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ENING EDITION. and political rights, made by a vast and increasing body of men, acute enough to see that their position is not what it might be under a healthier political system, but still not sufficienily enlightened to sot about the redress of their grievances in a fitting manner. Such is Chartism—a fierce, resolute, fana tical, Un compromising spirit, which the sword and the 3 Yallet, aided by all the coercive acts that were ever Yet projected, can no more put down, than they could Put dow n the Scottish Covenanters of old. " Spirit of Modern Tragedy,'' is a cr iti ca l no ti ce , of Mr. Herne's latel y published tragedy " Cosmo de Medici." From .tho ext racts with which the Reviewer furnishes us, we Inclin e to entertain a high opinion of this drama, bu t by no means to indulge in such enthusiastic pane gyrics as be displays throughout his criticism. Ex aggeration, whether as respects praise or censure, always lead s us to doubt the writer's sincerity. We Prefer the s3fe mean which common sense prescribes. Influence of Eloquence on English Freedom" is an ad, tuirably written essay , re pl e t e with s h rew d an d so u n d thinking. " Th ra ld om o f th e B r iti s h P ress " i s a ser viceable. business-like article. " Sketches of Spanish Generals" contain an entertaining biographical sketch of O'Donnell. METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE. A. fair average Number. The most acceptable article is that entitled " The Note Book of an Irish Barrister," in which a piquant biographical sketch is given of Anthony Malone, an Irish Statesman, and c ontemporary of the celebrated Flood. The " Coral lines" is a passable tale. The same may be said for `` Lord Killikelly." The former is from the pen of Mr. Howard. " Public Punishments and Police Reports" is a useful, practical article. The author truly remarks, " public punishments excite no terror in the minds of those who behold them. The sensations evolved under punishments are either dogged insensibility, fortitude, or distress. The hardened and callous culprit excites no terror upon the spectators ; a contra, it has from expe rience been proved to hare the effect of hardening the sensibilitie s of all, whether of those engaged in crime or othervvise." LONDON AND EDINBURGH PHILO SOPHICAL MAGAZINE. This :Magazine is, as usual, replete with scientific nformation. It seeins to be a sort of centre towards which the contributions of the learned gravitate from fro m all pat is of the world. The contents of the pre sent Number are varied and interesting. On the subject of light there arc several papers, which will be perused with much satisfaction by readers of all classes, whether engaged in the pursuits of science or not. The results of Professor Draper's (of New York) ex periments on the absorption of certain of the solar ra ys in passing through chemical soluti ons o f diff erent L "Ids. are curious and important. Mr. Hunt's re searches in nearly the same field, are also valuable, and likely to lead to improvements in the Photographic art an art at once new, simple, and full of delight. Mr. nalliwell, we think. succeeds in proving, in a short article, entitled " New Researches on the Boetian Contractions," the proposition which he hinted of in a forme r Number, viz., that we arc not indebted to the Arabs for decimal notation. DEARDEN'S MISCELLANY. A pleasant, go.siping, Provincial Magazine, but too much given to antiquarianism —a study no longer either very profitable or popular. The progress of society is too rapid, and the current demands upon our attention too numerous and important, to allow us to waste our days in meditations over Druidical ruins, as the Editor of " Dearden's Miscellany" is very fond of doing. The Chapters on Poetry" manifest an earnestness—an enthutiasm, which has the recommendation of novelty. They have much pleased us. The literary notices are few, but very impartial. THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. The are two in number, and very ap propriate' being a P r i ze O x ex hibi ted at the last Smithfield Cattle Show, and a Prize Cart-horse, ex hibited at the meeting in July last, of the Agricultural Society, at Oxford. Both are decently engraved, the first from a painting by Davis, animal painter to Queen Adelaide. The principal articles are devoted to the Corti laws, and Corn-law agitation—subjects which we cannot now, but which we shall very soon notice at some length. The agricultural notices are exceedingly useful. THE SPORTSMAN. Two embellishments ornament the present number of the Sportsman —" Plenipotentiary," winner of the Derby Stakes in 1834, and " Rabit Shooting" with a ferret. They are very neatly engraved by Beckwith. As fo r th e l e tt er - press i t w ill affurdplenty of amusement to ah lovers of field sports. THE NEW BELLE ASSEMBLEE. The principal attraction of this Number is a Por trait of Prince Albert, not very striking either as a good likeness, or as a work of art. Still it will pass muster, accompanied as it is by an unpretending Memoir of his Serene Highness, in which we are not nauseated with the senseless praie of presumptuous ignorance. The original Tales and Verses are numerous, and of higher pretensions than usual. Many of them evince consider able powers of fancy and expression. THE REPER2'ORY OF PATENT INVEN TIONS. This is a very useful, as well as a very necessary Publication to all men of science who devote any por tion of their time to improvements in arts, arms, or ma nufactures. Each Number is embellished with a series of engravings representing the discoveries for which the latest patents have been granted. TILE ASIATIC JOURNAL. ALEXANDER'S EAST INDIA MAGAZINE. These periodicals being severally devoted to the elu cidation of the policy, the literature, the manners and custom, and the physicaland moral wants of our fellow subjects and neighbours in the East, we have placed them under one head, as more convenient for ourselves and for our readers. Both are respectably conducted, and contain—gleaned, for the most part, from books of travels, and Bombay and Calcutta Newspapers —a considerable mass cf interesting Oriental Intelligence. An articl e in Alexander's East India Magazine,entitled "Ob servatons on the Amelioration of the Condition of the Natives of India," by Dr. A. Duncan, an intelligent traveller in India, is well deserving of attention. Ile complains that the ryots, or native cultivators of the "rid, have such short leases, that they have no en couragement to improve it, as to do so would only sub ject them to a high e r rent—an evil in our opinion cf Pe first m agn i tude. The account of the " Mission to ootnn," in the Asiatic Journal, is interesting, de -lel°Ping, as it does, many new features of a region but little known. FINE ARTS, BRITISH INSTITUTION. We were favoured on Saturday with a private View of this exhibition, which is opened this day to the Pub lic. It contains nearly five hundred painting 9, among l 'hieh are several clever landscapes by Lee, who is an artist much to our taste. No. 16, " View in the Higher , S wis3 Alps after a Storm," is from the pencil of Ca lof ama. It is on a large scale, and gives us a vivid idea mountain scenery, but we think there is something rather too monotonous in the colouring. No. 59, Mercury and Argus," by Turner, is in this artist's most wayward and eccentric manner. The picture at the first glance produces a striking effect, but it is at the expense of the truthful and the natural, which Turner seems to make it a point of duty to hold at arm's length. No. 90, " Farewell," is as rich and lustrous a bit of colouring as we have seen for many a day. A knight in armour is bidding adieu to his mistress--who hangs round his neck—previously to his setting out for the wars, The attitude of the lady is full of grace and beauty, and her bright, purple velvet robe, is coloured with exquisite skill. It looks so soft and downy, that You fancy it would yield to your touch. This little gem of art is by Maclise. No. 280, " Characters in Mrs. Hall's drama of the Groves of Blarney," by Crowley, convey s a lively idea of a scene in one of our most another able painting by Maclise. The details are work e d up with tact and spirit, yet it does not strike as a whole, chefly, we suspect, because the canvass is over crowi,d. The eye is distracted with a multiplicity of object s . Th e two best figures in th e pi c t ure are those the harper and Maid Marian, both of which are ex cellent. No. 297, " The Soldier Defeated," represents the interior of a cafe in Normandy, wherein a French soldier is seated playing at backgammon with a shrewd old man, who points out to him, with a chuckle, the f alse move he has-just made. The soldier's countenance betrays much grave and ludicrous perplexity ; but, in deed, all the characters are well defined in this painting. tThere are several other clever pictures, such as " Lady ane Gr e y at t h e Pl ace o f E xecut i on ," " The Falls . of e Co nway," and " Captain Rolando showing Gil Blas the Treasures of his Cave," but space and time prevent us from noticing them in detail. MIDDL E TEMPLE, FEB. 1.--The follOWing Fcntlemen, viz., James Little, William Frederick Lewis, Whitlock Nicholl, William Faulknor Browell, Charles Swaine Wrigat, Richard Thomas Maddison, G eorge A r th ur Li s t er , erge John H olmes, Samuel Barrox, Edmund Sawyer, Prederick Albert Winsor, and C. Z. Macaul a y, E sqrs ., hav ing b een called yesterday to the degree of Barristers at Law, have this (lay been sworn in before the Benehers of the Honor able Society of the Middle Temple. HANovErt, JAN, 23.—The University of Got tingen has refused to elect a Deputy. Everything was (line t o indu ce it to proceed to an election. Great advantages were held out to the University, and to each individual mem ber, b u t all in vain ; the University has declared that it will not elect a Deputy till the present Assembly of the Estate:, is dissolved. Sr. PETERSBURG, JAN. 19.