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be al rived at the former place, he found some of the particular
friends of the old (lentlernan had already reached there, ard
had discovered that the latter was living in a lapse with
Hunter and 6,41.101. jun. They bad made more than one at-
tempt to gain mews to him, but this was preventrd by the two
prisenna, a, el upon one occasion a seufflii ensued, but the prron. rs
obtained the mixtery. rotatable was then called in, but he
knew
nothing of the merits of the affair, and refused to interfere.—
When Ledbetter learned these circumstances, he went at, once to
thchouse, and, having obtained admissior, took the prisoners into
enstody without ceremony, and gave free access to the friends of Mr. I
4,411)41011, ten. The poor old gentleman seemed greatly rejoieed to
ate them, end shook them all heartily by the hand. He treated
frdbeliel' in Ole neme manner, and said lie regarded him as his de.
'item Ile Was, of enurae, much agitated, and his friends thought
it advisable to procure medical aid, and two physicians were call-
ed in, who merely prescribed a composing draught. When
this was sent, dinner was jest served up for the old Ovule-
' man, but he said,—s• Now I know i have my friends about
me, I have no •ohjection to leave my dinner, and take the
draught, If you think it will do me gond. I have been offered stuff
before, but I would not take it while I was in such hands." His'
friends assured him they thought it would do him rind and he took
it and retired totem. Ile had previously uniformly refused to take
any thing but the find which, was prepared by the landlady of the
house. limn inquiry, it WAS found that there was no each place as
Cambridge-house, Sussex, and the answer given to Mr. !Within by
Grindell„ jun. mint therefore base been a mere rose to elude put.
suit. Mr. Crindell said, be bad been kept under strict restraint by
Hunter and his nephew, butt did not det^ribe any tut of positive
assault or iii Image beyond the refusing to permit hint toga where '
he pietism!. 'rite prisoner Griodell hail been living- with his uncle
for right er nine months previatts to the extraortreary transaction
in question, and lied bought and cold stock for him ; and, In fact,
had been theconlidesitial manager of his affairs.
Before 114' foreiblo removal of Mr,. flrindell, every mum
had been veal to prevail on her to join in the plan fur conveyi '
The unciliatn canary, and adopting niensures to sue out a Com..
mission of Lunacy; but she firmly repulsed all solicitation upon
that subject, Every strnta!zem was then resoved to to get her away
from ihe house tor a time, but she is a woman possessing an ex-
tramilinsay degree of aenteneatt and penetration, and all efforts to
get her tram the house were unavailing until force waa used. Orin
dell. jun. Oee his apprehension. has odt:tilted that he intended to
have his wife kept rermanently at the house at Bettina-green, and
teat he Tirane to pay 10f/. a year far her maintenance. He has
treated the mater with a great show rf ind Aft fence from the be-
ainnlhg, and h a behaved like a man who, having failed in a pro-
ject, WAS /Meek% I.f the consequences which the n;terniu might
rng upon him While Wore the Magistrates he preserved a
anvil ng and careless demeanour.
Mr. °ejecta', son. was brought to the office in a coach, and.
was snpoortrd to the bench by Mrs. C. firindill. lint almost
entirely lon the use of one side by parabsia, hut his countenance
looks extremely f e.ll and hialihy, and few p?rsons would imagine
him to be a., old (76) as he really is. His eye is steady and serene,
and has none of that occasional wildness and recency of expression
which indicates insanity.
When the old Gentleman amended the bench, lie was immetti.
ately recognised by Mr. Beckett, a County 31agistrate, who °fen
sits here, and who, rising, and reinkim; Mr. firindell by the hand,
asked him how he did; and if he did not recollect hint. men' inning
hie own name?—Ha! Ihckett, said the old Gentleman, recollect
you ! to be sure I do; and I am Very glad to see you.
Mr. IleckettaL(hrrs is an acquaintance of very long standing—
tabour :al or old year, I believe.—Mr. Orindell—Ay. that it is.
Mr. Beckett—W.ll, try good old friend, and how do you do?—
Why," replied Mr. Heinrich, in a hearty tone, " pretty well,
considering all that his happen. d."
The
It, eprilimonewts sted which w
7swaereht peedliel 'ort:
Mr.
the table, and
Sir
Grindell, and, on his being
pointed oat, lilt. G. sm. raised ris hands, and said, s• Ay, there
he is—Oh ! oh!" (shaking his bead ha the prisoner.)
Sir R. BraxtE.-.Let Ledbet:er be Ramon.
This was dune, and the officer stared, in answer to questions from
Sir R. liirnie, that lie found Me. Heinrich, Gen. at Bolton (louse,
Tunbridge 1l ehla.
Sir R. lit nwrE—Did he appear to be under restraint ? bedbet-
ter—Ves. Sir; he appeared to be under thecare of Charles Grindell
and Hunter.

