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which we have so long been working, and which the proposed further step in 
Pharmaceutical legislation contemplates. We can hardly think the proposers of 
these so-called amendments could have fully understood their bearing, or, if they 
did, that they could have seriously supposed they would be acceded to. The 
Bill as it stands provides that all existing Pharmaceutical Chemists and Drug¬ 
gists should have the rights and privileges they at present possess secured to 
them, but the proposed amendments would have the effect of lowering the posi¬ 
tion of the Pharmaceutical Chemist without elevating that of the Chemist and 
Druggist. 
We are glad to find that while we have some lukewarm friends within our 
own body, we have influential advocates without, whose assistance may be 
of the greatest importance to us. The ‘ Lancet ’ of February 25th states as 
follows :—“ The President of the Medical Council lias addressed a communi¬ 
cation to the Home Secretary commendatory of the objects of the Pharmacy 
Bill. The Secretary has returned a reply of a courteous and official character.. 
The Pharmaceutical Society has also addressed the Home Secretary on this sub¬ 
ject. On the whole, the sentiments of the Government are, we believe, friendly 
towards this useful and valuable reform, which will assist to elevate the standard 
of Pharmaceutical education, and improve the guarantees for the security of the 
sick, without infringing on any existing rights.” 
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or 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
AT A MEETING OE THE COUNCIL, February Ut, 1865, 
Present—Messrs. Bird, Bottle, Davenport, Deane, George Edwards, J. B. Edwards,. 
Evans, Hanbury, Haselden, Hills, Morson, Orridge, Savage, Squire, Watts, and Waugh,— 
The following Pharmaceutical Chemists were elected 
MEMBERS. 
Altrincham .Holt, William Henry. 
Brentwood .Guest, Edward Percival. 
London.'..Booth, Samuel. 
„ .Nosworthy, Robert. 
„ .Richards, Edwin. 
„ .Salman, Thomas. 
Peckham .Taylor Thomas. 
Liverpool .Young, Robert Fisher. 
Plymouth.Sloggett, Thomas Chubb, 
ELECTION OF COUNCIL. 
The lot having been taken, the following Members were declared^to go out of office 
but are eligible for re-election:— 
Bird, Willi am Lionel, 42, Castle Street, Oxford Street. 
Bottle, Alexander, 37, Townwall Street, Dover. 
Edwards, George, Dartford. 
Edwards, John Baker, Royal Institution, Liverpool. 
Evans, Henry Sugden, 52, Hanover Street, Liverpool. 
Haselden, Adolphus Frederick, 18, Conduit Street. 
Hills, Thomas Hyde, 338, Oxford Street. 
Orridge, Benjamin B., 30, Bucklersbury. 
Proctor, Barnard S., 11, Grey Street, Newcastle. 