--W o hear that further accounts have been received from General Perowski, commanding the expedition against Khiva. His corps is said to have proceeded 300 herats (200 mile s ) into thc Steppe. The severe weather had not had any bad elTect on the troops. DR. TZ:Li,NI34JILL'S SUCCESS IN THE CURE OF DEAFNESS. (From the Mechanic and Chemist.) We paid Dr. Turnbull a second visit a few days since, and were extremely gratified. One case, in par ticular, came under our notice, in which, during a very short space of time —say ten or twelve minutes—we be held a very obvious improveMent. It was that of a young lady, probably about eihteen years OT age, who had been both deaf and dumb from her birth. When she entered the room she could not hear a s) liable which was tittered, nor did she recognize the least sound, though two books were struck•violently against each ether, close by her ear. We never saw a more la mentable deficiency in the organ of hearing. The Doc tor resorted to his usual 'lleac of restoration, namely, pouring a small quantity of some liquid into the ear, and stirring it round the interior with a piece of soft leather ; having continued this for about five minutes, he repeated the experiment before aliuded to, striking the book, however, much more moderately ; this his patient heard ; the Doctor then spoke to her, and she readily replied by signs that she heard and un• derstood him. TIM first letters of the alphabet were now spoken one by one to her, and she, after a few efforts, repeated them with very tolerable accuracy, proving, beyond a doubt, that a great improvement had taken place. Another case was that of an interesting little boy, about six years of age, named Wells, who was like wise deaf and dumb from his infancy. Through the instrumentality of Or. Turnbull, hearing was i►i a great measure communicated, and the little fellow was enabled to utter mans words with the greatest promp titude and clearness. The variety of cases which come under the Doc tor's notice are singularly numerous and pleasing. One at the present time is that of a respectable family from Scotland, five of whom are deaf ; another, that of a young gentleman of fortune, whose relatives have recently returned with him from Paris, where he has been under some of the most eminent phy sicians ; the sight was peculiarly touching when when the youth returned to the room where we were sitting, to meet those of his friends who had not at tended him whilst under the Doctor's hands ; perceiving how readily he replied to their first inquiries, they burst into tears of gratitude and joy, from a consciousness of the improvement which had been effected ;' another case—to mention no more—struck us as very peculiar ; it was that of a man and his wife, who were both deaf and dumb, and whose only intercourse with each other was kept up by a rapid succession of signs made by their fingers. If we recollect right, they had three children, all deaf and dumb. Highly pleased with what we have seen, we say to Dr. Turnbull, by way of concluding our remarks, " Go on, Doctor, and prosper 1" (From the Woolwich Advertiser.) Dr. Turnbull, of Russell-square, London,' has re cently added considerably to his celebrity by the (Es ' covert' that the remedy he applies to the ears in cases • of deafness, has also a very beneficial effect and shortens the time required to ensure a permanent cure by applying it through the nose at the same time. The application of the remedy by that organ is equally simple and unattended with the slightest danger, as it is by the cars, all that is required being merely to, pour a few drops of liquid of the consistence of oil on the palm of the hand and apply it to the nostrils, in the same mariner as• one would take a pinch of snuff; and with even less sensation, on the contrary .the application is more agreeable. We were delighted to witness the perfection of hearing which a boy, a native of Wales, and for some time an inmate of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in London, had acquired by a few applications, by this method. We are certain we are, within the mark when we state that he heard a watch ticking at a distance of fully 16 feet. To the curious observers of human nature it is a most gratifying sight to witness one lost to society and all ideas of speech, attempt, for the first time, to convey his ideas by sounds instead of by signs, and we are sure Dr. Turnbull will feel pleasure in showing these under his care, and the progress they have made, to a discern• in; public. Any further encomiums by us on one who has proved himself such a benefactor to the human race would be out of place, we therefore allow some of ourbrethren of the Press to express theiropinions, formed from cases which have come under their observation. The following is from the Londonderry Sentinel:— A highly respectable and much esteemed clerical . friend of ours (Warder) speaks in very laudatory terms of Dr. Turnbull's success in the cure of deafiiess, not only as it respects those afflicted with casual or acci dental deafness, but even in the extraordinary cases of deaf mutes—a matter hitherto considered by the faculty impossible. Our respected friend informs us that after labouring for a length of tim e un d er a c h ron i c disease which h a d entirely deprived him of hearing, the use of one ear has been perfectly restored, and he has every hope of recovering the use of the other under • the skilful treatment of Dr. Turnbull. From Cha»zbers' Edinburgh Journal of Sep. 28. 1839.) SUCCESSFUL METHOD OF CURING DEAFNESS. A short time since, in conjunction with our content poraries, the Times, the Standard, the Courier, the Record, and other journals, we referred to a very extra dinary discovery which Dr. Turnbull, of Russell-square, has recently made in the mode of curing deafness, the efficacy of which mode was tested, in the case of from thirty to forty patients, in the presence of noblemen, members of the House of Commons, physicians and surgeons, and a number of literary and scientific gentlemen. Dr. Turnbull has now so far matured his discovery as to be able not only to cure ordi nary cases of deafness, but to cure persons who have been deaf and dumb from their infancy, except where there is an organic malformation of the car. We were yesterday present at another exhibition of the kind alluded to, when we were again furnished with ocular demonstration of the singular efficacy of-Dr. Turnbull's new mode of treatment of deaf persons. A number of persons, of all ages, and from va r i ous parts of the country, w h o h a d been deaf and dumb from their infancy, and otherswhdhad been deaf for six, eight, ten, twelve, and even twenty years, and who have had their hearing entirely restored, or are in a fair way of its being so, were brought forward and rigidly examined. The cases of cure were, in several instances, of so extraor dinary a character, that the spectators could hardly believe the evidence of their own eyes. What adds to the wonderful nature of these cures, is the fact, that neither what is called blowing, nor any•operation of any kind, is resorted to by Dr. Turnbull--the simple appli cation to the ear of a liquid preparation, which does not cause the slightest pain, being all that is necessary, In many instances the cures are almost instantaneous, and it js only in a few cases that more than five or six appli cations of the liniment, at intervals of a few days be tween each, arc needed. It is to the simplicity and in stantaneous nature of the cures, and the circumstance of any thing in the shape of operation being dispensed with, that we are to ascribe the fact of Dr. Turnbull being able to attend (which he has of late repeatedly had to do) to the eases of from 150 to 200 patients in one day. In several instances, which we ourselves wit nessed, the cure of deaf and dumb persons, and of others who were deaf only, was so in , rfect, that the parties could actually hear the ticking of a watch at a greater distance than those parsons who had never had any im pediment in their hearing. An exceedingly interesting part of the exhibition was that of witnessing individuals who had been born deaf and dumb, attempting to speak. Several of them had made such progress in the course of a few weeks, us to be able to articulate some of the more common words viith a wonderful distinctness.— Lo 11 dO Paper.. _ (From the Bristol Times.) SUCCESSFUL METHOD OF TREATING DEAFNESS. _ • - In an age o f em pi r icism like the present we arc in clined rather to commend than censure the caution of the public in receiving with diffidence the reported suc cess of any man in the treatment of maladies over which surgical skill has hitherto had but slight effect. It is now some time since we first heard of the extraor dinary cures performed by Dr. Turnbull, of Russell square, bat though we heard and read well of his character as a physician, we deferred judgment until satisfied by the evidence of our senses. We have within the past week witnessed this proof in the person of one born deaf and dumb, and to whom he has re stored the faculty of hearing and of articulation also. This, we are assured, is achieved by no surgical opera tion, nor is there any affectation of mystery about the treatment, which consists in the simple application of a certain fluid, no occult process—the only talisman is the Ephphatha, the " be ye opened" of skill and science, to whose triumphs Dr. Turnbull has eminently contributed. We think it right, more for the sake of society than of this gentleman, who, however, may be deemed one of its best benefactors, to publish a fact, the announcement of which must give infinite pleasure to the friends of all those who may labour under the most distressing of all defecti. (From the Woolwich Advertiser.) We have on former occasions noticed the wonderful cures performed by Dr. Turnbull, of Russell-square., London, in cases of deafness of long standing, and in others where the parties had been born deaf and conse quently dumb, and we have great pleastre in stating that not only does he still experience the same almost incre dible success, but he has also by his unceasing labours in behalf of sutrerin,7, humanity added to his great di::- coveries. In some in stances on former occasions, when the hearing had been perfectly restored, it became less acute when the nerves relaxed. I n or d er to obviate this he has found that by opplying his !medicine s as a compound in the