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I INN SPORTING INTELLP . - ETON COLLEGE RACES. Thursday the races on South Down Meadows were revived, after a suspension of 20 years, and produced some excellent sport. There was a considerable as semblage of fashionable company on the race-course each day. The Silver Cup for Ponies was run for by Mr. Simpson's Steady 3 3 1 1 Mr. Cannon's Pay or Play - 21 3 Mr. Brownrigg's Violante - 142 dr Mr. Birkley's Hobnail 4 2 4 3 ;ENCE. The Maiden Silver Cup. Mr. Golding's Button Mr. Hawke's Chippenbaso Mr. Cooke's Gernette 65 1 1 1 2 3 dr 7_ s 2 2 t.ooke's tot.- Mr. Gee's Punch, Mr. Benson's Japan, Mr. Jacob's Badger, and Mr. Pine's Chance, were drawn atter the first beat. On Friday the Members' Subscription Cup was run for by Mr. Perkin's Weazle - 1 l Mr. Golding's Button - - 3:I - 2 Mr. Hill's Paddle - - 1 2 3 Mr. Bickley's Hobnail - - 5 3 4 Mr. William's Postboy - 4 dr The Etonian Subscription Purse was won by Mr. Hill's Paddle, beating Mr. Brownrigg's VW!ante in two heats. The races concluded with sever4l well-contested watches, and balls in the evening. The Parisian banker, Mons. CLERNIONT, has made frequent trips to this kingdom, within the last six months ; and, we believe, is at this time in London. So anxious were French to procure seamen, that on more occasions than one, they have marched out 61 the town of Bantzic in columns in holiday times, and, surrounding the tea-gardens in the neighbour hood, have taken all the men, whether marriedor single, who they conceived would, in time, make seamen. Letters from Konigsburg of the 27th ultimo, state, that a general opinion prtvailed there, that both Rus sia and Turkey were disposed to amity, and that the last accounts received from St. Pctersburgh stated expressly, that orders had been sent out by the Em peror ALEXANDER to effect this object without delay. As a corroboration we are also told, that. several -detachments of troops, lately serving under Korrou ssrr, the Russian Commander in Chief, had actually quitted the Danube and entered Poland. These accounts • likewise repeat in the strongest possible terms the con viction of an immediate war between the Emperors ALEXANDER and NAPOLEON. Within a few leagues of Konigsburg several thousand French troops were posted, which it was imagined would soon be em ployed to garrison that city. A letter from Cadiz, dated the 16th of July, says 66 The French are burning all the woods in the neigh bourhood of this place, but we do not know their in tentions for it. On the 14th it was all in a blaVe from Santa n laria to Medina Sidonia. It is reported here that the French have got a large reinforcement at the former plat. nd mean to make a bold attack on Cadiz very soon." • We should rejoice at an amicable adjustment of our differences with Arn-r*,..- . out their noisy Journals are as vapoaring as if the declaration of war was to be the signal of our ruin. We would recommend to the quiet consideration of those Editors the following text o 1 Scripture—" Or what King, going to make war against another King, sitteth not down first and con suited), whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ?" 1 Which is, being interpreted, whether four or five fri gates can beat 200 sail of the line ? Yesterday, during Divine Service at St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, an elderly woman suddenly dropped down dead. The awful situation occasioned a great consternation amongst the congregation, and the service was suspended until the body of the de ceased was removed. A few days ago, as J. Welcher, of Thribery Mill, near Notherham, was unloading a cart, several sacks of wheat fell upon him, and occasioned his immediate death. Monday last a large stack of hay, theproduce of se veral acres, belonging to Mr. Read, of Heveringland, took fire, from being put together too wet, and was nearly all consumed. A few days ago, a tradesman of Leicester observing a Jew with a venerable beard, in a spirit of culpable levity invited him into his shop, and cut it off with a pair of scissors. This, to the Jew, was a serious loss, as his office of rabbi depended upon his preserving it ; he therefore brought his action for damages ' • and it would have gone hard with the off ender, had not the Jew leniently consented to forego his