May 10, 1873.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
893 
Jones, David William .Llandilo. 
Law, William Thorburn .Falkirk. 
Miller, Alexander Kenneth.London. 
Morgan, Augustus Kinsey .Newport, Mon. 
Naylor, William Arthur H. ...Manchester. 
Newbould, John Benson.Liverpool. 
Pasmore, Walter Frank .London. 
Pittuck, Frederick W.Helburn-on-Tyne. 
Ronca, Alfred .Upper Norwood. 
Savage, John Welch .Wells. 
Sanderson, Thomas Eastwood...Darlington. 
Weighill, Thomas Armstrong ...Sunderland. 
Will, William Watson.Montrose. 
Library, Museum, and Laboratory Committee. 
The Report of this Committee was read, including a 
•draft of the Annual Report to be presented at the ensuing 
Annual Meeting, which, with certain amendments, was 
received and adopted. 
The following books were ordered to be purchased:— 
Valentine’s ‘ Qualitative Chemical Analysis,’ Tome’s 
1 Dental Surgery,’ ‘ Throat Hospital Pharmacopoeia,’ and 
£ Skin Diseases Hospital Pharmacopoeia.’ 
A chemical balance was also ordered to be purchased. 
Report oe Examinations. 
April, 1873. 
ENGLAND AND WALES. 
Examinations. 
Candidates. 
Examined. Passed. 
Failed. 
Major . . . 
.... 11 
7 
4 
Minor . . . 
.... 69 
38 
31 
Preliminary . 
.... 361 
187 
174 
441 
232 
209 
Certificates received in lieu of the Preliminary exa¬ 
mination :— 
Incorporated Law Society of the United 
Kingdom.1 
University of Cambridge.1 
,, Oxford.1 
3 
Examinations. 
Major . . 
Minor . . 
Modified . 
Preliminary 
SCOTLAND. 
Candidates. 
Examined. 
Passed. 
Failed. 
4 
1 
3 
21 
9 
12 
9 
8 
1 
62 
36 
26 
96 
54 
42 
The North British Branch. 
The President read the report of the deputation which 
recently visited Edinburgh, expressing generally their 
satisfaction with the new premises and arrangements, and 
making certain suggestions for the conduct of the Society’s 
affairs and business in that city. The report was ordered 
to be entered on the minutes. 
The Board of Examiners. 
The Secretary reported the death of Mr. John Gai’le, 
lately one of the Board of Examiners, and the President 
also reported the resignation of Mr. ince in accordance 
with the advice of his medical attendant. 
A resolution was passed accepting the resignation of 
Mr. Ince, and expressing the thanks of the Council for 
his many years’ services on the Board of Examiners. 
Benevolent Fund. 
The Report of the Committee was read, recommending 
the grant of £10 to a Registered Chemist and Druggist 
in distressed circumstances, and also a similar grant of 
£10 to the widow of a deceased member. The Report 
was received and adopted. 
The Conversazione. 
The minutes of the Committee appointed to make 
arrangements for the forthcoming Conversazione at the 
South Kensington Museum, were read and approved. 
The Secretary reported that he had received a com¬ 
munication from the Royal Botanical Society granting 
admission to Professor Bentley’s class during the ensuing 
season. 
Certificate of Cambridge University accepted by the 
Board of Examiners in Scotland in lieu of the Preliminary 
examination of 
Adams, Joseph .Edinburgh. 
Errata. 
Page 866, col. i. for “three hundred and sixty-one” 
read “three hundred and sixty-two.” 
For “one hundred and eighty-seven” read “one hun¬ 
dred and eighty-eight.” 
In the result of the Preliminary examination, p. 867, 
“ Raynor, Charles Thomas, of Leicester,” omitted, should 
be equal with “ Barlow” and “ Corden,” lines 24 and 25. 
Page 867, of towns at which examinations were held, 
Leicester should read “5 | 2 ] 3.” 
Page 869, for “Salisbury, Madge, James C., 10/6,” 
read “Lymington, Madge, James C., 10/6.” 
ftoiuttrial ftimsRctiiras. 
THE NORTHAMPTON PHARMACEUTICAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
A Special Meeting of this Association was held on 
Monday, May 5th. 
The President, Mr. Hester, said the purpose of their 
Association was the education of its members in pharma¬ 
ceutical knowledge, and their preparation for the various 
examinations they had to pass. That they had not failed 
in their purpose was conclusively shown by the fact that 
last month two of their members passed the Minor in 
such a creditable manner, one passing in honours and the 
other close upon the stars. Both those gentlemen he 
warmly congratulated, reflecting, as they did, such credit 
upon the Association. Last week, too, he also noticed with 
great pleasure the name of one of their number very high 
up on the Preliminary list; and he had no doubt many 
others, stimulated by these examples, would go on working 
till they had also become successful. Nor must they forget 
that the simple passing of an examination was not their 
destination, but only a resting-place upon the road. After 
the Secretary had read the minutes, etc., he should call 
their attention to a subject which doubtless was present in 
their minds,—that of a botanical ramble. 
Mr. Druce then read the minutes of the previous meet¬ 
ing and a list of donations, including a very interesting 
and useful series of prescriptions, which contained some 
specimens of foreign prescribing, through Mr. Evans, from 
Mr. Babb, of Taunton. Messrs. Sandall and Maxwell, 
who had kindly acted as examiners, had sent in the result 
of the late examination :— 
Assistants’ Examination — Botany. 
The President’s Prize .Mr. Owen Walks. 
Apprentices ' 1 Examination—Materia Medica , Pharmacy , 
and Botany. 
The Secretary’s First Prize .Jno. Cross. 
„ Second Prize.Lewis J. Bird. 
The prize offered by Mr. Sutton was postponed. 
It was then arranged to have a Botanical Ramble to 
Olne'y and Turvey on May 27, 1873. 
