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BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES
Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London.
JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en-
deavours made by many persons to impose a spurious artiste for their
make, feel it incumbent en them to request the attention of the
public, in purchasing what they conceive to be the original to ob-
serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene-
ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un-
guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following
cautions—Some are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine," but
without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies,"
and others " ilurgiss's ;" and many more without address. John
Burgess and Sou, having been many years honoured with such dis-
tinguished approbation, krei every sentiment of respect towards the
public, and earnestly soleit then to inspect the labels previous to
purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope
will prevent many disappointments.
BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such
great satisfaction, continues to bo prepared by them, and is recom-
mended as a moat useful and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all
climates.

Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London.
The Qriginal Fish-sanoe Warehouse.

LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN
lUD/ ASSURANCE COMPANY,
3, Charlotte-row, Maasion-house, and:lB, Chancery-lane, London.
DIRECT WU.
KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman.
BENJAMIN IFILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
Alexander .Anderson, Esq. James Hartley, Esq.
John Atkins, Esq. John M`Guffle, Esq.
James Bidden, Esq. John Maclean Lee, Esq.
Captain F. Brandreth. • J. Maruaaduke Reeseter, Req.

AVDITORS.
H. E. Carman, EM. I Robert E. Alison, Esq.
Munteas AlretsZit—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. and E.
lisourrair—John Emerson, Esq.
• Soiremotri--Messrs. Palmer, Prance, and Pahiaer.
THIS IS TIM ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed
of constitution net to dispute any policy, unless they can preys that
it was obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation ; the great aim and
object having been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI-
TIES and NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which shall owe their
value to the certainty of the contracts upon which they are founded,
and he independent of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be
in the management of the affairs of the Company when the claims
arise ; and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause iu tueir
deed of constitution, unhesitatingly deprived themselves of the
power of objecting to any policy, unless they undertake to prove that
it was obtained from them by fraudulent misrepresentation. The
regulations common to all ether Life Companies, which make the
validity of assurance contracts dependent upon the perfect correet-
mess of the many statements required from a proposer for a Life
Policy, and which have given rise to almost all the questions which
have been argued in the Courts, and to many extra-judicial com-
promises, are thus entirely abrogated ; and nothing bat fraud, proved
to have been committed against them, can vitiate a policy granted by
this Company.
THIS IS THB ONLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the
mutual principle, receive the whole of the mutual accumulations,
and also a guarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured.

THIS Ig THIS ONLY COMPANY who bind themselves to pay
the sums in the policies, although the debts for which they were
effected shall have been liquidated before the claims arise. The
Company considering It only just towards the assured that where
premiums have boon paid for assuring a given amount, that amount
should be paid; and they undertake to de so without reference to
the state of the accounting betweea the assured and his debtor.

THIS IS ALMOST THB ONLY COMPANY who grant in favour
of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is secured,
although the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe.
The premiums calculated according to the Carlisle Tables, aro
lower than usual upon young lives, where participation In the profits
is not required; and for short assurances, which, at the option of the
assured, may be continued for life, the rates are as low as a due re-
.. ...

Bard to complete security wlll pert
TRIENNIAL ASCENDING

nit.
SCALE TO ASSURE £lOO.

(Age First Second Third 1 Fourth 'Remainder
' Tkree Yrs. Tkree Yrs. Three Yrs. Three Yrs. of Life.
.£ s. 8. A s. d. A s. d. A s. d. A s. d.
95.... . 1 9 7 1 9 9 118 11 2 4 1 211 3
35 ...... 1 9 9 119 6 2 II 3 219 0 3 8 9
2 1 0 214 10 3 8 8 4 2 6 416 4
55 ...... 311 1 411 9 510 5 610 1 7 9 9
60 ..., .. 4 811 517 4 7 5 9 814 2 10 2 7

BY THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the first
seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at
at the convenience of the assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be
continued for seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or to be
dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured,
seven years hence, when loss of health may prevent him from
effecting a new Assurance, to continue a Policy at a rank of premium
applicable to au age seven years younger. The Half-premium plan
of Assurance, as practised by this Company, thus enables persons
to retain to their own use the one-half of the premiums for the
first seven years, at 51. per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or-
dinary prentium for au assurance of 5001. to be Ica., the first pay-
ment by the half-premium plan will be five guineas, being the one-
half of the 10/., and interest for the retained half; and, if death
should occur in the first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid less the
51. retained. The assured may thus have the use for the first year
of 51. ; for the second, of 101. ; and so on till the end of the
seventh year, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may either
be repaid, er retained at 51. per cent. interest until death, when the
351. would be subtracted from the 5001. then payable by the Company.
TO ASSURE ONE RE /RED POUNDS ON MALI. PREMIUM SYSTEM.
Age. .s. d. Age. X. s. d.
15 - 016 1 40 - - 111 4
20 . - •18 0 45 - - - 116 6
25-1•750 - - - 2 3 9
30 - 1 3 4 04 - - - 212 51
Prospectuses and setedules are forwarded to applicants, free of ex-
pose, by the Manager and Agents. _

- ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager.
AGENTS.
- Tyrrell, Wm., Merchant
- Roberts, C. IL, Surveyor
- Lipecombe, L., Solicitor
- Davis, W., Postmaster
- Crosse, M., Civil Engineer
- Sill, R., Solicitor
Broadley, J., Wine Merchant
- Salmon, W., Solicitor
- Nicholson, B. T., Publisher
- Brown, S., Tea-dealer
- Harris, C., Solicitor

Abingdon - -
.Aberporth -
Alrestord - -
Aberystwith - -
Athy - - -
Ashby do la Eolith
Bath' - - -
Bury St. Edmund's
Berwick - -
Brentwood - -
Bristol - -

Brighton .
'Broseley - -
Bishop's Castle -
Bremen - -

- Kennett, W., Solicitor
- Jones, J. Manufacturer
. Griffiths, E., nstinaster
- Keatgen, C., Merchant

Breton - - -
Bridgewater - -
Belfast - - -
Ballinasloo - -
Bordeaux - -
Brecon - - -
Cork - .
Chelmsford - -
Chichester -
Carlisle -
Canterbury - -
Cirencester - -
Conven - -
Chatham -
Cambridge -
Chard .
Chertsey - -
Church Stratton -
Chtulleigk - -
Carlow -
Cape Town -
Dublin - -
Darlington -
Dorking - -
Deal -
DOVOISPOrt -
Dorchester - -
Drogheda - -
Donegal -
Dawlish
Enniscortky -
Epsom -
Ellesmore - -
Exeter - -
Edinburgh . -
Enniskillen - -
Emsworth - -
Gosport - -
Greenwich - -
Gloucester - -
Gravesend - -
Galway - -
Guernsey - -
Greenock -
Galnsboreugh -
Honiton - -
Horsham - -
Haverfordwfst -
Hampstead - -
Holyhead - -
Hastings - -
Havre -
Hindou -
Huddersfield • -
Hull . - -
Ilitchen - -
Halifax -
Ipewick - -
Isle of Max -
Kilkenny - -
Kidderminster -
Kingsbridge
Limerick - -
Lewes -
Lampeter -
Lincoln - -

Mitchell,C. C., Solicitor
- Deacon, F., Solicitor
- G. Emerson and Son, Merchants
- Boyd, Wm., Brewer
- Cutler, F., Merchant
- Maybery and Williams, Solicitors
- Coates and Lefebure, 3lerchants
- Williams, T. W., Auctioneer
- Pascoe, T., Draper
- Modgson, T. H., Solicitor
- Davey, J., Land Agent
- Box, W. 8., Solicitor
- Roberts, John, Laud Agent
- Whitehead, T., Accountant
Dimnsock, J., Printseller
Adney, F., Solicitor
• Kempton, J., Bookseller
- Robinson, J., Agent
- Prowse, J., Draper
- Johnson, W., Merchant
- Hart, W., jun., Merchant
- Pike, W. and 1., Wine Merchants
- Taylor, W. 1., Druggist
- Lanham, By., Agent
- Brothers, J., Chemist
- Carrington, R. F. and W., Publishers
- Froud, J., Chemist
- Hamilton, J. B. and H., Booksellers
- Rankine, W., Merchant
- Ryles, M., Solicitor
- Davis, 8., Merchant
- Darling, J., Bookseller
- Cooley, C. E., Land Agent
- Bane, T., Bookseller
Yeiteh, James, Attorney
- Kernaghan, T., Merchant
- Stone, R., Surveyor
- Wright, A., Grocer
Fisher, T. 8., Draper
- Needham, J., Bookseller
- Fowls, J., Harmer-street
- Costello, J., Wine-merchant
Queripel, E., jun., Solicitor
- Erskine, H., Merchant
- Lovell, G. W., Academy
- Robertson, C., Banker
- Elphick, G. W., Conveyancer
- Reynolds, W., Auctioneer
- Taxon, F., Plumber
- Roberts, R., Banker
- Burgess, J., Ironmonger
- MAW, L., Merchant
- Harrison, G., Postmaster
- Battye, T. H., Solicitor
- Hewitt, T. F., Merchant
- Allen, G. L., Grocer
- Garlick, M. P., Solicitor
- Mills, W. P., Burgeon
- Quiggin, J., Bookseller
- Prentice, B. M., Banker
Saunders, N., Solicitor.
- Jenard, P., Solicitor
- Jones, E. L., Merchant
- Griffith, J., Appraiser
- Parry, T., Chemist
- Dawber, W., Merchant

Leeds -- -
Liverissol -
Leith - -
Loughrea -
Listowel -
Lostwithiel -

- Compton, N., Architect
- Davidson, J„ and Elliston, E., Merchants
- Cassells, IV. G., Merchant
- Cowan, J., Agent
- O'C..nor, M. M. Merchant
- Kidd, 11. IL, Academy