suit on condition of the defendant's paying £2O. An inhabitant of Horncastle undertook last week, for a bet of 100 guineas, to go to Louth and back again (a distance of 23 miles in 48 hours), in a car riage, to be worked by himself, without any animal to draw it. After going 11 mles, the machinery gave way, and he was obliged to decline, but at tempts it again on 'Wednesday next. Tne value of Dr. FREEMAN'S GOTTA SALUTARIS has been so long proved, that nothing of the present day can bear a competition with it, in all the diffe rent stages of a certain disease, which it effectually et.res and eradicates front the habit, without exciting the painful feelings and exposure that attends saliva tion_v.ithout debilitating the constitution in any de gree, or even requiring confinement from business or restriction of diet. The radical virtues of these ines timable Drops have proved their claim to public ap probation for more than 30 years. In all the debility of both sexes they prove a never-failing restorative— whether the debility is produced by too free 'use of mercury, by illicit pleasures, or the effects of a warm climate • To travellers and those going abroad, they cannot be recommended too strongly, as they will re ceive a safe, speedy, and complete cure, in all olp stubborn gleets, and every weakness that affects the bladder and organs of urine. By its efficacy many women have become mothers, who for many years had been deprived of that happiness.—Sold wholesale and retail, at Mr. Butler's, No. 4, Cheapside, corner of Paternoster-row ; and retail, by &clam and Sharp, Portsnacuth ; Hall and Johnsen, Gosport ; Allnutt, Weston, Mallory, and Jones, Portsea Trewman, Eletet ; Cookwortl.y, Glenville, Gilbert, and Hox land, Plymouth; Newbury, Dublin; Baxter and Mac donald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scott, and Cargill, Edinburgh ; Crntwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck, .Hull ; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains and Lynch, Manchester; Bowen, Norwich ; Knott and Lloyd, Birmingham; Gregory, Brighton; and most Medicine Vanden, is bottles at 2s. 9d. 44. 6d. k 225. ASSIZES. Wednesday two trials took place at the Surrey As sizes, which were particularly interesting to shoema kers and pawnbrokers. A young girl, the daughter of a journeyman shoemaker, was tried for stealing a quantity of shoes, the property of the master, for whom her father worked, which she effected in the following manner, by standing close to the stock of I shoes in the shop while she was waiting, putting her hand behind her, and taking them under her cloak. She was detected by taking a pair of shoes to the mas ter which she had stolen, as if they had been made by her father, but the master knew them to be made by another man. She made a confession where she had disposed of them ; some were found at a pawnbro ker's in the Borough. The pawnbroker was asked if he had any more ? which he denied. Two more ap plications were made to him to know if lie had found any more ? the last time he said he had searched himielf, and lie had not any more. The party rob bed not being satisfied with this account, obtained a search warrant, and on searching his house, found 25 pair of shoes, his property, and some of the tickets at cached to them were in his own hand-writing. The girl was found guilty of stealing, and the pawnbrokers guilty of receiving them, knowing them to be stolen. At the Norwich Assizes, T. White was found guilty of manslaughter in furiously driving his master's wag gon ; in consequence of which the horses came on the footpath, and trampled Mary Overton, an elderly woman, to death. The prisoner was sentenced to six months imprisonment. Robert Reeder was indicted for having uttered a forged quarterly bill for I Tand 6d. on the Commissioners of the Navy, purporting to be for the net personal pay due to him as Assistant Surgeon of the gun-brig Hearty. The indictment i laid the offence as a misdemeanour, but the judge said it was capital, and refused to try it. The prosecution against Churchyard and five other persons, for obstructing a dis s enting congregation in performing divine service at Wickham Market in Fe p bruary last, has been compromised by their pleading guilty, entering into recognizances for their future good behaviour, and