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THE BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE.

AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND THE PROMOTION
OF FRIENDLY INTERCOURSE AMONGST PHARMACISTS.

This Association of Chemists and Druggists and others interested in Pharmacy is managed by about twenty unpaid officers annually elected by the members.

ANNUAL MEETINGS OF MEMBERS.

1871, EDINBURGH. 1872, BRIGHTON.
1863, NEWCASTLE. 1864, BATH. 1865, BIRMINGHAM. 1866, NOTTINGHAM. 1867, DUNDEE. 1868, NORWICH. 1869, EXETER. 1870, LIVERPOOL.
1873, BRADFORD. 1874, LONDON. 1875, BRISTOL. 1876, GLASGOW. 1877, PLYMOUTH.
1878, DUBLIN. 1879, SHEFFIELD. 1880, SWANSEA. 1881, YORK. 1882, SOUTHAMPTON. 1883, SOUTHPORT. 1884, HASTINGS. 1885, ABERDEEN.
1886, BIRMINGHAM. 1887, MANCHESTER. 1888, BATH.

papers by the assembled members and visitors.
The chief business of the meetings is the communication of written descriptions of original investigations made by members during the year, and includes discussions on such
Presidents:-

1863-4, 1864-5, H. DEANE, F.L.S.; 1865-6, 1866-7, PROF. BENTLEY, M.R.C.S.; 1867-8, 1868-9, D. HANBURY, F.R.S.;
1869-70, 1870-1, W. W. STODDART, F.C.S.; 1871-2, 1872-3, H. B. BRADY, F.R.S.; 1873-4, 1874-5, T. B. GROVES, F.C.S.
1875-6, 1876-7, PROF. REDWOOD, F.C.S.; 1877-8, 1878-9, G. F. SCHACHT, F.C.S.; 1879-80, W. SOUTHALL, F.L.S.;
1880-1, R. REYNOLDS, F.C.S.; 1881-2, 1882-3, PROF. ATTFIELD, F.R. S.; 1883-4, J. WILLIAMS, F.C.S.;

1884-5, J. B. STEPHENSON; 1885-6, T. GREENISH, F.C.S. 1886-7, S. R. ATKINS, J.P.

THE YEAR-BOOK OF PHARMACY AND TRANSACTIONS.

The Conference annually presents to members a handsome octavo volume of about 600 pages, containing the proceedings at the yearly meeting, and a report
on the progress of pharmacy, or YEAR-BOOK, comprising abstracts of papers on pharmacy, materia medica, and chemistry, and on new preparations, processes, and
formulæ, published at home and abroad during each year. The funds of the Conference, composed of annual subscriptions of seven shillings and sixpence, are
devoted to the production of this useful book, no pains being spared to make it the desk companion of the year, and an invaluable permanent work of reference
for every chemist and druggist. The Executive Committee of the Conference trusts that members will show the current Year-Book to their friends and acquaint-
scribers will be found in each Year-Book.
ances-principals, assistants, or pupils-and obtain as large a number of new members as possible. Alphabetical lists of the names and addresses of sub.
NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.

Gentlemen desiring to join the Conference can be nominated at any time on applying to a Secretary or any other Officer or member. The Name and
London, W.C., together with the subscription.
Address of each candidate should be written legibly, and forwarded to "The Asst. Secretary," British Pharmaceutical Conference, 17, Bloomsbury Square,

THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

The Conference year commences on July 1st, and Annual Subscriptions are due in advance on that date. The amount, which includes free delivery of the
Year-Book, is 7s. 6d. for members residing in any European country, Canada. or the United States of America. For those resident in other countries, if the Year-
Book be mailed direct to members, it is as follows:-Australasian Colonies, 10s.; South Africa, India, China, and Japan, 9s. 6d.; West Indies and Mauritius, 88. 10d.
Remittances may be made by Postal or Post Office Order, crossed " & Co." made payable to the British Pharmaceutical Conference, at the "High Holborn"
Post Office, or by Cheque, and should be addressed as follows:-" The Asst. Secretary, Brit. Pharm. Conf., 17, Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.

to other members immediately on receipt of the Subscription.
To all members who have previously paid the Annual Subscription, the Year-Book, including Transactions, is posted as soon as published in December, and

additional copy. To non-members, the price is Ten Shillings per volume, exclusive of postage. Extra copies of the Year-Book and Transactions for 1870 and subsequent issues, will be sent to members on receipt of Subscription as above, for each

Honorary General Secretaries,

(JOHN C. THRESH, D.Sc., F.C.S., Buxton. W. A. H. NAYLOR, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.

COMPRISING

ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS

RELATING TO

PHARMACY, MATERIA MEDICA, AND CHEMISTRY

CONTRIBUTED TO BRITISH AND FOREIGN JOURNALS,

FROM JULY 1, 1886, TO JUNE 30,

1887.

WITH THE

TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL

CONFERENCE

AT THE

TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING

HELD AT

MANCHESTER,

AUGUST, 1887.

LONDON:

J. & A. CHURCHILL, 11, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.

MDCCCLXXXVII.

OFFICERS FOR 1887-88.
PRESIDENT.

F. B. BENGER, F.C.S., Manchester.
VICE-PRESIDENTS,

Who have filled the office of President.
PROF. BENTLEY, F.L.S., M.R.C.S., London.
H. B. BRADY, F.R.S., etc., Newcastle-on-Tyne.
THOMAS B. GROVES, F.C.S., Weymouth.

PROF. REDWOOD, PH.D., F.I.C., F.C.S., London.

G. F. SCHACHT, F.C.S., Clifton, Bristol.

RICHARD REYNOLDS, F.C.S., Leeds.

PROF. ATTFIELD, PH.D., F.R.S., F.I.C., F.C.S., London.
JOHN WILLIAMS, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.

J. B. STEPHENSON, Edinburgh.

THOMAS GREENISH, F.C.S., F.R.M.S., London.

S. R. ATKINS, J.P., Salisbury.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

M. CARTEIGHE, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.

S. PLOWMAN, F.R.C.S., London.

C. SYMES, PH.D., Liverpool.

W. MARTINDALE, F.C.S., London.

TREASURER.

C. UMNEY, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.
HONORARY GENERAL SECRETARIES.

JOHN C. THRESH, D.Sc., F.C.S., Buxton.
W. A. H. NAYLOR, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.
OTHER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

W. N. ALLEN, Dublin.

M. CONROY, F.C.S., Liverpool.

R. H. DAVIES, F.I.C., F.C.S., London.
D. B. DOTT, F.R.S.E., Edinburgh.
A. W. GERRARD, F.C.S., London.

T. MABEN, Hawick.

N. H. MARTIN, F. L.S., Newcastle-on-
Tyne.

F. RANSOM, Hitchin.

G. S. WOOLLEY, Manchester.

These Officers collectively constitute the Executive Committee.

annually, being eligible for re-election.

Three retire

C. N. KERNOT, M.D., etc., Calcutta.
E. BEYNON, Bombay.

A. H. MASON, F.C.S., Montreal.
A. WALSH, Port Elizabeth.

D. HOOPER, F.C.S., Ootacamund.

T. M. WILKINSON, Dunedin.

J. PARKER, Adelaide.

A. P. MILLER, Hobart.

W. C. ROSS, Port of Spain.

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