form of war, he secures its retention on the nerves for such a period as to insure permanent success. Were we to enter into a detail of the variou s cures we have witnessed, or were we to attempt to enu merate the number of patients who h ave found benefit by pl ac i ng themselves under his care, our columns could not contain them.We therefore recommend those who may be sceptical to pay a visit to the Doc tor's residence, as it is always open, and numbers waiting for a n opportunity o f obtaining his highly valuable assistance. From these persons strange:B may obtain a perfectly satisfactory knowledge bf the great blessing of restoration of hearing conferred upon them by Doctor Turnbull ; or he wi:l, in the most affable manner, show them how simple, how certain, and instantaneously efficacious and unin- Jurtous his operations are on the organs of the ear. At present he has patients from all parts of , England, Scotland, and Ireland. His fame has also found its. way to Russia and Persi a , a me di ca l gent l eman of high standing in the former country, and a traveller from the latter, having placed themselves under his care. It is a singular circumstance, and worthy of notice, that Dr. Turnbull, in the course of his discoveries, should also have found a remedy for detects of vision and even total blindness, and that the restoration of sight is effected by equally simple applications as the restore , tion of hearing, without the least pain or inconvenience. These are acquisitions of a high order, and we consi der it our duty, having witnessed, them, to make them known for the benefit of mankind. (From the Thncs of May 16, 1839.) A number of scientific gentlemen (amongst whom we noticed . Mr. R. Crosbic Dawson, Secretary of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Liverpool) assembled yesterday at the house of Dr. Turnbull, in Russell square, to witness th e resu l ts - pro d uce d b y a pre Cass recently discovered by the Doctor, and applied for the cure of deafness and blindness. Between twenty and thirty patients attended, many of whom it was stated by their parents had been born deaf and dumb. They were submitted to various tests, by which it was proved that their deafness had been cured by the application of Dr. Turnbull's remedies ; and what appears most sin gular is, that whether the disease depended on paralysis of the auditory nerve, rupture of the tympanum, or ob. struction of the internal passages, relief had been im mediately obtained, or the complete cure effected, with out delay, pain, or inconvenience. Several patients, who represented that they had been completely blind, I said that they could now see perfectly well. (From Bell's Life in London.) We readily give insertion to the above paragraph, because we have personally visited Dr. Turnbull's souse, a: d had ocular as well as oral demonstration of timilar cures having been performed ; and similar eppor, hunities of observation are open to all who may be sceptical on t h e subject. We have no int eres t i n dis guising the fact that some few of the patients whom we saw stated that they had received no benefit, and that they remained still subject to the same painful pri- Vation of hearing as when they first visited the Doctor. Dr. Turnbull, however, does not profess the power of producing miracles, or restoring that which the organs of nature have withheld, and he candidly admits that some cases which have been presented tb him are incu rable ; still he has found the cases of relief far predomi nant over those of an opposite character. A profes sional friend of ours is now under Dr. Turnbull's treat ment, and we shall readily afford to our ; . eaders . the re sult of his applications, on the. effects of which the Doctor expresses great confidence. Dr. Turnbull—We have had several inquiries re specting the success of Dr. Turnbull . in the cure of deafness, and we are bound in justice to say, that we have had occulsr demonstrations of the most extraor dinary instances, not only of restoration of hearing in patients who had for years been deprived of the use of their organs, but still more extraordinary instances of persons born deaf and dumb—old and young—in a few mi nutes acquiring the perfect power of distinguishing sounds from one end of a chamber to another. - With regard to our own friend, although be certainly hears better, his natural powers have not been as yet perfectly re stored ; still more has been done for him by Dr. Turn bull, than by any other aurist in London or Paris, and his case may be one pres,!nting singular features of dif ficulty. But those who hove doubts on this subject we would recommend to visit Dr. Turnbull's establishment in ltusselkquare, which is opon to all classes, every day presenting new cases. Turnbull has treated defects of the vision, and even total blindness, as well as deafness, with singular success ; upon which matters he will himself give full information, as well as cite instances of the most un questionable deFcription. We would advise " Anti- Quackery" to visit Russell-square ; it will cost him no thing, and he must be a blockheart who would be con vincod against his own common sense. Prejudice is a poor excuse for scepticism. (From the Argus.) A Treatise on Painful and Nervous Diseases, and on a New Mode of . Treatment for Diseases of the Eye • and Ear. By A. Turnbull, M.D. Third .Edition. London : J. Churchill.. Although the third edition of this valuable and in teresting.work has f or some t i me b een l y i ng upon our table, we have hithert o b een una bl e, owing to priority of other publications which had reached us at a much earlier period, to draw public attention to its merits. The fame which its clever author has already justly acquired, can well afford to bear our seem i ng neg l ect ; but we hav e son i c apology to make to our readers for withholdinc , from theM What we are certain they will prize highly. Dr. Turnbull's present popular work gives an inte resting and concise account of the 'almost miraculous success which has attended the application of his, pre paration, called Aconitine, in various nervous disorders. The attested cures of deafness, and not only defective vision, but total deprivation of sight, by the application of Aconitine, appear almost incredible ; but a visit to Dr. Turnbull's residence in Russell- square will con vince the most sceptical of its happy effects. Dr. Turn. bull was forced, by some of the ficislty, into a prema ture publication of his discovery before it had been al lowed sufficient time or range to display its beneficial results, still it is pleasing to know that such ornaments of the profession as Liston, Guthrie, and Kent (the latter, by the way, has been cured of partial blindness by Dr. Turnbull's treatment) have borne testimony to its efficacy. The following is the only extract we can find room for : " Whilst prosecuting my investigations, I was called, in consultation with Mr. Guthrie, to a gentleman Whose sight was affected, and who had had the opinions of several of the most eminent oculists of London ; all of whom concurred in' giving an unfavourable prognosis. I told- Mr. G. that this patient would be much bene fitted, if not quite cured, by a new plan of treatment for the eyes with which I had been occupied for some months past, but that it was still in its infancy, and not sufficiently matured to be given to the world, and that, therefore, he could not at present expect to be made acquainted with it - , especially after what had occurred respecting my discovery of Aconitine, when I was com pelled hastily to publish a work on that subject, in con sequence of a statement having appeared in a medical periodical, in which an attempt was made to give to another individual the credit of the diScovery, but which the gentleman when written to disclaimed in the most handsome manner. I further stated, that I should not disclose the nature of the remedies until I had fully ascertained what they were capable of doing. To this Mr. Guthrie replied, that he approved of my plan, and, in the most handsome manner, and without solicitation on my part, proposed• to give me a trial in the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital, which I accepted. The trial was to be .upon persons affected with incurable Amaurosis, and commenced on the 14th of November, 1836. A few days afterwards I learned, to my great astonishment, that Mr. Guthrie had deli vered a lecture at the Westminster Hospital, in which be had stated that this trial WaS going on, and that he had sent the lecture for publeation to three weekly medical periodicals. Immediately on hearing this, and prior to its being published, I protested to him against this mode of procedure." (From " Physic and Physicians.") We lately noticed this book as a clever and highly en tertaining work, by one intimately aequaiotcd with the defects and merits of the characters whom he very gra phically brings under our notice, and praised it for pre senting a❑ account of the progress and eventual sac• cess of some of the most remarkable men of the day. We envy not the individual who could turn over the pages of this publication, and not be interested in the career, both private and professional—for we can hardly separate them—of such " lights of science" as Liston, Cooper, Brodie, Carlisle, Haiford, Clark, Chambers, and Turnbull. We regret that our space prevents our being able to make more than one additional extract, and take at random the following passage, descriptive of Dr. Turnbull, as a medical practitioner one of the most extrordinary and successful men of the age. His discovery of aconitinc, and his successful application of it in cases of deafness, blindness, and neuralgia, entitle him to the gratitude of suffeting humanity. The author thus introduces him : " Dr. Alexander Turnbull is a physician who has contributed much to the alleviation of human suffering. He commenced practice in the year 1815, in the city of Carlisle, where he obtained considerable fame and patronage. He remained there for five years, when, after visiting Edinburgh, and obtaining his degree of M.D., he in the year 1832, came to the metropolis, took the house in Russell-square, which had been pre viously occupied by Dr. Armstrong, and commeneed the career of a London physician. " Possessing an inquiring and reflecting mind, he directed his attention to the relief of those painful nervous affections, which so often baffle the skill of the most eminent in the profession, and which diseases may be said to constitute to a certain extent the opprobria of our art. " In 1834, Dr. Turnbull discovered the extraordi nary efficacy of vcratriz in certain forms of neuralgia. Prior to this period it was the generally received opinion that this powerful agent had active aperient qualities. M. Magendie, the celebrated French physiologist, states in all the editions of his Formulary' that veratria is principally serviceable in cases where it is desirable to effect a prompt effort ftorn the bowels, Ilow Magendie could have been so deceived, it is not in our power b say ; but it is evident he knew nothing of the real effi cacy of this powerful agent. To Dr. Turnbull belongs th e honour of having introduced to the notice of the public this valuable preparation and the professio n now . generally admit its curative properties, when internally and externally used in tic douloureux . , rheu mat i sm, gout, and all f orms o f neuralgic diseases..'