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THE PRESIDENCY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-At a meeting of the Common Council held on the 3rd inst. atGuildhall, the election of Mr. Cubitt, the late Lord Mayor, asPresident of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital formed the subject ofan animated discussion. With the exception of a few remark-ab !e instances, the president has been chosen from the court ofaldermen, to the exclusion of the " donation" governors. Mr.Cubitt, though first elected president during his mayoralty,was re-elected after his mayoralty had ceased, and after hisresignation of the aldermanic gown. The illegality of theelection has been declared by high legal authorities. The

question before the court was whether its privileges should bemaintained by proceedings by quo warranto, and if so whetherthey should be undertaken by the whole corporation as a body,or by some part of it. The matter was ultimately referred tothe General Purposes Committee.CHARGE AGAINST THE COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY.-

A correspondence has taken place between Lord Shaftesbury,the Chairman of the Commissioners in Lunacy, and the RightHon. R. C. Hamilton, one of the governors of Bethlehem Hos-pital. It appears that at the meeting of the governors onJune 22nd, Mr. Hamilton had represented that the Commis-sioners in Lunacy had accepted the report of two of their bodywho had been sent to inquire into the state of a lunatic asy-lum at Lincoln, but who without visiting the asylum, had aninterview with one of the authorities connected with it, whowas " under a cloud" with reference to matters affecting hishonesty, and who subsequently suffered imprisonment for afelony of which he had been convicted. Lord Shaftesbury, inexplanation, states that the information received from thatsource was not acted on, but that two other commissioners ontheir ordinary circuit visited the asylum, and included the sub-ject in their report. This occurred in 1846.INFLUENCE OF OZONIZED AIR UPON ANIMALS.-Dr.

Ireland in the Edinburgh Medical Journal says that-I. Ozonized air accelerates the respiration, and, we may

infer, the circulation.2. It excites the nervous system.3. It promotes the coagulability of the blood, probably by

increasing its fibrin. In the blood, however, ozone loses itspeculiar properties, probably entering into combination withsome of the constituents of the blood.

4. Animals may be subjected to the influence of a largequantity of ozone for some hours without injury, but in theend effects are produced which are calculated to destroy life.

ARTIFICIAL FORMATION OF FIBRIN.—In a paper readby Mr. A. Smee, before the Royal Society, he showed that ifa stream of oxygen gas be passed through albumen, derivedfrom the serum of the blood, or eggs, or gluten of wheat, por-tions of it become converted into fibrin. If, however, a smallquantity of potash be introduced, fibrin is not formed. It hasbeen thought that the discovery may throw some light on thephenomena of fibrinous diseases, as phthisis and peritonitis, andon the use of potash in their treatment.OIL AS A PRESERVATIVE AGAINST THE PLAGUE.-It is

said that the kamalides, or oil-porters of the Levant, are neverattacked by this epidemic. So great is the confidence of thesemen in their freedom from contagion, that they freely offertheir services to carry the sick to the hospitals, attend on thesufferers, and bury the dead. -Scientific American.HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ENDING

SATURDAY, JULY 4TH.-The rate of mortality in London wasnearly constant during the month of June. In the week thatended last Saturday the deaths were 1187. There were 43deaths from small-pox in the week. In June the weeklynumber varied from 43 to 46. Of the 43 cases 4 are stated tohave occurred to the vaccinated. Scarlatina was fatal in 73cases, 5 of which occurred in Limehouse.

Births last week-Boys, 995; girls, 942. Total, 1937.

MEDICAL VACANCIES.Bath Mineral Water Hospital-Resident Apothecary, vice Mr. H. H. Parry,

resigned.City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest-Assistant-Physician.Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham-Surgeon.Newark-on-Trent Dispensary-House-Surgeon. Tower Hamlets Dispensary- Medical Resident, vice Mr. Rivington, resigned.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.F. H. ALDERSON, M.R.C.S.E., late Assistant House-Surgeon to the Poplar I

Hospital, has been appointed House-Surgeon to the West London Hos-pital, Hammersmith.

J. CANDY, M.D., has been elected a Member of the Midland Branch of theBritish Medical Association.

J. CREWE, M.R C.S.E., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vaccinatorfor the Weldon District of the Oundle Union, Northamptonshire, vice J.Clark, M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

W. DAVIES, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Assistant Medical Officer to theSalop and Montgomery Counties Lunatic Asylum, Shrewsbury, vice J.Bayley. M.R.C.S.E., who has been appointed Superintendent.

