The Sun.
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success.—(Cheers.) He had not had much to do with
the Parliamentary business of the society, his time being
chiefly employed in defending members of the Society
from the attacks of those infamous men whose trade it
was to lodge information against them—(Cheers)—and
he was most happy to say that his efforts had been at-
, tended with unexampled success, for out of every twenty
cases that had been brought before Magistrates by the
informers, he had succeeded in defeating fifteen—(Great
cheering)—for he had obtained a total and entire dis-
missal of those informations.--(Cheers.) He had seen
those informers come forward and endeavour to support
their case by the grossest perjury, but their infamous
design has been discovered, and they had been defeated
by the very means by which they 'hoped to gain their
vile ends.—(Cheers.) He was sorry that the Commis-
sioners of Police had put a restraint upon their officers to
lay these informations. For his own part he respected
the police much, but he believed on many occasions they
acted against truth. As, an instance of that he might
mention a case that took.place at Battersea. In that in-
stance the individual keeping the house. went out to see
a relation that was ill, and on his return, about
one o'clock in the: morning, he discovered that the
police, fancying-they heard persons talking in the house,
had demanded admission, and there discovered two of
their own body, who had been sent for by the persons
left in charge of the house, because they thought, from
the noises they 'heard at the back, that some one was
. breaking into the house. - It wits stated to the sergeant,
whN instead of believing it, asserted that the landlord
had harhOured two .of the police,-.and for 'so doing he
brought an information against' him, and swore that
lie saw the men sitting down by the parlour. fire,
smoking their pipes. On the first hearing the Magis-
Anne adjourned the case; but upon its being brought
again before him, he dismissed the information. . But
this was not all they had to contend with—there was, the
question of lodgers. and the amount at whieh they were
rated. On both these points 'every difficulty bad. been
thrown in their way, but- lie was happy to say lie had
been enabled, in every instance, to overcome them. In
Kingston, a subscription had been raised for the purpose
of preventing any house there having a beer license, and
the rates had been made upon a principle that would
prevent them from obtaining that license. He bad
taken Counsel's opinion on the subject, and had succeeded
in quashing the rate that had been made.—(Cheers.)
Another instance, at Kingston, was with respect to Mr.
Shaw, a member of the Society. That 'evutleman had
taken two houses stud joined them, and although the
rate on one would not have entitled Min to a license,
yet when joined together the rates were sufficient, but
'because there was a door in the front, and another at the
,side, it was gravely contended that there were two houses.
He (Mr. Ashle,y) objected to any such notion, and suc-
ceeded in obtaining the judgment of the magistrates that
it was but one house—(Cheers)—it was therefore li-
censed, and the beer-trade was carried on •in it.—
(Cheers.) In conclusion,' he would only say that since
he had had the honour of being appointed Solicitor to the
Society, he had done all in his power to protect its'mem-
bers against those miscreants the informers.—(Cheers.)
He was glad to say that he had succeeded, and the power
that he had obtained over them he would take care not
to part with, in order that the interests of the beer-
sellers, might be protected, supported, and indemni-
fied.—(Cheers.)
. Mr. BISHOP wished shortly to advert to some circum-
stances connected with the Excise, that had lately taken
place. , At the commencement of the present year seve-
ral eases had been referred to him of persons who were
about to leave their beer-houses—their successors were
not rated, their names were not in the rate-book, and
they wished to know in what condition they would be
with respect to their license. A struggle took place..with.
the Excise on .the subject, and when he first appeared
before the Chairman of the Excise, he and the Deputy-
Chairman, together with the Solicitor and the Coin- •
missioner, decided against him. They decided that the
party. that came into possession must stop till his name
was in the rate-book before he could obtain his license.
He (Mr. Bishop) contended' that that was not the view
laid, down by the Law Officers of the Crown, when lie
(Mr. B.), the Chairman of the Excise, and the Law
Officers were present. ,He (Mr. B.) requested them to
take other advice ; they did so, and the result was that
the Solicitor to the Excise took the swim view that he
did, and it was decided, Ultimately, that the
successor of , a beer-seller, , whose name was
on the rate-book, might obtain 'a license if lie had
given notice,that he,had taken the house and was willing
to pay the rates due and those ,that might be due.—
(Cheers.) , He was happy to say that they had most
gratefully responded to the toast of the Public PrCss,but
that response would be utterly useless unless they re-.
sponded to it by their actions.at home.—(Cheers.) Let
them all take in the paper that advocated their cause, and
when he said that, he wished to inform them that
I?is Sun was the only newspaper that had thought it
twees6llll to send a gentleman there to report their pro-
w everefere advise them
taken place at their meeting, to lop t 4 Ent 443W71. W-
morrow.-(Cheers.)
I)Yitz proposed. the 'health of the Chairman, whom
he said had always been willing, both by his exertions
and his Opel to support the beer-trade.
The GHAIIIMAg shortly returned thanks, and con-
cluded
by proposing the health of their worthy Secre-
tary Mr. Bishop, who had done more for the benefit of
the Society than all of them put together.—(Cheers.)
ThattoP returned thanks, and the cOmpany then
brokefavourable representation that haa'heen made of the al-
fair
sof the etSeoficiety. • •
one appearing Highly delighted with the

