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ciations. I remember affectionate and kind friends who have Jong since ceased from 
their labours , I think of many a hard-fought battle, of many an anxious hour, of diffi¬ 
culties to surmount, prejudices to overcome, and the unflinching desire that name and 
position should be obtained; I think of the resting-place we reached by our first legisla¬ 
tive enactment of 1852, after the passing of which we only paused to gain fresh strength, 
and renew the fight, if possible, more warmly and earnestly than before. Another 
glance, and I am told of a battle fought and a victory won ; I am told that, by compul¬ 
sory powers, we are now on the high-road to fame, for who can doubt that we may yet 
find among the pharmaceutists of this country such men as Roubiquet, Pelletier, and 
Caventou ? But your testimonial goes further, for not only does it remind of the past 
and tell of the present, but by another glance we are carried on to the future. It is 
not too much to say that in days yet to come we shall have springing up among us a 
college of pharmacy—an institution which, if once formed, will not be long in render¬ 
ing its name famous, not only in this sea-girt isle, but throughout the whole habitable 
globe, wherever chemistry and pharmacy are recognized in their proper sphere. That 
such a period will arrive, I have neither doubt nor fear. It is true I may not be here 
to see, but come when it may—be it sooner or later, and be its centre in London or 
elsewhere—I fondly trust that, as we have so long conducted with so much success a 
brauch of our Society here, so, in like manner, the smaller centre of our new college may 
find a resting-place in this our native city, which has for so many years shed a lustre on 
all that belongs to science, literature, and art. Gentlemen, let me again thank you 
with all the sincerity which those few words and warm unspoken feelings can convey, 
and, in the words of a well-known author, say, “Good go with you all.” 
PROVINCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Fourteenth General Meeting, held at the Royal Institution, May 13th, 1869 ; the 
President, Mr. J. F. Robinson, in the chair. 
The Secretary announced donations to the Library of the ‘ Pharmaceutical Journal ’ 
for May, ‘ Proceedings of the Liverpool Architectural Society.’ 
Mr. A. N. Tate presented to the Museum a series of specimens illustrating M. Mond’s 
process for the recovery of sulphur from soda waste. 
Thanks were voted to the donors. 
Mr. Hilditch exhibited some nuts containing a large percentage of oil, which had 
been recently imported, and asked for information respecting them. 
Mr. Shaw said, that some years since he had examined a large number of nuts from 
various species of palm, and he believed that one specimen was the same as that shown. 
Mr. Tate said that a phosphate mineral had been imported into Liverpool lately, and 
two analyses had been made, in which it was erroneously stated to contain phosphate of 
lime. It was really a phosphate of alumina and iron. He also exhibited a cheap appa¬ 
ratus for testing the igniting-point of petroleum oils, made by Mr. Redmayne, London 
Road. It was quite good enough for private use, but did not exactly fulfil the condi¬ 
tions of the recent Act. 
The President stated that he had tested all the importations from America for the 
last two or three months, and had found that the igniting-point ranged from 105° to 115°. 
Mr. Tate had bought twenty-two samples from retail dealers, of which eight had an 
igniting-point below 100°. 
The President then called upon Mr, S. G. Hilditch to read a paper on “ Some of the 
Preparations of Ph. B. 1867.” 
Acidvm Sulphurosum was first noticed, and as an improvement it was suggested that two 
bottles be attached to the wash bottle, as in this way a pressure is put on the first bottle 
which has been proved to facilitate the absorption of the gas. He also noticed that the 
test given for ascertaining when the water was saturated, viz. when the bubbles passed 
through the solution undiminished in size, was a fallacious one, as after passing the gas 
