The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-08 00:00:00

PRMENT4TION TO DR. FOX.

A IMUISTOtIe company of the gentry of Weymouth
and its neighbourhood assembled at the Royal Hotel
t Assembly Rooms, on Saturday afternoon last, to do
honour to Dr. John Fox, on his retirement from the
profession. For many years Dr. Fox has been labouring
for the good of poor as well as Hob, and daring that
time be has DS'S+ been backward in giving the most
useful and kindly advice and sasistance to all who
needed bis aid. Ile has in instames where such con-
fidence was invited sated in the most fatherly manner
with the beet of counsel on matters not immediately
conneoted with his uraemia's, but in snob affairs as
often some within the impartial of the medial at-
tendant, and his directions generally led to the beet
re-ulta. Dr. Fox was ever moderate with regard to
those points in physiology which ar• often most fiercely
contested, snob as the use of alcoholic stimuli, and
while always drawing with • firm but gentle hand
towards temperance, he was never of those who seem
to expect to aura all the ills of mind and body by alms-
lute andeuddentrypression. &cordial opponent, of humbug,
he quietly and in the most agreeable manner so laid it
' bare to any one who comelted him, that the under-
standing ea well as the faith of the Fatima was at once
enlisted, and his careful adoption of • proper course
ensured. But we must leave his friends to show their
' own appreciation of Dr. Fox's merits by the costly
testimonial they presdinted.
The articles conxisted.of thefollowing :—A magnificent
oval 18-inch silver waiter, with elaborate border and bead.
Mg. exquisitely engraved with the following inceriptiee
" 'This waiter, together with • handsome drawing.
room cloak, ha, and • puree of two hundred and fifty
sovereigns, was promoted to John Fox, Fag., M.R.C.S.,
L.A.C., by • newts. of Ms old friends and patients,
on relinquishing the active duties' of his profession, as
• testimonial of their high regard and esteem for his
great and unwearied attention and skill so a medical
man to all clams during the long period of 44 years,
and also for his gratuitous and valuable services to the
county of Dorset and Weymouth Royal Infirmary for
• period of 23 years. January. 1870." The drawing.
room clock is under • glass dome, goes three weeks,
and strikes the hours and half-hours. It Is in the
style of Louis XIV., the principal portions being gold,
with blue enamelled medallions, and vases at the top on
either side. The dial is • perfect master-piece of
, enamelling. At the bottom are dolphins supporting •
shell, with figures of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
other medallions with figures of me-nymphs, the whole
having a pleasing erect. There were also • silver
butter-dish with richly eat bowl, and • silver sugar•
basin pierced and engraved, with ruby lining. The
whole were supplied by Mr. Cole, of Upper Bond•
street, and reflect the greatest credit On bla taste.
Amompanying the testimonial we. • handsome book,
bound in ermsson velvet, with the names of the
committee and subscribers beautifully written on
vellum! Bach page of the book was surrounded
with illuminated borders is beautiful style.
There were present :—C. J. I'. Flambee, Esq., 114. P.,
J. Fox, Esq., H. P. Cambridge, Esq. and Mrs,
Cambridge, Dr. Ewan, (Corse), Rev. Neat, Captain
Blair, Arehdemoo Buckle, Dr. Lush, Dr. Dame,, Rey.
R. C. Marriott, Miss Tbsobald, Dr. and Mrs. Rhodes,
Rev. C. and Mrs. Bridge, C. Fenny, Esq.. Mr. Oakley,
Rev. .1. Ellis, G. Andrews, Esq., and Mn. Andrews,
ho,, An, Mr. Maunders also attended in • double
capacity, as secretary of the Eye Infirmary, and also as
a kind of representative of R. Brooks, Esis., late
for Weymouth, who had written to him • letter with the
kindest expressions towards Dr. Fox.
1 beebair was taken by Kr. Hambro.
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I The Camas /1( said, Mr. Fox, it ii great pleasure
that I oocupy this chair to-day, as the representative
of a great number of your old friends, who have done
me tbe honour to ask me in their name to unseat to
you this teatimonial, • clock and silver salver, kn, and
purse of sovereigns; I ton assure you it is with gnat
and sincere pleasure and gratification Ido to. The
kindness with whish for no many years, and under so
many cireumstanem, you have always sttendel your
patients, and not only alleviated the ills to
which we are all more or lag liable, bat also
assisted with your counsel and adviee in relieving
those many *cables of mind as well as body on which
Lb. family physician is so often called upon to give his
comuel end advice, makes your friends feel that they
could not allow the ocionsion of your retirement ,fromi
the/active duties of your profession to pass without giving