The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-09 00:00:00

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--r.TING of the MEDICAL Pit
•
bE"SION TO OPPOSE SIR J. GRA lIAM'S
numerously aVended atid most respectable
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',cp.., .g lit the general medical practitioners in
evrna and Westminster, was held on Satordny
in the ilanover-snare Rooms, for the two-
uobject of forming themselves into an association
fox ".the better protection of their interests, and for the
ttil,hrurr pef.tioning Government to grant them a
Mr of meorp •Nitt,o.
nong other gentlemen on the I,latVirtn we
ived°rn °h-
illesirs..PennMgton, L Wright,;vies, Mai-ey,
Le''' Clay ton,Dodd, Craddock, Bryant, Perigrine,
Item. tke.
hie, p
ennington was called to the chair.
t• ~llr SECRETARY haviniz read a number Of letters
rota
friends to the objects for which the meeting was
Ma_• ed, added that it was in contemplwion to unite the
,31ebone with the General Association. —(Hear.)
"1.112 CHAIRMAN then very briefly explained the
objects which had called them together. He adverted
to probable eff-cts which would he produced by the
sitl of Sir James Graham, and dwelt upon the 'leers-
.`Y for a thorough co-operation in opposing the mea-
t'''. Ile said, if the Pill were carried there would he
jsl old to the respectability, as well ai the efficiency, of
p"ekinedicalprofession. it would be obnoxious to the
uulle in other respects; but if it were only on that
;,'•r9und alone, it rendered it imperative for the profes-
ls" to exert themselves to get up such ttn opposition
ii
'hutild ultimately defeat the measure. lle called
upon those gentlemen who would address the meeting
g•a;; ul:11 to urue the necessity of an extensive or-
atilonst the general practitioners, and to
'`vcricate modifications in the Apothecaries' Act.
••• rftrit. then proposed the first resolution,
this ini.,eting is decidedly of opioion, that prior
7”"si-ng of aiiY 131i1 for tile of the
surgel'.y, ; it 4 tiv.,
.the interests of thc pohlic gew,ral
IVetitioners medicine, surgery, and miiwitery-
, v.:(lld letaily recognized, arid placed in an inde-
Ownt pos;ii.-r.: and the ex,cutiv;., cr,,,,ronn-nt
fur the
i.r',4l,,ectfinly and c.-o..necirly regliested siisptrod
lei: C:.ll.:iderati-ti of the Labefore Carina-
vieht i•t the cltev of the ieot session, until this object has
ieeurt, attained." Which was se,crdt::d by
c„.„'"f• PltonaaT ;, who strongly denounced Sit James
ib.""ant's Bill, and said they ought to have a charter
r...th"-tnselves.
Ore resolution was then put and carried unani-
mously,
A-fr• MASSEY, in moving the second resolution,
That in furtherance of the object'of the former re
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lutiun it is the'oPinion of this meeting that an asso-
orlon should be immediately formed under the title
'T•
he Association of General Practitioners in Medi-
Surgery, and Midwifery,' " said, the principles
contained in it needed no advocacy to make it be re-
• dy by that meeting, in the most cordial manner.
ea't. was seconded by Mr. SMITH, and, like the first,
TM amid* acclamation.
11141% FULLER moved the third resolution :—" That
association use its best efforts to .obtain a com-
reAirganizatiOn of the general practitioners, for the
se ofapetitioning for a charter of incorporation,
• ue, sanctioned by Act of Parliament, and for taking
tuck Other 'steps as circumstances may from time to
tne render necessary for the protection of their lute.-
~,,ests," which was seconded by M. Tegart, and sup-
Ported by Dr. Webb.
the CLAYTON moved the fourth rethlution :—" That
I,4.B`ieletv of Apothecaries be solicited to cooperate
pi:" this Association, in furthering the objects of the
Gr.-ceding resolution," which was seconded by Mr.
rpt, and carried.
