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seconded by Mr. Wilkinson and unanimously adopted.—The rules, as framed at a pre¬ 
liminary meeting, were also unanimously approved, and the following gentlemen were 
elected Officers and Council for the ensuing year President, Mr. Thomas Standring; 
Vice-President , Mr. W. S. Brown; Treasurer , Mr. G. S. Woolley; Secretary , Mr. F. 
B. Benger. Messrs. Bateman, Halliday, Hampson, Robinson, Slugg, F.R.A.S., Jas. 
Standring, Wheeldon, Wilkinson, Bagshaw (Oldham), Blain (Bolton), Bostock (Ashton), 
and S. Kay (Stockport). Its meetings are to be held monthly, and an adjourned meeting, 
to give effect to the above resolution, was agreed upon. After the usual vote of thanks 
to the chairman, the names of nearly one hundred members were enrolled, and it was 
intimated that others could be sent in to the secretary, treasurer, or any member of the 
committee. 
Subscriptions—10s. Members, and 5s. Associates, the latter being Assistants and Ap¬ 
prentices only—may be paid to the Secretary, F. B. Benger, 1, Market Place, Man¬ 
chester, or to the Treasurer, George S. Woolley, 69, Market Street, Manchester. 
MEETING OF CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, DUDLEY. 
A meeting of Chemists and Druggists was held at the Bush Hotel, on Friday, the 20th 
of November, to consider the desirability of the earlier closing of their shops, in order to 
afford to the young men in their employ greater facilities for reading and study, so that 
they might, as far as possible, prepare themselves for passing the examinations required 
by the Act of Parliament recently passed, before they would be able to commence busi¬ 
ness. There were present Messrs. Clark, Denison, White, Dawson, Clark, jun., and Hollier; 
and communications were received from others who were unable to attend, expressing 
their willingness to abide by any resolutions which might be come to by the meeting. 
Mr. Hollier occupied the chair, and briefly alluded to some of the provisions of the re¬ 
cent Pharmacy Act, remarking that the passing of such an Act, requiring a higher edu¬ 
cational and scientific standard from the Chemist and Druggist for the time to come, 
must and would greatly elevate and advance their trade. Its effect might not be apparent 
during the lifetime of himself and others then present, but the chemist of a few years hence 
would, in regard to the past, bear the same comparison as did the medical profession now 
to the barber-surgeons of 1815. Then the intelligent and scientific chemist would be the 
rule, and not, as now, so frequently the exception. Mr. Hollier hoped that the earlier 
closing of their establishments would not only that evening be decided upon, but unani¬ 
mously abided by, and that it would not end, like previous attempts, in one keeping open 
his shop half an hour longer than the specified time, and thus produce a spirit of rivalry 
which resulted in the irregular system prevailing at the present time. The extra hour, 
too, would have as good an effect with the master as with the young man, and be as 
great a boon to the employer as the employed ; and, if agreed to by all, he felt con¬ 
vinced and was sure would not injure one. 
The following resolution, proposed by Mr. Clark and seconded by Mr. Dennison, was 
unanimously passed :—“ That, in order to afford needful time for reading and the study 
which will be required to enable the assistants and apprentices in their employ to pass 
the examinations required by the provisions of the recent Pharmacy Act previous to any 
one being able to commence business as a chemist and druggist, we, the undersigned, 
hereby agree to close our respective establishments at eight o’clock each evening of the 
week with the exception of Monday at nine o’clock, and Saturday (market day) as usual.” 
Some other resolutions tending to give effect to the foregoing were passed, together with 
a vote of thanks to Mr. Hollier, the chairman. It was also determined that it should be 
duly announced throughout the borough by handbills and advertisements. 
PLYMOUTH ASSOCIATION OF CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. 
The Second Meeting of this Association was held on Wednesday, November 11th, at 
the Athenaeum, Plymouth, when papers were read by Mr. S. Hill, of Plymouth, on 
“ The Pharmacy Act and Dispensing,” and by Mr. Frank Codd, of Devonport, on 
“Spectral Analysis, illustrated by the Spectroscope proper and the Microspectroscope.” 
