The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

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DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL.

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Th. adjourned martirg of goversors to madder the
hapedienor of electing two Gummi In the r 0010 of Mr.
Curse, resigned, was held on Saturday usoralag last.
Th. asseaddy took place at dm Board•reom of the
Hospital, but as them were Indhalloos early of that
proving too coedited a spade, permission was obtained
to have the use of the Crown Court at the County
hall, &ad thither the meeting wee removed. R B.
tils•ridsr, , Esq., M.P., presided, and there was • large
atUndenee of governor', Mclading the Revs. J. ?Ishtar,
C. W. Bingham, C. J. Bird, W. Hiram, H. Monk, H.
J. Orson, R. W. P.m. F. A. Baker, W. Urquhart, H.
B. William, J. Cr.., B. Headland, F. /labor, R. G.
Wotan, J. Nish, W. Femoral Ward, sad T. R.
Maeliew ; Matr-Geweral Major Aden, Colonel
am Bingh, Ms or Frampton. Mown Dewenish, A.
B. Mama, J. vela*, LH. Hamm. R. W. Williams,
W. Mangold, Dr. Cowden, Tudor, J. F. Hodges, .1. F.
Hodges, Joe., J. T. Marto. G. J. G. Gregory, G.
Carom, J. Homer, R. Tome, J. Look, J. Golpin, H.
Look, Fowler. Warne, Symms, Palmer, Cooper. B.
Devnalsh, Smoden, T. Saineom, W. Permed" RIO.
G. Symonds, T. Coombe, G. J. Audrey', G. Warr:Y,
M. Nome, H. Foams, T. Bersombe, F. Lock, Miot, H.
Mayo, L Groves, W. Swatridge, J. A. Smith, J.
emod H. Oookerms, W. Hall, B. Burnett, Brattr F.
Homer, Dugdai., W. Pope, 1). Symonds, ha. In the
worse of the mooting there was • good dad of excite-
meat, and some of the opmehos were highly &wound
with germinal olluaions.

-The' Obainnan briefly explained the eireumstaness 1
which lad to the present &dimmed meeting.
Tbe Bee. a W. Bingham said to trusted that the
prospositioa be was about to make would meet with the
ptheral asemplanee of the rontiog. He thought it was
well to mon It int, before ten came to any more
deniable matters. The proposition hit had to maim
was, "That the governors desire to express their deep
sense of the Nag and efficient ornate of George Curate,
end. whilst they regret that he feels it anomeary
to retire from the dune. whith, dame foundation
of the burnt, he has performed with nets ability,
rillsiess, seal,. discretioe, they trust th5,...7
pe •evall thermelyse of ids Isge seam
ones i of oomelthui sartmer epplause).
meid that he en pleasure
In . tsieilug foe •
etteadell the iv imsd bowleg the orat:l.
Curlndeopfittaiselhemd be hoped the meeting would
%Milan ay pees enottow—(applause).
motion Was pat to the meeting. and carried
luminously.
The Rey. a W. Bingham saki he bad another pro-
position to being before the meeting, but, as he had
Intimated, he did not anticipate it would be received
with the same medial and universal sympathy whin
seemed to have teen aceorded to the 'needing motim;
but he would first say 000 Of two words 00 mailers
personal to hirasoll. He should like to WI attautiom foe
• moment bosom. observations made in one of the 'meaty
Papers (the Ckorwiels) es to eharaoterof their meeting
• fortnight ago, of which that was an adjournment.
According to that paper *erten per-Does were supposed
to have enduvortned to stop any discussion on the
oseasion. He brand lean for himself most thoroughly
to repudiate any such intention—(applame)—and he
was quits sore that on the part of the Chairman—if he
were not present to answer for himself—he could also
repudiate it. The point mind was simply me of form.
ma quota.* having been raised whether it was mom.
petent—or at any ran advisable—for the meeting to
proceed with the besieges involved in • motion brought
forward by Major Frampton, be Interposed, from the
feeling that it was absolutely oec..aq mother meeting
should be held, or, at Iron, the meeting adjourned and
a mend held, on which °cession the dispassion thus
raised would necessarily take place—as, doubtless, it
would now take place. With respect to the question
before the meeting, he would first of all say that Dr.
