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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [September 24, 1870. 
Deacon, for the direct manufacture of bleaching powder 
from the gases issuing directly from the salt-cake fur¬ 
nace. Air is admitted together with hydrochloric acid 
gas, and the mixture is passed over red-hot bricks, im¬ 
pregnated with copper salt. The oxide of copper acts 
as by contact and remains unaltered, whilst the chlorine, 
watery vapour and excess of air pass at once into the 
lime chamber. There are many practical difficulties in 
working this process, some of which have still to be 
overcome, but I believe we shall hear from Mr. Deacon 
that, notwithstanding this drawback, he has accom¬ 
plished his end of making good bleaching-powder by 
this process. 
On the motion of Professor Williamson a vote of 
thanks was tendered to the President for his address. 
Mr. D. Forbes read the Report of the Committee ap¬ 
pointed to inquire into the chemical nature of cast iron. 
The reading of papers upon the following subjects 
was then proceeded with :—■ 
A New Chlorine Process without Manganese. By 
Mr. Henry Deacon. 
The Weldon Process for the Manufacture of Chlorine. 
By Walter Weldon, F.C.S. 
Air Pollution from Chemical Works. By Alfred 
Fletcher, C.E. 
Phenomena of the Crystallization of a Double Salt. 
By J. Berger Spencer, F.C.S. 
In the Anatomy and Physiology Department of Sec¬ 
tion D (Biology) Dr. Richardson read an important report 
on methyl compounds. With some small aid • from the 
funds of the Association, he has for some years carried 
on a series of investigations into the uses of various 
ethers and alcohols in medicine and surgery; and he was 
this year able to point out new remedies, the fruit of his 
labours, that have won, and promise to hold, a high 
place among the agents employed for the relief of pain 
and the cure of disease. He finds that it is becoming 
possible to predict the action of new compounds with 
great exactness from their chemical composition, and 
also by modifying composition to remove sources of in¬ 
convenience or of danger. By this line of work he hopes 
to arrive ultimately at an agent that will supersede 
chloroform and its analogues, and that will suspend sen¬ 
sation without danger to life. As a step in this direction, 
he announced the discovery of “ tri-ethylic ether,” a new 
substance, which had already been used as an anaesthetic, 
and from which excellent results might be expected. 
Dr. Richardson’s report was very well received by a 
large audience, and called forth expressions of warm 
commendation of his labours from several speakers. 
On Friday, in Section B, the following papers were 
read:— 
Artificial Alizarine. By W. H. Perkin, F.R.S. 
The Lancashire Alkali Trade. By W. Gossage, F.C.S. 
The Hydrogenation and Hydriodate of Cyanogen. By 
Mr. T. Fairley. 
The Distillation of Sulphuric Acid. By Mr. T. Fairley. 
The Time needed for the Completion of Chemical 
Change. By Dr. Hurter. 
Reciprocal Decomposition, viewed with reference to 
Time. By J. H. Gladstone, F.R S. 
A Method for the Determination of Sulphur' in Coal 
Gas. By A. Vernon Harcourt, F.R.S. 
The Estimation of Sulphur in Coal Gas. By W. 
Marriott, F.R.S. 
Note on Thermal Equivalents. By J. Dewar, F.R.S.E. 
In the evening Professor Tyndall delivered his lecture 
on the Scientific Uses of the Imagination to a crowded 
audience at the Philharmonic Hall. Professor Huxley, 
the President of the Association, occupied the chair. 
On Monday, the Report of the Committee on the Treat¬ 
ment and Utilization of Sewage was read by Mr. Grant¬ 
ham, C.E. 
A Supplementary Report on the Analysis of Sewer 
Gases, by Professor Caulfield. 
The Phosphate Process applied to the treatment of 
Sewage. By Professor Forbes. 
