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He was a prominent member from the commencement 

 of the British Pharmaceutical Conference, of which he ceutical 

 was President, at Norwich in 1868, and at Exeter in 



ence. 



1869. That he should have accepted the position ex- 

 cited some surprise, for he was never credited with an 

 admiration of popular assemblies ; banquets he disliked, 

 nor had his botanical researches led him to any practical 

 experiments with Nicotiana tabacum. Nevertheless, 

 he managed well, and made a good dinner speech at 

 Norwich. Both his addresses were models of presidential 

 discourses. 



It was at Exeter that, very early in the morning, with chloral 



ir i- i Hydrate. - 



the aid of a small pocket dictionary, he translated the 

 German description of chloral hydrate, being the first 

 introduction of that remedy to an English public. 



He served on the juries of the International Exhibitions 

 of 1862 and 1867, in the former year being secretary to 

 the jury on vegetable products, and in the latter engaged 

 on produits agricoles (non aliment air es). 



Seated round a social table, the guests were discussing Exposition 

 the merits of the Exposition Universelle. Hanbury was 

 amongst the number, but never a word spoke he. They 

 discussed the paintings, the Napoleon statue, and the 

 fine arts generally still the oracle was dumb. Eeturn- 

 ing homewards with a friend, a sudden joy lit up the face 

 of Daniel Hanbury. " I was fortunate, most fortunate," 

 said he, " for, on arriving at Paris, I found out a work- 

 man's entrance to the dry goods department, and so I 

 was never compelled to see the Exhibition once." 



Eeporting the Materia Medica of these Exhibitions Paris work. 

 overtasked his constitution : he did not husband his 

 strength, and a voice of warning may be raised against 

 this unwise strain upon mental and physical powers. At 



