Judical $jtquts. The fifth lecture, under the auspices of the Calcutta Health Society, was delivered on the 15th ultimo,' by Mr. W. J. Simmons, the subject being " The Germ Theory of Disease." A Mahomedan -woman, aged 20, residing at Badvel, in the Madras Presidency, gave birth to four still-born children, on the 19th June. Lady Duffkrin has established a fund, called the "Countess of Dufferin's Fund, for supplying Medical Advice and Instruction to the Women of India." The fund is already being warmly supported. Her Ladyship's idea is to form a Central National Association as a bond of union between the existing local societies. of

the stereotyped A zemindar of the Patiala State, coming to Lahore in the train, made tho acquaintance of two travellers, and all three put up in the Sultan's Serai at Lahore, where the strangers prevailed on the zemindar to accept some sweetmeats from them. On the zemindar eating the sweetmeat, he became insensible, and on recovering consciousness found that his friends had gone, taking all his cash from his waist belt. A case of

professional poisoning

Thug character lately occurred at Lahore.

The Lahore paper learns that there is a chance, after all, of Sir Charles Aitchison's idea of a Punjab Medical College, with full power to grant medical degrees, being

realised. It is expected that Local Boards and Municipalities will support the scheme ; and the Punjab Government, in spite of financial pressure, is determined that it shall not fall through for want of State aid. Dr. Barius, Surgeon-General to the French Army in Tondied on the 10th June, at Haiphong, after a short illness caused by overwork and anxiety in that unhealthy climate. Dr. Barius is well known to the scientific world from his meteorological writings, especially his able and exhaustive " Recherches Sur le climat du Senegal."

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