June 3,1871.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
975 
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EXAMINATION IN LONDON. 
May 21th, 1871. 
Present—Messrs. Allchin, Bourdas, Carteighe, Crack - 
nell, Davenport, Deane, Edwards, Gale, Hanbury, Hasel- 
dcn, Ince and Southall. 
Dr. Grecnhow was also present on behalf of the Privy 
Council. 
Thirty-four Candidates presented themselves, viz. six 
Major and twenty-eight Minor; the following twenty- 
four passed, and were declared to he duly qualified to be 
registered:—■ 
MAJOR (as Pharmaceutical Chemists). 
*Freeman, Ernest.Stourbridge. 
*Catterns, Heneage Parker ... .London. 
Troako, Marler Hamilton .... Kingsbridgc. 
Sambrook, "William.Cardigan. 
MINOR (as Chemists and Druggists). 
*Selley, John.Aylesbury. 
* Wilkes, John Sanders.Stafford. 
*Dolman, William.Cheltenham. 
*Bames, Francis Joshua .Preston. 
*Hill, Walter.Cheltenham. 
*Threlfall, Hugh .London. 
^Barclay, John .London. 
Webb, Herbert Charles .London. 
Ellwood, Francis Henry.Norwich. 
Cooper, Anthony Yincett .... Birmingham. 
Stansby, Charles John .Derby. 
Smith, Arthur John.London. 
Brown, Richard Fearon.London. 
Wilson, Thomas .Blackheath. 
Forsbrook, William Henry .. Birmingham. 
"I ( Carr, George.Sheffield 
\ Cordley, William Bains.London. 
Smyth, Arthur William.Diss. 
Tonks, Joseph .Wolverhampton. 
Parker, William .London. 
The above names arc arranged in order of merit. 
The certificate presented by the undermentioned was 
received in lieu of the First or Preliminary Examina¬ 
tion :— 
Sergeant, William R.Boston. 
|rol)hui!tI taimcfiffns. 
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Thirteenth and concluding General Meeting of 
this Association (Twenty-second Session) was held at 
the Royal Institution on Thursday evening, the 11th 
inst. ; the President, Mr. John Abraham, in the chair. 
Mr. S. G. IIilditcii made the following communica¬ 
tions :— 
Liq. Myrrh® Co .—A convenient method for the easy 
preparation of mistura fend composita, according to the 
following formula—• 
p, Ferri Sulphas gr. xxv ) 
Aq. Rosoe ^viij , = * x Mist. Ferri Co.B. Ph. 
Liq. Myrrhae Co. 5lj ) 
Tinctura Ferri Acetatis .—The instructions given in 
Squire’s ‘Companion to the British Pharmacopoeia’ 
would not produce the preparation in accordance with 
the Pharmacopoeia. Air. Squire recommended the ace¬ 
tate of potash to be dissolved in 20 oz. of water; the 
Pharmacopoeia ordered rectified spirit. 
The President said that this was one of the most un¬ 
satisfactory preparations in the Pharmacopoeia ; he had 
made several experiments, but could not succeed in 
making a tincture which would keep an indefinite time. 
Mr. Edward Davies, F.C.S., considered an alcoholic 
solution of acetate of iron an impossibility. 
Tinctura Hyoscyami. —Large quantities of hyoscyamus 
leaves of first year’s growth were used in making this 
preparation. It was necessary that it should be pre¬ 
pared from leaves of second year’s growth. A tincture 
prepared from the former, when put into water, would 
remain perfectly bright, whilst the officinal tincture 
would become milky.* This was a simple test; the 
matter was of great importance, as it had been proved 
that the therapeutic effects of the two tinctures differed 
very materially. 
Carbo Animalis Purificatus. — 1 The result of his expe¬ 
riments was the production of 8 per cent, of animal char¬ 
coal from ordinary bone black. 
Air. Davies thought a good sample of bone black 
should yield at least 10 per cent. 
An interesting discussion followed these communica¬ 
tions, in which several members took part. 
The President thanked Mr. Iiilditch for his valuable 
information, and then delivered the following valedictory 
address :— 
President’s Valedictory xVddress. 
This being the last meeting of the Session, I am ex¬ 
pected to address to you a few parting words. 
First, let me express my sense of our obligations to 
those gentlemen who have contributed to our instruction 
by interesting communications. One of the first of these- 
was a valuable paper on ozone, by our Vice-President, 
; Mr. Davies. Another was by Mr. Keith, on some of the 
newest processes connected with photography. I had 
not tho pleasure of hearing it, but I was told by those 
qualified to judge that it was unusually excellent. There 
were also two able papers, well illustrated-, on the che¬ 
mistry of calico printing by Mr. Blair. We have been 
much indebted to our Hon. Secretary for his diligent at¬ 
tention to the duties of his office, and also for bringing 
before us the subject of chloral. 
This new sedative has hardly maintained the place 
which was first assigned to it. Experience has shown 
that its use is not unattended with danger, and that for 
its beneficial application care and experience are re¬ 
quired. 
A thoughtful paper on the nomenclature of the na¬ 
tural sciences was contributed by Dr. Syme; but until 
we get a new science of geometry, I fear that we cannot 
abandon tho use of arbitrary terms in the descriptions of 
most natural objects. 
Our most interesting evening was unquestionably that- 
on which our talented townsman, Professor Roscoe, 
favoured us with his lecture on solar chemistry; on 
which occasion experiments connected with spectrum 
analysis were shown in a manner more brilliant and effec¬ 
tive than had been before seen in Liverpool. During 
the same evening many of our friends contributed to 
our entertainment and instruction, amongst whom I 
should particularly mention members of the Microsco¬ 
pical Society with their instruments. Mr. Albert Samuel 
exhibited very successfully an interesting experiment to 
illustrate Tyndall’s theory of the cause of the blue colour 
of the sky; and we were indebted to Mr. Davies for expe¬ 
rimental illustrations of the properties of explosive com¬ 
pounds. 
The additions to the Library are deserving of special 
mention. First, a book of autograph prescriptions, com¬ 
piled by Mr. Meo ; secondly, fourteen volumes presented 
by the Pharmaceutical Conference from the fund sup- 
* This communication was made before the publication of 
M. Donovan’s paper on “ Tincture ot Hyoscyamus in tne 
Pharmaceutical Journal of the 13th inst., of the exist¬ 
ence of which Mr. Hilditch was unaware— A. H. Mason, 
j Mon. Sec. 
Passed with Honours. 
