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CAUSES, NATURE, and TREATMENT of
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Strictures of the Urethra.
CONTENTS.

CIIAtTER 1.
Causes of Strictures.

Divisions of Strictures.

Consequences of Strictures.

Symptoms resemble thoFe of
Stricture.

CHAPTER IV.
Of the Treatment of the Arida-
dies Consequent upon Stric-
ture.

IMPLRIA. PARLI AMLN T.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 8.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his Seat, On the wool-
sa,:k at Five o'Goek.

MESSAGE FROM HER MAJESTY.

LORD CHANCELLOR brought down a
tries,lge trum her Majesty, stating the sense she entcr-
tAinel ut the s,:rvices reudered by John 1,,,rd Beane in
and requesting the Howe to (nable her to tnak,.!-
provit:ion fur the said Jahn Lord Keane and his two
neNt heirs.

Visentnt MELBOURNE gave notice that to-nior-
row be stiould wove that her Mrijcsty's Gracious Mes-
sage be taken into consideration.

ItEDESDALE presented a petition from
prayiog for a better observance of the Lords'-
day.
COP HOLD COMMUTATION AND EN-
FRANCHISEMENT BILL.

Lord REDESDALE moved the second reading
of the Co;)yhold Commutation and Enfranchisement
Bail, which he ;bought possssed sortie advantages over
thy Bill brought in by the Noble and Lammed
Lard (Brougham) on the same subject. He
(Lard Rodesdale) proposed to preserve the Manor
Courts, and he also proposed that instead of a fine the
copyholder should pay a small rent, which would be
much more convenient to the small copyholder. lie
llkewise proposed some alteration with regard to mine-
ral property ; and another distinguishing feature of his
WAS, that it was not compulsory ; he required,
lii!itead of the consent of two-thirds of those interested
only, the In land entire consent of all parties.
Lord BROUGHAM felt certain that the Noble
Lord's having un,ertaken the?subject could not but he
advantageous. There was not so much difference be-
tween the two plans as migat be at first supposed.
His (Lord Brougham') plan went one step further, but
he was ready to admit that the Noble Lord's plan was
a great improvement upon the present state of the law.
Fur himself he was disposed to go further than the
Noble Lord to take that one step. The great difference
was that the one measure was compulsory and the other
was not.
Tne Bill was then read a second time.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a
petition from tl.e Earl of Cardigan, praying that
S.r W. Follett, Mr. S,rgeant Wrangham, and Mr.
Adolphus, might be appointed as his counsel, and
M2ssrs. Rodinch, and Wilde, as his Solicitors.
Hi 14,;rdship then brought up a report from the Com-
twttec for conducting the trial, sating that it was not
ht-r Majesty's intention to be present at the said trial—
that it was the opinion of the Committee that the Earl
of Cat digan should sit on a stool at the bar uncovered
and without his robes during the trial, and that
four tickets of admission be given for his pro-
fessional miv]scrs, and that the clerk of the Court
of Qa,,n'i Bench, or his D p sty, be desired to attend
to the clerk of their Lordships' House.
THE CASE OF MR. M.LEOD.

The Earl of MO UNTGAS HEL tod raw their
Lordsaips attention to the case of Mr. M‘Leod, a Bri-
tish subject. who had been seized by the authorities in the
United States, and imprisoned on a charge of piracy, fur
having assisted in destroying the steam-boat Caroline,
during the late Canadian troubles ; he had been taken
into custody by the American authorities, on a charge
of murder and arson. He had learnt from the public
papers that a correspondence had taken place between
Mr. Fox, the British Minister, at Washington, and Mr.
U'orsyth, the American Secretary of State, on the sub-
jeet and the American Government had refused to
deliver him up. Most violent speeches had been
111::(10 on the subject in the American Congress,
not only against the country, but attacking Mr. M'Leod
himself, so that it would be impossible almost but that
he should fall a victim to the prejudices excited against
him. He (the Earl of Mouutcashel) had understood
from Captain Drew that Mr. M'Leod was not one of the
party engaged in capturing the Caroline, but that be was
on shore at the time, in the execution of his duty.
He trusted the Government would act in such a man-
ner as to uphold the dignity of the country ; if they
did not, we should be degraded, and British subjects
would be liable to all sorts of insults in the United
States.—( Hear, hear.) The Caroline was engaged in
an act of piracy at the time she was taken ;
and, therefore, those engaged in capturing her were
justified. Had any foreigners taken a British vessel
engaged as the Caroline had been, and had
they destroyed the ship, and hang-ad the are::,
the British Government would never have thought of
interfering. General Jackson of Florida had hanged
two British subjects for interfering in the Indian war,
and this country had not interEred to protect them,
as they were engaged in a unlawful act,
but the United States seemed to have one law for
themselves and another for other nations. He wished
to ask the Noble Lord if her Majesty's Govern-
ment bad received any information of the arrest
of a British subject named M'Leod, by the
authorities of the State of New York, on a
charge of murder and arson, for being concerned in
the capture of the steamer Caroline, and what steps
had been taken by the Government in consequence.
Viscount MELBOURNE would answer the ques-
tion of the Noble Earl without following him in his ar-
gument. Her Majesty's Government had received in-
formation that a person named M'Leod, a British sub-
ject, had been arrested by the authorities of New York,
on a charge of arson and murder, stated to have been
committed by him on the occasion of the destruction of
the steam-boat Caroline. Immediately on hearing of
the charge made against this individual, Mr. Fox, our
Minister at Washington, had demanded his liberation
from the General Government; he had received a reply
stating that the matter entirely rested with the autho-
ri i s of the State of New York, and that there was no
power or intention of the General Government to
interfere to procure his liberation ; what might be the
intention of the Government under these circumstances,
of course, their Lordships could not expect him to state
—(Cheers)—but the N able Lord might rest assured
that every measure would be taken that was necessary
to secure the safety of her Majesty's subjects, and to
uphold the honour of the British nation.
An officer of the Court of Chancery in Ireland pre-
sented certain papers, and their Lordships adjourned.

that they would sanction no Bill on the subject until
that had been done.
:.!.Ir. C. HODGES presented a petition from a place
in Kent against the continuance of the Poor-law Com-
missioarrs.

Mr. HALFORD presented a petition from 26
guardians of the parish of. Butterworth, complaining of
the attendance of the Commissioner at their meetings,
and pray Lig that his attendance might hereafter be
disiwrised

S.r F. BURDETT presented a petition from a pa-
ti:da in Wiltshire against the proposed amend:neat of
the Poor-law Act, and that each parish might be al-
lowed to manage its own affairs.
7The HoN. BARONET alto gave notice that on the
House going into a Committee of Supply, he would
move that a statue be erected at the public expense
to the memory of the late Sir Sydney Smith.—( Hear )
On the motion of Mr. E. ELLICE, jun., a return
was ordered of the sums paid by the Post-office to the
proprietors or le,sces of the Queensferry during the
last five years.
Co!oriel SIBTHORP gave notice that on Thurs-
day next, he would move for copies of the notes taken
by the Coroner of Middlesex in certain cases relating
to the Administration of the Poor-laws.
LORD KEANE.

Lard .1. RUSSELL brought up a Royal Message,
directing the House to take into consideration the
great and brilliant services performed by Lord Keane,
late General of her Majsty's Army at Bombay,with a view
of rewarding him for his merits, and recommending to the
House of Comoro ~o adoptsueh measures as were neces-
sary for the accompiisirMent of that purpose. 'rile Noble
Lord proposed that the subject should be taken into
consideration to-morrow, and the motion was agreed to
by the House.