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concluded with the toast of "The Chairman," proposed byColonel Lane Notter.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.--Mr. F. Gayner,M.B., B.C., has been elected to a Research Scholarship in.connexion with the committee for the Study of SpecialDiseases.

THE BOLINGBROKE HOSPITAL. — The PrincessRoyal, who was accompanied by the Duke of Fife, visitedWandsworth on May 5th to lay the foundation-stone of thenew buildings of the Bolingbroke Hospital. On their arrivalthe Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife were received byCanon Erskine Clarke, chairman of the board of governors ;Mr. Everard G Thorne, vice-chairman ; Dr. H. CampbellThomson (physician), Mr. D’Arcy Power (senior surgeon),Mr. Gerald S. Hughes (medical superintendent), and thereception committee. The ceremony, which was a brief one,was preceded by prayers said by the Bishop of Kingston.The Princess Royal laid the stone with the usual formalities,being assisted in doing so by the architects, Mr. K. D.Young and Mr. Henry Hall. After the stone-laying thePrincess received a number of purses. At the close of the

ceremony the Princess paid a visit to the wards of the hos-pital. She talked graciously to many of the patients and inthe children’s ward she distributed to the little patients rosesfrom the bouquet which had been presented to her by MissRussell, the matron.

QUEEN VICTORIA’S JUBILEE INSTITUTE FORNURSES.—In the report for 1905 submitted to Her Majestyby the council of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute forNurses it appears that the council was obliged last year,in order to meet the necessary expenditure, to withdraw1600 from capital. But the special committee initiated by- Queen Alexandra and organised by Lady Cadogan will, it is

hoped, be able to make good the deficiency. Tne analysis ofexpenditure shows that nearly half the income is devoted tothe training of nurses and another quarter to inspectionand superintendence in order to maintain the stan-dard of nursing work throughout the country. The insti-tute’s sphere of work is extending year by year andthe Queen’s nurses have in their hands an unlimited influencefor good and it is now evident that they are in fact a socialpower for the improvement and education of those amongwhom they work. The Queen’s nurses have been the pioneersin the work of nursing in the elementary schools which is nowbeing developed very rapidly and has come to be recognisedas a necessary factor in the success of any medical inspectionof school children. The total number of associations nowaffiliated to the institute employing -Queen’s nurses is 694and the number of Queen’s nurses employed on Jan. lst was1313. Both figures show a considerable increase on the

previous year.DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.—The Drapers’Com-

pany has sent a cheque for .f.1O,000 to tr.e fund for theremoval of King’s College Hospital to South London. TheSkinners’ Company has sent £250, being the first instal-ment of its promised donation of .6500 ; and the Leather-- sellers’ Company has contributed 100 guineas.-Among thedonations received by the committee of the General Lying-inHospital, York-road, Lambeth, towards the special fund forenlargement to meet the requirements of King Edward’s Hos-pital Fund are the following : Lord Lister, president of thehospital, .6100; Lord Iveagh, £50 ; collected by nurses andfriends, £58.—By his will Mr. George Vye of Ramsgate4ias bequeathed .61000 to the Seamen’s Infirmary and GeneralHospital, Ramsgate, and .6350 to the Ramsgate Dispensary.-By the will of Mrs. L. B. E. Waterman .61500 are

bequeathed to the Royal United Hospital, Bath, to endowa, bed and a cot in memory of " General Edmund FrederickWaterman and Louisa Butler Eliza Waterman, his wife. "-The late Mr. Charles Edwin Trimmer of Farnham has be-queathed £3000 to Trimmer’s Cottage Hospital, Farnham,and £300 to the Royal County Hospital, Guildford.-The late Mr. J. Oliff has bequeathed .6600 to thefunds of the Bristol Royal Infirmary.-Under the will ofMrs. Mary Seaton, of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,£1000 are bequeathed to the Northern Counties’ Home andHospital for Incurables ; .f.500 to endow a cot for crippledand incurable children in the Bethesda Home, Manchester,to be known as the" Arnold" cot; and £500 to endow asimilar cot, to be known as the "Mary Seaton" cot.-Pro-fessor Lionel Smith Beale, F.R.S., has by will bequeathed£100 to King’s College and £100 to King’s College Hospital. 1

