Tebruary 18 , 1871 .] THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1871. 
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THE REGISTER FOR 1871. 
The Register of Chemises and Druggists for the 
present year having been just issued, we take the 
•opportunity of calling our readers’ attention to some 
points in connection with its compilation. 
The Register contains about five hundred new 
names, most of which are those of persons who have 
passed the Modified Examination. Although every 
care lias been taken to make the list as perfect and 
complete as possible, some errors still occur in it, 
The correction of which must rest with the persons 
registered or those acquainted with them. Many 
names are registered at addresses which were cor¬ 
rect at the time registration was effected, but of the 
incorrectness of which at the present time proofs are 
of frequent occurrence. This defect arises princi¬ 
pally from the neglect of registered persons to ap¬ 
prise the Registrar of any change of address. This 
is the more important from the difficulties that may 
arise from such neglect. Clause 10 of the Pharmacy 
Act, 1808, enacts that, “ to enable the Registrar duly 
“ to perform the duties imposed upon him, it shall 
“ he lawful for the Registrar to write a letter to any 
■“registered person addressed to liim according to his 
“ address on the Register, to inquire ivlietlier he has 
“ ceased to carry on business or has changed his resi- 
■“ deuce, such letter to be forwarded by post as a 
“ registered letter, according to the Post Office regu- 
■“ lations for the time being, and if no answer shall 
■“ be returned to such letter within the period of six 
'“ months from the sending of the letter, a second of 
“similar purport shall be sent in like manner, and 
■“if no answer be given thereto within three months 
“from the date thereof, it shall be lawful to erase 
the name of such person from the Register.'' As 
by the same Act it is provided that the Register 
shall be sufficient evidence in all courts of law, and 
that the absence of the name of any person from 
such printed Register shall be deemed evidence, 
until the contrary is proved, that such person is not 
registered according to the provisions of the Phar¬ 
macy Act, and as a copy of the Register is supplied 
for that purpose to all the principal law courts in the 
kingdom,—it will be seen how important it is that 
each person registered should secure the correctness 
of the entry relating to himself. 
Another cause of error is that arising from unre¬ 
ported deaths. Notice of the deaths of registered 
persons should be given by the Registrars of Deaths 
in the district in which they occur. The neglect of 
this duty, however, is very frequent, and the Regis¬ 
trar has to rely upon the local secretaries or private 
sources for this information. 
The current number of the Chemist ami Druggist 
contains a Pharmaceutical Sermon, in which Mr. 
Joseph Ince, taking his text from Ecclesiasticus 
xxxviii. 1-4, defends himself against the criticism of 
our contemporary the British Medical Journal in re¬ 
ference to the publication of prescriptions with the 
names of their authors. In quoting the opinion ex¬ 
pressed by that journal, we did not presume to offer 
an opinion as to whether it is right or wrong or ne¬ 
cessary to so publish names, for if it be an offence to 
do so, we must confess to being in some degree parti- 
cipes criminis, and we now refer to the matter again 
chiefly because Mr. Ince appears to imply some cen¬ 
sure for having inserted a brief statement of the ob¬ 
jection raised by the British Medical Journal, though 
we think he will perceive on reflection that, as a 
representative of the medical profession, its opinion 
on the point is entitled not only to consideration, 
but also to publicity in our columns. 
In the House of Commons, on Monday night, Mr. 
Bruce said, in answer to a question put by Lord 
Eustace Cecil, that it was not the intention of the 
Government to propose legislation concerning the 
adulteration of food and drugs this session. On 
Wednesday Mr. Muntz gave notice of his intention 
to bring in a Bill to amend the law for the preven¬ 
tion or adulteration of food and drink and of drugs. 
Professor Franklanb has accepted office as Presi¬ 
dent of the Chemical Society for the ensuing session. 
At a preliminary meeting held at King’s College, 
it was decided that a fund should be raised for a 
memorial to the late Dr. Miller, who, for thirty 
years, laboured in connection with the College. It 
was also resolved that a Committee should be formed 
for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions and carry¬ 
ing out the necessary measures. 
The Canadian Pharmacy Bill, which, in conse¬ 
quence of the press of business, was “discharged” 
last session, has been again brought before the Ca¬ 
nadian Legislature. It has been read a first and 
second time, and referred to a select committee. 
From the discussion which took place at the meeting 
of the Ontario College of Pharmacy, it would appear 
that the principal obstacle in the way of the passing 
