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THE MANCHESTER MEDICO-ETHICAL ASSOCIATION.
aid under the Poor-law is inadequate to the necessities of the poor; who must suffer greatly from its continuance." Mr. JAMES BFLL seconded the motion. Mr. JOHN JARDINE MURRAY proposed the fourth resolution" That influenced by such considerations, this meeting does hereby resolve to support the Poor-law Medical Reform movement ; also, that from aconviction that the cause is one demanding the attention of the Legislature, a petition embodying the opi.. nions of this meeting be forwarded to both Houses of Parlia-
ment.
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will recommend that assizes for the Hundred of Salford be holden at Manchester. And your memorialists will ever pray, &e. Signed on behalf of the Manchester Medico-Ethical Associa-
tion,
JAMES L. BARDSLEY, Knt., M.D., President. JOHN ROBERTSON, VicePresidents Vice Presidents. THOMAS RADFORD, M.D., M. D., í JOSEPH STONE, S’JONE, M.D., Hon. Secretaries. JONATHAN WILSON, í
THOMAS RADFORD,
April, 1857.
Vice. Hon.
.
Mr. EBENEZER MILLER seconded the resolution.
Medical News.
The fifth resolution" That the thanks of this meeting be accorded to Mr. Griffin for his exertions in behalf of Poor-law Medical Reform," was ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-The following gentleproposed by Mr. FRANCIS BOND, who passed a warm eulogium on Mr. Griffin, referring to his arduous services, and the shamemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the ful requital with which the Weymouth guardians received Diploma, were admitted members of the College at the meetthem. ing of the Court of Examiners on the 24th ult.:— Mr. JOHN BAYLDON seconded the motion. BOTT, THOMAS BRIDGE, Bury, Lancashire. BROADBENT, JOHN, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. Dr. GAIRDNER, at the call of the chairman, then addressed BucKLKY, JAMES, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. the meeting, and expressed his most cordial sympathy with CORNISH, KENNETH HENRY, Oxford. every part of the movement. The policy of Poor-law guardians DAY, EDWIN EDMUND, Acton. after for a a medical officer was, paying year very inadequately FuRsr, ROBERT, South Molton, Devon. or two, during which time he might have acquired experience, HARRIS, ARTHUR BEN, Mevagessy, Cornwall. to pounce upon him for some got-up complaint, and then to fill HOUSTON, JAMES MACDONALD, Edinburgh. his place at a reduced salary, by getting hold of some young JONES, WILLIAM GOODALL, Birmingham. man fresh from some school of medicine, treating his successor LANGLEY, NoAH BELDOM, Harrow Weald, Stanmore, in like manner in the course of time. What they were anxious Middlesex. about was to keep down the rates, without reference to the MERRYWEATHER, HENRY, Sheffield. nterests of the poor. METCALFE, ROBERT IvES, Tydd St. Mary, Lincolnshire. The CHAIRMAN said that if the petition was entrusted to SMITH, WILLIAM, Preston, Lancashire. to he be most all would and to it him, happy present it, give WILLIAMSON, JOHN EDWIN, Nantwich, Cheshire. his support. On the motion of Prof. LAYCOCK, a vote of thanks was given The following gentlemen were admitted members on the to Mr. Black, Dr. Laycock expressing his satisfaction that so 29th ult. :— good a vote had been secured in the House of Commons. BALMFORTll, JOSEPH, Wakefield, Yorkshire. After giving three hearty cheers for Mr. Black, the meeting BAYLEY, JOSEPH, Odiham, Hants. broke up. L’EsTRANGE, EDWARD, Parsonstown, King’s Co., Ireland. MAUGHAM, WILLIAM, Carnarvon. ALEX. MASON, Wyndford, near Glasgow. MAcDou&AL, THE MANCHESTER MEDICO-ETHICAL OwEN, THOMAS OwEN, Anglesey.
ASSOCIATION.
ATTENDANCE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIOXERS AT ’rRIALS.
APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—A
microscopical
conversazione
The varithrown open for the occasion displayed a fine collection of natural and scientinc curiosities. There was, of course, a splendid array of microscopes of various powers, with a variety of other optical instruments, which attracted much attention throughout the evening. The new binocular microrespectfully showeth,scope, arranged somewhat on the stereoscopic principle, and That the medical profession in this district has long comwhich entirely removes the focal difficulties previously existing that of serious inconvenience attends the of the holding plained in the microscope, was not, however, exhibited. The selection assizes for the Hundred of Salford in Liverpool, a distance so of objects shown under the different microscopes was of the great from Manchester as to preclude medical men from return- most curious and interesting character. The peculiar and marand home attend to their to ing daily patients, however urgent vellous construction of many of the lowest orders of marine serious their cases may be. and fresh-water animalculae were displayed in different groups; That the appointment of a substitute in place of the ordinary and in the vegetable kingdom the internal structure of small medical attendant, in cases of severe or complicated sickness, is and seaweeds was admirably shown. Large coloured plants o en fraught with incalculable risk and danger. drawings hung round the walls gave the results of microscopical That medical men are consequently and unavoidably drawn examination of an immense variety of natural objects, both into most painful positions, not only affecting the moral obligaanimate and inanimate. These excited much interest, and tions that subsist in relation to their patients, but seriously inwere closely scrutinized by those amongst the visitors who volving their professional interests. seek to analyze and study Nature in its most minute and secret That the profession entertains a strong sense of the injustice details. A very beautiful apparatus was exhibited for the puron the part of the authorities who regulate the committed of showing the passage of the induced current from a pose scale of fees as applied to medical witnesses. small coil machine between two conductors placed in an exThat the fee allowed is not supposed to be a remuneration hausted glass cylinder, about forty inches apart. While the for the evidence of a scientific witness, but simply to meet the vacuum was maintained, the current flowed in a bright violet incidental expenses of the day. stream of exceeding beauty, though the distance between the That medical men would urge the validity of their claim to conductors was sometimes enlarged to nearly four feet. Mr. be regarded as giving scientific evidence in the exercise of their C. V. Walker’s most admirable machine for electric railway and that as a consequence the fee should be proporsignals was exhibited in operation. Its simplicity, certainty tionate to their value and importance as scientific witnesses. of and evident cheapness, were to be seen at a glance, That, in the event of assizes being held in the city of Man- andaction, even those not much conversant with the subject could chester, the fee would become a subordinate question; and the the importance and value of the invention. Throughequitable claims of the profession in this respect must be con- appreciate out the evening the rooms were crowded with a very distinconvenience remodified that would the by greater siderably company, which included some of the leading scientific sult, and by the removal of injuries that now press so heavily guished of the metropolis. practitioners upon all medical men residing in the district. Your memorialists, therefore, pray that you will be pleased MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-This evening Saturto take their representations into your consideration, and your day), a paper will be read by Dr. Headland, " On the various memorialists vpntiirt, fin P.3rnrt,.F4q their eonfident honp that you, I Uses and Operation of simple Saline Medicines."
To the Honourable the Commissioners for Inquiring into the Expediency of Altering the Circuits of the Judges in England and Wales. The memorial of the Manchester Medico-Ethical Association
profession,
466
was
held
ous rooms
on
Wednesday last,
at this institution.
ment.
"
will recommend that assizes for the Hundred of Salford be holden at Manchester. And your memorialists will ever pray, &e. Signed on behalf of the Manchester Medico-Ethical Associa-
tion,
JAMES L. BARDSLEY, Knt., M.D., President. JOHN ROBERTSON, VicePresidents Vice Presidents. THOMAS RADFORD, M.D., M. D., í JOSEPH STONE, S’JONE, M.D., Hon. Secretaries. JONATHAN WILSON, í
THOMAS RADFORD,
April, 1857.
Vice. Hon.
.
Mr. EBENEZER MILLER seconded the resolution.
Medical News.
The fifth resolution" That the thanks of this meeting be accorded to Mr. Griffin for his exertions in behalf of Poor-law Medical Reform," was ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.-The following gentleproposed by Mr. FRANCIS BOND, who passed a warm eulogium on Mr. Griffin, referring to his arduous services, and the shamemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the ful requital with which the Weymouth guardians received Diploma, were admitted members of the College at the meetthem. ing of the Court of Examiners on the 24th ult.:— Mr. JOHN BAYLDON seconded the motion. BOTT, THOMAS BRIDGE, Bury, Lancashire. BROADBENT, JOHN, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. Dr. GAIRDNER, at the call of the chairman, then addressed BucKLKY, JAMES, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. the meeting, and expressed his most cordial sympathy with CORNISH, KENNETH HENRY, Oxford. every part of the movement. The policy of Poor-law guardians DAY, EDWIN EDMUND, Acton. after for a a medical officer was, paying year very inadequately FuRsr, ROBERT, South Molton, Devon. or two, during which time he might have acquired experience, HARRIS, ARTHUR BEN, Mevagessy, Cornwall. to pounce upon him for some got-up complaint, and then to fill HOUSTON, JAMES MACDONALD, Edinburgh. his place at a reduced salary, by getting hold of some young JONES, WILLIAM GOODALL, Birmingham. man fresh from some school of medicine, treating his successor LANGLEY, NoAH BELDOM, Harrow Weald, Stanmore, in like manner in the course of time. What they were anxious Middlesex. about was to keep down the rates, without reference to the MERRYWEATHER, HENRY, Sheffield. nterests of the poor. METCALFE, ROBERT IvES, Tydd St. Mary, Lincolnshire. The CHAIRMAN said that if the petition was entrusted to SMITH, WILLIAM, Preston, Lancashire. to he be most all would and to it him, happy present it, give WILLIAMSON, JOHN EDWIN, Nantwich, Cheshire. his support. On the motion of Prof. LAYCOCK, a vote of thanks was given The following gentlemen were admitted members on the to Mr. Black, Dr. Laycock expressing his satisfaction that so 29th ult. :— good a vote had been secured in the House of Commons. BALMFORTll, JOSEPH, Wakefield, Yorkshire. After giving three hearty cheers for Mr. Black, the meeting BAYLEY, JOSEPH, Odiham, Hants. broke up. L’EsTRANGE, EDWARD, Parsonstown, King’s Co., Ireland. MAUGHAM, WILLIAM, Carnarvon. ALEX. MASON, Wyndford, near Glasgow. MAcDou&AL, THE MANCHESTER MEDICO-ETHICAL OwEN, THOMAS OwEN, Anglesey.
