The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-16 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1850.

The: late fatal- balloon:-accidetit, by Which that
braie but reckless man, Lieutenant_ Gtat.r,-bas bait
his lire, has Occasioned` in` various " quarters much
specOatio n as. to the .propriety -of giving to magis-
trates authority to "put down" all the" dangerous
sportsktof grown-children. !AdMitting, Ili we do, the'
folly and worse than follrofthoie who by their presence
and their pence encourage such dangerous abiurdi-
ties ps-pony ballooning, we must yet confess that we.
shotilfkhe very loth. to give power. to any magistrate
to interfere summarily to. qpist it down." -The
" magisterial mind" is far too dull to be entrusted
with powers se liable to abuie, and the evil for which
a reirdy is sought is as nothing compared with the
evila:pwhieh the meddling propensities of our Alder-
mania an d.Squirearchic altiolons would inevitably give
rise..v,, Had the magistrates 'Of forty years since pos-
sessed the power to preitnt- what they in their abso-
lute wisdom might choose to consider an "exhibition
of foollairdy courage" .we should most assuredly have
been to :this day •in a state. of Sibthorpian-Paradise,
without rrailways or : locomotives. Can any man
doubt but that had a law authorising magisterial in-
terfel'biee tcs " Prevent"exhibitions of fool-hardy
coins` e"eXisted at the time that GiOROE oSTEPHEN.
SON peristruc;sed his first locomotive,. some provincial
LAWILLE, " justice of the peace and quorum," would
havetinterfered to,preVent "such an' exhibition of fool-
hardy conrsge," by sending the great engineer to the
House of Correction and, his locomotive to the old iron
shop,? Were such a.h.ly to be passed even.now, who
would venture to undertake that SIBTHOBP might not
takelit into his head some fine rnOrning to 'arrest all
the engineers arid- stokers; and Perchance all the pas-.
sengps by railway :also, within his jurisdiction, in
order to prevent what he has over and over again de-
clare:d he considers to be nothing better than an "ex-
hibition of foolhardy courage Is there, then,
it tn2t be asked, nO remedy for this evil'? Most as-
suredYythere is. The: law has already provided a
sufficient remedy. Had 'the accident to Lieutenant
GALE occurred in England, a deodand would, under
the old law, have been levied on the balloon, as the
thing-moving to his death. By ' Lord CAMPBELL'S
Act the whole system of deodands is abolished,, and,
instead, a right of acti(:n is given to the represen-
tative'S of the person killed against the owner
of the Wog moving ,to !the death, and
therefoie there ce.nnot be a doubt but that h'ad
the dubident-occurred in England the Widow and
children .of Lieutenant GALE could _ and would have
recovered heavy damages from the owner of the balloon; ,
and, as it very seldom happens that the foolhardy per-
son himself also the capitalist, we-think the opera-
tion of the law as it stands would, is fully carried out,
b 3 sdfficient to prevent specUlative capitalists from
taking aqvaatage of the poverty:of,brave but reckless
men, viltorn the res ana,usta rani may compel to make .
merchandise even of their lives. •

•
Tit? Convention of Poor-law Medical Officers have
recently published their report. The.objects which
the rneenb,as of this Conver.tic)n hive sought are thus
set forth in the memorial presented by Oie Convention
to the Home Secretary in 1848 ' -
" Th 4 payment of medfeal officers by a fixed sa-
lary, ekeltisive of fees fn. Midwifery and important sur-
gicalvasep.,
" 2: That the amount of salaryrniA•ht justly be fixed
—either, by au estimate of the avrrage of cases attended
during a series of past years, considered- in connexion
with fbo aria of the medical di4trfet; orby the payment
of a Cref tilo sum per head: on the population, corrcete_cl
by the c.-inaideration of the relative ddhsity and pOverty
of iLe diAriet.

. .
" !Inking every' isilovalce 'for the difference
which must eXist in the retrinneration of public and pri-
vate IVPl(ii.e, it would not befutt that the „tar), should
b broti-on a les.:atnouot that'6'es 63. per me, with the
charge- varying with the are:.
Tit,,tt, medical oaic4r&4f viorkbouses should be
o:separate galary, based on the average number. of
it~rt; ter.. , •
" 5 That it is just and proper, and coLducive to the
iliteresta of the poor, that an ex!ra paymtnt. should 'be
male, as at prescn% for rmidwiniry aril :or important

surgic.al czsteß:

for 'CaZeS occurring in
tor. tW.CI.

