The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-12 00:00:00

AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE of
CURE ®f the following LONG-STANDING COM-
PLAINTS.
TO MR. THOMAS GARDNER, GENERAL HYGEIAN AGENT
FOR INDIA.
SIR,—I am induced by a sense of gratitude to Mr. Morison,
and of interest in tha welfare of my fellow-creatures, to inform
you of the cure performed on me by Morison's Universal Medi-
cines.

I came to India a private in the Artillery in 1816, and during
the first few years of my residence in the country, I suffered
very much from illness. In 1818, at Dum Dum, I was seriously
ill during six or seven successive months; and have been in-
formed, that a funeral party was warne for my burial more
than once.
In 1825, I was appointed Quartermaster-Sergeant to the 19th
Regiment, and the officers of the corps can testify, that I have
suffered more from bad health than is usually the fate of man.
Ist. When at Agra in 1822, the Surgeon considered me a fit
subject for the invalids; but being anxious to remain in the
service, I was kindly permitted to do so at that period. In 1835,
at Barrackpore, I was dangerously ill with pain in the lower
intestines, and after a consultation of Surgeons on my case, the
most active measures were resorted to for my recovery, but
without avail. At this time, when in a hupeless state, a friend
advised me to try Morison's Pills, which I did, taking five of
No. 1, and most grateful was Ito the Almighty for his blessing
the means resorted to for my recovery. I then increased the
dose gradually up to 25 and 30, taking Ns. 1 and 2 alternately ;
and here I must remark, that after a fortnight I was extremely
ill, and thought it was all over with me. I formed a thousand
different opinions of the Pills, and often asked myself, how can
the Pills hurt me now, after having done me so much goad ?
However, I was alarmed, for so weak was I as to be unable to
rise from my bed without help, and I did not take any pills on
that night or the following morning. But during the next day,
I was as well and as cheerful as in my childhood, which en-
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The following is a list of the diseases with which I had been
afflicted, and having been cured by Morisen's Pills alone, under
Divine Providence, I have reason to consider them a Universal
remedy:-
Ist. Severe pain in the lower intestines.
2d. Liver complaint during fifteen years.
3d. Palpitation of the heart seven years.
4th. Extreme costiveness fifteen years.
sth. Weakness of sight, and giddiness, often falling helpless
to the ground, ten years.
6th. Teeth loose, from taking calomel.
I acknowledge with gratitude that Morison's Pills have cured
me of all the above diseases. In January 1836, at my present
station, Cut tack, I lifted a heavy box, and immediately felt a
pain across the small of the back, and five minutes afterwards
was unable to move ; at night I took 15 Pills of No. 2, the next
morning 20 of the same, and at night 20 of No. 1, and the
following morning 25 of No. 2, continuing to take large doses.
The morning after my injury, the Surgeon of the regiment
kindly came to see me at the request of the Adjutant, but I de-
clined taking any medicine but Morison's Pills, and the Sur-
geon allowed me to have my own way. He sent me some oint-
ment to apply externally, but I did not use it. On the third
day I was entirely free from pain.
When afflicted with the illness abovementioned, I was con-
stantly impelled to drink spirits and water as a stimulant; but
now I am so strong and cheerful that I do not feel the necessity
of anything of the kind, nor do I ever take it.
Temperance Societies have done and are still doing good ;
but sometimes when people are weak and melancholy they will
drink spirits in spite of these societies ; and it is my firm belief
that the object of Temperance Societies would be much pro-
moted by persuading people to attend more to their health, and
to take the Universal Vegetable Medicines, they would then
be cheerful and vigorous from good health ; and would no
longer have te—
" Keep their spirits up
By pouring spirits down,"
as is now too common a practice. Notwithstanding my com-
plicated and long continued illness, and that I have been up-
wards of 21 years in India, I am now quite hearty and strong,
considering my sufferings, and the officers of the regiment tell
me they never before saw me in such good health.
To you who have been the means of introducing Morison's
Universal Medicines in India, I beg leave to offer my best
thanks, while I am ready and willing to take oath to its truth,
if required. _

