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, • s• ) . , *MIN Alittat OP TOIBIOIOI2IIWORPaiIk APOODM TO ENQUIRE AND =Amos nsric; TAE. PUBLIC !IMMURE. ADO DIiPARTMENT. THE EXPENDITUItE. (Cohered from the STAR shesterny. J. The second! division of the subject, according to the arrangement we have proposed to ourselves, relates to the Expenditure of the Army Medical Department. Under this division will be considered the mode in which articles, of all kinds, used in General and Re gimental Hospitals, have been provided and issue 4 and the expenditure of them controuled. The man, nor too, in which the various Accounts of the De partment are examined, falls naturally under t division of the subject. It will appear, hereafter, that although all the several articles to which we al lude, have generally been provided and issued under the same asehorities, yet, that in checking the charges and in making the payments for them, the coarse ob , served has. been materially different. It will be most convenient, therefore, we think, to arrange the con sideration of the expenditure under sate heads, according to the nature of the articles provided, and the mode of supplying thesfi On this principle-we shall consider the expenditure its Hospitals under the heads of Medicines, &mesh Wines, Spirits, and Porter ' • an&Sulskistenee. as pro: vided by Putveyors for the General aelkley the Sur geons for the Regimental Hospital- 1 41/ The bead of Medicines, as beingthillenstconsider able in thii expenditure, will be first noticed, The Medicines, Medical Stores, and almost all the Surgical Instruments, used by kis blajesty's army, both at home and abroad; are supplied by Mr. Gar nier, by virtue of a patent from his Majesty's royal predecessor, bearing date the 19th January, 1747. e This grants to George Garnier the younger, for life, to commence from the determination of a former grant to his father, dated '7th March, 1735, the office or place of Apothecary-General to the forces raised, or to be raised, " together with all rights, profits, privileges, and advantages belonging to the same, or as any other person hath heretofore held and enjoyed, o • of right ought to have held and - enjoyed," pro vided that he follows the orders which shall be given to him, and that he furnishes good and wholesome Medicaments. No consideration is stated in the Patent as the foun dation for granting this valuable monopoly ; neither by it is any salary annesr,ed to the office. Mr. Gamier, however, who is a gentleman living in the country, executing no part of the business himself, is considered' as belonging to the Staff of the Army, and receives at present ten shillings per diem, in addition to the woks which are made on the immense quantity of articles supplied by him. His charges for these articles from Ist January, • 1790, to 31st December, 1806, including seventy two thousand nine hundred and nineteen pounds four shillings and eight pence, for surgical instruments, have amounted to eight hundred and nine thousand • and eighty-eight pounds seventeen shillings, or sixty seven thousand three hundred and forty pounds per annum, on an average. It was to be expected that the magnitude of such an annual account would attract the notice of those whose duty it was to controul the public expenditure; and accordingly we find, that in 1797, some question was made respecting the authority under which the Apothecary-General supplied surgical materials and surgical instruments to the army. Mr Gamier, in his answer to the Secretary to the Treasury, relies, it appears, en the words in his patent, which give him •• all the rights, privileges, and profits belonging to the office, or which have been enjoyed by , any other person holding it ;" and he states, that his father be fore him had always supplied such articles. On a consideration of this answer, Mr. Gamier was infor med, that the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury approved of his continuing to supply sur gical instruments, and to charge them in his bill, as had been practised. We shall have occasion to notice Mr. Garnier's letter again in a subsequent part of this report. As it is our opinion, for which the reasons will be stated hereafter, that surgical instruments • should not be furnished by the public in future, ex ' cept to a very small extent, it is not very material to consider whether the claim set up by the Apothecary General be rightly founded : but if we are to judge from the wards used in the patent, it should seem that the patent intended to grant the supplying of medicines only ; for the words of the condition are, " provided he furnishes good and wholesome medi caments," words which cannot be properly applied to instruments and surgical materials. It is to be observed that, it is in consequence of the extension of the General Hospital system only, and during that inattention to economy which has accom panied it, that the quantity of this supply could have I been considerable ; for the Regimental Surgeons have always provided their own instruments, as until 1796, they also did their own medicines. We have also received from his Majesty's Trea stny a paper, entitled " A Statement made by the Comptrollers of Army Accounts of the nature of the Account which the Apothecary-General has been required to render of his receipts and expenditures." In this it is stated, that the Apothecary General sup plies all medicines which are required by the Secretary at War, and delivers them to be forwarded as he directs. For these, it is said, the Apothecary General makes up a yearly bill, stating the corps, hospitals, Bt,-. for which the articles ordered were intended; that the bill is certified by the Physician and Surgeon General to the Army to be for articles of good quality, and that the prices charged for them are fair and reasonable, and is then presented to the Treasury for payment : that the account is afterwards referred to the Comptrollers, by whom the charges are recom puted • and the authorities ' for providing the articles, and that they have been forwarded to their respective destinations, being ascertained, the Comptrollers re port the result to the Treasury, when the balance due is issued to the Apothecary General by warrant on the Paymaster General of the Forces. The responsibility of the Apothecary General is stated to be allowed to cease on the delivery of the articles to be forwarded as directed by the Secretary •*t war. But the Comptrollers have constantly tried, that proof ought to be produced - that the se• thisr . . vrat articles Wer e met 4. ved as conesigtle4 11 reeei‘ets from the Regiinentil . Statgeons de principal Medical Officers :. and they state, that regulations had. been made from time td time by the W Offite, - which, although not entirely successful, had Tat itt• a great measure produced the desires) effect.. And in a, statement made by the comptrollers to, the Conte mittce of Finance in 1797, they say# that the Apo thecary General's bills are fully investigated by them, aftd the computations checked; and that information is obtained from the Company of Apothecaries, and from eminent Druggists, of the prices of different ar ticks during the period of the account : and they state, that the regulations and checks in respect of the Army Medical Expenditure seem to be effectual. considering that the only circumstance which might be thought to require a farther voucher, was an actual receipt of the several articles by the persons, and for the use of e Regiments or Hospitals for which they were or 'tiered ; for that the certificates annexed to the Apo: thecary Genessas bill only ascertains that the Secre tary at War is satisfied that the articles had been for warded to their respective destinations, according to give the directions give to the Apothecary General. • In consequence the suggestions of the Commit tee of Finance, some further measures might be necessary for checking the Expenditure in the De partment of the Apothecary General, the Secretary at War required him to deliver vouchers with his fu ture bills , of the actual receipt of the articles by the persons fo r whom they were ordered. The Apothe cary General, in answer to this requisition, stated " the impracticability of his carrying into effect the plan alluded to, from the various circumstances which attend Regiments on, and those suddenly or dered for foreign service, of armies on distant and se cret service, and of captures by the enemy and losses at sea: and he submitted, that Government, being their own carriers, he virtually and legally fulfils his duty when