- By the will of Mrs. Sarah Code, of Cornwall, £500 arebequeathed to the Penzance Infirmary and Dispensary, £200to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond-street,London, and £200 to the Royal Hospital for Incurables,Putney.CENTENARIANS —The death occurred at Pont-

rhydyfen, Glamorganshire, on April 24th, of Mrs. MaryThomas who was 105 years of age, having been born atCarmarthen on March 25th, 1801.-Mr. J. Carne, the parishclerk of St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, celebrated the 100thanniversary of his birthday on May 3rd. He was entertainedat a public tea in the schoolroom in the evening and wasafterwards presented with an oak armchair on which was aninscription recording the fact that it was given to him onhis hundredth birthday.ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL.—On

May 4th Mrs. Nosworthy of Dawlish formally opened thenew operating theatre at the Royal Devon and Exeter Tios-pital. There was a large attendance, including the Countessof Iddesleigh and Sir Charles and Lady Follett. Theoperating theatre, which is a gift from Mrs. Nosworthy tothe hospital, had been fitted up according to modern require-ments and was erected at a cost of &pound;1800. Dr. J. DelprattHarri<, the senior honorary surgeon to the hospital, in ashort speech thanked Mrs. Nosworthy for her generosity andon behalf of the surgical staff presented her with a framedtracing of the foundation-stone of the institution, the posi-tion of which was only quite recently discovered. It borethe inscription : " Devon and Exeter Hospital; foundedA. D. 1741."

SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANSOF MEDICAL MEN.-The annual general meeting of theabove society was held on May 3rd at 11, Chandos-streetCavendish-square, W., Mr. Willett, Vice-President, being inthe chair.-The proceedings were opened by the Chairmanreferring to the great loss which the society had sustainedby the death of the late President, Mr. ChristopherHeath, who had always taken the greatest interest in thesociety’s welfare and had been a most regular attendantat its meetings. A formal motion of condolence was

passed. A vote of thanks was moved to the editors ofthe medical journals for their courtesy in inserting thereports of the society from time to time; this was carried

unanimously. Daring the year six hew members wereelected, five members died, and two resigned. At theend of the year there were 148 life members and 149 sub-scribers. Four widows were elected and two widows died,there being 54 in receipt of pensions at the end of the year.Three orphans were elected, making a total of 19 in receiptof pensions. The income derived from the invested fundsof the society was .gS098 19s. 2d., from subscriptions&pound;300 6s. 2d from donations .gZ3 Is., from life subscriptionsi&134 8s., and a legacy of ;&350 had been received duringthe year..E3241 had been distributed among the annuitantsof the charity. The working expenses of the society for theyear were &pound;248 16s. 7d. Dr. George Fielding Blandford wasunanimously elected President and Dr. F. de Havilland Hallone of the treasurers. Six directors were elected in place ofthe six senior who retired according to the by-laws.

Parliamentary Intelligence.NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS.

T’accination Prosecutions.Mr. PICKERSGILL has introduced a Bill in the House of Commons to

provide that no prosecution under the Vaccination Acts shall be com-menced without the authority of the guardians.

Grievances of Poor-Law Medical Officers.The grievances of Poor-law medical officers in Scotland were brought

before the Secretary for Scotland by an influential deputation onMay 8th. Mr. W. L. Mum of Glasgow read a statement on behalfof the Scottish Poor-law Medical Officers’ Association which may besummarised as follows : " On the passing of the Local Government(Scotland) Act, 1894, the membership of parish councils was thrownopen to all ratepayers, with the result that, in the small outlyingparishes, chiefly in the Highlands and islands, many members of parishcouncils have been elected who are not socially or intellectually fit tobe intrusted with the absolute control of their medical officers. Theresult has been a very serious increase in cases of injustice towards

