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'file resolution was carried unanimously.. -
Mr. Dermott moved the third resolution, which was in
substance—" That the meeting deeply regretted the length
of time which had been lost. to the cause of medical reform
since the Parliamentary Committee for inquiry in 1834,
and pledged itself to the strenuous adoption of measures to
ensure for the profession freedom for aggression . upon its
rights and interests." He took a comprehensive retrospec-
tive view of the steps which had been taken to effect a
medical reform, and he complained of the indifference with
which the question had been treated by the House of Com-
mons. He said the Charter was alike injurious to the pro-
fession and to the public. It suppressed talent and real in-
dustry. It was unchristian, because it did not inculcate "to
do to others as you would be done by." It was founded on
the secret principle to suppress private schools, and make
our hospitals a grade above them. There were men of the
most brilliant capacities left out, to make room for absolute
ignorance. But the absence of those names, he trusted,
would strengthen the cause of medical reform ; for these
men's talents could not be hidden under a bushel. But there
were other charters prepared for the Universities of Scotland
and Ireland that would fetter any Bill that could subse-
quently be passed. If the party had been sincere who ad-
vised Sir James Graham, they would have presented the
Bills first, and had the charters' framed accordingly; but
tliey had put the cart before the horse, and now there was
scarcely time to apply to Parliament. The profession ought
to have pressed their cause last session. Ile concluded with
enjoining them to sink all jealousies, and to act in unanimity
to carry out the object of the meeting.
Mr. Hoyland seconded the resolution, which was carried
without dissent.

Mr. Ansell moved the fourth resolution, which was in
substance—" That no measure of medical reform be acceptable
to the profession unless it contain uniformity of medical
education with equality of privileges; and that a deputa-
tion be appointed to wait upon respective Members of Par-
liament to ask their support upon those principles." The
charter, he said, reduced all of them to the degree of merely
nominal members of the College. In the course of a few
years all the profitable situations would be taken from them
and filled by others. He considered that the measure was
intended to remove distinctions, but, on the contrary, it had
created wider distinctions, and to make the subordinate prac-
titioners superior to the others, which he deemed to be very
unjust. He warned the meeting of another charter which
was:to be feared, which was in preparation for the College of
Physicians. •

Mr. Leeson seconded the resolution, which was carried.
Mr. Borthwick moved the fifth resolution, which was—
" That a subscription be entered into to defray the neces-
sary expenses, and that the publishers of the various medical
journals be requested to receive such subscriptions." He
showed that the object of the College of Surgeons was not to
exclude ignorant and incapable persons from practising, hut
the object was to prevent all Scotch or Irish medical men
holding public situations. It had however since been disco-
vered by the law officers of the Crown that this disqualifica-
tion was not borne out by the construction of the law.
Mr. RUGG seconded the resolution, which was read, and
while it was being seconded, we could not help remarking
that nearly two-thirds of the meeting glided out of the room.
A Gentleman thought, before they were called upon to sub-
scribe, there should be some fixed principle of reform laid
down.

The Clikirman, in reply to these observations, referred to
the resolution which was to follow.
The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried.
It was moved by Mr. Mackenzie,'and secondedby Mr. Palk :
—6th. That a Committee, with power to add to their num-
ber, be formed for the purpose of carrying out those objects,
and that the Chairman, Mr. Macilwain, 111 r. Simpson, Se-
- cretary ; Dr.-Lynch, Mr. Dermott, Mr. Walker, Dr. Wilson,
Mr. Harvey, Mr. Weather, and Mr. Rugg, do form the
Committee."
The resolution was carried, and several names added to
the list.

A number of subscriptions were announced, among which
was one of 51. from Mr. Carpue.
The usual routine votes were agreed to, and the meeting,
at a little past ten o'clock, broke up.

ALTERATION OF THE MA.RICET DAT IN MAN-
CIIESTER FOR CLOTS AND YARNS.—ID consequence of the
half-day holiday having now been generally conceded and fol-
lowed up by a resolution :of all the carriers not to fetch any
goods from the warehouses alter three o'clock P.m. on Sa-
turdays; and, as in practice, the goods and yarn
market may even now be said to be in reality en
Fridays instead of Saturdap as heretofore, an effort
is now making by some of the most eminent firms in
Manchester to obtain a formal sanction for the alteration of the
day. With this view a document is now lying in the Exchange,
to which some names of individuals and Arms are attached, re-
unnmendinwthe change of the market from Saturday to Fri-
day. The document has not been so numerously signed as
might have been expected, and it is at present doubtful whe-
ther the proposed alteration will be generally supported.
Leeds Mercury.

