English Correspondence

London, June 18th, 1867. Tiie Medical Parliament, after a session of ten days' duration, has at last come to a close. The proceedings of the Medical Council this year have been as wordy, but not as improgressive as those of 18GG. The Drs. Wood and Sir Dominic Corrigan have been as noisy and controversial as ever, the latter indulging his oratorical shilelagh as freely as usual; but for all that some good work has been done, and some valuable resolutions have been carried. The Pharmacopoeia has, as you are already aware, been published ; and although certain specialists,?to wit, Mr. Harry Draper,?see a good many errors in its description of modes of preparation, the profession generally regard it as a very complete work, indeed as perfect a compilation as^ it was possible to issue. This is one great step. Another instance of progress is evidenced in the collecting of valuable reports on the present system cf examinations. These are the results of the visitations made by the various members of the Council during the past year, and they are full of valuable information, especially in regard to the English and Scotch Boards. It is to be regretted that the Irish members neglect to perform their part in these visitations, alleging that the whole scheme is a gigantic humbug.