March S, 1873.] 
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over the hooks in order to examine and report as to 
whether the accounts were kept properly. . 
The Vice-President did not think it was desirable 
that any individual should he specified.. He saw no ob¬ 
jection to passing the resolution if it simply authorized 
the Committee to call in an accountant, hut if it rendered 
it imperative upon them to do so, he should certainl} 
vote against it. . . . 
Mr. Schacht said if it was the opinion of the r manco 
Committee that this would he a necessary annual charge 
upon the Society, he could see many ohjections against 
such a course. At the same time he thought there might 
he a feeling at the present moment that the accounts 
were not kept in the best possible form, and that if the} 
were improved in form, the work, in future, might be 
done as it had been done without requiring assistance of 
this kind. 
Mr. Urwicic, as a member of the Committee, said, as 
far as his observation went, the accounts were kept in 
the most perfect way. 
Mr. Betty, in reply to Mr. Schacht, said the desire ot 
the Committee was to get the assistance of a professional 
accountant on this occasion, to see. if any improvement 
could he made in the form in which the accounts are 
presented to the general body of members. If they 
found that one investigation of this kind was sufficient, 
they need not have it repeated, hut, on the other, hand, 
if it were necessary to continue it, then the Finance 
Committee next year could make a similar request. 
This motion was then agreed to. 
Report of Examinations. 
February, 1873. 
ENGLAND AND WALES. 
Candidates. 
Examined. 
Passed. 
Failed. 
5 
3 
2 
56 
34 
22 
38 
27 
11 
_ 
— 
— 
99 
64 
35 
Examinations. 
Major . , 
Minor . , 
Modified 
Certificates received in lieu of the Preliminary exami¬ 
nation :— 
University of Cambridge. 2 
„ ,, Oxford. 3 
College of Preceptors. 2 
Provincial Education. 
The report and recommendations of this committee 
were received and adopted., including a grant to the 
Nottingham and Notts Chemists’ Association of £5 for the 
purpose of purchasing chemical specimens and diagrams, 
and £10 for glass cases for chemical and materia medica 
specimens for the museum. Application had also been 
received by the committee from the Society of Chemists 
and Druggists at Aberdeen, and the committee were of 
opinion that that society should be informed that a grant 
of £10 had been made to them in 1871, which was still 
at their disposal. 
The Conversazione. 
It was resolved— 
“That a Conversazione be held on Wednesday the 
21st of May, and that the Secretary be instructed 
to apply to the Lords of Her Majesty’s Council on 
Education for permission to use the South Kensing¬ 
ton Museum on the evening of that day for such 
purpose.” 
Lecture Class Prizes. 
Mr. IIamfson, pursuant to notice, then moved : 
“ That inasmuch as according to the Regulations, pub¬ 
lished in the Calendar, all students attending the 
Courses of lectures delivered by Professors Redwood 
and Bentley are entitled to compete for the Prizes 
and Certificates given in those classes, this Council 
hereby revokes a decision to the contrary passed at 
the Council of January 8th ult.” 
He did not wish to trouble the Council with any 
lengthy remarks on the present occasion, but thought 
they ought to be consistent in the matter. And in.order 
to remove any doubt as to the eligibility of ladies to 
compete for the prizes referred to, he brought forvard 
this motion. . . 
Mr. Sandford seconded the resolution, thinking that 
the Council had rather committed a mistake in sa} ing 
that all students were not eligible to compete for these 
prizes. This matter had nothing whatever to do with 
the question of the admission of ladies as members of 
the Society, on which point he had in no way changed 
his views. . . . 
Mr. Williams opposed the proposition, thinking it 
inconsistent with the honour and consistency of the 
Council to pass resolutions at one meeting and rescind 
them at another. ,, 
Mr. Bottle rose to order, and requested tha^ the 
Secretary might refer to the minute of January S, refen e 
to in the motion. > , . , 
The Secretary read the motion referred to, v inch 
was one proposed by Mr. Hampson, that all persons at¬ 
tending the classes, etc., should be eligible to compete tor 
the prizes, which motion was lost. There was, therefore,, 
no resolution passed which could be rescinded. 
The Vice-President, as seconder of the motion pro¬ 
posed in January, thought Mr. Hampson was out of 
order in bringing it forward on the present occasion m 
the shape he had, and suggested he should give notice 
for the next meeting to bring it forward m the proper 
Mr. Sandford said it was difficult to understand what 
was the meaning of the vote come to in January, -they 
had decided that all persons were not eligible, but they 
did not say who were not to compete for these prizes- 
It might be contended on that resolution that the I ro- 
fessors might pick out any three or four candidates, and 
say that the rest were not to compete. The matter stood 
in the most awkward position, and therefore he thought 
it would be better to make it clear by passing the resolu¬ 
tion which Mr. Hampson now brought forward. . 
Mr. Hills said he had taken a long time to consider 
whether ladies should compete for these prizes, or 
whether they were confined to registered apprentices or 
students of the Society ; but the more he thought of it, the 
more he was inclined to the conviction that all students 
should have the same privilege, and he hoped the matter 
would be settled then and there. With regard to the 
prize given by himself, he would only add that i it v ei e 
decided that ladies should not compete, he would give 
a similar prize which should be restricted to tnem. . . 
After some further discussion the President said, in. 
his opinion, Mr. Hampson would do well to withdraw 
the resolution and leave the matter as it stood, lfiere 
was nothing on the records of the. Council to preieru 
ladies being eligible for certain prizes, and he thought; 
the best course would be to leave the matter just as iu 
was according to the bye-laws and regulations, 
close of the session the Professors would report the suc¬ 
cessful candidates; this report would come before the- 
Council, and then the Council would say to whom the 
prizes should be given, and he did not believe for one 
moment if a professor awarded a prize to a lady, t e 
Council would say she should not have it. He would 
remind Mr. Hampson, that on a former occ f 10n ’J 
gentleman belonging to the medical profession attended 
the laboratory course and obtained the larges num 
marks. The next candidate to him also obtained suffi¬ 
cient number of marks to obtain the prize and vhen 
the matter came before the General Purposes Committee 
the opinion was expressed that a gentleman ou sme 