[owed for midwirery and
:order' •ho Poor•law
5n amount.

dTfUthin.is. in the way of
a , and con-si-
e2l expnies are airy? ly
16d, it is highly de4'rable
rne.lic,,l attendants on the
tliuns to the Consolidated

th'eid be tinircetcr-

gal Department appointed
by Government, and exerei.iug supervision over poor-

law =Meal practice, in the manner of the other pu.,110
services. 1t;
" 10. That it is expedient thlt there should be insp-c-
-tors-general of poor-law medicAl practise: appoirAid hi
Government, aad acting under the orders of the director-
general. • ,4
" 11. That the inspectors•general acting each in e
district assigned to them, should examine...- the
M tries of WorkhOnses, inspect the reporis of the medical
otticers, inquire into cases of alleged negligence,;and that fatten of'diSpiated payment should bb referied
JO them.

" Dr, the medical officers of -unions - should be
appointed by boards of guardians as at present, subject
to the approval of the director-general; that thejrquali-
fications.shbuld be as at present ordered, bat that
future inodifiCitions of the qualifications should bsUaade
by the director—general.
" 13. Thht the appointments of all medical officers
Should he permtnent, that is, to endure until they-
resign, or-are dismissed for some valid cause.
" 14., That the forms of books or reports shOuld he ap-
proved by the director-general, and should be as short
and simple as is consistent with the requirements of the
public service. , „.
" 15. That the access of the paupers to the- medical
officers should be made as ready as a due distiectiOn_be-
tween those who require parochial atteadsuce, and .those.
who do ndt, will admit. That in doubtful cases .where
illness exists', 'and there appears to be teeiporary desti-
tution only; the board may grant medical relief by ws,y
of loan; that in such cases a fee be paid by the board of
guardians to-the medical officer."

Without at all pledging ourselves to the supportof'the
first eight of` these propositions, which in fact n.late,to
mere matte;
_of detail, we cannot but regret that: the
authorities have not thought 'proper to adopt theprin.
ciple ofinspeation• and supervision laid down in reso- •
hitioni 9, and 11. The army has its Sir
Jaqs 'IWC4--atoOft, the navy has its Sir Wp.i.tap
BuiNErlstifely the Poor-law Board ought likewise to
have its medical. Director-General, ;whose-business it
h'puld be• to organ.iva the medical poor-law:staff of the
various puishegoo exercise a right -of Tetd'ovet
medical appointinents of the boards of kuargahi, and.
to &fend the poor sga.inst the roalpriCticcs cf ignor‘nt
oricarelosa tne*al men. The necessity for the exercise
of Isome- strict, rig idiand .ua iforta system -of eup?..ry ision
over theme' dical officers uf our differnt poor-laa,
unions-refeeliiitini every day More macif-..4. Aid
duty we owe to the poOrl we should- adopt cvery.
4
mans in our .poa er to defend them against
the mai-practices of boards •of guardians, who
invariably 'accept the r cheapest tender for medi-
Cal attendance, although at the same time
perfectly a w are that in too _Many instances the low
rate. of remuneration demanded is the consequence of
the want of confidence-of the public in the of
the practitioner; fit is our duty to the' meditil
men themselves "to secure to 'them a competent
tribunal for the investigation of any charges
which may be.; brought against themf
no such tribunal can be considered competent with-
out • the presence of a •medical assessor. .-Ou every
graund, therefore, -it is exceedingly desirable that
without loss of time a PireCtor-General of the
MedicalDep4tment should be attached to the Ptgz- .
la* Board, ,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the faris pperi of Ssturday and
yesterday. .
The Siicle says—
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" The news watch we have already given of a,fusion
of the two branches of the -boisse of Bourbon is con-
firmed, and this political "
event has been celebrated in
the FanbOurg Bt.liermain and in some of tke Gn ice al
quarters."
According to the Pouvoir, M. GUIZOT has been'
long intriguing to bring about this fusion. It gays—
" The west illustrious Minister of Louis Philipps
said, on MontlaY evening, to two visitors—the ondßona-
pattist the other Orleanist--' I believe in the 'future re-'
establishment of monarchy by the house of Bourbon.
While waiting for this event there is nothing; more wise,
in my opinion, than to assist the President of the lie-
public in quelling disturbance and in reeestablishing
principles et government. His mission is great and hp
ncurable, even if consideed as provisional.' ,
..Turning
towards the' Bonipartist, he said This provisional,
state of thicgs'may be long, if you are wise; and turn-
ing towards the Orleanist, added—'lt usay last'for ever,
if you are Mud.'
With regard to this fusion the witty LOpts .D.as-
NOTERS well= observes ;
'‘ A friond 'amine sale; the' other day, the old
King did make- a fine poetic end. Exits ennobles every-
thing. He died better than he lived; and I tali sorry
for it, became I detested his. selfish, 'low-toned policy
which contented itself to live from hand to mouth -with-
out taking care of the, future; but henceforth it is no
longer allowable to speak ill of him. Yes, so it is,- while
we good people are seizsd with scruples, the peoper:re-
lauves ot,the dead King ,are not so fastidious. They
only waited far his death to embrace and.say that all was
over. What signifies in effect this reconciiiation`b
the two hostile branches ? Aniende hftizorable bn th.: one
side and forgetfulness on the other. The head of
our 'family,'• hays the one side, '-by implication did in-
trigue ungratefully sgainrt yours; he usurped' the
rights of the legitimate King, and tried to staid the
honour of,your mother, We confess humbly our mis.
deeds, in order that. we creep in humbly under your
skirt, ancirws the happy chance of a barren future.' The
other sidesays mentally—' Oh, yes, you. have, done ail
that, but we pardon these irregularities for sake of adcl-

