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LECTURES ON THE EAR.

Ott Thursday Mr. Cuartlf, Lecturer on the Ans•
toms, Physiology, and Pathology of the Ear, whose
new Hordes of practice have excited much attention,
commenced his tenth Course of Lectures at the
Royal Dispensary.
The Lecturer began by remarking the great im-
provements which lead taken place of late years in
medicine and surgery. awl then observed, that
these improvements had not extended to one im-
portant branch of medical science. the dieetnee
of the ear, while the diseases of every other
organ are now well understood, us well as the modes
of repairing their defects, which he instanced
in imperfections of the rye, &c. The diseases
of tl►e ear, from an unfortunate popular preju-
dice, which has adjudged them to he incoroble.
have been little regarded ;• hence there are more deaf
person. in this than in any other country of the setae
populatiou. He next adduced his rearanis for taking
up this new sod neglected branch of surgical
practice, demoting on the great advantages of a
practitioner confining I self to the exclusive treat-
ment of one class of diseases. Ile slightly noticed
the illibend opposition against hint, on commenc-
ing this line, which he was happy to flout had now
subsided, and that facts haul mots triumphed over
prejudice. His ergutneots were stroagly enforced
of the benefits derived front an emotion to one
(diem, by what takes place in the mechanical arts
in Britain, and also in the practice of the law.
After giving en interesting view of the varied
structure of the ear in different slavers if animals.
not omitting fishes and insects. lie concluded.
with some excellent observations ois the import-
ance of the sense of hearing in
concerns of life, as well as to preset ring the
very connexion of society, which lie illustrated by
pointing out the dependence of the others on this•
wiser, as in the celebrated case related by the
Count de Buffos', in Ins Natural History ; and by
another case of a boy, which. came owlet Me own
care, horn deaf and duml►s ; in both which the de-
velopement of the •miud appeared locked up until
'leering was obtained.
O. 'Waiting his Lecture, he exhibited a va.
riety of new acoustic instruments for assisting
bearing, some of which are on a ousel principle;
among 'bete, the Foreign Artificial Ears deserve
'entice ; and tarn the mode lie adverted to of exclud-
ing the external air from the meat** or petiole.
We arc happy so useful a Cuwee coutiaLies to
be regularly &Leered.

• This ease will be runtyel detailed by Mr. Cottle Id hle
" Trettlite un the I 14)siulwigy dud Yi•caeee gate ker."

LAO' INTELLIGENCE.

COURT iVi cHANUnif. it MITI R.
SATURDAY, Arkin. IS.

LADY intim= EMILY VANE inirrxr. a minor. and a
Ward of Cumri, he her mr.ri friend, P. A I t
EAT .11.1'. r. the COUNTi.--11 Oj ANVitiM, and o'h,r,

The Satitelroa-GEfr Eau. elated that lie had now al ;If-
llbborik en behalf of Lord Stewart (the brother of V I
Casilereanh), exrhiaato,4 of bis,roolistei : be tippicheinkli
Ike referrotre. to Um. blaster, 66f hi. I.6.rolsbip's propos it b.
marry Linly Fr.estors Vane Teinoesi, would be a matter of
roarer. • It timid not be 11w nitwit. of hi. bitriost Feb. 6164
Sir S. itotnilly, tbal ihr ritttonstaores of 11w row slosibi
salute the auldret of pithier lie should, I
fort., almlais from paylai more than that it was twc...sate
this matter should procerif, be trusted his Lordship wool.'
bear it in his private room.

