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THE MEDICAL
Last *evening a very n: ig of meml.
of the Royal College of Surgeons took place at Exeter.-
hall, for the purpose of considering the course to loit)
pursued by the Council of the College in their refusal to,
grant an interview to a deputation to present an address
signed by upwards of 1,000 members on the presentatate
of the medical profession.
Mr. J. B. Asbury, of Enfield, was at eight o'cloek
.;
called to the chair, and was supported by Mr. Wakley,
M.P., Dr. Carpue, Dr. Lamb, Dr. Thompson, Dr. John-
son, Dr. Lynch, and a large number of medical practi-
tioners of considerable eminence.
The CHAIRMAN having explained the object of the
meeting, r. _
Dr. LYNCH proposed the first resolution, to the effect—
" That the refusal of the Council of the College of-.
surgeons of England to receive a deputation with as -
address most respectfully worded, and signed by up-
wards of 1,000 members of that College, was a delibe-
rate insult offered to those members by the Council, L
which stands without a parallel in the history of medi-
cine in this country." The Doctor proceeded at great ly
length to denounce the arbitrary power possessed by the r
Council of the College of Surgeons under the new char- -*
ter recently granted them by Government, by which
they were enabled to elect Fellows indiscriminately, ,
without reference to merit or high and distingui4hed at-
tainments in physiology and anatomy, but solely through
private influence, self-interest, and wealth being exercised ,
in lieu thereof.

At this stage of the proceedings the room became so
densely crowded that an adjournment to one of the larger
rooms of the hall was put and carried, and took place ac- • .>
cordingly.
Dr. LYNCH again resumed, and called upon the meet-
ing in the language of the Times newspaper, to which
journal the profession were deeply indebted for it, able
advocacy--(Loud cheers)—" to fight the bank them-
selves and they would be sure to win."—(Cheers.)
Mr. Marl. seconded the resolution which, after some
few observations from Mr. Greville Jones, was put and
carried unanimously.
Mr. llormEs moved the next resolution—
" That the meeting considered, that inasmuch as the
authority of the Council was exercised under the pro-
visions of charters which had been granted by the Crown
the commonalty of the College publicly demanded that
the names of those members of the Council who deter-
mined that the deputation should not be received should _
be published for the information of the members of the
College, and the medical profession generally." - •
Mr. HuTcnisrsoN, of Farringdon-street, seconded the
resolution, which was also put and carried nem. con.
Several other resolutions passed, admonishing the
Council of the College of Surgeons that the power of
creating fellows, and thereby conferring the elective
franchise on the members, must permanently expire on
the 14th instant, and that the members of the College,
would hold the Council to be responsible for an illiberal
or an invidious exercise of that authority.
Dr. Carpue, Mr. Cooper, and other gentlemen having
addressed the meeting,
Mr. WAKLEY M.P., in answer to loud and repeated
calls, came forward, and was received with great ap-
plause. He said that not only the Council of the College
of Surgeons, but Parliament were watching with anxiety
the movements of the profession, and he was delighted-
at the spirit which had manifested itself that evening.--
(Cheers.) Eighteen years ago he had attended one of
the largest medical meetings ever held in London, to pe-
tion that the elective franchise should be granted to the
members of the College. Petitions poured in time after
time, and at last the Executive Government had thought
proper to take a most unusual step by granting to the
Council, which had been denounced for the last twenty
years, the privilege of exercising that very power which
had been refused to the general body. 'the power to
grant that franchise was now vested in the Council, but
on Saturday next it would cease:`'- trp the present
time they had refused to give men equal in talent and
ability to themselves, the power to exercise that which
was their undoubted right.—(Hear, hear.) Tho con-
duct of the Council had placed the profession in a most
degrading position before Parliament, for they had re-
fused, having the power to grant the franchise, to intrust
it to the profession. He would ask if they still refused
to ineet them as equals in the College of Surgeons,
would they degrade themselves by meeting those men
elsewhere ?—(Cries of " No, no.") This charter was,
in fact, a bill of pains and penalties against the members
of the College, for they could never become members of
the Council, because they were not fellows, unless they
were made such before the 14th of the present month.
Mr. Wakley, at much length, and in a most huino-
rous manner, described the effect of the new Bill intro-
duced by Sir,James Graham, whom he designated as the
" Medicine, or Great Mystery Man," like a similar me-
dical gentleman brought over here by the loway Indians,
to advance quackery, and concluded by proposing a vote
of thanks to the Chairman.

1)r. CARPUE seconded the motion, which was car-
ried with loud acclamations, and the meeting separated
at a late hour.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF
THE INMATES,—This morning, between the hours of
twelve and one o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the
private dwelling-house belonging to Mrs. Jones, situate
No. 11, Bride-terrace, Liverpool-road, Islington. Two
gentlemen in passing along the terrace were the first to
make the unwelcome discovery, by perceiving smoke
issuing out of the parlour windows. An instant alarm
was raised, and the inmates were apprised of the great.
danger that awaited them. At that time there were for-
tunately only three persons in the building, consisting of
two female domestics and an infant. After considerablo
difficulty they were all got out, but not before the flames
had gained a great head. By half-past one o'clock,
owing to the indefatigable exertions of the firemen, the
flames were entirely extinguished. The whsle of the
furniture as well as the building itself was consumed.