Lynn
Leicester

- Edwards, H., Solicitor
- Trull, J., Surgeon

Maldon - - - Dighy, G. W., Solicitor
Manchester - - - Langston, E., Sharebroker
Maidstone - - - Bartlett, S., Silversmith
Diullingar - - - Fitzgerald, J. Brewer
Morpeth - - - Wilkinson, S., Stationer
Moffatt - - - Reid, T., Solicitor
Midhurst - - - Wardroper, E., Solicitor
Newmarket - - Simpson, A., Bookseller
Newtown - - - Rickards, J., Draper
Norwich - - - Long, E. S. D., Solicitor
Newbury - - - Ryott, R. A., Chemist
Newcastle - Warburton and Co., Sharebrokers
Newcastle Eralyn - Jones, W. Printer
Northampton - - Pywell, H., Solicitor
Newington - - Browne, J. 0., Surveyor
Newport (I. Wight) - Wray and Son, Merchants
Newpori (Monmeutke.) Long, S. M., Auctioneer
Oswestry -
mp
- - Price, W., Bookseller
Oakha
Townshend, J., Stationer
Oxford ton . .
- - Whitby, F., Accountant
Pwlhell - - Pugh, Hugh, Banker
Penzance - - - Brittan, A. K., Banker
Portmadoo - - - Lloyd, R. Baker
Peterstield - - - o.,Duploek;Bookseller
Plymouth - - - Saunders,
~ Ship Agent
Paris - - - - Daly, M., Banker
Poole
- - - Aldridge and Crabb, Merchants
Reading - - - Hubbard, W., Accountant
Rochford - - - Green, J., Surgeon
Rochdale - - - Molesworth, J., Solicitor
Sheffield - - - Mitchell. S., Accountant
St. Coluinb - - - Nankivell, J.,Draper
St. Rustle - - Andrew, J., rinter
Southampton - - Hunter, D., Merchant
Stroud - - - Kearney, W. W., Solicitor
Shaftesbury - - Brettell, W., Printer
gligo - - - - Boyle, J., Merchant
Scarborough - - Merry, W., Academy
Stourbridge - - Crompton, W. M., Solicitor
Salisbury - - - Fulford, G., Draper
yicary,
Sherborne - - - J., Printer
Somerton - - - Walton, Y. 8., Auctioneer
Tewkesbury
- - Thomas, J., Solicitor
T. B. Harris, Agent
Thornbury - - -
Tunbridge - - - Stenutug and Carnal], Solicitors
Agent
Tunbridge Wells - - Delves, J., House
Torquay - - - Jacobs, A., Jeweller
Truro - - - - Braithwaite, F., Solicitor
Totnes - - Williams, W., Currier
Tenby - - - - Walkingten, J., Chemist
Taunton - - - Joyce, J., Chemist
Traleo - - - - Benner, A. Solicitor
Teigrunenth - - - Beater, J.:Collector
Woolwich - - - Cassells, W. G., Banker
Worcester - - - Holden, 8., Solicitor
Welshpool - - - Edwards, E., Draper
Wincanten - - - Caines, R., Banker
Westerhara - - - Palmer, C., Academy
Wigton, -N.B. ? • Carson, W., Town Clerk
Winchester . . - Faithful', E. C., Solicitor
Yarmouth - _ Cobb, J., Solicitor
Yarm - - 4 Foggitt, J., Bookseller
Yeovil - - - Crocker G. Ironmonger
wit i t 1 I Watson,

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR
AWCE SOCIETY,

26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.

The many novel and varied advantages bestowed by this Institu-
tion, botk in its life assurance and deferred annuity departments, par-
ticularly the power to borrow two-thirds of premiums witkont ex-
pense or forfelture—the great reduction of rates on short policies—
the option of selecting benefits and converting policies so as best to
suit the interest or necessity of the policy-holder during life, as well
as to afford the full benefit to his family at death, and annual division
of profits, have already been so well appreciated by the public, that
the Society's great success and growing prosperity enabled the Di-
rectors, at their General Meeting in May last, to add to each policy
ou the profit scale a bonus averaging fifty-five per cent. on the
amount already invested; and this bonus, according to au equitable
scale, may either be paid in cash, or applied in reduction of future
premiums.

Another Bonus will be declared in the present year.

DEFERRED ANNUITIES.

The best and most varied provision for after-life hitherto offered—
every 21. 12s. per annum, paid from the age of twenty, will, at sixty-
five, give the policy-holder the choice of au annuity of 471. 16s. 6d.,
or 349/. I Is. cash, or policy at death of 4661. Similar advantages at
fifty, fifty-five, and sixty, through an increased anneal payment—
two-thirds payments lent at any time, and two-thirds returned to re•
presoutatlves In cases of premature death.
F. FERGUSON CAMISOU'X, Sec.

NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE 'SOCIETY, Arthig-street, West, London-bridge,
(Estill,litleltAlB37.)
"".. .
• • .„ ms.
- - -' CHATtIfAN —Robert'Currey, l' lg.
Edward Baker, Esq. Thomas isax, Esq.
Jasper Capper, Esq. Joseph Cooper, Esq.
Thomas Dakeyne, Esq. Russell Jeffrey, Esq.
Giles Redrnayne, Esq. William R. Spicer, Esq.
James Spicer, Esq. Joseph Sterry, jan., Esq.
Henry Sterry, Esq. Robert Wilcoxou, Esq.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and Co,
ADVANTAGES.

