36 THE ANALYST. INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY DINNER, DECEMBER 11, 1905. THE dinner of the Fellows and Associates of the Institute of Chemistry was held at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, on Monday the 11th instant, the President, Mr. David Howard, in the chair. Owing to the dense fog which prevailed, a number of guests, including Lord Reay, Mr. Justice Buckley, Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady, Professor MeldoIa (President of the Chemical Society), who had accepted invitations, and Sir R. Douglas Powell, Bart. (President of the Royal College of Physicians), were unable to attend. Those present included Sir Thomas H. Elliott (Secretary of the Board of Agricul- ture), Sir Henry W. Primrose (Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue), Sir Thomas Pittar (Chairman of the Customs Establishment), Sir William Ramsay, Sir Thomas Stevenson, Sir A.R. Binnie (President of the Institution of Civil Engineers), General J. H. Jeffcoat (Master of the Society of Apothecaries), Mr. John Tweedy (President of the Royal College of Surgeons), Mr. J. Gavey (President of the Institu- tion of Electrical Engineers), Dr. Edward Divers (President of the Society of Chemical Industry), Mr. Edward 5. Bevan (President of the Society of Public Analysts), Mr. R. A. Robinson (President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain), Professor W. A. Tilden, Professor J. Millar Thomson, Sir W. H. Bell, Mr. H. H. Cunynghame (Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Home Office), Mr. W. R. Bousfield, K.C,, M.P., Mr. J. M. Astbury, K.C. Mr. R, A. ROBINSON, in proposing ‘‘ The Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland,” congratulated the Institute on having attained its present important position.It had nearly 1,200 Fellows and Associates, and was doing an important public work in carrying out the objects of its Charter-namely, “ t o promote the better education of persons desirous of becoming public and technical analysts and chemical advisers on scientific subjects ; to examine candidates and to grant certi- ficates of competency; and to elevate the profession of consulting and analytical chemistry by setting up a high standard of scientific and practical proficiency, and by insisting on the observance of strict rules in regard to professional conduct.” As an instance of the success it had attained in promoting these objects, he mentioned that 93 per cent. of the Public Analysts under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts were Fellows of the Institute. The PRESIDENT, in the course of his reply, said that the examinations of the Institute were attended now by over one hundred candidates yearly, and arrange- ments were being made for the conduct of examinations in the colonies. Re also alluded to the new scheme of examinations in technical chemistry which the Institute will put into operation next year. Sir THOMAS STEVENSON proposed the toast of The Learned Societies and In- stitutions,” which was acknowledged by Mr. Tweedy and Sir A. R. Binnie. Sir WILLIAM RAMSAY proposed “The Guests,” Sir THOMAS H. ELLIOTT and N r . ASTBURY responded, and the proceedings terminated.