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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19TH.THE ADULTERATION BILL.

THE second reading of the Adulteration of Food andDrugs Bill was moved by Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH, who gave aminute explanation of the details of the Bill, and of thechanges which it effects in the present law. This was fol-

by a long conversation, in which the clauses were criticisedin a somewhat unfavourable vein. Mr. SANDFORD thoughtthe Bill unduly relaxed the protection at present enjoyed bythe consuming public, and was conceived in the interests ofthe wholesale dealer. Mr. A. PELL suggested that a portionof the salaries of the analysts should be paid from theImperial funds, and Sir H. PEEK thought the Bill satis-

factory. Dr. PLAYFAIR, on the other hand, considered thatit would require to be strengthened to retain for the publicthe benefits which had been secured by recent legislation.To require that knowledge of adulteration should be provedin the seller, and to recognise the usages of trade, wouldnullify much of the Bill. Mr. Carpenter Garnier, Mr. Muntz,Mr. Mundella, Mr. Read, Mr. Ramsay, Alderman Cotton,Mr. Yeaman, Mr. Salt, and Mr. Whitwell, also spoke, andthe Bill was read a second time, the Committee being fixedfor the 5th of March.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH, in reply to Mr. P. A. Taylor, in refer- Ience to a statement made by Mr. Sandwith, that at a largeWest-end club the drinking-water supplied by a certainwater company left such abundant deposits of mud in thecisterns that it was necessary frequently to clean them,and that he had seen large cakes of this dried mud, whichhad a peculiarly offensive appearance, a portion of whichwas sent to an eminent analyst, who found it to consist ofvarious unwholesome débris and of a considerable quantityof human excrement, said that the statement referred toattracted his attention, and he had since had frequent com-munications upon the subject with the water examiner of themetropolis. He was engaged in making inquiries, and hehoped to receive his report in a few days.

THE CANAL POLLUTION.

Mr. CROSS, in answer to Mr. W. Price, said his attention,he was sorry to say, had been called to the very sad con-dition with regard both to sanitary matters and the educa-tion of what may be called the floating population on thecanals of this country. As these children were not en-gaged in any workshop or labour affected by the WorkshopsAct there would be some difficulty in including them undeithe Commission, but he would take some other means tcinquire into their exact condition.

Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON. -

The following gentlemen were admitted Licentiates of theCollege on the 20th inst. :-

Davies, John William, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire.Frost, William Adams, Ladbroke-square.Hardman, William, Blackpool.Lyons, Alfred de Conrcy, Vicarage-gardens.Mason, Henry William, Granville-square.Stocker, Charles Joseph, Stratford-green.Thomas, Robert Thomas, Great Percy-street.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemenpassed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine and received certificates to practise on Feb. 18th :-

Perrin, Alfred Charles, Upper Phillimore-place.Taylor, Henry Cumberland, Jersey.Thomas, Robert Thomas, East Looe, Cornwall.Townsend, C. Percy Green, Queen’s Hosp., Birmingham.

The following gentlemen passed the Primary ProfessionalExamination on the same day :-Edward Ground and Herbert Redwood Vachell, King’s College ; Stanford

Harris, Manchester.

DR. JAMES C. L. CARSON has been placed on theCommission of the Peace for Coleraine.

I VACCINATION GRANTS. -The Local GovernmentBoard has awarded to Dr. H. Cuolahan, public vaccinator,St. Olave’s Union, a grant of .664 12s., and to Mr. H.McKenzie Parkes, public v*C&bgr;inator, Abingdon, Berks, agrant of ,813 12s., for successful vaccination.LAST week the Marquis of Lorne distributed the

prizes to the successful competitors in the swimmingmatches of the London Swimming Club held last year. Itshould be known that this Club gives gratuitous instructionat their baths to all desirous of learning the art of swim-ming.THE annual Hospital Sunday collections in aid of

the medical charities of Leeds-viz., the General Infirmary,the Dispensary, the Hospital for Women and Children, andthe House of Recovery-were made last Sunday. All thereturns have not yet been received, but there is already inhand a sum of money exceeding what was obtained lastyear.DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF CHLORAL HYDRATE.-

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An inquest was held last week by the North Riding coroner.

on the body of a farmer, who, suffering from restlessness and, sleeplessness at night, appears to have resorted to the use

of chloral as a remedy. From the effects of the last dose hel never rallied. Verdict, 11 Accidental death from an overdoseof chloral hydrate."

