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ROIT• -.. : ' ,.. 1 . . 1 . 4- ;14: - •- - . 7 ' E O7" .„...• 14 *---.,..:.—:-/ GREAT WESTERN RAILdsW va A yin FAMILY TICKETS to WEYMOUTH, for perio from a Fortnight to Three Months, are now issued at Paddington, at greatly Reduced Fares. REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. FAMILY TICKETS to NARBERTH-ROAD (for Tenby) and MILFORD HAVEN, for One Month, are now issued at Paddington, to Parties of not less than three persons. Fares (each person): Os. and 455. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. KILLARNEY and SOUTH of IRELAND, TiO. Milford Haven and Waterford.—RETUßN TICKETS for One Month are now issued at Paddington.—Fares : 105 s. and SOs. aREAT WESTERN RAILWA Y. Nit NORTH WALES.—TOURISTS' TICKETS to CHESTER, CAP - I`TARVON, LLANGOLLEN, BALA, &c., for One Month, are now bsued at Paddington.—Fares (rail and coach) : 70s. a - id 50t.. GBEAT WESTERN RAILWAY. ISLE of MAN, BANGOR, BEAUMARIS, and LANDIIDNO RETURN TICKETS for One Month are now issued at Paddington, Pares (rail and boat): 70s. and 50s. . • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. SOUTH WALES. TOURISTS' TICKETS to MILFORD lIANEN, av ailable for Narberth-road (for Tenby) , C armarthen, Swansea, Neath, Chepstow, &c., for One Month, are now issued at Paddington.—Fares: 70s. and 50s. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. •FAMILY TICKETS to DAWLISH, TEIGNMOUTII, or TOE QUAT, for One Month, are now issued at Paddington, to parties of not less than three persons.—Fares (each passenger): 50s. and 355. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. EXCURSION to BATH :Ind BRISTOL, on SUNDAY, Aug. I', from Paddington, at 7.45 a.m., returning the same evening, from Bristol at 6.30 p m., and Bath at 7 p.m. Fares—Bristol, 14s. and 78.; Bath,-12s. and Os. LREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. EXCURSION to Cirencester, Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham, 2,0113 . - and Hereford, from Paddington, on SATURDAY, August 21, at 6 p.m., returning from Hcr'eford on Idoriday, August 23, at 5.30 14 11 1 and intermediate stations as per handbills. Fares, there and back—Stroud and Cirencester, 12s. and 68.; Gloucester tinsl Chelten ham, 1 4s. and 75.; Ross and Hereford, 16s. and Ba. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Llangollen Road, Chester, Birkenhead, Liverpool, &e., from Paddington, on MONDAY, August 23, at 7 a.m., returning o n Saturda y , the Sth, from Liverpool (Landing Stage) et 8.30 a.m., and intermediate stations as per handbills. Fares—Oxford, 6s, Gd. and 4s. ; Banbury, 8 5. and ss. ; Leamington or Warwick, 10s. 6d. and 65.; Birmingham, 12s. and 78.; Westbromwich, Wednesbury, or Bilston, 12s. Gd. and 7 5. ca. ; Wolverhampton, 13s. and ss. ; Wellington or Shrewsbury, 175 . and 105.; Llangollen Road or Chester, 18s. 6d. and 11s. ; Birkenhead or Liverpool, 21s. and 18s. 6d. Cl , ldren under Twelve, Ralf-fares. • MR. and - MRS. GERMAN REED'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT.— LAST WEEK BUT ONE. Introduc tion 'of four Original Characters and Songs. Every evening except Saturday, at 8. Saturday afternoon at S.—Admission ls., 25., and 3 3. Stalls secured, without extra charge, at the Royal Gallery of Illustration, 14, Regent-street, and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s to', Regent-street. The Gallery to be LET during Mr. and Mrs. Reed's Provincial Tour. Application to be made, by letter only, to Mr. J. H. Filkin. IAR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUS EUM, 3, TICHBOU&NE-STREET (Opposite the Haymarket), Open daily (for Gentlemen only). LECTURES by Dr. SEXPON at Four and Eight o'clock, on im. portant and interesting topics in connection with ANATOUY ERYBIOLOGY, and PATHOLOGY (vide Programmes). Admission ONE SHILLING. M& KAHN'S NINE LECTIJRES ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF JuMIRIAGE, &c.. sent post free, direct from the Author, on the receipt of twelve stamps. No. 20,642 PUBLICATIONS. MR. TIIORNBURY'S NEW NOVEL. Just ready, in 3 vols., EVERY MAN his own TRUMPETER. By G. W. THORNBURN. Hurst and Blacke[t, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13 Great Marlborough-street. Orders received at all the Libraries. W. T. WALLETT EVERY EVENING. ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. Lessees, Messrs. Howes and Cushing.—(The best ventilated and coolest Building in Europe).—Will be represented at each Performance General Havelock's Triumphant Entry into Lucknow, in connection with WALLETT'S Celebrated CIRCUS COMPANY. Extraordinary and Brilliant Success of the unrivalled Troupe of Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes, and SPLENDID STUD of IOESES. Two Performances daily. Mid-day Entertainment at "alr-past 2 ; Evening at 8 o'clock. Private boxes, £2 ; stalls, 55.; reserved seats, Ss.; boxes, 25.; pit, Is.; gallery, 6d. Box-office open irom 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. No fees for booking places. Children under 9 years of age, half-price. _ _ HALL ROYAL GARDENS, VAUX_ —• Open, wet or dry, EVERY EVENING , f rom Monday till Friday, at 7 o'clock (the entertainments commencing at half-past 7). On Saturdays at 3, for promenade (the entertainments commencing at C). A.dmissio.l3, Is.; children, sd. Open on Sundays for promenade, at 5. Admission (by refreshment ticket), 6d. Vocal and instru mental concerts by unrivalled corps ; musical director, Mr.Philllps conductor of the military band, Mr. Dean, nearly 100 performers ; vocal conductor, Mr. Russell. Grover, assisted by Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. P. Oorri, Master Haydn Corri, Mr. Chas. Slom an, and other p o p ular favourites. The Cirque Imperial, exhibiting unrivalled feats of horsemanshhip—two clowns. Illuminations and fireworks upon the grandest scale, surpassing every other exhibition in the metro polis. Dancing on the leviathan platform at 9, and after the fire works. On Saturday afternoon the bands will perform at intervals. A. maypole dance and other performances will be given on the ballet stage, and country and other dances on the leviathan plat orm, by Chapino's troupe,. , ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. BY APPOINTMENT, BIRCH'S OMNIBUSES EVERY EVEN ING run to and from the Regent-circus, Piccadilly, and the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, every half-hour from 7 o'clock p.m. to 1 o'clock R. 133. -~~-.~-~ //t.i 9 PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD. Thomas L' w, three other Post-office letter-carriers, a1 ,, 0 pleaded guilty to charges of stealing letters containing money. Mr. Bodkin informed the Court that Marotti and Quin were both employed at the same office, and after repeated complaints of the loss of letters, Marotti was dt-teeted and committed for trial, and in less than a fortnight afterwards the ether man, Quin, was aLo detteted in committieg a similar offence. Mr. JUS'iCe Williams sentenced the prisoners Horlock, Quin, and Marotti to undergo six years' penal servitudes ; and Richmond and Lawrence, on account of their yuutia, were sentenced to the more lenient punishment of four yearui,' penal servitude. Henry Thompson alias Stanbrouyh, 36, a respectable looking man, was charged with uttering a forged Do note with intent to defraud. Mr. Giffard and Mr. Orridge prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner hurl resorted to a very in genious proceeding to commit the offence imputed to Lim. He went to the shop of Mr. Blackburn, a hosier, in Hol born, and selected some shirts and other articles, and then pulled out his purse, apparently for the purpose of paying for the goods, but appeared suddenly to find that he had not got money enough, and he then directed the shopkeeper to pack up the things and he said lie would send fur theta. In the course of the day he applied to a ticket porter in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and gave him a letter addressed to Mr. Blackburn, which contained a forged £l9 nate, and lie requested him to take the amount of the bill out of the note and send him the change in the parcel. It happened rather curiously that one of the clerks employed in the London and Westminster Bank was accidentally in the prosecu tor's shop when the letter was delivered. The forged note wa! shown to him, and lie at once said that it was not genuine. A quantity of rags were then packed up and given to the porter and he went away, and as he was proceeding along Bow-street the prisoner came up to him and asked him to give him the parcel. The porter, who 7'as aware of what had taken place at the shop, told the prisoner that Mr. Blackburn wished to see him about the change, and lie at first consented to accompany him, but at length he evi dently became aware that something was wrong, and endeavoured to run away, but the porter laid hold of hint, and detained him until a policeman came up and took him into custody. When the case had proceeded to some extent, the pri soner, by the advice of his learned counsel, withdrew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Sleigh then addressed the learned judge in mitiga tion of punishment, and said he was instructed that the prisoner was very respectably connected, and was in the service of Messrs. Fox and Henderson down to the period of their failure, when he was discharged, and since that period he had unfortunately become connected with persons who were known by the designation of betting-men, and the prisoner's statement to him was that he had received the note in question from one of these persons, and be was not aware that it was forged. A witness was called, who gave the prisoner a very good character. Sentence was deferred. Marry Bunbury, 38, a ge.v.tlemanly-looking young ntan, pleaded guilty to three indictments, charging him with uttering forged acceptances to bills of " exchange with intent to defraud. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, said that the was a very melancholy case. The prisoner was the son of is deceased general officer, Gen. Bunbury, and it was a very painful thing indeed to see him in his presena degraded position. It appeared that there had been somt disputes between the prisoner and his relations upon the subject of property, and at a time when he was in great dis tress he placed the name of the solicitor to his relations as the acceptor to these bills of exchange, thinking that he should by this proceeding compel his family to do some thing for him. The prisoner appeared to be under the impression that la so doing he had only committed a venal offence, but he, as his advocate, felt himself compelled to inform him that this was no justification, and that he had no legal answer to the charge; but under the circumstances, he trusted that the Court would feel that the justice of the case would be satisfied by the infliction of a lenient punishment upon the prisoter, particularly when it was recollected that he was now branded as a felon, and that his prospects in life were for ever destroyed. Mr. Martin, who appeared for the prosecution, said that the prosecutor desired to recommend the prisoner most strongly to the merciful consideration of the Court. In this case also sentence was deferred. Edward Holtaway, a young man, surrendered and pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, said he was instructed that no deception had been practised upon the second wife, and that she was perfectly well aware he was a married man at the time the ceremony of marriage was per formed between them. Mr. T. Salter, who was instructed to prosecute, said that his learned friend was quite ►nisinstructed upon this subject, and he called the prosecutrix, a respectable and very good looking young woman, who stated that it was not true that she was aware the prisoner was married when she married him, but, on the contrary, he represented himself to be a single man. in answer to questions put by Mr. Sleigh, the prosecu trix said that a man named Taylor did say something to her about the prisoner having a wife and children, but he only said that, he had heard it of some one else, and when she taxed the prisoner with it he denied it. Mr. Sleigh then called two yoang men, named Taylor and Boakes, as witnesses, and they stated that they both informed the prosecutrix before her marriage that the prisoner was a married man, and cautioned her to be careful. One of them also stated that the prosecutrix told him upon one occasion that she had seen the prisoner's wife, and that there had been a " shindy" between them. (A laugh.) The prosecutrix denied that this statement was true, and her mother was called, who stated that the prisoner de clared himself to be a single man down to the last moment, and it was not until she made preparations to go to Graves end, and inquire upon the subject, that he admitted he was a married man when he married her (laughter. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) Edward Wellington Boate was indicted for feloniously applying to his own use certain sums of money which had been entrusted to him by virtue of his employment iu the public service of her Majesty. After some conversation between Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Robinson, Ilis Lordship agreed to allow the case to stand over until next session, the accused entering into his own recognis ance* in £lOO. CONTRACT FOR LEMON JUICE BOTTLES. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Trans port Services, Somerset-house, 17th Aug., 1858. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the 2d September next, at Half-past 1 o'clock, they will be READY to TREAT with such per sons i as may be willing to CONTRACT for SU PPLYING and Deliver ing into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DENoPTFORD, LEMON JUICE BOTTLES, 20,000. When to be delivered.—ln two months from the date of ac eePtance, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the bottles Their lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the gre at err for such Dart thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection. A sample bottle may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received unless made on the printed f orm pro vided for the purpose , an d which may be obtained on ap plication at the said office, for to Commander Goldfinch, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of thsed contract!, to which particular at tatition is called, may bee n et the said office, and at Liverpool and Bristol No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in a riling. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Lemon Juice Bottles," and must also be delivered at Somerset house. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.- It fa only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already its celebrity ia world-wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled Malay a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a few facts concerning the food, our wonder willcease. A. few days since, a gentleman wrote, stating that he had a horse which was a " perfect bag of bons." He tried tail kinds of things to get the animal into condition e , but in .vain. fie thou bought some of Thorley's food; and he says the effect was wonderful. The horse rapidly grew fat, aad in the course of a few weeks had gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agricultural show at Birmingham, Cardiff, &c., the animals which carried off the highest prizes had been partly fed with Thorley's food for cattle. Such facts speak for themselves, and we are forced to the conclusion that its celebrity arises solely from its own in trinsic merits, and the great demand for it can proceed alone from the good opinion and testimony of those who All parties interested in horses and cattle will do well to apply to '77, Newgate-street, London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free. TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. CHARLES WATSON, M.D., Fellow and Honorary Vice-Presi tiNt of the Imperial African Institute of France, Corres. Member of tin 3 Medical Societies of Rotten and Peru, &c., and Resident Phy sician t o :he Bedford Dispensary, 27, Alfred-place, B edford-squIDE are, London, contir.ues to issue, on rece i p t of six stamps, " THE GU TO SELF-CURE." "Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse Dr. Watson's invaluable little work, as the advice he gives on health and disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound medical phi losopher."—Critic. " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and pr i v ate cure." — . University Magazine. "The NEW AMERICAN DISCOVERY' demonstrates the absur dity of the English mode of treating such complaints, will prove ine a blessing to the afflicted, who may safely a nd easil y regain prist health by adopting the means presented."—Eveng Sun. For Qualification, vide "Diplomas," and the " inLondon Medical Directory." zassaa a — ssa NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OPHER MEDICINE, Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Constipatio n, Flatulency, Phlegm, Nor vousness Bili o usness, Liver Complaints, Hysteria, Neuralgia , Sleeplessness, Acidity, Palpitatio a, Heartburn, Eruptions, Im purities, Irritability, Low Spirits, Diarrheas, Hemorrhoids, Headache, Debility, Despondency, Cramps, Spasms, Nausea, and Sickness (during pregnancy or at sea), Sinking Fits, Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption, also Children's Complaints effectually removed by DU BARRY'S delicious Health -Restoring REVAIENTA ARABICA FOOD, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies in illness, and is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as it is the only food which never turns acid on the Tiakait stomach, nor interferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of the many thousand expressions of grati tude from invalids :—Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies—"l have derived considerable benefit irom Do Barry's Itevalenta Arabica Food, and consider it duo to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of ' t inde- hese lines. Stuart de Decies."—Cure No. 49,332. " Fifty years ideribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, con etipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomit ing, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jay, W or sh a m Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 47,121. Miss Eliza beth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herta, a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner vous fancies. —Cure No. 48,311. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Cateacre, near Liverpool : a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability, Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Ure, of con stipation; dyspepsia, nervous irritability. Cure No. 31,210. Dr. Sherland, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,212. Captain Allan, of epileptic fits. Cure No. 42,110. Major Edie, of enlargement of rhe liver and total prostratiou of strength. Cure No. 86,418. Rev. pr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings, Cure No. g 6,418. Dr. llarVey, of diarrhilea and debility. Cure No. 39,028. Dr Wiirtaer, of constsmption. Cure N0.3'2,830. Wm.llunt, Esq. barrister of paralyais., Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, wood merchant Frimley, of thirty y ears' diseased lungs, slating of liver derangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 58,816. Mrs.Uoize, ssged 107 years, of dyspepsia (indigestion) debility, irritability, and nervousness, which had tormented her for 70 years. Cure No 46,814. Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea. Cure No, 52,612. The Dowager Countess of Ca.stlestearNo. t, of 54 ma 812. ny ears' nervous irritability , bile , and indigestion, Cure , 41/is Virginia &per% cured of consumption, after medicalTwent y-fi advisers had aba n do ned all hopes of recovery. Cure No. 180. ve aears , nervougleSs, Constipation, indigestion, and debility, from Which I have suffered greet misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. IV. B. Reeves , 131,Fleet-street, London." No. 4,205. " Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, sPasms, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many, have been effectually ensad by Du Barry's health -restoring Food. shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Riddlington Beetory, Norfolk." No. 32,836. " Three years' excessive nervousness, with pains he MY neck and refs arm, and general debility, Which rendered my life very miserable, Las been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring Food. Alex. Stuart, A.rehdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." Cure No. 3,908. "Thirteen years cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Itevalenta Arabica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." imita- Impor tant Caution against the fearful dangers of opurious tions t The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted all injunc tion on the 10 th March, 1854, a g ainst Alfred Hooper N ef ille, for imitating " Du Barry'S Revalenta Arabica Food." Suitably packed far all climates, and and with all instruetions. In canisters, llb 25 p d ; 21b 4s 6d ; 121 b 221. Super refined qualit, llb 2Lb 1 ts; alb 225; 101 b 335. The 101' and 121 b can are forwarded carriage fr ee, on receipt of Post-office order, Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Put'ne- Vey,pra to her Majesty , 162, Piccadilly; James Well, 4a, Sloa street ; also at 60, Gracech urchsstreet ; 330, 430, and 451, Strand ; 84, Cheapsiae ; and 60, Billlmpsgate.atreet ; 68, 150, and 193, 01. Wrilltreet, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST' 19, 1858. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat, Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious _Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietortd Lea - and Perrin, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENER.A.TIVE, INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MAIIRIAGE. New and improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages just illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, published, price, free by post, is., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work on the physical exhaustion'and decay of the frame, from the effects of solitary indulgence, infection, and the injurious conse quences from the use of Mercury: with observations on the obli gations of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disquali fications. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Surgeons. Consultations as usual (see page 197.) Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street, London. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUH is employed in both sexes to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely bal samic: its power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of ner vous and sexual debility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demon strated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price Ils per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., which saves Ils. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphili tic remedy, for purifying the system, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the skin, blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, tonsils, and uvula; threatened destruction of the nose, palate, &c. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price Ils. and S3s. per bottle, also a saving of lie. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual remedy in either sex for all cases of gonorrhma, gleet, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Ils. per box. Sold by Daniel Church, 78, Gracechurch-street, City ; Bartley- Hooper, 43, King 'William-street (four doors from London-bridge) ; G. F. Watts, 17, Strand; W. Sutton and Co., 10, Bow-churchyard; W. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's-churchyard • J. Sanger, 150, Oxford street ; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford-street ; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside ; Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand ; and all medical vendors throughout the United Kingdom. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. S Just publi s hed , price ls., post free , in an : A Medical Envelope, forl Tr 13 stamps, t se i ELF-PRESERVATION on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System ea and on the Cure of Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting from vicious habits acquired during the critical passage from Youth to Manhood, with practical observations on the Physiology of Mar riage in its social, moral, and physical relations. To which are added, remarks ezoanrnytfh examination, u w f o n n w d e i r s tbi o n f tL t h h i ef he cause s caon ienff r e e c t osf i e n v e d r e y . and itsPadvantaveae ling the t h e i n el t d i e n n g, m b y y st u e r ri in variety of these complaints, with numerous engravings and cases. BY SAMUEL LA'3IERT, M.D., 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret their ph) steal condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded tke health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary that all men should know that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wlsdutn and regret sneered the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how those pe nalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil an d its conseqnc may he avoided, and, above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infir mity or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster - row , and may be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill; Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; or from the author, who may be consulted daily, from 11 till 2, and from G tillB, at his residence, 37, Bedford-square, London. The work may be bad in India, of Mr. Von Litzky, Loll Bazaar, Calcutta—Messrs. 0. and J. 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More than one recent event having directed public atten tion to the state of lunatic asylums and the laws which regulate the care and treatment of the insane, arousing a more than usual interest in these ques•iens, and Mr. Tire having signified his intention of making them the special object of a Parliainen;ary inquiry in the next session, a few observations upon them at the present time may not be in opportnue, as the public at large are but very imperfectly acquainted with these matters. Lunatic asylums in this country may be classified under four heads :- 1. The Public Asylums for the pauper patients of coun ties and boroughs, maintained out of the county and borough rates, and governed by co mmittees of visitors selected from the magistracy of their respective districts. — These are for the most part well conducted,admirable inqtitu tions,and,with few exceptions,if not all that might be desired, are all that could be expected with due regard to the public trainierisre.coSnosmtruecotifonthetooaldnerexotheenst amrea,teirioiawneyveor d b , it e ru fe e c t t i i v v e e in o their usefulness. In some an unwise parsimony is practised, both as regards the numbers and the salaries of their officials; in others extravagant outlay has been incurred by super fluous ornament and architectural embellishment, pleasing, no doubt, in itself, and not without a beneficial influence upon the inmates, but yet offering advantages in no way edeimensurate with the cost, absorbing funds which might be much more usefully employed. In a few the medical officers are crippled in the discharge of their duties by being associated with non-professional superintendents; in some there are no assistant medical officers where they are im peratively required; and in many the energies of their officials are overtaxed, or improperly cramped and interfered with by the committee, and nearly all are deficient in land. Instead of from 30 to 100 acres of land, there should be from 200 to 300 acres, or even more, according to the size of the institution, some regard being had to the prevailing occupations of the population from which the inmates are derived, though farm and garden labour are most beneficial to the health both of the body and mind, even,of those pre viously unaccustomed to it. Moreover a good farm is sure to pay, and its profits materially diminish the cost of main• tenance, while the benefit from but a few acres of ground is scarcely felt. It would be better to take a farm at some little distance, if sufficient land could not be procured imme diately adjoining the building, than that the asylum should forego the advantages accruing from it. Some of these establishments are much too large for efficient management, and more of them are required. There will not be sufficient until accommodation is provided in such asylums for every pauper lunatic in the kingdom, and the law ought to pro hibit the farming out of pauper lunatics to any private par ties for profit; they should not be placed in any licensed house, as a private asylum is termed. The treatment of lu nacy is, under any circumstances, expensive, and it is unfair to the public that more should be expended upon the pauper lunatic than his case requires, while on the other hand justice to the patient demands that all that is requisite should be done for him. A system, therefore, which leaves a margin for the profit of a third party must either prey upon the pockets of the ratepayers or defraud the pauper patient of his rights. The main object of this paper being to comment upon the condition of licensed houses and pri vate patients, I must not linger here, however inviting, but pass on to the other classes of asylums. But, whatever the character of the institution may be, it should ever be remem bered that lunatic asylums are not mere places of detention of safe custody, but hospitals fur the cure and alleviation of mental disease, and that however important an object it may be to prevent patients from doing injury to themselves or others, either as regards persons or property, the first con sideration is or ought to be tile cure or amelioration of the malady, or at least a diminution of the suffering and an im provement in the condition of the patient, and these im portant ends, it is well known, can be best attained within an establishment specially adapted for the purpose, and under the care of persons who have made this class of dis eases their peculiar study; and still more should it not be forgotten that the earlier insanity is brought under treatment the more successful is that treatment likely to prove. Let, o twa f s i nhfcoaarvr have ern, hhe a o t ts i r o peiat at r f e w a t speciallaem then, the public cease to consider lunatic asylums as places i e n cla th ss e o l f ig d h is t e n as f es h . esP l consumption and diseases of the chest; hospitals for cancer; hospitals for club-foot; hos pitals for the diseases of women and children, and lying-in hospitals ; so are, or ought, lunatic asylums to be hospitals for diseases of the brain. Many pauper lu natics are still detained in Union workhouses, places totally unfit fur them. The provision for pauper lunatics will not be complete until every one of them can be accommodated in a proper public asylum. 2. The Lunatic Hospitals.