That
FREEMAN proposed the fifth resolution :
be "'A a Provisional Committee of thirty-one mem-
rai with power to add to its number, and of which
notth less than seven shall form a quorum, be elected by
is meeting to carry the objects of the foregoing re-
tutttttou into effect ; also to frame laws for the consti-
hem and government of the Association, to be sub-
Witted to a general meeting forits aroval.
il-pp •
Ir. LUCAS seconded, and Mr. T. H. COOPER, sup-
ported it. He had not at first intended to address the
but a paper had been put into his hand from
Lo 'en he thought it advisable to read an extract, and
he craved their undivided attention. It was
dtracted from a medical paper, published in Dublin,
an
,sPealcing of the Lancet, and the profession in Eng-
. nu, • The writer said
" The articles in the Lancet, both original and com-
municated afford a melancholy proof of the brutal and
trral (led condition of the lower order of medical
"tnen in England.—(Laughter and hisses.) We
iir,„,'
(12'4 quite satisfied that the safety of the community
tor tOs that such fellows should be placed under
spirit
control and surveillance, as the temper and
:it they display fully proves that they are an igno-
be'itt llneducated?:-ungovernable race, utterly unfit to
te ,eo.rtisted with the duty of soberly and honestly
%eating disease, or to have the lives of people placed
theirs mercy."
xhe reading of the paragraph was frequently inter.
Ported
y, by derisive cheers mid laughter.
niZr. 13itowis movej—" That the Provisional Com-
. ,Cee be empowered to form an union with this
• ss4ciation of the different societies of general prac-
titionersi in town and country, instituted for general
7ir,ets, and that upon its formation one of its first
• 4ties shall be to petition the Legislature against the
"'introduction of Sir James Graham's Bill, and to
use every means against its passiog through Par-
Latileist:" which, having been seconded, was adopted
• Llrlellitnouslv, and a Committee of Gri,i)tlonen was ap-
pointed to carry out .the objects of the foregoing
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meet-
ing. broke up.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

th'errlE Nicw RAlLWA.YS.—Saturday last has proved
mostst memorable 30th of November recorded in
the
history of the railway world-220 notices and
Plana of new rails were that night deposited on the
shelves
of the Board of Trade. Such a hurried, des-
literate week, as the last of November was never
11°". Engineers, solicitors, surveyors, litho-
rtPhers, engravers, slept only two nights out of six.
long
of cabs and carriages might be seen in
i..."g file at the doors of all engaged in the
f
for
; and as evening closed in, these were exchanged
r travelling.chaises end four fleet posters, ready to
,ie as fast as hoof and purse would carry, to anti-
hate, if even by a second, the stroke of the mid-
tßitCht bell. Many of the plans have been deposited in
imperfect state—some have no, been deposited
to all, or at; least too late. Bat on the whole it is not
11 much to say that so extreme haste in surveying
knes and getting ready for Parliament, was never before
ort.lrn. And tow, what are Parliament and the Board
Trade to do? The latter have now to examine, un-
✓arerstand, comp
, consider, and decide, the contend-
-43 Claims of 220 lines. We have begun to lay some
them down on our map, an I already it is a confused
Totelligiblv maze. The question now is how to get
of half or two-thirds of the lines. The Standing
Orders will not do it, for people—aye, and good people
bare actually subscribed all the money, and are
ready
ve_ subscribe more. Besides some of the very
n lines may be those which have not, in some
respects complied with Standing Orders. We hear
that the Board of Trade are in despair, and that
all Men are looking for some way out of the difflcul-
" sing from this deluge of schemes.—Railway
Chronicle.
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the unfortunate bank, A meeting of shareholders in the
Marylebono Bank was called, and several of them gars
notes of hand to a considerable amount. A portion of
these were placed in the London and Westminster as
security for the proposed loan of 10,000/., and the pay-
ment of these notes was still further secured by ee
lodgment of the deeds of an estate worth about 50,0001.,
the property of Mr. Walker, one of the Directors.
