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MEETINGS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETIES INLONDON DURING THE ENSUING WEEK.

NOTE.—When the date of the month is not specified, no meetings takeplace in the current week.

Medical News.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The followinggentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations forthe diploma, were admitted members of the college, at themeeting of the Court of Examiners, on the 17th inst.:-

BELL, ARTHUR, Banagher, King’s County.HOUNSELL, HENRY STRANGEWAYS, Bridport.HUSBAND, THOMAS, Madras.JORDAN, ROBERT CAAXE ROBERTS, Teignmouth, Devon.LACY, JOHN, Woolwich.PORTER, JOHN GEORGE, Peterborough, Northamptonshire.ROOKE, THOMAS MORLEY, London.TnoROLD, HARRY OCTAVIUS, Bombay.WATSON, HENRY MABLE, Clithero, Lancashire.

At the same meeting of the Court, Messrs. HENRY MEREDITHSPEER, THOMAS BESWICK PunClBS, and GEORGE HENRYEDWARDS, passed their examinations for naval surgeons : thesegentlemen had previously been admitted members of thecollege; their diplomas bearing date respectively July 20,1842, June 26, 1846, and December 11, 1846.The following gentlemen were admitted at a special meet-

ing of the court of examiners, on the 23rd of January :-Messrs. THOMAS COKE HIGGS, St. George’s, Bermuda, andEDWARD HIGGON EvAxs, Treffgarne Hall, Haverfordwest.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—Names of gentlemen whopassed their examination in the science and practice of medi-cine, and received certincates to practise, on

Thursday, Jan. 23, 1851.BoLTON EDWIN HENRY, London.CHAPMAN, WILLIAM, Sedbergh.ELIN, GEORGE.

THE HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, BROMPTON.—The late Mr. T. A. Hewson, of Woburn-place, has left X1000to the Hospital for Cunsumption—a most valuable boon at thepresent time, as affording valuable aid to the efforts of theBuilding Extension Committee.

PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIESOF

Members of the Medical & Surgical Profession.The subject of the next Portrait and Biography will be

ROBERT LEE, M.D., F. R. S.,PHYSICIAN TO THE BRITISII LYING-IN HOSPITAL,

AND LECTURER ON MIDWIFERY AT ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Medical Historian.—Sir Astley Cooper never was one of the surgeons of St.Thomas’s Hospital; but he lectured for a long period on both anatomyand surgery in the theatre of that institution. His surgical class was thelargest in London.

Mr. W. M. Nicolson, of 86, Upper-street, Islington, has written to us to ex-press his sense of the great service we have rendered the honest trades-man by our exposure of the adulteration of coffee. In his letter he says,"I beg to inclose you a printed paper I have uscd the last twelvemonths, and claim to be considered, with Messrs. Knight and Betts, anhonest tradesman. I am able to make a statement on oath, that for theperiod of twenty-five years I have been in business, I never adulteratedany article I have sold, or permitted it to be done by any one in myservice."

THE MEDICAL, PORTRAITS.To the Edit 01. of THE LANCET.

SIR.—I am induced to think that the profession generally would be veryglad of the opportunity of procuring a series of your Medical Portraits,in a distinct form, on fine pape. I would therefore take the liberty ofsuggest:ng that a certain number of proofs should be taken off for specialsubscribers, of whom I think you would have a large number; for those ofthe Portraits already published, of which I am competent to form an opi-nion, are exceedingly faithful and good, and I believe have given generalsatisfaction. The series, when completed, will be very valuable, and many,even of tho·e who with myself already have them in the pages of THELANCET, would, I am sure, hail with much gratification an announcementwh ch promised them the opportunity of possessing them in a superior anddistinct form.Should this snggestion gain your approbation, I would beg to be con-

sidered a subscriber, andRemain, Sir, your obedient servant,

London, Jan. 14, 1951. J. S. M.

*,* The writer of the letter has inclosed his card. We publish the com-j munication chiefly for the purpose of stating that many others have

reached us on the same subject, but the arrangements relative to the re-production of the Portraits are not yet determined. The whole subject isunder consideration.

WE will endeavour to ascertain why it is that Dr. Llewellyn Williams doesnot receive the journal until at the late period he has mentioned. Our

publisher declares that it is posted for him regularly every Friday.WH have received a circular on the Chicory Question, signed Abbiss & Co.,

Gracechurch-strect, in which the adulteration of coffee with chicory isopenly attempted to be justified.

IT will be seen that we have complied with the request of Mr. Blenkinsop.A Student.—We believe that St. Bartholomew’s offers as many opportn-

nities for observing the treatment of both medical and surgical diseases asany other hospital in the kingdom. If there are some defects in its

management, in that respect, unfortunately, it does not stand alone.J/r. Gay’s letter on the perinseal section arrived too late for publication

this week.

THE number shall be forwarded to Ilri-. T. Leeson as requested. He need

not trouble himself to acknowledge the receipt of it.A Subscriber.—The application should be made to the committee. It is tobe regretted that such discussions should be conducted with closeddoors.

Mr. Middleton.—The fact of finding a small portion of mud in the oesophagusand stomach does not prove that the child was thrown into the waterwhile it was alive.

D/". Fitcla.-At St. George’s Hospital in the year 1827.Guido.-It would not be possible to answer such a question satisfactorilywithout instituting an enormous number of experiments, which we reallyhave not time to make.

A Sludcnt, (Paris.)—Mr. Luke is one of the surgeons of the London Hos-pital.

PRACTtCAL QUESTIOXS IN MIDWIFERY.To the Editor of Tlts LANCST.

SIR,—Will you allow me, through the medium of your journal, to inquirewhat would be the most approved practice in the following case, whIchrecently came under my observation, though not under my immediate care.A poor woman, eight months advanced in pregnancy, died of phthisis

undelivered. An examination per vaginam, six hours before death, showedthe os uteri dilated to the size of a crown-piece, and flaccid, the head pre-senting.Should the uterus have been stimulated to action? Failing that, should

instrumental means have becn employed to effect delivery? or lastly, assoon as death took place, should the Caesarian section have been performedto save the child ?

Islington, Jan. 16, 1851. J. N. COWARD.

Cambria.—We distinctly answer the five questions in the negative. A doubtas to the propriety of such a reply cannot exist with respect to any oneof them.

Scan. Mag.—We really cannot understand why it is that the complaintsagainst the 3ledictil Dil’eCt07’y for the present year are so numerous. Thelist of objections sent to us by our correspondent would occupy at leasttwo pages of our journal, and on which account we cannot insert it. We

agree, however, with our con espondent in thinking, that if the names ofnotorious quacks are admitted into the columns of the Directoly, thework would be altogether repudiated by all the respectable portion of theprofession.

THi,. cormmnication of Mr. Jones (Llanfair) shall be inserted. We are notquite sure, however, that the note relative to the preaching practitionerwill admit of publication in its present shape.

A Szrbscriber, on reference to our advertising columns, will perceive thatJudd on Urethritis and Syphilis is published by Highley: the last editionbears, we believe, the date of the present year.

Natiticus.-For so doing they are liable to the penalties of the Act.