THE TOURNAL OF TIIIS

1. I~~\v t l i inn Dcll. F.R.S. GcorKo E. Ihvlu. .I. 11. Glillorl. IkC.I,,, Y.1I.S. Y. 11. OossllKe. I). U. iiuwiit, X I +

Eitstnce Cnrcy. Aiusnutier 31. Cliniicc. I'rof. Clins. Cruliiiiii. I'cler Gricclu. 1*'.11S, .luiiics Miclcnr. 11. "ssel.

Ordrurcr# J ~ C I I I ~ C ~ Y

Society of Qemical3nbustry+

1)iivLd IIowiird. E. IC. Jliisliriitt. 11. I A C 0 I'ntIillsoll. W. I I . Pcrklii. iJIi.D., F.11.S. Slr Willlniii Siciiiciru, lq'.I(.S.

of Ikc Cottncif. John I'iittimion. It. S. I'roctor. Itr. ~ f i i ~ i i u Smith, F.ILS. Joliii Splllcr. Joliii \\'illlniiis. 1'. J . \\'ordcg.

-- Niiiiicroiis iiiiliiirics Iinvc becii iiintlc for coiiiplctc ncts

of tlic Joiiriiiil for ISS". Soiiic of tlic 1iiiiii1)cr.s for tliiit yciir arc oiit of print. AIciiilicrs wlio Ii:irc i i i h t tlic voliiiiic for lss?, iriitl wisli to olit:iin it, iirc iiivitcd to signify t I i : i t wish to tlic Secrct:try nu cnrly :is posuiblc. I f n siilliciciit iiiiiiiber of :ipplic:itioiix for tlic c i q i l c t c sct nrc rcccivcil, tlic iiiissiiig i i i i i i i l m x will bo rcliriiiicil.

- .. LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED OCTOBER 23rd. 1883.

JoIiii I~lctrlicr IIiH. Ilorskcr Ifnttk I'rfnt\vorlis, IIiglicr

Jiiiiics I l e ~ i i i i i l i l Crupper. Lliiic Ilousc. \\'olsull, Stnfl'ortl-

Jolh Ilclil. Scwloii \\'ootl. I)itkliiflcld. cushier. J . U. C. l<cr~lii iw, 101. Crolilicr's Il i l l . Sl. IIciciis, niiuiyllcnl

llcnry Siiiitli. 11. AIii!vcrii Iloiitl. Iliilstoii. I.'.. cnrjiilcr. l'lioiiiuu Croystliilo, \\ Iilllcy Ilrliigu. iiciir l'oiitcrract, iiiuiiiiro

Tlioiiins I Iciiry IIiirvcy. Cntlcdown. I'lytiioiilli. clioiiilciil

1~:tlwiirii E. Ilcrry, 6, nollu fuc, Colliiiiii. Ilrislol. tccliiilciil

11. 11. I:d\vnrile. 50. Fitrroy Iloiid. I'rliiirosa 11111. X.\V..

Cruriilislili. 3liiiiclicstur, ciillcu prliiter.

slilrc lliiio i i i i i l con1 owiicr.

cllclllist.

iiiiikcr.

iiiiiiiiifiicliircr.

clll!llllst.

IiiitiiiifiictiiriiiK cliciiiiut.

lllllllyllcrll cllcllllsL

U.S.A Iirorcssor of cliciiilstrv.

Joliii Cliiitoii I,lobcrIs, 6, Cliiirloltc 'l'crrncc, Forest 11i11. S.I.:.,

11. CiirriiiKtoii 1~'oolo. 97. Arlliigtoii Court, Clcrclniid. Ohio,

~iioL'itis 'I'uriiur. ~ ~ i i s o i i coiicgc. ~~~ri i i i i ig~ini i i , i1ciiioiistrntor

396 THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF CHEI\CICAT> INDUSTit1’. IOC*. 31

P. P. ncdson, D.Sc. Cco. I’rcincc. A. S. Ilcrsclicl. 31.A. T. \\’. I l O Z ~ . C. 1’. Liilillcr. John Norrlson.

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1’. 11. Bluras, 28, Lciiistcr Cnrdons, Iluncorn, technical

. I . W. Spcncc. 67. \\‘cst Rcgcnt Strcct. Glne ow, dryenltcr. \\*. Arnislrong Illchnrds, Sundbucli. Chcs%irc, ~iiirnngcr of 11. Sutlicrlnnd Polson. Bloiiiit I’lcnsnnt IIonso, Stokc Prior,

CllCllllSt.

nlknli works.

Jolin I’iittinaon. 11. 11. l’r~iolcr. \\’. \\‘. I’roctor. I\’. C. Ilcitl. J. P. Sliirk. ‘I’. \\7. Stiiiirt.

llron~sgrovc tiiuiiii vcr of siilt works.

clicstcr tcnclicr of chcniisirg.

ninccutlcnl cliciiilst.

