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Consulting = Cfjetntst. 
The  Council  have  fixed  the  following  rates  of  Charge  for 
Analyses  to  be  made  by  the  Consulting- Chemist  for  Members  of 
the  Society ; who,  to  avoid  all  unnecessary  correspondence,  are 
particularly  requested,  in  applying  to  him  for  analyses,  to  mention 
the  kind  of  analysis  they  require,  and  to  quote  its  number  as 
specified  in  the  subjoined  schedule.  The  charge  for  analysis, 
together  with  the  carriage  of  specimens,  must  be  paid  to  him  by 
the  members  at  the  time  of  application. 
No.  1.  An  opinion  as  to  the  genuineness  of  a manure  in  the  market, 
7s.  (id.  By  this  is  meant  such  an  opinion  as  could  be  formed  by  a sci- 
entific person,  by  inspection,  with  a few  simple  confirmatory  experi- 
ments.— [It  will  protect  from  fraud,  but  is  not  calculated  to  assist  in 
the  choice  of  the  best  specimens,  where  all  are  genuine:  it  will  inform 
the  applicant  whether  a specimen  of  guano  or  oil-cake,  for  instance, 
be  adulterated  or  not ; but  will  not  touch  the  question  of  its  relative 
value  as  a pure  specimen.  Such  an  opinion  will  only  apply  to  ordi- 
nary market  articles,  as  guano,  oil-cake,  superphosphate  of  lime,  sul- 
phate of  ammonia,  gypsum,  common  salt,  Stc.]  No.  2.  Guano.  A de- 
termination of  nitrogen  (ammonia)  and  of  the  earthy  phosphates,  &c., 
1/.  No.  3.  Limestone.  The  proportion  of  lime,  7s.  (id. ; the  propor- 
tion of  magnesia,  10s.  ; the  proportion  of  lime  and  magnesia,  15s. 
This  analysis  is  sufficient  for  many  purposes ; but  in  most  limestones 
the  phosphate  and  sulphate  of  lime,  and  magnesia,  are  present, 
though  in  small  proportions  ; and  inasmuch  as  it  is  impossible  to  say 
how  much  of  the  effect  may  be  due  to  other  minute  ingredients,  it  is 
recommended  that  their  quantity  should  always  be  determined.  No. 
4.  Limestone,  or  marls,  including  carbonate,  phosphate,  and  sulphate 
of  lime,  and  magnesia,  with  sand  and  clay,  1 1.  No.  5.  Partial  ana- 
lysis of  a soil,  including  sand,  clay,  organic  matter,  and  carbonate  of 
lime,  1L  No.  G.  Complete  analysis  of  a soil,  31.  No.  7.  Letter  ask- 
ing advice,  one  topic,  7s.  6 d.  On  more  than  one  topic,  10s.  No.  8. 
Oil-cake,  or  dung,  or  any  animal  products,  nitrogen,  and  phosphoric 
acid,  1/.  Oil-cake,  including  nitrogen,  oil,  and  phosphoric  acid, 
1/.  10s.  No.  9.  A determination  of  the  quantity  of  carbonate  and 
sulphate  of  lime  in  any  specimen  of  water,  1/. 
The  address  of  Professor  Way,  the  Consulting-Chemist  to  the 
Society,  is  No.  23,  Holies  Street,  Cavendish  Square,  London. 
%*  Assistants. — As  competent  assistants  will  from  time  to  time  be  re- 
quired to  carry  on  the  increased  operations  in  Professor  Way’s 
laboratory,  he  has  made  arrangements  to  receive  a few  pupils  who 
may  wish  to  qualify  themselves  in  the  practice  of  Agricultural 
Analyses. 