A BONUS of Two-thirds of the Profits allotted to the Assured.
LOWER RATES of PREMIUM charged for Assurances. without

PREMIUMS Payable Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly.
ASSURANCES of HVERY DESCRIPTION may be effected.
Among others, the important one, originated by this Society, of se-
curing a sum to the Assured himself on his attaining any given age,
or to his family in the event of his earlier death.
A POCKHT DIARY, containing detailed particulars, n►ay bo had
on application at the Office, or of the Society's Agents.
JENKIN JONES, Actuary and Secretary.

GIZEAT BRITAIN MUTUAL LIFE AS-
SURANCE SOCIETY,

14, WARTERLOO-PLACE, LONDON.
THE CHISHOLM, Chairman.
WILLIAM MORLEY, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
PECULIAR ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION.
Credit given for half the amount of the first five Annual Premiums,
by which means Assurances may be effected with the least possible
present outlay, and after payment of the arrears, the Policy-holder
will become entitled to participate in the entire profit of this Institu-
tion, precisely in the same manner as if he had paid the whole amount
of his premiums in advance, in the usual way.
Thus, for example—a person in the twenty-fifth year of his age,
instead of paying 21. 6s. per annum for an Assurance of 1001., would
be required to pay 11. 3s. only during the first five years, when, on
payment of the arrears of Premium, amounting to 51. 155., his share
of the Profits would be such as to reduce his future Annual Pre-
miums to very little more than the half Premium of 11. 3s. originally
paid by him. The Great Britain is the only Mutual Assurance
Society in which this very great accommodation is given to the As-
sured.

Credit allowed for the whole of the first five Annual Premiums, on
satisfactory security being given for the payment of the same at the
expiration of five years.
All the profits of the Institution divided annually among the Policy-
holders who shall have paid five Annual Premiums.
Full particulars are detailed in the Prospectus, which, with every
requisite information, may be obtained by application to
A. R. IRVINE, Managing Director.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' and GE-
NERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
Adelaide-place, London-bridge; 444, West Strand; Q 3, Thistle-
street, Edinburgh ; Wason.buildings, Liverpool ; and Oldham-
street, Manchester. Empowered by Act of Parliament.

DIRECTORS.
CHARLES BLEADEN, Esq, Chairman.
ANDREW CLARK, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
John Addis, Esq. Wm. Knott, Esq.
George H. Child, Esq. Robert Main, Esq.
William Float, Esq. John Musgrove, Esq., Sheriff' and
William Game, Esq. Alderman.
J. G. Hammack, Esq. Francis Witham, Esq.
J. K. Hooper, Esq., A'derman.

DIRECTORS CHOSEN BY THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Bratt. Mr. Jones. I Mr. E. Wells.
The Company transact business in every department of Life and
Fire Assurance, in Annuities, Reversions and Loans.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
ACTIYARY—J. T. Clement, Esq.
At the last quinquennial meeting there was added a bonus to the
life policies equal to 25 per cent. on the sums paid, and a bonus of 5
percent. to the shares, in addition to the payment of the annual
Interest.

For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a specific
sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table at lower rates has
been calculated, on which, as well as on the participating scale, one-
half the premium may remain on interest at 5 per cent. for five
years, thus enabling a person to assure his life for .£l,OOO on the im-
mediate payment of the premium for £5OO only.
The following are the annual premiums for the assurance of
£lOO for the whole life, one-half of which may remain for five
years by merely paying the interest annually at 5 per cent ; and
should the policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due
will then be deducted.

Age 20 without profits... £1 13 0 with profits £l 18 0
30
40 . . .... ..,.. 214 3 . 3 1 3
50
For short periods the premiums are considerably lower, and for
any ages or contingencies net usually advertised, information may
be obtained on application to the Actuary or Secretary.

