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London, England, 1818-03-25 00:00:00

P4ROCIII4 L 1 LEMON.

Yesterilay the annual elec:ion fur Parochial Offi-
cers in the Parish of Christ Church, Surrey, oak
place at a Vestry Meeting, which was numerously
attended. Comiderahle interest was loc.illv ex-
riled by an expected coldest for the office of Vestry
Clerk, in opposition to Mr. Maymott, who his for
some. years held that office. The name. of Mr. Arm-
strong, Mr. Donne, and other parishioners were put
forth as candidates, but suluequently withdrawn,
either by the parties or their friends.
On the proposition for the re-election of Mr.
Maymott, as a Vestry Clerk for the present year,
Mr. FARQUItAIISoN rose, and in a long speech
stated his objections to this appointment. They
were chiefly, that Mr. Maymott hail not only acted
in defiance of the directions of the pirishioners,
whom he was bound to obey, but had openly li-
belled them before a great public tribunal. Mr.
Farquharson then alluded to the conduct of Mr.
Maymott, who on an occasion when some of the pa-
rialnuners wished for a new burial ground, and bid
proceeded so Gar as to have a Bill brought into Par-
liament fur that purpose, was desired by a Vestry
Meeting to withdraw that Hirt, instead of diong
which he had connived at its proceeding, and in
answer to a question before the House of Lords,
had stated that a great number of respectable pa-
rishionen were in favour of the Bill, and very few
against it. He therefore proposed. us an amend-
mem to the motion. that Mr. Thomas should be
elected Vestry Clerk.
Mr. Donis E and some other parishioners spoke
against the Amendment, and Mr. MACREARY mud
one or two other parishioners iu favour of it.
After a considerable discussion, remarkable only
for the display of zeal of the friends of the re.
infective parties,
Mr. Msestore entered into a refutation of the
charges made against him, and complained, in
terms of the strongest indignation, of the practices
resorted to against him. of dispersing, through the
medium of anonymous handbills, the foulest and
most slanderous calumnies against hint. He de-
clared, that so far from following up the Church.
yard Bill, after the 'Vestry hadilesired him to with-
draw it, he had instautly ceased to take any part in
the transaction. He spoke hi the warmest manner
of the slanderous attempts that had been made to
hart his character where he was unkuorm, and
dared the authors of these attacks to meet him
openly and avow their acts.
The result of the discussion was, that Mr. May.
mott was re-elected. very few hands being held up
against him. A vote of thanks was then passed to
hien for his conduct.
The usual annual grant of 300 guineas. in addi.
tion to his annuity of 601. was voted to the Ker. Mr.
Mapleton, the clergyman of the pariah, us a proof
of the estimation in which lie was held by his
parishioners.
Doctor J. B. DAVIS eloquently supported this
motion.

Mr. FARQUUMISON •Iso bore testimo►►y to the
eminent tale►►ts of the clergy►aen, and hoped that
he would in future cease to take a part in parochial
controversy—that was alone wanted to make hint a
perfect character.
After thanks were voted to the Chair, and some
of the routine parochial •rrange►oe►►ts made, the
Meeting separated.

Departure from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's.
street :—Mr. and Mrs. FilifLAY Sod family, for
Paris.

Arrivals at the Prince of Sa:NCohurg•s Hotel,
Charles-street, Grosvenor-squire :—Mrs. and Miss
BROOIIII, from Bath; W. M. STEWART, Esq. from
■ tour.

_
Osi Monday there was a bull-bait, by subscrip.
tiou, in Bachelor's Acre, near Windsor, and the
company was numerous to see this diversion. Be-
tween the bull.baiting a tight took !dace, with
Woodfield, a barber, and a man mined Freesias.
The fight ended in favour of Freeman. The bull
was at rest while the fight was going on—soon after
the bull-baiting was renewed, and continued till six
o'clock. There were I.lto two other lights, which
lasted some time.

In the various engagements which took place
during the last war, it was always remarked how
much the French were astonished at the conduct of
the English ; and the remark still continues, as the
French have nut been less astonished, since that
period. at the conduct of many of the English
visitors' to Vois—who, they say... Swear in their
own language and learn no other."
One of the features which has distinguished the
present limes peculiarly from others. is the pre-
ference given to private putties over public assem-
blies; suit yet who could rationally wrier the but
and crowded assemblies, the smell rooms and ►uf-
focating smells of the present day, who ►etuemnber
the rooms of Madame COHNLLI.TES ? Owing to
this strange taste /fu►ic/ugh was suffered to expire ;
and would it not he stranger still, if the Elysium of
England—the unequalled wonder of all foreigners,
was antlered to be converted into building-ground,
however profitable to the owner—by the Gardens at
Vauxhall not being continued its a public enter-
ttttt ent ! !

