The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-27 00:00:00

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The DELEGATE from the framework-knitters of Not tingham stated the many grievances of which the trade bad to complain, amongst others, that some of them could not earn 6s. a week. He was of opinion that the boards of trades should consist of journeymen and men not in any way connected with manufactures or manu facturers. He then read some statistical statements, to illustrate the impoverished state of the trade in Italy. Another hardship these men had to complain of was, that they were subject to deductions to the amount of 10s. a week by the masters, which left them but ss. or or 6s. for their support; and those deductions were made for the whole week, even if the workman worked but one day that week, or was taken ill, &c. On theft grounds he called for some measure by which to better their condition, and would support the pro position. The REPRESENTATIVE of the Manchester makers-up said that his trade had had little or nothing to com plain of. - The DELEGATE from the calico-printers was in favour of the proposition, as he conceived it was very much wanted to protect the workmen, who were totally at the mercy of the masters, and were liable to be called up at any hour of the night, though they might have been idle for weeks before. The discussion continued until the usual hour for closing, fire o'clock, when the meeting adjourned till to morrow morning. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—Frugality, freedom from debt, and univer sal peace, are the three general heads on which most stress is laid by President Polk in his Inaugural Address. It is a shrewd remark that men generally most vaunt themselves of the virtues, or the properties, they possess least of. Is this the ca se w ith President's Polk's panegyric on the Government of his country ? In the first place, what is the Government of that country ? According to President Polk's statement of it, is " a confederation of independent States." Now here is the thimblerig—we are sorry to use so trivial an expression ; but it is the only appropriate one. In order to make President Polk's assertions true regard ing the States, the pea must be under one thimble—in order to make them true regarding the Union it must be under the other. Imprimis, then, as regards fru gality and freedom from debt. These assertions, if applied to that abstraction, the Union, may bo true. That is to say, a government, which is not a government to most intents and purposes, does not incur debts for purposes which it does not fulfil. But if the Union, instead of being a sort of abstraction, or fictitious entity—if the President, in stead of being, where deeds, not words, are concerned, on most occasions a man of straw, or, to refine the phrase—a man of figure and representation —were, the one, a whole, of which the States were component parts ; the other, the executive arm, wielding the power of that whole to assert its law—in short, if national unity were, in any consistent sense, predicable of the Union, President Polk's frugality and solvency vaunts would be untrue. They are untrue, in any sense which can satisfy moral beings. The head has no right to disclaim responsibility for the members. So far as the States have been lavish, and are indebted, the vaunt of the Union of frugal freedom from debt is a trick of thialiblerig. This verbal thimblerig consists in boasting, in one breath. of the prosperity of the States, as an attribute of the Union, and shirking in the next, the involvements of the States, as things the Union has no part in. If it has part in the one, it has part in the other. If it is entitled mightily to magnify these communities, as its own, it cannot be entitled to repu diate their obligations, as not its own. It cannot be entitled to contrast their lot with the " melancbly eonditon" of those European nations which have debts to pay, and which pay th e i r d e b ts, and to exult in the contrast — " We have no debts to pat—when compelled to subjoin, in the v er y next breath—" Happy would it be for the indebted States, if they were treed from their liabilities, many of which were incautiously contracted." Frugal folks do not contract debts incautiously—honest folks pay those they have contracted. It is a high pitch of effrontery in the chief magistrate of a nation which includes those States to affect pity for the nations of Europe whose solvency shows that they have preserved the idea of national honour. President Polk's idea of a nation in a "melan choly condition" is the idea of nations enslaved—by their word and bond. It is the idea of Ancient Pistol—Base is the slave who pays ! The pretension of cultivating uni versal peace has something of the same equiyoque about it. Like the hedgehog, which the snake had given shelter to in its hole, it only expands its prickly surface on all sides, to its own comfort and convenience. If others are inconvenienced, it feels itself, for its own part, perfectly comfortable. " The title of numerons Indian tribes (the old aboriginal snake) to vast tracts of country has been extinguished. New States have been admitted into the Union ; new territories have been created, and our jurisdiction and laws extended over them." The " re-annexation (!) of Texas to our Union at the earliest possible . period."—" Our title to the country of the Oregon is clear and unquestionable." Well bristled, hedgehog. President Polk observes that " Foreign Powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our Government." We submit that this may possibly be from the continual duplicity of position which President Polk and his predecessors have assumed, as its mouth pieces. It is the sublimest acme of irresponsible govern ment ever exhibited in this world. The federal Govern ment, according to President Polk, "is a common pro. teeter of each and all the States ; of every man who lives upon our soil, whether of native or foreign birth." The States, however, if they take a fancy to hang an Irishman, or lynch an Abolitionist, are in such case, acting simply as " independent States." Again, " Ours was intended to be a plain and frugal Government" — but, if every one of the State governments think proper, on the contrary, to be lavish and jobbing, or wildly speculative, " our Government" knows nothing about it. The Union cultivates universal peace ; but, if any state should prefer border war, the irruptions ,of its citizens upon friendly neighbours would noways concern the Union. We do not mean to write the satire of American in stitutions; and we do not know whether any other would have suited them in gristle, and incomplete growth. We only say they do not justify this annual boasting; and they do not exhibit, on the part of their verbal representatives, that moral dignity which expositions so elaborate can only owe to truth in facts, and to fairness in conclusions. As regards the Oregon (to say nothing, at present, of Texas), the language of this Address, notwithstanding the saving clause for " obliga tions imposed by treaty," is too similar to everything else American popular politicians have put forth, and too fully deserves the animadversion on former such lan guage bestowed by Mr. Falconer, in his excellent little volume on the " Mississippi and the Oregon." "It is greatly to be lamented," observes Mr. Falconer, " that in Ametica it should have been the interest of dishonest and violent politicians to have adopted a tone of discussion upon the subject opposed to its fair settle ment. It is not honourable, while the title of the terri tory is undetermined between the respective Govern ments, to urge measures to populate it with American citizens, in order to give facilities for its occupation at a future period. Such recommmendations do not indi cate a conviction of the validity of the claim insisted on. America, as well as Great Britain, has an interest in the establishment of a settled Government in that part of the world—in marking out the limits of legal possession— and in rearing a pppulation which, however they may differ respecting the system of government which they may prefer, shall look to the future, as bringing the fruits of a peaceful, generous, and civilised intercourse." STANDARD.