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TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
Clause 6 requires the analysts to make reports quarterly, which are to be read 
publicly at the meetings of the bodies appointing them. 
Clause 7 contains detailed provisions as to the proving of the case before the 
justices. 
Clause 8 provides that any purchaser of any article of food, drink, or drugs 
in any district where analysts are appointed shall be entitled, on payment of 
not less than one shilling and not more than five shillings, to have such article 
analysed, and to receive from the analyst a certificate of the result of the 
analysis. In the event of a prosecution the cost of such analysis to be deemed 
a part of the costs. 
Clause 9 provides that the analysts or inspectors appointed shall from time 
to time report to the magistrates upon the prevalence of injurious or poisonous 
adulterations in articles of food or drink, and of adulteration of drugs, in any 
manufactory in their district; and the magistrates shall order such manufac¬ 
tory to be inspected for the seizure of all injurious or poisonous substances used 
in such adulteration ; and likewise order samples of food and drink or drugs 
in such manufactory to be taken for analysis to the analyst, who shall report to 
the magistrates the result. If they are found to be adulterated, a summons to 
be issued. 
Clauses 10 and 11 relate to the mode of prosecution, and the fund out of 
which the costs are to be paid. 
We are informed that Mr. Postgate has placed the Bill in the hands of Mr. 
Dixon, M.P., to be introduced into Parliament this session. 
TRANSACTIONS 
OF 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, February 5 th, 1868, 
Present—Messrs. Abraham^ Bird, Bottle, Brady, Carteighe, Deane, Edwards, Evans, 
Haselden, Hills, Ince, Morson, Orridge, Sandford, Savage, and Waugh, 
The following were elected 
MEMBERS. 
Bailey, Henry Frederick .Newport Pagnell. 
Cox, Samuel Goodhall.Leicester. 
Fleetwood, Thomas .Widnes. 
Hall, Alfred Richard .London. 
Hitchcock, Arthur William.London. 
Horner, Thomas Barker .Stockton-on-Tees. 
Severs, Joseph .Kendal. 
Shephard, Thomas Frederick .London. 
Woolley, Hermann .Manchester. 
Mr. Henry Sugden Evans was elected Vice-President in the place of Mr. Thomas 
Hyde Hills, recently elected Treasurer. 
