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APPOINTMENT.-Dr. Anstie was appointed Assistant- Physician to the Westminster Hospital on the 4th inst. ’

IMPORTANT TO MEDICAL MEN AND THEIR ASSISTANTS.—BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT: S OTT v. EVANS.-This wasan action brought by the plaintiff, a surgeon residing at

Camden-town, against the defendant, his late assistant, to re-cover the reduced claim of .66, incurred through the latter’sbreach of faith in leaving him suddenly without notice or anyperson to fulfil his duties, whereby he had been put to greatexpense and inconvenience. Mr. W. B. Davies, solicitor, wasfor the plaintiff, and Mr. Ablett for defendant.From plaintiff’s statement, it appeared that defendant en-

tered his service on the 21st of June, 1859, at a salary of £ 40a year, with board and residence, and a month’s notice ofleaving to be given on either side, his duties being to dispensemedicines and keep the books. On a Sunday evening in Marchlast the defendant returned home inebriated, saying that hewas going out again to spend the night with a friend he hadnot seen for some time, when witness, expostulating with him,objected to such a proceeding, telling him that if he did heshould the next day give him notice. Defendant replied hemust go, and departed, and he (plaintiff) kept his word bygiving him notice. Three weeks then elapsed, and he was justabout closing an engagement with another assistant, when de-fendant requested that his misconduct, which should neveroccur again, might be forgiven, and that he might remain, towhich on these conditions plaintiff consented. He stopped till the21st of June, when, addressing plaintiff, he said, " Now, unlessyou give me £ 10 a year more salary, I shall go directly." Re- Ipudiating with astonishment such a demand being made, he, of course, refused it, and defendant went away. He was thusleft alone in his business, and it was some time before he wassuited with an assistant, paying till then £11 10s. for the ser-vices of temporary ones, although he had sued for only partof that amount, money not being his object, but thinking thatdefendant ought to suffer something for his folly, and himselfand others of his class receive a caution for the future.In answer to Mr. Davies, plaintiff emphatically denied ever

promising to raise defendant’s salary £10 ; but at Christmaslast gave him £5 as a present for his exertions in completingthe books, which were greatly behind, saying that he might ona future occasion repeat the compliment.

Defendant, in reply, said, understanding that at the expira-tion of twelve months his salary was to be raised to £50, andplaintiff when asked refusing to do so, he considered he wasentitled to leave at once.His Honour (Mr. Lefroy) observed that if even the case had

been as stated by the defendant, he was not justified in

acting as he did; for surely it was not likely that a medicalman would subject himself to be left at once without an assist-ant. He believed that at the engagement of defendant a month’snotice was agreed upon, and on the part of the latter he thoughtthe case a very bad one, and that the plaintiff had been lenientin suing for so small an amount, instead of the whole sum hehad been out of pocket.Judgment for plaintiff, with the whole of the costs.SMOTHERING- INFANTS.-There appears something for

sad reflection in the recent account of four inquests, and alsoof six, held by Mr. P. F. Curry, the Coroner for Liverpool,and reported in a local paper in the following curt manner:-The first, on the body of Thomas. Caesar Hope, infant son ofRobert Hope, joiner, Warren-street. The deceased was founddead in bed on Sunday morning,-Verdict accordingly. Theother cases, with the exception of one found drowned, are

alike-all found dead in bed on Sunday morning.MEDICAL CHARITIES.—By the will of the Riyhf, Hon.

Louisa, Dowager Baroness St. John (Lady Vaughan), the fol-

lowing hospitals receive legacies of &pound;100 each :-The North-ampton Infirmary, the Bedford Infirmary, the East Sussexand St. Leonards Infirmary, and the Middlesex Hospital.-The Rev. John Griffith, M.A., Rector of Merthyr Tydvil,preached an admirable sermon, in Bangor Cathedral, on Sunday last, in aid of the funds of the Carnarvonshire and AngleseyInfirmary; and notwithstanding the cathedral was crowded t<excess by wealthy visitors from Liverpool, Manchester, &e.only X23 were collected.ILLEGITIMACY IN SCOTLAND.-In the Lochee district o

the parish of Dundee, a considerable part of which is rural, 4’births were registered during the quarter ending June, of which12 were illegitimate, being at the rate of 25 per cent. This ithe highest rate of illegitimacy which the Scotch returnshow.

