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MEDICAL ADVICE ONH
A THE SECRET
ND MATURITY. INFIRMITIES OF
YOUT
DR. SAMUEL. LA' ME RT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON,
Doctor of Medicine, and Matric dated Member of' the University o
Edinhurgh, Honorary
liiember of the London Hospital Medica
Society. Licenthce of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &C.
3 I AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on
/ f the various disorders of the nervous and generative 'system,
resulting from juvenile
yo ,h,
anti excesses. which have pro-
lured more misery ,n you, h, degradation in manhood, and nrema-
tore decay at all stages of life, than perbaps aay other .cla,si of dis-
eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience
TILE CAMP AT CHOBHAM COMMON.
in the treatment of ti-iese diseases 11,,s proved that th.,re are hi exist
once secret cat cos of self-at:cared miseries and disappointed hopes in
existenee, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous --s—ge.--_
Debility, various onns of insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Mani- Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom
ages. Imptency, Local and Conatiti.tiontV Weakness, and their
endless incglifications owe their almost eatire origin parried by the Duchess of Cambridge and the. Princess
it is absolutely necessary that all men shoald know that there are Nary, was present at the field-day which took place
principle. of personal rn +n
°, which cannot be violated without yesterday, the troops being again under the command of
et env grievous pee Ines, and when wisdom and regret succeed
the heyday of incbierate self-i dulgenee, how these penalties the Duke of Cambiidge. A novelty in the proceedings
may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may he remove', of the day consisted in the enemy being supplied with
and how the evi, and [lawn equenc ea may be avoided, and above all, two pieces of artillery, which worked with the small
that there i- .cseeely any degree of physical Infirmity or functional
derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure force during the day, and gave additional effect to the
oocTou i.A.,NIERT has for a long series of years been engaged proceedings. ,The camp forces were formed with their
in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate corn- right resting on the Open space opposite Higham-lodge,
plaints, and s the only levity qualified Physician who, regardless
of the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mOck-modest,
Jihad
the present residence of Lord Seaton ; the enemy occu-
the confidence, through the medium of the public press, to direct pied some heights in the immediate vicinity, having the
attention to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is camp in his rear. The whole of the forces were actively
tree• In selecting thi i department of practice. he has been amply employed in driving the enemy from his position, and
re;arded by the great success that has attended his efforts in the
treatment of these cases, which are too generally confided to the having compelled him to seek shelter in the redoubt
care of unqualified and ignorant empirics, who, with their pirated partially blown up on Saturday last, at length drove
publications, Assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues
of their patent nostrums, have inflicted serious injury on those who him from it by the advances of the infantry.
The attack on the enemy was commenced by the skir-
have been induced to place faith in their pretensions.
At home for consultation daily from r:leven till Two, and from mishers of England's brigade, followed up by the advance
six till Eight. All letters must contain the fee of I/ , and advice and of the brigade, who drove in the enemy's right, and corn-
medicines can he forwarded to any initials or address. pelled him to take ground to the left. Passing over the
It 13 desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LAWERT
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SELP •PRESERVA.TION. vigorously attacked by the cavalry. The first charge was
A Medical Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and made
by the Scots Greys and Bth Hussars in excellent
Generative Debility, illustrated by ility-colocred engravings, and des- ~
crlbing in detail the various disorders resulting from secret habits and style, and after this line had retired by threes from the
excess:ft. The pentsal of this treatise will assist in the correct right of squadrons, the Blues and 4th Light Drao•oons
description of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, made the second charge;the enemy receiving the charges
french, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. P per .
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Mann, 39, Cornhill ;Stone. Titchborne-street, Haymarkot ;or free position on the slope of,a techll, the 35th and 88th with loud
shouts and fixed bayone arged the foe, and drove him
by posit for forty-two stamps, to any addres" from the Author's resi-
ence. :ii7. Benroan-sOtrAllE. LONDON still further towards the redoubt. As he was retiring how-
- ever the enemy was harassed by the Light Dragoons, till a
portion of the body took possession of the redoubt from
the rear of which, supported by the artillery, a con-
tinuous fire was kept up on the advancing infantry.
