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RENFREWSIIIRE.
COUNTY MEETING.
(Abridged from the Paisley Advertiser.)
On Thursday a full meeting of the Noblemen, Gentle-
men, Commissioners of Supply, Justices of the Peace,
awl Magistrates of towns in the County of Renfrew, was
held in the County Hall, to consider the distressed state
of the unemployed inhabitants, with the view of adopt-
ing such measures as might seem necessary for the alle-
viation of that distress.
On the motion of W. M. ALEXANDER, Esq., of South-
bar, the Convener of the County, Sir William Napier,
was called to the chair.
Mr. BARR read the minutes of the meeting which took
place in Glasgow on the Ist instant, for the purpose of
devising measures for the relief of the unemployed
operatives in Paisley.
A letter from Dr. Burns was read, addressed to the
Convener, stating that he wished to attend the meeting,
and would crave a hearing.
P, M. STEWART, Esq., M.P., would move that Dr.
Butts should be heard, as the leader of the Deputation
to London.
Lord KELBURNE seconded the motion.
Dr. Burns was then introduced, and gave a long ac-
count of the proceedings of the Deputation in London,
The CHAIRMAN here stated that he had received a
letter from Mr. Brewster, craving permission to present
some petitions, and to make a few remarks in their
support.
Ihe Rev. Mr. BAIRD, however, first rose, and said he
came to Paisley nearly seventeen years ago, and during
the first twelve, amidst all the painful depressions of trade
in town, he was sure they could not have found one out
of fifty wishing to emigrate. What was the case now ?
Why, he did not believe they would find one mar. out of a
hundred willing to stay at home. The affections of the peo-
ple were at last alienated from the land that gave them birth,
although never was there a class of people more attached
to their father-land than the people of Paisley. That
attachment was now annihilated, and when such was
the case, a community was not very far removed from a
storm which ought to make them tremble. It has been
well said, send six philosophers to a barren island of
the sea, and in six days they will become cannibals, and
try to eat one another. If time allowed, he would de -
Clare himself an advocate for the rights of property, He
did not believe any country was worth living ir. where
the rights of property were not protected. But no class
should be protected over the other. He would ask what
was the poor men's rights of property ? What was the
property of the millions—the masses, which was firmly
rooted, and which was the basis of the social pyramid ?
It was their labour, and before humanity and in the
eyes of God, that Troperty was as much deserving pro-
tection as any kind of property in the land. After a few
further observations, Mr. Baird concluded by thanking
the meeting for the indulgence they had shown him.
Mr. BREWSTER then rose and laid several petitions on
ANHOOD the table, and requested leave to read one of there and
Just piiinished; th 6 Seventh hdition, prite 3s, i atid sea free, make a few remarks, which was granted. He said the
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Oil fecelpt Of a Post-office order, for 3i. M., petition spoke for itself. All that it asked was a suffi-
; the CAUSES of its PRE-
ciency of food titid clothing ; and all he now asked of
MATURt DtCLINE, with plain Directions for
siliteting from the deStraitlibe effects nf Eites{tlite liidelgente, this respectable meeting, Wag; that they would consider
ITS PEAVECT RESTORA:IIOII,3 - siddtesseol to those the prayer of the petition. The othef Vetitiots were
similar; they asked them to give them enough I they
Solitary Habits, or Infection • followed by Observationi oil
the Treatment of Syphilis, *ere il'illing to work at such work as they could. With
(rated with cases, &c. Conorrhcea, Gleet, &c., illus- regard to the liarrhead pttition, ,he believed there were
By J. L. CURTIS and COMPANY, numbers who refused the out-door latimr of breaking
Consulting Surgeons, London. stones in tie depth of winter ; but this was ift eases
F ktburit .t)i'riotita
sieekts,eisietrratneat,hLeotiltde,:nail
'Published by the authors, d sold by Bail' e Medic i *here they had no clothes. He did not wish to take up
„ College of Surgeons, 219,ler'
Regent-1 thelf Wild by referring to what had been said regarding
the effect this would hairs. 'glen the education and morality
street; Strange, 21i Paternoster row Pattie, 4, Bridges-
iikzuest, 1:11-rraitilghatti Howler, 4 S. of the country, or what the remedies should be, and how
Ann's-square, Manchester; Philip, South ;Castle-street,
i Liver-t appl.ied. What he had in view was one object, and that was
pool; Fannin and Co.to give a sufficiency of aliment to the suffering opratives.
, 414 Grafton-street, Dublin; Duncan,
114 Hishsstreet, Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers And as to the allusion made to the rights of property.
