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HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST (Bromp-ton).-4 P.M. Dr. Habershon : Bronchiectasis.

WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE (West London Hospital, W.).-5 P.M. Mr. Bidwell : The Application of Plaster-of-Paris and otherSplints.

THURSDAY (27th). - LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE. - CentralLondon SickAsylum Cleveland-st., W., 5.30 P.M., Dr. MitchellBruee:Clinical Lecture.

THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (Gt. Ormond-street, W.C.).-4 P.M.Dr. Barlow.

CHARING-CROSS HOSPITAL.-4 P.M. Dr. Galloway: DermatologicalDemonstration. (Post-Graduate Class.)

THE LONDON SKIN HOSPITAL (40, Fitzroy-square, W.).-4 P.M. Mr. J.Startin : On Gouty Eczema.

FRIDAY (28th).-LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE.-King’s College,3 to 5 P.M., Prof. Crookshank : Anthrax and Malignant Œdema.

WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE (West London Hospital, W.).-5 P.M. Dr. Cheatle : The Application of Splints to the LowerExtremity.

Notes, Short Comments, and Answersto Correspondents.EDITORIAL NOTICES.

IT is most important that communications relating to theEditorial business of THE LANCET should be addressedexclusively "To THE EDITORS," and not in any case to anygentleman who may be supposed to be connected with theEditorial staff. It is urgently necessary that attention begiven to this notice. -

It is especially requested that early intelligence of local eventshaving a medical interest, or which it is desirable to bringunder the notice of the profession, may be sent direct tothis Office.

Lectures, original articles, and reports should be written onone side of the paper only, AND, WHEN ACCOMPANIEDBY BLOCKS, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE NAME OF THEAUTHOR, AND IF POSSIBLE OF THE ARTICLE, SHOULDBE WRITTEN ON THE BLOCKS TO FACILITATE IDENTI-FICATION.

Letters, whether intended for insertion or for private informa-tion, must be authenticated by the names and addresses oftheir writers, not necessarily for publication.

We cannot prescribe or recommsnd practationers.Local papers containing reports or news paragrav7a should be

marked and addressed ‘° To the Sub-Editor." "

Letters relating to the publication. sale, and advertising de-partments of THE LANCET should be addressed" To theManager."

We cannot undertake to return MSS. not used.

A QUESTION OF ETHICS.To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-The following question has been asked me ; perhaps some ofyour readers will kindly give an answer. X is a growing spa. In itare already settled four medical practitioners. Would it be ethicallywrong for another medical man to settle in the place or to gothither three or four days in the week for consultant practice ?

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Oct. 18th, 1898. M.D.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A PARTNERSHIP?

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-A and B are in partnership, having equal shares in a practice.Twelve months ago C goes to them as an out-door assistant at a fixed

salary. At the expiration of six months A and B offer C a partner-ship in lieu of the assistantship, C to receive a fifth share of the nettprofits in lieu of salary and A and B, two-fifths each. C accepts theoffer and his name thereupon appears on the surgery door and on thebillheads as a member of the firm, besides which A and B repeatedlyinform the patients that C is their partner and not the assistant.A deed is drawn up by one of the partners, but C and the other

partner objecting to the wording of one of the clauses the deed’is notsigned but remains in the possession of C awaiting rectification. Inthe meantime, however, C receives his fifth share of the nett receiptswhich are divided up weekly, A and B receiving their two-fifths each.This goes on for six months when A and B inform C that the practiceis too small for three partners and as no deed had been signed C mustregard himself as only occupying the position of assistant and as

subject to a month’s notice. C declines to accept the notice on theground that his name having appeared on the business premisesand on the stationery and having been the recipient for six monthsof a weekly share of the profits he is a bond fide partner, not-

withstanding the fact of there being no deed of partnership. IsC right in his contention that the facts as herein stated constitute a

partnership? and is he justified in refusing to go out of the firm ? Theusual assistant’s bond which C signed on first going to A and B is stillin their possession. Is it still binding on C or should it have beendestroyed when C became a partner ? If taken into court neither Anor B could state on oath that they had not regarded C as their

partner. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Oct. 19th, 1898. A READER.

