The Sun. — London, England, 1828-12-24 00:00:00

~:. ~~ IAY.) 'WINDSOR, DFC. 23. st evening his Majesty ' gave the-first Enter tent since his arrival at the Castle; to the fol g distinguished personages : Duke of Clarence Lady .Clinton Nehess of Clarence " Lord St. Helens • Duke of Gloucester Lord Farnborough °lichees of Gloucester ' Mr. Secretary Peel Luke of Wellington Lady Jane Peel Duke of Montrose Sir IL Vivian tar) of Aberdeen Sir A. Barnard C ountess of Aberdeen Sir R. Gordon R 1 Clinton ' Sir F. -Watson, &c. &c. At seven o'clock the principal dining-room was ' 4 % 11 Open, and a banquet of the most superb and .Y.description served-upon a splendid and massive ~,i 9l: l er vice. The private Band of his Majesty oc- I -A the new music-room, and continued playing r k ( ,„ ervala until hi s M a j est y r etired. t hrimorning the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, •.' Duk e and Duchess of Gloucester, Lord and 1 Y Aberdeen, Duke of Wellington, Duke of °ll „ t rc'se, Mr. and Lady Jane Peel, and the Hon. ,vordon, took their departure for their respective Il denees. 124 MIL F . 1114 Majesty i w ill enter t a i n th e re m a ining company i !E i ?vening. The private Band have orders to be ansiderab ls .4ttendance. e qui vii ) • • - - _ _ j THE ARMY. resent, 3 ° RE - . .- • . Taus of t l S ENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE SIX REGIMENTS nd cirCli rir REGIMENT S ' • OF HOUSEHOLD TROOPS. • COLONSLS. STATIONS. I br LafeGuards E ar l o f H arr iugton...Windsor )1. A S 11)P' 6 tp Ditto Earl of Cathcart ......Regant-park Barracks h am, fro o . a l-liorae Guards [ H. L i i t er l u n k d e oi l Hyde-park Barracks L._ from,3lo' Z 4414.1 Bat._e of Welling. /Tower of London.. ugh Rob° . 1 , 3 7 41 . - 34 e• ton ' Portman-street he has 0 1 ' 4 4 4 , tr elta' ~_ tit Bat. H. R. A. Dute' tf ".TArt•Ti ester • 1 I'm 2d Rat. Cambridge 'O. 'ncisor %Aral Istßat. IL R. H. Duke of Kong's Hews ited abO' • 2d Bat. Gloucester - Kilightsbridgc Ig ~ ' • )aria, vr ,lq m g ornin a Detachment of the 20th Infantry ar tist l i t , e l In towafromHertford, where they have been sta lance fro; '4 d on the recru i t i ng serv i ce. )avis go i he ear, O' a rours ur; OUT. . . s h e , • - ;-,lake of CHANGES. Portman,sq jo ik t ib7c; Etti N ewcastle wa and family, from of ned'fitarndite, at Whitehallfr lastday; square, for Iliver ) W.6 afJ 4 : l';Beigrilg't'"r°l44 • t I•Hrs. sel'girotriiii, I•nt . james " muarKeent 4 , 0,1 r -street .A i e. Earl O'Neill, !s -ower, at the - 'rl and Coune from Shane castle Mount...meet, Itoin tyeoing ;. ito-heatit4 44, _puce ir John /41 , Y ; m a ? a n the Marquis in Ireland to 1 , t ; coal* and Mrs . ?a of statford's 'r house in Ha -121 awl!, %,',,atud 3,l,„"maed btraCoul rt te in 'T from Brightont, West-bill, Y aston o Nig"'„ % Car l Carlisle, from Harl e y - street, from Brighton, to Baker. 3 °told witl' ,t. tor betrrhioneror, t t n F il i.x amilton. y p ia s t c r e ee t t. r T Brighton a ; t t h h far abot4 'sir bc'ohp,,.,;Nc'et to illoehamei p e t r i , „n fr . oT :.,, her house °! i h n ain Pri Pre!). the t and let ',,,reilr, I ,l l g ri itrk-streeasrti,utl,s ieder. and inmarns.d im seiy=rt", g w as i'':i !!,csTr ; Afro.nicl:eri near UrVadror ark, Herta Cha nson, Aogefro.,m II no l ip it,l B e: I -tee; Lord at Sir 3,lfrl'hateto B!;:hlargarg: 1 5 to l,,,,i'lirzet, 'le Park • Le 7i and -Sele; in Gro t' av in e y n tn"'° ' in i tt nroo or Bright° or-street, is clothek I,tf4rd, il!, for Manch n ; Captain Sutherland, "then from i I,al.iir ; At ,. r Bath . 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Chichester Thomas'sa; I the ring' i,',l,e-tatl 4 t ditto , and L i ty dit a t to , i • from their-felt-ix Chas. bad b' ei; it42ll6e'ifnr7,lattoonmslol3,,irlgrhatori• ca it ta to i , n fr a o n nl ditto 6.n.jocsahmtte litelleSM 14teisiin'ar"'s -tattlan_d r ...place, toYg'eir Charles Smith, r M rs . ills, Stocktn° 40iit • .0we;.1(,)‘,0„,,,)-'5. s e jaomn Lcaptair, jwaffnetroniditartehioness of aE d 6to iot,t4lrcti forin.„Winttrherby, 1, : , 5 3 -tr f e r e o t l to join his R_/ 9 "m in el ' il n a 's iful tie' :,..; Wuji°,:in'd°n Hotidete,e. dirge nd hirs\.vtriaekne's ti e oltel e! tlirSiollii' " ' Cortenkh, froloiteltlieeton Eo rn . a . rle o -street, for L:: ,du family, house in ilftie:t ditto, for Bath . a i le d er ;is tbe , ' yin- seiby.sp,,,, from w . 'I gardens, for h i • D j wel t impole-street for 3 seat . Bath. urned t he n : in th e arms, go,t .1 y Jones , ns. In th e a him vivo I are/ him.: t cleverly, three 134 Le brought , : # ASIIIONABL.V. INTELLitFENCE. his 50 without punish. le ring CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES. COVENT GARDEN. (Friday Night.) rAHLEQUIN AND Lima RED RIDING-HOOD; OR THE WIZARD AND THE WOLF. (Order of the Scenery.) „scene I.—The Chaotic Dwelling of the Wizard, which 44 ppears and shows the City of Rouen, from Mount St. atbarine. - --The River Seine and Rouen Cathedral, with th e 'ridge of Boats, Miller's House, and Mill. ,_ 3 --The Forest 'of Nouvelles, with Granny Rose's Cot e, by sunset. 4.--Inside of Granny Rose's Cottage. „ I L—The Rosy Rower k,!:--Outside of the Afessagerie Royale—Diligence - ready Kart for Boulogne. 0,--Distant Vi ew o f the hie of Wight, at the time of Regatta. 8 . ---The Gates and High-street of Southampton. 9.—Landscape, and Ilan on the Road-side—Steam `o eh 4, waiting" for passengers. le. —The New Post Office. 11 . —Doctor' s Shop, and his neighbour, the Underta -4,,5. fight Oct n a grs‘ t is a D e . has, silic l • he tuitio' ) f aloud took plaff ectst was t' If a pos t A r In talk v . 12. —The Opening of the new St. Katherine Docks , lth th e Prince Regent, Elizabeth, Mary, &c. coming tit ° the Inner Basin, as they appeared on the let of Oe tol-ri. r, 1828. l s._Outsid e of Sadler 's Repository. ,tll, —St. Dunstan's Church—Temple-bar—and Fleet reet—hy Moonlight. 15. —Waterloo 13ridge, at a distance—by Night. 1 6. —The Nursery Ground. 17. _The Precocioua Academy. hlB.—Po re ib as il artikasparbosphoras ; or, the Russ i ans ' tuts to the Dardanelles; comprehending the following ery :—St. Petersburgh at the time of a Grand Pesti i--.lllountains and Fortresses—The Night Watch, Sol iQta Bivottackiag, gm—Ambuscade and Battle—The l ilt of the Caravan in the Desert, at sunset—The Ap )Pach through the Dardanelles to the °tale of the Seven 'osrecs, and General View of Constantinople. 