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order, some insisting Mr. Buott was quite in order, others that he was out of order ; at 
last Mr. M'Naught, of Greenock, proposed that that the United Society’s Bill be put to 
the vote of the meeting, on condition that a clause was inserted in accordance with Mr. 
Moffat’s motion (Mr. Buott having previously expressed his willingness that such a pro¬ 
vision be included in the United Society’s Bill), seconded by Mr. Ferguson, of Greenock. 
The chairman however ruled that the proceeding was not in order, and after a few sharp 
exchanges the matter dropped. 
The Chairman then put Mr. Taite’s amendment to the meeting, and afterwards Mr. 
Moffat’s motion; when the latter was carried by a large majority. After a cordial vote 
< f thanks to the chairman, and the same compliment being paid to the deputation from 
Edinburgh, and Mr. Buott, of London, the meeting separated. 
Hugh Hart, Chairman. 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL. 
Sir,—My attention has been called to a statement of mine in the report of 
the Glasgow Chemists’meeting in the ‘ Chemist and Druggist’ of December 
loth, viz. that a the last £50 was given to Edinburgh with a grudge.” This 
is correctly reported to have been stated by me, but from what I have heard 
Since the meeting, I believe such was not the case. By publishing the above 
you will oblige 
Yours respectfully, 
Thomas D. Moffat. 
3, Union Street , Glasgow , December 22nd, 1864. 
MEETING OF CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS AT LEICESTER. 
A meeting of the trade was held, on the 20th ulh, at the Three Crowns Hotel; 
Joseph Goddard, Esq., in the chair. Amongst those present we observed, Mr. Cooper, 
Honorary Secretary ; Mr. Salisbury ; J. G. F. Richardson, F.C.S.; Mr. F. Parsons ; Mr.. 
O.ark ; Mr. Nettleship ; Mr. Merry weather; Mr. Watson ; Mr. Berridge ; Mr. Butler; 
Mr. Buzzard, etc. etc. 
The Chairman observed that the objects of the meeting were well known, he would 
therefore call upon the Honorary Secretary to read a letter which he had received from 
the President. 
Mr. Cooper then read the letter from the President, and the proposed Bill was after¬ 
wards read, each clause being discussed seriatim. 
The Chairman then called upon Mr. Richardson to propose the first resolution. 
Mr. Richardson said he had great pleasure in proposing the first resolution,—“ That 
this meeting, having read the proposed Bill for regulating the qualifications of Chemists 
and Druggists, published in the number of the ‘Pharmaceutical Journal’ for May, 1864, 
does hereby express its opinion in favour of the said Bill, as being desirable in the public 
interest, and in the interest of the body of chemists and druggists.” He felt assured 
that, from the manner they had all received the Bill, it would not be necessary to detain 
them with any lengthy arguments in its favour. That legislation was required was an 
acknowledged fact, but a slight difference, as to who should carry out this boon, seemed 
to threaten the unanimity of their purpose. Three Bills had he brought forward, that 
of the Medical Council, the Pharmaceutical Society, and the one published in the 
4 Chemist and Druggist.’ As regards the first, it had for the present been abandoned ; 
and the latter was not for a moment recognized, as it did not emanate from any respon¬ 
sible body, nor must they view it as representing the opinion of the trade, but a factious 
opposition, brought forward by some few individuals anxious for the emoluments of office. 
He believed that the numerical strength of this new society had been greatly exaggerated, 
and if they deducted the unpaid subscriptions for the past year, it would leave a very 
different result than that so frequently boasted of. He believed that many had given 
their five shillings as a donation, to get rid of the constant solicitations of some of its 
ardent partisans, and were at once dubbed members ; he knew several gentlemen who 
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