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medical officers. Medical officers have been dismissed from their

appointments for causes other than professional neglect or incom-petence, in some cases from religious, political, or personal spleen, orfrom medical officers refusing to comply with orders which werequite outwith their duties as servants of the parish council. Com-

pliance with some of the orders would have brought the medicalofficer under the ban of the General Medical Council, render-

ing him liable to be censured or even struck off the Medical

Register. A lar,!;e number of medical officers have thrown

up their appointments in disgust owing to the petty annoyances towhich they have been subjected, with the result that certain parishcouncils are in the market for new medical officers every few months, acondition of matters which is very detrimental from a public point ofview, so far as the well-being of the inhabitants of those parishes areconcerned. For some years this association has been urging the LocalGovernment Board to promote legislation of such a character as wouldremove the grievances to which the Poor-law medical service are

subject, on the following points :-1. An appeal to the Local Govern-ment Board in cases of unjust dismissal. 2. The right to orderinvalid diet to sick paupers without the right of veto on the

part of inspectors of poor. 3. The granting of power to

parish councils to the use parochial funds for building suitable

dwelling houses for medical omcers in places where such are re-

quired. 4. The granting of a suitable annual holiday at the expenseof the parish council for medical officers in parishes where the greaterpart of the 111come is derived from the official salary. 5. The grantingof a uniform fee of 21s. for each case of lunacy. 6. The granting of asuitable fee for midwifery, fractures, dislocations, or other specialcases. The Departmental Committee of the Local Government Board,which held a most exhaustive inquiry into the medical relief of thepoor, have recommended that the lirst three of our claims ought to begranted but have made no recommendation as to the last threeclaims. We understand a Bill has been drafted and only awaits asuitable opportunity to be brought before Parliament and

passed into law. If such a Bill were passed into law we

believe the Poor-law medical service would be contented. Much

against the wish of our association we have been compelled to

warn applicants against accepting parish council appointments wherethe parish council have dismissed or treated their medical officers in anunjust manner. This course of action has been beneficial. Almost nodismissalp have taken place during the last two or three 3 ears. Wedo not mean to claim that in no case has a parish council dismissed itsmedical officer without just cause or found fault with him for neglectof his professional duties. Just causes for dismissal or censure mustoccur now and then, particularly when you consider that high-classyoung medical men do not now apply for vacant appointments in theHighlands and islands, the more obnoxious of the parish councils onlygetting the flotsam and jetsam’ of the profession to become theirservants." The Secretary for Scotland was very sympathetic in hisreply and he undertook, whilst not specifically coming under anypledge, to consult with the authorities of his department on the

complaints made. -

HO USE OF LORDS. ,

TUESDAY, MAY 8TH.

Poisons and Pharmacy Bill.

The Standing Committee of the House of Lords on Tuesday,May 8th. considered ) his Bill, the object of which is to amend the lawas to the sale of poisons and as to the Pharmacy Acts. ViscountCROSS presided and the Earl of CREWE was in charge of the Bill onbehalf of the Government.The following new sub-section to Clause 3 was, on the motion of the

Earl of CREW];;. added to the Bill :&mdash;" The provisions of Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act, 1868, which

enable the executor, administrator, or trustee of the estate of a deceased ipharmaceutical chemist or chemist and druggist to continue hisbusiness so long as such business is bon6-flde conducted by a dulyqualified assistant, shall be construed as enabling such executor,administrator, or trustee to carry on :.he business, if and so long onlyas in every premises where the business is carried on the business is 1bon&acirc;-fide conducted by a duly registered pharmaceutical chemist or cchemist and druggist, as the case may be, and the name of the personby whom the business is so conducted in any premises is conspicuously 9exhibited in the premises." tClause 4 of the Bill deals with the application of the Pharmacy Acts r

to companies and provides that companies who sell poisons and drugs imust employ registered pharmaceutical chemists at all their premises twhere such business is carried on and must display the name of the a

registered chemist. tOn this clause,The Earl of CREWE moved several amendments, the object of which

was to provide that the clause should apply to any body corporatewhether a company registered under the Companies Acts or not.Lord BELPER stated the opinion that the provision as to displaying a

the names of the chemists would cause a good deal of trouble, and he (suggested that something should be done to obviate that. rThe Earl of CREWE recognised that the point was of some import-ance.andhe preferred to deal with it in the whole House rather than ain this committee.The amendment was adopted, as was also another moved by the Earl

of CREWE, providing that in Scotland anything which under Clause 4would be an offence if committed by a body corporate should be anoffence if committed by a firm or partnership.Lord LAWRENCE at some length complained that Ireland was excluded

from the operation of the Bill.

