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regulations good ? and second, Should any regulations be made compulsory ? It would 
be well not to confound these. He thought other plans might be suggested, such as a 
poison cork. 
On the motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Mason, the discussion was then ad¬ 
journed. 
BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE, 1870. 
A meeting of the chemists and druggists of Liverpool and neighbourhood was held at 
the Royal Institution, on Wednesday, March 9th, to consider the arrangements to be 
made for the forthcoming meeting of the British Pharmaceutical Conference. The 
meeting was called by circular, and was well attended. 
Mr. Abraham, who was unanimously elected chairman, gave an account of the origin 
and history of the Conference. He urged its claims on their hearty support, as tending 
to improve pharmacy in its scientific, practical, and social aspects. He explained that 
the object of the meeting of that day was to appoint a local committee, who would 
collect funds and make such preparation for the Conference as should be thought de¬ 
sirable. 
Mr. Robinson hoped that Liverpool would give a reception to the Conference at least 
equal to that met with in smaller places. The number of chemists, both wholesale and 
retail, in Liverpool, ought to make the success of the Conference certain. 
A general conversation followed, in which the general feeling was that there should 
be a dinner, an excursion, and an exhibition, and that about £300 would be required. 
Mr. J. M. Buck moved, “ That a Committee be appointed, consisting of six members 
of the Council of the Chemists’ Association, with twelve members to be elected now, 
and these to have power to increase their number to twenty-four. That the local Vice- 
President, the two local Secretaries, and Mr. Robinson as member of the General Com¬ 
mittee, be ex officio members of the Committee. Any one elected a member of the 
Committee, and not signifying his acceptance of the office, his election to be void, and 
his place to be supplied by the Committee.” 
Mr. Murphy, F.C.S., seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. 
The meeting then proceeded to the election of the Committee. The following is a 
list of the Committee as far as at present appointed :— 
Mr. J. Abraham. 
Mr. E. Davies, F.C.S. 
Ex officio Members. 
Mr. J. Dutton. 
Mr. J. Robinson. 
Mr. II. S. Alpass. 
„ J. M. Buck. 
„ G. Barber. 
„ H. Coupland. 
„ T. Dod. 
„ E. Evans, sen. 
„ A. H. Hingston. 
„ A. T. Horton. 
„ W. Jarvis. 
„ C. Jones. 
„ S. Johnson. 
Mr. R. Lathbury. 
„ A. H. Mason. 
„ M. Murphy. 
„ J. Pendlebury. 
„ A. Redford. 
„ J. Shaw. 
„ C. Sharp. 
„ R. Sumner. 
„ J. Thompson. 
„ J. A. Turner. 
„ J. Woodcock. 
At a meeting of the Local Committee subsequently held, the following officers were 
appointed :— 
Mr. Abraham, Chairman. 
Mr. Sumner, Vice-Chairman. 
Mr. Davies, Secretary. 
Mr. Shaw, Treasurer. 
