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tion, about 1 o’clock, at the station of Murzzuschlag in Styria, where the 
company was received with a salute of guns from the mountain-top, and a 
band of music at the station. Tables had been laid out here, at which the 
guests partook of a hearty dinner, followed by several speeches and an 
attempt at an English “hurrah.” At two o’clock, the train, which had 
waited for the company, commenced the return journey, running chiefly 
by gravitation. At Breitenstein station many of the company got out, 
and walked through the rocky mountain passes from thence to Klamm, a 
walk which occupied about three hours, but amply repaid the exertions of 
those who undertook it, by revealing fresh beauties in the scenery, now 
viewed from the lower elevations. At Klamm the train had waited to pick 
up the straggling pedestrians, who were not sorry now to substitute the ex¬ 
penditure of steam power for that of muscular energy. Again started on the 
downward course, the train reached Vienna at 9 o’clock in the evening, after 
a day’s excursion the incidents of which must remain indelibly fixed in the me¬ 
mories of those who had the good fortune to be present. 
BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE. 
MEETING AT EXETER. 
Second Day’s Sittings, Wednesday, August Y&th. 
The Conference met at 10 a.m. 
The President laid before the meeting a communication which had been 
received from Mr. John Mack ay, Hon. Sec. of the North British Branch of 
the Pharmaceutical Society, inviting the Conference to hold its meeting in 
1870 in Edinburgh; also, one from Mr. E. Davies, Hon. Sec. of the Liver¬ 
pool Chemists’ Association, conveying an invitation to Liverpool for the same 
year. 
The President said that it was very gratifying to have such cordial as¬ 
surances of a welcome reception, and it was evident that the Conference would 
be heartily received at either of the two cities which had now honoured it by 
invitations. In accordance with usual custom, the decision as to the place for 
next year’s meeting would stand over until the final meeting of the Con¬ 
ference on Tuesday, when the decision of the British Association upon a 
similar question would be known. 
Professor Attfield brought up from the Executive Committee the fol¬ 
lowing report on the question of a Year-book of Pharmacy :— 
REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTEE ON A “ TEAR-BOOK OF 
PHARMACY.” 
The Executive Committee appointed the following five of its members a 
Sub-committee to consider the desirability of recommending the Conference 
to undertake the publication of a ‘ Y ear-book of Pharmacy,’ viz.:— 
Professor Attfield, Professor Bentley, Mr. Brough, Mr. Carteighe, and 
Mr. Reynolds. 
The Sub-committee presented the following as their conclusions :— 
1st. That the publication of an annual abstract of the progress of phar¬ 
macy is eminently desirable, and that its accomplishment would be in har¬ 
mony with the original intention and constitution of the Conference. 
Further, that the Conference would be materially strengthened by producing 
