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Dr. T. J. W. Burgess, of Montreal, read a paper at the last meeting of the Royal Society, on the history of lunatic asylums in Canada. The old asylum in Leinster street, St. John, was the first institution of the kind in what is now the Dominion. Dr. Burgess refers to this, and also deals with the history of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum.

MacFarlane's Bibliography of New Brunswick, published in 1895, shows a great deal of faithful work and is very accurate. It would be unreasonable to expect that the first edition of such a work would be complete, however, and the Addenda and Supplement show that the author continued to make discoveries up to the last moment. As it is improbable that a second edition of the book will be issued for some years, and in view of the opportunity for a Bibliography of all the Maritime Provinces, it is suggested that The Magazine have a department devoted to the subject, to which readers can contribute such information as they may possess. In this way those who have MacFarlane's Bibliography may make their copies more complete from time to time, while it is hoped that bibliophiles in the sister provinces may be induced to furnish notes which may lead some one to undertake a Bibliography which will include Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In the case of New Brunswick, these notes would take the form of additions to what has already been published. In respect to the other provinces the better idea, perhaps, would be to deal more particularly with rare and notable books, rather than to attempt anything in the nature of a classified list. Each note will be of more interest if signed with the name or initials of the contributor. This should be a very valuable department of The