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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS 
[August 17, 1872. 
which he was proud to he connected. He had corre¬ 
spondents in all parts of the world, and they all expressed 
cordial friendship with that organization. He most 
heartily proposed the toast which had been put into his 
hands, because he believed that the success of the Con¬ 
ference had been brought about by the perseverance of 
the gentlemen mentioned. 
Dr. Attfield, in responding, said that as he had told 
them year after year, it was with very great pleasure 
that he did anything in support of the Conference. He 
could give an illustration of the excellent effect which 
the Conference produced by its various meetings. When 
it was proposed to visit Dundee, a gentleman who knew 
Scotland well, said, “I hope you won’t go to Dundee. 
I know the members of the trade there are ready to cut 
one another’s throats. They dare not do that, but depend 
upon it they will do what they can to cut yours.” How¬ 
ever, the Conference went to Dundee, and on the second ! 
day an excursion was organized for the following day.; 
The excursion took place, and by that time the chemists 
of Dundee had learned what a pleasant thing it was to 
shake hands with one another. All the chemists closed 
their shops on the occasion of the excursion, and spent a 
jolly day in the Highlands. As regarded his duties as 
secretary, he had many things to do which might be 
done by an ordinary clerk. He had no objection to per¬ 
form such duties, but he believed that if a paid officer 
could be kept, he himself could serve the Conference 
more usefully by original research. Ho had thought 
that another thousand members would enable that plan 
to be carried out, but now his hopes had been dashed to 
the ground by that dreadful rise in the prices of every- j 
thing, including the printing and publishing of the! 
Year Book. The change, however, might be effected by I 
a still greater accession to the number of members. 
Next year the Conference might come to some conclusion 
on this subject. 
Mr. Bexger also returned thanks. He said that hitherto 
his duties had been only nominal, as no work had been 
sent to him to do; but it would give him the greatest | 
satisfaction to perform any work for the Association 
which was pdaced in his hands. 
Mr. ScHAciiT said that his office was a post of honour 
devoid of all danger. He hoped that the meeting of the 
Conference would lead to the formation of a local asso¬ 
ciation in Brighton, that town being eminently qualified 
for such a purpose. Young men would find the duties 
of local secretary to be of a most pleasant character. 
Mr. Reynolds also joined in the acknowledgment of 
the toast. Ho said that it was a great gratification to 
him to know that the chairman of the evening, who had 
been a warm friend of the Conference from the first, 
represented the town of Brighton in the magnificent 
reception which had been accorded to them. He was 
quite sure that in the records of the Association no meet¬ 
ing would be recorded as a more complete success than 
the present one. They were under the greatest obliga¬ 
tion to the gentlemen of the town. 
_ Mr. Cornish said that the pleasing duty devolved upon 
him of proposing the toast of the honorary and other 
officers of the Pharmaceutical Society, in conjunction 
with the names of Mr. T. II. Hills, and Mr. E. Bremridge. 
Every one must be aware that the success of such an 
association depended in a great measure upon the effi¬ 
ciency of its officers. Mr. Hills had frequently resorted 
to his purse for the benefit of the Society, and amongst 
the various treasurers none deserved higher esteem and 
honour. As to Mr. Bremridge, he "had said when 
Mr. Bremridge was appointed to succeed the late Mr. 
Smith as secretary, that he would be the right man in 
the right place, and that had proved to be a right 
opinion. He had always had faith in the officers of the 
Society. 
Mr. T. II. Hills, in returning thanks, said that in 
coming down to Brighton he felt quite at home, for he 
was apprenticed at Brighton five-and-thirty years ago, 
and he had many pleasing associations connected with 
it. The Prime Minister said at the Mansion House the 
other day that the longer he lived the more he felt con¬ 
vinced that local institutions were very desirable. He 
(Mr. Hills) was of the same opinion; and he believed 
that where local institutions existed there were fewer 
jealousies and imaginary differences. Every town ought 
to have a local association, and he believed that from this- 
day one would be established at Brighton. He also 
hoped that the gentlemen from various parts of the 
country would upon going home organize local associa¬ 
tions in their own towns. That -would be a first step to¬ 
wards pharmaceutical education. The Council of the 
Pharmaceutical Society would do all in their power to 
help such associations. The question of founding lec-- 
tureships could then be entertained. 
Mr. Bremridge said that he fully appreciated the- 
honour which had been paid him and his fellow-officers, 
but he felt unable to express himself in a satisfactory 
manner. He might say that each officer had in his de¬ 
partment done his best con amove for the benefit of the 
Society. 
Mr. R. W.. Giles proposed “ The Pharmaceutical As¬ 
sociations of America and Canada.” He said that he 
could declare, without the slightest affectation, that 
he deeply regretted that ho was unable to do honour 
to a toast which he was sure the company would wish 
to be presented in the best possible form. They might 
feel some amount of shame -when they saw the brilliant 
examples of research and laborious work which had 
been performed by their brethren across the Atlantic 
in the path of pharmaceutical science. The feelings of 
the two nations were cordial and kind, and although 
there had been differences in the political horizon, the ■ 
hearts of the people were united. He would associate 
with the toast the names of Professor Markoe and Pro¬ 
fessor Wayne. 
Professor Markoe said that the reception which had 
been given to him was quite overwhelming. His visit 
to England had been one of the greatest pleasures of his • 
life. Spite of the newspapers and political hucksters, 
there was a hearty sympathy between the great masses 
of the people of the two countries of England and 
America. Especially was there sympathy on the subject 
of pharmacy. He had scarcely set foot on English soil 
before he received attentions of the most marked and 
flattering kind. Great interest was taken in pharmacy 
in America, and pharmacists travelled immense distances 
to attend conferences. The next meeting of the Ameri¬ 
can Pharmaceutical Association would take place in the 
city of Cleveland, Ohio, in the second week in Septem¬ 
ber. As a Yice-President he invited all the pharmacists 
in Great Britain to attend that convention, and he 
| would assure those who might be disposed to venture so- 
far that they would receive the heartiest possible wel¬ 
come from the American pharmacists. 
Dr. J. Baker Edwards also responded to the toast in 
a short speech. 
Mr. S. C. Betty' then proposed the “Pharmaceutical 
Press,” coupling with it the name of Dr. Paul. He 
remarked upon the importance of the services rendered 
to the pharmaceutical body by the press, both in con¬ 
veying information and acting the part of mentor, and 
expressed a belief that it would always be found of great 
service in assisting them to attain any object they had 
in view for the furtherance of pharmacy. 
The toast having been responded to, the company 
next drank the health of the Town Council and 
Pavilion Committee, who had kindly placed the 
banqueting-rooin at the disposal of the local committee 
free of expense. The remaining toasts were “The 
Visitors,” “The Chairman” (Mr. W. D. Savage), and 
“The Vice-Chairmea” (Messrs. Cornish, Brew, and. 
Schweitzer). 
