SPECIAL MEETING. 
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Mr. Morson said milk of sulphur was an old preparation, which was literally 
a mixture of sulphur and sulphate of lime, and the subdivision of the sulphur 
by this means did, no doubt, influence its action. If any one asked for pure or 
precipitated sulphur, they should get it; but milk of sulphur was a different 
thing, which they also had a right to get if they wished for it. He recom¬ 
mended them to keep both articles, and supply whichever was wanted. 
SPECIAL MEETING. 
A Special General Meeting of members was held on Thursday, January 14th, 
at the Society’s house, Bloomsbury Square, W. Sandford, Esq., President, in the 
Chair, for the purpose of considering the amended Bye-laws. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, as it appeared in 
the Journal of last month. 
The Chairman said he presumed all the members present had read the 
proposed Bye-laws, as they had been published in the Journal for that purpose ; 
the only alteration since made being to restore the words, “ not less than one 
clear day prior to the day on which the election is to take place,” with reference 
to the transmission of votes by persons who did not vote personally. These 
words had been restored under the advice of their solicitor, because they were 
the words of the Act of Parliament. They had imagined it would be a con¬ 
venience in many cases if they said “ at any time prior to the election,” so that 
the voting-papers be received by the Secretary previous to the election, 
as there might be London members who, at the last moment almost, might find 
themselves unable to attend, although they had intended to do so. It was 
found, however, that the Act of Parliament expressly said, U such voting-paper 
being transmitted under cover to the Secretary not less than one clear day 
prior to the day on which the election is to take place;” and as the transmission 
was not complete until the voting-papers were received, it was necessary to 
restore those words in the instructions for voting. With that exception there 
had been no alteration in the bye-laws as published in the Journal. The 
general alterations which were required for carrying into effect the New Phar¬ 
macy Act were made and approved by the meeting held in October; but when 
those alterations were submitted to the Privy Council, several alterations were 
suggested, some being verbal. For instance, they did not like the wording in 
the first clause of the fifth section as to the persons going out of office in each 
year, which they considered rather ambiguous, and a verbal alteration was 
accordingly made, but leaving the sense the same as before; two-thirds of 
the members of council were to go out each year, seven being those who were 
lotted in the previous year, and the other seven to be taken by lot from the 
remaining fourteen. No important alterations were made up to Section X., 
and then, having regard to the important work which the Society would be called 
upon hereafter to perform and the relation in which it would stand to the public, 
they tried to improve the constitution of the Board of Examiners. In the first 
place they put a limit as to the age of examiners, the fifth section being as 
follows :—“ After the first day of January, 1871, the Council shall not appoint 
any person who has attained the age of 65 years at the time of appointment to 
be an examiner, unless such person shall be the President or Vice-President of the 
Society.” The next alteration was in the next clause:—“ After the first of 
January, 1871, no person shall be appointed an examiner who at the time of 
appointment is, or who, during one year prior to the time of appointment, has 
been a member of the Council, other than the President or Vice-President, and 
the election of any Examiner to be a Member of the Council shall vacate his 