E. D. DE VITRE, M.D., has been elected President of the Lancashire andCheshire Branch of the British Medical Association.

E. DRUMMOND, L.M., has been appointed House-Surgeon and Dispenser tothe Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Hospital, vice H. W. PriestmaaNewton, resigned.

J. HARLEY, M.D., has been elected a Fellow of the Linneaen Society.T. HOWITT, F.R.C.S.E., has been elected one of the Vice-Presidents of the

Lancashire and Cheshire Branch of the British Medical Association.Dr. J. S. HUGHES, Surgeon to Jervis-street Hospital, has been elected Pro-

fessor of Surgery in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, in theroom of Dr. J. H. Power, deceased.

W. MALTBY, M.R.C.S.E., has been elected a Member of the Midland Branchof the British Medical Association.

C. H. MARRIOTT, M.B., has been elected a Member of the Midland Branch ofthe British Medical Association.

G. M. MAYBERRY, M.D., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vacci-nator for the Kenmare Dispensary District of the Kenmare Union, Co.Kerry, vice T. M’Carthy, M.D., resigned.

C. G. RITCHIE, M.D., has been appointed Resident Physician to the Hospitalfor Sick Children, Edinburgh, vice A. Dewar, M.D., resigned.

W. RIVINGTON, M.R.C.S.E., has been elected Assistant-Surgeon to the LondonHospital.

W. ROBERTS, M.D., has been appointed Honorary Secretary of the Lancashire’ and Cheshire Branch of the British Medical Association, vice A. T. H.’ Waters, resignedT. RUDD, M.D., of the Scots Greys, has been elected a Member of the Birming-

ham and Midland Counties Branch of the British Medical Association.M. H. SLOANE, M.D., has been reappointed Medical Officer for the Ovenden

Distict of the Halifax Union.F. STEVENSON, M.R.C.S.E., has been elected a Member of the Midland Branch

of the British Medical Association.C. TAYLOR, M.D., has been elected a Member of the Midland Branch of the

British Medical Association.H. TOFTS, M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for

the Woking District of the Guildford Union, Surrey.W. S. TRENCH, M.D., has been elected Medical Officer of Health for the

Borough of Liverpool, vice W. H. Duncan, M. D., deceased.A. T. H. WATERS, M.B., has been elected a Vice-President of the Lancashire

and Cheshire Branch of the British Medical Association.F. WILLIS, M.B., has been elected Assistant-Physician to the Westminster

Hospital.J. WILTSHIRE, M.R.C.S.E., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vacci

nator for District No. 1 of the New Forest Union, vice W. Spear, M.D.deceased.

MILITARY AND NAVAL MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.

F. F. ALLEN, Surgeon Bengal Service, in medical charge of, has been postedto, the 2nd Gorkha Regiment.

J. B. BAKER, Assist.-Surg. 80th Foot, Bengal, has been directed to assumemedical charge of a Detachment of the 14th Bengal Cavalry at Seepree.

T. T. BARNEWALL, Staff Assist.-Surg., has been directed to do duty at theChinsurah Depot, Bengal Presidency.

L. BARRON, M.D., Staff Surgeon Army, having completed twenty years’ full-pay service, has been promoted to ctaff Surg.-Major under the provisionsof the Royal Warrant of Oct. lst, 1858.

T. L. BrcKFORD, M.R.C.S.E., Assist.-Surg. R.N. July 22nd, 1859, has been ap-pointed to the " Fisguard."

A. G. BARTLEY, M.RC.S.E., Staff Assist.-Surg., has been ordered to do dutywith the Artillery Division at Lahore, Bengal Presidency.

W. BOYD, Staff Surgeon attached to the 90th Foot, Bengal, has been appointedto the medical charge of the 7th Dragoon Guards.

A. F. BRADSHAW, Assist.-Surg. 2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade, has been directed toafford medical aid to a Detachment of the lst Bengal Cavalry, and ap-pointed Garrison Assist.-Surg., Delhi, in addition to his other duties, viceAssist.-Surg. W. Moir, Royal Artillery, who has resigned those duties.

