Appendix to Dr. Mackintosh's statement, in answer to Mr. Syme's and Dr. Belfrage's new 'Statement of facts'.

  • Mackintosh John, -1837.
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[1832]
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Credit: Appendix to Dr. Mackintosh's statement, in answer to Mr. Syme's and Dr. Belfrage's new 'Statement of facts'. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    to lead him to preach and to practise “ peace and good- will to mankind.' According to Dr. Belfrage’s Statement, the conspiracy against Mr. Syme consists of “ arrangements already made, and others ivhich are contemplated.' 1. Does Dr. Mackintosh deserve to he traduced and called a conspirator, because of the recent appointment of Mr. Turner to the professorship of surgery in the University of Edinburgh, whose course of lectures being delivered on the same subject as Mr. Syme’s, and at the same hour, must carry off a large majority of the students who intend to gra- duate ? And as attendance on the professor’s class is ren- dered compulsory, while Mr. Syme’s is not, was it a natural conclusion to have drawn, that “ Mr. Syme's class would fall off this ivinter ?” 2. Since Air. Lizars’ appointment, a year ago, by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, to be their pro- fessor of surgery, the number of pupils attending that gen- tleman’s class had materially increased. 3. There had been an increase in the number of private lecturers on surgery. Last winter Air. Fergusson came for- ward, and had a good class. By this gentleman’s kind, frank, and obliging manner to students, he had acquired considerable popularity; and having lately performed several of the most important operations in surgery successfully, Dr. Alackintosh had little doubt that he would go on support- ing his reputation, and increasing the number of his pupils. 4. Dr. Robertson had made arrangements to lecture on surgery with Air. Liston. The united talents and popu- larity of these two gentlemen, the great celebrity of the latter as a surgeon, and the clearness and excellence of Dr. Robertson’s style of lecturing, were such, that in the course of time, if not immediately, students would find it their in- terest to attend their class. B
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