The following are a few of the numerous testimotiiils this he held the opinion of some of the most celebrated
popular work has received, and which the limits of an adver- moralists, which was this, that the rights of property
tisetneht will only allow of being published : were secondary to the rights of what was called extreme
The rage for books in all departments of Science, literature, necessity. Now it was come to this state, that 13,000
and the arts, was, We believe, never so prevalent as at the pre- human creatures were at present placed itt a state of
tent time. The Unavoidable cons'equehee of this is, that we entire destitution. He hoped they would allow him to
meet a very considerable proportion of indifferent, useless, and say it was neither right nor safe to allow so many perish-
even bad books. With the force of this prejudice on our •
ing creatures to remain without support. This was all
Minds, vto with no little reluctance were induced to peruse they had to look to, excepting the miserable pittance of
Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled "Manhood ;" nor did it re-
threehalfpenceper day, for the support of their families.
quire math perusal fully to Satisfy Us that the book was not y, -
bile of the nommen scathe. The scientific views taken by the What was the duty of a man under these circumstances?
luthois of the source and origin of many of the roost distressing If his life, or the lives of his family were in danger, ac
effects of certain depraved habits, fully establish their claim to cording to the authority, it was his duty to take the first
the character of experienced and judicious surgeons. To food and clothing within his reach, even without the
quote passages from the work in proof of our assertion would owner's permission.— (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") 1
be departing !rota the established Hiles of the daily press. The am merely stating the opinion of Dr. Paley.
result, however, of our careful shuts! of the work, has been CHAIRMAN—You are out of order, Mr. Brewster.
to impress us with a thorough confidence in the talent and Mr. BREWSTER—Iie was entirely at the indulgence of
skill of the authors, and to satisfy us that those entrusted with
the meeting, and would now sit down by hoping that he
the cafe of touth ate not a little indebted to them for fur-
nishing them with a means of preventing sOtne of the most had satisfactorily supported the unemployed operatives. I
frightful maladies to which flesh is heir.—Old England. ABER/BALD CAMPBELL, Esq., of Blythswood, stated
Messrs. Curtis's work, entitled " Manhood," is one of the that he had attended a meeting in Edinburgh of the
few books now coining before the public on such a subject which Subscription Committee for the relief of the Paisley un-
can lay diailti to the eharagter of being strictly professional, at employed operatives, at which it was recommended that
the same time that it is fully intelligible to all who read it. a deputation consisting of the Convener of the county,
The moral and medical precepts given in it, render it iisvalu- Sir W. Napier, and the Provost of Paisley, should be
able...-Magnet, sent to Edinburgh, to wait on the Lord Provost and Ma-
The perusal of Messrs. Curtis's book entitled " Manhood," gistrates, to solicit their patronage to promote subscrip-
has really astonished us by developing a series of maladies, the tions for the relief of the deststute in this district. He
never-failing consequence of the vicious habit of which it made a motion to that effect.
treats. 'the clear connexion pointed out between the assigned Col. M acordially seconded Mr. Campbell's motion,
cause and the effects is perceptible to every capacity. We u E . .
which was carried unanimously.
strongly recommend the work.—Age.
Magistrates were of opinion
The multitude of books daily coming from the press, some, The PROVOST said that the Magistrates and inhabi-
nay most of them of a very questionable tendency, made us ea- tants of Paisley must thank the gentlemen for their at-
I truntely reluctant to take up another. Having, iowever, been te`ndance here to-day. The Magist.
induced by the character given of this work by an intelligent that a memorial should be transmitted to Government,
1 friend, we ventured to open its pages, and now feel no hesita• stating in a plain, and impartial manner the extent of
tion in saying that we arise from its perusal instructed and the distress. The manufacturers had been looking for-
edified. The clear exposition of the source of many of those ward to a revival of trade, but from fresh, failures which
diseases which proves so fatal to youth, and which are set had taken place within the last twenty-four hours, they
down by the every-day observer as the result of common were afraid that their hopes would be blasted. He had
causes, su-b as exposure to cold, sudden vicissitudes of tee...l)e-
-be been informed by some intelligent manufacturers, that
rature, hereditary taint, &c., is truly convincing and extre- great number of hands would be thrown out
mely satisfactory. We say " satisfactory, inasmuch as Messrs. a I • ent In these circumstances, he
Curtis have shown that many diseases, such as Pulmonary of NIT 03 m • thought
duty to call on the Government,
Consumption, Epilepsy, &c., hitherto the opprobria of medi- it was their
what they
eine, may, when taken in proper time, and submitted to judi- but he would not say sould do, to re-
cious treatment, be brought to as favourable a termination lieve the distress. He thought, however, it had
as any other class of ffections- We do not think we go too now become. evident that private subscriptions would
far in saying that society is deeply indebted to the authors for not meet the approaching destitution in this inclement
producing so useful, so much wanted, so valuable, and so truly season. It should be made known to the Queen, who
moral a book.—Conservative Journal. was a mother herself, that in hundreds of instances
We recommend the work eiititled " Manhood," &c., to the men in childbed were without sufficient food
wo-
careful perusal of persons otof all classes. The moral as well as
life, or beds to lie upon. He therefore,thou
to sustain
physical advantages sure result from such perusal, will be
time should be lost in, thou ht that no
representing g
most readily recognised and felt by those who stand most in condition of the • •to Government the
need of them.—Statesman. distressed
of individuals Messrs. Curtis and Company are to be consulted daily at Great numbers had pawned nearly every
their residence, Ne. 7, Fritk-street, Seho-square, London. I article they had of bed and body clothes; in proof of
Country Patients are requested to be as minute as possible which, he stated several cases of great destitution that
in the detail of their cases.—As to the duration of the coin- had come under his own observation. Afany. of the land-
plaint, the symptoms, age, general habits of living, and ecru- lords were not in a much better condition. It was a fact
pation in life of the party ; the communication must be ac- that the town was in that state at present, as i 1
companied by the usual consultation fee of 1/., without which, Parliament had been passed to compel landlords to build
no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in for the
encases the most inviolable secresy may be relied op, houses reception of paupers. Fie concluded by

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