—(Vide Dr. Turn bull on " Painful and Nervous Diseases," p. 7, third edition.) Kai SUN., LON DON, MON DA_ Y FEBRUARY 3, 1840. " Dr. Turnbull has directed much of his attention to the diseases of the ear ; and has succeeded in discover ing some remedies which appear to act instantaneously on that organ, by removing all impediments to the healthy exercise of its functions. When it' is evident that the disease arises from an affection of the nerve, we have seen immediate good result from the use of his ap plication. We have been particular in investigating some extraordinary cases of deafness, which have been treated successfully by this physician, because when re lated they eppear almost incredible ; and we feel much pleasure in testifying to Dr. Turnbull's fairness, absence of all mystery, and willingness to permit every circum stance connected with the patients under his care to be thoroughly sifted. " At present it is not known what the remedies are which Dr. T. has discovered, and which have such ex traordinary efficacy ; but we feel assured that so soon as the Doctor has matured his views, and brought to a conclusion the series of experiments in which he is now engaged, he will make known to the medical public the result of his unwearied, laborious, and patient researches, and thus remove any suspicions which the profession may feel disposed to entertain, in consequence of the re medial agents which lie employs being known only to himself. It would be doing Dr. T. a great injury to disclos e p remature l y the discovery lie has made. 'The matter is as yet only sub judice. The exwriments are far from being finished—much has yet to be done before his views can be laid with'any degree of satisfaction be fore the public. Hitherto (and we speak from personal observation) the result has exceeded the most .sanguine expectations. The most apparently obstinate cases of deafness appear to be incapable of resisting the potency of the application which is used ; and what at first sight astonishes us the most is, that the effect is instanta neous. We have seen cases in which the defect was so great, as to prevent the patient from hearing the ticking of a watch when pressed closely to the ear, and yet in a few minutes after the application was made, the sound was audible to the person when the watch was held two yards from him. " But the most extraordinary cures which this physician has been enabled to effect we have yet to mention. Dr. Turnbull has for some years been engaged in a series of experiments respecting the treatment of children horn deaf and dumb ; and he haS so fir matured his discoveries, that he- has suc ceeded 'in restoring a number of children to a healthy use of the , organs of speech and bearing who had been pronounced by other members of the faculty as incurable. We have in the presence of many distinguished individuals had the gratification of wit nessing the process-which the Doctor has recourse to, and we can vouch for the triumphant success which attends his noble efforts to relieve the sufferings of his fellow -creatures. We have seen no less than two hundred patients at Dr. Turnbull's house in Russell square, in one morning, many of them of course gratui- • tons. He is unremitting in his attention to the most humble of his patients. • " Dr. Turnbiall's manners are extremely gentlemanly and engaging. His knowledge is by no means confined to his profession ; his mind appears to be generally well informed on all subjects. We do not hesitate in af firming, that if merit has its just reward, this physician will one day hold a proud rank among the medical phi losophers of his . day ; and he will be considered as having done much to diminish the amount of human affliction, and, to enlarge the boundaries of medical science." INFA NOUS CONDUCT OF THE LOCAL MAGISTRATES OF ST. LUCIA. (From the St. Lucia Independent.) On the estate of Mad. Rowdier, in the quarter of Ls boric, the sickness of a member of the - family, rendered it necessary to dispatch a boat to the town of Soufriere-- to recall some °thar members of the family to attend to their sick relative. Application was made to some indivi duals residing on the estate—and three men formerly ap prentices attached to the estate, volunteered to row the boat. The men started from Laboric in the night ; and, on arriving at Souffriere, they communicated their message to Miss Rowdier, the person they were sent to fetch home. This lady embarked in the boat, accompanied by Dr. Giraud, • a medical practitioner, residing in Soufriere. On arriving at the estate in I..borie, Dr. Giraud, after visiting- his patient, announced his intention to return immediately to Soufriere ; when it was proposed to the same three men, to take the oars, to pull back again the fifteen miles they had already rowed over twice—they declined, on the ground of ex treme fatigue, and alleged, that it would incapacitate them to return to that labour, from which they earned their sub siszence. It appears the family, subsequently, found other per sons to row Dr, Giraud back to Soufriere, for on his arrival there he sent in a written complaint to the Justices of the Peace, against these three individuals, for having dared to refuse to return with him ! On this complaint, the Justices of the Peace, residing in Soufriere, issued a summons to the three men residing in Laborie, ordering them- to appear at the Justices Courtin Soufriere .— This summons was intrusted to a police man, who presented himself at the dwelling-house of Mad. Roudier, and informed one of the ladies, that the three labourers complained against, were to attend before the Justices at Soufriere I—in this way the writ of summons was executed !—No notice was given to either of the parties interested—and of course they did not appear. But this was immaterial, the three Justices of the Peace at Soufriere did hold their Court, and in the absence of all the parties—Plaintiff and Defendants, on the writ ten complaint of Dr. Giraud—not sworn to !.and without th e exam i nat i on o f a s i ng l e witness!—condemn three m en , to pay , each, a fine of ten round,dollars __and in d e f au l t o f nayment—to fifteen day s ' i m p r i sonent, with hard lab our !!I—Th ese warrant to ex ecute thisjudgment, was put into the hands of the Police, and the presentation of the warrant and a demand for the im mediate payment of ten dollars or go to jail —was the first intimation these unfortunate men received that they had been guilty of a crime, meriting fine or imprisonment— when they refused to row a boat, thirty m il es gratu i tously, to convey De. Giraud from Laborie to Soufriere. The men not having the money to pay the fine, were forthwith dragged away to. Soufriere, and arriving there on Saturday night, they were locked up hi the cells of the .prison, and on Monday morning turned out to hard labour with the rest of the gang ! ! After enduring the imprison ment and hard labour for live days, they made application to the committing Justices to be allowed to return to their homes, to endeavour to raise the emouet of the fine ; this was granted, on their giving security. One of the th ree raised the full a mount , an d pa id it ; a se con d can ed on l y muster six dollars; and the third had not realised the amount of his fine, when the case was brought under the notice of the officer administering the Government, by Mr. Stipendiary Magistrate Johnstone, the superintendent of the district in which the sufferers have their domicile. We understand his Excellency Colonel Everard di rected immediate inquiry into the case, and we are sure he will see snbstantial justice done to - the injured parties ; at the same time it certainly does appear to us that a strict adherence to the directions so distinctly laid down by Lord Glenelg e .would be much more effectual in.- preventing further injury to ene class of the community, and pro ducing coofiience in the ficture impartial administration of the law than any other plan. TURKEY AND EGYPT. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The LSt letters from Alexandria express considerable anxiety as to the course about to be taken for the set tlement of the (Mental question —which difficulties and entanglements (complicated as they are) are as nothing compared to what they may become if hostile interven tion and violent coercion be adopted as the ultima ratio. Such a _policy would be far more fatal than that of Navarino_it would destroy the last fragments of the Ot toman power—it would be the signal for all the desolations of a fanatical religious war—it would place Christian and Nlwsulinan in positions of irreconcilcable hostility. When the two great branches of the Mahontmedan family were about to settle their disputes amicably and peacefully, could European diplomacy find no better object than to prevent that most d e v out l y - to - be-wished -consummatio n ? j Never were the interests of Russia so blindly ministered to as when " the Five Powers" prevented the signature of that treaty of amity, which had been settled between the Sultan and the Viceroy; fir certain it is l'ehemet Ali will not surrender without a fearful struggle the Syrian territory which he holds under the Treaty Kutayali, whose surrender, it is said, Russia and England arc about to insist on. That Russia should desire the sanction and co-ope ration of Great Britain, in any course of p o li c y w hi c h leads to the ruin and exhaustion of any part of the Ottoman dominions. is quite natural--but twat Great Bri tain should lend herself to a policy so sui c id a l i s incre dible. Lord Ponsonby, in his exceeding hatred towards Mehemet Ali may be reckless of consequences—but can the Government at home imag ine that the r ecogn i t i on of Russian ascendancy at Constantinople i s anyt hi ng b ut the deliveryover of Turkey to her most insidio us and dan gerous foe ? Mehemet Ali—Russia well knows —Mehemet provinces Ali, allied to and dependent on the Porte,. would present a formidable barrier apivin!t aggression. He alone can y slo p n ey of p,lF S d y_rir . s m , o l f vbie, restore vitality to the Empire — he alone has with him the prestige of the Mussulman Deputation.. Is Turkey re motest strengthened b:t turbulent, hen n for two generations, she has failed to maintain her sway ? Mehemet Ali has offered to surrender Araby. But could Turkey hold it ? She made the experiment when her armies were as yet compact, and her finances in tolerable condition :—and adby th an e d po thl e i s l Araby was wrested from her by the wanderin g W a h a b r i s. I t was reconquered for her, an d ma de again tributary to her by Mehemet Ali. If the Sultan holds any soverei gn ty over tie holy cities, it is "to, Mel!ernet Ali he is indebted for the recognition of his authority. In July last Mehemet Ali was master of the Levant. He did not march upon Con stantinople ; he took no step beyond the territo r y gua ranteed to him by the Convention of 'K utaya h . More than any man he has made sacrifices to the empire. He defended Ernie, reconqucred Crete,. subdued A cre , re stored Arabia. And what complaints has G reat B r i tain against the Pasha of Egypt? 'l'bis land h as b ecome the steppingstone to India. Thanks to the protect i on of Mehemet Ali, 'she communicates with her Oriental pos sess!ons in one-fifth of the time formerly employed. The desert has been made safe; the Nile and the Red Sea is navigated without anxiety. Is he to be overpowered by being overthrown? This must not be. We are sorry to state the total wreck of the schooner Alarm, John Lincoln, master, belonging to the port of Woodbridge, being the second vessel lost from that port the present winter. It appears she had discharged her cargo, w as d proceeding from Glasson Duck, in ballast, to Li verpoo l , an caught in the dreadful gale last Wednesday. The stern of the vessel was washed cn shore in Canning Dock, at the latter place. COMMON ROAD STEAM CON VEYANCES. On Wednesday the Committee, Shareholders and friends of the C o mmon R oa d S team Conveyance Shareholder:, dined together at the Albion Hotel, Russell -street, Covent-garden,--Mr. Thcobald, the Chairman of the Committee, president. The cloth having been removed, the healths of the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Family, were drunk with due honours. Mr. Willing sung the National Anthem in excellent style; and Mr. Mor gan's comic song of the Coronation was received with very great laughter and applause. Mr. CONCANRIC, one of the Solicitors to the Company, then read the first Report of the Committee, which stated that in the year 1831, a Committee of the House of Com mons reported that eteatn-carriages could ascend billy of considerable inclination with facility and safety ; that they would become a speedier and cheaper modeiof conveyance than carriages drawn by horses, that with the slightest exertion they might be stopped, and turned under circum stances where horses were totally unmanageable ; that they would not act so incuriously on common roads as the feet of horses; that the substitution of inanimate for animal power in draught upon common roads is one of the most important improvements in the Means of internal commu nication ever yet intioduced, and that its practicability had been fully established. In a Committee of the House of Commons in the year 1839, a most minute examination of the question had taken place, and evidence in favour of the plan which this Company is formed to carry out had been received, whereupon Mr. Mackinnon, the Chair man of that Committee ; observed that " the evidence re specting Colonel Meceroni's invention, was most satisfactory and conclusive. He was very glad that evidence had been received, as it would greatly assist the Committee in re commending a means of saving the main roads, and the interests connected with them from the ruin with which they were threat ene d." . It was in accordanc e with th o s e I views, the Company had undeetaken to introduce steam conveyance on the common turnpike roads; and it was with no small pride the Committee had to announce that a carriage constructed on the principle of Col. Maccroni's invention was about to start, which would at once satisfy the Shareholders and the public, and lay the foun dation for its general adoption by every coaching , establishment throughout the kingdom. But to facilitate a speedy, uniform,. and general adoption of steam convey ance upon common roads, a large and liberal aid on the part of those whose interest would be advanced thereby, I was necessary. Of such aid the Committee had the most positive assurances, for the road interests had by this time discovered that it was only by the common road steam car riage their property could be preserved, and their traffic maintained. Throughout the country the coach proprietors, innkeepers, and the very large body of persons who are interested in turnpike trusts, as well as the inhabitants and proprietors of every species of property upon and contigtious to the public lines of road, are at this moment looking forward with anxious hope to the success of this Company, as the means whereby their activity shall be revived, and their interests preserved from ruin. A patent had been oh ! tained for Colonel Maceroni's invention, and a carriage is in course of completion at Mr. Beale's factory, at East Greenwich ; and the Committee arc convinced that they will shortly be able to make arrangements for bringing the steam-carriages into general use—(Hear, hear, hear)—without calling for the full amount of capital suggested in the prospectus. They had been enabled to do their. work thus far without contracting any debt which their fundi in hand (without resorting to fur ther calls) are not adequate to meet—(Applause)—and they rest assured that when the carriage is once in opera tion before the public, ample resources will be at hand._ ( Hear, bear.) Such care is taken in the construction of the first carriages, under the superintendence of Mr. Alex ander Gordon, the eminent engineer, and in one of the most celebrated manufacturing establishments in this country, that the Committee fearlessly assert that they will excel all others hitherto brought before the public in material and manufacture, as well as in principle.—( Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing success to the " Maceroni Common Road Steam Conveyance Company," observed, that the toast involved success also to the Gallant Colonel, upon whose invention the Company rested its hopes.— ( Hear, bear.) Of that success there was, he believed, now no doubt. The innkeepers, coach-proprietors, and trustees of roads throughout .the country had suffered very greatly from the railroads ; and he had no doubt that as soon as the carriages began to run there would be abundant support from those sufferers.--(Hear, hear). Indeed there was already a far greater demand for car riaa;es than the Company would be for some time able to supply. The Company had also attracted already the attention of the capitalists ; and every person whose name appeared upon the list of Shareholders eras a bona fide proprietor, and had paid up the full amount of his sharer. —( Hear, hear, hear.) The whole question of their success appeared to him to resolve itself into thi,—Had they a car riage which could run 2--( Hear, hear.) When lie consi dered the great results that had been obtained by the ap plication of steam, he did not think that there was any thing incredible in the supposition that a steam carriage could run upon a common road. Indeed, after what had been reported by the Committee of the Housed Commons in 1831, and afterwards in 1839, the only wonder was that such a steam-carriage was not running yet. Five years ago, Colonel Maceroni had a carriage running for 18 months, with perfect success, and without any accident. The statement of Mr. Mackinnon would be fully borne cut by scientific men then present, who would bear testimony to the entire practicability of the Celonel'e carriage upon I a common road —( vicar.) The carriages of other in ventors had been tried certainly, but not at all to the same extent, or with the same success as that of Colonel Ma ceroni's. This Company would shortly be able to run their carriages from London to Birmingham, or elsewhere, , at a lower rate than was charged by the railway, and wouid, no doubt, realise for the Celenel the fortune which he merited, and ample profit; to the Shareholders, and to time proprietors and others who, would me the carriages, and who had made epplications for them from all parts of the country. They all knew what large sums had been invested in the carrying establishments of this country, and there was every reason to believe that many of time proprie tors of those establishments would in some form or other advance to this Company the capital which heretofore they had been accustomed to invest in the horse coaches. It mattered not whether they advanced their money in the purchase of shares, or in the form ofa bodus to the Share holders for the use of their carriages -4 Hear, hear)—and that was one reason why he thought the Company should be able to meet the demand, which was already so extensive, without calling for all the capital stated in the prospectus. For his own part he (Mr. Theobald) would have nothing to do with this undertaking, if he had not the most perfect faith in its success, and he was sure that that that was the sentiment of every person in the Committee. He ap pealed to Mr. Herring on his right, and Mr. Hulmandel on his left, who hal expended large sums of money upon their confidence in the capabilities of Colonel Maceroni's invention.