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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[February 1, 187cL 
George’s, Hanover Square, and Chelsea, it has also 
been resolved to include the office of analyst in the 
duties of officer of health. The Whitechapel Board 
have appointed Dr. Meymott Tidy, professor of chemistry 
at the London Hospital, at a fee of one guinea for the 
first hundred analyses, and a decreasing scale for cases 
beyond that number. Dr. Hardwicke has been elected 
for Paddington, Dr. Yinen for St. Olave, Dr. Muter for 
Wandsworth, and in St. Saviour’s the office was volun¬ 
tarily undertaken by the medical officer of health. In 
Poplar the appointment has been given to Dr. Wood- 
forde, one of the medical officers of health, payment being 
made for each analysis on a fixed scale. Dr. Letheby 
has been appointed analyst for the City ; Dr. Bernays, 
professor of chemistry at St. Thomas’s Hospital, has 
been appointed for Camberwell, Dr. Whitmore for Mary- 
lebone, Dr. Pavey for St. Luke’s, Dr. Rogers for Lime- 
house, Dr. Muter for Lambeth and St. George’s, South¬ 
wark. With three exceptions the local authorities of 
each district have elected their own medical officers of 
health as analysts, and in Whitechapel the office was 
refused by Dr. Liddle, the medical officer, on the ground 
that medical officers were generally not competent to 
undertake the duties contemplated by the Act.-— Times , 
Jan. 29. 
CONVERSAZIONE OF THE MELBOURNE 
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
The second annual conversazione of the above Society 
was held on Thursday, November 2Sth, at the residence 
of the president, Mr. Johnson, at St. Kilda. About 150 
persons were present, including many of the leading 
medical practitioners of Melbourne and suburbs, together 
with a number of ladies. The rooms and garden were 
very tastefully decorated and illuminated. The Presi¬ 
dent, in a few remarks, opened the proceedings, and an¬ 
nounced the programme of the evening, which consisted 
of short lectures, of some ten minutes’ duration (inter¬ 
spersed with music), from Baron Yon Mueller and 
Messrs. Sydney Gibbons, R. L. J. Ellery, Government 
astronomer, and J. Bosisto, hon. secretary. Dr. Ralph 
and others exhibited microscopes, and during the even¬ 
ing the company had the opportunity of inspecting a 
number of valuable instruments, medical and chemical, 
and some rare preparations. In one of the rooms which 
forms part of the suite Mr. Pritchard highly delighted 
the visitors by the exhibition of the kaleidograph, an 
instrument invented by himself, intended to fix per¬ 
manently pictures for patterns, being an adaptation of 
Sir David Brewster’s discovery. During his remarks, 
Baron von Mueller showed that pharmacy had in differ¬ 
ent parts of the world, and in all ages, produced some 
of the most eminent philosophers the world has seen. 
A great number were mentioned who had passed away, 
and a goodly few of those living, such as Liebig, Rose, 
Wittstein, etc. Baron von Mueller also dwelt upon the 
aid pharmacy had rendered to medical science generally. 
Mr. Sydney Gibbons lectured upon the character of the 
water supply, illustrating his subject with some beautiful 
drawings. Mr. Ellery followed upon “ Light, and the 
Nature of the Different Yarieties and Effects upon Co¬ 
lours,” and illustrated the subject with some marked 
experiments. Mr. Bosisto followed upon “ The Sources 
of Perfume,” showing that all plants had a perfume 
sui generis. The processes adopted for extracting 
these were explained very lucidly, and a num¬ 
ber were exhibited obtained from Victorian plants, 
some of remarkable fragrance. Other gentlemen, in¬ 
cluding Messrs. Newberry, Blackett, Glover, Hill, 
Grimwade, Kennedy, Johnson, Wragge, etc., assisted 
greatly by contributions and explanations in filling up 
the time till supper, which was substantially and 
abundantly provided. During the interval the hall was 
cleared, and the entertainment terminated with a ball, 
which was kept up with great spirit and heartiness till 
three o’clock. 
ANNUAL SOIREE OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES 
CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
This event took place on the evening of Thursday 
week, the 23rd of January. As on the similar occasion- 
last year, it was held in the spacious Assembly Room of 
the Royal Hotel, Birmingham, and it proved a most- 
successful and enjoyable evening. About 250 guests 
assembled, composed of chemists and a few leading 
medical and scientific men, with a large number of ladies.. 
An attractive display of objects of scientific, chemical 
and pharmaceutical interest, occupied several tables in 
the room during the earlier hours of the evening. Amongst- 
these Messrs. Southall, Son and Dymond, exhibited 
several new and rare pharmaceutical products ; Messrs. 
P. Harris and Co., a number of chemicals and a variety 
of Giessler’s vacuum tubes in operation ; Messrs. Hopkins- 
and Williams some interesting and rare chemicals: 
Messrs. John Wright and Co., a series of models of 
Wallace’s patent gas burners, heat regulators of novel 
construction, a small laboratory boiler heated bj r gas, a 
portable Turkish bath, etc. Mr. 0. Sargent, experiments, 
with yellow flame on a variety of colours. A number 
of microscopes, stereographs, photographs, pictures, with 
a variety of other objects, were also supplied by several 
gentlemen, forming altogether a display of much interest.. 
Mr. Alfred Bird exhibited a fine cabinet of harmonized 
glass bowls, on which he played several tunes. At 
half-past nine o’clock, Mr. C. J. Woodward, B.Sc. of 
the Midland Institute, delivered a short and brilliant 
lecture on “Flame,” which was highly appreciated. 
Dancing commenced about ten o’clock, and was kept up 
with great spirit and zest until after two o'clock, w r hen 
the company separated after a most hearty re-union, 
which will class as one of the best of those which 
have distinguished the growing interests of chemistry 
and pharmacy in the Midland Counties. 
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