—lnteresting intelligence from the United States has been received in pretty full measure within the last twenty-four hours. Yesterday we communicated the decision of the American senate, by a majority of 27 to 25 in favour of the annexation of Texas. Last night we received the re approbation of the House of Representatives to this decision, and the ratification of the whole, as far as the United States are concerned, by the new President. Last night we received also Presi dent Polk's message to the Congress. All this is inter esting, but that is all ; for it really concerns us mate• rially as little as the proceedings of the Celestial Empire, with regard to any of its Tartar neighbours, perhaps even less, in the present state ~of the world. The United States have agreed to absorb Texas, if Texas will submit to be absorbed. Well and good ; but the consent of Texas is still to be obtained as an important preliminary to the carrying into effeect the purpose of the United States, and the consent of Mexico must be added if the purpose is to be accomplished without an inevitable, and let us add, an interminable war between the republics now to be brought into immediate contact. Judging merely from the inequality of the adverse parties as to popula • tion and extent, and naturally prejudiced in favour of the superior military qualities of the Anglo-Saxon race, we might hastily conclude the contest more unequal than it certainly would prove in such a difficult country, and with snch a climate as would be the scene of operation. And one thing is certain, that a war between the United States and Mexico would firmly bind the former " in securities to keep the peace" with respect to all other nations. However, this is looking a little too far until the consent of Texas to the Union shall have been obtained, which is not yet the case, and possibly never will be the case. If, how ever, the Texans, about 60,000 white inhabitants, are desirous to incorporate themselves in the northern union, we do not see who has either the right or the power to hinder them—still less can we guess a motive for all parties—the United States excepted—that the south western territory should be open to all attacks and re prisals provoked by the United States, than that it should serve the purpose of the republic under the disguise of a The Message is better written, and (a great merit shorter than the majority of such documents, and if it says little to a n y pr ac ti ca l purpo se , it wou ld be as un fair to criticise severely this defect in it as in " a birth day ode." Like the ode, it is necessarily a mere cere monial flourish, and for such a display Mr. Polk has se lected his topics with sufficiently good taste ; the address is, in fact, a thesis upon civil government, shaped into a panegyric upon the constitution of the United States, with very little to give offence to these who happen to prefer other forms of government. From the begin ning to the end there is, however, an earnest deprecation of the possible dangers of separation, coupled with a triumphal denial that any such dangers exist—a style of speaking almost laughable from its inconsistency, and which indicates in the speaker's mind a painful misgiving that all is not quite so secure as he would represent it. Mr. Polk speaks of the annexation of Texas as he might be expected to speak ; and introduces an exceedingly comical principle of compensation, which is, we be lieve, perfectly new in the science of political ethics. As we are making a large acquisition, said be, in the south-west, it becomes necessary to re• dress the balance by a large acquisition in the north west, viz, by occupying the Oregon territory. We think we remember having adopted this principle more years ago (than we like to confess, when building houses of cards—an inclination on one side called for the interposition of a card or two, otherwise unneces sary for the structure, upon the other, and so the edifice proceeded, until some unlucky shake or gust of wind prostrated the whole. But, perhaps, Mr. Polk was rather thinking of John Gilpin's ingenious expedient— " A bottle hanging to each side To keep the balance true." However, every body knows the fate of John Gilpin's bottles. CASE OF ALLEGED MURDER. (From the Derby Mercury.) In our last paper we briefly stated that Joseph Hawksley, farmer, of Whittington, a village two miles north of Chesterfield, was apprehended on suspicion of baying murdered Mrs. Green, his mother-in-law, on Thursday, the 13th inst. On Wednesday, the prisoner was brought up at the Borough Court, before E. G. Maynard and John Mey nell, Esqrs. The examination was private. A number of witnesses were examinedo whose testi mony made out a case of grave suspicion, and the pri soner was committed to take his trial for murder. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1845. On Tuesday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, some alarm was occasioned at Kingstom-bottom by a horse and gig coming down to the Robin Hood gate without any person. The horse was secured, and some men immediately proceeded up the road towards London in search of the party or parties who were in the vehicle. About half a mile from the gate two gentlemen were found lying in the road in an insensible state, and very much cut and bruised. They were immediately con veyed to the Robin Hood public-house, and a medical gentleman was called in, who in a short time restored the gentlemen to a state of consciousness. One of them was recognised as a medical practitioner of Clapham. EFFECTS OF THE REDUCTION OF THE GLASS DUTY.—A proposal has been made in Manchester to roof with glass two streets in the neighbourhood of the Exchange, for the convenience of the congregated mer chants. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, March 25. CROWN COURT.—(Before Chief Ju tice TINDAL.) RIOT AND A SSAULT.—Joseph Colthur.s4 Edward Tal bot Mullins, Henry I?opar, Charles Henry Cosse, George Richardson, and Thomas Hibbins, were charged with having on the morning of Saturday, the 16th day of No vember last, in the parish of Wymondham, in this county, been guilty of a riot. There were other counts in the indictments charging assaults to have been committed on the persons of Stephen Stokes, William Grooby, and John Lewin. The counsel engaged for the prosecution were, Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., Mr. Mellor, and Mr. Flowers. For the defence, Mr. Hill, Q.C., Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., Mr. W. Burnaby, and Mr. Macaulay. This prosecution arose out of an attempt made by some of the officers of the Midland Counties Railway to make a survey of some portion of Lord Harborough's park, called Stapleford Park, for the purposes of an intended line of railway from Syston to Peterborough. The affair made much noise at the time. The facts, as de tailed by counsel, and proved by the witnesses, were as follow :—The Midland Counties Railway having projected a branch line from Syston, a village about five miles from Leicester, to Peterborough, it became necessary to take the levels, &c., of the intended line. The line in question was proposed to be carried through Stapleford Park, the property of Lord Harborough, running at a distance of near a mile from the Noble Earl's residence, but within two or three hundred yards of a cottage which his Lordship had built and embellished at great cost, and in which he nearly always resid(s. It appeared that a request had been preferred by the Company to his Lordship to be allowed to come upon the park for the purpose of making a survey, but Lord Harborough refused such permission. Some attempt had been made early in the week to make the required survey by the towing path of the Oakham canal, which runs by the side of the park, but this had been resisted. It would seem that some sort of an un derstanding was come to that no further attempt should be made to complete the survey until the respective par ties had been before a magistrate; but late on the Friday night preceding the morning in question, information was received by Lord Harborough's agents that the Company intended at an early hour on Saturday to go upon the park and make the required survey. Parties were immediately dispatched to the neighbouring vil lages for the purpose of calling the tenants and labourers on his Lordship's estate into the field to resist the in tended aggression, and some of them arrived upon the ground as early as a quarter to six, where they found the defendants, who, with the assistance of their work people, to the number of 70 or 80, were about to com plete the business they had come upon. They were re quested to desist, and to go about their business. They refused, and thence arose a fight and disturbance, which lasted a considerable time, and in the result Lord Har borough's people remained masters of the field. Many acts of violence on the part of the defendants were de posed to. A witness named Colson stated that, upon warning the defendants to desist, they said they would go on in spite of him, and he was pushed against and rolled over. The " railways," as the witnesses for the prosecution styled the company's servants, were armed with long pieces of wood, having iron spikes at their ends ; but these were to stick in the ground, and were a part of their business apparatus. Some witnesses spoke to their having bludgeons in their pockets. All the wit nesses for the prosecution denied that they themselves had any weapons beyond walking-sticks, and those only a few, and that their numbers did not exceed twenty or thirty. Mr. Fabian, the steward of Lord Harborough, stated that he arrived in the park a little before seven on the morning of Saturday, and he thought