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Waugh, Mr. G-., 177, Regent Street, W. 
White, Mr. J., 20, Paterson St., Glasgow. 
Woolley, Mr., H., 69, Market Street, 
Manchester. 
Wootton, Mr. A. C, 1, Bloomsbury 
Square, W.C. 
Young, Mr. W., 116, Balls Pond 
Road, N. 
Apologies for non-attendance were presented from Mr. Sandford, Professor 
Bentley, Mr. Bruce Warren, Mr. J. C. Braithwaite, and Mr. Heathfield, 
London; Mr. Mackay and Mr. Young, Edinburgh.; Mr. Barnitt, Bath; 
Air. Sumner, Liverpool; Air. Giles, Clifton, and Mr. Yewdall, Leeds. 
Air. H. S. Evans, Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Society, expressed 
on behalf of Air. Sandford, the President, his regret that he was unavoidably 
prevented from leaving London at that time. Mr. Sutton, as Local Secre¬ 
tary of the Conference, read extracts from a letter sent by Mr. Sandford, to 
the following effect:— 
“ I have always regarded the Conference as an admirable offshoot of the 
Pharmaceutical Society, perhaps I might more properly call it an ‘ outburst,’ 
for I do not claim any credit for the Society in establishing the Conference, 
although I consider the relationship between them as very intimate. I think 
the early promoters of the Conference hailed from Bloomsbury Square, and 
imbibed much of their love of pharmacy, elevated into a science in England 
by the Pharmaceutical Society, and a good deal of their spirit of union there¬ 
from. I should like to see the Act of Parliament, we have just obtained, 
carried into effect, not simply by our being a body of men held together by 
registration, but also an association of individuals acting towards each other, 
and the public, in the spirit of that admirable paper read by my friend Ince 
at Nottingham, on 4 Pharmaceutical Ethics.’” 
Professor Attfield read the following :— 
“REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
“ The President and Committee again congratulate the Members on the 
increasing strength and usefulness of the Conference. Since the last annual 
meeting the ranks of our Association have been swelled by the addition of 121 
names, 39 of which have been contributed by Norwich and the neighbouring 
district. Six gentlemen have withdrawn, the total number of members now 
being 562. 
“ In connection with the meeting for 1867, it is gratifying to the Committee 
to be able to record that the unanimity with which the Dundee chemists 
welcomed the Conference did not cease with its visit, but formed a basis on 
w’hich has been founded a local society for mutual advantage and improve¬ 
ment. Papers have been read, and trade matters discussed, at its meetings, 
and other occasions of good fellowship observed. This is not the first time 
that the annual meeting of the Conference has formed an opportunity for a 
public expression of brotherly feeling and goodwill, and a development of 
Pharmaceutical science, on the part of the chemists of a town such as should 
tend to their permanent elevation as well as the advancement of pharmacy 
generally. 
“In connection with the present meeting the Committee has endeavoured, 
by the issue of an extended list of subjects suggested for investigation, by 
mutual help, and by aid of the gentlemen who have independently worked 
on various questions, to provide sufficient papers to occupy, and not more than 
occupy the two days preceding the sectional meetings of the British Associa¬ 
tion. The exhibition of new chemicals, drugs, apparatus, and other things 
connected with Pharmacy, which has been organized entirely by the Norwich 
Local Committee, will form an interesting feature of the gathering throughout 
the whole week. 
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