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THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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the promenaders, and an effective glee company will 
be found in the Lecture Theatre. An ample supply 
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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1872. 
Communications for this Journal, and books for review,etc., 
should be addressed to the Editor, 17, Bloomsbury Square. 
Instructions from Members and Associates respecting the 
transmission of the Journal should be sent to Elias Brem- 
ridge, Secretary , 17, Bloomsbury Square. W.C. 
Advertisements to Messrs. Churchill, New Burlington 
Street, London, IF. Envelopes indorsed u Bharm. Journ.” 
THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE ANNIVERSARY 
DINNER AND THE CONVERSAZIONE. 
The coming week promises to be a busy one for 
the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, since 
among the “ May meetings ” which in London are far 
more characteristic of the month than the weather 
that is proverbially associated with its name, 
three gatherings of special interest to the pharma¬ 
ceutical body are to take place. First, in order of 
date, there will be the Dinner at the Ciystal Palace 
on Tuesday, which promises to be a success that 
will be very gratifying to the feelings of those gentle¬ 
men who have promoted it. The list of stewards that 
they were able to publish last week was eminently a 
’ representative one, containing as it did the names 
of a large majority of the gentlemen constituting 
the present Council, and of those nominated for the 
coming election, besides many others which are 
“ household words ” amongst us. But this week the 
. list is, if possible, strengthened by the response of 
several other gentlemen, equally well known and 
respected. We hope that these favourable auguries 
may be so far realized as to justify us in the pro¬ 
phetic liberty we have taken of calling it an anni¬ 
versary dinner. 
Ushered in by the Dinner and to be followed by the 
■ Conversazione, as though it were intended to drown 
eveiy possibility of an unpleasant reminiscence, the 
Annual Meeting will be held at twelve on Wednes- 
• day. The Council, following last year’s precedent, 
have forwarded to each member a copy of the Report 
to be presented at that meeting. Considering the 
many topics dealt with in this Deport, it would be 
vain to speculate as to the points which will chiefly 
occupy attention; but it cannot be too strongly 
liointed out that the annual meeting presents the 
most legitimate and best opportunity for the dis- 
■ cussion of questions of interest to the Trade. 
On Wednesday evening the President and Council 
will receive the guests of the Society at a Conversa¬ 
zione at South Kensington. The pleasant memories 
connected with past meetings of the kind require only 
: a passing allusion. The band of the Grenadier 
^Guards, under the direction of Mr. Dan Godfrey, 
twill perform a selection of music for the benefit of 
of programmes of the music will be provided gratui¬ 
tously, and one will be furnished to every visitor upon 
entering the Museum. 
Of course the Annual Meeting can only be at¬ 
tended by those connected with the Society as mem¬ 
bers and associates in business. But with regard to 
the other meetings, their catholicity will be best 
shown by saying that they are equally open to all 
members of the Trade. All who may wish to attend 
either the Conversazione or the Dinner will be 
welcome, and they will be gladly supplied with 
tickets for the first by Mr. Bremridge, 17, Blooms¬ 
bury Square; for the latter by any of the Stewards, 
Mr. Carteighe, the Honorary Secretary, or Mr. 
Bremridge. 
STATISTICS OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING. 
It has long been the practice in this Journal to 
report the particulars of any case of poisoning that 
may from time to time occur, so far as the Society’s 
local secretaries and other friendly correspondents 
in the provinces are kind enough to furnish the infor¬ 
mation ; and it may be assumed that in this way our 
pages afford a tolerably ample record of such cases 
which would be of service in showing the extent to 
which poisoning is a result of ignorance, careless¬ 
ness, or mischance on the part of those who sell or 
dispense drags of dangerous potency. 
Though participating in the hope we believe to 
be very general, that the disturbing subject of poison 
regulations may not again be raised, it has been 
thought desirable to collect together in a tabular 
form the principle details of all the cases that have 
been reported in this Journal since the passing of 
the Pharmacy Act, July 31,1808, where an alleged 
negligence or mistake in dispensing or selling drugs 
has been the subject of a legal enquiry. The time 
chosen for a starting point appears to be a very 
natural one, as marking a great change in the con¬ 
ditions under which pharmacy is practised in this 
country. The list has not been drawn up with the 
object of favouring aii} r particular opinions, but simply 
to furnish in a compact and readily available form 
what we believe to be the best information obtainable 
upon a point where hitherto speculation has to a 
great extent done duty for certainty. 
As to the source from which the table has been 
compiled, it may be safely said, without asserting 
that this Journal records every inquiry into cases of 
supposed poisoning wliich takes place throughout 
the kingdom, that very few escape notice, and cer¬ 
tainly none of importance do. 
The arrangement of the matter has been carried 
out so as to appear to the e 3 r e in a clear and direct 
manner. The last column will be found to contain 
any explanation that has seemed necessary, together 