—( Hear.) Colonel Mneertoen in returning thanks for the toast with which his name had been coupled, said that in the course of the last 20 years many people had attempted to produce a steam carriage that would run upon a common turnpike road, and of these the mostclever were those which had the least good 111(.1.-4 A laugh. ) The principal amongst them was a Mr. James of Birmingham, who was fol lowed by Mr. Gurney. He (Colonel Maccrone) had as sisted the latter for six months, until he was convinced that Mr. Gurney's plan was a failure altogether. He had served an apprenticeship, but all that he had learned was to avoid the errors of others. He hail found that there must be no smoke—no noise—no chiamey—and no ashes flying about. He had been asked by many editors of newspapers to give them an account of what his carriage could do. But he had invariably refused to do so. and always told them to come and ride with him, that they might judge of his performances for themselves, with their watches in their hands. He appealed to Mr. Hulmandel, whose name was connected with one of the most important inventions of the age (lithography), and who had rode with him for months, whether that statement was not true, and whether he had not always told those gentlemen not to show him what they wrote until it was published?—( Hear, hear.) The Colonel, having briefly sketched the history of his carriage, sat down amidst much applause. Mr. HODGSON, who occupied the Vice Chair, said that he had great pleasure in meeting on that occasion so many friends of the Company, and he believed that their pre sence augured well for the success of the undertaking. That the invention was one of surpassing grandeur, no man could deny-- nor could it be denied that it would attract public admiration, and that it would be attended with great national advantage.—( Applause. ) Its progres s had been retarded by that prejudice which opposes every improvement. But there was now every reason to look forward to its triumph. The carriage would have all the advantage of Mr. Al. xander Cordon's scien tific so erintendence in its construction, and the me chanical skill, experience, and ample means of Mr. Beak. These gentlemen would tell the Company whether the carriage would give new life to the drooping road interests.---( Hear.) The public would see that those carriages would maintain the traffic upon the com mon roads without time dreadfully ruinous expense of the railways, and would carry thorn from villag e ' to village, and from town to town, by the established routes.— He himself had been sceptical as to the practicability of the Colonel's plans ; but upon examining the mass of evidence which appeared in support of them, conviction had been carried to his mind, and he become a sincere ad. wirer of the invention. It was not from any knowledge of his own his judgment had been formed, but it was from what be had seen of the evidence given upon oath, by persons who were above suspicion, who were amongst the highest rank, and the most eminent in science that this country can boast of, that this invention of Maceronis had been satisfactorily tried and had been amply successful.— ( Applauce.) That conviction was not confined to him alone, nor to men of his rank, but it had reached the House of Commons—(Hear)—it had reached the Mar quisate—(Hear, hear)—nay, he would ask, what man could doubt the complete success of the carriage after the decided and conclusive testimony given i❑ its favour by the Marquis of Twceddale before the Committee of the House of Commons in 1839 ?—( New:, hear.) But it was not to be wondered at that that conviction had not been extended more widely, -- --- -- ft - Was obstructed by that prejudice to to which he had before referred, when they remembered that not many years had passed sirce six Briiish Admirals, upon mature deliberation, so l emn ly pronounced that st eam navigaVon upon the high seas was quits impossible, an d now they saw those magnificent steam-ships, of thousands of tons burthen, traversing the Atlantic with as much case and certainty as others navigated The Thames, or crossed the British Channel.—(Hear, hear.) In concluding hi s eloquent speech, Mr. Hodgson, having compliment e d t h e Committee for their indefatigable labours, and th e zeal and determination they had shown to carry to fulfilment the objects of the Company, proposed the health of the gentlemen composing tile Provisional Committee of the Common Road Steam Conveyance Comp any . Mr. TIIEOaAL D bore testimony to the assiduity and pains taken by the Committee. They had in everything tected the interests of thc Company, a n d used every cpxreor-. tion to accomplish tbeir object. ' The toast was drunk with much applause. Song--" Dear Molly has never been false," Mr. Willing. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Alexander Garden, Esq., the engineer to the Company, whose skill and exertion in superintending the coast' fiction of the Com pany's engines, and otherwise aiding the Committee by his professional judgment and assistance, he warmly eulogised. Mr. ALEXANDER CORDON returned thanks. It was with extreme pleasure he saw so many gentlemen inte rested in the internal improvement of the country as sembled at that festive beard. He sincerely thanked Hodgson for having acknowledged, in his eloquent speech, that he (Mr. Alexander Gord on ) h a d b een the first to declare the practicability of steam carriages upon public roads.---( Hear, hear.) He had made tha , declare don at the time wh en t h e Manchester and Liverpool Rail way was first projected. He had not only been unsupport e d by his profe ss i ona l b ret h ren, b ut h e h a d b een assailed with misrepresentations and calumnies.—( Beer, hear, from Colonel Maceroni.) Amidst these •he had protested against those enactments of Parliament, giving to large, powerful, and wealthy bodies the monopoly of the lines of road ehich they selected—( Hear, hear)--advanteges were granted to those bodies which no other institutions pos sessed. C ana l compan i es were forbidden to be carriers on their own lines ; turnpike trusts were not allowed to be sources of profit; but the Railway companies had the whole monopoly of the carrying trade upon their own. lines, and there was no limit to the profits which .they might exact. When they were insolvent Gnverument assisted them with money to go on in oppo sition to those roads, - which were public property. In 1832 and 1833 he had put forth four propositions, one of which was that the public roads, the proprietors of inns, and carrying establishments, wou ld i nev i ta bl y b e ru i ned, however little profit the railways might produce to their proprietors. Aft er h e h ad su ff ered so much from the opposition of his ,colleagues, it was easy to suppose wh a t h e felt when two Committees of the House of Commons reported that th e ra il ways had effected the ruin which he predicted, and that steam-carriages upon common roads were not only praCti ca bl e b ut were capa b le of maintaining tne main nee of reads, from which the ruin they were threatened. Those Committees were composed of Members interested with the commerce of the country, and they would be well able to enforce their views, when a Bill founded upon their recommendations came before the House, and it shortly would. The cause of comnioe road steam conveyance was not confined to. that room, but the Goverrnment and the Legislature had found out the evils .of the railway monopolies, which they had so long encouraged. 'The Committee of last year bad been re composed of the same Members, and Mr. Labouchere, the President of the Board of Trade, was its chairman. He (Mr. G.) did not know how far it would be right to suggest that this Company should petiiion the House to bring the whole subject before the Coaarniztee. He did not know how far it would be for the ad vantage of this Company to show the House that the freedom of the carrying trade could be !maintained by steam carriages.—(Loud and continued applause.) Ile would not cuter into a comparison of Colonel Maceroni's carriages with those of other inventors. He would only say that with the attention which Mr. Beale was applying to 'it, they Would now have a carriage which would answer every purpose for which it was intended. He concluded by proposing the health of Lord Brougham, whom he eulogised as the friend of every real improvement, and who took, he said, a deep interest in the objects cr , this Company. Dr. SCOTT, in an eloquent speech, which was raptu rously applauded, bore testimony to the eulogy which had been passed upon Lord Brougham. The health of Lord Brougham was than drunk with enthusiasm, the whole company standing. Mr. Morgan sang a new, original, and irresistibly laugh able song—," There never was such knowledge as we now see." The CHAMMAN next proposed the health of the Share hollers, through whose means it was that the Committee had been enabled to surmount the difficulties which lay in the way of their important, useful, and magnificent under taking. It was not to be forgotten, in doing due honour to this lost, that, as had been already stated every per son whose name appeared upon the books of the Company was a bona fide Shareholder, and had paid up the full amount of the shares subscribed for.—(Hear.) Mr. GOLDNEY returned thanks for the Shareholders. After all that had been said by the previous speakers, he would not attempt to recapitulate the advantages which this country would derive from locomotive steam carriages upon common roads. He would only express his regret that those who were most interested in the preservation of the roads, bad not come forward more numerously and more liberally to forward the objects of this Company.— (Hear, hear.) They were the persons to be benefited.