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should call on their teachers to say if clinical military surgeryand clinical military medicine can be taught at home at all,amd if they unanimously say that they cannot, then let thestudents of each school send in their protest to the Director-General of the Army Medical Department and to the Secretaryof War. Let the meetings be held at once in London, Edin-burgh, and Dublin, and in all the provincial schools.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,March, 1859. A THIRD YEAR’S MAN.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,-I see by your journal of the 26th ult., that a medical

student has called attention to the proposal of the SanitaryCommissioners of founding a Military Medical School. As anold army surgeon I am as much opposed to it as he is; notbecause I am to be subjected to its schooling, but because it is,to use plain language, a" humbug." Clinical military medicineand clinical military surgeory ! Now, does any man with tengrains of brains in his head really believe, if this school is setgoing, that one iota of such subjects will be taught? Ihave reason to believe that the parties who wish to establishthis school know in their hearts that the thing is an impos-sibility, but that they have places to make, and that thereforeit is necessary for the public service.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,March, 1859. AN OLD ARMY SURGEON.

A PAINFUL SCANDAL.

HOUGHTON AND JAMESON.4, Verulam Buildings,Gray’s Inn, March 7th, 185

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,-In reference to an article in THE LANCET of last week,bearded A Painful Scandal," we beg to inform you that an.action has been commenced against the editors of the dailynewspapers for publishing the libel alluded to. We must

request that, pending the above-mentioned action, you willrefrain from further comment on the matter in question.We may add that Mr. Pinching has maintained an honour-

able position as a surgeon in large practice in Walthamstowfor upwards of twenty years.

We are, Sir, your obedient servants,4, Verulam Buildings, HOUGHTON AND JAMESON.

Gray’s Inn, March 7th, 1859.

SCOTTISH POOR-LAW MEDICAL SERVICE.To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,-I have read with great interest the discussions whichare at present agitating the profession through the pages ofTHE LANCET, on the amelioration of the condition of the Poor-law medical officers of England. Most heartily do I sympa-thize with that movement. I only regret that a similar agita-tion has not been raised as to the emoluments of their brethrenwho perform similar duties in Scotland. In my own case, forinstance, I attend and provide medicines for the poor of a parishnumbering 5000 inhabitants, and am remunerated with thepaltry sum of £15 annually. Nor is my case an extreme or a

solitary one. Let any of your readers glance over the Appendixof the "Medical Directory for Scotland," and judge for them-selves.

I trust that if the Legislature introduce a system of reform,it will be one that will extend to all the divisions of the king-dom.

I am, Sir, yours most respectfully,March, 1859. A SCOTTISH POOR-LAW MEDICAL OFFICER.

Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-The following gentle-

men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the

diploma, were admitted members of the College, at a meetingof the Court of Examiners on the 4th inst. :- ,

BLUNT, GEORGE VERNON, Ladywood, Birmingham.BOLTON, WILIIAIT THOMAS, Kbchester-hill, Durham.BROWN, JOHN, Oldbury, Worcestershire.CLARKE, JAMES HOWARD, Gerrard-street, Soho.COOPER, RICHARD WISEMAN, Hull.HILDITCH, JoEX, St. Thomas’s Hospital.PAGE, ALEXANDER HOWARD, Corfu.

The following gentlemen were admitted members on the 7thinst. :-

ALDERSON, JOHN, Aslackley, Lincolnshire.BAYLIFFE, CHARLES SEARLE, Chippenham.MARTIN, GEORGE WH1TE, Rochester.MURPHY, BROWNELL RICHARD, Royal Navy.NICHOL, HENRY, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire.O’BRIEN, DANIEL, Piccadilly.PALATIANO, GEORGE, Corfu, Ionian Islands.PuGH, HUGH LEWIS, Dolgellan, North Wales.RICHARDSON, WILLIAM HENRY, Clifton, York.STEWART, JOHN EDMONSTOUNE, Port Royal, Jamaica.VEREY, GEORGE, Kilburn.

