The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S—NIoNDAY.
The room was num. rous:y attended, hut although the
subjeioed list preterits a good!j array of figures, bathos§
was remarkably dull, and the taansactions, eri.e;t tc two ur
three instences, were only on a small stare.
TUB CESARZWITCII.—The hostile demonsri,tion which
tome parties Lad made against King Pepin since the clue
of the Fiist October Meeting was no longer maintained.
The current offer throughout the afternoon sets 'Mr 6 ter 1,
and at half a point more a few investments we re b, uktd. 7 to
' 1 would have been taken freely. Indian Warriur was in con-
siderable demand, and was backed tor a good ?eel of money
at 15 and :4 to 1. Next in request were 'lnc Nabob end
Torment, the former at 12, 13, and 14 t..) 1 ; tae Latter at 10
to 1. 700 to 50, and 350 to 2.3 were the list !hst were
booked about Nabob. Nancy receded to 25 to 1 offered—a
movement which is, perhaps, to be attributed to an impres-
sion that she will run fur the Chester Handicap on Wed-
nesday. In all probability, however, ler pl,ce will be
amongst the non-starters. Songstress was "looking up "at
20 to I, and Mr. Sykes at 25 to 1. 22 and 23 in 1 in
ponies were taken about Nutpecker, and 1090 to 30 about
Nutshill.
lly the way, a catalogue, just issued from" The Corner,"
announces that these two buries, tog..ther with several
others belonging to Lord Exeter, are to be -ul2 by suntans
un the Wednesday in the Houghton M. etiug.
CAMBItIDGVBIIIRE Steins.-23 and 25 to 1 taken 'bind
Balrowuie, 625 to 23 about Mistletoe, and 1,099 to 30abent
Coustant;ne. _ _ _

Dantii.-350 to 50 taken about Autocrat, 1000 to 1..
twice about King Tom, 700 to 200 about the two; 1. I
to 45 about Acrobat ; 62.1 to 25 about Marl•y Mil, and 975
to 25 about Bemis ; lOW to 30 was talon twice, and 900
to 30,mee about Mr. Knowles's lot, bar 31.041.55.
The prices at the close were as ((anon& :

CHESTER HANDICAP STAKES
5 to 2 agst Baroa Rothschild's Hungetford (t)
CESAREWITCH.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's King Pepin (13 to 2 t)
14 to 1 Mr. Morris's Indian Wotrior (t)
14 to 1 Mr. Drinkald's Nabob (!)
16 to 1 Mr. Grerille's Torment (t)
18 to 1 Mr. l'arker's Joe Miller (t)
20 to 1 Mr. John Scott's Songstress (t)
20 to 1 Mr. J. Brown's Nancy (off)
20 to 1 Mr.Megson's Weathergage (t)
22 to 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddiagton (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Barber's Goinkah (t)
25 to 1 Lord Exeter's Nutpeeker (.)
25 to 1 Mr. E. It. Clark's Mr. Sykes (t)
33 to 1 Lord Ezeter's Nutshell (t)
40 to 1 Mr. Duff's Oliuder (t)
CLEARWELL STAKES.
3 to 1 apt Mr. Knowles's Mursyst (!)
to 1 Lord Exeter's Delia (t)
5 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Hesse (;)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKI-•:.
25 to 1 agst Mr. I'Anson's Balrownie (•)
25 to 1 Mr. Pedley's Mistletoe (t)
33 to 1 Lurd Clitden's Constantine 0)

DERBY.
7to 1 apt Mr. It. E. Cooper's Autocrat (t)
10 to 1 Baron Rothschild's King Tow it)
1000 to .15 Lord Derby's Acrobat (t and t th.rati)
tc.s to 1 Mr. Bowes's Marley 11.11 (•)
3.5 to 1 Mr. Oreeille's Bessus (')
700 to 200 Autocrat and King Torn (coupled)
30 and 33 to 1 agat Mr. Knowles's lot, her Mmiya- (t)

lIEItEFOItD CITY PLATE.—MT. Davies, the owner of
Minerva, receive:4 the stakes and forfeits. The 30/. public
money is withheld.

WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE.
—*—
The session of 1833-4 commenced yes' erday, when
the intioductery lecture was delivered at 1.. e hospital by
Mr. Guthrie, who stated, in the course of his oh-
servations,—ln the SC6lliOll 1830.51, 1,044 students were re-
gistered at the College of Surgeons as studying ih London ;
370 obtained the diploma in that year. In 1851-52, 1,141
registered; 404 received the diploma. In the last year,
18,52.53, 1,103 were registered ; 476 obtained the diploma—
' which number of diplomas granted M each year includes
gentlemen who studied out bi London—so that, as t:,c pre-
ceding three years were nearly alike, it appears that, of all
the students educating in the different schools recognised
by the College, very many go forth to the world at large
without a certificate of competency in the profession of sur-
gery, of which they take the title, and thus impose upon;the
public, for it may not for a moment be understood that all
these gentlemen would not obtain such certitic rte of compe-
-1 tatty, or diploma, if they had the information required to
give in exchange for it. This is a lamentable state of ;hinge,
demanding the attention of the legislature, for although 1
have no desire to interfere with the liberty of the subject,
nor of preventing any persons from employing whomsoever
they please to cure or kill them, I would gettainly pre-
vent any and every person from taking a medical designa-
tion who was not entitled to it; nor would I permit any
man to hold any public office who was not duly qualified,
nor any one not qualified to obtain remuneration in a court
of law for his services, nor have any indulgence or :Limn-
nities whatsoever granted him. I would allow no uiqua-
lifted persons to offer to kill or core for lucre without an
annual licence, describing them as irregular unqualified
practitioners. No man may try to kill a partridge .n this
country without a licence, why should he be allowed te
kill a man any more than a bird ? The greater the civili-
sation of the country, the greeter must be the despotism of
the law, is a maxim I maintain all should quietly submit to
for the public good. Until this last year, 1852-3, there
were no authorised examinations to test the qualification of
surgeons or apothecaries in midwifery, and horrible dis-
asters were and are continually recurring, from the igno-
rance of unqualified persons who practice in it. The College
of Surgeons have instituted ouch examinatiocs, and grant a
certificate of qualification, which has been obtained by 93
gentlemen, all members of the college. It is to be hoped
the legislature will insist upon every man who shall com-
mence practice after this year having a certificate of qualifi-
cation. I contend more for this than for the practice of
surgery. Mr. Guthrie they went oa to speak of the neces-
sity of delivering lectures annually at the various hospitals
and after rime general observations upon the vast import-
ance of a proper organisation of medical schools, both as
regarded the pupils and the teachers, he concluded by saying,
I am desirous to relieve your minds from some false im-
pressions which are generally promulgated, with regard to
the Court of Examiners of the College of Surgeons. The
members divide into four parts, or tables, two of which ex-
amine in anatomy, two in surgery, and each table reports
that the student is good, bad, or indifferent. if on the ag-
gregate of the four there is one indifferent, it is considered
as nothing. Two indifferents causes the person to undergo
a written examination on the subsequent week ; one bad
does the same ; but it requires the feu, tables to report
against a man to cause his immediate rejection. The pre-
sident, at the written examination, gives the questions, and
three hours are allowed for answering them, more :it de-
sired; they are then read, and the decision is that of the
whole court. It is obvious that no one examiner can then
reject an individual, as students are very apt to suppose ;
and they may be assured a rejection is always a matter of
regret to the examiners, which they would willingly avoid,
if consistent with their duty.