1 9.—Grecian Ruins. 20.—The Palace of Roses. DRURY LANE. %.E QUEEN BEE; OR HARL E QUIN AND THE FAIRY HIVE. (Dioratoic Views.) k • I ..—Spithead at Sunrise. Morning Gun—Signal for A 2 l u ng. Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, looking towards 'oath Sea Castle, passing the Round Battery. B.—The Dock Yard, passing dose under the stern of rietory, th e s hi p on board of w hi c h Lerd N e l sen l eldered his la.st victory. 4.—Upper Harbour. Station of the Prison Ship. Q 'L.—Gosport A Frigate leaving the Harbour, passing loek - House Fort and the Point. ( L—Mother Bank, Isle of Wight. The Fu yacht 'ladin g the van of the 7 .---.Royal Yacht Club, introdtwing the interesting Ex- Alition of the Cowes Regatta. „ 9 .—TLe Needles by Moonlight. The Frigate making '"e Passage. 9.—The Ocean. Break of Day—a light breeze. 10.—The Rock of Gibraltar, Siam the Devil Tongue qattery. The Spanish ilinist.n. (on a special mission: ktutaeissd business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Down 4t-sti•eet. The Duke of Wellingto'n, Mr. Secretary i tel* and Abs. Peel, and the Earl and Countess of Aber-, a, came to town yesterday morning from Windsor where they had remained ou Monday night, after 44 with his Majesty. ~ The Archbishop of Canterbury, Count d Ofit -1,4. the Spanish ltli , i' s ste (on aspecial mission), and Earl oWis, had interviewwith uke of Wellington yester - tL I, at the Treasnrr. • C Despatch es were received yesterday at the % , 11 . 1 ce of the S ecre t ary of State for Foreign Affairs, from ,_' , scount Strangf or d, our A m b asea d oron a spec i a l m i ss i on the emperor of Brasil. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, as Military. Secretary 11 3 : General Hill, C ommanding-in-Chief, went through h i s tst yesterday, at his offiee in the Horse Guards. A few entrala, 40 about 20 other Officers, transacted military nees with his Lordship. The King of the Netherlands is said to be ti 4 Resse4l of the lergest private fortune of any Sovereign on 'le Conti nen t . The Marquis arid Marchioness of Salisbury 14 `re been nearly a month on their way from Rome: their oourn at Paris was short. Different branches of the ouses of Cecil and Gaseoigne are now assembled together k t Hatfield House, t‘r pass the Holidays. This inagnifi -I,t chateau having been under a course of repair for three assumes an imposing appearance. • SURGICAL REFORM. ever, to support any particular man of publication that he crone to that meeting, but to support the A Meeting was held yesterday evening, at the general d cause db in which they b we ' fi re , all iriterested. He Freemasons' Tavern, in pursuance of an advertise- best e interests yteimeostisatoese the tts medicalt first resolution, that ment, calling on the " Friends of -Surgical Reform, :: cm i e te l ;profession and of the Supporters of a free Medical Press, and tics fin- - identified with the cause of medical mane Contributors to our Hospitals and Infirma: ies," • a reform • and that Mr. Wakley as Ed* to meet there, in order to,atlopt measures for present.; the t public are and r sorg,ic!, The In ~ , _ a,.. . n the .. .•, 1 , - to of . 1 . 1 Li i t i e b , h . lig give first impulse ing Mr. Wakley, the Editor of "The Lancet," with to that ib c ause,a it a ring subsequently . advocated some decided marks of their approval of his spirited t undeviating firmness and o fideb . ty, is entitled conduct in his late trial in the Court of Kitig's. it , to the cordial thanks and stipport . f• this meeting,".-' Bench, at the suit of Mr. Bransby Cooper, and or the principles which he so powerfully advocated on Mr. MILLS seconded the resolution. Mr.. HENSLEY expressed the gratifiCation he felt, that occasion, that so numerous and respectable en auditory should At half-past seven o'clock Mr. PATEY was called byth• t hatwerea eVince, .eir prese nce, ,. _ they the frien e s to preside over the Meeting, which consisted chiefly of Mr. Wakley. Certain it was, that by his un of Members of the Medical Profession. daunted cenduct and irresistible arguments in " The . The CHAIRMAN ' said he would gladly have Lancet, ll Mr. Wak:, d ey had proved that no combine avoided the honour they had conferred on him, but tion could thrust him owu ; and the late trial had for two considerations. The - advertisement repre - demonstrated that he was not to be crushed.- s sented the Meeting to'be for the advancement of the . ( Ce eers. ) _He (Mr. Hensley) had a second reso cause of Medical Reform, and for the support of a lotion to move, which, he was sure, they would Free Medical Press. He owned that he was a friend to both. He was aware that there were some cordially approve, and which lie would presently submit. who were opposed to them. 1u the few words he . Di.' SI I IEL said, this' was an important meeting, should say he trusted that nothing would be con in his opinion; for, if this resolution were passed, it strued into offence by either party. The friends of, would identify the Medical profession with the Edi tor the liberty of the press should be also the friends of of " The Lancet." If the principle embodied in that order 'and decorum. They - were met on a reselation went .forth to the world, it would be at serious subject, and he hoped they would go into it tended with consequences deeply injurious to the pro 'with temper and decency. There could be no doubt fession. He knew neither Mr. B. Cooper nor Sir that Mr. Wakley bad rendered great assistance to the Astley, and therefore he was perfectly impartial.