Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.

POLICE INTELL[GEN:CE -YESTERDAY.

The annual meeting of the Chemists' Association was
held last evening, in the Royal Instiiution, Colquitt street,
the President, Mr. Abrahams, in the chair.

LIVERPOOL.

(BEFORE MR. DIXON.)

Some routine business having been disposed of, the
Secretary, Mr. Mercer, read the bilowing

REPORT.

" Upon all former occasions in preserving the annual
report, your Council have been able to congratulate their
fellow members on the improved position of the .Assoeis-
tion, and its increasing gro with in usefulness and strength ;
and it is now their pleasing d sty, at the c'ose of the eighth
session of the Society's proceedings, to present a report
still more favourable than any that have preceded it.
'I here are a present 128 members an 12 associates; in
connection with the Association, and you: Council refer
wall great satisfaction to the =side:able increase in this
number of members during the past session, 50 having been
elected since the last report. They would like to see a corres-
ponding increase in the number of associates, the proportion
at present taking advantage of the facilities for education
affereed by the Society being very ernell, compared with
the numb at within as easy distance of its operations ; for
the association ndw possesses within itself, with its exten-
sive library, systematically arranged museum, pharmaceu-
tical meetings, and course of laboratory instruction,
every facility 'for giving a sound prac ical chemical
and. pharmaceutical education to the rising generation
of chemists and druggists, sufficient to qualify them
for the satisfactory performance of their daily labours.
raise the character of the profession to which they belong,
and enable theme with per- everence and industry, creditably
to pass the examinations of the pharmaceutical, society,
without the nece 3' ofanylengtheaed stay in the metropolis.
Tice usual number of pharmaceutical meetings has been
held during the Session, and the supply of Scientific com-
mitnicatians, both of local and g-eeral interest, has been
suffic'ent to attract not only the attention of the profession
but also of the general public. Indeed your council have
had much satisfaction in observing the great interest the
public take in the subjects brought forward and discussed
at these meetings, and their appreciation of the purposes
for which the Association was established; and they would
be glad to see the privilege of introducing friends, partic-
ularly medical men, more frequently taken advantage of
by their fellow-members, as many of the subjects
brought forward are of as much interest to the medical as
they are to the Pharmaceutical profession, and their
talents and professional experience would materially
contribute to the interest, and increase the value of the
discussions which are continually, and often unexpectedly,
arising Your council hare received a very satisfactory
report from the librarian Mr. T. D. Walker, of the con-
dition and working of 'the library during the past session.
Since the last report, 63 volutneS have been added, making
the total number now in the library 230. The circulation
has increased f:om 217 to 303 vols., and the amount
received for fines is £2 2e 6d The expenditure in the
purchase of books during the year has been very
limits 1, in consequence of the heavy demands on the
funds of the society for the fitting up of the museum,
which have necessarily been considerable, but ychtr
council propose, early in the next session, to make a
large adaition of valuable works to the library, In their,
last report, your council referred to the success which had
attended their endeavours to establish a Museum of
Materia Medics and Chemistry, and to the large number
of specimens which had then boon presented, These re-
cinired to be classified, and the Museum Committee have
devoted much time and attention to this duty, on the effi-
cient performance of which, the museum for educ ational
purposes materially depends. The museum was formally
opened in December last, on which occasion your council
held a conversazione, the rooms of the Royal
Institutis n having been kindly placed at their
service by the committee. This conversazione
was eminently successful, there having.' been up-
wards of 400 visitors presen` ; and it gave your council
much pleasure to find that the museum and the arrange-
ments for the evening afforded general satisfaction There
are still many specimens wanting to render the museum
complete, but even now it is, for the purpose of the student,
a highly valuable collection, and though still in its in-
fancy, it is second only, as a Pharmaceutical Museum, to
that of the Pharmaceutical Society in London. The
public mind having been much excite I by recent cases of
poisoning, marked by features of great atrocity, a strong
wish has bean expressed that the legislature should do
something to prevent such incidents, whether arising from
crime or. accident. Accordingly, the government intro-
duced a bill into the HMG of Lerda to restrict and re-
gulate the sale of poisons.' No portion of the public will
rejoice more than your council in the es ablishment-of regu-
lations ceculated to attain the end proposed, but your council
were of opinion that whilst the bill would interfere vary
much with your basiness,and with the interests of the pubic,
it would nst in any degree attain its oleiest, and that
instead of regulating a certain class of sales, namely, those
in small quantities to the po ;re it would only transfer
them to a less responsible and more num,/ one class of
tracieszt‘n. Your council, in accordance with your
direction, petitioned against the bill, and deputed Messrs.
Abraham., Edwards, and Mercer, to support their allega-
tions before the Select Committee to whom it was referred.
By the kindness of the Earl of Darby, the two formergen-
tlemea obtained an audience of the committee, by whom they
were most attentively and courteously listened to, and their
evidence is reported verbatim in the blue book, which has
beenepresented with an amended bill. Your council are
glad to te..y that the latter is much less cbjectionable than
the original, and that the committee, omitting- many pro-
visions, which, besides being irksome, would have pre-
vented its effectual working, have recognised the principle
maintained by your council, that 'the legislature can do
nothing towards the attainment of the object, unless the sale
f the substances in eptestion be confi 'led to respectable and
° competent persons.' The curtailment of the schedules of
p3pions, and the relaxation of some of the restricrons upon
sales, render the bill more practicable, but the provisions
respecting angular bottles, a poison closet, and colouring,
are embarrassing and of very doubtful utility. The com-
mittee have introduce t provisions for establishing a Board
who are to examine all parsons- desirous of selling poisons.
end to give or withhold from them permission. Persons-
who have been in business one ye r are to be exempted
for five years ; after that they also are to prove their
qualifications. The Board is to be constituted of
three government nominees, and of three other
persons deputed respectively by the Pharmaceutical
Society, the College of Physicians, and the Society
of apothecaries. Your council regret that any other body
than the Pharmaceutical Society should have been natnel
for such a purpose, as they are already authorised by act
of Parliament to examine candidates in pharmacy, and
they are the only organisation which has, in this country,
done anything towards the improvement of th 3 practice
of pharmacy. Moreover, the proposed constitution of
the board is a violation of the principle of self-
government, hitherto universally adopted in the
formation of the examining bodies of all other professions.
A copy of the bill, and of the report, with the evidence
taken by the Lord, Committee, will be found in the
library It is h--ped that these will receive the attentive
examination of the members, and the farther progress of
the bill will be carefully watched by your Council. It is
proper that the attention of apprentices and assistants
should be empha'ically called to the direction in which
legislation is tending. Educational qualifications are
becomirg more and more important, and even essential
to the prosecution of their business. Your council have
received from Dr. E awards a very favourable report of
the laboratory_ class, and are glad to Rod that several
of the present pupils have belor ge3 to former
sessions, and have p oved by their sustained industry and
application that they have appreciated the instruction
given, and taken a Just view of their opportunities and
responsibilities- Of the students who have prosecute'
the it chemical studies in this laboratory, six have passed
the examination of the Pharmaceutical Society with
credit, after devoting short periods to special prepara-
tion, and two more are nom so engaged, and your council
trust that a succession •of qualified candidates will be
kept up; thus affording the highest encouragement to
the association to persevere in their disinterested labours
for the bsnefit of young men. It has been the practice
of Dr. Edwards to vary the course of Lectures every
session. The subjects hitherto embraced have been,-
1. Chemical Philosophy; 2, the Metalloids; 3, the
Metals and their Salts ; and he purposes, during the
coming session, to confine his remarks to the prepara-
tions of the London Pharmacopoeia. These lectures will
be delivered every Monday evening, at half-past seven,
and your Council hope they will be attended by some
who cannot make it convenient to enter for the full
laboratory coarse. The succe-sfal competitor for the
President's Prize at the examination of the laboratory
class this year was Mr. J. W. Taylor, apprentice with
Messrs. Til‘Guffie and Co. The Members of Council who
retire from office this year are Messrs. Coupland, Edwards,
Jones, and Wright, all of whom are elig ble for re-
election."