he delivers the stores at such places as. are pointed out by the War Office." The-Comptrollers, to whom it had been referred in the same year to report to the Treasury what vouchers they thought it would be most proper to require, in order to ascertain the actual delivery of the medicines, &c. for the use of Regiments and Hospitals, appear to have admitted that the duty of the Apothecary General is performed when the medicines are delivered to the vessels or carriers who are to convey them to .their places of destination ; but they think that some proof should be exhibited of their actual receipt ; and they recommend that a certificate, signed by the Com manding Officer and Surgeon of every Regiment and Corps, and by the two principal Medical Officers in every Hospital, should be returned to the Comptrol lers office by the person to whom every medicine I chcst, &c. should be addressed : they add, that such 'certificates would in general arrive at the office prior to the final Report on the annual bills of the Apothe cary General. When such certificates had arrived, they would have afforded, no doubt, satisfactory means of check ing the quantities charged in the Apothecary Gene ral's bills. But the Comptrollers state, that payments to the Apothecary General ought not to be retarded for the want of them ; and, under some of the cir cumstances mentioned by him, it is impossible that they could have been furnished. We have therefore enquired what means the Public had of knowing the quantity, as well as the quality, of the articles charged in the Apothecary General's bills, previous to the issue of them from his warehouse. For until these were ascertained, there could be no satifactory audit of his accounts ; and if these matters were known, there ought to be no delay in the exami nation and 'settlement of them. We have also enquired into the propriety of the package of the articles furnished by the Apothecary General ; and more particularly into the justness of the charges made by him. The result of our inqui ries will be now stated. Thg preparing, arranging, and packing of the arti cles, are carried on at a place in Bury-street, St. James's, which. although called the Army Elabora tory, belongs to the Apothecary General, and the business is conducted in it solely at his expence. Mr. Calvert Clarke has the superintendance and direction of the whole concern, and provides all the medical and surgical stores ; and Mr. Jones has the special superintendance of the chemical processes, and the direction of the packing. The Apothecary General gives these gentlemen a share of his profits, as a re muneration for their trouble ; but interferes himself in no part of the busines. The Physician General occasionally visits the Elaboratory, which is always open to him for , , the purpose, and inspects the medicines and pre- Iparations ;—but he does not superintend the pro cesses of the preparations, and he takes no account of the quantity or the quality of the articles inspected by him ; nor is any such account kept at the elabo ratory : and no Public Officer olyierves and takes an account of the quantity and quality of the articles put into the packages, or superintends the packing— and it is latterly, and in one or two instances only, Mr. Olarke says, that any directions have been given from the Army Medical Office relative to the mode of packing. Admitting, therefore, that the Physi cian General is fully competent to judge of the qua lity of all the articles provided at the elaboratory, it appears there is no check that the articles inspected by him are those really placed in the packages ; and that, until the returns of examination are received from the places to which the articles are sent for like, there can be no vouchers for the quantity and quality of the articles charged in the Apothecary General's bills When medicines and medical stores are sent to regimental hospitals at home, or to general hospi tals for the immediate use of such hospitals, those re turns may be soon obtained ; though it appears not to be the practice of Regimental Surgeons to make any acknowledgment of the receipt of medicines un til they send up the half-yeatiy, requisition for further supply : but when what are called complete pack ages have been sent to the depot at the York