--s -cause of medical and surgical reform, and forthat reason The first question was, how far the medical press it was the duty of the profession not to abandon him was conducted with advantage to medical science on the present occasion. . He was aware that some and the members of the profession. Now he con objections were made to the meeting. It happened tended, but with great respect, and - disclaiming all that the first advertisement, by an error of the press, personal hostility, that " The Lancet" had nowise was headed " Wakley against Copper;" the word ats havin been mistaken for " ainst instead of contributed to the progress of medical science or the g ag," improvement of the profession. (Loud hissing, and being, as it was, merely an abbreviteion of " at the some cheers.) He trusted that the meeting hadnot suit of" Cooper. Nobody could be blaMed for been got tip by a few of the friends of Mr. Wiltley, being tender of the reputation of- others, and it was and he was sure that that gentleman was too re fer from his intention to make or permit-any attack specteble and too dignified in his proper person to need on the character of any individual. But it was ne- any such attempt. He trusted that the Meeting was cessary to draw a line of distinction between-men in public life and those who before the British pUblic to ascertain how firr " The were strictly private indi- Litneet" -was usefUl or advantageous to. medical viduals, He knew that many Members of the pro science ; and he hoped that, however partial the fession objected to the Liberty of the Medical Press, gentlemen present might be to Mr. Wakley, they though they were friendly to the general Liberty of would be governed in what they should do by the the Press on all other subjects. The reason clearly real interests of science (hear, hear !). The ques was that they were sometimes apt to be wounded tion was one of great interest; for it was one that by it; but, though this was occasionally disagreeable to individuals, the truth was that it was the barb embraced not only the freedom of the Press, but the ' advancement of mediCal science. With respect to only that made the weapon stick. (Cheers.) , The the freedom of the Press, they lived in a country Liberty of the Press was not the enemy of good where the law always maintained that principle. character, but its best and surest safeguard. If any- When Mr. Abernethy had applied for an injunction body /in this country considered himself aggrieved, he had three means of redress. He could challenge against " The Lancet," Lord Eldon said, that there could be no doubt that " The Lancet". was a most the defendant to a public trial, before a tribunal useful publication (applause). He did not know where the evidence as to the libel would be sifted whether that observation had beep brought forward and examined by either side. If the complainant was -not content with 'this mode of redress, he at the late trial ; but taking the case—what was it in It appeared that the operation was one of pecu liar might appeal 'to a criminal prosecution, which the truth of the libel was not con- difficulty, as stated, upon oath by some of the most sidered; but it was regarded merely as a experienced surgeons of the day. This operatio n was laid hold of by " The Lancet," and published, public offence, because it was likely to. stir up the individual libelled to revenge and bloodshed. But not as a medical, but as a tragical performance, in which all persons without science or knowledge the other mode was certainly more just and honour were appealed to, arid no opportunity afforded to able in its nature—he meant that of a trial for da- Mr. Cooper to vindicate himself. Here, then, was maps, by civil action, in which the accuser brought a low and pitiful attempt made through the medium his evidence fully before the Court, and proved whe• of malice and calumny (loud hisses and uproar). ther the defendant was right or wrong. This was that trial of which Englishmen boasted, and of Here was a rude and pitiful attempt by malice which no man had reason to complain. There was and calumny (renewed signs of disapprobation).. And yet it was contended that this bad advanced yet another mode of redress, which he thought the m ost honourable of the three—namely, to contra- the medical profession. The evidence on the trial went to strew that the dangers by which the ope- Aid the accusation through the same channel that without having recourse at all to an rotor had beep surrounded were not small, and that published it, there was no just reason to accuse him of unskilfulness action. In most casespublic men found this remedy in what he did; and was it then to be said, in the sufficient ; and in that which had called them loge- face of the British Public, that a Meeting had ther, if Mr. Bransby Cooper had openly and dis been held at the Freeemasons' Tavern to -offer tinetly stated that the report in " The Lancet" had praises and reward to the individual whisse conduct been false, he for one had such confidence in the had, by the verdict of the Jury, been stamped with honesty and integrity of Mr. Wakley, that he be the accusation of untruth ? (Hear, hear, and lieved that gentleman would have been the first to hisses.) He would not deny that there was a de give him redress. (Cheers.) He felt that the late " trial was a subject of great delicacy.. The parties gree of talent displayed in "The Lancet ; but nei were both well known to him. Mr. Bransby Cooper ther could it be denied that it was 'a public depre dator by means of reports surreptitiously obtained; had been one of his fellow-students, and was a man and the title of " Literary Raven," which has been for whom he had the greatest regard, and of whom applied by Sir James Scarlet!, appeared to bitty to he had the highest opinion. But there was a differ e truly depict its character. (Great hisses and u once between his character as. a public man and a p roar.) Was it to be contended that any one bad a'. private individual. Every one .who held a public right to come into a private lecture-room, arid catch station embodied himself with his works, and up all he could hear, and then to publish what be could not fairly complain, after asking for the had thus surreptitiously and fraudulently obtained public praise, if he received its censure. (Loud -(lmmense uproar and hisses.) As far as the medical cheers.) The Chairman tn then proceeded to co interest was concerned, he looked upon " The Lan ment on what lie deemed the essential points for the vet" as one of the most injurious publications that consideration of the Meeting. There was a great had ever appeared. ' (Hisses.) All the best writers and striking difference between the conduct of the on the subject had dwelt with peculiar - emphasis on parties, in one respect, on the late trial.. On one the neeecessity of secrecy among the members