The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-18 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH LADY DOCTOR.

The reception of Miss Elizabeth Garrett into the
Society of the Paris Faculty has been rendered quite
an important event in the annals of the medical
association. Several friends and relatives- of the lady
practitioner witnessed her taking the diploma, and
as it was the first time that a lady has graduated
as a member, large numbers of the medical men of
Paris, and many other spectators attended. Miss
Garrett, it is said, wore the traditional gown and
bands usually worn by the men on the occasion of their
admission as members. She looked very well in the
dress, and seemed especially pleased when the judges
expressed the sympathy and respect which all
those who were present felt for her efforts in being
one of the first ladies who had come forward to
practice the healing art and to benefit suffering
humanity. On Miss Garrett leaving the hall, the
young students present became quite enthusiastic,
and she was loudly cheered and gallantly bowed to
by them as she stepped from their presence.

COLONIAL JUDGES.

correspondence respecting the removal and sus-
pension of colonial judges has been presented to the
Houses of Parliament, in which a question of some
importance is dealt with. In 1868 a public meeting
was held in Singapore, when a resolution was passed
calling attention to the unconstitutional power pos-
sessed by the Governor of suspending any judge of
the Supreme Court, and urging that the existence of
such a power was most injurious to the
administration of justice. The resolution was
embodied in a petition, and presented to
the Duke of Buckingham, the then Secretary for
the Colonies, who, in acknowledging the receipt of
the petition, admits the importance of the question.
His grace denies, however, that any argument can be
possibly drawn from the analogy of England :—" I
am far from undervaluing the knowledge and ability
of Colonial judges and lawyers," says the Duke of
Buckingham, "but it is evident that no lawyer can
be advanced tc a place on the English Bench without
a professional trial longer and far more severe than
that which would qualify him for a colonial appoint-
ment; and that an English judge performs his func-
tions under the eye of a numerous and well-educated
bar, with the assistance and under the correction of
colleagues who are among the first lawyers of the
world, and subject to the observation of a critical and
well-informed press." Lord Chelmsford's observa-
tions upon the matter are that in all cases, except
those of judicial indiscretion or indecorum, the sus-
pension of a judge should be left in the first instance
to the governor of the colony, subject to an appeal to
the Queen in council. In this opinion Lord Chelms-
ford is supported by Dr. Lushington, the late
judge of the Admiralty, and the Right Hon. Sir E.
Ryan.

EXHIBITIONS.

Next year the first of a series of annual int erna-

tional exhibitions will commence. They will be the
result of the Great Exhibition of 1851, as the Com-
missioners of that undertaking invested the surplus
in such a manner as to promote at some future period

the establishment of Permanent exhibitions. The
Commissioners have profited by the experience of past
years, and propose to make an international exhibi-
tion a permanent institution of the country. Space
will be economised by grouping the various indus-
tries, and taking some of them each year.
Restrictions will be placed on the con-
ditions under which exhibits are received.
The Commissioners seek to carry out the
purpose of the Prince Consort in promoting the first
Exhibition, by bringing art and industry into close
alliance. The Americans have adopted the same
idea in their scheme to open an Industrial Exhibi-

tion in New York in 1872. It is to be erected in
much the same style as the Crystal Palace at Syden-
ham. Its pecuniary success will, it is expected, be
great. The edifice will be one of the finest struc-
tures in the city, and may prove one of
its most attractive features. Besides this undertaking
the American Institute Fair for 1870 will shortly be
held in New York. The exhibition will be divided
into seven departments, each of which will
contain seven groups, including departments
of fine arts and education, chemistry and
mineralogy, &c. In addition to the usual premiums,
there will this year be a medal of honour awarded to
the inventor of some novelty, never before exhibited
at the Institute fairs, in the way of machine, product,
or process which can supplant every article previously
used for accomplishing the same purpose, and work a
favourable revolution in some branch of the useful
arts.