January 21,1871.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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* Humphry, Horatio .Southampton. 
*Brown, James .Ampthill. 
Overton, Charles Arthur.Horncastle. 
Smith, John Francis .Scarborough. 
Chi tty, Frederick..Titchfield. 
Parker, John Samuel .Peterborough. 
•s .( Jones, Alfred.Northampton. 
J" ( Watmough, George Capes ... .Caistor. 
Atkinson, David .London. 
Francis, William.Carmarthen. 
Arundel, Matthew Henry .... .Penge. 
Coles, Samuel J ohn.Liverpool. 
The above names are arranged in order of merit. 
fwMtml franmifrits. 
THE SHEFFIELD PHARMACEUTICAL AND 
CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The Second Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday 
evening, January 11th, in the Rooms, Music Hall; Mr. 
Wilson, the President, in the chair. 
The Secretary read the following Report:— 
“ In presenting the Second Annual Report, the Coun¬ 
cil have great pleasure in being able to offer their con¬ 
gratulations upon the prosperous condition of the Asso¬ 
ciation. The number of Members and Associates shows 
a slight increase upon that of last year, the losses by 
resignations and death having been replaced by new 
Members ; and we have every reason to believe that the 
third year will be commenced by a considerable addition 
to our numbers. 
“ The Council desire to acknowledge the services Mr. 
Ward has rendered to the Association by gratuitously 
giving a course of chemical lectures (prepared at great 
expense of time) to the students during the Summer Ses¬ 
sion. An attempt was also made to form a botanical 
class, but proved unsuccessful. At the ordinary monthly 
meetings lectures have been given upon— 
“ ‘ The Detection of Poisons,’ by W. Baker, Esq., 
F.C.S. 
“ ‘ Nitrous Oxide, or Laughing Gas,’ by Dr. Har¬ 
rison, F.C.S. 
“The Winter Session was inaugurated with an ad¬ 
dress by Dr. J. C. Hall, Oct. 19th, since which the fol¬ 
lowing lectures have been given :—• 
“‘The Nightshades,’ by Dr. Griffiths. 
“ ‘ The Laws of Heat,’ by W. Baker, Esq., F.C.S. 
“ ‘ The Dangerous Gases of Coal Mines,’ by Mr. Brad- 
well, an Associate of the Society. 
“ It was decided to hold fortnightly meetings, trusting 
that Associates would be induced to read short ‘ Papers,’ 
and to give opportunity for discussion; but, from un¬ 
avoidable causes, they have not been carried out. 
“ A Latin Class, conducted by Mr. Fox, and a Che¬ 
mical Class, by Mr. Allen, have been organized, and are 
now in active operation; the number in each being about 
twelve. 
“ Prizes have been offered by members of the Council, 
for which the students are invited to compete at the end 
of the course. Strenuous efforts have been made by the 
Council to extend the usefulness of the Association, by 
throwing open these classes to the Assistants and Ap¬ 
prentices of neighbouring towns; and, with that object, 
deputations of the Council visited Rotherham and Ches¬ 
terfield, and canvassed all the chemists and druggists in 
those places. 
“Notwithstanding adverse circumstances, their success 
was such as to augur well for the future of the Associa¬ 
tion ; and the Council have every confidence that Shef¬ 
field will become the centre of pharmaceutical education 
for the district. 
“ The Council are indebted to Mr. James Allport, 
General Manager of the Midland Railway Company, for 
allowing the Chesterfield students to travel to and fro at 
reduced fares. 
“ The Library now contains many valuable works for 
study and reference; seventeen volumes have recently 
been purchased. The Pharmaceutical Journal, the 
gift of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society, and 
the Lancet are now weekly placed upon the table of the 
reading-room. 
“ Valuable donations to the Library and Museum have 
been received from the President, Mr. E. Wilson, of a 
large Smee’s galvanic battery; from Mr. Nathaniel 
Booth, Rotherham, of thirty-seven volumes of the Lancet 
and seven volumes of Bell’s ‘ Surgery ;’ and from Messrs. 
Cubley and Preston of a small cabinet of mineral speci¬ 
mens. 
“ The Council, in retiring from office, solicit for their 
successors the support of the masters, not only in con¬ 
tributing to the funds of the Association, but by giving 
every facility for their assistants and apprentices to 
attend the classes and reading-room. 
“ They look back upon the operations of the past as 
very successful ; they see an increasing desire on the 
part of the students to avail themselves of the advan¬ 
tages the Society offers; and they have every confidence 
that the educational department will be placed upon a 
firm basis.” 
Balance Sheet. 
General Account. 
Dr. £. s. d. 
By Balance from 1869 . 10 19 2 
,, 55 Members, at 10s.27 10 0 
,, 44 Associates at 2 s. 6d .5 10 0 
„ Mr. Wilkinson’s subscription .... 110 
„ Balance from Dinner.0 7 0 
„ Bank Interest.100 
46 7 2 
Cr. 
To Rent, Gas, Coal, Advertising, Printing, 
etc. 30 19 0$ 
,, Bank Commission.Oil 
„ Secretary’s Petty Cash.2 17 5 
„ Balance in hand.12 9 7$ 
46 7 2 
Furnishing, Museum and Library Account. 
Dr. 
By Balance from 1869 . 30 10 10J 
„ Mr. Watson’s Donation.110 
Cr. 
To Books, etc. 
,, Balance in hand . . . 
31 11 10$ 
8 0 3 
23 11 7$ 
Microscope Account. 
Dr. 
By Balance from 1869.. 
Cr. 
To Lamp Glasses. 
,, Balance in hand . .. 
Total Balance in hand. 
By General Account. 
„ Museum ,, . 
„ Microscope ,, . 
31 11 10$ 
4 18 4 
0 2 6 
4 15 10 
4 18 4 
12 9 7$ 
23 11 7$ 
4 15 10 
40 17 1 
* Passed with honours. 
Mr. Barber proposed, and Mr. Cubley seconded, that 
