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LONDON, murmur, DEC. I.

TB' new Medical Council has mmuommed its
meetings, and seems disposed to sat to week to
earnest for the welfare of the valuable premien
which its members represent. The very first pro-
ceeding &inert of the Council sugars well for the
bears. The anomaly or having three distinct Phar-
macopoeias for each portico of the United Kingdom is
to be dose away with. The sensible and liberal spirit

in which this r
etinae is to be carried out wee wani.
fated at the setund sleeting of the Connell, when,

on the 'notion of Mr. LAvrauece, it was resolved
that the new Pharmacopona should be printed in
English. We rejoice to see this Owlets rig of
mystery stripped from a liberal profs ion. The
proposition comes with good race from one of
the most accomplished scholars in his broach II
medicine. Dog Latin is no longer necessary to con?
oral from vulgar rue the method of
compounds required by the medical pnr
Few ;if any of those most concerned in Opposing
the compounds of the Pharmacopoeia, 'ever intoned

to the original. If they did, they were hardly pre-
pared by their education to profit from its perusal,
though its idiom earoored more of English than of the
Latinity of Cicano. No sooner, therefore, did a new

edition of the Pharmacopcela ;appear in the autho-
rised Latin than English translations followed, for I
the benefit of all who were most oonserned in its I.
contents. Ihe Latin of the Pharmacopoeia was a
thing of the put; its abandonment, however, is 1
significant. We take it as an indication that the
Proforma of the Science of Medicine are disposed
to deal fairly and openly with their patients,
and to oast off the mystery invented in darker egos
sloak ignorance and false pretensions. The next
step, we hope, will be the abandonment of the
dangerous practice of writing prescriptions not only
in dog Latin, but also in a oontreeted form.
If patients cannot yet be entrusted with the know-
ledge of the remedies they are required to take, at
leest this should be done : —the name of every medicine
should be written in full, and the directions how the
presenlied resposad Seto be red ought always to be
clearly written in English. This is no unimportant
matter. At pelmet the public has not the slighter
warrant that the person to whom the prestriptkin is
given to be prepared, can construe the Latin in
whirl, by an absurd and antiquated eestan, it is
written. How antiquated, may be inhered from the
fact that the same Roman numerals are era in
which the merchants of the EDwARDS and HINI2II
were accestoreed to keep their acierats.
We are glad to see that in the preparation ot
their ire Pliarmacopceis the Medial Council have
not lowed the aid of a body more serpeesat than
any other to give them effective aristance. The
Corrine, appointed for its preparation have
power given them to corky with and obtain the aid
of the Pharmaceutical Society. This very valuable
and important body has been in existence some
fourteen or Moen years, and them can be no doubt
that it ►as already dons much to elevate the
ordinary chemist and druggist, and would do still
moue if famished with the proper authority from the
Oovonseat.

The ezigeneies of society, which require the assist-
men of quailed medical men whose aid may b.
obtakied min cheaply than tbst el the physician it
engem lanai by etiquette is damn' as boater
Asa of a pines kr every visit, haw raked up in
the lot bait seamy the valuable ekes now styled
" general modeler's.," tamed by a embination of
the surgeon ef the old ashen with the spathe-
airy. The OA apoliesny--the one atinadesst
so the physinien, te nix sad adaniabitee tie Inge
properibed by him--has rind en of Weems la
reality, though sot Is WM. The elevation of the
apothseary to the soak of a well sinned mho-
mional men, We rya rise to the Madams who, es
• retail Ambit sad druggist, is now the miler of
drags end their weapons& to the reseal public.
The pm Orkin and surgeon became, to.. sad
nom Bias reihrels, to be einealted by the general
reetitieser la isemplisated and dimcah aesem
Legal shernal bare bean taken, and the Edneatimal
Bessie of the various Macho of medicine hen
sideaveared, by strict examinations, to nies the
pnismicael standard of their eland, sad to give
the rads a means. that the mintitisser to when
they ammo the MO of their health shall be cora-
meat to meat then skilfully. These still Tessin.
• went. Before the me 1815, any man might lay
in • stoee of dn., pereliase a pestle and mortar,
cell hieseelf es npothesery, and minister his potions
to the Rubin This wee rat a stop to by the Usk-
asd the apenesseiss, awned with the pewee
ofvequiring a empeteat admanm horn nary mem-
ber et their body, have elevated what was a inn
trade Me one of the most linesurable sad hemmed
professions in the knees. Their elevation has
called eat aam trade. Now, say man whe nom
to like a shop, all his window with rod, due, mad
gams betties, ems trade in drags and tiredly 'bolsi-
ads Although be may be igneent Mk of the ha-
rage sad the none of the ingredisats is the gra-
seeiptles he is required to mho up, he may eanspend
lb without let or hindreme, sad the public has no
Sellarity.