attendance, when required, in the Court of King's Bench for judgment, and further to pay two hundred guineas to be applied at the dis cretion of the prosecutors. A cause of great importance was tried in the County Court of Limerick, before Mr. Serjeant MOORE and a Special Jury, in which the Rev. James ELLARD was Plaintiff, and the Right Hon. the Earl of LAN. pas' , Defendant. It was an action for a breach of contract executed by the Defendant, for demising the lands of Pallas, in the county of Tipperary, to Plain ' tiff. The trial lasted two days ; the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with £1892 damages, and 6d. costs. QUEEN'S COUNTY ASSIZES. John Caner was indicted for wilfully and of malice aiding and assisting one Joseph Carter in the murder of William Newman, by giving him several blows on the neck and back, by which he died. It appeared by the evidence of Joseph Wall, that Newman being plaintiff to a decree, upon a civil bail, went with him (who was made especial bailiff in the warrant) to ar rest Joseph Carter ; that they made the arrest on Jo seph Carter, and were pelted with stones by several men and women ; and that from the wounds which Newman received he died. He stated, that the chi ceased, when certain of his approaching death, said, 1" I have been murdered by John and Joseph Car ter ;" and'he died in two hours after he was injured. Mr. M'NALLY cross-examined the witness, who said he did not see the prisoner at the bar on that day ; could not say that he had the slightest concern in the death of Newman ; there were several carters named John, as well as the gentleman on trial ; and Newman, in his declaration, might have meant one of them. Doctor Jacob, examined by Mr. Clarke, said he examined the body of Newman after he was dead— the mortal wound was on the neck, and it appeared to him to have been inflicted by a severe blow, as it had divided the spine, and had caused his death. Lord Nounuttr said the case was not such as could warrant any other verdict but an acquittal ; on which the Jury gave their verdict, Not Guilty, and Mr. Carter was discharged, to the satisfaction of a crowd ed Court. Saturday, at Guildhall, John Stanley, Joseph Jeffery, Thom: Brian, and Thome': Brunt, journeymen boot makers in the employment of Mr. Hale, of Fleet street, were charged before Mr. Alderman Scuoutv and Mr. Alderman MAGNAV, with conspirincr to raise the price of wages. Mr. Hale and his brother, who had attended the meeting of the journeymen, were the witnesses against them. The Magistrates stn• tented them to be confined in Newgate for two months each. Two others escaped on a point of law. Saturday, J. Kelly and J. Cunningham, were charged at Bow-street, with uttering base money. F. Blake stated, that Kelly purchased at his father's shop, at Ealing, a fourpenny pie, for which he paid a dollar, and mcciyed change. Soon afterwards a neighbour informed him he had been at his shop, and put off some base coin ; on which he examined the dollar, and found it was a counterfeit. Kelly was accordingly pursued and secured, with Cunningham, with whom he was in company. On the latter were found six bad dollars, eight bad shillings, and eleven bad sixpences; and on Kelly one bad shilling. They were commit ted for re=examination. Eliz. Field was fully committed for stealing a cot ton gown-piece from the shop of Mr. Faukes, linen draper, in Russell•street. On Saturday morning, soon after six o'clock, Mr. THOMAS ASTEI.I., who has been for many years head gamekeeper to Earl SPENCER / at Wimbledon Park, arrived at his own house speechless, and was found to have his scull dreadfully fractured, apparently by a bullet from a horse-pistol, which had perforated his' hat in two places ; lie was also much struck about the thighs by the hilt of a sword or cutlass. He had been seen not long before by some men, who were mowing in Wandsworth-fields, to follow, and over take a man in a dark jacket, who had just been shoot ing and taking away some game, and they were ob served to walk together towards the park paling, not , above sor 600 yards from his residence. Although the most diligent search has been made, neither the gun he had with him, or hanger he carried suspended from his side, can be found. He remains in a very dangerous state. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. The following Prisoners have given notice, in the London Gazette, of their intention to take the benefit I of the late Insolvent Act : Prisoners in the King's Bench Prison, in the County of Surrey. Philip Wilmot, formerly of No. 13, Westminster-road, in the parish of Lambeth, and late of No. 8, 'Ant-street, in the parish of St. George, Southwark, both in the county of Surrey, cord wainer. Emma White, formerly of Lambeth-road, In the county of Sur rey, but late of No. 93 . , Newman-sheet, Oxford-street, in the parish of St. Mary-la-bonne, county of Middlesex, spinster. Thomas Challis, formerly of Southend, Lewisham, in the county of Kent, and late of James-street, Oxford-street, in the county of Middlesex, victualler. John Bennell,formerly of Acton, and late of King's Road, Chel sea, both in the county of Middlesex, bricklayer; a perwn against whom a Commission of Bankrupt has issued, and is still in force and who has not obtained his certificate duly allowed under the same. John Homewood, formerly of Charing, Kent, and late of the pa . . _ _ fish of Mitcham, Surrey . , miller. - William Prickett, formerly of Wood-street, in the United Pa rishes of St. Margaret and St. John Westminster, and late of Highgate, in the parish of Hornsey, Middlesex, builder. Anthony Harvey, formerly of Downend, and late of Nailsworth, both in the parish of Horsley, Gloucestershire, inn-keeper. Benjamin Lebb, formerly of the parish of W a ndsworth,Suirey s c' eesemonger and pork-butcher, and late of the parish of Ful ham, M iddlesex, linen-draper. Henry Druce, formerly and late of the parish of Mitcham, in the county of Surrey, shopkeeper. ' John Hewitt, formerly of High-street, Lambeth, but late of Long-lane, parish of Bermondsey, Surrey. Peter Forman, late of Clayton-stree, Kennington, Surrey, Gent. James Brotherson, late of St. Martin's-lane, us the county of Middlesex, last and patten-maker. Augustus Be evor, formerly of Charlotte-street, Portland-place, in the county of M ddlesex, and late of Utley, near Ipswich, in the county of suffilk, clerk. John Bannister, late of Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, stationer and bookseller. Lebearte Artois, formerly of Bow, in the county of Middlesex, and late of Watford, in the county of Herta, druggist. George Allison, formerly of Norfolk-street, Mary-la-bonne, and late of Cleveland -street, Fitzroy-square,both in the county of Middlesex, watchmaker. Henry Peacock, late of Leeds, in the county of York, grocer. Wm. Manchee, formerly.of White-cross-street, St. Luke's, Lon don, and late of Grove-place, City-road, in the county of Mid dlesex, coal-merchant and . grocer. Win. Faulkner, formerly of Kennington-lane, and late of the Pavilion, Battersea-gelds, both in the county of Surrey, and of Buckler:bury, 'London, warehouseman. James Hunter, late of Lime-street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, merchant. Richard Towers, formerly of St. George's-passage, and late of Earl-street, London-road, both in St. George's-fields, in the borough of Southwark, coal-dealer. Hugh Femr Vtnables, formerly of Rio Janeiro, and late of Bristol, merchant. Mary Rose, formerly of King-street, and late of Market-street, St. George's-fields; both its the borough of Southwark, widow. Charles Woodman, late of Chesham, in the county of Bucks, wine and bra lay merchant. William Sandford, formerly of Kennington-green, in the county of Surrey, and late of Duncan -street, Liverpool, Esquire. George Price, formerly of Tottenham- coort.road, in the county of Middlesex, and late of Bexhill, its the county of Sussex, wine and brandy merchant. Thomas Parrock, formerly of No. 28, and late of No. 56, Alder manbury, in the city of London, boot and shoe-Maker. George Booth Maxwell, formerly of Bayswater, in the county of Midsilem,lateof Thameslaitton, its the county of Surrey,Gent. William Lammas, formerly of Clare-street, Clare-market, in the county of Middlesex, and late of Cow-lane, in the parish of St. Sepulchre, London, victualler. John Harwood, formerly of Goodge-street, Tottenham-court road, and late of James-street, Covent Garden, both in the county of Middlesex, poulterer. 