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mass of the evidence is in favor of the more direct encour- 

 agement of science by the state, especially in those researches 

 the remuneration of which comes only after the lapse of a 

 long time, but which may nevertheless ultimately be of great 

 economical importance. The increase of the number of pro- 

 fessorships, and rendering the emoluments independent of 

 the number of pupils, are strongly urged by some. An un- 

 favorable contrast is drawn by some of the witnesses between 

 the encouragement afforded to science by the English gov- 

 ernment and that extended by the governments of France 

 and the United States. 



MEETING OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 



Among the more important meetings of men of science 

 held daring the year 1873, we may mention that of the Brit- 

 ish Medical Association of London, which took place on tlie 

 5th of August last, and was attended by a very large num- 

 ber of representatives and visitors, including many of the 

 most prominent members of the faculty on the continent of 

 Europe, and several from the United States. The routine 

 consisted oTan anniversary and valedictory address, and pro- 

 ceedings in general council and special session, attended by 

 various entertainments and other lighter features. The med- 

 ical journals contain very full abstracts of the proceedings; 

 and we doubt not that the result of this interchange of views, 

 and the announcements of discoveries, w^ill result in an ap- 

 preciable advancement in medical science. 20 A, August 9, 

 1873, 148. 



PEOTECTIOX OF ANTIQUITIES. 



The administration of the Royal Museum in Berlin has is- 

 sued a circular intended to prevent the unnecessary destruc- 

 tion of coins and other valuable antiquities. In consequence 

 of the impression that all such objects belong to the state, 

 and would be seized upon if found, the discoverers have been 

 in the habit of melting up silver articles for the sake of the 

 bullion, or disposing of them furtively to the first comer, this 

 resulting in the loss to the state of many important objects 

 of antiquity. 



The administration now gives notice that these objects are 

 not claimed by the state, and that the full value will be paid, 



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