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Wednesday, 26th December, 1861.— William Rhind, Esq., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The following gentlemen were elected the Office-bearers for the Session 

 1860-61:— 



Presidents — Thomas Strethill Wright, M.D., Alexander Bryson, Esq., 

 James M'Bain, M.D., R.N. 



Council — John Coldstream, M.D., Andrew Murray, Esq., John Cleland, 

 M.D. ; William Rhind, Esq., David Page, Esq., William Turner, M.B., 

 Esq. 



Secretary— John Alexander Smith, M.D. 

 Assistant- Secretary — James Boyd Davies, Esq. 

 Treasurer — George Logan, Esq. 

 Honorary Librarian — Robert F. Logan, Esq. 



Library Committee — W. H. Lowe, M.B., John Anderson, Esq., John 

 Livingston, Esq. 



Wednesday, 23d January, 1861. — Alex. Bryson, Esq., President, 

 in the Chair. 



William Burns Thomson, Esq., surgeon, Superintendent of Medical 

 Mission Dispensary, 39 Cowgate, was elected a non-resident member of 

 the Society. 



The following donations to the library were laid on the table, and 

 thanks were voted to the donors : — 



1. Biographical Sketch of the late William Oliphant, Esq., publisher, 

 Edinburgh.— From William Gibb, Esq. 2. Iagttagelser over Den Post- 

 pliocene Eller Glaciale Formation I En del Af Det Sydlige Norge. Af 

 Profr. Dr M. Sars og Lector Th. Rjerulf. Christiania, I860.— From the 

 Royal University of Norway. 3. Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich — Koniglichen 

 Geologischen Reichsanstalt, 1859. X. Jahrgang, No. 3, Juli, August, 

 September. Wien. — From the Society. 4. The Quarterly Journal of 

 the Geological Society. No. 58, May 1859, Vol. XV., Part 2.— From the 

 Society. 5. Fragmenta Phytographise Australia. Nos. VIII., IX., X. 

 With Plates. — From Dr Ferdinand Mueller, Victoria, Australia. 

 6. Canadian Journal, Toronto. No. XXVI., for March, and No. XXX., 

 November 1860. — From the Canadian Institute, Toronto. 



The Communications read were as follows : — 



I. On Inflammation in Fishes. By Alexander M'Kenzie 

 Edwards, Esq., F.R.C.S.E. 



About the year 1859, the attention of Scottish surgeons 

 was drawn to some suggestions made many years before, by 