The CHAIRMAN said that that was hardly a point for the Standing:Committee. It should be brought up in the House itself.The Earl of CREWE said he might be allowed to explain that originally

Ireland was included in the Bill. That, however, had been stronglyobjected to in various quarters on the ground that the case of:Ireland had not been heard at the preliminary inquiry before the Billwas drafted.The Bill was then ordered to be reported to the House.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND.No Suitable Candidate.

Mr. SLOAN asked the Postmaster-General whether arrangements-would be made and when for the appointment of an official medicalofficer in connexion with the Downpatrick Pmt Officee.&mdash;Mr. SYDNEYBUXTON replied: Up to the present a suitable candidate for the postin question has not been forthcoming.

. Fntit Growing on Sewage Farms.Mr. H. H. MARKS asked the representative of the President of the-

Board of Agriculture whether any action had been taken, or was con-templated, with reference to the recommendation of the departmentalcommittee on the fruit industry that an inquiry should be institutedinto the alleged practice of growing fruit on sewage farms and theeffect of such a practice on the public health.&mdash;Sir E. STRACHEYreplied : We have been in communication with the Local GovernmentBoard on this subject and we are informed that no instance of disease-attributed to fruit grown on sewage farms is known in the MedicalDepartment of the Board. The intormaticn in the possession of theBoard indicates that fruit is seldom grown on sewage farms in this.country and there is no confirmation of the suggestion that injury tohealth is caused by fruit so grown.

Vaccination of Teachers.Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD asked the President of the Board of

Education whether he could allow local education authorities to usetheir discretion regarding the vaccination of teachers.&mdash;Mr. BIRRBLLanswered: I am proposing to insert in the Board’s regulations aprovision under which vaccination will not, so far as the Board iscuncerned, be required of any intending teacher who may state to theBoard when applying for recognition that he has conscientious objec-tions to being vaccinated. It will rest with the local authority todecide in each case whether they shall employ such a teacher. TheBoard will keep a record of any teachers who have not been vaccinated.-Mr. ARxoLD-FoRSTER asked whether a similar discretion existed inother civilised countries in the world.-Mr. BIRRELL replied : I am nota judge of civilisation.

THURSDAY, MAY 3RD.Dangers of Celluloid Articles.

Mr. T. R. BETHELL asked the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment whether his attention had been drawn to accidents arisingfrom the use of celluloid hair combs ; and whether, having regard tothe inflammable nature of this material, he would consider theadvisability of introducing legislation to secure the marking of thesearticles in such a way that the public might know the danger to whichthey were exposed by their use.-Mr. GLADSTONE answered : I amaware that a certain number of accidents have arisen from this cause,especially when impure celluloid is used. The question of putting.marks upon materials of all sorts that are likely to be dangerous is avery wide one and I do not see my way to deal specially with celluloidbut I hope the question will call attention to the possible danger of,these articles and will put the public on their guard.

Pathogenic Bacteria in London Water.Mr. B. S STRA1.’S asked the President of the Local Government Board,

whether, with the view of improving the London water-supplies, hewould consider the advisability of compelling, by legislation or other-wise, the use of the process now in existence which was capable ofdealing satisfactorily with contaminated water by completely destroying.all pathogenic bacteria remaining in the supply after sand filtration.-Mr. JOHN BtjRKS answered : I am not sure what is the particular pro-cess to which my honourable friend refers. The Metropolitan WaterBoard has before it the question of the research work to be undertakenwith a view to determining whether the present system of purificationof the London water cannot be still further improved and every prac-ticable means of obtaining the best results will no doubt be thoroughlyinvestigated. The matter does not appear to me to be one for com-pulsory action by legislation or otherwise at the present time.

