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the charge, and who happened also to be the magistratewho condemned them, informed the defendant, that without

claiming to be an expert, he had found their condition per-fectly apparent at once to his " unskilled eyes." It was suggestedwith some reason by the Assistant City Solicitor, who prosecuted,that if the defendant were so ignorant that he did not appreciate thenature of the meat he was consigning to the London market, therewas a stage of ignorance or carelessness at which such a mental

condition became criminal. On being sentenced to pay a fine of E40with .e4 costs or to go to prison for a month, the defendant observedhis only assets were a few old horses, and philosophically declaredhis intention to " take the month."

the charge, and who happened also to be the magistratewho condemned them, informed the defendant, that without

claiming to be an expert, he had found their condition per-fectly apparent at once to his " unskilled eyes." It was suggestedwith some reason by the Assistant City Solicitor, who prosecuted,that if the defendant were so ignorant that he did not appreciate thenature of the meat he was consigning to the London market, therewas a stage of ignorance or carelessness at which such a mental

condition became criminal. On being sentenced to pay a fine of £40with £4 costs or to go to prison for a month, the defendant observedhis only assets were a few old horses, and philosophically declaredhis intention to " take the month."

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS.MONDAY (27th).-London 1(2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.

Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), St. George’s (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.),Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.),Samaritan (Gynaecological, by Physicians, 2 P.M.),’ Soho-square(2 P.M.), City Orthopaedic (4 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.),West London (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Royal Free(2 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.). Children, Gt. Ormond-street (9 A.M.),St. Mark’s (2.30 P.M.), Central London Throat and Ear (Minor 9A.M.,Major 2 P.M.).

TUESDAY (28th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), University College2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (1 P.M.), St. Mark’s(2.30 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat(9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), CentralLondon Throat and Ear (2 P.M.), Children, Gt. Ormond-street(9 A.M. and 2 P.M., Ophthalmic. 2 P.M.), Tottenham (2.30 P.M.),

Central London Throat and Ear (Minor, 9 A.M., Major, 2 P.M.).WEDNESDAY (29th).—St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), University College

(2 P.M.), Royal Free (2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing Cross(3 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (Ophthalmic, 1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2 P.M.),National Orthopaedic (10 A.M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.),Cancer (2 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.),Royal Ear (2 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedic (3 P.M.), Children, Gt.Ormond-street (9 A.M. and 9.30 A.M., Dental, 2 P.M.), Tottenham(Ophthalmic, 2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), Central LondonThroat and Ear (Minor, 9 A.M., Major. 2 P.M.).

THURSDAY (30th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s(3.30 P.M.), University College (2 P.M.), Charing-cross (3 P.M.), St.George’s (1 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), North-WestLondon (2 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (Gynaeeological, 2.30 P.M.),Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan(9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s(1.30 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedic (9 A.M.), Royal Ear (2 P.M.), Children,Gt. Ormond-street (9 A.M. and 2 P.M.), Tottenham (Gynaecological,2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), Central London Throat and Ear(Minor, (9 A.M., Major, 2 P.M.).

RIDAY (31st).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), CharingCross (3 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s(2 P.M.), Ophthalmic (10 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt.Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), LondonThroat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat,Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), City Orthopaedic (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.) Children, Gt. Ormond-street (9 A.M., Aural, 2 P.M.),Tottenham (2.30 P.M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Central London Throatand Ear (Minor 9 A.M.. Major, 2 P.M.).

ATURDAY (1st).-Royal Free (9 A.M.), London (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), University College (9.15 A.M.),Charing Cross (2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (10 A.M.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Children, Gt.Ormond-street (9 A.M. and 9.30 A.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic:) A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

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