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ham (1 remember) was wearing his favourite tweed check trousers. Grote, the 
historian, was another notability, as also were John Bright and Lord Strat- 
ford de Redcliffe. In the streets of London I saw Garibaldi wearing his red 
shirt and driving in the Duke of Sutherland’s carriage. I saw Princess 
Alexandra on her way to Windsor on the eve of her marriage to our late King. 
As the beautiful Princess passed through London a wave of loyalty swept 
across the great city. 
In 1865 I returned to the colony, and in a few days more I shall have 
completed 45 years of practise in the colony. I have served in various 
capacities since 1865. I served in the Public Hospital, Georgetown, in several 
capacities. I have acted twice as Surgeon General of the colony, and I was 
Medical Inspector for nine years. I served as Assistant Surgeon of the George- 
town Militia, and afterwards as Staff-Surgeon of the Volunteer Militia. I 
served in several Medical Districts, including the three leading Medical 
Districts of the colony. When Medical Inspector I had occasion to visit Hog 
_ Island. The river was rough and when I heard the name of the boat in which I 
was crossing, 2.e., ““ Index Death ’ I did not feel encouraged. Ex-Magistrate 
Thorne mentions this boat in his “ Haphazard Notes.” While doing duty at the 
Public Hospital, Georgetown, I took my turn of duty. The other Assistant 
Surgeon of the Public Hospital, Georgetown, who exchanged with me at 
H.M.P.S. was Dr. Anderson. When leaving H.M.P.S. in 1872 I lett in the 
Prison Hospital, Massaruni, a man named Lawrence. After getting my pension 
I hapyened to do duty at H.M.P.S. through my acting for Dr. living, and I 
met Lawrence again. From 1871 to 1905 Lawrence had been more or less all 
the time a prisoner. He was a typical specimen of the habitual criminal. 
For 28 days I was in medical charge of the Imperial Troops at Eve Leary, 
and the War Office paid me at the rate of $10 per day for my services. After 
getting my pension | was a Town Councillor for a time, and I shall never forget 
the courtesy I received from the late Mr. Gonsalves under whose mayoralty 
I served. 
Tt can well be understood that I met many medical men in my time. Of 
course I can never forget Dr. Manget. To Dr. Manget I owed much. He was 
a genial old gentleman, and full of life and energy. Hackett in Berbice was a 
vigorous man, and fond of sport. I remember his telling me how hard he felt 
it not to be able to get away from the colony, and run a blockade during the 
American Civil War. Alexander was a great tiger-slayer. Dr. Hutson the elder 
was the Beau Brumell of the doctors, and he would rather lose a cash fee than 
soil his well-polished shoes. Hisson was called young Hutson up to the day of 
his death in contradistinction to his father. The younger Hutson was keen on 
the cash. The people had a way of wrapping up the fee in paper. Thedoctor 
unwrapped the paper, and if the fee was short he demanded the “ percentiaye,”’ 
v.é., the bitton the two dollars saying that he wanted that for his breakfast. 
Dr. Ward was a very striking personality. Before he came here he was Member 
of Parliament for Galway, and he could talk a great deal about London society 
and London politics. 
There are others whom I may mention other than members of the medical 
profession. Among these were the King who visited the colony when a midship. 