—These are public institutions for patients not paupers, ranging from the humble artisan to persons of wealth, rank, and station. Some are purely charitable institutions, supported solely by endowments, donations, and subscriptions; others are partly supported by these means, and partly by payments for the patients, either from their own estates, or by their friends; while a few of them are almost entirely self-supporting, the scanty subscriptions and endowments making but a small propor tion of their whole income, the bulk of it arisinir from the payments made on behalf of the patients; the profits derived from the more wealthy ones making up for the deficient es of the more :seedy; some receive only recent and appa rently curable cases, and discharge them after 12 mouths' treatment should they not recover within that time. These establishments are under the management of boards of go vernors, composed of persons acting as trustees for certain funds; various officials, such as mayors, aldermen, magis trates, clergy holding particular benefices, &e., with do nors and subscribers to a fixed amount. They are, gene rally speaking, well conducted Institutions, and it could be wished that there were many more of them. There are some of them, however, which would admit of great improve ment and others are labouring under the great disad vanta g e of buildings ill-adapted to their purp.ses, and placed upon most undesirable sites in the purlieus of crowded cities and in the midst of a close and numerous population. A lunatic asylum ought to be situated in an uncontaminated atmo sphere—to have an abundant supply of pure water, to com mand a cheerful prospect, and to have a sufficiency of land attached to afiord gardening and agricultural employment to a considerable number of its inmates, and pleasing well cared-for grounds for outdoor exercise and recreation, re moved from the busy hum of the great city and free frotn the gaze of a curious public. lam pleased to find by tlier la - st report that the Commissioners in Lunacy are advocating an extension oflunatic hospitals; it is, indeed, desirable that the suffering tradesman, the poor governess, the gentlewo man or gentleman in straitened circumstances, the members of learned professions; and many others who by the loss of their intellect have been deprived of their only means of maintenance, could receive that treatment they require, as well as protection and solace in their affliction, which can now only be procured at a cost beyond their means, or by crushing burdens upon their families and friends, the by sink ing to the po-ition of a pauper dependent upon public rates. Were public opinion ripe for such a change, these kind of establishment, might, with advantage to the interests of the lunatic and humanity, supersede the present private asylums or Incensed houses, modified, of coure, to meet the require ments of their inmates, and, as advancing science and expe rience dictate, they could soon be made self-supporting, though to start and build them would doubtless require some extraneous aid, in shape, perhaps, of loans guaranteed on the security of the public purse, the repayment of which might be spread over such a period that out of the annual income a sinking fund could be established available for the purpose. The number of these buildings required could be readily calculated, and to decide upon their respective po sitions would be no great difficulty to those acquainted with the statistics of insanity. One great objection urged against the abolition of private asylums is, that it would be an un warrantable interference with the liberty of the subject that the friends of lunatics should not be allowed to select the persons under whose care their afflicted relatives should be placed, and the situation of their residence. This might be in a measure obviated by allowing them to schoose which of these establishments they would send them to, and the per mission of free access to the patient of such authorised medical practitioners as his friends might desire. The ac commodation could be adapted and the payments adjusted so as to meet the more modest requirements of the humble, or the luxuries, elegancies, and refinements of the wealthy. Of course, the labourer is worthy of his hire, and profes sional skill, care, and attention ought to be adequately paid for, as also work and labour dove ; but I do maintain that justice does, and law should, forbid that it should be the pe cuniary interest of any one to deprive a fellow-creature of his liberty, or make a commercial speculation of the direst Hospitals, nd. or Asylums.—These are of a mixed charkter, and combine the features of the two preceding institutions, being both county asylums for paupers and lunatic hospitals for private patients. There are not many of them now, and they are gradually merging into one or other of the before-mentioned forms by separat ing the lunatic hospital for private patients from the county lunatic asylum; and it is to be hoped that shortly these mixed establishments will have ceased to exist, fur it is not desirable to associate under the same roof the pauper and the private patient, even though they may not meet or see each other. It is galling to the feelings and destructive of the self-respect of the latter, while the former, from their numbers, must take up so much of the time of the medical officers as to render it impossible for them to pay that at tention to the private patients which they have a right to require from them, anti which is expected at their hands, without neglecting their other duties. May not this state of things in a measure account for the occurrences at the Northarnptom General Lunatic Hospital, animadverted on by . the Commissioners in Lunacy in their recent report? Criminal lunatics are at present placed in all classes of asylums, but as they are shortly to be p:ovided for sepa rately in a State establishment, I do not fuel it necessary to refer further to them than to express satisfaction at this step having been at last taken. Better late than never. 4. The Private Lunatic Asylums, or Licensed Houses. — It is in these establishments that the majority of the insane of the middle and upper classes of society are paced for care and treatment. They are, strictly speaking, commercial speculations, uniting in character the lodging-house with professional skill and attention, as in a private hospital or sanitarium, the proprietors being licensed to conduct them in the metropolitan district by the Commissioners in Lunacy and in the provinces by the magistrates in quarter sessions. The higher orders of these institutions are admirably con ducted, and many of the proprietors evince a liberality and zeal in their management which are highly creditable to them and most satisfactory in the results as regards the recovery, ituprovemeut, and comfort of their patients. Others cannot be 83 favourably spoken of, and some are deserving of severe reprobation; but it must be obvious to all, if these private eetablishinePts for the insane are to be permitted, it requires no little discrimination and laborious investigation to ascer tain if a person applying for a licence of this kind is fitted to be intrusted with so great a responsibility as the power over the liberty and persons of these committed to his carp, more especially when thtir requirements may clash with his own interests and feelings, pecuniary or otherwise. Now, it may be unhesitatingly asserted that many of the abuses of private asylums arise from the proprietor s being persons un fitted to be trusted with such power and responsibility. It Is easier to say what he ought not to be than to ascertain that he is what he ehould be. He ought not to be a needy person, and before he reeeiees e licence It should be *ere tained beyond question that he has an ample capital, that even if the epeculation fails in a commercial point of view, the helpless beings consigned to his charge should not suff4 thereby. He should apt only, in the - flrst placp, prove to the constituted authorities that be possesses sufficient means to enter upon the undertaking, but he should be compelled to lay before them from time to time proofs that he continues in a state of ability to carry it en in an efficient manner, or perhaps It would be well to require flow bim securi7 for Nee due fulfilment of his duties. He ought to be a person of high character, of scrupulous probity, and unimpeachable morality, of the strictest sobriety, of equable temper, not given to act upon impulse, and free from angry passions, of quick perception, not too confiding, not too easy, active, stot given to indolence, well educated, and of business habits, nor should he be engaged in any other commercial enterprises or occupations to detract his attention or absorb his capital. lam not altogether prepared to maintain with some tba , it is absolutely necessary he should be a medical practi loner, but when he is not he should be compelled to employ a medical superintendent, who should be, to a certain extent, independent of him, and whose position and powers should be clearly laid down and defined. His remuneration should be fixed, nor should there be any power of dismissing him without the concurrence of the Commissioners in Lunacy or the Visiting Justices. The lunatic requires con stant medical supervision night and day ; whether he forms the unit of a large or small community, it never can be pre viously known at what hour or moment he may require the moat anxious care and skilful attention ; therefore it should be made imperative that any person receiving a licence for a lunatic asylum, if not a medical man, or, if so, not residing on the premises, should employ a duly qualified medical practitioner to reside therein and superintend the establish ment. The present system of visiting medical attendants going a formal round twice a-week is utterly useless, and ought to be abolished. If the pauper patient in the public asylum is required to be seen by his medical officer twice a day, ought we to be satisfied that the private patient in a small asylum should be professionally visited but once or twice ft-week, merely because he is one of a few in number ? All private .asylutns ought, therefore, if not licensed to a resident medical proprietor, to have a resident medical superintendent. A correspondent in the Times of July 30, 1858, states it as his opinion that the medical officer of a private"asylum should have previously practised in a public one. I have seen the practice of both, and cannot see that the one is a desirable preparation for