New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-16
CONVENTION OF CoLLEoRs or PHARMACY.

"A Convention OF Delegates from the different Col
ieecs OF Pharmacy OF the United States. assembled
at the rooms OF the College OF Pharmacy OF lhe City
OF Newlork. at No 5ll Broad way, on yesterday,
In pursuance OF a call Issued from the New-YOrk
College. The Convention was org aRzed by the ap-
p0h;TnCD. OF Mr.. Chas. Ellis Of Phi idelphil, as
Chairman, ard Dr. Samuel K Phiibnck, of Boston,
Secretary, pro TEN A Committee on credentials
ana 10 nominate officers for the Convention was so-
poDie1, consisting o. Nessrs Cocort Of Boston.
Tsy !os Of Phi a3eiphs and Cogse.h.u OF Ne HYo-k.
Tie Comra,ec having examined the credentials
Of the memoes present, reported tae following gen.
uemen ior Officers DR.. c. r. Guthrie, Of New
York, Presii e hr Alfred B. Taylor Of Phiiiiel-
pha, 81 creiagy who were duly elel ted.
Or. Outline, or taxing the Chair, made ie y re-
marks expressive OF bis Of the honor conferred
by sppO uif HIM presiding officer OF the hrst Con
veI ton Of tie kind ever held IN me tinted >ta'es,
and explanatory OF the objects OF the Convention
which was, IN accordance with the gro wing feel
irg among druggists Of its necessity, 70 establish
Standards Of the qualities OF imported drugs AMI
ediclues for the government OF the United states
Inspectors at the different ports and IN idlt0n, 20
act upon such kindred matters as may be presented
10 the action Of the Convention.
The Convention beng ready for business reports
we're presented ty the Delegates OF the New ork
Colleg &c embodymg their views upon tee subject.
4 communication from the Cincinnati College was
read and some discussion uDop various topics coa-
M which all the Delegates :Ook part
4 Committee was then appOiate 20 which the gu
ieIen reports wcI6 referred for Their cOnSIsf+1lh'
aud % propose plan or acton for the Convention.
Tie Convention then adjourned TIL to-day, Il -
o'clock a, the same place.
MEETING OF AMERICAN iNvRSTOas.-A
meeting OF Inventors was held last evening a. the
Rooms of the American Institute, Broadway, near
Leonard st. Clinton Roosevelt, ESQ was called 10
The Chair and s Fleet, Esq, Editor OF The ARr3cas
Art'sar, was appointed Secretary. After the reading
OF the call by the Chairman. he further read paper
oxplar story oflhe objects ofthc meeting. W Roose-
welt then resigned the Char TO Professor Rcnwick
who came intO the meeting. Il was proposed ana a
motion was made that the whole subject Of the PAT
eni Laws he referred 70 a Committee Of Five. 10 be
sprclrted 10y the char. Clinton Roosevelt Esq o.
fered the following resolution
Fsci'c9. Jhs the inventor who may apply his TINE ~
labor OF cspia the development aud creaipn II any
uselu IMPROVING IN tho arts IS entitled ~ equity =" an
egusl ghtio ice Smpe thereof IS the iaua ara .
u fTuils rs his labor ald capital
The que siion was discussed at some length 10y I.
Roosevelt, = Fleet. Mr.. Rust, Mr. Fisher w N Oiani
Bourne Elihu Smith, and others, and referred TO the
Committee On Patent Laws
The Char appointed Ralph Lockwood, alhas /.
Cooms, (0f Rensselaer,. Coz James Bogardus, war
Zen EOVe., and G. {. Wright, rs that committee.
Prot Eonwick vas added Chairman, on motion
OF Nr. COoms, and the Convention adjourned 10 We
call of the Committee.