OP THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
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Mr. Hills wished io say a few words in reply to Mr. Leay’s letter which appeared in 
the last number of the Journal, respecting an engraving of the portrait of his kind 
friend, the late Mr. Jacob Bell. The picture, as the meeting was aware, belonged to 
him, having been given to him by his friend Sir Edwin Landseer, about four years ago. 
Since Mr. Leay’s letter had appeared, Mr. Hills, being desirous of carrying out the wish 
there expressed, had seen Sir E. Landseer on the subject, wdio had kindly given his con¬ 
sent to the carrying out of that which he (Mr. H.) now proposed:—That the picture 
shall be engraved by a first-rate artist, approved by Sir E. Landseer, and that he (Mr. 
Hills) would pay all expenses, and that the money obtained should go to a fund, the 
interest of which should be expended in standard pharmaceutical works, which should 
be given to those w r ho had passed the Minor Examination, to the satisfaction of the 
Board of Examiners. Mr. Hills had not matured his plan, but he thought that if the 
proposal were taken up with spirit, a sum of from £500 to £1000 would be secured, 
realizing £15 to £30 a year; and he suggested that there might be 100 artist’s proofs 
before letters at £3. 3s.; 150 artist’s proofs after letters at £2. 2s,; 300 proofs at £1. Is.; 
and 500 at 10s. 6c?. each. 
Mr. Brady said that their obvious duty at that moment was to thank Mr. Hills very 
warmly for the generous proposal he had just made. The subject was new to them all, 
having been broached for the first time that morning. He would ask the meeting to recol¬ 
lect that the copyright of a picture by Sir Edwin Landseer was of great money-value, and 
the Vice-President was practically making the Society a present of a fund equal to the 
amount such a copyright would yield. The details of the appropriation of a fund so 
raised might well be left for future settlement; he would only move that the proposal 
which had been made to them met with their cordial approval, and that the meeting 
should express to Mr. Hills their warmest thanks for his offer. 
Mr. Orridge reminded the meeting that to make Mr. Hills s scheme a successful one, 
the members must support him by taking copies. He then seconded the motion, which 
was carried by acclamation. 
The following fourteen Members having been nominated for the Council for the en¬ 
suing year in due form, their names were submitted to the meeting, and they were 
elected t_ 
Messrs. Bird, Carteighe, Deane, G. Edwards, Hanbury, Hills, Ince, Mackay, Morson, 
Orridge, Sandford, Savage, Squire, and Waugh. 
And, in like manner, Messrs. Barron, Westwood, Mackey, M'Culloch, and Bieton 
were elected Auditors. 
The following gentlemen were then declared to be Members of the Council for the 
ensuing year:— 
Bird, William Lionel, 42, Castle Street East, Oxford Street. 
Bottle, Alexander, 37, Town wall Street, Dover. 
Brady, Henry B., 40, Mosley Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
Carteighe, Michael (Dinneford and Co.), 172, New Bond Street. 
Deane, Henry, Clapham. 
Edwards, George, Dartford. 
Edwards, John Barer, Royal Institution, Liverpool. 
Evans, Henry Sugden, 56, Hanover Street, Liverpool. 
Hanbury, Daniel Bell, Plough Court, Lombard Street. 
Haselden, Adolphus F., 18, Conduit Street. 
Hills, Thomas Hyde (John Bell and Co.), 338, Oxford StieeL 
Ince Joseph (Godfrey and Cooke), 26, St. George’s Place, Kniglitsbridge. 
Mackay. John, 121, George Street, Edinburgh. 
Morson,' Thomas N. R., 38, Queen Square, Bloomsbury. 
Orridge, Benjamin B., 30, Bucklersbury. 
Randall, William Brodribb, 146, High Street, Southampton, 
Sandpord, George Webb, 47, Piccadilly. 
Savage, William Dawson, 65, Edward Street, Brighton. 
Squire, Peter, 277, Oxford Street. 
Standring, Thomas, 1, Piccadilly, Manchester. 
Waugh, George, 177, Regent Street. 
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