The defendant in the present action had given a note
of 100/. at the meeting above mentioned. This note
was subsequently placed in the London and Westminster
Bank as security for a further advance upon overdrawn
account. When due, it was unpaid, and Mr. Henderson,
the manager of the City Branch of the London and
Westminster Bank, sent the note, according to the rou-
tine of business, to Messrs. Roy and Co., their solicitors,
without, it would appear, any specific instructions. And
here it should be mentioned that in the meantime Messrs.
Roy and Co., who were the solicitors of the London and
Westminster .Bank, had become the solicitors of the
ICommittee who were winding up the affairs of the Mery-
lebone Bank, and it appeared doubtful in which capacity
they.reeeived the note in question. This uncertainty
was increased by the fact, that Messrs. Roy and Co., in
demanding payment from the acceptor of the note, did
not mention the name of their client. Payment, hew-
ever, not being made, Messrs. Roy and Co. applied to the
London and Westminster Bank for permission to sue the
party, the account being overdrawn at the time. The
Directors of that bank refused to sue upon the note, and
chose rather to fall back upon the collateral security
which had been lodged by Mr. Walker, as they were
anxious not to be parties to any disputes or litigation
that might take
_place among the Shareholders of the

Marylebone Bank.
Mr. Roy finding that the Directors of the London and.
Westminster Bank would not sue upon the note in ques-
tion, but chose rather to fall back upon the landed prow
perty of Mr. Walker, which had been lodged as colla-
teral security, took the note to Mr. Walker and informed
him of the circumstance. Mr. Walker sent Mr. Roy to
his friend Mr. Richards, who gave Mr. Roy the money
for the note, and immediately commenced the present
action. The money Mr. Roy obtained from Mr. Richards
he paid into the London and Westminster Bank specifi-
cally against the note.
In charging the jury, the judge stated that if this
note was given as additional security for the 10,0001. ade
vanced by the London and Westminster Bank, they
should give their verdict for the defendant ; but if they
thought the note was given to raise an additional sum
beyond that 10,0001., they should find for the plaintiff.
The jury, after some deliberation, found for the defend-
ant, subject to some points of law, which are to be dis-
cussed hereafter, and which it is not necessary to enter
upon at present.
This case most strongly points out the advantage that
will arise in future from the Act of last session, for fa-
cilitating the winding up of the affairs of unsuccessful
joint-stock companies. Had the Act embraced the case
in question, no action would have become necessary to
compel an equitable adjustment of the losses sustained
amongst the shareholders, the powers conferred for that
purpose by the new statute being ample, and easily en-
forced. The bona fide question in the case narrated was
precisely one of the description for which the Act pro-
vides, but it is not retrospective.
POST.—It appears that Mr. nobler, the solicitor of
Messrs. Rogers and Co., has suggested a mode of cesa-
ceiling the Bank of England notes recently stolen from.
the firm, so as to render the property valueless to the
robbers, and that some of the partners have, in conse-
quence, had an interview with Sir James Graham upon
the subject—the Home Secretary being disposed to
entertain the proposition. The public would, no doubt,
rejoice in the success of any measure the effect of which
might be to defeat the ends of the parties im-
plicated in this atrocious case. The cancelment
of genuine Bailie of England notes to the extent of
from 30,0001. to 40,0004 would seem, however, to
be a matter that requires the greatest consideration
before it is ventured upon •, and, with every wish to
mitigate the injury inflicted on Messrs. Rogers and
Co., the Bank Directors will, as they unquestionably
are bound to do, feel the responsibility to be a serious
one of adopting for that, or for any other purpose, a
scheme which may, on their part, savour of repudia-
tion, and tend to create a distrust of their genrral paper
issues ; for, in the event of a large amount being declared
cancelled, though confessedly genuine, certain is is that
the majority of persons having money matters to adjust
will'be unwilling to have anything to do with the notes
of the Bank of England. There would be another pal-
pable evil in the cancelment of the notes of the Bank.
