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1285 of habitual paupers or vagrants, but that farms are unsuit- .E55s. On the face of it there is nothing unreasonable in able for habitual criminals, who inevitably corrupt one these charges. On the contrary, they are moderate. Which another ; for criminals (as distinct from habitual petty of us, which of the jury that reduced this claim to =E50 16s. 6d, offenders or misdemeanants) gradually cumulating periods of would like to undertake a journey to London at midnight for imprisonment are best, one or two years being added for five gaineas ? The otherjourneys to London, which occupied each successive conviction. Habitual tramps and vagrants, as a rule five hours, were charged for at the rate and also the class of paupers who constantly discharge them- of only three guineas. Journeys to Hampton Court, selves from workhouses after a few days’ stay, should be which took three hours, only two guineas; journeys checked by compulsory detention for periods adequate to to Richmond, which took two hours, one guinea. break them of their habits. First offences, or even occa- Several medical men testified to the general reasonableness sional ones, should be dealt with compassionately, but of the charges. There was, of course, one medical manhabitual offences require reformatory discipline, perseveringly all the way from Liverpool-to say that in his opinion the applied for adequate periods. Such are the recommendations charges were rather high. And he seemed to weigh more of the Howard Association, a society which has made the with the jury than several others who rightly defended the diminution of crime a subject of special study, and the charges made. The defendant had actually paid E70 exertions of which in the cause of social improvement are altogether into court. Judgment was given fon the the to have the costs up to Dec. 4th, defendant, universally acknowledged. plaintiff to which date only E35 8s. 6d. had been paid into 1896, up LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. court. An order was made that the plaintiff should take THE fact that Lord Lister was to preside at the annual E50 16s. 6d., and the defendant take the remainder of the dinner of the Royal Literary Fund gave quite a scientific E70 out of court. We cannot think that such an estimate flavour t3 the 107 h anniversary celebration, and no doubt had the serious approval of the judge. Dr. Christian, the determined the presence at the table of many members of member of the firm who attended Miss Phillips, has done the medical profession. Among the medical men present right in vindicating by his action the medical estimate of the value of time and service. We regret his unsuccess. may be mentioned: Dr. Barnes, Dr. Buzzard, Sir William But the profession and, we venture to say, men of other proJ. Sir Sir Crichton Robert Broadbent, Browne, F.R.S., will accord him their sympathy and approval. fessions Mr. C. T. Professor Michael Craven, Dent, Foster, -
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Mr. Pearce Gould, Dr. J. Gray, Mr. Hutchinson, F.R S., Mr. G. H. Makins, Mr. Nettleship, Dr. George Ogilvie, ANTI-VACCINATION AT GLOUCESTER. Dr. J. W. Ogle, Dr. T. Oliver, Mr. H. W. Page, Sir William THE anti-vaccination party at Gloucester have at last been Roberts, F.R.S., Professor Sherrington, F.R.S., Dr. made aware that they are not to have it all their own way, S. Squire Sprigge, Dr. Wilks, F.R.S., Sir John Williams, as they may have fondly imagined from the results of recent Dr. Theodore Williams, and Dr. G. Sims Woodhead. and parochial elections. Indeed, the only wonder The speeches in every case rang changes on the connexion municipal is that the citizens have been content to allow them to have of literature with science, or the antagonism of literary so long enjoyed freedom from the criticism which their work to scientific work. Lord Lister, in the chief toast unwarrantable assertions with regard to the sanitation of of the evening, ’’ prosperity to the Royal Literary the city invited. When, owing to the unprotected state Fund," while acknowledging the debt that scientific of the children from long neglect in enforcing the law men, as much as the rest of the world, owe to the with respect to vaccination, small-pox spread in their author, disclaimed literary merit for his own writings, the anti.vaccinationists proclaimed loudly on all midst, saying that he was a student of the book of nature, and that occasions that such neglect of vaccination had nothing to do the value of anything that came from his pen was due to with the outbreak, which, according Ito them, was solely the grandeur of his theme and not to his treatment of it. attributable to the grossly insanitary condition of the city. The Bishop of Stepney, in proposing the toast of "Literature This cry-promulgated by such leaders in the anti-vaccinaand Science," found that in the best journalism the two met tion cause as Lieutenant -General Phelps of Birmingham harmoniously, however opposed they might be in other ways, and Dr. W. R. Hadwen-has ever since formed the staple the search for reality being here the common object of both. of the Gloucester epidemic amongst those Mr. Traill, in responding for Literature, spoke wittily of explanation who most active in persuading the people to had been the function of the critic as a surgical one, "not necessarily abstain from seeking the protection afforded by vaccination. followed by the beneficent results with which the name of The utter baselessness of the assertion was amply shown the chairman would always be associated." There was, he at the time of its first announcement by the city surveyor; feared °’no kindly healing process for a mortified vanity akin but the anti-vaccinationists have continued to adhere to to the processes under which the aseptic wound united." the interests of the city, which Mr. Norman Lockyer responded for Science, and the Earl of it, thereby damaging had suffered so much already from the epidemic. The Crewe proposed the Chairman’s health in suitable terms. occasion of the annual meeting of the Gloucester Branch of the Anti-Vaccination League on the 22nd ult. had been THE APPRECIATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES. intended by the party to