— ( Hear, hear. ) The inns were shutting up—the business of the Post-rnasters was cearly at an end, and the turn pike roads were deserted.—(Hear, bear.) But he had no doubt that those parsons would soon come forward—that they would very shortly be convinced how far their inte rests were involved in this national undertaking. He himz,ll had become a shareholder, because he was con vinced of its importance and precticability, and the proofs of its complete success were conclusive and undeniable. Mr. CONOASEN said that ti: Se was one topic in the Re port to which he thought it right to advert—namely, the eminent practical engineer to whom the construction of the carriages had been cntrneted.—(Hear, hear.) (Mr. Concanen then passed a warm. eulogy upon Mr. Beale, which was cordially respOnded to by the gentlemen present, especially by Colonel Maceroni and Mr. Alexander Gordon.) For himself, he might take that opportunity of observing that he had been at first ex ceedingly sceptical, as to the feasibility of all that was affirmed of Colonel Maceroni's invention. But he could no longer have a doubt when he read the numerous testi monials of the most scientific and unbiassed persons ; and when he attended in the Committee-room of the House of Commons, and_ heard the statements of Mr. Mackinnon, the Chairman of the Committee, of Mr. Charles Hul manciel, of the Marquis of Tweeddale 4 of Captain Fit zfzerald, of Mr. Leitch Ritchie, and Mr. Alexander Gordon.— (Hear, hear.) He observed on that occasion, that at the commencement of the inquiry, nine out of ten of the Members of the Committee were disposed to turn the pretensions of the carriage into ridicule. But before the conclusion, the evidence which they heard had upon them the same effect that it bad upon him, and they became con verts to the same opinion.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BEALE'S health having been drunk with applause, that gentleman returned thanks. He would not occupy the company with a long speech, but he was bound to say, as a practical engineer, that Meceroni's steam-carriage was the only one that over fascinated him. Many people in deed, and engineers too, took upon themselves to criticise that invention without knowing anything about it.— (Hear, hear.) He once asked a gentleman who was speaking very learnedly upon the subject, if he knew what was the dynamic force of one cubic foot of water raised into steam? The• gentleman could not tell. He had never considered the matter. Well, the dy namic force of a cubic foot of water raised into steam and efficiently applied in Maceroni's engine, was equal to 32 000 lbs. per hour ?—(Hear.) He concluded by declaring his confident belief that the undertaking would infallibly suc ceed. Mr. BENINGFIELD, one of the Committee, proposed the health of the innkeepers, coach-proprietors, and post masters of the country. He was satisfied that the Com pany was working out the prosperity of that now suffering body. He was not surprised that the company had, as yet, received but little aid from them, for although they were a very intelligent body of men, they were but little acquaint ed with scientific matters. But when they came to appreciate the grounds upon which his conviction bad been formed (and he declared solemnly to his Maker, that his ccnvictioa of the success of the carriages, was thorough and sincere,) they would see how much their interests were involved in this undertaking. Ile regretted that the eminent and highly respectable coach-master, by whose aide he had the pleasure of sitting at that table, during the previous part of the evening, had been obliged to go away before that toast was given. It would not, however, be drunk the less cordially on that aceount.—( Appian:o.) The toast was drunk with due honours, as were the healths of the Chairman, and of Messrs. llcdgson and Concanen, the solicitors, and the company separated at a late hour, apparently much satisfied with the important information they had received; and also well satisfied with the faultless banquet which Mr. Simpson (the landlord) had provided. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCFIESTER, FRIDAY' EVENINIG. The attention of several of our leading turf gentlemen seems exclusively given to the approaching great coursing meeting at Chatsworth. The noble patron of the club is expected to be present. Ile nominates a dog in the principal prize. WO to 11 is offered on the field for the CheSter Cup ; 100 to 8, bar Cowboy. The field will yet be backed against nine. THE DERBY.-We have not seen any business since oar last remarks. JAILOR NOT TAILOR.—A man of the name of Marshall was some time ago incarcerated in the gaol of Perth, on a criminal complaint, at the instance of Mr. Bally, 'procurator-fiscal of Dumblane. An application was presented to the sheriff for the liberation of Ma?shall on his finding bail. The prayer of the petition was granted, and a copy of the peti tion and warrant of liberation, certified by the sheriff-clerk, was on the .2.6 th December last addressed to " Mr. William Hut chison, jailor, Perth." There happening to be a tailor of the same name here, the document so addressed was delivered by the letter carrier to him in mistake, and he, thinking it to be a farther attention to it s . t7fre S i o .i ;e e days after p w a -a id s sent to Perth by the sheriff-clerk at Du ' a h n o o a t x h , er ne le v t e t r er blane, addressed as formetly to Mr. Hutchinson, jailor m. ex pressing the greatest surprise that Marshall had not been libe rated, but still, unfortunately, this letter was also delivered to Mr. Hutchinson, tailor, who still considered it a ' s a hoax. In ta bs - e l: ix ! , l t e e teh l n i o e si consequence of the mistake, Marshall was not liberated till Saturday the 11th January, ought to hive had his unnecessary 26th i l tn ib i e l t r i is y on on me t i l l i t e for th o o l f le D rio e d ee o m f that a correspondence has been instituted with the Lord Advo cate on the subject. The twoto documents Ali were delivered up by Tuesday night, which Mr. Hutchison, the tailor, .. Hutchison, the jailor, on THE HAG. ur, JAN. 29. clearly exculpates the latter from all blame. --Perth Paper. Helder of the 2-ITtoho,iosysthat his .Majes terdam, Capt. A ty's le f t r t i e g r ate f , ro th n e l R t c h t e . , bound . fel. the East Indies, which is lying in the Texel, very _narrowly escaped shipwreck in the storm which raged on the night of the 9 0th having lost three anchors ; had the or:iy remaining anchor been lost, the ship, with tile crew of 279 men would, in all probability, have proved a total wreck. Th e fury of the storm was such that the guns which were fired as signals of distress were not heard. At day break, h owever, they were perceived, and three pilot-boats pat out to its assistance; and it being conjectured what was the matter, took out two anchors with chains and cables. The conduct of the Captain is highly extolled by the crew, who ascribe their deliverance, next to God, to his judgment and exertion. HANOVER, JAN. 23.—Professor Blumenbach died yesterday evening, in the BSth year of his age. In 1826 he celebrated th e fif t i et h anniversary of his Professorship. He was far more than fifty years one of the ornaments of the Uni versity, but has for some•years been dead to science, so that the University now loses only his illustrious name. LUSUS NA TURit.—A perfect case of " Sia mese" twins recently occurred at Forants in this county. This lulus vaturce consists of twin females, united by a cartilagi nous band in the legion of the chest. They were not born alive. The bodies have been sent to a London hospital to be prepared for preservation. —Dorset County Chronicle. EVENING E D 'MON. GREAT MEETING OF THE sO CIALISTS OF MANCHESTER. ' A meeting of the body called Socialists, was convened in Carpenters' Hall, Manchester, on Thuisday evening 3 lase, to petition Parliament to " Enter into a full, fair, and • open investigation of the principles, practices, objects ; (and the means proposed for the accomplishment of these • objects) of the' Universal Community Society of Rational Religionists,' and also that Parliament will be pleased to examine the venerable philanthropist and philosopher Ro bert Owen, Esq., formerly of New Lanark, and the huthorized Missionaries and Agents of the Society there upon." The meeting was densely crowded, the immense Hall being crammed almost to suffocation both in the area t n,.i(a)rt li had. ot he below a n d i n the gallery. Mr. A BEL H evwcoo was unanimously called to the Char, wh en h e read a placard explanatory of the object 1 . t m o i f o o n r t s e h c ro p r a m r o t e p i cei.uing. .), He r t e g h e e b d n o , d w if e called n ti s t,n to say, l that he con sidered thi s meeting- was of a very important na t u r e , but e i s t h s is t o r P y e o r s f c t c h u i s country, and t h e history of other countries where Chris - tianity bad been introduced—pe rsecut i on h a d rage d f rom the commencement o f t h at system called Christianity, sometimes violently, at other times seemingly at a eoyr read itail stand still, but at all times its only influence bad been to extend the very opinions which were perse cuted.—( Cheers.) They were now, he supposed, going back again to those days when it raged with considerable violence throughout this country. lit 1824, or about that time, Mr. Carlile and his followers were persecuted for the publication and sale of works which were in opposition to the legally recognied religion in the land. He did not suppose that when Mr. Carlde had beaten the Govern ment, had completely put the energy mil force of the Ge vernrn. ent at defiance—be did not suppose that in twenty years, or less than that, a similar attempt would be made to put down br force, the body called " Socialists."-- (Hear, hear.) - Mr. Carlile therefore et that time achieved considerable good ; he established the right of free discus sion, the right of printing and publishing papers and tracts which-were obnoxious to the acknowledged religion of the land. He had established these rights which had gone on without interruption from that time to this either from the Government or from individuals.—(Cheers.) The attack of the Bishop of Exeter in the House of Lords was one of the most extraordinary statements that ever isseed even from the mouth cf a Bishop.