525 taken likely to affect the medical profes. On the 19th of March, it was resolved, sion, without due notice. It was then re- that the nature and objects of the associasolsed that a case should be laid before tion not being perfectly understood by the the Attorney General, to ascertain whether members of the profession in the provinces, the Apothecaries' Company possessed the it was desirable that a brief summary of power of inflicting a penalty on medical them should forthwith be drawn up, and men who compound medicines for their published, which was done accordingly. own patients in publicinstitutions. A com- March 26.— The president and secretary munication baving been received from the reported that they had had an interview with Armagh Medical Association, stating that Mr. Drummond, at the chief secretary's the judge at assize had decided that cess- office, and through him called the attention payers in presentment sessions had a right of gorernment to the state of the medical to reduce the fees awarded to medical charities, with the hope of obtaining for men by coroners, it was ordered that the them some more permanent means of consideration of the matter should be re. support than they at present enjoyed. ferred to a sub-committee.

They also suggested some alterations in the January the 9th, the case submitted to bill now in progress for the extension of the Attorney General, relative to medical vaccination; and reminded him, that officers of charities compounding medicines, through the Medical Association, the with bis opinion thereon, was read and or- government could, at all times, ascertain dered to be published, from which it ap. the wishes of the profession in Ireland. pears that the Apothecaries' Company have On the 2d of April, a letter from Dr. no power to prevent the physicians and Jagoe, of Ballineen, having been read, surgeons of hospitals, dispensaries, or poor stating that he had been summoned as a houses, from compounding medicines for crown witness, to Cork, last assizes, and patients in these institutions.

detained for eight days, for which a sum On the 18th of January, the Council of four guineas was awarded to him, a de. agreed to a petition to Parliament, pray- putation from the Council, headed by the ing that the subject of medical reform, and president, waited on Mr. Drummond, at the consideration of the grievances under the chief secretary's office, in consequence, which the profession labours, should re. and represented the injustice and hardship ceive the attention of the legislature, and of such proceedings, and earnestly requested transmitted the same to Mr. Fitzstephen the attention of government to the subject. French, for presentation. This petition Mr. Drummond recommended that remonwas published, with a recommendation that strances should be forwarded to the judges, similar ones should be forwarded by the urging the expediency and justice of local associations.

suitably remunerating medical witnesses; On the 6th of Febrnary, a letter was and that petitions to parliament, praying read from Dr. Kingsley, of Roscrea, re. for an alteration in the law, to enable specting the allocation of fines levied at assistant-barristers to afford such remune. petty sessions, in consequence of which, ration, should be forwarded. Attention a deputation, composed of Drs. Jacob, having been drawn to the case of Dr. Edge, Macdonnell, and Maunsell, had an inter- of Newtown, to whom seven guineas bad view with Mr. Hamilton, at the Chief been awarded, for five days' attendance at Secretary's office, and ascertained that, Maryborough assizes, an order was made in conformity with the statute, (l and to pay that gentleman ten guineas. 2 Victoria, c. 99,) all fines must be paid April 25.-A letter from Mr. Major, into the office of the paymaster of civil assistant-barrister of the county, Clare, services, and thence issued 10 charities in having been read, stating that he had sueb proportions as the magistrates may taken off a fine imposed on Mr. John Wilaward to each.

kinson, of Limerick, for failing to attend At a meeting of Council, held February at a petty sessions, the Council having the 27th, it was resolved - That a member of applied to bim on the subject, it was reCouncil should attend the meeting of the solved that the thanks of the Council Eastern and Western Medical Associations, should be given to Mr. Major, for this and to be held at Cork on the 12th of March, other marks of consideration shewn by him to ascertain the views and objects of the to members of the profession in his official members of the profession in that part of capacity. Ireland, for the purpose of more effectually On the 9th of May, the Council prepared co-operating with them. Dr. Maunsell

