Elements of Psychological Medicine *Elements of Psychological Medicine: an Introduction to the Practical Study of Insanity. Adapted for Students and Junior Practitioners. By Daniel Noble, F.R.C.S., Medical Officer to the Clifton Hall Retreat, and Lecturer on Psychological Medicine at the Chatham-street School of Medicine, Manchester. London: John Churchill. 1853.

An Introduction to the study of Medical Psychology, edited upon the plan of Tennemann's "Manual of the History of Philosophy," is much wanted; we therefore hailed with satisfaction the announcement of Mr. Noble's work, and were induced to regard it as a good sign, indicating the progress of a science which admits of being taught in an elementary form?but we have been disappointed; the book of Mr. Noble does not supply the desideratum which exists ; and we are more-