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and four volumes of methylated spirit are put into a large bottle, and the mixture 
frequently shaken. In the course of one or two hours the sulphide of carbon 
will have entirely dissolved in the ammoniacal liquid, forming a deep red solu¬ 
tion. When this result is attained, the liquid is boiled until the red colour 
disappears and is replaced by light yellow. The solution is then evaporated at 
a very gentle heat (about 80° or 90° F.) until it crystallizes, or just to dryness. 
The product is sulphocyanide of Ammonium, sufficiently pure for the above 
purpose. One recrystallization front alcohol will render it quite white. 
One ounce of bisulphide of carbon yields, by this process, exactly one ounce 
of sulphocyanide of ammonium. I am, etc., 
C. II. Wood, F.C.S. 
BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE. 
MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM, 1865. 
The first sitting of the Conference was held on Tuesday, September 5, 1865, 
at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Birmingham, at 10 a.m. ; the President, H. Deane, 
F.L.S., in the chair. 
The members present at this and at subsequent sittings included II. Deane, 
F.L.S.; W. E. Heathfield, F.R.G.S.; II. Matthews, F.C.S.; J. C. Brough ; 
J. Wade; J. Watts; —Bass, and Dr. Attiield, F.C.S.,—of London: II. B. 
Brady, F.L.S., of Newcastle-on-Tyne : R. Reynolds, F.C.S., of Leeds : J. C. 
Pooley, of Bath : G. F. Schacht, of Clifton : J. S. F. Richardson, of Leicester : 
W. Y. Brevitt, of Wolverhampton : J. H. Atherton ; R. Fitzhugh ; J. Rayner ; 
and W. II. Parker,—of Nottingham: Dr. Parkinson, of Bradford: J. Leay, 
of Chilcompton : G. U. Jones; H. Davies ; and E. Caswell,—of Leamington : 
R. G. Jones, of Lye, Stourbridge: J. Tuck, of Wilton : E. Hollier, of Dudley: 
W. W. Stoddart, of Bristol: W. Ilearder, of Torquay: T. B. Groves, of Wey¬ 
mouth : S. R. Atkins, of Salisbury: Dr. J. B. Edwards, F.C.S. ; and PI. S. 
Evans,—of Liverpool: Prof. J. G. Barford, M.R.C.S., of Wokingham: C. L. 
Metcalfe, of Hull: W. D. Savage, of Brighton : and Messrs.. J. Churchill, 
J. Churchill jun., J. "Woolley, E. Snape, G. Dymond, C. J. Arblaster, H. 
Whittles, S. Grieves, G.Thonger, T. Barclay, T. W. Holdsworth, A. Southall, 
J. Lucas, J. Price, T. J. Musson, C. F. Palmer, and about ten other gentlemen 
of Birmingham and the neighbourhood, whose names could not be ascertained. 
Among the visitors were Dr. De Try, Prof. Archer, Mr. Bremridge, Drs„ 
Fleming, Hill, Warden, Solomon, Miller, and Hinds; and Messrs. A. Mi. 
Chance, F. Selby,M.R.C.S.,Langston Parker,M.R.C.S.,and H. Davis,M.R.C.S. 
Letters expressive of regret at absence were read from Mr. G. W. Sandford; 
Prof. Bentley; Mr. Giles, of Clifton ; Mr. Mackay, of Edinburgh; D. Hau- 
bury, F.L.S. ; J. Sutton, F.C.S. ; and Mr. J. C. Braithwaite. 
Delegates from the Chemists’ Associations of Liverpool, Leeds, and Bath, 
attended the meeting; Mr. Atherton and the gentlemen from Nottingham and 
the delegates from Liverpool bringing invitations to the Conference to meet in 
their towns in the year 1866. 
The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members of the 
Conference .— 
Agar, Mr. W., Mansfield. 
Alldridge, Mr. W., 89, Summer Lane, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
Allport, Mr., Snow Hill, Birmingham. 
Arblaster, Mr. C. J., New Street, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
Atkins, Mr. S. B., Market Place, Salisbury. 
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Atkins, Mr. W. S., Broad Street, Bir¬ 
mingham. 
Barnitt, Mr. J., 30, Upper Parade, Lea¬ 
mington. 
Bass, Mr., Hatton Garden, London. 
Bass, Mr. C., Nottingham. 
Berridge, Mr. A., Leicester. 
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