Such a step would be calculated to render bankers and
others less careful than they have been of the reserves
they retain on their premises from one day to another, a
point worthy of every attention, for, the precedent being
once established, it would look‘ invidious in -the Bank
authorities not to extend the indulgence proposed to be
allowed in the case of Messrs. Rogers and Co. to other
11 respectable firms who may be placed in a similar pre-
dicament.
CHRONICLE.—A meeting of the soap trade, nume-
rously. attended, was held at the Landon Tavern some
days since. The gentlemen presenreepresented the ma-
nufacture of 50,000 tons of soap annually, and the reso-
lutions passed, calling for a repeal of the Excise duty on
this essential article of use and cleanliness, show in a
conspicuous light the evil consequences to the revenue
and honest trader that result from the high duties now
levied.
It appears that the recent discovery of frauds in large
manufactories proves that it is impossible to collect a.
duty. of 70 or 80 per cent. on an article so rapidly manu-
factured and so easily sold as soap. The repeal of this
duty would be most beneficial to the health and comfort
of the industrious classes, and would materially assist
the efforts which are being made all over the country to
improve their moral and intellectual condition. The
noblemen and gentlemen who have taken an active part
in promoting the construction of public baths for the
working classes cannot fail to appreciate the truth of this
observation, which is embodied in one of the resolutions
adopted at the meeting of the trade, at which Mr. Wil-
liam Hawes presided, and will probably be disposed to
afford their powerful aid in promoting the efforts of the
trade in the next session of Parliament to obtain relief.
The repeal of the soap duty would make the washhouses
for the working classes, proposed in connexion with the
public baths, far more useful than they can be while soap
is liable to the existing oppressive exactions of the offi-
cers of Excise.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH, Dec. 7.
',Sittiugs at Nisi Prins before Lord DENsurt and a
Middlesex Common Jury.)
LEONARD V. THATCHER.
This was an action to recover damages for an alleged
malicious arrest and false imprisonment. The defendant
pleaded that he was justified in what he had done, inas.
much as the plaintiff had been guilty of felony.
Mr. Platt appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. V. Lee
for defendant.
It appeared that there was a sum of money owing
from defendant to plaintiff, and that o:te night, in the
month of July last, the 'natter was to Wye been settled.
The parties met, the on: bolding the money in his hand,
and the other the receipt. The defendant snatched the
receipt from plaintiff for the purpose, as he said, of seeing
that it was correct before he paid the money. He in-
sisted on detaining the receipt, and eventually the
plaintiff gave him into the custody of a policeman, On a
charge of stealing a receipt stamp, and was locked up at
the station-house all night, and taken before a magis-
trate in the morning and discharged.
Two witnesses named Bates and Fry were called, who
stated that the defendant had in the presence of Fry
said to Bates, " You saw Leonard run round the
corner?" To which Bates replied, " No, I did not; and
I never said so; or if I did say so, it is not true." To
which defendant replied, " If you will swear so I will
pay you handsomely."
For the defence Mr. V. LEE attempted to shake the
credit of these witnesses, and said he should prove that
the plaintiff had snatched the receipt and run off with it.
This he admitted was not a justification, but it was ten-
dered for the purpose of reducing the damages.
Lord DENMAN thought the evidence inadmissible.
The plea was not that there was probable cause for the
arrest, but that the plaintiff had committed a felony.
Now, that could not be proved,- and therefore there must
be a verdict for the plaintiff.
Mr. V. LEE would not then call any witnesses:
Lord DENMAN in summing up said, there could be la*
doubt that the plaintiff had acted improperly in detain-
ing the receipt, but that was not felony, and he was en-
titled to damages for being locked up all night At the
same time the jury were not to consider anything that
defendant might have said to Bates, because,the plaintiff
had not suffered any inconvenience additional, in conse-
quence, and this was an action for trespass, merely to
recover damages for the assault and false imprisonment.
The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 151..