hospital, we learn from Mr. Hoffe, the apothecary at that hos- 1 . pital, that there is no examination of them, if re cently received, before they are sent off for the Oft; rent services at home and abroad—the returns, there for e of these, must often be long delayed. It has been ii. these packages, as will appear hereafter, that defi ciencies have been observed. ' • The quantities of the issues; and the ass:alma; of them, are not left to the discretion of those who act for the Apothecary General, but are resnlared bythe orders which come from the Secretary at War, the '• , _ J Suiten. and faspector Genera/. and, for the islandof Ceylon, from the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department. The Inspector General segulates. the issues to the regimental hospitals only ; those for ex peditions, for the fixed stations and depots abroad, and for the general hospitals and depots at • bole (which constitute by far the greatest part of the whole • issue), are under the direction of the Surgeon &me , ral. 'The Physician General,. therefore, to whom this branch of 'the Army Medical Management seems more peculiarly to belong, takes no part in it. . (Ts k ortiraed.) LONDON MdfRKETS. RETURN of 11/13.E.A.T in Mark-lane, including only from Ms 4th of Aprif to the 9th of April. Total 2799 quarters. Average 79a. did —Os. hl& lower than last return. A RETURN OE FLOUR, From the 2d of April to the eth of AriL Total 19,099 sacks—Average 59e. d. Os. Old. higher than last return. - _ RETURN PRICE of GRAIN, on board Ship as under : Wheat Ws 55s to 62s Boilers k2os to 150 s Fine 66. to 70s Suffolks 158 s Superfine 72s to 75s Grey Pease 48s to 54s Fine White 76s to 00s Beans, new sos to 57s Rye 36a to 48s Ditto, old 00$ to 59. &Islay 36s to 44s Ticks, new 50. to S4s ruse 00s to 47 . Ditto, old 00$ to 571 Malt 60s to 72s Oats 30. 35s to 38s Rape Seed 301. to 361 apex Last. Poland. 391 to 41s Fine !lour 58s. to 60s. per Sask. PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET. Bags, 44 15s. to 61/ Os 1 Pockets 51. 10s. to 64 10s. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD. Hay 51. 15s. to 61. 10s. New Clover 01. Os to 01. Os. Clover 41. 15s. to 61. 101. Straw 1.1. Os. to 21. 166 SMITHHELD, April I S. To sink the otfal-per acne (drib. , , Beef 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d. Veal M. Od. to G. Ott. Mutton 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. Pork 4s. la to LS. sd. Lamb 6s Od to 8s Od. HEAD OF CATTLE THIS DAY. Beasts, about 1870-Sheep, 12,760. Calves, 98-Pigs, 200. NEWGATE AND I.EADENHALI. MARKET. . . Per stone of Blb. by the carcase.. Beef 3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. Veal 4s. Od. to ss. Bd. Muc.on 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. Po►k 4s. id. to ss. 04. I.amb 51 Od to 7s 4d. COAL MARKET, April 18. Ships at Market Ships sold 128 Newcastle Coals 100 23 Sunderland 16 1 Stone Coal 0 3 Cinders 445. Od. to 54s Od 41s Od. tcs 471. Od. 001. od. to 00s. od. 355. 04. to We. ud COUNTRY MARKETS. raters or GRAIN AT TUX FOLLOWING MARKETS. Bassleovrours.--Wheat 581 Od to 75s Od per Quarter. Barley 3.91 Od to 42104 I Beans 00s Od to 00s Od Oats 31 1 Od to 34s Od T Bread Is 6d per gallon. HANIAT..—Wheat 64s Od to 82. Od per Qr. Barley 39s Od to 43. 6d I Beans 56s Od to 60s Od Oats 28s Od to 36s Od Pease 58s Od to 64s Od MAtozwise•o.---Wheat 72. Od to 82s Od per Qr. Barley 40s Od to 44. Od I Beans 56s Od to 62s Od Oats 361 Od to 42s Od Pease 00s Od to 00s Od Newaultr.—Wheat 56s Od to 78e fid per Qr. Barley 33s Od to 393 Od I Pease 56s Od to 59s Od Oats 28. Od to 40$ Od Bread Is 7d per gallon. Raaosuo.--Wheat 62. Od to 80s Od per Quarter Barley 381 6d to 42s 6.1 Beans 55s Od to 595 6d I Oats 291 Od to 40$ 8d Pease 00s Od to 58. Od FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 16. Average Price of CORN in England and Wales, from the returns ending the 9th of April, 1808. Wheat. I d. Rye. Barley. I Oats. I Beans. Peas. s. d. 71 1 49 4 39 3 31 3 55 5 69 6 The average Price of SUGAR, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 13, is 368. 64. per hundred weight, SEA-COAL METERS' OFFICE, LONDON, APRIL 16. CAXGOIS, SOLD, and •PRICILS. Monday, Wednesd. I Friday, NEWCASTLE COAL. April 11. April 13. 1 April 15. 