have shown to the world how WE have not often to complain of a want of liberality in deep a hold their tenets had gained amongst a comthe higher courts in their estimate of the value of medical munity which had experienced the trial and suffering of service, but in the case of Douglas and Another v. Phillips, an epidemic of small-pox. The meeting had been widely before Mr. Justice Cave and a special jury, we cannot refrain advertised, and the chair was occupied by Lieutenantfrom such feeling. The plaintiffs, medical practitioners at General Phelps, the President of the Anti-Vaccination Hounslow, claimed Z105 5s. for medical attendance on the League. Mr. Milnes, the champion of the cause, and Dr. defendant, Miss Florence Phillips, who denied that the Creighton, the medical advocate, whose attacks upon Jenner charges were fair and reasonable. The services and charges have proved that even a man of science may be blinded by were briefly as follows: Consultation at surgery, 5s. ; five prejudice, had come from London to support the chair and journeys to Richmond at &1 ls. per journey; fourteen give their benison to the Gloucester stalwarts. The ranks of journeys to London—involving, we gather, a consultation with the latter have been recently reinforced by Dr. Hadwen himDr. Herschell-at S3 3s. ;twenty-four journeys to Hampton self. The citizens, however, were resolved that those who Court at 2 2s.and a journey to London at midnight, had defamed the city should not enjoy a monopoly of speech
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Mr. Pearce Gould, Dr. J. Gray, Mr. Hutchinson, F.R S., Mr. G. H. Makins, Mr. Nettleship, Dr. George Ogilvie, ANTI-VACCINATION AT GLOUCESTER. Dr. J. W. Ogle, Dr. T. Oliver, Mr. H. W. Page, Sir William THE anti-vaccination party at Gloucester have at last been Roberts, F.R.S., Professor Sherrington, F.R.S., Dr. made aware that they are not to have it all their own way, S. Squire Sprigge, Dr. Wilks, F.R.S., Sir John Williams, as they may have fondly imagined from the results of recent Dr. Theodore Williams, and Dr. G. Sims Woodhead. and parochial elections. Indeed, the only wonder The speeches in every case rang changes on the connexion municipal is that the citizens have been content to allow them to have of literature with science, or the antagonism of literary so long enjoyed freedom from the criticism which their work to scientific work. Lord Lister, in the chief toast unwarrantable assertions with regard to the sanitation of of the evening, ’’ prosperity to the Royal Literary the city invited. When, owing to the unprotected state Fund," while acknowledging the debt that scientific of the children from long neglect in enforcing the law men, as much as the rest of the world, owe to the with respect to vaccination, small-pox spread in their author, disclaimed literary merit for his own writings, the anti.vaccinationists proclaimed loudly on all midst, saying that he was a student of the book of nature, and that occasions that such neglect of vaccination had nothing to do the value of anything that came from his pen was due to with the outbreak, which, according Ito them, was solely the grandeur of his theme and not to his treatment of it. attributable to the grossly insanitary condition of the city. The Bishop of Stepney, in proposing the toast of "Literature This cry-promulgated by such leaders in the anti-vaccinaand Science," found that in the best journalism the two met tion cause as Lieutenant -General Phelps of Birmingham harmoniously, however opposed they might be in other ways, and Dr. W. R. Hadwen-has ever since formed the staple the search for reality being here the common object of both. of the Gloucester epidemic amongst those Mr. Traill, in responding for Literature, spoke wittily of explanation who most active in persuading the people to had been the function of the critic as a surgical one, "not necessarily abstain from seeking the protection afforded by vaccination. followed by the beneficent results with which the name of The utter baselessness of the assertion was amply shown the chairman would always be associated." There was, he at the time of its first announcement by the city surveyor; feared °’no kindly healing process for a mortified vanity akin but the anti-vaccinationists have continued to adhere to to the processes under which the aseptic wound united." the interests of the city, which Mr. Norman Lockyer responded for Science, and the Earl of it, thereby damaging had suffered so much already from the epidemic. The Crewe proposed the Chairman’s health in suitable terms. occasion of the annual meeting of the Gloucester Branch of the Anti-Vaccination League on the 22nd ult. had been THE APPRECIATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES. intended by the party to have shown to the world how WE have not often to complain of a want of liberality in deep a hold their tenets had gained amongst a comthe higher courts in their estimate of the value of medical munity which had experienced the trial and suffering of service, but in the case of Douglas and Another v. Phillips, an epidemic of small-pox. The meeting had been widely before Mr. Justice Cave and a special jury, we cannot refrain advertised, and the chair was occupied by Lieutenantfrom such feeling. The plaintiffs, medical practitioners at General Phelps, the President of the Anti-Vaccination Hounslow, claimed Z105 5s. for medical attendance on the League. Mr. Milnes, the champion of the cause, and Dr. defendant, Miss Florence Phillips, who denied that the Creighton, the medical advocate, whose attacks upon Jenner charges were fair and reasonable. The services and charges have proved that even a man of science may be blinded by were briefly as follows: Consultation at surgery, 5s. ; five prejudice, had come from London to support the chair and journeys to Richmond at &1 ls. per journey; fourteen give their benison to the Gloucester stalwarts. The ranks of journeys to London—involving, we gather, a consultation with the latter have been recently reinforced by Dr. Hadwen himDr. Herschell-at S3 3s. ;twenty-four journeys to Hampton self. The citizens, however, were resolved that those who Court at 2 2s.and a journey to London at midnight, had defamed the city should not enjoy a monopoly of speech