Oowdell was perfectly correct in the statentent be made
In the count/ Papers, that he (Mr. Bingham) had
admitted Dr. Cowden some years ago leformed him that
It wee onessary additional help should be given during
operations, in consequence of his (Dr. CowdelTs) with-
drawing (ruin that work ; end though he (Mr. Bingham)
mold not exactly charge his recollection with the
matter, he thought it hiehly preamble that he mentioned
It to the oommittee. Dr. Cowden did not bring it
before him in anything like • formal manner, and he
(Mr. Bingham) certainly felt thea as be did now, that
If be had son to the orisons of the hospital and told
them that they weld not carry on their operations
without Dr. Cowdell's satistanes, the statement would
have been met with the utmost indignation, and he
should have been told that Dr. Cornell had better
mind his own businese—(bear, hear, and laughter). He
considered it was a matter entirely for the
surgeons ; if those gentlemen felt that they could
not perform the necessary operations properly
without Dr. Cowdell's assistance, It seemed
to bins that they were brand to tell the tom-
mittes so, in order that they might have asked the
Governors to give them more strength. But from that
day to this the committee had not Mord a single word
on the subject, and he did not believe they would ever
have heard a word about it but for the pending studios.
He thought the simple history of the matter was this—
Mr. Famion's friends found that be eras likely to be in
a minority if only one surgeon was sleeted, and, con.
Mitering "half • loaf is bettor than so bread," came
forward and proposed two surgeons should be appointed
In the place of Mr. Corms, who had resigned—(hear,
hear). Now do not let anybcrly for a moment suppose
he had th• slightest or feeling against Mr. I
Emson. He voted for him on the former occasion, and
wu quite ready to vote for him at mother time, for
he was one of the children of the hospital—one of his
ehiMpae he theeelbt ho vnWiht .4th..,,. it. bed the
heartiest desire that Kr. Emson might mooed in every
respect, professionally and otherwise. There were in
this county certain persons who had asked him before
coining en that occasion for whin of the two candidates
they mould vote. He replied, "Vote for which you
please • I believe they are both perfectly competent and
remonable professional men." Thesaerstion 'third% Dr.
Cowden made to him come yeas ago rested until ten
days sines, when he reeeived from Dr. Cowden a letter
I. which he e)e's'ehst streitele out the matter, and be
laid that communication before the oommittee. At the
first he must cadets that he saw no great harm in the
matter, but when became to talk it over with the com-
mittee, and when he heard the objeetions made to the
proposal for appointing • third surgeon, be concluded
that an an individual member of the committee, at least,
-he could not possibly support it. First, bemuse he
thought a third surgeon was unnecessary. If it bad
been requisite that in addition to the mama staff there
should be somebody to administer chloroform at opera.
tions, he thought, as he had @treacly said, that the
surgeons themselves' would long ago hue told it to the
oommittee— (bear bur)—and not have allowed all then
years to peal over sines Dr. Cowden had ceased to
attend in the operating room, without giving some
thformation, to the committse at least, that they were
in evil ease—(mplause). Further than that—be felt
quite sure that just what had taken plan that morning
would take plates, vie, that the governors would 'nisei.
=silly sleet Mr. Curate as the remelting surgeon of
the hospital, and be was also eorivinced that if Mr.
Carta, continued to dwell mooed them - as be had
Mr. Core's authority for saying it was his latention to
do—(applaues)—he would feel it to be his duty to attend
the operations at the hospital; and thus, if there had
been any lack of strength in the past, It would be
supplied. He had received • letter on the subject from
a gentleman be saw present, who itertainly knew as
moot about hospital practice as any man in the county,
In which were these words :

• I hear that them I. • proposition on foot that the number
of mimetic. should be three Instead of two—a propointion
which I him and think that the general body of governor. will
not for • moment entertain, redng that there must be no
aead not more, mend team admitted during the year than
eel ; and, If one physician can aka oare of so many
J, surely two surgeons ran of the mine numb r of
aurgkal came; or is it supposed that the are deficient
In ability, or cannot be trusted, It .onld mem as If Um
hoopla] la to be made me of by the pelmet canditham, rather
than ttat the hospital ix to Make um of the surgeons."

(Apothem, and loud cries of "name.") Gentlemen, you
mutt be kind enough to take it on my credit —(renewed
and oontinuing cries of "name," when Dr. Bacot, of
Bithdford, too, and asked Mr. Bingham to give the
name.) It wee written by Dr. Bacot. who for woven
year@ was the surgeon of the hospital, and who he (Hr.
