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LEEDS CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The fourth Annual Meeting was held on the eyening of Wednesday, October 10,1866, 
in the Library of the Philosophical and Literary Society ; the President, Mr. J. Haigh, 
in the chair. 
The Honorary Secretary, Mr. Yewdall, read the following Annual Keport:— / 
The Committee congratulate the Society on the occasion of its fourth anniversary, 
being confident that as the institution has overcome the many difficulties attendant 
upon the formation of such' societies, if each individual member exerts himself but a 
little, and continued unanimity reigns amongst us, future progress is certain. 
During the past session interesting and practical papers or lectures have been given 
as follows:— 
On the Phenomena of Combustion, by 
Mr. Fairley, F.C.S. 
Dispensing Chemists and their remu¬ 
neration, by Mr. E. Brown. 
On a Series of Models of Fungi, by Mr. 
Eeynolds, F.C.S. 
Specific Gravity, by Mr. G. Ward, F.C.S, 
The Committee arranged with Mr. Abbott to give a series of readings from Oliver’s 
‘ Elementary Botany ’ during the summer months, for which sixteen tickets were taken. 
The attendance was highly creditable to the pupils, and evinced a thorough appreciation 
of the arrangements of the Committee, Two prizes were offered for competition, viz. 
first, Bentley’s ‘Manual of Botany,’ by the President; and second, Lindley’s ‘School 
Botany,’ by Mr. Eeynolds. These have been awarded by Mr. Abbott as follows:— 
First Prize.Mr. E. Payne. 
Second Prize.Mr. Ellison. 
The Committee acknowledge, with many thanks, the great kindness of the'Council of 
the School of Medicine, in allowing the use of their excellent Lecture Theatre for the 
delivery of this course. They would testify to the zeal and perseverance of Mr. Eeynolds, 
through whose exertions this arrangement was made. The Committee considered it 
advisable, for the better illustration of the Eeadings in Botany, to purchase a series of 
coloured diagrams designed by Professor Henslow, especially for this mode of instruction. 
These diagrams are now in process of being varnished and mounted, and will shortly 
occupy a prominent position in the Library, thus affording aa excellent opportunity for 
reference. 
Several of the Associates attended the Chemical Class of the Mechanics’ Institution 
during the past session, and by their commendable regularity, and the satisfactory man¬ 
ner in which some of them passed the examinations of the Society of Arts, and of the 
Department of Science and Art, have given hopeful promise of the future. 
The Library has received several additions of new works, and the various weekly and 
monthly periodicals have been continued as heretofore, by which the usefulness of this 
department of our Society has been increased. 
The Committee suggested that Mr. Smeeton and Mr. Yewdall should represent the 
Association at the Nottingham Meeting of the British Pharmaceutical Conference. Ac¬ 
cordingly, those gentlemen attended as a deputation, and can testify to the very interest¬ 
ing character of the Conference, and the practical utility of the Exhibition of objects 
relating to pharmacy. They will make a brief report of the proceedings of the Confer¬ 
ence. 
From this report it will be seen that the objects of the Society have been kept steadily 
in view, and the continued support of its members cannot fail to ensure continued 
ccess. 
The Treasurer’s account was presented, and was as follows:— 
Photo-Microscopic Objects by the Oxy- 
hydrogen Light, by J. Holroyd, Esq. 
The Chalybeate Spring at the Chelten¬ 
ham Gardens, Harrogate, by Mr. E. 
H. Davis. 
Hints to Dispensers, by Mr. S. Taylor. 
