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useful  co-laborer,  and  to  the  Maryland  College  one  of  its  most  valued 
teachers.     We  quote  the  following  from  the  Maryland  Journal  for  March  : 
"In  common  with  members  of  the  College  and  Pharmaceutists  in  general, 
we  regret  deeply  the  withdrawal  of  Prof.  Grrahame  from  the  chair  of  Pharmacy 
in  the  College,  and  his  retirement  from  the  active  duties  of  Pharmaceutist  in 
this  city,  to  engage  in  another  occupation  in  a  neighboring  State.  Every  com- 
munity feels  the  loss  of  a  useful  member  of  society,  but  in  the  present  instance 
the  School  of  Pharmacy  and  the  Pharmaceutists  of  the  city  have  to  part  with 
one  who  has  won  the  hearts  of  all  by  his  urbane  disposition,  and  whose  place 
in  the  School  of  Pharmacy  it  will  not  be  easy  to  supply. 
The  best  wishes  of  all  go  with  Prof.  Grrahame  to  his  new  home,  and  although 
absent  from  our  city,  yet  we  hope  the  future  pages  of  our  Journal  may  be 
graced  by  the  contributions  of  his  pen." 
The  Druggist. — The  last  number  of  this  Journal  announces  that  the 
next  will  be  issued  under  the  auspices  of  C.  Augustus  Smith,  of  Cincin- 
nati, as  editor  and  proprietor.  Being  now  solely  under  the  management 
of  Mr.  Smith,  he  promises  an  able  corps  of  colaborators,  and  we  may  look 
for  many  valuable  contributions  to  the  common  stock  of  observations. 
So  far,  the  "  Druggist"  has  been  creditably  conducted,  and  the  new  editor 
has  our  best  wishes  for  the  successful  issue  of  his  new  enterprise. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  a  meeting  of  this  Institution, 
held  on  Tuesday,  the  8th  of  March,  the  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
officers  of  the  College  : 
President,  W.  J.  M.  Gordon, 
Recording  Secretary,  William  Snyder, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  E.  S.  Wayne, 
Treasurer,  George  A.  Shuesler. 
The  Cavendish  Society. — The  Thirteenth  Anniversary  meeting  of  the 
Society  was  held  at  the  rooms  of  the  Chemical  Society,  Burlington  House, 
London,  on  Thursday,  March  1st,  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.,  Prof.  Grahame  pre- 
sided. 
From  the  Secretary's  report,  read  on  that  occasion,  we  are  informed  that 
the  13th  volume  of  Gmelin's  Chemistry,  after  great  delay,  owing  to  the  ex* 
tensive  additions  that  have  been  made  to  it,  is  nearly  ready  for  distribu- 
tion, and  is  likely  to  be  the  only  book  for  1859. 
It  seems  now  the  determination  of  the  Council  to  proceed  with  Gmelin's 
Chemistry  as  far  as  it  can  be  obtained  from  the  German  editors,  and  com- 
plete the  work,  when,  if  deemed  best,  some  reorganization  of  the  Society  can 
take  place,  or  a  new  policy  in  regard  to  publications  be  adopted.  The  present 
income  of  the  Society  is  not  such  as  to  admit  of  issuing  two  books  annu- 
ally. The  Council  have  in  view  the  publication  of  a  general  index  for  the 
Hand  Book  of  Gmelin,  which  will,  when  the  work  is  complete,  be  a  valu- 
able aid  in  consulting  its  pages.    In  answer  to  a  question  to  that  effect,  the 
