REPORT ON THE PHARMACOPOEIA* 279 
their report with one or two miscellaneous topics remaining 
to be noticed. They have to mention, that at their meeting 
on the 2d of June they received with regret the resignation 
of their^colleague, Thomas H. Powers, from the Committee of 
Revision, on account of his inability, from other claims upon 
his time, to attend to the duties. His resignation was accept- 
ed, and a continuance of his attendance at the meetings of the 
Committee requested. The vacancy occasioned in the Commit- 
tee of Revision was filled by the election of Joseph C. Turn- 
penny, from whose counsels and experience the Committee 
has derived valuable aid. The vacancy in sub-committee 
No. 1, was supplied by the successor of Mr. Powers, and to 
that in the committee on chemical directions, the chairman of 
the Committee of Revision was assigned. 
The Committee have now to bring before the College a 
statement of the expenses which they have found it necessary 
to incur, amounting to $11.71. In making the outlay, the ut- 
most economy, consistent with a satisfactory discharge of their 
duties, has been observed, and they trust that their action in 
this respect will meet the sanction of the College. The par- 
ticular items for which the expenses have been incurred, are 
contained in the annexed statement marked — "Expenses." 
Although the revision of the Pharmacopoeia has been pre- 
pared exclusively at the instance of the National Convention, 
and by a resolution of the College is directed to be referred 
to the Committee to which other revisions have been refer- 
red, yet your Committee think it would be desirable that the 
Journal of Amendments and specimens, which have been 
prepared, should, after having been examined and acted upon 
by that Committee, be returned to the College; the written 
documents to be placed in the Library, the specimens to be 
deposited in the Cabinet. The preservation of the documents 
and specimens, the Committee consider of considerable im- 
portance, as affording a reference for our successors, and ex- 
hibiting the share which our Institution has contributed to- 
ward the formation of the National Pharmacopoeia. By ask- 
ing this return of the Journal of Amendments, it is not pro- 