ASSOCIATION.
ATTENDANCE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIOXERS AT ’rRIALS.
APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—A
microscopical
conversazione
The varithrown open for the occasion displayed a fine collection of natural and scientinc curiosities. There was, of course, a splendid array of microscopes of various powers, with a variety of other optical instruments, which attracted much attention throughout the evening. The new binocular microrespectfully showeth,scope, arranged somewhat on the stereoscopic principle, and That the medical profession in this district has long comwhich entirely removes the focal difficulties previously existing that of serious inconvenience attends the of the holding plained in the microscope, was not, however, exhibited. The selection assizes for the Hundred of Salford in Liverpool, a distance so of objects shown under the different microscopes was of the great from Manchester as to preclude medical men from return- most curious and interesting character. The peculiar and marand home attend to their to ing daily patients, however urgent vellous construction of many of the lowest orders of marine serious their cases may be. and fresh-water animalculae were displayed in different groups; That the appointment of a substitute in place of the ordinary and in the vegetable kingdom the internal structure of small medical attendant, in cases of severe or complicated sickness, is and seaweeds was admirably shown. Large coloured plants o en fraught with incalculable risk and danger. drawings hung round the walls gave the results of microscopical That medical men are consequently and unavoidably drawn examination of an immense variety of natural objects, both into most painful positions, not only affecting the moral obligaanimate and inanimate. These excited much interest, and tions that subsist in relation to their patients, but seriously inwere closely scrutinized by those amongst the visitors who volving their professional interests. seek to analyze and study Nature in its most minute and secret That the profession entertains a strong sense of the injustice details. A very beautiful apparatus was exhibited for the puron the part of the authorities who regulate the committed of showing the passage of the induced current from a pose scale of fees as applied to medical witnesses. small coil machine between two conductors placed in an exThat the fee allowed is not supposed to be a remuneration hausted glass cylinder, about forty inches apart. While the for the evidence of a scientific witness, but simply to meet the vacuum was maintained, the current flowed in a bright violet incidental expenses of the day. stream of exceeding beauty, though the distance between the That medical men would urge the validity of their claim to conductors was sometimes enlarged to nearly four feet. Mr. be regarded as giving scientific evidence in the exercise of their C. V. Walker’s most admirable machine for electric railway and that as a consequence the fee should be proporsignals was exhibited in operation. Its simplicity, certainty tionate to their value and importance as scientific witnesses. of and evident cheapness, were to be seen at a glance, That, in the event of assizes being held in the city of Man- andaction, even those not much conversant with the subject could chester, the fee would become a subordinate question; and the the importance and value of the invention. Throughequitable claims of the profession in this respect must be con- appreciate out the evening the rooms were crowded with a very distinconvenience remodified that would the by greater siderably company, which included some of the leading scientific sult, and by the removal of injuries that now press so heavily guished of the metropolis. practitioners upon all medical men residing in the district. Your memorialists, therefore, pray that you will be pleased MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-This evening Saturto take their representations into your consideration, and your day), a paper will be read by Dr. Headland, " On the various memorialists vpntiirt, fin P.3rnrt,.F4q their eonfident honp that you, I Uses and Operation of simple Saline Medicines."
To the Honourable the Commissioners for Inquiring into the Expediency of Altering the Circuits of the Judges in England and Wales. The memorial of the Manchester Medico-Ethical Association
profession,
466
was
held
ous rooms
on
Wednesday last,
at this institution.