of the side the evidence was given by persons who had profession, but '" The Lancet" broke through this seen the operation, and on the other by those who had not seen it. A question had arisen out o f the good rule, and made public whatever came within its notice; and he had no doubt, that if it could get proceedings, as to the character of the pla i nt iff . If at the eases that occurred in ,private practice, it that had been the only question , he would have been would give them without any scruple. (Uproar.) proud to bear his testimony to Mr. Cooper's great The CHAIRMAN begged to remind the speaker merits. But he considered that too much stress that at all events Mr. Wakley had not as yet done so. was laid-on 'the motives of individuals, where the Dr: SIIIEL—I am arguing on the principle which public were concerned. Many . acts useful to the , na app.e.r. ars , to a ELLIOTT community might proceed from a paltry desire' to gratify very discreditable ' feelings. Men were fro- allow Dr. Shiel to be going upon suppositions. The quently prompted to do their duty, in order to sa thing that he supposed had never been done. tisfy their pride or vanity, or seek their emolument. • Dr. SHIM was sure that whatever twin might be The real question for the public was, whether the E e _ given to the subject in ngland, at all events the statement was true ? lie might as well ask the r conclusion that that Meeting appeared to be coming porters who were taking notes of what he was say to would be resisted abroad. The weight of Sir ing, what their motives for so doing were ? ' They Astley Cooper's name abroad would overpower any would, he had no doubt, and very properly, answer If the such attempt, arid, in fact, would render it con him, " What's that to you ?" (A laugh.) so that any attempt to prop up so low, public good was promoted, it mattered not what - tern title; pitiful, and mean an attack, must inevitably be at was the motive of the man who did it. He. could not refrain from alluding to what was called Bro- tended with disgraceful failure.—(fiisses.) die's combination, as it appeared on she late trial. A - GTyriprAN observed, that he was much stir- That gentleman had given his evidence in a manly prised at what had fallen from Dr. Stile!. He had and straightforward manner. When asked whe- been induced to suppose that " . The Lancet" peg ' ther he had contributed towards the expenses of sessed talent, as he had heard it praised in so many a proceeding in Chancery,stgainst "The Lancet," directions, and he certainly had never heard till that he owned at once that he had ; and it was known evening that it was only to be found in the bands of that those expenses had been raised by a sub - the illiterate.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) lle had scription among certain gentlemen who wished always Understood that it was only destined fin- the to suppress the publication of Medical Lee- use of students and other members of the profession, titres. That was, in his opinion, a private combi- and that it was likely to be of great use in reforming nation against the public good. (Cheers.) The next the abuses of the Medical Practice.—(Hear, hear, question was, how was this combination to be op. and c ries of " So it will.") —For his own part, he posed ? He thought it mast be by another com. was glad that medical men were occasionally cut tip, bination. (Cheers.) The only difference between because„ when they did what was wrong, it was the two would be, that one was for private etnolu- 'proper that they should be told of it; and when they merit, the other for the public good. Before he eon- did whet was right, it addc d a fresh stimulus to their eluded, he felt it his duty to state, that• Mr. Wakley exertions.—(Applause.) had on many occasions advocated the cause of me- Mr. THOMAS observed, that he had not intended dical reform in his Valuable publication, . and had to say any thing at the present meeting ; but as Dr. given wings to their words and substance to their Shiel, in the course of his speech, had thought pro ideas. Surgical reform would have been a bye- per to make some remarks tending to calumniate word but for his exertions. He had always been Mr. Wakle '''s witnesses on the tiial, of which he found . ready to print any document free of expence was one, he felt called upon to Kay a few words.- . - connected with that subject, and on that ground he (Hear, hear.)=—Dr. Shiel . cd ti tocOnSider the deserved the support of the profession. " The all as the mere ,scum of tl s t e e ern ' miserable .m Lancet" had been highly useful also in publishing band,collected together t I s l upp e oTt . ll 3 l — r.lN a _ s ra a kley ? what- Hospital Reports, which formed a Strong induce- ever might he the eonse ° le ei r t e e r e i ; tb as f tl , r i olf .i h ie h ly e le w d a i s . ment to the professional man to- do his duty, because desirous of going the whole he knew that he was watched over by an impartial cal Gazette,' which stigmatized them for what it judge, and which were equally advantageotie and sa- culled " their deep-laid contrivances—their hel ranklin g tisfactory to the patient, because he knew. that an enmities, and their bitter revenge." t For himself improper treatment of his case would become the he could say, that it was not till the evening pre. subject Of public inquiry. In conclusion, the Chair- vious to the trial that he had been subpoenaed, and man said he would hear with pleasure the observe- that he had previous to that time never seen Mr. tions on either side, and he hoped the business would I Wakley: be conducted with order and regularity. He was Dr. SIIIEL said, that he could not have alluded by his own view fully convinced of the respecta- to the gentleman who was speaking, as he did not bility of the Meeting. • , - - even know his name. Mr. WALLER, in ProlotAin'g the first resolution, .Mr. Tteriatitsßut you spoke of the witnesses in adverted to the terms of the advertisement, and re- , general. ~ marked that the question for them was riot whether I Dr. SHIEL—OnIy of some of the Gazette. (No, all they would support Cooper against Wakley, or 1- Mr. THOMAS then went on to observe, rn. that as Dr. Wakley against Cooper; but whether . they would ! Shiel appeared to be the advocate of the opposite have a Free Medical, Press or not.