The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The 8 tank th• chair at twelve o'clock.

Mr. Blunt' presented thirty-one petitions to favour of
the Medical ProitHloo Bill ; Mr. Wm. LOCKHART pre-
stated • petition Irons the &nee of the University of Glas-
gow egunet the bail. A large number of other petitions
were presented for and agaiort the bill. Mr. R. PALM=
presented $ pet lion from the Royal Coles' of Physicist's,
suggestion amendments in the bill. Mr. I:lnapt-Au, who
had charge of the ball, presented numerous petitions in its
favour, meludiag one from the professiAs of Manchester,
and another from the Revd College of Physicians of
Edusbargh.
MEDICAL PROFESSION BILL

Oa the motion for going let ewsist.t 03 on this bill,
Lord R. GROSVENOR admitted that legislation Os this
subject had been called for by the etuntry, het notice had
been given of upw.ris of 100 amendosente to the bill, Borne
of which went to the very pritciple of the measure ; and,
under these circumstances, he asked filet the committee
shoeild be postponed, to give time for the consideration of
the various amendment*.

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Mr. BARROW oneurred in this req•est. Re agreed
with the gener.l tries pie of the bill, but as these amend-
meats groan alter that prineirie, it woull be taking the
cnntry by sunrise tr go on wi.h the committee to-day.
Mr. HEADLAM decline It 3 'nee to this apreil. De-
lay would not place the haute in a better position fur coo-
eidering the bill than it was in then. Mazy of the &mind.
meta were of • verbal and matter-of-coarse character. _

Mr. WALTER Insisted that the amendments week,
too important to be disposed of in a hurried manner, sod as
many of them went to the principle of the bill, they ought
to be disposed of before g ing into c 'mantes.
Mr. MITCHELL said the bill, by repealing the Apothe-
caries' Act and escltriag chemists and druggists from its
operation, would enable them to practise se apothicariee.
Now, had the medical profession known this, they certainly
would not have oetitnitied so generally in its favour.
8:r G. GREY estimated a hope that Vie house would not
mute time by discussing matt.' which could only be dis-
poeed of inoommittee. bat proc.ed it once to decide whether
they should go into committee to-day or not.
Mr. WALPOLE thought sufficient reasons had been
shown to justify the postponement. He was very much
dip teed to believe that the bll ought to be referred to •
select committee; and, to afford time fir considering that
gneetion, he would move that the committee be poopmed
until Wit.inthdoy next.
Mr. DRUMMOND supported the aosendraent; it was
far too important a
Lord EBILINOTON had come down to the house pre-
paired to move that the bill be referred to a select com-
mittee, and he hoped the government would seriously con-
sider the espediracy of adopting that course.
Mr. CHALIPOED wan for warding with the bill at
race. They would be in no better position a week here.
,boa they were row.
Mr. HENLEY advocated a pottposement, and hoped the
boos mould not be put to the tr..able of a division upon it.
Mr. MEADLAM should consider a postponement as
Innillammant to a defeat of the bid. The representatives of
dee eiedieal co:denies bad, certainly, Induced the govern-
nest to propene amendments; but, at the same tune, they

wen soienilese fir delay.
Lord SLCHO aid .he universities of Scotland had pre-
pared a hill ow this rahj. et, sod if a delay of a week took
place the boon would have the advantage of hsvies that
bill A. their hands while they were disposing of thj
=MUM

After some further discussion, in whielt Mr Brady, Mr.
Black, and Mr. Barrow t 4k part,
Sir GEORGE GREY said it would be invite to go to a
division, sung that it was the general wish of the house
that then should be a delay of a week. This delay would
afford an oppentunity for thore who had charge of the bill
to consider whether it would not be better to refer it too
select cossuitee.

Yr. T. DUNCOMBE suggested that the bill should be
committed, pro formes, with the ♦iew of baying it re-
printed, with this amendments new proposed, and then rri
(erred to • select committee. For hie part, he believed the
public objected to any interference with their stoles In see
'feting medical advuers, no matter whether the doctors
were quacks or sot—Cs latigt)—and he confused frankly
that he 'hyoid be glad to see the bill, as well as the Vac-
nineties Bull, &foetid altogether.
Sir J. PANANCIfON on) net to getting rid of the bill
by a side wind; let it be dop IS4 d of upon its merits, sad
if it were postponed the government ought to help tog bon.
member who bad charge of it, is obtaiatog soother day for
the committee.

The house then dividcd, when there appeared,
Per the amendment llB
Agatha it
blvjority against Wag into committee sow 35
HEADLAII tr ea called sport the government to state
the noun they intended to pease with reference to the bill.
He should never bare undertaken its respirability had ha
set boa ander the impression that the government, tonne
eitat, were plodded to support him ; they had now,
however, thrown his everbard, and be mut therefore call
apes Ulna to take up the bill, otherwthe be should wash
his hands air
Sir HOBBY declined to take charge of the bill ; nor was he
prepared, without farther inquiry, to say that he would
briai Is tome similar measure. Under these eireumstances he
thought it would la as well to have the bat referred to •
*elect ovmsnittee, or what was still better perhaps, to ►are
the whole subject ivratigated by • commission.
After some bather discussion, the committee on the bill
was palpated natal this der week.
Mat sitting.]