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On the sth init. at Abbort, is the county of Galway, Ireland, the seat of her father Theophilus Blakeney, Esq. the Lady of Sir Richard B. St. George, Bart. of a son and heir. ...... Lately, at Stoke Church, lames Fletcher, Esq, surgeon of the Royal Navy, to Cornelia, daughter of Captain Burdon, of the Royal Navy. Thursday, in Great Cumberland-place, Southampton, of an inflammation in the lungs, after an illness of slow days, Miss Tapps, the only daughter of Sir 0. I. Tapps, Bart. of Hinton Ad ndral, Hants. On the 25th ult. the Rev. John Dusan, minister of Alva. Thunday, in Finsbury-place, George, the youngest son, and oft Friday, Caroline, the eldest dangler: of George Alex. Wylie, Esq. At Gosport, Lieutenant S. Parker, of the Royal Navy.—He was 43 years a Lientenant. At Newnhath, the wife of Mr. Mathews, Attorney. Her death was occarioned by hie clothes taking fire theprecelling da7 ; and although saiOuta. whit immediately given by several of the family who beard her tries; She was, so dreadfully burnt ai t o survive the accident !dr fie hours. HIGH WATER AT tONEION BUDGE TO-MORROW. Z011ic .. .-••••••..•••• Misutes after - 10, are after 1Q . . VrESSIIi LEIGH and Co. Sur eon!, ion* . t h e w I Jo" semitian so tie treatment of certain fo i e anguaided korg, and that Debility wkidnis imssed,by habits: Mt. /Janis; haSing been engaged in thii endisi r i branch for the hit eleven year* in this house, it IS presumed' us st t h e a th ant me °peach experience plies the utmost success toll agidsilty with they devote thenifelyes to the Ct44e of these Complaints4—ln all cases of recent occurnence the cure speed.. and pain and danger see equally avoided. In every compfic at jl ease, rid in those distressing d'efiaenciesi whisk are the c•,,, e , essences dyouthital imprudence, or the enervating indulgtncei Or meruriry invest= climates { their mode of treatment ensures a sole and permanent restoration to Vigoione health.' The terms are anted on the first intervietv, or lo annex to letters, containing a bank note, and in every case the most inviolable secrecy is ü b,, • •rved.----blo. 29, Arundel-street; neai Temple Bar. There is an additional enttasce lallistenereet adjoining. • 4 • . . .a . . • "t) ploc k rae of pleats, e, and not to be w .'.ended iliont.bas been the favourite object of mankind. though' Imo* they how beep too often difappoioted; happily Int the good of Way. the bansfulelfrds of Illicit intercourfe arc eaniy removed, if application'', Made to that invaluable preparation of Dr:Esti mates, tabled OUTFA nude Diuretic V eg .. millmataia po mercurial place to undermin e th e tooth t difeafe where the aimseftore health, which' f o at lic k° 31: I and plant dtfk to Nailed fpecifics of the day do ; on the contrary, fn ooeeut is this moll efficacious preparation, that it is adminiltriei with fafety' to thildreo of the molt tender age, fo fuccefsful are ific powers as to eradicate from the habit in a Awn time the feeds 0r, 4 difeafe, however latent they may be, or dillant the time of al. fedlioo. The moft °Winne glens, Ws of bone and pahae. and; .1 , th en , th e weeft . uppearanwo of the as of a cenato diteak s have yielded. in a very tort paha& so their influence. To t hi s Medicine bow many thonfands have been indebted for the redo ration of health, after being illfradlicd the Hofpitals, and having gone through all the routine of cammon medicine; nur are its virtues confined alone to counteradt a certain difeafe ; wherever a morbid Rate of the fluids exifts, as in korbutie and moons com plaint., it is no lets a never failing remedy. Sold vrtiolefalc at Mr. 13i.thes, No. 4. Cheapfide, corner of Patanciter row; and retail hystnoft Country Bookfellers, in bottles at 24 94. and as. 6d. with ample directions. FDA &MU MATISMS, SPRAINS. CHILBLAINS, itc.. DR. STEERS S OPODELDOC.