mit to the Medical Faculty a Thesis, certified by him to have been composed by himself, and which shall be approved by the Faculty, on any branch of knowledge comprised in the professional examinations for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, which he may have made a subject of study after having received that Degree.

XVIII. The Medical Examiners for all candidates for Graduation in Medicine are the Professors in the Faculty of Medicine, and, in addition, three persons appointed annually by the University Court.

XIX. The provisions of these Statutes came into operation on the 4th of February 1861.

XX. Persons who began their medical studies before the 4th of February 1861, are entitled to graduate under the system in force before or after that date, according as they may comply with the regulations in force in the University before or after that date.

Note.-In conformity with the desire expressed by the Privy Council, it has been resolved that any candidate for a Degree in Medicine, must produce at his final examination, a certificate from a Dispensary or other Public Institution where Vaccination is practised, attesting that he has been practically instructed in the operation, and is acquainted with the appearances which follow its performance.

JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR, A.M., M.D.,
Professor of Medicine and Botany, and Dean
of the Medical Faculty.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION IN MEDICINE. Candidates who commenced their Medical Studies by attendance on qualifying Classes before the 4th day of February 1861, are entitled to appear for examination for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine, after four years' study, on completing their twenty-first year, and without having taken the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine. They are also exempted from the preliminary examinations mentioned in Sections I. and II., and require only to undergo an examination in Latin. They are also exempted from attendance on Practical Chemistry and Practical Midwifery, and require only three months of Clinical Surgery, and eighteen months of Hospital attendance.

In University College, in King's College, in the Hospital Schools of London, in the extra-Academical Schools of Edinburgh, in the School of the College of Surgeons of Dublin, and in certain Medical Schools, where at least two Lecturers have been qualified by the University Court, a can

didate may make two Anni Medici-one of which must be constituted by Hospital attendance and Practical Anatomy, and the other by at least two six-months' courses or one six-months' course, and two threemonths' courses. The classes at these Schools only qualify to the extent of four, and one of the four must be Practical Anatomy. But the threemonths' courses of Materia Medica, Pathology, and Midwifery do not qualify.

In provincial schools, where there are no Lecturers qualified by the University Court, a candidate can make one Annus Medicus only, and this is constituted by attendance on a qualified Hospital, along with a course of Practical Anatomy.

The Edinburgh Extra-Academical Classes only qualify if the Fee paid at the commencement of the Session is the same as that paid to the Professors in the University.

Candidates who appear for examination must produce certificates of having attended complete courses of the subjects on which they are to be examined.

A Degree in Arts of any University of the United Kingdom or of the Colonies, or of such other Universities as may be specially recognised by the University Court, exempts from Preliminary Examination.

The following Preliminary Examinations in Arts are recognised pro tanto; that is to say, they exempt from examination in Arts on the subjects comprised in them, in so far as the examinations are of the same extent as those required by this University. Any subjects required by the Statutes, and not included in these examinations, or not carried out to the requisite extent, must be passed at the University :—

1. Preliminary Examinations of the other Scottish Universities.

2. University of Oxford Responsions or Moderations.

3. University of Cambridge Previous Examinations.

4. University of London Matriculation Examinations.

5. University of Oxford Middle Class Examinations (Senior).

6. University of Cambridge Middle Class Examinations (Senior).

7. University of Durham Middle Class Examinations (Senior).

8. University of Durham Examinations for Students in Arts in their Second and First Years.

9. University of Durham Registration Examination for Medical Students.

The Degrees in Arts of the following Universities were recognised as exempting from Preliminary Examination previous to 11th October 1866:-Calcutta, Melbourne, New Brunswick, Malta, and Kingston, Canada. On 11th October 1866, the Uni versity Court recognised the Degrees of all other Colonial Universities.

10. University of Dublin Entrance Examination.

II. Queen's University, Ireland, Examination after two years' Arts Course for the Diploma of Licentiate in Arts.

12. Queen's University, Ireland, Preliminary Examinations at the end of A.B. Course.

13. Queen's University, Ireland, Middle Class Examinations. 14. Queen's University, Ireland, Matriculation Examinations.

15. Examination for First Class Certificate of the College of Preceptors. 16. Examination for "Testamur," granted by Codrington College, Barbadoes.

17. Preliminary Examinations in General Education of the Licensing Bodies enumerated in Schedule A of the Medical Act [Universities, the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Apothecaries' Companies]. 18. Examination for the Degree of Associate of Arts granted by the Tasmanian Council of Education, with a Certificate that the candidate was examined in Latin and Mathematics.

19. Matriculation Examination of M'Gill College and University, Montreal.

In all cases candidates must produce Certificates of having passed such Examinations, with an official notice of the subjects in which they have passed. Candidates who have passed the Senior Local Examinations will be exempted from the subjects which they have passed in these examinations.