Sir S. Ite...ttLtic said he had do wish Hot the matte.,
should iimler go public. discussion. but he must submit ltrit
the titom of taint St. w:rt. p a)itir: to haVe hie Isrmosoala
referred, not Id not Ire !tem.! tilt Ilse mutton to reidtaiu the
intercourse of Lady Antrim *oh Ler sLats:tliter tool lire..
'Wpm...it oft that ,within was Calandra MI the :illeritioo 11,11
Lady Antrim h ..1 improperly rocuttraged the or
Lord Stewart to her ilasohli r.
The Lotto Coatics:LLott said, aril in the roue.,' lit his
life he timid not rieullso an instioice o here a prt it ion for a
refer-Noe to the Master. to consider proposals of ma.riae.•
had been ri favw.l; hot there evslailily Ile r.1%4•94 wdoer,i
In the find instance, the Court might Ise sriti•:;...l such ta
Petition unght nut so he sot, oiled Itt ; and if Sir S Itiiiiii!ls
arstalil make nut a ease, slowing
.That Lord SIC% :fit usiglit
1101 to have the earl* lee to the Hester. he was at labeirr 1.,
do au. If a marriage between a ~dot the C t and ad
party applying ass He evidently hopes per, slat it ought lint
to be permitted, the most salutary mode would hr. to eae
once that the proposal.. Humid nut be refei el. lie .1.
to be nude...stood as applying dose obeervations generally,
end nut alone to the particulai ease.
tile ARTHUR PIGGOTT observed that Loral Nteltafell first
Petition having hero defective, iu 1111 i Halide Ins prnpeltit
he had now ptasentid number, supported Ly no sith.turit„
describing the immure of his prop. tiy, exiwilatemia, and
actual situation. He had entoureeted his pecuniary re-
sources as • military officer and as • diplomatic latent, Iresitha
personal estate to a Very !twee athount. He pies al 11.14
would remove any tottiectitisi against the Noble Lord haling
his proposals refereed. Thy ass this to stood over. M_
causes tuutiou was depeoillog avatars Lady Auteuil fur hay -
log dose—whet ?—encouragril a marriage hetIVICIA line
daughter and a person of high rank.
Sir S. ItomtLey said, there was e eh in his instruct into
to convince him flint lady Anti inn had planned .he
risme bettered the parties ham e they Lad evcr sten earl'
other. Could his Lordship order a reference of protoloala
of marriage,while there was au applienti 111 l petaling against
the guardian of the ward, requiriti; that she might be re.
strained from all intercourse with the wand, on account of
the cum*, of coniinet she bad adopted ? There wer.,
lions against Lord Stewart *latch had not retro:toe tu jou -
petty only.
The LORD CueteeeLLott apprehended, that in the case of
so latent, there was no such thing as at, adherence t., I coo-
larity of practice, su as to induce the i 1 moor who hail the
honour to sit where lie slid to think it 'Mit t.. hear any thine,
that might Ire fur the ben. tit ut she infant Mirth. r tlw
application to restrain Lady Aut. in In m haviiitt ,Mein sc
with her daughter, except iii the jot-some of her e.o.m se,
was granted or not, no risk (mooted on the t. golarily of
practice should Odom him, is. the mean time, to tall the
Petition of Lord Stewart.
Mr. HART remarked, that lady Antrim had more fit lit,
for odors than herself Her object was only to proti et her
denehter,and prevent these fetidly discusamos, she effect sit
which dwelt' on the naiad.. of thine eutliteeled with her, sul
well as hers 1f If the application ..f
.Lord Stewart was re..
feered.lo the Master, end the Master ideruld bd of upivani
that kit polpoinde were Aids as. it **old Le' for the interest
of the lody, the Court shustld secede Wit; in that case alt
Idletior dloestashor weight fie tihnied eUtl,

