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Inspector of Vaccination, as provided for in the Act ofParliament, also occasions extra work to the public vacci-nator. The Poor-law Board may have to solve this difficultyin addition to the others, and if so, it is to be hoped thatnothing will be allowed to obstruct the efficient working ofthe Vaccination Act.Birmingham, Nov. 8th, 1869.

THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

AT the meeting of the Council of the College on Thursdaylast, the llth instant, Mr. Hancock’s motion respecting theformation of a separate Board of Examiners in Anatomyand Physiology was brought forward and discussed. An

amendment was moved simply affirming the desirability ofsuch a board, but this was lost, and the whole question wasultimately referred to a committee. Mr. Erichsen’s motionto legalise meetings of the Fellows within the College wasalso brought forward and elaborately discussed, the feelingof all the members of the Council being in favour of it. Anamendment to include the Members as well as the Fellowswas lost, and this question was eventually also referred to acommittee. We shall discuss these important questionsmore fully next week.At the same meeting a motion of Mr. Simon’s, on the

present scarcity of subjects in the London schools, was re-ferred to the President and Vice-Presidents; and notices ofmotion for the next meeting were given by Mr. CharlesHawkins and Mr. Simon on the constitution of the Courtof Examiners, and by Mr. Gay on the admission of reportersto the meetings of the Council.

Medical News.UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.-The following gentlemen

passed the recent second M.B. examination:-FIEST DIVISION.

Baxter, Evan Buchanan, King’s College.Buck, Thomas Alphens, Guy’s Hospital.Desse, Ethelrid, University College.Dukes, Clement, St. Thomas’s Hospital.Gowers, William Richard, University College.Hall, Francis De Havillaud, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.Marshall, Henry Flamank, Birmingham General Hospital and Uni-

versity College.Rayner, Edwin, B.A., Parls, and University College.Snow, Herbert Lumley, Queen’s College, Birmingham.Stocker, James Reginald, Guy’s Hospital.Thomas, John Davies, Uutversity College.Willoughby, Edward Francis, University College.

SECOND DIVISION.

Black, John Gordon, College of Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne.Blackley, John Galley, Royal Manchester School of Medicine.James, John, University College.Seecombe, Edward Hepburne, King’s College.Smith, Charles James Hardy, University College.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF E-NGLAND.-Th3following gentlemen passed their primary examination inAnatomy and Physiology at a meeting of the Court ofExaminers held on the 9th inst. :-W. Bell, C. A. E. Sheaf, and R. L. Tait, of Edinburgh. C. E. Whitingtonand N. Kiddle, of Guy’s Hospital. B. J. Shaw and H. P. Deacon, ofSt. Bartholomew’s Hospital. H. Williams and R. Mason, of St. Tho-mas’s Hospital. G. H. Whitaker, of Glasgow and University College.G. H. How, of King’s College. R. Cory, of Cambridge and St. Thomas’sHospital. J. Thompson, of Charing-cross Hospital. J. J. Macan, ofSt. Bartholomew’s Hospital and Cambridge. J. E. Brookes, of Birming-ham. E. Skinner, of Sheffield and University College. W. Renton, ofLeeds. G. R. Daphtary, of Bombay. W. L. Mayer, of London Hospital

Eleven other candidates were admitted to examination, butfailed to satisfy the Court, and were referred for a period ofthree months’ further anatomical study.-The pass examina-tion for the Membership of the College commenced on the12th inst., and it is stated that the number of candidatesis greatly in excess of the corresponding period of last year.APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemen

passed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on Nov. 4th :-

Bennett, Frederick Charles, The Close, Salisbury.Leigh, John Thomas, St. Ives Hunts.Robinson, Charles Augustus, Kingston, Jamaica.

As Assistant in Compounding and Dispensing Medicines:-Burns, Henry Foster, Blackman-street, S.E.

The following gentleman also on the same day passed theirfirst professional examination :-

Birt, George Cooney, Guy’s Hospital.Pugh, Edgar Joseph, University College.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND.--At theexaminations held on the 23rd, 27th, 28th, and 29th ult.,the following gentlemen obtained the licence to practiseSurgery

THE SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND OR-PHANS OF MEDICAL MEN.-The half-yearly general meetingwas held October 27th at the rooms of the Society, Berners-street. The chair was taken by the President, Dr. Burrows.A short statement was read by the Secretary, from which itappeared that ten members had been elected since the lastgeneral meeting ; five additional widows and twenty-onechildren had made applications for relief. The actual re-

ceipts from 1st January to 30th June had been .81608, theexpenditure .813’79 10s. The grants made to the widows andchildren amounted to .81250 10s. for the half year, the ex-penses to .8129. There are at present fifty-six widows andforty-three children receiving assistance, in sums varyingup to .850 per annum for each widow, according to her need,and .825 per annum for each of the children. The Presi-dent, after acknowledging a vote of thanks to himself and theCourt of Directors, expressed his regret at the small attend-ance of members at the general meetings, although it wasin itself a proof of the confidence placed in the officers;still he much wished the members would show more interestin the affa.irs of the Society by appearing in greater num-bers at the half-yearly meetings.

Medical Appointments.AFFLECK, J. 0., M.B., has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medical

Jurisprudence in the University of Edinburgh.ARMSTRONG, J., M.B, has been appointed an Assistant Medical Officer to

the Liverpool Lades’ Charity and Lying-in Hospital.

ASHTON, J. H., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for the 1st

South-eastern District of the Freebridge Lynn Union, vice P. C. Shep-heard, -,NI.R,C.S.E., resigned.

BURTON, J. E., L.R.C.P.L., has been appointed Assistant Medical Officer tothe Ladies’ Charity and Lying-in Ho-pital, Liverpool.DAVIS, J., M.R.C.S.E., has been elected President of the newly-formed

Sunderland Aledico-Chirurgieal Society.DAVIES, N. E., M.R.C.S.E., has been elected Medical Officer for the Sher-

borne District of the Sherborne Union, vice R. R. Hawkins, M.R.C.S.E.,resigned.

DiCKSoy, J. R., M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer, Public Vacei-natoi. and Registrar of Births &e., for the Broughshane DispensaryDistrict of the Ballymena Union, Co. Antrim, vice Edward Patman,C.M , deceased.

FRipp, H. E., M.D., has been re-elected Physician to the Bristol GeneralHospital, on the expiration of his term of office.

GivEN, Dr. G. K., hs been appointed Medical Officer and Public Vacci-nator for the Cloghan Dispensary District of the Stranorlar Union, Co.Donegal, vice Knox, resigned.

GREAVES, C. H., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Surgeon to the StaffordCounty Prison, vice R. Hughes, F.R.C.S.E., resigned.

GREGORY, C. F., 11.1l.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for DistrictNo. 6 of the Suvenoaks Union, Kent, vice R. Geere, M.R.C.S.E., de-ceased.

HASLEwOOD, A. 0., M KC.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for theCastleton District of the Chapel-en-le-Frith Union, Derbyshire, vice J.Winterbotham, M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

JoNEs, E. S., L R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed Surgeon to the GreatWestern and Bristol and Exeter Railways Provident Society, Westonand Clevedon Branch, vice J. Stringfield, M.R.C.S.E., deceased.

KITCHENRR, T., M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer and Public Vac-, cinator for the Workhouse and 2nd Division of District No. 1 of the

Chippenham Union, Wilts, vice Wm. Henry Colborne, M.D., deceased.KNIGHT, C. P., M.R.C.S.E., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vac-

cinator for the Hornton District of the Banbury Union, vice P. J.O’Neill, L.R.C.S.I., resigned.