17 JUNE 1922, Page 3

In spite of these general-principles-we regret that theattention of the

Home .Secretary was not called to the ease of Jacoby so theta raedical inquiry- eould have, been held into his state -of mind. Finally, we think that the time-has come to-elucidate the existing distinctions between the legal and the medical theories of insanity. We publish an article on this subject elsewhere by Dr. Carswell, who writes with authority, as he used to be a member 'of the Board of Control in Scotland.