REPORT of the BRITISH COLLEGE of
HEALTH, New-road, London, for 1843.
In the year 1828 the above Establishment was founded by James
Morison, the Hygeist, who, together with a great number of
duals, became members thereof, in order the more effectually to
carry out those principles in medicine known as the ‘. Hygeian Sys-
tem," which have from interested motives been so violently opposed
by the Faculty, but which they (the Hygeists), notwithstanding, con-
scientiously believe to be founded in truth. Time, the test of all
theories, has rnrst certainly proved the truth of that system. The
Hygeian agents in different parts of the world, who are highly re.
speetable persons, have all concurred in their reports as to the cure
of disease by Morison's Medicines, when many of the parties had
been given over as incurable under the ordinary medical treatment;
these facts are on record throughout the different parts of the globe,
and, therefore, Hygeists are justified in denouncing the present sys-
tem of doctors (the organic pathology) as being altogether founded in
error, which, we submit, is emply proved by the fact of doctors being
at this day quite at variance with one another, both as regards the
theory of disease and its practice—hence have we the Water Cure,
Homeopathy, Mesmerism, Ac. The fact of medical men being gene-
rally persons of education is not of itself at all conclusive of their
being the most competent to cure disease, if it can be proved, as we
say it can, that, from interested motives, the medical schools have
diverged from the path of simple nature, and for profit have made
the science of medicine one of confusion, not to be understood by even
the wisest man that ever lived; in proof of which assertion we refer
the public to the medical works of the day, which contain the most
flhgrant contradictions and absurdities. Mr. Morison, on the other
hand, proceeding upon a' simple, but trues and jnatural theory—
namely, that all diseases, however they may show themselves, have
their origin in an impure state of the blood and fluids, so that there
is, in fact, but one disease—administers at once the Vegetable Uni-
versal Medicine ; and he, and those connecte.l with his system, have
invariably found,* that when the disease was curable it has been
cured by that simple process, whilst, if the same disease had been
submitted to learned doctors, they would have tried, perhaps, innu.
merable prescriptions, all dignified with Latin names, and, after all,
have left the patient where they found him, if not worse. We say
these are facts of tv..!ry day occurrence, and that those who will in-
quire into this important question will find them such. We are
aware that the practice of a system like the Morisonian would not
sufficiently remunerate doctors, since:every person might thus become
his own physician. The public will, therefore, not be much surprised that
the Faculty should have adopted a system founded on organic prin-
ciples, as if thebody were a piece of patchwork, which consequently
obliges all persons (except Hygeists) to have recourse to them in
cases of disease ; hence we see, in almost every street, eye and ear
infirmaries, and other establishments for treating different parts of
the body.
In conclusion, we have to lay before the public an extract from the
last Report of the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary, together with Lady
Grey's last letter. and the amount paid by us for stamps to the Bri-
tish Government, dec., all of which we submit is corroborative of the
foregoing allegation, namely, that the present system of doctors i n
treating diseases on organic principles is altogether erroneous.
(Signed) MORISON, MOAT, and CO., Hygeists.
• At the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary upwards of 4,000 poor per.
sons have been restored to health by the Hygeian medicines, many
of whom had been declared incurable in the Exeter hospitals under
doctors' treatment. The Dispensary, situate at 91, Fore-street-hill,
Exeter, has now been in full operation during the last eight years,
and is under the direction of Richard Tothill, Esq., to whom the
public is referred as regards the proceedings at that Institution.
Case of Cure reported by Lady Sophia rey.
Sandiway, December 7, 1843.
Gentlemen,—By the wish of our labourer, G. Greaves, I write to
say that he wishes it to be known how greatly he has benefited by
taking your most excellent medicines. When we came to this place
he was a poor sickly young man, so often tied up with violent attacks
of asthma, that the farmers would not employ him, and Mr. Booth
Grey gave him little jobs when able to do anything. I instantly per-
suaded him to take your Pills in small doses, alternately No. 1 and
No. 2. He has done so, never exceeding seven pills at a dose, and is
now a very healthy man, and able to wo k like any other labourer,
and not affected by every change in the weather. I have known se-
veral that have received great benefit from your Pills in this most dis-
tressing complaint. I have several bad cases in hand, and no words
can describe theblessing this medicine is to the poor. I have seve-
ral patients I have never seen, but send the advice by letter; but am
not deceived, as I have friends who watch their progress. As for my.
self I should have been dead years ago if it had not been for your
Pills and the mercy of my Heavenly Father.
I remain, Gentlemen, yours sincerely obliged,
SOPHIA GREY.

To Messrs. Morison, Moat, a d Co., British
College of Health, London.
Extract of the Report of the Exeter Hygeian Dispensary for No-
----

vember, 1843 :-V
Mr. Robert Potter. aged 62, is a yeoman, residing at Countess
Wear, near Exeter. In the month of May last he was violently seized
with inflammation in the neck of the bladder, so that he had not
the power to pass his water; consequently Mr Perkins, surgeon,
of Exeter, was sent for to pass the catheter and draw it off. Mr.
Potter was otherwise extremely ill from rheumatic gout, so much
so, that Dr. Elliott, of Mount Radford, Exeter, was in attendance
with Mr. Perkins, and it was considered that he was in imminent
danger. All means were had recourse to, according to the present
mode of practice, to restore their patient, which was in some mea
sure effected, as, after many weeks, the patient left his bed; but as
for the bladder, it had lost entirely its contractile power, so much so,
that for thirteen weeks he never could make water in the natural
way, and the catheter was obliged to be introduced four or five times
every day, and always during the night it was kept passed into th e
bladder. Mr. Potter continued to suffer in this distressing manner
until the sth of August, about which period he was recommended
to me to see if Morison's Pills would have any good effect upon him,
and my opinion being favourable as to the ultimate results of that
medicine upon him, he immediately began with three pills at
night and two in the morning, and at the end of the third day,
astonishing to say, he was able to make water in the natural way.
He continued every day to progress favourably, and I think he has
taken the medicines in varied doses for about three months, under
its e
rnatural
respect,
that he
he
my directions, with the happiest results, inasmuch that he hasi now
and
has M
now Mr. Potter's
become Potter's
no occasion to pass the instrument, the bladder having quite regained
n so h
eairegeneratedhealthy
a person i
e
as can be seen. as healthactiveis so
i a

Mr. Potter has requested me to publish his case, as he never can
be too thankful for the great blessing he has received, and will
be most willing to answer any inquiries to any one respecting his
distressing illness, and also as to the very extrordinary effect of the
medicines upon him, by their applying to him at Countess Wear,
near Exeter.
(Signed) RICHARD TOTHILL, Surgeon, &c., M.R.C.S., L.
Hcavitree, Exeter, Nov. 18-13.
Tne Quackeries of Doctors byeating the help of
their Organic System of
Tr Diseases.