there were seventy or eighty, and from that to one hundred of the " railways" present ; that he heard the noise in the park upwards of half a mile off; that upon coming up he saw Colthurst, and addressed him, saying, " These are most disgraceful proceedings, Mr. Colthurst." He replied, " Mr. Fabian, if you do not wish to be hurt, I should advise you to go away." Mr. Fabian replied, "he thought he (Fabian) had more right there than he had." There was a desperate struggle, but at last the " rail ways" beat a retreat. Then be ordered the gates of the park to be closed, in order that the parties implicated might be identified, and among them were the defendants. In cross-examination, the witness said it had been called in the newspapers, " the battle of Suxby-bridge." Does not know that Lord Harborough commanded in chief. Was a general on that occasion, if Mr. Hill pleased to call him so. He sent Skinner over, Lord Harborough's servant, as an aid-de-camp to summon the rank and file to Stapleford. Could not tell their num ber, had not looked at the muster-roll lately. The men who came before the fray was over and those who came after received 2s. 6d. each, and rations on the Monday. There was no artillery. Heard nothing about the cannon of Lord Harborough's yacht until after the day in question. William Grooby spoke to Colthurst " bragging" at him with a staff, having an iron spike at the end, with which he made a hole in his coat, and John Lewins was assaulted and had a wound in his side ; he could not see it, but felt it for weeks afterwards. Many other wit nesses spoke to the noise and tumult that distinguished the morning of this eventful 15th, describing the "rail ways" as armed with staves, and distinguished by white linen, or ribbon, tied round their arms, the morning not at first being light. Mr. HILL made an elo s quent speech in favour of the de fendants, the gist of which was to show that the parties in question had no intent to commit or provoke any breach of the peace, but they had gone there early in the morning, so that Lord Harborough should be less dis turbed, and the number of men spoken to as being upon the ground arose from the necessity there was for their assistance to work the chains, many .being provided to finish the business of the survey. The CEIEF JUSTICE said it was clear the defendants had no right to have been there, and it was a riot of more than three persons, assembled for a common pur pose, the object being to do that which would or might create a broach of the peace. The jury, however, acquitted the defendants of the riot, and found them guilty of the assault only; and they were sentenced each to one month's imprisonment in the county gaol. completed within the meaning of the statute upon which the indictment was framed, and directed the jury to ac quit the prisoner. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (WEDNESDAY.) (Before the ASSITANT-JUDGE and a Bench of Magis• trates.) THE BPA-FIELDS' BURIAL-GROUND. An indictment was preferred by Mr. Wakeling, on be half of the parochial authorities of elerkenwell, against the parties engaged in the perpetration of the outrages of public decency at the Spa-fields' burial-ground, which are at present exciting so much attention. The grand jury returned a true bill against Robert Vinall, William Langford, Francis Green, William Chas. Bird, William Green ; Tom Smith, and Stephen Bishop, labourers, for opening the graves, removing the dead bodies, destroying the coffins, and interring in the burial ground a greater number of d ecease d p ers ons than the place could decently contain, in violation of public decency, and against the public health. The trial, it is understood, will not take place this session, which will have terminated probably before the parties can have surrendered in due course of law. The prisoner said he merely picked up tho dog in Vero-street, about five or six weeks ago, not knowing to whom it belonged. He hoped God would forgive him if he told a lie, if the Magistrate did not, and that was all. He declared that he had not been out of doors from that time to the present, having met with an accident the very night he found the dog. If picking up a dog in the street was stealing, why of course he stole it, and that was all he had to say about it. Mr. TWYFORD asked how ho had come possessed of all the other dogs found at his lodgings? The prisoner replied that he had met with them ho nestly, and could call a witness who was present to prove it. A week or two ago he gave 31. for one of them. The witness alluded to was not forthcoming. Mr. TWYFORD had no doubt of the prisoner's guilt, and therefore fined him 51., in addition to the value of the dog, 21., directing his committal to hard labour for two months in default of payment. The prisoner—Hard labour, indeed! • I shall pay the money rather than put up with that, at all events. He was then removed from the bar, and at a later period of the'day a companion waited on the Magistrate, and requested a mitigation of the penalty to 51. This request was refused by his worship, and consequently the entire amount was paid, upon which the prisoner was liberated. AERIAL MACHINES and BALLOONS 7'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your valuable journal contained, a few days since, a paragraph respecting the construction of another flying machine, the particulars of which ap pear to have been given in the Cincinnati Gazette. This is a subject, Sir, which, as you will remember, no great length of time back was noticed by the press of this country, and the aerial machine referred to was looked upon by many scientific men and the public as a wonderful and clever invention, calculated to be made available for useful purposes. Yet we find that the aerial machine, which was so generally talked about, although a promising infant and a sur prising model, never lived to exert its astounding mechanical powers, or to give the least proof of its being worthy of the patronage of the wise or the support of a discerning public. The quiet way in which this " thing of life" expired was strikingly con trasted to the pompous announcements and particulars which characterised its birth ; and the confidence and sanguine expectations which many reputed scientific men felt and displayed about it, happened to be suc ceeded by convictions and acknowledgement that it was all humbug, although at first they thought there was a great deal in the thing. Perhaps there was a great deal in it, but whether the great deal was likely to propel it through the atmosphere, or cause it to remain stock still as a cumbrous lot of ma chinery—this, indeed, may be left to able con jecture. It is doubtless fair to admit that this aerial machine was originally designed to rise and fall, but from the peculiarity of its make and shape, the rise and fall seem to have been intended for our estimation of it, and not for elevation or depression in the atmosphere. We have not long ascertained the total failure of this machine in the old world, when we hear of an other flying machine in the new world. It is to be hoped, however, that no countenance will be given to such a project this side of the Atlantic, and in order to point out that it would be unwise to do so, a few reasons will be given in the following lines, why flying machines cannot answer the expectations of their inventors; and why this new ,flying machine, which is different in construction to that which has flown from notice, will also prove a failure. In the first place, flying machines, which are de signed to imitate the motions of birds, fall short of the power, owing to the impossibility of the finest piece of art to equal the roughest piece of nature. The march of inventions and improvements cannot fur nish a specimen of workmanship that will precisely imitate the action of a fish in water, or a serpent on land, yet machinery has something to grapple with both in the liquid and the solid. Neither can a ma chine be made to act like a bird in the air, and these are some of the reasons. The best possible machinery that could be con centrated in an artificial bird, the size of a rook, would not impart anything like similar control over the air, to that which we observe in the real bird. The works however ingeniously put together must necessarily act in many different forms and ways, in order to resemble the spreading of the tail, the flapping of the wings, &c., and as the action of one part of an artificial bird would be essentially different to that of another, so the works to produce such effects must be multiplied, and the machinery indispensable to accomplish this would move a greater weight than the wings, tail, &c., could possibly move with safety, regularity, and precision. Hence the insurmountable difficulty. The most powerful machinery that could be brought to bear would show about as much tendency to raise and guide the bird, as would the wings of a thrush affixed to a raven. I want strong machinery, com posed of very light materials, and