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eulogium on the services of Dr. Hofmann, who acknowledged the compliment in a becoming manner. A vote of thanks wasthen passed to the noble chairman, and the affairs of the Col-

lege were declared to be finally closed.THE HEALTH OF THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.-A

despatch from Lord Raglan, dated May 15th, states that his

lordship regretted to have to report that cholera had reap-peared in the camp before Sebastopol, that twenty men haddied, and fifty-two were the day before suffering from the fataldisease. The troops had been free from the disease for several months, and hopes were entertained that there would havebeen no return of the malady. General Canrobert had in-formed his lordship that the disease had continued to prevailin the French army to a greater or less degree.SMALL-POX IN THE ROYAL NAVY.-A letter from the

Baltic Fleet states that all communication is cut off withH.M.S. Arrogant, in consequence of the appearance of small-pox in a bad form. Already there have been about twentycases on board.

THE SCUTARI HOSPITALS.-There are four hospitals atScutari-the "Barrack," " General," "Palace," and " Harem"---capable altogether of accommodating 3000 patients. Up-wards of fifty of the medical staff died last year. At presentthe wards are comparatively empty, there being 1750 sparebeds. On May 5th 500 English convalescents returned to theCrimea; 300 more are ready, and nearly all those remainingare doing well. Very few wounded now remain in the hos-pitals. Nearly all the cases are of fever of rather a peculiarform, from which the men rarely die.EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, MAY 29TH. ^ THE QUEEN v.

THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY.-The question raised in thiscase was, whether certain persons who had practised as chemistswere entitled to be placed on the register of pharmaceuticalchemists. By a charter granted in 1843, certain persons wereincorporated into a society, which was to consist of four classes:firstly, those who were chemists on their own account at thedate of the charter; secondly, those who should have been exa-mined, as the council might think proper; thirdly, those whoshould have been certified as duly qualified for admission; andfourthly, those who should have been appointed superintendentsby the council. The Act of Victoria, 15 and 16, subsequentlypassed, directed that all persons desirous of becoming membersof the societv, should pass such an examination as the councilmight think fit, those previously established being excepted.The Act further directed that a registrar should be appointedto enter the names of all pharmaceutical chemists, members ornot members of the society. One of the parties, named Mur-doch, was established as a chemist before the granting of the

charter, and the question arose, was he entitled to be placedon the register as a pharmaceutical chemist, without examina-tion, he having been certified by the council.-The proceedingscame before the Court of Queen’s Bench in the first place, toremove Murdoch and about 1200 other persons placed in asimilar position, from the society’s register. The Court ofQueen’s Bench decided that Murdoch and the 1200 other per-sons were entitled to be on the register of pharmaceutical che-mists, and hence arose the writ of error.-Sir F. Kelly, withwhom was Mr. Lloyd, for the prosecution, urged that a nameplaced on the register as a member of the society, did not en-title the party to be enrolled on the list of pharmaceuticalchemists. The proceedings were adjourned, and on their beingresumed, a long discussion ensued, at the termination of which,Sir F. Kelly rose to reply. The Court adjourned before thelearned counsel had concluded his address.

OBITUARY.-On March 5th, suddenly, in the street, atMelbourne, Mr. W. R. HONEY, late one of the district-surgeonsof Plymouth. He died a few days after his arrival by theMarchioness of Salisbury, government emigration ship, whichleft Plymouth in November last, and of which vessel he wassurgeon superintendent.HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING

SATURDAY, MAY 26TH.-The return for the week that endedlast Saturday does not discover any decrease in the rather highrate of mortality which has lately prevailed in London, andwhich is as great at the end of May as it was in the beginningof the month, and is even higher than it was in the last twoweeks of April. Last week 1187 deaths were registered. Inthe corresponding weeks of the ten years 1845-54, the averagenumber was 951, which,,if raised by a tenth part for increaseof population, becomes 1046. It appears that 141 personsdied last week more than would have died according to theordinary rate of mortality in the fourth week of May. Theclass of zymotic diseases shows a disposition to increase. The

weekly numbers referred to it lately run thus: 214, 210, 220,and (last week) 246. These 246 cases are distributed underparticular heads as follows: small-pox 29, measles 16, scarla-tina 52, hooping-cough 52, croup 12, thrush 3, diarrhoea 15,dysentery 5, influenza 1, remittent fever 4, typhus 43, metria(puerperal fever) 1, rheumatic fever 1, erysipelas 8, syphilis 3,and noma 1. Scarlatina, which averaged 40 in some previousweeks, rose to 52. Three deaths were registered from thisdisease in each of the following sub-districts: St. Paul, Ham-mersmith, Saffron-hill, West London (South), and Poplar. 17,or nearly a half, of the deaths caused by other fever, occurredin the East districts. Phthisis is much more fatal than any

other special disease; it numbered 170 cases last week, about30 more than the usual number in corresponding weeks.

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