BRIGHTON.
HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN. About 13 members of the Committee of Election of this Hospital assembled at the Board room of the institution yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, for the purpose of electing one medical officer.
Mr. WARD occupied the chair, and proposed that W. E. C. Nourse, Esq., F.R.C.S., who was the only candidate, be appointed to the office of surgeon, vacant by the resignation of T. Moore, Esq.
Dr. TAAFFE seconded the nomination, and spoke from his own knowledge of Mr. Nourse's high qualifications for the oflice. He remarked that the reason there were no more candidates was because of the stringency of the rules relating to the medical officers. He also alluded to the advantage, in the election, of dispensing with proxies.
Mr. ATHOL JOHNSON made a speech in favor of the motion, and remarked on the late Sir B. Brodie's high opinion of Mr Nourse.
The motion was carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings.
Rule 42 is the one referred to by Dr. Taaffe, which enacts that "of the acting medical officers, two shall be graduates in medicine of one of the universities in the United Kingdom; and two shall be graduates of surgery of one of the universities of the United Kingdom, or Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England."
The cause of Mr. Moore's resignation was that he has left Brighton, and entered into partnership with a medical gentleman at Petersfield, Hants. At a meeting of the committee on the 19th of March, Mr. Boxall moved, and the Rev. T. Halliwell seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr. Moore for his past valuable services, expressing great regret that his connection with the Institution should have terminated, together with an earnest hope that his future career may be attended with eminent prosperity and success.
This resolution of the Committee was carried, and presented to Mr. Moore in the shape of a beautifully illuminated address.
We may add that the Hospital is now full, and other patients are awaiting admission.