From this, its second foundation, St. Bartholomew's Hospital has increased in 300 years to more than six times its original extent: and the opportunities which, as it increased, it afforded for the study of disease, did not escape the learned and benevolent men who attended on the sick within its walls. They taught while they healed, delivering lectures on the most important subjects of medical and surgical science and practice.

The immediate superintendence of the Hospital, for many years after the granting of the charter, was committed to Thomas Vicary, who was serjeant-surgeon to Henry VIII., Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth, and was the author of The Englishman's Treasure,—the first work on anatomy published in the English language.

Among the first of those who held the office of surgeon to the Hospital, after the charter, were William Clowes and John Woodhall, the principal military surgeons of their time.

Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, was appointed physician to the Hospital in 1609, and held this office thirty-four years, highly honoured and esteemed by the Governors. The rules which he laid down for the duties of the medical officers of the Hospital were adhered to for nearly a century after his retirement.

Although the actual commencement of a Medical School is not recorded, it appears that in 1662 students were in the habit of attending the medical and surgical practice of the Hospital; and their studies were assisted by the formation, five years afterwards, of a Library "for the use of the Governors and young University scholars."

The Clinical Practice of the Hospital comprises a service of 650 beds of these 227 are allotted to the Medical Cases, 20 to the Diseases of Women, 322 to the Surgical and Ophthalmic Cases; and 81 to the Syphilitic. Children are admitted into both the Medical and Surgical Wards, those under 5 years of age being received into the female wards.

In the year 1864, relief was afforded to 6,096 In-patients, including 558 children under ten years of age, 19,188 Out-patients, and 100,000 Casualties, besides about 1,200 women attended in their confinements at their own homes.

Times of Attendance of the PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS.

Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday.

Times of Attendance of the ASSISTANT-PHYSICIANS and ASSISTANTSURGEONS at the Out-patients' Rooms.

Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday Thursday. Friday. Saturday.

DR. GREENHALGH, the Physician-Accoucheur to the Hospital, sees the In-patients with Uterine Diseases on Wednesdays at half-past One, and the Out-patients on Saturdays, at Nine; and Cases in Midwifery are attended, under his superintendence, as Out-patients of the Hospital, by the Students of the Midwifery Class.

The Medical Casualty-patients are attended daily by MR. WOOD, who also superintends Vaccinations every Wednesday at One P.M.

The Surgical Casualty-patients are seen, at all hours, in the Surgery, by the House-Surgeons and Dressers.

SURGICAL OPERATIONS, except in cases of emergency, are performed on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Half-past One г.M.

CLINICAL LECTURES.

In addition to the Instruction given by all the Medical Officers during their visits in the Wards, Lectures on CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY are delivered, weekly, during both the Winter and Summer Sessions.

PRACTICAL PATHOLOGY.

Inspections of Morbid Anatomy in the Pathological Theatre, as opportunities. occur, at Twelve o'clock:

Of the Medical Cases, by DR. ANDREW.

Of the Surgical Cases, by the House-Surgeons, under the superintendence of the Surgeons.

PRACTICAL PHARMACY.

Instruction is given in the Apothecaries' Department under the direction of MR. WOOD.

Practical Anatomy and Operative Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. Morrant

Surgery

Morbid Anatomy

Baker.

Dr. Andrew.

TUTORS-Dr. Duckworth, Mr. Morrant Baker, Mr. Shepard.
ASSISTANT-DEMONSTRATORS-Mr. Vernon, Mr. Langton.

The earliest record of the School of St. Bartholomew's dates from 1662, from which time, encouraged by the Governors of the

Hospital-among whom,at the beginning of the eighteenth century,were Drs. Radcliffe and Mead-it soon assumed so important a character, that in 1724 a new building was provided for a Museum of Anatomical and Chirurgical Preparations, which was placed under the charge of John Freke, then assistant-surgeon to the Hospital, and previously serjeantsurgeon to Queen Anne; and in 1734 leave was granted for any of the Surgeons or Assistant-Surgeons "to read Lectures in Anatomy in the dissecting-room of the Hospital."

The first surgeon who availed himself of this permission was Edward Nourse, whose courses consisted, as appears from his Syllabus addressed "studiosis Chirurgia in Sti Bartholomæi Nosocomio," of twenty-three lectures each. These anatomical lectures, delivered for many years in or near the Hospital, were followed in 1765, and for many years after, by courses of Lectures on Surgery from his former pupil and prosector, Percivall Pott, who had been some years surgeon to the Hospital; and about the same time Dr. William Pitcairn, and subsequently Dr. David Pitcairn, who were successively physicians to the Hospital, delivered lectures, probably occasional ones, on Medicine.

Further additions to the course of instruction were made by Abernethy, who was elected assistant-surgeon in 1787. In conjunction with his colleagues Drs. William and David Pitcairn, he established the principal lectures of the present day, himself lecturing on Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgery, in the Theatre erected for him by the Governors in 1791; and his high reputation attracted so great a body of students that it was found necessary, in 1822, to erect a new and larger Anatomical Theatre.

The progress of science, and the extension of medical education, in the last twenty years, have led to the institution of additional lectureships on subjects auxiliary to Medicine, and on new and important applications of it; and further facilities have been afforded for instruction. Thus in 1835 and 1854 the Anatomical Museum was considerably