Binebasn) would soy - notwithstanding Dr. Bacot's
warmest—wee one of the most eminent practitioner, Ia
this county—(applathe.) Se did not think he need go
any further into the matter. With reference to eerthin
letters which land appeared in the newthepere, he need
thareely say be had nothing at all to do with them, and
he did not even lame by whom they were written—
(boar, hear.) Bat be rather fell that in one of them
there was a little bit of an imputation coat upon him—
the ides that be should act so childishly es to he piqued
if be did not hove bis own views carried out by the
Governon—lapplaess.) Sash a notion had never
catered hie head. He warn quite ready—aed he was
sure it was the sue with every member of the then.
mittee— to bow to the decision of the Governors—
(applause.) The committee only wanted to be booed,
and hi. own feeling, and the feeling of the majority of
the committe,. he weld eddy my was not favourable
to the proposition fee appointing a third anrgeon—
(bear, hoar.) Boum People hod tried to frighten him
with the idea that the hospital was going to tome to
an end, supposing his views were carried out, and they
continued to bath only two tarpon, instead of three.
He did not believe it in the least. He felt so perfectly
confident that the bOdtal is conferring very great
benefits as the coenty—beneits whisk the people feel
I. their minds tad in their pockets. that be had not the
least fear that it would be destroyed by any vote they
arrived at that day. He liked them to have a good fair
fight, aad believed it would never do the hospital any
harm. He did not like anything like intrigue or cabal
introduesd into the hospital, and he was rant if such
was the ea" they would not get an indepeedent body
of op, mach as the committee had both over Naos the
fonadatioa of the institution. to take that interest in its
maeagement which the eommittes had hitherto doth—
(their, bra.) Be otheithed by moving that the vacancy
mused by ths resignation of George Gerais, Eaq., be
filled up—(applathe.)
The Rev. H. Mouth said that In reading the account
of the lath meeting the impression made on his mind—
not having the used idea of what had been going on
befor•—was that in tb• first piths it was very dangerous
to tamper with one of the rides of any Institution of
this kiad, for an individual *est. Secondly, it struck
him, that the question rested on the °pintoes of two
outof four mediael men in the hospital. Dr. Cowden
and Hr. Tudor gave it as their opinion that it is
absolutely neossaary there should be • third surgeon.
On mooing that thatement he thought it right to form
some estimate of the proportion between the number of
oet-patkeete and in-pstieste, become he thought every
rework made as to the Increase of the tore:lea staff was
band as the wither of beds theepied in the wards.
He thee made on in e, to whisk Mr. Bingham
had thready referred. Tb. proportthe between the
medical and cortical eases was • subject that bad of ten
been before his miod, u the width would add Pestle
to the unfuliter of tide hospital, bet be mould not
speak of that at present. He wished to pet before
tithe what be thought few persons bed talus thine to
Doti" namely, that the number of medical ont•pelthiste
/WM the Mot of jesuitry this peer had beet 81; the
number of inedisal in-pthieste 61' total, 142. The
number of oat-pithiest' taller Mr. Tudor was 34,
&dams. 67—cle persona mot ath talk about JO bode
Nigh. The number of Olik•patissts under Mr. Corms
was 23, aag th.patienta 47. Now he wished to put these
two steathethe before the athaelem. Gth
look sharp of HZ Wks* sa4 it was ameted Sba4

two surgeons *sold net well telm charged 199. He
thought that feature of the questa°. was at case '
e o• Supposing they appoietod two sergeons
int ar:lacet,
of lb, ono retired, how would the patients
be divided? Would each have • third, or did Mr.
Tudor Wind to keep his pressett large number 1 He
put thes before them, and be felt certain in his own
mind that two gorgeous were fully equal to the work
to be done in the bedside'. Some attention moat
Malmaile he paid to the Improvement of the medical
annulate* of out-oatimaa However, that was too
large • 'abject to go into. He cordially seciastied Mr.
Bingbana's propeettmo.
