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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. [February is, 1871 . 
of tlie Bill was a clause proposing regulations con¬ 
cerning the sale of proprietary medicines. This was 
ordered to he withdrawn. It is curious to notice 
that the same confusion in the use of the term 
Irabmcial fenmtiira. 
NORWICH CHEMISTS’ ASSISTANTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
“patent medicine” exists in Canada as in this 
country, in its application to secret nostrums, 
whereas the essence of a patent medicine is, that 
the formula shall he known and deposited with the 
proper authorities. 
The proposed typographical changes in the Ch icago 
Pharmacist have been effected in the first number of 
the fourth volume, just received. Notwithstanding 
the increased quantity of matter, the journal, in its 
new form, has a decidedly handsome appearance. 
The American Journal of Pharmacy announces 
that proof sheets of the volume containing the Pro¬ 
ceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Associa¬ 
tion at the Baltimore meeting have been received, 
and that its publication may be expected very shortly. 
The Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia College 
of Pharmacy is to be held on Monday, March 27. 
transactions of 
EXAMINATION IN LONDON. 
February 1 Oth, 1871. 
Present—Messrs. Allchin, Bird, Carteighe, Cracknell, 
Davenport, Deane, Edwards, Gale, Garle, Haselden and 
Ince. 
Dr. Grecnhow was also present, on behalf of the Privy 
Council. 
MODIFIED EXAMINATION. 
Forty-two Candidates presented themselves for exa¬ 
mination ; the following passed and were registered as 
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. 
Banbury, William Walter .. 
Batty, Thomas. 
Brunton, William Walker .. 
Burton, Joseph. 
Cadby, Samuel Kittle. 
Crisswell, Frederick. 
Davies, Samuel. 
Evans, Daniel Ogilvie. 
Field, Henry. 
Fox, George Clement. 
Gibson, Reuben Leonard .. 
Graves, Joseph Waddington 
James, David Owen. 
Johnson, Arthur . 
Kiddle, James . 
Kimber, James. 
Legg, Matthew Henry 
Logan, Francis... 
Mason, Thomas . 
Mitchell, Charles Edward .. 
Palmer, Henry James. 
Phillips, Thomas Madocks .. 
Roberts, Janies. 
Sirett, Henry . 
Smith, Joseph . 
Smith, Lucius Jeffreston 
Strachan, Binny . 
Toy, George Bentley . 
Watts, Walter... 
.... Burford. 
.... York. 
.... London. 
.... Southampton. 
.... Margate. 
.... Seaforth. 
.... Liverpool. 
.... Halstead. 
.... Brighton. 
.. .. London. 
.. .. Loughborough. 
.... Reading. 
.. . .Newport, Pembroke. 
.... Rotherham. 
.... Bristol. 
.. . .Stamford-in-the-Vale. 
.. .. London. 
.... Pembroke Dock. 
... .Nottingham. 
.. . .Tunbridge Wells. 
.... Hulme. 
.... Haverfordwest. 
... .New Brighton. 
.. .. Buckingham. 
.. .. Kilnhurst. 
....Wortley, Sheffield. 
.. .. Wimborne. 
.,.. London. 
... . Peterborough. 
A General Meeting of the above Society was held on 
Wednesday, January 25; the Vice-President, Mr. E. 
Nuthall, in the chair. 
The Chairman said, before proceeding to the business' 
of the meeting, as specified by the public notice, he 
thought it would he well briefly to review the progress, 
of the Society since their last meeting. 
In the first place they had been favoured by Mr. Sutton 
with two excellent lectures on Chemistry—lectures that, 
although adapted to the requirements of the juvenile' 
members, had been highly instructive to all, and tho¬ 
roughly illustrated by most interesting experiments. 
For information respecting the library and museum, 
he would refer them to their treasurer, Mr. Butler, who- 
had been aci ing- as secretary, merely noticing the great 
obligation that the Society was under to Thomas Hyde 
Hills, Esq., for supplying them with the nucleus of a 
library. 
With the exception of a fortnight at Christmas, the 
four weekly classes had been regularly held, and he only 
regretted that the attendance had not been regular as- 
w T ell, for with the exception of the Latin class, the num¬ 
ber of students had fallen off' considerably. This was a 
circumstance greatly to be regretted, not only because it 
showed an indifference to their own interests, but also 
to those of the Society, for it could only be discouraging 
to those who promoted the design and had been taking 
the duty of conducting the affairs of the Association, to 
find that their primary object, viz. the diffusion of the 
knowledge so essential to the status of a chemist, was- 
passed over, and almost entirely neglected by the ma¬ 
jority of members. Ho wished that all those who had 
not passed their examinations would set to work and 
strive to rival the success of one amongst them, Mr. 
King, who had just been placed first on the list of those 
who had that month passed the Preliminary. 
Before proceeding to the election of the new council¬ 
lors, he could not help expressing regret at the great loss- 
they had experienced in the resignation (through change 
of situation) of two such useful members as Messrs. 
Lincoln and Perkins. Of the latter, with whose courtesy 
and constant attention to the affairs of the Society they 
were all so well acquainted, he could not speak too 
highly. Besides, he had a further claim upon their 
thanks, in the fact that he was one of the first to sug¬ 
gest the formation of such an Association. 
Mr. Butler rose to propose a vote of thanks to their 
late Secretary, Mr. Perkins; in so doing, he observed how 
much he regretted the loss of that gentleman’s valuable 
services, from which the Society had so greatly benefited 
since its formation. He had himself been called upon to 
work much with Mr. Perkins in the business of the Society, 
and had always noticed how heartily he had entered into, 
the vai-ious duties incumbent upon him, which, as might 
be imagined, were not always of a trifling character. 
Mr. Martin, in seconding the vote, begged heartily 
to concur with Mr. Butler’s remarks, and hoped that an 
expression of the feeling of the meeting would be con¬ 
veyed to Mr. Perkins. The vote -was then carried with 
applause. 
Mr. Butler stated that he would communicate the 
result of the meeting to Mr. Perkins. In reference to 
the library and museum, the Council had selected a Sub- 
Committee to make all the necessary arrangements for 
the carrying out of their original plan, and they hoped 
shortly to be able to show a beginning in the museum, 
as the requisite furniture was already ordered. In the 
collection of specimens all members could, and he trusted 
would aid; the Museum Committee would be glad to 
receive any good crystals, or characteristic specimens of 
organic materia medica. They also desired to show the 