• In the Stamp rourd each bottle ace etigraved the ords" F. N ew ., bay, Nu. es ,St. Paul's," and thole without this &Sandia us fpurious. I 'HE foccefs of this Medicine has given if: tn a A- great number of counterfeits, as weli as to a variety of Fmb, mations, Effmces, Lieiments, Etc. Sts. foam of which are fo hot and ftrong, as often to excoriate, to caufe blithe% se often to contract the finewa ; and others are fo weak as to be of no effect :—but this Opodeldoc, by its happy combina tion, by the union of efficacy and fafety,, will ever maietain its wonted eminence and fuperlority. By its warm, penetratA and attenuating qualities, it is a molt excellent mint 4/ forester. nal rheuenstifins and by its ftrengthening powers, it fPeedily re. Itores the ports which arc it jurod by btuifes and fprains; it le of great fereice in cramps, or itumbnefs ; in itiffilefs or weakres of ,she joints; as alto its promoting circulation in the limbs when in a paralytic flatc : it is likewife particularly fuccefsful la Cbilbi.itts, and if ufed its time, will prevent their breaking, bet in thi s com plaint a little of it &maid he diffolved in a fpoon,and applied warm. Sold only by F. Newbery and Sons, No 4f, St. Baur', 4 doors from the coach way from Chcapfide, London, price Is 6d each bot tle, duty included; and by their appointment, by Bacon and Co. Oxford-(!rest; Wade Old-Bond•ftrret ; Bayley and Co. Cock fpur ftreet ; Ward, Middle-row, Holborn; Clarke, Borough High. ftreet ; Randall, Royal Exchange ; Dicey and Sutton, Bow Church yard ; and Harrk, corm of Ludgate-ftrect. I be Rev, Mr. BARCLAY'. PATENT ANTIU4LIOUS PILLS 11' *as a remark of dhe celebrated Dr. Buchan, I Author of the Donwthic Medicine, that complaints of the ttomich and bowels are the prevailing malady of this country, which lay the foundation of the more 'formidable and fatal dif cares; that the perfon who could dikover, for the relief and cure a fare and infallible remedy would perforM a moth important (evict to fociety. That di(covery has now been made Its the Patent Antibilloos Pita of the Rev. William Barclay, the extcrfive rale of which, and the bush ea imation in which they arc defervedly held. has ctinfiderably laf.ned the number of there complaints ; and bids fair. is a tbort time, to be the *mans of entirely eradicating them. There Pills have a quick and life operation, they ad powerfully and rpoeifically on kite bile and thus remove the numerous difordtra. conneded with it, kb headaches, Refute!, ex. liver complaints, janr. dice, nervous dirt:mien from indigeftbm, he They are the moth valuable family.medicine • hitherto offered to the Public. and Us Proprietor is rupported by the molt rerpedable evidence of the firft chiraders of the Nobility and others, that they hayemtvce been adminiftered an any pcnott without giving certain and (peed, relief, and in the end completing a cure This valuable medicine, having been tired with ruccerf,4lTanflo mended by the follow ing dillingnifhed Perfoneges • The Right Hon yikonnt DILLON The Lord Bilkop of BATH and WELLS Sir JOHN HON E YWOOD, hart. M P for Honitnn Sir STEPHEN LUSHINGVON, Bart. M.P, for Pours THOMAS ANSON, Efq. M P:for Litebfickl. JAMES AMYATT,.Efq. MP. for Southampton NICHOLSON CALVERT. Efq. M.P. fi,t Hertford FDMUND BOEHM, Efq. New-ftreet. spring-gardens THOMAS HA MMERSLEY, Ffq. Pall-Mall G. W. DICK ES, Efq. Private Secretary to the Archhifhpf of Canterbury The Rev Mr. DI MOCK.l.ibrariao to the Archbilhop C ECU,. FORRESi' Eft, Efq. M.P. for Wentock Sold wholefale and retail by Mr. Butler, No. 4, Cheapfide, corner of Paterooller-row ;and retail by Mr.Kirity, Stafford ftretti Old Bond ftreet ; Mr. Stratton, Leicefter rquare ; Barter. his. burgh, and Glargow ; and by all rerpothabk Venders iu Town tad Country. A Caution.--Obferre the name of William Barclay is engraved on the Ramp, which Is affixed on the outfide wrapper of each box ; all not fo Ramped are a dangerous imitation. Price 51.4 d. and acs. per box, with ample diredions. 'IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. THE Advantage the Public must always derive from regularly educated professional men directing almost exclusively their studies to one species of malady, was never moc: clearly demonstratedthan by the unexampled success which has attended the administration of their new remedy, and the extraor dinary cures It has performed. For a lung series of years, Messrs. CURRIF. and Co. Surgeons, tormeriy in his Majesty 'service, have made the Ventgeal Disease the particular object of their investi gation, and are happy in having discovered a medicine superior to I mercury in the cure of that complaint; it is sufficient to observe that the effects of this it2tnedy are diametrically opposite to those of mercury, for though it completely eradicates every vestige of the virus, in its most confirmed stages, yet is does not in the least injure the constittuiost; qn the contraty, it renovates the system in ail Its natural functions, promotes appetite, and facilitates di-. 