Dr. Besot, of Bloodroot said that with regard to
the letter he wrote to Mr. Bingham, in order to divest
any ones Wails of • notion that he had written it
after Geis question bad been whitely mooted, he would
jest my that it was • spontaneous impulse on his own
mind, and he thought it was written before the first
public meeting took place. Would Mr. Bingham say
what was the date? (The Bev. C. W. Binghom : June
9.) He fell. as be always had done, a great deal of
interest in this hospital, which ha managed for nearly
seven years, and the statement that three surgeons
were neesssary for the administration of chloroform,
seemed to oast • allot on those who °mutilated the
operatiens wises Mesta' aria smaller and they had no con-
sultan siallesa.for Mr .Cle ristopher etrden ea'. di i
In any way. Dr. Cowden was Mod enough in those
days to administer chloroform, dbe thooght—but
he spoke under medical otermitioatit more atioettaiDed
to the Ales of phydelme to edaslaister chloroform than
=al —such was always the asses In the
talk and it was seldom the surgeon was
salled on (wept in asses of emergency. They bad
inereased the surgkal staff sines his time. He bad to
do thei whole work of the place, including the disponi.
in& het since tins they had appointed a dispenser,
whet* the duties of the house surgeon were consider-
ably leaned, so that he (the house surgeon) had more
Mae to fulfil Milks witiab were not quite regular. If
It was thought nesemary to !appoint three Bergsma it
aid seer to him that the oMoe should not be confined to
surgeons within the s.li ...1.11111, 01 D
&Mir, nr-
, but w.
d Iv Liao,* open to the protrusion
parsed' y tenejee.,.).
Med .• Frampton mid he would move as an amend-
ment, that rile 11 be altered by the substitution of
the word of two before the word surgeons,"
In order that • might be appointed In the
planed thecae . Mr. Bingbein had said they would
never have of this bad it note beau for the probable
ther:r.
result@ of the eloottoes had one oily been chosen, but
he heard it suggested some time ago. He ceitoinly
should have voted for Mr. Good rather than against
him, but Mr. Beeson woe • most eminent man, attended
many people, sad had an enormous number of votes at
the last elsetion ; him (Kr. Boson's) peseta* in Dorchester
was well known, and bethought two mamma were bettor
than one. It WU also slated by Dr. Cowden and Mr.
Tudor that another engem was neoeseary,and he (Major
Frampton) thought be would some forward for the good
of the hospital. sad maks the proposition for the appoint-
ment of two 'rupees,- He should like to ask whether
the immolates were tlatilharers In their reooo)Karlida•
Mon that only one surgeon be sleeted.
The Rev. H. B. Williams, fervently: Certainly not,
Mr. Frampton.
The Bev. C. W. Biughom : I did not say they were
unanimous ; I said the majority of the committee were
of that opinion.
The Bev. It. J. Green: It is very doubtful about a
majority.
Major Frampton said it wan making • party question
of the election. There was a statement in • circular
which had been issued that the committee were unani-
mous, and be thought It right to ask the question—
(bear). is to the regujauoo of the beds, he thought
that should be left to the emataittee, bet he supposed
there would be a day for mob surgeon.
The R. H. B. Williams, who manifested madder
able ezeitement, said he seconded the amendment, be.
cause as a member of the committee he was accidentally
absent on the occasion when this matter was diamond
He heard any discussion, end therefore he did not
choose, as • humble member of the committee, to have it
thought he agreed with the propoaLl for one surgeon
only. Certain paper' bad gone abroad, which were an
affront upon the imamate's. The governors should
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for themselves. If he had any doubt before, he
had been strengthened in hie own private resolution by
• document •Itioh he dare say had mot their attention.
Before all thing' it is neoseemy for the interests of on
Institution like this that there should be pesos—that
there should be no moose (and he emphasised the word
with all the force of which he was capable), iatrodueed
Into this contest; bet (and his words mine faster and
more furious), there has been • most scandalous attack
made n Dr. CowdelL Ido not wish to use a strong
expree upo
n, but Dr. Cowdell has been blaoliguerded (end
the word was uttered moot emphatically) is this matter
—(hear, heart. It is • disgrace to the man who wrote
them words.—

"Th. naughty world will think Its own thoughts ; and If they
did not wish monk to supplest that it ems not all accident, that
led theca to this conclusion at thia particular time, why they
sheered great lack of Judgment In bringing forward the eubJect
at such a time. But they have al,o amen great want of
courtmy In rst onn.ulthig the committee, a few days ego, and
then ending the committee averse to their proposition, trying
o override the committee, not them at varce with the go-
vernors, and make the Interests ,tf the hompltal Buhl...tient to
private purposes. It the governors permit the Rev. C. W.
Bingham, 'rho ham for years given much time and labour to the
hospital, and ham managed It wlth such admirable patienoe, and
tact, and prudence, to be thus net at naught by a medical
clique, they hums. to low his mercies., and then, when It Is
too Late, they w 111 Warn to eupport and protect no valuable an
edictal, LI ever they get another."