—(Laughter.) He should put it to that meeting, which he considered friendly to the principles of Socialise, whether they individually did not think themselves a match for a 13isho i e—(Cheers)— and he should put in this way; all those who thought they were not a match fora Bishop hold up their hands.— (Nut one was held up.) Now all those un the other hand who did think themselves a match for one of those mitred gentlemen hold up their hands.—( Here every hand in the assembly was held up, which was followed by loud cherre.) He was sure then that with ' such heads and such hearts they would beat all the Bishoes in the world if it came to a fair trial.—(Cheers.) There was no fear of the spirit of persecution—( Hear)—they bad no occasion to antici pate that they would be persecuted, so long as they were determined-to stand by each other in defence of their par ticular opinions. The Bishops must not suppose that they could throw off their. opinions at any time—that theycould act the part of " Jim Crow," and " wheel about and turn. about," just to suit their pleasure.—(Hear, hear.) No; they would find that their principles would become deeply rooted in their minds from the conviction that those prig ciples which they advocated were founded in truth.— (Cheers.) He was aatisfied that when a body —no matter how small that body might be, took up certain principles which they considered to be truths, all the persecutions that could be invented could never put that body down.— (Cheers. ) Attempts had been made in various countries to stifle and put down pu .lic opinion by persecution ; but in all cases of which any record remained, those efforts, though they might succeed for a time, had, in the end, most signally failed--( Hear, hear.) To show them that the Bishop's attempts would fail, that they must fail, and that they could not do otherwise than fail, he would lust • read them a portion of v letter which he had received from Newcastle-upon-Tyne that day : _ . _ " Newcastle, Jan. 2& " Sta-.-We will be much obliged if you will forward us a catalogue of all the books you have printed on Socialism, or that you may have on hand, with the prices, as we have no doubt that there will be a much greater demand for them owing to the late remarks reported in the newspapers to have been made by the Bishop of Exeter in the House of Lords." He had received another letter from Edinburgh, similar in its request, and, for anything he knew, he might, the next day, expect one from " John O'Groat's," so that the Bishop had actually become the best advertising medium which they could have in order to inform this and all other countries that such a system as that called Socialism did actually exist.—( Cheers.) They ought, therefore, to feel proud that the Bishop bad honoured them with his especial notice; and when Socialism became the law of thy land and the Bishops were ousted from their fat livings, they would, no doubt, remember the good se'rvicea of the Bishop of Exeter, and make him a Bishop in the " New Moral Wcrld."—( Chem, and laugloter.) He hoped they would then recollect him, fur he bad done them more honour, aed conferred upon them more real good, than all the rest of the Bishops and the clergy put together.—( Cheers.) He would not detain them longer, but would at once introduce the speaker who was to move the first resolntion.—( Cheers. ) Mr. JAMES SMITH was then called upon to move the first resolution. lie said the resolution he was called upon to move ran thus : " That this 'Meeting, being deeply impressed with the con viction that the principles, objects, and practices of the Univer sal Community Society of Rational Religionists have been grossly misrepresented by the Bishop of Exeter in the House of Lords, last Friday evening, as a rretext for institutingpersecu tion and coercion, to put down principles, which, if erroneoas, should be met by fair argument and persuasion, instead of aio hence and intimidation, are of ()Onion that there can be no li berty of conscience, no practical feeedom of opinion, if this fla grant and partial attempt succeed, and will opposesuch proceed ings by every legal and constitutional means in their power. There was n 1t the least doubt that the Bishop of Exeter bad been imposed upon by some individual or individuals as to the nature and principles of Socialism. Those in dividuals, whoever they were, were doubtless very re ligious persons. They had the " fear of God before their eyes ;" aye, more than " the fear cf God," for they had the slavery of the great mess of the people in their hearts. --(Hear, hear.) Having those objects in view, they had made use of the Bishop of Exeter as a tool in the House of Lords t o i nst ie a t c the Ministers of the day to persecute a small body of men called Social-. ists. Suppose that they proceeded with their perecution what would be the re su lt o f it? When did persecution ever succeed in putting down the party persecuted? Never. At one time the Quakers were persecuted, per haps more than any other body of men in the world; and what had been the result? The Government had perse cuted them, fined thern, imprisoned them, and sold their property until they were actually ashamed of their own misconduct ; and what were the Quakers now ? A wealthy, intelligent, and numerous body, and almost independent of the Government.—( Cheers.) As had been observed, they also persecuted Mr. Carlile, end the consequence of that persecution was, that thousands were made acquainted with Paine's " Age cf Reason," and other works, which they would never have known but for this persecution.— ( Cheers.) Persecution, therefore, could not succeed. And why ? Because it enlisted the sympathies of all classes in fa vour of the party persecuted,whether they were in the right or whether they wero in the wrong. All Governments ought to have but one object in view, and that object was to pro tect the rights and liberties of all classes of the community. Then so long as they obeyed the law of the land, there was no necessity for any apprehension as to persecution; but when they trespassed upon the laws persecution would come and in such case what would be the consequence? Instead of having the sympathies of all classes they would have the sympathy of no class ; but, on the contrary, they would have the disapprobation of all, because they had in that case, instigated to violence. Their course, therefore, was clearly marked out to them, and it was to be peaceful but firm. Their objects were objects of peace and charity to all men, no matter what might be their religious creed. —( Cheers.) What had been the object of the Bishop of Exeter and the high dominant Church party in all ages? It had been persecution. Who was it that persecuted Galileo ? It was the high Church party in Spain. And who persecuted what were called heretics in this country? Who was it that now wished to persecute the Socialists? It was the High Church party, with the Bishop of Exeter and their Robys, and Stowells, and M'Nciles, and such like 'men at their head.—( Hear, hear.) Those men were our enemies now, and what was the reason ? because the So cialists wished to see peace, morality, and virtue spread over the land; and that being the case there would be no n nr e sy c t e o s paf s er i ni t on y tn: f p o cl r \elva e shws i y t o h ; au e nla r d: Bishops,dbvie Because would r a e l i b g n i onls ts religion ists of h in a v t e w t o n ul G d n b d e , th a e n i d r t r h el e i i g r io p n rn ? Its nt of that love wonld be lovin g hi s creatores.—( Hear, hear.) This was the only true worship of the Divine Being. Where was the use of pretending to love God, and it the sae time tamely see i ng hi s creatures steeped to the lips in vice, poverty, misery, and crime, and instead of relieving them when we had the means of doing so, praying to God to do that which was an incumbent duty imposed upon our selves.—( Hear, hear, and applause.) And was it for at tempting to accomplish these objects, for wishing well to their fellow-creatures, that they were thus to be perse cuted ?—( Hear, hear.) But the Bishop had said that the Socialists decried all marriage. If it were true that they did this, why then he would say that they deserved to be persecuted. And, for that very reason, that, if those state ments were true, instead of being promoters of peace, mo rality, and virtue, they would be the promoters of vice, misery, and crime.—( Hear, hear.) Now he would appeal to them whether they bad been the advocates of vice and crime ?—(No, no.) For what purpose did they stand there? Why it was to put down vice and crime. How did they originate ? In poverty and a bad education—( Hear, • hear)—and their objects were to educate the rising gene ration, and to surround them with those circumstances which would make them good and virtuous characters. --(Loud checers.) Then were they the advocates of vice and crime? By no means. There were too many advocates of imincrality under better guises in the different towns of our kingdom, and such in many in stances was the direct influence of many of our established institutions.—( Hear, hear.) What was the licensing of public houses for the retailing of ardent spirits? Look at the vice and crime that bad grown out of this practice It was too enormous even, to think of. There had been more vice and crime committed through intemperance end drunkenness, and bad education, than from all other sources put together. Why, therefore, should the Socialists be charged with advocating vice and Crime ? They were the enemies of vice, and they would oppose it, in whatever • form it appeared, let the Bishop of Exeter say and do wha he would. Tien did he think they were to be put down because a fsw men chose to malign and misrepresent them No; they would vend by their principles; and their ene mies, and the enemies of mankind, might persecute til they were tired.—( Cheers.) What could they do ? The ,- might bring them to the bar of their country? and if they did so, they would h a v e to convict th em u p o n tine testi mony . be found o to of goo c cl o a h n v d ia h t o h n e e n s l t ? men. h They r atc w v h er vi erec l u t l ed thedm