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Modern Discoveries In The Nervous System.

THE two volumes which treat of this subject—Mr. SHAW'S Nar.■1 retire of the Discoveries (f Sir CharleS'Bell; . and Dates and Doenb s mitts of Modern Discoreries in 'the Nerrons......

The Penal System Or Australasia.

CAPTAIN MACONOCHIE'S volume contains a number of papers by himself and others, relating to New South Wales and Van Die- men's Land; whic h are 'resolvable into two divisions,......