G. CALVERT, 31.R.C.S.E., Staff Assist.-Snrg. Army, has been promoted to StaffSurgeon, vice C. Martin, appointed to the 2nd West India Regiment.

R. W. CARTER, M.R.C.S.E., Assist.-Surg. 82nd Foot, Bengal, has been orderedto resume charge of the Officers’ Hospital, on being relieved of the chargeof the " Bentinck" by Surg. E. J. Franklyn.

C. P. CASTELLO Assist.-Surg., has been transferred from the 2nd to the 6thRegiment of Punjaub Infantry.

J. A. P. COLLES, Assist.-Surg. Bengal Service, has been appointed to the me-dical charge of the Civil Establishments at Peshawur in succession toSurg. M’Donald.

R. W. CUNNINGHAM, M.D., Assist.-Surg., has been transferred from the 101stFoot Bengal Army to the 4th Native Infantry, vice M’Donald.

J. DAVIDsoN, M.D., Surgeon R.N. Sept. 12th, 1848, has been appointed to the" Revenge."

J. DAVYS, L.R.C.S.I., Staff Surgeon, has been appointed to the medical chargeof the Chinsurah Depot, Bengal (on being relieved of the charge of theOfficers’ Hospital by Assist.-Surg. R. W. Carter), vice Home.

F. W. A. DE FABtfCK, Assist.-Surg. Bengal Service, has been ordered to assumemedical charge of the 15th Brigade Royal Artillery, vice Surgeon C. R.Francis, transferred to the 104th Foot.

J. C. DEMPSTER, M.D., Staff Surg.-Major in charge of the Depot Hospital atKidderpore, Bengal Presidency, has been directed, in addition to his otherduties, to assume medical charge of No. 3 Battery 25th Brigade RoyalArtillery in Fort William.

J. DUSTANE, Staff Assist.-Surg., has been ordered to do duty with the 107thFoot at Lucknow.

R. P. FERGussoN, Staff Assist.-Surg., has been ordered to do duty with theArtillery Division at Allahabad, Bengal.

N. FROLLIOTT, L.K.Q.C.P.I., Staff Assist.-Surg., has been appointed to do dutywith the 89th Foot at Mooltan.

J. FORBES, L.R.C.P.L., Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, retired on full-pay from H.M.’s Indian Military Forces, has been promoted to the honoraryrank of Inspector-General of Hospitals.

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E. J. FzANKLTN, M.D., Surgeon 7th Dragoon Guards,’ Bengal, has been ap-pointed to the medical charge of the Hospital Ship 11 Bentinek."

T. HASTINGS, Surg: Major Bengal Service, has been directed to relieve Surg.J. Hilliard, M.D., of the charge of the Allahabad Artillery Division.

C. HATCHELL, Civil Surgeon Bengal Service, has been directed to assume me-dical charge of the Right Wing of the 29th Punjaub Native Infantry.

H. F. HENSMAN, Staff Assist.-Surg., has been ordered to do duty with the li,Head Quarters of the 25th Brigade Royal Artillery at Agra. ’

A. P. Hor.asas, M.D., Assist.-Surg. Bengal Service, has been transferred fromthe Artillery Division to the 37th Native Infantry, vice Surg. A. White.

A. D. HOME, Staff Surgeon, has been transferred to the medical charge of the43rd Foot, Bengal, relieving Surg. F. 0. Barker.

J. R. Joaxsox, Assist.-Surg. Bengal Service, has been tranferred from the 1stSikh Infantry to the medical charge of the 1st Punjaub Cavalry, duringthe absence on special duty of Assist.-Surg. C. S. Courtney, M.D.

D. M’DojfALD, M.D., Surgeon 14th Bengal Native Infantry, has been directedto assume medical charge of the 101st Bengal Fusiliers, Rawul Pindee.

J. M’INTYRE, Surg.-Major 101st Foot, Bengal, lately appointed to officiate asDeputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, has been posted to the PeshawurCircle of Superintendence.

D. M’RAE, Surg -Major Bengal Service, Officiating Medical Storekeeper atAllahabad, lately promoted to Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitalswith temporary rank, has been posted to the Dinapore Circle of Superin-tendence.

J. R. Muasey, M.D., Staff Assist.-Surg., has been ordered to do duty withNo. 3 Battery 22nd Brigade Royal Artillery at Jhansie, Bengal.