SIR J. OUTRAM ON THE SANITARY ORGANIZATION OFTHE INDIAN ARMY.-The Bombay Gazette devotes an OverlandSupplement to the publication of a highly-important series ofMinutes, by Sir J. Outram, on the necessary ameliorations inthe organization of the Indian Army. A large proportion isoccupied by suggestions for improving the sanitary administra-tion, and especially for introducing such a spirit of liberalityin the treatment of the medical officers of the Local and RoyalArmy as would make the medical service popular and highlyesteemed. These suggestions, coming from so high a source,and conceived in so just a spirit, shall receive fuller noticefrom us on an early occasion.HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING

SATURDAY, SEPT. lST. -The deaths in London declined to 937in the week that ended Aug. 25th; they rose to 1018 in theweek that ended last Saturday. Small-pox continues to ex-hibit a low mortality; last week the deaths from it were 7,which is the average number for the last six weeks. Diarrhoeawas fatal in 91 cases. Of the 91 all except 7 occurred to chil-dren. There were also 5 deaths from cholera or choleraic diar-rhoea, all with one exception amongst infants. Scarlatina wasfatal in 37 cases, 6 of which were in Poplar. A boy, aged eightmonths, died of acute eczema; a young woman of chlorosis. Alaundress died in the Pa. idington Workhouse of " fever and diar-rhoea following cold and destitution." A widow died at theage of 94 years. A child was scalded by overturning a can ofhot water. Three infants were suffocated in bed. A labourer,aged forty-two years, was suffocated in the cabin of a barge inthe London Docks. A boy died at the age of fifteen weeks of"idiocy from birth-atrophy. " He was one of ten children of,healthy parents in the country; six of these died of brain dis-ease in infancy; three (of whom two survive) grew up idiots;one is quite healthy. -The births were-944 boys and 905 girls.

BOOKS ETC. RECEIVED.

Dr. Morehead on Diseases in India.Dr. O’Reilly on Placenta and Nervous System.Virchow’s Cellular Pathology.Mr. J. W. Jones on Stereoscopic Glasses.Dr. Boase on the Philosophy of Nature.Dr. Garratt on the Medical Uses of Electricity.Ure’s Dictionary.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

On the 30th ult., at Queen-street, Edinburgh, the wife ofScoresby-Jackson, M.D., of a daughter.On the 3lst ult., at York-place, Bow road, the wife of J. A.

D’Olier, M. B., of a daughter,On the 31st ult., at Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, the

wife of H. Colebrooke, M.D., of a daughter. ’

On the 2nd inst., at St. Thomas’s- street, Southwark, thewife of Sydney Jones, M. B., F. R. C. S., of a daughter.On the 2nd inst., at Upper Clapton, the wife of C. D. Kings-

ford, M.D., of a daughter.,

On the 3rd inst., at Thorney-place, Oakley-square, the wifeof C. C. Claremont, Esq., M.R.C.S., of a son.

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MARRIAGES.

On the 28th ult., at Indego, Tarland, Charles Edward Wil-son, Esq., H.M.’s Inspector of Schools, to Jeanne FarquharsonRubertson, second daughter of Andrew Robertson, M.D.,Commissioner to H.R.H. the Prince Consort.On the 30th ult., at Reigate, Constantine Holman, M.D., to

Marion, younger daughter of Wm. Street, Esq., Retreat,, Reigate. ____

DEATHS.

On the 29th ult., at Atlingworth-street, Brighton, Daniel’ Gosset, M.D., aged 66.

On the 31st ult., E. F. Kelaart, M.D., Staff-surgeon, late off Ceylon, aged 41.T On the 1st inst., at Ellesborough Rectory, Bucks, Richardi Hey, Esq., F.R.C.S., of York, Consulting Surgeon to thes York County Hospital.s On the 3rd inst., at King-street, Finsbury-square, Thomas

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