The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-11 00:00:00

To T. TAYLOR, Esq.
No. 9, New Bridge-street, -London.
HONOURED Sj R,
BEG leave to inform you, that ever since the
1 year 1790, I had been atllicted with the Lues Venereal,
which, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine
prescribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, and un-
dergoing severalsevere courses of salivation, and twice dis-
charged from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to
be of the most inveterate nature. In'the spring of-last year
my disorder had,got to such a head, as nearly to put a period
to my existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my head,
one on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a-frightful
manner; my right-leas dreadfully painful, and had been in a
state.of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also
two large nodes on it, was Very much discoloured, and gave
me such excruciating pain, particillarly when warm in • bed,
as nearly to deprive me of rest ; ira this lamentable state, I
was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so
great a cure by'them here), to take your Leake's Patent Pills,
which I began to do on the 26th o. May ; in the course of a
fortnight I began to' receive benetit—in little more than a
month the ulcers on my head and arms were soundly healed—
soon after, the sores on my legs healed also; leaving, how-
ever, considerable discolouration in the skin,
,and pain in the
bout of the left., which, by the blessing of God, and a little
longer perseverance in your invaluable, Medicine, subsided ;
the nobs:dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and
the nocturnal pains gradually going thus became, by
your liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from all tuy
-former complaints—have recovered mu former spirits a nil
strength, and am become jolly and fat, in which state having
continued many months, to the astonishment of all who knew
u.e, 1 am•at a loss in what terms to mci-veto my gratitude, but
beg you, for the
.good of 'other suffering mortals, to make
this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every occa-
sion; in so doing you will greatly oblige,
Sir, your grateful, obedient,-very humbleservant.
ALEX. M UREER
Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh.
Witnesses to t he above Cure:--

John Thompson, No. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh,
John M'lntosh, Old AsseMbly Close, Edinburgh.
Prepared'and.sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TA V-
LOB, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, at his
house, No. 9, New Bridge-street, London; whete, after a
constant residence (1.. moll!. than 40 years, ih apractice parti-
cularly directed to the cure of Venereal Complaints and those
-incidental to the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable
secrecy which men of his profession should always observe
such cases,. be flatters himself .the advice and assistance he
gratuitously administers to persons taking this Medicine, will
.be esteemed, by a discerning Public, as an advaLtage seldom
attainable, and void of all ambigtkity,.
Also sold, by his appointment, tor the convenienceof those
tiring at a distance, at the TOyshop, No. 103, Oxford-street; •
Mr. Disborough's, No. 7, Fish.•street-hill; Mr. Baxter,
South-bridge, .Edinburgh; Air. Callwel 's, Dublin ;. and of
one person in every considerable town in Groat Britain and
Ireland, in bOxis'ofonly 24. ttd. each, stamped, and sealed tip
with full and plain direction 4,-p/hereby persons, of either
so; tzmyeure themielresVith ease., apted, secrecy; and safet3.

