one of these ways it is intended to secure

that the diploma shall be a registrable qualification in medicine,surgery, and midwifery.

B. S. (Huddersfield).-According to Dr. Salvatore de Renzis, in thePreface to his great edition of Celsus (two vols. 4to, Naples, 1851), theUniversity of Edinburgh about the year 1770 was in treaty withLupacchini to purchase the MS. of the edition of the Latin writer’s"De Arte MedicinEe," on which he had long been engaged; but

Lupacchini declined to come to terms. Not long afterwards he diedof hydrophobia ; but his valuable critical labours were not allowed to

perish, having been incorporated in Targa’s edition (Verona, 1810), andmore recently in that of De Renzis’s himself.

Aristarchus is referred to a general notice at the head of this column.

APPLICATION OF FORCEPS.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—From time to time one reads in the medical periodicals of the

difficulty felt in introducing the upper blade of midwifery forceps,from the handle coming in contact with the bed. I also experi-enced this difficulty until I read in a contemporary an article writtenby a general practitioner whose ingenuity seemed only equalled by hiscommon sense. He advised simply that the upper blade be introducedfirst as the lower and gently rotated into its final position, when thelower can be as easily introduced as if the other blade were not in

position, provided the upper handle be kept well aside. I always nowemploy this method, and have experienced no difficulty since, and Ihere tender my thanks to the ingenious man who gave me such apractical " tip." This disposes of all complications, such as hinged upperblade handles, having the hips well over the edge of the bed, &e. Whythe upper blade should be recommended to be passed last has alwaysbeen a mystery to me, but so I have been taught and have read in text-books, and here I wish to enter my protest against such a difficult andunnecessary proceeding.Where the excellent continental method of introducing the forceps can

be employed, the patient being on her back, both blades are easily passed,the upper and lower becoming right and left lateral.

I am, Sir, yours faithfully,Driffield, June 17th, 1886. A. T. BRA.ND, M.D