ΤΟ JOHN AYRTON PARIS, M.D., D.C.L., V.P.R.S. ETC. ETC. PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL CALLED TOGETHER BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH FOR AID AND ADVICE DURING THE LAST VISITATION OF CHOLERA, AND TO THE OTHER LEARNED AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THAT COUNCIL, WITH A DEEP SENSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLE RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR APPOINTMENT, A CONVICTION OF THE VALUE OF THEIR LABOURS AND THE WISDOM OF THEIR COUNSEL, AND A HOPE THAT THE LATE DEMAND FOR THEIR TEMPORARY AND GRATUITOUS SERVICES MAY LEAD TO A MORE JUST VIEW OF THE NATURE AND OBJECTS OF STATE MEDICINE, |