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543 and has professed himself to be a The deception he practises is so complete, that few will be able to detect it, unless they are forewarned. He is now, it is suspected, pursuing his tour in the southern counties, this being his second visit into Dorsetshire within about a twelvemonth. This statement is made on the authority of Mr. E. Spooner, surgeon, of Blandford, who discovered the impostor last week at Spetisbury, and traced him to Poole."
earnestly insisted upon, and as sculptor.few hours, objected to our hero, who earnestly desired only
by
of transporting himself into his father’s presence, before whom alone he would undergo the operation ; for he said he had offended his sire, and would be reconciled to him without delay, or die in the attempt; he would write to his father appointing a place at which
the
they might
ing that
his
means
meet
parent
on
was
the a
road, add-
respectable
brewer at some place, the name of which I have forgotten, and that every farthing lent to him, with all expenses, would be To the Editor of THE LANCET. most readily and thankfully returned. SIR, however, the moment my back Having met with the " Caution to Surgeons" in the Salisbury was turned upon him, and he had touched and Winchester Journal, and thinking that the " siller"—three sovereigns—the " canall possible publicity should begiven to ny rogue" bolted from the inn, pursued it, particularly among medical gentlemen, his journey in some covered cart (which, I hope it will be inserted in THE LANCET,at the moment, appeared at the inn-door), from which probably it may be copiedleaving his generous benefactors on the into other periodicals. point of a dilemma, and to this day A man answering in many respects tohas not availed himself of an opportunity the above description, and calling obtain the honour and gratification of " Pearce, a sculptor," was visited by me i returning the sovereign remedies employed at a country inn in the autumn of his relief. I enclose you my name and when I found him apparently in greataddress, and remain, Sir, your obedient pain, and labouring under every symptom of strangulated hernia, even to the vomitCHIRURGUS. CFIIRURGUS. ing of feces. On entering the bed-room July 15, 1835. of my patient, immediately after the occurrence of the symptoms (early in the afternoon), he was in the act of vomiting BRITISH ASSOCIATION into a vessel containing feculent matter, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. with other from the matters, mingled stomach, more or less in a fluid state, and on my questioning him as to whether THE fifth meeting of this Association all that I saw had been discharged from will take place in Dublin, during the week the stomach, he answered most distinctly commencing on Monday, the 10th of Au and unequivocally in the affirmative; nor, gust, 1835. President Elect :-Rev. BARTHOLOMEw indeed, could I have entertained at time the slightest suspicion to the con- LLOYD, D.D., M.R.I.A., Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. trary. Vice-Presidents Elect :-Lord OXMANThe tumour on the right side, it would appear, was moveable when Mr. E. Spooner TOWN, F.A.S., M.R.I.A.; Rev. WILLIAM saw it, which the man " dexterously pushes WHEWELL, F.T.C.C., F.R.S., &c. Secretaries :—WILLIAM R. HAMILTON, up to the inguinal ring." Now I found the tumour extending from the lower ab- M.R.I.A., &c., Astronomer Royal of Iredominal ring to the bottom of the scro- land; Rev. HUMPHREY LLOYD, F.T.C.D., tum, and altogether immoveable. There M.R.I.A. was a hernia in the left inguin, which I Treasurer :—THOMAS H. ORPEN, M.D., M.R.I.A. instantly reduced. The patient attributed the The Association is divided into six strangulation on the right side to the cir- Sections, which will meet daily during of overreaching himself, while week, between the hours of 11 a.m. cumstance in the act of plucking a bunch of nuts and 3 p.m., at the following places -from the topmost bough of a hedge-nut Section A, Mathematics and General bush, during which, he said, his foot Physics.—Philosophy School, Trinity Colslipped, and he fell into a citch. lege. Section B, Chemistry and MineThe usual means were resorted to by ralogy.-Chemical School, Trinity Colmyself and assistant, in order to reduce lege. Section C, Geology and Geograthe supposed incarcerated hernia without phy.-Theatre, Royal Dublin Society. effect. The necessity of performing the Section D, Zoology and Botany.-Board customary surgical operation was, in a Room, Royal Dublin Society. Section E, -
aboveAlas!
isharp I
himselfto 1833,for
I servant,
the
supposed
the
544
MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
and Medicine.- Council Room, Royal Irish Academy. Section F, Statistics.-Divinity School, Trinity College.
Anatomy
THE
LANCET.
