is coupled with the truth disclosed by the annexed tables, which shew at what age this malady is most prevalent and fatal, we become duly impressed with the importance of labouring to render our knowledge of this dreadful disease complete, that we may lessen, as far as possible, the suffering of our common nature, and extend to its utmost limit the term of human life, too brief when most protracted, but constantly cut short by this great enemy of our race, just as adolescence is ripening into manhood. APPENDIX. The annexed Tables furnish, in general, their own commentary. The facts established by some of them are curious and important. I lay them before the reader without observation, at present; but I shall have occasion to return to them hereafter. _Meteorological Table, with reference to Admissions and Deaths, for 1825._ ┌──────┬──────┬───────┬─────────┬─────────┬────────────────────┬──────────────┐ │Weeks.│Admis-│Deaths.│ Heat. │Moisture.│ Wind. │ Weather. │ │ │sions.│ │ │ │ │ │ ├──────┼──────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼────────────────────┼──────────────┤ │ 〃 │ 〃 │ 〃 │Max. Min.│Max. Min.│ 〃 │ 〃 │ ├──────┼──────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼────────────────────┼──────────────┤ │ 1│ 6│ 0│ 54 32½│ 964 685│West. North. │Fine. │ │ 2│ 9│ 2│ 46 34│ 966 755│North. East. │Hazy. │ │ 3│ 16│ 1│ 46 34│1000 763│West. North. │Cloudy. │ │ 4│ 13│ 4│ 50½ 32│ 984 711│North. North-West. │Cloudy. Hazy. │ │ 5│ 7│ 1│ 51 30│ 839 614│West. West by North.│Fine. │ │ 6│ 10│ 2│ 48 33│ 971 783│South-West, WbN. │Fine. Hazy. │ │ 7│ 9│ 1│ 51 38│ 870 820│East. West. │Cloudy. Rain. │ │ 8│ 8│ 3│ 47 36│ 962 659│East. North. │Cloudy. │ │ 9│ 4│ 0│ 46 36│ 932 538│West, North-West. │Fine. Cloudy. │ │ 10│ 8│ 2│ 52 34│ 966 658│West. North. │Dark. C. Hazy.│ │ 11│ 2│ 0│ 48 31│ 862 452│North. East. │Cloudy. Fine. │ │ 12│ 5│ 3│ 52 39│1000 598│East. South-East. │C. H. Dark. │ │ 13│ 12│ 1│ 61 42│ 807 347│East. North. │Fine. Hazy. │ │ 14│ 10│ 2│ 62 41½│ 904 522│East. North-West. │Fine. Cloudy. │ │ 15│ 19│ 3│ 63 46│ 844 470│North. West. │Fine. Cloudy. │ │ 16│ 7│ 2│ 63 53│ 901 553│West. East. │Cloudy. D. F. │ │ 17│ 12│ 1│ 71 54│ 801 538│South. East. │Rain. Cloudy. │ │ 18│ 4│ 1│ 67 52│ 907 516│South-West. North. │Cloudy. Rain. │ │ 19│ 10│ 1│ 63 53│ 712 516│North. East. │Cloudy. Fine. │ │ 20│ 11│ 2│ 74 53│ 765 442│East. West. North.