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objects of interest for the meeting, he called the attention of the audience to the more 
intellectual and interesting part of their evening’s entertainment as announced in the 
programme, namely the lecture which was about to be delivered to them by Professor T. 
C. Archer, F.It.S.E. 
He observed that Prof. Archer needed no introduction by him to that meeting, he was 
■well known to the Liverpool public, and especially to those who were in the habit of 
attending the scientific meetings held in that Institution, and as regarded the Chemists’ 
Association he had been for many years one of its most esteemed honorary members, and 
by his lectures, etc., had contributed materially towards the success and present position 
of the society. He was exceedingly glad to see him there on that occasion. He then 
called upon Professor Archer to favour them with the lecture, “ On recent Improve¬ 
ments in the Manufacturing Arts.” 
Professor Archer, on rising, was received with hearty manifestations of welcome and 
applause, and at once proceeded with his address. The lecture was divided into two 
parts,—1st, Metallurgical and Mechanical; 2nd, Miscellaneous,—and was illustrated by 
models, diagrams, etc. 
He described Bessemer’s and Krapp’s methods of manufacturing steel, the first being 
by forcing the carbon through the metal, and the latter by forcing the metal through the 
carbon. He referred to the gigantic machinery in use at Messrs. Horsfall’s Mersey Steel 
Works, and the marvellous work which is performed there. After describing, in a very 
lucid manner, a new mode of supplying locomotives with water and fuel whilst they are 
in motion, the lecturer gave a very interesting description of Mr. Whitworth’s measuring 
machine, and the wonderful results which had followed its invention and use, axles and 
other parts of machinery being worked to the thousandth part of an inch. He concluded 
by a graphic description of Giffard’s injector. 
At the termination of the first part of the lecture, which occupied nearly one hour, 
an interval of one hour took place for refreshment, promenade, etc.; and during which 
Dr. Edwards exhibited, by means of the electric lamp, spectra of a number of the metallic 
elements, to a considerable portion of the company, who appeared much interested in 
this comparatively recent discovery. 
At half-past nine Professor Archer proceeded with the second part of his lecture, 
commencing with an explanation of cotton, woollen, and lace manufactures. He then 
described a type-setting and distributing machine, which he said was in use in many 
large towns in the country. After describing a very ingenious method of veneering 
both plain and carved work, the lecturer explained the process of photo-zincography, 
and concluded with exhibiting and describing a very ingeniously-contrived instrument 
called the telephonium. Professor Archer was repeatedly applauded in the course of his 
lecture, and at its close a vote of thanks was accorded to him on the motion of Mr. 
Abraham, seconded by Dr. Nevins, the latter gentleman stating that he did not think 
that any one could have gone through so much interesting matter in so short a time. 
Mr. M. Murphy, F.C.S., then exhibited and explained the construction of Gore’s 
gas-furnace. 
The meeting, which had been a most interesting one throughout, was brought to a 
close a little before eleven o’clock. 
NOTTINGHAM CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Fifth General Meeting was held in the new rooms of the Society, Exchange 
Buildings, on Thursday evening, the 28th ult.; Mr. S. Parr, F.C.S., President, in the 
chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secretary 
acknowledged the receipt of the ‘Pharmaceutical Journal’ from the Pharmaceutical 
Society, the ‘Chemical News’ and the ‘Chemist and Druggist’ from their respective 
editors. 
The President congratulated the members on their first assembly in the new rooms, 
which proved the sincerity and progress of the Society, stating, at the same time, that 
the rooms would be open every evening except Saturday, as a library and reading-room, 
from eight until ten. He also congratulated the members of the medical profession on 
the advent of the long and anxiously looked-for British Pharmacopoeia,—a work which, 
although not perfect, was an incalculable improvement on the old one. He had great 
