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Medical News.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen,

having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma,were admitted members of the College at the meeting of thecourt of examiners, on the 5th instant-viz., Messrs. GeorgeJames Thurston, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury ; JamesWilliam Davidson, Liverpool; Lawrence Trent Cumberbatch,Army; John Henry Boughton, Gloucester; Arthur CollynsSydenham, Royal Navy; Charles Wethered, Little Marlow,Berkshire ; William Benham, Great Coram-street; AlfredRobson Benson, Whitby, Yorkshire; Henry R 3ivley Donald-son Marratt, Bath; and John Jones Parrish, Dudley.

BENEFIOENcE.—The funds of the Middlesex Hospital havejust been augmented by the munificent donation of Y,10,000from the executors of Lady Murray, wife of Sir James Murray.It is the intention of the governors to appropriate this princelybequest to the building and endowing a new ward in the hos-pital, to be called the " Murray ward." The secretary of thehospital has also received a legacy of X600 from the trusteesof the late Mr. Marlow.LISTON TESTIMONIAL.—The committee, elected from a large

body of subscribers, for erecting some lasting testimonial tothe memcry of this distinguished surgeon, have just decidedthat it shall consist of a statue in marble, to be placed insome public situation hereafter to be decided upon, and of agold medal, to be called the Liston medal," and awardedannually, as the council of University College, London, maydecide. As an instance of the great popularity of the lamenteddeceased, it may be mentioned that the subscriptions alreadyadvertised amount to nearly £ 700, including subscriptions offifty guineas each from the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl ofChesterfield, and the Duke of Buccleuch.UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-The contributions received

at the dinner in aid of the funds of this institution amountedto £ 1709 i’s. by donations, and £ 37 11s. by increased annualsubscriptions.

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DISCOVERY OF THE MAXILLARY ORGANS Or THE IGUANODON.-Dr. Mantell’s researches in the Wealden formation of thesouth-east of England have at length been rewarded by thediscovery of portions of both the upper and lower jaw of theiguanodon, nearly thirty years after his first announcement ofthe form and structure of the teeth of that colossal herbivorousreptile. The form of the maxillary organs of the iguanodonis most extraordinary, and entirely differs from anything pre-viously known in the class of reptiles. The configuration ofthe lower jaw approaches nearest to that of the large extinctedentata, the mylodons, but the structure of the symphysialportion of the dentary bone is wholly unlike that of anyother animal. The most instructive specimen of the lowerjaw was discovered by Captain Bickenden, who, in the truespirit of a man of science, placed it at the disposal of theoriginal investigator of the Weald ; the portion of upperjaw was discovered by Dr. Mantell himself. The fossils areall from the same locality in Tilgate Forest. We understandthat Dr. Mantell will forthwith lay before the RoyalSociety an account of this highly interesting addition to ourknowledge of the organization of this colossal herbivorousreptile. Dr. Mantell’s first memoir on the teeth of thisextinct sauriou appeared in the Philosophical Transactionsfor 1845.

CALLODION.—NEw ADHESIVE PLASTER.—A new substancefor dressing wounds has lately been introduced into practice,which is considered to be of great value, and likely to super-sede altogether the necessity for sutures. It is termed callo-dion, and is a solution of gun-cotton in strong ether: it is ap-plied with a hair pencil, while in a liquid state, and imme-diately hardens, forming a coating of extreme tenacity, per-fectly sustaining the parts in apposition, and protecting themfrom external irritation.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.-We understand that one of the pro-fessors at this institution is so much annoyed at the notorietyhe is acquiring in consequence of his opposition towards Mr.Samuel Cooper, that he requested a friend to call on the ex-professor to beg a contradiction to some of the statementscontained in his parting address to the students, as reportedin this journal, but Mr. Cooper promptly replied, that althoughTHE LANCET had certainly put stronger terms into his mouththan he had actually used, yet that that journal had not saidmore than he thought; therefore he should decline interferingbetween the applicant and THE LANCET.

POST-OFFICE REGULATION.—Notice of the following addi-tional privileges, particularly interesting to all authors, hasbeen circulated by the postmaster-general, respecting the

transmission by post of books, magazines, reviews, andpamphlets-viz., that the name and address of the sendermay be written in any book sent by him to any person, withany additional writing, provided that all the writing appearon the same page of the book.THE COLLEGE COUNCIL.— With respect to a paragraph that

appeared under this head in our last number, stating thatthere were six vacancies in the Council to be filled up in theapproaching election, it should be only the three deathvacancies.POOR-LAW MEDICAL OFFICERS.-A very significant circular

has just been addressed by the poor-law commissioners to theclerks of the several Unions in England and Wales, callingfor various returns relative to their medical officers-such asthe length of time during which each officer has held hisappointment, a statement of the tenure upon which it is held,&c. Perhaps some change, tending for the better, is con-templated. Let, then, all those medical officers of Unionswho have grievances (I fear they are a large proportion) tocomplain of, now bring them temperately under the cogni-zance of the commissioners. Let there be no petulance inthe manner, no exaggeration in the facts, no crusades againstthe law itself, but a full, fearless, calm, statistical statement.