not only an arti ficial bird but a real pig may fly ; but at present this cannot be done ; therefore aerial machines seem adapted to act upon the public mind rather than the open atmosphere.. The new machine, however, for which Mr. Pen nington has obtained a patent, differs from Mr. Hew son s in many important points. Mr. Pennington's plans seem more closely to resemble those which were demonstrated, about four years ago, and since at the Polytechnic Institution. The buoyancy of his con trivance he proposes to acquire by a number of sec tion ballons, and although, like the first American aeronaut, he prefers balloons to a balloon, still an as cending power may probably be obtained in this way. The guiding and propelling of the aerial vessels Mr. Pennington intends to effect with a steam engine of one-and-a-half horse power, and a rudder is also to be used. Now, a very few remarks will suffice to show that this scheme will end in disappointment, for it is a fact that neither balloons nor aerial machines can be guided through the air. The former can be done nothing with, and the latter must run their course, or rather the course of the wind. For machinery to govern the motion of a balloon, the wings, wheels, or oars, must be in proportion to the balloon, just as the wings of a bird are adapted to the size of the body. Some very able endeavours have been made to convince people that a little ma chinery at the bottom of the car will produce won drous movements ; and so they may in a room . or still atmosphere, just as a first-rate may be moved in still water, by a number of hands walking aft with a hawser. But let the ship be influenced by strong wind and tide, stout cables, and heavy anchors will not hold her, or allow the model balloon, guided by clock-work, to feel the least breeze of governing her motions; and as such a practice would tend to destroy the balloon, even if it :could be adopted, we rea sonably conclude that all attempts of this sort merit marked deprecation instead of meeting, with public encouragement. It is not surprising that inexperienced men intro duce impracticable measures, when experienced men set the example. Nor is it very singular that the guiding of balloons should bo attempted in the new world, since the same thing has been talked about in the old. That such an idea should arise in the mind of an ingenious gentleman on the other side of the Atlantic, is not to be wondered at, since a report reached the American shores, that a celebrated Eng lish aeronaut had actually guided his balloon thither, and although this report is positively known to be un true, it might have stimulated the inventive genius of the new candidate for aeronautic fame. The guiding of balloons in England having been a subject of con versation, and not a real performance, it is highly probable that the newly invented flying machine in America will end in a like humiliating manner. If such bold and enterprising men as Messrs. Holland, Spencer, and Rush, would continue to promote scientific undertakings, the science might advance rapidly—error would be pointed out, and unscientific displays for mercenary purposes exposed and put a stop to. We might then reasonably hope that bal looning would rise into importance, and become of real utility .—I remain, Sir, your obedient ser vant, HENRY WELLS. THE FALLACY OF THE ORGANIC THEORY. " Anatomy or dissection can give no insight into the cause or cure of diseases."—The 35th clause of Sir J. Graham's New Medical Bill. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Does not the fact of scarcely two Doctors agreeing, in any case, as regards the cause and cure of diseases, prove that the knowledge which they pre tend to derive from anatomy or diisection, is com pletely fallacious ? The truth is, that anatomy cannot give an insight into the cause of diseases, since that cause proceeds from an impurity in the blood, which can only be •eradicated by proper vegetable purgation ; it has, therefore, nothing whatever to do with anatomy. The only possible use of anatomy is in the setting of bones, &c., proceeding from accidents as applied to diseases it is perfectly useless, and only leads to the contradictions so characteristic of doctors. In order to understand the above more fully, persons should compare the human body to a tree, with its roots and branches, they will then understand that when diseased it should be treated as a whole, and not piece -meal, as doctors do, one remedy for this, another for that, and so on to the end of the chapter. The world should never forget that drainage of the land is precisely to the tree what proper purging is to the human body. This is made manifest by the two Lithographic Prints, to be had of all the Hygeian Agents, which Prints should be in the possession of all who care about their health. In conclusion, we will only observe, that if Sir James Graham attempts, by any quibble, to prevent any boly of men from holeling and expressing opinions, however adverse they may be to the Organic Theory, or the pecuniary interests of Doc tors, he will be guilty of a great crime, not only towards this nation, but mankind generally. We use the word " quibble," because the 35th clause of his Mew Medical Bill is widely different from his first bill ; that clause is most artfully and cunningly altered, and clearly aims at abrogating (if possible) the medical liberty of the subject. Let the peo ple and Members of Parliament look to it before it is too late. Sir James Graham may, in his place in Parliament, puff the doctors as much as he pleases ; their museums, their Greek and Latin, their Regius Professorships,* &c., (as if such ac complishments had anything to do with the cause or cure of disease); but we deny his right of abridging, in any manner, the medical liberty of the subject. 'What the people require is this : that Doctors should pursue a true, and not an interested, theory for the cure of diseases, and we contend that their Organic Theory does not tend to that ; it is, in short, a theory SUICIDE OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER. The examination terminated at four o'clock, shortly after which the prisonor was taken back to the prison. At six o'clock he .was seen alive, and as usual, by the wife of the keeper, but at a quarter to seven, on Mr. Hollingworth (the keeper) entering the cell, he found him hanging by his neckcloth to one of the hinges of the door. He was immediately cut down, but life proved to be extinct. DEVON AND CORNWALL WRESTLING. The men of the above counties again resumed and concluded their play yesterday afternoon, at the Breck nock Arms Tavern, Camden• town, and the attendance was far better than on either of the preceding days, many gentlemen of the above counties attending to witness the science in this old English game displayed by the natives of the West of England. The play during the day was extremely good, parti cularly that of Hayman and Hodges, Devonians, and a Cornishman of the name of Bowden, displaying great tact in their play. The principal bouts daring the afternoon came off as follows . George Bowden, of Cornwall, was opposed by Henry Hayman, a Devonshire man, and the play displayed by both men was extremely good, but the Cornishman threw his opponent by a " cross-heave," and Hayman, in return, " back-stepped" his antagonist, but Bowden got much the best of it by throwing his man on his shoulder, thereby throwing his competitor two fair backs. William Snell (Devon), and Hodge, of Devon, were the next worthy of notice, both men standing above six feet, and noted wrestlers. They played together for a length of time, both on the look out, but neither would show a chance ; at length Snell caught his opponent by the " back lock," and threw him a fair back. They again had a long trial, but Hodges gave his back to his antagonist, having hurt himself in falling. The next bout was between John Goodman, of Corn wall, and W. Snell, of Devon, and in this match a dis play of the science took place on each side, both men duing their best, but they played till " time " was called. John Maunder, another Devonian, and Goodman, of Cornwall, tried their skill for a long time, during which several falls took place, Maunder all the time having the advantage, but " time" was up and no back. The next worthy of notice was a bout between George Snell, of Devon, and John Maunder. Snell is a very heavy man, but does not display science. Maunder again played well, having again the best of the bout, Snell leaving the ring, contrary to the wishes of the umpires, and being much excited, not being able to throw his opponent, who gave every chance of play, but was far the superior player, and was heartily cheered throughout this bout. It may be here mentioned that in consequence of the unfavourable weather on Tuesday, the men could not play out the double and treble play yesterday, and they agreed to divide the money ac c o r di n g t o th e res p ect i ve merits of their play, which was as follows : HEAVY WEIGHTS. 