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London, England, 1838-06-29 00:00:00

IRISH MEDICAL CHARITIES BILL.

Mr. FRENCH moved that the House should go into Committee on
this Bill. He did so principally for the purpose of stating what altera-
tions he proposed to make in the clauses.
Mr. SHAW objected to the qualification clauses. They professed to
give a security, but they only gave a nominal not a real security of qua.
litication. The effect of the Bill would be to place the College of Sur-
geons in Dublin over the four other great medical establishments in th.st
city. It abolished a monopoly only to establish another of a different
description. He made no objections to the Bill so far as it went to the
assistance of the poor, and to the establishment of proper medical in.
apectors ; but he considered the taking of medical education out of the
hands of the fire bodies who at present directed it, to place it under the
oontroul of one, would be very objectionable. He put it to the Hon.
Member to withdraw at least that part of the Bill which interfered with
Isadical education. _

Mr. GRATTAN moved that the Bill be read that day three months.
He was opposed to it altogether.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had received instructions to support
fr. It was founded on the principle that there should be no difference
between the graduates of any one medical college in the United King-
dom and any other. The medical bodies in Scotland were all now in fa.
your of this Bill, although they were at first opposed to it.
The LORD ADVOCATE contended that the most consistent csurso
was to allow 0); Bill to go into Committee, and these to correct any.
thing objectionable ?t might contain.
Mr. JACKSON stroi4ly objected to the power which the Bill would
give to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and to the Royal College of Sur.
gecns in Dublin. The former should not have the power to add nine
Governors to a charitable institution like that of Richard Stevens which
had already twenty-two of the mcst respectable men in Dublin ; nor
ought the Royal Irish College of Surgeons to have the power of monopo-
lising the appointment of medical practitioners in Ireland. The plan of
inspection was good, but that could be effected by a simple direct Bill for
the purpose.
Mr. GRATTAN urged his Hon. Friend to withdraw his Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL thought that it would be better to wait to see the
operation of the Poor-laws in Ireland, and whether the existing charities
would servive for inspection, which, after all was a matter for the Go-
verment—not for the Irish College of Surgeons, as excellent a school
as it was. The late period of the session, added to the consideration of
the novelty Df the great experiment they were trying in Ireland, made it
:nest expedient that the Bill should now be withdrawn.
The CHANCEZ.LOR of the EXCHEQUER contended for the neces.
city of establishing solve certain system for the regulation of the medical
charities in Ireland, and hoped that if the Bill were now withdrawn it
should be brought forward at another period, without any prejudice
from its present postponement.
Mr. LUCAS said, that under the circumstances, the Bill, perhat•s,
might be withdrawn with advantage : but he must say that the Bill w.s
far superior to any of those introduced in the two previous Sessions.
Great inconvenience would, however, result to all the medical corporate
bos'ies and universities, who had already gone to a considerable expen.e
and t,-ouble in preparing information on the subject, and Forborne/Italy
attendat:ce of two years. He contended that the Royal Irish College of
Surgeons had a certain monopoly at present, and urged the importance
of a general good system of inspection to be undertaken by Government,
to enable the New Poor-law for Ireland to work with any degree of
success.

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Lord MORPETII thought that from the roast of papers and evidence
which had accumulated on the subject it was tolerably evident that
there was no chance of the subject passing through the House this See.
lion. Further, there were also symptoms that even if it did there was
little chance of its progress in another place. He, therefore, thought his
Ken. Friend would do wisely to withdraw the Bill at present. The
chief cause the Government had not volunteered to undertake the ow-
nagement of this subject was, that they were anxious, in the Srsi place
to settle the question of Poor-laws, which, in fact, involved the 1,4al
ments for the settlement of the other.
Mr. F. FRENCH then withdrew Isis Bill.
SCHOOLS (iCOTLANDI.

The Report of this Bill was brought forward by the CHANCELLOR of
the ExCHEQUER, when an Honourable Member proposed that the House
be counted. Only 28 Members being found present, the House stood
adjourned at or near the hour of three_quarters past six o'clock to
Friday,

THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES.
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BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 006 India Sock
3 per Cent. Red 94 N, Ditto Bands 7l
3 per Cent. Cons — . Ditto Old Annuities 9214
544 per Cent 101% Ditto New Annuities ... ......
144, per Cent. Red — Ex. Bills, 1,001. 244 d 71 pm,
Nen 3t, per Cent — Ditto 50 / ", pir.
Long Annuities to expire ! Ditto 500/ 2 prr, ,
Jan. 196.
Oct. 1950
Jan. 1960
FOREIGN FUNDS

Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent fifl
Ditto New Ditto
Prussian, 5 per cent
Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 11'4
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per cent 2114
Ditto, Consolidated
French, 5 per cent. —f —c
Exchange
French, 3 per cent
Dutch, 24 per cent.
Ditto, 5 per cent. ... 1014
;HARES.-(THIS DAY).
831,i
1144

Austrian, 5 per cent —
Belgian, 5 per cent —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent. —
Chilian. 6 per cent —
Colombiam, 6 per cent 24N,
Ditto, 1824 —
Danish, 3 per cent —
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent —
Mexican, 5 per cent —
Ditto, 6 per cent.. 1825 —
Peruvian, 1825.6 per cent
(CLOSING PRICE OF
Great Western Rsilwav
London arid Brighton Railway .
London and Bla.ckwall Railway .
London and Birmingham Railway
London and Croydon:Railway (New Seep) 476
Manchester and Leeds Railway
Manchester and BirTninghain Railway
Ditto Ditto Extension 3X
North Midland Railway
National Loan Fund .....

Wednesday morning, between six and seven, a young
man named Jacobs, while at work on the premises of Mr. Gollier, of
Golden-lane, St. Luke's, machinist, got his hand entangled within the
strap of the drum of a machine worked by steam, and before the en.
gine could be stopped his hand and arm, up to the elbow, were crushed
and lacerated in a very dreadful manlier.
Wednesday morning a labouring man, named Piper,
having been drinking with some of his fellow workmen aid become in.
toxicated, was ascending a ladder in front of a house in Henry-street,
Pentonville, where he was at work, when he slipped and fell from the
height of the second door, and came down with tremendous force on
his back on the footway pavement; when raised up he was totally insen-
sible, and blood was gushing from his mouth, nose, and ears. He was
removed to the University College Hospital, and remains in a preen-
', vs state;

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