The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-22 00:00:00

ON NERVOUS DEBILITY AND GENERATIVE DISEASES.
Just published, the Thirty-sixth Thousand,
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merous Anatomical Coloured Engravings.
IVIANI-1001): the CAUSES of its PREMA-
TURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for its PERFECT
RESTORATION.
A Medical Essay on those Diseases of the Generative Organs,
emanating from Solitary and Sedentary Habits, indiscriminate Ex-
cesses, the Effects of Climate and Infection, &c., addressed to the
sufferer in Youth, Manhood, and Old Age ; with Practical Remarks
on Marriage, the Treatment an Cure of Nervous and Mental De-
bility, Impotency, Syphilis, and `lother Urine-Genital Diseases, by
which even the melt shattered constitution may be restored, and
reach the full period of lite allotted to Man. The whole illustrated
with numerous Anatomical Engravings on Steel, in colour, explain-
ing the various functions, secretions, and structures 01 the repro-
ductive Organs in health and disease ; with instructions for private
correspondence, cases, &c.
By J. L. CURTIS and CO., Consulting Surgeons,
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" ' Manhood.' A Medical Work.—To the gay and thought less we
trust this little work will serve as a beacon to warn them of the
danger attendant upon the too rash indrdgence of their pa ;510118,
whilst to some it may serve as a monitor in the hour of lempta•
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on-
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been the indulgence in certain destructive habits practised by youth
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.anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs,
explaining their structures, uses, and functicass, and the various
injuries that are produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and
infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D.,
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON.
Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member ef the University of Edin-
burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member
Marriage requires
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atnaidlt:i‘ts?thtimrcuhaeyscoebuverecrreseaitlthil every instance disclosed, in how maay could
pottitments. Excesses are always injurious; the gift, which when
used in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when
abused .the prolific source of mischief and of greater or less injury
to the constitutional and vital powers. The particular excesses, on
the nature and conscouence of which this Treatise professes to dilate,
are productive of greater severity of misery to the human frame,
than any other to which it is subject.
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of
their relative conditions in health and disease. It deservedly
requires the closest attention and study, for what subject can
be of more importance than the preservation of the health
and of the physical capabilities of which every man should
be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy
victim of excessive indulgence and vicious habits, whether aoquired
In early life or from the follies of advanced age, while suffering,
from their invariable consequences, unwisely entertains a tear of ap-
plying to a qualified physician for relief. Shame and the dread so
trequently, but erroneously entertained that these complaints are
beyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and prevent his seeking
for assistance where alone it can be procured. In acting thus, he
forgets that accurate discrimination n ascertaining the causes of
lisease, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva-
riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the
:nedical man who can show by his possession of the requisite legal
qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect in his profes-
sional pursuits, the utmost confidence should be extended. Dr.
LA'MERT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas
,ertify, and the great extent of his practice for many years is a
guarantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost
solely to the treatment of these diseases.
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DEATH OF A CHARTIST LEADER FROM MAD-
NESS.—Mr. Councillor Briggs of Sheffield, a well-known
Chartist leader, and one of the delegates of the late Na•
tional Convention, died on Tuesday morning raving mad
in the Sheffield Lunatic Asylum. The immediate cause
of his malady is supposed by Mr. Overend, one of the
surgeons who attended him, to have been the deread of a
Government prosecution for a seditious speech 4011vered
by him at a Chartist meeting on Whit-Monday.

Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., and Mr. Petersdorff appeared
for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., and Mr.
Welsbe, for the defendant.
