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uncomplicated indurated chancre, has now become of Europeaninterest.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,Savile-row, May 15th, 1866. HENRY LEE.

W. BOECK.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,-Mr. Holmes Coote has in two successive numbers ofTHE LANCET given an account of five girls, of whom the treat-ment by syphilization was entrusted to me, in St. Bartholomew’sHospital. I am very much obliged to Mr. Holmes Coote forhaving paid such double attention to the method, as, in thefirst place, to entrust me with the treatment of these patients,and, in the second place, to publish the results. These have

been, as anyone may observe, just such as I have experiencedthem often and often in my practice, and repeatedly published- namely, that the inoculations must be accomplished in orderto give a satisfactory result; that is to say, they must be con-tinued until a general immunity is obtained. It is only thenthat one can speak of syphilization. According to this, noreal syphilization has been practised in St. Bartholomew’s Hos-pital ; for in no one of the patients have the inoculations beenaccomplished. When the inoculations are not continued tillimmunity is obtained, nothing but bad results are to beexpected.

It has happened to me sometimes that during this treatmentsome other disease-for instance, typhus, or pneumonia,-or aconfinement, has interrupted the cure; in such cases there hasalways been a tendency to relapses.

I must further observe, with respect to Mr. Holmes Coote’sletter of Feb. 24th, that it might seem to those who are un-acquainted with my method as if I had undertaken the treat-ment by syphilization upon a person who was merely sufferingfrom primary disease. This I should certainly myself considera crime, and consequently never think of doing it. I do notbegin the inoculations because I am myself convinced that thepatient is suffering from constitutional syphilis; I only com-mence them when no one that knows anything of syphilis canhave a doubt about his suffering from constitutional syphilis.

I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,Christiania, May 4th, 1866. W., BOECK,

Parliamentary Intelligence.HOUSE OF LORDS.

MAY 14TH.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL.

THIS Bill passed through committee.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.MAY lOTH.

LABOURING CLASSES DWELLINGS (IRELAND) BILL,.Mr. CHILDERS, in moving the second reading of this Bill,

said it was precisely analogous in all its provisions to a mea-sure upon the same subject for England, which had lately beenunder the consideration of the House.General DuNNE said he entertained great doubt with respect

to the expediency of enabling corporate bodies in Ireland toerect asylums and buildings of other descriptions.

MAY 11TH.

THE MORTALITY AMONG THE TROOPS AT HONG-KONG.

Mr. LOCKE asked the Secretary of State for War whetherthe 20th Regiment (2nd battalion) had been ordered, or

whether it was the intention of the Government to order itfrom Japan, where it is at present stationed, to Hong-Kong,to occupy the quarters vacated by her Majesty’s llth Regi-ment, in which such mortality had lately occurred, or whetherit was the intention of her Majesty’s Government to sendnative troops to that station.The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that the 2nd battalion

had been ordered from Japan to Hong-Kong, but would notnecessarily occupy the quarters vacated by the llth Regiment.

Colonel NORTH asked whether the 2nd battalion of the 20thwas to go to Hong-Kong upon the understanding that GeneralGuy was to have unlimited authority to incur expense to pro-

vide quarters for them ; and also whether he had authority to,employ native watchmen in order that the European soldiersshould have six or seven nights’ continuous freedom fromnight duty.The Marquis of HARTINGTON replied that orders had been

given to diminish night duty by the employment of nativewatchmen, so that the soldiers might have six or seven nights’continuous rest. Orders had not been issued that General-Guy might incur unlimited expense, but there was no reasonto suppose that there would be any difficulty in finding ac-commodation for the troops.In the Committee of Supply the following sums wera

voted :-£1183, for allowances granted to the public infirmaries in-

Ireland.£ 3845, for certain hospitals in Dublin under the central

board of superintendence. MAY 15TH.MAY 15TH.

CATTLE PLAGUE IN IRELAND.

In answer to questions from Mr. Gregory, Lord Naas, .3,ucl.other Irish members, Mr. C. FoRTESCUE said there was too*much reason to believe that the cattle plague had made its.appearance near Belfast, and explained the stringent measures.which had been taken to stamp it out.

THE CHOLERA.

Mr. SANDFORD asked what precautionary measures had beentaken by the Government against the spread of cholera.Mr. H. A. BRUCE replied that the powers possessed by the

Privy Council were given by the Quarantine Act of George IV.,and under it they had directed local authorities at the out--ports to visit all ships arriving from suspected quarters toprohibit the landing of infected persons, and, if necessary, totake measures to isolate them, and they had also offered tOoplace any towns which desired it under the provisions of the--Diseases Prevention Act. This country, he pointed out, hadnever acted on the system of quarantine ; we had always de-pended on the local authorities, and our best security must bein improved sanitary regulations, such as better supplies ofwater and increased ventilation and cleanliness.

Medical News.I ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.- Thefollowing gentlemen having undergone the necessary examina-tions for the diploma, were admitted Members of the College!at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 10th inst. :-

Atkins, Thomas Dealtry, Calcutta.i Bernard, David Edward, Bath.’, Bush, Charles Arthur, Bath.’, Bush, John Dearden, Newcastle-on-Tyne.’ Cresswell, Richard, Lewisham.

Farwell, James Wm. George, St. Martin’s, near Liske.ard.Fluder, Arthur Eisdall, Lymington.Hankins, George Thomas, Clapham.

’, Harwood, Alfred, Cambridge.Maxwell, Edward Cleaver, Barnstaple.M‘Carthy, Jeremiah, London Hospital.M’Donald, William, M.D. Edin., Edinburgh.Moore, William Henry, Liverpool.Mousley, George William, Atherstone, Warwickshire.Newman, Adam Perry, M.B. Dub., Cork.Robinson, Richard Holt, Manchester.Sawyer, James, Birmingham.Sedgwick, Henry, St. John’s-street.Tindale, Wentworth Raynes, Peckham-rye.Waller, Arthur, Milner-square.Wall, Reginald Bligh, Bayswater.Whitwell, John Maude, Kendal.

At the same meeting of the Court, Mr. Robert Atkinson, ofH.M.S. Prince Consort, passed his examination for Naval Sur-geon. This gentleman had previously been admitted a Member-of the College, his diploma bearing date April 17th, 1854. It.is stated that of the 76 candidates who offered themselvesfor examination, 13 failed to acquit themselves to the satisfac-tion of the Court, and were consequently referred back totheir hospital studies for six months.The following Members of the College, having been elected

Fellows at previous meetings of the Council, were admitted assuch on the 14th inst. :-Buncombe, Charles Hope, York-place, Bow-road; diploma of membershipdated May 29th, 1840.

Dalton, Henry Gibbs, Georgetown, Demerara; diploma of membershipdated Feb. 19th, 1841.

The following gentlemen passed their primary examinations