The following gentlemen were admitted members on the 9thinst. :-

BALDERSTON, HENRY FRED., Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.BARREAU, FRANCIS HAMPTOUNE, St. Heliers, Jersey.CORBET, REA, Orsett, Essex.DAWSON, JOHN, Garsdale, near Sedbergh, Yorkshire.FREER, JOHN HENRY, Rugeley, Staffordshire.HACON, RICHARD DENNIS, Aldborough, Norfolk.M’DONOUGH, PETER JOSEPH, Dublin.METCALFE, JOHN AUGUSTUS, Hawes, Yorkshire.ROFFEY, EDWIN THOMAS, Church-street, Woolwich.WOOD, WILLIAM PEACOCK, Ashton-under-Lyne.

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

Thursday, March, 3rd, 1859.AsH, THOMAS LINNINGTON, Straton, Cornwall.CARDELL, GEORGE, St. Columb.CARVER, FREDERICK CHARLES, Royston.DAVIES, DAVID, Aberdare.DONNE, JEREMIAH MouLTON, Castle Carey, Somerset.GODDARD, ROBERT WALKER.FINEGAN, JAMES, Liverpool.NEWMAN, AUGUSTUS, Oxford.WATSON, JAMES, Loughborough.WRIGHT, JOSEPH HILES, Evesham, Worcestershire.

The following gentlemen also on the same day passed theirfirst examination :-

ILLINGWORTH, JoxN ALFRED, Mainder, Newport, Mon-mouth.

KENNARD, DAVID, Lambourne.KIRBY, THos. CHAS., Bodicole, Oxfordshire.

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. - The eighty-sixthanniversary of this Society was held on Tuesday last at theThatched House Tavern, St. James’s-street, when the orationwas delivered by Dr. Routh, " On the Medical Society ofLondon and the Westminster Medical Society, their Historyand Founders;" after which the Fothergillian gold medal waspresented to Mr. A. T. H. Waters, of Liverpool, for his essay" On the Anatomy of the Human Lung." About forty of theFellows and their friends sat down to dinner, the President,Dr. Willshire, being supported by the President of the Collegeof Physicians, Prof. Owen, Mr. Wentworth Dilke, and thePresident of the Hunterian Society. The customary toastswere ably given and warmly responded to, and the con-vivialities of the evening were prolonged to a late hour. The

following officers and councillors were elected:-President:Mr. Hilton.- Vice- Presiden t.3: Sir John Fisher, Mr. R. Wade,Dr. Greenhalgh, and Dr. Owen Rees. -Treasurer: Dr. JamesBird.-Librarian: Mr. W. A. Harrison.-Hon. Secretaries:Dr. F. W. M’Kenzie and Mr. T. Bryant. - Secretary forForeign Cog-re8pondence: Dr. T. Davidson.-Councillors: Drs.Routh, Barnes, Siordet, W. V. Pettigrew, Geo. Johnson, Tilt,Cockle, Hughes Willshire, and H. H. Salter ; Messrs. J.Birkett, Thiselton Dyer, I. B. Brown, R. Taylor, H. Walton,J. Marshall, P. Marshall, Geo. Ross, P. C. Price, Francis Hird,and De Méric.-Orator: Mr. John Gay.NoBTH LONDON MEDICAL SOCIETY.-At the meeting

of this Society held on the 9th ult. the following gentlemenwere elected officers for the ensuing session :-President: Dr.Copland, F. R. S. - Vice -Presidents: Dr. J. Russell Reynolds,Mr. W. A. N. Cattlin, Dr. Robt. Greenhalgh, and Mr. EdwardCousins.-Treasurer : Mr. William Adams.-Hon. Secretary:Mr. Robert Charles Croft.-Council: Mr. S. S. Alford, Dr. H. C.Andrews, Mr. C. C. Claremont, Mr. J. Hainworth, Mr. JohnHavers, Mr. T. Carr Jackson, Mr. W. E. Jefferys, Mr. C. F. J.Lord, Mr. J. Part, and Mr. H. Pointer.The adjourned discussion on Dr. Hillier’s paper on "Diph-