B &FORE MR. B LTON.
Faxoctous DJG.—Edward Roberts, the keeper of a
public house in Great Howard-street, was summoned for
having a ferocious dog. It was shown that the dog flew
at three children and a man. The defence was that the
dog was a water spaniel, awl as qa.iet as a lamb.. He
was fined 23 6d and 24 6d costs.

LIVBRPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YE'TERDAY

BEFORE ME. COMMISSIONER PERRY.
In re Enwutto Wiwams.—The bankrupt was a
p7umber and Rlazier, of Chester. This was the certificate
meeli:g Mr. 13;dge appeared on behalf of M sirs.
Walker and Co., creditors, and c tiled on His Honour to
mark his se!se cf thi bankrupt's conduct by granting as
low a certificate, with sus,: ension, as the c tsa wouldad-
mit of. Mr. Evans supported the bankrupt, and urged
that whatever complaint the general body of creditors
might hav, though they off,red no opposition, Mr.
Dodge's clients had in jititice no ground whatever to
complain of a debt of £l7O. The bankrupt paid them
£lOO in cash, just as tbey were abaut to make him a
bankrupt, and 83 fir from they coespliisiog of his con-
duct the creditors had reason to complain of them. His
Honour 6insiderad that a third class c'ert'ficate, with four
months suspension, wit'a protection, would meet the jusice
of the case.—Third class certificate, with four months
suspension, accordingly granted.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TA9TE, at:LEWIS a❑d
COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.