** It seems clear from the above ex-parte statement that A and B havemade C a partner and have treated him as such. They cannot thereforerelegate him to the position of an assistant without his sanction. Thebond should have been formally cancelled when C ceased to be anassistant. Only a solicitor with the draft agreement and the bondbefore him could decide accurately what is C’s best legal course.. Thematter is exactly one for friendly arbitration.-ED. L.

"VULGAR METHODS": AN EXPLANATION.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS.—My attention has been directed to THE LANCET of Sept. 24th,in which you print a series of labels. The red lahels which you soforcibly impress were evidently disseminated by my locum tenents duringmy absence from home. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,

Plashet-grove, East Ham, Oct. 18th, 1898. Hy. HUTCHINSON.

"ADVERTISING."

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To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-I have received a copy of your journal, dated 15th inst., con-taining an announcement headed "Advertising" in connexion withmy name. That announcement exposes me to an odium that, as I

think, I do not in any degree deserve. I was obliged to change myaddress under very exceptionable and pressing circumstances through nofault of my own, and I did not intentionally send the card in questionto anybody to whom I did not believe myself entitled conformablywith professional usage to give notice of my removal. In fact, I

scrupulously followed the course recommended to me by one whoinformed me that he had himself followed that course in all its detailsunder similar circumstances on behalf and under the direction of a

leading consultant now deceased. Moreover the card sent out for mewas copied from the card sent out for that consultant and engraved atthe same engraver’s. I do not consider that anything I have know- w-

ingly done rightly exposes me to any censure that would not bequite as applicable to the eminent consultant above referred to, and hecertainly was one whose judgment on a point of professional etiquettecould not have been lightly challenged, nor was he by any meanssingular in his views and conduct in such matters.

I regret, as regards the addressing, &c., of the envelope, that throughan oversight any annoyance should have been given to your cor-

respondent. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Gloucester-place, Portman-square, W. W. BURSLEM ROTHEROE.

INNSBRUCK AS A WINTER RESORT.

MR. W. BUCHANAN, M.R.C.S. Eng., of Chatham, writes to us drawingattention to the claims of Innsbruck as a winter resort. Innsbruck liesat an altitude of 1912 ft. above the sea in a sheltered valley. It isblessed with an abundant supply of pure water brought down fromthe mountains, a most important item, and owing to the nature ofthe soil the ground dries very quickly after rain. The weather

during November, December, January, and February is dry, still,and cold, with a bright sun, blue sky, and hard dry snow on theground.

THE PROHIBITION OF CORSETS IN RUSSIAN SCHOOLS.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-The Russian Minister of Education has forbidden the wearingof stays by the female students under his jurisdiction. Pre-

sumably, the reason for this edict is a laudable desire that theRussian educated woman shall rejoice in a natural waist. Regll-lations dealing with dress, especially with such garments as

do not meet the eye, are difficult to enforce and easy to

evade ; but apart from the difficulty of making such ruleseffectual it is questionable whether the absolute banishment of everykind of corset would be advantageous. The wasp-waist which has forcenturies deformed our female ancestors, though it dies hard, is

undoubtedly on its death-bed. Perhaps the case is different in

Russia, but among English-speaking women active exercise and

games out of doors have become almost universal during thelast few years and have necessitated a mode of dress which,while leaving something still to be desired, is on the wholesensible and rational. The corset has shared in the improvements andmodifications which are found in every article of attire; there neednow be no difficulty in procuring a garment which, without producingany compression or deformity, will nevertheless give to the wearerjust the amount of support required by modern dress. The

flowing robes of the Greeks needed no such support. Butin these days the flowing style would be an inconvenientone to adopt ; most women wearing modern dress, excepting the verythin and slight, feel more comfortable in stays of some sort. Manystays are made with shoulder straps and arrangements for attachingthe underskirt and stocking suspenders, thus doing away with garters,bamls, and strings, and allowing the clothing to be suspended fromthe shoulders instead of dragging on the hips; such stays have soft

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flexible "bones, yielding to every movement of the body and easilywithdrawn for laundry purposes. They serve two purposes, supportingthe figure and affording a comfortable means of attachment for theother underclothes. Such garments need not be tight; they answerbest and are most comfortable when fitting properly and allowing dueexpansion of the chest and abdomen during breathing. To prohibittheir use would be to deprive their wearer of a comfortable and rationalgarment. The Russian Minister of Education would be only logicalwere lie to forbid men and women alike to wear boots and shoes becausecertain people have in times past constricted and deformed their feet.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Clapham-common, S.W., Oct. 17th, 1898. D. CAINE, M.D.