THE BEQUESTS OF MR. JONES, OF LIVERPOOL.--Six weeks ago Mr. Roger Lyon Jones, a Liverpool merchant,

. died, leaving about .6300,000 to the charities of the town.3 The trustees were allowed a wide discretion as to the appli-1 cation of the munificent bequest, and it is now stated thate they intend to invest the money, and devote the interest, yearly to the various charitable institutions of the town

which they may deem worthy of support.

Medical Appointments.BARRETT, C., F.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer and Public

Vaccinator for the Shrivenham District of the Faringdon Union, viceWollaston, resigned.

BRUNTON, J., M.A., M.D., L.F.P. & S. Glas., has been appointed Surgeon tothe Artists’ Amicable Fund, vice J. Templeton Kirkwood, L.F.P. & S.Glas., M.R.C.S.E., deceased.

CHEESEWRIGHT, J. F., M.R.C.S.E., L.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed MedicalOfficer of Health for Greasbrougli, Yorkshire, vice Cobhan, M.B., C.M.

DRAPER, M. R., L.S.A.L., has been appointed Medical Officer to the Red-ditch and District Medical Association.

GRIFFITHS, J., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed a Junior House-Surgeon tothe Royal Free Hospital.

HALLowEs, A. H. B., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed a Surgeon to the WestKent General Hospital, Maidstone, vice Hoar, resigned, and appointeda Consulting Surgeon.

HEWETT, P. G., F.R C.S.E., has been appointed a Consulting Surgeon to St.George’s Hospital, on resigning as Surgeon.

JEFFERISS, W. R. S., M.D., C.M., has been appointed Medical Officer andPublic Vaccinator for the Parish of Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire.

LA.WRENCE, A. E. A., M.D., has been appointed Physician-Accoucheur tothe Bristol General Hospital, vice Swayne.

LovE, J. H., has been reappointed Medical Officer of Health forWolverhampton.

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MACADLAY, J. C., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for No. 3 ADistrict of the Honiton Union, Devon.

M’BRIDE, C., M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer (pro tem.) to the-- County Prison, Wigtown, vice Cumming, deceased.

M’GREGOR, J., M.B., C.M., has been appointed Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for the Parish of Morven, Argyleshire, vice Trotter, de-ceased.

NUNN, P. W. G., L R.C.P.L., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Hon. Surgeonto the Maplestead Branch of the Hospital for the Diseases of the Hipin Childhood, Bournemouth.

PARSONS, F. J., L.R.C.P.Ed., M.R.C.S.E., L.M., has been appointed MedicalOfficer of Health for the Portland Port Sanitary District.

PiNK, T., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed a Junior House-Surgeon to theRoyal Free Hospital.

ROBERTS-DuDLEY, F. J., M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A.L., of Stalybridge, has been ap-n pointed Medical Officer for No. 3 District of the Ashton-under-Lyae. Union, vice Evans, deceased.

RousE, J., F.R.C.S E., has been appointed a Surgeon to St. George’s Hos-pital, vice Hewett, resigned.

SHACKELFORD, S., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer and PublicVaccinator for No. 3 District of the Market-Harborough Union, Leices-tershire, vice G. Shackelford, L.S.A.L., deceased.

SMITII, J. G., L.R C.S.Ed., L.M., has been appointed Certifying Factoryal Surgeon for Thnrso, vice Bruce, deceased.al SwazNa, J. G., M.D., has been appointed Consulting Physican-Accoucheur

to the Bristol General Hospital, on resigning as Physican-Accoucheur.,rd SpENOFa, L. W., L R.C.P.Ed., L.M., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical

Officer of Health for the Preston Rural Sanitary District.WiMrEjfNT, J., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer of Health

le for the Austonley, Cartworth, Fulstone, Hepworth, Holme, Honley,.

Nethertbong, Scholes, Upperthong, and Wooldale Urban Sanitary Dis-tricts : £100 per annum tor two years.