IMPORTANT DECISION REGARDING SHIP PASSENGERS.—
In the care of Andr2tv Coulee, at Moatreal, cgainst
Benjimin Creigh, Comman 'er of the steam-ship Unittd
Service, for neelecting to provi le the third class passengers
with sweet and wholesome provisions in a cooked state, anti
the amount of water required by law, the defendant wis
on Monday fitted the sum of £5O currency, including cos's,
and to remain in casto,:ly till the same was paid.—Quebec
Paper .

DE3TEUCTION OF OLD ROCHESTER 13FIDGM-0/1 Ttle3-
I day afternoon some inheres ing mining experiments were
cartied into effect by the Royal Engineers at Rochester
ol i bridge, at the be'ght of spring tide, c )mmencing at
2.30. The mining operations were in charge of Captain
Noble. The whore of the Engineer officers, together with
those belonging to the service of the East India Com-
pany, and the non-commissioned officers and privates of
the Royal En&aers, to the number of upwards of 1,000
men, wore stationed in the vincinity of the works, and
every piece of vantage ground which commanded a view
of the operations was civored with speeators, there being
some thousands. The work of destruction commenced at
the lower eortni of the 'ourth arch, which was thrown
down by two charges of gunpreder of 41b,. each, which
had been lodg.d in one of the voussoirs of each haunch and
two charges of l'b. each lodgeclin the voussoirs and the key
stop-. This explosion was followed by another from
30Ibs. of gunp,,w,ler, which had been placed under the
soffit of the key stone of the upper added portion of the
a-ch. Toe added portians of No. 3 arch were then des-
troyed by simultaneous explosions. The key stones of
the arches bavi• g thus bean removed. two charges of
2001bs e oh in the third fire on the R chester side ex-
ploded sirnultare usly which effectually knocked down
the third pier and the four h arch. Thess explosions were
magnificent. The next fired were two charges of 200Ibe.
each, No. 2; and then two charges in pier No. 1 of
133'bs. each. So effectual was the fire of the powder that
the masonry of the structure of the three arches and their

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Rane',agh•street. •
BOYS are CLO rHED from the Ages of S:a to Twenty Years.

pi, rs are totally demolished. Massive pi es of s'onework
weighing eel era tons were lifted up from thtir places and
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH BY ERR PIER.--Eirly on tumb:ed iuto the river. Everything went off to the entire
Toeseay morning, a wornait name' Mary Ash worth, aged satisfct'on of every officer present, en l al.o to Colonel
46, who resided at Nook, in Crompton, while smoking her Sandham, the director. The various charges were fired
pipe, fell asleep. She lived in a cottage by herself. by the voltaic battery by Captain Scott. Sir Chitties
While asleep, her pipe set her clothes on fire. She was so Pasley, and several other distinguished ofli2ers from
severely burned about the breast, that she lived only till Londo-, Woolwich, and Sheerness, were present.
manight.

Exclusiteiy for CLOTHING Boys from Six to Twenty Yea a BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GIEAT TASTE, at LEWIS and
_LEWIS & COMPANY, ttanelagh.stres COMPANY'S, Rane:Alo.-street.

Housrls or!ILL-rAms.--Margaret Corrigan was brought
up by -inspector White, charged with keeping a house of
ill farts in Chisenhale street. Mr. Bluck was for the
pris .finer. One of the witnesses is the case, in reply to
'lira, sail he heard the primer was abant to give up the
hsase, as she was g)ing co be married. Several witnesses
were examined, and Sully proved the case. Mr Bluck
said the prisoner had given up the house, and as she was
to be married he trusted his worship would not frustrate
that event by sending her for trial. She was sent feg
trial—for all that! Catherine Washting was charged
with a like offence, and sent for trial. several other
women were charged with like offences, and also sent
for trial.
STABBING BY SPANIARD 3 —Tcio Spanish sailors were
charged. with having stabbed a -sailor named John
Johnston. The parties me'. in a dance house in Spading-
street, where they had some quarrel, and, is complainant
alleged, one of the prisoners knocked him down and the
other stabbed him.
Sirgeon Pope said there were two
stabs on complainant's head, cut into the bine, but he did'
not apprehend any danger from the wounds. Ttle prisoners
were dieeharged, as th 3 evidence of identffimtion was not
sufficient.

