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hall. As the museum of the College differs from those attached 

 to the various medical schools, in having no hospital or post- 

 mortem room in connection with it, from which to draw the 

 supplies for completing this collection, it has been increased by 

 the acquisition from time to time, when opportunity afforded, 

 of various private collections, as those of Mr. Heaviside in 

 1829, Mr. Langstaff in 1835, Mr. Howship and Mr. Taunton 

 in 1841, Mr. Liston in 1842, and Sir Astley Cooper in 1843, 

 obtained by purchase ; and the collections of Sir William 

 Blizard in 1811, Sir Stephen Love Hamminck in 1851, and 

 Dr. Peacock in 1876, presented to the College. Contributions 

 of recent specimens are also constantly received from numerous 

 individual donors, the acquisitions from this source having 

 greatly increased of late years. The total number of specimens 

 now in the catalogue amounts to 5148, of which 1672 are 

 Hunterian. As in the physiological galleries, the latter are 

 distinguished by their numbers being painted in black. The 

 descriptive catalogue of this series, written by Sir James 

 Paget, and published in five quarto volumes between the years 

 1846 and 1849, is one of the best-known and most valuable 

 of all the publications of the College, and has always been 

 looked upon as a model upon which other pathological 

 catalogues should be formed. The additions made to the 

 collection since, that time have been so numerous that the 

 necessity of a new catalogue has long been felt. Under these 

 circumstances, it is a matter of great congratulation to all 

 who are interested in the welfare of this valuable collection, 

 that the author 01 the original catalogue has undertaken, with 

 the co-operation of Dr. Goodhart and Mr. Doran, to make a 

 new one, in which the old descriptions will be revised, the 

 new specimens incorporated in their appropriate places, and 

 such changes introduced into the general arrangement as the 

 advance of pathological knowledge and greater experience of 

 the requirements of the museum appear to necessitate. This 

 great work, especially arduous for one so much engaged in 

 professional avocations as Sir James Paget, is now far ad- 

 vanced. The prospect of its early completion will doubtless 

 compensate the members of the Congress who will make an 

 inspection of this part of the collection for the transitional 