The origin of the outbreak is not known. Mrs. Jones
is fortunately partially insured in the Globe Fire-office.
The premises, which are the property of Mr. Kaley, of
Upper-street, Islington, are also insured. The furniture.
in the two adjoining houses is much damaged by water
and hasty removal.
INUNDATIONS.—Under the heading, "Bois-le-Due"
we have extracted some particulars touching the awful
condition of that district of country, Owing to these de-
structive visitations. From the Constitutionne/of Friday'
last we take the following singular details of a similar
calamity in another part of Europe :—" Russia has al.m,
its share of those inundations which for some weeks past',
have been the cause of so many disasters in different,
localities. They write from St. Petersburgh, that in.tba.
morning of the 4th of August, by reason of a -violene
wind and a pelting shower (une pluie i>attante),
the Velika and the Pskova experienced a considerable
increase in the volume of their waters ; and the bridges
over these two rivers were broken and carried away by
the irresistible violencelof the current. The bridge of
veesrtsptsosfsriobmle
the Velika was rapidly forced in a direction towards the
lake of Pskoff, and the people hadthoeut
fire greatest
difficulty in stopping it at a point Knout
the city. From thence it is contemplation to tow it
up the stream to her former position, by means of a
steam-boat belonging to Dorpat, which had arrived ta,
few days previously.
The Revue de Paris informs us that " the commer-,
vial relations of France with Morocco began tmderLouis
XIV. Colbert was the first Minister who encouraged
French traders established on the coast of Africa, around
and at the foot of that barrier which has been called the)
bastion of France, to penetrate into the empire of Mo-
rocco. Their first transactions were mansged by waY
of barter. The Moors exchanged their hide's, ostrich
feathers, cattle, &c., against arms, rbwder, and shot. At
a later period this commerce toga a more regular course,
and continued in it
.rao):;,. than a century, without any
serious difficulty a' ;;inn
between the two States. Un-
der the reir_,-,7,*
of Louis XVI., the Emperor, having al-
lIIMSeIf. f.unwarrantably to confiscate the cargo of a.
7 •
rench vessel at Mogadore, M. Cheviers, Consul-Gene-
ral of France for the Levant, and resident at Constanti-
nople, received orders to repair in person to the Empe-
ror, and to make to him the most energetic protesta-
tions against such an outrage. That gentlenaan's mis-
sion not having had any sort of success, and the event§
which had supervened in France having withdrawn the
oonf tthhiongosoocaosniotinnuoefdthuentoixl
paepdeitriioond ltoonEg
gsyupb4seouen t, when,
attention of the Government from the affair, this state
amicable re-
lations were re-established between the two countries.
From that time, until 1830, these relations continued al-
' ways cordial. In the course of this protracted interval,
the several agents for France always remained. each for
several. years at his post. This will be evident from the
following list of French Consuls-General d'Ornano
continued in this capacity from the earliest days of the
fromto to 1829;the
present liEmpire down to the year 1814; M. Sourdeau from 1814
l\kehai
n
from time,
tolB.lgAtlo.iCs3o,o.rt(F.ainuaxllfyrom ,
1828
1839
M, Dori de Neon. Independently of these Consular agents,
Colonel Delarne and M. de Mornay have discharged,
since 1830, the functions of Envoys Extraordinary, ac-
credited to the Court of Morocco with the object of urg-
ing their remonstrances to the reigning Emperor on the
*widget he had pursued towards France."
DEATH OF SIP. PATRICK MAXWELL, BART., OF
SPISINGKELL._It is with feelings of the most painful re-
gret that we record the sudden and melancholy death of
Sir Patrick Maxwell, Bart., of Springkell, which took
place on Tuesday morning, about nine o'clock. On
Monday night Sir Patrick was returning from Spring-
kell to Knockhill, where he was residing, when, on the
road between Kirtlebride and Ecclefechan, either his
horse had fallen with him (which we are informed it had
done a few days previous), or some other cause not ascer-
tained, he was thrown on the road, and received a severe
injury, which rendered him insensible. He was shortly
after found, and carried to the farm-house of Caldwell-
knowe, when medical aid was procured, and every avail-
able means had recourse to in order to effect his recovery,
but all to no avail, as he gradually sank till next morn--
ing, when he expired.—Dumfries Standard.
Several ladies have applied to us for our opinion us
to the probability of a war, the reports in the town, from
the number of couriers that pass, spreading terror among
them for their own safety and that of their children. We
beg to assure them that, so soon as we perceive the least
indication of even the probability of war, wo shall pub-
lish a Supplement detailing the grounds upon which our
opinion is formed, and cautioning them for the future;
but, at present, there is not the slightest appearance o€
the harmony between the two Governments being die-
tubed. We request all, therefore, to remain quiet and
calm; we read daily all that is passing at both seats of,
Government ; we have a most enlightened correspou.
dent at Paris, who has access to the best and earliest in-
formation, and our readers may rest assured that what-
ever we may consider necessary for them to know, shall
be laid before them at the earliest moment. The num-
ber of couriers is the result of stock-jobbing, or the en-
terprise of the London journals : those who know Bou-
logne and its idle inmates will not pay much attention to
their pssip.—Boulogne Gazette, Sept. 2.
Dispatches for the Governor of the Falkland
Islands were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-office..