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absolutely no requited medical relief, either from the public authorities or from 
voluntary subscriptions. In four, an occasional payment, never exceeding a few 
shillings, had been made on special occasions. In Campbeltown 10/. was allowed to 
the professional men during the epidemic fever. In Kirkintilloch a similar sum was 
given, but by a private individual. In Dundee during the same fever 5/. each was 
allowed to six dispensary surgeons. In some other places 2/. was given toa surgeon; 
and in others a small allowance was made for drugs. In anticipation of the new 
Poor Law, 10/. has been allowed annually for medical relief in Alloa. In Dunbar 
6l. 6s., but this includes the supply of drugs. In Dunfermline 20/. a year, not 
including drugs. In Greenock 25/. per annum has been paid to each of three 
district surgeons. In Kiimarnock 10/. each to three surgeons. In Wick 15/. is 
divided between two surgeons. In Dumfries 10/. to one surgeon. ‘The unrequited 
medical labour is stated by twenty-five gentlemen, and ranges from 51. to 220/. 
annually in value, giving an average of 40/. per annum. But this is not the only 
tax levied on the charitable feelings of medical men ;—in ninety percent, of the 
cases they had to furnish wine, food, &c. out of their own substance; and in 
thirty-three of the forty towns brought under review, no change has been made in 
this system. Passing over the returns of infirmaries and dispensaries supported by 
voluntary contributions as rather imperfect, we come to the medical relief in the 
rural districts. The number of returns made amounts to 325, Out of these, ninety- 
four have received some remuneration, but only thirty-nine annually. Of these 
thirty-nine, only thirteen have received sums above 5/.; twenty-six above 1J. and less 
than 5/.; and nine 1/. or under. Ten are paid by the bounty of private individuals ; 
and of these one is paid 60/. by a nobleman, and another 40/. by a landed proprietor; 
both, however, have the charge of extensive districts, and as there is no fund on 
which they can draw for drugs or necessaries, there are large drawbacks to be made 
from the remuneration. ‘I'wenty-three have received gratuities for their services, 
chiefly during the prevalence of epidemics. In one case this gratuity amounted to 
20/., and in fourteen it was under 5/. ; in two cases it was only three shillings. In 
one of these cases this three shillings was the only remuneration for twelve years’ 
attendance on paupers averaging seventy constant and thirteen occasional patients : in 
the other, the three shillings was a remuneration for passing paupers of other parishes, 
and nothing was allowed for twenty-one years of attendance on resident paupers, 
averaging forty-four constant on the district roll. 211, or above sixty per cent., 
have never received any remifneration of any kind for their professional attendance 
on the parochial poor, or for the drugs which they have deemed it necessary to supply 
to them; and 208 add that they have had occasion to give wine, food, &c. from their 
own limited funds, and that they had occasion to defray all travelling expenses when 
they made distant visits. 136 have estimated the money value of the unrequited 
labour which they have bestowed on the parochial poor :—it amounts to 34,4471. 
annually, or an average of 253/. each. The complaints of inattention to sick paupers 
by the parochial authorities are very general; and when applications were made 
for the repayment of different outlays, they were almost invariably refused. It was 
stated that since the abstract presented to the British Association had been compiled, 
several additional returns had been obtained; but they in no degree tend to weaken 
the general impression likely to be produced by the preceding statement, and it was 
therefore deemed unnecessary to tabulate them. 
Criminal and Miscellaneous Statistical Returns of the Manchester Police for 
the year 1845. By Wm. NEILp. 
Oxford University Statistics. By James Heywoop, F.R.S. 
A remarkable proof of the interest felt by eminent statesmen in the ancient univer- 
sities has been recently afforded in the preparation of a memorial to the Vice-Chan- 
cellor and heads of houses at Oxford, for university extension. The memorialists 
were Oxonians, and several of them had previously obtained the highest academical 
honours of a double first class; but they had observed with regret the continuance of 
a system of large expenditure among the junior members of the university, and they 
