Sir Gilbert, Bart., M.D.**, an eminent physician, born in Ayrshire, August 29, 1749. He studied and graduated at Edinburgh, and was introduced by Dr Cullen to Dr William Hunter, through whom he was appointed private physician to Lord Holderness, and was introduced to Lord Rodney. He accompanied the admiral as private physician to the West Indies in 1780. Blane was slightly wounded in the memorable action with De Grasse, and through the influence of Lord Rodney was made physician to the fleet, without having gone through the subordinate grades. He remained in the West Indian fleet until 1783, during which time he became acquainted with the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV., who was then a midshipman under Rodney. These distinguished persons, and his own merits, soon introduced him to extensive practice in London: he became a physician to St Thomas's Hospital; a Member of the Royal Society in 1786; and was appointed by that body to deliver the Croonian Lecture in 1788, for which he choose "Muscular Motion" as the subject. His practice and his reputation rose high. In 1790 he resigned his office in the hospital, but was placed at the head of the medical department of the navy in 1795, which he long filled with honour to himself and advantage to the service. He was created a baronet in 1812. In 1819 he published his *Elements of Medical Logic*, a work that has gone through several editions, and which, with his valuable *Suggestions on the use of Lemon Juice as a Preventive of Sea Scurvy*, and his other contributions to medical science, procured him the honour of being elected a member of the French National Institute in 1826. His last publication was a pamphlet entitled *Warning to the British Public against the alarming approach of the Indian Cholera*, in 1831. His latter years were spent in retirement from professional duties; and he occupied this leisure in preparing for the press his *Select Dissertations*, which appeared in 1822, and again in 1834. Sir Gilbert Blane died June 26, 1834, in the eighty-fifth year of his age.