§ MR. A. GUESTasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether it is true, as stated in the public journals, that it is the intention of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to appoint a general practitioner to take medical charge of the Naval College lately formed at Green- 1098 wich Hospital; and, if such be the case, the reasons that have led to that determination?
§ MR. GOSCHEN,in reply, said, an arrangement had been made some years ago, in accordance with which Dr. Armstrong had been appointed to attend the naval school at Greenwich. The duties which had thus been imposed upon him he had discharged remarkably well, and it had also been arranged that he should attend the Royal Naval College for a payment of £50 a-year. As he seemed to be well qualified to perform the duties, it appeared to the Board of Admiralty that there was no good reason why a resident surgeon should be appointed to discharge them at a cost of £200 a-year, besides quarters and allowances.