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SOCIETIES.WEDNESDAY (2nd).-ORSTETRICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (20, Hanover-

square, W.).-8 P.M. Specimens will be shown by Dr. Fairbairn,Dr. Williamson, Dr. Berkeley, Dr. M. Kerr, and Dr. A. Routh,Paper :-Dr. Lewers : A Case of Primary Tuberculosis of the Cervixsimulating Cancer and treated by Vaginal Hysterectomy.

THURSDAY (3rd).-RÖNTGEN SOCIETY (20, Hanover-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Paper forwarded by Dr. Ch. Leonard (Philadelphia):X-ray Diagnosis of Renal Calculus.

HARVEIAN SOCIETY OF LONDON (Stafford Rooms, Titehborne-street,Edgware-road, W.).-8.30 P.M. Paper :-Dr. R. Bowles : -. The

Practical Treatment of Functional Vasomotor Disturbances.-Mr.R. Johnson : Some Points in the Treatment of Tuberculous Diseaseof the Knee.

FRIDAY (4th).-WEST KENT MEDioo-OniRURaiCAl SOCIETY (RoyalKent Dispensary, Greenwich-road, S.E.).-8.45 P.M. Discussion onAnaesthetics (introduced by Dr. B. Gardiner).

BRITISH ELECTRO-THERAPEUTIC SOCIETY (11, Ohandos-street, Caven-dish-square, W.).-8.30 P.M. Papers !—Dr. H. Walsham : The Dia’gnosis of Thoracic Aneurysm by the X-rays (illustrated by thelantern).-Dr. Sequeira: The Finsen Treatment of Lupus, RodentUlcer, &c. (illustrative cases will be in attendance at 8.15 P.M.).

WEST LONDON MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY (Society’s Rooms).-8.30 P.M. Papers :-Dr. J. Allan: The Treatment of MalignantDisease by Electrical Currents of High Potential Frequency (withnotes of cases).-Dr. A. Whitfield : A Case of Peculiar Intoleranceof the External Application of Mercury.-Dr. J. D. Mortimer:Remarks on 1000 Anaesthetisations.

LEOTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.THURSDAY (3rd).-MEDICAL GRA.DUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC

(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Mr. Hutchinson : Clinique.(Surgical.)

FRIDAY (4th).-MEDlCAL GRADUATES’ COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC(22, Chenies-street, W.C.).-4 P.M. Dr. H. Tilley: Clinique.(Throat.)

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THE LANCET Office, March 26th, 1902.

During the week marked copies of the following newspapershave been received :-Eastern Evening News, Army and NavyGazette, Clinical Journal, Nursing Record, Sanitary Record. TheRock, Nordiski Medicinskt Arkiv, Wolverhampton and CoventryNews, Middlesboro’ Daily Gazette, Warwick and TYarwiekshireAdvertiser, Wynberg Times, Reading Mercury and Oxford Gazette,Western Morning Yews, Echo, Glasgow Evening News, SacrreyHerald, Manchester Guardian, Morning Leader, Star, South WalesDaily News, Standard, Freeman’s Journal, Birmingham Post,South Wales Echo, Birmingham Mail, Hartlepool Mail, City Press,Tunbridge Wells Advertiser, &e.

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A.-Monsieur J. Astier, Asnières: I.-Dr. E. Antrobus, Great Malvern ;Messrs. Allen and Hanburys, J.Lond.

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ton; Mrs. Brown, Coniscliffe;Mr. T. B. Browne, Manchester;Messrs. F. B. Benger and Co.,Manchester; Dr. Byrom Bram-well, Edinburgh; Mr. W. J.

Beveridge, Caylloma, Peru; I

Messrs. C. Barker and Sons,Lond.; Birmingham Gazette.

C.-Dr. J. H. Crawford, Bradford ;Messrs. Cosenza and Co., Lond. ;Messrs. T. Christy and Co., Lond.;Cortland Wagon Co. Lond.;Mr. T. Carwardine, BristolMessrs. S. Clark and Co., Lond. ;Dr. E. P. Cathcart, MunichMessrs. W. P. and W. Cox,Leicester; Dr. Edgar du Cane,Swindon.

