New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-09
DIR. MOTIFS LECTURE.
"Reminiscences of Medical Teachers and ne
deal Teaching in New-York.

"Reminiscences of Medical fcacherS ana NC
deal Teaching in New-York.
DR.. VALENTINE Morr, Emeritus Professor OF
Operative Surgery in the college Of Physicians
and Surgeons in Crosbyst, delivered his intro
ductory lecture on Thursday evening before a
large audience Of ladies' members Of the proies
sion and Students. The lecture room OF tue col
lege WIS filed to oyerfowing at IN early hour
Dr.. Mott commenced bis "reminiscences by
general view OF the condition OF medical science,
and passed to 8 review OF the lives aud characters
of the Oldest standard bearers and ornaments OF
the profession in this city. We regret that we
have only space for brief synopsis Of his inte
resting observations He dwelt at length upon
the character OF Dr. HosAcE, adyerting particu
larry to his strict habits OF punctualty Students
who came late were certain Of receiving severe
and cutting reprmand. In the relations OF prl
vate and public life, Dr. h. was universally be
loved and esteemed. His tact as presiding ott
Ger on all public occasions was unsurpassed. Re
firing toward the close of his life, after long aud
highly successful practice to his elegant residence
at HYDE Park he devoted the remainder OF his
wears to his fayorite pursuits OF horticulture and
botany and at the zenith OF his fame fell a vic
tim to apoplexy. DR.. Mott paid feeling and APP
proprate tribute to his memory.
Dir. James S. Stringham was the first proiessorol
medical Jurisprudence in the New York College
He died of disease at the heart at Santa Cruz, IN
the year 1878. The first Professorot Practice was
DR.. Hammersey-a graduate OF Edinburgh and
of talent. He was, however, irasclble IN
temper and like too many of his class an indiifer-
ent rhetorician OF the faculty Of Columbia Col
lege, DR. John r., D. Rodgers was justly esteemed.
In person he small with face Of oXtraordi-
nary interest, and gentleman OF accomplished
| manners He was one of the physicians to the
UOcDital md bettpr clinical teaching
| than his said Dr. Mott have never heard any
where The classes then numbered from ten to
twenty students The material Tor dissection
could only be obtained by individual enterprise
0aughterl and the speaker well remembered drl-
wing in disguise cart down Broadway with eleV.
en- bodies in 1t, sitting on his SUBJECTS, ana proud
enough of his trophies. We were not always
so fortunate-co the Doctor On some oc
casions we were discovered, were obliged to give
IN our SPORTS and had our labor tor our PAINS
One accident occurred to himself on the occasion
of German being hanged whose body he had
bargained for. Repairing In carriage IN the
night to the friend who had promised to assist
him, accompanied by a negro servant belonging to
the College, he found the other party engaged IN
loading his pistols generally an evidence OF COW
ardice He confessed to an aSueish sensation
and before the ground was reached his courage
fairly oozed out like Bob Acres at his fingers
ends, aud Dr. Mott was left to manage as best he
might. The body was eXnuned' anu aItei niuCH
persuasion and no little difficulty was safely con.
yeyed away. This was but one OF the :. troubles
attendant upon such enterprises. At tins time
DR. Mott was an assistant OF DR.. Post. After he
had graduated Dr. NJ proceeded to London, IN
company with the late distinguished Dr. John
w ats, where he enjoyed the highest professional
opportunities and was cordially received by Sir
Ashley Cooper, who was then plain Ashley Cooper
He was also introduced to the society OF such men
rs Ahernetbv the two Billiards and Sir Edward
Hume of whom, he grieved to say, not one sur
wives Dr. Mott desired to visit Paris at this
time, although war was raging between France
aud England, but was prevented py ms lrlends ~
London almost by force by winch means 7 ne etP pro-
oaDS N TsCa yor iOi tBo faoyng snrina It was
thirty years before he again saw Sir Ashley Coop
er. He was greatly changed; his robust frame
had been oouna py , ;ig inon his