INCUMBENTS AND CuRATEs.--Shortly before the
last prorogation, abstracts of the number and classes of
non-resident and resident incntnbents, tecerding, to the
diocesan returns for the year 1841, • were presented to the
House of Commons. The document relates to resident and
non-resident incumbents, to the value of benefices of hen-
residents, to 'curates of non-residents, and .to , assistant
curates of residents.. It appears that in the dioceses cads-
prised in the abstract there are 10,987 benefices. The 'total
number of resident incumbents is stated to be 6,699: In the
nen-resident list the numberof exceptions is 1,854, of which 401
are stated to be doing duty ; there. are licenses to. 96i, of which
191 were doing duty, making the non-resident list amount to
8,736. The number of non-resident incumbents doing duty
is stated to be 1,059. In the second abstract, showing the net
value of the benefices on which the incumbents were non-
resident, it seems that returns were made to 3,757, and no
return was made as to 1,437. The amounts are set forth in
various columns. In the third abstract of the numberof Curates
to non-resident incumbents, it is stated that there are-2,711,
of which 1,077 reside in glebe-hotases and 503 in .the parishes;
the different stipends are given. A further return is made-of
the number and amount received by curates to incumbents who
'reside on their benefices ; the number of curates is 2,032, of
which 1,493 were licensed.

WarrerniAns.—We are requested to state that.
a second edition of " Whitefriars ; or, the Days
Charles IL" an historical romance, in 3 vols., is pub-
lished this day by Mr. Colburn of Great Marlbcirough-
street, and may now be had at all the libraries. Mr.
Colburn has also just published the following new
works of fiction :-1. The Secret Passion, by the author
of "Shakspeare and his Friends," 3 vols.-2, The Un-
loved One, 'by Mrs. Holland, 3 vols.-3. The Brothers,
by the author of " Oliver Cromwell," &c. 3 vols.-74.
Windsor Castle, an Historical Romance, by W. H.
Ainsworth, Esq., 1 vol. with 110 illustrations by george
Cruikshank, &c. 14s. bound.—and 5. Jessie Philips,
Tale of the New Poor Law, by Mrs. Trollops, 1 vol.
with numerous illustrations by Leech, 12s, bound.
in
SUFFOLK.—A curious discovery was made St.
the pillar-Shafts (which are of linsto
Mary's Church, Bury, last week. • In cauettohrtgetilantrocuefoornethoef
by same hard substance, anti purpose of inserting the new
capital,th e-otrhkemsaenwwwaass obliged to
of stone, it was founc
bullets,
all
around
t he embeddedprovingi n
tah°enobasfttrue7tariodsnwoaspecaniungsedthl!w piece w- o
cut it off at a lower
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the stopc, which 11,
ptiss'tsool
that the iron :substances must have been there before the
iron balls about th.eas.sipzeerfeeet
stone was formed. We believe them to be. pyrites, or sul-
phate of iron, which are not unfrequently found in a very
rcpt.'sr form in the chalkstone cliffs of the Southern coat—
sVorthich Mercury.

