The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-31 00:00:00

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The oxis probandi has been placed on ,the
shoulders of Anti-vaceinist from the period -f
the celebrated advertisement, anno 1800, and tC'7
have persevered in .perpetuai .proofs ever sinte.
As their procifs multplied, the Rules and Orders
for more secure Vaccination were amended ; at
length a Board was established to supply Prac-
titioners with- genuine lynAph,..and Dr. .1 E'SI,:TER
was to have the direction of that'lloard, - on' ac-
count' of his experience., his public merits, and.
hi,s public rewards. ,
The Discoverer deserts this Board, and -an
Apothecary is appointed, with-a .salary, to.direct
the Colleges in the .Scienee of. CowTpoxing ; a
new set of Rules is printed, and approved by the
Presidents of the Colleges ; these I wesume are
the Rules alluded to by your Correspondent:wild
says, " Success Cannot be expected, unless Vac-,
cination is conducted according to the most ap-
proved Rules."

Alas ! Mr. Editor, in what a helpless, perilous
state does this Edict leave the hundred thousand

children who have been -Cow-poxed before Sir
LUCAS a-d his Director issued forth, this never-
failing patent mode of Vaccinating.
The Ladies and the Clergy who were enlisted
as a Militia to. aid the Army of Cowvoxers, have
now a fair excuse for all the failures which have
already, or which may in' fature occur ; nay,
the Discoverer himself covers his own- blots and
retires.

The question at is,sue is, whether , the experi-
ment of Cow-posing children should be continued
seven years,longer, at the " national expe llee, or
whether these celebrated Practitioners, who 12
years, past assured us, " that those persons Who
have had the Cow-pox are perfectly secure from
the infection of Small-pox," will come forward
and protest the same thing vgain stick to this
point, Sir, and it is a simple. question for the
Establishment to ask of Dr. BALLI.Ii:, Dr.
VAUGHAN, Dr. LISTER, Mr. CLINE, ../111d Mr.
J'A'gES 31.90 RE,

When your COrYeSpinldent CONS 117 ACE has
published their answer, I dare believe there will
be no occasion for me to bring forward What I
have in reserve, to prove that the Anti-vaccinists,
insignificant as they are represented to Se, are
entitled to some respect-from the community, for
hating maintained Truth in opposition to Sophis-
try abd Etithtisiasm. I am, Sir, &c.
TIONESTITS.

TO TilE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sill,

I think that Mr.Whithread, if his prejudices and
habits of opposition will allow him fairly tia.consi-
der the answer he made to Mr. Sheridan's speech
on the 21st, must be sensible that the reasoning
part (if not indeed the whole) of it was extremely
weak, and I may say such only as the necessity of
en immediate reply. (by which we may often dis-
cover the strength or weakness of an opinion)
could excuse or account for. I allulie particularly
to the part where he draws a parallel between the
mutual, inclination which he supposes to exist, of
France and England to ruin each other • a suppo-
sition, I think, when applied to England, unsup-
ported by reason or common sense. It is from
the situations and interests (supposing them to be
acted upon by the rules of common sense) as well
as from the past condtict of individuals or bodies
of men, that we arc to judge of their inclinations,
or at least of the actions they produce, and the
_consequences that may be expected from them,
&c. and none olthese, when fairly considered, can
I think justify the supposition that it is, or ever
will be, the object of England to • effect the ruin
of France, or to do, more than keep her in that
state of equality, or at most, of political and com-
mercial inferiority (especially as far as regards the
navigation of the seas) which is necessary toTnain-
tain the prosperity and independence of England.
For-this, she leas at variows times. professe.d, - and
with more or less success-. endeavoured to preserve
what is called the balance of power in Europe :
a system, however Cavilled at, she considered es
reasonable, and, as far as human affairs will admit,
practicable ; .and even now, shaken as it has been,-
not to he looked on as irrecoverable. On the con-
trary, both from the former and recent history of--
France (as well in the reign' of Louis XIV. as at
the present and other
,periods), and from her na,
tioaal character, her continental situation, &c.
very different result may be expected, and have
su-iiciently been manifested. From this (evident
• as I think it is) and other considerations, we
venture to assert, that if Mr. WurrßnEAn is
determined to perseverein his opinions -(from that
regard to consistency which seems often to make
men think it incumbent upon them, when they
li tve got into a wroru track, to persist in it) he
.rn ist all least endeavour to support them, if the
ca e• Will admit of it, by argument more suit—
ab e to the character be must probably wish tb
,maintain, of a politician, philosopher, and, what
is equally required in these and all other cases, a
wan of sound judgment and imperverted common
seas; But-without these qualities, and opinion:-,
and conduct, resulting from-them, I-believe that
in this country,. (prevalent as is the balanee of
good sense in it) even the art of to " make.
tfhe. worse -appear the better reason", would not
avail^ him.

I am, Sir, Yours, &c.
RURICOLA.

July 29, ISI2.

MAIILBOROUGHSTREET.7---A. gnestion of great
importance to the public. at large, was decided
yesterday at. thislOftice Gibson, a hackney
coachman, was. fined ten •shillings a few days
since, for exacting-three shillings from a Gentle-
man:in Dorset-street, Tjanchester•square, for
.fare of•onc shilling. The defence at the time was,
that'•there were six persons in the coach, and a
shilling per,head over four was charged ; two,
however, 'were children. The . Commissioners
have deCided against the conviction, on the
ground that no person can be conceived any
thing less than an adult, who. can sit alone. By
this decision; the' conviction is cancelled.

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