The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-19 00:00:00

SCROFULA OR KING'S EVIL.

,rRs. PEARSON, Alfred Place, Beaford.
square, can prove by endenia'o!e testinviny that her
Vlifir;TAllLli ExTRAcT and. pouuncE will totally cure
and eradicate that dreadful disease, which has proved so
baffling to the faculty. She has performed numerous cases;
where the disorder has al:waved in the shape of Tumour,
Ulcer, Contraction of the Muscles, enlargement of the Joints,*
and cariesuess of the flues, of which she can .produce many
instances in her own neighbourhierd, where persons from the
most desperate state have been restored to complete health
and rigour. Her confidence in the medas of cure she adopts,
and that she courts investigation, will appear hr the extra ,c
subjoined, from-letters she write respectively to the Colle,tS
of Physicians and Surgeons; and though these learned bottles
did .not condescend to notice her address to them, as, perhaps,
unworthy of their atten:ion. it will nut invalidate the efficacy
of.lier medicine and application, and 'she thinks it would hare
been a duty to grant her that investigation, which she so con-
lident ly courted, and in the failure of which she would hate
been utterly disgraced, •
Extract from the letter above alluded to :—"June 22, 1809.
" I invite the learned Members of your College to put Me
to the test by pointing Out some of the most inveterate cases
of Scrofula within your knowledge, such in fact as may have
been considered incurable. If I soceced iu the cure, your re-
port will dome justice: should I fail, yon will distliArge a
duty to the commanityinatnuonneing the result. I ant aware
of ray pfenimptitin in thus . inviting you to investigate the
nustrnm of an obscure. indlvidual, but my appeal is tq your
PhiLnthrcpy. it is to a I,loilic ditty on public. principles that
1 solicit your attention. Yonr reoart will either extend the
blessill,ts of my dis....,very to G r b, correcting say
ptesriit a dnricti to of its efficacy, prevent me from the cam-
mission of eat Ibuluteritional trawl, and guard the public
deception.°

MR. WHITBREAD ;
THE MANAGER, ON STILTS:

AN USEFUL LESSON.

ot:•ing Correspondence we'insert with-
ion, as there can be 'no injustice in

iag a charge accompanied by the doeu-

• ~ut, which the accused declares to be-in his opi-
nion a sufficient refutatiOn. In that opinion,
were we admirers of Mr. WHITBREAD' we should
concur. The Gentleman who met the reception
described in.his letter.(whOm we " do not know"
more than Mr. WHITBREAD (lid, though we
cannot therefore think him a fit object to be
treated with rudeness and insult), had, it seems,
concei'Ved a high opinion of the patriotic disinte-
restedness of that Gentleman, which we can only
account for, from his having been a long time in a
French prison, without knowing any thing about
Dicii.:or things inbis own Country. Paving some
claim or other upon Government, which Govern-
ment Aisallo4red ; he unluckily linagined, that
this presumed political and Maral Quix (Ate would,
at a hint, set about rightilig hiS wtongs, and fly to
encounterthe Griffins of Ministers, the Dragons
'who watch the golden-appres.ntnte Treasury, in
his behalf. That be Atisc9vercd his mistake
in a manner which shock.e`d ,hint"giievonsly is
very perceptible, from ,his-e,leiter, .though we
confess had weltnown, the circumstances he men-
tions, viz his having, seen incarterated 4uspi
cion of joining: in the plot of AfottEati And Pt-;
CIIRGEU against BUONAPARTE, and had he Con-
sulted us before-be travelled to Biggleswade, ire
should have advised him to.aVoid the; quarter to
which he applied; and even now think heinay bless-
his good seal.s that he escaped so well, after such
a vonfet:iion—for he might have been kicked
down -stairs, instead •of being only marched
through the ont-houses,, and torn to pieces, in-
stead of being only-bow-wowed at by the Mastiffs.