Thle is what we nay enn he done. As a Is* ye
believe the chemists sad druggists to be both highly
intellipot end boron able men. They feel their

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position. They feel that
.aerysiallie=, t
venturer may immune their ;
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they loam ,:ione all they can do to wipe away the II
ricacoa•
Sew praiseworthy and excellent members of 1
Op twig of the retail chemists and druggists
anon tlwomeiven, several years ago, into • 80.
shay, to bnpreve the standard of education in
their body. nay obtained premises, instituted
lectures for their apprentices and members, esta-
blished an nomination, and, after some yews of
oppciation, premed • Charter of Incorporation. The
names of sash prelbasors as PEREIRA, A. T. Thom-

FOWWEICEM REDWOOD IDCROIEII the earned-

ow of the new society in their calling. It is not
too such to ay that they have elevated Pharmacy
Wm the position of a distinguished branch of
Chemistry. They were the first to point
eat to their members that they were un-
onetionsly deceiving the public by selling spu-
rious drugs. They gave the intelligent retail dealer
a means of tenting the purity of the articles in which
he dealt. Assisted by such chemists u and
PHILLIPS, devoting many of them their best energies
to the improved preparation of the articles they
compounded, they have done more for the physician
than any Pharmacopoeia ever issued from any col-
lege. The new Medical Council has, therefore,
acted well and wisely in procuring the aid of the

harmsoeuneal Society. - -
Somothing more gal manias to be done. Every

au who ;impounds • prescription, every tlfs-
penis? who acts in • surgery, ought by law to
be compelled to satisfy the Pharmaceutical tiosiety,
or some usaining board of equal authority, that he
can read the preeoription he has to campeand, mad
eon discriminate the drop he use from
deadly poisons. Public safety demands this
safeguard, this patentee of the eempetimoy
of the compounder of drugs, just as strongly
u it dementia a similar proof of the skill of the
medical practitioner.

A custons incident respecting the present via-

ray of Lombardy is Mlsmiionee in areoent letter
from Milan. Among the tokens of favour bestowed
by the Arcadia. Maxatuaatt on the few Italians
of merit who wield accept them was s diamond pin,
presented to M. SALAMI, in acknowledgment of a

work prasentsd by bin to his Imperial Highness.
The literary courtier was no doubt credulous enough
to believe in its genuineness, and probably weak

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enough to display the glittering gift: Whatever his
appreciation of its intrinsic worth may hare

been, it certainly meant something—possibly
something better to come : so M. SALARI wai
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grateful. In a very short tin*, however, he
became aware that either he or his patron
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had been deceived, and that UM gem was a -shwa•
Discreetly making known Ida dipeovin7 to the giver,
he left it to his Excellency to redeem his pledge.

But if, as is said. he has hitherto waited in rib:, the
disappoini impoenV has in all likelihood owns to
concur 11% with the zest of his *natty-
roes ithabitual estimate of Austria's mock
diamond'.

