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Gentlemen willing to contribute papers or objects of interest, for these meetings, are 
requested to communicate with the Secretary at their earliest convenience. 
Tickets for admission to the lectures and classes are now ready, and can be obtained 
of F. Baden Benger, Hon. Sec., 1, Market Place, Manchester. 
HULL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The annual dinner of the above Association was held at the Paragon Hotel, Dec. 10. 
There was a good attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr. Burn, and the vice- 
chair by Mr. Hammond. The Chairman, having given the loyal and patriotic toasts, 
proposed “ The Town and Trade of Hull.” Mr. A. Smith responded to the toast, re¬ 
marking upon the development of the trade and commerce of the town. Mr. Stanning 
proposed the toast of the evening, “ Success to the Association,” and, in doing so, alluded 
to the great success which had attended its operations. Mr. Hammond acknowledged 
the toast and endorsed the observations of Mr. Stanning, and his remarks were received 
with general applause. Mr. Hollingsworth proposed “The Secretary and Treasurer.” 
Mr. Bell responded in a very able speech. Mr. Dobson proposed “ The Ladies,” and 
Mr. J. B. Marsden, in a very humorous and singularly appropriate speech, responded. 
DUNDEE CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The first meeting of the second session of the Dundee Chemists and Druggists’ Asso¬ 
ciation w T as held in Lamb’s Hotel, on Wednesday evening, December 9th, Mr. William 
Laird in the chair. The first business of the meeting was to elect office-bearers for the 
ensuing jear, but it was resolved first to consider the propriety of increasing the rate of 
subscription for membership, so that a greater amount of funds might be at the disposal 
of the Society for carrying out the idea of procuring a suitable meeting-room, gradually 
forming a library, and being in a position to take advantage of any opportunity for lay¬ 
ing the nucleus of a museum, and otherwise to make the Association more worthy of 
the support of every member of the profession in town. After several opinions had been 
elicited, it was moved, seconded, and passed unanimously, that members’ subscriptions 
should be doubled in the case of masters and assistants, that of apprentices remaining 
as before. Office-bearers were then elected as follows :—President, Mr. David Russell; 
Vice-President, Mr. William Laird ; Treasurer, Mr. W. P. Henderson ; Secretary, Mr. 
James Hodge. Committee—Messrs. D. H. Ferrier, William Doig, Charles Kerr, Wil¬ 
liam Park, George Jack, P. J. Donald, and the office-bearers ex officio : Mr. Doig, con¬ 
vener. The paper for the evening was on “Heat,” by Mr. Jack, which he treated in a 
most lucid and popular manner ; it was of a lengthy character, and being well illus¬ 
trated by diagrams and several successful experiments, was listened to with much atten¬ 
tion throughout. Several of the members, in noticing the paper, took occasion to en¬ 
large on the great use of the physical sciences in the profession to which they belonged, 
lamenting that the teaching of such branches w r as conducted too much in a negative 
fashion, and hoping that the younger members of the business would endeavour to 
qualify themselves in such matters, as well as simply to attend to the ordinary routine 
of counter-work. There being no other business of importance, a vote of thanks to the 
chairman, and to Mr. Jack for his able paper, terminated the proceedings. 
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The Sulpho-Carbolates. Sulpho-Carbolate of Zinc. 
The sulpho-carbolates have been recently introduced into medicine. Dr. 
Sansom exhibited some time since the sulpho-carbolates of potassium, sodium, 
