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TRANSACTIONS 
OF 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, August 4 th, 1869, 
MR. n. SUGDEN EVANS, PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
Present—Messrs. Abraham, Bottle, Bourdas, Carteighe, Edwards, Haselden, Hills, 
Morson, Bandall, Savage, Squire, and Williams. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
The report of the Finance and House Committee was presented, showing on the 
General Fund account a balance in the Treasurer’s hand of £1345. 15s. 9 d., and sub¬ 
mitting for payment accounts, commission, and various items amounting to £362. 3s. 0 d., 
and on the Benevolent Fund account a balance of £405. 7s. 10c/. 
Resolved,—That the report be received and adopted, and payments made. 
The report of the Library, Museum, and Laboratory Committee was received and 
adopted. 
Letters from the Privy Council were read, intimating that Dr. Edward Headlam 
Greenhow had been appointed to be present, from time to time, on behalf of the Privy 
Council, during the progress of such of the Examinations of the Society as are held in 
London; and that Dr. Christison had been similarly appointed to attend the Examina¬ 
tions held in Scotland. 
The Board of Examiners for England and Wales reported that during the previous 
month they had examined 188 Candidates, and passed 148 ; and that Dr. Greenhow had 
attended at their Examinations on the 21st, 23rd, and 29th of July; that eight candidates 
presented themselves for the Junior Bell Memorial Scholarship, and one for the Senior 
Scholarship. 
On the report of the Board, and examination of the testimonials as to character, etc., 
of the respective candidates, it was 
Resolved—That the Junior Bell Scholarship be awarded to Charles Fryer, of 
Guildford, and the Senior to William Foster, of Bridlington, with free labora¬ 
tory instruction for the Session 1869-70. 
The Board reported, that, during the past Session, fifty-eight candidates had passed the 
Minor Examinations in honours, of whom nineteen had competed for the Prize of 
Books. 
On the report and recommendation of the Board, the prize was awarded to John 
William Gilbert Candy. 
The Board of Examiners recommend that, taking into consideration the difficulty of 
uniformly selecting suitable Examiners in the country to conduct the First or Preli¬ 
minary Examination, the anxiety and time the proposed arrangements would necessarily 
entail on the Council and Society’s Staff, together with the questionable power of the 
Council to make such appointments satisfactorily, it would be desirable for the Board 
to set the questions and examine the answers, and that there should be four exami¬ 
nations in the year, viz. in January, April, July, and October. 
In the case of Candidates residing in the country, and unable to attend at Bloomsbury 
Square, the Secretary shall send the Questions, under seal, to the person appointed to 
superintend the writing of the Answers, with instructions that they be opened by him 
in the presence of the Candidate, who shall write the answers forthwith in his presence 
in a given time; the answers to be forwarded, under cover to the Secretary, by the fol- 
