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Council. —President, Vice-President, G. Blanshard, Smith (Kilmarnock), Flockhart, 
Aitken, Borland (Kilmarnock), Govan (St. Andrew’s), Noble, Gardner, Kaimes, Ainslie, 
Stephenson, Tait, Young. 
Examiners. —President and Vice-President, Messrs. Blanshard, Gardner, Aitken, Ste¬ 
phenson, Ainslie, and Tait, with the President and Vice-President in London, and Secre¬ 
tary in Edinburgh, ex officiis. 
Curator. —Mr. W. Hill. 
Library and Museum Committee. —The President and Vice-President, and Messrs. 
Stephenson, Ainslie, and Young. 
Secretary. —Mr. John Mackay. 
Member of Council in London. —Mr. Mackay was recommended again for election. 
After the meeting, the Members, Associates, and their friends supped together in the 
large new hall of the Cafe. There were about 100 present. Apologies were received 
from several medical gentlemen and country members. Bailie Kemp (of Portobello), 
the President elect, occupied the chair, supported by Professor Archer, Dr. James 
Young, Dr. Adams, Mr. A. Young, etc. etc., and Mr. D. R. Brown, Vice-President, acted 
as croupier. There were several excellent songs sung during the evening, and it seemed 
to be a general feeling that this social meeting had been one of the most pleasing and 
successful ever held under the auspices of the Society. The following toasts were given 
and responded to:—“The Queen;” “The Prince and Princess of Wales and other 
Members of the Royal Family;” “The Navy, Army, and Volunteers,” responded to by 
Mr. Blanshard ; “ The Pharmaceutical Society ;” “ The Lord Provost, Magistrates, and 
Town Council of Edinburgh;” “ The Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons;” 
“ Professor Archer,” by Mr. Blanshard and responded to by Professor Archer ; “ The Presi¬ 
dent and Council, London,” by Mr. Young, responded to by Mr. Mackay ; “ The Memory 
of Jacob Bell,” by Professor Archer; “The Retiring President,” by Mr. Aitken, re¬ 
sponded to by Mr. Blanshard ; “ The Scotch Universities,” by Dr. Young; “ Dr. Macadam, 
and the other Honorary Members in Scotland,” by Mr. Stephenson ; “ The Chairman,” 
by Mr. Noble ; “ The Croupier,” by Mr. Ainslie ; “ The Secretary,” by Mr. Brown, re¬ 
sponded to by Mr. Mackay ; “ The Youngest Apprentice Present,” by Professor Archer, 
responded to by Mr. Napier, junior. 
PROVINCIAL TRANSACTIONS. 
LEEDS CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Eighth Meeting of the session was held at the School of Art, on the evening of 
April 13th ; the President, Mr. Harvey, in the chair. 
A chart of the weights and measures of the metric system, which had been presented 
to the Industrial Museum at Leeds by Mr. Yates, F.R.S., was exhibited and described 
by the President. Thonger’s Poison Labels were also laid upon the table. 
Mr. D. H. Cussoxs (Associate) read a paper upon “French Pharmacy.” The in¬ 
formation given was primarily derived from the personal experience of the author, 
when a few years since holding the post of manager of the English department of a 
pliarmacie in Paris. 
Mr. Cussons described the legal status of the two classes dealing in drugs, viz. 
the pharmacien and the droguist.e or epicier. The droguiste may be briefly dismissed 
from notice, since his functions are very limited, and do not permit him to dispense 
prescriptions, or to sell any compound preparations. The pharmacien , on the other 
hand, enjoys the full confidence of the State, and is invested with the privileges which 
it can bestow. But in return for these he must give a quid pro quo by completing a 
curriculum of prescribed study, which extends over several years. A student (eleve) 
must first produce a certificate of examination from one of the elementary State schools, 
attesting his proficiency in the ordinary branches of a liberal education. He then be¬ 
comes the pupil of a pharmacien for three years, at the expiry of which he may 
present himself for examination in pharmaceutical chemistry, dispensing, etc., and be¬ 
comes entitled to act as an assistant. In three years more he may enter as a student at 
