July 13, 1872.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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of tlie last meeting, which were confirmed, and then laid 
before the Committee the following report of the busi¬ 
ness transacted since last meeting:— 
Tear Book , 1871.—Since the previous meeting of the 
Committee 2000 copies of the Year Book of Pharmacy, 
1871, had been printed; of these there remained in hand 
257 copies. Of the 1743 which had been distributed, 
1,600 had been delivered to members, 115 had been sold, 
and 28 presented to Journals and Societies. 
Subscription. —Professor Attfield further reported 
that in November, 1871, he had issued 1600 applications 
for subscriptions ; in May, 1872, he had found a repeti¬ 
tion of the applications necessary to the extent of 400, 
and on June 21st, 1872, had a third time applied for 300 
of the subscriptions. At the end of the year, June 30 th, 
214 remained unpaid. 
Subjects for Research. —In March of the present year, 
1900 copies of the List of Subjects for Research, 1872, 
were posted to members. This list, before printing, was 
revised and extended by Professor Attfield, and a few 
questions added by some members of the Committee. 
Finance. —Professor Attfield reported that after pay¬ 
ing all expenses for the current year, including the 
editing, printing, binding, publishing and delivery of 
the Year Book, a fresh expense of £9. 12s. 6d. for foreign 
journals required by the editor of the Year Book, general 
printing, and salary to Assistant Secretary, there re¬ 
mained a balance in hand of £47. 4s. Id. 
This amount was about the samo as that left at the 
end of last year. It would thus be seen that the income 
.of the Conference just balanced its expenditure. 
Year Book, 1872.—The editor of the Year Book had 
reported to Professor Attfield that the MS. of the Year 
Book for 1872 was in a forward state; it would be com¬ 
pleted quite as soon as that of last year. The printers 
had promised to produce the volume in a shorter space 
of time than before. 
Mr. Schaciit then read the following letter from T. 
Id. Hills, Esq. :— 
“ 338, Oxford Street , June 6th, 1872. 
“ Dear Mr. Treasurer Schaciit, —At the meeting 
of the British Pharmaceutical Conference, held at Exeter, 
1SG9, I had the good fortune of presenting to your then 
Treasurer and now the President, my friend Mr. H. B. 
Brady, a cheque for fifty guineas, suggesting that the 
Executive of the British Pharmaceutical Conference 
should present books or chemical apparatus of the value 
of £10 or guineas, to the Association of the Chemists 
and Druggists in the city or town in which the Con¬ 
ference met, for the purpose of assisting apprentices 
and assistants in their studies, and for the advancement 
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 
“ As this fund must be nearly exhausted, and as I 
learn or understand, that the experiment has proved use¬ 
ful, I venture to ask you, on behalf of the President and 
Council of the British Pharmaceutical Conference, to 
accept the accompanying (4) Russian bonds of £50 each, 
producing an income of £10 a year, which, I trust, may 
be kept as a permanent fund ; the interest of which, £10 
a year, can be used yearly for the purchase of books or 
apparatus, and presented to the Associations of Chemists 
and Druggists in the cities or towns in which the British 
Pharmaceutical Conference meets. 
“Although I make these suggestions, I give the bonds 
without conditions otherwise than that the interest of! 
the same shall be spent yearly for the advancement of 
Pharmaceutical education and research, under the direc¬ 
tion of the President and Council of the British Phar¬ 
maceutical Conference. 
“ I remain, dear Mr. Treasurer Schacht, 
“ Yours very sincerely, 
“ T. H. Hill's.” 
The Chairman moved, and Mr. Savage seconded the 
acceptance of Mr. Hills’ gift, and that the letter bo 
entered on the minutes of the meeting. 
Moved by Mr. Schacht, seconded by Mr. Mackay, 
and carried unanimously, 
“ That the members of the Executive Committee of 
the British Pharmaceutical Conference hereby record 
their opinion that the thanks of the entire Pharma¬ 
ceutical community are due to Thos. Hyde Hills r 
Esq., for his munificent gift, which they regard as 
calculated to be of lasting benefit to the cause of 
scientific pharmacy. 
“ As representing the section of pharmacists which 
constitute the British Pharmaceutical Conference,, 
they declare their high appreciation of the confi¬ 
dence reposed in them by Mr. Hills in thus consti¬ 
tuting their Association the medium of his gene¬ 
rosity, and they beg him to accept the assurance of 
their gratitude, and the expression of their warmest 
thanks.” 
After some discussion on the best mode of ap¬ 
plying Mr. Hills’ gift, it was resolved that a note be 
addressed to Mr. Hills to the effect that, bearing in view 
the fact that the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society 
is at present engaged in furthering some scheme for pro¬ 
moting Pharmaceutical education, the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of this Conference prefers to postpone decision 
upon the principles of the process by which his generous 
gift shall be distributed. 
The following gentlemen were unanimously elected 
members of the Conference :— 
Adams, Frank; Adlington, AY. B. ; Appleby, Cal¬ 
vert ; Balls, J.; Barrett, E. L.; Berry, E.; Berry, 
T.; Blake, A.; Bland, H.; Booth, AV. G.; Brooke, 
Chas.; Brown, A. H.; Bremridge, R.; Chapman, F.; 
Chantler, R. P.; Cocksedge, H. B.; Cook, Richard; 
Cornelius, J.; Cosway, E. C.; Crawford, S.; Cross, 
William, M.D.; Davenport, G. A.; Delves, George; 
Dunkley, E.; Evans, J. O. ; Eve, Charles; Foulger, S.; 
Garner, J.; Geary, —.; Goodliffe, G. ; Gopal, Pandu- 
rang; Goodwin, J.; Green, S.; Greves, J. B. ; Gunn r 
W.; Pladingham, J. W.; Hardy, S. C.; Higgins, W.; 
Flobbs, D.; Flodgkinson, C.; Hogg, J., F.R.G.S. 
Horner, Edward; Horner, Edward, j un.; Howlett, W. 
H.; Huskisson, II. O.; Iliffe, T. P.; Kirkman, C. J.; 
Lazenby, J. W. ; Lewis, R.; Lingwood, W.; Lloyd, 
Edward, jun.; M‘Naught, A.; Marcham, J. ; Martin, 
T.; Matthews, F.; Meldrum, D.; Moyle, J. ; Newport,. 
W.; Nickson, J. ; Palmer, G. D.; Pattinson, J. S.; 
Pearce, C., M.D.; Pocklington, H.; Powell, W. A. ; 
Pratt, AV.; Probyn, C. ; Purdy, J. T.; Rawlings, T.; 
Rich, S. W. ; Richardson, T. J.; Riches, AY. J. ; Skould- 
ing, AY.; Slinger, F.; Smith, J., M.D. ; Smith, J. S.; 
Smith, P. S.; Speedily, E.; Symes, E. W.; Thompson, 
G. B.; Todd, T.; Townshend, R. ; Yizer, E. B. ; Watts, 
C. C.; AYells, AY.; AVhitla, J.; AVills, E. ; AVilford, J. ; 
AYilkes, J. S.; Wright, T. ; Young, J.,M.D.; Young, T. 
IJsrlianwntarj anil Sato §racciuugs. 
HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
The Juries Bills. 
The House is to go into Committee on the Amended 
Bill on Monday, July 15th. 
The Public Health Bills. 
The Committee on these Bills ha3 been deferred till 
Friday, July 12th. 
Adulteration of Food, Drugs, etc. Bill. 
This Bill, which has already been printed (A ol. II. 
p. 715), is set down for Committee on Thursday, July 
11th. Lord Eustace Cecil has given notice of amend- 