P.O’BRIEN, F.R.C.S.E., Assist.-Surg. Bengal Service, has been appointed toofficiate as Medical Storekeeper at Allahabad, vice Surg.-Major D. M’Rae.

W. SIIEPPARD, Assist.-Surg. B Battery 2nd Bengal Royal Horse Brigade,Bengal, has been directed to assume medical charge of No. 6 Battery 25thBrigade Royal Artillery, in addition to his other duties.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

At Clare-street, St. Heliers, Jersey, the wife of John Le Gros, M.R.C.S.E., ofa son.

On the 26th of May, at Colaba, the wife of H. T. Dann, Assist.-Surg. BombayArmy, of a son.

On the 27th of May, at Kurrachee, the wife of Staff Surg.-Major S. M. Pelly,of a daughter. *

On the 29th of May, at Howrah, the wife of Dr. R. Bird, of the Bengal Me-dical Service, of a son.

On the 30tli ult., at Claremont, Leeds, the wife of Dr. Heaton, of a son.On the 1st inst., at Clifton, the wife of J. T. C. Ross, F.R.C.S.E., 21st Hussars,

of a son.On the 2nd inst., at Angell-terrace, Islington, the wife of A. Ernest Sansom,

M.B., of a son.On the 3rd inst., the wife of Dr. Wightman, of Milton-place, Halifax, of a son,

still-born.On the 4th inst., at Duke-street, Liverpool, the wife of John C. Baker, M.D.,

of a son, still-born.On the 4th ihst., at Cromer, Norfolk, the wife of H. J. Buck, L.R.C.P.Ed., of

a daughter.On the 4th inst., at Swanlincote, Burton-on-Trent, the wife of C. Hall, M.D.,

of a daughter.On the 5th inst., at Blackfriars-road, the wife of S. W. Smith, L.F.P. & S. Glas.,

of a son.On the 6th inst., at Loughton, the wife of W. T. Lewis, M.R.C.S.E., of a son.On the 6th inst., at Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, the wife of T.

Macaulay, M.R.C.S.E., of a son.On the 7th inst., at Shrewsbury, the wife of J. D. Harries, M.R.C.S.E., of a son.

. MARRIAGES.On the lst inst., at Newcastle-on-Tyne, R. T. Ogden, M.R.C.S.E., of Rochdale,

to Annie, daughter of J. Spencer, Esq., of Newcastle.On the 1st inst., at Worcester, Sydney Henson, M.R.C.S.E., of Manchester, to

Charlotte Riach, daughter of the late F. Danby, Esq., of Middlehale,Kilham.

On the 2nd inst., at Clifton, 31. Coates, M.R.C.S.E., Assist.-Surg. R.N., of theRoyal Hospital, Haslar, to Miss Margaret Amelia Mais, of Clifton.

On the 2nd inst., at Our Lady’s Church, St. John’s-wood, Dr. J. F. Smiles, ofThe Lawn, South-bank, Regent’s-park, to Caroline, daughter of F. Tus.saud, Esq., of Salisbury House, Marylebone-road.

DEATHS.

Lately, W. Spear, M.D., of Totton, Southampton.Recently, Francis 0. Brien, Surgeon 69th Regiment, on half-pay.On the 27th ult., C. J. Evans, M.R.C.S.E., of Nottingham, aged 37.On the 28th ult., J. Fawthrop, L.S.A., of Queensbury, Halifax, aged 57.On the lst inst., at Weldon, Wansford, Northamptonshire, J. Clark, M.R.C.S.E.,

formerly Assist.-Surg. R.N., in which capacity he served at the Battle ofTrafalgar, aged 77.

On the 2nd inst., at Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, W. Murdook, M.R.C.S.E., formerlyof York-street, Dublin, aged 44.

On the 3rd inst., at Bath, Wm. Spencer, late Surgeon Bengal Light Cavalry,aged 68.

On the 3rd inst., Sydney Hyde, M.R.C.S., aged 22.

QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.E. Caldwell, Surgeon Jan. 8th, 1811, on the retired list.W. Clarke, M.D., Surgeon March 15th, 1820, on the retired list.J. Clarkson, L.R.C.P.Ed., Assist.-Surg. Oct. 20th, 1859.J. Ellis, Surgeon July 26th, 1823, on the retired list.W. Macdonald, M.D., Assist.-Surg. June 25th, 1842, on the retired list.J. Niven, M.D., Surgeon Dec. 23rd, 1850.D. Ramsay, M.D., Surgeon June 4th, 1858.J. Thomson, M.D., Surgeon Sept. 28th, 1814, on the retired list.J. M. Tronson, M.D., Surgeon Sept. 27th, 1861.