Sir K. Moult (to the prisoners)—And pray why did you take
him th. re ? Huntcr—l took him by the authority of Mr. Charles
Grindell.

Sir R. Brawit —Yes perhaps so; but I should like to knew
what right he had to take him there.
C. Orinclell—l thought the change of air would do him good.
Sir R. lIT a N ll,—Cnarige of air, indeed ! Pray, Sir. (turning to
Mr. Grindell, sen.) dal you go to Tunbridge Willa with your own
consent, or was it against your will? Mr. Grindell—Against my
will entirely, certainly.
Sir It. Btrixtr.—l think it quite unnecessary to ask any further
questions. I chill call upon these persons to find bail, and very
geod bail it must be.
Some commotion then followed as to the amount of ba Ito be
required, and !ill'. Haddon informed Sir Richard that the defend-
ants were already under orders to give notice of bail to a heavy
amount upon another charge.
Sir R. Br awlE—Then I shall require entirely fresh notice, and
fresh bail. In the mean time, if the pfisoncrs have any thing to say,
in answer to this charge, I am ready to hear them.
C. Grindell said, he was prepared to justify his conduct. Dr.
Burrows had been called in to Mr. Grindell, sen. and had declared
that he was int,' hie of taking core of himself, and that he re.
111
quad to he pl antler the conperson.
constant Watch ofvorne lle
(misoner) inten Id to take cut a commission of lurtocy, and was
fully prepared with evidence to (Iffy it to its fullest extent.
Mr. Beckett—Why not bring Dr. Burrower here ?—C. Grindell
made no reply.
Sir R. Bt RXIE, addressing the prisoner Grindell, said—lf the
assertion which you have made came from any other quarter, I
might be Inclined to pay attention to it ; but, as emanating from
you, it, in my opinion, merits very little. You know you have
yourself been in confinement.
C. Grindell—No, I have not.
Sir It. BIRNIE—Yes, you have.
C. Grindell—l deny it ; it was my father, as Mr. Dunstan, of
St. Luke's, can prove.
Sir R. IlingrE—Well, but I should like to be informed wha
right you had to interfere;supposing all you have said of your
uncle (not one went of which I believe) to be true ?
C. Grindell—l ant the heir at law.
Sir R. BIRNIE—You the heir at law! How could you know
that you would ever receive a single shilling of your uncle's pro-
perty? that rests entirely with himself. Ile could leave all his
money to me, if he chose. I should imagire that, after the man.
ner in wliiiit you have treated your uncle, you will have very little
chance of coming into possession of any of his worldly goads.
Mr. Grindell, sen.-1 epend upbn it I shall not leave him a six-
pence. I made it in bus'ness honestly. I begen the world with
(OW., and, by industry and good fortune, have collected a good
sum together, and will do as -I
please with it. You, whom I edu-
cated and pretected in your youth, to treat me thus! You will not
have a farthing, depend upon it.
Mr. Haddon then requested that Air. Grindell, sen. might he
sworn and examined upon oath ; aid the oa h having been admi-
nistered,
Sir It. Ilinsie said, he should oily ask hint this single question
—... Was he taken against his will ?"
Mr. ()linden said, " Certainly."
Mr. lladdon—Will you have the kindness, Sir, to ask Mr. Grin-
dell if lie has reason to fear violence from Charles Grindell ?—'flie
question was put, and answered by Mr. Grindell, sen. in the aftir.
mative. _ . _

