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THE BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE, 
MEETING AT BATH. 
A meeting’ of the chemists of Bath was held at the room of Mr. Clark, 1, Argyle 
Street, on the evening of November 11th, 1863, to consider the subject of the British 
Pharmaceutical Conference formed at. Newcastle-on-Tyne on the 2nd of September, 
1863, as reported in the ‘ Pharmaceutical Journal’ for October ; the second meeting of 
which Conference is to be held in Bath, in the autumn of 1864. 
There were present Messrs. Commans, Ekin, T. Harding, R. Harding, Jameson, 
Marsh, Nurthen, Tylee, Walker, and Pooley. 
Mr. Tylee was requested to take the chair. Letters were read from several gentle¬ 
men, expressing regret at not being able to attend the meeting. 
The Chairman opened the proceedings by reading extracts from the report of the 
meeting at Newcastle contained in the ‘Pharmaceutical Journal,’ explaining the con¬ 
stitution and rules of the Conference ; when, after a brief consideration, it was proposed 
by Mr. Commans, seconded by Mr. P. Harding, and resolved, “ That the gentlemen pre¬ 
sent do form themselves into a Local Association, to be called ‘ The Bath Branch of the 
British Pharmaceutical Conference,’ to act as a Committee for the time being, to make 
such arrangements as may be necessary for the reception of the Conference, and to 
assist and correspond with the central Committee.’ 7 
It was then proposed by Mr. Jameson, seconded by Mr. Marsh, and resolved, “ That 
Mr. Tylee be requested to act as President of the Local Association.” 
It was proposed by Mr. Marsh, seconded by Mr. Jameson, and resolved, “ That Mr. 
Pooley be requested to act as Secretary to the Local Association. 
It was then suggested, as the first duty of the Association, to depute members to 
wait upon those Bath chemists who were not present, to solicit them to join the Local 
Association, and to allow their names, with the names of those present who were not 
already members, to be proposed as members of the Conference. 
Messrs. Commans and Marsh were deputed to undertake the duty. 
Twenty-three chemists have since joined the Local Association, and been nominated 
for election as members of the British Pharmaceutical Conference. 
AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. 
At the last meeting of the above Association, the following resolutions relating to the 
British Pharmaceutical Conference were adopted :— 
Whereas the mutual cultivation of science tends to break down sectional and national 
distinctions, and to unite all of kindred objects and pursuits in a common bond of friend¬ 
ship and goodwill; and whereas we have learned with satisfaction of the druggists and 
chemists of Great Britain having been summoned near the same time as our present 
meeting, and as we believe for purposes similar to our own; therefore, 
Resolved, That w r e view this movement on the part of our brethren of the mother- 
country with feelings of satisfaction and encouragement, and invite their friendly co¬ 
operation and correspondence in advancing a knowledge of the science and art of 
Pharmacy, and in promoting the elevation of the profession to a position commen¬ 
surate with the importance and dignity of its objects. 
Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions, signed by the proper officers of the Asso¬ 
ciation, be transmitted to the President of said Conference of Druggists and Che¬ 
mists of Great Britain by our Corresponding Secretary, who is also directed to solicit 
an exchange of their published Proceedings for those issued by this Association. 
WOOD SPIRIT AND ITS DETECTION. 
BY EMERSON J. REYNOLDS. 
(Read before, ihe Royal Dublin Society.') 
The products of the destructive distillation of various vegetable matters, in addition to 
those of primitive organic origin, have received more than ordinary attention and careful 
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