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. Wallace, M.P., has .addressed the following letter
to the editor of the Greenock Advertiser :
Kelly, Aug. 2.
" Sir-115nd enclosed a letter which I have received
this morning from Lord John llossell, from which you
will
.see that Parliament is certainly to meet for the
despatch of business on the 19th, and that it may be
fairly inferred, the proceedings •in the House of Com-
ibbYiS will be in accordance with what I ventured to
stiggesti as a proper course for Ministers to adopt, when
I had the honour of addressing the electors of Greenock
at the dinner given to Mr. Stewart and myself. It must
be borne in mind that Ministers were driven from
office before they_ had an opportunity of discussing the
great changes proposed in our commercial' code, and
there can be no doubt . the development of these
chillgtigt and their probable 'effects, are as yet but little
known tilrottstsettt the country. It therefore appears to
me imperativei7n the advisers of the Crown to bring the
whole subject in a tai!flble shape before those who have
elected the present LIoUS2 of Commons, as well as those
amble the nation at large, along
who compose it, and
tatives, to judge deli
with their Parliamentary repi: .Ives,eSe..:but also of
berately, not only of the measures tlienb,.
two
the conduct of those forming the leaders of to Tall
parties in the State, before the reins of government-..i
be wrested from the one, and be entrusted to their poll-
tical opponents.
," Believing that this course would be highly useful,
and no less satisfactory, to the great body of the people,
I earnestly hope it may be adopted, in spite of every at-
tempt to defeat a line of policy so evidently just in itself,
however it may interfere with party views or antiquated
usages.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, .
" ROBERT. WALLACE."

ANIMAL-MAGNETISM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE-SUN.

SlR,—Several papers .have expressed theiridouht as to
the genuiness of my experiments on- Magnetism, in Ha-
nover-square RoomS ; othera are at a loss, they say, to
perceive their utility. .
14Iy object is to prove the existence of Magnetism, and
its utility when used as a means of cure ; my endeavour
is, by means of a wide-spread publicity,,to induce &eters ,
and men of science to inquire into, . and, by • its
'neap, relieve sigiering humanity. Ido not pretend that
•
-Magnetism is an universal panacea, that will cure every ,
disease ; but, 'employed with 'discernment, in many in.;
stances it caT' be of great service, anti giVe relief in cases
where ordinary medical science has been unavailbr..
In order to prove the existence and utility of Diagne-
tism beyond a doubt, when I arrived in this country I
applied to an establishment of the deaf and dumb, having
been fortunate enough to cure in France several deaf and
dumb persons, whose complete deafness had been duly
testified by authentic proofs in my possession and which
lam willing to submit to your inspection. I requested
the Committee would allow me. to magnetise, in their pre-
sence, some deaf and dumb patients of their establishment.
Thus there could have been no deception, no collusion,
and my good or bad faith might have been tested. The.
answer I received from the Director was, that the Com-
mittee had referred my demand to the medical men of the
establishment, and that I would shortl
y rece
time I havive an ane
-
swer. This was a month ago ; up t this
received no further communication.
I now appeal to the medical men, men of science and
worth,those whose public character and position in theworld
may place above suspicion, and beg of them to carefully
examine, and in an unprejudiced manner pass their judg-
ment on, Magnetism. Let seven or eight individuals, us
above alluded to; assemble and present two or three per-
sons of their own choice to be magnetised by me, in their
presence, I am in hopes of being able to convince them
of the existence and reality of g
Manetism.
The few sittings I have given have sauced a sensation
in your great city. Magnetism is the theme of ,conver-
sation ; some speak for, others against it ; but, strange
.to say, those who had never seen any experiments are
those who most loudly condemn. In these enlightened
times truth ought not to be repelled because it happens
to destroy certain theories founded on sophisms. It-ought
to be carefully examined, and repulsed, if false, or.ean-
didly acknowledged if true, for facts must ever be facts.
For the sake of truth I hope you will give publicity to
this letter, and I ardently hope my proposal will be ac-
cepted. Your. most obedient servant,
3d August, 1841. .• LAFONTAINE.

TO. THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
$lll,-1 notice in your City 'Article, in your paper of
yesterday, an allusion made to the stoppage of a leadiqg
Demerara house: Why not give the name of that 1?
which, in my opinion, would have been the most straight-
forward course for an independent journal to have
adopted, thereby .preventing She possibility of any inig;•
take as to the house, as there are a number in that tra4e,
both here and iu London.—Your obedient servant,
A LIVERPOOL, 131;ONTP.
Liverpool, August 4, 1841;