.turally and justly exists of the military acting Upon a mob on
military principles, and solely under the direction of a rodli-
' tary officer ; ..but . when a soldier acts in, conjunction
with the civil power, and under the direction of legal autho-
rity, he becomes from that moment, to all intents and purposes,
a constable, only better armed, and consepiently better
prepared for the discharge of his duties. And why should zol-
diers, whether on or off duty, be expected to submit without
resistance to any injuries or insults which the sovereign mob
may think proper to inflict' upon them ? They do not resign the
rights and privileges of citizens oh asStuning' the duties of' the
soldier; they still retain the inalienable right of self-defence,
and may still repel force with force; and we see not why Sheriff
Waldman, with his posse of unshaved compatric at his heels,
should order peaceable soldiers into their hartr.cks, solely be-
cause, on passing them, he takes upon himself to-imagine' that
" he does not like their. looks. " - Our soldier:: have hitherto
been as remarkable for their orderly and citizen-like conduct in
peace, as for their bravery and courage in war ; and it is la-
mentable to think that the ignorance of a London Sheriff; and
the insolence of a Londonmob, may have the effect of souring
the feelings and irritating the passions of a-branch of the com-
munity, on which the glory, welfare, and even safety of the
nation must always so materially depend. We cannot better
conclude, than by quoting some remarks on the abuses of a
cOroner's Court, from a judicious periodical publication
" While the riots constitute so :violent an outrage upon de-
cency, the proceedings of the inquest on.the sufferers threaten
as great an outrage upon justice. If foreign nations truiniph
at the -ebullitions of our mobg, arid the awkwardneSs of our
police, what opinion will-they
,entertainof the impartiality
and efficacy of our- tribunals? If things Continue as they
have commenced, will they not justly remark that the worst
court of justice in Europe does not require amore radical re-
form than an English coroner's inquest ? AV--do not wonder
that such a tribunal should be found wanting upon great occa-
sions, for upon small occasions 'it is incessantly- abused. - No
cases come before it more frequently Than cases of suicide, and
a vast majority of them are decided it the slightest regard
to the duties of the presiding officer, or the solemn oaths of the
jurymen: That the old laW against suicide had better be re-
pealed ; that the present age will not consent to see men buried
in the public roads, and that the children of an unfurtonate felo
de se ought net to be stripped of , his property and turned into
the streets, may be all quite true. But while the legislature is
of a different opinion, no sophistry can excuse the generality of
verdicts respecting suicide. If the jury seem anxious to do,
their duty, they are reminded of the consequencei oladhering
strictly to their oaths. if a witness wishes. to, tell. the truth lie .
is discouraged and even stopped--and the coroners always-n-
-evi-amend a verdict of lunacy. Can they be surprises} therefore
when a political question unhappily comes before them, at find-
ing that they are unable to moderate the passions of the.jury
over which they, preside—that they are insulted in their, own
courts by radical attorniel and partizans • and that the idea
,of
doing even-handed justice is abandoned? If they think such
consequences extraordinary they will have none.to support theni
in their opinion ; and if their proceedings are not altered, their
jurisdiction must ultimately be abolished:"

AWFUL DEATH.--It is our painful duty to communicate to
our readers this week, one of the most shocking instances of
the violent death of an nnfortunate individual, attended with
circumstances which it is distressing, yet, we trust, salutary to
record, that is ivithin-our recollection. A than of the name of
William Gregson, by trade a plasterer, who resided near Pa-
radise-street, ih this town, hart for a length of time past spent
most of his Saturday evenings, and following Sabbaths, in
and drunkenness. On the fore won of Sunday last,
after spending the previous evening and night- in his usual
manner, he went down to the public-house at the end of Wal-
ton Bridge; where, having uttered the mostviolentimprecz.
tions, and being at the time iu.a state of extreme intoxication,
he..signified his intention of bathing V.-11H' the persons pre-
sent endeavoured to persuade him from carrying into effect;
but he still persisted, remarking with a curse, that it was very
probable lie might, be drowned,- and if so, that he knew lie
should. •go to hell. He proceeded immediately to-the water's
edge,- and undressed himself and, having taken all his clothes
off, with the exception of his hat, lie plunged into the river, in j
the presence of many of his drunken. associates-, The man j
could swim a little, but being in a shocking state of inebriety,
he had very little command over himself; howeVer, he contrived
by some means to swim to• the other-side, of the river, where he
remained a short time, and then plunged in again, with an in-
tention of returning. But before he got half way over; his
j strength failed him, and -he sunk to rise no-more. There was
n 9 attempt made by the persons present to rescue him from his
perilous situation none of them thinking, till it was too late,
but that he would have been able to return. It was near an
hour before the bixly was found, consequently the 'vital spark
had been too long extinct-to affbrd any. hopes'of restoring it.
He has left a wife and four children to lament his unhappy fate.
What a lesson does it hold out to his numerous conipanions in
drunkenness, particularly those who witnessed his nielanchol
end And what an appalling instance of thc consequences to which
the complicated crimes.of drunkenness .and Sabbath-breaking
may ultimately lead. We trust that this unfortunate occur-
rence will operate as a warning, not only upon those who have
been in the habit of committing such transgressions, but also
upon those whose duty it is to check them ; and that while the
poor, for their own sakes, will learn, to abstain from such fatal
Vices, the rich, for their own and the public's, will take care to
remove every tquiptmion, which may lead to their commission.
—(Preston Centinel,' Sept 8.)

