The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-18 00:00:00

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c't 3 the Hunterian collection the college has added
more than twice the original number of specimens, ju.tly
raisin, g its museum to the dignity of a national
i n which light it. is regarded and fully appreciated
throug 'hind the world of science. Nothing even appreaeh-
ing to it in value is known to exist elsewhere. Ti e
bound; less stores of information which are here accumu-
lated on the structure of living beings throughout the
whole) range of creation, and on the changes produced in
anirrial organs by disease, are here studied to the greatest
adv: ►nl Age by the help of elaborate scientific catalogues,
forn iw d by the ablest men in the several departments,
and 6 lfing more than 20 quarto printed volumes.
" Towards the expense of buildings for displaying the
tree sn res of this great national collection Parliament has
vot, ad at differtlnt times three sums of money, amount.
ing collectively to 40,0001. In addition to this, the
coil ege has expended from its own funds more than
200, 0t 10/. in buildings and fittings, in additions to the
collt 'el ion, in the formation and printing of catalogues,
in t he remuneration of scientific conservators, and of a
nett arily numerous staff of attendants. The annual
exp( ant le, at this time, of keeping up the museum in its
pre( ec ,t enlarged state is not less than 2,5001.
" T he council has collected the best medical library in
Eng la nd, consisting of nearly 30,000 volumes, of which
there' are both alphabetical and classed printed cata-
logues . It is open daily to members of the profession
and of her scientific persons, with the attendance of an
int-Dig ant librarian, well versed in medical literature
and ac quainted with modern languages.
"Se veral years ago, in order to encourage young mem-
bers to study more seriously and for a longer time the
scientil is part of the profession, the council established
student ships, with a salary of 1001. per annum, to be
held 'to r two or three years, and two or three such stu-
dents have been constantly working in the museum
since t hat time.

"Cis to of the conservators has gradually added to the
museut n an immense collection of microscopic objects,
chiefly with the vessels minutely injected, calculated to
show tt to minute structure of all tissues and organs, not
only in. man, but throughout the entire series of animals.
This i ni :-,eresting department of anatomy and physiology
has bet 7in amply illnetrated, by the aid of numerous
powerft 41 microscopes, in an annual course of between
20 and:. 30 lectures, delivered by the author of the col-
lection, Mr. Quekett, in a special theatre of the college.
"To bring the college and its unrivalled museum into
its pees, ent state has required 56 years of exertion and
care, tc igether with a liberal and judicious expenditure
of the i 'ands accruing from the fees paid for the diploma.
Such al .e the beneficial results to the public of the free
and on controlled action of the college in the manage-
ment of its own affairs, under the powers conferred by
Royal c harters ; they cannot be kept up without a con-
tinuanc s of the same system under which the college
has jtv4 ly gained the good opinion and confidence of the
profee,4 ,n and the respect of the scientific world. The
Medical 13:11, as reported to the House of Commons by
the Bela et committee, would in effect destroy the college
by tray ,sferring its powers to an untried, 'uncertain, and
fluetua Ling body, calk a medical council, and that
withou t any allegation of misconduct or inefficiency."