At the late Assizes at York a number of Special
Jury Causes were left over for trial at the next
bummer /tomes; a circumstance rather beneficial
to the Counsel said the Attorney.
Suocitinn ActlDENT.—Abuut eight o'clock on
Aliniday evening. LP a floe boy eglit years old, sou
to Mr. WIIITLUEAD. of Grey-coat-place, West-
flimsier, was at play with some other children, when
in the act of climbing up a cart-wheel. which was
staudiug against a fence, it unfortunately fell UllOll
Ins head, and fractured his skull to pieces. He
was diatrly placed on a shutter and carried to
the Hospital, but expired before he reached it.

About five o'clock DO Ilia tuoruing of Monday, the 271 k
January last, the corn stacks, barn, stables, and oilier build-
ings lwlonging to Mr. Jubu RAMS, of Lcosingham, in the
courtly of Norfolk, were wilfully set oil fire by some evil.
disputed !WinNoll of litritills • and between triTO Ind right
luck 4.0 the rye • gof h'eduestlay, the 28114.1souary last,
the straw stack belougiog to Mr. Philip hetes, of Happiu.
borough, iu the sail rowdy, was Oslo *inertly SCI on fire.
His Royal highness Ike Minn Repot bas beam phased to
ulfrr Mir Majesty's pardon (so Lest night's (iazcl le) to any
ateosuplire giving jaunt:nines that way Ind to conviction,
FXCrill the penults or perSollS Olio actually sit liar said CUM
sod straw stacks, &c. un If r. lln the above et...victim', a
reward 4.f Out hoodrrel Pounds will be paid by the gentle-
users, 'miens and occupien of laud iu tkc urighboulhood
wheat; tile *deuces sun committed.

To .4. if, 71111 WRITER OP :IX PAPRON ON
GOVHRNISNT AND TI/6 DANK.

Sett--In stating ips rim. Sixth Paper, upon the Rink
affairs in yesterday's DerrNi Pawn, the circummanee of lisp
public having paid to the Sant annually the sum of 1,14981.
Air the euemngenteat of 4essoiew. of 11. public debt, lions.
Crowd by the Routh Sea Compaisy to the Rank, you ask, how
it could be trausferreil by die foutithtleaCompooy to the Beak
without the public being a party tied cosseenting to it' I bit
etirs
day'; fur
youi fomauLeget(allollede Isimorg:isiii re.
An.
Tow the
her of the ityti.
will inform himself us the subject, and not let it rest till
Parliament have brought theor (ilentle-moo to their senses),
the Water Companies have sow, though Parliament last
year ovoid not permit it, all coma to an understanding be-
'weer themselves let divide the town, usid have busied over
the public from one to another, within • any consent on the
part
of fie public whatever.—rulety, no doubt, fur their
own benefit, and utterly demroyiug that rani petition, fur the
sake of which the different Companies were origioaily allowed
to exist. and So test up the pavement, and keep the wiiiiic
town io the stale they have dime fur several year/ peat.
The New River Companyiimre turned over their enstioners
to the Grand Junction Company, mad to the West Middle-
sex, sod vice vereo—all this, Sir, has liren done without
the commit or tpprubstion of the public ; but you seem en-
tirely to forget that the public are, and if they will submit
to it, ought to he goverurd by corporate Companirs. I
nevertheless, in must points, consider your arguments ton_
answerable. ANA am

Your humble Servant,
Q.
Merck 94, ISIS.

ro THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH pnEss.

fkll-1 ire t►at the gergeons are attempting to pass their
Bill through the Howse of Commons, and that it involves
amuse regulations wish respect to the practice of Miduite,v,
o hentsels of art which has been chews, by late ntelaucholy
events, to be one of prime importance to the community.
You will excuse me, therefore, if I press upon your readers
►ow seriously the proposed regulatious demand their atten-
tion.

