The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

MEDICAL REFORM BILL.-

Yesterday a public meeting of Wholesale and Retail
Chemists and Druggists was held at the Crown and
Anchor, Strand, to take into consideration the provi-
sions of Mr. Hawes' proposed Bill for Regulating the
Medical Profession in Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. J.
Gifford in the Chair. The room was crowded by the
most influential members of the wholesale and retail
trades, amongst whom were, Messrs. Pigeon, Herring,
13arry, Dinneford, Lcaiiter, Horner, Smith, Farmer,
Payne, Ste. Ste.

The CIIAIIIMAN opened the business of the day by
reading such clauses of Mr. Hawes' 13ill as appeared
likely to injure the interests of the chemists and drug-
gists. The Bill contains 27 pages of folio print, which
amongst others contained claims prohibiting 'any person
after February 1, 1842, from practisiag medicine far
remuneratioa, or carrying on the business of chemist or
druggist unless he be licensed—appointing councils and
examiners front medical practitioners—ordering a book
to be publialicd under the direction of the Council, con-
taining a list of medicine and compounds—the manner
of prescribing them, together with the weights and mea-
sures by which they are to be mixed, and imposing fines
of 1001., 201., and 10/., with imprisonment and 'hard
labour for a breach of certain provisions of the Bill.
Mr. BELL moved a resolution condemnatory of the
' Bill, as containing provisions injurious to the interests
' of chemists and druggists, opposed to the resources of
the poor, and as offering a premium to the common in-
former to harrass and oppress the two trades by vexa-
tious informations.—(Hear, hear.) Ile observed that
the object of the Bill was to elevate the apothecaries at
the expense of the druggists.—(Hear, hear.) Now
that they had the Bid before them, all they had to do
was to act with unanimity, and they would prevent so
obnoxious a measure being passed.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. KEATING seconded the resolution, and insisted
that the Bill would sadly affect the poor, who, in a great
degree, depended upon the druggists for their medi-
cines.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. BARCLAY said that the Bill not only concerned
the poor, but the middle classes also, who frequently
obtained at a druggists, for themselves or children, such
advice and assistance as checked sickness in its first
stage.—( Hear, hear.) He had been ten years an
apothecary's assistant, and during that time prescrip-
tions frequently came in when they were obliged to s.-:nd
to the druggists for the medicine, as they had it not in
their shops.—( Hear, hear.) Persons who obtained
medicines at hospitals were often compelled to ask the
druggist in what quantities they were to divide the
powders, or take the pills, as they forgot the verbal di.
ret Cons given thern.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Coorea, surgeon and apothecary, rose, and
said that he had been requested by Mr. Hawes to at-
tend the meeting, and to make such ( xp'a - a tions
respectieg the Bill as might be required. He assured
them that Mr. Hawes had no other object than that of
advancing the interests of the trade.—(" Oh, oh.")
He was only anxious to put the question on a fair and
proper footing, and was most desirous to receive any
communication or suggestion that the meeting might
think well to give. The object of the Bill was to exalt a
trade which consisted of men of the highest character and
first respectability.—(llear, hear.) Mr. Hawes had no
personal interest in the passing of the Bill, as he was
neither directly or indirectly colt oticted with the medical
profession.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to benefit the
public, and protect the trade from parties not qualified
to transact it.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Cooper proceeded
at great length to defend the Bill. But his observa-
tions met with much interruption and considerable dis-
approbation.

Messrs. Barry, Payne, Maher, 'Walker. Herring,
Smith, Beatton, Foulger, Dineford, Farmer, Butler,'
Wilson, Bentley, and Lechen addressed the Meeting in
condemnation of Mr. Hawes' Bill. After which the first
resolution was passed. Another was adopted requiring
the second reading of the Bill to be postponed for a
month, until the trAe and the public expressed their
opinion of it. A Committee was also appointed to
take measures to prevent it passing
into law. wad to
raise subscriptions towards defraying the expenses.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meet-
ing separated.

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FEMALE HEROISM.—The vicinity of Chester
has recently been the scene of a succession of burglaries
and robberies. The sufferers by these depredations are, Mr.
Chihli, of Newbold; the Misses Cox, of Newton,two maiden
of St. Anne's-street, Flooker's Brook:
laidies, who live on their property and farm in a small way ,
one of whom forcibly opened it,
and Mr. Tracy.
The Misses Cox displayed great courage in repelling the
burglars. They were awoke by the villains presenting th
a pistol at the -
t
the object of his attack
away.s'e and
ivbeel immediatelya
nextlt 'hhcei rtohr thoedil ner:od.seriols;oltered,r , alarmed at sisterthencisew,brou faintedxheads
out of bed, and attacked the ruffians at the door, and
1 s teo,til;sl u c d ,
which the knocked
and the lady
osturtueokt. thhise mbn.whoAhakdtrutlgiegipe
actually succeeded in thrusting :
room. She, however, ultimately b e fellow out of the
was forced back into the room, 1 • became exhausted, and
with the pistol OYI the orms, out; ieding so dreadfully beaten
ta., :rs, and face, as to be
incapab!e of furth,:c resistsuce The noise of the straggle
awoke the servants, one of :
of whom
escaped down stairs, and
the other laid hold of one the men by the arm, and said,
~ For God's sake don't • huirder the ladies." At this time
Miss Co;: was holding; parley with her assailants to save her
life by
givincy
her property. The servant who had left
the house succlp her property. The scrvaflt who had left
the hus succeeee ded in reaching a cottage immediately
adjacent,
occupied by an elderly man named Frith, a shoe..
, havingmakergarment than on .no other
her chemise.
Miss • •the point of
, , Ccx was on
int, a considerable amount in gold, as the condition on
which their lives should be spared; but at this crisis
voices acre heard outside, which fortunately proved to be
those of the servant and Fritb. The burglars then made
off, but snapped a pistol at Mr. Frith as they passed him.
ALARMING FIRE.-011 Sunday morning, about
twelve o'clock, an alarming fire broke out en the premises
of Mr. Stretch, bookbinder, of St. Martin's-lane. In a
few minutes after the alarm was given, the engines belong-
ing to the West of England, the County, and i threeof
brigade establishment, were on the spot, and the fire was
ultimately subdued, but not before v cry
considerable
damage was done to the ext.,u • ,
.. sire stock and llookbintling
prase§ and the building,
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