1825.] Scientific Notices — Chemistry, 4^^^ 



Some observations were made on the properties of the prepa- 

 rations of iodine, from which it appeared that very untoward symp- 

 toms had ensued in several cases in which they had been 

 employed to lessen glandular swelhngs. 



The Director read some remarks on the use of the pulp of 

 Adansonia digitata as an article of the Materia Medica. 



SOCIETY OF PHYSICIANS OF THE UNITEJC) KINGDOM. 



At a meeting of the Society of Physicians of the United 

 Kingdom holden Nov. 2, the following officers were elected for 

 the ensuing year : — 



President, — Dr. Birkbeck. ^, 



Treasurer, — Dr. Clutterbuck. 



Secretary. — Dr. Shearman. 



Communications, whether from members or others, addressed 

 to the Secretary, No. 30, Northampton-square, will be submitted 

 to the consideration of the Society, and the most interesting and 

 important of them selected for publication, as soon as sufficient 

 materials shall be collected to form a volume. 



Article XII. 

 SCIENTIFIC NOTICES. 



Chemistry. 



1 . Analysis of the Ashes of the Coal of Anzin. By M. Feneuille. 



M. Feneuille's analysis of these ashes gave him percent. 



^,u Sulphuret of calcium 0*02 



Sulphate of lime 1*19 



Silica 43-92 



Alumina 28-88 



Protoxide of iron 1 7*38 



Oxide of manganese 1-86 



Carbonate of lime 3*18 



Magnesia 0*90 



Sulphates of soda, alumina, iron, and 

 magnesia 0*50 



97-83 

 (Bullet, des Sciences.) 



2. Table of Equivalents. 

 The following numbers should be substituted for those given 



