The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-26 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

RAILWAYS Mlles Prie• Wier- Utak Task
Apia SISTIrs atiandlee 18111 ND
Week ending De,. M. if e 9
Limerick and limits .... 24 es in vs Ne
Limencli and Ynynci.... kilt 09 ad let 1111
Waterford au I Kilkenny it IN `62 121
Waterford and IJmericii 71 LW 670 1,111 till

Beliast and C,./lity Amu 0 462 lel 021 ea
Ulster

COIN AVERAon.—In consequence of the marline
being closed on Monday and Wednesday there is no retina
of averages this week.
CONVOCATION,—Owing to the appointment of
he Hey. C. A. St. John Miltlmay, Rector of.Chelnufard,
to the Archdencoury of Eases, a east in the Lower Hour elf
Convocation for the diocese of Rochester has become vase&
The clergy of the Archileaconry of Cukbeeter hue,: sleeted
as their ianditlete the Rev. John Bramston, MA., of Onsl
College, Oxford, Vicar of Witham. The clergy of tin
Arehdasomary of Ere: have elected as their candidate the
Rev. William Brie,* Ady, M.A., of Exeter College. Orford.
Rector of Little Beddow. The clergy of the Arclaleaonory
of St. Allaa's have elested as their candidate the Rev.
Heavy Joseph Bootie Nicholson, D.D., of llandsdeu Hal%
Oxford, Rector of St. Albau's. The manes of t'..c three
clergymen thus elected will be transmitted to the bishop.
who will nominate one of them as proctor in Convocetiew
foe the diocese of Rochester.
Elcortm Ltranoara—The Glasgow branch of
the National Lifeboat Institution has just bed transmitted
to it an additional contribution of 14.3!., to assist the pa-
rent society to meet the great and increasing expenses a
keeping up in a state of efficiency its numerous lifeboat
establishments on the Scotch coasts. Thin large amount
was collected through the zealous exertions of Copt. Streak
treasurer, and Mr. A. Rankin. honorary secretary of the
Olaegow branch. At the present time the Natiouel Lista-
tutim is engaged in renovating the Dundee lifeboat elfish-
lisbnieuts at an expense of unmade of 5001. We therefore
trust th►t the Scotch people will continue to extend their
support to the lifeboat society. Amongst the 300 lersar
saved from shipwrecks during the year which is now closing
are to be found the crews of many a Scotch vesseL
RBORNERATIoN or Boss—The Academy of
Sciences has received an interesting communication from De.
Demesux, on the regeneration of osrtein bones of the fare
by the mucous ptriostic membrane. Our readers know that
the larger bones have been successfully renewed by presser,-
ieg the perinsteum, as has been done by Drs. tielillot.
Maiaonueuve, and others. but instances were wanting of a
similar regeneration of the facial bones. Dr. Demeaux re-
lates the following ease :—A young man, aged 22, was in
VW afflicted with a nasopharyngise polypus of askew-
divary size, which had seriously injured the fax, awl
destroyed a portion of the palate bone on one side, so that
the tumour protruded into the cavity of the mouth. beim(
only separated from it by the mucous membrane, which bet
even been considerably thinned. The tumour was extir-
pated, and it was then ascertained thata surface of 1:. squaw
millimetres at least was wanting in the bone. Six yews
later Dr. Dania:tux met his patient again, and found that
the hone had been completely regenerated. The second Me
✓fated by Dr. Demean: is still more curious. In October.
1859, • young soldier of the army of Italy returned to
France after a long stay in the military hospitals. He bail
been hit at Solferino by a musket-bell which bad freshest
the upper maxillary bone on the left side. On the follow-
ing day the surgeon had extracted the projectile, a yea
many splinters of bone of various sites, three molars, awl
this portion of maxillary bones in which they were inlaid&
Whets this young man was examined by Dr. Denreaux. abseil
one•half of the roof of the palate wee detaived of its hewn,
and the mucous periostic membrane was the onl7 ssgsaaliaa
.existing between the nose and the fatless, • tereuerlease
I which materially impeded the patient's @needs and Dower et
deglutition. In the summer of 1880, when Dr. Dome=
saw him again, the palate, aa well as the otuer animals
bones, were found to have been completely regeuerated.--
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