7 NOVEMBER 1863, Page 22

Biographical Notice of the late Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart.,

President of the Royal Society. (Taylor and Francis.)—This is by far the- best sketch that we have yet seen of the late Sir Benjamin Brodie, and though not published,—being extracted, indeed, from the proceedings of the Royal Society before whom it was read as a paper,—we venture to call attention to it as deserving a wider circulation. It succeeds in giving a distinct impression both of the professional power of Sir- Benjamin Brodie, and of his general power and nobility of character, and it would be a very great satisfaction if we could hope to receive a regular biography from the same accomplished and thoughtful pen.