D.-Captain W. Dixon, Lond. ;Davis’s Feather Mills, Lond.;Messrs. Davis and Ornstien,Lond.; Denver Chemical Manu-

facturing Co., New York; Mr.

Surendranath Deva, Allahabad,India.

E,-Mr. T. Crisp English, Lond.;Essex and Colchester General

Hospital, Secretary of ; E. H. W.;Mr. G. W. Ellis, Bishop Auck-land.

F.-Mr. H. Foulds, Lond.

G.-Mr. A. Pearce Gould, Lond.;Mr. T. W. H. Garstang, Bucklow;General Hospital, TunbridgeWells ; Messrs. Graham and

Shepherd, Sunderland; G. W.;Dr A. Green, Gateshead-on-

Tyne ; Mr. Albert S. Grunbaum,Liverpool; Messrs. W. Gaymerand Son, Attlebo’ ough.

H.-Dr. J. Leffingwell Hatch,Philadelphia, U.S.A.; H.W.P.Y.;Hovis Bread Flour Co., Maccles-

field ; Hotel Waldhaus, Vulpera-Tarasp, Switzerland; Mr. T

Horsfall, Bedale.

Dr. W. A. Illingworth, IIar-

)ury.

- Mr. W. H. Jenkins, Lond.;Dr. A. H. James, Aberystwith ;Dr. W. Denton Johns, Parkstone ;J. H. P.; Mr. F. Jaffrey, Lond.

,-Dr. H. R. Kenwood, Lond.;Messrs. R. A. Knight and Co.,Lond.; Mr. B. Kilhn, Lond.- Mr. C. M. Lewis. Ilenfield; .Dr. R. Liveing, Lond.; Leeds

General Infirmary, Secretary of;Liverpool Medical Institution,Pathological Section, Secretaryof; Mr. J. Laverick, St. Budeaux.

[.-Dr. W. Moxon, Matlock ; Dr.C. Killick Millard, Leicester;Mr. C. Midgley, Manchester;Mr. J. McMurtrie, Glasgow ;St. Mungo’s College, Glasgow,Secretary of; Mrs. Moir, St.

Andrew’s ; Mr. C. M. N. May.Seaton ; Medico - PsychologicalAssociation, Northern and Mid-land Division, York, Hon. Secre-

tary of; Mr. M. D. Makuna,Treherbert.

T.-Mr. T. Nash, Plymouth;Messrs. Neyroud and Sons, Lond.;Dr. J. T. C. Nash, Southend-on-Sea ; Northumberland House,Finsbury Park, Medical Super-intendent of ; Mr. J. C. Needes,Lond.; Mr. H. Needes, Lond.;Messrs. Newton, Chambers, andCo., Thorncliffe.

D.-Sir Hugh Owen, Lond.;Oldham Infirmary, Secretary of ; Dr. C. Ogle, Lond.

p.-Mr. Y. J. Pentland, Edinburgh ;Dr. F. C. H. Piggott, Teign-mouth ; Mr. F. E. Potter, Lond.;Messrs. Peacock and Hadley,Lond.

R.-Dr. F. M. Rowland, Lichfield;Mr. W. Ray, Seaforth, Nairn;Messrs. Royles, Irlam; Rusticus ;Dr. Leonard Robinson, Paris;Royal South Hants and South-ampton Hospital, Secretary of;Royal Southern Hospital, Liver-pool, Secretary of.

S.-Mr. C. W. Smith, Cranham ;Mr. G. A. Shepherd, Worcester;Messrs. W. B. Saunders and Co.,Lond.; Scientific Press, Lond.;Messrs. Street and Co., Lond.

Messrs. Savory and Moore, Lond.;Seltzogene Patent Charges Co.,St. Helens ; Society of Anaes-

thetists, Lond., Secretary of;Dr. E. J. Sidebotham. Man-

chester ; ; St. Luke’s Medical

Lodge of Instruction, Lond.;Major B. M. Skinner, R.A.M.C.,Lond.; Mr. McNair Scott, Lond.;Sanitas Electrical Co., Lond.;Scholastic, Clerical, &c., Associa-

tion, Lond.; Mr. F. B. Skerrett,Lond.