Members who may have any papers, or London, Saturday, July 25, 1835. other communications to lay before the are before Association, requested the end of July, their nature and WE publish at page 543 the circular probable extent, in letters addressed as follows --To the Secretary of the issued by the Britislt Association, with Section, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. respect to the meeting to take place in Unless this precaution be attended to, Dublin in August. Upon the great adgreat inconvenience must arise, and vaiuable papers may be unavoidably rejected vantages which may be expected to accrue in the press of business. Investigations science from this Association we need of any considerable length may be most dwell, the subject being one about advantageously presented in abstract. The general meetings of the Association which all are agreed. In its constitution, will be held in the rooms of the Rotunda, every observer of passing events must on four evenings during the week, at perceive both the power and the practieight p.m. The two remaining evenings of uniting into one great comit is proposed to devote exclusively to the of and for the advancement of one prornotion personal intercourse among the members. A limited number of ladies’ diffusion of science,object,—the ; great tickets, for the evening meetings, will be discordant elements of professional distributed according to the rules defined and institutions which heretofore by the Local Council.
tostate, general
---
to
not
! cability
munity, the
societies
Ordinaries will be provided for the acunfortunatelv acted on quite a differcommodation of the members in conve- ent principle. To what extent such an nieut situations, and plans of the tables will be exposed in the place of general association may influencc the destiny of iendezvous each morning, so as to enable country in which it is placed, is a members to select their places. Lists of bounded by our ignorance lodgings will be likewise prepared, and ex- speculation only of the degree of unanimity and co-operahibited in the same place.
had
any
tion ! labours.
which may hereafter animate their Further information will be given at the Examination Hall of College, Kings, and Princes, and Legisat which place there will be an attendance may enact-their laws and ordinanof proper persons for that purpose, during the week of the meeting and the preceding but in the hands of the members of week. Tickets of admission will be issued such an Association, compriziug as it does in the same room, and it will also be the whole learning and intellect of the of rendez vous. place general The rules of admission are the follow- country, a power beyond all others in ing :—Fellows and members of chartered commanding the will and forming the literary and scientific societies, publishing character of their fellow-men, undoubtedly transactions, are entitled to become members of the Association, on subscribing an resides. Upon unity of purpose, harmony obligation to conform to its rules, and of co-operation, and untiring perseverance paying their subscription. Office bearers, members of councils, or managing com- among its members, must depend the cf. mittees of philosophical institutions, and fectuation of those splendid results which other members recommended by such are most certainly within the reach of their councils, are entitled in like manner to become members of the Association. Per- attainment. Every member of it should sons not so qualified may be elected mem. keep these objects and prin. bers of the Association, if duly recom- consequently in view ; and consider himself permended and approved of by the Central Council. The annual subscription is one sonally bound to advance them by every pound, to be paid in advance upon ad- means in his power. It is true that such mission. The composition, or life suban Association, even keeping such rules in scription, is five pounds.
Trinity
lators ces;
the
ciples view,
cannot
supply the place of individual
earnestly insisted upon, and as sculptor.few hours, objected to our hero, who earnestly desired only
by
of transporting himself into his father’s presence, before whom alone he would undergo the operation ; for he said he had offended his sire, and would be reconciled to him without delay, or die in the attempt; he would write to his father appointing a place at which
the
they might
ing that
his
means
meet
parent
on
was
the a
road, add-
respectable
brewer at some place, the name of which I have forgotten, and that every farthing lent to him, with all expenses, would be To the Editor of THE LANCET. most readily and thankfully returned. SIR, however, the moment my back Having met with the " Caution to Surgeons" in the Salisbury was turned upon him, and he had touched and Winchester Journal, and thinking that the " siller"—three sovereigns—the " canall possible publicity should begiven to ny rogue" bolted from the inn, pursued it, particularly among medical gentlemen, his journey in some covered cart (which, I hope it will be inserted in THE LANCET,at the moment, appeared at the inn-door), from which probably it may be copiedleaving his generous benefactors on the into other periodicals. point of a dilemma, and to this day A man answering in many respects tohas not availed himself of an opportunity the above description, and calling obtain the honour and gratification of " Pearce, a sculptor," was visited by me i returning the sovereign remedies employed at a country inn in the autumn of his relief. I enclose you my name and when I found him apparently in greataddress, and remain, Sir, your obedient pain, and labouring under every symptom of strangulated hernia, even to the vomitCHIRURGUS. CFIIRURGUS. ing of feces. On entering the bed-room July 15, 1835. of my patient, immediately after the occurrence of the symptoms (early in the afternoon), he was in the act of vomiting BRITISH ASSOCIATION into a vessel containing feculent matter, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. with other from the matters, mingled stomach, more or less in a fluid state, and on my questioning him as to whether THE fifth meeting of this Association