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TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
lowing post, accompanied by the Superintendent’s Certificate to the effect that they were 
written in the time specified , under his supervision , and without assistance from books or 
other sources. 
It was therefore moved by Mr. Carteighe, seconded by Mr. Williams, and 
Resolved,—That the resolution passed at the Meeting of Council on the 7th ult., in 
reference to this Examination, be rescinded. 
It was moved by Mr. Abrahams, seconded by Mr Edwards, and 
Resolved,—That the recommendation of the Board of Examiners, respecting the 
mode of conducting the First or Preliminary Examination be adopted, but that 
the frequency of the Examinations be left to their discretion. 
The Board of Examiners for Scotland reported, that during the month of July, they 
had examined twenty candidates, and passed seventeen. 
Sessional Prizes. 
The Professors presented their respective Reports of the results of the competition for 
the Sessional prizes offered by the Council, which, having been read, the following 
awards were declared:— 
Chemistry and Pharmacy. 
Bronze Council Medal... John Ingham. 
Certificate of Honour... Edward Alfred Webb. 
Certificate of Merit .Joseph Elijah Barnes. 
Botany and Materia Medica. 
Bronze Council Medal... Walter Henry Smith. 
Certificate of Honour... John Ingham. 
Certificate of Merit .Frederick Beasley. 
Practical Chemistry. 
Bronze Council Medal... John Ingham. 
Certificate of Honour... George Iredale. 
Certificates of Merit ] J °s e ph Hicting Willmm Wyley, 
j and Edward Histed. 
. The Professor of Botany reported that five Herbaria had been received in competi¬ 
tion for the Botanical Prize. 
The following awards were made:— 
Silver Medal .Henry Williams Jones. 
Bronze Medal .George Frederick Stoodley. 
Certificate of Honour... Ralph Tait Linton. 
It was moved by Mr. Bottle, seconded by Mr. Savage, and 
Resolved,—That the xAnnual Report of the Council be sent to every Member of the 
Society at least three days prior to the day appointed for the Annual Meeting. 
It was moved by Mr. Bottle, seconded by Mr. Squire, and 
Resolved,—That the Parliamentary Committee be requested to take cognizance of 
all cases of infringement of the Pharmacy Acts of 1852 and 1868, and report to 
the Council thereon. 
Mr. Hills withdrew the Motion of which he had given notice last month, respecting 
the International Pharmaceutical Congress. 
Mr. Abraham gave notice that at the October Meeting of the Council he would pro¬ 
pose that steps be taken to assimilate the laws which regulate the practice of pharmacy 
in Ireland and Great Britain respectively. 
The under-mentioned Pharmaceutical Chemist was elected a—• 
MEMBER. 
Greaves, William Samuel, Ironville. 
