The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-14 00:00:00

COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

Mr. Rost brought up a Bill for extending the operation of
the Charter of the College of Surgeons. He said, the great ob-
ject of the Bill was to prevent persons who were uneducated,
from practising as surgeons. Matey instance., had occurred,
within his own knowledge, in which persons, utterly incompe-
tent to the practice of surgery, were permitted' to carry on that
profession, to the infinite danger and inconvenience of his Ma-
jesty's subjects.
Mr. Baouonsst said, if he understood the nature of the pro •
visions oethis Bill, they were to prevent any person from prac-
tising as a sturgeon in England, who was not a Member of the
College of Surgeons in England : and any person from practising
in Scotland, who was not a Member of the College of Scotland.
( Mr. Rose here across the table said " all events,
the Bill went to. prevent the Sergeous of Scotland from prac-
tising in England; so that if a gentleman happened to break a
bone on the borders, anti could only obtain the assistance of a
cow-leach, or common bone setter in England, and that by send-
ing across the borders, he could get the most eminent surgical
assistance, this Bid would prevent hint from that advantage,
and he mast lie at the risk of mortification and death, till a Mem-
ber of the College of Surgeons could be obtained. Had this
Bill existed heretofore, the consequence would have been, that
this country would be deprived of the advantage of the most
splendid medical talent of this age—as neither Sir Evetard
Home, 1)r. Bailey, Sir John Hunter, Dr. Wm. Hunter, Profes-
sor Abercrombie, or any of those men so high in their profes-
sion, could have practised here. Under every eirctowrance,
be thought the Bill one which ought not to be sanctioned by
the House.

Mr. Noss said he. had not said one word against Surgeons
educated in Scotland.

After some further remarks, Mr. Rose consented to withdraw
his Bill, with a view to its amendment.
PA RUA MENTARY REFORM.
Sir F. BERDETT presented a Petition from Huddersfield, in
Yorkshire, including twenty-four parisses, signed by 10,000
individuals, praying Parliamentary Reform. The Honourable
Baronet said, it WAS Not his intention to make ans ohservation
upon this subject at present. After the recess, however, he
trusted the House would direct their attention to a question
which involved the dearest interests of the country.
Lord Lascattes said, he had never heard one word of this
petition, either directly or indirectly. It was not dildeult how-
ever, to get signatures in the neighbourhood, of lludderstiebt
Colonel PA )1 Eli moveddor all Account o?the Small Arms in
,the Tower,. and other depositories of the Board of Ordnance ;
together With a weekly return of Arms mannthetured, (lOWA to
the latest period ; and an account al the contracts made in Bir-
mingham for the manufacture of small Arms, and their expense.
—Ordered.
' Yr. CREEVEY gave notice that his should submit a motion to
the House after the recess; the object of which should he to
Jo away the salaritsof all persons holding offices in the West
Indies, the duties of which were to• be perthrmeal in person,
who were non-resident.
Mr. Ca EEV EY moved " For an aroma of all aunts advanced
to the Corporation of Liverpool:'—Ordered.
The Soraccrott-OEsitaiat gesso notice, that he should, on
the hal of 1111 v, submit a motion to the I louse Olt the subject of
the articles of' charges' laid upon the table of the House by a
Noble Lord, the Member for Westminster, against the Lord
Chief Justice of the Kale's !tenets. It' the Nob:e Lord himself
wished to bring the *object forward before, he haat no wish to
interfere with his determination. lie thought, !lawyer, that
the subject aught not to his dormant.—(/Gar.)