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Yet it sere strange if redereario specious and pra
miss so circumstantial stare which the Milanere

Viceroy was instructed to make had not deosiud.stine•
body. The variant victim of veteran treachery in some-
times beguiled by the fresh and frank air of youth.
The Lombards, it is true, had no particular mum to
hope that the children of the Arthdicbess Boma
would prove illegitimately Link*. They had heard
' the voice of RIZOBOADI Olt the day be wisest up,
amid the tumult of ruction, on the tottering throne
of the empire. And, unlike his prototype, they bad
found that the ruthless boy wan able and resolved to
keep his word. Compared with whet was done
in 1849, and subsequently, with thepsrueal seasons
and approval of the beardless Fusco Jaws, to
quell the spirit of .popalaz propose and to quench
the light of popular hope In various porticoes of the
Imperial realm, all that we heard of seventies
and repression nowhere faded into insignilleanse.

Under the inexorable, but decent and temperate,
counsels of M. Ifernaffica the elder liaison had
jgoverned many years in a spirit which failed, in-
deed, to conciliate Italian nationalism or Hangarian
desire of progress I bat, contreated with the system
of WINDIIKIIOIIIIII, HATAAI7, and Itspentr, in
the name and with the too notorious ►pproval
of the youthful Emrsaoa, it was a tole-
rant and temperate tytanny. What Hawn bad
the Italians to taped that the Meaty sad well-
beloved brother of such a Prince, confidentially
conunimimsed aad instructed by him to act as hie
representative among this, would be other than he ?

We know, wevertbelam, that to NON extent, per-
haps not any great ea*, the well-enacted profession of
a desire to mitigate existing rigours, to develop local
capekilities, and to gratify distinctive aspirations in
the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, was believed in,
whoa attend with all the apparent sincerity of as
and earnest youth. Whether the part be
had undertaken to play was understood by the Arch-
duke 3faxlmitiss from the outset, or whether
within general limits a discretion was not lift
whisk he unexpectedly tried to nee in a
manner Assonant to his professions, was foe
mem time matter of doubt. But all doubts
are rapidly disappearing now. If the Viceroy ever
really forwarded to Vienna the proposals for redress
of Italian grimness kw which he Peck credit some

months ago, he has evinced by his subsequent
acquirements in their total mistletoe, how little he
oared what hesitate et them. The diamond& be
affected to give, when questioned, are not denied le
be sounburkit j and be is content to have them
thrown back on his hands, without venturing to
big& that be wee ignarapt d the deception he en-
deavoured to pasties by rasa= of the..

What the essensiesses may be la Italy of all the
additional ansgsestign than wantonly and wilhfy
admiaisesrel to an excitable papa, it is net for us
to prognsetieste. The mina sad sequestration of
this sad all ether English journals °essayed by the
poet late the Austrian territories, prase that the
Goarament does hot like its subjects to know what
ls thought in this weary of its proceedings, sad of
the dasrminatien of oar people not to be dragged,
epos say mesas whatever, into quarrels that may
arise thereinto'. Shedd isediais mere day grow
impatient et find its ambigua attitude oo looser
saistainabia and shad& skim Ramis or Film" or
both combined, reiterate In swam what lip-amnia
liberals of other nation have said ingiasenly-0 that
" the Nadas:nee Cl the prima scadition sf Wage
" In Italy is besompatible with the amity of Bare's;
—the pee* of Ragland will asnadly ridges is
pay a sabsidy or send a ship in defence of Austrian
rule. If Paris tanks fit to ally bersalf fir better or
for worse with Me old rival in Germany, that L her
affair, with whit' we have ne right to meddle. Bat
in this soostry, let all wheat it may eososra know
betimes. that representative institutions ara sot
" spa their trial I" sad that an Hones Cl Osmoses,
refirmell or unreformed, will ever again be indsoed
to sanoliso a pelifty which, dironly re ladirestly, ba-
ptise air gursgass of the destinies@ of Austria.
IN his had spat deal toe mach of that leskiti,
sad igoastialens polity in past lima. Tionimp
nuns of an Algerian alliance is hateful to Be
res. Again and spin has it ban dreamt of by