Nor moderation’s dupe, nor faction’s brave,Nor guilt’s apologist, nor flattery’s slave."

Let this be done, and the cause of the hard.worked and ill-paid poor-law medical officer must triumph. In this Unionno complaints can be made. DAVID CORBRT, M.D.Orsett, May, 1848.

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ST. GEORGE’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.—The annual report wasread, and the distribution of prizes took place in this School,on May 1st. Sir James Clark, Bart., F.R.S., in the chair.The students who had chiefly distinguished themselves inthe attainment of medals, &c., were-Mr. R. E. Price, Mr.H. Brown, Mr. T. Ball, Mr. P. Allen, Mr. Finnimore, Mr.Turner, Mr. Gundry, Mr. Gatliffe, Mr. Bullock, Mr. Goodall,Mr. V. Jones, Mr. G. Fast, Mr. Warden, and Mr. W. Bloxam.A lithographed portrait of Dr. W. Vesalius Pettigrew waspresented to that gentleman, on behalf of his colleagues andthe pupils of the school, as a mark of attachment and respect.

Sr. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL.—The annual distribution ofprizes in the medical school of this hospital took place onWednesday: the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided. Thesuccessful competitors for honours in the different classes wereseverally introduced to the Lord Mayor by the medical offi-cers and the lecturers. The following is a list of the prizes,and the names of the students to whom they were awarded :-Wix prize: founded by the Rev. the Hospitaller, for the bestessay on the connexion between the study of ancient andmodern literature and the study of medical science-G. H.Griffiths, Cheltenham.—Bentley _prize.- given by the Treasurerfor the best report of surgical cases-H. B. Dobell, Cheltenham.—Scholarship in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery: W.H. Slade, Frome.—Scholarship in Ancatony and Physiology:H. Ludlow, Hertford.—Surgery: R. C. Hurst, Bedford, prize.Clinical Surgery: awarded by the surgeons of the hospital-J. Hinton, London, prize.Medicine: C. C. Piper, Guildford,first prize; W. Helps, Gloucester, second prize.—ClinicalMedicine: awarded by the physicians of the hospital-C. C.Piper, Guildford, prize. Anatomy: senior class, H. Ludlow,Hertford, first prize; J. German, Derby, second prize; juniorclass, C. H. Roper, Exeter, prize.—Physiology: senior class,H. Ludlow, Hertford, first prize; E. G. Pitt, London, secondprize; junior class, H. W. Sharpin, Bedford, prize. MateriaMedica : F. F. Andrews, Lynn, first prize; E. J. Blyth, Rich-mond, second prize.—Chemistry: F. F. Andrews, Lynn, firstprize; W. Dingley, Sherborne, second prize.—Botany.- G. H.Griffiths, Cheltenham, prize.—Midwifery: H. Rogers, London,prize.-Practical Midwifery: S. W. Aldred, Yarmouth, prize.Medical Jurisprudence: H. B. Dobell, Cheltenham, prize;H. R. Hoskins, London, second prize.—Collegiate Prize: givenby the Treasurer of the Hospital to the resident student ofthe collegiate establishment who obtains the highest honoursin the examinations-H. Ludlow, Hertford.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.-The annual distribution ofprizes to the medical department of this college took place onSaturday, May 6th. Lord Brougham, the president of theinstitution, took the chair, in the theatre of the college, atthree o’clock, supported by Sir L. Goldsmid and Sir E. Ryan.

Dr. GRANT, the Dean of Faculty, read the report of thecommittee, by which it appeared that the income and thenumber of students were increasing.The different professors then read the names of the success-

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on the part of the assembled students. Professors Sharpeyand Quain were badly received, upon which the latter said,"I am not surprised at this. Statements injurious to me havebeen circulated in reference to a respected colleague, and ifthey be not fully inquired into, it will be no fault of mine."(Cheers and hisses.)The CHAIRMAN.-" If you had been as long in the House of

Commons as I have been, you would not be surprised at thesethings."The following is a list of the prizemen and prizes :-Prize of £ 40, for general proficiency, (August, 1847,) Thomas

Park, of Lincoln.—Medecine: gold medal, William Bayldon,of Royston. Silver medals, William Squire, of Silsoe, andWilliam B. Hill.—Anatomy and P7iy.3iology: gold medal,Nathaniel T. Betts. Silver medals, Edward H. Paget, ofLeicester, and James Rigby, of Stockport.-Chemistry: goldmedal, Arthur A. Taylor. First silver medals, (equal,) AlfredSherriff, and G. T. Jones, of London. Second silver medal, R.Lee, of Islington —Anatomy: gold medal, Henry Briggs, nearHalifax. Silver medals, Stephen M. Webb, of London, andJames Rigby. Junior class silver medals, Walter Acton,Henry Thompson, of Cornwall.—Materia Medica: gold medal,C. W. Hammond. Silver medals, Henry Lawrence, of Bath,and James Stoate.—Midwifery : gold medal, Nathaniel StensonWood. Silver medal, Henry D. Smith, of Sandwich, and W.Squire.—Surgery: gold medal, William Bayldon. Silvermedals, Henry Briggs, and Frederick James Gant, of London.-Pathological .Anatomy: gold medal, William Filliter, ofWareham. —Medical Jurisprudence: prize, J. G. Thompson,of London.—Botanay: gold medal, Archibald P. Childs, of

