GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING. 



Monday^ May 3, 1858. 

 JOHN H. PARKINSON, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The following Gentlemen were duly elected Members of the 

 Society : — 



Mr. G. W. Smith Manchester. 



Mr. George Asir London. 



Mr. S. G. Hugo Guernsey. 



Mr. E. E. Brand London. 



Mr. N. Stevenson ..: London. 



Mr. C. G, De Lessert Wolverhampton. 



Mr. S. Cartwright, r.K.S., was elected an Honorary Member. 



The following Gentlemen were proposed for the Membership of the 

 Society : — 



Mr. James Anderson, 14, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square. 

 Mr. Harper R. Hugo, St. Heliers, Jersey. 



Mr. Tomes related a case which he said had occurred in his own 

 practice. 



A patient complained to him of great pain- in 

 the second molar of the upper jaw. The tooth 

 appeared to be perfectly sound as far as the crown 

 was concerned, but was somewhat discoloured. 

 On looking further back, he found the wisdom 

 tooth, instead of occupying its usual position, 

 pressed forward, the crown being directed towards 

 the posterior part of the second molar. On 

 examining the latter more carefully, he found a 

 small orifice in the neck. He then removed it, 