The Scots Greys made a splendid advance up to the
very edge of the ditch, and dispersed a detachment of
the enemy's right, who, not expecting so bold an attack,
had neglected the precaution of forming square to re-
ceive the cavalry. England's brigade now advanced,
preceded by skirmishers, and, in spite of the enemy's
fire, succeeded in forming in line within range of the left
flank of the redoubt, and compelling the enemy's right to
fall back higher up the hill. The brigade of Guards
next advanced in line; threatening the rear of the reboubt,
while the Highlanders first forming line, and de-
livering several splendid volleys, charged up the hill
and drove the enemy from the redoubt. This charge
of tlie'79th was made • in most admirable style, and the
steady and unbroken line which they presented was the
subject of universal adniirat he
ion. If tre is one achieve-
ment upon which this gallant regiment justly prides
itself, it is that which occurred in the Peninsular war,
when the 42d being compelled to retire from a re-
doubt which they had taken from the enemy, these gal-
lant Highlanders, advancing at the charge, retook it,
and maintained their position in the face of a tre-
mendous fire, and ' the attack on the redoubt yester-
day forcibly reminded the regiment of the achieve-
ment to which we have alluded. The Guards and
f
England's
batteries,
itetrAuthcootewnivneeens
I,eci
pmarenderedrniynr,s ff
and.
brigaded ie
furtheradvancing,
s oppositionp r
t
tea by
useless
o a close. theontshe. e fieldpaThe
rt
broughtvan ein
the field-daysupported
whole of the troops then marched past the Duchess of
: Kent and the other visitors, and returned to their re-
spective
w
erhoifehbrwealisLt.
it
tnids
expected,other
f ~
firth
works
thi.e occupationhave be been
rent parts of the field, the defence and
capture
,f the troops on, the field-days of to-morrow and
~,irciay.

It is confidently stated that the camp will break up
er the last field day, which will take place on Thurs-
:l,y nest. The two following days, the 19th and 20th,
will be occupied by the removal of the troops.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GtoueEe* n, AUGUST 10.
(Before Mr. Justice Coleridge and Special Jury.)
REMARKABLE TRIAL AT GLOUCESTER. CURIOUS CONCLU-
SION OF THE CASE
SMYTH v. SMYTH AND THERS.
This case, which, as previously ann ' need, was opened
on Tuesday, is now in a state to justif a report.
This was an action of ejectment, bro ht to recover pos-
session of certain estates in this county formerly the pro-
erty of Sir Hugh Smyth, Bart., or Ashton-hall, near
Bristol. The plaintiff claims to be the son and heir of the
late Sir Hugh Smyth, who died in the year 1824. Sir
Hugh Smyth was known to have been twice married, but
had no issue by either marriage. The plaintiff claimed to
be the son of Sir Hugh Smyth by a,third and previous
marriage, alleged to have taken place in Ireland, with
Jane, the daughter of Count Vanderbergh, in the year
1796. The plaintiff was alleged to hay been born at War-
minster, in the county of ilts, and his mother having
died in childbirth he was brought up y a woman named
i Lydia Reid. His birth, for some real , having been kept
secret, he went abroad, and on 's return to this
country he was not made acquainte with his pedigree
till recently, when, by the discovery of certain docu-
ments, he came to the knowledge thafhe was entitled to
a baronetcy and estates, which were Variously estimated
to be worth from 20,0001. to 35,000/. a;
ear. The defend-
ant is the grandson of Sir Hugh Smyth's sister Florence,
and is still a minor. On the death of lir Hugh
y
the year 1824, the property went to las brotherSSinirytJho'hinn
Smyth, and upon his death in 1849 to his sister Florence.
Upon her death the present defendant became entitled.
The romantic nature of the plaintiffs claim,
rumour that it was about to the and the
uPported by forged docu-
ments and perjury, added to immense amount of the
property at stake, have caused this trial to be looked for-
ward to with the utmost interest. In the first instance,
Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Keating, Q.C.
plaintiff ; but for some reason which was not stated, nei-
, were retained for the
ther of these gentlemen appeared. The action was ori-
ginally intended to be brought on the Western Circuit,
but this intention was altered, and this circumstance ac-
counts for the fact that several gentlenien of the Western
Circuit have, been specially retained. 4,,
........,
Mr. Bcrvill; in oPerfinPlie case to the Jury, proceederar
great length to enumerate all the circumstances of this
romantic case as it would be disclosed in evidence. On the
death of Sir Hugh Smyth the estates went to his brother,
Sir John Smyth, who died in the year 1849, in consequence
of an interview which the plaintiff had with him, the plain-
tiff in that year had come to the knowledge of his rights,
and went to Sir John, and asserted his relationship to the
deceased Sir Hugh Smyth ; and such was the effect pro-
duced upon Sir John Smyth by this intelligence, that he
became unable to eat, wandered about the houaedisconso-
late, and died suddenly the next morning. For some time
the plaintiff, for want of funds, was unable to assert his
title to the property, but he was now enabled to come into
court to establish his right. The learned counsel said he
.should establish beyond all doubt that the plaintiff was the
son of Sir Hugh Smyth, by Jane, the daughter of Count
Vanderbergh, to whom he was married in Ireland in the
year 1796. At that time there were no public registers in
Ireland, but the entry of this marriage in a family Bible
would be proved, and the signatures of the witnesses would
be shown to be the undoubted signatures of the parties.
