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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[January 4, 187 3.- 
Wills, George Sampson Valentine . .Hay. 
ITT Till T 1 • T» 
Wolstenholme, J ohn, jun.Bury. 
Woodall, John Leigh .Manchester. 
Worringham, Edward.Ipswich. 
Benevolent Fund. 
The Treasurer reported that he had received of the 
executors under the will of Mrs. Jane Lyon, late of 17a, 
Albert Terrace, Knightsbridge, the legacy of £500, be¬ 
queathed to the Benevolent Fund of the Society, free 
from duty. 
Resolved—“ That the Treasurer be requested to invest 
the said £500 in Consols to the account of the Benevo¬ 
lent Fund.” 
In reply to an inquiry the Secretary said that each of 
the executors of the testatrix would be entitled to five 
votes for life at each election of annuitants. 
The Treasurer was also requested to pay the fourteen 
annuitants on the Benevolent Fund their quarter’s an¬ 
nuities to Lady Day next. 
Finance Committee. 
The usual monthly report of the Finance Committee 
was read and received, and payments for rents, salaries, 
etc., ordered. 
Adjournment of the Council. 
It was moved by the President, seconded by the Trea¬ 
surer, and resolved— 
“That the Council do adjourn until Wednesday, 
January 8th, at 11 o’clock.” 
BENEVOLENT FUND. 
Subscriptions, Donations, and Legacy Received 
During October, November and December, 1872. 
SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
London. 
£ s. d. 
Davenport, J. T., 33, Great Russell Street .....220 
Fowler, Stanley, 36, Elgin Crescent, W.110 
Hickman, William, Archer Street, Hotting Hill, W. . . 0 10 6 
Johnson, Robert, D., 59, Camberwell New Road ... 0 10 6 
Pattison, George, 139, St. John Street Road, E.C. ...110 
Tippett, Benjamin, M., 3, Sloane Street.0 10 6 
Turner, C. E., 63, Great Russell Street.0 10 6 
Wood, Edward, 20, Sussex Street, S.W. . . , ... 0 10 6 
Wylde, George, 53, King’s Road, Chelsea.0 10 6 
Country. 
Bradford, Eaull, John. 110 
Cheltenham, Fletcher, Francis.0 10 6 
Forest Hill, Furze, Mrs. H.0 10 6 
,, Simpson, Thomas.050 
Forney, Wellington, J. ,....030 
Glasgow, Jaap, John.0 10 6 
Gloucester , Berry, Edward $ .050 
Grantham, Welborn, George. ...026 
Hull, Hudson, John. .220 
„ Grindall, William. ....050 
Ipswich, Cornall, William.110 
Liverpool, Coupland, Henry .110 
Lydney, Smith, J. (representatives of).0 10 6 
,, Beard, James. ’....llO 
Mansfield, Patterson, D. J.050 
Neivcastle-on-Tyne, Wilson, J.H. .. !o50 
,, Watson, T. E..’ 0 10 0 
Northampton, Negus, S.0 10 0 
Fensarn, near Abergele, J.H.1 0 5 0 
Portsmouth, Pasmore, George. o 10 6 
Bomford, Lasham, John W.! ! 0 10 6 
JRothesay, Macintosh, A.! 0 5 0 
Sunbury, Leare, J. * O 10 0 
Tweedmouth, Mac In tyre, P. S. .050 
Waltham Abbey, Marshall, James A. ....110 
Wandsworth, Bolton, H. N. ! 1 1 0 
Waver tree, Hay, Thomas A. -.! 0 10 6 
Donation. 
Mumbray, R. G., Richmond, S.W. 0 10 6 
Legacy. 
From the Executors under the Will of the late 
Mrs. Jane Lyon,ot 17a, Albert Terrace, Knightsbridge . 500 0 0 
BroiibtrisJ 
MANCHESTER CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
An ordinary meeting was held in the class-room, 37,- 
Blackfriara Street, on Thursday evening, December 
12th ; Mr. W. S. Brown, President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected associates:— 
Messrs. Halliwell, Unsworth, Orton, Crowther, Lupton,, 
Clegg, Drew, Hudson, Pollett, Chatwood, Lister, 
Bennett, Baynor, Mason and Walters. 
Mr. J. T. Slugg, F.R.A.S., delivered a most interesting- 
lecture on “Our Planet, its size, shape, weight, past 
history, and present condition.” 
A cordial vote of thanks to the lecturer, proposed bjr 
Mr. Hampson, of London, and seconded by Mr. Mum¬ 
bray, was passed. 
The Chairman then briefly explained the amended 
regulations of the Board of Examiners, and considerable 
discussion followed, Mr. Hampson and some others 
expressing their disapproval of the alterations. 
Mr. Siebold thought that an attempt had been made 
to render the examinations more practical; the slight 
extension of chemical knowledge required was most 
desirable. He believed that to be any use to the pharma¬ 
ceutical student, chemistry should'be carried far enough, 
to enable him to apply ordinary tests, and he had met 
with many young men who had passed the Major utterly 
unable to perform such operations. He hoped that this 
increase of science would be balanced by a corresponding 
decrease of mere “cram” subjects. He had before ex¬ 
pressed his strong disapproval of what appeared to him. 
objectionable in the examinations, and his opinions re¬ 
mained unchanged as to the utter uselessness of such 
knowledge as could be only crammed up for the occa¬ 
sion. He did not believe there was a pharmacist pre¬ 
sent, even of forty years’ experience, who could remember 
the exact composition of all the compound powders, etc. 
of the Pharmacopoeia. If such knowledge was not found 
necessary by heads of large establishments, why should 
it be required of students ? He had observed for some 
time past, however, a growing inclination on the part of 
the examiners to ask candidates more difficult questions 
than formerly, often with a view of testing the soundness 
of their knowledge, and he believed that every effort was 
now made to exclude the unqualified man. 
The next meeting w r ill be held on Friday evening, 
January 17th, at 7.30, when a lecture will be delivered 
by Mr. Louis Siebold. 
jof jSrientific SwMcs. 
PARIS SOCIETE DE PIIARMACIE. 
A meeting of this society was held on Wednesday r 
November 6th, under the presidency of M. Stanislas Mar¬ 
tin. After some preliminary business, M. Boucher- 
brought forward his proposition as to the collection of 
the materials necessary for an universal pharmacopoeia. 
M. Boucher has been promised the assistance of many 
competent persons, and he asked that he might be 
charged with the labour requisite for carrying out this 
important project. It was decided to remit the con¬ 
sideration of his request to the committee previously 
nominated upon this question. 
M. Poggiale presented a note from M. Dubois, phar- 
maeien militaire, upon two new processes for the pre¬ 
paration of sulphovinate of soda. After the sulphovinic- 
acid has been prepared by the ordinary process and 
allowed to cool, it is diluted with strong alcohol and satu¬ 
rated directly with purified carbonate of soda in powder. 
When this method is adopted no special precautions are 
necessary, since if too much carbonate of soda be added 
that salt is insoluble in the alcohol, and remains upon. 