1. John Maunder, Devon. 2. John Goodman, Cornwall. 3. William Snell, Devon. 4. J. Dyer, Cornwall. LIGHT WEIGHTS. 1. John Gill, Cornwall. 2. W. Bowden, Cornwall. 3. •••• Hayman, Dem. WARD V. LORD HARBOROUGH AND OTHERS. This was an action for assault and false imprisonment, and arose out of the disputes between his Lordship and the Company. The plaintiff is an engineer, and on Monday, the 11th, had gone over to Mr. Fabian's house to ask permission to be allowed to carry out a survey on the towing path of the Oakham canal. Mr. Fabian stated he had no orders respecting it, but there was a notice board warning people not to trespass in the park under the penalty of 10/ It appeared that Mr. Ward, with his assistant, Mr. Roper, and ten or a dozen labour ing men, proceeded to make his survey, when Dawson, the head gamekeeper of Lord llarborough, rode up and ordered him off. Mr. Ward had at the time a theodolite with him, an instrument used in surveying. Mr. Ward was moving off the ground, when Mr. Dawson, who had stated he should go back to Lord Harborough and ask what he (Dawson) was to do, returned and took Mr. Ward and his whole 13arty into custody, and took pos session of the theodolite. Mr. Ward desired to be taken before a magistrate ; ho went with his assistant in his own conveyance, but after they had gone about two miles, Mr. Dawson told them they might go where they pleased. The men were to be taken in a cart, and the theodolite placed therein. These men had not gone far before Skinner, a footman of his Lordship's, rode up, and said his Lordship said " they might be all tipped out of the cart, and go to the devil ; but if he found them on his grounds again he would shoot them." The theodolite was pitched into the road, and was proved to have sustained damage to the extent of between 6/ and 121. The CHIEF , JUSTII7I3 directed a verdict to bo entered in favour of Lord Harborough, as there was nothing to show that he issued the orders in question for the taking of Mr. Ward and his party. Against the other defen dants—namely, Dawson and his two men—he thought there should be a verdict, the jury giving damages as much as would repair the theodolite, and whatever they chose beside for the assault and detention. The jury accordingly returned a verdict for Lord Harborough, and against the other three defendants. —Damages, 8/. There was another case then called on, in which Lord Harborough was plaintiff; but, at the suggestion of the Judge, the Noble Earl consented to withdraw a juror. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cambridge, March 25. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTzsoN.) Win. Fuller and Robert Munson were indicted for feloniously setting fire to a stack of straw, the property of Robert and James Chabie, of Toft. Mr. Worlledge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Burcham for the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution that the stack was discovered to be on firo about nine o'clock in the evening of the Bth of June, and the prisoners were seen near the prosecutor's premises a short time before the fire, and met by one of the witnesses coming away from the fire ; and on being asked where they had been to, and what they had been doing, they refused to state, and the witness immediately seized both the prisoners by their collars, and detained them. When before the magistrates the prisoners made false statements, which were used as evidence against them on the trial. Mr. BURCHAM addressed the jury for the prisoners, who, after much deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty against both.—Sentence deferred. James Williamson, a boy aged thirteen years, was in dicted for setting fire to a stack of straw, the property of Mr. William Coxall, of Taft. Mr. Mills prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Couch. The case turned entirely upon the question whether the stack had been set fire to in point of law, and it ap pearing from the evidence that the straw which had been actually on fire, was a small quantity lying on the ground close to the stack, and not part of the body of it, to which the flame had not extended, it having been providentially extinguished almost at the moment of ig nition. The Learned JUDGIC thought the offence had not been IMPUDENT FRAUD. Previous to the rising of the Court, :and at the clone of a trial in which Mr. 'lorry, the barrister, had defended the prisoner, that gentleman apologised to the Crurt for the comparatively inefficient management of the defence, as he was not aware that he was retained till the moment that it was called on, when he was informed, to his great surprise, that the proper fee had been given to his clerk, who, upon inquiry, it had been found out, had been per sonated by some individual about the Court, to whom the retainer was given. He had reason to believe that this was not the first time such a fraud had been per petrated. The Learned JUDGE said that he could not interfere, but the proper way was to identify the party, and indict him for obtaining money under false pretences. Willi wiz Smith was placed at the bar upon an indict ment charging him with having stolen a pair of boots on Tuesday evening. The prisoner had scarcely takes his place in the dock, ere The chief turnkey informed the Judge that the pri soner had been tried and acquitted in that Court on the preceding day, in the name of " George Cramer," for having stolen two sheets and other articles from his lodgings. The Learned JUDGE said, now his attention was called to the circumstance, he remembered the case very well, The prisoner had given himself up to the police upon his own charge of having stolen the sheets, but when he caine before that Court yesterday, the jury, in the absence of conclusive testimony upon the subject, had declined to place implicit credence in the prisoner's statement as to his guilt, and therefore they acquitted him. Some further inquiry was then made, when it ap peared that the prisoner had been discharged from cus tody about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and that he was again in custody at six o'clock upon the present charge. The JUDGE said he presumed the object of the pri soner was to get transported. Ile was certainly adopt ing the right course to gain such a consummation. The turnkey said, that the prisoner was tried and convicted at the Central Criminal Court in August last, when he had been sentenced to four months' imprison ment. The prisonerleaded Guilty to this indictment. The Learned J UDGE said it was quite manifest that the end the prisoner had in view was to get himself removed from the country. The sentence upon him was, that he be transported beyond the seas fer 7 years. This was the third felony—for one he had already under gone four months' imprisonment, the second he had ac , cused himself of, and to the third he had now pleaded guilty. The prisoner remained throughout as if totally un concerned at the proceedings, and walked off with the officer with an expression of satisfaction upon his coun tenance. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, named Robert Smith, who was in the employment of Mr. Lawrence, tea dealer, of No. 12, Ni cholas-lane, was brought before the Lord Mayor for final examination, charged with having plundered his master. Mr. Lawrence stated that the prisoner had been in his employment as porter about seven weeks. On Saturday, witness having had reason to suspect the prisoner's in tegrity, watched him, and soon afterwards found in his greatcoat pocket some green tea, and directed one of the young men to have an eye upon him. As he was going out, witness asked him what he had in his pocket, to which ho replied, " Nothing." Witness then said that he had some green tea ; and he declared that it was his first offence, and he begged to be forgiven. In his trousers were found four quarter-pounds of tea, and three two ounce packets of tea in his trousers pockets. Since that time his lodgings had been searched, and two packages of tea, weighing 31b. 3 ounces, 41b. of roasted coffee, and a quantity of coffee lying loose, about 411b5., several packages of cocoa, two ounces of chocolate, and the sum of 1 11. 10s. in gold, were found. The evidence of Mr. Lawrence was corroborated by William Lovett, police-constable, No. 421, and the prisoner was committed for trial. John Shergood was charged with having stolen a quantity of tea, the property of Mr. Russell, grocer, High-street, Borough. William Kangessier, porter to Mr. Russell, stated that on Thursday last he went with his truck to deliver some parcels in the City. After having delivered a parcel in the Minories, he went to Houndsditch, whero he had to deliver another ; and he asked the prisoner, who was a stranger to him, where the house was to which he was going. The prisoner followed, and directed him, and, whilst he went in with the parcel, run away with the two packagesroduced, containing 121b s . we i ght of tea, value 2/. 