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scapular regions occurred, which lasted for some time.There seems no doubt that Koch’s fluid has a specific actionon a series of products of chronic inflammation, and it isdoubtless, as I have had the opportunity of observing,a most powerful and efficacious expectorant remedy incases of tuberculosis of the lungs. At present it would berash to form a judgment as to the real value of Koch’sremedy as a diagnostic or curative agent. Scepticism begins tospread among the Austrian physicians, and it is strengthenedby the report made to the chief Sanitary Council(Oberste Sanitaats-rath) by its delegates, Professors Drascheand Weichselbaum, on their Berlin observations. At thelast meeting of this Council it has therefore been resolvedthat any treatment of out door patients with Koch’s fluidshould be prohibited in Austria, and that physicians whowish to make the injections in private practice should becompelled to notify every case to the political magistrate oftheir respective districts, and to prove the source from whichthe fluid used has been obtained. Itis expected that anofficialorder containing these regulations will be issued this weekby the Austrian Government, a measure which has alreadymet with opposition in medical circles, and some of theleading medical societies here have already passed reso-lutions protesting against such an intended restriction ofprofessional work. As I am informed an Austrian pro-fessor has commenced now to make experiments on theaction of the liquid in animals made tuberculous arti-ficially, and it is hoped that the results will soon be pub-lished, as observations on animals where post-mortem exa-minations could easily be made would throw more lighton the yet occult action of Koch’s remedy.

Obituary.ANTHONY HAGARTY CORLEY, M.D., F.R.C.S.,

OF DUBLIN.

ON the lst inst., after a short illness, this well-knownand highly esteemed member of the profession died athis residence, Merrion-square, aged fifty years. He waseducated at the Ledwich School of Medicine, AdelaideHospital, and Queen’s College, Galway. He obtained thelicence in Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons inIreland in 1861, and the Fellowship in 1865. He gra-duated in Medicine in the Queen’s University in Ireland,obtaining first honours and a gold medal. After lecturingfor some time on Anatomy at the Carmichael Schoolhe was appointed Lecturer on Surgery in the same

institution, and last year, when that school was amalga-mated with the Royal College of Surgeons, he was chosenas one of the professors of surgery. He examined in sur-gery at the Queen’s University for some years, and onthe Royal University taking its place he was elected anExaminer in Surgery, and atterwards a Fellow. From theQueen’s University he received the degree of Doctor ofScience honoris caustl, and from the Royal University thatof Master in Surgery honoris causd. He was a member ofCouncil of the College of Surgeons, being elected Presidentin 1885, and was surgeon to the House of Industry Hospitals.Among his contributions to medical literature may beenumerated "Temperature in Spinal Diseases, ""Frac-ture of the Skull," and "Injuries of the Head" in "Treves’Manual of Surgery." Dr. Corley, who was greatly liked,leaves a host of friends, and a wife and several children,to lament his premature decease.At the meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Sur-

geons in Ireland on Dec. 4th the following resolution wasunanimously adopted :-" That this Council has heard withprofound sorrow the death of their colleague, Dr. AnthonyCorley, Past-President and Professor of Surgery in this Col-lege, who so recently was amongst them an active worker inthe interests of the College. The Council desires to place onrecord its deep sense of the great loss which has been incurredby the profession in Ireland of which Dr. Corley was soeminent a member. The services which he rendered to theCollege, the devotion which lie always exhibited in the dis-charge of his public duties, and the help that he gave to thedevelopment of scientific surgery, all serve to make his deatha grave calamity. The Council at its first meeting beg totender to his wife and children their respectful and warmsympathy in this sad bereavement, which has deprived themof their protector."

DAVID REID McKINNON, M.B., C.M.ABERD.,F.R.C.S.ENG.

DR. McKiNNON died at Belize, British Honduras, on:>ct. 4th. He was the eldest son of Surgeon-General D. R.kickirinon of the Army Medical Service, and/was born at.- !t. Lucia, West Indies, in 1861. Educated at the Grammarschool of Aberdeen, and the University, he entered upon,he study of medicine at Marischal College in 1878, and,fter a distinguished undergraduate career, took the-legrees of M.B , C.M. with honours in 1882. For two years.afterwards he held successively the offices of house surgeonmd house physician at the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen.

Proceeding to Vienna in 1884, he spent a year theren the study of continental methods, paying parti-;ular attention to various branches of medicine and’surgery. In 1885 he came to London and joined theRiver Ambulance Service of the Metropolitan AsylumsBoard during the small-pox epidemic of that year. On;he subsidence of the epidemic he was appointed medicalofficer at Betlmall House Lunatic Asylum. During the’;hree years of his connexion with the asylum he took ad-vantage of every opportunity of extending his clinical expe.dience, attending the practice of the London Hospital, andfor some time holding the post of clinical assistant at theRoyal Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields. In 1888 he-obtained the diploma of Fellow of the Royal College)f Surgeons of England. In March of last year heaccepted an offer to join a practice in Belize, BritishHonduras, where he proceeded in the same month. Forbbe last year yellow fever has been rife in that colony,and Dr. McKinnon devoted himself with his wontedenthusiasm to the care of his patients and to the close-3tudy of the disease. On Sept. 26th he himself showedsymptoms of fever, at first resembling those of bilious re-mittent fever, but soon developing the characteristic features.of the more deadly malady. At the end of a week he sofar improved that a hopeful prognosis was given by severalphysicians familiar with the course of yellow fever; but onthe night of the 3rd ult. pneumonia supervened, and he rapidly lost consciousness and died on the morning of the1th. The news of his death came as a great shock to his,numerous friends in London and Scotland. Few men hadthe faculty of attaching friends in the same degree as Da,vic&McKinnon, and there are many to mourn the untimelylosing of his promising and brilliant career and the loss of 1. steadfast and valued friend.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

AT an ordinary meeting of the Council on Dec. llth theminutes of the previous meeting, including a resolution toremove a practitioner in Sydney from’being a’member ofthe College, were read and confirmed. ,

A report from the committee on the Rules relating tòVoting Papers for election to the Council was read and con.;firmed, it being decided that no change was to be recom-mended, and steps were taken to acquaint the Fellows ofthe College forming the deputation received on Oct. 30thlast of this decision.A report from the Committee of Management relating to

the determination of institutions to be recognised as givingadequate instruction for the puiposes of a Public Healthdiploma was approved and confirmed subject to theapproval of the Royal College of Physicians.The President stated that, in reply to an inquiry from

the Registrar of London University agreeing to the schemefor reorganisation of the University, he had expressed anopinion that no advantage would be gained by any furtherconference between the two Colleges ; but that, if desirable,the delegates of the College of Surgeons were prepared todiscuss the matter further with the Committee of theSenate.The action of the President having been approved and

confirmed, a report from Mr. Marshall, President of, andrepresenting the College of Surgeons on, the General MedicalCouncil, was received, recording the proceedings of the.latter body, and a unanimous vote of thanks was accorded!to Mr. Marshall for his services. ’

The Council then adjourned.