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partake of the benefit of the physician’s andsurgeon’s remarks; and that all, for the

future, whilst in the wards, should keeptheir hats off; and if the dressers, who,from their situation, must (not as some ofthem may suppose, from their superiorabilities) he better acquainted with the

patient’s case, and what medicine he is

taking, were to afford a little more infor- Imation when any questions are asked them,all things would go on smoothly, and for thebenefit of all parties. Allow me to sub-scribe myselfYour very obedient and humble servant,

A BOROUGH STUDENT.May 10,1831.

’’* The hats of the students should beleft with the porter at the lodge, or withthe sisters on entering each ward ; and thesurgeons and physicians themselves are ex-ceedingly remiss, when in the wards, in notmaking arrangements which shall have theeffect of affording to the students equalfacilities for acquiring information from thevisits to the sick.-ED. L.

DR. RAMADGE.

F. H. RAMADGE, M.D.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—I observe in THE LANCET of last

Saturday a letter from a person of the nameof Salmon, who has been pleased to takesome liberties with my professional charac-ter. If this be the gentleman who hasreduced the medical art to fundimentalprinciples, 1 beg leave to decline any con-troversv, or coming into contact with himin any way whatever. He talks of " commondecency" too ! I am afraid that from pro-fessional obduracy he is incompetent to formany clear comprehension of these terms. ,

1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,F. H. RAMADGE, M.D.

Ely Place, llth May, 1831.

TESTIMONIAL TO DR. nOOIT.

Dr. BOOTT delivered his concluding lec-ture at the School ot Anatomy and Medi-cine, V’ebb Stteft, Southwark, on Saturday,7th May; and in an affecting address, inwhich he passed the highest encomiums onhis late colleagues, took leave of the classin a manner expressive of his regret at theirseparation, and of the deepest interest intheir future welfare.

Mr. D)er then rose, and in the name ofthe pupils, presented Dr. Boott with a llum-ber of valuable works, " as a testimony oftheir admiration of his talents as a teacher,his virtues as a man, and his kindness us afriend."

MR. WALLER’S OBSTETRICAL PRIZF.Tnis prize, consisting, as last year, of a setof improved transfusion instruments, wasawarded on Tuesday last to Alr. JohnSpeller Alger, of Sawbridgeworth, Herts.The lecturer this year deviated from his

usual method of proceeding ; instead of

having a public viva voce examination, allthe five candidates were furnished with aset of questions (35 in number); pens,iuk, and paper, were then afforded them,in order that they might return written

answers; of course, during this part of theproceeding, they were shut up together, anddebarred access to books. To the end ofeach answer was appended a motto, and thepapers were then sealed and delivered up.They were afterwards examined, and judg-ment was passed upon them by Mr. Waller,assisted by Messrs. Doubleday and Watson,two gentlemen in extensive midwifery prac.tice. We believe the whole of the lecturersat the Aldersgate School, with the excep.tion of Dr. Clutterbuck, are in the habit ofconferring a like testimony of approbationupon their more attentive and diligentpupils.TRIBUTE TO THE LATE PROFESSOR BENNETT.

WE are requested to call the attention ofsuch of our readers as were formerly pupilsof the lamented Mr. Bennett to the resolu-tions contained in our last number, bywhich a subscription has been commencedat the London University, for the purposeof awarding to his memory some tribute ofaffection from his pupils and friends. Thecommittee which has been formed, and ofwhich Mr. Samuel Hocking is kindly actingas Honorary Secretary, at the University,hope that the opportunity of contributing o

this mark of respect will not be foregone byany of them. We have great pleasure instating that upwards of sixty pounds havealready been subscribed.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.We have received almost iniitimerable communi-

cations relative to the London College of Medicine.Want of space compels ns to omit this week the in-sertion of several, and answers to snch as mayrequire them ; but all those containing the namesof candidates have been duly attended to.

ERRATA.In Sir Charles Scudamore’s Is communication, page

189, No. 401.-Page 190, col. J, line 5, for SIR,"read no. For "she was then debilitated," read shewas thin and debilitated. Paragraph 4, line 5, for"keep," read keep up. Col. 2, last paragraph, for"January, 1831,"read December, 1830, and afterthe Bvords in the line followmg, The puberangedfrom le0 deg. to 130 deg." add In the progress ofthe case it has, not tinfreqiiently, risen to 14U deg."The name of Mr..). Lamert, currected io an erra-

tum in our lust Number, should, we are informed,have been Mr. S. Lam ert.

In No. 401, page J9J, col. 2, line 3, for "six

months," read six neeks.