The plaintiff would produce a brooch with the name of
Jane Gookin upon it, and also a portrait of his own
mother, and the signatures of all these parties would be
proved by the most unexceptionable evidence. The learned
counsel then read the following entry of the plaintiff's bap-
tism, which was contained in the same family Bible :
" Richard Hugh Smyth, son of Hugh Smyth, Esq., and
Jane his wife, born September 2nd, 1797 ; baptised Sep-
tember 10th, 1798, No. 1, Royal-crescent, Bath.
" CAROLINE BERNARD. " J. SYMES, Clerk.
" ISABELLA THYNNE."
The reason why the plaintiffs birth was kept a secret
was that his mother died in childbirth, and Sir Hugh
Smyth was anxious to marry Miss Wilson, the daughter of
the Bishop of Bristol. The plaintiff was then brought up
in the house of a carpenter at Warminster, named Povis,
which had given rise to the rumour which had been spread
abroad, that the plaintiff was an imposter, and was Provis's
eon. It would be proved, however, that he was educated
at Winchester, and, it was believed, at the expense of Sir
Hugh Smyth. In the year 1814, a man, named Grace,
who was Sir Hugh's butler, represented to Sir Hugh that
his son, who had gone abroad, was dead. The following
letter, in the handwriting of Sir Hugh Smyth, addressed
to his wife on the eve of her delivery, had been discovered
" Stapleton, Feb. 2, 1797.
" Dear Jane,—The bearer is my old nurse, Lydia Reed,
in whom I have every confidence as to her skill and atten-
tion to you. Dr. Seagnin will attend you. I will endea-
vour to be over to-morrow, and bring my mother with me.
Till then God bless you, and that you may have a safe de-
liverance is the prayer of your affectionate husband.
"To Mrs. Smyth, Warminster. HUGH SMYTH."
Sir Hugh was married again in the year 1819 to a Miss
Howell, and circumstances haying convinced Sir Hugh that
the plaintiff was still alive, be, in the year 1822, executed
a document, declaring the plaintiff to be his son. This
document was discovered in the possession of a mem-
ber of the family of Lydia Reed, the plaintiff's
nurse. It was signed by Sir Hugh Smyth, the deceased
baronet, in a trembling hand, and by Sir John Smyth, his
brother, and other persons as witnesses. All these signa-
tures would be proved to be genuine. That document was
signed by the deceased baronet, and would be shown to
have been sealed with his family seal. In the follow-
ing year Sir Hugh, who would appear to have re-
covered in health, executed another similar document.
That document also would be proved to have been signed
by the parties, and it was discovered in the possession of
am attorney's clerk in London, who had formerly lived at
Bristol. The plaintiff had gone abroad, in the year 1814,
with a Mr. Knox, commonly called Lord Knox, and there
gave himself up to various studies, and particularly to that
of the science of mnemonics, till his return to England in
the year 1826. At that time he devoted himself to lec-
turing in various parts of England, and, though he sus-
pected he was the son of Sir Hugh Smyth, he took no steps
to assert his rights till the year 3849, when he went to Sir
John Smyth, his uncle, who admitted his relationship at
that interview, which led to Sir John Smyth's death the
same night. From that time the plaintiff had used every
effort to vindicate his rights, and those facts and documents
had been discovered which would leave no doubt on the
minds of the jury that he was entitled to the estates which
he now sought to recover. The learned counsel then com-
plained loudly of the intimidation which had been exer-
cised towards the plaintiff's witnesses by the defendants'
agents to prevent their giving. evidence on this trial ; but
he had full confidence that they would come forward and
tell the truth, and so establish the plaintiff's case. The
main fact in the case would be that Sir Hugh Smyth was
married in Ireland to the daughter of Count Vandenburgh,
and that the plaintiff was the issue of that marriage.
The following witnesses were then called :
William Gray wood, a clerk of the Prerogative Court,
produced the will of Thomas Smyth, of Stapleton, in the
county of Gloucester, Esquire. It was dated the 18th of
May, 1798.