THE POSITION OF THE ASSISTANT WITH REGARD TO FEESEARNED AT CORONERS’ INQUESTS.

"A is assistant to B on a salary with a commission on midwiferyreceipts. He is called in to see a patient and finds him dead on hisarrival. Subsequently he makes a post-mortem examination, givingevidence before the coroner. Is he entitled to any part of the feethus earned in the absence of any agreement to the contrary ? "-Thegentleman who sends this question to us informs us that A and Bfeel quite amicably towards each other and does not inform us if heis A or B. The fees belong legally to A, but it is the habit of manyprincipals-and we think a graceful and right habit-to divide suchfees with the assistant when all the labour and responsibility hasfallen upon the assistant.

"POWDER PUFFING" : AN EXPLANATION.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-My attention has been drawn to an observation in THE LANCETof Oct. 15th in which it is stated that the wrapper of a certain bakingpowder has upon it a testimonial signed by me. In reply I wish toremark that in the course of seventeen years’ service as medical officerof health I have had to do some analytical work and that occasion-ally during the same period articles of a dietetic or other naturehave been submitted to me by various people for qualitative analysis,several baking powders being amongst the number. As I have usuallygiven a certificate as to purity, &c., I take it that the wrapper in questionbore a copy of such a certificate. This does not appear to me to be

"powder puffing " ; neither have I lent my name for use in connexionwith this or any other article. I am not aware therefore that I have

infringed any Act of Parliament or by-law of the General MedicalCouncil by giving such a certificate to any person who has consideredmy analytical report worth seeking. Numbers of medical men givesuch; hundreds are given every year. Trusting that you will give thisexplanation the same prominence in your valuable paper that you didthe observation referred to.

I remain, Sirs, yours faithfully,Nottingham, Oct. 15th, 1898. WILLIAM TIBBLES.

*** We publish the explanation with pleasure.-ED. L.

THE COUNTERFEITING OF ANCIENT COINS.

A WRITER in the Revue Scientifique of Oct. 15th states that the Italianmanufacturers of coins and medals intended to be sold as ancienthave a strange method of giving them the "patina" or superficialoxidation which is supposed to be characteristic of genuine antiques.Large birds, such as turkeys, are made to swallow imitation coins ofthe Roman emperors, and if the coins when voided do not present thedesired -appearance they are repeatedly subjected to the sameprocess. The inference is that the effect is due to the action of theintestinal juices and gases.

MEDICAL OFFICERSHIPS IN THE HIGHLANDS ANDISLANDS.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-Owing to the number of these vacant posts appearing in the" dailies " at present and the harsh treatment often meted out to theunfortunate young gentlemen who accept them you could not dobetter than direct your readers before accepting such plaoes, particu-larly Skye and Orkney, to address the last medical officer for an honestopinion of their value and treatment to be expected.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Oct. 17th, 1898. JOHN TAYLOR, M.D.

THE POPULATION QUESTION IN FRANCE.AcooRDiNG to La Science Française, there are 8,713,266 families inFrance with one or more living children, the number in each familybeing as follows. In 2,640,894 families, or 30-3 per cent. of the whole,there is only 1 child ; in 2,364,202, or 27’1 per cent., there are 2children; in 1,585,960, or 18-2 per cent., 3 children; in 975,616, or11’2 per cent., 4 children ; in 572,285, or 6’5 per cent., 5 children ; in

322,651, or 3-7 per cent., 6 children ; and, finally, in 251,658, or 2-9 percent., there are 7 or more children. It is evident, says the writer,that in the matter of posterity the French nation cannot hope toestablish a record. In a scientific journal one naturally looks foraccuracy, but if the above figures are to be accepted, the population ofFrance, exclusive of barren families and also apparently of singlemen and women, exceeds 40,000,000. Writing in La MédecineModerne on what he calls " la Veulerie contemporaine," Dr.

