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MEETING OF CHEMISTS AND DREGGISTS. 
special privileges. There was no objection to the distinctive title of Phar¬ 
maceutical Chemist for the examined members of the trade, but the United 
Society, which was the exponent of tbe whole trade, said it should go no 
further, and that there should be no invidious distinction set up hereafter 
between them. There were men of as high standing and with as great prestige 
attached to their names, who were not members of the Society, as were at¬ 
tached to any member of the Pharmaceutical Society. Were such, and all 
those whose interests were identical, to be reduced to the invidious distinction 
of not being able to nominate a member of their future government? There 
was another point of objection in the third resolution; it stated “that all 
persons registered as chemists and druggists should be eligible for election 
to membership.” He might be called ingenious in raising an objection to 
this, and it might be said by others that he had discovered a mare’s nest, 
but he begged to disclaim having made a discovery beyond another; but it 
struck him that the Pharmaceutical Society not only reserved to themselves 
the power of self-nominating the Council, but also to say whether an outsider 
should or should not become a member of the Society. He hoped the trade 
would never consent to such vast power being given to the Pharmaceutical 
Society. He had much pleasure in seconding the motion. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
Mr. Pass moved the third resolution 
“ That as regards the 4th Clause, which runs thus :— 
‘ That all persons registered as chemists and druggists should be eligible for elec¬ 
tion to membership of the Pharmaceutical Society under the bye-laws thereof; 
but they should not by virtue of that membership be entitled to registration as 
‘ Pharmaceutical Chemists,’ that title being strictly kept for those only who pass 
the Major examination. They should have the right of nominating and voting for 
members of Council, but the Council should consist only of members who are 
Pharmaceutical Chemists.’ 
This meeting concurs in the desirability of limiting the title of ‘ Pharmaceutical 
Chemist’ to those who may pass their Major examination ; but it is decidedly op¬ 
posed to registered chemists and druggists being subjected to election by the Phar¬ 
maceutical Council as a condition for the exercise of their right to vote upon the 
election of the members of that Council; and it is equally and decidedly opposed to the 
Council of so large a body as the chemists and druggists will be under an Act of 
General Incorporation, being limited to those who are now, or may be hereafter, 
Pharmaceutical Chemists.” 
After what had been said by Mr. Buott, jun., upon this clause, he should 
not occupy the time of the meeting by offering further observations on it. 
The object in calling the meeting was to obtain the opinion of the trade on 
the resolution, and not for them to hear the opinion of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee. It was for them to act as they thought best upon it. 
Mr. Warden, one of the Executive Committee, seconded the resolution, but 
in so rambling a manner that it was impossible to ascertain with any degree 
of accuracy what he meant. He travelled off on points having no connec¬ 
tion with the subject of the resolution; for instance, remarking on what he 
considered to be the right pronunciation of the word “ pharmaceutical.” 
He completely tired out his audience before he sat down, and he was per¬ 
fectly oblivious to the manifestations of impatience expressed in the usual 
cries of ‘ order’ and ‘ question.’ The speaker’s line of argument appeared to 
be against what he considered the unjust and arbitrary power which the Council 
of the Pharmaceutical Society wished to reserve to itself. In the course of 
his remarks, when called to order, he said he was offering a few remarks in 
the presence he presumed of the trade at large, and not in the presence of 
persons as members of the Pharmaceutical Society, the Drug Society, or any 
