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FORMATION OF A CHEMICAL SOCIETY IN NEWCASTLE. 
MAJOR (as Pharmaceutical Chemists). 
* Abraham, Thomas Fell .,.Liverpool. 
*Arkinstall, William.Cheltenham. 
^Franklin, Alfred . * .Winchester. 
^Hughes, John Taylor.Altrincham. 
Wharton, William .London. 
MINOR (as an Assistant). 
Kinch, Edward .Henley-on-Thames. 
REGISTERED APPRENTICES AND STUDENTS. 
Name. Residing with Address. 
Battams, James Scott .Messrs. Garratt.Rugby. 
Bond, James William .Mr. Hurst .Louth. 
Jones, Rees Thomas .Messrs. Vines and Froom .London. 
Merrick, Thomas Henry .Messrs. Garratt .Rugby. 
Metzler, Henry .Mr. Metzler .London. 
Stanley, Herbert .Mr. Shaw .Stockport. 
Wiles, Henry..Messrs. Anthony and Son.Bedford. 
Woolstencroft, Benjamin .Mr. Manifold.Weaverham. 
FORMATION OF A CHEMICAL SOCIETY IN NEWCASTLE. 
On June 29, a meeting was held in one of the rooms of the Literary and Philosophical 
Society, Westgate Street, Newcastle, for the purpose of considering the desirability of 
establishing a Chemical Society. The chair was occupied by Sir W. G. Armstrong, and 
the attendance was good. Messrs. E. I. J. Browell, H. B. Brady, John Pattinson, A. F. 
Marecco, T. S. Alder, and B. S. Proctor, were among those present. Mr. Marecco ex¬ 
plained that the proposal had originated chiefly with Mr. R. C. Clapham, who was at 
present in London. He believed the Literary and Philosophical Society would give 
them the use of one of their rooms. The proceedings would consist of the reading of 
papers by the members, and they could be published at the end of each session. The 
society would also be useful in obtaining chemical publications, such as they could not 
well get otherwise. Mr. Brady said they had been in communication with the Che¬ 
mical Societies of Dublin and Glasgow, and the rules of the former appeared suitable 
to their case. Sir William Armstrong observed that they should first determine whether 
it was desirable to form such a society and then consider whether it was likely to re¬ 
ceive sufficient assistance. They often found that people got lukewarm about societies’ 
after they had been a short time in existence, and then they fell to the ground.—Mr. 
Marecco said Mr. Bell, Mr. Pattinson, Mr. Daglish, Mr. Bowman, Dr. Lunge, Mr. 
Palmer, and others, had promised to aid it so far as they could. However, the question, 
must lie with the great bulk of the chemists in the district.—Mr. Proctor was afraid 
that a society whose only object was the reading of papers would very soon die, and 
suggested that they should endeavour to obtain some rare instruments, such as chemists 
were not likely to possess.—Mr. France said a society of the kind proposed would be 
very useful to the young men employed in the various chemical manufactories in the 
district. Mr. Browell remarked that nearly every profession had its union, and he 
thought the chemists should be no exception to the general rule.—Mr. Pattinson 
thought one of the principal objects should be the reading of papers on the local manu¬ 
factures. Opinions might be expressed that would prove very useful to the manufac¬ 
turers of the district. It would also be useful in bringing about a uniform method of 
analysis.—A series of rules was then submitted and agreed to. They may be briefly 
summarized as follows:—The society to be called “ The Newcastle Chemical Society 
that intending members be nominated by three members ; that the annual subscription 
be 10s.; that the meetings be held once a month from October to March inclusive; 
and that papers intended to be read be forwarded to the secretaries and approved ©r 
otherwise by the committee. All the rules, with slight modifications, were approved of 
and adopted on the motion of Mr. Brady, seconded by Mr. Alder. The following gen- 
* Passed in honours; eligible to compete for the Pereira Medal. 