T.-Mr. E. Toller, Cairo; Mr.

F. C. Torbitt, Nuneaton; Typewriting Telegraph Corporation,Lond., Directors of; T. J. C.;Mrs. T.; Dr. G. G. StopfordTaylor,_Liverpool.

U.-University College, Sheffield,Registrar of.

W.-Dr. Godfrey Warnes, Lond. ;Mr. F. W. Waters, Sheerness-on-

’! Sea; Mr. J. Willing, jun., Lond.;Dr. H. H. Weekes, East

Hoathly; W. F. P.; W. B. A.;Dr. J. K. Watson, West Byfleet ;

; Dr. L. S. Forbes Winslow, Lond.

Letters, each with enclosure, are alsoacknowledged from—

A.-Dr. C. M. Allan, Longton;A. E L.; A. E. T.; A.M.R.S.;A. G.; A. H. M.; Dr. Anderson :;and Dr. Stephen, Loftus.

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C.-Dr. H Campbell, Lond.; Mr.

L. D. Cruickshank, Aberdeen ;Messrs. Cassell and Co., Lond.;Campbell, Tankerton; C 0. W.;Dr. A. Caddy, Richmond; Dr.S. M. Copeman, Lond.

D.-Mr. H. J. Dean, Middleton;Messrs. H. Dawson and Co.,Lond.

E.-Mr. W. Edmunds, Lond.;E. F. G.; E. T. T.; E. B.

F.-Mr. P. J. Fitzgerald, Lond.;Mr. E. Fryer, Cradley Heath ;Mr. W. R. Fox, Melbourne ; Dr.C. E. Fish, Ruthin; Dr. C.

Forshaw, Bradford.

G.-Mrs. Gilldram, Midhurst;Miss Helen Grant, Lond.; Mr.H. L. Gill, Halifax.

H.-Mr. W. Hughes, Abersychan;Dr. E. C. Hulme, Macclesfield;Mr. J. Heywood, Manchester;Mr. J. T. Hyatt, Shepton Mallet;Mr. C. H. Harding, Whittlesea ;Mr. T. Holland, Lond.; H. J. L.;Dr. W. E. Haworth, Umtali,South Africa; H.G.; H. E. M.;

I Dr. W. T. Hedley, Hallaton; H.,Dallington Barton.I.-International Plasmon, Lond.;Miss E. M. Inge, Haslemere;Institute of Anatomy, Bucharest;Incorporated Society of Trained

Masseuses, Lona., nun. secre-

tary of.- J. B. S.; J. H. C.; J. W. U.;J. S. J.; J. L. T.; J. S.

.-Mr. C. R. Kelly, Navan.

.-Mr. H. K. Lewis, Lond.: L. P.;London Association of Nurses,Secretary of; Lancashire CountyAsylum, Winwick, Clerk of;L. W. D.

L.-Mr. W. J. Morgan, Llanfair;Dr. J. Morrow, Earlestown; Mr.E. W. Morris, Port Adelaide,South Australia ; Dr. H. McClure,Lond.

r.-Mr. G. A. Nadkar, Dhar,India; Messrs. W. R. Nicholas

and Co., Lond.; NorthernMedical Association, Glasgow.

).-Dr. J. Orr, Lond.’ -Dr. T. W. Parry, Youlgreave;Miss Parker, Lond.; Percival,Leeds; Mr. J. J. Phelan, Lond.

R.-Mr. R. A. Ross, Inniskeen;Mr. R. Roberts, Pontlottyn;R. W. J.; Dr. W. Robertson,Eye.

S.-Miss Sharp, Beckenham; Sur-geon, Burslem; Surgeon, Chel-laston.

T.-Mr. P. V. Timothy, Longton;Mr. J. Taylor, Cleobury Morti-mer ; Mr. J. A. Thornhill,Burton-on-Trent; T. S. D. E.;Dr. J. T. Thomas, Cardiff.

U.-University of London, Secre-

tary of.V.-Vinolia Co., Lond.

W.-Messrs. Wyleys, Coventry;Messrs. Wright, Layman, and

Umney, Lond.; W. S. T.;W. P. Y.; Messrs. Watkins andOsmond, Lond.; W. P.

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