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THE COLLEGE OF Slliii bBONN
A meeting of the professional gentle
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the StrritpOis -*% b '
consider and determine what steps ou . sbeft*".o2 t , K.?z;;; - ~-. 0 t
the aggressive clauses of the recent -4deteig: 17.'",: ''” .- 10'0
College of Surgeons of England." ..e, iv --eeeeseee'e ,-' ee-e, 6•, i , '-,"\-_;4 *l4 i. .
'lr. Macilwain, precisely at seveVeloekt*.dS _
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mously called to the chair. He procee eet Jo ‘p.bitit litW_Volie'
unjust distinctions which had been intrerduced•inth therenessir
charter for the College of Surgeons. 49Artii-tilarlee,citcl
clause 12, which provided that the Codhcil should ire'atit
elective body, and be extended to twenty. one, and that it
was also to be a changing body; but that three new members,
should be brought in under the new charter, and that that
present membere should continue of the Council for life Ha
was bound tee state, that after a most careful perusal of thee
charter, he most decidedly disapproved of.it ; he grad never
read any doctiment more infelicitously worded, for. the pur-e
pose for which 'it was intended. As regarded many of thel
details of the Bill, however, he would not hold himself re-•
sponsible for any sentiments that might be uttered that even-. ing by any gentleman who might address the meeting; but he would beg of them, in their conduct, to be guided hr
firmness and moderation. Violence of demeanour would not;
be listened to by the Government, and it would only strengthetel
that power which the meeting wished to oppose.
Dr. Lynch moved the first resolution, which was in sub-
stance—" That the meeting- viewed with much regret and,
indignation the distinctions introduced by the recent charter,
without having any reference to any fixed standlud or 4uali-
lication." lie stated that the new charter had removed alt
responsibility from the Council of the College of Surgeons,.
and made them an irresponsible and self-elected body. Ha
stated to the meeting that when first the question had beers
agitated by the general body of the profession, that they had
yielded to the request of Lord John Russell to defer their
purpose, till elle Government had received the report of Mr..
Warburton's Committee. lie then complained that Sir I.
Graham should have subsequently thrown aside all that hall
been proved before this Committee, and given the present:
charter. He instanced the fact of Mr. Brookes and Mt.
Carpue have been refused a fellowship. He paid a high.
eulogy to the names of these gentlemen, which was responded"
to with immense applause. He. proceeded to say that thee
Council had insulted their profession, and had . retarded. science by their invidious and interested distinctions, -which
they distributed, among their own private friends. This
ought not be, without the means of protest on the partof the
general body. Ile denounced as unrousonable.and contemp-
tible the objections made to the admission of any gentleman.
who was a general practitioner, and particularly those who
practised midwifery, which he considered one of the most
important branches of the profession. The general practi-•
tioners took
_their stand upon the broad basis of general
utility; and if such was the case, it was hard to leeseNeded
to the system of proscription. He pointed to the extreme
hardship which the medical officers of the army And : navy
were exposed to, who were, after long service, retuseddellow-
ships, while the boys of yesterday were freely admitted., Re
hoped the meeting would that night take measures to relieve
the profession from those degradations to which it -was at
I present subject, and to protect fliem from future'insults.
Dr. Wilson seconded the resolution. He sheweel that
those who aspired to domineer over them were supported in
their pomp, their carriages, mid splendid liveries,: by the
general practitioners. Ile would recommend the profession
to be firm and united, and to set a mark upon those-gentle-
men, and then they would find that guineas woulcb.not pow
so fast into their pockets.
- Mr. Carpue, who had entered the room
.amidst vast
cheering, rose and to support the resolution, announcedthat,
although he had been once refused, he had now been elected
one of the three introduced by the new charter.: He stated
that he had delivered 100 courses of lectures, and had been
for fifty years the inhabitant of a dissecting-room. He ex-
pressed his entire concurrence with the objects of the meet-
ing. He had no doubt, if the evils of the system were pro.
perly represented, that they would soon be removed..
The resolution was carried unanimouslv.
Mr. Cooper moved the second resolution
: „—" That the
meeting considered that the many and serious. mischiefs
arising to the profession and society, froth irresponsible
powers exercised by the Council of the Royal- College of
Surgeons, it is requisite that Parliament should provide an
uniform system of medical education, conducted by men re-
presenting the feelings and opinions of the whole body of
medical practitioners." He was sure her Majesty had never
been aware that the mciical gentleman to whom •soe en-
trusted herself as accoucheur, was declared by.this
.CPuncil
to be an unfit person to become their fellow.. Had elie,been
aware of this he was sure Sir James . Graham would *never
have got her Majesty to affix her sign manual to the charter.
Mr. Harvey seconded the resolution. . e
Mr. Webb supported the resolution. He denied that the
errors in the charter could be attributed to ignorance ou the
part of Sir Jame' Graham. He said it was only a. part of
a system that was carrying on with perfect eonviction of its
injustice.

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