I remain, your most obedient Servant,
MICHAEL CONDON,

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Late Sergeant-Major, 19th Regiment N.I. ,
Now retired on Full Pay.
CAUTION..--Whereas spurious imitations of my medicines
are now in circulation, I, JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist,
hereby give notice, that none can be genuine without the
words, "MORISON'S UNIVERSAL MEDICINES" are
engraved on the Government Stamp, affixed to each box, in
white letters upon a red ground. Sold only by the General
Agents to the British College of Health and their Sub-Agents.
No Chemist or Druggist is authorised by me to dispose of the
same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand,
JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist.
British College of Health,
2, Hamilton-place, New-road, London, 1839.
Sold in Boxes, at ls. 1 iAd., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and Family
Packets, containing three 4s. 6d. Boxes, I Is. each. Also
the Vegetable Cleansing Powders, Is. I%d. per Box.

John Beachey, Ellen Davis, and Martha Stone, were
indicted for feloniously stealing, with great violence,'
from the person of Mr. Ronald Young, a writer to the
signet in Edinburgh, a watch, a pair of spectacles, and
a wig.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor
had recently come from Scotland on a visit to the me.
tropolis, and that about 11 o'clock on the morning of
the 19th ult. he went into a coffee- shop kept by a
woman named Hughes, in the Cornwall-road. He
ordered a rump-steak and some porter ; and while the
steak was getting ready he entered into conversation
with Ellen Davis, who was in the room, and from the
circumstance of her calling the landlady " mother," he
thought that she was the daughter. Finding he had
not enough of money to pay the bill, he offered
his watch as a security, while he went home to fetch
some money. The male prisoner, who was intro-
duced as the husband of Davis, went with him, and
on their return he paid the bill, and redeemed the watch.
Having sent for some liquor, and becoming affected by
it, he was induced to go up stairs with Beachey and
Davies to a room on the first floor, where, for the first
time, he saw the prisoner Stone. He had not been long
in the apartment before the prisoners pushed him with
force into a dark room, leading from that which he first
entered ; and when they got him there they blackened
his face, then blackened his eves, cut his mouth, and
tore his clothes off his back. He called aloud for help,
but no person came to his,assistance ; he, however, by
great exertion escaped out of the room, ran down stairs,
and did not stop until he was in the street, when meet-
ing with a policeman he told him how he had been
treated. Prosecutor's spectacles were found there, his
wig outside the door, and his watch was traced to have
been pledged by Davis at a pawnbroker's shop in West-
minster. When the prisoner Beachey was taken into
custody a silk pocket handkerchief belonging to the
prosecutor was found in his possession.
The woman Hughes, the landlady of the coffee-shop,
was examined, and, by her own admission, she let her
house out in lodgings to persons of the most profligate
and abandoned character.
The Jury found Beachey AO Davis guilty, and ac-
quitted Stone.
The CHAIRMAN sentenced ea et of the two former to
be transported for ten years, and remarked that Hughes
ought to have been included it the indictment, and
subjected to the same degree of punishment.
POLIZIIKIitaI7ENCE.

MANSION

Robert Barnard, the owner of the Blue Boar, public
house in the Minorics; was summoned to appear before
the Lord Mayor for a violation of the New City Police
Act. Mr. Hobler jun., who is solicitor to the Licensed
Victuallers' Protection Society, attended for the defend-
ant. The case involved considerations which in the
opinion of the Society were of great importance to • the
general trade.
City Policeman No. 435, stated, that he saw persons
in the Blue Boar public house at about half-past twelve
o'clock on Saturday night. The defendant was en-
deavouring to get them out. Witness had seen the
defendant at twelve, and before twelve also making
similar efforts to clear his house, but there were some
refractory people who would not depart.
The LORD AIAYOR—What kind of exertion did he
make to induce them to quit the house ? Witness—
He told them that he would not serve after the hour of
twelve, and he urged them to go away. He told me
that he wished me to assist him in getting them out,
but I had received no order to do so. I went in and
told them to leave the house, and I believe some went
away, others, however, remained.
The LORD MAYOR—Did he ask you to help him to
put them out ? Witness----He did ; but I had instruc-
tions from Inspector Rogers not to assist.
Mr. Hobler, jun., submitted that it was quite clear
that Mr. Barnard had used his utmost endeavours to
clear the house. His Lordship was, he observed, pro-
bably aware of the difficulty under which a publican
laboured in clearing his house at a particular moment.
Some customers treated expostulations and orders with
contempt, and were in the habit of saying, Do what
you can, we shall stop as long as we please ;" so that it
was in sonic cases impossible to obey the law without
using personal violence. The evidence of the officer
clearly acquitted the defendant of any infraction of the
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and the publican, and did not do justice to the Magis-
trates themselves. The Act did not say that the publi-
can should shut up his house at twelve o'clock on Satur-
day night, although it said that he should not open it
until one o'clock on Sunday.
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houses should be closed at twelve on Saturday night,
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was at liberty to call in the police to help in clearing his
house, there would be no ground of complaint.
The LORD MAYon—I don't know that the Magis-
trates have met with any difficulty in the Act--4 have
not met any ; we are most anxious to keep the police
out of the public houses. Hwe were to allow them to
go into those places when all is quiet and peaceable, I
am afraid that the public would have occasion to com-
plain that they were not protested because those whose
duty it was to protect them were in public houses. At
the same time, 1 must say, that if a publican have to
contend with refractory persons in clearing his house, I
do not think I should object. I wish, however, that
you would represent the matter to the Police Committee,
and have their opinion.

