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symptoms, in a slight degree resembles a combination of hysteria and chorea. The 
latta, or paroxysm of the affection, is brought on by sudden surprise or by loud no is 
es, and at the moment the patient imitates the motions and gestures of any other per- 
son be sees; — first throwing down any thing which at the time may be in the hands. 
Dr. Casanova’s observation was also read, relative to the dissection ot a subject 
whose habits during life had been the most intemperate for many years, who was 
for the last two years constantly dyspeptic, and ultimately died suddenly. I here 
was a quart of serum in the cavity of the peritoneum, the omentum much loaded 
with fat and firmly attached to the sigmoid flexure of the colon— one-third ot tin- 
stomach towards its pyloric extremity was of a yellow color internally -and at 
other parts of its mucous membrane, there were red patches, with musses of lymph 
adherent. The liver was of a peculiarly pale color, the left lobe enlarged, Us ex- 
terior rough and tuberculated, and these tubercles extended through its whole 
substance. A foot of the lower portion of ilium was much indurated, and of a livid 
color: its corresponding portion of mesentery highly inflamed and indurated; 
the mucous coat of the small intestines was lined with masses o ic< toagiiaam 
frothy mucus. , , . . , . ri; . 
Mr. Blackwood’s case of amputation at the shoulder joint, was in a II ndoo 
woman, whose arm and shoulder were dreadfully lacerated >\ ativtr, J ‘ < ’J I , 
after which accident the operation was performed : the wound rent i > ua ei , a ■<> 
there was difficulty in saving sufficient integuments to make a covering to u . 
It is an instance of the facility with which natives ot lm 1.1 im>\u * ) 
severe injuries. 
3. — Agricultural and Horticultural Society. 
At a Meeting of the Society, held on Thursday, tbe3rd 
Edward Ryan, President, in the Chair : Mr. James Pa c» • > , 
His Highness Nawab Tuhawer Jang Bahddur, were e ec ec 1 of the supplies 
1. The Secretary informed the Meeting, that owing to the Z\ 
of vegetable seeds from the Cape, Sydney, and other p ac s > ' ' ’ ont n f t j ie 
been able to supply all the members ; and, per 
Garden Committee, he had purchased an tnvestme ^ hundred and sixty 
Belle Alliance , offered by Messrs. Alexander < • would now be sup- 
rupees, from which such individuals as still required seeds, would i 
1 2. ‘ Read a letter from Mr. J. Thomason, Deputy Hononlbk, R,e VicTivTdTnt 
dated 15 th August last, sending, by desire « £ 1 Governnie nt; and request- 
in Council, the copy ot a letter from the Bon ■> , culture of hemp, 
ing to be furnished with the information respe letters were referred 
and the manufacture of gunny bags, in Bengal. necessary inquiries 
to Baboo Ram Komal Sen, who kindly undertook ^ ncxt Meeting, 
into this subject, and to report the result to the J rv t 0 Government, dated 
3. Read a letter fro,,. Mr. Smnton, Clnef See, eta y to too vjce .,, residellt 
26th August last, transmitting, by desire ? . 'S, cy Resident in Ava, and 
in Council, an Extract from a despatch from Maj twQ bu „ s 0 f Cotton, and 
a paper on Cotton therein mentioned, together and shaims. 
specimens of Nankin Cloth, manufactured by tUe red w ith others of the 
The specimens were submitted to the Meeting, which showed that the 
same kind of Cotton and Cloth given in this coun . , 
Eurmese cotton and manufacture were very u ‘ Secretary to Government, 
4. Read a letter from Mr. A. Bushby, Obeying the Vice-President in 
dated 30th August last, sending, by desire ot tnerx uesting the Society 
Council, some Egyptian Sesame Seed tor distrib » roduce is superior to that 
to report hereafter, whether the Oil obtained lioi £ ud i a known by the name 
from the seed of the same plant at present grown t hatasthe season was 
of the Teel plant. The Secretary informed the Mee b» iinmed i a tely sent por- 
f ar advanced before the seed reached the Society, deQ and tbe Akru l arm, 
dons of it, and copies of the letter, to the A tt , ou id give it I1U [UC 111 L 
and also to such Members of the Society as e ° , 
attention, and furnish reports of the result. j 15t h August la t, 
. 5. Read a letter from Captain Wade dated Loode^ j that place for the 
informing the Society, that he had established g ^ descn bing a mode 
purpose of acclimating plants from the Seikh cou , 
transmitting cuttings to distant places dated 1st September last. 
