THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[June 17,1871. 
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The Report of (Messrs. Carr, Haselden and Williams, 
who acted as) the Finance Committee in auditing the 
accounts for the past month was presented, showing on 
the General Fund account a balance in the Treasurer’s 
hands of £2983. 14s. 2 d., and submitting for payment 
accounts amounting to £773. 9s. lid .; and on the Bene¬ 
volent Fund account a balance of £569. 10s. 1 d. 
Resolved—That the Report be received and adopted, 
and payments made. 
Resolved—That the Treasurer be requested to pur¬ 
chase Stock on the following accounts :— 
General Fund . . New Three per cents. £1000 
Life Members’Fund do. £110 
Benevolent Fund . Consols.£500 
Resolved—That the Report of the Library, Museum 
and Laboratory Committee be received, and that 
the question of warming the Laboratory be referred 
back to the Committee. 
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 that such election will take place. 
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS. 
England and Wales. 
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Preliminary. Two Certificates were received 
in lieu 
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Scotland. 
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The following letter from the Medical Department of 
the Privy Council was read:— 
[Copy.] 
“ Medical Department of the Privy Comcil, 
“June 1st, 1871. 
“ Sir,—Adverting to my letter of the 4th ult.,* the 
Lords of Her Majesty’s Council, believing that the An¬ 
nual Meeting, therein referred to, of the Pharmaceutical 
Society has now been held, direct me to inquire what 
steps the Society has taken with regard to the matters to 
which that letter has reference. 
“ I am, Sir, 
“ Your obedient servant, 
“John Simon. 
“ The Secretary to the 
“ Pharmaceutical Society , 
“ Bloomsbury Square , w.c.” 
Moved by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Woolley,— 
Resolved—That the following letter be adopted by 
this Council, and the Secretary bo instructed to 
forward the same to the Medical Department of the 
Privy Council:— 
[Copy.] 
“ Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 
“17, Bloomsbury Square, W.G., 
“ June Ith, 1871. 
“Sir,—In reference to your letter of May 4th, drawing 
attention on behalf of the Lords of Her Majesty’s Council 
' X) the approaching Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceu- 
dcal Society, trusting that regulations would then be 
made in regard to the keeping, dispensing and selling of 
poisons (as will be sufficient to secure the safety of the 
public), and of June 1st, inquiring what steps the Society 
had taken with regard to the matters referred to in the- 
previous letter, I am instructed by the Council of the 
Pharmaceutical Society this day assembled (being the- 
first meeting after the Annual Meeting), to inform you 
that at the meeting of the Council of tho Pharmaceutical 
Society, held on the 5th April, it was resolved that Regu¬ 
lations for the keeping, selling and dispensing of poisons 
should be issued as Recommendations. 
“In this form they were submitted to and adopted by 
the Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society, held 
on the 17th May last, and copies will at once be distri¬ 
buted by the Council to Pharmaceutical Chemists and re¬ 
gistered Chemists and Druggists throughout the country. 
The Council beg to submit to the Lords of her Majesty’s 
Privy Council a copy of the Recommendations and thn 
resolution of the Annual Meeting thereon. 
“ I have the honour to be, Sir, 
“ Your obedient servant, 
“Elias Bremridge,. 
“ Secretary and Registrar. 
“John Simon, Esq.” 
Resolved—That a printed copy of the recommenda¬ 
tions for the keeping, dispensing and selling of poi¬ 
sons,* passed at the Annual Meeting, be forwarded 
to every Pharmaceutical Chemist and Chemist and- 
Druggist on the Register, with the urgent request 
of this Council for their universal adoption. 
A memorial which had been handed in by Mr. Yizer 
from chemists and druggists, not being Members of the 
Society, deprecating the enactment of compulsory regu¬ 
lations as to the storing and dispensing of poisons, was 
presented to the Council. 
Moved by Mr. Atherton, seconded by Mr. Brown,— 
Resolved—That tho various applications for assistance 
which had been received from Provincial Societies 
be referred to the Provincial Education Committee 
for their consideration. 
Resolved—That Dr. J. L. Soubeiran, of Paris, be 
elected an Honorary and Corresponding Member of 
this Society. 
Resolved—That tho following, being duly registered as 
Pharmaceutical Chemists, be severally granted a Cer¬ 
tificate stamped with the seal of the Society:— 
Bannard, Henry ...London. 
Cattems, Heneage Parker .... London. 
Deane, James .Clapham. 
Fowler, William Ratcliffe .... Ipswich. 
Freeman, Ernest .Stourbridge. 
Linton, Ralph Tait ........ „. Edinburgh. 
Sambrook, William.. Cardigan. 
Troake, Marler Hamilton .... Kingsbridge. 
Resolved—That the'.following Pharmaceutical Che¬ 
mists be, and^are hereby elected ^Members of the 
Society:— 
Agnew, Ernest James Tween. .London. 
Clarke, Josiah .. Croydon. 
Deane, James ...Clapham. 
Fowler, William Ratcliffo ... .East Kirkby. 
* See Pharh. Journ. May 27th, 1871, p. 942. 
* See Pharm. Journ. May 27th, 1871, p. 949. 