At the meeting of the General Committee, after the 
various invitations had been read, Professor Balfour 
moved, and Sir Walter Elliott seconded, that Edinburgh 
should be visited in 1871. The proposal was supported 
by Sir Roderick Murchison and Mr. Cowan, late M.P. 
for Edinburgh, and carried unanimously. Lord Hough¬ 
ton then moved, and Mr. Gassiott seconded, that the 
meeting should be held at Brighton in 1872 ; this also 
was carried. Upon the proposition of Professor Stokes, 
seconded by Mr. Spottiswoode, Sir William Thomson 
was chosen to succeed Professor Huxley in the office of 
President. 
ANDERSON’S UNIVERSITY. 
ELECTION OF PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY. 
A pro re natd meeting of the members of Anderson’s 
University was held on 23rd ultimo, for the purpose of 
electing a professor to the chair of Scientific Chemistry, 
yacant by the death of Dr. Frederick Penny; Mr. Young, 
the President, in the chair. 
The Secretary stated that applications for the vacant 
office had been received from the following gentlemen:— 
Dr. J. E. Thorpe, Owens College, Manchester; J. C. 
Brown, B.Sc. Lond., F.C.S., School of Medicine, Royal 
Infirmary, Liverpool; Thomas Ward, Ph.D., F.C.S., 
London; R. C. Moffat, Ph.D., Glasgow; Robert R. Tat- 
tock, F.R.S.C., F.C.S., Glasgow; and Dr. John Clark, 
F.C.S., Glasgow. 
The Rev. Dr. Forbes said he was fully persuaded that 
the trustees were deeply sensible of the important bear¬ 
ing which this election, of a successor to Dr. Penny must 
exercise upon the Anfiersonian University, and that they 
were conscientiously desirous that their choice might be 
such that the gentleman elected should not only sustain, 
but, if possible, advance the celebrity of the chemical 
chair, extend the knowledge of chemistry in this great 
commercial city, and enlarge the ever-increasing domain 
of discovery by important contributions, which might 
redound not only to his own celebrity, but to the honour 
of the institution. He then concluded by proposing 
that Dr. J ohn Clark be appointed to the vacant chair. 
Dr. Ritchie seconded the nomination. 
Mr. A. Harvie, after a few remarks in favour of Dr. 
Thorpe, read a note to the trustees from W. H. Perkin, 
of London, on the qualifications of Dr. Thorpe, and con¬ 
cluded by proposing his election. Mr. James Napier 
seconded the nomination. 
Mr. J. H. M‘Clure proposed Mr. Tattock. 
The meeting proceeded to vote by ballot, Mr. G. An¬ 
derson, M.P., and Mr. W. Redder being appointed scru¬ 
tineers. The voting papers having been carefully gone 
over by the scrutineers, Mr. Anderson intimated as fol¬ 
lows :—Dr. Thorpe, 28 ; Dr. Clark, 23 ; Dr. Brown, 4; 
Mr. Tattock, 2. Dr. Thorpe was declared duly elected. 
At Hull, on the 16th inst., aged 33, Mr. Thomas 
Toogood, jun.,—of the firm of Messrs. T. Toogood and 
Sons, Chemists, and son of Alderman Toogood,—much 
respected. 
The following journals Lave been received:—The ‘British 
Medical Journal,’ Sept. 17 ; the £ Medical Times and Gazette,’ 
Sept. 17; the ‘Lancet,’ Sept. 17; the ‘Medical Press,’ Sept. 
21; ‘ Nature,’ Sept. 15; the ‘ Chemical News,’ Sept. 16 ;' £ Jour¬ 
nal of the Society of Arts,’ Sept. 16; ‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle,’ 
Sept. 17; the ‘Grocer,’ Sept. 17; the ‘English Mechanic,’ 
Sept. 16; ‘American Journal of Pharmacy’ for September; 
‘ Chemist and Druggist,’ Sept. 15 ; ‘ Chemists and Druggists’ 
Advocate,’ Sept. 20; ‘Produce Markets Review,’ Sept. 17; 
‘ Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Reporter,’ Nos. 691 to 702. 
