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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[May 20, 1871. 
EXAMINATION IN LONDON. 
May 12 th, 1871. 
Present—Messrs. Allchin, Bird, Carteighe, Cracknell, 
Davenport, Deane, Edward's, Gale, Garle, Haselden and 
Ince. 
MODIFIED EXAMINATION. 
Forty-seven Candidates were examined ; the following 
twenty-seven passed, and were declared to be qualified 
to he registered as 
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. 
Archer, James .Lechlade. 
Bowen, Joseph William.Holyhead. 
Burnham, Henry.Preston, Yorkshire. 
Coates, Henry .York. 
Coates, Richard .Croydon. 
Crackle, William Henry.Nottingham. 
Elliott, William .Wandsworth. 
Fogg, Robert .Bolton. 
Gilliatt, William.London. 
Gray, James Thomas .Padiham. 
•Green, John .New Cross. 
Gunn, Daniel .Paddington. 
Hardcastle, William, jun.Darlington. 
Kay, John Broomhead .London. 
Oakley, Robert Henry .Birkenhead. 
Plumb, James Edwin.Surbiton. 
Raw, James Harrison.Beverley. 
Saunders, John.London. 
Spratt, George Uriah.Boston. 
Spyer, Newton.\Yatlington. 
fSteeper, Samuel .Roughton. 
Thomas, Joseph Josiah .Ryde. 
Wade, Thomas Taylor .Cotham, Bristol. 
Wakefield, Thomas.Birmingham. 
Willan, James Henry Burton .London. 
Williams, James .London. 
Woodcock, Arthur ...London. 
The Certificates presented by the undermentioned 
were received in lieu of the First or Preliminary Ex- 
■ animation:— 
Bird, Lewis John.Northampton. 
Yidler, William Thomas.Hendon. 
The above should be read as part of the proceedings of 
the Board of Examiners at the meeting held on April 
19th, 1871, see p. 851. 
SUNDERLAND CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Annual General Meeting was held on April 3rd, 
in the Society’s Rooms, Fawcett Street; Alderman 
Thompson, President, in the chair. 
The Report and Balance Sheet for the past year were 
read by the Secretary, and adopted by the meeting. 
“In presenting the Second Annual Report to the 
.Members and Associates, the Council is happy to be able 
to state that the Society progresses favourably, and 
during the past year has amply justified the hopes that 
were entertained of its usefulness and success. 
“During the session the rooms at 60, Fawcett Street, 
have been open nightly for purposes of study, provided 
w-ith books, contributed by several members, scientific 
periodicals, the property of the Society, and the materia 
medica, cabinet, and text-books, presented by Messrs. 
Evans and Co. 
“ Lectures have also been delivered by the following 
gentlemen:—In October, 1870, by Mr. Nicholson, on 
‘ The Progress made in Practical Chemistry during the 
past year.’ In November, by Mr. Sharp, on ‘ Sulphur, 
its History, Sources and Properties.’ In December, by 
Mr. Cockburn, on ‘ Cinchonas and their Alkaloids.’ 
In February, 1871, by Mr. J. Harrison, on ‘Heat and 
its Applications.’ 
“ Various subjects connected with the business have 
been brought forward for discussion, and the decision of 
the Society acted on; among others, a petition was sent 
up to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society, at the 
last Annual Meeting, against the Poisons Regulations. 
“The Society has also, by a large majority, passed a 
resolution in favour of steps being taken to extend the 
exemption from service on juries, now enjoyed by Phar¬ 
maceutical Chemists only, to all registered chemists and 
druggists. 
“At the end of this, the second year, the members of 
the Council venture to hope that the members will give 
them credit for having done all in their power to pro¬ 
mote the welfare of the trade, and that they will bestow 
the same amount of encouragement and support on then- 
successors as they have upon them.” 
The Balance Sheet showed an expenditure of£ 18.16s. 9(7. 
and a balance of 2s. 9 d. in the Treasurer's hands. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing 
year:—W. Thompson, Esq., President; Mr. H. Thomp¬ 
son, Vice-President; Mr. Robinson, Treasurer, and Mr. 
Nicholson, Secretary. Council:—Messrs. Harrison, 
Nasbet, Sharpe, Thompson, Lord, Bird, Ititson, Cock- 
burn and Burn. 
It was resolved that the Monthly Meetings be held on 
the first Tuesday in the month, instead of the Monday, 
as formerly. 
That the annual subscription be reduced to 5s. for 
members, and '2s. 6d. for associates. 
That this meeting, “ considering that all Chemists and 
Druggists now require registration, and that they dis 
charge the same duties- and incur the same responsi¬ 
bilities as Pharmaceutical Chemists,” is of opinion that 
the exemption from service on juries, now enjoyed by 
Pharmaceutical Chemists only, ought to be extended to 
every registered Chemist and Druggist. 
That the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society be 
requested to take steps to secure this object. 
Votes of thanks were then passed to the officers and 
lecturers for the past year. 
MANCHESTER CHEMISTS’ ASSISTANTS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The First Annual Meeting of this Association was 
held on Thursday evening, April 20th, 1871, in the 
Council Room, "Mitre Chambers; the President, Mr. W. 
Metcalfe, in the chair. 
On rising he reviewed at some length the benefits to 
be derived from such an Association as their own. He felt 
happy that they had been so successful during this then- 
first session, as the report which he would call upon the 
Secrctai-y to read would show; besides the Society being 
a source of mutual improvement, it had also been a means 
of creating a more friendly feeling amongst the Assistants 
and Apprentices of Manchester than had hitherto ex¬ 
isted ; he then called upon the Secretary to read the 
report as follows:— 
“The Committee, on presenting this their first Annual 
Report, are happy to be able to congratulate you upon 
the great success attained by this Association during its 
first session; since its commencement on November 3rd 
of last year, 1870, the following papers have been read:— 
‘ Water,’ by Mr. Miles Atkinson; ‘ The Alkaloids Mor¬ 
phia, Strychnia and Quinine,’ by Mr. Raworth; ‘ Mer¬ 
cury and its Preparations,’ by Mr. J. Hodson ; ‘ Iron and 
its Preparations,’ by Mr. W. Metcalfe; ‘Adulteration of 
Drugs,’ by Mr. Nicholson; ‘The Examinations of the 
Pharmaceutical Society and. Pharmaceutical Titles,’ by 
Mr. Gill; ‘ The Materia Medica of the Pharmacopoeia,’ 