'Flamm Hull, formerly of Monmouth-street, and late of James street, in the city of Bath, cheese and bacon-factor and carrier Marks John Hullender, (committed by the name of Joseph Marks Hollender,) formerly of Gottenburgh, afterwards of Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, and late of Portman Place, Paddington, both in the county of Middlesex, merchant. Henry Hyams, formerly of Water-lane, fleet-street, in the city of London, and late of Drum-yard, Whitechapel, its the county of Middlesex, lapidary. William Freeman, formerly of Carnaby Market, Golden-square, and late of King's-street, Oxford -street, both its the county of Middlesex, butcher. Samuel Fowler, formerly of No. 6, Constitution-row, Gray's ion-road, in the county of Middlesex, mariner, and late of No. '33, Tooley street, Southwark, grocer. William Dunstan (trading under the firm of Duncan and Taylor) formerly of Dunstan, in the city of London, of Crown-street, Strand, of Moffatt -street, City Road, both in the county of Middlesex, and last of Jeremie, is the island of St. Domingo, merchant. Michael Dard, formerly of Oakley-street, Lambeth, and late of No. 56, Snowfields, Southwark, both in the county of Surrey, currier and Spanish leather dresser. John Dodson, formerly of St. Peter's-square, Leeds, In the coun ty of York, and late of Boar and Castle-yard, Oxford-road, in the county of Middlesex, dealer in horses. Emanuel Harris, formerly of Wilford-street, Whitechapel, In the county of Middlesex, and late of Park-street, in the Borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, dealer in cloths. Robert Henn Bell, (committed by the name of Rolyert Bell) fan merly and late of Crumbed Friars, in the city of London, mods chant. 'William Napier, formerly of Gerrard-street, Soho, and late of Broad-street, Golden-square, both in the county of Middlesex, music master. Charles Robert Parker, (committed by the name of Charles Par ker.) formerly and late of Marsh Field, Settle Craven, York shire, Esq. Elizabeth Cleet, widow, formerly of Wapping-dock-street, and late of Old Gravel-lane, Wapping, both in the county of Mid dlesex, victualler. Jacob Narali, formerly and Late of Great Prescott -street, Good man's-fields, in the county of Middlesex, lace and listen draper. Wiltiant Drake, formerly of the Turk's Head-yard, Oxford street, horse- dealer, and late of Ratchffe Highway, both in the county of Middlesex, slopseller. Henry Hill, late of Alpha Cottages, in the parish of St. Mary-la bonne, coal-merchant. Daniel Duff, of Lark-hall-lane, in the parish of Clapham, and late of Soutkville, its the parish of Lambeth, schoolmaster. Charles Greenwood, formerly of Chapel-path, Somers Town, in the parish of Pancras, and late of Berners-mews, Middle.ex Hospital, in the parish of St. Mary-la-Bonne, both in the county of Middlesex, coach-maker. Charles Baker Wiggins, formerly of Great Watering, in the parish of Great Wakering, in the county of Essex, and la-c of Northfleet ' in the parish of Northfittet, its the county of Kent, sadler and harness maker. Richard Matthews, formerly of Hathmersmith, and late of Knightsbridge, both in the county of Middlesex, Gent. ;within Head Gibbons (sued by the name of Swithiu Gibbins Head,) formerly of I3evizes, in the county of Wilts, and . Lite of Fox -court, Gray's-inn-lane, its the county of Middlesex, baker. rGtMi. OXFORD, AUGOSI rt. Sunday the Right Rev. the Ler 1 Bishop or Bath and Wells held an ordination at Wells, when the fol lowing gentlemen were ordAined Priests—The Rev. Wm. Mundell, M.A. of Merton, and Rev. Charles Alford, B.A. of "WWI College, in this university. Deacons—W. Henry 'Darner, M.A. of Corpus Chrihti College; George Masters, of Wadham ; Geni ge Porter, B.A. of Magdalen ian; Charles Edmund King, B.A. of Ballot College, in dd. uui versity; and Geo. Watson, B.A. of Pembroke-hall, Casubrike. ECCLF.SIASTICA 1. PROMOTIONS. Rev. E. Moises, M.A. is appointed to the vicarage of Hart cum-Hartlepool, Cumberland, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. R. Ridley. Rev. George Stone, M.A. to the Rectory of Garboldhham, Norfolk. Rev. Charles Jervis, M.A. Domestic Chaplain to the Duke it Cambridge, and late Scholar of Trinity College, to the itec,nry of Kenchester, Herefordshire. Rev. A. S. Wade to the vicarage of St. Nich. la-, Warwick, vacant by the deux of rite Rev. John Miilan. MARRIED. At the Manse of Kiltearn, on the St6th of July, 7'. S. Trail), M.D. to Mrs. Watson, dauzlner of the Rev. Dr. Robertson, of Kiltearn. . _ Rey. Edward Rowdeo, M.A. fellow of New College, Oxford, and Vicar of lilghworth, N'iltUtire, to Elizabeth, youngtbt daughter of the late Rev. Nathan Wetherell, D.D. master of Uni versity College, and Dean of Hereford. Rev. 