Sir R. Iltnxifi then gave orders for the defendants to find bail,
of which they were to gt:e due notice.
Mr. Haddon ASK that the names of persons to be offered as bail
had been given in on the previous right in the other case, and he
was now prepared to object to that bail.
Sir R. Brusin—Very well. This, you know, is a fresh offence,
and I shall, of course, require fresh notice.
(:. Grindell asked what amount of bail Sir R. Birnie would de.
mand ? Sir R. Birnie-0 ! I eon't know exactly; a few hundreds ;
but 1 shall be more particular in inquiring into the respectability of
the parties who offer themselves than as to the precise amount
of the recognizance& I shall take care, you may depend upon it,
to have good bad.
C. Grindell-1 em afraid I shall not be able to procure such buil
as you may require.
Sir R. BIUNIC-Whilt ! an heir at law to 40.1100!. or 50.000!.
not able to find bail to the amount of a few hundreds ? That isodd,
indeed !
C. Grinde!l—l don't know that I can. I hoped to have had Mr.'
Adolphus here, alto would have ague:d for the reduction of the
amount of bail.

Sir R. BIRN lE—With •ery little effect. 1 suspect. Pray, did
?Ir. Adolphus tcll you that you were hair-at-law to this gentleman's
property ?
C. Graidell—l shall rot answer that question. I shall lay the
whole matter before the laird Chancellor, and have no fear about
the result. I shill-put the busilicks in Chancery, and make out my
case, I have no doubt.

Sir H. Bin NlE—i wish you joy of the experiment. However,
Sir, I shall have very good bail before we pal t. It cannot be en-
dured in this country that a respectcblc Gentltman, full of age and
infirmities, should be dragged about from place to place at your
pleasure.
The two defendants continued talking about the amount of ball
for some time, when
Sir It. Bosun said, Clear out ti•ese people, and let them give
notice of bail in the usual way. I ail' rot have the public busi-
ness impeded by their noise. have directed what is to be done—
take them away.
The prisoner% were then committed to prison until they tender
bail which shall be approved of by the Alagistrates.—C. Griodell
is to find bail, himself in 5001, and two sureties in 2.501., on each
of die two chargut ; and Hunter HIM and two in 511/. also upon
each charge.
Sir It. Ilinwir said, M the course of the inquiry, that the offence
was a transportable one.

HATTONLOARDEN—Venterday, !leery Dement and James
Bishop were brought before Mr. Sergeant SELLox, charged with
the following robbery.
James ()Wield, a milk.carrier, stated that he was passing along
by the Prospect Cottages, in the Lower-toad, Islington. on Mon.
day night, when he perctived two men attempting to raise up the
window of one of the cottages; after watching them for some time,
he saw the prisoner Bishop get in, whilst the other remained out-
side; an alarm having been given, the man who entered the win.
dow jumped out, and handed something to a third person who
came up, and the whole three immediately mada ME Witness put.

surd them, crying " Stop thief," and the prisoners at tlie bar were
it] t ilia tel y apprehended.
Mrs. Clementlna Ten:bine (a French lady) stated that she re-
sided one of the houses called Prospect Cottages. On Monday
night she was sitting up stairs, when she heard a noise in the room
bele,, and, on opening the loot, she observed a man jump nut of
the parlour window, and rim away. On searching the apartment,
she perceived that a rosewood desk bad been taken offs work table
which stood neat the window. It contained nothing bat a few me-
mo-anda, and some trinkets of no great value.
The tint witm as (Oidfield), in answer to a question from the
Magistrate, said that he had never lost sight of the ori-otters from
the time he first us. them until they were apprehended.
Bishop, in his defence, denied having gone into the window,
and said it was Duman who had CIIT11111•Iffi tite robbery, and of
whom he had no previous knoviedw.: until he Intl with him that
evening by mere accident.
Damon as reitolatedy contended that he hod no participation
whatsoever in the offence with which they were jointly charged. and
when Bishop wrest in at the window, he (Dumont) thought It
was only for amusement.
Mr. Sergeant .SELL ON inferred the prisoners, liat anicatt they
' could produce better evidence than this at the Old Bailey, they
wtdild find that they cad been amusing themselves in rather a
dangerous way, as the Owego was one of a very serious nature.
The prisoner; were then fully committed for trial, and the prose.
cutora were bound over in their several recrgnieancea.

