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London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

RESIGNATION OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

Mr. ABRAHAM moved "That this commission, in ac-
cepting the resignation of Mr. Simon, as the Medical Offi-
cer of Health for the City, desire to express to hint their
high appreciation of his services for the last seven years,
and especially to mark their sense of the profound scien-
tific knowledge and practical talent displayed, not less
in his masterly and invaluable reports, than in the effi-
cient system of sanitary administration which he has
established in this City, and the consequent improve-
ment of its hygienic condition ; and this commission,
whilst recording their opinion of his services, have much
pleasure in wishing him success and happiness in the
more extended field of usefulness opened to him by his
new appointment."
Deputy OBBARD said be had great pleasure in se-
conding the proposition.
The motion was put and carried unanimously, and the
chief clerk was directed to send a copy of it to Mr.
Simon.

The court, after the transaction of some routine mat-
ters of business, adjourned.

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF
SE WERS.

A special court of sewers was held yesterday at the
office in Soho-square, Mr. Richard Jebb in the chair.
The balance in the treasurer's hands was reported to be
12,9141. 103. 10d. ; but after deducting the amount of
cheques drawn, and not yet presented, it was 8,9671.
14s. 4d. The deposit account amounted to 80,000/,
Payments were now ordered to the amount of 6,8871.
15s. 6d. Sir John Shelley called attention to the in-
vestment of 140,0001., borrowed by the commissioners
at 41 per cent. interest, from the Clergy Mutual Assu-
rance Company, for the purpose of constructing the out-
fall works of main drainage. That money waa now in-
vested in ExcheqUer Bills, and producing little over 3
per cent. He thought, in the present condition of the
money market, it might be more profitably invested,
and he would move that the finance committee take the
subject into their consideration. There was a motion of
which notice had been given by Mr. Wade, that the fur-
ther works reported upon by Messrs. Bazalgette and
Donaldson, as necessary to divert the whole of the sewage
from the River Ravensbourne, the estimated cost of which
was 2,5231., should be executed forthwith. In the ab-
sence of Mr. Wade, this was moved by Mr. Thwaites.
It appeared that the works consisted of certain
small branches from Lewisham village, fuller's-place,
Brockley-lane, and Perry-bill, to join the intercepting
sewer which runs parallel to the river Ravensbourne. In
seconding the motion Mr. Ward said it was a step in the
course which he had always recommended, viz., the dis-
pollution of the tributary streams which flowed into the
Thames; and he trusted that the Fleet and all the other
streams, north and south, would ere long be purified in
the same way. The motion having been agreed to, Mr.
Thwaites next moved that Mr. Bazalgette 's calculations
of the slope, size, velocity of flow, and discharging power
of his various proposed intercepting lines of main drain-
age, be printed, as was recommended by the general
committee at the last Court of Sewers. He referred to
the discussion which was raised upon that occasion by
Mr. Ward, in finding fault with the engineer's calcula-
tions ; and contended that in ju-tice to that gentleman
himself, as well as to the public, Mr. Bagaizette's cal-
culations ought to be published, that their accuracy
might be investigated. Sir John Shelley seconded
the motion, observing that the duty of the com-
missioners now, when they had but a short period of
existence remaining, was to furnish what facilities they
could to the board which was to succeed them ; and they
could not do so more effectually than by the publication
of so important a document, prepared by their chief en-
cineer and sanctioned by Mr. Stephenson and Sir NVni.
Cubitt, giving information upon the subject which was
now regarded by all the inhabitants of London with so
much anxiety. On the other hand, Mr. Ward said that
he pledged himself to show that this document contained
erroneous figures, tending to disguise inconsistencies, to
throw dust in the eyes of the commissioners, and to pre-
vent the formation of a clear judgment as to the magni-
tude and cost of the works to be constructed for the main
intercepting drainage of London. He said that he was
quite aware of the responsibility which he incurred in
making a charge at least of incapacity againsta professional
man like Mr. Bazalgette ; but he was prepared to support
his assertions. The Chairman said that such personal re-
marks were out of order, and that no member of the com-
mission, except Mr. Ward, had made such imputations
on the conduct and competency of their engineer. After
some further discussion, in which several commissioners
expressed their regret at the turn which the affair had
taken, the printing of the calculations was resolved upon.
The commissioners then proceeded to dispose of various
matters of detail.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL-DISTRIBU-
TION OF PRIZES.