Bungay. Silver medal, William Bayldon, of Royston.-Thenew students to May 1st, last year, were seventy-nine; thissession, to the same period, ninety-six; total, in latter session,303; new entries to hospital practice, ninety-six.The noble CHAIRMAN having delivered the prizes to the

successful students, rose and said, that nothing could be moregratifying to the friends of the institution than the statementthat had been made that day by Dr. Grant, of its flourishingcondition. He justly lauded the philanthropy of Dr. Hulme,of Manchester, who had bequeathed to the establishment, notonly his large estate, but his invaluable library, which wouldmake the whole legacy amount, according to his calculation,to not less than £ 25,000. (Cheers.) He could scarcely definethe value of this gift, the benefits of which would be sharedby the medical school as well as by the general establishment.Another important gift of X5000 had been presented by agentleman to Lord Auckland, the vice-president, on conditionthat the donor’s name should be concealed. (Cheers.) Hewould now turn to the other side of the picture, which un-happily represented a very serious loss the institution hadrecently suffered. He alluded to the death of his most in-valuable friend, the late Mr. Liston, " whose merits were onlyhalf known to the world. He was only considered generallyas the first surgeon of the age; but his other merits shouldbe considered,-his unbounded charity to the poor, as well ashis general skill and profound knowledge of every branch ofpathological and medical science connected with surgery-aknowledge not surpassed by any surgeon of the age. To com-

prehend all his merits, he should be also known as a man ofliberal feelings on questions of civil and religious liberty, andwhat was more, he should be known as a strictly upright andhonest man. (Cheers.) That college and hospital, society,and the community at large, had reason to deplore the loss ofone of the greatest men that ever professed the healing art-who knew when and how to operate, and who never hadrecourse to the knife until every other means consistent withsafety had been tried and failed. (Cheers.)" The institutionhad received another loss, (happily not by death, but byresignation)-he meant that of the most able and accom-plished professor of surgery, Mr. Cooper. (Hear.) He hopedthe circumstances surrounding that resignation would beinquired into fully, as Mr. Quain wished. The new entrancesof students to the college had, since last they met, exceededby twenty-five per cent. those of former years. (Cheers.)Amongst other things, the chairman announced that—" A

great statesman had written to him to support the ordermemorial,’ (in proposed commemoration of the deliverance’ ofthe lOth of April;) but he refused, as it would be recognisingthe existence of a danger that had never existed. Of allmemorials the establishment of a new hospital in Londonwould be the very worst. There were already hospitalsenough in London: all that was wanted was sufficient moneyto support them. It would be necessary to subscribe £ 50,000to build a new hospital, and that would be just so muchmoney taken from the other already existing hospitals. That

was not all, for it would be necessary to subscribe £ 8000 or£ 10,000 a year for the continued support of a new hospital;and all of this would be withdrawn from the hospitals alreadyestablished, most of which were actually languishing in astate between life and death. Take their own hospital as aninstance. In it there were 200 beds, 130 of which only couldbe kept, for want of funds. (Hear.) The walls were up, therooms bare, 70 beds unoccupied, and funds were wanted fromyear to year to support it. Every hospital in London couldtell them the same story."In the course of a speech that rambled into much which

was extraneous to the interests of the institution, and was re-peatedly interrupted by expressions of disapprobation, LordBrougham told his audience that it gave him the greatestsatisfaction to see that amongst those sworn in as specialconstables to keep the peace on the day alluded to, there was avery large body of the students of that college. (" Hear," andlaughter.) They had borne their part in defence of the in-stitutions and peace of the country. He did not like makinginvidious comparisons; but on looking across the Channel toanother country, and on looking to this, how different wasthe course taken by the young men here from that taken bythe students there ! ! There their conduct was characterizedby acts which had subverted the peaceful and free Govern-ment of France, (loud cries of " No, no,") which had put injeopardy the peace of Europe and the world. He had notconcealed from his fellow-inhabitants of France—he had giventhem his opinion as -plainly as words could speak-of theiracts, and of the state of things there. If that opinion werenot palatable he cared not. In juxtaposition with a state-ment, that in the matter of the aforesaid "public testimonial,"he had not much respect for the opinion of dukes, archbishops,and lords, " though that opinion should be supported by SirRoberts and Lord Johns," he indulged in sneers at the re-forming Pope, and at republics in general. The latter camerather oddly from one who so short a time since had solicitedthe distinction of being enrolled a citizen of a republic,(which honour, however, was declined by the citizens, towhom he addressed himself;) and we shall be curious to knowhow he will settle accounts on this score with the FrenchNational Assembly. Probably his versatile lordship conceivedthat a vigorous protest against popular government from thepresidential chair in University College would help to stiflethe progress of inquiry into the secret intrigues that have pre-vailed in that institution, But in our day it is happily aseasy to keep out the sea with a birch broom, as to check themarch of reform where abuses exist. The schoolmaster isabroad !