Medical Diary of the Week.

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St. MARK’S HOSPITAL TOR FISTULA AND OTZZBDISEASES OF THE RECTUM.-Operations, 1 1/2 P.M. METHOPOLITAN FRED HOSPITAL. - Operations,2 P.M.(Guy’s HOSPITAL.-Operations, 11 P.M.WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.

ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY.-8 P.M. Prof. Busk, "Onthe Preparation of Figures of the Typical Formsof Human Crania."

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.ST. Mary’s HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. - Operations,2 P.aa.LONDON HoaPITAL.-Operatione, 2 P.at.LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.

Sx. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.CENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

Operations, 1 p.M.GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Klxn’s CROSS.-

, Operations, 2 P.M.LONDON SURGICAL HOME.-Operations, 2 P.M.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL. - Operations, 2

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tions, 111 P.M.

ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 P.M.Locg HOSPITAL, Dean-street, Soho.-Clinical De-monstrations and Operations, 1 P.M.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.-Operations. It.

P.M.KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 1/2 P.M.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-Operations, 1 1/2 P.M.CHASINa-csoea HOSPITAL.-Operations, 2 P.M.

To Correspondents.A Governor of the S’2aansea Infirmary.-Under the circumstances we think itwas judicious to withdraw both the motion and the amendment with refe-rence to the increase of the medical staff of the infirmary. It certainlydoes seem unusual that in an hospital which numbers but thirty bedsthere should be four physicians, four surgeons, a resident surgeon and anapothecary. The staff is out of all proportion to the requirements of thepatients. There is much force in the observations of Dr. Thomas Williams,and they will no doubt have weight with the other members of the medicalcommittee in any steps they may take in the matter. It is essential to thewelfare of a medical charity that it should have a sufficient number ofofficers attached to it; an unnecessarily large number is not without itsinconveniences and drawbacks, and these were well stated by the physicianto whose observations we have before referred.

Assistant-Surgeon calls our attention to the recent order of the Surgeon-General of the North American army, by which the use of mercurials andof tartarized antimony is prohibited. If there be no mistake about the

matter, the order in question is a strange one indeed.Mr. Charles Clifton, (Winchester.)-Of Davies, Medical Publisher, Princes-

street, Leicester-square.Iota.-The oil of the male fern may be given without any risk to children asan anthelmintic in taenia. The dose will vary from ten to thirty drops,according to age.

THE paper by Mr. Marson, "On the Sarracenia Purpurea," which appearedin the last LANCET, was read before the Epidemiological Society.

CAKBOAZOHO ACID AND CARBOA.ZOTA.TES.

To the Editor of The LANCET.SIR,-Having observed my name in your Answers to Correspondents" in

THE LANCET of last week, I am induced to make the following remarks uponthe subject in connexion with which it appears.In 1854 and 1855, I made a long series of observations on the therapeutic

action of carboazotic acid and the carboazotates, and I obtained the followingresults :-These substances possess tonic qualities. They produce yellownessof the skin, conjunctivee, urine and saliva, and a bitterness in the mouth.The time required to produce these effects varies with the dose and thedegree of solubility of the substance administered. I have seen the skin andconjunctivæ become yellow in three days by the administration of one-thirdof a grain three times a day. If a blister be applied while a person is takingcarboazotic acid, the fluid will be coloured yellow. I administered carboazoticacid to a woman in the last week of her pregnancy in half-grain doses threetimes a day. Her skin and conjunctivse became yellow, and remained so untilshe was delivered; the liquor amnii was of a deep yellow colour. In a caseof ovarian dropsy I administered carboazotic acid at the rate of half a grainthree times a day for a week before I performed the operation of tapping.At the operation I drew off nearly seven gallons of fluid, highly colouredyellow.At my suggestion Professor Calvert prepared the carboazotate of iron. I

administered it in grain doses three times a day as a substitute for citrate ofiron and quinine. Your obedient servant,Hawarden, July, 1863. T. MOhFAT, M.D.