The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

ALMANACKS FOR 1849.

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the printed information .attached to the Diary :apart
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forth, and edited by a
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B'IZITI,SII~ ;A~TANACI~~ ~a~~d.~ (~'O~IPANION,

1849.

To Mr.-Cherie:v. Knight, the , proprietor; -or the
British Almanach, is due the honour of having been
the first man' ho -published an almanack of .common
sense in opposition to the nonsensical astrological
publications,' which up to that'period the publio had
,been content to accept as their only year books. The
present edition of the British still retains -all those
• features by which it has ever been favourably dis-
:tinguished from its contemporaries, and which render
it worthy of its national title.

THE LATE INQUEST at LAMBETH

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

• SIR,—My ncitine haiing been directed only last even..
ing to a lengthy paragraph iti'yohr paper of the 2dinst.,
pUrportine to be a report of an inquest held by Mr.
Carter, the coroner, at the "Angel," Lambeth-walk, the
day previously. .I have no doubt yOu will, from the
,liberal character of your journal, allow me space in your
columns, to contradict statements eontsined in that
paragraph,nt variance with truth, and calculated, if un-
noticed, to injure my professional character. The real-
facts of the case were these:—A man, whose name it
appears is" Meredew," residing at 25, Union-street, came,
his true, to my surgery, on Tuesday, the 26th ult., at
about 6 o'clock, rat., representing a lodger of his tohays
been taken suddenly ill in labour, and to be in want of a
doctor's assittance. After a few inquiries as to whether
she had engaged any one to attend her, &c., I mentioned
the fee I usually expected in such cases, wheal Was
answered "She . was• a very poor .woman." . The
woman not residing in -my district, • I accordingly
referred -Mr.- Meredew • to, Mr. .Wagstaffe,‘ the
surgeon of . the , district ie.. " whichq she „resided,
adding, that I had no doubt he would attend directly.
Upon this, the man left: myhouse in compliance, appa-
rently, with'-, my idirectionse• and ..I have: authOrity for
stating that Mr. Wagstaffe's assistant ,was ,tile,,(second
surgeon in attendance. —As regards the inquest,, the me-
dical
testimony was to the effect,that.even if the woman
had been seen directly after the occurrence,(for ,it seems
premature labour had, been. indnced ,by an anciclena),, no
means. would have been of any avail to• save.- the life of
' the women.. Mr. Merredew did attempt to siitik..e: 10-,
founded charges against me, which the aarener, of
course, repressed,, and thee -verdict of the jury not even i
' alluded to. in the paragraph referred to, was ,I. )eceased
died from baomerehexesfrom.accideetally Katiing;herielf,,
en a man's i hate.", So.anuch •, for. , `t:4; char .of inhu-,,
inanity against a Pariah Surgeen.' ; .• ,- ... ,
~ 1
,L, remaiu, Sir, Tour Nory. obedient servant, ,
J, E. SMIWII, ItI.R.C.'S., Sic: .
Jan. 4, 1849. • ..'. :'z-. .. -• ii•-- :. P i! ,
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[The report was copied, from th_e_Plorning POst.l7--.
' ED. Sun. .
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SACIIRti HARMONIC SOClETY.—Handel's Judas
Maccabees is to be revived by this society on Monday
next, the.Bth rust: The spirited - martial strains of this,
fine oratorio will nfford ample scope-for .the display of
Costa's energetic style of conducting. - .‘ ~. ..
THE LANCASHIRS WITCHES.—BY W.. HARRISON,
AINSWORTH, EsQ.—" Silent for seine time, Mr. Ains-
worth has :again appeared. in the realms' ofl fiction,
giving satisfactory proof, • in the -freshness and vigourtot
the present work, that nothing
_of. his former skill is
abated. We find, on -the-contrary, in' The Lasteisbire_,,
Witches,' the same •stirring interest, .the same powerfu'
delineation of character, and, the"aame
Of description, with which,we have been charinedin_.,,re
best productions. , ' Rookwood' contains notikiPg la
startling; ,* Crichton' nothing. more. pistur"1:1011e; co of.
'the sub•
glowing beauty
Sheppard' nothing more dramatic, than this
Pendle Forest. Mr. Ainsworth's•trestora
fit is bad and
triTumjnbaGnAtlYu:illifssoine._sA°:Tr'
h.leßrigEsuatiredh°th
ject is as masterly, as his coneepti,_.
"the. great dilEelllty.
Original. He grapples at ()Doe with ould choose euch ,ft
which presented itself to
__Lwirevossr.
theme, and unfalteringly sou
figmeadeyo's_iiiisce/kinye . .
agency is ,of all tasks
fill employment of .preterna
of
fiction; but.that .
his end.. The: success,
ed. ..TheWancashire Witches'
Ainsworth • has sweet
the most difficult .to tbe writerttlieal-
VJANTRA.I CRIMINAL .
• esApirie
prices
5 ofof thea
COURT.-4WYCSII° thegalleries •
press, that at •
letting ostler lure of lathe Central• Ci. ....,
rial'Courti tG6 person
thisei°n has' beent - r often brought before the notioa ot
length, the •Sheriffs of
Loudon and Middlesex have abolished, theoldsystem, .
and introduced regulations which '
are calculated so gxve,
the publi'''bf
seine satisfaction', considering the
feelings
the old. plan
had excited. The person who has Litherto,resited.the
galleries from the sheriffs at the
croantetinoufe2tolL payr,seathelt,
refused, At.
the 'last session, to
any longer, alleging that it exceeded the receipts, but he
offered, at 'the- same time, to continue .to ~hold. the
galleries. - and- I pay .151. , per , session for , them. ;Thu
sheriffs, for some time past,' have been, anxious to have
the control of the galleries in their own hands, and
they , took the - opportunity , thus, ,offered to break
the engagement • ,with • , the 'lessee,' , who bas
not at this time anything whatever to do vvith,them. The
new regulations came into operation ou Monday last, the
first day of the January session, and now, a ,uniform
charge of .I.s. each for admission to the galleriesis esta-
blislitil. , It will be recollected that there have beers oc-
casions when half-a-guinea and even a guinea has ,been
demanded ; and on the late trial .of, tiro. 13aroness S?
Mart the,price was 55.-,and 7a. 6d. . The moneyntakers
have been appointed by. the sheriffs, into, whosehands,
' the receipts are paid every night. The practice OPP"
sons being employed in the streets, and in, thevvottes
of the court to:" tout '.' for, customers, for, Ille,ffs4eries
has been .40ne away with.. The receipts in the ;Old
Court gallery on Monday a 41
mounted t 0,25.,; 40
Never
Court gallery to 95.; the Old Court gallery on ueselay
yielded 18s.; and yesterday, 21. 10s, ;S_,WP- SAI
',4 that if
the price•t• were .1-4adneed- to 6d,.(tl3o.:reCeiptia would
.4
doubled. ..These regulations will .be applied also.
,t94fie
new Third Court,..wbicb tis nowt .rapidly. appr9aohin,
completion. . The money-takemfeceiveil-0.,•R-Oytj i : 7
!), , The Duke. and Ducbess of Beaufort are W§i,Vltlg
a limited-circle at, Badminton, ,where kthe,,usuel, hospi.
tality willhadisplayed,during, thit festive seasoik.,. ,;

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