Inoculcution against Enteric Fever.Mr. EusENE WASON asked the Secretary of State for War whether he

had yet received the report of the committee appointed to consider thequestion as to the value of inoculation against enteric fever, and. if so,would he lay it upon the table of the House ?-Mr. HALDANE replied :rhe final report of the antityphoid inoculation committee has not yetbeen received. An interim report has. however, been received and therecommendation contained therein, that the practice of voluntarynoculation against enteric fever should be resumed, has been approved)y the Army Council. The voluntary inoculation of men proceeding(.broad is now being carried out and arrangements are being made for;hose now serving in India. I will lay this report on the table.

FRIDAY, MAY 4TH.

Malarial Fever.

Major SEELY asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonieswhether he could grant a return showing the measures taken in theCrown Colonies and Protectorates to eradicate malarial fever and theesults as shown bV the health statistics of the inhabitants.-Mr.CHURCHILL answered : The honourable Member’s wish has been noted.nd the Secretary of State is instructing the advisory board for thetropical Disease Research Fund to consider how it can best be met.

MONDAY, MAY 7th.

Registrars and Deaths.Mr. CHARLES ROBERTS asked the President of the Local Government

loard whether any order was issued in 1904 prohibiting the registrars.

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of births, deaths, and marriages from communicating particulars of thedeaths occurring in their districts for publication in the local press;and whether, if such an order was now in force, there would be anyobjection to rescinding it.-Mr. BURNS answered : There was no neworder on this subject in 1904, but in that year the Registrar-Generalissued a circular with a view to the stricter observance of a regulation

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which had long been in force and which forbids a registrar of births anddeaths to publish any statement ot facts respecting the registration ofbirths or deaths without the permission of the Registrar-General. Iam not prepared to interfere with the discretion of the Registrar-General in the matter.

The Prime Minister and Infantile Mortality.Mr. GODFREY BARING asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether

his attention had been called to that passage in the report of theRegistrar-General dealing with the high death-rate amongst infants;and whether he had considered the desirability of appointing a RoyalCommission to inquire into infantile mortality and its causes.-SirHENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN said : My attention has been called tothe part of the report referred to. The subject of infantile mortalityand its causes is receiving the careful consideration of the Governmentbut we do not see our way at present to the appointment of a RoyalCommission to inquire into this most important subject.

Charge for Death Certificates.Mr. SuMMERBELL asked the President of the Local Government

Boa"d whether - e could give the number of death certificates iss::ed10 relatives of deceased members of friendly col:ecting societies duringthe period Jan. lst to March 31st, 1906; the number ot death certificatesissued to relatives of deceased members of trade unions during thepeiiod Jan. lst t March 31st, 1906; the number of death certificatesissued to relatives of deceased assurants in the assurance companiesduring the period Jan. lst to March 3lsr, 1906; and whether he wouldstate why a uniform charge of ls. or ls. 3d. per certificate of deathshould not apply equally in respect to claims on assurane

companies as to claims on friendly collecting societies.-Mr.BURNS answered : I am informed by the Registrar-General thatthe certificates referred to are issued by local registrars only and thatno returns of the numbers of such certificates are. or ever have been,received at the Central Office. He further states that if returns wererequired they would have to be specially collected from more than2000 registrars in England and Wales alone and when obtained thecertificates could not be classified according to the descriptions in thequestion. He adds that the value of such a return would not be com-mensurate with the trouble and expense of its preparation. As regardsthe last part of the question, I may point out that the charges referredto are fixed by statutory provisions which do not apply to assurancecompanies.

TUESDAY, MAY 8TH.Eitteric Fever at Darenth.

Mr. PIKE PEASE asked the President of the Local Government Boardwhether his attention had been called to the successive outbreaks ofenteric fever during the past two years at the Metropolitan ImbecileAsylum at Darenth, Kent, traceable to broken drains and to thefact that the drains of this asylum were used to irrigateportions of the inclosure and that the contents finally dis-appeared into the chalk upon which the asylum stood ; andwhether, seeing that this inclosure was within five furlongs fromthe Darenth pumping-station of the Metropolitan Water Board, andat a higher level, he would state what steps he proposed to take.-Mr. BcsNS replied: I am aware that there have been occurrences ofenteric fever at the asylum during the past two years and that the firstof them was supposed to be due to a defect in the drainage. It is thecase that the drainage of the asylum is disposed of by irrigation on theasylum farm but I understand that the land is at a considerabledistance from the Darenth well and that the local conditions are suchthat there would appear to be no risk of the well becoming pollutedfrom anything that may happen at the asylum. I will, however,communicate further with the Metropolitan Water Board on thesubject.