Fiessinger describes a " moral malady," which may or may notbe accountable for the paucity of children in French households. I A

social epidemic," he says, "has cast its net over the different:classes; sparing none, collecting them all into one great flock,where they remain dumb and bereft of ambition. It is the leadingvital question of the day this utter absence in modern societyof energy, this lack of all initiative. The foundations of the

State must be assurred, the public equilibrium must be main-tained at any cost. Hence the suppression of individuality, the

levelling down of temperament, the crushing of aspiringspirits beneath the roller of uniformity additionally weighted bysuspicion and jealousy. Such is the ideal to be attained to, thesublime crown which has to be wrought. Collectivism cannot endurethat aught should emerge above the dead level of equality. Its

favours are reserved for those who can stoop down to the official-standard. Universal mediocrity; such is the dream of the col--lectivist." Frenchmen would seem to be afraid of large families.because in their opinion all the children have to be provided for alike;They have no approval of the law of primogeniture.

THE CLIMATE OF THE DISTRICT AROUND JOHANNESBURG.

A CORRESPONDENT would be very grateful if anyone could tell him,from personal knowledge some facts about the climate of the districts.lying round Johannesburg. He is desirous of avoiding dust-storms..

M.It.C’.S.-Seven teeth defective or deficient in persons under seventeenyears of age on the day of entry or ten defective or deficient teeth inrpersons above the age of seventeen years disqualify. No departure fromthis rule is permitted without special authority from the Admiralty..Both classes of persons must, however, possess at least four perfectlysound opposing molars-viz., two in each jaw, and the same numberof incisors similarly placed. A tooth is to be considered as defectivewhen it cannot be made permanently serviceable by dental repair.In all cases due regard is to be paid to the condition of the remainingteeth and the probability of their lasting for at least twelve years.Credit is to be given for teeth which have not erupted, uneruptedwisdom teeth excepted.

Registered Medical Student cannot take fees for attendance uponmidwifery cases, and there is no "institution" which can give himthe legal right to do so except such bodies as can transform him-after examination-into a qualified and registered medical man. Anymedical man employing a student to attend midwifery cases for himwould be liable to censure or worse from the General Medical Council,whose recent pronouncement about unqualified assistants seems tohave escaped our correspondent’s notice.

A Father of Nine.-We cannot publish a letter inviting suggestions formedical treatment and we do not give medical advice ourselves,Recourse must be had to the family medical man.

Enquirer.-We see no reason for believing that the medical men wereprivy to the insertion of the paragraph.

Mr. J. Williams.-We do not know of any work treating the subjectnamed.

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.(Taken daily at 8.3O a.m. by Steward’s Instruments.)

THE LANCET Office, Oct. 20th, 1898.

During the week marked copies of the following newspapershave been received: Scotsman, Birmingham Post, EastbourncChronicle, Western Gazette, Manchester Courier, East Essex Times.Ha7npshire Telegraph, South Wales Chronicle, Warwick Advertiser,Times of India, Pioneer Mail, Kent zll’essenger, Chatham News,Lancaster Guardian, Bedford Times, Citizen, Rochester Journal,Sussex Daily News, Brighton Gazette, Cambridge Express, CheshireObserver, Yorkshire Post, S7i,,,ffleld Telegraph, Architect, DerbyshireCourier, Eastern Morning News, Glasgow Herald, Builder, BlaekpoclGazette, Liverpool Daily Post, Dundee Advertiser, Oban Times,Worcester Herald, Buxton Advertiser, Ilfracombe Gazette, Leeds

Mercury, Fast Riding Telegraph, Somerset County Herald, Bristol

Mercury, Sanitary Record, Radnorshire Standard, Tit-Bits, Optician ’Rangoon Times, Farm and Home, Madras Times, Indian Daily News,Calcutta Local Government Chronicle, Hertfordshire Mercury, Liver-pool Courier, City Press, Public Health Engineer, Reading Mercury,Bristol Times and Mirror, Local Government Journal, SurreyAdvertiser, Freeman’s Journal, Poole Herald, Shrewsbury Advertiser,Weekly Free Press and Aberdeen Herald, Macclesfeild Courier and’Herald, Cheltenham Examiner, New York Herald, Craven Heratd,Keighley Herald, Louth Times, &c., &C.

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Communications, Letters, &c., have beenreceived from—

A.—Messrs. Arnold and Sons, wood, Manchester; Mr. F. B.Lond.; Messrs. Allen and Han- Hollis, Lond.; Messrs. Haasen-burys,Lond.;Mr. J. W. Arrow- stein and Vogler, Geneva.smith, Bristol ; Mr. E. A. Arm- J.-Dr. J. B. Jackson, Dublin;strong, Midgham. Mr. J. T. Jones, Hull; Dr. R. P.