--(Cheers.)— ! party, he also supposed that he was a contributor to Every body must admit that there was only one me-' the aristocratical (Medical) dical publication that.was entitled to be considered from Dr. Shiel.) If he were not, free—only one that dared to tell the truth. Another had put forward ideas that were quite consonant to had been attempted to be set up against it, but this the sentiments expressed in that • journal. In giving wretched rival was gagged and manacled, and its his testimony, he had not spoken of the • instruments reports were only a medium which distorted truth, employed in the operation, but of his own impression and were almost unintelligible. It was not, how- on the subject, having been (ev:t'its he 1 present thirty-five mi- nutes, and that impression certainly was, that the operation had been performed in a bungling and un scientific manner. (Loud applause, mingled with hisses.) Was he then, because he happened to be a witness on the occasion, to be put down by the unfounded imputations of any one ? The highly principled, honourable-minded " Medical Ga zette," that had deter Mined never to admit any per sonalities, had loaded 'Mr. WakleY and •Mr. Lambert with all sorts of abuse. Was this what they in tended to call acting on principle. (Applause, and cr i es o f " no, no.") He certainly had heard that Mr. B. Cooper was an amiable man in private life; but what had that to do with the,question at issue? What had they to do with the private character of a man in a p.mblic office ? (Cheers.) - Surely the witnesses of Mr. Wakley were as competent to speak of the manner in which the operation was pet-fan-led as those who had not been present-r-(ap plause); and as he had seen many operations per formed, he conceived that he was a competent judge of the skill of the operator. (Applause.) A GENTLEMAN, who appeared to be a student, thought that the introduction of any attack upon the. witnesses, or indeed of anything that occurred at the trial, was irrelevant. (Hear, hear.) The way to answer a speaker was not by hisses, but by .dis provinghis arguments and rebutting his facts. (Ap plause.) If questions were to be settled Merely . by strength of lungs, he was afraid that instead of the right side prevailing, success woald uniformly attend those whose physical powerS probably exceeded their mental. (Laughter and applause.) He could not agree with the gentleman who had stated that the law of England was the protector of the freedom of the Press, for it was well known that the Judges had decided over and over again, that truth was a libel.. (Applause.) • It was only the vehicle that conveyed public sentiment, and - not the force that impelled it forward. He was convinced thpt any attempt to connect medical reform with Mr. Wakley should tie studiously avoided and disclaimed. As a friend of free discussion is eves) , case, and anxious to uphold the principle, whatever he might think of the instrument,he intended to propose as an Amend ment, " '1 hat the latter part of the Resolution, relat ing to Mr. Wakley, should be omitted." This would save the cause of medical reform from being identified with Mr. Wakley, of whose impartiality he would give a specimen. In the last numbered' " The Lancet," the report of the late trial was given from " The Times," but with a remarkable omission. The Lord Chief Justice had rebuked one of the de fendant's witnesses for not answering the questions in a straightforward manner, and this passage was omitted. If Mr. Wakley would do this on such an occasion, would he be more candid when the public eye was le,,s upon him, ? He, therefore, wished to have the question of medical reform kept separate from Mr. Wakley individually. The first'part of the Resolution would be carried without a dissenting voice, as on that pr inciple they were all agreed, what ever they might think of the conduct of individuals. The CHAIRMAN said, he was informed that Mr. Wakley meant to publish a very full and correct re port of the trial. A GENTLEMAN, from the lower end of the room, said the lust speaker had been somewhat hasty in blaming Mr. Wakley, as it was not yet known whe ther the , report in " The Lancet" was taken from " The Times" or some other paper. No charge was more unfounded than that against " The Lancet," that it was an uncandid or partial publication. It might be true that there were attacks on individuals in furtherance of the course of surgical reform, but the pages were as open to their replies as if it were their own Journal. The very number quoted by the last speaker proved the - candour and 'impar tiality of " The Lancet." Mr. Callaway, on the tile', denied that he had thrown reflections on Mr. Bransby Cooper's character; and Mr. Wakley had inserted a letter in complete vindication of Mr. Cal laway's statement. Tile speaker then. adverted to the remarks made by Dr. Shiel on the defendant's witnesses. Nobody would naturally be more dis posed to defend himself than a person whose credit, vouched on oath, was impeached. The witness did right to repel the imputation, for otherwise the re port might have gnus forth that it_ was uttered in his presence, and he had not dared to rise and answer it. (Cheers.) He did not believe, how ever, that it had been meant as an attack on the wit nesses, though the gentle Man who made it had come amongst theca avowedly as the champion of the other party. (Cheers, and cries of " Question.") He would not be put down by clamour, as what he was, saying was relevant to the business of the meeting. He had heard the term " mob" used.