, a series of propositions for the considerathe secretary, accordingly attended there, tion of the present Congress, relative to the and assisted at the proceedings. At this organization of the association, which have meeting it was resolved, “ that the Medi- since been published, and to which the cal Association of Ireland is well calcu- careful attention of the present meeting is lated to form a rallying point for the pro. requested. fession in Ireland, and that the meeting On the 22d of May, Drs. Jacob and was pledged to give it its support.” Maunsel waited on Mr. Hamilton at the

chief secretary's office, to ascertain thecause whose duty it shall be to keep a list of of the delay in advancing the amount of the Members of the Association reside! petty sessions fines, payable to the medical within his district, and to summon Mart. charities, when they learned that it has ings of said Members whenever directe arisen from the imperfection of returns by the Central Council, or required to de made respecting them, which must be so by a Reqnisition signed by one-fourth amended, and that orders to obtain such of the whole number of such residen! amended returns are about to be issued, Members. and payment may, therefore, be expected That such Secretaries of Districts shall in less tban a month.

be ex-officio Members of the Central In concluding this abstract of the labours Council. of the Council for the past year, the mem- Dr. G. W. O'Brien, of Ennis, more! bers have to express their regret that it has the fifth resolution, viz. :-Resolved–That not been in their power to do more to. the objects of the Association are wards forwarding the objects of the asso- 1. To form a society for the protection ciation. They, however, venture to hope, of Medical Practitioners in all their just that when the difficulties they have had to and legal rights: encounter are taken into consideration, due 2. To seek for a Legislative enactment, allowance will be made for omissions. giving a permanent constitution to the Sufficient, it is presumed, has been effected Profession, and directing a competent an] to prove that, with adequate support from uniform standard of Education, and as the members of the profession, much inay, equality of privileges for all persons as in future, be done for the general good, by sball, in future, be permitted to practis such exertions.

medicine throughout the Empire, and

3. To secure for the public, in future, Dr. O’Beirne rose and moved the first the services of a scientific Apothecary, bu resolution, viz.:-Resolved—That this As. shall be protected in the exercise of bus sociation, in its collective capacity, is un- Profession, and not engage in the practice connected with any College, Corporation, of Medicine. or Body, and that it is designed to advance Dr. Purcell, of Carrick-on-Soir, more! the interests of no party whatsoever, but the sixth resolution, viz.:- Resolredsolely and singly to promote the welfare of That the Council be directed to prepare a the public and of the inembers of the me. Petition to Parliament, for the enacimen! dical profession, without any difference or of a measure which shall provide for the distinction.

regulation and control of the Medical Dr. Jacob moved the second resolution, Charities; also praying that adequate viz.:-Resolved—That the permanent con. l'unds shall be provided for their support. tipuance of a body capable of advising and Dr. Jagoe, of Kinsale, moved the seventh protecting medical men in the discharge of resolution, viz.:- Resolved – That the their duties, and maintenance of their Council be directed to prepare Petitions tv rights, suited to watch over professional Parliament for suitable remuneration to interests, and to be the means of commu- medical men, when called upon to perfom nicating between the profession and the public services in conrts of justice. government, is highly desirable.

Dr. Cranfield, of Enniscorthy. moved Dr. Nugent, of Cork, moved the third the eighth resolution, viz.;-Resolredresolution, viz. :-Resolved – That we con- That the Council be instructed to prepare stitute the Council of this Association as Petitions to Parliament, praying for althe organ of communication, on all mat. tention to the neglected subject of Medical ters concerning the interests of the medical Police, and for encouragement to medical profession, between its members and the men disposed to engage in the investigatia government.

of all matters concerning the public health; Dr. Kingsley, of Roscrea, moved the and that copies of these different petitions fourth resolution, viz.:-Resolved-That shall be forwarded to each Local Secretary, a General Meeting of the Association shall in order to procure signatures in all parts be held upon the last Wednesday in May, of Ireland. in each year, when a President, Secretary, Dr. Cane, of Kilkenny, mored the nioth Treasurer, and Council, shall be elected for resolution, viz.:-Resolved - That the foltbe ensuing year.