B.-Dr. T. Beattie, Newcastle-on- Jones, Prudhoe-on-Tyne; Mr.

Tvne ; Mr. H. Bridgewater, High A. D. Jollye, Lond.Wycombe; Messrs. Bayer and K.—Eronthal Co., Lond. ; Messrs.Co., Elberfeld; Birmingham Knight, Frank, and Rutley,Daily Post; Birmingham City Lond. Herren Kriiger and Co.,Asylum, Medical Superintendent Leipztg ; Mr. B. Kuhn, Lond.of ; Dr. Bond, Gloucester; Mr. A. L.—Mr. W. S. Lord, Manchester;Bowman, Belfast; Mr. J. R. de C. L. W.; Messrs. Lee and Nightin-Boscawen, Truro ; T. B. Browne, gale, Liverpool; Messrs. LeverLtd., Lond.; Messrs. Burroughs, Bros., Lond.Wellcome, and Co., Lond.; Mr. M.-Mr. P. M61ler, Lond. ; Mr.

J. P. Bush, Bristol; Birmingham J. G. Murray, Scarborough;and Midland Counties Sana- Medical Society of Victoria,torium, Secretary of ; Messrs. Melbourne,Society Secretary of ;Bowen and McKechnie Lond. Melbourne, Mitchell and of,, Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co.,C.-Mr. W. Coates, Rushbrooke; Lond.; Dr. S. K. Mullick, Lond.;

Messrs. W. and R. Chambers, Mr. Valentine Matthews, Lond.;Edinburgh; C’anada Lancet, Dr. E. J. D. Mitchell, Eltham.Toronto, Business Manager of; N.-National Society for Aid to theMessrs. Cassell and Co., Lond.; Sick and Wounded in War, Lond.,Carruthers, Congleton; Cumber- Secretary of ; Dr. J. H. Nicoll,land Infirmary, Carlisle, Secre- Glasgow.taryof; Dr. Clippingdale, Lond.; O.-Oldham Infirmary, Secre-Mr. J. D. Campbell, Lond.; Dr. tary of ; Dr. W. M. Ord, Lond.;H. Campbell, Lond.; Dr. Cahill, Dr. G. Ogilvie, Lond.Lond.; Dr. C. Coles, Leicester ; -, -,

C. B.; Mr. A. Cox, Lond.; Cardiff p.-Mr. Y. J. Pentland, Edinburgh;Infirmary, Secretary of; Messrs. Messrs. Parke, Davis, and Co.,Carnrick and Co., Lond.; Dr. Lond.; Mr. F. Purshouse, Lond. ;Colquhoun, Glasgow. Mr. F. Pamphiton, Gloucester

’’ Dyce Duckworth, Lond.; Dr. G. S. Perkms, Lond.; Dr. C.

D.-SirDyce Duckworth, Lond.; porter, Stockport ; Plumbers’Dundee Medical Library, Secre- Company, Lond.; Dr. A. M.taryof ; Surgeon-Captain Donald- Paterson, Liverpool.son, New York, U.S.A.; Messrs.

Q-Q. Leytonstone.Dawbarn and Ward, Ltd., Lond. ; .

Dr. J. H. Dauber, Lond.; Mr. A. R.-Mr. W. R. Rice, Coventry; ;Duke, Cheltenham. Mr. W. B. Rotheroe, Lond.; RoyalDuke, Cheltenham. College of Physicians of Ireland,

E.—Mr. A. R. F. Evershed, Pen- Registrar of; Mr. H. Ramsay,zance; E. M. Lond.; Messrs. Reynolds and

F.-Miss Frith, Lond.; Messrs. Branson, Leeds ; Rotherham Hos-Fairchild Bros. and Foster, pital, Secretary of ; Dr. J. S. R.

Lond.; F. L., Harrogate. Russell, Lond.

