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The Chairman then announced that, in the ordinary course, this meeting 
would have been the last of the present session, but the propriety of prolonging 
the session into May or June had been discussed by the Council, and, as there 
appeared to be some matter standing over, he would suggest they should try the 
experiment of meeting on the first Wednesday in May. He wished further to 
intimate that there would be a little change this year in the day and place of 
holding the annual conversazione. By vote of the Council, ladies as well as 
gentlemen were to be invited, and, under such circumstances, the accommoda¬ 
tion afforded in that house would undoubtedly be insufficient. Consequently, 
arrangements would be made to hold the conversazione in the South Kensington 
Museum; and, instead of its taking place on the Tuesday before the annual 
meeting, it would be held on the same day, namely, Wednesday, the l<Sth of 
May. As they were about to meet at an establishment not their own, it was 
absolutely necessary that all members and associates who were entitled to be 
present, and wished to avail themselves of the privilege, should apply at the 
Society’s house for tickets, as it must be distinctly understood that none but 
the proper tickets issued by the Society would be available,—address cards not 
being recognized on this occasion. 
The meeting then adjourned to Wednesday, the 4th of May. 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY, EDINBURGH.—ANNUAL MEETING. 
The Annual Meeting was held in St. George’s Hall, on Thursday evening, 14th 
April, 1870 ; Mr. Aitken, President, in the chair. 
The Chairman gave the following valedictory address:— 
Gentlemen,—In bringing, another session to a close, I beg to thank you very sincerely 
for the kindness and the courtesy with which my shortcomings as President of this 
Society for the past year have been received. I take the present opportunity, in the 
name of the Council, to acknowledge our obligations to the gentlemen who have so 
kindly assisted us, and read papers at our scientific meetings. These meetings, I regret 
to say, have not been so frequent as we could have wished, but they have been both in- 
teresting and instructive. 
At the first of these meetings we were favoured with a paper by Dr. Stevenson Mac¬ 
adam, “ On the various Groups of Alcohols,” which he illustrated by a large display of 
diagrams, etc. At our next meeting we had a paper, well illustrated, “ On the Metrical 
Weights and Measures,” from Mr. ¥m. Gilmour. At this meeting our Honorary 
Secretary took occasion to give a statement on the additions proposed to be made to 
the list of articles at present in Schedule A. of the Pharmacy Act, and to the intended 
regulations for the safe keeping and dispensing of poisons. At our third meeting we 
had the pleasure of introducing Mr. H. S. Evans, the President of the Society in 
London. Afterwards Dr. Gamgee delivered a very lucid lecture “ On the Recent In¬ 
vestigations regarding the Action of Chloral,” which he very ably illustrated by experi¬ 
ments on some of the living animals. We had also an able paper “ On the Animal 
Substances used in Medicine” by Professor Archer, which was profusely illustrated 
with a great variety of specimens, including the musk-deer, the civet, etc. 
Our library has been enriched by a number of volumes, presented by Mr. Baildon and 
other gentlemen, and the museum by a considerable donation of specimens from Pro¬ 
fessor Archer. Our meetings for examinations have been frequent, and the large 
number of candidates, amounting to upwards of 150, will show that we have not been 
idle. I do not say they all passed, but the fortunate ones did so with much credit, and 
some of them in honours. 
The museum has now been thoroughly arranged, and newly labelled. A catalogue 
has also been printed, showing the various specimens belonging to the Society, and we 
trust many additions will be made to both museum and library by our friends and well- 
wishers, so as to enable us to make them more popular with our members. 
I may mention, before concluding, that books required by members from the library 
