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SALARIES OF THE MEDICAL OFFI-CERS OF THE DUBLIN PRISONS.

THE attack has commenced upon these

gentlemen, and, no doubt, will be prose-cuted with the vigour which characterisesall attempts at plundering medical men. Atthe meeting of the grand jury, on Monday,ajuror suggested that Dr. Harty’s salary bereduced 501. on the half-year : " he thought300!. a-year ample remuneration for medicalservices." It never entered into this econo-mical gentleman’s head to inquire what theamount of those services might be ; as theywere medical, of course 3001. a-year wasample remuneration for them. Mr. Cal-lagham said," It is outrageously monstrousthat this gentleman should get 4001., I shouldbe for reducing to 2001. ; we have seen

equally respectable persons undertake justas laborious duties, under the Poor-LawAct, for 60l. a-year." In short, the generalopinion was unanimous that the salary wasmonstrous, and the passing of the present-ment was accordingly postponed.We believe Dr. Harty was one of those

most violently opposed to union of the me-dical profession, and to such a reform of itsmanifold abuses as might enable its mem-bers to make head against their numerousenemies, from without, and from within.We regret he is now likely to feel the fruitsof his opposition to those who have the bestinterests of the profession at heart ; and weregret it the more, as we know him to be amost conscientious and competent publicofficer, and that his services are far frombeing overpaid by 400l. a-year.

The moral we would draw from thismatter is that which has been our constant

cry through evil report and through goodreport. Let medical men associate-letthem form for themselves a centre, a head,and hands, and a purse. Ten shillings a-yearsubscribed to the Medical Association ofIreland, by one-half the practitioners of thecountry, would furnish the means of effectu-ally resisting such attempts as those nowin, we fear, successful progress against theofficers of the Dublin Prisons.-Dublin lile-dical Press, April 29.

NERVES OF THE CORNEA.-Dr. Pappen-heim has succeeded in tracing minute twigsof nerves from the sclerotic coat into thecornea. For this purpose, he immerses thecornea in acetic acid, or in a solution ofcaustic potass, places it between two platesof glass, and examines it by transmittedlight, with a lens of low power. They aremost distinctly seen near the periphery ofthe cornea, where they form plexuses, butbecome scattered, and appear lost towardsthe central part. They are smaller than thefibres composing the lamellae.&mdash;AfotMcAft/’<‘ir Jfedecin, 1839.

SIR CHARLES BELL.

WE learn with very great pleasure, fromthe communication of Sir Charles Bell to a

morning paper, dated from the BurlingtonHotel, that he is 16 perfectly satisfied withhis position as a Professor in the Universityof Edinburgh, and knows of no inducementto quit it."

PATHOLOGICAL MEETING OF THE MEDICO-

CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY.

WE are prevented, by a press of import-ant matter, from giving the report of thismeeting this week. It shall he inserted inthe next Number.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE appendix to the letter of Mr. Dodd,of Chichester, reached us too late to be addedto his first communication ; but the contentsof our Number this week may afford himreason to hope that the matter of which hewrites will be effectually rectified before thelegislature has finished its work as regardsinoculation for small-pox.

Phrenological Vaga)’&iacute;es.-The publicationof our correspondent’s letter would be calcu-lated to injure, by casting undeserved ridi-cule upon the science ; which is evidentlynot the writer’s intention.

Before the letter of Dr. Epps could bepublished, the whole aspect of the Vaccina-tion question will have been changed in theHouse of Commons.

The" Remarkable Twin Case," at Sheffield,would, we fear, if published, be calculatedto damage the reputation of the narratoramongst the critics. It is therefore with-held.

Counter opinions relative to the use ofergot of rye have occupied so much of ourpages already, and the cases of our corre-

spondent from Rochdale offer so little novelty,that he must excuse us if we decline the in-sertion of his communication.

Mr. Lowther’s communication is deferredtill next week, from want of space.

I Medicus.-A ceaseless attendance at the

elbow of M. Magendie might have enabledus to reply. We have never heard of, or

read of such an event.We have received at a late hour the " Fa-miliar Epistle" of Alethes, No. 2.The communications of An Old Subscriher,

Ar. Simpson, Mr. F. Stokes, and Mr. King,have been received.

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