158. GI Another witness stated that he saw the prisoner take the packages off the truck, and start off with them; and City policeman No. 650 deposed that ho followed the prisoner, and apprehended him with the property in his possession. The Loup MAYOR—Do you wish to say anything in answer to this evidence, prisoner? The prisoner—Why, ,my Lord, the man asked me to m i n d t h e truc k , an d I was only going to take the tea t o th e gent l eman as pur chased it, and had a right to it. Where was the harm in that ? The prisoner was committed for trial. Ilenrich Siebrieght was charged with having robbed another foreigner of a good deal of property. Pincas Weinburgh, a dealer in coral, residing at No. 152, Houndsditch, stated that he had been at his present lodging about eight days, and that the prisoner came to lodge at the same house about four days after his ar rival there. On Saturday last the prisoner left the house in a clandestine manner, and the moment he was gone witnessed missed his carpet bag, fillei with clothes and a top coat. A pawnbroker of Whitechapel-road produced part of the clothes which had been stolen, and stated that they had been pawned by the prisoner. City policeman No. 642 stated that he found the pri soner on Tuesday morning at the office of the Hanove rian Ambassador, applying for his passport, took him into custody, and found in his possession a pawnbroker's duplicate for some of the articles produced. Witness afterwards, upon searching the lodging of the prisoner, found the carpet bag and the rest of the property pro duced, which was identified by the prosecutor. The prisoner was committed for trial. Thomas Mobbs was charged with having committed one of those street robberies now so frequent. On Monday evening a carman, named William Jor dan, left his cart in Bishopsgate-street a few minutes, to get a meal, and upon his return missedhis tarpaulin, which cost four guineas. Upon going into Artillery-lane he met the prisoner carrying the tarpaulin on his back. The prisoner dropped it, and ran off upon being ques tioned. V T The prisoner said it was all a mistake, as he was mis taken for a man of a very different character indeed. The prisoner was committed for trial. The Lord Mayor was engaged for a length of time in hearing cases of petty larceny, a species of theft which has abounded in the City to a wonderful extent, particu larly within the last few months. In fact, very few charges of any importance or interest have been under investigation during the present mayoralty at the Man sion -house; and his Lordship has been generally en gaged in adjudicating . in cases which, although of ordi nary occurrence, require just as much time and attention as cases of the most serious nature. BOW-STREET. James Boobyer was charged before Mr. Twyford with stealing a spaniel dog, valued at 21., the property of Robert Mortimer, tobacconist, of 14, Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. The prisoner had another dog under his arm, when placed in the dock, of a similar breed. The prosecutor missed his. spaniel from his own shop on the night of the 30th of January, and, although he valued it highly (having been offered 31. for it a short time previously), he took no steps to recover possession of it. Within the last fortnight the prisoner's wife called on him, and said that she knew a " party" who had got a dog exactly corresponding with the one ho had lost, and who would give it up on payment of the expenses, &c. Ho replied, that he should do nothing of the sort, but would give the first man in custody whom he met with it, at the same time affecting an indifference as to the loss. On T ues d a y th e p r isoner himself went to pro secutor's hou se , and said he would be the means of get ting the dog b ac k aga i n if th e owner would p a y hi m 15s. Prosecutor's wife said it was too bad, but she would not mind 10s., and accordingly threw four half-crowns on the counter, which he refused to take, alleging that the expenses alone amounted to 12s. 6d. She then said she would pay the money if he produced the dog first, but this he declined doing. lie said it was " close handy," and he could fetch it in five minutes, but would not do so until the money was paid. The, prose cutor then interfered, and threatened to give the pri sonerinto custody, upon which he became very abusive, and declared that " if they took him to Bow-street, he would screw their necks for them." Prosecutor called in a policeman, and, by his advice, the prisoner was given in charg e . Aft er con d uc ti ng hi m t o th e police station, prosecutor accompanied the officer to the pri soner's lodgings, which was found to be at 1, Garden's lane, Cow-cross, St. John street. At this place they discovered a variety of dogs, all of which were taken to the station, but the prosecutor's was not found amongst them. An officer who was at the police-station when the pri soner arrived, proved that, after offering to deliver np the spaniel if the prosecutor would abandon the charge, the prisoner sent his wife to go and fetch it, desiring her " to take it to the owner, whatever might be the conse quences." She went away with that intention, and sub sequently produced the dog, which was instantly identi fied by the prosecutor. CLEIIKEN WELL. W illiam Stokes, aged seventeen, dressed in a light Taglioni, was charged by James Evers, of No. 5, Old Ivers-street, Hoxton, with having picked his pocket of a silk handkerchief. The prisoner was also charged by Mrs. Maria Dent, of Charles-court, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, with having stolen her pocket, containing two half-crown pieces and other articles. It appeared that on Monday afternoon the prosecutors were induced to enter an exhibition of wax-work and legerdemain, on Clerkenwell-green, and whilst there they were both robbed by the prisoner, who was observed to throw the handkerchief and the pocket away, on being taken into custody. Mr. Evers and Mrs. Dent identified the prisoner as having been close to them and fumbling at their persons when they missed their property ; their attention at the time was fixed on the gentleman who was performing legerdemain tricks ; they made an alarm, when the pri soner was given into custody. He threw a pocket hand kerchief, a pair of compasses, and a bottle away, and he dropped Mrs. Dent's empty pocket on the floor. On being searched two half-crowns were found in his pos session. James Taylor, the proprietor of the exhibition, who described himself as a " comedian," a " legerdemainist," and a performer of " dexterity illusions," stated that ho had engaged the place on Clerkenwell-green for the ex hibition of wax-work figures, and he conducted the "es tablishment" in a respectable way. He was performing his "deceptions" when an alarm was made that some persons had been robbed by the prisoner, who was pointed out to him. He immediately jumped over the table before him and collared the prisoner, who threw the handkerchief, &c., under the table, and he dropped Mrs. Dent's pocket. Mr. GREENWOOD—What is the price of admission ? Taylor—Only the small charge of one penny. Mr. GREENWOOD—What sort of tricks do you per • form ? Taylor—Exactly the same sort as Mr. Ander son, the Wizard of the North. Mr. GREENWOOD—Are you as clever as that per former ? Taylor—l leave that to the judgment of my audience and the public. There is a great advantage in having a name. Mr. Mould (the clerk) said he had noticed the exhibi tion. Taylor appeared to be an itinerant competitor of Madame Tussaud, for he had already wax effigies of Tawell, 'locker, and Tapping in his collection. Mr. GREENWOOD—Is that the fact ? Taylor—Yes, your worship ; I try to cater for the amusement of the public. It is the duty of managers, and I trust my col lection is not inferior to some of the best. _ The prisoner, in his defeuee, denied the robberies. A person whom he " know'd" was the thief, but he did not like to expose him. He merely went to see the wax work like other people, without intending robbery. He was out of work. .• Mr. GREENwooD inquired of the officers whether the prisoner was known ? Waddington and Duke, the officers, did not know him; but on examining his taglioni they discovered that the pockets were out at each side of the garment, to enable him to put both arms through the holes, and when in a crowd to use his hands freely with the pockets of parties, and after extracting the property he could remain in a deliberate position with it in his hands, as if he had not disturbed them from his pockets.—(Laughtcr.) This, they said, was an old and common trick with pick pockets, and they had no doubt as to his being a thief. Tho prisoner denied all this, but he was fully com mitted for trial on both charges. SOUTHWARK. HEARTLESS ROBBERY OF A PARENT.