sician to the British Lying-in hospital in Brownlowstreet. He died at his residence in Charles-street, Manchester-square, 14th December, 1846.

HENRY CLEMENTS, M.D., a native of Dublin and a doctor of medicine of Edinburgh of 24th June, 1812 (D.M.I. de Apoplexia), was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 12th April, 1813, and I believe died at Chelsea 15th November, 1842.

JOSEPH COPE, M.D., was born in Yorkshire, and acquired the rudiments of his medical knowledge from his father, a surgeon-apothecary who practised in the neighbourhood of Pontefract. He continued his studies at St. Bartholomew's hospital, and in 1793 entered the medical service of the army, where he continued until 1802, when he retired with the rank of inspector of field hospitals. He had before this entered himself at St. John's college, Cambridge, and, as a member of that house, proceeded M.B. 1805, M.D. 3rd July, 1810. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1812, and a Fellow 25th June, 1813. Dr. Cope was Gulstonian lecturer in 1813, Censor 1815 and 1826, and Registrar from 4th April, 1814 to 1815. He retired to his native place, Hemsworth, near Pontefract, and died there in or about the year 1843.

ANDREW BAIN, M.D., was born in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, and educated in the university of that city, where he graduated doctor of medicine 24th June, 1780 (D.M.I. de Causis Febrium). He commenced his medical career at Bath, where he practised with distinguished success for several years. Removing to London, he was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 12th April, 1802, and a Fellow, speciali gratiâ, 25th June, 1813. Dr. Bain was gazetted physician extraordinary to the Prince Regent in 1811. He withdrew from London in 1820, and retired to his seat, Heffleton, co. Dorset, where he died on the 30th April,

DAVID D. DAVIS, M.D., was born in Wales. He matriculated at the college of Glasgow in 1797, and graduated doctor of medicine there in 1801. He commenced the practice of his profession at Sheffield, and in 1803 was elected physician to the infirmary of that town, which office he retained until 1813, when he removed to London and devoted himself to midwifery. He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1813, and in the following January, mainly on the recommendation of Dr. Denman and Dr. John Clarke, was appointed physician to Queen Charlotte's Lying-in hospital. About this period he began to lecture on midwifery and the diseases of women and children, and could soon boast of one of the largest private midwifery classes in the metropolis. He was selected to attend the late duchess of Kent, at the birth of her Majesty the Queen; and in the arrangements for opening the London university, now University college, Dr. Davis was nominated to the chair of midwifery, to which on the establishment of University College hospital was added that of obstetric physician to the new institution. He retained both these offices until a few weeks before his death, which occurred at his house in Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, on the 6th December, 1841, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. His portrait, by John Jackson, R.A., painted in 1825, is in the possession of his family. We owe to his pen.

A Treatise on Insanity, by P. Pinel, M.D., translated from the French by D. D. Davis, M.D. 8vo. Sheffield, 1806.

Elements of Operative Midwifery, comprising a description of certain new and improved powers for assisting difficult and dangerous Labours. 4to. Lond. 1825.

The Principles and Practice of Obstetric Medicine; in a Series of Systematic Dissertations on Midwifery, and on the Diseases of Women and Children. 2 vols. 4to. Lond. 1836.

Acute Hydrocephalus or Water in the Head, an inflammatory disease, and curable equally and by the same means with other diseases of Inflammation. 8vo. Lond. 1840.

JAMES TATTERSALL, M.D., was born in Gloucestershire, and was the son of the Rev. William Dechair

Tattersall, A.M., vicar of Wotton-under-Edge in that county, and one of the chaplains to the king, by his wife, Mary, eldest daughter of George Ward, of Wandsworth, esq. In 1794, being then fourteen years of age, he was admitted at St. Peter's, Westminster, whence he was elected, in 1798, to Christ Church, Oxford, as a member of which house he graduated A.B. 11th May, 1802, A.M. 5th July, 1805, and in that year was nominated to a faculty studentship. He proceeded M.B. 16th June, 1806, M.D. 6th July, 1811; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 30th September, 1812, and a Fellow 30th September, 1813. He delivered the Gulstonian lectures in 1814, was Censor in 1816, 1827, and Harveian orator in 1832. Dr. Tattersall for many years before his death had withdrawn from the exercise of his profession, and resided at Ealing. He died at the rectory house, Howe, near Norwich, 8th May, 1855, aged seventy-six.

