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PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Merthyr Tydvil ..Rees, Thomas. 
Nottingham.FitzHugh, Richard. 
„ .Shepperley, George. 
Oxford.Upjohn, Henry C. 
Pembroke Dock .Saer, David Protheroe. 
Rochdale .Mercer, Thomas William. 
Southsea .Rastrick, Robert Joseph. 
Stowmarket.Simpson, Arthur Lankester. 
Resolved—That in the opinion of this Council it is desirable to continue the separate 
examinations for persons already in business, irrespective of the proposed extension of 
the Pharmacy Act. 
EXAMINATION, January 25th, 1865. 
(Registered as Pharmaceutical Chemists.) 
Booth, Samuel .London. 
Guest, Edward Percival .Brentwood. 
Holt, William Henry .Altrincham. 
Hyslop, John Cahill.London. 
Salman, Thomas.London. 
Sloggett, Thomas Chubb.Plymouth. 
Smith, Edward.London. 
REGISTERED APPRENTICES. 
Name. Residing with Address. 
Davies, James’.Mr. Wade.Oldham 
Farries, Thomas .Mr. Forge.Driffield. 
French, John .Mr. French .Chatham. 
Limb, Thomas .Mr. Patterson .Stamford. 
Marrison, George 0. L.Mr. Marrison .Launceston, Tasmania, 
Mepsted, Edward J.Mr. Chignell .Wingham. 
Smith, John .Mr. Williamson .Scarborough. 
Tate, Alfred Hornby.Mr. Williamson ....Scarborough. 
Taylor, William Gee.Mr. Chaundy .Oxford. 
Wilcox, William .Mr. Dring.St. Neot’s. 
PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Wednesday, January 4 th, 1865. 
MR. SANDFORD, PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The following papers were read :— 
NOTES ON THE CHLORIDES OE IRON AND THE METHODS 
OF MAKING SOLUTION OF PERCIiLORIDE OF IRON OF 
CONSTANT STRENGTH. 
BY J. ATTFIELD, PH.D., F.C.S., 
DIRECTOR OP THE LABORATORIES OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY 
OP GREAT BRITAIN. 
Aqueous and spirituous solutions of perchloride of iron have long been, and 
still are, much used in medicine. But the processes commonly employed for 
the preparation of them have been stated to yield products of inconstant quali¬ 
ties,—products too weak, too strong, too acid, too basic, unstable or impure. I 
have therefore experimentally reviewed the various methods, and this paper is 
descriptive of the results obtained. 
First Method. 
Theoretically, the simplest method of forming a chloride of iron would be to 
bring together chlorine and iron, the two elements of which it is composed. 