.lotin Corbktt, B I . ~ . , stoke l’rior ~ i i ~ t \\'arks. \rorccstcrslitrc. I)r. Ludwig Clnlscn, 51.. 1)ovcr Strcet, Osfortl Iloiid. AInn-

\\-. \\’nllucc SiivriRc, IllJ. St. Jnnics Strcet. Hrighton, plinr-

IC. Sortliwny ljutt. 18. Corzon Strcct. Bfiiyftilr, lilinrninccutl-

JC. 3llllicr. IE. \V. I’llrncll. c. S y l l l C Y .

cul clicinist.

Swcdcn, mriiisli iiitikcr.

clicntlstry.

Nnnclicstcr tcnclicr.

niinlyllcnl clicriiist.

\\*llllniii IInrvcy, 1G. Ycstru 1It11iilejinrtlsgntnt1, Stockliolni,

\\‘. Xnpnjosi Sngiii. 8. Artillcrlo Strnssc. llerlln. cliclnlsl. Ilurry 13ukcr. ?ti!, l’lytiioiitli Grove. hliiiiclicslcr. tcuclicr of

Ccorgc IIcrbcrl Unllcy. 1’.C.S...13, DucicGrovc. Oxford Strcct,

).:d\vnrclD’. Stone. ID. Lcvcr Street, l’iccnililty, ~ ~ n i i c ~ i c s t c r , Jnuics Cllfl. 13. Jcrvolsc Slrcct. \Vest Ilrotnwtcll. sub-tiinn.

n‘vr t i r disti11ciy.

of tlic Uritisli Alizarlii Cotiipiiiiy I~ l t i~ l ic i l .

Irvinc. X J . , oliciiiicnl Iiiniiiifiicturcr.

%gur 1’. Jnincs. GI. Ctuinoii St reel.‘ London, l<.C., accrctnry

Jniiica l’iitc, Jlcssrs. \\‘11liii111 liciitlcrson and Co~iipnng.

‘1’. hlotlhtt. l’rncsidc Clicinicul \\'arks, FcllinK-on-Tync.

Collttl~ilfcc: Sir F. A. Abcl. E:. Ilidcr Cook. \Y. Crowdcr. ‘I%OY. Iloylc. lk . k:. Frirtikltind. I’rof. Cliitrlcs Grnlinin. 1’. .\lns\vcll I.ytc. Cco. 3lllltll~g.

Joliii Slilllcr. G. c. ‘I’rcwby. u. Ulllncy. J. \V i l l i t r~~ i s .

Ifoil. SCC. : Tlios. Iprci: lluttcrscn. Tho iiicctiiim of this Sectloii nrc Iicld on t l iu flist Noiidnr ill

cncl1 Illorltll. - 011 h’ovciiibcr 6 n pnpor will IJO rcntl 011 ” The Qiinntilirllvc

I~~slllnutlon of Oils niitl Yuts.” by 13. J. Alills. 1J.Sc.. 1’.1l.S.. iuitl Jiiliica S ~ o d g r t ~ y u , F.C.S., o i id u coilii~iiitiicniio~i ~iindu by iliu I ’rcsldcn t.

J. F. Allen. JErnosl V, Uibbv- Iliidson A. Uli~neg, IGiistnco Cnrog. .lotin I lnr~rcuvcs. S, JI. lliirrlson.

~ I O I I . Scc.: E. G. Uullnrd. Prcscot Itonrl, SL Ilclcns. 011 \\‘cilnestlirp. 7th Sovcnibcr. 7-30 pni.. nt Unlrcmlty Col-

lejiu. Asliton Strcct. Llvcr 001. J l r . \\ iilsoii Siiiltli will rcud II liiiiicr-**+ Iiqiort on tlio &iilllliiirtc ~ c i d itnd ~ O t t i i ~i it~ustrice uf Jiipnn.

IJlsciisslon 011 slnndnrd Iiictlloils of sniniiliiig nnd tcstl~ig coiilnicrclal productii.

Suilces of 1inpcm und cronlniiinlcntlonR for tho nicctlngs to bc ll l i i i lo to iE. G . Iliilliirtl, I’rcscot Iloutl, sl. Ilcluns.

mancbester @ection,

F. D. Dcnaor. I t . hl. Cnrjiuiitor. C. Estcourt. 11. Oriitishnw. I’ctcr Ilirrt. J. YOU ILol~cnlinitson.

Coitiitt ill cc : J. Jiioltso~i. S. Nullor. c. Sclrollultl. It . A l l ~ l l S SllIiL11. I\‘. Vlckurs. I). \\‘lllIi011.

Jfcrel i~~~/a--Scssio~i ISS’7.b. Sovcnibor Sili. I S { . l.’cliriinry 7111. 1S1. Ijccctiibcr titli. 1KI. I 3lurclt tilll. 1851. Junuiiry 10tli. 1891. I

Tho l l C S l Illcctinu of Illis scclloll will bo Ilcld Il l 1110 Cliciiilcnl I m t u r c Ilooni of thc Collcjic of Scloticc. t i t i 4 U p.111. ____ .- . . .- - . . . - - - - . -_ - __ ---- - - _. . . .. . - .. . -. _. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . -. - . .

melucastle G3ectioti. IXAUC~UI~AL ADDIIESS.