1 haa all

than worthlessness is not likely soon to De forgotten.
When on the brink of that terrible struggle, in
which we sacrificed a hundred millions of trea-

sore and forty thoueand British lives, we asked
Matz* whose interests were identical with oar
own, manfully to join us, and thus avert the possibi-

lily of a lengthened conflict,—Austria shuffled, in- ,
trlgued, and lied from week to week, and from
month to month, and we, under the guidance of
Lords CLARENDON and ABLILDRIN, submitted to be
so fooled, till golden 000uiona had pared away, and
Russia had time to gather her strength together, and
to papers for the dreadful encounter. At the door
of the Cabinet of Vienna we lay the ghastly reckon-
ing of the Crimea; and whenever an English Minis-
ter in time to come is asked to enter into engage-
ments offensive and defensive with Austria, let him,

as a preliminary, demand reimbaresment of the
milliooo her eowarrlios and issineerity cost no, end
et him uk her if she can restore our dead.

CDs court.

OSBORNE, Digo. 8.
Dm Queen and Prism and royal family walked
sad drove in the roads paerodey.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were :
—The Earl et Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the
Lord Chancellor, the Marcos of Salisbury, the Bari
of Hardwieke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of
Malmeeboxy, Sir B. Bohm Lytton, General Peel,
Lord Stanley, Sir John Pekin the Right Hon.
I. W. Henley, and Lard John

Ths Judicial Committer, of the Privy Coattail eat maw-
day. Lord lUsagatiows Ow* i•as ca se appal trout
Baugal, " Chsyt Naga a. Chowdlwee Nowbat," reawahig the
dame of the wart below.

Dr. Lmhissiton gars Judgment on an appeal from the
Preregetive Conn, " ;lady= v. De Beenceesna."
lard Hingedown gave judgment in as appeal from the
Admiralty Coors, " Zopett w Lassie (the Needs Amid-
can).
Despatches wen remind at the Coimmiel-taim yesimsdaY
from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong tas& IL Winne.
and the settimments on the West Coma d Afrkm

Despatches ware sent to the Gammen d the Falkland
Islands.

Th. Prinoe of Wales will leave Berlin for Lon-
don en Saturday next.

Hu Excellency the Munster for the Netherlands
has beta waded to hie redest* in Lowecierequare for
the last to dare, with ma attack of rheemathes.
His Excellency the Saxon Minister hu returned
to tows from the Comment.
The Duke of Sueoleach and the Earl of Dalkaith,
M.P., hem strived at Montagu Home, tram Bettihkm
Home, Northamptostehirs.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are
eapidal fa lowa early fait week hoof Alawfak Gads.
The Dfarquie of Hartingtoo has left town for
Vienne.

The Earl and Countess of Craven have left town
on a Agit to the Berl sod Counter of Veralam, at Gorham.
bar, Past, Berta.

The Earl of Beverley has left Pertmmequare for
Torquay. He loniehip has recovered from hie tate indis-
position.
The Earl and Combs of Beehive are ea a viait
lo the Lied Ominderliese Lay Teem at °tele.
The "obis earl Ned son dem Weed ill) mesa be.. for the
Demeker parlissiest.
The Earl and Cosigns of Lleldleld have arrived
et Baron's Coen, sees* Tyler, ea a visit to the Yam&
and Marelicetems of Abentet.

Viscount and Viseountles Palmerston left Cam-
bridge Houseou Tuesday, ter Broad.leads.

gr Hamilton and the Hon. lady Seymour have
lett town on a tielt to Mr. sad Lady Charlotte Ewen at
Mem Mall, Cheshire.
Lady Peal has arrived at her residence in White•
. .

