Manner, the, of giving medical evidence, 30 Matter, the, to be given in medical evidence, 33 Medical certificates, when not to be given, 11 — evidence, the manner of giving, 30 — — the matter to be given, 33 Medico-legal report, the manner of, 24 — — the matter of, 26 Neuromuscular action and sudden death, 49 _Post-mortem_ evidence, limitations of, 47 Precautions under suspicious circumstances, 52 Preparation of evidence, 14 Preparing and giving evidence, 10 Respiration preceding sudden death, 48 Rules as to fees, 39 — of evidence, limitations imposed by, 45 Slow poisoning, if suspected, how to act, 52 Stepping stones of medical evidence, 57 Sudden death, vital activities preceding, 48 Suicide, threatened or attempted, 54 To escape attending as witness, 13 Vital activities preceding sudden death, 48 Witness, to escape attending as, 13 Witnesses, classes of, 8 _Golden Rules of Medical Evidence._ Every legally qualified and registered medical practitioner in actual practice in or near the place where the death in question happened, by the Coroners Act, 1887, may be summoned by the Coroner to give medical evidence as to the cause of that death. Thus medical men may be compelled to practise medical jurisprudence if called upon so to do. With the growth of knowledge and exact observation, the weight which is attached to medical evidence has increased proportionately. It is still true, however, that “the exercise of a sound judgment, which is of far more value in medico-legal matters than all the substance of all the ancient _medicina forensis_, must be our guide.” The =Coroner’s Court= differs from other tribunals in that, primarily, it conducts an enquiry to which there are no formal parties. The evidence received by this Court is on that account much less bound by technical rules. CLASSES OF MEDICAL EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES. _The evidence of_ =I. Common witnesses of Facts which they have observed.= They state the minor premiss of the forensic argument. Those who can describe technical matters which they have seen are _skilled common witnesses_: medical men usually appear in court as skilled witnesses. Job’s “I shall see for myself, and my own eyes shall behold, and not another,” indicates the correct attitude of a common witness of fact. _The testimony of_