Mr. WHITBREAD (a man of tunny
.avocations)
was perhaps deciding the fate pf a presented
Farce, or writing a letter to caution KEAN
against future fri getfttlness of his quandam obscu-
rity, or preparing a new Catechism for 'l\linisters
on the Meeting of Parliament, or projecting the
best means of raising the price of Porter another
penny per .pot,• or &alining. a Catastrophe for.
Drury-I,ane Or a Plot for Europe, nay he might
he a Sequel to Lord CnEsTeaFtELD's
Principles of Politeness, and it was enough to
provoke, the temper of a Saint (which he does
not pretend to be), to he interrupted,at such a
::!tnent bY a person had ever been suspected
unity aguiust the Mighty Prince" of Lord
0, and the Great Eloperor of Mt. WTUrT-
cal Idolatory. Besides, the apology,
)y. the threat of publication,
h;,:ntr.l 61entleman ;

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SIR,--

coolcess to lave Leen not a little. hurt at

certain. illiberal uua - sere:l2,, aspersions (as they,

ot dig time, uppearecl to inc to be) thrown out in

;cat ra of your late Numbers, against the cbarat-
ter and conduct of Mr. Wilmille‘AD, Mem':4er
of Parliament. Paring a long captivity in France,
train which I nut but recently returned to this
country, I have 'frequently seen this Gentleman's
name hi-ought. forward, with great vaunt, in ex-
tracts from life English Newspapers a; a person
01- the purest independent
.principle, the steady
advocate of Parliamentary Reform, the Patriotic
Champion of the People's Rights, and-the declared
Foe oT Court Intrigue' and Ministerial Corrup-
tion.. Although I have, in the course of my expo.
rience, Prat but too many occasions to convin.ce
tniself how little men are to be judged of by re-
port, and how wide s daereme bat too often ex•
ists between the doctrine and the practice of
many pi6ne characters, I must candidly cottless
that I felt strongly prepossessed ik! 'favour of Mr.
NVIITTISREAD'S political integrity and moral con-
sistency. Under this inipre-s' sion, ate,: long and
mature deliberation, 1 resolVed to 'conait. this
Patriotic Member of the Legislature on a rocs.
tion, connected with my attest and imprisonment
io France, on suspicion bf being .privy to the al-
'edged consziracy of Generals MogolAu and
no:r..-GlitY, which involves at (MCC pi:1'501141

U.'rest and a great co:lsittitional •
ritrilisbeci Witt: :he occess.e.ry docUments,

I took cere t..) have lairiy eogn,qt;cd by ac.,
ii t hov-stfktioner 4)1 Cliancery-I,llle, eligaged
• placc ,r) ;In: :Vail Coach, vat me down
at t.h,. Biggleswatle, almait three miles
tiktint t'roni 3/r.IVITITEtIttAh's rvidence at South-
Thither 1 repaire4 al)mt noon, and after

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the tv.ual eeremmiles of intl'of;m:.l ion, Was tisliered

jut() ti:c study of tt,;•, GraFc.'ws, Oak vir-
tuous , inilwaiLvot tLe Constitution,
this PPP and pillar 44 tlie Cominonveuith !---

Afzet wei:-ing co

thiw, with

no less impatience trvan anxiety, the miz;ity Pa-
' triot was pleased to be visible. Though not an
absolute disciple of LAVATERi- I ant naturally apt
to lay some stress on .a man's physiognomy and
general appearance; the result in the present in-
stance, I must candidly avoW, was not altogether
to Mr. IV/ITSBREAD'S advantage. however, pre-
possessed as I was in his favour, I endeavoured
to put the best possible construction on his athletic
proportions, repulsive as they were, and fondly
endeavoured to fancy that I beheld in him a Sena-
tor, " with such Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear
the weight of mighty Monarchies !"
As 1 conceived my visit, as Well from its motive
as with regard to its object, a compliment paid
to Mr. WarTnitEAD, in selecting him, in pre-
ference to any Member of the Legislature, for
my oracle on a great constitutional question,
little apology, it might be presumed, was ne-
cessary. In compliance, however, with custom,
and the received maxims of politeness, I made the
most handsome apology I could, and then pro-
ceeded to state briefly the nature of my business.
Mr.,WnernagAn at once cut me short by.observ-
jug, " that lie did not know me!"--If I was surprised
at an observation of this kind front a Public Cha-
racter, such as Mr. Wu ['MEAD, to whom I should
imagine every thing appertaining to the public
goOd and involving the interests of the Common-
, wealth ought to be precious (without any refer-
ence to the channel through which the communi-
cation cis made), 1 was still more thunderstruck
.by the manner, the tune of voice, and gesture with
which this patriotic observation was conveyed
It was such,:Mr. Editor, that I defy Mr. KEAN
illiSo6o infuse ireaterJoice and spirit into his
delilliatioti of the blackest feature of kinfr,RiCk-'
• ard!i character ! No Tyt ant, either on-or off the
~..S,tage, ever liiirpassed it. I made one more at-
tempt to gain this great-rnan's attentioh, but to no
avails--",,1 do not know you !" was again thundered
in my ears. To me, who court no man, this was
more than sufficient : 1 boWed, and was modestly'
withdrawing, when Mr. WHITBREAb
rately pulling the, bell;' desired me to stop'; that
the servant would conduct me. I replied, that
this was not necessary ; that I knew the wa) by
which I bad entered. Mr. VirarraicAn returned,
with a frown", than hemisbed it.' The servant
made his appearance, whose countenance and de-
meanour were not without considerable agitation ;
he received from Lis Master the following order,
accompanied with the significant look which
suppose to be custthil•ii: yisn such occasions :
" You'll conduct this Gentleman' down--Down,
I was accordingly conducted down a variety of
steps ; then usnered theocA subterraneous pas-
st.ges, back-courf_p. ; -Ste.- when sud-
, denly my coli*act;:i place of whichl
had nq fruijt ch I had some:
'dill-lc-111(y to tiitric?lte rit;::lel,