N.B.-Theses are only required for the Degree of M.D., and none are now required for the Degree of M.B. Those who have, under former Regulations, given in Theses when taking the Degree of M.B. require no Theses for M.D.

The Fee for Examination must be deposited with the Secretary before the day of examination. In the event of the candidate not passing, the Fee is not returned, but he may appear at one subsequent examination without paying an extra Fee, and at any future examination, on paying one half of the Fee.

The Fees are

For the Degree of M. B., three examinations, £5, 55. each, £15, 155.
For the Degree of C.M., £5, 5s. additional.

For the Degree of M.D., 5, 5s. additional to that for M. B., exclusive

of £10 government stamp.

Note.-Total Fees and Stamp for graduating as M.D. only, by Regu lations for students commencing before February 1861, £25.

Students are recommended to commence their medical studies by attending a Summer Session.

Every student must be registered when commencing his medical studies. According to the Regulations of the General Medical Council, no student can be registered who has not passed English, Latin, Arithmetic, Mathematics, along with one optional subject, as French, or German, or Greek, or Mechanics, or Natural Philosophy. The commencement of medical study is reckoned from the date of registration. The Registrar in Edinburgh is Dr W. ROBERTSON, 28 Albany Street.

RIGHTS OF THE MEDICAL GRADUATES OF SCOTLAND ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL ACT. Before the passing of the Medical Act of 1858, the Degree of Doctor of Medicine granted by the Universities of Scotland (as the possessor underwent a complete education and examination in all departments of Physic and Surgery), qualified the Graduate to practise every branch of the Medical profession throughout Scotland. One principal purpose of the Medical Act was to extend local rights of practice over the whole of her Majesty's dominions. But according to the hitherto accepted reading of a dubious clause in the Act, no one can practise both Medicine and Surgery without possessing two distinct Diplomas—one for Medicine and another for Surgery. The Universities were thus compelled, in justice to their Graduates, to give them the additional title of Master in Surgery, not as implying any additional study or examination, but as declaring more distinctly their qualifications, and to permit Registration as regularly qualified practitioners in the whole field of their professional education. The Secretary for War some time ago issued an Order that candidates for admission into the Medical service of the Army should obtain their qualifications in Physic and Surgery from two different sources; the effect of which would have been to prevent any one University from qualifying for this purpose. The Scottish Universities' Commissioners, recognising the serious evils of such a system, followed up a remonstrance which had been offered on the part of the University of Edinburgh, and obtained the rescinding of all restrictions in the source of qualification. Consequently any single University in Scotland can now qualify candidates for the Military service, as well as for any other public medical service in the country.

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE AT THE MEDICAL CLASSES.

The Senatus Academicus have resolved that the Certificates of Attendance to be granted to students at the Medical Classes, shall be regulated in the following manner :

Each Professor shall ascertain the presence of his pupils at least twenty-six times in a course of six-months' duration, and thirteen times in a course of three-months' duration.

Those who have been absent twelve or more times in a six-months' course, or six or more times in a three-months' course, shall not be entitled to any Certificate.

The following is the form of Certificate which must be adopted in all

Exceptions shall be admitted in the case of those who may be absent from sickness or other unavoidable causes, the particulars of which must be stated to the Professor in writing, accompanied with certificates. All excuses for non-attendance must be given in immediately upon the student returning to his class. But if any student shall have been absent for six weeks or upwards, in a Course of six months, or for three weeks in a Course of three months (whatever the cause of absence may be), his case must be transmitted to the Dean of Faculty for the decision of the Faculty.

Whenever the student's cause for absence shall be admitted by the Professor or the Faculty, the Certificate shall bear that he "attended,” and shall state the amount of the irregularity and the nature of the excuse.

Candidates for Medical Degrees, in lodging the statement of their Courses of Study with the Dean of Faculty, will observe, that for all Courses of Lectures in the University, the Faculty will receive Certificates only as evidence of their attendance; and that in the schedules laid by the Dean before the Examiners, the terms of these Certificates will be mentioned.

The Senatus require that students shall take their tickets for each Course of Lectures not later than fifteen days after the commencement of the Course.

REGULATIONS AS TO CLASS EXAMINATIONS.

With a view to promote the Educational interests of the students during the time they are occupied with the respective subjects in the Classes, the Senatus recommend :—

1. That there should be from three to five Special Class-Examinations in the Medical Classes during each Session, conducted by means of questions and written answers, without aid from books or notes.

2. That in the event of a student gaining 75 per cent. or more of the available marks in any department, he shall obtain a Certificate in the First Class of Honours.

3. That in the event of a student gaining 50 per cent. or more, but less than 75 per cent., of the available marks in any department, he shall receive a Certificate in the Second Class of Honours.