lowing plan of General Medical Reforma That at every such Annual General shall be supported by this association:Meeting, tbe name of a member shall be The establishment, by law, of one Fa returned from the members of the Associa. culty, baving three branches, one in each tion in each country, or riding, or large of ihe capitals of the Empire; such town, to act as Secretary for such district, Faculty to include all Practitioners in through whom the names and subscrip- Medicine, both Physicians and Surgeons: tions of persons desirous of becoming each Branch to be governed by a RepreMembers of the Association shall be sentative Council, elected periodically by transmitted to the Central Council, and and out of, the whole body of the Faculty

in each Kingdom. The Councils to have to the President, R. Carmichael, for his the power of making regulations for the fearless and independent advocacy of the government of the Profession, and also of rights of the profession during the past admitting Members: no person being per, year. mitted to practise without being examined It was then resolved that the thanks of and licensed as a Member of the Faculty. the Association were due to the talented The regulations of the three Councils to be and fearless Editors of the Medical similar and uniform, general couferences Press, for their unceasing efforts to probeing, from time to time, held in order to mote the welfare of the profession. preserve uniformity. This One Faculty' The business having been concluded, plan contemplates the establishment of a the meeting then separated. class of scientific Apothecaries to be examined and licensedas such under the direc- To the above information we have to add cion of the Councils; also, :hat do Practi. that Mr. Carmichael has placed £500 at tioner “sball be permitted to se!l drugs, or the disposal of the Council of the Medical to compound medicines, unless prescribed Association of Ireland, for the purpose by himself, or by others in consultation of aiding in carrying out a measure of with him, and for his own patients, excepi medical reform. in rural districts, and by special license.” Mr. Donovan's proposal for establishing a

SMALL POX AND VACCINATION. College of Pharmacy, might, with some modifications, be made to coincide with this On the 17th, Sir James Graham moved, in portion of the One Faculty' plan. Insti- the Commons, that the House do now tations for teaching not to be connected resolve itself into a Committee on the with the licensing body of the faculty. “Vaccination Bill.” Mr. Wakley moved,

Professor Williams moved the tenth re. as an amendment, that the “Small-Pox solution, viz.:-Resolved–That the Secre. Prevention Bill” be substituted in place tary, with Dr. Nugent, Dr. Healy, and Dr. of the above. Duon, be a deputation to wait on Mr. After some discussion the House divided, Warburton, and other members of the when there appeared for the motion 56; legislature, to explain the views of this against it 39 ; majority for Sir James GraAssociation respecting Medical Reform, ham's motion 17. The House then resolved

Dr. Healy, of Envis, moved the eleventh itself into a Committee on the Vaccination resulation, viz :-Resolved–That Richard Extension Bill. Carmichael, Esq., shall be President, that On the 1st Clause, empowering poos. Jobin Macdonnell, M.D., shall be Trea- law guardians to contract with their sarer, and Henry Maunsell, M.D., Secre. medical officers for vaccination, being read, tary for the ensuing year.

Mr. Wakley (after some discussion princiDr. O'Reardon, of Tipperary, moved the pally betweeu him and Sir James Graham) twelfth resolution, viz. :-Resolved-That proposed to leave out the words "medical James O'Beirne, M.D., Arthur Jacob, officers appointed by the board of guardi. M.D., Sir James Murray, M.D., Francis ans, and to insert medical practitioners, White, Esq., Professors Hargrave, Wil. or any of them, within the several unions : " liams, Porter, and Benson, O'Bryen this was carried by 33 against 24. Bellingham, M.D., Hamilton Labatt, The 2d Clause was postponed. Exq., Richard Tuohill, M.D., S. Walker, The 3d Clause provides that oflicers enM.D., Dundalk; Robert Barlow, M.D.. gaged in the adıninistration of the poor. Mullingar; John Morrison, M.D., Newry; laws, should, for the purposes of the act , Joba Colran, M.D., Armagh ; Henry conform to the instructions of the poor M'Cormac, M.D., Belfast ; Robert Cane, law cominissioners. An amendment on Esq., Kilkenny; Richard Maffett, M.D., this was moved by Sir B. Hall, and sup. Glasslough; Joseph Ferguson, M.D., Mulé ported by Mr. Wakley, but the original lingar; Richard Cranfield, M.D., Envis. clause was carried by a majority o'i 41, corihy; J. Waters, M.D., Roscrea ; M. D. viz. 51 against 7. Nogent, M.D. Cork; R. Corbett, M.D. Clauses 4, 5, and 6, were agreed to, Indishannon; Edward Jago, M.D., Kin- without amendments; but on Claus e 7 besale; John Lynch, M.D., Charleville; ing proposed, which requires the gu ardians John Purcell, M.D., Carrick-on Suir; to transmit a copy of every contrar it to the John Wilkinson, Esq., Limerick; William poor-law commissioners, who may annul Bell, M.D., Clonmel; John Jacob, M.D., the same, Mr. Grimsditch and Mr. Wakley Maryboro', Dr. W. Murphy, Cork; toge- opposed the clause, moving an amendment, ther with the Local Secretaries, shall be which, however, was negatived by; 29; viz. Members of the Council for the ensuing 40 against 11. year, with power to add to their numbers. Clauses 8 and 9 were agreed to.

