The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-12 00:00:00

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altbical Wouitor.
NUMBER XIII.

SALITtI POICULI SUPRE)L EST

11 i 1 equithm durui e. diu sub imagine t,;(lem
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'IT has often been thrown out as a reproach to the
professors of Medicine, that theirs is a " etnijectural
arty" destitute of all settled principles whereby to direct
their praetice, and incapable .of being advanced to that
state of perfection to which even the sciences auxiliary
-to it, have in modern times attained. If .there be truth
in this statement, it must naturally tidlow, that lorg
experience anti much discernment are uccessary to cita-
ble a person so to arrange and compare the scattered
facts which fall under his observation, as to enable
to apply theta with advantage to the ciremnstances of
any particular disease, and forms a strong. argument
against that indiscriminate interkrence in disorder by
those whtehave had no opportunity of framing any de-
,ductions, either from reason or analogy, which can bear
on the ease befure them ; but who, nevertheless, with all
the boldness of empiricism, prescribe remedies, with the
propertie. of which they are totally unacquainted, and
the effects of which upon the animal economy they can
neither appreciate nor understand. .01 the unsettled
and fluctuating state of medical opinions, we have suf-
ficient evidence in the evanescent hypotheses which so
rapidly succeed each other, and which, being first pro-
mulgated by smne medical imige, become at length the:
universal doctrine of the public at large ; so that it
would be little less than heresy in any practitioner to
ditkr in opinion from the prevailing and fashionable
hypothesis of the day. Within the short period of a
-single generation, how many of these popular delusions
have we witnessed ! A few years ago, all thoee complaints
which are the consequences of exc.ats end irregularity in
eating and thinking, and of deviations from that salutary
made of life pointed out by Nature, were held to be ner-
vous. Nothing was heard among invalids, but of the
nerves being relaxed, unstrung, shattered. Those who
before were not aware they ever had nerves, and who
certainly could not have distinguished one from any
other part of the structure in the human hotly, and who
were totally unacquainted with the healthy office of
those organs, could talk as fluently of nervous diseases,
and fancied they understood them equally as well, as
Hippocrates himself. After a time, the train of morbid
symptoms remaining the same, the real causes which
produced them being still unabated, the poor nerves were
absolaeAl from having any share in the mischief, and
Bile became the 'scape-goat which was to bear the blame.
Every body on a sudden became Bilious, and it was
almost fitrgotten that Nerves formed a part of the animal
structure. Ths fluid which Nature had appointed a
single organ (the liver) to secrete, anti had destined to
be conveyed for use to one single spot- only in the body
(the duodenum), teas now a vagrant in every the re-
motest part of the. system. lad any one, by excess in
eating, so oveeloaded his stomach as to weaken the diges-
tive powers, and thus, inatend of the food being convert-
ed into a bland and wholesome chyle, it was changed
into a corrupted and acid 111HCA ; it was instantly alledgcd
that the stomach was loaded with Bile, although the
order of Nature must have been reversed, and the pro-
perties of the fluid changed, Jiefore this could have been
the case. It is well known toanatoiniats and physiolo-
gists, that Bile is poured into the inttines considerably
below the stomach, and can never get into that organ
unless the action of ihe intevtinc should be inverter?, which
is a very rare occurrence indeed, except the stomach is
under the operation of an emetic, when the inverted
motion of the stomach is extended to the intestine below
it, and thus Bile may pass upward, and he innneelialey
'list:barged. The acidity arising front imperfect diges-
tion was equally attributed to an excess of bile ; the
stomach was said to be loaded with -sour Bile. 'Now
Bile van never be sour, it is one of the most biller-fluids
with which we are acquainted; anti so far front becomine•
tour, it basin a strung degree the property of ebeckin;
acidity. Did a head-uch arise from sympathy with the
oppressed anti disordered stomach, the rogue Bile was
instantly accused, and charged with taking poasession of
citadel he never asaatilted. When some Lir lady had,
by sedentary occupations or midnight revels, deprived
bar conitLexion of those roses and blies, which pure air
gn:l.whoiesmre exercise would have secured the con-
tinuance of, and had consequently robb;:d the skin of its
beautiLl transparency, so that the ;Wand colour of the
aeeaus glan:ls and rote mummy lying under the skin
.t.view, the yollow hue was attributed to
tt! this fluid was performing its amen-
- destined spot, it wo; unjustly churn d
extreme surface of the Cy.
F Ind the Vail or followed
is immaterial ; they
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health, rather by swallowing drug than by living ra-
tionally ; who, fruitleasly endeavour• to rec:nwile wha
Nature has wisely and unalterably disjcinetl, excess, in-
temperance, ard dissipation, with sound heath, elwerful
spirits, uud long hie. V.