risk of being iiknisittd by I: ;

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tIS intpo: : your
neighbourhood
,without
.-y,ou acquainted.
with reflections relative to the Triost singular, re-'
ception I experienced from you this morning, uti-;-
.der circumstances so peculiarly uncomplicated,
CC When I related Co you the unfortunate ca,uses
which induced Inc to erareyour attention for a few
minutes, as a Member of an Ins,tittition compe-
tent to remove them, ytm were pleased only to
reply in a manner that seems peculiar to yourself,
that you did not know n,c.- To this I observe,
Sir, that if the nature of my business with you
could in any manner have warranted such insult-
ing langruge, ridiculous and insignifieant remark,
it would have been a suflieient reason for me not
only to have declined the least encroachment upon
your precious moments, but to have saved myself
a good deal of trouble, and, what 1 dread still
more, the mortification of receiving the indig-
nities of a person I had 100 'many reasons to sup-
pose to be a L'--c I 1 aclaiit that it is probable
you do -21. at know me, but 'I feel, at the same
yon ' was iu nothing de=
time, that as my Cond,uct
ficient of, nor unbecoming a Gentleman, lhadevery
right to expect, on your partolie most unbounded
and complete reciprocity. This is.not the
place, Sir,
Where I intend to holdup to publid view the Wince
of our personal merits ; but I feel a certain satisfac-
tion in announcing to you that the time is not far
distant when you may not. only have an opportu-
nity of knowing what I am, but the world .ball
know who and :vhat you are.—l have the honour
to be, :..;Ir, &c. &e. &e.
T‘z,Fddy, Aftut noon.
To- Ali NyurrußEAD,, M. P."

To this Letter I received the following reply
" Sta,---Yont Lctter from Bigglemnde on
Tin! erening, reached me only,this morning. -
" You curve ro me tvithout Lin} previous
of .our intentions, and wil.h(Jut I,ntroduc-

tion, to ask my opinion upon a subject oil wi,ich
it could be given immediately and in two words.
"You arrived at the time when I was engaged
in very importaut business, to which fliad before
devoted the hours of that morning. I brolrz off as
soon as.,l could to wait upon you, mull was eager
to return to what I lad left unfinished. In such
circumstances I may have been, and I dare :ay
was very abrupt, for which lam sorry, and that
I gave you offence.

If you had previously thought so ill of me as
your Letter seems to intimate, I am surprised that
you should have taken the trouble to.coine near
me for the purpose of consulting me, and if you
now think that you have a better knowledge of
my character than the rest of the world from our
Short interview, I have only-to request that you
will make this Letter a part of your commuuica-
tion when you give the information which you
threaten to the publie.—l am, Sir, youi obedient
Servant,
..-
~Southilt, Jan. 12, 1815. " S. WHitIIR'EAD."

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The above letter Of 111 r. WHITBREAD' CallS for
little comment. The facts, indeed, speak suffi2
ciently for themselves, and cannot fail to open
the eyes of the Public to the true merits of certain
soi-disant Reformers, who seek to mask their
restless ambition under the specious garb of -pa:-
triotism, and court popularity.

MORDICUS.

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LONDON,
TJJURSD.IY, .1.4 N adity 19, 1815.