— ' He suspected that those who used it did not know where to draw the line which separated the mob from the anti-mob. As to the circulation of " The Lancet," it did not belong to the mob. That Meet ing, it could not be denied, was respectable: and he had no doubt that two-thirds of it were subscribers to " The Lancet." (Cheers.) Nobody having seconded the amendment, it was about to fall to the ground, when Dr. Shiel stepped forward for the purpose. Dr. Sinn said, he did not belong to the medical profession; but as the advertisement invited the friends of medical reform, he had come in that ea parity, and would offer a few remarks. The noes- . tion was as to the conduct of Wakley. They might take the evidence of his opponents as a test of his. What had they done ? Why tally they had ,~,~ ,~ would not be :a private subscription; like Bradie%; but one open to the world, and not to be questioned in a Court of Justice. lie' would not support Mr. Wakley, if he had attacked private character; but he would, as the Editor of " The Lancet," and the Representative of the Aledieal F ree Press. He concluded by moving-- "- That. the 'independent and impartial principles on which " The Lancet" was Brst established, have been preserved by Mr. Wakley at all risks: and as it was zkcknowledgedatthe late trial, that the legal expellees of his opponents on another occasion have bren defrayed by certain: hospital Physicians and Surgeom , , it is further resolved, that a subscription be opened for the pinVOSii - Oldefraying the expences of the late action:" - Doctor SHEIL • said, it- was peculiarly unpleasant to address the. Meeting a second time, when he knew they heard him .with reluctance (cheers and hisses) The great er.part of the Meeting were the friends of Mr. Wakley. He was not his opponent. He was not acquainted with Mr. Cooper, nor had he any undue motive for opposing the Resolutions; but he was afraid when they went abroad, they would give an unfair idea of the state of the medical pro. fessionin England. As to a subscription for Mr.Wak ley, if he had suffered any loss for defending the liberty of the Press, he ought to be reimbursed. But in this case, though the Chief Justice had told the Jury if they thought the report in " The Lancet" bona . fide, they should find for the defendant, the verdicrof twelve honest men was against him. The subscription, therefore, would be in the teeth of the Jury, and of the Lead Chief Justice of England. If Mr, Wakley had suffered loss in publishing" The Lancet," _by vindicating boldly, and, he would admit, with some degree of talent, the interest of the Medi cal Profession,: .h.is claim to a subscriptioa might be enforced. But when they heard that he gained a large income by publishing other men's lectures, they could not fear that a fine of 100/. would bring him to distress. Was it necessary, then, for the friends of Medical Reform to come forward? What would they do but cast a stigma on Sir Astley Cooper ? (Hisses, and some faint cheers.) • Mr. J. Ett,to44:reinarked that thhi was not to be treated as a party question. Dr. SHEIL resumed, after a While, to - State, that so far was he from being opposed to liberal feelings, that he himself; at the last meeting of the Westmin ster Society—(Great disorder ensued, and cries of " What have we to do with the Westminster So c:ety- ?") _ _ _ The C HAIRMAN said, certainly that Meeting could have nothing to with the Westminster Society. Dr. SHEIL resumed—Last Saturday night, said he, the President proposed to send round the ballot box to expel Lambert for his conduct relative to this affair. I alone opposed it, and it was carried at my instance that a fortnight should be allowed him be fore the ballot was carried into 'effect. Mr: CHILDS said, that he knew nothing of Mr. Wakley, and was not even of the Medical Profes sion, but he watched the progress of this case, because he was, in all instances, a firm friend of the Liberty of the Press. His opinion was, that under all the circumstances, Mr. Wakley was entitled to a new trial ; but at the same time he would not advise him to apply for one.—(A laugh.)—Mr. Childs then proposed to read a letter to the Meeting; bat the hand-writing, although his own, was too im penetrable' for him, and he handed it to Mr. Elliott, who, after getting through half a line, was obliged to declare the case desperate, and called in Mr. Hensley to the consultation. Both the Doctors living re. signed, Mr. Childs tried once more, but there was so much laughter occasioned by the bandying about the paper and the stumbling over half-legible words, that he diought it better, after a while, to abandon the attempt. A discussion then arose about the . question of whether an account of a second operation for litho. tomy by Mr. Cooper (in which he had been succes ful) had been sent to Mr. Wakley ? It was stated that such was the case, but as the action for the present libel was then commenced, Mr. Wakley thought that he perceived somethirt in that second report that might tend to aggravate the damages, and which, at the same time, would be further injuri ous to Mr. B. Cooper. An elderly GENTLEMAN said, that he certainly did not agree with the verdict that had been given by the justification of (Applause.) In his opinio n , a of the statement in " The .Lancet " bad been made out, and he thought Ml'. Wakley was en titled to the approbation of - every honest_ man who was desirous or supporting the freedom of the Press. (Loud cheers.) He knew well enough how a Jury was managed : one bad sheep was enough to corrupt the rest of the flock; and he had known in stances at the Old Bailey where some of the Jury. men had said, " Well, what is the verdict to be ? ' Oh, it must be Guilty." " Well, I did not ex actly feel that ; but if you think so"—and so a ver dict of guilty was returned. (A laugh.) He could not help feeling that the late verdict was not in unison with the evidence that had been adduced. of the protracted and unscientific performance of the operation. (Cheer.) The third Resolution was then carried by an immense majority, • only five hands being held up against it, Mr. EVANS moved " That the statement of pro fessional facts in an unprofessional -form, suc h as t h e dramatic instead of the narrative, is highly repre hensible in the individual, and detrimental to the best interests of science." This Resolution, after some turbulent discussion, was withdrawn. Mr. J. L. STEVENS then moved, as the fourth Resolution, that " in accordance with the feelings thii meeting has expressed, Mr. \Vakley be invited to attend a public dinner, and that a Committee he forth with nominated to arrange the same." Mr. ROGERS seconded the Resolution,..and it was . . . established a publication of exactly the same kind as his, but inferior in talent and integrity.