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their members had a proper share in the formation of the new 
Institute. According to the proposed plan, we think, they will be 
fairly represented. The Editor of the Medical Gazette has lately 
spoken of the “ scarcely known” examiners of the Apothecaries’ 
Company! Wilful ignorance this, we think! Let us now give 
the names of the present examiners for the licence of the College of 
Physicians, namely, Drs. Nairne, Southey, Barker, and JeafFreson. 
We find no records of the talent and experience of these gentlemen 
worthy of note. But take three of these “ unknown examiners ” 
of the Hall, Messrs. Drewitt, Robinson, and Semple. Mr. Drewitt 
is the author of the best Surgeons’ “ Vade Mecum ” we possess; 
Mr. Robinson obtained two Jacksonian prizes at the College of 
Surgeons ; and we need only refer to Dr. Semple’s numerous papers 
in The Lancet as evidence of his industry and talent. Mr. Hilton, 
at the late Guy’s dinner, in speaking of the examination at the Hall, 
observed, “ that he recollected that it used to be said by students 
that they did not care for the examination at the College ; it was 
the Hall examination that was the difficult one.” We find that, 
from January 1841 to December 1849, 2606 persons have been 
admitted members of the Apothecaries’ Company; and, beginning 
with 1841, the following are the number of candidates admitted 
each year, 368, 328, 338, 313, 264, 230, 265, 246, 254. Let it 
not be supposed that we are desirous for the continuance of this 
Company; the name alone will condemn it : we are only anxious 
that the members should take their due share in the formation of 
the council or examining board of the Faculty. 
London Medical Examiner , April 1850. 
Plaints and Prospects of the Medical Profession. 
Yesterday afternoon a deputation, consisting of medical gen- 
tlemen of the metropolis and the large towns in the united kingdom, 
waited upon Sir G. Grey at the Home-office, for the purpose of 
representing to him the necessity which existed for the grant of 
a Royal Charter for the incorporation of General Medical Prac- 
titioners into an independent college. 
The deputation having been introduced, 
Mr. Clifton stated that the object of the deputation was to 
obtain the assistance of the .Government in promoting the in- 
corporation of general medical practitioners — a measure in every 
respect desirable, as it was calculated to raise the character of the 
medical profession generally, and to render the education of 
general practitioners more complete. One of the largest meetings 
of the medical profession hitherto held had lately taken place at 