G.-Mr. J. L. Green, Salisbury; S.-Dr. F. Sydenham, Walsall;Messrs. C. Griffin and Co., Lond.; Messrs. Stubbs, Norwich ; Dr.JA..Messrs. Gordon, Alexander, and Shaw-Mackenzie, Lond.; Mr. H.Co., Lond.; Mr. A. B. George, Sell, Lond; St. Mary’s HospitalCraven Arms ; Dr. E. Gwynn, Medical School, Lond., SecretaryLond.; Messrs. W. Green and of; Mr. W. P. Stocks, Salford;Sons, Edinburgh; Grosvenor Mr. A. Stenhouse, Glasgow ; Dr. IHospital for Women, &c., Secre- H. J. Slane, Hull; Sanitary Wood Itary of ; Dr. J. Galloway, Lond.; Wool Co., Lond.; Messrs. Street ’i,Dr.J. H. Goodliffe,Northampton; Bros., Lond.; Messrs. Smith, ’,

Dr. G. A. Gibson, Edinburgh. Elder, and Co., Lond.

a-Mr. H. Hutchinson, East Ham ; T.-Dr. J. Taylor, Bissay ; Messrs.

Dr. P. S. Hitchins, Lond.;Mr. M. W. Thornhill and Co., Lond.;

Hoff, Lond.; Messrs. Hastings Dr. E. F. Trevelyan, Leeds; Mr.

Bros., Lond.; Hospital for Dis- F. Treves, Lond.Bros., Lond.; Hospital for Dis- F. Treves.Lond.

eases of the Throat, Lond.; W.-Dr. S. R. Wells, Lond.; Mrs.Messrs. F. W. Holmes and Co., E. Weby, Bristol; Widows andGateshead - on - Tyne ; Captain Orphans, Society for Relief of ;M. P. Holt, Deolali, India; Dr. Welshman, Carmarthen; Mr.W. H. Hewlett, Wivenhoe; Dr. Welshman, Lond.; WorthingC. Holman, Lond.; Mr. T. Garrett Corporation, Clerk of ; Wills,Horder, Cardiff ; Mr. J. Hey- Ltd., Lond.

Letters, each with enclosure, are alsoacknowledged from—

A.-Mr. F. Adams, Harleston ; ling, Sulgrave ; Mr. C. H. Huish,Messrs. Austin and Sons, Hert- Load.; Dr. V. D. Harris, Lond.;ford ; Messrs. Armour and Co., Dr. D. Henderson, Llandebie;Lond.; A. W.; A. Z., Lond.; Dr. H. R.; Mr. J. Halliwell, Winch-J. Althaus, Lond.; Anglo-Swiss combe ; Mr. R. Haslam. Bolton;Condensed Milk Co., Lond.; Dr. H. J. J.; H. W.; H. C. W.J. Adam, West Malling; A. B.; J.-J. J. H.; J. A.; J. A. W.;A. de P.; Alpha, Tunbridge Wells. J. C. P.; J. M. F.

B,-Mr. C. L. Bedford, Birming- K.-Dr. C. R. Killick, Williton ;ham; Dr. B. Bramwell, Lond.; Mr. A. F. S. Kent, Lond.; Dr.B. F. H.; Mr. J. H. Booth, Kanitz, Szolnok, Hungary.Chesterfield ; Messrs. A. Bishop L—Mr. C. F. Le Sage, Lond.; Mr.and Sons, Lond.; Mr. A. Brance, H. K. Lewis, Lond. ; London

Lydd; Mr. A. E. Barker, Lond.; Association of Nurses, LadyMr. R. Baker, Lond.; Messrs. Superintendent of; London Post-W. H. Bailey and Son, Lond.; Grarluate Course, Treasurer of;Branco, Edinburgh ; Mr. R. Mr. E. R. S. Lipscomb, Star-Bebb, Brighton; Messrs. Brown, cross; Mrs. M. Luther, CravenGould, and Co., Lond.; Beta, Arms, Salop ; Dr. J. Lowe, Lond.;Liverpool; Dr. G. F. Blandford, Mrs. Loverock, Rugby.Lond.; Bristol Royal Hospital for M.-Mr. G. Makin, Hadleigh; Mr.Sick Children, Secretary of; Dr. W. Malville-Davison, Liverpool; .

Bagshawe, St. Leonard’s-on-Sea; Milk Preparations Co., Brent-Mr. L. M. Buckell, Romsey ; Mr. wood ; M. L. B.; Messrs. J. Mac-B. Brown, Huddersfield; B., Lond. lehouse and Son, Glasgow ; Dr.