.1103*.th MARRIAGE.
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The following further particulars will not be deemed
unimportant, with respect to an event hi which the coun-
try has so deep an interest :
The Altar fin. the celebration of the ceremony was
fixed near cue of the tire-places in the crimson state-
room. When every thing was ready, the Lord Cham-
berlain gave notice to Prince Leopold, who took his sta-
tion in front of the Altar. The Lora Chamberlain then

i4-••••4! notice to the Princess Charlotte, who was led to the
Altar by the Duke of Clarence. The Prince Regent
look his place by the side of the Illustrious Pair. Be-
hind the Royal Dukes, stood f:te Lord Chancellor, Lords
Castlereagh, Sidmauth, and Melville; the Earls of
Westmoreland, Harrowby, Mulgrave, and Bathurst; Mr.
Vansittart, Mr. Bathurst, and Mr. Pole, the Cabinet
Ministers. On the other side of the Altar was the
Queen, tier whom a Chair of State was placed. Oa her
right hand were the Princesses Augusta, Sophie, Eliza-
beth, and Maly ; the Duchess of York, and her High-
ness Princess Spina of Glouustcr. Behind her Majes-
ty were, her Lard and Vice Chamberlains, and the La-
dies of the Household. On the lett of the Altar stood
the Royal Dukes of York, Clarence, and Kent (the
Dukes of Cumberland and !Sussex, and his Highness
the Duke of Gloucester, were not present). 'The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury was close to the Altar, and behind
hut the Archbishop of York. The Bishop of London
was on the right of the Altar, the Bishop of Exeter as
Clerk of the Closet, and the Bishop of Salisbury, the
Preceptor of the Princess Charlotte.

The Dukes of Orleans and llourlxm, the Foreign Am-
bas.:adors, and the great Officers of the Household, stood
in front of the Altar at. Rome distance.

The Illustrious Personages had all .taken their stations
.hy a little.afler nine o'clock, when the service began.
The ceremony was perthrmed by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, assisted by the Bishop of London. It etincludml
at half-past nine.
The Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold changed
their dresses previous to leaving Carlton-house. The
Princess did not take leave of the company, and:avoid-
ecl all compliments and congratulations, by slipping
down the private stairs from the state apartments to
the .grottnd floor. She then entered her carriage,
which was waiting for her and Prince Leopold in
the garden. The Royal pair were, nowever, recog-
nized by the populace in the Park, from the quick gallop
of the horses.