I I belong to no clique; and God forbid that I should
met him (bfr. Bingham) at naught. Another valuable
offiniel I. alluded to, in these words :

It is Indeed high tiros that, erowding to • auggestiors made
al Übe imaaabur, • mormd übyotalaq the)ulti to annotated. We
mint a man who shall he shove such petty equable.. and
mberable manouvres—a minstleman, who will ormassad the
Impact and 1,011640na1l rg the town and nelghbouriund. Then
we Mould oo longer have than. who need forth, advice,
running on to Weymouth, and learning the. to distrust our
hospital; then we might hope to see Dorchester,.. Um couoty
town, the !wed quarter of the county profemion, and the
hospital enlarged In It. tlelealaalin, and raised In Its position
112150ag the charities of the land. Ido therefore moat Mirth,
hope that the Goveroore wUI support the committee (who
certainly know whet Is beat for the hospital) and pot a Mop to
this wretched combination, which mks to (*wive a meri-
torious medical man of a much-coveted position, and would
make that position comparatively worthier' rather than permit
him to alloy It In its entirety."

The Bev. M. J. Orme : Shame, shame.
Mr. Williams: He begged leave to my that for the
two eandidatse he had an equal resort and regard.
Mr. Good was the partner of his old friend Mr. Corm*,
who for 18 years had put him under perronal obligetkom
for his unwearied kindoess and attention to him sod his
family, and therefore be had every personal Jarred to
support Mr. Good, but he wished to state his opinion
of the two candidates by an old proverb. Proceeding
eagerly, the rev. 'rutin:nen provoked • good deal of
laughter, by using the familiar formula—"nrocustorned
a• I am le Public rianhing." and he went on, " I bops
you will excites me If what I say is bad grammar"—
(loud laughter.) He wished to say on his honour and
orsolenes that with respect to the 11111/li4 of the two
candidates, before any one had said • single word to
him, he thought they were "six of one and half-a-doses
of the other"—(lauebter.) At the previous election he
gave his vote for Mr„ Tudor, not knowing Mr. &aeon,
although that gentleman called upon him, and it went
against him to be obliged to say be could not vote for
him, but he would lather not give e man " sofneawder"
when he did not mean to help Itim—(hear, bear.) But
the remarks made after that eleetioa made him regret
that • °oldest took place. 80, when, on the present
occasion, he saw there was an opportunity of avoiding a
contest, he made up M. mind to support it. Again
waxing warm, be mid, I wish to disclaim having
anything to do with "clique." or "squabbles."
I have seen enough mischief done to the church
by clerical aliquot, and therefore wish to have
notbirsg to do with thetn—(applees.) Having
! brought to their notice the letter purporting to atom
from a governor, and stated his opinion of it, be
hoped Um meeting would not let it pees with only an
individual opinion, but would, ea a meeting, ermes
indignation that snob weapons u these should have
bees Imported into the diarnadon—(applause).
Mr. 'Outgo Curiae, who, before he had lintshed
became unusually animated, said that Wore the
amendment was pet to the meeting he felt rather
celled upon to make some remarks with regard to the
subJeet. He bed been connected with the hospital
1141100 its foundation, and there appeared to be rather s
slur thrown upon the medical cor that they had been
going on wlthout rfileient force —that they had kept
other surgeons out when they ought to have been there.
ma present seemed to hint to be • most unfortunate
time for adding another surgeon. Mr. Tapp, who was
till lately the consulting surgeon, was non-resident—if
he had bees in Dorchester he would have even valimble
assistance, bet now they had very kindlyeleeted him (Mr.
Come), as the consulting mato., he would still remain
is tha town, and should always be happy to glee his
attention to every oar of operation so far as he could.
Therefore be thought the proposal of an addition to
the gurgled staff now twee most inopportune, because it
bad en sporran's that it was made in order to bring
In or who might have been an unsocessefal eandldate,
rather than f row studying the good of the hospital —(eriee
"no, Dol. Well, that (end ha said it with vigour) was
his opinion— (hear, hear). With regard to the adminis-
tration of ehicsoferm, if they had another surgeon
residing in the town, who would assist In that opera-
, lion, they would bar all they required. He quite
agreed with Dr. Cowdell that It required quite es mush
ability to sdininister chloroform as to take off a man's
Issi, and therefore, they were always glad to have
a physician if he would be kind enough to attend. All
surgeons wan fond of orrations —(a laugh)—perhaps
they ought not to be se—but they liked to be present to
see them. When Dr. Cowdell was kind enough to
assist in the administration of chloroform they were glad
to have he help, and in his absent* the duty devolved
on the house surgeon: but with • third merger in Dor-
chester there would be so difficulty is administering
chloroform. He thought it was casting a slur upon the
medical men to my they wanted assistanes. He did
not think they required It, and therefore they did not
ask for it—(hear beer).