1. A nice thing this organic pathology-- doctors, which enables
them to administer innumerable drugs, and what is best of all for

them, it can never be proved that they have given that which is im-
proper. Dr- A. gives this, Dr. B. that, Dr. C. the other thing, and
so forth. Dr. A. bleeds, Dr. B. doesn't, and Dr. C. both bleeds and
doesn't. Mr. 0. complains of a pain in the side, upon which Dr. A.
sends forth a messenger, in the shape of morphine, or some ether
ine, to fetch it out from that particular locality. Mr. D. complains
of a pain in his liver, Di*. A. sends another messenger in the shape,
perhaps, of calomel, to fetch that out. Mr. D. complains of a pain
in his head, Dr. A. sends a third messenger of some sort or other,
dignified also with a Latin name, to fetch that out. Thus, according
to doctors, there is a specific for every part of the body. This
sounds very well, but unfortunately they a I differ among them-
selves, on ace unt of symptoms, as to when and how tneir remedies
should be given. We call this a system of quackery, which may be
verified by any person referring to the medical works of the day.
It is a most fearful quackery, because it tends completely toe,slave
the public mh.d, prevents inquiry, and takes away ill responsibility
from doctors ; they always have a loophole to creep out at under
their organic pa hology. If a poor patient die,' of course the disease
killed him, it couldn't have beets the d-ctors'drugs ; the confi.iing
friends believe him, and there Is no further inquiry.
2. Kee ing tine houses and carriages, in order to lead persons to
believe that, therefore, they can cure diseases be'ter than their
brethren with diplomas, but without carriages or line houses. This.
of course, would have no weight with the public if they knew the
nature of their own bodies, but being grossly ignorant of it, they are
led by outward show. We believe that it is well known that a
doctor stands no chance unless he keeps his carriage of some sort
or other.

4:Wilting their prescriptions In Latin. This is done, we pre-
sume, to prevent the patient knowing the useless or injurious things
which he is taking; at all events, to give importance and mystery
to the thing. •
4. Writing a book upon some particular disease (thanks to their
organic pathology), and then getting a friend, the editor of some
newspaper or review, to puff it into notoriety.
Having considered the quackeries of doctors, we turn to the Hy-
geian system. Let us see whether there be quackery in that. How
stands the case? Why simply thus—Mr. Morison, the Hygeist, al.
loges that all diseases proceed from one cause, viz., impurities in the
blood; he also alleges that the Vegetable Universal Medicine, by
removing these impurities,' ust necessarily produce health. Is he
borne out by facts in that assertion ? Let the thousands of cured
patients answer. Moreover, it hal n o
to ffered during the last
eight years to prove the important f ,of the universality of the
medicine, by a strict examination o tlie east. of poor people who
preseAt themselves daily at the Exeter Hygei in Dispensary, most
of whom are discarded as incurable patients from the Exeter hos-
pitals. We cannot see how the word quackery can apply to the
ilgeian system; it is not pretended that the medicine cures by
magic, or as if there were a charm in it, but it is, on the contrary,
Its cleansing properties over the blood which are relied upon. The
cause of all diseases is asserted, and the medicine being unchange-
able, it therefore follows that every person, understanding that
system, can judge whether he will put himself under the Hygeian
treatment or net. There is no loophole for Hygeists as with doctors;
if the pills fail, then Hygeists say that, in their opinion, nothing else
will cure. _ _ _

As to.doetors being generally persons of education, it is no proof
whatever of their ability to cure the sick, because from motives of
gala (hence their opposition to Hygeism) the medical schools have
departed from simple nature, and in order to make medicine a lu.
crative employment, they have invented this cursed organic patho-
logy before described, which is now so mystified, that some of its
professors have gone mad, andothers confessthat they know nothing
about it. Some of them have turned mesmerizers, homoeopathists,
water doctors, mad doctors, &c. With these observations we leave
the public to say which are really the quacks.
Lastly, be it remembered, that Hygeiaism owes its rise and pro..
gross entirely to public support, and, unlike the doctors, does not re-
quire the prop of arbitrary Acts of Parliament, the indirect puff's of
newspapers, or the subscriptions of the rich.

Lieut. Mackinnon's Report.
The last packet from America brought the following report from
Lieutenant John Mackinnon, 104th Foot. Hygeian general agent
for Cape Breton and other islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence:—
To Messrs. Morrison and Moat, British College of Health, London.
Dear Sirs,—On the 6th of October, 1842, I had the pleasure of
transmitting to the British College of Health a brief report on
Hyge;an affairs in this quarter of the globe, and which, I am
happy to discover, has been largely circulated, and some hundreds of
copies sent to this island to stare in the face both friends and foes.
Since the report alluded to, the Universal Medicines of the Col-
lege have nothing diminished in the estimation of old as well as new
patients, for not a cloud has arisen to obscure, even for a moment,
their shining lustre, and many cases of cure have been performed,
(by the blessing of God on the means) of truly a most astonishing
nature. A few only I deem it necessary to forward.—lst. Archibald
M'l)onald, aged 47, farmer, pronounced incurable by several doc-
tors. He had been informed by the wiseacres, that by the aid of
their sounding rods they had disco ered that his heart had grown
too large for its casement, and that he might prepare himself for an
eternal world. He applied to me as his dernier resource before
leaving this world, and was greatly surprised at my falling into a
violent fit of laughter at his tale of woe. " Archy, my man," said
I, " Do only what I bid you, and I will cut down that tremendous
heart of yours in a few weeks; far those fellows you have been
consulting are only blind leaders of the blind." The pills and
powders were administered in grand style, twenty at a dose twice
a day; this was in April, and the July following he paid for his
medicines by mowing the grass in my field', and then found that
his heart was freed from its shackles. He has remained in good
health ever since.

