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MR. BORTHWICK and Mr. French, on Friday evening,presented two petitions, praying for inquiry into the ope-ration of the Anatomy Act.THE Paris papers state that M. Geoffrey St. Hiliare is

in so serious a state of health that his life is despaired of.

VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.—On Mondayevening, May 20th, a numerous body of members of theveterinary profession met together at the Freemasons’Tavern, at the invitation of Mr. Morton, the lecturer onchemistry in the Veterinary College, and able editor ofthe Transactions of the Association, to participate in theenjoyment of a scientific conversazione. This is the first

meeting of the members of the profession since the ac-

quisition of the honours of a royal charter. The tableswere covered with a most valuable collection of morbid

specimens, newly invented instruments, and professionalcuriosities, which were explained by the professors ofthe college, and gave rise to much animated and agree-able conversation. Mr. Ellis, of University College,gave a very interesting account of new discoveries in theprocess of detecting arsenic in cases of poison, and ex-hibited his new instrument for effecting that purpose.Much interest was excited by the demonstration by Mr.Erasmus Wilson of the acarus equi, the mange animalof the horse. Mr. Wilson compared this animal with

specimens of the itch animalcule, and exhibited theentozoon folliculorum, which he recently found in thehorse and in the dog. Among the microscopes on thetables we observed that of Mr. Varley, for which the

gold medal was awarded recently by the Society of Arts.This microscope is remarkable for the multiplicity of itsapplications and for the curious and beautiful machineryof its stage movement.

CRIMINAL LUNATICS.—The hon. member for the cityof Lincoln, Col. Sibthorp, has moved for and obtained areturn of the number of criminal lunatics now underconfinement, specifying the name, age, and sex of eachperson, the place of confinement, the nature of theoffence committed, and the period at which such confine-ment commenced. The following appear to be theresults :-The number of criminal lunatics at presentimmured within the various gaols of Great Britainamounts altogether to 118, the crimes committed bywhom, whilst labouring, we suppose, under "morbiddelusions," comprise all s’)rts of offences, both againstthe person and against property, including murder, arson,burglary, rape, cutting and maiming, assaults, &c. One

man, named David Davis, is confined in consequence ofhaving fired at Viscount Palmerston, M.P., in the year1818. The number of criminal lunatics now confined inlunatic asylums in the different counties of England andWales amounts-in Bedford to 3, in Chester to 11, inCornwall to 8, in Devon to 6, in Dorset to 2, in Durhamto 6, in Gloucester to 10, in Hants to 4, in Herts to 1, inKent to 7, in Lancaster to 17, in Leicester to 4, in thelicensed asylums of this metropolis to 22, in Norfolk to1, in Norwich to 2, in Notts to 4, in Oxford to 2, in Salopto 3, in Somerset to 4, in Stafford to 2, in Suffolk to 6, inSussex to I, in Warwick to 2, in Wilts to 8, in Worcesterto 3, in York (west riding) to 3, and in York (east riding)to 2. The return does not give any particulars respectingWales.-Times.

MORTALITY TABLE.THE deaths in the metropolis for the week ending May 11th,

1844, are 812 (vice 877). The weekly average of the last fiveyears is 946, of the last five winters 1009.Diseases of the lungs ............................ 241-v. 27.3Epidemic and contagious diseases................ 171—v. 169Diseases of the nervous system .................. 165—v. 145Dropsy, cancer, and diseases of uncertain seat.. 71-v. 105Diseases of the stomach and other digestive organs 54—v. 59Old age .......................................... 37-v. 45Diseases of the heart and blood vessels .......... 35-v. 32Violence, privation, &c........................... 17—v. 21Childbirth and diseases of uterus ................ 8-v. 4Rheumatism, diseases of the bones, &c ........... 6—v. 8Diseases of the kidneys, &c....................... 4-v. 11Cellular diseases of the skin ...................... 1—v. 1Causes not apecified.............................. 2-v. 4

Total................ 812 877

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.LIST of gentlemen admitted members on Friday, May 17, 1844 :-

W. E. Stuart, W. T. Hardern, W. Cumming, W. Wallford, B. T.Lowne, W. H. Thoreau, F. J. Lilley, T. P. Powell, H. M. Gruggen,J. Bomford.

