SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 79 



The following gentlemen have been elected office-bearers Officers for 

 of this society for 180* :— l809 * 



President. R. Jameson, Esq., Prof. Nat. Hist. Edin. 



Vice Presidents. Dr. Wright, Dr. Macknight, Dr. Bar- 

 clay, and Dr. Thomson. 



Of the Council. Gen. Dirom , Col. Fullerton , C . S. Men- 

 teith, Esq., Dr. Home, Dr. Yule, James Russell, Esq., C 

 Anderson, Esq., and C. Stewart Esq. 



Treasurer. P. Walker, Esq. 



Secretary. P. Neill, Esq. 



Mr. CARMICHAEL, of Dublin, has in the press a se- Carmichael ©a 

 cond edition of his Essay on the Effects of Carbonate and the effect of 

 other Preparations of Iron upon Cancer, with an Inquiry on l can ° ei ! ^d 

 into the Nature of that Disease. This edition, we under- the uses of 

 - stand, is so much enlarged and improved, that it may al- PS^^i ^ 

 most be considered as a new work. Among the additions 

 are a great number of highly interesting cases; a disquisi- 

 tion on the uses of the oxide of iron in the blood ; and re* 

 marks on such diseases, as depend on its excess or deficiency, 

 or in any way bear a relation to cancer ; with an attempt to 

 answer the Queries of the Medical Society established in 

 London for investigating the nature and cure of that corn- 



corn- 



plaint. 



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 Mr. George Singer, has by some recent arrangements Scientific in- 

 considerably improved the original plan of the Scientific stitution. 

 Institution, Prince' s-street, Cavendish square ; at which in 

 future the public lectures are to be assisted by courses of 

 private instruction, and conversations on the various subjects 

 of philosophical inquiry; which are severally illustrated 

 by an extensive and increasing collection of instruments. 

 The attention of the pupils in the ensuing season will be 

 principally directed to subjects of electrical and chemical 

 research ; with particular reference to the developement and 

 explanation of the new experiments. A sketch of the plan 

 of this institution, and a prospectus of the lectures, is pre- 

 paring ; and may be shortly obtained at the lecture room. 



London Hospital. 

 Dr. Buxton's, Lectures on the theory and practice of Me- Medical J«o» 

 dicine and on materia medica will be commenced about the tureg * 

 20th. January, 180Q. 



