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'Weil to lik, ware titriq ::Y.z... to Ale aisei ti,-n,
that the iggeplation and management of thledi .
orileteesileplelthirPthetomples ef every (nee Th b
had led Pletwos indiscriminately to litempt to yea-
ciente their own-chiidren, and these of others, eel
patients lied been proneuec,d to ha yelled tie disease,
reiehuteis/ly.had it not, and afterwards caught the .
small-pox. by these means, the Draftee had
been much deteriorated. The course likely to
be most effectual, he thought. would be, the -
apprietreent cif a Committee of that Hourte
and of the House of Lords, to investigate the
state of the disorder, and the merits of the remedy.
An inquey so conducted, would he mote congenial
to the people ef the country, and more likely to
produce the effect intended. than a Report of the Col-
lege of Physicians; and although he fully agreed
that any speci.s of compulsion would be improper,
he thought inmethitig little short of it might be re-
torted to, in the case of those who contracted the
small-pox; and that they might be made subject
to certain regaletions, to guard the Public from
the contagien, in the same way that they were
protteted feint the plague. No laws were 111111. e
stiletiy enforced, or more strict in themselves,
(imposing, as they did, the penalty of death) than
those of quarantine : and although the malady
it was now attempted to extirpete, was known by
another name, it was a sort of plague. What he
meant, was, that persons infefleil, should be pre-
vented from associating with others who were not;
and that, for the poor. whose narrow dwellings
might not permit a separation, public receptacles
should be provided. -ibis tort of compulsion,
he thought pettedly consonant with propriety, and
the course pursued in other cases, where the public
h.w:th was concerned. The Vaccine Inoculation
had made less progress in this country, in which it
had been discovered, than in any other.' This was
a remarkable fad; but it arose from tee independ-
time of the people, and the principle of nor being
led in opinion ; and was, therefore, a bad effvfl. item
a nobleViiige 'The best way to medicate tiie pre-
judice,
.was, unait beedly,, te diffuse km lel. 'ee g
and he could titst btseitestri theteMie, Nn* !'t , id
(Lord H. tetty).woule,' in the .neldiewleutoefeesen t 1
some means to make ao opinion come kora bathe
Houses of Parliament, as the most likely way to SA.
tidy the people of the saltuary effe& of what was
recommended to them.
Mr. WINDUAM said, the only point about
Which any difference of opinion seemed us be enter-
tained, was, the mode to be pursued for aiding the
prevalence of the inoculation. For himself, he
entirely agreed with Iris Hnn. Friend near him,
.(Lord H. Petty) rather than with his Hint.- Friend
(Mr. Wilberforce) opposite, He could not at all
conceive. that an opinion, espelleted on such a point.
by that House. Aopld ha.. inert weight than the
judgment of the eon.fp of Physicians., ortebetehe
public would be more recoiled
the vaccine processs, on the .
Gentlemen its Parliament, than left' elided.
menet,. As it was at present ptoposill. .
the sanction of Parliament, superindiallelidell ibi opi-
nion .if the profession, Would apply just as kiosk to•
do ; and the oalycourse the Housesmaideiedepte in
case it chose more atlively.to interfere, Would be tl)
groend their option upon the authority of medical
men. which, he thought, would not be muck aug-
mented in weight, by the formality of passing
through the House. Parliament bad already elt•
pressed its opinion. by the reward, boweryr made.
quotes bestowed on Dr. Jenner ; and yet it was
found that the vaccine process had nut emended it- 1
. self on that account, bnt really did not.prevail so
much as it dad at first. With respect to the. degree
of compulsion suggested by the Hon. Gentleman.
undoubtedly the legislature of any country Was well
warranted in preventing the extension of comegion ;
bin any shin that went further than to remedy th • •
scandalous appearance of children as the streets;
with the Small-Pox infedion upon theme would not,
he thought. succeed ; as the memeat epy thing like
compulsion was resorted to, a perverse spirit of re.,
sistence was created, which would defeat the hi-
tended purpose. The Right Hon.,Secretary con-
cluded by saying, he should support the motion;
under the impression that the opinion of the College.
of -Physicians, supported as it would be. would

answer the end prposed.
Mr. WILBERFORCE and Mr. WINDIiAM

explained. •
Mr. BANKS said, sahat from the late period of
the session, he thought the motion of his Nebli
Friend (Lord M. Petty) best ; but he could not but
thiok, that. at an earlier time, this, which.svas pot
a question of science, but of fact. would haveteen
best elucidated by the course proposed by the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. WUbeforce) near him. With a
view to make the inquiry as extensive as possible,
was desirous that reference should also be made US-
the College of Surgeons. who had as much to do
with the malady as the Physicians, and he hoped
the Noble Lord would embrace the suggestion. W
the vaccine prallice was so useftd as It was tepto-‘"
anted. it must ultimately find its way in despite of
all opposition. and the discoverer could not fail of
receiving, by his pratlice, ample reward • but.
besides that, he thought the reward already be-
stowed by Parliament amply sufficient. and could
not think any further remuneration from the public'
purse due to Dr. Jenne'.
Mr. W. SMITH coincided in the proprietuf Itrif
College of Surgeons being associated with the Play:
skiers', in the ir.quiry to be made ; as, notwithstabd-
ing all the pains taken by the Society for the ester.
ruination of the small-pox, persons had not Wm
able to discriminate between a spurious and the ten*
vaccine matter ; and this association of the two,
bo4ies •,obl serve the better to inform the public,
and guard against future error. He ruse. pried-
patty. to express the great xatisfattion he felt. that
dais impottint subjeet came forward from such a
Itopuetable quarter. Azar !' hear !) ; and thought
that that circumstance alone would contribute mach
to remove public objefdions and prejudices.
Mr. Sli.I.W LEFEYRE expressed his appro-
bation of the motion ; but condemned the idea of
main, any farther reconvene, to Dr. Jenner,
whom he thought already fully rewarded.
Ml. PAUL stared. that the vaccine inoculatioo
had been' extremely beneficial in the East Indies,
red that the mortality in Lucknow bad been de-
creased irr consequence of it, irons 670 and SOO an-
trallly,to 74, dining the last three years that he re-
sided there. The prejudice agaiust the Focus