'llamas Nottage, of Soutkwold, Suffolk, to Sarah, third daughter of the Rev. Wm Parry, of Wymoodity Rev. W. Worth, of Wrexham, Denbighshire, to Mtex Sadler, of the time place. UILU. At Edinburgh, on the nth ut : a ugust, Matthew Montgomery, Esq. writer in Edinburgh. Oa the 24th July, George Robertson, ESA!. wr iter, Thurso. On the stth of July, at Paris, Elisahetis, the wife of Admiral Tchltchagoil, youngest daughter of the lye Commissioner Prehy. August 11, the Rev. George Shaw, Rector of Seaton, itillaut. shire, and father of Charles Shaw I.efeere, Esq. M.P. Rev. Henry Friend, Vicar of East Farleigh, tent. Rev. T..Tyms, of Walmer, Kent. Rev. William Hatton, Vicar of &ethyl'', near Milthorp,West. moriand, aged 7S. TO-MORROW. Sun rises I Sun sets, I Moon rises S mutates after 5 39 minutes after 7 S ntinut .s after 12 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MuRiW w. Morning 0 minutes after 3 Afternoon 4O minutes after 3 CUESTONIAN MEDICINES. . OBSERVATIONS ON THE GOOD AND BAD EFFECTS OF MERCURY. IT is upwards of 300 years since chemical prepaer. tions of Mercury were invented and prepared by Paracelsus. who was evidently the best chemist then in existence. Ali, • able with his intentions, they succeeded in curing a disorder which at that time became so formidable as to threaten the extir pation of mankind from the face of the earth, or at least to hare rendered them objects of detestation even to themselves; ter this affliction being subordinate to the indulgence of a sutural impulse, the powers of reason were too feeble to rued them against its persuasive influence; and such were the gigantic strides of this destructive malady, which travelled with such rapidity, that be tween the years 1494 and 1499 it had found its way into almost every principal town in Europe, Asia, and Africa, leaving incon trovertible proofs of Its destructive virulence: the desolation with which its effects were accompanied were more to be dreaded than a pestilence, because at that period more fatal in Its conse quences, and no apparent end to its depredations; for, unfortu nately for these sufferers, no medicine was known that would effect a cure in this alarming disease, till by the superior abiktiea of Paracelsus the various chemical preparations of mercury were made known. The lives of thousands then in every part of the world where this disease has found its way, were trifled away with a great variety of such feeble Medicines, I will not here trouble the reader with an enumeration of them. The name of Paracelsus *HI live so long as the hearts of men can receive an Impression, or their heads keep in recollection, the benefits he has conferred on the whole human race. He was, it seems, of royal descent, and the only foible he possessed, was an extreme degree of vanity ; and who can wonder at it, when we consider the great cures he accomplished, particularly in this complain. Yet this infirmity, and the astoaiehing success of his practice, subjected him, during the whole course of his life, to the most scurrilous invectives of Medical Men ; but this enlightened Doctor lived in a dark ase of ignorance, and the Faculty felt themselves wounded in those parts where pride and self-interest are always to be found. If this great man was now living, bow gratifying would it be to him, to see one of his greatest predictions substantially realized, in the establishment or improvement of his chymical discoveries ; and on the contrary, with what horn.r and disgust, would he have viewed the method adopted in all our hospitals, of intro ducing it to the system in a crude state and an unnecessary de gree of Salivation kept up, to cure a disorder that would ci r tainly yield to a much more gentle and safe manlier of a.:- ministering this poisonous remedy ; or could he explore tl e streets of London, and see the great number ot walking barome ters, who, crawling along a snail-like pace, prove the deadly effects of this poisonous liquid mines al,and that all those tenures with which they are afflicted, are the