__-.... ---...--.
For the remainder of Lieut. Mackinnon's resort," see the 29th
number of the Hygeist, published on the let of December last.
The last Overland Mail from India brought intelligence of the
chol ra raging in the interior, and of its successful treatment in
all cases where Morison's Medicines were had recourse to.
The fallowing is an extract from a letter just received by Messrs.
Morison and Moat, of the British College of Health, Hamilton-
place, New-road, London, from Robert L. Pereira, Esq., then ge-
neral agent for Madras, dated October 21, 1843 :
I regret to inform you that the cholera is making great ravages
in the inte:ior, and in a part of the black town called Parcherry.
In Madras, during the last nine or ten days, many have fallen
victims; those who have taken your invaluable medicines have
been cured, and others have been saved from an attack by a timely
application to same means.
Another extraordinary case of cure from Mr. Pereira, of Madras.
Copy :—To Mr. R. L. Pereira.
Si r,—l beg to inform you that one of my relations, a boy 12 years
of age, having been bitten one night, at about half-past eight o'clock,
by a venomous snake, called by the natives Cataverien, or Carpet
Snake, about twelve o'clock his whole body became swollen to an
enormous size, and he commenced vomiting blood and rice, accom-
hanied with an oppression in the chest, and in the last stage. I
ave, in the absence of other medicines, given him a dose of twelve
of Morison's No. 2 Pills from the last purchase I made from you, and
the boy, half an hour after he had taken the pills, threw up bile and
had a few motions, whereby he felt instant relief, which gave him
good rest till the next morning, and when he awoke he still
felt heavy symptoms, upon which a medical practitioner, a
relative of the patient, prepared a draught, and desired the
boy to take it; he peremptorily refused, and said he would take
no other medicine but the pills he had taken before, because he
benefited thereby ; accordingly, another dose of nine pills
was given him ; about half an hour after he vomited some `green
stuff and had three green motions, and entirely recovered. I beg
also to bring to your notice that, notwithstanding the most extra-
ordinary cure I hate experienced with this invaluable medicine in
the bite of a venomous snake, as above stated, I have had the hap-
piness of curing various complaints of both a chronic and acute
nature, and more particularly of myself. I must say that were it n t
for these pills I ,hould to this very day suffer with the 'severe pain
in the pit of nay stomach which used to come on me very fre-
quently for several years before I used' them ; in fact, many in my
neighbourhood who knew me to have suffered with the pain, and
that I had cured myself of it with these pills, flock to me for aid
whenever they. are taken ill, and I am obliged to give it to them,
gratis in some instances. Hoping that, 25 these pills are now be-
coming better known a +acing the native population, and will be in
greater demand daily, you will always have a good stock on hand fur
the benefit of mankind hi this part of the universe,
I beg to subscribe myself, Sir,
Your very obedient servant,
V. SOOBAROYA MOODELIAR.
Chintadrepettah, near Madras, Rajagopantoo,
Naik.street,yo._ 20, Sept. 20, 1843.

Stamp Duty, '99,6254—The amount paid by Messrs. Morison and
ndredand twenty-five pounds).
IVl.at, of the British College of Health, New-road, London, to the
British Government for medicine stamps since the year 1830 to the
18t3, is 1(8,k254 (one hundred and eight thou_
llege of Health. Hamilton-place, New-road, London.
sand3lßstr
British
of
iisxhhco December,.
All those who are desirous of becoming further acquainted with
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lieations, containing monthly reports of cures of every curable
complaint, which may be had of all the agents for Morison's medicines.
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I. AQUEDUCTS and CANALS—FRANCIS, DUKE of BRIDGE-

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THE THREE-AND-A-HALF PER
CENTS.

Some degree of interest has been felt in the City to-
day, to learn the result of the entries in the Bank books
for the carrying out of the plan, or otherwise, of the re-
duction of the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. We are en-
abled to state with the utmost confidence that the dis-
sents are few, and for insignificant amounts; and that
the assents, as respects the Three-and-a-Half per Cents.
of 1818, comprise the larger proportion of the holders of
the stock just named, both, of course, having reference
to those national creditors who are resident in the
United Kingdom. As officially the positive amount of
dissents cannot be communicated except to the. Trea-
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tion upon this really interesting and national subject.
If the information received from one party be correct,
but ten or eleven holders have dissented, who have stock
in their names to a sum not equal to 40,0001. The assents,
as respects the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., have been
given in very freely today, and there will not be the
least diffieulty in providing for those who have neglected
to protect their own interests; for by the negligence
they will receive in October next but 1001. per cent.,
whereas the New Three-and-a-Quarter may be quoted
as worth at least 2i per cent. more. But a month, or
nearly, still must eapse for holders out of Europe, to
dissent or assent (as to the stock of 1818); yet, how-
ever, the Chancellor is held to have eminently suc-
ceeded. The next, and we believe the most accurate
assertion is, that out of holders of the Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. of 1818 (the stock being calculated at
about 10,000,0001.), full 7,000,0001. of acceptors of the
terms have inscribed their names. Then, as to the dis-
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not exceed 150,000 L— Observer.

