The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS.

A meeting of chemist. and druggist., convened
by the executive committee of the United Society of
Chemists and Druggists, was held yesterday afternoon at
the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, to consider certain
suggestions made by the Pharmaceutical Society for the
incorporation of the trade. The chair was taken by Mr.
H. Manama, P.C.S., the president of the United So-
ciety, and there were about 70 gentlemen present. Tho
suggestions which came under consideration were seven in
number, and were intended to form the bases of a mea-
sure to be introdnoed into parliament during the
ensuing session. The majority of them—including a pro-
vision, that after the passing of the act all persons as-
suming the name or title of "chemist and druggist"
should, with certain reservations to save vested interests,
undergo an examination—were agreed to without objec-
tion, or with but slight modifications. The only
tion which excited any hostility was the 4th, viz., I'4=
all persona registered as chemists and druggists should be
eligible for election to memberahip 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 peas the major examination. They
should have the right of nominating and voting for mem-
bers of council, but the council should consist only of
members who are pharmaceutical chemists." Upon this Mr.
Pass moved, and Mr. Warden secomled,a resolution declaring
that "this meeting concurs inthe desirability of limiting
the title of ' Pharmaceutical Chemists' to those who may
their major examination ; but it is decidedly op to
registered chemists and druggist. being subja to elec-
tion by the Pharniamutical Council as a condition for the
exercise of their right to vote upon the election of the
members of that council ; and it is cenally and decidedly
opposed to the council of so large n body as the chemists
and druggists will be wider an act of general incorpora-
tion, being limited to those who are now, or may be
hereafter pharmaceutical chemists." This resolution was
supported by Messrs. lituldlestone and lioniby, who
attended the meeting as • deputatiou from the chemists
and &twists of Sheffield, Mr. lieppell and Mr. Wade.
All these gentlemen contended that the existing incor-
porated chemists and druggists had • right to be placed
upon a level with the unexamined members of the Phar-
maceutical Society, and were entitled to be eligible as mem-
bers of the council to which it wan proposed that the
government of the trade should be committed
The resolution was unanimously agreed to, as was also
another proposed by Messrs. Iletty and Anderson :
" That as among the interests influencing the entire trade
of chemists and druggists, two elements, the educational
and the commercial, are inseparably connected ; and as it
is of vital importance in maturing any form of govern-
ment for the whole trade that these two hitereats should,
so far as practicable, be blended, this meeting cherishes
the hope that from the resolutions it has adopted the
advantages of a mutual understanding and combined ac-
tion may be brought into operati in, and authorises a de-
putation of the trade to wait in this spirit upon the Plur-
mat:entice' CounciL" So far nothiug hail occurred to
disturb the harmony of the proceedings ; but when the
question was raised as to the oomiewition of thedeputation,
an element of discord was introduced, and there occurred
a rather violent and disorderly scene. Several different
propositions were made and were fiercely and somewhat
irregularly discussed. On the one side there seemed to be
a warm desire to exclude front the deputation certain
members of the executive committee of the United Society
who are not chemists; while on the pert of these membeiv,
and some at least of their colleagues, there was an equally
firm determination to resist any proposal which would pre-
vent their taking part in the negotiations with the Phar-
maceutical Society. In the course of the discuesion a good
many pretty sharp personalities were exchanged, and at
one time the debate degenerated into something very
nearly approaching a mere personal and vulgar wrangle.
Ultimately, however, a resolution was (after a division)
deputation the executive oom-
amdiott.ptedo,fap pointingtl
and any other members of the trade who might chows, to
time anted "Soci the deputation
of Cher:lista and Druggists,
act with them ; and the proceedings, which had lasted
about three hours, concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

OXFORD, JAN. 24.—NEW C. MI. ME.—This morn.
ing Mr. William Archibald Slimmer, scholar of New Col-
lege, was elected to the tiketUit Wincheater Fellowship ;
and Mr. Walter Mooney Hatch, of New Col•
lege, to the vacant open scholarship. There were nine
candidates fur the two vacancies.

T 111: N‘ RATHER AND TIM PARks.—The thaw has
been continuous and rapid, the glass yesterday morning
registering 47 deg. at nine o'clock, at noon 52, and last
evening 54, with a southerly wind. The ioc on the park
waters is rapidly disappearing, and the only Penllll 0 ven-
turing upon it yestenlay were a few hundred lads and
boys, who were driven off by the icemen as fast as they
got on. There were no immersions or casualties, except in
st. James's-paik, where twelve boys fell through at dif-
ferent periods, but were all got safely out. The great
body of the icemen will be discharged by the Humane
Society to-day, and no more official septum will be ironed
from the Receiving-house. And so has ended the second
skating campaign of the new year. long to he remembered
for the terrible accident in the Ite4etit's-piiik.
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