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;i.n„;;tt? conger in gcott.nitilan in tngt.ina ;
arid heoi therefore ingtestelS the propriety of com-
bining the •Pwitzicians of Ediaburglstaith- those ok
Loitilon, in the work of the inquiry to be. insti-
toted, in order to remove thaobjetions entertained. i
Lord irl. rTy said, be had great satisfaetion
in witnessing o-animity of the Hausa on the
HI; o'leitin ;naking the motion had been
well defined by those Honourahle Gentlemen who
regarded ir, as p to combine all the
epi-
of a great *dentine body on the subjet, and
givint7 them to the public under the sanAion of
Pa rli a lit, He could not a g,ree with thy Hon. Gent.
( Mr. flanks) who had said that it was merely an
inquiry into a matter of fact, of many of the
topics which it would embrace. were such as could
only he comprehended by professional Men. Could
a Cientmttee of that,House decide on the proper
matter to be adopted, and form a criterion by which
;he public might rejea the spurious Or could
they determine on the point, which had been roundly
asserted in pamphlets, issue: by those who opposed
the inoculation. that ele vaccine process generated
other disorders, or roused dormant scorbutic affec-
tions ? He trusted that Gentlemen would agree
with him, that the opinion of a scientific body only,
could prove edizacious. Witb rope& to the annex-
ing other Colleges to that proposed to be consulted,
he had made every possible inquiry as to the best'
bodies to be employed. and had learned, that if the
inquiry was to be condueted without broils, it must
be done by one body at a time. The College of
Physicians would be induced to correspond
_with
other learned bodies, ard,thus the judgment of all ,
else medical talents io the kingdom would be con.
centred in a report, which he should afterwards
move to have referred to a Committee of that House.
He certainly did look to some vltetior proceeding in'.
this case; as, should the report confirm the vast be-
nefit that the discovery is likely to confer on Society,
he should look to make some more adequate com-
pensation to Dr. ironer, than had as yet been
granted him ; but upon that, and every question
wherein the public money was to be voted, a full de-
bate would be had.
. Taw question .was then put.. and the Athireso
:aKt*ed!t., mews arr. and, seederetl to he presented by
such nieutbuiti nelbwtbisue. Oa are of His Majesty's
Privy Council.
Oa the motion of Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, it
was ordered, that there belaid before the House an
account of the ships and tonnage employed i4.;he.
Slave Trade. up to the latest period. •
The Committee on the Oude charge was deterred
until Friday, as Well as the third reading of, the
West-India Trade gill ( which stood for to-morrow) ;
Lord HENRY PET CY observing, that although
there was business appointed for that day, as weU
as to morrow, he would fir on Friday, as. by pos-
sibility, the other business might be put off, and be
should be sorry to lose a vacant day.
'The otheriordere ware disposed of, and the House
adjostrned.' • ' s:. '

We have received _ Papers to .4 215th
of Maj. The clamour,. reveling the accidental

death of Pea ass. the American seaman, killed by a
shot front an English frigate, appears to have entire-
ly subsided ; and Ms s•NDA.I Expedition exclusively
occupies the public attention in, America. We Lave
eitrieked a very important document upon this sub-
jell, from a New York Paper. Ir is a Memorial,
preeteted to. and test i% Congress, in the mouth
of April last, from 8. G. °note, a merchant in that
city. and tie owner of the Leander, one of the ves-
sels employed in Maaanna's Eipedition. Upon the
arrival of Captain COCIMANI in England, with an
account of the appearance of the armament, in the
Caribbean Sea, we stated. that our Government had
se share.ia it. This statement is now fully con-
firmed by the Memorial of Mr. 00MIN, who repre-
sents himself a priacipal agent in Siting if out at New
York. Ms aan oa, he admits, had expeetations of

air proved fallacious ; and, "fin utter leap Of any ,
assistance front the British government. he left
England, and arrived at New York in November
last. That assistance, however, which was refuied
in England, the United States supplied. It is im-
possible to withhold assent from the body of evidence
addoeoi, to-ebeer that the expedition war fitted out
at New York, not only with the knowledge, privity,
ao,I consent, of Mt. Jarrsasom, and the persons
in Office in that city, but with their encouragement
and apProbation. There is no public ad from which
it can be infated, that they supported the plan in
their official capacity; but nothing can be more
clear, than, that as individusls, they were zealous
patrons 'and abettors of the cause; It is an extra-
ordinary circumstance, to find Mr. °Gnu' indicted
for aiding in the equipment of an expedition thus
patronized ; and prosecuted with apparent rancour
and severity. It will, however, be remembered, that
at the time of the fitting out of the armament, the
United States were considered on the eve of a war with
Spain, and it might have been then thought good
policy to encourage the enterprize. Mr. °ones, in
his Memorial, accordingly considers himself the
viitini of the change that has since taken place in
the political situation of the two countries, and
charges the Officers of the Executive Government,
with an attempt to sacrifice him in expiation of
their own errors, or to deprecate the vengeance of
France and Spain. It is not easy to account in any
6a-ea way f% L m AP,gry manna is which Mr. Tat-

lidloorned."
TUE:BRITISH PRESS.
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' THURSDAY Juvr 5.
We have received New York Papers to the 28th