506  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference.  {Am-octuri^iarm' 
once  into  the  crystalline  form.  In  the  second  case  it  is  transformed 
into  amorphous  sulphur  soluble  in  water  before  it  attains  its  maxi- 
mum condensation. —  Comptes  Rendus,  Vol.  112,  No.  16,  p.  860. 
Jcur.  Anal,  and  Applied  Chern.,  Aug.,  i8pi,p.  4.75.- 
TWENTY-EIGHTH    ANNUAL    MEETING    OF  THE 
BRITISH   PHARMACEUTICAL  CONFERENCE. 
The  proceedings  commenced  in  Cardiff,  Wales,  on  Monday  evening,  August 
17,  with  a  reception  by  the  President,  Mr.  William  MartindaeE,  and  other 
officers  of  the  Conference,  held  in  the  Assembly  Rooms  in  the  Town  Hall,  and 
was  followed  by  a  Conversazione,  varied  by  an  exhibition  of  objects  of  scientific 
interest  and  an  excellent  chamber  concert. 
On  Tuesday  morning,  at  ten  o'clock,  the  members  of  the  Conference  met  in 
the  Lecture  Theatre  of  the  University  College  of  South  Wales  and  Monmouth- 
shire, when  the  Marquess  of  Bute,  as  Mayor  of  Cardiff  and  President  of  the 
College,  gave  them  a  hearty  welcome.  After  a  suitable  acknowledgment  by  the 
President,  the  Senior  Honorary  General  Secretary  read  a  list  of  Delegates 
accredited  from  various  associations,  and  several  letters  of  apology  from  absent 
members  of  the  Conference. 
The  regular  business  commenced  with  the  reading  of  the  Financial  Statement 
by  the  Treasurer,  Mr.  R.  H.  Da  vies.  It  contained  the  usual  items,  and 
resembled  some  of  its  more  recent  predecessors  in  showing  that  the  expendi- 
ture had  again  exceeded  the  receipts  by  a  few  pounds.  The  principal  sources 
of  income  had  been  the  members'  subscriptions,  amounting  to  ^476  12s.  $d. 
(representing  1,271  annual  payments),  or  about  ^50  less  than  in  the  previous 
year,  and  ^135  js.  6d.  on  account  of  "Year  Book  "  advertisements  and  sales. 
On  the  other  side  the  principal  outlay  had  been  in  connection  with  the  produc- 
tion of  the  "  Year  Book,"  amounting  to  ^515  os.  4d. 
The  Report  of  the  Executive  Committee,  which  was  then  read  by  the  Senior 
Honorary  General  Secretary,  was  not  very  startling  or  even  cheerful  in  its  char- 
acter. It  commenced  with  a  statement  as  to  the  work  of  the  Unofficial  Formu- 
lary Committee  which  was  also  subsequently  made  the  subject  of  a  special 
report,  and  then  briefly  referred  to  the  resignation  of  the  late  Assistant  Secre- 
tary and  the  appointment  of  a  successor,  the  presentation  of  an  Address  to  the 
Pharmaceutical  Society  on  the  occasion  of  its  Jubilee  celebration,  and  the 
revision  of  the  "blue  list."  Mention  was  then  made  in  suitable  terms  of  the 
irreparable  loss  sustained  by  the  Conference  in  the  death  of  its  former  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  H.  B.  Brady.  The  only  other  important  paragraph  was  one  contain- 
ing an  expression  of  regret  that  the  special  efforts  made  since  the  last  meeting 
to  increase  the  membership  of  the  Conference  have  failed  to  realize  the  antici- 
pated success.  On  the  motion  of  Mr.  Munday,  seconded  by  Emeritus  Professor 
Redwood,  the  report  was  unanimously  adopted. 
The  President  then  rose  to  deliver  his  address.  Commencing  with  a  brief 
reference  to  the  fact  that  the  present  was  the  second  visit  of  the  Conference  to 
Wales,  and  some  complimentary7  remarks  as  to  his  predecessors  in  the  chair, 
the  speaker  proceeded  to  discuss  first  the  relations  of  the  pharmacist  to  the 