ing your partisans tp.ours. We shall then_conatifllte,
one single part)-the party illigitirnieo-legitimiste! Alas !
such would be the true latent sense of thin strange c.,n-
ciliation male at 'the tomb of the old King, and withou.,
regard for ha- memory, for the bonditionS I'votthl be at
his .-expense..— Wiesbaden -Would pardon the
Royal ; Nantes acid Btaye would pardon Clareirsont'ont',
of ambition for the Tuileries. Now, we do 'declare sin-.
cerely that, in the midst of this vertiginous upsettink-Of•
all human.morality,. of which we-are every day the B.lid
witnesses, there has, we acknowledge, occurred a recent-
fact whichis calculated to restore to us some faith in
humanity, anti to confirm in, twthe consoling idea of a.
Providence. It is the horror that has been expressed in.
London, at Cologne, every Where, at the sight of Ilaynaut.
at the odious aspect of the butcherof Hungary."
, .
The people, however, will' have, none of the Bourbon
race ; the first effect Of the news of this' ft4ion'inks
•
been to render it dangerous to be seen wearing. ,a
white hat in the streets Of Pati;. Tipp Ordie says :
" A gentleman, who was returning to Parrs by the
railaray,'arrived at the terminus in the Rue St. T. 4 Az ve,
hy.the-eight ciclock train; he was anceMpanied‘ by
family, and wore-a Ltige broad-hriurined white ha'', such
as is wcrn iia the country. Oa- seeing troops
along the PI mr-du Havre, this gentleman lett his l:,•mtly
and ssked the officer the reason of the display of tro,ps.
On being informed that it was in consequence of 'the ex-
pected arrival of ,the President of the Republic, -he was-
about to rejOin: his f4nady, when he we; surrounded by-
some vi,c,leut met', who threatened hiea both by.-wordsand gestures, nod called on him to cry Vivo a'Erupe-
reur.' Tais gentleman thus threatened, turned towards
the crowd,"and exelaireed that he an officer of the
staff of the National Guard. The crowd did not reason
---thcy thought he had refused to utter the cry whiCh
was demanded, and he became. the Object of the
roughest treattnent, the -marks of which he still bears.
He was struck in - the faCe, and had to-struggle
fir several, minutes against more than- 200 violent
men 'who fell on hire,- striking him, calling .hi
-a white. He was thus driven along as far a 3
rho Rue d'lsly, where, fortunately, a passer-by sue-
ceeded in extricating him from the crowd. We are
positively assured that the person thus ill-treated is
Alf'red deMenciaux, captain in theetafr cf the.;gatiqua ,
Guard; and it is added that several other persons wrie
treated irra.similar manner; and only owed their escape
either to flight or to uttering the anarchical cries which
were required of them."
Fortyehirie Conneils-General of Departments have •
. . .
declared in favour of a revnaun of -the C
stitution, 'but," the- giCht Majority have quali&d
their resoltitianbtdeelaring that nothitik Should
done without the torment of the representatives of the •
• • - ,
people.

