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two gentlemen who have at this time been admitted into the 
profession were to be asked if they found any reason for com¬ 
plaint on the subject, a unanimous affirmative would be the 
result. One can easily conceive that a good deal of incon¬ 
venience, and not a little hardship, w'ould be inflicted by 
having recourse to such measures as I have indicated, to 
stamp out” these unqualifled practitioners; but it is difficult 
to see where the injustice lies, when it is only an attempt to 
punish by flue, or, if need he, by imprisonment, the assump¬ 
tion of a title to which there exists no legal claim. 
I And my remarks have increased beyond a reasonable 
length for insertion in one number, without touching on the 
question of the Charter proper, or the proposed alterations 
in the mode of conducting the examinations, as I had in¬ 
tended. I can only plead, in apology, the importance of the 
subject, and the impossibility of dealing with it in a few 
sentences; but should its discussion be suitable for your 
future numbers, I shall be glad to give you my opinion 
on it. 
In conclusion, I shall only add that neither the present 
state nor future prospects of the profession are very hopeful 
from the young aspirant’s point of view ; but I look hopefully 
forward for something being done by the eminently practical 
President, than whom no more thorough and, withal, more 
deserving member could have graced the presidential chair. 
One could almost wish some explanation of the apparent 
mystery of the same Councillors being re-elected term after 
term, when new blood ought to be infused into the body of 
our professional parliament, to carry out what we so urgently 
need. 
Pathological Contributions. 
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This disease is still prevalent in Hungary, Transylvania, 
and Poland. It is said to have disappeared in Bosnia, but to 
have broken out in fresh places in Boumania, and to be 
oscillating in others; it has also shown itself in the Pashalik 
of Widin. Cattle entering Servia from Wallachia and 
Bulgaria have to undergo quarantine. 
