PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
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How many declensions of nouns are there, and in what respect do they differ ? 
Decline parvus , unus, felix, and viridis. 
State the superlatives of malus, dives , erndfacilis. 
How many voices of verbs are there ? Give the endings. 
How many moods are there ? Name them. 
ARITHMETIC. 
Subtract 27 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lbs. from 35 cwt. 1 qr. 21 lbs. 
If 40 shilliugs will pay 8 men for 5 days’ work, how much will pay 32 men for 24 
days’ work ? 
Divide § by f of f of 
Reduce 4| minutes to the fraction of a week. 
Add 27-5 + 52- + 3-2075 + -5741 + 2720*. 
ENGLISH. 
What does an adjective express? Give an example. 
Correct the following:—John was the best boy of the two. 
How many sorts of adjective pronouns are there? Name them. 
For what purpose is an adverb joined to a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Ex¬ 
plain by examples. 
Write upon one of the following subjects:— 
The charms of a country life. 
The pleasures of home. 
The advantages of travelling. 
The following, having presented to the Board Certificates of Examination by various 
public Examining bodies, and the said Certificates haviug been approved, were registered as 
APPRENTICES OR STUDENTS. 
Palmer, George.Walmer. 
Sanderson, Thomas .Birmingham. 
Stevenson, John ..Edinburgh. 
PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
December ls£, 1869. 
H. 8UGDEN EVANS, ESQ., PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The Minutes of the previous Meeting having been read, the following 
DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 
were announced, and the thanks of the Meeting given to the respective donors 
thereof:— 
Catalogue of Scientific Papers, Yol. III.: from the Royal Society,—London University 
Calendar for 1869 : from the University,—Transactions of the Clinical Society of London, 
Vol. II.: from the Society,—Third Series of Cases illustrating the Pathology of the 
Pulmonary Disease frequent among certain Classes of Operatives exposed to the inha¬ 
lation of Dust: from Dr. Greenhow,—Veterinary Pharmacopoeia: from Mr. R. V. 
Tuson,—Boletin de la Sociedad de Ciencias Fisicas y Naturales de Caracas, Numbers 
1 to 5 : from Dr. Ernst, President,—A fresh specimen of the Leaves and Fruit of the 
Olive-tree: presented by Mr. D. Hanbury,—Specimen of False Manna alluded to at 
the Pharmaceutical Meeting, held on the 3rd of November: presented by Mr. H. Sug- 
den Evans, President,—Also for exhibition by Mr. J. E. Howard living plants of Cin¬ 
chona officinalis vars. Uritusinga, crispa, violacea , Bonplandiana (s. v. lutea), C. succi- 
rubra , and C. purpurea ? : all grown in England. 
The Chairman drew attention to a specimen of factitious manna, which he 
begged to present to the Museum, in illustration of what had been said on this 