RALPH EDEN, M.D., was born in Sunderland. He received a portion of his medical education at Edinburgh, where he attended the classes in 1807, 8, and 9, but he completed it at the university of Upsal, where he graduated doctor of medicine 18th October, 1812. He was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 4th April, 1814.

THOMAS COULSON CARPENTER, M.D., was born in London, and in October, 1794, when about sixteen years of age, went out as surgeon's mate on board H.M. sloop Providence, then starting on a voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean under the command of Captain W. R. Broughton. The vessel was wrecked in Chinese waters in May, 1797, and Mr. Carpenter in her. In the following month he was dis

charged from his engagement, and returned to England. He practised for some time as an apothecary, but withdrawing from that branch of the profession, proceeded to Glasgow, attended the medical classes from 1811

to 1813, and graduated doctor of medicine there 9th May, 1813 (D.M.I. de Corpore Vivo). He was disfranchised of the society of Apothecaries 30th March, 1814, and was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 4th April, 1814. Dr. Carpenter settled at Lyme Regis, co. Dorset, and became recorder of that town. He died at Birmingham whilst on his way to Buxton for the benefit of his health, on the 10th October, 1833, aged fifty-five. He is commemorated by a mural tablet in the church of Lyme Regis.

ROBERT DAUN, M.D., was born at Insch, in Aberdeenshire, 16th April, 1785, and was the eldest son of the clergyman of that parish. He was educated at the grammar school of Elgin, and at King's college, Aberdeen, where he took a degree in arts in 1803. In the following year he was appointed assistant surgeon in the army and went out to India. On his return to England he exchanged into the Scots Greys, and was with them at Waterloo, and afterwards with the army of occupation in Paris. He went again to India, served there for some years, and finally returned to England in 1825. He graduated doctor of medicine at Aberdeen 21st October, 1813, was admitted a Licentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1814, and died at Edinburgh 14th June, 1871, aged eighty-six, being then deputy inspector-general of hospitals. Dr. Daun's reasoning powers are said to have been "of a high order, his favourite pursuits being the higher mathematics and theology."

JOSEPH DA CUNHA, M.D., a doctor of medicine of Aberdeen of 5th May, 1814, was admitted an ExtraLicentiate of the College of Physicians 25th June, 1814. He practised at Oporto.

THOMAS DUNNE, M.D., was born in Worcestershire. He was of Balliol college, Oxford; A.B. 30th May,

* Medical Times and Gazette of July 1, 1871, p. 24.

1804; A.M. 23rd October, 1806: M.B. 12th December, 1810; and M.D. 17th June, 1813; was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 30th September, 1813, and a Fellow 30th September, 1814.

RICHARD HARRISON, M.D., was born in Lancashire. Educated at St. John's college, Oxford, he graduated A.B. 20th February, 1807; A.M. 21st June, 1809; M.B. 28th June, 1810; M.D. 28th June, 1813. He was admitted a Candidate of the College of Physicians 30th September, 1813, and a Fellow 30th September, 1814. He was Censor in 1818, and Gulstonian lecturer in 1820. He died in Argyle-street, 10th January, 1825, aged forty.

JOHN AYRTON PARIS, M.D., was born at Cambridge, 7th August, 1785, and was the son of Thomas Paris, of Cambridge, by his wife Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Edward Ayrton, of Trinity College, doctor of music. When twelve years of age, he was placed under Mr. Barker, of Trinity hall, Cambridge, and then under Dr. Curteis, at the Grammar school of Linton. Subsequently he was removed to London, and placed under the private tuition of Dr. Bradley, one of the physicians to the Westminster hospital, an accomplished mathematician and a good classical scholar. With him. he read Latin and Greek, and acquired some knowledge of botany. He was matriculated at Cambridge as a pensioner of Caius college, 17th December, 1803, and was elected to a Tancred studentship in Physic 3rd January, 1804. From the commencement of his career at Cambridge he evinced that strong predilection for natural philosophy which characterised his future life. He spent some time at Edinburgh, where, in addition to improvement in the practical part of physic, he fected the knowledge of chemistry and natural philosophy he had acquired at Cambridge, by attendance on the lectures of Dr. Hope and Mr. Playfair. He proceeded bachelor of medicine at Cambridge 2nd July,

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