DI/WANG —Daniel Fitzpatrick, a 'dock " duffer," was
chsrged with having swindled Wm. Little, a "green 'un,"
from Cumberland. 'Mr. Campbell was for the,prisouer.
The usual means adopted, by ' dock swindlers were
resorted t 3 on this occasion by the prisoner, who
managed to "stick" the verdant one fn. 17s for the
usual valuatle shawl (value ab mt 61d.) and gold chain
Mr Clough was proceedi-g to examine a witness, when
Mr. Campbell' objecte3, stating that under the 6 and 7
Victoria, chap 73, see 3, no person could act as an aivo-
cate, except an admitted attorney. Mr. Dixon said the
practice had been allowed by the magistrates, and he would
not now prevent it. Mr. Garnett, the chief clerk, said
the question should be raised before Mr Mansfield. Mr.
Campbell said he would do so. Ths defence was an alibi,
attempted to be proved by a brother " duffer" of the
prisoner. Mr. Clough asked the witness how many daffers
there were in Liverpool, and the fellow replied, with
seeming innocence, " Oh, there are now too many, and we
can't do much business." (Loud laughter.) The prisoner
was remanded for further evidence.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WATCLIES, &C Farrel!,
the keeper of a beerhousa in Cheapside, and Francis Kelly,
the keeper of another beerhouee in Hatton Garden, we:e
brought up by two detective Officers from Dublin. named
Ryan, and Keegan, on the fallowing charge. Mr. Snow-
ball was for the prisoners. Ryan sold, on the 16th instant
he was at the detective office in Dublin, when he received
information that there was a man in a jeweller's shop
convenient, wh3 was offerin r some gold for sale in a sus -
picious manner. Ile sent Keegan (the other officer), and
arrested him, and he found a large number of gold and
silver Fetches w:th him. One gol I watch, he said, he
bought from a sailor, in Liverpool, and another from the
mate of a ship, and that he gave £3 103 and a silver
watch for it. He said he brought another from a dealing
man, but could not tell where the persons were that he
pa. chased them from. Another gold watch and chain, be
said, belonged to his brother, who etas dead about a year
ago He also got some gold przrd chains with him, and.
£l6 in money. He would not tell where he lodged in
Dublin, but they found .ut, and got his wife there, and got
some watches and £lB 10s. with her. Keegan said he got
the gold bars now produced with the prisoner. and he then
corroborated the statement of Ryan. Mr. Chadwick, who
is in the employment of Mr. Samuels, watchmaker, Duke-.
street, proved that the bars were stolen from that house ;
they were worth twelve or fourteen pounds ; gold was
missed from time to time In reply to Mr. Snowball, the
witness said he knew the gold, because he d-ew it through
a certain shape, which he produced and, beside, the shears
with which it was cut was peculiar and left a peculiar
mark on the bars. Detective officer Horn said he
searched the prisoner Farrell's, beer house, in Cheapside,
and get six watches and a quantity of jewellery there.
He'had not yet been able to find owners, but for some of
the watches found in Dublin, there were owners then in
court. Mr. lease Crosthwaite said he had examined the
watches and revgaisecl one of them as his property ; but
the initial letter " C," was changed to an " E,"
and the number 1,061 charged to 1,062. • He
said it was stolen on the 15th May *Ryan said
he found that watch on the prisoner in publin.
Mrs. M'Allister, of Dublin-st eat, said the steward of the
ship Middleton lodged with her, and he had a gold watch,
and she knew the watch She recognised it amongst the
other watches. This was stolen from the cabin of the
ship on the Bth August. It was got with the prisoner
Farrell in Dublin. Detective officer Laycock said the
prisoners had a conversation in the office that morning,
when the prisoner Farrell said be purchased the gold
watch from Kelly, and gave him a silver watch and -.C3 10s
for it. He searched the prisoner Kelly's house, and found
four pawn-tickets relating to pledged watches and gold
chains, but he had no' had time yet to make enquiry about
them. A young woman, a daughter of Farrell, was
examined, and said she remembered the prisoner Kelly
coming to her father's, and selling hiin the gold watch for
s sifFerone and £3 10s. Mr. Clough asked for a remand,
which was granted for seven days, to give time for further
enquiry, and to find owners for the watches and chains