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THE CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST 
July, 1880. 
Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania, and the Livingstone 
University. This work was done in connection with the 
Government authorities. Everything being ready, Dr. John 
Buchanan, the chief dealer in bogus diplomas, with three 
others of his faculty, were arrested on Wednesday, and charged 
with using the mails for improper purposes, also with fraud. 
Buchanan was to-day held in bail for 10,000 dol. to answer the 
charge in the United States Court, and the others will be 
examined to-night. The papers captured in Buchanan’s office 
showed a sale of 3000 spurious diplomas, while there was a 
large quantity on hand. Buchanan’s trade was chiefly with 
Germany, but some diplomas were sent to England. His 
prices varied from 65 dol. to 110 dol. each. Nearly all the 
diplomas issued were ante-dated. Buchanan’s colleges are 
legally incorporated by the Pennsylvania Legislature, but this 
exposure will be made the basis of forfeiting the charters.” — 
Telegraph . 
Mr. Joseph Bosisto, M.L.A., whose exhibits of essential oils 
and pharmaceutical preparations, obtained from the indigen- 
ous vegetation of Victoria, have formed a conspicuous feature 
in the collections forwarded to all the great exhibitions of 
the last fifteen or twenty years, has just been awarded the 
handsome gold medal of the Sydney International Exhibition. 
This is the highest award made by the Sydney commissioners^ 
and as very few gold medals have been awarded the distinc- 
tinction must be regarded as a very valuable one. 
Amongst other passengers who left by the “ Wotonga,” on 
the 17th July, was Mr. Duncan Carson, who goes on a botani- 
cal mission to the South Pacific with H.M.S.S. “Wolverine.” 
Mr. Carson studied practical botany at Edinburgh, and 
scientific botany under Sir William Hooker, at Kew. Mr. D. 
Carson is a son of Mr. John Carson of this city, and although 
young in years, is well grounded in botanical science. 
In accordance with a resolution carried some time since by 
the council of the Pharmaceutical Society, that proceedings 
should be taken against a number of persons who were known 
to be illegally selling poisons, the first two cases were heard 
in the District Court on the 2nd August. The evidence was 
perfectly clear, and showed that the defendants had sold 
poisons mentioned in part 1 of the Poisons Act, not being 
qualified, and without taking any precaution as to registering 
or labelling. In the face of this evidence, Mr. Call, the P.M., 
fined each of the defendants Is., and £3 3s. costs. The 
decision of the Bench took every one by surprise, and is 
certainly a miscarriage of justice. The society, acting in the 
interest of its members and the public, had gone to con- 
siderable expense in getting evidence in these and several 
other cases, fully expecting that the bench would recognise 
the importance of such illegal practices being stopped. This 
does not, however, appear to have weight with the magistrates, 
who, by their decision, rather protected than punished the 
offenders. 
It is contemplated to hold the annual dinner of the Phar- 
maceutical Society about the middle of November next ; the 
date will be fixed at the next meeting of council. 
The Licensed, Victuallers' Advocate , in a leading article on 
the late prosecutions under the Poisons Act by the Pharma- 
ceutical Society, says : — “ We consider the penalty inflicted 
utterly inadequate. Here were two unlicensed men deliber- 
ately selling arsenic and tartar emetic — deadly poisons — in 
unlabelled bottles ! The lives of a dozen people might have 
been jeopardised by such conduct, if our brewers did not 
resort to chemical purification of bottles, yet the offenders get 
off with a fine of Is. each. Mr. Call is an admirable 
magistrate, but in this instance we think he tempered justice 
with a little too much mercy — drowned the miller, in fact. 
However, future offenders may have an opposite experience to 
that of Leith and Miscamble.” 
iftectings. 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The meeting of the council was held at the rooms, 100 Collins- 
street West, on Friday, 6th August ; present — Messrs. Bowen, 
Huntsman, Gamble, MacGowan, Jones, Baker, Hooper, and 
Shillinglaw ; the vice-president, Mr. Wm. Bowen, in the 
chair. An apology was received from the president, who was 
unable to attend. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. 
New Members. — The following were elected : — Fergus J. 
Heeney, Ipswich, Queensland; John T. Barker, Gawler, South 
Australia ; Albert Andrews, Beaufort ; Frederick J. Bartlett, 
Hotham ; John Davidson, Springthorpe, Queensland. Alfred 
Dickinson, of Nicholson-street, Fitzroy, was also nominated. 
Prosecutions under the Poisons Act. — The hon. secretary 
reported that, in accordance with a resolution passed some time 
since, a number of prosecutions had been instituted ; the first 
two cases had resulted in convictions. The council decided to 
go on with the other cases. 
The Annual Dinner.— It is contemplated to hold the 
annual dinner in the month of November ; the date will be 
fixed at the next meeting. 
Correspondence and financial business brought the meeting 
to a close. 
THE PHARMACY BOARD OF VICTORIA. 
The ordinary monthly meeting was held at the office of the 
board on the 21st July ; the president (Mr. J. Bosisto, M.P.) 
in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
Applications for Registration. — The following were 
approved : — Arthur Power, Narracoorte (South Australia); 
Rawson Parke Francis, 31 Bourke-street, Melbourne (examin- 
ation certificate, Pharmaceutical Society, Great Britain); 
Walter Thomas Siddall, Footscray ; and Frederick Wm. Reeve 
Wilcannia. A provisional certificate was also granted to 
James Anderson, Moonee Ponds. 
Apprentices' Indentures Registered . — F. A. Groening, 
Sandhurst; E. C. Longson, Narracoorte (South Australia); 
Albert E. Pilley, Windsor ; J. A. Davy, Melbourne. 
Names Erased from the Register. — Certificates were 
received from the deputy-registrar of births and deaths of the 
death of Joseph Jelfs (Hotham) and James Edward Bryant 
(Collingwood), and their names erased from the register. 
Correspondence. — Letters from the following were read and 
dealt with A. H. Florance, John Lay, T. M. Cryer, A. C. 
Dunn, the Adelaide University, deputy-registrars of Hotham 
and Collingwood, Mrs. Jelfs, the police of Cowes, Melbourne, 
and Ballarat, J. C. O’Keaney, W. H. Frost, E. H. Hall, W. E. 
Matthews, the secretary Pharmaceutical Society, Great 
Britain, J. T. Poock, R. Soppet, the secretary Pharmaceutical 
Society of South Wales. 
Financial and general routine business brought the meeting 
to a close. 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH 
WALES. 
Fourth Annual Report. 
The annual meeting of the members and associates of the 
Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales was held in the 
