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MEETING- OF COUNCIL. 
October 4 th, 1871. 
SIR. A. F. HASELDEX, F.L.S., FRESIDEXT, IX THE CHAIR. 
MR. EDWARDS, YICE-FRESIDEXT. 
Present—Messrs. Atherton, Betty, Bottle, Carr, 
Frazer, Groves, Hills, Mackay, Reynolds, Savage, Shaw, 
'♦Smith, Stoddart, Williams and Woolley. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- 
iirmed. 
The Report of the Finance Committee was presented, 
showing on the General Fund Account a balance in the 
Treasurer’s hands of.£735 1 9 
And submitting for payment sundry accounts for rent, 
•salaries, etc., amounting to.£951 6 7 
On the Benevolent Fund Account a balance of 
£290 10 1 
Resolved—That the Report of the Finance Committee 
be received and adopted, and payments made. 
The Report of the Benevolent Fund Committee having 
Been read, it was 
Resolved—That the Report be received and adopted. 
The Treasurer was requested to pay the several 
annuities to Christmas next. 
A grant of twenty pounds was made to the widow of 
.-a deceased member. 
The Secretary said that in the year 1865 the Council 
had paid a sum of money from the Benevolent Fund for 
the entrance of an orphan boy named Bentley into the 
.British Orphan Asylum. The boy had now left the 
school, and the case was mentioned in the hope that 
•.some members of the Council might know or hear of 
•some opening in which he might earn his livelihood. 
An application was made for help by a widow in dis¬ 
tressed circumstances, but as her husband was not re¬ 
gistered at the time of his death, the Council much 
regretted that they were unable to give relief. 
The Report of the Provincial Education Committee 
having been read, it was 
Resolved—That a Register of Pharmaceutical Chemists 
and Chemists and Druggists be prepared and pub¬ 
lished according to towns and counties, and that the 
towns be arranged alphabetically, with the amount 
of population in each case. 
Some discussion arose as to the compliance by the 
.Nottingham Chemists’ Association with the terms of the 
.grant, and sufficient explanation was given by Mr. 
.Atherton. 
A grant of £10 was made to the Leeds Chemists’ As- 
.sociation. 
Resolved—That the Report be received and adopted. 
The Report of the Parliamentary Committee having 
been read, it was 
Resolved—That the Report be received and adopted. 
Some cases of infraction of the Pharmacy Act were 
fully considered and further inquiry directed to be made. 
Resolved—That the following having passed their 
respective Examinations, be elected Associates of 
the Society:— 
MINOR. 
Wil son, Thomas .Blackheath. 
Woods, Joseph Henry.Warrington. 
MODIFIED. 
Bullock, Frederick .Manchester. 
A Member who had paid his subscription for the cur¬ 
rent year, and the nominal fine of one shilling, was 
restored to membership. 
Resolved—That the following Registered Chemists 
and Druggists be elected Members of the Society:— 
Claridgo, John Frederick .Warwick. 
.Hargreaves, William Henry .... Over Darwen. 
Harris, Walter William.Highgate. 
Lenfestey, William Giffard.Faversham. 
Qucenborough, John, jim.Boston. 
Willson, James George .Chatham. 
PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Wednesday Evening, October 4th. 
The Inaugural Meeting of the Session 1871-2 
was held on Wednesday evening, October 4. There 
was a large number of ladies and gentlemen present 
to witness the distribution of prizes to the successful 
students of the past session, and to hear Mr. John 
Mackay’s address to those about to commence or 
resume their labours. 
The chair was occupied by A. F. Haseldex, Esq., 
F.L.S., President of the Society. 
The following donations to the Museum were an¬ 
nounced, and the thanks of the meeting were given 
to the respective donors :— 
Specimens of Condurango: presented by Drs. Farre and 
Redwood,—Chloral Hydrate : by Mr. Barrett,—Chloral 
Hydrate, Fuming and Purified: by Dr. Yersmann,— 
Poison Bottles; Bottle Guards: by Messrs. Frazer and 
Green,—Aloin: presented by Messrs. T. and H. Smith, 
—Oxalate of a New Cinchona Alkaloid: presented by 
Mr. D. Howard, — Specimens of Unclayed Manilla 
Sugar and Pure Crystals of Cane Sugar prepared from 
the same: presented by Mr. W. W. Stoddart,—Speci¬ 
mens of Sulphate of Strontia (Celestine) and Crys¬ 
tallized Peroxide of Iron (Haematite); presented by 
Mr. W. W. Stoddart,—Iodides of Ammonium and Po¬ 
tassium : presented by Messrs. Southall, Son and Dy- 
mond,—Bark and Leaves of Alston ia constrict a, F. 
Mueller : presented by Dr. J. Bancroft, Brisbane Hos¬ 
pital,—Bundle of Connoch Chumpa Flowers from Cal¬ 
cutta : presented by Mr. Id. W. Pound,—Seeds of Cin¬ 
chona: presented by Mr. D. Hanbury, F.R.S.,— A 
Collection of 306 specimens of Chinese Materia as de¬ 
scribed in Dr. Porter Smith’s work: presented by Mr. 
D. Hanbury, —Specimens of the following Indian Drugs: 
—Seeds of Carthamus tinctorius; Bombay Liquorice 
Root; seeds of Plantago Ispaghula; seeds of Nelumbium 
speciosum ; White Mustard Seeds; Mysore Poppy Cap¬ 
sules; Resin of Vateria Indica ; Resin of Shorea robusta ; 
Candeish Opium; Arrowroot of Curcuma angustifolia ; 
Stems of Nardostachys Jataman si; Roots of Hedychium 
spicatum; Hooghly Safflower; Black Dammar from 
Coorg ; Bark of Samadera Indica ; Fruits of Batura alba: 
presented by Dr. Forbes Watson,—Dried Specimen of 
Andromeda Leschenaultii; Methyl-salicylic Oil obtained 
from the leaves of Andromeda leschenaultii; Salicylic 
Acid, an intermediate product obtained in the prepara¬ 
tion of Carbolic Acid from the same plant: Phenol, or 
Carbolic Acid, prepared also from the above plant—pre¬ 
pared by J. Broughton, Esq.: presented by Dr. Forbes 
Watson,—A New Powder Folder: presented by Messrs. 
Maw, Son and Thompson,—A New Poison Bottie Guard: 
presented by Messrs. Maw, Son and Thompson. 
The President said,—The programme before us 
this evening is one entirely of a pleasurable cha¬ 
racter ; I am truly thankful that there will be no 
political feature about it. In the first place our 
professors will give their usual, and, as I anticipate, 
satisfactory report of the pupils during the past ses¬ 
sion ; the prizes will then be distributed and a few 
words of congratulation addressed to the candidates, 
alter which our good friend and colleague, Mr. 
Mackay, will deliver the inaugural address. Permit 
me in the meantime to offer a hearty welcome to 
! you who by your presence to-night upon the com- 
| mencement of tins session, show that you take an 
