The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-29

/ ecsuse students would study st home, where they
! Could do Il much chesper, Che branches upon
which they were to be examined By the B0afd -
/ Young men cou6be examined and passed without
rsfersnce To having attended lectures or received
diplomas Now IL was impossible that students in
/ the country could attain knowledge OF practical
anatomy--for they had no subJects and It was only
In the College, and even there with difficulty that
thew could view the different parts of the human
boiv ana learn the art Of dissection. 80, too, with
Chemistry; the large school, furnished win medi
| cal apparatus could alone supply these wants. Di
pomas should be furnished BY the applicants 70 the
| Board of Examiners.
| mr. wilson here enquired whether thu gentle
| man would be in favor of the biz if section was
engrafted upon it providing that applicants 10 tne
Board be required TO present diplomas
DIR. Tucker said he would favor the ofgdniZauon
| of Board of Examiners il they demanded dipio.
mas from applicants, and also made their examna.
ton public. The discussion as further continued
Until three O'Clock, oy Doctors TUCKER and AtkIn-
son the latter gentleman supporting the main fea.
lures of the Senate bill, and suggesting modi
fcations by way of Cancellation. The meeting, on
motion OF DR.. Gooch, then took recess until
o'clock.
Coz oh took the floor combating the doctrine cffree
trade in medicine and supporting the organization
ofthe Board and the supremacy OF the Medical So
ciety in eeislating for the best interests OF the
medical profession generally, of the State.
DR. Atkinson then stated, that in order to recon
cie conflicting opinions far as possible, and di-
vest the scheme of a Medical Board OF those TEA
lures which might be obnoxious to some members
of the Legislature, and to the medical college OF
this city, he would offer the following substitute for
the fourth resolution
Resol0ed, That whilst this Society approves the
main features of the bill snow before the Senate OF
Virginia, providing for the appointment OF State
Board of Medical examiners they respectfully sug-
gest to the Legislature the proprety OF requiring as
a condition precedent to every examination that
the applicant shall have been graduated IN medi-
at he hall have VIZ flrlle
of lectures In some respectable medical college,
and that the examinations by the Board shall be
open to the presence OF the medical faculty OF the
State
DR.. Haskins then spoke in behalf of the original
resolutions, reviewing the chief points of DR.. Tuck
er's speech.
DIR. Worsham followed in support of the resolu-
tons, and moved the appointment of a committee
of conference, to whom the subject of Medical
Board should be referred. The motion was put
and negatived The ffteen.minute rule in regard
to the length of speeches, was then adopted.
On notion the whole subject was laid on the
table until after the delivery of the Annual Address
in the evening.
"When doctors disagree who shall decidel"
CIRCUIT SUPERIOR COURT OF LAw-Before
Judge Crunp.- Commonwealth VS.. HIM. Null
VIM. Null yesterday convicted of stealing a
cloak and watch from George B. Goddin and sen.
fenced to three years imprisonment in the penc n
tiary.
Commonwealth Vs. Chas Hdgaa.-Hagan was ar.
raigned and tried for receiving stolen clothes the
property OF Messrs. Nash & Gum, from negro
knowing them to be stolen-soUe months since in
Henrico county Joseph Hagan, the brother of
Charles, was also concerned in receiving the goods
but having escaped from Jail some time since, of
course could not be tried
The jury had not rendered their verdict when
the reporter left court last evening.
QUEEcHY-This is the queer title of a novel by
Elizabeth Wetherell, from the press of G. P. Put.
| nam, New York, and for copy of which we are
indebted to Messrs. Nash & Woodhouse Wehaye
not had time to glance at it. The same author
wrote the "Wide, wide World" work which has
gained quite popular fame. A friend and very
good judge in the premises pronounced that book
to be the most valuable of the kind he ever read;
and capable of doing more good, he said, than
any book he knew except the bible. We regarded
him little enthusiastic but the book may not be
exactly as good as he thinks and yet have wide
margin of excellence leftit
The BLEAK HoUsK-Messrs. Nash & Wood.
house have laid upon our table the LIST and I'd Nos
of Dickens new Novel with the above title, which
is having very great run in the serial form in
which it is published. The Harpsrs are the pub
| fishers in this country
RANDOLPH MACON MAGAzrNE-The April mum
Der OF this work is before US. Among its con.
tents are some very piquant essays and criticisms
The description of ''the Student is very happy
and faithful. sse $751;
+
BLAcKwooD.-We are indebted to Messrs Nash
& Woodhouse for the April number of Blackwood.
SMOKING TosAcco.-We were yesterday pre-