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Births, Marriages, and Deaths.

BIRTH.—On the 17th inst., the wife of D. F. Tyerman, Esq.,M.R.C.S., &c., of Colney Hatch, Middlesex, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.-On the 16th inst., at Melton, Suffolk, theRev. Rolla C. M. Rouse, eldest son of Rolla Rouse, Esq., ofCamberwell, to Mary, only daughter of Dr. Kirkman, phy-sician and superintendent of the Suffolk County LunaticAsylum.On the 19th inst., at Brighton, John Craven, Esq., of Alex-

andrian House, Old Kent-road, London, to Martha Williams,daughter of George Page, M.D., of Calne, Wiltshire, and lateof Brighton. -

DEATHS.—On the 18th inst., Thomas Longmore, Esq., aged77 years, formerly surgeon, Royal Navy.On the 20th inst., at Dover-road, Nottingham, Elizabeth,

the wife of Thomas Wilson, M.D., aged 35.On the 21st inst., at Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, T.

Beckett, Esq., F.R.C.S., formerly surgeon of the GrenadierGuards, aged 83.On the 22nd inst., at Park-hill, Clapham, John Ferguson,

M.D., late of Kingston, Jamaica.

MEDICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY, JULY 28 ......

TUESDAY, JULY 29......

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30

THURSDAY, JULY 31.. ..

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1......

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2..

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL. - Operations,2 2P.M.Guy’s HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.

’fST. MART’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. - Operations,2 P.M.

ROYAL ORTHOPÆDIC HOSPITAL.—Operations, 3aL P.M.

{MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—Operations, 121, P.M.ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.- { CENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. -

Operations, 1 P.M.LONDON HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1½ P.M.OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MOORFIELDS.—Opera-

I tions, 10 A.M.WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. - Opera-{ tions, 11, P.M.tions la P.bf.

{HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF! THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—4 P.M.—Dr. S. ScottAlison," On the Heart, and the Sphygmoscope."

{CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.—Operations, 12t P.Mi WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1 P.M.ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.—Operations, 1;

P.M.

LKING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Operations, 2 P.M.

To Correspondents.Studens, (St. Bartholomew’s.)-We have received from time to time numerous

letters from students and strangers on the subject of the operations at theLondon hospitals on the Saturdays. At not less than five of them opera-tions are on this particular day, which is inconvenient in many respects.Some change is advisable. Thus, "if Monday were selected by the West-minster, and Friday by St. Thomas’s, it would still leave for the Saturday,King’s College, St. Bartholomew’s, and Charing-cross Hospitals." There isreason in the suggestion of " Studens:’

A Fellow ofthe Pathological Society.—It cannot be avoided. The funds of the

Society would not permit it. No member can reasonably object to contri-bute towards the engraving of one plate, if he has several drawings to illus-trate his paper.

Mr. J. D. M. Coghill.—Licences to practise midwifery are granted by theRoyal College of Surgeons of England. The regulations can be obtained ofMr. Belfour, Secretary of the College, and in the Students’ Number of THELANCET.

THE communication of Mr. Holl7totese will be published in our next week’simpression.

POISONING BY STRYCHNIA.To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SiR,-In the increased frequency of death by strychnia, it is the urgent dutyof everyone to contribute even a suggestion which may facilitate detection.I feel I need make no apology for addressing you. It has occurred to me thatthe intimate structure of muscular fibre ought to exhibit traces of the violentaction to which it has been subjected in the tetanic spasms characteristic ofthe poison. I know that the fasciculi themselves are sometimes found rup-tured by its influence; but I would suggest that the transverse stride wouldprobably show its effects.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

THOMAS CHARLES DRUCE,July, 1856. Fellow of the Microscopical Society of London.

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Virtus.—Altogether the subject is one fraught with annoyance. Medical

practitioners labour under great disadvantages when they are under thenecessity of becoming plaintiffs in a County Court,-1. The judge has thepower to award the amount.-2. A respectable solicitor should be consulted.

Mr. Nathaniel Ward is thanked.A Student.—It would be necessary to petition the Council, when, no doubt,he would be admitted to the examination.

Dr. Molyneux.-It can be had of Renshaw, Strand, price 7s.Mr. R. Richardson.—Next week.Mr. James.—Yes, by over-exertion. Consult a respectable practitioner.Mr. Gibbon.—The article was extracted before the receipt of our corre-

spondent’s letter.

DISPUTED FEES OF PHYSICIANS PRACTISING AS GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,—I have not noticed in the new Medical Bill, now so long talked of,any clause for assuring to the general medical practitioner, who assumes thetitle of M.D., his medical charges. The lawyers tell me that such charges insuch cases cannot be enforced, unless proof can be brought of a special agree-ment to pay. This Act of Parliament as regards physicians, or even surgeonswho falsely assume to be physicians, certainly exists. But does the fact of a

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man placing "Dr.," "Surgeon," on his plate, assuming the individual to-possess the M.D. degree, and practising as a general practitioner, bring himwithin the scope of the Act ? The solution of this query I consider very im-portant to many practitioners, and particularly with regard to any new Actrespecting the medical profession. One title and one brotherhood, possessingfixed and fair rights of remuneration, is, I conceive, essential to the future rc-spectability of the medical profession and to the welfare of the community.

