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death of Mr. John Hunter, and which still continues to strike down its 

 thousands and tens of thousands. Does not anger, by producing a violent 

 rush of blood to the head and heart endanger the vital organs by an excess 

 of fulness and dilation ? Do not even joyful emotions, which in moderation 

 tend to light up the countenance with that animated glow of pleasure which 

 is so beautiful to behold, when carried to excess sometimes occasion the de- 

 struction of life? Disappointment pines away. Grief drags its slow length 

 along. They cause a deathlike paleness to overspread the countenance, 

 by weakening the vascular system, and obstructing the circulation. The 

 patient is seen to heave deep sighs and struggle for breath, the blood, which 

 no longer circulates freely, being collected in the larger vessels to repletion, 

 and gorging the lungs." 



" Let every one, who wishes to become a successful practitioner, study to 

 make himself acquainted with the source of those thousand emotions of the 

 mind, which set the bodily machine in motion, at one time propelling it 

 violently forward, at another holding it back in torpid inaction. So much 

 importance indeed do we attach to the study, that few physicians we believe 

 will be found to have risen into eminence, and maintained an extensive 

 practice, who neglect the philosophy of morals." 



*' But when I recommend an education which will enable the practitioner 

 to deal with the affections and emotions of the mind, by means of his 

 philosophical knowledge of men and things, — a knowledge which "interdum 

 medicd plus valet arte," — let me not for one moment be supposed capable of 

 undervaluing an indefatigable and complete study of chemistry, anatomy, 

 and physic : a study, in short, of whatever is necessary to constitute an ac- 

 complished practitioner. For though, as I just mentioned, many cases may 

 defy the usual applications of the learned sons of ^sculapius, and must be 

 dealt with by a reference to the emotions and perceptions of the mind, yet 

 it will not be doubted, that instances without number occur of complaints 

 which depend for their cure entirely on skill in the properties of medicine, 

 and on their judicious application, in conjunction with a knowledge of the 

 mechanical structure of the body." 



Resolutions of the usual description, such as of thanks to the se- 

 veral gentlemen by whom this Institution was upheld and benefited, 

 including of course the Rev. Chancellor Law, and Dr. Edward 

 Johnstone, the Chairman, were then proposed and passed unani- 

 mously. 



The Examination of the different classes for the Prize Medals 

 was conducted by Dr. Steward, of Droitwich, Dr. ConoUy, of War- 

 wick, Mr. Tyrrell, of St. Thomas's Hospital, London ; and for the 

 Demonstrator's Prize, by Mr. L. Parker. The successful Candi- 

 dates were — 



Class. Student. Student with 



Practice of Physic. 



Silver Medals i ^^- ^' -^l^day, Mr. Green, 



louver Medals, | ^^ j y golomon. Mr. Taylor. 



Materia Medica. 

 First SUver Medal, Mr. J. K. Maurice, {^^.f^^^^^h. 

 Second Silver Medal, Mr. C. S. Meeke. Mr. Porter. 



Anatomy. 

 First Silver Medal, Mr. J. Harmar. Mr. Broomhead. 

 October J 1835.— VOL. iii. no. xhi. t 



