OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY. 
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Society, but, on the contrary, done much to impede its working; it was, however, his 
opinion that many of them had been unduly led by interested persons, and as the object* 
of the founder, Mr, Bell, was the union of the trade, with a view to its ultimately con¬ 
sisting of educated men only, he was induced to support the Bill, and he thought it 
highly creditable to some of our best examined members that they had, with this view, 
generously set aside their own interests for what they considered a general good, 
Mr. Randall (Southampton) reminded the meeting that the General Council of Medi¬ 
cal Education, and the Select Committee of the House of Commons have recommended in 
the interests of the public, further legislation on this subject; and that several meetings 
of this Society have, during the past three years, unmistakably urged the Council to bring 
forward a Bill in order that the matter might not be taken out of the Society’s hands; 
and have directed them to make liberal concessions to so-called “outsiders,” so as to secure 
their co-operation. The Council, he contended, had thus been pushed by the members 
into their present position, rather than had sought it; and he asked, that confidence be 
still placed in them that they would make no surrender of privileges which the circum¬ 
stances did not imperatively demand, for the accomplishment of the object in view. 
The President said the subject had been so fully exhausted by various speakers that 
it seemed scarcely necessary for him to take up the time of the meeting. It was a 
question on which he had felt very strongly, and he now felt if the Pharmaceutical 
Society declined to proceed in endeavouring to obtain a Bill, after they had declared 
legislation to be necessary, they could not fairly oppose other parties who might choose 
hereafter to seek to regulate the practice of Pharmacy. It might be the Medical Council, 
it might be the Chemists and Druggists, not now connected with the Society, or it 
might be the introduction of a Poison Bill, with all sorts of absurd regulations by the 
Government. But he would have felt it a great advantage if this Society could have 
gone in with their Bill unanimously. Much had been said of the length of time which 
would be required to perfect the Pharmaceutical Society, and he thought it would re¬ 
move one difficulty, if, instead of giving assistants and apprentices, who might be such 
at the time of the passing of the Act, the privilege of being eligible for membership of 
the Society on going into business, they were to be made eligible only to be elected Asso¬ 
ciates. 
Mr. Tugwell remarked that that course would mitigate the original proposition, and 
simplify matters, and very possibly decide the voting of the day, if it were fully under¬ 
stood that this suggestion would be acted on. 
Mr. M. Carteighe endeavoured to move an addition to Mr. Collins’s amendment on 
this question of assistants, but it was decided that it should be taken afterwards as a sepa¬ 
rate motion, 
Mr. Abraham having replied at some length, a show of hands was called for, and 
Mr. Collins’s amendment was carried by a large majority; it was then put and carried 
as a substantive motion. 
Mr. M. Carteighe then moved, and Mr. Ince seconded the following resolution, which 
was carried unanimously:— 
“ That it be a recommendation to the Council that they arrange, if practicable, for 
assistants and apprentices at the time of the passing of the Act not being made 
eligible for membership without passing the Minor examination.” 
This meeting then terminated, and the business of the Annual Meeting was 
resumed. 
It only remained to receive the voting-papers, which concluded the business 
of the day, and this meeting was adjourned to Friday. 
ADJOURNED MEETING. 
Friday May 17th^ 18G7. 
MR. SANDFORD, PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The Registrar placed on the table the Annual Registers of Members, Associates, and 
Apprentices or Students of the Society, and of all persons registered under the Pharmacy 
A.ct. 
