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, Publisher of the, has much satisfaction in submitting to the notice of the Members of the Profession in Great Britain the following Document just received from America, the republication of which in this country is a tribute no less due to the great national liberality and kind feeling of the eminent men from whom it emanates, than to the character of the work which he has the honour to publish. He would, at the same time, take leave to suggest that the publication of the next Number of the Journal, on the 1st of January, 1841 (No. XXL), affords a favorable opportunity for commencing with the work, as this Number begins a New Volume, which may be considered as the beginning of a Second or Quinquennial Series of the Review.

having been appointed Agents for the Publication of the in this country, beg to call the attention of the Faculty and others who feel desirous of making themselves acquainted with the current medical literature of the day, to the following testimonials. Coming from some of the most distinguished Physicians in the United States, as a spontaneous expression of their unbiassed opinions, they cannot, it is believed, be without great weight, and are decisive as to the eminent merits of the.

British and Foriegn Medical Review justly stands high in the first rank of medical periodical works. It consists principally of reviews, which are almost uniformly elaborate articles from the hands of distinguished medical men in the British Empire. The writers are accurately informed in the literature and science of our profession, both in past times and up to the latest dates of the present. Their articles exhibit also a rich store of knowledge acquired by personal experience. In truth, many of these articles may be represented as full and valuable treatises on the subjects they discuss. To which should be added, that there is manifested in the whole work the greatest firmness in the discussion of both the principles of science and the merits of authors.

The Reviews make up about three quarters of each Number. They are followed by Bibliographical Notices of minor works, in which the character of each work is given briefly and impartially, or its most important contents stated.

The third part of the work consists of Selections from the British and Foreign Journals, systematically arranged. This part is very valuable, from its fulness and accuracy. It is evidently compiled by men of science, who know what is new and what is worthy to be remembered. It is just what would enter into a good common-place book. In the great majority of instances the reader learns all that he wants, without the trouble of the selection from innumerable journals and reviews. At the same time, he is directed to the sources of more full information in the cases where this is important to him. The plan of these selections is common to many periodical works. It is the reliance we can place on the learned and high-minded conductors of this work, which makes this part especially valuable to us.

The work deserves praise for the richness of its materials, for its scientific accuracy, for its fidelity to the cause of truth, and for the industry with which it collects