The New York herald., 1845-11-13


excitement at present in the medical part OF the
inhabitants of New York, as regards the curiou.
progress which this city is making in the matter o
not only medical knowledge, but also regards the
extraordinary start which it has taken as to a pecu
liar branch OF the profession which this city has
not till within few years been all famous for anc
that is, the teaching Of medicine.
The profession in this city is very peculiar in its
position, and though New York boasts of large
number OF eminent men in this line, men who. in
point of abilities and acknowledged talent. stand
equal with any other collection Of scientific men in
world yet this body is split up INTO innumerable
factions, and the eervescing Of these various coues
is one of the most amusing things possible. The
homGpath is arrayed against the allopath-the be.
never in the efficiency of the water cure, agains,
those who place their faith in the virtues of brandy
and salt, and at infnitianl but the most curl-
part OF the thing is that these disputes are byno
confined to eirprofessional
are not carried on in the Pickwickian sense only.
but are made matter of discussion in the social cir
cles OF life, and many the heartbunings envies
and jeaousies which originate in these professional
squabbles.
This spirit is again carried out on large scale as
regards the comparative merits of the professional
standard in different Cities and the first publications
OF medical works on an extended scale that was
commenced in this city some two or three years
since, aroused the ire OF the Phlladephians so much
that in their .revlews of these works, they would
scarcely allow that any thing of merit could have
been published in New York. From the circum-
stance that the medical profession mad long led the
van in society there, the Philadelphans had learned
to look upon it the fashionable profession of their
city, and they thus deemed it sin of the greatest
magnitude in any one to attempt to interfere with
them.
thus things have been progressing for some years
past, till a new era dawned on the New Yorkers,
and the palm OF superiority to be openly dsput-
ed for with other cities and the opening of the cam
paign may be dated from the first commencement
OF the New York University ,or New School of Me-
dicne as it sis called. 1t would be curious and
somewhat interesting thing to analyze the various
plans and ideas that were started previous to the
completion of this undertaking. There certainly
existed one college already in New York. but its
management was In the hands of the old hunkers
N a medical sense, and from the circumstance OF
the various interests of it being altogether in the
hands of different ciiqnes who, by their mutual jea
ousies and distrusts, were continually thwartng
both their own and the colleges advancement, it
was at that such an institution could never
be formed into the kind of one requisite to give New
York standing as place of medical instruction.
and the consequence was the formation of the pre-.
sent college, or rather medical department of the
University of the city OF New York. This insttu-
ton has been built up on entirely liberal principles
AS the various professors were selected from differ
ent parts OF the country, they were all men who
were well known peculiarly fitted for the purpose
OF imparting instruction; magnificent building was
purchased, every facility afforded the student in his
studies, and in fact effort left untried to make
it a school worthy of New York, and the conse-
quence is that it has succeeded to admiration and
is daily having powerful effect on the state of the
Philadelphia schools.
Regarding the absolute merits of the two cities,
much might be said New York is decidedly ahead
of Philadelphia, as regards the matter of clinica
instruction there, the hospitals are almo st entirely
closed to the great body of the Students and in this
city they have the advantage of the City Hospital.
and also OF the various dspensanes but the great
est advantages they enjoy, are those to be derived
from the cniques at the two colleges and also the
private ones that are held by the various private in
structors before their classes.
Lie yearly ADVENT OF the StuQentS Is matter thai
is now looked for with much interest by many class
es Of persons. For instance, this fall there have
probably arrived some six hundred of them, who
will probably expend something like two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars during their stay here
This sum Is distributed in various manners, and is
generally spent among those who most need it, such
as boarding house keepers, &C. &c.
The limits of paragraph will scar cely allow
much to be said on this subject, though much more
remains to be told regarding the peculiarites of me-
dical educat ion in New York
! The RECENT News FROM ENGLANp-It is gene-
rally understood that important dispatches came by
the last steamer from England, addressed to the
| British Minister at Washington, and there has been
great deal of conjecture and surmise as to the
character Of these dispatches Some representations
have been made in the newspapers to the effect thai
Mr. Mclean has been writing private letters to some
OF his trends IN this country, intmating that if the
! American Government Executive and Congress
pass an act assuming the propretorship of the whole
OF Oregon, 1t would inevi tably lead to war This
may be so, but we are very much inclined TO doub
It, We have heard from very authentic quarters tina
the intelligence received by Mr.. Pakenham is alto
geher OF different character, and that it amount:
TO this-that In case the President assume the same
ground in his message which he did in his inaugura
address, the British Minister will be authorized
| give the years notice to the American Government
to stop the joint occupation of the territory, each
party then insisting on its own right and carrying il
out the best way they can. Such is the lntlmatior
we have heard. Time will ascertain its truth or the
.eyerse.. =
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION The returns from this
State indicate no election by the people This Is in
consequence Of majority over all being necessary
for choice. Annexed are the figures =
GuBERSAToRIAL VorE.
Dafis, uemocrdt,. "a, l96
Shaw, native. .................... 1859
sewall, abolition, and scattering. ..... 1922
I Total. ........ ....".......... .9s 303
Briggs. ..................... .4S,7l6