TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
83B 
Resolved—That the Finance Committee he requested to take into consideration 
the Funded Capital of the Society, with a view to its more advantageous invest¬ 
ment, and that they be requested to report to the Council thereon. 
Resolved—That the Reports of the Library, Museum, and Laboratory Committees 
of the 11th and 17th ult. be received and adopted. 
Resolved—That free Laboratory instruction be given to the Jacob Bell Scholars 
for the Session 1870-71. 
Moved by Mr. Deane, seconded by Mr. Brady, and— 
Resolved—That Mr. G. F. Schacht be requested by the Council to deliver the Intro¬ 
ductory Address to the Students at the formal opening of the Session in October 
next. 
Resolved—That the Reports of the Conversazione Committees of the 11th and 17th 
ult. be received and adopted. 
Resolved—That the best thanks of this Council are due, and are hereby offered, to 
their Lordships the Committee of Council on Education for the use of the South 
Kensington Museum on the 18th May for the purpose of holding the Society’s 
Conversazione. 
Resolved—That the Secretary be requested to convey to the Official Staff of the 
South Kensington Museum the best thanks of this Council for the prompt and 
energetic manner in which the whole of the arrangements for the Society’s 
Conversazione on the 18th ult. were carried out. 
Resolved—That it is expedient to elect two Annuitants on the Benevolent Fund in ' 
October next, and that the Secretary be requested to announce in the usual 
channels the intention of the Society so to do. 
The Secretary reported that from nearly one-third of the places to which nomination 
papers for Local Secretaries had been sent no return had been made ; whereupon it was 
Moved by Mr. Hills, seconded by Mr. Deane, and 
Resolved—That the Report of the Scrutineers in reference to the Nominations of 
Local Secretaries for the ensuing year be referred to the Parliamentary Com¬ 
mittee for consideration, and that the Committee be also authorized and em¬ 
powered to arrange for the Nomination of Local Secretaries in those districts 
from which no return has been made, and report to the Council at their next 
meeting. 
RESIGNATION OF MR. W. DICKINSON. 
The Special Report of the Scrutineers was read, and the following resolution, passed 
at the adjourned Annual General Meeting, held on the 24th of May, was taken into con¬ 
sideration :— 
“ That the Council be requested to take the Special Report of the Scrutineers 
into their earliest consideration, with a view to erasing the name of Mr. William 
Dickinson from the Register of Members.” 
The Secretary presented the following letter which he had received from Mr. Dickin¬ 
son, accompanied by his Certificate of Membership:— 
“ London, May 2 oth, 1870. 
“ To the Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. 
“Sir,—I beg leave to tender my resignation as a Member of the Pharmaceutical 
Society of Great Britain. 
“I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 
“ Wm. Dickinson.” 
