A meeting was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, in pursuance of an advertisement calling on the "Friends of Surgical Reform, the Supporters of a free Medical Press, and the humane Contributors to our Hospitals and Infirmaries," to meet there, in order to adopt measures for presenting Mr. Wakley, the Editor of the Lancet, with some decided mark of their approval of his spirited conduct, in his late trial in the Court of King's Bench, at the suit of Mr. Bransby Cooper, and of the principles which he so powerfully advocated on that occasion. [Mr. Patey, who was called to the chair, stated the object of the meeting; but as his speech was rather long, and contained nothing of the least interest, we omit it.] _Mr. Waller_, in proposing the first resolution, adverted to the terms of the advertisement, and remarked that the question for them was not whether they would support Cooper against Wakley, or Wakley against Cooper; but whether they would have a free medical press or not--(cheers). Every body must admit that there was only one medical publication that was entitled to be considered free--only one that dared to tell the truth. Another had been attempted to be set up against it, but this wretched rival was gagged and manacled, and its reports were only a medium which distorted truth, and were almost unintelligible. It was not, however, to support any particular man, or publication, that he came to that meeting, but to support the general cause in which they were all interested. He concluded by moving, as the first resolution, that "the best interests of the medical profession and of the public are identified with the cause of medical and surgical reform; and that Mr. Wakley, as Editor of the Lancet, having given the first impulse to that cause, and having subsequently advocated it with undeviating firmness and fidelity, is entitled to the cordial thanks and support of this meeting." _Mr. Mills_ seconded the resolution.