Sir F. THESIGER opened the case to the jury by
stating that the plaintiff would not have complained of
any fair criticism upon his conduct when he offered
himselt as a candidate for a seat in Parliament, but he
felt, himself bound to come forward and vindicate
himself when anonymous attacks were made upon
his private character. The plaintiff was well
aware there was one passage in his early history
that might expose him to ridicule, and possibly to
reprobation, for in very early life he had conceived the
boyish fancy of dressing himself up as a Spanish min-
strel, and travelling about the country under the as-
sumed name of
,Don Juan de Vega. When in mature
age we looked back at our boyish pranks, we were apt
to hug ourselves with the idea that we were much
wiser and better than we were formerly, and if the
youthful actions of others were the subject of considera-
tion we were but too apt to assume a graver and
sterner air, and make ourselves harsh censors of their
conduct. Mr. Cochrane, in looking back to his youth-
ful pranks, was, unquestionably, ready to join with
those who were disposed to smile at or condemn his
conduct; and if his political adversaries thought proper
to take advantage of this passage in his history, for the
purpose only of exposing him to ridicule and of endea-
vouring to lower him iu the eyes of those whose
suffrages he was soliciting, he would not have been there
to-day to complain of it, and admitted that he would
have had no right to do so. If they had chosen to draw
pictures of him in his disguise, or to laugh at him for hav-
ing worn it, it would have been quite a legitimate course
for them to adopt, and Mr. Cochrane would have been
peculiarly, not to say absurdly, sensitive if he had come
forward in a court of justice to complain of it. But it
was because these libels were of a graver character—
because they seriously and deeply wounded the moral
character of Mr. Cochrane ; because it was quite im-
possible, it they were believed, that he could enjoy the
estimation of any respectable person, that he felt it due
to his own character and to those gentlemen who were
pleased at the last general election to honour him with
their suffrages to come before a jury for the purpose of
tailing to account the person who had chosen in this
manner to assail his character, and of desiring him, if
there were any truth in the imputations cast upon him,
to offer that truth to the jury as a justification. The
libels set out in the declaration consisted of four different
letters which appeared in The Sun newspaper in the
month of February in the last year, and a short time
previous to the general election, and he might say at
once that if the defendant had only published
the libels contained in the first three counts
of the declaration Mr. Cochrane would never
have complained of them. These, however, had
been introduced into the declaration for the pur-
pose of showing the series of attacks that had
been made upon Mr. Cochrane, and as being introduc-
tory to the fourth libel, but for which these proceedings
would never have been instituted. He would, therefore,
pass lightly over the letters published on the 13th, 14th,
and 15th of February, though they adverted in very
strong, perhaps he might say in unmeasured, terms to
that part of Mr. Cochrane's history he had referred to,
and he would come at once to what appeared to him to
contain the sting of all, and to reflect most seriously on
Mr. Cochrane's character, and be would ask the jury
whether such language could be justified. except on the
ground of its being true, and whether, if a party were
called to account for publishing such slander, he ought
not to be prepared with a vindication ? The libel he
now referred to appeared in The Sun newspaper, in the
form of a letter, with the initials "D. 8.," and was dated
" Brighton, Feb. 17, 1847." There were various inge-
nious modes by which slander was conveyed to the
public. Sometimes it was in the form of an editorial
article, sometimes in that of an advertisement, and at
another time as a letter from au obliging correspondent.
On the present occasion the last mode was adopted, and
" D. B." was the person from whom the following letter
was said to have been received, and thereupon commu-
nicated to the public :
" MR. COCHRANE AND THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.
" To the Editur Sun.
" Sir,—My attention has been directed to the inqui-
ries contained in your paper relative to the identity of
Mr. Cochrane, the present candidate for Westminster.
with one Juan de Vega, who some years back travelled
through some parts of England professing to be a Spa-
nish refugee, and then published adventures of a most
immoral kind. as the account of his travels. I remem-
ber a person calling himself Don Juan de Vega, solicit-
ing charity in this town, not for himself only, but for
his fellow Spanish refugees. He came as a Spanish pea-
sant, a large skuched straw hat, an open vest, a man-
tilla cloak, breeches, and stockings, formed his dress ;
he professed to speak no English, French and Spanish
being the only languages he knew. He was of slight
figure, and dark mulatto complexion. He excited much
compassion in the town. where he professed to be a Qua-
ker, and attended the Friends Meeting House; was fed,
clothed, and had motley given to him in no small quantity;
and yet was afterwards, by his own published adventures,
found to be an impostor, a hypocrite, and a scoundrel.