Is 1868 Jlr. Islinc Lowtliinn Hcll rcntl to tlie Ncw- cnstlc Cliciiiiciil Society its first itixiigiirnl ndtlrcss. In I)ccoiiibcr, 188.7, it fell to lily lot to rciitl tho filial nddrcss to tlic siiiiic society, niid it i i ~ i w is iiiy duty to rcntl to yqu tliu first iiiniigiirnl ntlrlress of tlic Nc\vcnstlc Scctioii of tlic Society of Cliciiiicnl Iui,$ist ry.

llicsc ‘cvciits 11inl.k CcrtiiiIi stngcs i i i tlicclieiiiicnl Iiistory of our iicigliliowliootl, nntl suggest n revicw of tlic cliiingcs ~vliicli Ilnvc tnlccii plncc, nntl whicli Iinvc bccti to soiiic coiisitlernlh cstciit cliroiiiclcd ii i tlic trniisiictioiis of t.lic foriiicr society.

111 18G8 \YO iiiitl 111‘. I k l l sketcliiiig thc ’history of tho nlltnli Iiinniifiictiiro 011 tlic TJ’IIC, from tlic ilnys of ~ ) i i r i t l w u l t l niitl Losli, i i i tlic iiifniicy of tliu 1,el)liiiic proccss. l\ro h i d liiiii rc1ii:irI;iiig tlint otlicr clieiiiicnl Iiidiistrics of otir ~ ~ t ~ i ~ l i l ~ o ~ ~ ~ l i ~ ~ o i l cotiiiiiciiccd loiig bcforc tliiit tiiiic, glnss iii:iiiiifnctiirc, for csniiililc, cletiiig “50 yc;irs nKo. IVc iiotc., iiot withorit, ngrcc- nicnt, his rcllinrli thnt our locrtl cliciiiicnl iiidustrics Lciiig so iitiiitcroiis, niitl of so cnrly i i dntc, tho h i t i - ntioii of n cliciiiiciil society iiiiglit I I I IVO tukeii plticc IJCflIl.C t l l C ycrir 18ti8.

\ye lilicI l i i i i i c~iiii1inri1ig ni id coiitrnstiii:: tho opera- tioiis of tliu tcst-tulw niitl Llow-~ii~ic with tlic grent oporntioiis of tlic t1i111i niitl t l iu fiirnncc, ~ 1 i r . r ~ liullc l l l i t l loiig-coiitiliiicil nctitlii tciitl so ~iiiicli to iiiotlify tlic rcxiilts ; niid i n tiirii conipnriiig or coittr:istitig tho 01icrntioiis of thc tiinniifncturcr with tlic grcntcr i i i i t l ltlorc protrnctctl olimtioirs Of mtttrc, 11s ICO icntl tliu rcstiltu tnljulntcrl iii gcologiciil strntn. I-Lc tr!iccs liow obscrr:itio:i lcntls to cslrcriiiiciit, riiid cqicriiiiciit to tlic iiinii,tifncturiiig JJI’OCCSS, qiwtiiig in illustrntioii Xcilso~i’s ndo1)tioii 01 tho hot ldnst, niitl i’nttiiisuii’s Ijroccss for t.lic c1csilvcris:itioii of lend.

lrc p i i i t s to tliu coiiil~iiintioii of incclinnicnl in- gonitity rii it l cliciiiiciil skill wliicli prodiiwd Swnii’s liliotogrn hie cnrboii priiitiiig n cii~~il~ii~ntioii of tiilciitx \rliicll is L i g ~ i ~ y (1csirnLlc i n tho cspcriinctitnl cliciiiist, niid nbsoliitcly cssciitinl to niiy tlistiiigiiislictl HIICCCS~I 011 tlio pnrt of niiyoiic tlc\doliiiig n noyv clioiiiicnl industry-n positioii i i i which iny illustrious rrctlc- ccssor )ins bcco!iic 80 \ ~ I I kiiowii. ~ r . J I ~ I I t ~ i c n poirits to the nit1 rciidcrctl by choniicnl Itiiowlcdgo \~Iicn tlio Ncn lolitnii Clovcriiiiicnt rnisctl tlic pricu of sulpllllr, lllld IIOW xsllnrto gnlss \VlItl Lrougllt to tho rulicf 01’ tliu pn 101’ iiirititifnctiiro wlicti tliu S I I J I I I I ~ of rngs ~vna uiicqiin I to tho incrcnsiiiy clciiiniitl for p h t - iiig pnpor-ll teinliornry dilliciilty liroviiig in tlicso, na in iliiiiiy otlicr cnscs, to IJO tho ecctl of futuro (Iovcloptiioiit, I n coiiiiiiorcinl cliciiiistry i t is tho ~iloncy dilliculty ivliicli is usiinlly tlio inccntlvo to tlic

i l‘ l l:s‘\ l l l~ s. 1’IIOCl’OR.