The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

MR. BAKEWELL'S DISMISSAL.

It has turned out that Mr. Bakewell, the surgeon,
who wrote a letter about six weeks since, reflecting wry
strongly upon the medical arrangements in the army before
Sebastopol, has keen summarily dismissed from the service,
without being allowed to substantiate his charges, or being
allowed to be heard in his own defence. Although we were
among the first to doubt the accuracy of Mr. Bekewell'i
statements, and to defend the Medical Department of the
army from the charges preferred against it, we cannot
approve the step thus taken in dismissing him from the
service, in hie absence, and while be was invalided from
dysentery. If his statement were inaccurate, as we believe
they were, he might have been convicted openly by a court
martial; but a secret dismissal, though, perhaps, excusable
in a board of poor law guardians, is unworthy of the
henourable character of the British Army. The itjusticis
of the procedure is apparent. Respecting Mr. Bakewell
himself, it may be interesting to our readers to state that
although a novice in military affairs, he is a gentleman of
excellent profeesionsl education, and who, previous to kis
joining the army, had enjoyed large opportunities of know-
lag how hospitals ought to be managed. Two years ago he
was house surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, and on leav-
ing it took the same office at the Staffordshire General
Hospital, which latter he only resigned in order to go out
to the East. That under present circumstances it is alike
the duty and the interest of those in power to institute a
second and most rigorous inquiry there can be no doubt.
The offer made in the first letter that the Demo of the writer
should be given up to any one wishing to investigate was
characteristic of fearless honesty ; and Mr. Bakewell's past
conduct in respect to it has been such as further to confirm
that impression. Unless he be fairly confuted by evidence
is an open inquiry, the public will regard his charges as all
but proved.—Medical Tones and Graeae.

The Presse of Vienna announces that trains direct
between Vienna and Paris, by Prague and Strasbourg, will
confamence running on Stturday neat.
Up to the 24th, 5,261 foreigners had visited Spa.
A letter from Madrid mentions rumours of an
approaching change in the personnel of the Court. It is
said that a very high personage near the Queen is con-
stantly using influence against the present Government,
especially site. the rupture with the Holy See, and that
many of the courtiers do not attempt to dissemble their
lhotiod of the present regime.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

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las ism& apes a waters's.
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least prevesstlea, sad

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gams Worsen Wes shamed by lb.. Bush, a tobawialst.
The deindsat was tipsy, sad ill through tis window,
galas glow to the ammo of 14d.
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mid, bed goes Late a pablio.hsuso sad felled for sad dual
a pag•piat of gin. Ise whisk be refused to pay. He then
bops to make a tenth noise; sad, when lodged in the
statics bows, palled up all Ow seats, sad was so offessive
Is ell the inmates, that it wee fruad seesaw to tie hi
beads and legs.

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pest lordship. bat I am net always dank.
The Lord Mayer—Yea shall be sober for a week at any
rate, for you shall be looked up upon bread sad water fare.
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they'll look after se in prime, sad mad IN beam when my
fie" is 11. comfortable. (A leash.)
The extraordinary fellow went sway evidently convinced
of the propriety of the senteam.