Melee Frampea : Has It not been the maims
oecesionally, If not frequently, to ask other surgeons
to attend at these operations?— (applause.)
It,. Cumin promptly: Most decidedly; it has been
soestantly done, and they sire very happy to some.
Major Premier : HAS not Mr. Krum been saked to
aired applemos).
Kr. theme, with ardour: Mr. Eamon never attended
the hospital until your redact, and then he did so in
ooesequence of the unfortunate qurrel between Mr.
Good sad Mr. Tudor, upon which Mr. Emma was
asked to atteed—(beer, bear, and laughter). You have
asked foe it, and I tell it you--(obeers and ranter
DI. Lot inquired an what grounds the proposal of •
third surgeon was made. Had there been any mar-
WWI, or Inattention, whist' had called for It? Had
any accident ocarred, or had there been shown any
deficiency of skill?
_. _

Major Priapism replied that two of the mediae'
oflieera of the hospital meld a third forge= wee required.
The Chairman quietir remarked that if Mr. Daoot
had been pressed at the last meeting he would hare
board bow strotts. wm
W advocated by Dr. Cordell
and . Tudor. Osihipss at Dr. Baloa).
m. R.v. W. la his own quaint manner:
aboald like to ask • lapis garde& for my own ['dor
-maka.-1461 would be the positive evil ai the institu-
tion If three museum were appointed rather than two ?
--(abeere).
me Mr. na mid three was no daub* that the hospital
took up a great dell of the ear's hest thee, bossue
the roles required kire to be tAg., three Vows • week

I/ Wet, sad that such attaadanco should be beton 12
• sleek in the morning, which was the best time a
medical mon had ; besides attends:me to see out- I
P"ontsi and at any operations. The emedieal men get
n diovidannennuatioinaßitionmaineep,
It would bi.ohonomure,grodd h
forif
nothing.
as thought that was ea answer to the question.
The Rev. W. Barnes: My question is not what evil
would result to the surgeons, but to the Institution?—
(The distinction this plainly marked elicited shouts of
approval).
The nee. C. W. Bingham said an answer ocurred
to him. He would rather that if the rule was altered
at all it should be altered only pro Me vice, beams
if permanently altered they might on some future
occasion be obliged to erupt some exesedingly mediocre
practitioner, who might come forward, there being,
rpe h ps, no other candidate. On the present occasion
lieh:d bean quite ready to admit f,orn the first that
althorn both of the candidates would be an honourable
addition to the staff of the hospital ; but, at the same
time, he felt that if at some future period they were
obliged to elect three surgeons, they might have to fall
back upon some miserable practitioner, who was the
only person to present himself as a candidate. As long
as there were but two, he thought they might fairly
hope to have in Dorchester two gentlemen competent for
she ofiles, who would advance the interesto of the
burrito], and be • credit to the institution. If it was
deemed necessary to alter the rule at all, be thought it
would be beet to do so merely pro hat vice rather than
that the appointment of three should be a sine toed non
for all future time. Major Frampton said something
about the allotment of the bide, and he should like to
have it clearly understood whether supposing rule 11 he
altered for the appointment of an additional surgeon,
the three should be equal, or whether the present one
should have half the practice, and the other two divide
the other half I—(cries of "equal," "equal" from all
parts or the ball).
Mr. G. Symonds said it was not very often that be
Intruded himself upon a public meeting—unfortunately
he had enough of them without interfering on his own
account—(laughter)—but he had attended on that
0001S100 for the purpose of bearing if he weld the
objections which he understood were entertained
by some and the wishes of a good many others,
with respect to increasing the medical staff. He
bad listened in vain for • satielsetory answer to
the very pertinent question pet by Mr. Barnes.
Two speakers bad replied, but he ws:Aortainly
unable to discover tills evil the hospital woe sestain
by the election of two surgeons instead of o obeen).
