CONTENTS. VU 



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 Major-Gen. Briggs on the Cultivation of the Cotton of Commerce . . 90 

 Mr. W. Danson on the Introduction of a species of Auchenia into Bri- 

 tain, for the purpose of obtaining Wool 92 



Rev. Charles C.Babington on some recentadditions to the English Flora 92 

 Professor R. Jones's Observations on an Apparatus for observing Fish 



(especially of the family Salmonidse) in confinement 93 



Mr. Robert Garner's Observations on Beroe pileus 93 



MEDICAL. 



Sir David J. H. Dickson's Abstracts of a remarkable case of Rupture 



of the Duodenum, and of some other interesting Cases 94 



Mr. R. Middlemore on the Treatment of Capsular Cataract . ... 96 



Mr. R. Middlemore on an Operation for Artificial Pupil 96 



Dr. Foville's Results of researches on the Anatomy of the Brain . . 97 

 Dr. Macartney on the means employed to suppress Haemorrhage from 



Arteries 97 



Dr. Peyton Blakiston on the Sounds produced in Respiration, and on 



the Voice 100 



Mr. Evans's Notice of an extraordinary case of Spina bifida .... 101 

 Dr. GoLDiNG Bird's Observations on Poisoning by the Vapours of burn- 

 ing Charcoal 101 



Dr. Macartney on the Rules for finding with exactness the Position of 

 the Principal Arteries and Nerves from their Relation to the External 



Form of the Body 102 



Dr. Inglis on the Cause of the Increase of Small-Pox, and of the Origin 



of Variola- Vaccinia 104 



Mr. J, B. EsTLiN on the New Vaccine Virus of 1838 105 



Dr. R. D. Thomson on Alkaline Indigestion 107 



Mr. Joseph Hodgson on the Red Appearance of the Internal Coat of 



Arteries 108 



Mr. C. T. Coathupe on the Respiration of Deteriorated Atmospheres , 108 

 Dr. CosTELLo's Report of Ten Cases of Calculus treated by Lithotrity . 109 

 Mr. A. Nasmyth on the Cellular Structure of the Ivory, Enamel, and 

 Pulp of the Teeth, as well as of the Epithelium, and on some other in- 

 teresting points of Odontology 109 



Dr. LuDwiG GiJTERBOCK on Instruments made from Softened Ivory. . 109 



STATISTICS. 



Mr. Wm. Langton's Report on the Educational condition of the County 

 of Rutland 110 



