Am  Jour  pharni.i         British  Fharmaceuticcd  Conference.  541 
Oct.,  1881.  j 
Local  Committee,  particularizing  the  names  of  Messrs.  Davison,  Clark, 
Dresser  and  8owray,  who  had  taken  so  ranch  trouble  in  carrying  out  the 
arrangements  for  the  reception  of  the  Conference  and  for  the  hospital- 
ity displayed.  The  motion  was  seconded  by  Mr.  Ekin  and  carried  by 
acclamation.  Mr.  Davison,  in  acknowledging  the  vote,  spoke  of  the  plea- 
sure with  which  he  had  seen  so  many  of  the  younger  members  of  the  Con.- 
ference  taking  part  in  the  proceedings  and  hoped  that  others  would  be 
thereby  encouraged  to  come  forward.  He  thought  that  in  the  present  day, 
when  so  many  articles  were  the  subject  of  special  preparation,  every  phar- 
macist should  be  able  to  test  the  nature  and  quality  of  the  articles  with 
which  he  was  dealing.  Having  acted  some  years  as  Buperintenclent  of  the 
Preliminary  Examinations,  he  was  often  pained  tf)  see  so  many  young 
men  fail,  from  having  proved  incompetent  to  test  their  own  ability,  and 
who  never  appeared  again.  Mr.  Clark  said  much  of  the  success  of  the 
meeting  had  been  due  to  the  President. 
The  election  by  ballot  of  officers  for  1881-82  next  took  place  with  the  fol- , 
lowing  result:  President,  Professor  Attfield,  Ph.D.,  F.R.S.,  F.I.C.,  F.C.8, 
Vice-Presidents— R.  Chipperfield,  Southampton ;  Thomas  Greenish,  F.C.8. , 
F.R.M.S.,  London;  Professor  Tichborne,  LL.D.,  F.C.S.,  Dublin;  J.  R. 
Young,  Edinburgh.  Treasurer,  C.  Ekin,  F.C.S.,  Hounslow.  General  Sec- 
retaries— F.  Baden  Benger,  F.C.S.,  Manchester;  Michael  Carteighe,  F.I.C.;. 
F.C.S.,  London.  Other  Members  of  Executive  Committee — Alexander 
Kinnimont,  F.C.S.,  Glasgow;  J.  C.  C.  Payne,  Belfast;  Sidney  Plowman, 
F.I.C.,  F.C.S.,  London;  W.  B.  Randall,  F.C.S.,  Southampton;  P.  W. 
Squire,  London;  Charles  Symes,  Ph.D.,  F.C.S.,  Liverpool;  G.  S.  Taylor, 
F.C.S.,  London  ;  J.  C.  Thresh,  B.Sc,  F.C.S.,  Buxton  ;  C.  Umney,  F.I.C., 
F.C.S.,  London.  Local  Secretary,  O.  R.  Dawson,  Southampton.  Audit- 
ors— R.  Dresser,  York;  James  Spearing,  Southampton. 
Unanimous  votes  of  thanks  were  then  passed  to  Messrs.  Terry  &  Son& 
and  the  Yorkshire  Glass  Company  for  their  kindness  in  allowing  the 
members  to  inspect  their  works  ;  to  Messrs.  Backhouse  &  Sons  for  permis- 
sion to  visit  their  nurseries;  to  the  Governor  (Mr.  Alderman  Terry),  War- 
dens and  Court  of  the  Merciiants'  Compaiij^  for  the  use  of  their  rooms,  and 
also  to  the  Yorkshire  Philosophical  Society  for  granting  free  admission  to 
the  museum  and  gardens.  The  proceedings  terminated  with  a  heartj^  vote 
of  thanks  to  the  President  for  the  courteous  and  able  manner  in  which  he 
had  conducted  the  business  of  the  Conference. 
On  Thursday,  by  the  invitation  of  the  Local  Committee,  a  party  of  one  hun- 
dred and  forty,  including  many  ladies,  proceeded  on  an  excursion  to 
Ripoii  and  Fountains  Abbey.  Fortunately  no  rain  fell  throughout  the 
day,  but  the  weather  was  very  cold  and  the  sky  was  obscured  by  clouds.. 
At  10.30  a  special  train  conveyed  the  party  from  York,  and  after  stopping 
at  Starbeck  only  to  pick  up  friends  from  Harrogate,  arrived  promptly  at 
Ripon  at  11.40.  Among  the  many  pleasant  views  on  the  road  that  of 
Knaresborough,  picturesquely  situated  on  the  river  Nidd,  was  perhaps  the 
most  admired.  Conversances  were  waiting  at  the  station  to  take  the  visitors 
at  once  to  the  cathedral.  Here  a  most  courteous  guide  pointed  out  the 
chief  beauties  and  curiosities  of  the  noble  pile.    After  the  various  styles 