Yesterday the annual distribution of prizes to the
students of St. Thomas's Hospital took place in the hall
of the college. Joseph Henry Green, Esq., D.C.L.,
F.R.S., the consulting surgeon of the institution, pre-
sided. The proceedings commenced by an address from
the dean, Samuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S., who briefly etated
the satisfactory condition of the medical school of the
hospital, and especially adverted to the increase of trained
and prepared young men as students. The prizes were
then distributed by the president, each of the recipients
being introduced in appropriate terms by the master of
his class. The following is the list of prizes, and the
names of the successful candidates :

Classical and Mathematical Examination.—G. W.
Grabbam, Islington, scholarships.
Medical Scholar.hips.—Awarded 1855 :—J. Williams,
Westerleigh, near Bristol ; E. R. Buckdill, Bedford.
A.waried.lBs4 : W. H. Stone, Spitalfields, London ; .T.
Penberthy, Redruth, Cornwall. Awarded 1853: W.
M. Ord, Brixton, Surrey ; R. B. Sweeting, Reading.
Surgery and Surgical Anatomy (Mr. Smith).—W. M.
Ord, Brixton, Cheselden Medal ; Spencer Edmonds, St.
Helen's, Lancashire, President's Surgical Prize.; T. W.
Cousins, Portsmouth, Prize 2d Year.
Comparative Anatomy (Mr. Huxley).—W. G. John-
son, Wandsworth, Surrey, Prize, 1854 ; J. Cooke, Stam-
ford, Prize, 1855.

Midwifery (Dr. Waller).—C. J. Elwin, Practical Prize;
J. L. Vardy, London, Prize 2d Year, 1854 ; J. W,
Cousing, Portsmouth, Prize Ist Year, 1854 ; R. H.
Wood, Loughborough, Leicestershire, Prize 2d Year,
1855 ;Pd.. Williams, Westerleigh, near Bristol, Prize lst
Year, 1855.
Ophthalmic Surgery (Mr. Mackraurdo).—J. F. West,
Kennington, a Governors Prize.
Eo a3y (Dr. Bristowe). Penherthy, Redruth, Corn-
wall, Prize, 1854 ; J. Williams, Westerleigh, near Bris-
tol, Prize, 1855.
Forensic Medicine (Dr. Brinton).—W. M. Ord, Brix-
ton, Prize, 1854; W. H. Stone, Canterbury, Prize, 1855.
Pathology (Mr. Simon).—W. M. Orl, Brixton, Prize.
Physical Society (Dr. Goolden).—W. H. Stone, Can-
terbury, Prize Essay.

Chemistry (Dr. R. Dundas Thompson).—W. M. Ord,
Brixton, Practical Prize, 1854 ; W. H. Stone, Canter-
bury, Practical Prize, 1855 ; J. M. Bateson, Kirby
Lonsdale, Ist Year Prize.
Medicine (Dr. Bennett).--W. Allingham, London,
3.1 Year Prize ; W. H. Stone, Canterbury, 2d Year
Prize.
Descriptive Anatomy (Mr. F. Le Gros Clark).—R. H.
Wood, Loughborough, Lincolnshire, 2cl Year Prize ; J.
Williams, Westerleigh, near Bristol, Ist Year Prize.
Materia Medics. (Dr. Peacock).—W. H. Stone, Can-
terbury, Prize, 1854; W. Clapton, Stamford, Prize, 1855.
Physiology (Mr. Grainger).—W. M. Ord, Brixton, 3d
Year Prize; W. H. Stone, Canterbury, 2d Year Prize.
Clinical Medicine (Dr. Barker).—W. Allingham, Lon-
don, President's Medical Prize ; W. Allingham, London,
Treasurer's Prize to Clinical Clerks ; R. B. Sweeting,
Reading, Treasurer's Prize to Clinical Clerks ; S. Ed-
monds, St. Helen's, Lancashire, Dr. Root's Prize ; W.
H. Stone, Canterbury, Mr. Newman Smith's Prize.
For General Proficiency and Good Conduct—WT. M.
trixton `,treasurer's Gold Medals
The proceedings were closed by an eloquent address