The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-03 00:00:00

Cure-of Strictures of the Urethra.

" This work is the production of a surgeon whose special
attention has been directed, through a long professional life.
to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases
which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his
great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various
kinds of stricture. and of the scientific principles upon which
their management is founded, demonstrating his success and
explaining the cause.of it. By his systematic management
an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is
attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can
most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable
contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and
ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject
to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858.
Dindon : li. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.

LINE OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND HOLY-
HEAD.

At the meeting of the Mersey Dock Board yester-
day, the following report on this important subject
(prepared by the dock engineer, Mr. Hartley), was
read:—

" In accordance with the instructions of your
committee on the 12th October, I now beg to lay
before you further details relative to the carrying
out of this project. I have had the line, which the
telegraph has proposed to take, carefully surveyed,
and submit herewith a skeleton plan showing the
various properties and roads, and the names of the
parties owing or having charge
.thereof, through
which the line will pass, which will enable your
solicitor at once to give notice to those parties of
your intention to erect the telegraph. It will be
seen, on reference to this list, that we cross the pri-
vate properties of twelve parties alone between
Holyhead and Birkenhead. With regard to the
cost of constructing this line, I have sought the
best information in my power to enable me to form
an estimate, and have obtained tenders for provid-
ing and laying cables for that portion of it which
will be submarine. In considering this subject, I
have thought it essential that there should be two
distinct lines of wires the whole distance betereen
Liverpool and Holyhead ; and with.this view I have
formed my estimate of the cost. I have also come
to the conclusion that the portion of the sub-
marine cable crossing the Mersey should be of as
light a formation as it can be made, consistent with
a proper degree of strength and stability; and,' have
been favoured with a sample of what I would pro-
pose, and also a sample of a cable of immense
strength and weight which has been proposed.
The object I have in view is the speedy and easy
restoration of the cable should anything go wrong
therewith, which would be attained by the use of a
light cable such as I propose, which might readily
be lifted, repaired, and restored, in the course of a.
day, or less; whilst such an operation would be
next to impracticable with a heavy cable. A
second light cable might, moreover, be kept in
hand, ready at any moment to bo laid across the
river, which would be speedily accomplished t and
the cost of the two would balmier one-third of the
cost of a heavy cable."
The report was not immediately adoptecbt week
being allowed for members to familiarise them-
selves with its details.
Mr. MONDEL, the chairman of the Marine Com-
mittee, stated that by the adoption of the electric
line, X4OO a year would be saved in the expenses
for stations, and that with this amount and the
contributions which would be received froth the
underwriters 7,nd other sources, £6OO annually
would be obtained to meet the cost of the new
undertakin4.
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The annual meeting of the Rutland Agricultural
Society was held on Wednesday, at Oakham. At
the dinner in the evening, the health of the County
Members having been given,
The Hon. G2NOEI„ M.P.; returned thanks, and
I proceeded to review- the various political events
which had occurred since their last meeting. On
the question of Parliamentary Reform, lie said he
should be prepared to gith-any well-digested mea-
sure having for its object the extension of the fran-
chise to certain classes in • this .country his best
consideration ; but he would never support a' one-
sided party measure, .brought forward by a few for
the, purpose of aggrandising one class at the
expense of another. Nor would he support such
a measure as was shadowed forth by Mr. Bright
in his speech at Birmingham, and which, Teamed
out, would destroy all that we.in this country held
dear--=the Queen, the Lords, and the—Church.
(Cheers.) Such a measure would, he thought, be most
distasteful to this county in particular, because if
England were to be divided into electoral districts,
and those districts received representatives in pro-
portion
to population' only, the most disagreeable
results would follow. The hon. member for Bir-
mingham, Mr. Bright, was always holding up
