io£> Dr. Granville on the case of a 
From the above explanation, and, on a mere reference to 
the plate, it appears evident, 
ist. That conception took place in the ovarium. 
2dly. That the formation of the placenta and the develope- 
ment of the foetus, does not seem to have been different in 
this case, from what occurs within the womb under similar 
circumstances. 
3dly. That the ovum was perfect, being formed of the 
placenta, and the two well known membranes quite distinct, 
without, however, the decidua of Hunter. 
4thly. That the corpus luteum does not follow, but precedes 
conception, as you have shown in the paper alluded to, since, 
in this case, considerable portions of the corpus luteum were 
still found adhering in part to the placenta. To all of which 
I may add, that the foetus, in every respect as perfect as a 
foetus of four months is known to be when borne in utero, 
was. in the present instance, contained in one of the outer 
and inferior cavities of the ovarium, within which it must 
have been completely inclosed, up to the period of the burst- 
ing of its covering; and that the fragments of the corpus 
luteum, together with the placenta, (which in this case was 
only half the size of what it should have been, though more 
vascular and spongy) adhered firmly, by means of short 
filaments, to the inner parietes of the cavity within which 
conception had taken place. 
In examining the right ovarium, as well as that within 
which the foetus had been developed, several cells were found, 
as usual, containing fluid, which hardened into small white 
masses by the action of alcohol, and appeared to be what 
anatomists have called ova . But having summoned the 
