3 JULY 1875, Page 3

The Royal Commission to inquire into the practice of Vivisec-

tion, and to recommend remedies, consists of seven members,— Viscount Cardwell, Lord Winmarleigh (better known as Colonel Wilson-Patten), Mr. W. E. Forster, Sir John Kerslake, Professor Huxley, Mr. Erichsen (the eminent surgeon), and Mr. R. H. Hutton. The Times suggests that there is possibly a little excess of humanitarian opinion on the Commission, but certainly Pro- fessor Huxley has publicly expressed stronger opinions on the scientific aide, and wields a more formidable influence for any opinion he defends, than any member of the Commission to whom the opposite view is attributed.