Sin JOSEPH BANKS.—The Linncean Society
have resolved to enter into a subsciption for a
whole-length marble statue of the late Sir Joseph
Banks, as a tribute of respect to hii memory. It
is to be executed byMr.Chantr4; and to be placed,
by permission Of the Trustees, in the hall of the
British MUseum.
SCOTTISH LITERATURE.--A desideratum in
Scottish history, the long-lost MS. of Sir George
Mackenzie, (of Roschaugh,)-has been recently dis-
covered, and is now published. The collected
works of that eminent and learned lawyer ap-
peared in two volumes, successively in the years
1716 and 1729 In the publisher's prospectus
there was announced_ among other MSS. of this
author, and by far the most important and inte-
resting, " A History of the Affairs of Scotland
from the Restoration of Charles 11. to the death
of the author in 1691 :".. but it never appeared.
About four years ago a large mass of papers was
brought to the shop of a Grocer in Edinburgh,
and purchased by him for the humblest purposes
of his trade. From these his curiosity induced
him to select a manuscript volume which appear-
ed to him to be something of an historical nature ;
and by another and equal piece of good fortune
he communicated this' volume to Dr. M'Crie, the
well-known author .of the lives of Knox and
Melville, whose curiosity in whatever concerns
the history of his country is for ever active and
indefatigable, and whose distinguished intelli-
gence,and sagacity are united to the most liberal
and communicative spirit. On examining this
•.,
volume, Dr. M'Crte very soon discovered from
its tenor and contents that it was the composition
of Sir George Mackenzie, and that in- truth it
must be a portion of the history of his own times,
which had so long been a desideratum in Scot,
tish literature. Of this the intrinsic evidence
was obvioug and complete, and the manuscript,
though written by one of the ordinary clerks or
transcribers of that age, was decisively ascertained
and identified by numerous corrections and addi-
tions, in the well-known hand-writing of Sir
George Mackenzie himself.
- Ncw GAME OF CHESS.--Giuseppe Ciccoiini of
Rome has published a description of a new Game
of Chess, under the title of Tentativo di en 711104:10
Gioco di Scacchi. The board is so Much en-
larged that instead of 64 squares it contains 100,
and in order still further to increase the variety
of moves and the complexity of the game, a new
piece is added which the author denominates The
Elephant.' He has also considerably extended
the power of the BiShop, to which he allows the
same movements as the Rook, with the exception
of their being confined to its own colour. Nor
has the Knight been less favoured, since his pro-
gress through the Ward is now almost unlimited.
PHOSPHORESCENT PROPERTIES OF Tilt TRE-
mELLA.--A medical gentleman of much scientific
knowledge lately mentioned that when a bov, he
discovered by accident the phosphorescent qua-
lities of the gelatinous matter produced by the
Tremella. Returning from school, he strayed to
a moor in search of berries, and continued there
until it was night. On quickening his pace to
return home, he stumbled on some uneven ground,
and-felt his hands touch a slimy surface ; a gleam
of moonlight she wed he had fallen upon some
gelatinous matter, supposed by the vulgar to be
fallen stars. When it became quite dark, his
hands emitted light.; and greatly alarmed, he
followed the sound of.some running water, where
he washed them. Professional studies and the
engrossing duties of his practice had prevented
his following up and making experiments on this
accidentiil discovery to the, time when he made
this communication.

NATURAL HlSTORY.—Professor Lapostolle, of
Amiens, has discov6red that straw liossesses the
quality of serving as a conductor to lightning and
hail. Repeated experiments have convinced him
that straws united together serve" equally well
as the iron rods 'now fixed upon buildings for the
former purpose ; at, the same
.tine that they are
not attended with similar inconveniences. In
consequence of this discovery the commonest
buildings may be secured from the effects of
lightning in the most economical manner, and
even crops on the land may be protected from
the ravages -which they sometimes suffer from
hail., The Professor treats of the important ad:
vantages that may be expected to result from the
practical application of his discovery, in a pub-
:ication entitled, Traito des Parafoudres .el des
Paragrides en conies depaille.
EDUCATION- IN ITALY.—The Lancasterizin sys-
tem has been introduced into many of the prin-
cipal cities and towns of the Italian Peninsula,
such as Naples, Milan, Brescia, Valenza on the
Porßivoli, Sze. and schools on this plan are now
actually establishing at both Genoa and Rome.
The Abbe Cesola, and M. Caupin, have em-
ployed themselves in forming similar ones in the
city and environs of Nice. Nor has this method

of instruction met with less encouragement at
Florence in 'which city is-the " Florentine Insti-
tution," a very remarkable establishment, being
in fact a combination of several schools. It is

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'under the immediate patronage of the govern-
rrient, and is superintended by Zuccasni Orlan.
dini, the first projector of the plan. lie is as.
silted byl Boreini Pierrotini, and Giuliani, young.
men, Who zealously co-operate with him in a de:
sign so patriotic, and tending so.greatly to ame-
liorate the condition of their -fellow .citizens.

