April 27, 1872.J 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
S75 
Of the opportunities thus afforded, it may be mentioned 
•that during last session 15 took advantage by attending 
Chemistry, and 12 by attending Botany, or, in all, 27. 
The Council will be pleased to find these numbers very 
much increased during the next session. 
“ The Council feel there is still a want of sufficient 
energy in connection with the Evening Scientific Meet¬ 
ings ; and, while they heartily thank those gentlemen 
who have'contributed during the past winter to render 
them both pleasing and instructive, they do hope that 
when fairly in possession of the Society’s own rooms, 
more ready and extended assistance may be given to 
increase the number and interest of these meetings. 
“ One great advantage among others will accrue when 
possession of the rooms is obtained, namely, that both 
library and museum will be made more available for 
those who are entitled to use them. And this (of course, 
under certain restrictions) at any time during the day or 
evening. Every effort will be made by the Council to 
Accommodate those who may be disposed to take advan¬ 
tage of the privileges which will then be offered. 
“ The Council have taken all the means in their power 
to make known the date and place of their Annual 
Meeting, and will be glad to find that members and 
Associates in business, in and around Edinburgh, as well 
as those at a distance, may find it convenient to attend 
And take part in the proceedings. 
“ Various proposals have been and are still agitating 
the minds of many, in and outside the Society, in regard 
to monetary grants to be provided for Provincial Edu¬ 
cation. 
“The Council feel that the importance of this question 
cannot be over estimated, nor can they deny that the 
difficulties in the way of coming to a fair and equitable 
conclusion of the matter are numerous, and not easy to 
overcome. Still, they have every confidence in believing 
that the London Council, who hold the reins, will give 
thi3 important subject due consideration, and that they 
will yet be able to prepare and launch a plan, which, 
while it will effect the object in view, will also prove 
satisfactory to all who take an anxious part in desiring 
the education of the young pharmacist. 
“ It has been usual to submit to the Annual Meeting a 
statement of accounts for the preceding year. This has, 
however, already been done up to 31st December, 1871 ; 
and, after being properly vouched, sent to London, in 
order that it might pass through the Finance Committee 
there, and afterwards be presented at the Council Board. 
“In closing the Report, and looking forward to in- 
•creased space and additional cases for the Society’s Mu¬ 
seum, the Council will be pleased to receive presenta¬ 
tions from any one disposed to contribute. Proposed 
specimens may be intimated to the Curator of the Mu¬ 
seum, or to the Secretary. Show cases, bottles, or jars 
will be willingly supplied for any articles requiring 
“them.’’ - 
Mr. Anderson, of Musselburgh, Mr. Young, Mr. D. 
R. Brown, and several other gentlemen made some 
remarks on the clause in the Report wherein reference 
was made to anticipated grants in connection with educa¬ 
tion, the indications of which were a strong desire that 
very soon the London Council would see their way to 
carry out the feeling now so largely and almost universally 
held on this subject, and hoped that without much further 
delay a portion of the funds of the Society would be so 
judiciously distributed as to assist the cause of education 
in certain districts, where, at present, sufficient facilities 
do not exist for educating apprentices and others. 
Thereafter the adoption of the Report was moved by 
Mr. Baildon, chairman, seconded by Mr. Fairlie, of 
■Glasgow, and carried unanimously. 
Mr. Anderson, of Musselburgh, then proposed Mr. 
H. C. Baildon as president, and Mr. Wm. Gilmour 
.as vice-president for 1872-73, which was seconded by 
Mr. Frazer, of Glasgow, and carried unanimously. 
Both gentlemen made suitable replies. 
The Meeting then proceeded to elect the Council for 
the next year, and after ballot had been taken the 
following were declared duly elected. 
Messrs, the President and Vice-President of the 
North British Branch, and W. Ainslie, D. R. Brown, 
G. Blanshard, J. Gardner, A. Noble, R. Raimes, J. R. 
Young, Fairgrieve, A. Napier, Heron, James Aitken, 
and Kinninmont, Frazer, Davison and Fairlie, of Glas¬ 
gow, with the President and Vice-President of the 
Society in London ex officio. 
The following gentlemen were then nominated as 
Examiners for 1872-73, viz.:— 
Messrs. Buchanan, Ainslie, Aitken, Kemp, Gilmour, 
Young, Noble, and Kinninmont, of Glasgow. 
Library and Museum Committee: Messrs. Aitken, 
Brown and Mackay. 
Mr. Bi-own to be Convener. 
Mr. Paton was re-appointed Curator of Museum. 
Mr. Baildon proposed that Mr. Mackay be requested 
to continue to act as Honorary Secretary to the North 
British Branch, and in doing so expressed his sense of 
the valuable services which Mr. Mackay had for so many 
years rendered to the Society. He alluded to the 
amount of labour which Mr. Mackay had had during 
the past year in connection with the arrangements for 
the new premises in which the Society are about to 
enter, and to the satisfactory result attained, and trusted 
that Mr. Mackay may be long spared so as to see the 
success of his arduous services in connection with the 
Society. 
Mr. Mackay replied. 
In connection with the retirement of Mr. Brown as 
one of the Examiners in Edinburgh, Mr. Kemp begged 
to propose a special vote of thanks to that gentleman for 
his able and great services connected with the office, 
which he had so long efficiently filled. Mr. Kemp ex¬ 
pressed much regret that the step now taken by Mr. Brown 
should have been occasioned chiefly on account of his 
failing health, but could not resist taking this oppor¬ 
tunity of remarking how much they had been in¬ 
debted to Mr. Brown for the important aid which he 
had given to the Society. Mr. Brown’s position and 
scientific attainments were of no ordinary description, 
and he knew of no one whose presence would be more 
missed at the Examining Board than Mr. Brown. 
Mr. Baildon seconded this, and conveyed the thanks 
of the Meeting and the Society to Mr. Brown, who 
made a very feeling reply, referring to the great pleasure 
which he had always had while giving his assistance 
to carry on the affairs of the Society. 
Before separating Mr. Mackay called for a hearty 
and cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Baildon, who had for 
a second time acquitted himself so ably and so well in 
guiding the affairs of the North British Branch, and 
stated that he felt all the members were under a deep 
debt of gratitude to Mr. Baildon for the more than 
efficient manner in which he had conducted business as 
President. 
Mr. Baildon replied, and the Meeting adjourned. 
robincial ®ransattwns. 
LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
The Eleventh General Meeting was held at the Royal 
Institution, April 11th. The President in the chair. 
Mr. W. Morris, chemist, West Derby road, was elected 
a member. , e 
The following donations were announcedA set ot 
MSS. Prescriptions from Thomas Hyde Hills, Esq., cut- 
rent numbers of the Pharmaceutical Journal from 
the Society, and the “Proceedings of the American 
Pharmaceutical Association, Sept., 1871, from the Asso¬ 
ciation. 
