An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / by William D. Moore.

  • Moore, William Daniel, 1813-1871.
Date:
1848
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Credit: An outline of the history of pharmacy in Ireland / by William D. Moore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    A general meeting was held in February, at which thirty- seven members were present: Henry Hunt, of Henry-street, was elected to he named in the Bill as first governor; Anthony Thompson, as first deputy-governor; John Ussher, of Dame- street, was appointed treasurer; and Daniel Moore, of Grafton- street, secretary. It was also resolved to seek the introduction of a clause in the Bill to relieve the profession from attendance upon juries, but this attempt, if made, was unsuccessful(a). The Bill was introduced in March, and, having received the Royal assent, came into operation on the 24th June, 1791. The corporation of Apothecaries’ Hall was to consist of a go- vernor, deputy-governor, thirteen directors (elected annually on 1st August), and others, subscribers of £100 each; with the proviso that the company should not at any one time consist of more than sixty members, who were to be either “judicious apothecaries,” resident in the city, liberties, or suburbs of Dublin, or persons who had been so for seven years. Every member to be sworn before voting at any general court. Officers, agents, and servants to be sworn. No apprentice, foreman, or shop- man to be taken by any apothecary until he be examined by the governors and directors, of whom five to be a quorum; if rejected, the candidate cannot be examined again for six months; and if rejected a second time, he can appeal, within (a) A remarkable difference existed until lately, in this respect, between the law in England and Ireland. In England members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and apothecaries who had served an apprentice- ship for seven years, were, by 6 & 7 Will. III., 1694 (made perpetual in the 9 Geo. I.), exempted from serving upon juries, and from filling parish and ward offices ; but no such law existed in Ireland. Members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ireland have, by their respective charters, privi- leges similar to those conferred by Statute on the profession in England, and they and “ all apothecaries certificated by the Court of Examiners of the Apothecaries’ Hall, Dublin,” are, by 3 & 4 Will. IV. c. 91, exempted from serving upon juries. In Ireland, therefore, apothecaries, with the ex- ception of the officers of the corporation of 1745, are still liable to serve as churchwardens and to fill other parish offices.