The illoniteur has the following -
Sorne,jourr als hove announced that tho Pre3ideit of
the Republic ififtuda-to visit the south of Frande. This
,teitttlent is unfounded. The t.ouson is too -f4r
vanced for the President to think of untlertsking-a third
journey."

. _ •
7. An opposition paper having asserted that.-the- PRE,
SIDENT 'Of Abe- Republic contributed,. 20,0006 i Rwory
month to the funds of the A.cociet.e du 'Dix. Dectinl.iv
the Moniteur.da-Soir7 denies the. fact from authority,
d declares4that the PRESIDENT never contributed a
single -.centime to that club. -
IkSINESS:DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LO.NDON S roCii Slim, 14. , ;.•
Boulogne :and-, Amiens, 74% ex.div.- Great luditip.Talit)r.
sula, . Liege, .7A,-41ortlicru of France,
14;47 Orleans. arid Bordeaux, 2%7 Paris and Oricans,

Band, which will he thus deprived of the requisite
number of states to legalise its acts.

The Cologne Gazette says thaw PrticA,:il r.-
way suffer the interveutiun c f Austrian k)
troops in Hesse, and Eeek3 to adjust the difT4.2renee be-
tAeen the ELECTOR and the state in the way lire-
scribed—via., the constitution of Electoral Hesse.

The Indeposdance of Bruise's has the following
.fiom Berlin, dated the is stated, on good
authority, that Nassau hat refuied to join in the re-
s`ricted diet. This would be an kap-di-tat-it decision,
asNassau is an important- advanced post in the
South. Great importance appears tothe attached in
the regions of power to the Conservatora agitation in
favour of the Union. The KING has consented tO
receive the deputation, bat in presence of .a Minister.
this will take place to-morrow or the day after. The
journals publish the reply orM. DE —EIJiT, the Mi-
nister of Saxony, to the, second dispatch' by which
the Lieutenancy-General of Schleswig had reminded
Saxony that it still owed the Duchies for the money
which they advanced in 1848, for the support of the
Saxon troops. This reply, which is a refusal, already
gives clearly to understand that the Germanic diet is
preparing, to take in hand -the. Schleswig cause. The
Lieutenancy-General hasjust communicated to the Na-
tiOnal Assembly, re-opened, on the 7th, a summary of
the negotiations. It is said in it that, the men pos-
s4ssing the confidence of the Duchies having failed at
Qopenhagen, everything •was abandoned to •the fate
of arms. Mention is made of thepressing proceed-
itgs of England with Prussia:, The Prussian Mi-
, luster again caused the .Duchies to be invited, by
the intermediation of their Envoy at Berlin, to once
More commence negotiations with Copenhagen. The
Lieutenancy says on this subject ACcorditig to
what precedes, we : haw to used to justify the re-
fusal which we opposed to:the demand of Prussia; who.
recommended us to reOpen the: negotiations! Thus
the non•existence of negotiations between Rendsburg!
and Copenhagen is now officially stated. Lord
W M ESTORELAND is expected at Codsequently
it i 4 not true, as the journalsbave alleged; that he has
been unwilling to rettirn to-his post."'
A letter from Hanover, of the in'the Cologne
gazette, states that en. the preceding evening groups
hid assembled in front.of the.:l3ritish-- Hotel: The
name of General HA Y MAU way 'pronothiced with an
accompaniment of hisses and groans. Some persons'
-v,*re arrested; but the' tuttralt inereast.d. About
h4lf—past ten a pirtc of the civic g,ttatdcane'np and
diliersed the crowd', after which all '17113
The Coloorrne' Gazette' contains a I,lttor from Mag..'
doourg, of the 11th; whieh states that the Court of
Aiveal had decided•thatDr. Lows: DuTAni32.,-Presi-.
(Lint of the German National Assembly, should be-,
tried by a jury or that town on the charge Of having'
Mien engaged in a plot "to c'hattv 'the Prussian
Gbvernment; The 3 tor 1 ay, 1851, is fixed for the
trial. : *

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