Sir James Murray moved the thirteenth Clause 10, probibiting unqualified per. resolution, viz.;Resolved – That the sons from inoculating. Mr. Wakley moved, marked ibanks of the Association are due as an amendment, that the following

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words be introduced, viz : “ That any Would it not, therefore, add to the in. person guilty of such misdemeanour shall ducement to compete for the Jacksunise be liable to be proceeded against, and con- or other prizes, if they were awarded in victed summarily before two or person by the President in Council to the justices of the peace, in petty sessions successful candidates, instead of a simple assembled, and committed for one month notification being sent by post from the to hard labour.” The Attorney-General secretary, that the prize was awarded to suggested the omission of the words “bard Mr. —, and that he might get it any labour,” and the clause, thus amended, day by calling for it. was agreed to. The remaining clauses Another suggestion I would offer like. were then agreed to, and the report ordered wise is, that the testimonial should be soch to be brought up next day.

as the possessor of it would be proud to

sbew to his friends, with the College arms ABORTION OF FIVE FETUSES IN appended to it, instead of the written cer.

tificate of the secretary. THE THIRD MONTH.

This might likewise be granted to the DR. E. KENNEDY presented a specimen former prizemen, or at least to such as taken from a female who had borne five choose to apply for it, as, in contested children at once, and had aborted in the elections, the possession of such a certifithird month of pregnancy. The specimen cate might prove of infinite value. consisted of three distinct ova, with their appendages. Two of these were double, and contained twins, the third was single;

APOTHECARIES' HALL. each of the double ova were enveloped in

LIST OF GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE RECEIVED a common membrane, and had a common placenta ; the single ovum had its own placenta and membranes. Some persons

Thursday, June 4

Josias King. - Samuel Hodgkinson, Morten were disposed to question the occurrence of these multiparian births, but there had Grange, Notts. --William Hilbers, East Indies.

Robert George Fothergill Smith, Portsmoothbeen two or three well-authenticated in. Charles Lawrence Bradley, Greenwich - Jobs stances of five children at a birthi. One of Brunton, West Bromwich. - Thomas Dobsof, these occurred lately at Naples, the other William Henry Ashley, Brighton. - William Mor

Leeds.-Allan Borman, Tetney, Lincolnshireabout twelve years ago in North America. gan, Breconshire. It was a curious fact, that in the matter of multiparian births, Ireland preponderated. WEEKLY ACCOUNT OF BURIALS. The proportion of twin cases in this coun.

From Bills of MORTALITY, June 16, 1810. try is one in sixty; in London it is one in ninety.one; in France, one in a hundred Age and Debility. 22 Hooping Cough and forty; in America (where there is a

Apoplexy

2 | Indigestion. Asthma

In ammation large proportion of Irish settlers), it is one

Consumption

Bovels & Stoniach 1 in seventy-five. It was also a curious fact,

19 Brain

1 that the female who gave birth to the five Croup..:

Lungs and Pleurs : Dentition

Liver, diseased children at once, in America, was an Irish

Dropsy :

Measles emigrant. The female from whom the

Dropsy in the Brain Mortification specimen was taken aborted with bearing. Erysipelas

1 Small-pos

Fever down pains about the third month of her

Sore Throat &Quinsry! Fever, Scarlet

Unknown Causes pregnancy, most probably from over dis- Fever, Typhus tension of the uterus. She had laboured Fistula

Casualties under constant nausea, a symptom which

Heart, diseased

1 appears to be one of the most ordinary

Increase of Burlals, ascompared with
the preceding week

itb} 2 signs of multiparian pregnancy. (Museum Lying in Hospital.)– Dublin Journal of

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. Medical Science.