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Appointments.Successful appdicanta for Vacancies, Secretaries of Public Institutions,

and others possessing information suitable for this column, areinvited to forward to THE LANCET Office, directed to the Sub-Editor, not later than 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of eachweek, such information for gratuitous publication.

ANDERSON, A. G., M.B.. Ch.M. Sydney, has been appointed ClinicalAssistant to the Chelsea Hospital for Women.

BuLKELEY, L. A. H., M.B., B.S.Durh., has been appointed JuniorHouse Physician at the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

CARTER, F. BOLTON, M.D., M.S. Lond, F.R.C.S. Eng., has been ap-pointed Assistant Surgeon to the Leicester Infirmary.

CUNNINGHAM, H. B., M.B., B.S. Durh., has been appointed HouseSurgeon at the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

DICK, W., L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., has been appointed House Surgeon atthe Children’s Hospital, Bradford.

DUFF, DONALD, F.R.C.S. Edin., F.F.P.S. Glasg., has been appointedExtra Dispensary Surgeon to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

HEDDEN, RICHARD, L.R.C.P. Lond., M.R.C.S.. L.S.A., has been ap-pointed to the Medical Charge of Troops in the Honiton (Devon)Camp.

JONES, BERFSFORD, M.B., B.S. Durh., has been appointed House Surgeonat the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne

LEE, H. F., M.B., C.M. Edin., has been appointed Clinical Assistant tothe Chelsea Hospital for Women.

LUNN, W. E. C., M.B., B.S.Durh., has been aopointed House Surgeonat the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

SHAW, CHARLES J., M.B., M.R.C.P. Edin., has been appointed SeniorAssistant Medical Officer at the Royal Asylum, Sunnyside,Montrose.

STACK, EDWARD HUGH EDWARDS, M.B., B.C.Cantab., F.R.C.S.,L.R.C.P. Lond., has been appointed Honorary Surgeon to theOrthopaedic Hospital and Home for Crippled Children, Bristol.

TATE, E.. M.B., B.S. Durh., has been appointed House Surgeon at theRoyal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

WILLAN. R. J., M.B., B.S.Durh., has been appointed House Surgeonat the Royal Infirmary, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

WORGER, RICHARD GEORGE, L.R.C.P. Lond., M.R.C.S., L.S.A., hasbeen appointed Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the Rad-stock District (Somerset).

Vacancies.For further information regarding each vacancy reference should be

made to the advertisement (see Index).

ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE.-Examination of Candidates for not less thanForty Commissions.

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH HOSPITAL.&mdash;Junior Resident House Surgeon.Salary .E80, with fees.

BIRKENHEAD UNION INFIRMARY, WORKHOUSE, AND SANATORIUM.-Resident Assistant Medical Officer. Salary .E120 per annum, withboard, washing, and apartments.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND HOSPITAL FOR SKIN AND URINARYDISEASES, John Bright-street, Birmingham.-Clinical Assistant.Honorarium at rate of 52 guineas per annum.

BRECKNOCK COUNTY AND BOROUGH INFIRMARY.-Resident HouseSurgeon, unmarried. Salary R100 per annum, with apartments,board, attendance, fire, and gas.

BRIGHTON, SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL.&mdash;Honorary Assistant Phy-sicians.

BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE. DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Assistant HouseSurgeon. Salary .E70 per annum, with apartments, board, andlaundry.

COLCHESTER, ESSEX AND COLCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL.-HousePhysician. Salary .E60 per annum, with board, washing, andresidence.

DUDLEY, GUEST HOSPITAL.-Assistant House Surgeon for six months.Salary E40 per annum, with residence, board, and washing.

EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND DISPENSARY FOR

WOMEN, Shadwell, E.-Dental Surgeon.