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January 8th, 1849. 

 J. B. YATES, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. Holt and Mr. E. Lowndes were elected Members of 

 the Society. 



Mr. Yates exhibited Seals connected with Chester Cathedral 

 and Yale Royal. Also original documents respecting the for- 

 mation of the first Dock in Liverpool. Up to that time all 

 vessels ran upon the mud, and discharged their cargoes at 

 low water. Great opposition was set up by the London traders. 

 The estimate for constructing the dock was £10,000; calcu- 

 lation of dues £600 per annum. Reign of Anne, 1708. 



Mr. Fincham read a Paper on the disinfecting power of the 

 Chloride of Lime ; illustrating it by many instances in which 

 it had appeared to prevent the spread of disease. 



A discussion followed, iu which many members took part. 

 The general impression appeared to be, that there was no real 

 disinfecting power in the chlorides of lime or of soda, any 

 more than in the other substances wluch had been more re- 

 cently promulgated as such. 



That the chlorides possessed the power of destroying fetid 

 odours, and of decomposing sulphuretted hydrogen, and thus 

 were now classed as deodorants. 



That the cldorides of lime and soda and others which acted 

 by evolving chlorine gas slowly, were not more efficacious 

 deodorants than Sir W. Burnett's fluid, Ledoyen's, and others, 

 from which no free chlorine escaped. 



That the latter, having no smell themselves, were usually 

 preferred to the former, whenever the saving of expense was 

 no object, because it was found that the fumes of chlorine were 

 always disagreeable to those exposed to them, unless their 

 evolution was managed with great care. 



