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disinclination to go into the matter, owing probably to the
experience which he had had of the difficulty of dealing
with medical matters, that he had thought it better not
to fetter the Bill with such a clause, and in its place had
inserted a provision that no by-law should become valid
without the sanction of a special meeting of the Pharma-
ceutical Society. Again, it was urged by the medical
bodies of Scotland that as their diplomas included phar-
macy their licentiates ought to be placed on the same
footing with those who had passed an examination of the
Pharmaceutical Board in this country. Now, he
had no intention of preventing the licentiates of
their bodies from acting as pharmaceutical chemists.
It was objected that the definition pharmaceutical
would exclude all belonging to medical or surgical
bodies, but that exceptions had been introduced by the
master and wardens of the society of chemists, and
supported by the provincial medical association.
His conviction was, that if the Bill passed, in
a few years it would make great improvements
in the body of pharmaceutical chemists; for, notwith-
standing the prohibitory clauses, it would be the means
of inducing every person who wished to become a chemist
to pass through a proper scientific education. The ex-
amination required.;would protect the public against
ignorance and incompetence, and would furnish persons
the :groundwork of an education which, by means of
perseverance and the exercise of their talent and genius,
would make them useful to the public and creditable
to the country. He therefore hoped no objection would
be offered to the second reading.
Mr. WALPOLE considered before the House gave
its assent to the principle of the Bill they ought to know
something more of the constitution of the pharmaceutical
society which was invested with such great powers. He sug-
gested that the Bill should be referred to a Select Com-
mittee, and in the event of such a Committee being ap-
pointed, he would suggest the propriety of some altera-
tion in the second clause, which gave powers to the
society for the formation of bye-laws and regulations
which he thought ought not to be given unless the
society was placed under some supervision and control.
He also thought that great difficulties would arise under
the 15th clause, which subjected persons to penalties if
they used the name of pharmaceutical chemist without
being properly registered.
Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the Bill because it would
give a monopoly to a chartered company of which they
knew nothing. The real object of it was to turn chemists
and druggists into apothecaries, and to enable the body
of pharmaceutical chemists to obtain a larger revenue
than they now derived.

Mr. BELL intimated that he would accede to the
suggestion of the Secretary of State for the Homo De-
partment for sending the Bill to a Committee.
The Bill was then read a second time on that under-
standing.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMEND-

MENT BILL.
Mr. BUNBURY, in moving the second reading of this
Bill, briefly explained its object, which he said was to
make certain amendments to that part of the Municipal
Corporation Act which prevented a member of a town
council entering into any kind of contract with the cor-
poration. The Bill was introduced by Lord Cranworth
in the House of Logs and received the sanction of all
the legal authorities in that House.
After a few words from Mr. HEADLAM, who stated
it was his intention to propose two amendments in the
Bill, it was read a second time.
COMMON LAW FEES REGULATION BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
BURGH HARBOURS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This Bill was also read a second time.
PROPERTY QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.
Mr. TUFNELL then moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to abolish the property qualification of Members of
Parliament. The Hon. Member said he made a similar
motion last session, but withdrew it on the
promise of Lord J. Russell that he would introduce
a clause into his Reform Bill abolishing the property
qualification of Members. That Bill had been brought
before the House with such a clause in it, but the
Noble Lord had abandoned the measure. He had, there-
fore, taken the earliest opportunity of bringing the subject
again before the House, and if the Government would now
cousont to his motion he would defer the discussion
upcu the question until some future occasion.
Mr. WALPOLE said he would not oppose the intro-
duction of the Bill, but he obj ected to pledge the Go-
vernueent one way or the other' es to the course they
would take.

Colonel SIBTHORI' could :not oppose the motion
after the course the Government had taken, but he was
extremely jealous of the introdviction of any Bill which
did away with the constitutional qualifications of Mem-
bers which had long been held sacred by the House.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
The other orders of the day hming been disposed of,
the House adjourned.
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ITALY.

We have received (says Galignani) a letter from a
correspondent at Milan, which contradicts in the
most positive manner the statement lately made in a
letter from that city, published by the Opinione
of Turin, that the greatest severity had been
exercised by the police with regard to English
travellers, and that, except under special cir-
cumstances, no English would be allowed to
remain in Lombardy more than twenty-four hours.
Our correspondent asserts that the police regulations,
with regard to passports, instead of being more
rigorous, are, on the contrary, less severe than they
had ever been ; and mentions, as an instance, that
some military officers lately arrived from India had
obtained their passports on sending a porter, instead of
being compelled to attend personally, as was formerly
required.
The Virgilio steam-packet arrived at Genoa on the
11th from Porto-Torres (Sardinia), with two Depu-
ties to the Turin Chamber on board. The latest
accounts from Sassari are of the 9th. The province
has been disarmed without resistance, and upwards of
2,000 muskets have been deposited, besides those of
the National Guard, which gave up more that it had
received from the Government. On the 11th expedi-
tions were to be sent into the Nuovo districts, which
are infested by armed bandits. Cagliari, Tempio,
Alghero, and Oziero, where disturbances had broken
out, are now perfectly quiet.
The Opinione of Turin, of the 13th instant, pub-
lishes the following letter from Milan of the 10th :
The avowed object of the journey of the Emperor
to Venice was a visit to the Grand Duke Constantine,
but the real motive that induced his Majesty to show
himsalf to his happy subjects in partibus infidelium was
to ascertain the nature of the intrigues carried on
in Italy by Russia. The second son of the Czar,
now residing at Venice, makes frequent excursions
along the coast, under the pretext of studying his pro-
fession 53 Admiral, and expends about 100,000,000 f.
monthly. It was thus that the Empress, in 1847, under
the pretence of roonvering her health, fixed her residence
at Olivuzza, near Palermo. The consequence of that
Imperial bad health was an alliance with the King of
Naples, who thereby was sufficiently strong to
breve England and the Italian revolution. An
extraordinary flute was given towards the close of
carnival at the Cm cano Theatre. In order to escape the
vigilance of eubaLern spies, the price of the tickets
was fixed at ten livres, and, with a view
to exclude the white warriors (the Aus-
trians), it was agreed not to admit armed
persons. Two deers having presented themselves,
were invit©d to deposit their swords; they refused, and
witildrew. An hc ur afterwards, Count Gnilay arrived
Aith all his staff', and, after walking round the hall
with his sword 'knocking on the floor, retired. We
have been assured that the Grand Duke Constantine
will visit LombareV next summer, and spend some weeks
at Monza."