Mr. Hobler, jun., stated that the Magistrates in the
county frequently acknowledged that the publicans
sustained great inconvenience in clearing their houses,
and that many of the trade were complained against for
having used the violence absolutely necessary to be used
to clear the house.

The LORD MAYOR—If we were to allow the police
to go into public houses to clear them, do you think
that any publican would attempt to clear his own
house himself ? Not at all. He would leave the odium
to others.

Mr. Hobler, jun.—Many of the public houses re-
quire no assistance from the police, as their customers
retire without hesitation upon being informed that the
time had arrived. But in some situations it is quite
impossible to get the customers out by the ordinary
means.

The LORD MAYOR—If in nine cases ont of ten
houses can be cleared without the aid :of the police by
twelve o'clock, is it proper for the sake of that house to
increase the number of the police, and to give them in-
creased power? Is it not better to stop the license of a
house of bad character altogether?
It was here stated that the customers to the house in
question were of an ordinary class, and that when they
were half drunk they were very troublesome.
The LORD MAYOR—There is no punishment by the
Act for those who stay in public-houses beyond the pre-
scribed hour.

Mr. Hobler, jun.—No, my Lord. That is what we
complain of. A clause to that affect would operate as
a protection to the publican. But at present the whole
responsibility is thrown upon the publican.
The LORD MAYon—lt happens, Mr. Nobler, that
you have a bad case to defend. Your client is one of
the portion who, when the Act came in force, resolved
to break the law. To be sure he yielded to the persua-
sion of Inspector Brooke, and kept his house closed on
that occasion. He now, however, appears before me
upon the charge of keeping open his door until half-past
twelve, and his defence is that he could not get his cus-

tomers out.
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The good character of the present owner was not de-
nied by the Inspector or officers.
Mr. Hobler—l submit, my Lord, under all the cir-
cumstances, that my client having done all he could to
clear his house, ought not to be fined. On Tuesday Mr.
Trail!, at Union Hall office, remitted the penalty upon
finding that the accused party had done all in his power
to clear his house. If your Lordship would also sanc-
tion the police in assisting publicans to clear their houses
when required, a great benefit would be rendered to the
public and the publicans. This is not a new sugges-
tion. It was in a Bill which was brought into Parlia-
ment by the Protection Society. four years ago, and
which was thrown out on the second reading by the in-
fluence of the general body of ate trade, greatly, as I
anticipated, to their prejudice.
The LORD MATOR—I convict the defendant, and
shall:fine him five shillings. The fine will operate as a
greater security that the house will be well conducted
in future. If a publican is cot able to clear his house
at the proper time, he is not fit to keep a public-house
at all. _

Mr. nobler, jun.—Will your Lordship allow in.
Spector Brake to render my client assistance if it
be necessary to clear his house on a Saturday night ?
The LORD MAYOR—You must apply to the Police
Committee on that subject. I hold that if out of
ten men one say that he is not able to clear his
house, that one ought not to be allowed to keep it
at all.