America as a model; and Would assimilate our
institutions to those existing in that country. Now
there was no country where so much real liberty
was enjoyedtin thought and action as in England.
(Hear, hear.) In America men were slaves to
public opinion, and.daredrnot express„their senti-
ments freely and. openly, as we do here. He for
one was not in favour of uprooting our institutions
in the manner proposed by Mr. Bright; and he
was very much surprised that he should have
directed his great abilities to such an unfortunate
end as the stirring up of one class against another.
(Cheers.) The.,present Government had promised
a measure of reform. He hoped it would be no
class measure, but one framed to secure a better
electoral body as well as a better representative
body—(hear, -hear)—a • bill which, not destroying
the bulwarks upon which the constitution rests,
would-improve 'so much of the act of 1832 as the
increase of population, of wealth, . and of intelli-
gence may require.
The Hon. G. H. HEATIICOTE, M.P., also re-
sponed, and after referring to some local topics
came likewise to the question of Parliamentary
Reform. -He said—We should-consider, in the first
place, how reform may affect the agricultural in-
terests of England. (Hear, hear.) We are likely,
I suppose, to have two Reform Bills—one from Lord
Derby and one from Mr. Bright. It appears to me
that Mr. Bright is likely to go too .far even for his
own party. I have • the acquaintance of several
good reformeri—at least, in their opinion—and
they seem to thin,k that the hon. member for Bir-
minghani is likely 'to go too far even for them. In
truth, it seems to me that these ultra gentlemen
do not altogether agree among themselves. They
talk about others being. illiberal, but I think they
themselves generally look to " number one.
(Laughter and "Hear, heal'.") At Edinburgh, for
instance, they have been adding a sixth point
to thew Charter, and they even 'say that they
think they should have some more members for
Scotland. Under these _circumstances I think it
behoves the agriculturists at least to consider what
bearing -the projected measure is likely to have_'
upon their interests. (Hear, hear.) Now, I have no
doubt that from time to time reform is right and
proper, and that at this moment there are classes who
might most safely be intrusted with the elective
franchise; and I .think those who have the power
should be ready 'and willing to share it with others
who are proved to be capable of exercising it to the
public and general advantage. That is the great
thing to be oxiSidered. I should not vote for the bill
that went furthest, but that which seemed best cal- •
culated to porrect anomalies of the old one. Ido not '
say that the number of members might not very ,1
properly be enlarged: • • I should consider, however,
that it was not removing an . anomaly, .but only in-
creasing one, if the bill took nearly all the members
from the small boroughs; and did not give at least a !
share of them to the agricultural districts. (Hear.)
Many of these small boroughs are situated in the
centre of agricultural communities, and their own
prosperity depending upon the prosperity of the sur•
. rounding districts, they generally return men who
have your interests at heart. (Hear, hear.) At
present the boroughs return a large share of mem-
bers ; but if you take from the small boroughs and
give more representatives to the large towns, you
would rather be increasing the anomaly. For we
must remember that a county member does not
only represent the county, but he also represents
the boroughs contained in that county ; while a
borough member only represents the borough with
which he is Connected. (Hear, hear.) In England
and Wales there are 500,000 registered electors who
vote for counties ; and of these 100,000 claim for
property situated in boroughs. Thus they influence
the county elections to the extent of one-fifth ; and
that I think is hardly fair Of course this fifth is
not spread evenly over the county. In Sussex, for
instance, the town of Brighton can almost return
the county members. I think, therefore, that if
you take members from the smaller boroughs and
give them to ,the larger ones, that would -be most
unfair. (Hear, hear.) If you take members from
these small boroughs, I,think some plan should be
devised, whereby those members should not be given
to town populations. (Hear, hear.) And what is
the reason urged why town populations should have
the most members ? It is said that there is much
more intelligence in the towns than in the coun-
ties. Now, .I utterly and entirely deny this. Whe'
I look around to see whom I am now addressing, I
think it is most monstrous to tell me that they pos-
sess all the learning in the towns and that we
know nothing in the counties. (Cheers.) When
fanning has really become a science—when farmers
in order to make the most of their land, require a
superior education, a knowledge of machinery, and
even an acquaintance with chemistry, I can say
that at least they ought to have a fair and just share
in returning the representatives of this country.