July 1,1871.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
evidence to be presented, by which your Petitioners will 
be able to satisfy your Honourable House that the said 
Amended Act is unnecessary and unjust. 
And your Petitioners will ever pray. 
Moved by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Greenish, 
and 
Resolved—That the President bo authorized to sign 
the Petition to the House of Commons as now drawn 
up. 
The Petition was forwarded to Mr. Alderman Lusk 
for presentation. 
Deputations to the Right. IIon. W. E. Forster. 
Monday , 19 th June. 
The President, the Vice-President and the Treasurer, 
accompanied by Messrs. Betty, Sandford and Williams, 
and the Secretary, waited on the Right Hon. W. E. 
Forster, Vice-President of the Privy Council, as per ap¬ 
pointment, on Monday, June 19th, for the purpose of 
suggesting amendments in the Pharmacy Bill. 
The first question discussed was the extension of the 
provisions of the Bill to all persons keeping open shop 
for the sale and dispensing of poisons. 
Mr. Forster doubted whether on the part of the 
the Government, he could introduce such an amendment, 
but if introduced by an independent member, promised 
that he would give it his favourable consideration. 
The second point was the omission of those words in 
the Bill which render the failure to obtain the consent 
of the Privy Council to regulations a ground for the 
Privy Council at once to frame regulations entirely in¬ 
dependent of any consent or co-operation of the Council 
of the Pharmaceutical Society. 
Mr. F ouster objected to this course, but received fa¬ 
vourably a suggestion that a delay of two months should 
be allowed to elapse before action could be taken by the 
Privy Council after notice of non-approval had been 
given to the Council of the Society. 
A second proposition, to append the rules lately ap¬ 
proved and recommended by the Pharmaceutical Society 
as a schedule to the Bill, was made by Mr. Forster. 
A clause for enabling the Registrar to keep a more 
correct register was submitted to Mr. Forster, and had 
his approval. 
Mr. Forster said that the Bill would be read a first 
time on that day and printed as sent from the House of 
Lords; it would not be read a second time until Mon¬ 
day the 26th inst.; and he would give the deputation 
another audience on Saturday next the 24th inst., at 
one o’clock, when he would be prepared to submit such 
alterations as he could propose. 
Saturday , 24 th June. 
A deputation consisting of the following members of the 
Parliamentary Committee, the President, Treasurer, the 
Messrs. Bottle, Betty, Brown, Gx'ecnish, Reynolds, Sand- 
ford and Williams, accompanied by the Secretary and 
the Society’s Solicitor, waited on the Right Hon. W. E. 
Forster on 24th June, as per appointment. 
The President explained that since the former at¬ 
tendance of the Parliamentary Committee there had 
been a Special Meeting of the Council, at which certain 
resolutions had been passed and that, in accordance with 
one of the resolutions, a memorial had been prepared by 
the Council. He also said, that being one of those who 
waited upon the Right Honourable gentleman on Mon¬ 
day, he hoped that he (Mr. Forster) would favour them 
with his present views upon the amendments which had 
been suggested. 
The memorial was then handed to Mr. Forster. 
Mr. Forster having perused the memorial, and re¬ 
ceived explanations respecting some of its statements, 
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! paid that he had expected to hear the provisions of the- 
Bill discussed, and perhaps improvements suggested; and, 
with a view to the consideration of suggestions, he had 
arranged for the presence of Mr. Simon, and Mr. Jenkyns 
from the oilice of the Government draftsman. He should 
have been pleased to hear anything which might have 
been said by those desirous of improvement, but thought 
that there could not be useful discussion with a body of 
gentlemen who would only bo content with the rejection 
of the Bill. 
Mr. Williams suggested that gentlemen who wished 
to sec the Bill improved were present, and that it was 
desirable that Mr. Forster should state what ho might 
bo prepared to concede. 
Mr. Forster said that, whilst he should be happy to 
go fully into the matter with a deputation in favour of 
the Bill, and desirous of improving it, ho must decline 
discussing modifications with a deputation committed to 
opposition. 
Mr. Brown pressed Mr. Forster to concede delay in. 
the second reading, and to consider whether public ad¬ 
vantage might not result from delay until next session, 
when probably an improved Bill, satisfactory to the 
chemists and druggists generally, might be brought in. 
Mr. Forster could promise that the Bill should not 
be read a second time before next Monday week (July 
3rd), but could not consent to delay it until next session. 
He referred to the Act, and remarked that the intention 
of the Parliament of 1868, that there should be compul¬ 
sory regulations, was shown by the first clause, and he 
did not think that the views of the present Parliament 
would be different. His individual judgment was with 
the clause, and in his official position ho felt it to be a 
duty to give effect to the Act. Ho should be prepared 
to meet the opponents of the Bill if they would raise in 
Parliament the direct issue whether the legislation of 
1868 should be revoked ; but in any event, although the 
period of the year would be in favour of opponents to 
the measure, he must accept the issue, and, whilst con¬ 
ceding reasonable time, be understood as intending to 
press for the principle of the Bill. 
Mr. Sandford urged Mr. Forster to state the points 
of concession which he was prepared to make. 
Mr. Forster replied that he could not enter upon 
that course with direct opponents to the measure. 
The committee then thanked Mr. Forster for the in¬ 
terview, and withdrew. 
EXAMINATION IN LONDON. 
June ‘list and 23rd, 1871. 
Present (21st)—Messrs. Allchin, Barnes, Carteighe,. 
Cracknell, Davenport, Edwards, Gale, Garle, Hanbury, 
Hasclden, Ince, Linford and Southall. 
Dr. Greenliow was also present on behalf of the Privy 
Council. 
(23rd)—Messrs. Allchin, Barnes, Carteighe, Cracknell,. 
Davenport, Edwards, Gale, Garle, Hanbury, Haselden, 
Ince and Linford. 
Ten candidates presented themselves for the Major 
Examination, and twenty-eight for the Minor; the fol¬ 
lowing twenty-eight passed, and were declared to be duly 
qualified to be registered:— 
MAJOR (as Pharmaceutical Chemists). 
* Overton, Charles Arthur.Horncastlc. 
* Churchill, Henry.Reading. 
* Pretty, Charles.Birmingham. 
Walker, John Sydenham ... .Manchester. 
Savory, Harry Banting .Painswick. 
Wing, Lewis.Torquay. 
Lake, Richard .Colchester. 
Bylcs, James Henry .London. 
* Passed with honours. 