ILL Bingham had favoured theta with his views, but
he (Kr. Symonds) had been unable to gather in what
way any evil would arine—(epplanse). Mr. Carus
suggested that the honour might be filtered down so
that it would become no honour at all, but be did not
quite see that • for, if they bed the same medical staff
now as they had when the hospital was commenced with
23 beds, it stood to reason that either the work most in
the early days of the lostitetion have been very much
over done, or it was now very mush under done—
(applause). Nobody ever suggested that the work was
over done at the commencement, and if the mediae'
staff was not too great then, there could certainly be no
ohnutton to Increasing it now—(hear. hear). He did
not come there as the advocate of either one gentloman
or the other. Both wore well known to him, and he
bad great respired for them. No doubt they were both
equally tibia, but bethought that so far u reason went,
it was on the side of those who advocated an increase
of the ataff—(cheers). He upraised that he could see no
objection at all to It; on the contrary, it seemed
to him, from the letters in the papers which had been
commented upon, that if they did not take are they
would make • greet mess of the county hospitril—(bear,
bur). He was very happy to bur Mr. Bingham re-
pudiate the an of his friend—his very indioneet friend
who had written those letters. (The Rev. C.
W. Bingham. : I don't know who it wars) He could not
help thinking At mould rsooples the pen and phraseology
—(applause). He was glad that Mr. Bingham re-
pudiated the attempt to put such "soft seeder" upon
him. He should bs exceedingly lorry to lose Mr.
Bingham's sorrier, but he did not feel disposed to
abandon the exercise of his (unctions as a governor
bemuse soma person wrote a letter in the publics poplin
suggesting that unless they adopted • certain course
Mr. Bingham might resign. He should be the last man
In the world to depreciate the services of Kr. Bingham,
but in • case of emergency they generally found that the
right man turned up in the right plum, and if Mr.
Binshem chose to take up his hat and bid them "good
morning," he had no doubt they would find some person
to fill hl ipl —(The Rev. C. W. Bingham No doubt.)
The question put by Mr. Barnes was yet unanswered,
and unless somebody satisfied him that the hospital was
going to sustain injury by the appointment of the two
candidates, he should vote for the elution of botfi gen-
tlemen, because if they had only the same staff now as
they had when there were 20 beds, they amid not be
wrong in inn-suing it, ar at the present time there are
70 beds. There might be, and no doubt there always
would be, • certain amount of feelieg introduced into •
question of this description. He did not vote on the
last °cession, but be was aware that there was at the
time • good deal of feeling menifroted, and be gab-
mequently heard strong expressions used as to the votes
of large subscribers overriding the votes of individuals
—(applause)—and he perfectly recollected being told
that • gentleman who took • great interest on that
aelatioll, insisted that not only should the nate of the
election be declared, but also the number of voters ;and
be thought it was made rather a source of glorification
that there wits • majority of voters in favour of Mr.
Ennon—(applause). If they came to an election on this
ocionoion, he should be rather anxious to see how many
gentlemen were able to reconcile the part they took in
the lost election with whet they would duos the present
occasion. That would be • matter which would amuse
him. He thought it was • gnat misfortune that there
aboald to say afatevaaroaat to this =Nagar, as h• (wad
It would do mischief to the institution. Mr. Bingham
'ingested that the rule should be altered pro hoc rice : he
did not quite like that, for he
evil Mr. Bingham seemed to fear, vii , that they would
be obliged to elect some miserable medical men—
(lauhter)—for he did not believe such • surgeon would
ever reside in Dorchester—(bear, bear, and laughter)
buida s oneliul men who were candidethefor an appoint-
ment at the hospital must produce testimonials, and
then no doubt the best man would he cilioun—(hear,
hear). He thought it was quite clear that the hospital
could not sustain soy mischief by the introduction of •
mound surzeon. As to the division of the beds, they
Gould not divide the practice unequally, or it would be
reflecting on the junion : that, however, was a matter of
detail, but, he should soy, thatif they had three surgeons
all mart be treated alike. Such being his opinion, be
ahould support the amendment—(hear hear).
Dr. Cowdell made "the speech of the morning." He
said that as his name had been very freely used in that
morning's discussion, he stood up—which ha bad not
intended to do—but not to repeat the reasons that hod
exis'ed in his mind for a great many years as to the
necessity for an increase in the surgical stsff, which
he stated at the previous meeting. He was trained for
• surgeon, and for some few years of his professional
life had the °barge of a small surgical hospital single-
handed. Now in London and other large hospitals,
where pupils were admitted, and where there were
" dressers" and others, at every operation there were
peasant besides the surgical staff, thou who were
Is training as assistants, and who, of necessity must
be on the spot. Ever sines he bad berme connected with
their hospital he had said the surgical staff was
Insufficient. He bad stand this to Mr. Tudor, Mr.