the other. We might as well expect the master of a union workhouse to make the best manager of a first-class hotel. The roughness of one is totally different from the elegance and comfora of the other. Nor, is the practitioner in the large public asylum more experieisced or better acquainted with mental diseases. Experience is gained by close, intimate, and accurate observation—not by the passing glance of moving through the crowd. How much attention can be given to each ease by the superin tendent who has to see 300, 400, or 500, up to even a higher figure of patients within the day, to say notbiug of the other multifarious duties which require his atteutian ? To get through these duties he is obliged to fall into a system of mere routine. Not so with the medical officer of the private asylum, who has from 50 to 100 daily to attend to—a number sufficient to supply specimens of every class of insane per sons, without detracting attention from each individually by numbers. Moreover, the patients, being persons of much more cultivated minds before the affliction falls upon them, they exhibit far more objects of interest and observation. There is as much difference as there is between the neglected garden which has been previously richly culti vated and the barren mountain or heath which has never been subjected to the skill of the husbandman. The' medical superintendent of the private lunatic asylum is the intimate friend and companion of his patients, joining them in their meals, their recreations, amusements, and em ployments, entering into familiar conversation with them, and so constantly with them that he becomes acquainted with their inmost thoughts and feelings, witnesses their al most every action, and makes himself so thoroughly master of their characters and dispositions that, if a man of tact and superior talent, lie soon acquires great moral influence over them. There is as much knowledge, skill, tact, and pains taking attention required for the management of from 50 to 100 patients of the better class as for 500 paupers. The larger number, however, of our private asylums are too small to afford sufficient experience to their medical afficers, or to allow of that association of the patients which is proved to be so beneficial to them, or to admit of the full advan tages of combination in the procuring such additional com forts and luxuries which may not be within range of the few, but are easily procured when the expenses are divided among a number, as is well known to ail acquainted with the c;ub system and the power of union. Though I believe the proprietor's own character and in terests are the best guarantees for the discharge of his duties, unfortunately all are not equally conscientious or sufficiently enlightened to see that in the long run they will best serve their own interests by doing justice to their patients ; therefore frequent inspection by the constituted authorities is necessary. This duty is at present performed in the metropolitan district by the Commissioners in Lunacy, who visit each asylum at least four times a-year, and in the assistancerate s is a o p f p h o i i s n p t er profession w s s hn al pmedicalrovince m s a a n e o m a m ff i knowledge, and a lawyer to act as their clerk and le g al adviser, who inspects each establis hmeht four times a- y ear ; and the Commissioners in Lunacy v isit these p rovincial houses twice a-year, bat their powers in the p rovinces are otrtdeethofem magistrates n w o h t o s a o re am m p o l r e e as co i n n s t c h ie e n ir ti o o w us n , dacisttirvit. ec"anTdhzeeraeloaures,foerwtooffiels whom ia greater credit is due for the manner in which they perform their arduous duties, than the Commissioners in Lunacy ; indeed. the insane and the friends of the insane are deeply indebted to them for the vast improvements they have effected, and this is more especially visible in the con dition of asylums under their own exclusive juris diction as compared with those under the " double government" in the provinces. But periodical inspection to be efficient, should be both frequent and unexpected; that if the magistracy above referred to rarely is unexpected; either from their individual acquaintance and friendship with the proprietors whose neighbours they almost invariably are, or from the correspondence which takes place before each visit, or from horses being hired to convey the doctor and clerk, of which intimation is given to the parties interested; by some means or other these visi tations are almost always made known to the proprietor or superintendent ; nor are the provincial movements of the commissioners kept so secret as in the metropolitan dis trict; apartments are sometimes bespoke at an hotel in the neighbouring town where the proprietor of the asylum is net unknown, or horses are engaged to meet certain gentle men at the railway station, who are coming down by such and such a train, and wish to proceed on immediately to --, which intention and desire is probably conveyed to -- some hours before themselves, in plenty time to pass round an order among the attendants, servants, and others, " to bustle about and have everything in readiness for in spection ;" but, irrespective of foreknowledge, these visits are too seldom. But we have no right to expect impossibili ties, or that Commissioners in Lunacy should possess greater powers of übiquity and greater physical endurance than other men. These establishments ought to be officially visited at least once a-month, and it would be better were the inspec tions still more frequent, at uncertain times, and at all hours. To effect this it would be necessary to have district in spectors, who should be duly qualified medical men, and such as have lived in asylums should be preferred if other wise eligible for the appointments& • they should be nomi nated by, responsible to, and under the authority of the Commissioners in Lunacy. There are other duties besides mere inspection that might be beneficially assigned to them, such as ascertaining any particular facts and making any special inquiries which the commissioners might deem desirable, and, as additional security is thought requisite to prevent persons being consigned to asylums without due necessity, it might be enacted that every patient should be seen by one of these officials—if net before admission to an asylum,within a few—say, seven—days afterwards—and the continuance of a patient in an asylum should not be legal unless the inspector countersigned the certificates and state ments upon which such patient was received or directed to be received. At present it is necessary that there should be an order for the reception of a patient, and a statement of certain particulars, signed by some relative or friend, and two certificates signed by two medical men unconnected with each other, and without previous consultation or meet ing, stating that the p a ti en t i s a proper p erson to be placed under care and treat ment; sett i ng f ort h, a t th e s ame time, communicated t ltdi without ig e stiaho f tn a ort uot t tytssoetouiiohbipebsee observed erperly w eaecsoe h di tfid i at c bcht l ybea l e mtyn ti h ot the a ub ty op i nionbf others, som ce r tifierseafis t an grounded, itthneoosr efe: relvttiesfisedfai indicative t oe i m n i s g vt u ha i sol those o ri s t e se w tt b i o ng si f g o u rth tli t e h c e e m rt e ifi nt e a a l te a s n . In d bodily ad condition of the patient after not less than two clear days from the date of admission must be filled up and signed by the medical officer of the asylutn. This delay is to give time for observation of the case; but where there is no resident medical officer this opportunity does not occur, and the sta . ement is usually filled up after one very cursory observa tion. Notice must also be given by the proprietor or super intendent to the Commissioners in Lunacy and the clerk to the visiting justices, of the admission of a patient within. seven days, accompanied by copies of the above-mentioned documents. Now, it is a fact known to every proprietor and superintendent of a lunatic asylum that where a medi cal certificate for the admission of a patient is correctly filled up is the exception rather than the rule, and that in the majority of instances amendments or additions are required; an d, further, that the profession generally betray great want of practical acquaintance with, if not a positive igno rance of, the subject of insanity, that the certifiers are apt to be much influenced by what they hear rather than by what they observe, and that these investigations are usually too short and lax. I would recommend, then, that to make these documents valid it should be requisite that they be countersigned by the district inspector, and that they should not be so countersigned until he had had a per sonal interview with the patient and satisfied himself as to the unsoundness of mind and all original informalities in the documents bad been rectified, and that in all doubtful cases he should be empowered to make full investigation, and summon to his aid such evidence as he might require. It has been desired by some that no patient should be consigned to a lunatic asylum without having been pre viously taken before magistrates in petty sessions, a county court judge, or some other public method of investigating such patient's state of mind. Any proceedings of this nature would be distressingly painful to the feelings of friends of a patient, if not of himself. The publicity in curred would cause many to shrink from the exposure, the consequence of which would be that dangerous lunatics would be suffered to be at large, and curable cases become chronic and hopeless for the want of proper treatment, Nor would any such method ee so really well calculated to deter mine the sanity or insanity of the parties as the one I have suggested. Sane persons are, however, according to my ex perience, rarely taken to asylums; there is mucb more fear of patients being detained too long after recovery —An evil which would be touch checked by wore frequent ihspection. The district inspector would in tha course of some little time become weli acquainted almost with each inmate of the asylums under leis charge, and would not be obliged to trust so touch to the reports of others or to the faithfulness of the records iu the case books, as those whose visits are few and far between. In addition to these means of supervision, it would be desirable that every building before It is