Analysis of the Evidence of the Dillwyn Committee

This voluminous Report?which consists of 582 pages, quarto size, of closely printed matter, contains 11,645 different questions and their replies, and weighs nearly 31bs. 8oz.?is the result of the examination of 63 witnesses by a Select Committee of the House of Commons, under the chairmanship of Mr. Stephen Cave. As the object of the present paper is not to consider the whole evidence, but only as much of it as concerns the Scotch Lunacy Laws and their administration, it will be necessary to take notice of the evidence of those witnesses only who refer to this subject, and who would appear to be five in number?namely, Sir James Coxe, Dr. Arthur Mitchell, Dr. Cameron, Dr. Gilchrist, and Mr. William Balfour.