Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-01

SEMI ANNUAL MEETING or THE VIRGINIA ME-.
DiCAL SOCIETY HELD IN CHAKLurrEsviLLE
This 'ucley convened this place al o'clock On last
TUESDAY evening Or. Atkinson O DanvilIe, ihs President
called tho Society 10 and having yielded the chair 10
Dr. r. IT, Stfbng, "f Siaunon the regular annual
address, 10 which r discussed the present condition '
Medical Science In Virginia. offered feeling tribute 10 the
memory Of Drs Chapman, Watson aud Clarke, who have
died since the last Session OF tho S0cuy md referred to the
supetor advantages al mccai instruction oerd by The
m"di,aI department 9" ihs University Of Virginia. ami the
Medical College Of Richmond the great importance
To The South encouraging our Institutions Art the
address concluded. Dr. Hoion offered the following
solution, which was adopted
trs"lsci, That this society appoint committee 81 Three,
whose duty II shall be urge upon the Legislature tho pas
sage Of bill requiring the vendors Of a secret noslrnna
put IN each packaR" printed label 10 PLAN English Stating
the Ingredients III which IL 10 composed.
The President spponied Dfs Boloa leitch. and McCa'c
asa Gominii'ra upon The shove resolution.
On motion oi Or J.. T.. Gooch committee OF three was
appointed to enquire Into the erpedIrncy Of lnemorazng
the Legislature Ia tn" body lake such srps
may BE- deemed tccn secure q proper coronrrs
for the State and also To place tho medical wnr-s
xefI upon more isvorabls footing than he Is under
the sialuts OF Virgins
On motion OF Dt alcKa~. committee Of tive was mp
pointed 10 take into consideration tho o
medical cducuIiun la Virginia. and detective ~ report II
possible. sonr remedy Tor the same.
The deaths ol Drs Chspmsn OF PhIidcipha Watson and
Clarke. OF tchnond brought 10 the notice o tho body
and appropriate resolutions passed We give the preamble
ana resolutions so the memory oi VI George Watson OIL
tered by Or Bolton;
Whereas 1t has pleased our Almighty Ruler remove
by DEATH our friend and associate Dr. George Watson there
Tore
Resolved. That by the death of Or George Watson this
Society has lost ~ s resp crrd and salua Die
bcs who, BY his high toned gentemanIy bearing BY hts
love aud vencfaiion Tor noble prucsson has lett an
ample TO which ~o point every medical student "o
Thy Of imitation
Resolved, That Ia token Of sympathy with the faulty
h. our lsncned Trend aud associate ,hat copy OF ihes"
resolutions be forwarded them.
TvE.pAys SrsI0S-rhc Society met al II uclo,k this
morning The committee appointed to recommend
more efficient means o securing nroner coronsS system
made through their chairman. DT y C. Gooch tho follow.
log report That they Of the opnion thu, every
should no we'll informed regularly educated and legally
horzed sican That they further OF the opinion
that tho relations existing between tho Physrani and
courts al justice nfe exceedingly Imperfect n0d md nr
that they should be- laid Jo" explicitly in the code. und
compensation should be allowed 10 expert when used
such
The committee upon the med journal reported III. pro
pfcy OF tho Soretys establishing medical journal "a tho
city Of chmond To DO edited by pdturs selected
the Society ut each annual meetings only one OF iha editors
10 receive compensation. DrS bolton, Atkinson and Rod
dy were Instructed The Proposed journal In operation
by The ls oi January ncsi and they authorized To
contract Tor the pu'csc Tor Tho society either vi the p,c
sent medical journals Of tho city :" Richmond
The csccu'i'o committee viii scioc tho editors who viii
conduct the journal until the ong OF the
Tho committee upon medical cduchion recommended the
popfciy ot establishing by Tho Legislature. OF largo
tho management o seven '.ofs tive Of whom st' BE- the
Judges o Tho Court Ut Appeals, Tho President III tho
crnI s"clcy and the Other To DO selected by The Board
of ffnnIrrs vi The Literary Fund
The report war adopted, and committee sppO1Iad To
| n'cnofaIfr III" Legislature upon Tho subject
No other business ui Importance Was iianssrtci hdf
lolleSriNs idrord!r
CENTRAL RAN. ROAD. The Presidents report in
tended for the annual merng oi the stockholders al III,
Central Raii Road IL be- held tho iUIh November has
been land upon table From learn that the receipts
OF III" year ending the JOh September, Amounted to
SalOU5S being ihnpr OF the previous
oi SJi $50 Il, increase o! nssy 20 per cent What
makes III. INCREASE more ea''b ing Is that II Was not due to
any material extension Ui the toad. but tho naIuru
grow OF busInrss induced by the acI-
The The 81 the bhinru
81 tack from Charlottesville Ia Richmond Win The heavy
rail- nnd suggests the siU khuirTs The aHiit
srs NJ very Distant day Tor The construction vi aif
limo road from Charlottesville to Richmond. The fupnIi
shows Tho ruud 10 b. In prosperous condition Char!Oiie'
riNe idrocIie
NO COURT THE SAD CAUSE Last Monday was
the chcuIr tuar Tor This county. The afnsa
Of III. Honor Judge Tyler tho appointed hour uu
bur The nrlGmcncy OF The day until The arrival al The
mail vi Tuesday which brought letter from him giving the
intelligence ii tho death vi his uon Lieut.. Tyler (which
event took place on Monday morning. and that IN conse
luencr hr would BE- able TO hold the regular 81 h
Count Is, tina melancholy dsprnsaiion To the Judge nnd
hs family The expectations O many have been disappointed
nile iew doubt grattcd that the Judge was
preyonlot nirndnp though all will JOIN Ia rcgrrnp thu
CAUSE
JuiRo viii doubtless hold special form OF hs Court al
time when other pressing engagements do not cam
n,and his attention i F'LiriaE N,g'.
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT Va team that clii.
Milton In This county having brc0me Satisfied OF The
evils oi rraing ardent spiiia yesterday iord oil his
barrels Tho kn0Ckrd heads and cnpt!.d
the upon gfnund Ilis said that liquor lowed
down the street IN s'ic,m almost ankle deep CtIr!os
rNe iarncar