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THERMOMETER To the Editor of the Medical Gazelle.

BAROMETER

Weduesday 10 from 52 to 69 29-83 to 29-97 Sir,

Thnrsday: 11

12 The members of the College of Surgeons Friday,

Saturday, 13 must, I feel sure, be glad to observe the Sunday. : 14

29.99 increased pecuniary value which the Monday.. 15

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57 Council have added to the different prizes. Tuesday.. 16

29 79 Permit me, however, to suggest that it is

Prevalling wind, sw. not the pecuniary value alone which is Except the 12th, generally clear. A little ria looked up to by the aspirants, but the fell on the Ilih, 12th, and morning of the 16th. hunour and eclat attending the success,

CHARLES Henry ADAMS. which is much more eagerly sought after. Wilson & OGIlyY, 57, Skinner Street, Londos.

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LECTURES

danger of mistaking such a tumor for osteo.sarcoma ; but you can scarcely fail

from a single symptom in detecting the PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF

disease. Press upon it, it will yield, and

again return upon itself just like parch. SURGERY.

ment; but this is not the only guide; the Delivered at the Westminster Hospital School, adjoining tissues are not degenerated. If

there be any doubt, an exploring puncture BY BENJAMIN Phillips, F.R.S. should be made; this, with the crepitation,

can leave no doubt about the kind of dis. Surgeon to the St. Marylebone Infirmary.

ease with which we have to do. If doubts still exist, as to wbether the affection be

the one DISEASES OF Bone, continued.-Cysts

we are considering, or osteoSOFTENING -RICKETS - BRITTLENESS

sarcoma, they should soon be dissipated, SPINA VENTOSA — Osteo-Sarcoma. is characterized by lancinating pains and

because from an early period osteo sarcoma Their Nature-Causes — Symptoms - Treat.

varicose tumefaction, by change in the ment. DISEASES OF THE ARTICULATING Sys- adjoining structures, and by its inequali. TEM.—Sprains. Their Nature and Treat- ties. In these cysts, on the contrary, the

surrounding parts do not participate in the disease ; their surface is smooth and equal,

and they are more or less indolent; and The maxillary bones are the most frequent the crepitation, such as I have described it, seat of cysts; but they have also been is not met with in osteo-sarcoma. This found in the long bones of the limbs, as distinction is very important, because the well as in the bones of the vertebræ. two diseases differ essentially in their conAccording to Dupuytren, there is much sequences. In the one case, the tumor may variety in the contents of these cysts: they be removed, and the disease be cured; but are either solid or fluid, but, most fre. in the other this rarely happens. quently, they are fibro-cellular masses ; Prognosis.—The prognosis in these cases they may be like grains of rice; they may is favourable: they may be cured by opebe hydalids,

ration : they may, it is true,' repullulate Causes. — The causes which favour the when not completely removed; but this development of these cysts are generally should not happen. If the tumor have very obscure ; they have been known to caused considerable deformity, all traces succeed to a blow-o incomplete extrac. of the disease may not be removed; but tion of a tooth. Their bulk is variable; this is a trifling inconvenience, and cannot it may be that of a musket-ball, or that of be compared to the consequences of the a ben's egg, or the fist : they occasion disease when left to take its course. some pain, and interfere with the functions Treatment. The nature of the disease of the organ on which they are seated. being ascertained, the best means of cure Tbe pain is sometimes beavy; sometimes is complete destruction. This should be acute; rarely lancinating. The tumefac- done in the following manner :-An extion is a consequence of the increase of the ploring puncture is first made, to ascertain cyst ;

the bony parietes are gradually the nature of the contents; an incision is. thinned; they then yield to pressure al then made along the tumor: when the inmost like parchment. At first there is ferior or superior maxilla is affected, this 656.-XXVI.

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