—DanieI Law rence, a young man, the son of a wheelwright, was charged with robbing his father of six sovereigns and a half, under the following circumstances: — The father, an aged man, stated that by dint of hard work he had saved up six sovereigns and a half, which he deposited for safety at the bottom of a box, which he kept in his bedroom ; but on Monday he discovered the box had been forced open, and the whole of his savings taken, which were intended to have kept him out of the workhouse. Finding his son had left home and pro ceeded to Greenwich fair, when he returned from that place it was ascertained he was the person by whom he had been robbed, and that the money was nearly all ex pended in profligacy at the fair. Tho poor man seemed to be very much affected while giving his evidence, and admitted that it was not the first time he had been robbed by his son. Policeman 178 said that ho went into a coffee-shop that morning, near the Surrey Theatre, and observed the prisoner with some women exhibiting money, and throwing it about as if it was valueless. That under the impression the money was improperly come by he took the prisoner into custody, when he at once confessed that the money was taken from his father, under the circum stances already described, the greater portion of which he had squandered away in dissipation at the fair. The prisoner expressed his contrition for the offence, said that he was led astray from the paths of honesty by lmid companions, whom he should for ,ever renounce, and that he should alter his conduct in future. The Magistrate characterised the conduct of the pri• Boner as bad in the extreme, and that he should stand re• mended. WANDS WORTH. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Esther 1, a genteel looking young woman, 19 years of age, was charged with committing several robberies whilst in service as house maid in the family of Lionel 011iver, Esq., of Wimbledon common. It appeared that the prisoner went into the service of the prosecutor on the 13th instant, with a character alleged to have been given her by Mr. Mount, of 55, Lower Grosvenor-street. She bad not been in the situa tions week before the family had occasion to regret her introduction into the house, and they determined to get rid of her as quickly as possible. On Tuesday week the prisoner, seeing that she would be discharged, gave her mistress notice that she intended to quit her service in a month. Mrs. Oliver informed her that she could leave then, and she would pay her wages up to the end of that week. These terms did not suit the prisoner, and she would not accept them. The next day she sent her box by the coachman to town. On Friday Barbara Stretton, tho cook, missed a night-dress ; she asked the prisoner if she bad seen it, but she denied all knowledge of it. On the following day the cook acquainted her mistress of her loss, and it was then discovered that several pairs of French shoes and satin slippers, lace collars, and other articles of baby's attire, were missing. The pri soner was taxed with taking these articles : she first declared her innocence, and then admitted that the pro perty was in her box in London. She begged earnestly for forgiveness, and said she would restore all the arti cles. The prisoner was discharged from the service, and went off to town. The box had been taken by the coach man to the town residence of the family in Half-moon street, and thither Mr. 011iver:at once proceeded, lest prisoner might get the box away. The prisoner having given up the money and property, was suffered to take her box away. On the day subsequent to the prisoner's departure from Wimbledon, the cook discovered that she had been still further robbed. Several lace collars, a gown, some pieces of ribbon, and other property had been taken from her boxes. Having mentioned this to the family, she was instructed to go to town and give the prisoner into custody. The cook procured the services of Police constable Mount, 128 C, and they proceeded to gether to No. 8, Snead's gardens, Piccadilly, where the prisoner was lodging. The constable took her into custody, and upon searching her box found the cook's lace collars, ribbon, and gown ; she was wearing one of the collars at the time of her apprehension. Ile also found in the box a pair of mosaic gold ear-rings and a gold brequet seal, the property of Miss Diana 011iver, besides other valuable articles belonging to the family, who, however, declined to prosecute, leaving the prisoner to be dealt with for the robbery of her fellow servant. The prisoner, who said she would reserve her de fence, was fully committed for trial. Mr. PAYNTER desired the constable to make some in quiry respecting the genuineness of the character which Mrs. 011iver had received with the prisoner. DISGRACEFUL EXPOSURE.—CaroIine Bradford and Charlotte Young, two respectably-dressed girls, about 18 years of age each, the former evidently enceinte, were charged on a summons with assaulting Mr. John Stone hill, a pattern-designer, residing at Somers-town, Wands worth. The complainant, who is about forty years of age, stated that on Good Friday evening he was in the parlour of the Plough public house, Wim bledon, enjoying himself with some friends, when the defendants, and another woman whom he did not know, came into the room, and commenced making certain charges against him. He sat still and said nothing, The charges were to the purport that he -- had seduced Caroline Bradford. After a time he rose from his seat for the purpose of leaving the house, when Caroline seized him in the front, Charlotte attacked him on the right, and the unknown lady on the left. Between them they pinned him to the wall, and shook him so that he thought all his clothes would have tumbled off. He at last contrived to slip out of their clutches, and ran out of the house, the women following him, crying " Stop him, stop the villain I A solicitor, who appeared for the defendants, cross examined the complainant, and compelled him, with the magistrate's interference, to acknowledge that he had kept company with the defendant, Caroline Bradford, that he had seduced her, and promised to marry her when his wife had been dead a twelvemonth, and that he had deserted her after he had ascertained that alio was enceinte. Mr. PAYNTEA said the conduct of the complainant was both disgraceful and cruel, but still the law was bound to protect him. The defendants must enter into their own recognizances, and not go near him again. The defendant Bradford had her remedy elsewhere. Ikrd Stanley left town yesterday, for Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. * The evil of such language, when spoken by a Mem ber in the House of Parliament (unless he be prepared to show that the Organic Theory of the Faculty, about which Doctors themselves are all at sixes and sevens, is, beyond doubt, correct), must be obvious to all. The people, as a body, are totally ignorant of medicine, and therefore language such as that used by Sir James is not only beside the question, but tends to perpetuate a false theory, by which h Ong with the root, stre sufferers. of pounds shillings and pence, having for its!), keep the patient on the sick-list as long as 9, Sick people care not a rush about Museums, u . O t . G Latin, Regius Professorships, &c., they want to "d Most of Doctors' physic is anti-medicinal) intended to cure ; it is a combination of d preparations, which can never cure diseases. ever doctors relieve their patients it is by Pr esc i aperients, but they are so tenacious of makiagi. efficient purgatives, that it is only a few e' ipd who (not making a trade of medicine) us e ( id Such was the practice of the great Dr' 1 0 1 Hamilton, of the Edinburgh Infirmary physician in the true sense of the term. 11° _,i0 short, a Hygeist in practice. Let the world 1"' book, " Hamilton on Purgatives." We repeat, and posterity will prove it, - 1 00 ignorance of the People generally, in media' for tIO is alone the prop of Doctors : were it not 30 ignorance the Organic Theory could not 0 11 10 0 minute. The people being in this state of igoor and seeing that Doctors are generally persen, s cation, leave it all to them, forgetting that w e 0 0 ject is to make a trade of medicine and N ov O ti o diseases. Let any one read the medical pub liej " and if such be not his opinion in less than six ,„ of we shall confess ourselves much mistaken ' bo lt views of the Organic Theory. Doctors, as 0 0 will never sanction a theory which all canun ae l ije th The theories of Homoeopathists, Animal Magee ... 4 0 &c., have all got the usual rider, " that the ciei." must pay the fee for advice before he can be c d 1 0, Mr. Morison did away with all such quan„ r etl? therefore Doctors run him down. The Hygeists is the only true one—it can be prao' s ed understood by all.—We are, Sir, yours, , !0.1 MORISON and MOAT. For or on behalf of the body eflig e British College of Health, New-road, London,'March 25, 1845. SPORTING INTELLIGE I ` "01 NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY RACES.