The Right Hon. Frederick and Mr.. Peel have
lilt lowa es a visit to Kr. red Mrs. direllry (of Aviaries),
at Aviegtoalimer, Hampshire.
On Temdar, Mrs. Tait, wife of the Lord Bishop
of Leaden. pm birth to a daughter, et ream Pikes.
The Marteitef Poet dates that Mr. Hence Rama-
Geld is airelatel bee Ilsjeety's Marie, et Paula. Some
mai up • statemeat arpond, apposity ea good rethe-
Thy, that lard ligia's brother, the He.. Pre leilek Barra
was to be the am tisieisr.
We are satharieed to state that there is not the
list isomdadea as a report which was yastorday pabliehld
by sae et so resempenrise that Lords Cavesdhh aed
Groomer, sod the Hem. hr. Ashley, led beta imrdmed
by the ham While trwrellbg is Cased&
We andeeeterel that the di/breams between
Cassel the hat at Wiles at Lisei-Goiesei Di shoe, both
of dm lad Tower HAMM, Mat* Mike en airway maim
et patio aoloristy, we to be brought*, Lleat.-Colonel Me-
ets Deb ease ad the isperier marts ad law.
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Heats Admiral Join Shepherd hes signified his in-
hale& of he *fit Ids post of sayeehesedeat of Wool-
wich Dock:red le-wheraw atanfag. Cepa& she Hon. Jas.
R. Drweesed, side-de-ease to the Qom, is weed so
ems the dates of lie emr eppodesant *big the day.
Her Majesty's haw mew stems atereeitip Sapply,
Is testa at Woolwich, dhohaeriei !ca Beebe
sits Cawley, was peer* exissel to le esneyed see ro-
tes to de I* sad reload with • illations. IL Pialast,
laccolory or the Brttiob Mraasa, yettselay wee ea laced
the Supply, at Woolwich, did *wed Into arrospossato ter
the hamper al the wile* pies to leaks. Sons cl the
ores se ei pest might, yordeelarty a err* sesedegas
free Mdse.
From Norway ,it is stated that Hr. Crowe, the
see led eseptio Bait* mead-seessal et Clueless, his
beak seimmasol irsiortils r vessel r Laariara. that the
gotinasist may bare ski book of his iserwisma S. miss.
dap then es tbalr attorpla to nowrial the Babb cooratar
systma. They will than elm hue se opeorealty at *rem
peresesily from Mr. Crows be 411011k1111 in the wee& of
Ilebboartg, which he late tavastigatiou tout hart Form*
Wm to afford.

At the meetings of the Conseil of theinew Pru-
de. Ifleast% which us frequatly heiti. the Prince
irsierie Wiliam is MDT shoat sowethattly semi, and the
Itheeriage a the Irma ot the examary, the jedgmat, sad
the *leek far beams what be dialsys ere spokes of In
N. urns.
A Lotter (in the Clostideattal Roam) froth Blonithe,
ethifirthe la bath, aye Hie Ithesety the Hag a Par
aria ethebel Moms., sceowthealed by wefts
eel eiciy ethliesde of teams. He lithe et the
1.6111111 ousasseral, kept by • Pranks. 111.400
tbramra, titers ere with the /Lag ow of ble ping
iseliewe awl • meg prisms. He has boa thief by the
Owed Duke sad the whole of the peal deal fassik. He
hoe gem to sue oar piston gallery, where he urea to be
dame pawn whit* be had mesa • Me years lira and
• ethretheis IA Priass Bette eel Martetheis.' It to
• wait el ear i thaw by • wad or third-thee thaw.
Lea thialety the Lag Mat to the ithagelkal Church,
wags gether, • ary diedegthebal aid. wee spot:hay irked
anus shad. TM Ora roe awed* mid
litho was snag Ma seegagalia • gra may Walks
Aim am le pee awe the Wag. Delfts the anew his
1144 y wes boy whik W dpyribse. Omsk which Iwo
the ptestarnr a 1 shit OPPosaiks.
Qua sot aim: eta, and awed to smith him alb greet
middy. NW/ft k barns of the pitiable Isseilkof kba
star at Fury Ms they op dm be stud pus it• maw
able at Boar as r Bleu"

IltoPehtioltegoo of Swedtm it, it is said, about
to wpm dr abolition el labe paludike pommel by V,
Lm se Guarrow Vass arid pens -

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the Zama Wheals religtes.
A letter frost Teaiiiirs of Ur ?Lt alt. map t-
" The larami • ganstit 1. tea siviemost
snivel Wm yearsoloy. They eerie et Gliiht binniege
mink seeks, we knot MO oft mil
'Lambs, No rice saris, -pi%
balk ird las born for lb. Hay, the
paaral."