— That there was party warfare in the Medical Profession he rejoiced, because advantages would arise from it, and the public welfare would be promoted. Mr. Wakley deserved the thanks of the commuuity ; he might, perhaps, sometimes go fur ther than he could justify, but out of the very evil benefit would accrue. The medical world had gone on till recently, atid nobody knew what was doing even in the public hospitals; but Mr. Wakley has thrown all open. But his enemies said he had no right to publish the lectures. They had since, how ever, acknowledged its necessity, by following the same course - in their own publication. (Cheers.) Mr. Wakley's object tended to meliorate the condi-. dition of Society, by exciting the diligence of the medical profession, and rendering it necessary that he should bestow adequate care and attention on his patients. • For those reasons he should support the original motion. The amendment was then put, and negatived, and the resolution, as it wAs originally moved, carried by a considerable majority. Mr. HEN - SLEY then, after . observing that Mr. Wakley's conduct was highly praiseworthy, because it tended in every way to the benefit of humanity, moved the second resolution, which was to the fol• lowing effect : " That the.purposes for which the Hospitals and Infirmaries of the Metropolis were founded, and that the views of the humane contributors to their funds, are materially promoted by the weekly pub lication of reports, detailing the medical and surgi • cal treatment of the unfortunate patients ; and that Mr. Wakley having originated the practice of pub lishing Hospital reports, has conferred important benefits on medical science, and en the cause of humanity." Mr. SSIITH seconded the resolution. • • carried unanimously. The Members of the Committee were then nomad, and power given to them to add to their number. The Chairmun then vacated his office, and the Meet. ing separated. LivEnPoor,.-'—Our Cotton Market on Mon day was very doll, and the sales barely arnoilnted to 1,000 bags. Yesterday morning, in consequence of the re cent rain, a considerable proportion of the cliff separate►), and fell nigh to the last house at Breade's-placo, situate to the westward of Hastings„.fortunately without injury to the building, nor di'l any person by the accident susta►n the smallest hurt. The shock WEIS felt at some distance from the spot by several individuals —Lewes Joni nui• DISTURBANCE AT ST. MARic's CHURCH. —St. Mark's Church, ClerkenWoll, on Sunday evening last, exhibited a scene iit Ones disgraceful to those concerned and painful to the•feelings of those who wita""d it. I t appears that th e R ev. M r. Mort i mer , the officiating niinis ter, being d es i rous t h at t h ose o f hi s hearers who are nut !enters of pew s s h ou ld b e accom mod4ted with seats earlier than had h ereto f ore b een fi lo ~.istom (the conclusion of the, second l e s son ), gave out a few Sundays since, that such Pews as were not occupied by their owners at five valuutes after the commencement of the service, shonld be imam.- diately fill e d u p. A c ting on this notice., a respectable party had let th emse l ves i n to a front new in the gallery. But the owners of the pew arr ieing soon after, and not feeling satis fied at being thus excluded, applied to the church warticat, tuba immediately represented to the intruders thy necessity of withdrawing. The request being disTegattled, the beadle was desired to remove them. They, however, still resisted, and tbe situation being unfortunately a mast conspicuous one, the noiae attracted the notice of tho congregation ; a person in the middle - aisle most iodecorously called (e4 k " Shame ! shame !" and several ethers hissed, a t vt y„ zeonc h, d his clamour. The offending party thus eouraged, c on _ tinued to resist the authorities Apposed to them, the ser toottlidie s on er oy eic h e b o o f ut t i h n e g e u e n en de i r p En i f I: ser vice was stopped, severe/ l adies fainted, end an in.leserib able scene of confusion ensued, which would dottht/eas h ave self on the steps of the communion d Rev, Mr. Mortimer had not, with much firmness and - - sense a °P t l i of n e 1 ) i ri n p t d: c a e n d (though e h l table, and with great earnestness supported the authority of the churchwarden, and requested the party to with draw.- Order being thus restored the service proceeded without ipterruption,2lforan9 Advertiser. Mr. EVANS said it was really impossible for any man who wished to promote charities, not to ap prove of this resolution from beginning to end, He would not, therefore, attempt to oppose it, The resolution was then carried unanimously, Mr. JOHN ELLIOTT, on moving the third resolu tion, said that he did not come there to interfere in the quarrels of Wakley and Cooper. They had ac knowledged that Mr.Wakley's exertions had been very conducive to medical reform, by the last resolution they had passed. Indeed, there could be no doubt that he bad greatly served the cause of humanity, by preventing idleness on the part of medical peraa"al and compelling attention to the poor placed „under their care. It was his opi n i on , that t h e Editor of " The Lancet" ought to be indemnified forthe whole expence ent a il e d on hi m b y t h e l a te trial ' in. eluding the damages awarded against him. This - SPIRIT OF THE LONDON JOURNALS. The company which aF:.s.embled at NTaidstone on Monday last, to vindicate the slandered cause of civil liberty, and the spirit which prevailed there, form an interesting comment on the pro ceedings of Penenden Beath, a reproach to their fury, and an antidote to their intended conse quences. We are not of the hole-and-corner gentry, who work in darkness because they fear to be disgraced by exposure. We like Public a s t s a t t e h e m bes a 7 t c u s c h i .: v o a o t l e s ings of other,—as f a i r t ests , lik e wise, a wrnie n ee a rt t c hi o lel n the fi ci d ti e z i f l ea c iel e esof a t d h fa e rye mselves and in each 'e when honestly con ducted, of the predominant feelings at least of the people, if not of their must considerate and matured opinions. But public . meetings, with all their advantages of space, number, and mating spirit, are worse than even the most packed and inaccessible, if not conducted fairly. If bodies of men not belon g