By eittalle tie Arthur the proposed Bill, it is provided, that
as surgical aid is often required is the practice of Midwifery,
so male person shall he allowed to practise it mule's hr elan
bare previously become a Member of the College of Sur-geom.
Now, Sir, although it is a matter ef great importance that
the robin should have some security fur the competence of
. practitioners in Midwifery, amil although the mode proposed
above may appear, at first Died, to be as good a mode of
giving it as any other, especially as it is intended to be en-
acted further, that this clause shall not interfere walk the
rights and privileges of existing corporate bodies; yet it will
be right for us to consider that if passed into a law, it will
immediately, directly, sad by statute, identify Midwifery
with Surgery, and thus rtsau►e it altogether from the de-
partment of the Physician.
' I am, Sir, on Physician, hut, on the contrary, a Surgeon
practising Midwifery ; yet still my lure for the art, sad my
desire to forward the public advantage, oblige me to point
oat in your readers some peculiarities belowging to the Col-
lege of Physicians, sod the probable use which that body
will make lathe clause in yucetioa.
It is right for the public to know that the College of Phy-
sicians consists of a body of Fellow', who have an uncoirel-
' able authority over the great body of Licentiates, is hu prac-
tise as Physicians in [Audios and its neighbourhood by their
permission, but who du not possess, in the slightest degree, a
share in the powers exerted by their superiors the Fellows,
sad that these great powers are the remsius of privileges
given to them long ago fur cerlain purposes, hat now become
obsolete, and therefore dangerous to the public safety, sad
only applicable to the furtherance of the private advantage of
the College and its Members.
One of these powers is to make by-laws for the govern-
ment of themselves and their depeudauts; and as their klem-
bees are wider the obligation of weeny as to what passes
within the College, these by-laws arc never known to Mom to
whom they apply uutil after they have passed; nay, indeed,
not till the case Declare to which they are applicable. Thus
a person may heat great expense to qualify himself for prim.
lasing in a certain way: he applies to the College for pernsis-
akin to practise upon the faith of known law*, but is told
that his doing so is contrary to the law of the College. If lie
inquire what that law iv, be is told," that is nohow to you ;
we tell you through our organ, t►e Registrar, that you cannot
prattler, and you must be couteut." Is this fur the good of
the public'—But to our application.
It has obviously been, fur some time past, the object of
the College of Physicians to hinder their Licentiates from
practising Midwifery : the true reason of this is, that the
skilful Physician who practises Midwifery, is the moat
likely to succeed to general practice; it is no wonder the
healer Fellows should be somewhat jealous of such success,
when it is remembered that the College dues ■ut allow ills
Fellows to practise Midwifery; but is it not fur the piddle
good that well-educaled Physicist,. should plarlisa
wifery, though it may interfere with the interests of the
Fellows of the Collect ?

- -
As synspluaes of this disposition in the College of Pby.
skins*, the Public should know that they have abolished
the class of Licentiates in Midwifery, and have otherwise
discouraged the practice amongst their Licentiates, as much
as possible.
Now is it not to he apprehended that, if by the present Sur.
gross' Bill Midwifery shall be identified with Surgery, the
College will seise the upp.winnity uf passing a by law to pre-
vo•at any of their Members from practising Midwifery, and
thus deprive the public of a must useful clam of practition-
ers only to serve their own private purposes?
It is, indeed, much to be feared; hut let us hope that
some Member of the House of Commons will move for a
clause to prevent any corporate bay from passing a by-law
so hurtful to the interests of their own subordinate Measlier*,
and of the public its general, and then the placing practitiuss.
ere its Midwifery under the control contemplated by the
Surgeous'lllll, will be attended with most material advantages
to the public at large.
I em, Sir, your obedient, kr.
NEDICUS.
London, Fsb.24, 1818.

By pursuing the following plan, it is said light
frotn gsa may be obtainerl, sufficient for the use of
• frinily, at a very trifling expense :
An old teakettle, half filled with coals, and placed on the
fire, so that the bottoms may be always in contact with rod
coal, will distil Ras commit to burs to three or four hours,
at the end of a tin lobe, four feet long, and half as inch
diameter, extended from the mouth of the kelt k to the table,
aril having a small degree of curvation at the burning end.
The great obstacle to the mtrudisetion of this kind of do.
wade light is, the expense and bulk of the apparatus tie.
eessary to pm .fy the gas. This, however, may be got over
by fining it in the DAY WAY, which ia this t—fid twoort, of
soy form whatever, with tow, that has bees oiled or grate.
rd, and herrn:pm water : the vs ssel should be air tight. Insert
the tube from the month of the kettle into the bolt of
the vessel, sad about an inch high on the inside. Put a
tuhe in the top of rise same vessel, to permit the escape of
the gas, extending it to *letterer part of the chamber the
pa is to be burned. It will Ire petrified by this process
without going through water ; it will be literally wiped by
the tow, and hors with almost as little smoke as any that is
pnritied is the WET WAY.
eliTuOtslaners will dictate improvernents--• receptacle
WOW be torevided fur the tar that the tow collects, whirls
may be dime by enlarging the tow verse' at bottom. The
vessel, if four feet long and two inches square, may be made
ornamental, and hung over the untitle pits.- every eight.
The sante tow always answers by only squeezing it, which
may be necessary rut more than once a swath.
A cast iron glue-poi, to which a tin cover is to be
having a hole, with a saran tube, projectiax, is ilre lest soil
simplest retort to lie met a stk. The apparatus once borsht,
is never •tteurlerl with ad.lis 00000 al expense, so that light may
hr raid to met a family comp trades:ly nothing, that is ot,
tamed br this ',nark cordarivance.