Obituari/ :—Dr. Tilloch. 



but even the avocations of a daily journal, and the political ' 

 vortex into which all connected with it are unavoidably 

 driven, could not divert his mind from its favourite pur- 

 suits. He saw with regret that while in London there were 

 a host of periodicals, there was but one in which the man of 

 science could embody his own discoveries or become acquaint- 

 ed with those of others ; he therefore projected and commenced 

 \ the Philosophical Magazine, which has now reached its 65th 

 I volume. The example was soon afterwards followed; but al- 

 ii though there are now several works of a similar description, 

 a the Philos()j)hical Magazine has continued to maintain its high 

 1 character. To this the philosophical acquirements of the 

 I Editor, who possessed an extensive knowledge of many de- 

 I partments of physical science, were in a great degree con- 

 I ducive ; and various papers by himself in the earlier volumes 

 I are by no means the least interesting of their contents. During 

 f the last three years, howevei', the ravages of the disorder which 

 has terminated in his death, disabled him from taking an ac- 

 tive part in conducting the work. 



Dr. Tilloch devoted much of his valuable time to the Steam- 

 engine, and had a large share in suggesting and maturing 

 the improvement on what is called Woolf 's Engine. The ruling 

 passion may be said in Dr. Tilloch to have been strong almost 

 even in death; for he had entered a new patent for a steam-en- 

 gine only a fortnight before death closed his eyes, and the world 

 lost a man who had devoted a long life to the advancement of 

 science. This melancholy event took place at his house in 

 Barnsbury-street, Islington, on the 2Gth of January last. 



In private life Dr. Tilloch was amiable; hi conversation acute, 

 intelligent, and communicative; few persons possessed a clearer 

 understanding or a warmer heart. We have already stated 

 that Dr. Tilloch was one of the proprietors of the Star news- 

 ))aper, and liar many years lie took an active share in its 

 management ; for the last five years, however, the editing has 

 been confided to other hands, and the opportunities that a 

 long and protracted sickness enabled him to devote to study 

 were appropriated to science, in the promotion of which he 

 was always ardent and persevering 



Dr. Tilloch was a member of several literary and scientific 

 societies, and f«-w individuals had stronger claims to those 

 distinctions 



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