MARyt.tnostr.—Yesterday the case of Mr. Sol int-, alto was
charged on suspicion of baring stolen lead in his pas .casitAi. was
resnmed before Mews. Gni/Tons and Ilno rt Tom, when
germl respectable persons attended, and proved satisfici•irily that
Mr. Salter came by the lead in nn honest way. on which the care
was ilismitesed, and the property restored to hint. Mr. salter did
not attend himself, but Rem his wife.
Mr. lino uoorrox explaMed to her the esteaorlinSie erroduet of
her husband on the preceding day, and inquired if he wastage.
Mn. Salter stated that for some tioie past her hasbend had ex-
hibited symptoms of a bewildered mind. About two years rig° a
young woman was delivered of a child in her house, and it died
soon after its birth. On the night of its dissolution, Mr. Salter
imagined that he heard the !creams of a child, and the cry of
" Murder," which made so powerful an impression on his mind,
that nothing cold convince him but the child died by violent mewls,
and he arts daily annoyed by the imagfriary screws of the child
ever since. lie caused a Coroner's Inquest to be held upon the
body, and the mother of the infant was perfectly exhonerated by a
verdict of Natural Death being recorded.
'extol!-nar.r..—Yesterday, a man who gave his name John
Wilsus, and pretended to he a seaman belonging to the Britten*
East Indianian, was bronght up to this office in custody, before the
sitticg Magistrate, 11. J. Chambers, Esq., on the followitig charges
of gross imposition. The prisoner is a hardy looking fellow, and
appeared as if he had just come ofra long sea voyage. Disappear-
ance altogether was well calculated to impose on the credulity of
those whom he selected as his dives.
A watchman, named Pretty, stated that about one o'clock that
morning, while on duty in .the Kent-road, the nittioner addressed
him, asking where it watt likely he could be accotionadated with a
bed, and intimating that he was a stranger just conic home from
sea. At that late hour the watchman told him there would be con.
siderable difficulty in procuring a lodging. I.llc prisoner then
walked away in the direction of Caroline-place ; aid in about
half an hour afterwards the watchman was called to quell a ens-
turbanee that had arisen in the Shand Arms public-house, close ut
hand. On proceeding there, the watchman was surprised on per-
ceiving that the man who had been previously making inquiries
of him was the individual who was the cause of it; and
the landlord of the house (Mr. Qaellan) gave an account of
the prisoner's conduct while in his house. When the prisoner
knocked at the door (said 111r.Quellan), on being asked who was
there, he replied that he had just come from the East Indies., and
that he had great news to tell the inmates from that quarter of the
world. Mr. Quentin having a brother at Madras, arid net doubt-
ing but lie was the bearer of tidings from hint, iinn:c!iktely admitted
the stranger, whose appearance accorded with tiic amount he gave
of his way of life, and convinced the landlord that lie should
have every information possible with respect to his long
absent brother, from whom the family hail not beard
fur a conaideralde period. Accordingly, when the prisoiter was
admitted, a variety of questions wen; put to him on the sub-
ject which he repro vital he had called there to apprise the family
of; in answer to which he Said, that lie had just landed from the
Britannia Indiaman, which lie left at Gravesend, and that lie came
up to town in order to inform Mr. Qualm of the welfare of his
brother, whom he described as making a rapid fortune at Madras,
and that there were two immense large packages on board the ship.
containing valuable property, together with two beautiful grey
parrots that could talk the " 'Malay lingo" as well as the natives of
the country from whence they were brought, all of which were di-
rected to him, Mr. ()Henan, and were prescitts from his brother.
Mr. Quellan really believing the fellow from the very plausible
manner with which he related the cireum•tanc...a, and gave an ac-
count of the tempestuous passage home front India, was desirous of
making him comfortable after his hardships at sea, and Record.
ingly produced the best he had in his house fot him to partake of.
The narrator of the good news, after having made a power-
ful meal, was treated with gin and water, and it was while
he vas indulging in that beverage that be let :lip a few
sentences that did not escape the landlord, who suspected that
the whole of the story about his brother and the arrival of
the packages and parrots was • mere fsbe:catioa, invented
bp, the fellow for the purpose of importing upon bias, and defraud.
lag hint of money, as the bearer of the news. Mr, Qiie:'an inti-
mated his suspicions of the truth of what had been above stated,
when the prisoner got into a violent rage, in the course of which
lie broke and smashed every thing within his fetich, until it was
found neccsssry to send for the watchman, into whose custody he '
was given. The mixoner, it was stated, made the most sigoaaus
attempts to escape.
Baxter, the constable of the Rotherhithe watch•house, stated,
that when the prisoner was brought there, he proceeded to examine
his pockets, and in them found the letters now produced, upon the
perusal of which the illagistrate observed that the prisoner was a
rank impostor, and that it was evident a number of' persons had
been duped by the peculiar artifices of the fellow. The letters
were to the following cflect :
" To Captain Tate, of the ship Britannia.
"Sir—John Wilson, seaman, has called on me to may there are
four cases, directed for Alrs. Harris, Albany-road. together with a
grey parrot, on board ; and, as he informs me the ship will clock
to-morrow, I will take the opportunity of coming there by the time
you are in. I feel greatly obliged by your sending him here.
" I am, Sir. your obedient servant,
"Albany-road, Kent-road. "It. Ilminis."
" This is to certify that John Wilson, seaman, called upon me,
and said that there were three cases and a grey parrot for me, and
other things, in the Britannia free trader, Captain Wm. Tate, just
arrived from India.

