The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

dated with the Apothecaries' Company because the
law compels them, and they are determined to steer •
gle on, and, if possible, force the College of Sae-
geollll to admit the great error of the charter
of 1843, retrace their steps, and show a more
liberal course of conduct towards its members. We
admire the spirit which this evinces, but it shows
little knowledge of the nature of that terrible infatua-
tion which seizes upon all privileged bodies when
their own selfish ends are in view. We heartily
sympathise with the members of 'the National
Institute, and believe that, if they can ware the suf-
frages of the general practitioners throughout the
country, they will, in carrying out their views,
advance the position and character of the general
practitioner.
But the question comes, is the incsrporation of the
general practitioners the end of all medical reform ?
We thick not. One of our correspondeuts, who seems to
regard such a measure as a panacea for all medical
evils, speaks of " Scotch colleges which have a low
reputation and lower funds," who sw ai up "English prac-
titioners by eertifying men of indifferent attainments
to practise medicine." Is not this an evil to be re-
medied ? If they do not happen to practise legally
in England, which we hold they ought to do, they
at least practise Isgally in Scotland, and ought not the
Scotch to be as imtch protected from ignorant and il-
literate practitioners as the English? Again, is it no
evil that men who have graduated in our universi-
ties, or who have been licensed by colleges of physi-
cians and surgeons in cow part of the country, should
have again to submit, at wreat loss of time and money,
to other examinations hen they move to another
part of the country? Is it nothing that a man who is
licensed, after examination, to practise beyond the
seven-mile-stone front London should, if he wish to
practise within that seven-m ile-stone, be compelled
by the college that gave ;dm his first hcense
to submit to a second eta urination, on which
he may be rejected and disgraced i These and many
other evils would remain untoue.'sed by the incorpo-
ration of general practitioners, b st would be most
effectually removed by Mr. IVAKLCI'S Registration
Dill. We cannot be advecates of one body of medical
practitioners against another: eireu.'ustanees have
produced, and custom has sanctioned t be division of
medical men into physicians, surgeons, and general
practitioners ; and the great wisdom of .these classes
would be to work in harmony, whilst the ,nublie must
look to it that their interests do not suffer .hy the un-
happy rivalries and jealousies which exist amongst
the various grades of medical men.

Our Paris despatches of Monday have brow, ht no
intelligence of general interest. The featly: ti of
Easter was attended with the usual stagnatio ti of
business. No journals were published in Paris on
Monday.
'fhe Chamber of Commerce of Lyons has sent ran
address to ministers in favour of the continuance
the floe importation of animal food in every form •
Nothing important occurred in the Chamber on
Monday. In presenting his demand for a credit for
the secret service, the Minister of the Interior laid
much stress upon the disturbances in the provinces,
and upon the evil purposes to which they were likely
to be turned by seditious persons.
The Bourse en Monday was stationary, with rather
a favourable tendency for the account. The greatest
apprehensions, however, continued to be entertained
by some of the railway companies, and the announce-
ment which we made on a former day of the inten-
tions of some of the principal of them to wind up
their affairs, abandon the enterprise, and sacrifice the
caution money, is fully confirmed. The meeting of
the Lyons Company will take place on the 19th, at
which it seems probable that that company will
bring its affairs to a termination, unless some unex-
pected intervention on the 'part of government should
take place in the meanwhile. This, however, is ex-
tremely improbable.

The despatches and journals of the 31st ult. from
Madrid bring intelligence of the completion of the
no w cabinet, by the appointment of M. Baamonde to
th,.• Ministry of Grace and Justice. M. llaamonde,
who is the rector of the university of Madrid, has
always been a member of the Moderado psrty, but
not of the same section as that with which the
ministers Beirtvides and Mazarredo have acted. The
three fractions, therefore, into which the Conservative
majority are divided, are severally represented in the
cabinet.

On the 31st ult., the new President of tho Council
met iced the corps diploneitique. It is said that the
government will assume au imposing attitude to-
wards Portugal.
Private letters say that the brother of M. Olozaga
addressed to the queen a petition praying her Majesty
to allow M. Olozaga to return to his country. Her
Majesty, with her own hand, wrote upon the margin
of the memorial the words, " Onierdido comoso yid."
(the request is granted). The petition was then pre-
sented to the president of the council, who laid it
before his colleagues. The ministry, before acting
upon the order, waited on her Majesty, to ascertain
from her own mouth whether this favour was her
spontaneous act. The queen, it is said, replied in
these words : " Yes, I do this spontaneously, wishing
that we should all enter upon a new era of reconcilia-
tion and amnesty ; and, desiring to give the first
example I have taken tao initiative of pardon and
oblivion." Such is the version of the affair which was
circulated in the best informed circles on the 31st.

General Cordova was definitively' appointed Cupt.-
General of Madrid, General Orilao Inspector of Cara-
biniers, and General Manuel Concha Inspector of
Infantry.
The ministry hare commenced already their course
of liberal policy by a reduction of 50 per cent. on the
postage of journals.
L' Union says that General Serrano has been con-
finial for some drys to his bed in consequence of a
slight congestion of the brain. His indiaposition,
however, is not considered serious.
The 31st was a holiday at the Bone.