The LORD CUANCILLLOR said, the Court was ;deceit in
this ease in a singular situation. In all cases of thin hind.
theCoart bad a duty to perform the nowt painful to a judi-
cial man. With respect to
cult to know what to do ; but with regard to others, there.
were principles to he attended to which the Court ruuld nut
overlook. This was the first instance where* reference of
the sort hail been refused; and knowing it was to be °pops-
eill, he had felt it incumbent on him to cuissider the !Willi:S-
pit on which Ire ought to act. If Lord Stewart had heeu
Ma of nu property whatever, he ihould I are decided, agai oat
his pretensions without an; ivrereure. liVeliould act iu the
same meaner, If auy man as out as himarir was to appls Is.
man? a ward of the Court only sixteen years of lig%
in the prevent cape, there was 'My wt 11-founded objec-
tion to a-reference to the Master, was what he could not
collect, mikes he was informed of the farts. le there had
been any thing in the ease respecting tht couilui I of the ward
herself, he should, netwithst ending all that hail been said of
private hearings, have disposed 'tick the pliblie diSettesioll
UM the subject. 'Pith respect to Lady diatom, he could not
say whether her conduct was connected wills any 'tong
blameable (111 he hone what her viaduct had taro; t lirrr-
fore, whether be should give Lord Stewart the reticency or
not, wan what he could not determine. till the delicacies tit
the ease were removed, and be was fully tufuruied of the
facts.
Mr. HART said, that Lady Antribt would undertake that
nothing she would do should infidel*, hri daughter ; if this
was la Ira 011 he must leave it to the candour of his [normal
Frieud nog to state any eiseutustauces resin:fling LW, An-
trim, Waite, they were absolutely ucceseary,- iu order to
induirc bin Lordship to withhold the order of rrferenee. It
was well known that these things went forth to the public
view; especially In cases where the parties are of high rant
Lally Alltillat did not deprecate any thing cultic fun his to the
public in as proper light ; but when rim 1111 l solute" were par_
Bally stated, therhad an elfeet whirl, "nicht not lie punisher d,
provided the whole "abject was truly Napo atuted. 1„ally
Antrim wu anxious to explain her coodut•t. and would
make an affidavit which, he was persuaded, would be pet-
tedly satisfactory.
Sir S. HODST.LT said, he had no desire to make any Cr..
parte statcoseut.
Mr. limey observed, that rather than have soy insinua-
tions thrown out asaiust Laity Antrim, hr nound prrfee
that the affidavit Sled by her should be read, undo if lots
Leirned Friend pleased, printed.
Sir S. ItOstitt.Y observed, there were fart* alleged by Mrs.
Taylor, the sister of Lady Antrim, winch it was material
Lord Stewart should answer, before lie was entitled to any
reference of his proposals.
The Sottcrrok-Gigarvititt. said, that, on the ',art of Lunt
Stewart, he felt in an awkward situation He had po - •
seated a petition, end flied an affidavit, at Weis completely,
answered all the supposed objection' raised against hint bo
Mei. Taylor. It had been objected that hr had nut stilted Iva
properly; that, he undershoot, was the principal objectioti.
He had WOW stated his possession of property. airtheseut to
entitle him to an alliance with soy lady in the
Sir S. Komii.me said there Irene other objeethius against
Lord Stews' t, besides those en the Scott of poplar.- 1.0
the application szeinat Lady Antrim, be was far 'him coil -
sidersug any a itiafactury ensue, had been cimitt. fit shotil
be extremely sorry to bring tutu open direemiloolory swab
relative to the different branches of the Steil:lnt fllmity , lint
be was far from being *tided with 11* answer &elf on the
part of Lady Antrins• and his Loiffebbi.
The licaucleoltstiffitglt4it. Old, be was peerneded, tint
when his hardship reed the affidavits, i.e ovoid be con-
vinced the properly of Lard Stewart ist*iled his,, lu vrei.enl
himself to any lady, laillikraar her ratileinlght he. His Learn.
art 'rimed bed imputed so hint a colittsion with laid, Au.
trim, to motor, a inuriage with her *nightie, amino' the
approlattioe ef ate Cutlet. Laird Stewart was too moth or a
lose of hoopoe to attempt noplthitig °fain kind, sod would
negative the assertion in the stromerwt terin.• •
The foto Cuamett.Loa said, this Clad came Irfon him
under Obese etresonsitanres :—it was Ms applirsiiimi to re-
strain Lord Stewart (woe c,sutrattiag inarriao. with a,
ward of the Court, and other usual restraiors. There was
au affidavit that "studied him ibc touposala hash ttsiat to
AR 'Attu' they ought not to bate h• to pi isni:ti,l to Late

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