i ng to that de scription of persons or classes in whose name the assembly has been called together, and of whom it professes to be constitutel—if, i nstea d of being exclusively gentlemen, clergy, and free holders of a county, the numerical majority of a meeting, thoSe who, without comprehending on e argument that is offered, or the true bearing of any great public question upon any one of the interests which it involves, be' scraped tOgether by orders froni a few individual S—be diSciplined to understand nothing but, secret . signals from' their commanders-,-to 14.8 - to shout, to flourish_ -long sticks and. holiday hats, and.sinewy arms— to drown the voices or shake the nerves of all whom their leaders have proscribed—to Fut down - discussion, and hasten the conclusion ;—if, we say, a bellowing aid bludgeon-power like this be organized, and obtruded upon an assembly of professed freeholders, and then the victory Of opinion be claimed by that party which has brought forward little else than physical yin. knee and uproar—we beg leave to say, that the effects are far worse than could result from the most abominable doctrines put forth by an ac knowledged hole-and-corner meeting ; because it passes off. an unprincipled fraud upon the community, and tends, when discovered, to lin pair among Englishmen their respect for this ancient and (if not abused) this wholesome and admirable exercise of their free institutions.— The day of .Penenden Heath was. the triumph of ignorance and violence, disciplined by cun . . nmg. It was a dishonour to Kent-and to Eng land, and a falsification of the mind -of both, inasmuch as a debauched and vociferating mob was suffered to adulterate the political composi tion of the county: The natural remedy for this incursion of the WinehilseaCosS . ticks was a meeting where there should . be neither: deception nor confusion--=where 'the 'numbers • who attended it could be counted, their . qua lity ascertained, their discourses -heard, their .. sentiments recorded and submitted to pub lic examination. If the Kentish Clubmen are not pleased with what has passed at the Maidstone dinner, they have then selves and • their own foul play to thank for it.. • The freeholders of other counties will • know how to distinguish between the fury of Lord Winchilsoa and the steady moderation of Lord Darnley, whose several speeches at the feast of Maidstone were distinguished for manli ness, temper, and good sense. It is not too much to expect that the influence of these three hundred gentlemen, and of others (the reasons for whose absence from the dinner were openly assigned), will be the means of extending through.. • out every village of the county that re -action which began from the moment of dispersiA l at Penenden-heath, and which originated i n the disgust excited by those who had manoeuvred at p tb o a s t ea m t e o etg. l i zente N r V ta it the e entertained by sentiments el i i l t o ‘ i v m s u u m p t: ing the imagination of Lord Wiuchilsea and his coadjutors, we wonder would they be so very eager in their Orangeism, were the people of • Kent to assemble at Penonden to-morrow.— T hues, A correspondent, who compliments us on the notice which we have taken of the abuses and inconvenience of the turnpike -gate system in and about the 'metropolis, reminds us that the evil is not confined to that district only, but is more or less a source of imposition and abuSe throughout the country. We are well aware that there are few snugger jobs than these local - trusts present ; and it is no sma ll sa ti re upon Members of Parliament, Magistrates, and others, who have the means of correcting them, that they ant'l'er such goings on to exist, as many of them, at least, must be fully aware is the case. But, much as we denrecate the abuses of the system, we are not prepared to say that there exists the seine objection to turnpikes in the country as t o those in and about London. Indeed, we know of no other, or at least, no fairer way in which.. the country roads can be maintained, than lay a reasonable tax upon those who enjoy the benefit of them. But here are inhabitants to keep the roads-in repair as well as the streets; and the utter absurdity of the thing is, that, while those who inhabit the centre of the town bear this latter burden, they find themselves shut in by these lo a th- ome barrie rs , an d t axe d a f res h l ot t h at which their neighbou r s are exempted f rom. The state of this qu est i on i s quite or even 20- years ago. What were 50, were then th e su b urbs of the Me tropolis are now, virt ua ll y, part of the Metro ?GUS. itself; and w e w ill venture to say that there t o no one point of road, withi n s i x m il es at l east of the Royal Exchange, i n w hi c h h ouses stan d a thus with to h stone's' throw apart. Such being the case, the whole of the streets and road,; should be under one system of management, and that system one which should abolish, at least within such a circumference as we speak of, those abominable nuisances called turnpike -gates. Lord Lowther seems to have evety disposition to do this ; and, if he will put his shoulder to the wheel, may, we are assured, accomplish much, and that very speedily. We believe, as we have al:eadv said, that the debt left him as an incubus by his pre decessors is the great obstacle to this desired im provement. We are inclined, however, to think that means might be found to obviate this. For instanc e fe , a of the most distant and least in convenient gates might be retained for this pur pose solely, while the roads might be maintain ed, as the streets are, by a rate upon the inhabi tants._ Moreileg Herald. At the Maidstone Dinner on Monday last, Earl Darnley observed, " that the attempts of the Brunswickers in Kent had given rise to Is triumph that had never been calculated upon, for the cause itself had derived more advantage from the supposed triumph of their adversaries a t Penenden Heath than from any event within ihis knowledge. It had established a general I s pi r it of inquiry through out t h e country ; and, be it remembered, truth is great, and will finally prevail. Their cause was the cause of truth, and the more the attempt was made to put them dowe l the more sure they were tc) triumph, I