(Signed) " ROUERT SIMON,"
• Holland-street.
" Mr. Wilson has called on Mrs. Gore to inform her that there
are three parcels for her on board the Britannia, and she will be
down at the vessel to-morrow morning to claim the property.
(Signed) " ANNE GORE.
" To Capt. Tate, Commander."
From the tenor of the above it would appear that the prisoner,
after having imposed on the parties by a similar trick that he
I attempted on Mr. Quentin, prevailed on them to write the above, in
I order to give a more s”ecious appearance to the impositions.
The Magistrate—have you been a seaman on board the Britan-
nia, as you represented?—Yes,
I Magistrate—And is it true that the vessel has just arrived from
India —The Prisoner hesitated.
At this juncture of the investigation a gentleman of the name of
Matt, residing in Buton-street, Westminster, entered the ofiim,
and on hearing a few of the particulars of the case, said that on
Friday last a man precisely answering the description of the prisoner,
called at his house during his absetiee, and represented that he had
just arrived from Calcutta. and had news of importance to coin.
municate to the family. Mrs. Baia bring the person with whom
lie had the interview, and anxious to hear of a friend of theirs who
I was in the Governor-General's suite, asked the stranger• whether he
had seen such a gentleman at Calcutta :, " 0 yes, bless your soul,
Ma'am, I know him wel, and he has sent home in the ship
that I belong to (the Brlttania) five or nix bales of goods to Mr.
Halo, and two beautiful paroquets that I have taken care of and fed
the whole pas,age." Tne person who gave this piece of intelligence,
31r. Rant added, lingered- about, and was lot to leave the house
without receiving payment fur the trouble that lie had taken in pro-
ceeding from the ship to Barton-street. Mrs. Rain, however, suf-
fered him to depart, luckily, without giving him a single sous, he
(the man) promising to call in the afternoon, and to bring the
paroqucts ashore with him. On his (Mr. Rain's) coming home,
lie was Informed of what had taken place during his absence, and
at once suspected the truth of the story, which lie wag confident'
was invented for the purpose of either gaining access to the house
and robbing it, or for some other nefarious motive. Mr. Raitt
added that the man at the bar put him in mind of the circumstance,
and if he wore a glazed hat, and had an unhemmed Belcher hand-
kerchief about his neck, he was the person. -I he prisoner's hat
which was lying on the ground was then exhibited, and it, u well
as his handkerchief, resembled those described by Mr. Raitt.
Mr. Cli AYR Ens again asked the prisoner whether he belonged
to the Britannia ? • Your Worship," said the prisoner, "lam a
seaman, and have sailed under Captain Haviside, of the navy,
and have been wounded."
(Hannon, the officer, who had been at senin the former part of his
life, went up to the prisoner, and said, " het me loak at your paws,
I shall soon tell whether you have assisted in sheeting home a
main topsail lately." The prisoner held oat his hands, which were
felt by (Hannon, who observed, that they were softer than his owns
and plainly showed that lie had not been afloat or touched a rope for
a considerable time.

