228 Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society. 
Wednesday J 26th Decemher, 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., RN. 
Council — John Coldstream, M.D., Andrew Murray, Esq., John Cleland, 
M.D., William Ehind, 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.D., John Anderson, Esq., John 
Livingston, Esq. 
Wednesday, 2Sd 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. lagttagelser over Den Post- 
pliocene EUer Glaciale Formation I En del Af Det Sydlige Norge. Af 
Profr. Dr M. Sars og Lector Th. Kjerulf 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. XY., Part 2.— From the 
Society. 5. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australise. Nos. VIII., IX., X. 
With Plates. — From Dr Ferdinand Mueller, Victoria, Australia. 
6. Canadian Journal, Toronto. No. XXVL, for March, and No. XXX., 
November 1860. — From the Canadian Institute, Toronto. 
The Communications read v/ere as follows : — 
I. On htfiammation 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 
