THE AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY. 
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On the 15th ultimo Mr. Burns moved — 1. “That the Pharmaceutical 
Society Incorporation Act be referred to a select committee, with power to send 
for persons and papers, for consideration and report. 2. That such committee 
consist of Mr. Bull, Dr. Boss, Dr. Wilkinson, Dr. Tarrant, Messrs. Day, 
Burdekin, Barbour, Gormley, Bethel, and the mover.” The motion was agreed 
to; and on the 11th inst. Mr. Burns brought up the report of the select 
committee, and the documents were ordered to be printed. The third reading 
of the Cremation Bill was agreed to in the Legislative Council, the division 
showing — ayes, 13 ; noes, 7 ; and was transmitted to the Assembly. 
There are signs of a revived interest in the Health Bill, long promised to 
the colony. This Act has been shelved somewhat in the scramble for office, 
but gross cases of food adulteration are so continually being brought to light 
that the necessity for vigorous legislation has become urgently necessary. 
In the Supreme Court last month, the proprietors of Siegert's “Angostura 
Bitters” applied for an injunction to restrain Thos. R. Allt and Wm. H. Tulloh, 
trading as Allt and Co., from using the word “ Angostura” on their labels in 
colourable imitation of the plaintiffs' registered trade mark. According to the 
plaintiffs* statement, they are carrying on business in Port of Spain, Island of 
Trinidad, as successors in business of the father, Dr. Siegert, who for many 
years manufactured at Angostura (in Yenezuela) the compound known as 
“Angostura Bitters.” He removed from Angostura, but contiuued to manu- 
facture the compound from his original recipe. Some years ago the plaintiffs 
devised and adopted as a distinguishing mark of their manufacture a certain 
label, which was duly registered in Hew South Wales, on 18th September, 1885, 
under the Trade Marks Act of 1865. Notwithstanding this, the defendants 
(Messrs. Allt and Co., of Sydney) had in their possession, and had sold, a certain 
fluid compound purporting to be Angostura Bitters, wrapped in labels bearing a 
close resemblance to, and being a colourable imitation of, the plaintiffs’ 
registered label, but differing materially in taste and quality from that made 
by the plaintiffs, being of inferior quality, and sold at a much lower 
price. It was claimed that the imitation of the plaintiffs' label and the use 
of the words “ Angostura Bitters ” were calculated to mislead ; and that the 
defendants thereby wrongfully realised profits, to the loss of the plaintiffs, 
which the plaintiffs charged the defendants ought to account for to them. They 
accordingly prayed for an injunction and an account. This state of facts was 
not disputed ; indeed, the defendants only appeared to consent to any decree 
which his Honour might make. A perpetual injunction was accordingly granted, 
and an account ordered ; defendants to pay the profits from the spurious article 
to the plaintiffs, and to pay all costs. 
At Marriekville, on 21st July, Henry S. Gilchrist, employed at the Sydney 
Mint, was asked for a settlement of accounts by a deputation from a Lodge of 
Oddfellows, for which he was treasurer. Retiring from the room, he was subse- 
quently found in an insensible condition. Mr. Robert G. Boreton, chemist, having 
been called in, sent for Dr. Watson, who found the man dead. A piece of cyanide 
of potassium having been found in his pocket, it was concluded that he had 
poisoned himself, and at the inquest the jury gave a verdict to that effect. 
A married woman named Elizabeth Blanche Bent died recently under some- 
what peculiar circumstances. It transpired at the inquest that traces of lauda- 
num were found in the stomach of the deceased, her death being attributed to 
narcotic poisoning. A servant in the house stated that she found a bottle con- 
taining laudanum amongst some rubbish in a back room. Mr. Bent, who was 
present when the discovery was made, explained that the laudanum was used 
by the deceased for outward application for rheumatism. He directed the 