lie endeavoured to seduce every girl he could come near,
and those whom he could not ruin in person he sought
to lower in character, by imputing in print the actions
of charitable feeling to the promptings of the most un-
chaste passion. I know, and could identify the man. I
do not know whether the Juan de Vega of Brighton be
the candidate for Westminster. I can hardly believe
that the swarthy Juan de Vega can be the Mr. Cochrane
who appears at the meetings of charity, dances with the
daughters of the governor of the Licensed Victuallers at
their annual balls, and is alternately heard of at the
Crown and Anchor and at Exeter Hall, in company
with 1)r. Leilchild and Mr. 13. B. Cabbell. I say I can
hardly believe it, and yet why does he not deny it? If
they be the same person, I pity the deceived, I despise
the deceiver. But I will come up to London on his first
public appearance, and my own eyes shall, if I be
spared to see him, convince myself. If Juan de Vega
be Mu'. Cochrane, I will denounce him, and the tallow
chandler and grocer' whom he so described, and whose
hospitality he abused, shall shame him from the West-
minster hustings.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Brighton, Feb. 17, 1847." " D. B.
Agreeing as they should probably do in all the observa-
tions he had addressed to them with reference to the
license that might be permitted to individuals or public
journalists as to the character of the person who soli-
cited the honour of representing any constituency in
Parliament, he would appeal to their just and impartial
views of propriety whether it wa ; to be endured that a
person should be exposed to imputations of this descrip-
tion, and that without the slightest provocation he should
have his reputation entirely blasted by charges of such
grossly immoral conduct as was here imputed to Mr.
Cochrane? With regard to the act itself he had ad-
mitted that it was au act of youthful folly and indis-
cretion. The money thus collected he had, however,
handed over to the fund for the relief of the Spanish
exiles; and so far, therefore, as any conduct could
redeem the absurdity of the act itself, there was the most
perfect redemption of it on the part of Mr. Cochrane.
lie admitted, too, that he was open to attacks in re-
spect of what he had done, though this had been done
not by the Mr. Cochrane of the present day, but by
the Mr. Cochrane of more than twenty years ago ;
but he did think that it' he were accused not merely of
ridiculous but of immoral conduct, that ho had attempted
to seduce the different young females to whose society
he was admitted, the irupwation would not merely affect
his character as a young man, but unless it were refuted
would stamp him with infamy for the remainder of his
days. lie, therefore, felt it due to his character, to his
station in society, and to those who had honoured him
with their support at the last general election, to call
upon his accuser in this public manner to prove the truth
of the slander he had inserted in his newspaper. The
jury were probably aware that it was competent for a
person who had slandered another by word or publication,
if called to account for it in a court of justice, to plead
the truth of what he had stated in justification. It was
open, therefore, to the defendant to pursue that course,
and Mr. Young had thought proper to put on the record
three or four pleas of justification, which were, how-
ever, of that vague, general, and indefinite kind that
they presented no tangible ground whatever by which
Mr. Cochrane could understand the precise issue raised
between himself and his calumniator. Mr. Cochrane,
therefore, demurred to those pleas as not being sufficient
in law, and the Court being of opinion that such was the
case set them aside, but gave the defendant a week's
time to amend them. He had not, however, taken ad-
vantage of the opportunity so aff,rded, and therefore the
record contained no plea of justification, but Mr. Young
met Mr. Cochrane merely with a denial of the publica-
tion of the libels complained of, and therefore the only
question they had to decide was, whether those libels
were published by Mr. Young, and if they should be of
that opinion, what would be the fair and reasonable
amount of damages Mr. Cochrane would be entitled to
for the injury his reputation must have sustained by
those libels ? His Learned Friend would probably
endeavour to make them believe that the let-
ters complained of were really addressed to the
editor of this newspaper ; but this was merely
an assumption, just as a disguise was assumed by Mr.
Cochrane; and, moreover, the defendant was not now
entitled to say so, and it must be treated, as no doubt
it was, as a fiction. Nobody was more aware than
he was that trfiing actions for slander ought to meet with
no encouragement in courts of justice; but the fre-
quency of them was an indication of the deeply-seated
desire every person had to obtain the good opinion of
his fellow men. The person who assailed the reputation
of another not only committed a positive injury by ruin.
ing him in the estimation of the world, but also in tak-
ing from him that inward comfort a man possessed when
satisfied that he enjoyed the good opinion of those
around him. It was one of the strongest motives to