The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-16 00:00:00

To do lltdifor of de Dories County lawas.

(,-.l,lR,—The Meeting of the Governors of
1.3 the County Hoerr', held on THoaaDar last,
of which no doubt you will give a faithful rootlet,
suggest one especial subject for consideration to all who
are interested In that excellent institution, and that
Is the very mauler manner in which the committee, and
Ito excellent chairman, have beeo useil in this matter.
Dr. Cowden and Mr. Tudor informed the Governors
that for POMO years back they bad deeply felt the need
of an edddition to the medical staff. Neither of them
seemed to be aware that by that declaration they were
eondenining themselves of a gross misapprehension of
their dr., to ry nothing more. If they bad felt this
want so deeply, how was it that they had never brought
that feet before the committee, with which they were in
conetant commanierion, and which hsa over been most
reedy to accept any suggestion for the improvement of
the institution? Was It treating the committee with
peeper respect to keep their feelings on this subject so
deeply pent up in their own brows, as not even to
mention them to one another, certainly not to the senior
medical allow, Mr. Carmel And if in this they have
! shown very peculiar notions of their duty, they
! have certainly shown equal want of judgment In
ties iiiiteturc which they have chosen to bring the
matter forward. When their own personal friend in
the profession is a candidate for the vacant office of
surgeon, and ie likely to come off second best, the
naughty world will think its own thoughts; and if they
did not wish pimple to suppose that it was not all
acadeet, that led them to this conclusion ad this per.
Ocular time, why they rowed great Irk of judgment
to bringing forward the subjs., as sea a time. But
they have also shown great want of courtesy in first
sonieulting the committee, • few day. ago. sod Urn,
finding the committee averse to their propo..ties„ trying
to override the committee, set them at variance lIIIth
the governors, and make the interior of the hospital
subvervient to private purposes. If the governors per-
mit the Rev. C. W. Boogbano, who has for years
given such time and labour to the hospital, and has
mirage lit with such admirable petience and tan' and
'Arad. nee, to be thus set at imagist by a medical clique,
they deserve to ler his servioes, and then, when it is
too let., they will learn to support rid protect so
valuable an official, if ever they get another. It Is
Indeed high time that, so•ording to • suggestion msds
at the meeting, a second physician should be •ppointed.
We want • LIMP who sba.o be aborts such petty squabbles,
antt miorsbis 111111001tIVIref gentleman, who will
command the reaper and confidence of the town
and neighbourhood. Then we should no longer
have those who need farther advice, running off to
Weymouth, and learning Mere to retreat our hcopital,
than we might bops to we Drobester, as the runty
town the head quarter of the oonoty profession and
the hospital enlarged in Its •=rolneea, and raised in Its
position among the chorities of Vie land.
I do the ri fore most heartily hope that the Governors
will support the committee (who certainly know what
is best for the boepital) and pot a stop to thi• wretched
ocirobinetion, which seek, to deprive a meritorious
medical man of • meehirvered position, and would
make that position comparatively worthier rather than
permit him to enjoy it in its entirety.
A GOVERNOR.