JOHN MEREDITH, æt. 23, porter. Admitted on the 22nd day of fever, which came on, besides the ordinary symptoms, with pain of chest, cough and hoarseness: states that these symptoms were getting better when, a few days ago, he was attacked with pain of the abdomen, accompanied with loose stools: at present the abdomen is exceedingly tender on pressure; tongue brown and dry in the middle, edges white and moist; bowels purged; distressing hiccup; pain of head, which was severe in the commencement, gone; mind dull and heavy, but answers any question distinctly; countenance anxious; features sunk; pulse 88, feeble; slight degree of hoarseness and some cough remain. 23d. Tenderness of abdomen undiminished; hiccup continues very distressing; vomiting; bowels purged; tongue brown and dry; scarcely any sleep; pectoral symptoms the same; pulse 76. 24th. Tenderness of abdomen, hiccup, vomiting, purging, all increased; eight stools since last report; much restlessness; pulse 84. 25th. Appeared to be more easy yesterday, but relapsed into his former state to-day. Died following morning. _Head._ Membranes vascular; arachnoid thickened and opake; substance of brain vascular; more fluid than natural in the ventricle. _Thorax._ Mucous membrane of bronchi vascular; other viscera healthy. _Abdomen._ Mucous membranes of small intestines vascular; [peritoneum universally and greatly inflamed; that covering the intestines coated with a layer of coagulable lymph, by which their convolutions were united into one diseased mass; false membranes were formed by this exudation which extended from the under surface of the liver to the right iliac fossa, where they formed a cyst, in which eight ounces of purulent matter were contained; the peritoneum covering the abdominal surface of the diaphragm inflamed; liver enlarged,] but its substance appeared healthy; other viscera natural. CASE CVIII. ELIZABETH TURNER, æt. 26, servant. Admitted on the 15th day of fever: no account to be obtained of previous symptoms: at present extremely restless; much delirium; almost constant talking or moaning; no sleep; mind quite confused and wandering; when roused to answer a question she seems sensible for a moment, but immediately lapses into low muttering incoherence; if asked whether she has any pain in the head she points to the forehead; says she has no pain in chest or abdomen; no cough; abdomen not tender. 16th. No sleep; constant restlessness; almost unceasing incoherent talking; incapable of answering when spoken to; tongue cannot be protruded; stools in bed; pulse too feeble and indistinct to be counted. Died in the evening.