This institution does not confine its instructions
to the mere .elements of reading and Writing, for,
in addition to the preparatory school, there are
teachers for elegant penmanship, arithmetic,

GRAND DINNER AT THE MANSIOI 411-ousr:—.::
,Yesterday the LORD MAYOR gave a ctand
ner, in the Egyptian Hall of the Ma'asion.Hoase,
to the Corporation of the City. of londint,.and a'
number of the principal Citizens, and the Court
of Aldermen. We observed Aldermen Heygate.,
Magnay, Garratt, Venable4, C. Smith, and
Lucas; Sheriffs -Waithxnan 'and Williams; the.
Masters of the 12 Cor.npank,s of the Livery, and
those who officiated ut tho:: Coronation ; T.Wil-
son, Es ti. .th,e Hon. C. Law, Counellors-
&Aland, Arabin, and Norton, the City Chan.
berlain, and H. 'Woodtborpe,.Esti.. In the whole
there were not. 'less than 300' who partook of his
Lordship's -fr.ospitality. 'After the cloth was
drawn the health of " The king," and the usual
patriotic tcAsts and songs folloWed:--i.The Loa)
MAYOR r!roposed the healths of the Magistrates'
of the City of London, and 'regretted that thos.
who -had pasted the Chait'were'prevented,- by
their absence in the co-untri-, frOM. honouring
him by thi?ir presence ; but tfieYhad, his Lord=.
ship observed, the pleasure of the Cortipany of
those who were-looking forward to 'that honour:.
,
—Mr. Alderman. MAGNAY, • as the- senior
man prresent, shortly returned thifnki, and.
thought it due to mention that it was his

tion ou Michaelmas day to tender -his services to
the Livery of London, to fill the office of 'Chief
Magistrate, and in so doing, lie:had no ambition .
but to meet the approbation of- his fellow-
'citizens, and had neither personal interest net'
party to. serve.—Mr. Alderman HEY-GATE. re
turned thanks for the manner in which he had'
been noticed, and said that he looked forward to,
the suffrages of his fellow-citizens to serve, the'
office of Chief Magistrate for the.year ensuing, as
he considered himself the nexfin rotation, and
would, if chosen, enGavonr.to serve the office,'
with impartiality. He looked forward to this
honour with more confidence, as he was not con-.
scions of having done any thing:which could give •
offence to any.—The health of the Sheriffs was
proposed by- the' LORD MAYOR when Al-
derrnan WArrumAN, as the senior Sheriff,Je-
turned thanks. Whether his public life "had-
been beneficial or 'not to the public, he could-'
with confidence say, that it had not -beep- bene-:,•
ficiaj to himself; and it would be no vexation to.:*
him if he was never to be raised one' step higher
than he was. His fellow-citizens had' brought
him forward—he was in their hands, and they
might dispose of him as they thought proper.--r-
The health of the LORD MAYOR was then drank
with acclamations.. In returning thanks he said,
that he had endeavoured to serve the high offices
which his fellow-citizens had raised him to with
,liligence and fidelity, and would continue his,
endeavours, not only for the time he had'to serve
the office he then filled, bat during the remainder
of his life.—The company remained together iai
the utmost conviviality to a late hour.

The llon. and Rev. the Chancellor of the dio--
cese of Winchester held his Visitatioit last Wed-
nesday, when a most appropriate sermon was
preached at the- Cathedral, by the Rev. iVIr;,
GATEHOUSE, Rector of Stoke Charity, near
chester.

The city of Saltzburg, the native place of
-Ilitx.DN, has lately-paid a just tribute of respect
to the ashes:of that celebrated composer.
mortal remains of the mithor of The Creation.
had reposed .almost forgotten for fifteen years, in. •
the cemetery of St. Peter. The Rector, WEtti,
cuAb, his friend, and the composer, llActiFit;''
hjs scholar, opened a subscription to raise.him a
monument. On the 9th of August, the anniver-
stay of his...death, this monument, which :had
been placed in the church of St. Peter, was con-
secrated by a solemn 'requiem,' the music of which..
was the last -unfinished work of
&the illtistrious
dead, in whose honour it was nOwsplay6d:
multitude of his felloW-Citizens and., frieno at
tended this ceremony; which acquired ailditioial
interest by the presence of his widow.