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did they not recover these ruinous penal-ties from the editor of THE LANCET, who has

written enough against the Council to fill a

Bibie? Why, we ask, have they not, underthis by-law, snught to recover penaltiesfrom the editor of this Journal? Because it

10 happens that such penalties were not

attainable, unless with the sauction of a

BRITISH JURYa body of men for whom itis quite evident the junto entertain no verystrong predilection.

LONDON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.

CANDIDATES for the diploma of this in-stitution continue to present themselves

from all parts of the empire. Their letters

exhibit the warmest enthusiasm in favour of

the great cause of medical regeneration, andthe support promised to the " EleemosynaryFund" is of the most generous and cheer-

ing description. Want of space compelsus to omit the letters we have received re-

lating to this institution until next week,when we hope to be enabled to publishseveral belonging to each çluss, togetherwith replies to the most prominent of the

questions,The members of the Committee recently

held a meeting, when a sub-committee was

appointed, consisting of three gentlemen,who are actively engaged in seeking for

suitable OFFICES for the transaction of thebusiness of the COLLEGE, and the arrange-ments are so far cornpleted, that we believethe chambers will be advertised officiallyin the course of a few days. In the mean

time any communications sent to THE LAN-

CET Ot’ncE, as before, will be carefullyforwarded to the Committee,

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

The Council met on Tuesday last, when,after a curious discussion, it was resolvedthat the discordant matters relating to the

anatomical chair should remain in statu quo

during another month. This is madness,and the Council will inevitably ruin the

University, if they do Bot act with morel

promptitude and judgment. Neglect of theanatomical department is a gross injusticetowards the professors in the other medicatclasses. The government of the Univer.

sity, with regard to these elections, is la-

mentably defective. Had the appointraentabeen regulated by public competitinu, noneof the disputes which have disgraced theinstitution, and retarded the current of in-

struction, would have been heard of by thepublic. Men of higher attainments in theirrespective departments than Dr. ELLIOTtSON, Dr. D. D. DAvis, Dr. TURNER, andthe late Mr. BENNETT, could not, we be-

lieve, have presented themselves; but a! system of election ought to be adopted insuch an institution as this, which would

effectually prevent the appointment of artyincompetent professor, for by one defectiveagent the whole of the machinery is throwninto discordant action.

We insert the following note at the re-

quest of Mr. KING :—

To the Editor of THE LANCET.SIR,—From the manner in which the det

fendants concerned in the late trial are

mentioned in your leading article of lastweek, it may possibly be supposed th1!.t youare speaking for others as well as for your-self -I therefore consider it to be myduty most explicitly to state, that thp re-marks made there have not mv concurrence.

frusting you will insert this letter imme-diately, 1 remain your obedtent st-rvant,

T. KING.10; Hanover St., Hanover Sq.,

May 31st, 1831.

Had Mr. KING been inclined to be wag-

gish, he could scarcely have penned a morefacetious production ; ftr what can surpassthe risible tendency of the supposition, thata gentleman of Mr. KINr,’s stamina feela

at all sensitive with respect to languagedirected against t’ie iniquitous ccnduct of

T. KING.