Baxter, the cOnstahle, said, that several families in the neigh.
bourhood of liotherhithe had been defrauded of money by a man
answering in all respects the description of the prisoner.
Mr. Staples, the Chief Clerk, to the prisoner—Answer the Ma.
glandes question, whether it Is true that you have just arrived in
the Britannia from India ?—The prisoner was silent
Mr. Cutaway:us—Then send down one of the °Secret° ascer-
tain whether such a vessel has arrival in the river.
balm, to An officer was accordi y preparing let out for that purpose,
when, on the question *pis repeated by Me. &DPl's.
The prisoner said, " I a Wipe every thing that 1 lave teed
to be lies. There is no ship frets leek mood tire Biltassiss as
I have made up the stories abase the pea me the pereeene in
r
order to get good fare, as I have bees eat Set mew ease."
Blythmsn, a constable, then detailed es de JYsgietests the eh-
eutnetancer of a scandalous robber, dm bri beisicoensittal on a

young woman by a person answering the description of the
sontr. He add that the young woman had been to this office eer,
days ago, and related as follows :—On Saturday wee:, a mar
dressed in sailor's elo•hes, called at her (the inforniant's) *mother'.
house at Brighton. and told a tale similar to those above mtntisee, Ile w.•• brit veal, the family having a relation in India; come:
quently he was treated with every kindness, and remained there
tour nr five thy., living entirely at the expense of the poor per*,
'fur ng the fellow's stay, he managed to gain the afFrctiorth r( the
Caught •r, whom he persuaded to elope with him, charging her t,
bring away all •he clothes and valuables she noted truce
up. '1 hey arcorilingly quitted Brighton together; and en
arrival in Landon, her pre:ended sweetheart averted
• leave all llsh. was possessed of at the Nag's Fiend Imo ,
the Boroogh. Six complied with his desire, and he touk
Fterbu
under the pretence of going to the play; and having left hr.
abruptly in the IeTNI. on her return back to the Inn site sartnatned
that the man who had accompanied her there had called lad taker
away all the things. It Is needless to state the sittiatiaa to Cat.,
the unsuspecting girl was reduced, in consequence of such a scan.
dalous robbery. After some days spent in fruitless inquiries &Per
the vaphond who had thus deceived and robbed her, She INA
obliged to return home, pennyless, and
prisoner was the man.
The Magistrate maid that he shcold commit the prisoner ter one
month to Brixton, as a rogue and vagabond: sad is the n 0.3,,
time it would give persons who had been dafeau.ded of robbed b,
him an opportunity of bringing forward cases spool. him.

Jr() THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRES

.
St rt,—You will perceive by a letter signed ,t &then mei,b.,,,t ..
and inserted in this day's //read, that that gentleman ware., that
whist the has no hesitation in saving that he DMr receiree pee
ofirer on my part, directly or inchreetly. to retire hem the contest at
the late Election for Sudbury, and that consequently he never
made such a statement, yet he adds, th. t you informed him that
you had heard I was willing to retire for the sum of 't"..titet. As the
statement itself is wholly false, I put it to you, as a gentlentsg. t,
give tip the names of the pules who were your informants; and I
request you will state whether you ever received such an intimation
from me either directly or indire:tly.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant.
New Broad-street, Oct. 3, 18211. JOHN WILKS, .4M
The following is the letter alluded to by Mr. Wilk% and we pre,
slime that his letter should have been addressed to Mr. Rote'',
whose name lie has neglected to insert.