all that I saw had been discharged from will take place in Dublin, during the week the stomach, he answered most distinctly commencing on Monday, the 10th of Au and unequivocally in the affirmative; nor, gust, 1835. President Elect :-Rev. BARTHOLOMEw indeed, could I have entertained at time the slightest suspicion to the con- LLOYD, D.D., M.R.I.A., Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. trary. Vice-Presidents Elect :-Lord OXMANThe tumour on the right side, it would appear, was moveable when Mr. E. Spooner TOWN, F.A.S., M.R.I.A.; Rev. WILLIAM saw it, which the man " dexterously pushes WHEWELL, F.T.C.C., F.R.S., &c. Secretaries :—WILLIAM R. HAMILTON, up to the inguinal ring." Now I found the tumour extending from the lower ab- M.R.I.A., &c., Astronomer Royal of Iredominal ring to the bottom of the scro- land; Rev. HUMPHREY LLOYD, F.T.C.D., tum, and altogether immoveable. There M.R.I.A. was a hernia in the left inguin, which I Treasurer :—THOMAS H. ORPEN, M.D., M.R.I.A. instantly reduced. The patient attributed the The Association is divided into six strangulation on the right side to the cir- Sections, which will meet daily during of overreaching himself, while week, between the hours of 11 a.m. cumstance in the act of plucking a bunch of nuts and 3 p.m., at the following places -from the topmost bough of a hedge-nut Section A, Mathematics and General bush, during which, he said, his foot Physics.—Philosophy School, Trinity Colslipped, and he fell into a citch. lege. Section B, Chemistry and MineThe usual means were resorted to by ralogy.-Chemical School, Trinity Colmyself and assistant, in order to reduce lege. Section C, Geology and Geograthe supposed incarcerated hernia without phy.-Theatre, Royal Dublin Society. effect. The necessity of performing the Section D, Zoology and Botany.-Board customary surgical operation was, in a Room, Royal Dublin Society. Section E, -
aboveAlas!
isharp I
himselfto 1833,for
I servant,
the
supposed
the
544
MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
and Medicine.- Council Room, Royal Irish Academy. Section F, Statistics.-Divinity School, Trinity College.
Anatomy
THE
LANCET.
Members who may have any papers, or London, Saturday, July 25, 1835. other communications to lay before the are before Association, requested the end of July, their nature and WE publish at page 543 the circular probable extent, in letters addressed as follows --To the Secretary of the issued by the Britislt Association, with Section, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. respect to the meeting to take place in Unless this precaution be attended to, Dublin in August. Upon the great adgreat inconvenience must arise, and vaiuable papers may be unavoidably rejected vantages which may be expected to accrue in the press of business. Investigations science from this Association we need of any considerable length may be most dwell, the subject being one about advantageously presented in abstract. The general meetings of the Association which all are agreed. In its constitution, will be held in the rooms of the Rotunda, every observer of passing events must on four evenings during the week, at perceive both the power and the practieight p.m. The two remaining evenings of uniting into one great comit is proposed to devote exclusively to the of and for the advancement of one prornotion personal intercourse among the members. A limited number of ladies’ diffusion of science,object,—the ; great tickets, for the evening meetings, will be discordant elements of professional distributed according to the rules defined and institutions which heretofore by the Local Council.
tostate, general
---
to
not
! cability
munity, the
societies
Ordinaries will be provided for the acunfortunatelv acted on quite a differcommodation of the members in conve- ent principle. To what extent such an nieut situations, and plans of the tables will be exposed in the place of general association may influencc the destiny of iendezvous each morning, so as to enable country in which it is placed, is a members to select their places. Lists of bounded by our ignorance lodgings will be likewise prepared, and ex- speculation only of the degree of unanimity and co-operahibited in the same place.
had
any
tion ! labours.
which may hereafter animate their Further information will be given at the Examination Hall of College, Kings, and Princes, and Legisat which place there will be an attendance may enact-their laws and ordinanof proper persons for that purpose, during the week of the meeting and the preceding but in the hands of the members of week. Tickets of admission will be issued such an Association, compriziug as it does in the same room, and it will also be the whole learning and intellect of the of rendez vous. place general The rules of admission are the follow- country, a power beyond all others in ing :—Fellows and members of chartered commanding the will and forming the literary and scientific societies, publishing character of their fellow-men, undoubtedly transactions, are entitled to become members of the Association, on subscribing an resides. Upon unity of purpose, harmony obligation to conform to its rules, and of co-operation, and untiring perseverance paying their subscription. Office bearers, members of councils, or managing com- among its members, must depend the cf. mittees of philosophical institutions, and fectuation of those splendid results which other members recommended by such are most certainly within the reach of their councils, are entitled in like manner to become members of the Association. Per- attainment. Every member of it should sons not so qualified may be elected mem. keep these objects and prin. bers of the Association, if duly recom- consequently in view ; and consider himself permended and approved of by the Central Council. The annual subscription is one sonally bound to advance them by every pound, to be paid in advance upon ad- means in his power. It is true that such mission. The composition, or life suban Association, even keeping such rules in scription, is five pounds.
Trinity
lators ces;
the
ciples view,
cannot
supply the place of individual