C.-Dr. R. Cox, Theale ; Messrs. McCleary, Croydon; Mr. F. H.S. B. Clark and Son, Lond.; Moore, Hunstanton; MecredyMessrs. Crossley, Moir, Lond.; Manufacturing Syndicate, Lond.;Mr. W. Cook, Alcester ; Chelsea Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New

Hospital for Women, Secretary York, Lond., General Manager of;of ; Mr. H. W. Cox, Lond.; Mr. Dr. J. G. Moyles, Liverpool;F. W. Clarke, Chorlton-cum- Mysore Government, Senior

Hardy; Miss Colclough, Lond.; Surgeon’s Office,Bangalore,India.Dr. Cameron, Campden; Messrs. N.-Mr. W. D. Nott, Lond.; New-Corbyn, Stacey, and Co., Lond.; ; castle-on-Tyne Dispensary. Secre-Mr. W. Carson, Belfast; Messrs. tary of ; Messrs. Newton,

’ T. Cook and Son, Lond.; C. G. H.; Chambers, and Co., Thorncliffe.Church Stretton Private Asylum, O.-Mr. E. Owen, Lond.; OldhamMedical Superintendent of. Standard.

D.-Mr. A. K. Dresser, Padstow; P.-Mr. T. B. Parker, Philadelphia;Messrs. Dowie and Marshall, Messrs. C. Pool and Co., Lond.;

i Lond.; Dr. R. Dickson, White- Mr. J. L. Pinchin, Leytonstone ;! haven; Mr. F. Davidson, Lond.; Messrs. Pownceby and Co.,I Messrs. J. Defries and Sons, Lond.; P. B.

Lond.; Mr. F. Dale, Welling; R.-Mr. J. Reidy, Fulbeck ; Dr.Dover Hospital, Secretary of ; T. E. E. Roddis, Snettisham;Doctor, Bedlington; Dr. J. R. Ross, Ltd., Lond.; Dr. L. Roberts,Dalrymple, Yetholm ; Derby Caersws ; R. P. B.County Asylum, Clerk of; Dr. S.-Dr. Spencer, Redcar; Mr. P.H. E. Daniell, Strood; Messrs. Swain, Plymouth; Scholastic,A. De St. Dalmas and Co., Clerical, &c., Association, Lond.;Leicester. Dr. S.; South Devon Hospital,

E.-Dr. R. Eustace, Bournemouth; Plymouth, House Steward of ;Messrs. Eason and Son, Dublin; Mr. H. W. Scriven, Lond.; Dr.Mr. A. Elliott, Edinburgh; E. F.; S. H. Snell, Grays ; S. T.; Stock-

I E. J. N. C.; E. C. P. E. port Infirmary, Secretary of ;F.-Dr. L. Fischer, Jhansi, India ; St. Mungo’s College, Glasgow,Mr. A. W. Forsaith, Lond.; Mr. Cashier of ; Mr. J. Sampson,W. A. Frost, Lond.; F. H. H.; York ; Statim, Neath; Surgeon,Fellows Manufacturing Co., Liverpool; Mr. A. Saxlehner,Lond.; Miss M. J. Fergusson, Lond.

Broughty Ferry; Mr. F. H. T.-Dr. B. Taylor, Nottingham;Fawcett, Woburn Sands ; Mr. J. Captain R. G. Turner, Bombay ;FitzGerald, Queenstown; Fraser, Mr. R. D. Thomas, Welshpool; Dr.Longsight. F. W. Tunnicliffe, Lond.; T. L. H.

G.-Dr. J. H. Glenn, Dublin; U.-University College of SouthG. P.; G. H. A.; Gloucester Wales, Cardiff, Secretary of.County Asylum, Clerk of ; Mr. V.-Mrs. A. A. Verity, Garndiffaith.D. Gestetner, Lond.; G. W.; Victoria Carriage Works, Lond.;Messrs. Gale and Co., Lond. Mr. W. Van Praagh, Lond.

H.-Mr. J. Hutchinson, Lond.; Dr. W.-Mr. E. S. Warburton, Tre-S. Hyde, Buxton; Mr. W. Halley, herbert; W. B., Liverpool ; Dr.Lond.; H. H. H.; Mr. T. Hick- W.; W. H. P.; W. F. G.; W. E. D.

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