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from other authoritative works, are all typical and

admirably executed.Archives de Neurologie. Vol. XXII., No. 65. Paris

Bareaux dn Progres Medical.-The chief item in thisnumber of the Archives is a clinical lecture by Charcot ona case of unilateral traumatic lesion of the cord simulatingsyringomyelia, and it has all the interest and charm whichone now expects as a matter of course from this teacher.There is also an account by Petrueci of a case of traumatismvith perforation of the skull. Anatomical papers are con-tributed by Rossolimo and Trolard, and there are the usualreviews of legal medicine and therapeutics, and accounts ofthe meetings of various medical societies. It will thus beseen that the number is one of more than usual interest.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports. Vol. II, No. 6.Report on Neurology, I. Baltimore : The Johns HopkinsPress.-The present number of the Johns Hopkins HospitalReports is devoted to neurology, and contains four papers.The first describes a case of chorea insaniens, with necropsy;the second deals with acute angio-neurotic oedema ; thethird has for its subject hasmatomyelia; and in the last isdescribed a curious cage of cerebro-spinal syphilis. In allthe cases the observations seem to have been car.ied outwith great care, and are very complete ; but it is a pitythat the descriptions have been occasionally spoiled by theintroduction of such barbarous and unnecessary words as"artefacts." In other respects the number is a worthysuccessor of others already published, and as regards typo-graphy and illustrations leaves nothing to be desired.

New Inventions.SURGEON’S ALUMINIUM INSTRUMENT

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ONE of the neatest UtUe pocket-cases in the market is Iundoubtedly that forwarded to us by Messrs. Allen, Han- Iburys, & Co. It consists of an aluminium case lined with

leather, and having a centre leaf, upon which is arranged avery useful selection of instruments. There are manyminiature pocket-cases in the market, but this illustratesthe apparent contradiction of a small pocket-case containinginstruments of the size usually found in the larger ones.

The strength of the case affords complete protection for the Iinstruments against crushing or other damae in the pocket.The instruments have the advantage of baing the firm’sown make, a fact which will no doubb recommend themto many English practitioners. The aluminium case is

very light, and is clean and bright in its appearance.As is well known, this metal is not injured if it shouldby accident be laid in any acid. Pockets are providedfor silk, wire, needles, and other requirements. Filled withuseful instruments, the miniature pocket-case will be muchprized by the student, and be found to be exceedingly con.venient and useful to the practitioner.

MEDICAL DEFENCE UNION.

AN important meeting of the Council of the East Anglianand Midland Division of the Medical Defence Union washeld at Hatter.street, Bury St. Edmunds, on Friday,Sept. 25tb.

Case of (7ou6?-M.—Letters were read which bad passedbetween the president, secretary, and a member of theUnion in reference to an alleged case of covering; and thepresident and secretary were requested to take certain stepsto complete the case with a view to the facts being laidbefore the General Medical Council.

Completion of Divisional Organisation.-After an ex-

haustive discussion it was resolved that Tottenham be

recommended as a centre for the populous localities border-ing on the London County Council District belonging tothis division, and that it is advisable that these districtsshould be organised as a county, including therein a smallportion of North London; and that the gentlemen whohad written approving of this proposal shall form a pro-visional committee with power to elect a president, vice-presidents, &c, in a manner similar to the counties ofNorfolk, Suffolk, &c.A large number of letters had been received by the

president and secretary from influential members of theprofession residing in the proposed county district approvingof the suggestion, and consenting to accept official positionstherein. A correspondence between Dr. Cooper Rose, bar-rister-at-law, and the secretary having been read, it was pro-posed and carried that Dr. Cooper Rose be requested to act ashonorary standing counsel for this division. Several lettersfrom an eminent medical practitioner were read, togetherwith the copy of a letter addressed by a late inmate to anofficial of a hospital in the division stating that two medicalmen had severely censured the treatment the patient hadundergone in the hospital, and resolutions were adopted,authorising the president to ask for the grounds on whichsuch statements had been made, as with the informationbefore the council they appeared to be unfounded and un-professional. Communications from Dr. Jones, the presidentfor Northamptonshire, containing a draft of scheme for thebetter bringing the objects and uses of the Defence Unionbefore the medical men of that county, were considered.Dr. Jones had taken great pain to induce the leadingmembers of the profession to act as vice-presidents andon the council, and felt that if properly brought beforetheir notice there would be a large increase in the number.of members in Northamptonshire, as recently a case hadoccurred costing a medical man over 500, which wouldprobably have been amicably arranged at trifling cost hadhe been a member of the Union. It was resolved to thankDr. Jones for the great trouble he had taken and thevaluable aid he had rendered the Union, and the presidentwas requested to deal with the matter and give the necessaryinstructions for carrying out Dr. Jones’ suggestions, whichwere considered to be eminently practical, and which it wasthought might with advantage be applied to the othercounties in the division.Votes of thanks and approval of their action were unani.

mously given to the president and secretary, and to Dr.Scott Klner for his kindness in entertaining the Counciland placing accommodation at their disposal for the meeting.

UNINHABITABLE DWELLINGS.-The Chertsey ruralsanitary authority has decided that the inspector shouldmake during the ensuing twelve months an inspection oftheir district, with the object of ascertaining whether anydwelling-house is in a dangerous or insanitary condition,and to periodically report to the authority the result ofsuch inspection.BIRMINGHAM WATER SCHEME. - At a special

meeting of the Severn Conservatory Board, held at Birming-ham on the 1st inst., it was resolved to apply to theGovernment not to entertain any water schemes such asthose proposed by the Birmingham and London corporations,which might trench upon the Severn watershed, until thewhole of such schemes come before Parliamenb. TheBirmingham Corporation have decided to acquire the water-

. supply from Mid Wales at a cost of from ae4,000,OOO to6,000,000, and the London scheme is of even greater magni-tude.