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NOTICES TO MEDICAL SUDENTS.

THE Lecturers on Midwifery of Londonhave requested us to give insertion to a

new Regulation of the Apothecaries’ Com-pany, which was made known to those Lec-turers in a circular dated Apothecaries’Hall, August 15th, 1836. It appears thata Conference was held at the Hall with adeputation from the teachers of Midwiferyin London, on the 8th instant, when theteachers urged the Court "to revise the regu-lations for the study of Midwifery publishedby them in April, 1835." The Court con-sented to a change, but, it appears, withmuch regret, and they have now ordained asfollows :-"That two courses of lectures on Mid-

wifery, consisting of sixty lectures each(including examinations), may be attendedat any time subsequent to the termination ofthe first summer session; and that practicalmidwifery may be attended at any periodsubsequent to the termination of the secondwinter session.’’The Court of Examiners state that « their

compliance with the unanimous wishes ofthe teachers of this department of medicalscience, is a sacrifice of their own views,but they make it in the hope that the resultmaybe found productive of those advantagesanticipated by the lecturers."The circular is concluded with the follow-

ing statement := The Court have been

given to understand that the majority ofStudents entertain a belief that no examina-tion is instituted as to their attainments inthis branch of study ; they therefore trustthat each lecturer will impress upon hisclass the fallacy of such an opinion, assuringtheir pu, ils that in addition to the usual en-quiries into the anatomy, physiology, andpathology of the uterine system, a strictinvestigation is made respecting their know-ledge of every condition connected with thepregnant and puerperal states ; and that theonly point to which the examination doesnot extend, is that of delivery by instru-ments.

,, ROBERT B. UPTON, Secretary."

To the "digest" of the Regulations ofthe Apothecaries’ Hall, contained in THELANCET of Sept. 24th, we may add, that" those gentlemea whose indentures of ap-prenticeship bear date prior to the 1st ofOctober, 1835, and who can adduce proof,to the satisfaction of the court, that theyhave not been permitted to commence

attendance upon the medical classea duringtheir apprenticeship, will be allowed bythe court to complete their studies in con-formity with the regulations of January,1831." Vide note to p. 8, of Regulations,&c. 1835.

In the statements of the amount of fees inthe different schools, as given in the last ,,

week’s LANCET, it will be found, on enquiryat the schools, previous to entering, that insome of those tables the fee which standsfirst, is the charge for attendance on thewhole sessional course, while in others, it isthe charge for the first division only, which,in the prospectuses of several of the schools,is called ° a course." The distinctionshould be ascertained before paying thefees.

NOTES FROM LECTURERS.

To the Editor. SIR:—In the last num.ber of THE LANCET you have placed meamongst those who have retired from theduties of a lecturer. Owing to some inad-vertence on my part, I neglected to send myprospectus announcing my return to theschool in Little Windmill-street, where Icommence my lectures, at four o’clock onMonday next, on the Materia Medica. Ihave the honour to be, Sir, your obedientservant, GEORGE G. SIGMOND, M.D.—Dover-street, Sept. 26th.

To the Editor. SIR:—There is an inac-curacy in your account of the LondonHospitals and Schools, which, althoughapparently trivial, is of importance to me,and I will thank you to correct it. Underthe head « Changes in the Schools," youstate ° Mr. Lucas has taken the place ofMr. Dermott, on Anatomy !" The fact is, Iremain in the same "place" that I havelectured in for eight years past, at the West.minster Dispensary, Gerrard-street, Soho,and, what is more, my class remains with metoo. Mr. Lucas never had any share withme in my professional connection, as a

teacher, much less am I superseded in it byany person. The school in which he isadvertised to lecture is a " new organiza-tion." Your’s obediently, G. D. BERMOTT.15, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, Sept. 27th.

** The statements in THE LANCET werenot strictly incorrect. They only appearso to be to our correspondents. The

Charing-cross School was simply stated tohave lost the services of Dr. Sigmond; andMr. Dermott was notified to be no longerlecturing with his former colleagues. The

article contained a list of " changes." The

existing arrangements were described in

another part of the journal. However, weare happy to prevent possible misapprehen’sions by the insertion of the above notes.