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receiving the fees, the Inspector shall give the candidate aletter authorizing the examiners to take him on trial.

14. Unsuccessful candidates at either the first or secondexamination shall be remitted to their studies for a period tobe determined by the judgment of the examiners, but not inany case for less than three months ; and their names shall beconcealed.

15. In case of a candidate being unsuccessful at the secondexamination, the fees for that examination will be returned tohim, with the exception of the sum of £2. which will be re-tainecl to meet the expense of the examination.

16. In order to test more effectually the practical knowledgeof oa,ntiidates, anatomical and hotanical specimens, articles ofthe materia medica, chemical tests, the microscope and surgicalapparatus, will be employed during the examinations ; andevery candidate viill be required to write out one or moreformulae of prescription. The examination may also cotsist in

part of the actual examination of persons labouring underdisease.

17. Candidates, on showing suincient reason for it, may beadmitted to a special examination, on days other than thosespecified below, on paying an extra fee of £5, which will notbe returned in the event ot their not being sncceesful.Appendix.-The following will be the periods of examination

from Nov., 1861, to Aug., 1862 :-1. Preliminary Examinationin literature and science, Oct. 26th, Nov. 2nd, 9th, and 16th,1861 ; Feb. ist, May 3rd, and Aug. 2ud, 18 2. 2. First Pro-fessional Examination, Nov. 6th, 1861 ; Feb. 5rh, April 16th,May 7th. Juiy 16eh, and Aug. 6th, 1862. 3. The second Pro-fessional Examinations will take place immediately after theconclusion of each of the first Professional Examinations.

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

The curricula for the several degrees conferred are the sameas in the University of Edinburgh.The annual term for conferring medical and surgical degrees

is the 10th of May, except when the 10th falls upon Saturdayor Sunday, when it takes place on the previous Friday.The Professional Examinations are held in the months of

April and May. Before being admitted to examination, every Icandidate must, at such period of the year as may be fixed bythe Senate of the University, lodge with the Clerk of the Senatea statement of his studies, general and professional, togetherwith the proper certificates, including, when necessary, that ofage, his inaugural dissertation, or other documents, and thefees.The Examinations in General Education are held in the last

week of October and of April.The fees for the degrees are as follows :-For the degree of

M.B., £15; for that of C.M. (in addition to the fees for M.B.),£5; for the M.D. (in addition to the fees for M. B.), £5, andGovernment stamp for diploma, £10.Examinations in General Education.-An examination will

take place in the last week of October, and another in the lastweek of April, on the following subjects :-English: Grammarand Composi ion. Latin: First Book of the Æneid of Viroil,and Second Book of Cassar de Bello Gallico. Arithmetic: theCommon Rules, including Decimals. Elements of Mathematics:Euclid, Book I. Elements of Mechanics: Lardner’s ElementaryWork on Natural Philosophy.At the same periods examinations will also take place, in

conformity with the Statute which enacts that candidates shallalso, previous to their first Professional Examination, pass anexamination in at least two of the following subjects :-Greek:Anabasis of Xenophon, Book I. ; or the Gospel according toSt. John. French : Voltaire’s History of Charles XII. Ger-man : Schiller’s William Tell. Higher Mathematics : Euclid,Books 1. to VI.; Algebra, including Quadratic Equations, andthe Rudiments of Trigonometry. Natural Philosophy : Ele-ments of Natural Philosophy, by Golding Bird and Brooke.Natural History: Geology or Zoology. Logic: Whately’sLogic, Books II. and III. Moral Philosophy : Dugald Stewarton the Active Powers, or Dr. Fleming’s Manual.

FACULTY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OFGLASGOW.

Both the preliminary and medical courses of study are pre-cisely similar to those required by the Royal College of Surgeonsof Edinburgh.

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN.

The curricula for the several degrees conferred are the sameas in the University of Edinburgh.

Professional Examinations will be held twice in each year-namely, in April and July, directly after the close of thewinter a.nd summer sessions.

Fees for Graduation.-For the degree of M.B., £5 5s., inrespect of each of the three Professional Examinations, eachsuch fee being payable at the time at which the candidatecomes forward to be examined in that division in respect ofwhich it is payable.

If the candidate desires to be admitted to the degree ofBachelor of Medicine only, he shall not, on admission thereto,be required to pay any further fee in addition to the £15 15s.so paid by him. A further fee of £5 5s. is paid for the addi.tional degree of C.M.And every candidate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine

shall pay, in addition to the fees paid by him for the degree ofBachelor of Medicine, a fee of X5 5s., exclusive of any stampduty which may for the time be exigible.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS.

Regulations at present in force respecting the Deg7,ee ofDoctor of Medicine.

Every candidate, upon presenting himself for examination,shall produce satisfactory evidence of unexceptionable moralcharacter, of having had a liberal and classical education, andof having completed the twenty-second year of his age.

Fellows, members, and licentiates of the Royal Colleges ofSurgeons of England, Edinburgh, and Dublin, of the RoyalCollege of Physicians of London, of the Faculty of Physiciansand Surgeons of Glasgow, and of the London Apothecaries’Company, are eligible as candidates for the degree of Doctor ofMedicine on producing their diploma or licence.N.B.-New regulations (copies of which may be obtained

from the Secretary) have been published for students com-mencing their attendance on medical classes in or after Octo-ber, 1861.

Candidates not holding any of the qualifications enumeratedin the above clause must produce satisfactory proof that theyhave regularly attended lectures during four winter and twosummer sessions on the following branches :-Anatomy, twocourses of six months each; Practical Anatomy or Dissections,twelve months; Physiology and Chemistry, one course of sixmonths each; Practical Chemistry, Botany, Natural Historyor Comparative Anatomy, Materia Medica and Pharmacy,Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children, and MedicalJurisprudence, one course of three months each; Surgery, ,Clinical Surgery, Practice of Medicine, and Clinical Medicine,one course of six months each. And that they have diligentlyattended medical hospital practice for at least two entire years.The hospital practice and lectures may be attended in any

of the hospitals and medical schools recognised by the Univer-sities of London or of Edinburgh, or by the Royal College ofSurgeons of England.Examiners for Degrees in Medicine-Dr. G. E. Day; Mr.

A. Connell (assisted by Dr. M. F. Heddle).Assistant Examiners for the year 1861-Therapeutics and

Practice of Medicine : Dr. W. T. Gairdner; Dr. Alex.Wood.

Surgery : Dr. G. Buchanan; Dr. J. Struthers.Midwifery and the Diseases of Women and Children : Dr.

A. Anderson; Dr. J. M. Duncan.The examinations take place three times in the year, com-

mencing on the first Monday in May, on the last Monday inSeptember, and on the 27th day of December. The gradua-tion fee is twenty-five guineas. In the event of a candidate

being found unqualified, he shall forfeit one-third of the gra-duation fee, which, however, will be accounted for to himwhen he passes his examination at a subsequent trial.The examination by printed papers extends over three days,

after which each candidate is submitted to an oral examination.All candidates are required to give a written translation of a

passage from the first four books of Celsus, to write prescrip-tions in Latin with accuracy, and to be so f".r acquainted withGreek as to be able to give the meanings of scientific and medi-cal terms derived from that language.During the first three days of the examination, the candi-

dates answer printed questions on Chemistry and Materia

Medica, Anatomy and Physiology, the Practice of Medicine,