the royal sanitary commission. A Recent Gazette contains
an order by Her Majesty revoking Commission appointed last November, for inquiring into the operation of the sanitary laws, and appointing a new one with
the
fresh powers. The of the
new
Commissioners
are
directed to inquire into the operation
sanitary laws, so far as they apply to sewerage, drainage, water-supply, removal of refuse, control of buildings, prevention of over-crowding, and other means of promoting the public health; and further to report upon the operation of the laws for preventing the introduction and spreading of all infectious diseases, and other kindred subjects. The Commission will probably specially consider it its duty to inquire into the propriety of extended legislation to prevent the spreading of euthetic disease.?British Medical Journal.