I am, Sir, yours very respectfully,July, 1856. AN OLD PROFESSIONAL SUBSCRIBER.

Stranger will have the opportunity of seeing the removal of the upper jawto-day (Saturday) by Mr. Fergusson at King’s College Hospital. The casesreferred to appear in the " Mirror" in the present number of THE LANCET.

An Army Surgeon.-The Reports should be forwardcd.Philo-Medicus.—Dr. Gibb was the first to discover sugar in the urine of

patients suffering from hooping-cough.B. C., (Brompton.)-Our correspondent must authenticate the statement made.Beta.—Hoblyn’s Dictionary of Medical Terms; Mayne’s Medical Lexicon, (in

course of publication.)

ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH POOR-LAW SURGEONS A.RE SOMETIMES DEPRIVEDOF THEIR FEES.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—Pray inform me whether a magistrate has the power of calling in any

surgeon, not being the medical officer of the district, to certify in cases ofpauper lunatics prior to their removal to the asylum. In my own district Ifirst receive an order from the overseer or relieving-officer to attend the personwho is supposed to be of unsound mind, and if I declare the said person to beunfit to be at large, then the resident magistrate, who by the way is also theclergyman of the district, orders another surgeon to fill up the certificate, andthus deprives me of a fee which I believe was intended for the benefit of theUnion surgeon. I remain, Sir, yours, &c.,

July, 1856. AN UNION SURGEON.

* * Such a proceeding is altogether irregular and unjust: it may be a ques-tion how far the law sanctions it.

Mr. R. Marley.-A communication from Dr. Hynes appears in another portionof this week’s impression.

Hæmorrhoideus.—Ashton on the Rectum.Diabetes.—1. The most delicate test is Barreswils’ solution; but in ordinary

cases Trommer’s test will answer. The higher the specific gravity, thelarger the amount of sugar present.-2. Yes, in the first volume of THE

i LANCET for 1855.

C. J. W.—Information will be found on the subject in Dr. Hunter Lane’s" Compendium."H. F. B.-Nothing can be done at present.ERRATUM.—In the Pass-list of the Royal College of Physicians, in our lastnumber, p. 88, col. ii., for "membeis," read

" follows."

COMMUNICATIONS, LETTERS, &c., have been received from-Dr. Marshall Hall;Dr. Tyler Smith; Dr. Snow Beck; Dr. Dundas Thomson; Dr. Andrew Smith;Mr. Henry Thompson; Mr. Nathaniel Ward; Mr. W. P. Hugoe; Mr. C.Hogg; Mr. W. B. Kesteven; Mr. William Parker; Dr. Hynes; Mr. T. C.Druce; Mr. Wilson; Mr. Nicholson; Dr. Robertson; Mr. Salt, (Birming-ham ;) Mr. Rodgers ; Mr. Girdwood ; Mr. Gibbon; Mr. Marley; Mr. James;Mr. R. W. Dunn; Dr. Molyneux; Dr. Bennet; Mr. Coghill, (Edinburgh;)Mr. Usher, (with enclosure;) Mr. Ewington, (with enclosure ;) Mr. Pyke,(with enclosure;) Mr. 1-1. S. Phillips, (Malta, with enclosure;) Mr. HenryLandor, (Heigham Retreat, Norwich;) Mr. Hilton; Mr. G. Hills, (Brad-ford ;) Mr. A. Weir, (Kidderminster;) Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, (Wolver-hampton, with enclosure;) Mr. F. H. Morris, (Cheltenham, with enclo-sure ;) Mr. H. Rymer, (Ramsgate;) Messrs. Cornish Brothers, (Birming-ham ;) Mr. A. Sydney, (Ambergate, Belper;) Mrs. S. Waring, (with enclo-sure ;) Mr. G. Cullingworth, (with enclosure;) Mr. W. Woodhead, (withenclosure;) Dr. Harrison, (with enclosure;) King’s College, Aberdeen, (withenclosure;) Mr. Holthouse; Mr. R. Richardson; Yirtus; Hon. Sec. of theNorth Oxfordshire Medico-Chirurgical Society; An Old Subscriber of THELANCET; An M.D., and one who supposed it was a Title and Rank thatcould not fail to be Recognised; The Secretary of the Private Committee onLunacy; An Old Professional Subscriber; Investigator; A Junior Sub-scriber ; Studens, (St. Bartholomew’s;) A Fellow of the PathologicalSociety; Hismorrhoideus; Philo-Medicns; An Army Surgeon; A Stranger ;Diabetes; H. F. B.; A Student; B. C., (Brompton;) &c. &c.