Proceedings of Societies

purposes. The result of further inquiry has confirmed our suspicions, as it turns out that abortion was wilfully and knowingly induced, and, therefore, that the convict had justly earned his melancholy fate. We do not, however, on this account, regret the agitation which has been unnecessarily made respecting the case, for if no other result has accrued, it has at least afforded an opportunity for the exhibition of that kindly 8ympathy which our profession is ever willing to extend to the unfortunate among its members.