The Royal new-married pair have the advantage of a
very retirees situation, in which to pass their honey-moon,
at Oatlands, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of York.
The house is extremely secluded in the Park in which it
is situated, from intruders; and no persons arc allowed to
approach the house till they give in their names or busi-
ness, at either of the Lodges at Walton gr Weybridge,
although a stage coach going to Weybridge is allowed to
pass through it for the purpose of putting down passen-
gers going to the house, or leaving parcels there. On
Friday the Royal Pair amused themselves by walking
through the delightful grounds, the terrace, from which.
nine counties can be viewed, and resorted to the cele-
brated grotto, bath, &e. the most beautifid in England,
and we believe we may say, in Europe, which occupied a
man and his son, with assistants,- a great number of years
in completing it. The expence of making it exceeded
the purchase of the estate ; and in this celebrated and
beautiful retirement, which is the attraction of strangers
from considerable distances, the Duchess of York spent
la:: days during the time the Duke was abroad with the
armv,..and executed a great dcwl of very beautiful needle-
work .s.nd embroidery.
On Satarday, about three o'clock, the Royal Pair
were unexpectedly gratified,by the arrival of their Royal
Father the Prinet Regent. They bad at the time just
before entered 'their travelling carnage, and were about
to take a ride to a►.cw a mansion house, alsaft four miles
off; but on seeing the • Prince Regent approach in the
Park, thtv returned to the house, and her Royal Highness
received her beloved Father with much joy and affection.
The Regent remained with them about an hour and a
half, And then left for London. On his way to town
his Royal Highness honoured the Duke and Duchess of
Northuniberland, with a visit at Sion House, where his
Royal Highness also remained about an hour and a
half.

On Sunday the Princess Charlotte and Prince Cobourg•
attended Divine service at NVeybridge Church ; on quit-
ting whi.'h, they received the hearty acclamations of an
immense uumber of people,collected by the novelty of the
sight: The August Pair walked 'o aad from the church,
thmo;.4l the church-yard, which is a considerable distance
,the road where they lett their carriage. His
coo Highness was without his hat, and h's Royal
d.'-r•rtseyed. in the most affable manner, in return
734 ratubvion sof the people. They afterwards
• • • r.r.3 over Walton-bridge, and on thy 'r
• • . . , . .•ivied a conununication from the

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The Primo of Saxe-Culnirg is of a House, to which
England owes her Laws, her customs, :and Ist
tongue : cur Lorcl's fruyer is ulmust ever! wont
Saxon, ss tire likewise the Creed and the Clantuturd.
menta,

It is said, that the Prince ofSaxe-Cobourghasd.-rlined
a Pecraw.
The Prince of Coburg, yonn7 as he is, was in the
battle of Austerlitz, in that of Esluu, in the great vi...tnry
at Leipsic, and in several of the subsequent acti,ms,
which brought the Russian Army intu Paris, in 1 1 t.
A tier this, it will be read with pleasure, that fle on)?
request his Highness bus made, Since his connection will&
England, was, that he might havelemk in our am/v.

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The Princess Chat Lc,: had her wctang-ring made..
according to her own srecial ditections, stronger and,
larger than arc usually worn.

Saturday morning, soon after nine o'clock, her ,Mdestv,
Princesses Elizabeth and Mary, left Buckingham-house
thr Windsor. At twelve o'clock her Majesty held s
monthly Council to inquire into the state of the King's
health, and receivM the Report of the five Doctt:rs al•.
pointed to attendllis Majesty ; when the fidlowing bul.
letin was ce,;reed to, and was shown on Sunday at St.
James's Palace, b Lord Arden, 'Sir Henry Campbell,
K.C. B. the Pae, and otherOtendanta in waiting, to tl:e
Nobility and public at large :

AI 41; i --MIS Majesty passed the last month in
good bodily health, and in uniform tranquillity; but 44 31a-
jeatv'h di mrder isn.it diminished.

The Prince Regent honoured Count and Countess
Munster with his company to dinner cn Mendav; after
which the christening of their infant tool: place ; when
his Royal Highness did then the honour to stand sponsor.
Tuesday being the Duchess of fork's Birth-day the
same wnv•celebrated at the Queen's Palace, by her. Ma- .
jesty having a party to dinner, and a numerous party in
the evening. Tht Prince Regent dined with his Royal
Mother.

An order ha, .been received from the Loll Chml.cr-
lain'a Office, tier the Court going into menruing ca
Sunday next for the Emprers of Austria ; to change the
mourning on Sunday the 26th ; and too out on Sunday
the ...14.V0t June.