The Rev. George Turner Seymour, a clergyman and a
maeistrate of the county of Somerset said
this letter to be
said I have often seen
Sirlfugh Smyth's handwaitine, b I
in the handwriting of Sir
111-ngt Smyth (the letter from Sir
v
Hugh to his alleged wife). The entry in the Bible is ex-
tremely like it. I believe it is his. I cannot say whether
this signature (to the deed of the 27th of January'
1822)
is Sir Hugh Stnyth's or not. I doubt it because of the tre-
mulous character of the writing. Otherwise the characters
are something like. (The document of the 10th of Septem-
ber, 1823, was put into witness's hand.) I believe this
signature to be in Sir 'lnglis
—myth's handwriting. I knew
Mr. Symes. He was curate of Ashwick. I have seen
the
n his
handwriting. I cannot say whether the signature i
Bible is his handwriting.
Cross-examined by Sir F.
hate
--Oeiger—l merely knew Sir
Hugh Smyth by sight. I hare seen his handwriting in a
correspondence which he had with my father. I copied that
in the year 1806. I have not compared it with this hand-
writing with a view to ei i
0--v-uk evidence. I have not seen
that correspondence since 1800. Those were the on Hugh
ly oppor-
tunities I have had of seeing the handwriting of Sir
Smyth—viz., in 1806, and this letter and note.
David Pearce Maurice examined by andsel
am a surgeon at Marlborough. In 1822 1823 I, with
my father, attended Sir Hugh Smyth. He was ill. Sir
Hugh Smyth was thought to be a nervous patient, and
generally an invalid. His was an imaginary illness—ho
was always fancying himself ill. It was not an illness
which would produce tremulousness of hand. He fancied
himself ill, and would perhaps be out hunting next day.
I was very much annoyed when he went away—he was
such a good patient. I cannot say he was not regular in
his living. lam not sure he did not take sedatives. He
did not suffer from delirium, tremens. He took astringents.
He died from diabetes. That would make him feel weak.
Mr. Holland Kingston—l reside at Bandon, in Ireland.
I was acquainted with the Rev. Verney Lovett from my
infancy. I was acquainted with his handwriting. I be-
lieve the whole certificate of marriage to be in his hand-
writing. Has been, and still is, usual in Ireland to bap-
tize in private houses. I can't say as to marrying. Court
Macsherry is seven miles from Bandon. As soon as I saw
Mr. Lovett's handwriting I recognised it. I am certain
it is his.
The Hon. Captain William Smyth Bernard—l knew the
Rev. Verney Lovett. I did not know his handwriting.
My grandmother, Mrs. James Bernard, was 'lamed Hea-
ther. Before her marriage she was Hesther Gookin. Her
maiden name was Smyth, spelt with " Y." The Smyths
lived at Headborough, in Waterford. There was an aunt
of mine, Mary Smyth, who lived at Castle Bernard, the
seat of the Bandon family. My aunt was called Molly
Smyth They lived in Royal-crescent, Bath.
Cross-examined by Sir F. Thesigefr— T
are spelt
Our family is not related m the Smyths of Ashton Court.
My mother was the first Lady Bandon. Her maiden name
was Catherine Henrietta. She signed her name C. H.
Bandon. She became Lady Bandon in 1792. In 1796 she
became Viscountess Ba.nclen. My was Hea-
ther, widow of Major Gookin. I grandmothere the having
at Court Macsherry. I never heard of Major Gookin having
a daughter. I never heard of the name of Vandenberg in
connexion with the Gookins. I never heard of the name of
Vandenburg till now. I have lived in the neighbourhood
a good deal since I was 0, child. I entered the army in
1809. As long as I can recollect, Court
to t Macshat herr
the y
agent,
house
belOnged to Lord Shannon. Previous
Mr. H. Townsend, lived there. I saw some entries with
Mr. Catlin. I did not ,pay much attention. I was pre-
sent when Mr. Kingston recognised the signature of Mr.
Lovett. We were in petty sessions. Mr. Catlin showed
them to me. I said it could not be my
mother's hand-
wiiting, because her name was not Caroline. Jhenev.er
heard of any aunt or relative named Caroline. T. sig-
nature " Caroline Bernard," as witness to tfhexrrelation.
not the haralwritingof my mother, nor o
r of any one
This signature to the baptism is not hers,
rnNovas a Caroline
with whom lam acquainted. T
haetresculovoelat F . •
ermoy: in
Bernard of our family.
Ireland. [Seineput into
jewelleryl—vip.asg; green ring—was
Bandon he
crest. recognised thel never Ban-
witness's band, and he wastoasbkeeitihief
don crest.' This appears
heard of it' being usual to marry in private houses in
Ireland. • dne —I am the son of the Rev. Jas.
mm
John Sis, *nail
7 My father was the curate of Ash.
Syme. .i a past . •