natural consequences this new mode of practice; or, could he pay a visit to No. u, Cr...:. Surrey-street, Blackfriar's-road, he would there see the most de plorable victims of this mode of Salivation, which has subjected them to such pains and extreme debility, as beggars all &set tion ; and he surely would have been petrified with inurement, to observe that this desperate Medicine is resorted to, in almost every disorder that afflicts mankind, of which hundreds are an nually cured by chit Guestontan Medicines, after being discharged the different Hospitals as incurable so that it would seem, three are the only remedies yet discovered, that can be depended ea for the cure of Mercurial Rheumatism. From long experience, the best of all possible proots, we sometimes flad, that Chymic..l Preparations in Mercury do not succeed in the cure of Lues ; this defect can always be traced to a cause, either that it ha. bete improperly administered, or what is more frequently the ca-e, the careleseuessot the patient : fur it is of little consequence, how salutary the medicines are, if their powers are interrupted by nqgligence or mal-pravacc 1 but whereltheismasism has bens the consequence, I have always found it much more easily cured, chef. where it has succeeded a salivation brought on by crude Nlercurs • It is now between fifteen and sixteen years since I protested to cure Mercurial Rheumatism, and to prove how fir I have suc ceeded, references may be had to many huudred Hospital pa tients of this description. Such were the lamentations ot some C: these patieuts-, that the bare eecital of their pains made me she.'.. der ; it therefore follows, that although I consider mankind greatly indebted to Paracelsus, fur one of the greatest Meek:. discoveries that ever was made, it is much to be wished, lb, some more safe, inoffensive, and effectual cure could be obtain • for this complaint, and resider unnecessary this valuable, thou. tremendous medicine. For 46 years I have paid very partici.• attention to the good and bad effects of mercury, and l recue,... that during my apprenticeship to the late Mr. Join Cope, and epoch .eary, in Birmingham, it was usual toe medical n l .l prescribe large doses of calomel,- as a violent cathartic ; but 1 a happy to übserve, it is now given with much greater succs.s an alterative in snail doses, and I a, yet ot opinion, that es e this reduced quantity shou ld acts be laid aside for a time, as •0110 Elizabeth Hall, formerly of Hart -street, Crutchetl-friar, in the the unallest.symptoms of salivation appear, which should a.w. • city of London, and late of South Minims, in the county of b e avoided, ivaentuch as the Physician values his own ripuiati. , . Middlesex, innkeeper. or the tuture happiness of his patient—not only for the rrisl4l:. John East, formerly of Woodstock street, Oxford -street, and already aseigned, instbecause its most desperate effects eery o .•• late of Litchfield-street, Soho, both iii the county of Middle- t. it in curing a confirmed I.ues ; and there are a variety it sex, upholsterer and hotel-keeper. William Wryglite, formerly of lenchurch-street, London, and mical preparations of mercury to be resorted to, that will acce. pl sti a cure if carefully administered in moderate quantitier late of East-place, Lamb e th, i n t h e county o t surrey, wine- Then surely salivation should be exploded as unnecessary, distn merchant. sing, and tormenting; at all times dangerous, and noon MOIL John Harris, (committed by the name of John Vestry Harris,) m a i.— I late of Rotberkithe, In the county of Surrey, mast and block- com p ri sed It may perhaps be suspected, that my mediciiie. arc pa ,-. of mercury : I therefore pledge the reetitati.in ot maker. , practice to prove, that there is not in any one of thrill, the s,i Jeteniiah James Reading, formerly of Peek-ureee, Grosvenor- lest particle of it—anti I solemnly declare that buinaui. y abet square, In the county of Middlesex, and late of Park-place, duced me to make my remarks thereon. • Kennington, in the county of Surrey, Gem. [Observations on Medicines in a future paper.; John Evans, late of the Two Blue Posts, Cow-Cross, West - Smithfield, Middlesex LONDON Piloted and published by Jaye'. Kew ,a: ass, • (To be continued.) Chancery-lane, ail lit ate Office, Temple Bar. w~ t