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with all my heart, but then it was to begin the new state of affairs ; we had only just 
had the title offered, the engagements were not entered into, but now all this is very 
different indeed. And let me say, in answer to threatened efforts made to sway Members 
of Parliament, that there are two sides to that question. Members must look to consti¬ 
tuents on our side as well as the other, and if their supporters come to them and say, I wish 
you to oppose this Bill, they will naturally reply, “ What are the reasons for doing so ?” 
Now I should be ready to say, Just take the Bill and study it, and then look at these eight 
objections—this is absolutely all there can be said against it—and leave them to decide 
the question for themselves. Surely a feebler affair never saw the light; most of them 
are mere matters of detail and bye-law, and others, pure misrepresentations. Take 
for example local examinations: why, we are quite anxious to have them, if they 
can be managed, but all that we can do now with our present Act, without going to 
Parliament at all. The Benevolent Pund again, of course every man who subscribes 
to it will have a voice in its management whether he belongs to the Society or not. 
And then I would reply to Mr. Randall, that the objection he makes would have 
equal force, if the persons he alludes to were admitted. Still a person would say, I 
am as well qualified as you; the difference is, that you went into business in 1852, 
and I happened to do so six months later, and to give you permission to put up a 
title which shall persuade the public that you are more worthy of their confidence 
than I am, just on this account, is nothing but a sham. There always must be some 
line or other, and it will always be easy to find persons just divided by the boundary 
whose rights can hardly be distinguished from each other. It is the only thing of 
weight that I have heard urged, and I may just say that I have always been desirous 
of admitting those who were in business before the passing of the Act, and it was 
chiefly through me (although it is letting out some of the secrets of the prison-house) 
that the inquiry was set on foot two years ago, as to how many were likely to avail 
themselves of the offer, if the door could be opened. We sent round for returns from 
all the local secretaries, and were very much surprised by the result; we found in 
some places there was one, in some two or three, but they were generally so content 
to be as they were, or so utterly apathetic about it, that not anything like fifty in 
all the kingdom could be found who were likely to come in, if the door could be 
opened. And then, on the other hand, we had letters from all quarters upbraiding 
us with breach of faith, and expressing, sentiments very different to some of those we 
have heard to-day : of course the project was at once abandoned. I know it is very 
different now: there are plenty who would willingly come in, but it is the substantial 
eloquence of the Jury Bill that they care for, and that has so suddenly convinced 
them how unjust it is to keep them out of the honours and privileges that they value 
so highly; and unless you are willing to yield everything, and give up to every one 
the name of Pharmaceutical Chemist and every advantage belonging to it, you will 
still have all the opposition which meets you to-day. 
Mr. Collins said he would rather they appeared to act as one man, and therefore, to 
prevent anything like a want of unanimity, he would withdraw his amendment. 
The President expressed his approval of its withdrawal, and observed it was very im¬ 
portant they should act as one man. 
The original motion was then carried unanimously. 
Twelve scrutineers having been appointed, the ballot was opened at an earlier period 
of the meeting. 
Thanks were then unanimously accorded to the President, and also to the Council, 
which being duly acknowledged, the Meeting was adjourned to Friday morning, at 
eleven o’clock. 
ADJOURNED MEETING. 
Friday , May 20th, 18G4. 
MR. SANDFORD, PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The Scrutineers brought up their Report, as folloivs :— 
We, the undersigned Scrutineers, appointed at the Twenty-third Annual General Meet¬ 
ing of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, do hereby certify that we have 
examined the voting-papers committed to us, and report the following results ;_ 
