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differences arose between him and his fellow-worker, a misunderstand- 

 ing which afterwards became the source of much discomfort. 



In 1835 Dr. Williams was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, 

 but, as will be shown later on, he disapproved of the existing constitu- 

 tion of that Society, preferring a more popular basis of membership, 

 such as was to be found in the then young British Association. 



On the resignation by Dr. Chambers of the Physicianship of St. 

 George's Hospital, Dr. Williams offered himself as a candidate for 

 that appointment, in opposition to Dr. Hope, but he soon retired from 

 the candidature, finding that his chances would hardly justify a con- 

 tinuance of the contest. 



In 1839 the Chair of Medicine at University College, with the 

 Physicianship to the Hospital, became vacant by the retirement of 

 Dr. Elliotson, and Dr. Williams secured the post for himself, and had 

 thus an opportunity made for him where he might utilise his acquire- 

 ments ; he gave the Introductory Address at the opening of the 

 Session, which was well received, as the writer of the present notice 

 can testify, he having been one of the audience. 



At University College and Hospital his colleagues were Drs. 

 Sharpey, Anthony Todd Thomson, D. P. Davies, Dr. (afterwards Sir 

 Robert) Carswell, Messrs. Liston, Samuel Cooper, and Richard 

 Quain. 



In 1840 Dr. Williams was nominated to the Fellowship of the 

 Royal College of Physicians ; he became a Fellow, but says he had 

 some doubt as to accepting the honour, being opposed to the method 

 of election of Fellows and to the constitution of the College altogether, 

 and although great alterations were afierwards made by the passing 

 of the Medical Act of 1858, still he always was more or less antago- 

 nistic to that body : a fact to which subsequent allusion will be made. 



Abo at this time Dr. Williams' attention was drawn to the prepara- 

 tion of his ' Principles of Medicine,' which appeared in 1843 and met 

 with a hearty reception by the Profession. 



In 1846 the Pathological Society was founded, and Dr. Williams 

 was made the first President. 



Dr. Williams soon became more and more engaged in private prac- 

 tice, and in 1848 resigned his appointment at University College and 

 Hospital and removed to Upper Brook Street, where he remained till 

 the end of his medical career, having been previously ten years in 

 Half Moon Street and eleven years in Holies Street. In the ' London 

 Journal of Medicine,' 1849 (a publication which only existed a very 

 few years), Dr. Williams published a paper on the " Value of Cod-liver 

 Oil in the Treatment of Pulmonary Consumption," and the conclusion 

 arrived at was thus summarised : — 



"I prescribed the oil in above 400 cases of tuberculous disease of 

 the lungs in different stages, and of 213 of these have notes. Out of 