APOTHECARIES’ HALL, LONDON.NAMES of gentlemen who obtained certificates of qualification to

practise as apothecaries on Thursday, May 16, 1844:—ChristopherHall, Peatling Magna, Leicestershire; Henry March Gruggen,Chichester; Thomas Humphreys, Anglesea; William Earengey,Plymouth; Edward Dewes, Coventry; James Hakes; WilliamBerry Kellock, Totness, Devon; Arthur Wynne Williams, Shrewsbury.

CORRESPONDENTS.The Report of the Medical Officers of the Gloucester-

shire Infirmary is in type, but has been unavoidablyomitted owing to press of matter. It shall appear with-out fail next week.An Olrt Practitioner.-The practice of the Ophthalmie,

Hospital in Moorfields is always open to the profession,and no fee is ever received for it from a practitioner.Since ophthalmic diseases have been so fully embracedin the general courses of surgical lectures it has beendeemed advisable to occupy the time of the students withclinical remarks illustrating the individual cases, ratherthan with formal courses of lectures.

: We have received the humorous epistle of E. S. S., andwill certainly take his suggestion into consideration.i A Pupil.- Dr. Stokes’ work is as good a one as couldbe purchased on the subject named. The last edition ofDr. Hooper’s Dictionary is a valuable book, but, neces-sarily, contains merely a summary account of disease; weshould therefore say that, for the purposes of our corre-spondent, the other work mentioned would be preferable.A very small dose of the nitrate of silver, say a quarteror half a grain, may produce the bronzed colour of theskin, if long continued.A correspondent, Mr. Huoper, of Camberwell, requests

us to insert a lengthened communication on the treatmentof hydrophobia, which has appeared in the Devonportflerald. The multitude of demands made on our spaceby more valuable matter must confine our notice to asimple statement of the drugs made use of. The patientis to take immediately after the infliction of the bite,-Native cin izabar, factitious ditto, of each two grains; musk,twelve grains, in a quarter-pint of brandy. In thirtydays this should be repeated, in a quartern of brandy.Then take-Tartrate of antimony, one grain ; nitrate ofpotass, six grains. If the disease has commenced four

grains should be added to each of the first mentioned in-gredients, and repeated for three doses, leaving an houror two interval between. The antimony and potash areto be repeated every forty minutes until free perspirationoccurs. Our correspondent asks what is cinnabar, andthe difference between the two kinds mentioned above ’?Cinnabar is the bisulphuret of mercury. The native andfactitious are identical in composition. From the ore, ornative cinnabar, mercury is generally procured. Thefactitious is the vermillion of commence.Had the testimonial, to which our attention is drawn

by Mr. A. Walker, been presented by a body of indivi-duals, we should have been most happy to notice it, butas it is only the result of private gratitude, we cannotopenly advert to the circumstance.A Four Years’ Subscriber.—The Apothecaries’ Company

cannot be compelled to prosecute.Communications have been received from Mr. Brown,

Mr. S’heplaurd, Mr. TV. Smith, Mr. S. Wilkins, Dr. ThomasInman, Dr. Wi-io-ht, Justititi, Mr. Ledsam, Dr. Aran(Paris), Dr. Allnatt, ill),. Wm. White Cooper, Inquisitor(Leeds), Dr. D. B. Bullen (Cork), Mr. F. Richardson(Cheltenham), Mr. T. Barrett (Bath), Dr. Mackin, AS’ubscriber, Mr. Geo. Wilson (Leeds), Dr. Loney, and Mr.H. Weglesworth.

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