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ObituaryROBERT EDMUND CARRINGTON, M.D. LOND, F.R.C.P.DR. R. E. CARRINGTON, who3e sad death we announced

last week at the early age of thirty-three years, was thesecond son of F. G. Carrington, Esq., for many years editorand one of the proprietors of the Gloucestershire Chronicle,and grandson of N. T. Carrington, Esq., a well-knownDevonshire poet. He was educated at the King’s School,Gloucester, where he took a scholarship, and then became apupil at the Gloucester Infirmary, where he remained for ayear, and entered at Guy’s Hospital in 1870, taking a secondprize in Arts on entrance. His student career was remark-

ably brilliant, for he obtained the silver medal in botany at theApothecaries’ Hall in 1872, and at the Preliminary ScientificExamination in the same year he was placed first (with theexhibition) in both chemistry and zoology, and took Honoursalso in botany. In 1874 he passed the Intermediate M.B.Examination, and was awarded the exhibition and goldmedal in chemistry and materia medica, and placedsecond in physiology. In 1875 he became a member of!the Royal College of Surgeons, and in the next yearfilled the offices of house-surgeon and resident obstetricianat Guy’s Hospital. He was then appointed demonstratorof anatomy, and taught well and assiduously in this postfor more than five years. He was a most painstaking andmethodical teacher, and his accuracy of detail is wellshown in a Manual of Dissections which he published, andwhich is the only text-book showing the student howquestions on given dissections should be answered. Onthis account it became very popular with candidates forthe higher anatomical examinations. During his demon-stratorship he suffered from a severe attack of typhoidfever, and it is questionable whether he ever really regainedhis former robust health. In 1878 he passed his M.B.Examination, obtaining the second place and a gold medalin medicine,with Honours in forensic and obstetric medicine.In 1879 he became an M.D. Lond., and a Member of the RoyalCollege of Physicians, obtaining the Fellowship last year.Whilst still a demonstrator of anatomy at Guy’s Hospital,he was elected in 1880 a visiting physician to the Seamen’sHospital, and he here showed the excellence of his trainingat Guy’s as a most accurate clinical observer and a goodpathologist. He contributed many articles to Guy’s Hos-pital Reports and to the Pathological Society’s Transactions,and was a regular attendant and contributor to the latterSociety. In 1883, having previously worked as medicalregistrar and demonstrator of pathology at Guy’s, he wasappointed assistant-physician; and he also took charge of theskin department. At the time of his death he held thefollowing appointments at Guy’s Hospital : Senior Assistant-Physician ; Senior Demonstrator of Pathology; Curator ofthe Museum ; being also one of the editors of the Guy’s Hos-pital Reports and Sub-dean of the Medical School. He hadthus steadily advanced along the lines of Fagge, Moxon,Wilks, and others, and like them promised fair tobe one of the best clinical teachers and pathologists of theday. But perhaps in addition to his scientific as well asmedical learning and his teaching capacity, the late Dr.Carrington had endeared himself to his colleagues, contem-poraries, and pupils, more especially by his exceeding good-nature and willingness to do any service possible for hisfriends. The familiar " Bob" Carrington perhaps best

expresses the sterling kindness which he was alwaysready to devote to anyone who required assistance of anykind. He was one of the best examiners at the College ofPhysicians and at the London University, never losing histemper, even with the most trying candidate. The last im-portant work which he undertook was the editing of Fagge’s" Principles and Practice of Medicine," and the amount ofpatient work and unflagging industry which he gave to hislabour of love can scarcely be too highly estimated. Dr.Carrington was a member of the University of London Lodgeof Freemasons. For some years past it had been evident to hismany friends that he was overworking himself, but the newsof his fatal illness came on them with startling suddenness.He got wet on the llth inst., and had a rigor on the follow-ing day; but feeling better on the 13th, he performed apost-mortem examination on a case of acute glanders, but

there is no reason to suppose that he contracted infection.In the evening his temperature had risen, and on the nextmorning Dr. F. Taylor ascertained that he was sufferingfrom double pleuro-pneumonia. He was apparently doingwell on the next day, but on Wednesday morning, the 16th,he died rather suddenly and unexpectedly. He was buried atNorwood Cemetery on Saturday last.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.SIRS,—Though not a Guy’s man, allow me to offer a word

of tribute to the memory of Dr. Robert E. Carrington, bywhose death a career has been closed which gave promise

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of exceptional brilliancy. Dr. Carrington was well known’

to many as a loving son to his widowed mother and a.

devoted brother and friend. Unassuming and self-denying’

to a fault, ever ready to help in time of need, and a true’ friend of the poor, his charity was of the noblest type, forB of himself he gave. In the conscientious devotion to many! duties his mental powers had long outstripped his physical. strength. While battling bravely on with but indifferent

health, his body became a fertile ground for the ripening ofthe acute disease which, alas ! too soon, has robbed us of a

E noble life, leaving his loved ones bowed down with sorrow. and almost broken-hearted.t I am, Sirs, yours obediently,- London-bridge, S.E., March, 1887. R. DENISON PEDLEY.

ROBERT BRYCE GILLAND, M.D. GLAS., &c.ON March 8th Dr. Robert Bryce Gilland died at Sevenoa ks,

at the age of forty-nine. Educated at the University ofGlasgow, he obtained his degrees in 1860, became one of thehouse-surgeons of the Royal Infirmary, and, after finishinghis term of office there, was appointed assistant medical

superintendent at Gartnavel Lunatic Asylum. From thistime he made up his mind to devote himself to the special lineof lunacy practice. After two years’ residence at Gartnavel,he removed to Essex County Asylum as assistant to the lateDr. Campbell. Thereafter, upon the founding of the BerksCounty Asylum, he applied for and obtained the onerous andresponsible post of medical superintendent of that insti-tution. He was of material assistance to the magistrates incompleting the arrangements of this asylum. For seventeenyears Dr. Gilland devoted himself to his duties, which hecarried out with a precision and earnestness worthy of thehighest commendation. It was only necessary to read oneof his annual reports to get an idea of his peculiar fitnessfor the work he had in hand. His method of treating theinsane was quite up to the most advanced views of the presentday. A marked feature in the routine of the year was hisChristmas entertainment, consisting usually of amateurtheatricals followed by a ball.

Dr. Gilland was unmarried. Of him it might almost be saidthat he died in harness. But a short time ago his healthbroke down. He then, by the advice of his friends, resignedhis post, retired to quietude at Sevenoaks, where he peace-fully expired on the date above mentioned. Besides holdingthe degree of Doctor of Medicine, he was a Licentiate of theGlasgow Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Member of theRoyal College of Surgeons of England, and a Licentiate ofthe Apothecaries’ Company. His remains were removed toScotland, and interred in the family grave at Kilmarnock.

PRESENTATIONS.-At a public meeting on March13th at St. Etienne, France, Dr. H. Burroughs was presentedwith a gold watch in recognition of his services to the McAllFrench Medical Mission, a branch of which is established inthat city. Mr, John Wright Baker, of Derby, who is retiringfrom practice, was on the 18th inst. entertained at dinner

’ by a large number of his professional brethren of the townand country. In the course of the evening Mr. Baker was pre-sented with an album containing a number of views of Derby-

s shire and a silver tea-kettle with appropriate inscription.,

NORTH LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.—At. an annual meeting of the Court of Governors of the hos-

pital, Dr. Edwin Howard was unanimously elected a vice-president of that institution.