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TAVENTY-SIXTH ANKIVERSARY 
He had said at meetings of the Society, over and over again, “Educate, educate,” and he 
was still of the same opinion, for the more educated gentlemen were brought into the 
trade, the more favour it would have with the public. That was the great wish of the 
late Mr. Jacob Bell; and the more the Society followed the advice laid down by him, 
the more it would prosper. 
Mr. Edwards was of opinion that Mr. Long’s observations had been a little misunder¬ 
stood, with regard to his allusion to a statement made by the late Mr. Jacob Bell. The 
meeting would find it in print in the answer to correspondents by Mr. Bell, “I dare say 
what would please the greater part of the chemists of England is that if one half were to 
emigrate.” He (Mr. Edwards) was inclined to think that in many towns there were such 
great numbers of chemists and druggists that one half still wished that the other half 
would emigrate. 
Mr. Savage said, in reference to the advantages conferred by this Society on its ex¬ 
amined members, that he had a case in point. About a year ago, a dispenser was re¬ 
quired at the Sussex County Hospital, and in reply to an advertisement they had 35 
applicants. Six of these were selected from the rest to undergo a vivd voce examination 
before a Sub-committee, and the only two at all eligible were examined members of this 
Society,—the one elected having obtained 80 (out of 100 marks), the other upwards of 
50, whilst the maximum of the others, non-pharmaceutists, did not exceed 28! 
The resolution, as suggested by Mr. Wiggin, was then put and carried unanimously. * 
Mr. Andrews asked the Chairman whether there was any possibility of ladies being 
allowed to attend the Conversazione in future. 
The President said that question had been mooted in the Council, but the house of 
the Society did not afford sufficient space; if, however, permission could be obtained to 
hold the Conversazione at the South Kensington Museum, it would, he thought, be very 
desirable to invite ladies. 
Mr. Andrews thought the number of members would be greatly increased thereby, 
for if Mrs. Jones knew that Mrs. Smith was at the conversazione, she would be sure to 
make Jones join the Society to enable her to go too. 
Mr. Wiggin asked the Chairman, whether the Society had no power to interfere in 
matters relative to dispensers at hospitals. 
The President said they had no such power, there was no authority over such ap¬ 
pointments, except that exercised by the Hospital Committees ; he was glad, however, 
to add, that in some cases it was a standing rule to appoint Pharmaceutical Chemists, 
and recently, when a question arose at Bedford as to the fitness of a dispenser for his 
duties, it had been proposed by some influential members of the Committee (Lord 
Wensleydale and Mr. Hastings Kussell) to send him to the Pharmaceutical Society for 
examination. 
The names of the candidates for the Council for the ensuing year were read, and 
twelve members were appointed to act as Scrutineers in the election. The President 
then read the list of members nominated to serve as Auditors, and there being only the 
requisite number nominated, the following gentlemen were duly elected. 
Barron, Frederick, 2, Bush Lane. 
Mackey, John Brunt, 15, Bouverie Street. 
M‘Culloch, Wileiam, 5, Coleman Street. 
Meggeson, George, Kilburn. 
Westwood, Eobert, 16, Newgate Street. 
On the motion of Mr. M‘Culloch, a vote of thanks to the Council for their services 
during the past year was carried by acclamation. In acknowledging this, the President 
stated that as the Special Meeting was to commence at two o’clock, he thought it would 
be desirable to adjourn this meeting until a later period of the day, in order to receive 
the voting-papers ; and, on the motion of Mr. Eandall, the meeting was adjourned ac¬ 
cordingly. 
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
The Members of the Society re-assembled at 2 o’clock, and the Secretary 
read the following requisition, which had been addressed to the Council, and 
the notice which had been issued in accordance therewith. 
