366 THE ANALYST, ANALYSTS’ REPORTS. Dr. Bostock Hill, the Warwickshire analyst, at the recent county eessions presented his quarterly report, in which he stated that he had received twenty-two samples for analysis. All the samples were pure except a specimen of mustard which had been exposed to the weather, Dr. Kill was reappointed county analyst for twelve months. At the Wilts Quarter Sessions, Dr.Donkin, the county analyst, presented his report, which stated that a sample of coffee which he tested was not good, there being an undue proportion of husk and chicory, which, however, might have been accidental. Some mustard consisted of two parts of mustard to one of flour and tumeric. The report of the county analyst, Mr. W. W. Stoddart, was presented to the Somerset Quarter Sessions, He snid during the quarter he had analysed 370 samples of food, two of which were brought by the public and the others by superiutandents of the police.He had analysed 188 samples of beer, the result being that although the beers had varied greatly in quality, neither of the samples contained any ingredients injurious to health, or of a noxious character, On the whole the samples were much better in quality than last year.The Chairman said the report was highly satisifactory ; one was curious to see if the cider was equally good, Somerset being a cider country. Mr. J. Carter Bell, county analyst, reported to the Court of Quarter Session for Cheshire, that he had during the quarter ended September 30 analysed 89 samples, consistirg of 56 beers, 6 gins. 1 whisky, 6 violet powders, 1 fuller’s earth, 2 breads, 12 milks, 1 tea, 2 coffecs, 1 hore-hound, and 2 lards Of these 4 were adulterated-2 milks, 1 gin, and 1 whisky.Of the 56 beers only 1 contained more than fifty grains of salt to the gallon ; many of them contained only three or four grains. At the Cheshire Quarter Sessions recently, the salary of the county analyst (Mr.J. Carter Bell) was increased from $100 to €200 per annum, on condition of his undertaking analyses of water for a fee of 6s., and also a more extensive and complete analysis of beer. Mr. T. Fairley, analyst for the Borough of Leeds, reports that during the Michaelmas Quartcr he examined eighteen samples, twelve being milks (one of which contained 1 2 per cent. of water), and two peppers, one flour, one bread, and two butters, all of which were genuine, though the latter were of poor quali t y .Mr. Fairley also reports that, as analyst for the North Riding of Yorkshire, he examined, during last quarter, thirty-one samples, including one whisky, which contained 37 per cent. of water. A sample of eweet spirits of nitre contained an excessive proportion of water to the amount of 31 per cent., and no more than a trace of nitrous ether.Two peppers contained sand, one niustard 15 per cent. of wheat floor, and one oatmeal 20 per cent. of barlcy meal. The other samples, ten milks, one bread, one flour, three oat- meals, one sugar, six peppers, &c., were all genuine, Mr. J. Baynes, public analyst for Kingston-upon-Hull, reports that in consequence of the prevalence of typhoid fever, he examined microscopically thirteen samples of milk and five of water .during the past quarter, and they were all pure.He states that the Act has been a dead letter during the quarter, owing to the quibble which has been raised as to the term ‘‘ prejudice of the purchaser.” Mr. Baynea also reports that, as analyst for the East Riding of Yorkshire, he examined 43 samples, including 18 milks, 10 of which contained added water, ranging froin 5 to 22 per cent., 10 breads, of which only one was adulterated, but that seems to have been the very essence of adulteration, containing, as it did, the very large quantity of 22 grains of alum per 4-lb.loaf, 1 sample of butter, 1 of baking powder, 2 of coffee, 6 of lard, were all genuine, As were also 2 samples of oatmeal and 2 of pepper.One water waa contaminated. The Clerk of the Peace said the report on the whole was favourable. It is reported from Paris that 273 sacks of flour, supplied to the Chatellerault garrison, have been The soldiers had long thrown into the Vienne, having been found so adulterated as to be unfit for food. found fault with the bread, and the contractors will probably be prosecuted. Two German State Analysts, Drs. Hebenstreit, of Chemnitz, and Skalweit, of Hanover, bave published, in tabular form, the results of most minute analyses made by them of over forty samples of German Beers. I n none were found anything besides malt, hops, yeast, and water.