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The questions and awards were as follows :— 
1. The “ solution ” given to you may contain any of the ordinary metallic salts used in 
medicine ; analyse it, and state the results. 
2. The accompanying “powder” is also a mixture of common metallic salts; examine 
it, and report your conclusions. 
3. You are furnished with what you may regard as a “ vomit ” suspected to contain one 
of the following poisons:—mercury, arsenic, antimony, lead, copper, oxalic acid, 
hydrocyanic acid ; which is present ? 
4. A specimen of “ urine ” is placed before you ; is it morbid or healthy ? 
5. Ascertain the amount of rectified spirit (B.P.) in the “ tincture ” given to you. 
Medal. 
Certificates of Honour... 
William Arkinstall. 
Alfred Franklin. 
Alfred Neobard Palmer. 
The Chairman then proceeded to deliver the prizes and certificates to such 
of the successful competitors as were present. 
Mr. Lescher, the winner of the Pereira Medal, briefly alluded to the former 
connection of his father with the Council of the Society, and to the passing of 
the new Pharmacy Act, which had given the direct authority of the Privy 
Council to the Examining Board of the Society. In conclusion, he said he owed 
all his success to the early teaching he had received at the hands of Professor 
Bentley. 
The Chairman, having distributed the remainder of the prizes, said he 
hoped those who had received them would not think that their duty was now 
ended. They had their reward for the work already done, but a much greater 
work was before them. Hereafter no one would be allowed to practise phar¬ 
macy until he had shown himself to be qualified; and the Pharmaceutical So¬ 
ciety would in future occupy a very different position. He looked to those who 
had that evening received prizes to uphold its character, and to raise the status 
of chemists throughout the kingdom. However, after what had been said by 
Mr. Evans and the learned professors, it was needless for him to say more, espe¬ 
cially as Mr. Brady, whom he would now call upon, had prepared an address 
to the pupils. 
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS. 
BY HENRY B. BRADY, F.L.S., F.G.S. 
Mr. Brady then rose, and said:—Mr. Chairman,—l r ou and Professor 
Bentley have dwelt on the innovation which we observe in the appearance of 
the room to-night, as I have also done myself with great pleasure, but the sense 
of pleasure has brought with it a sense of dread, lest I should be occupying a 
false position here. The short address that I have written was prepared purely 
as a students’ address, and it contains little of general interest, or such matter 
as may commend itself to an audience otherwise composed. Possibly I am 
not too bold in the hope that the ladies who have done us the honour to be pre¬ 
sent this evening will place themselves for the moment in the position of 
students,—a position they will most certainly adorn,—and accept what I here 
say from the only point of view from which it can be of any possible value. 
The duty which has been committed to me, by those who have charge of 
the interests of this Institution, is a very simple one: it is to say, on their 
behalf, a few earnest words of welcome, and perhaps of sympathy and monition, 
to those about to begin their curriculum of systematic instruction within these 
w alls; to hold out the hand of friendly recognition to some of the students 
of past years, who take the opportunity of the first meeting of the session 
to be again amongst us, that they may live again for a moment their earlier 
