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DECEASE OF TWO HOSPITAL BENEFACTORS.

HosPiTA.LS-and, indeed, humanity in its widest sense-have lately lost two friends who could ill be spared. GeorgeSturge of Woodthorpe, Sydenham, died in April, at the ripeage of ninety. He was a most liberal benefactor of hospitals,and founder of the Sturge Convalescent Home at Folkestone.On Monday Professor Levi died after a long and tryingillness, in the middle of which he found leisure, and had the Idisposition, to endow a bed in perpetuity in the GreatNorthern Hospital-an institution which, with numberless iothers, for the good of mankind, he was always working

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for. Few more striking instances of the enthusiasm of

humanity, in its highest Christian form, could be found thanin the case of Mr. Sturge and Dr. Levi. We shall look

anxiously for men to fill the places so sadly vacant. Buttheir mantle and their spirit are not lost.

INTESTINAL OCCLUSION IN PERNICIOUS FEVER.DR. A. W. REYES, of Sagua la Grande, Cuba, in an instructive

paper on Rare Forms of Pernicious Fevers, directs attentionto the occasional sudden occurrence of intestinal occlusiondue to violent tonic spasm of the intestinal muscular fibres,which is sometimes associated with spasm of voluntarymuscles also. In these cases there is great difficulty inarriving at a correct diagnosis, for the temperature is usuallyonly slightly above the normal, the extremely prostrate,sometimes cyanotic, condition of the patient coming onvery suddenly, and there being nothing to point to themalarial origin of the affection. Nevertheless, the rapid andpowerful effect of quinine, especially if administered hypo-dermically, together with the exhibition of some alcoholicstimulant by the mouth, is, he considers, a pretty sureindication of the true nature of these cases.

THE LASH FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULTS ONFEMALES.

IN charging the grand jury at the Spring Assizes nowbeing held in Liverpool, Mr. Justice Day expressed hiscordial approval of the Bill which has been introduced intothe House of Commons by Mr. Milvain to provide judgeswith power to order flogging for such men as shall be con-victed of criminal assaults on females. The learned judgehas presided :n1imy times in the Crown Court of Liverpoolwithin the last few years, and by means of sentences whichinvolved a short term of imprisonment, with a flogging atits commencement, repeated within a short interval of itscompletion, has completely purged the city and neigh-bourhood of Liverpool of the many ruffians who used tocommit robberies with violence in the streets. His lordshiphas very little doubt that the same form of punishment willconsiderably reduce the large number of criminal assaultswhich are sent for trial at each assize.

FOREIGN UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

Munich.-Dr. Jos. Bauer, Extraordinary Professor, hasbeen appointed Ordinary Professor of Clinical Medicine.Warsaw. - Dr. A. Tauber, Extraordinary Professor of

Operative Surgery, has been elevated to the rank of Professorin Ordinary.

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DEATHS OF EMINENT FOREIGN MEDICAL MEN.

THE deaths of the following eminent foreign medicalmen are announced:-Dr. Hermann Haas, Docent in ClinicalMedieuie in the German University of Prague, of (true)typhus contracted during attendance on typhus patients in acharitable institution.-Dr. Raeis of Pfalzburg.

LAST December at HS ores it is averred that a large numberof individuals were attacked about the same time with akind of illness in which the prominent symptoms wereacceleration of the pulse, elevation of temperature, itchingof the eyelids, injected eyes, swollen face, digestive troubles,,and violent colic. In many cases the legs became painfuland partially paralysed, so that walking was very difficult.The same kind of paralysis affected the hands, with similar-consequences. The appetite in some instances also failedcompletely. Nearly all the 250 cases occurred in labouringmen, and of these seventy were unfitted for work.

THE Italian Medical Association of Hydrology and

Climatology, organised last autumn to investigate, discussfland make known the resources of Italy in mineral waters.and health resorts, will hold its inaugural congress atBologna on October 10th next, under the presidency ofProfessor Augusto Murri. Among the attractive features ofthe programme will be an exposition of hydrography andclimatology. Practitioners holding British qualificationswill, we learn, be cordially welcomed, and are invited to.intimate their intention of being present to the President ofthe Association, Dr. G. S. Vinaj, 31, Corso Siccardi, Turin.

A MOST interesting adjunct to the meeting of German.naturalists and physicians, which is to be held at Cologne-.from Sept. 18th to the 23rd next, will be its exposition of themechanical aids to research, scientific in general, and medicalin particular. In twelve comprehensive groups, every kindof instrument or appliance in surgery, medicine, and prac--tical hygiene will be represented-among the exhibitors

being some of the most noted mechanicians in Europe.

A PROSPECTUS for a post-graduate course to be held duringthe present summer session at University College, Liverpool,.has been issued. The fee for the course is two guineas, andapplication to join must be made by the 12th inst. to the-secretary, Dr. A. Barron, 31, Rodney-street, from whom &prospectus and further information can be obtained.

THE second meeting of the German Anatomical Societywill be held at Wiirzburg from the 20th to the 23rd of thepresent month. Papers will be read and demonstrations

given by Professors His, A. von Köl1iker, Bardeleben, Gegen-baur, Virchow, and other anatomists.

WE understand that it is proposed to present a testimonialto both Dr. Wadham and Mr. Holmes, whose periods of cfficaas physician and surgeon respectively to St. George’sHospital have recently expired. Dr. Dickinson is the

treasurer, and the subscription in each testimonial is not to.exceed one guinea. -

ALARM has been created in Madrid by the sudden occur-rence of more than sixty cases of what was at first thoughtto be cholera. It is now stated that the epidemic is merelyone of diarrhoea.

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PROFESSOR ARTHUR SCHUSTER, Ph.D,, F.R.S., has beenappointed to the Langworthy Professorship of Physics andDirectorship of the Physical Laboratory at Owens College,..in succession to the late Professor Balfour Stewart.

THE Aberdeen University Club will hold its half-yearlydinner at the Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday next, Dr.Matthews Duncan in the chair.

MR. PEARCE GOULD has resigned the office of Surgeon to,the London Temperance Hospital.