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form, which will have the effect of securing these invaluable 

 records from all risk, and of rendering them at once available 

 to the scientific interests of the country. The question as to 

 how they are to appear being at present undecided, (though 

 the work is progressing) we only allude to it in this place with 

 reference to the notice above adverted to. 



The discontinuance of the (i Indian Journal of Medical 

 Science," may be expected in some degree to direct towards our 

 pages, communications of a professional character connected 

 with Medicine. To these they have always been open, par- 

 ticularly such as relate to improvements in anatomy, physi- 

 ology, chemistry, and materia medica. The only difference 

 now contemplated is, that such subjects will be conducted by 

 a distinct Editor, as far as possible, without interfering with 

 the original character and objects of the work, except in the. 

 shape of a very marked improvement to its general interest 

 and utility. 



