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SURGICAL OPERATIONS IN SEBASTOPOL.-A St. Peters-burgh journal states that, from a report received through Dr.Perigoff, chief army surgeon at Sebastopol, it appears that thewounds received in the fortress since the opening of thebombardment on the 9th of April have been frightful. On the9th, besides small operations, 300 amputations were performedin only three of the operating-rooms, and in the chief depôtfor the wounded ten surgeons were actively engaged performsing operations, amputations, &c. A large assembly-room wa-likewise four times filled throughout the day with woundedmen.

APPOINTMENT.-Mr. J. R. Spender has been elected tothe post of medical officer to the Eastern Dispensary, Bath,vice Mr. J. Taylor, resigned.PROVINCIAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOCIATION.-

The Monmouthshire and South Wales Branch of this Associa-tion held their fourth annual meeting at Abergavenny duringthe past week, when there was a very numerous and influentialattendance of fellows.

HYDROPHOBIA.-Two fatal cases of hydrophobia haveoccurred at Newbury, the victims being an old man, agedsixty, and a little boy, aged six. Both were bitten by thesame dog in April last, but no unfavourable symptoms set inuntil last week, when the usual appearances of hydrophobiawere manifested, and they both died raving mad in the courseof a few hours.ADULTERATED PORT WINE.-It appears from a Par-

liamentary return that port wine is largely adulterated bothin Portugal and in England by a decoction called "jempiga," or " jeropiga," which is made up of elderberries, brown sugar,grape-juice, and brandy.

SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.-Orders have been issuedby the Board of Health to,the Commissioners of Sewers for themetropolitan district to construct an extensive range of earthendrains throughout various overcrowded parts of the east endof London.

CITY ORTHOPŒDIC HOSPITAL, HATTON -GARDEN.-A6te champêtre, under distinguished patronage, took placelast week, in the beautiful grounds of St. Margaret’s Isleworth,on behalf of the funds of this charity.A BOTANICAL DOUBT.-Sir John S. Forbes has commu-

nicated his views to the Edinburgh Botanical Society on thedisease called " finger-and toe." He considers it not a disease,but an attempt made occasionally by turnips and other culti-vated roots, to revert, in spite of cultivation, to the naturaltype.THE LATE ABDUCTION AT SMYRNA.-The hospital staff

at Smyrna have regained the services of Dr. Macraith, thelate victim of abduction, not without a ransom, it is said,of something like £500. The diary of the doctor while in thehands of the assassins seems brimful of horrors. It is veryproperly suggested that this sum be reimbursed the doctor bythe Government of the Sultan.MEDICAL BENEVOLENT FUND SOCIETY OF IRELAND.-

The thirteenth report of this valuable institution has just beenpublished. The receipts from all sources for the year endingMay 31st were £589 14s. 8½d.; the expenditure, about .S230;leaving a balance of about .6350 for distribution.THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN P-4,RIS.-A

return made to the Faculty of Medicine at Paris, exhibits thenumber of 2400 pupils pursuing their studies. This numberrefers probably to those only who have taken out inscriptions,and intend to proceed to the degree in medicine of Paris.There is always, in addition to these, a large number of foreignstudents from England, Greece, Italy, Germany, and America,attracted by the unrivalled facilities for study thrown open,without reserve, to all comers. Of these, unless they take outformal inscriptions, which it is not necessary to do, except inthe case of intention to undergo examinations for the degree,no register is kept.

IT is announced that two German chemists, 1VIM.Schroeder and Dusch, have just discovered a curious fact-namely, that air filtered through cotton loses the property ofcausing putrid fermentation in dead organic matters. It is saidthat boiled meat and fresh broth preserved all their propertiesfor several weeks in an atmosphere previously filtered throughcotton. The experiments ought to be repeated.-Rev. Méd.Cltir., March, 1855.HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING

SATURDAY, JUNE 30.-In the week that ended last Saturdaythe deaths of 1273 persons, of whom 669 were males and 604

females, were registered in London. The return shows anincrease on that of the previous week, when the number was1075. This result is not caused by an increased mortality, butby an influx into the registers (which is usual at the end of aquarter) of cases returned by coroners, which have accumulatedduring previous weeks. In the table of causes of death thesecases are chiefly found under the several heads that composethe class of deaths by "violence." This class comprises 158deaths in the present return, against 53 in the preceding week.In the corresponding weeks of the ten previous years theaverage number of deaths was 1023, and with the same rateof mortality which then prevailed, in the population as nowexisting, the number would be 1125. The excess of thepresent return above the corrected average is 148 ; and thecomparison is admissible, because the corresponding weekshaving occurred at or near the end of a quarter, they weresubject for the most part to the same irregularity which hasbeen mentioned above. Last week the deaths from zymoticdiseases were 212, whilst the corrected average is 249. Ofthat number 24 were caused by small-pox, 39 by scarlatina,36 by hooping-cough, 43 by typhus, and only 9 by measles.The only disease in this class which manifests any tendency toincrease is diarrhoea, and the numbers from it are still incon.siderable. In the last four weeks diarrhoea was fatal in 16,17, 25, and 33 cases.

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Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.-On the 28th ult., at Clapham, the wife of Dr.

Thomas Mackenzie, H.E.I.C.S., Bombay Presidency, of adaughter.On the 30th ult., at 45, Royal-crescent, Clifton, Harriet,

the wife of Thomas Sawer, Esq., M. R. C. S., of -a daughter.

MARRIAGES.-At All Souls Church, London, B. T. Evans,M.D., of Torquay, to Laura, widow of Captain Johnstone.On the 4th ult., at St. Nicholas’s, Brighton, by the Rev.

David Laing, assisted by the Rev. J. Griffith, George WilliamKing, Esq., eldest son of William King, M.D., to Ellen, eldestdaughter of Henry Pagden Tamplin, Esq., of Brighton.On the 3rd inst., at Hoyland, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, by

the Rev. John Cordeaux, M.A., uncle of the bride, the Rev.George Scaife, incumbent of Elsecar, to Caroline Elizabeth,second daughter of the late Charles Cordeaux, M.D., F.L.S.,of Ashford, Kent.On the 27th inst., at St. George’s, Bloomsbury, by the Hon.

and Rev. Montague Villiers, William Scott, Esq., L.S.A., ofMarchmont-street, Russell-square, to Rosa Playters, seconddaughter of the late Captain Robert Moore, 1st Life Guards,and granddaughter of the late Sir William John Playters, Bart.,Yelverton.

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DEATHS. -We regret to have to record the demise of one oftl;j. most benevolent members of our profession, Dr. J. B.Estlin, of Bristol. He was born on St. Michael’s-hill, Bristol,in 1786, at the residence of his father, the pastor of the Uni-tarian congregation of that city, and under whose academicaltuition some of the leading men of the day have received thefoundation of their subsequent education. The subject of ournotice was, from the first, intended for the medical profession,and chose for his Alma Mater the University of Edinburgh,where he greatly distinguished himself. Upon leaving themodern Athens, he commenced practice in his native city, anddirected his attention chiefly to the diseases of the visual organ,in which he became somewhat pre-eminent. In the year 1812he established a dispensary for the cure and practice of oph-thalmic disorders, in Frogmore-street, and of which he was formany years the principal support; since that period upwardsof seventy thousand persons have experienced its aid. Inaddition to this he also took great interest in providing a systemof general literature for the blind, and while busied in forward-ing this object in the metropolis about two years ago, he wasseized with the attack which ultimately prostrated his health.Since that period he had been unable to write without pain,and his only daughter had become his amanuensis. The lastattack occurred on Friday, the 8th ult. He was instantly re-moved to his bed, and Drs. Morgan and Prichard were calledin, but notwithstanding every effort on the part of his friendshe expired on Sunday morning, at the age of sixty-nine.On the 7th of May, at Bangalore, Selina Frances, widow of

the late Thomas Frederick I- icolay, of the Medical Staff, andsister of the late Sir William Burroughs, Bart.