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tance of the case described by Mr. Hutton. — Surgeon Adams read a 

 paper on aneurism by anastomosis. This paper created great inter- 

 est, and a conversation on the subject of it followed, in which 

 many curious and important facts were elicited. The Surgeon-Ge- 

 neral, Surgeon Read, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, 

 Professor Harrison, Dr. Handyside, of Edinburgh, Dr. Grenville, of 

 London, Dr. Houston, and others, joined in the discussion. — Mr. 

 Snow Harris exhibited the bones of the hip joint of the celebrated 

 comedian, Matthews, who was supposed to have sustained a fracture 

 of the neck of the thigh bone, by a fall out of a gig, many years be- 

 fore his death. Mr. Matthews had walked after the accident, but 

 subsequently, after a long confinement to bed_, the leg had become 

 much shortened. An interesting discussion, as to the real nature of 

 the lesion in the bone followed, in which Mr. Harris, the two Vice- 

 Presidents, Professor Colles, and the Surgeon-General, Dr. Gren- 

 ville, Professor Harrison, Surgeon Adams, Surgeon M 'Dowel, Sur- 

 geon Hargrave, and others joined. It appeared to be the most gene- 

 ral opinion, that the specimen presented was an instance of the dis- 

 ease termed morbus coxce senilis, of which some specimens were 

 exhibited of very analogous character, rather than one of fracture of 

 the neck of the thigh bone, in which reunion of the broken bones 

 had been effected. In consequence of the difference of opinion, it 

 was finally arranged, that a committee should be appointed to exa- 

 mine into the nature of the case, which, if it proved to be an 

 instance of re-united fracture of the neck of the femur, should be 

 preserved as a rare and almost unique preparation. — Dr. Handyside 

 of Edinburgh, gave an abstract of a paper which he held in his 

 hand, containing numerous and important observations and experi- 

 ments on the respective powers of the lymphatics, lacteals, and veins, 

 in carrying on the phenomena of absorption from the surfaces and 

 integral structures of the body. — Dr. Hart read a paper on a suc- 

 cessful case of Caesarian operation, communicated by G. B. Knowles, 

 Esq., Lecturer on Botany, at the Birmingham School of Medicine. 

 The patient recovered in the course of a month. 



Section F. — Statistics. — An abstract from the ordnance survey 

 of Londonderry was read. The accuracy of the survey was made 

 the subject of great praise by Professor Babbage, Colonel Sykes, and 

 Dr. Taylor. — A paper by Dr. Jones, on the statistics of lunacy, was 

 read ; as also one by Mr. Fox on the punishment of death in Prus« 

 sia, Belgium^ Norway, &c. 



In the evening, the round room of the Rotundo was crowded ta 

 excess. The Chairman of the several sections gave an account of 

 the various papers read during the meetings of the previous day and 

 that morning. — Professor Babbage then proceeded to offer some 

 suggestions as to the age of peat-mosses, &c. &c. — Professor Sedg- 

 wick gave an account of the labours of the geological section, and 

 at the close of the discourse he was much applauded. 



Saturday. — A general meeting was held at two o'clock, when 

 the Rev. Vernon Harcourt, as general secretary, addressed the 



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