TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
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The minutes of Council on the 4th and 18th ultimo were read and confirmed.* 
This being the first meeting of the Council after the Anniversary, the election of 
Officers for the ensuing year was proceeded with by ballot. 
Election of President. 
Ballot 1.—Sandford. 5 
Evans . 4 
Hills . 4 
Haselden. 3 
Mr. Sandford begged to be excused from accepting the honour of the Presidency, in 
consequence of feeling unable to devote the necessary time to its duties. 
Mr. Evans also expressed his inability to resume the office; whereupon a second ballot 
was taken, with, the following result:— 
Ballot 2.—Sandford. 6 
Hills . 6 
Haselden. 3 
Bourdas . 1 
Mr. Sandford and Mr. Hills being equal, a third ballot became necessary. 
Ballot 3.—Sandford. 10 
Hills . 6 
Mr. Sandford was therefore declared President, and took his seat accordingly. 
Vice-President. 
The Ballot was then taken for the election of Vice-President, with the following 
result: 
Haselden . 9 
Hills . 2 
Savage.. 2~ 
Bourdas .. 1 
Brady . 1 
Reynolds. 1 
Mr. Haselden was then declared Vice-President for the ensuing year. 
* In reference to the minutes of the meeting of Council on the 18th May, prior to the 
Annual General Meeting, it was 
Ordered—That the following proceedings at that meeting should be recorded and 
published in the next number of the Society’s Journal and Transactions. 
“ The subject of the proposed regulations for the keeping and sale of poisons having 
been brought under consideration, it was 
“ Moved by Mr. Abraham, seconded by Mr. Mackay— 
“ That, considering the memorials which have been presented against the proposed 
regulations, and the difficulties which are alleged to exist against their universal 
use, this Council, whilst still believing that the regulations in question are good, 
and that the objections against them are not well founded, nevertheless recom¬ 
mend that, for the present, their adoption shall not be compulsory, and that their 
further consideration be deferred for a year.” 
“ Moved by Mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Ince— 
“ That this Council pass on to the Annual Meeting.. 
“Mr. Edwards’s motion having been put, the following voted:— 
“ Yor —Messrs. Bottle, Bourdas, Carteighe, Deane, Edwards, Haselden, Hills, Ince, 
Morson, Sandford, Stoddart, and Williams. 
“ Against —Messrs. Abraham, Brady, Mackay, Randall, and Savage. 
“ The Chairman declared the motion carried, and the Council passed on accordingly.” 