'gestion : thus instead of reducing a strong and vigorusr&ounstitus tion to the frightful condition that mercury does. it rot only pres. serves that constitution in its primitive state, but restores a wealk and debilitated one to its natural strength and vigour. gumber less instances are ontreent record of the superior efficacy of. medicine, its inherent and specific virtues acting as a peep(;A: corrective to bodily debility, whether proceeding from an excess of conjugal or illicit pleasure, or from the more insidious though not less destructive, indulgence incautious youth of b oth seam in a certain pernicious habit. Amidst the melancholy variety of: disorders which are the consequence of this solitary vice, shore are none more affticting than that distressing state of debility and de,. ficiency which prevents'or embitters the matrimorial state ; the unhappx sufferer broods over his misfortune, ashamed to seek re" lief, until he is reduced to such a state of weakness as to render life oppressive. TO such persons it must be a cons:sling reflec tion to know, that they. may now, by 4 new infallible mode of treatment, be restored to that greatest of all human blessings, a strong, manly and vigorous constitution In all cases of debility, deftciency, from whatever ewe arising( as well as in every species of venereal infection, Messrs. Currie tied Co. may be cohisdtcd by patients of tither sex with the Geatesten.' secrec Patien y ts In and htke onour cotuntry their house, No. 107, Hatton-. G ardg the particalam of theli complaints, by letter post paid, eneloSing a Bank note; wilt have the necessary pw.licink and advice sent to any part of the Witdon‘• No. 107, HAM (lapdog. . LONDON: Pr4n;e4 gad publishtti by .LEXTAMENt.Of Cur tertild'y Place, Lambeth) at the Si 4t-Oylics. No. t, Carer greet- PubAstlrd aka u the SiAit?!tit,tc", lAtis-Att ! rn * 6>C 5 l - NEW EXHIBITION E First Exhibition, ,TheASSOCIATLD ARI is No OPEN A NO. 20, I pisate,. and will continue oins tow tune 'clock until dusk. Admittance One Stalling— _ I'ACLET FOR FAC THE UERNC MANU TLs /VIE Anniversary Om I.ld at tke Crown and veal he levia,, the 27th of April et w and such Friends as you In order to ascertain desired to send f or Tic pas we ufAlre, t o the Society's Hou *Woe they m ay be had at rift y* e xpence. OsGrace the Duke of NOT STE irro vr t Esq. Bish, jun. Esq. r Cardon, Esq. Gaitstxu,T • William Lumley, Esq. By Order, CI -1 N. B. Th e Dinner to be or don to be made. TO NOBLEMEN AND WEG i WANTS a SitUatio fissional person, wh sag perfectly understands hi son or Gentleman wishing t on or nnswered by Letter, I WO I Ina -Passage, Clare-N 1 VOBLEMEN, Ger IN informed they may bt i Mt ter ms equaLto raortgagt Leasehold Land or Houses, tkments, Widows Jointure Ptoperty ; persons of respe mod security only.—‘, t r,-.1 Anion without delay. A. letters (Post Paid) address Stith-street, Berkeley-squ. PRIZU T HE Holders of the Prizes sold by DISH haix Money on Demand, the grand CITY LO' Variety, at his Offices, 4, I No. 11 4 455, a Prize of 18,448,• --- 24,889, The CITY LOT 11:1:` darged of Land-T.4x, ai TPESDAY NEXT, tut. art by the drawing of t Wiwi at Guildhail. ••• Scheme TO BE DRAWN if Freehold Houses, di: Ti Prize, valued at ....... ... 1 TicKers and Sn. and Co.'s OE Thif enner Letters, Post Pai4 Ticket X ICHARDSO -I"- Brokers, corner Gate of the King's-:\ the Public, that tl.ei CITY LOTTERY of in Skinner-street and in Ouildball, London Grand I lot No. 24„ Skiniber-atrc lie. its, ditto, No. 0, ditto, N.. 5, Pickett-store 144). 7, ditto. No. 17, Skinner-str No. et , ditto, No. 42, ditto, NO. 8, ditto, 249,4, ditto, GRAND CI HOUW C 304,( To IN List of C GRAND HOTE Ili, Skinner-street 43, ditto 45, ditty 4, Platett-street ditto, 3/, Skinner-strco ditto, 4 1 . ditto, ditto, • 4; ditto, 10, • Pickett,stree 11, ditto, 18, Skinner-stre 10, West-Side 49, Skinner-stro 48, ditto, 49, ditto, Piekett-stre< W s Skinner-are The above VI is no doubt that will be very con made from vari the prices they Prises which ar prodtce paid tc Shares. fist( r4Urth.rickei 7 -' " •