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420.—There must have been something special in the case referred to byour correspondent. We are informed that no such rule as that stated

by him exists, and that exchanges are permitted under the regula-tions published in the War Office circulars unless there is some specialreason for refusing them.

T. A.—We do not recollect the letter, and cannot at the moment trace it.

COMMUNICATIONS, LETTERS, &C., have been received from-Dr. J. Shea,Reading; Surgeon Hunt, Kurachi ; Dr. E. Bucknill, Rawtenstall ;Dr. Houghton, Sarawak; Dr. Gramshaw, Lowestoft; Surgeon-MajorCookson, Torquay; Mr. Milne, Bedminster; Mr. Wells, London;Dr. Weatherley, Portishead; Dr. Jones, Northampton; Dr. Lowe,King’s Lynn; Dr. Bakewell, Hokitaka, N.Z.; Mr. R. Harrison,Liverpool; Dr. Sheldon; Dr. Philip; Mr. Haig, Torquay; Mr. Owens,Leamington; Mr. G. Holmes, London; Mr. Prendergast, London ;Mr. Davies, Liverpool; Dr. W. H. Stone, London; Mr. Paramore,London; Dr. Gillespie, London; Mr. Galt, St. Boswells ; Dr. ClementDukes, Rugby ; Mr. Phillimore, London; Mr. Nunn, Bournemouth;Dr. Neale, London ; Mr. Brett, Watford ; Mr. Urquhart, Edinburgh;Dr. Veale, Netley; Mr. Pruen, London; Mr. Fitzmaurice, Pontesbury;Mr. Winter, Wolverhampton; Messrs. Burroughs and Wellcome;Mr. J. G. Carruthers, London ; Mr. Neal, London ; S. Jones, London ;Dr. Johnson, Leek; Dr. Gil, Malagar; Mr. Stilliard, Birmingham, ! ’;Dr. J. Davy, Halifax; Mr. R. Brookes, London; Mr. R. Wallace,Glasgow; Dr. Cook, Manningtree ; Dr. Paine, Stroud ; Dr. Mackellar,Glasgow; Messrs. Macfarlane and Co., Glasgow; Mr. Woodhouse,Dublin ; Dr. Inis ; Mr. Mann ; Mr. Walker ; Messrs. Dawson Brothers,Montreal; Mr. William ; Mr. Beckton ; Mr. Phillipps ; Mr. CouttsMr. Fancourt; Dr. Hodson, Rajpootana; Mr. Male; Mr. Archer,Alnwick ; Mr. Barnard; Mr. Whipple, Richmond; Dr. Atfield ;Mr. Philipps, Exeter; Dr. Reid, Canterbury; Mr. Kingzett; Mr. Beal ;Mr. Murrey, Holloway; Dr. Saul, Lancaster; Mr. Raine, Darlington ;The Director-General of the Army Medical Department; A. W. W.;A Qualified Practitioner ; One who has often unwittingly PractisedHomoeopathy ; Sanitas; F.R.C.S. ; A. R., Ipswich ; Physician;Constant Reader, Southsea; Esprit de Corps ; Eboracus; W. D. S. ;R. W. W. G.; H. F. S. ; &c., &c.

LETTERS, each with enclosure, are also acknowledged from-Dr. Jordan,Birmingham; Mr. Huggins, Malvern ; Dr. Evatt, Selkirk; Mr. Field,London; Dr. White, Moneymore; Dr. Aspenhall, Darwen; Mr. Kerr,Glasgow; Mr. Jackson, Bradford ; Mr. Woodman ; Dr. Coombs, CastleCary; Messrs. Hartill and Co., Willinghall ; Mr. Midgley, Torquay;Mr. Kavanagh; Mr. Northcote, Ealing ; Mr. Kennedy ; Mr. Bryan,London; Mr. F. A. White ; Mr. Thorpe, Boreham ; Miss Cumberland,Hanbury; Messrs. Bingham and Co., Bristol; Mr. Garney; Mr. Reid,Canterbury; Messrs. Theakston and Co., Scarborough; Mr. Thomson,Luton; Mr. Hewett; Mr. Clouting, Thetford ; Messrs. Hobson andCo., Berkhampstead; Dr. Lyons, Staveley ; Mr. Mason, Carlisle;Dr. Allbutt, Leeds; Mr. Trubshaw, Henbury; Mr. Wilson, Liverpool;Mr. Macleod, Dalby ; Messrs. Smith and Son, Manchester; Dr. Hulk,Stockton-on-Tees; Mr. Wall, Wigan; Dr. Maclachlan, London;C.O., Ealing; P. S. ; Medicus, Stockton-on-Tees; Practice; M.D.,Wragby; Surgeon, Northampton; G. C. ; P. S. ; Y. B. ; A. T. Z.,London ; Medicus, Bewdley ; Medicus, Burton-on-Trent ; Medicus,Liverpool; H. F. ; F. ; K., Worcester ; Galen; Scott; M.D., Rother-hithe ; R. W. ; L.R.C.P., Leeds; Medicus, Blackburn; A. B. C. ;W. E. ; R. C. P., West Ham; Cambridge, Barnes; O. Z., Bristol;Spes, Newbury; A. B., Wellingboro’; R. S., Tavistock; Robertus,Pimlico; M.D., Birmingham; Medicus, Crewkerne; W. W. S.,

Brompton; &c., &c.

Asylum Journal, Herald of Health, Kensington News, New York Herald,Italian Tames, Driffield Freeman, &c., have been received.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.Monday, Sept. 5.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MOORFIELDS. — Operationa,10½ A.M. each day, and at the same hour.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1½ P.M. eachday, and at the same hour.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL.—Operations. 2 P.M.ST. MARK’S HOSPITAL.—Operations. 2 P.:l1. : on Tuesday, 9 A.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Ophthalmic Department.-2 P.M.

and on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at the same hour.

Tuesday, Sept. 6.GUY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M., and on Friday at the same hour.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 3 P.M.

Wednesday, Sept. 7.NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL.-Operations, 10 A.M.MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL. - Operations, 11 P.M., and on Saturday

at the same hour.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL. - Operations, II P.M., and on Saturday at the

same hour.ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1½ P.M.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. - Operations, 2 P.M., and on Saturday at

1 P.M.LONDON HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M., and on Thursday and Saturday

at the same hour.GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. —Operations. 12 P.M.. Md on Saturday

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

SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. - Operations,2½ P.M.

Thursday, Sept. 8.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.HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, SOHO-SQUARE.—Operations, 2 P.M.NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.

Friday, Sept. 9.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.—Ophthalmic Operations, 11 P.M.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Ophthalmic Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL SOUTH LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.

Saturday, Sept. 10.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.