licensed for the reception of lunatics, and again previous to the renewal (lila licence, should be thoroughly examined by II competent surveyor ; who should see that it has been completed in all its requir ements and kept in substantial repair. At present these buildings are made to look well to the eye—made, in short, for show— ' while they are very deficient is substance and completeness of what is requisite for healthand comfort. Thp inspection should not be m erely Ms° , fiesta], but alhelow the surface," and should minutely extend into workmanship and material. The places selected or private asylums are often old mansions, or large houses in the country, with extensive met- offices, such as stables, haylofts, cowhenses, cartsheds, 4c. ; these are con verted into a p a rtments fpr the inferic t • plas s o f p a ti en t s; a n d frequently in a yery flimsy way, and with rough material, though made to 10Pic is thou Plans of the whole are prettily drawn up, and everything ght to be right ; but a sur veyor looking minutely into matters would find much to amend. I could relate same curious facts would it not oc cupy too much space to do so ; but, if the inmates of lunatic wino require dill ourervieiont #e >i the pulitin ctf what are called " single patients," calls much mare loudly for legislative interference. Any person can take charge of a single patient without a licence, and though legally to pat any restraint upon them or their actions the same nerd& catei and orders are required as in the case of the admission of a patient into a private asylum, and the same notice must be sent to the authorities, yet these requirements of the law are constantly evaded, and even if complied with they are not under such supervision as will protect them from ill 'usage. Numerous persons daily advertise for these single patient 4, calling themselves experienced in the treatment of insanity, whose ,experience is t.to often but that of the difficulty of meeting the demands of quarter-day, while others are grossly ignorant and totally unfit for such charge; not a few are discharged 8r superannuated attendants of asylums, brought up and prejudiced in favour of the worst forms of mechanical restraint and all the horrors of the old system of treating the insane; aa a practice prevails of farming out one patient to this private lodging and another to that to avoid the necessity of a licence and the inconve nience of proper inspection. Such tampering with the liberty of the subject ought to be prohibited, or, at all events, a licence should be required for one patient, as well as for a number, if for no other purpose than making in quiry into the character and fitness of the persons seeking to take charge ofsingle•patients as well as the accommodation they may have to offer them ; at present numbers are im mured in obscure and cheerless lodgings, where they undergo all kinds of privations and sufferings, if not absolute cruelty, and debarred, perhaps, from all society but that of some coarse-minded menial. But it is not only from those who take the charge of them that the insane re quire protection; their property is, as the law at present stands, but very indifferently cared for, and is but too fre quently taken possession of by relatives for their own bene fit or hoarded up for heirs-at-law, and but a miserable frac tion expended upon their comforts and necessities. Clothing is also often much neglected by their friends. None but those engaged in the care and treatment of private lunatic patients can have any conception of the difficulties experi enced in procuring from relatives and friends proper sup plies and descriptions of clothing. To be well dressed is a powerful provocative of self-respect—one very great desider atum in the moral treatment of the insane. _ _ _ Unwilling to occupy too much of your valuable space upon the deeply interesting subject of this wide-spread and extending calamity, I will briefly sum up what I con sider the most desirable change in the present laws. 1. All licences for private asylums should be granted sdshelosci eli rable that by the Commissioners in Lunacy, and not by the magi strates in quarter sessions. The whole kingdom should be as much under their authority as the metropolitan dis trict now is. I would not, however, altogether abolish visitation by magistrates, as they are often known to patients and their friends, and there is a feeling of friendly engendered to detect thereby.and a Their t offices shouldshort shortcom ings especiallye s iwn e c ig2t u sh. r iP n t n y e neglects, and to suggest Improvements... t d rs w o o ns who have been interested in any private asylum years are excluded from . being appointed Com missioners in Lunacy. This prohibits tne appointment of some of our ablest men. I could name wally ; let, however, suffice. It would be quite sufficient for all practical pur poses mention of Conolly, Winslow , . Monroe, and Sut da h n e c r eo l atli a s n ee d e; allp o rathers b e e s ot beneficial l e ca n ina a i c e txet interesthl uadt exclude r t o ihn m e mt any h i e t suchtwi eu would df institutionsa e ce m p t o i r n e g one at least of the commissioners should be a person who has been engaged in the management of a private asylum, at least as lorg as private asylums are permitted by law. No one is so able to judge as one who has been behind the scenes, and to it on the lowest ground, as the old saying has it, "An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper ;" they also, from experience and intimate know ledge of private patients, are best acquaihted with their feelings, wants, and require ments. 3. No one should be allowed to receive even one lunatic patient without a licence, and on application by any one for a licence the strictest investigation should be made as to the character, moral fitness, and ability of the person so apply ing, whether he is fit morally, personally, and pecuniarily to un d er take such responsibility. The building, too, in the case of an asylum, should be required to be thoroughly ex amined throughout in all its departments by a competent surveyor, sad these examinations should be repeated before each renewal of the licence, the surveyor making a report of every such examination to the Commissioners in Lunacy. 4. Every lunatic patient, whether single or in as asylum, should be required to be medically visited once a day, and all asylums for 20 patients or upwards should have either a resident medical proprietor or superintendent. 5. No pauper lunatic should after a fixed date be retained in any licensed house, union workhouse, or gaol. This would, of course, require adequate accommodation for all pauper patients in the public asylums. 0. A number of district inspectors should be appointed to assist the Commissioners in Lunacy In the inspection of lunatic asylums, especially licensed houses, who shall be ap pointed by, responsible, and under the authority of the com missioners. Their duties should be to inspect every private asylum or licensed house, and see every patient confined therein not less than once a month; to visit all single patients within their districts, and see to their accommodation, treat ment, and state of mind; to visit all private patients placed under care and treatment within seven days of their so bong placed; aid to examine all orders, statements, and medical certificates respecting them ; to see that all infor malities in them are corrected, and to countersign them when fully satisfied in their own minds that such persons are properly placed under restraint; and they should have power to make such inquiries and summon such evi dence as they may consider necessary for their purposes; beit'unless so counter•igoed, no order, statement, or certifi cate should be valid; they should also make such inquiries sad transact such other business as the commissioners might from time to time require of them. 7. Notices of all deaths in asylums, whether public or pri vate, as also of all single patients, should be sent to the coroner of the district; at present such notices are sent only from lunatic hospitals and private asylums—the authorities of which are interested in preserving the lives of their patients, from whom profit is derived, which must cease on their death ; while in the public asylum, if there is any interest in the matter at all, it is in getting rid of the trouble of bur dens, and yet no notice is required—ill-treatment, neglect, and other causes of premature death may be there smothered up and unnoticed. 8. The powers of the commissioners in granting and re scinding or refusing licenses, also in enforcing rules, pro hibitions, and recommendations should be extended; but to guard against any unjust or improper exercise of arbitrary power there should be some court of appeal, but all frivolous and vexatious appeals should be dismissed with costs against the parties making them. Such are a few of the alterations which appear to me to be required in the lunacy laws. That the time for the further amendment of them is come no one can dispute, and it is to be hoped that the committee of in quiry, of which the hon. member for Bath has given notice for next session, will be able, on the evidence that will be laid be fore them,to report in favour of many desirable changes. The improvements of past years—and they have been very great— have served to throw light upon remaining imperfections. Let us earnestly set to work to remove them. As a decided abolition ho t h el e tic oo e i ann x rg c si es e r p t mo t i fe o ort n rehml of eys a os questioni om i t e , m a n o d s o t ft commissioners eo e x x pd t p r eeo a ntw o es r ere advocate of the abolition of all mechanical restraint, and r ry ca cases, w ch i dn belie ving a I should be inclined to advocate some legislative restrictions o a n bso t l h u e te s ly ub t j o ec fo t— rb s id a mine what mild forms should alone be permitted. I have already far outstepped the boundaries within which these observations ought to have been confined, but I could add much more on the subject. The prevention of lunacy, espe cially, is a topic upon which I feel much inclined to offer a few observations, but must for the present forbear; should, however, these remarks be favourably received, I may at some future time trouble the readers of The Times with my views on that interesting and important question. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-Aug.lB. OLD COURT. James Horinek, al, was charged with stealing a post letter, containing a sovereign, a sixpence, and six postage stamps, the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Poland couducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Cooper. Mr. Bodkin, in opening the case to the jury, stated that in consequence of repeated complaints of the loss of letters in the district where the prisoner was employed as a post letter carrier, the authorities of the Post-office took the usual proceeding in such cases of addressing what was called a "test letter," to be delivered within the district. He said that as some observations had been made with regard to this course of proceeding, he felt it right to observe that rob beries to an enormous amount were committed by letter carriers, and the authorities of the Post-office had no other means of detecting the guilty parties but by resorting to the proceeding of despatching a test letter, and with respect to the argument that had been made use of that such a proceeding was a temptation to the commission of crime, be said it was obvious that it was no extra ordinary temptation, the test letter being placed with the genuine letters, and thus was not likely to have any effect except upon dishonest persons. In point of fact, the pro ceeding was nothing more than was adopted by tradesmen every day, when they suspected persons in their employ ment of robbing themoof marking money in their till with a view to discover who was the guilty party. The witnesses for the prosecution were then examined, and it appeared that, on the 28:11 of July, Mr. Clair, one of the inspectors of the Post-office, enclosed a sovereign, a sixpence, and six postage stamps in a letter addressed to a person in Nottingham-place, New-road, which, it appeared, was within the district assigned to the Sussex-place receiving house, ;where the prisoner and some ether letter-carriers were em ployed. The usual steps were then taken to trace the letter, and it appears that it was in the first instance placed in the bundle of a letter-carrier named Stouter, who would have had to deliver the letters that were addressed to Not ttihneghhuanmd-lpeleafcleeitearnsd, a t n h d e p a r ft is e o r n h e a r n ‘ d r : a in s g o observed look t i o n look t o i v o e u r , to remove it from Shiver's bundle. He subsequently, it appeared, seemed to have some suspielon that he was watched, and he was seen to run across from the post-office to a public-house opposite, where be asked to go into the water-closet ; and upon this place beingai° h e discovered, d disappeared. No one but the pr isoner a p peared to have had access to the water-closet on the morning in question, and u a t f afterwards r o d n s e y the and d e t n h v e e envelope postagef s t th a e stamps s letterhad consequently no one but he could have placed the envelope where it was found. Mr. Cooper addressed the jury for the defence, and in the efththiseidrespeorwipetriento detect the coarse of his speeeh be complained of the course that was adopted by the Post-office in sending these "test letters," and he said tbat in his opinion it was calculated to entrap Mr. Justice Williams, in his summing up, said it appeared to him that there was nothing at all improper in the use of h p o ar n t e i s e t s p b e y rsons into the commission of crime. a test letter, and be said that tin Pest-office authorities were were com naitteii, and this appeared to be the most effectual means that could be taken for that purpose. r r o y bbe l r e i a e n s s bound to u w se tio e tu ve The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a ver dict of guilty, - j eme s Richmond, 20, was eharged with a similar offence. The same counsel conducted the prosecution. The pri soner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. The father of the prisoner, it appeared, had been in the service of the Post-office for 30 years, and he was still em ployed there. The prisoner was also employed in the office, and the evidence against him was of a similar nature to that which was adduced in the last case. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy on count of his youth. JONA Cltarlo ,Afarotti a iraina quin t , i i d .Edward 3rri )ap-. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, AUG. 18. (Before Mr. Baron Channell and a Special Jury.) MILES V. MAGAN. This case was an action brought by a young lady, the daughter of Mr. William Miles, of Sherbourne, against Capt. Megan, the member for 'Westmeath, to recover com pensation in damages for a breach of his promise to marry her. The damages were laid at £lO,OOO. The case excited great interest. Mr. Slade, Mr. Montague Smith, and Mr. Kingdon were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Collier, Mr. Keane, and Mr. Cole for the defence. Mr. Slade—la the case of Miles v. ➢iagan, which was specially fixed for this morning, I am happy to say that your lordship will be spared the trouble of going into a very long and painful inquiry. The matter in dispute has been arranged entirely to the satisfaction of both parties, and I think that I shall best discharge my duty by withdrawing the record. Mr. Baron Channel' said he was very glad to find that such a course had been adopted. Mr. Collier— My lord, I entirely concur in what my learned friend has said, that it is certainly for the best that we should be spared a❑ investigation which could lead to no useful result. At the same time I cannot allow the matter to c!ose without saying on the part of Capt. Megan, as indeed I am instructed to do, that there is not the slightest imputation on the character of Miss Sines as regards her purity and virtue ; and I may, perhaps, be farther permitted to express my belief that had the conduct of Capt. Megan been investigated it would have been found to be equally free from blame. Mr. Baron Channell—l am exceedingly glad to find that the matter is settled. The record was then withdrawn. It was understood in court that the terms of settlement were Defendant to pay X-2,000 and costs, all original letters between the parties to be returned on both sides, and all printed copies of the correspondence to be destroyed. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, AUG. 18. CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) lIOL3IES V. LAWTON, This was an action of trespass to recover compensation in damages for an assault whereby the plaintiff lost two of his teeth. arr. Overend, Q.C., and Mr. Quain appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. T. Jones for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff is a contractor, and a hale, h e arty man, between 60 and 70 years of age, and the defend ant is a surgeon and a young man of 26 sears of age, and both reside at Sheffield. On the 19th June last the defendant was called out to see a patient, and went ha his gig, accom panied by his groom. On his return he attempted to drive over a private road which the plaintiff was employed in con structing. A cart was laid across the road to prevent vehicles from passing, and the defendant got out of his gig to remove it. The plai n tiff endeavoured to prevent him by holding the wheel, on seeing which the defendant dropped the cart shaft and knocked the plaintiff down by a blow on the mouth. This blow knocked two of the defendant's teeth out, and on his getting up the defendant again knocked him down, and very severely ill-used him. The plaintiff himself proved these facts, and in his examination said that the defendant took up a atone in each hand and offered to fight all the " navvies" on the ground one by one. The plaintiff's part ner then ran up and said, "My good man, are you going to kill somebody ?" 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In 1628 the oiir poration of London advanced £374,000 to King Charles 1., in consideration of which ri6vance he granted to the ta th e customs and anchorage dues vested in the Crown payoide on the river Mersey. A part of these dues wore sold by the Corporation of London to the Lord Molyneux of that lay, and he, in 1671, leased them for a small rentcharge to the Corporation of Liverpool for 1,000 years. In 1777 tie Cnr poration of Liverpool purchased the reversion, and became owners of the dues in question. They hoil no btroy• or offices at Runcorn, and the dues w(re collected there by a clerk. In 1817 they wire rated to the poor in respect of thc,e dues, and hid not appeal. Theq , facts having been prow, it, His L wss of opinion lilat these anchorage oiiil town clues were not paid in any way in relation to the laud, and his opinion was that the defendants hod no light to distrain. By his lordship's direction a verdict was foiiiid ;or the plaiiitiffs,—damages, £lO, leave being reserved to the defendants to move. LEE V. NICHOLL. This was an action fur seduc ion. Mr. Maule appeared fur the plaintiff; and Mr. Temple, Q.C., for the defendant. The plaintiff, it appeared, is a widDw, re , iding at Brook wood-house Farm, near Halifax, and the mother of six children, of whom the subject of the pre.,eut action was the eldest daughter. 'She was 25 years of age, and was very useful to her, keeping her accounts and doing all she could in the care of the family. The defendant is a young farmer and cattle-dealer in the same neighbourhood, who became acquainted with tine plaintiff's daughter two years ago, and paid his addresses to per, N isiting her frequently. Towards the close of lastyear it was discovered that she was in the familyway. The defendant still conti nue d hi s visits and t a lked of marriage, but in February last he c ease d to v i s i t her. This change in his demeanour affected the health and spirits of plaintiff's daughter very much. I n J une last she was confined. The child only lived 48 hours, and s h e her self died four days afterwards. This action was brought by the plaintiff to compensate her for the loss of her daughter's v plaintiff, who appeared in deep mou rn i ng, sheardipereo Theedtl e for the sefilcts,when Mr. Temple,s defendant, consented to a verdict fur the plaintiff for LICO. His Lordship said that was much the best end of the case, which was a very painful one. Iu the course of the day it was announced that the Lord Chief Baron will take causes to-morrow, if any can be ar ranged to go over ; other Nise he will not remain. The Criminal Court to-day was occupied with the trial of a rape case. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—A respectably-dressed, careworn looking, middle-aged woman, named Soden, applied to the Lord Mayor for his advice and assistance under most dis tressing and pitiable circumstances. She stated that she had for many years been married to a man by whom sbe had had eleven children, of whom seven, varying in age from 17 to three years, were yet living. Her husband had for some years held a respectable situation as clerk in a mer chant's office, and once they were happy enough together, but recently his behaviour had changed towards her, and about a fortnight ago he quitted her and her children, leaving them entirely destitute. She had not herself seen him since, but a friend of hers met him one day at the Crystal Palace, accompanied by a woman with whom he had formed an illicit connection, and with whom he was now, doubtless, living. After that applicant received a letter from him in which be told her she must get on as well as she could for a time, as he hoped to see her again some day and be comfortable with her again. Owing to his desertion, she was in the deepest distress, with out the means of getting a tingle meal for her children— one of whom was very ill ; and far any assistance or advice which the Lord Mayor might be able to give her she should be truly grateful. The Lord Mayer said her husband must indeed be a vil lain if her statement were true ; and the best thing •be could do would be to apply to the parish authorities, who would make search after him, and find him it possible. With regard to her immediate necessities, inquiry should be made, and she should be relieved from the poor-box it the result substantiated her statement. His lordship forthwith despatched Mr. Sewell, one of the clerks of the court, to 15, Sugar-baker's-yard, Mitre-street, Aldgate, where the poor woman lives, to make the requisite investigation ; and that gentleman, upon his return, re ported that he had found the statement of Mrs. Soden to be in all respects but too true. Her husband had forsaken her and left her entirely destitute; and although it was impossible for any place to be more neat and clean, or for children to be kept more tidy, there was not an atom of food iu the house when he went, and one poor child, about 14 years old, was seriously ill and reduced to a skeleton apparently from starvation, while the other six children were wan and attenuated from the want of food. Some bread and cheese which was sent for they eagerly devoured, and it was perfectly clear that, unless they had been relieved, none of them could have lived 1111101 longer. To meet pressing emergencies, he (Mr. Sewell) bad given Mrs. Soden a "sovereign, and had also communi cated with the gurkaiiians of the City of London Union, who had mot the case in the kindest manner, and had promised to take steep s to remove the child, who was so ill, into the coun t :4, that she might have the benefit of pure air, quie t:ude, and attention, and also to . lose no time iu looking after Mrs. Saden's husband. The Lord Mayor said the case was indeed a pitiable one, as the woman, Mrs. Soden, appeared to be a most respect able woman, and was suffering, with her seven children, solely from the misconduct of a brutal husband. It was to be hoped that her sad condition would shortly improve, and that her husband would soon be hunted up by the parish authorities. Thos. Tracey, a tall, powerfully-built, brutal-lookiug fellow, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Robinson, police-constable 036, deposed that on Tuesday evening he saw the prisoner in Harrow-alley, drunk and creating a disturbance ; upon which he went up to endea vour to quiet him, when the prisoner struck at him with a knife which he was flourishing in his hand, and witness had great difficulty in escaping the blow. He did, however, succeed in doing so, and, with the assistance of some by standers, wrested away the knife from the prisoner, whom he conveyed to the station-house. The prisoner was a inost determined ruffian. He bad once been sentenced to seven years' transportation for breaking a man's jawbone, and since that time he had been convicted of assaulting a police man. He was a complete terror to the neighbourhood in which he lived. A witness who assisted the policeman deposed that before the last witness came up he saw the prisoner flourishing a knife in his hand, and heard him say he would stick the first policeman that came in his way. Lord Mayor—Well, prisoner, what have you got to say to this ? Prisoner—Well, I had had a little drink and kicked up a little row ; but 1 didn't mean any harm, and I hope you won't give me much this time. Lord Mayor—l am sorry to say I cannot give you enough, for you are an unmitigated ruffian, anal if you had not been prevented I daresay you would have stabbed the policeman. Prisoner—No ; God forbid. I am sure I didn't mean that. Lord Mayor—Why, you have been transported for sevea years for breaking a man's jaw. Prisoner—Yes, but that was a long while ago. Lord Mayor—Long enough, Pm afraid, for you to have forgotten the punishment you received. You must go to prison for 21 days, on bread and water, for being drunk and disorderly. Florence 3f`Carthy, labourer, was then charged with being drunk and disorderly, and also with stabbing John Chubb, a City policeman, in Rose-alley, Bishopsgate-street. The officer went up to the prisoner, who was creating a disturbance, for the purpose of quieting him, when the pri soner struck at him with something bright, but he could not tell what. The blew was aimed at his lace , and as he drew back to avoid it the instrument struck his finger and cut i t. The prisoner must have thrown the weapon away before he was secured, as it was not found upon his being searched. e p w r i s n o o n t e h r i , n w g h a o b a o d u m t i t t i t i e e d a t s a s a a t u l l i t e , w was as d s e r n u t n e t, c e b d u t t a s a 2 i d he T l h m e days' imprisonment with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. —THE RIGHT OF COLLECTING TOLLS ONCHET sEA-BRIDGE.—George Roy, a toll-col lector at the Chelsea Suspension-bridge, appeared before Mr. Poynter to an adjourned summons, charged with un lawfully exacting toll there. Mr. Gilliam attended for complainant, Mr. Poole, 87, Westbourne-street, Pimlico, and Mr. Davies, from the Board of Works, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Gilliam said that his client had a post-chaise by the direction of the railway authorities of the West-end or Pimlico terminus for the convenience of a superior class of travellers. The Bridge Act specified " That all post-chaises should on their return empty be free from toll," notwith standing which the defendant had in his capacity of collector, exacted the sum of 2d. from Mr. Poole's driver. It would be said, he had no doubt, that the carriage in question was not a " post-chaise," for, according to defendant's defini tion of what was a " post-chaise," it could not be "unless the man in charge of it wore breeches and top bouts, and rode the horse." Although Mr. Poole's man did not do this, there was no doubt but that the vehicle for which a toll was charged was a " post-chaise." It was so considered by the Excise, who took post-chaise duty for it. Joseph Hayden, the driver, having proved that the de fendant exacted the toll, Mr. Poole said he had stables close to the Pimlico station, and paid post-horse duty. He did not take fares as will done by cabs. He was told by the Excise that his was a " post-chaise." Cross-examined—Had no number on his carriage. None was required. He was privileged to run from the railway. He paid duty on the 15:11 July to enable hint to keep a " post-chaise." There was no difference in appearance between his and a private carriage. Did not ply as a cabman without paying for a cabman's license. Did not stand on the rank for hire like a cab. By Mr. Paynter—Pays 17s. Gd. per quarter duty to the Excise. Cabs pay ls. duty per day. Mr. S. T. Talbot, superintendent of the West-end Rail way, said that being most anxious to get a superior class of carriage for West-end travellers, the complainant was pri vileged to come to the station. Such advantages were afforded the public at the Crystal Palace, East Croydon, Brighton, and other parts on the line. Complainant's car riage did not go to the platform. If wanted, it was and hand. Witness had made inquiries at the Excise, d found complainant required another ticket or plate to produced under the post-horse regulations. a demand made upon complainant's man for toll but e b u y w t thete tollde fendant. lie (the driver) produced his license, lie was was still demanded, on the ground that the carria ge was riding o n i l ls driving was not a post-chaise, horse's back. A Middlesex magistrate the toll being taken for his post-chaise, gave the mcney back. toll-col lector found lie was a magistrateh ie e asbesod «' ° e li d e complained of said that every gentle go utgo distinguish ug might uish Defendant, in reply to theee bridge plied at the station complainant's carriage. I s n a a y n i ' t s was ser a an p t o g s t o - i c n h g a i o s v e e , n n o t a l i b n r complained very much of his over o t r h t Complainantwga s arked that complainant must mind he conduct.asacabman, and the cabmen Mr. Paynter rem did not Gil ham observed that he did take care, as he would Mr. Gi of X,20. e liable to a penalty take up a job on his retur . n. b Mr. Gilliam contended that his client was exempt, as he started with jobs from his stables to the station, and re turned empty. The hiring was made with compininant as job-master, and there was no probability of the toll-collector being imposed upon, as, when the driver claimed exinnPlionv h e always produced his post-eliaise license. Mr. Punter observed that the question was whether tbid was a post-chaise; for, if so, and entitled to certain privi leges, the complainant was justified in claiming Client- Ile then referred to several Acts of Parliament, and, after seani lengthened remarks upon them, gave it as his opinion Out it was a post-chaise. Defendant was fined Is. and costs. Notice of appeal wag given by Mr. Davis, BANK OF DEPOSIT Established A.D. 1844. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to examine the Plan of The Bank of Deposit, by which a high rate of interest may be obtained with ample security. The Interest is payable in January and July. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on application. ber- Lrlst xet, vet, drtl Gil- rary don, q to ery, ton, tc•ed hill, hild, Iged Aret, ark- For, ro of Cal (-tett ',per if R. Lo of nent hug tile west hire, ° the l ged :Mar well, 1•••••• ••• No. [nt37 1