—TUESDAY (CONCLUDED.) THE TALLY-HO STARES. —The stewards ha l" ho e ruled the objection, and awarded the stakes t o Sbe that came in first. BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT' CHESTER CUP. to ie,/ 11 to 1 agst Cataract (taken to a large sum); 11 1,6' 5 Semiseria—taken ; 25 to I agst Celeste ; 3°Ano— toe; Surella ; 30 to 1 agst Yheomun-ac-Knuck ' 1, `"00; agst the Dean—taken; 1,000 to 15 agstFaugh' lP s ole 8 to 1 agst the Irish lot—taken to a large seal agst Mr. Collett's two—taken. DERBY. kadfli 18 to 1 agst Clear-the-way—taken to several P I , r pounds ; 20 to 1 agst Cobweb colt—taken !. Newsmonger—taken ; 35 to 1 agst Laird o'vvw 40 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken. h Sorella and Cataract are matched for 500 efit:l9" to run in the Second October Meeting DJ., I ' . giving 71bs. tos The meeting was brought to a close yeeterlbsfl style that must have fully satified all those till fl been instrumental to its restoration. The o l if s agreeably disappointed the apprehensions some showers that fell on Tuesday night was 0 , 9 7 e, the sport excellent, and the attendance quite se °tore as on the first day. In conclusion, we may o r oile predict that under so zealous and competent a 4 ,1 went, with such staunch,* liberal, and inlluellwno, porters as Lords Spencer, Chesterfield, Southas3P;lo9 Bentinek, and Cardigan, Sir C. KnightleY, _ fr 'boO Anson, Messrs. Payne, and Bouverie (we 1 n11 7, 8 40°A, 15 : selection from a long list of patrons), with a 111 14 0 iv, plete stand, and one of the best of race-cours e s, eeti o ampton must become the best Spring provincial in the kingdom. rah' The following are the results of Wednesdays 01,1 The Open Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 Or winner to be sold for 150/. Gentlemen ride • round and a distance. (8 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's New Brighton, 5 yrs, lOst 191 b. .: Mr. Staudwell's Gipsy, 6 yrs, list 21b ................ Mr. T. Dawson's Teresa, 4 yrs, lOst Mb ......... Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs, lOst 12 1 b ... Mr. F. Clark's Arcanus, 6 yrs, I Ist 21b ............ 0 43 t° 2 to 1 agst Arcanus, 2 to I agst Aurungaeb e ' 1 agst New Brighton. Won by a length. A , I Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, 2 113 " - / Sst) Lord G. Bentinck'sJohn-o'Gaunt, aged, lOst 51h Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 4 yrs, 9st 41bs ....... Lord Warwick's Roebuck, 3 yrs, 6st 101b-i isa i u " pia lett's Corranna, 6 yrs, lOst 41b,—and Mr. Fairplay, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b, also ran. wc f sar 2 to 1 on Sorella, and 5 to 1 against Joh." Won cleverly. '"- sari The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes of 10 o°..„j. the winner to be sold for 5001. Twice r" - Subs.) g a rlolV 9 Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 5 yrs, 9st 71b , $ Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs, Bst 91b .......... Mr. Bouverie's Idleness, 4 yrs, Bst 71b .......... The following also started, but were not Plac eu m b; gf; Harris's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs, osti_., 4 „u' gleaf J. Day's Seaport, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; ne" : „. pOt Father Mathew, 4 yrs, Bst 91b; General Gros by Redshank, dam by Tramp, 4 yrs, Bst 71"; '1 ' Exeter's Deodara, 3 yrs, Est 51b ; and Mr. 5 1111 se Jessie Hammond, 3 yrs, Est Mb. 5 to 2 agst Deodara, 4 to 1 agat Idleness , 5 11)11.01( Seaport, 6 to 1 agat Hooton, and 8 to 1 agst Mathew. ,gi Dl' Won by a length, the second beating Idiom,'" length ; nothing near the three. WO: The Beaten Handicap of 5 sous. each. Onc e ro a distance. (7 Subs.) OW 9 Mr. Payne's Queen Mab, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ......... . , . Lord Warwick's Roebuck, 3 yrs, 6st .................. .., ' , Mr. Dawson's Teresa, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ................ .' Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 5 yrg, Bst 21b •••;10 4 Mr. Stevenson's Moselle, 5 yrs, 75 t 111 b, te,, Wesley's Solitude, 3 yrs, 6st 71b also started- a 6 5 agst Queen Mab, taken-4 to 1 agst Solitude -- 41 . 3 ,d , 0 0 4 11 .... 6 1 agst Roebuck. Won by a length ; the tbli fir fourth close together, about a length and a 1111 the second ; the others beaten off. GOAL MARKET. Ale to iv:i d , Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Bncluor )170 Hartley, 16s; Carr's West Hartley, 17s • Ch7 s ;n ` e -, 0 / T i le 15s 9d; Davison's West Hartley, 17s; ' Ha s _.s i— ld, ' 1 Hartley, 16s ; Holywell Main, 16s ; New Taul-ici, d Old Pontop, Iss ; Ord's Redheugh, 15s; Old Tanu e von Pontop Windsor, 14s 3d; Simpson's Pontop, 1511 .1 k 'et 1 9 11 Moor, 19s ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 15s 6d ; Twizell Pilo, ~, West Hartley, 17s • West Wylam, 15s 9d ; WYl a ti, 1 111 , 3 1 W. E., Bewicke and Co., 18s 6d; Gosforth, 18s:,,;"170,,A" 17e 6d ; Hedley, 17s 6d ; Hotspur, 17e ; New lirsrx-v" lii -; Wrickington, 15s ; Eden Main, 18s 6d ; East IletttrobtoS; Haswell, 20s 9d ; Hetton, 20s 6d ; Hylton, 17s 6d ' v i9b ° 6 4 d . 20s 3d; Pembertcn, 17s 6d; Russell's Stewart's, 20s 3d ; Whitwell, 18s 6d ; HartleKL, j904 /6; Heugh Hall, 18s ad; High Thornley, 17s ad; Ne . `DeiSrei: South Kelloe, 18s 9d ; Adelaide, 19s 9d; Brown' s A d; ; 6 , 18s 6d ; Seymour Tees, 19s ; South Durham, - 1 , 811 .,.t - lep ;10 20s ; Cowpen Hartley, 16s 6d ; Derwentwater 11.... slClfr ° Hartley, 16a; , 16a , Powell's Duffryn Steam, 22 " Helen, 206 Hartley, 16s.—Ships arrived, 117. AN CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—On Easter Tue sdj 9 spp I S w whole of the scholars belonging to thia ho s Pl i ti e t P: l , - 0 number, according to annual custom, pro s l + WY, ' cession, headed by the beadles of the hose/glib ts°ol Mansion house, where they were each regal' 40°,14 buns and a glass of wine. The Grecians Well o . by the Lord Mayor with a guinea, 10s., Wi rth .- p "- according to their seniority, the monitors v""- and the scholars generally with ls. each. ---1-"---- 40 BISTI I& . 4 - .... o° 4 On the 17th inst., at Stockwell-common , om- df tb e 1$ Thorne, of a daughter. gar try On the 19th inst., at Elm Lodge, Eletree, O,O OO of R. H. S. Jackson, Esq., of a son. .f of On the 20th inst., at Coulsdon, Surrey, the iv 6 00 Byron, Esq., jun., of a son. u m OA A On the 21st inst., at Skinner-street, Snow - m .. 4 .40 1 1 At P Lutwyche„ of a son. Oli /v. f On the 22d inst., at Kennington, the wife of 0 htie Davis, Esq., of a daughter. geig -- On the 20th inst., at Charterhouse, Mrs. A . O f a daughter. ~, o f On the 21st inst., the wife of John Leeson, -r-''' the bury-square, of a daughter. 0-1)I A On the 21st inst., at Cumberland-place, Reg en: , 6 ftoll' Hon. Lady Butler, of a son and heir. W ll ' ' On the 18th inst., at Clifton, the lady of i a Esq., of a son. of Wi On the 19th inst., in Albemarle-street, the vi-- 5 tll. Coningham, Esq., of a son, still-born. r ddil l g t°P' On the 19th inst., at Eastbourne-terrace , - 3 ' ithe t wife of W. P. Gaskell, of a son. r r• I'l On the 19th inst., at Camberwell, the wif e 0 el l Es n O q., e of a son. v , i n r, 4e the 24th inst., at Grosvenor-square, Mrs. A - lt MARRIED. , S c .di On the 22d inst., at St. James's, BermondseP to sipir Jones, of Great Russell-street, Bedford- 5 0 ' sr v, s ' q. °' youngest daughter of the late John GraleP - 6 0 4 mondsey. On the 22d inst., at St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, tr;gilt/r, Barrett, of Tottenham-court-road, to Elizabetb,lo"o,6ely Mr. Redgrave, of Great Queen-street, Lincehf s b 11, ° f e l, On the 17th ult., at Edinburgh, W. G. C5512;55" del field, county of Ayr, North Britain, to M. An n ' gig. edIP:• only daughter of the late John Henry M e nziee , ,,,, oo , lor,' On the 19th inst., at Trinity Chvrch, 10 1 W e , to -V" Palmer Goddard, Esq., of Lon ton Staffordshir d-W e web / 01 A youngest daughter of J. M'lntosh, Esq., 0 , .- 1- ifr • Islington. On the 20th inst., at St. Saviour's C Mary Ann, second daughter of William I -10151 .„ of street, Borough, to Mr. Edward Lewis Black en ehurch-street, London. DIED. Vglio 0141°° On the 18th inst., at Brighton, J. C. Strode , yi _ o e• j , On the 18th inst., at Rossall Hall, Ebenez ° l,. 611 0 ;ifOr son of E. R. Le Mare, Esq., of Belmont, Cheau"' o f St r On the 20th inst., William Maiden, E s q . ' T A ch 54. ; 0°11 Essex. aged 79. On the 20th inst., at Burle-hill, near — 5ll the t er• for beg 0 1 4, Thomas Potter, Knight, Justice of the Peace 4. l our ~,401 hurch,er, ouirchatiorieo of Lancaster, and Alderman of the borough °' o f I''' On the 20th inst., at Bath, Frances, Countess op, relict of the late Earl of Portmore, aged 89- 0)1 0° o p On the 22d inst., in Nottingham-place , Major tlio 34th Regiment. v et, On the 21st inst., at Great Cumberla nd-str William Fraser, aged 53. Clone''On the 19th inst., in Eaton-square, Dries ga r igsr),„ l4 4 l ; On the 20th inst., at Cadogan-place, Chelel' o n, lie of the late Lawrence Wright, Esq., of Mottron "oh, 4 On the 20th inst., at Brent Lodge, !foldout gsr detl o(r . William Burls, Esq. On the 19th inst., at Cork-street, Burlington - Jane, only daughter of Mr. J. 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