TO JOHN IVIL/CS, EFQ., M.P.
St w,—l hare no hesitation in saying that I never received raw
offer on your part, directly or indirectly, to retire from the tea.
test at the late election for Sudbury ; coosequently I never made
such a statement. I woo informed by Mr. Reach, that he hat
heard that you were willing to retire for the sum of 7,1001,
which I have of course mentioned to my friends at Sud.
bury and elsewhere, in detailing, as far as I could recollect It, the
conversation which took place at Vie interview between that prole.
loan and myself. I am, your most obedient humble servant.
llontratlt, Sept. 30. BETHELL WALRONb

THE NEW SYSTEM OITREJTING TOOTH.

ACH.

There never yet was ti,e philosopher
That could endure the toothach patiently.
flowerer at their case they talked like gods.

SHAK,PEP.RE

This is a subject of very general importance, tied as such
it has been viewed by the public Press, which, during the
past week, has liberally devoted its columns to the Inter-
esting discussion. At a meeting of the members of the Se-
ciety of Arts, the system recommended by Mr. Fay was
brought under their immediate consideration, and a dis-
cussion has subsequently appeared in several of the Moot-
ing Papers, open the merits of the system. The Times
eulogises his plan strongly, whilst some contempotaries are
of a 4:ifferent opinion. We will state to our readers what
Mr. Fay's plan is, and, allowing to the ingenious practiser
every merit, we will then enable our readers to judge
fairly between the two now rival candidates for popularity
in this branch of the dentifric art. Mr. Fay's me:bud con-
sists in excision, or cutting off' the crown of a decayed
tooth, and, if necessary, to the stumps, to cure that pain.
ful disorder, the tooth-ache. This is a novel, and, till
now, an unheard-of plan, and courageous the patient that
would submit to such an operation. The rival candidate
for public patronage is the celebrated Mr. Clark, the in-
genious inventor of a new cupping apparatus, and whose
method of relieving toothach, and also of restoring de-
cayed teeth to their former soundness and usefulness, has
procured for him, amongst a large circle of friends and dis-
tinguished patrons, a degree of credit that is scarcely to be
believed. It is not our Fractice to give a stamp of edito-
rial value upon the casual and ephemeral advantages vrhieb
are too often lauded as real, but which 'lave in reality no
claim to public support. Were Mr. Clark's simple system
not to gain for him patrons, admirers, and friends, we
might be inclined to say, with the Poet,
Full many n gem, of pur.a.t ray serene,
The d trk untankomed t:eptlis tit ocean 'near.

We are conscious that we are performing a beneficial and
a valuable service to the inventor, but not one iota more
than his merit deserves. The following is his simple sys-
tem, and he proceeds upon this plain hypothesis. lie states
the pain of toothach to be occasioned by the inflammatiin
of the nerve. Having, therefore, cleansed the cavity, and
dried it with a piece of lint, he inserts a soft paste (pre-
pared by himself), which hardens as scan as applied. The
nerve, thus protected from external influence, is soon re-
lieved from the inflammatory action, and shrinking into
its former healthy, but diminished dimensions, finds Int&
dent room in its bony cell, a,!, ,onsequertf, ceases to
ache. The paste is a substance of such tenacity, that it'
permitted to remain, it would soon supply the place of
enamel. At a proper period the paste is removed, and its
place supplied with the usual metallic stopping. In some
cases it is necessary to provide room for the metallic stop-
ping, by destroying the exposed portion of the nerve: this
is done by an imperceptible process, of which the patient
is never conscious, except from the instantaneous relief
afforded when the composition is applied.
Thus are the public in possession of the two new me-
thods for curing the toothach. Mr. Clark's is undoubtedly
superior ; he restores a decayed member in a sound state
to the circle of his friends, and thoughts of gratitude ac-
company each report. Is it simple, too easy to gain credit ?
We have ourselves seen the process upon our friends, who
had passed night after night upon a sleepless pillow, un-
conscious that such a remedy was at hand. Mr. Clark's
simple plan needs only to be known, and those who spread
his justly-acquuted fame amongst their friends may ft l
gratified by having performed a task which friendship :Is
well as humanity required at their hands.

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