The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-06 00:00:00

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

On Saturday night- the adjourned Meeting of
the Royal College of Surgeons, for taking into consideration
the abuses therein, was held at the Freemasons' Tavern.
Mr. LAwrtExcE having been unanimously (as on the former
occasion), called to the Chair,. stated that the object for which
they were then assembled, was to resume and complete what
they hat! left unfinished when they last met. At that Meeting
they had come to an unanimous resolution as to the existence of
certain grievanceS in the College, as also as to the causes whence
those grievances originated • they had also resolved that the
only effectual means by which these grievances were likely to
be redressed, was by petitioning Parliament on the subject, and
a Committee had been appointed to prepare suchipetition ; con-
sequently they would now have to receive the Report of
that Committee, and consider what further steps would be
requisite for the vigorous prosecution of their appeal to the
Legislature. lie would now • advert to one or two points re-
specting these grievances which had not been fully discussed
at their former Meeting. The Chairman here mentioned se-
veral facts (which had been communicated to him since the last
• meeting), relating to the mode in which the provincial hospitals
were conducted, which tended to show that pupils would have.
equal facilities in obtaining instruction in those hospitals as in
the London ones,- and, consequently, that the regulation which
refused the reception•of certificates of attendance in provincial
hospitals, was most unjust and oppressive, inasmuch as it was
wholly unnecessary. Ile also complained very much of the
illiberality of the regulation in not permitting an aftepdance
on foreign hospitals, to entitle a student to be examined for his
diploma. And-as to the restrictions which had recently been
introduced with regard to the teaching of surgery and ana-
tomy, and which were said to be necessary, in order, that im-
proper persons might be prevented from teaching these sciences,
he himself considered that the only restriction which with requi-
site for this purpose, was the good sense of the pupils them-
selves ; for lecturers might depend upon it that they would not
procure pupils amongst this' classUf students, unless they de-
served them.

Mr. TYRRE LL (the chairman of the committee) then read
their report, which stated that they had made an application to
the-President, Vice-President, and Council of Royal Col-
lege of Surgeons, to know if they would concur with the gene-
ral body of the members in an application to Parliament for an
alteration of tha.charge, and that an answer had been received
by the committee on Friday last, wherein it' was stated by the
council, that although they should always be ready to pay all
due attention to any suggestion from the members of the Col-
lege, they could not hold any communication with persons
whose avowed 'object was'the subversion eche chatter. Mr.
Tyrrell then read the petition which had been prepared by
the committee, and which set forth the existence of the
grievances mentioned in the reseilutitim which • were come
to at the former meeting, and concluded by moving, " That
the committee be at liberty generally to take melt steps
as they nay think fit for the attainment of the object of this
meeting, viz.—the remedying the abuses now existing in the
Royal College of Surgeons ;, and that the Committee be also at
liberty to call a general meeting of the:members whenever they
may deem it advisable."
.This motion having been seconded by Mr. Wakely was put
and carried unanimously.
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Mr. LAwnExtr.: then said, • that in order that their object
might be carried into effect, it would be neeessary that a fund
should be raised, and that their secretary, Mr. Paty, who was
then present, would be happy to receive subscriptions from any
gentlemen who felt disposed to contribute to it.
The Chairman then left the chair, and thanks were unani-
mously voted to him, ter the able and impartial manner in
which he had presided over the meeting.