Tapp, Mr. Bum i be did not know whether he
mentioned it toUr. Corms. (Mr. Corm., forcibly: No,
you didn't.) He certainly had done so to Mr. Good,
and ha had anted repeatedly that he could see no
season why they should not have, besides the surgical
staff, assistant surgeons, trained up, reaiy to step into I
the plums of the surgeons who retired. He declared '
that his opinion of the necessity of an inorease of the :
surgleal staff had not grownout or this emergency. He ,
had not infiueneed • vote. Both Mr. Good and Mr.
&neon, no fu as he knew, were equally efficient for the
duties of the hospital, and although persons had asked
him which way they should vote, be had not Menem:el
one. He had not &cited with any partial feeling for either of
the candidates; he bad a conscientious belief that the
hospital would be benefited by the appointment of both
—(applause.) Tbe learned doctor, who began his
speech in • temperate drain, now waxed warm, and the
rest of his mares" miss grand crescendo, with numerous
statute passages, layered with forcible guticulation.)
The governors, he proceeded, have done me the honour
for 19 nocurive years to par me • vote of thanks for
my 'erne's, and if there is • "governor," or two
governors. or any number of them, who think I am
undeserving of web • vote, let them 00ta• forward end
propose an ameadment at the nest annual meeting—
(cheers and confusion.) I soon to take any notice of
anonymous advertisers—(applause.) I hale as I hate
anything living anonymous paMphlateers and anonymous
advertisers—(cll.oring and disapprobation.) Since the
agrarian outrages in Ireland, the wretched fellow who shot
poor Fethersionbaugh, and was willing to shoot any-
body from behind a wall for halt-a-crown, must have
come over here—(ebriers, laughter, and confusion.) But
such • contemptible fellow, who would stab • man ut the
back, is unworthy of notice—(applauso.) Let him
come out and stab me in the front: let ins see my
enemy face to rue —(theers.) I despise the man who-
ever he is who wrote that anonymous letter. If lever
should know him I will tell him so to his face. (This
vehement denunciation created a great sensation.) I
bel eve, he continued, from my heart it would be to the
advantage of the hospital to appoint • third surgeon,
and nobody has shown it would do any harm. If the
governors think fit to increase the medial staff, I am
willing to be associated with any other gentleman—
(bear, hear.) Now I tender you my resignation, and
you may Ali it up as you pleese--(applarma.) Ido nee
care for the appointment, only for the maks of the use-
fulnem it enables me to be among my fellow areatures—
(cheers.)
The Chairman said he wished to "throw oil u
pon
the troubled waters," and he spoke in his blandeet
manner, and with • dash of humour. He must onuses
his regret that any notice" should have been taken of an
asionyinue letter. Depend upon it, it was not written
by a governor. No governor would have presumed to
have written that advertisement. Recollect it was • paid
etteeggingusent, and not an ordinary letter. He was
very nub shocked at reading it, and eertainly he
should not have taken any mottos of it, and be was lorry
tha meeting had done so. Depend upon it, it was net
written by a governor • it was sot • (oversee who had
bed the aulanty to state such things of • gentleman
who for 19 years had possessed the confidence or this
hospital—who had tarried upon him, and enured at
him, and behaved Ins manner they were all ashamed of.
He said it was no governor who dazed presume to make
such Antements ad had been read to them. A governor
would have cocas forward boldly and slated his
objections; and therefore he would again may it woe no
governor. He was sorry for it, built mast have been
written by some billow pansat, who had net bean
rproperly treated by Mr. Tedor—(laughtsr)--ee hi. gen
ad: been suffused through his ocastitation, and be bad
given vent to it in this way—(laughter and applauesj.
He was only sorry the poor man should be in this
oondition—(abeers).
. . . .

The voth wee sum, but thu ossupw some
time, as it was neseseary to record every name, and the
number of votes held by each
_person, for it varies
according to the acheoripltoo. It wee arranged that
a division should be made—those in favour of the
amendment remaining in the Crown Court, and those
supporting the monition going into the other court;
Mr. G. Symonds was teller for the former, and the
Rev. C. J. Bird for the latter.
While the voice were being recorded, the dissowdes
wen resumed as to the pedslicitice, in this journal, and
in a ormitemporery of the anonyumous letters which
created so mob noitesiont. The OW/mu pointed