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medical department 167 Section XVI the medical society of king's college london President for 1856-7 George Johnson Honorary Presidents Beale Prof Bell Prof Bowman Esq Budd Prof Farre Prof Α Ferguson Esq Fergusson Prof Guy Prof Α Henfrey Prof Arthur Jones Prof Rymer Lee Henry Esq Miller Prof Α Partridge Prof Royle Prof Todd Esq Watson Esq Vice-Presidents Griffiths Headland Pittard Salter Hyde Smith Wood John Hon Secretaries Meadows Anstie Hon Treasurer John Way The object of this Society is the cultivation of Medicine and the auxiliary sciences by the propagation of spirit of original observation and research and of feeling of friendship and cooperation among those engaged in the pursuit of these sciences The Society consists of Honorary Corresponding and Ordi- nary Members with Office-bearers who are all elected by the Society An Ordinary Meeting at which paper is read is held once fortnight during the Winter Session meeting is also held once month for the exhibition of pathological specimens and discussion of cases Communications from Corresponding Members are also read and discussed Each member has the privilege of introducing two friends at every ordinary meeting and the author of the paper of the evening an unlimited number Papers and essays are solicited from all members of the Society and it is requested that the Secretaries may receive notice of such papers as early in the Session as possible Applications for membership are to be addressed to the