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gunpowder, in order to blow up a stratum of rock at which
he had arrived. On entering his dwelling, ho let fall the bag
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scattered on the floor. It was night, but the wife, to avoid
the risk of leaving the powder where it was till the morning,
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caused the whole to explode ; and the result was terrible.
The house was scattered in portions in every direction, and
the man and his wife were both driven, with the door, to a
distance of 15 yards. Their state is dreadful. Some hopes
of saving the man are entertained, but none of the woman.—
Galignani.
The Commissioners of the Model Prison at Penton-
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The Commissioners present were the Lord President,
the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Chichester, Lord
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Hereford, March 23.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE and a

Special Jury.)
I3ELLERS v. CHALK. AND ANOTHER.

This was an action for libel, brought by Mr. Bellers, a gen-
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Malvern, in the county of Worcester, against Messrs. Chalk
and Holt, the proprietors of the , Worcester Herald. The de-
fendants pleaded only the general issue, " Not guilty."
Mr. Whateley, Mr. Godson, and Mr. Gray conducted the
plaintiff's case ; and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. F. V.
Lee appeared for the defendants.
The libels of which the plaintiff complained were contained
in certain paragraphs, which, about the end of last year, ap-
peared in the Worcester Herald, a journal enjoying an exten-
sive circulation not only iu the county of 'Worcester, but in
the adjoining counties of Hereford and Gloucester; and the
charge which they conveyed was so startling in itself, and of
so unusual a kind, that the paragraphs immediately found
their way into the London journals, and thence were copied
by nearly all the provincial papers in the kingdom. On the
2d of December, 1843, the following appeared in the Wor-
cester Herald, headed " Extraordinary Conduct to Horses"
" We have much hesitated before making public the fol-
lowing statement, really doubting whether our readers, from
the almost incredible and revolting facts it discloses, would
not conclude we were romancing, and saying the thing that
is not. However, we can only preface such statement by
observing, that in giving it we put forth the truth as related
to us, and from the quarter from which we have derived it,
as we have reason to believe, the whole truth and nothing
bet the truth.' For reasons unnecessary to enter upon, we
do not at present disclose the name of the party implicated
in our recital, but we shall wait, to see whether, when he
shall thus discover that his cruel and insensate conduct is
known, it has the effect of rousing in him a sense of its in-
famy and shame, and thereby induce him at once to alter it;
and if this should prove to be otherwise, we warn him that
his name shall be made public, and in a way, too, that,
without the possibility of mistake, shall bring down upon
him that full measure of reprobation and scorn he so justly
merits. And now to our narrative without further remark;
It was some five and a quarter years since that the indivi-
dual to whom we allude was riding a spirited young mare
by whom he was thrown ; he escaped unhurt by the fall,
but, incensed by the circumstance, he immediately- ex-
claimed to the poor animal, D—n you, madam, I'll make
you suffer for this ; I'll put you in solitary confinement for
seven years.' These were the words actually used by him,
as reported by a party who was in his company at the time,
and his threat he has literally carried into execution to the
extent of five years and a quarter, and for the greater por-
tion of that period in a manner, too, distinguished by the
most refined brutality. A three 'stalled stable was selected
for the solitary cell of the hapless creature, the
two other stalls were occupied by horses, but tke
back of that allotted to her was enclosed by board-
ing so placed that she could not turn round at
all, nor lie down but by the most painful effort and
the excoriation of her sides in the most horrid manner. This
treatment she suffered for more than three years, until at
length she effected some mitigation of her misery by kicking
down the boarding at the back of her stall. It would seem
that after this the abuser of the poor creature did so far
relent in his feelings of • vengeance towards her as not to re-
commit her to her Procrustean bed, but no further; finding
she had liberated herself from this, he perseveres in his sen-
tence of " solitary confinement," and removes the other two
horses from the stable, thus giving her the entire range of
the building, in which to complete the remaining portion of
her doom. But we have not yet related, the full iniquity of
this most wicked proceeding. The sole food of the wretched
animal through winter and summer, from the commencement
of her incarceration to the present time, has been a scanty
portion of grass cut by her persecutor himself from a neigh-
bouring pasture, added to about halfa bolting of straw for her
bed; the latter, however, we are told the poor animal first
eagerly devours in preference to the cold and raw grass, so
that not a shred of it is visible in the morning; and we are
further told also that about a twelvemonth since a lad, in the
employ of this inhuman man, commiserating the situation
of the mare, contrived one evening to make a trifling addition
to her miserable modicum of food, and for which he was
visited with instant dismissal. We have this relation from
those who have by stealth recently seen the doomed crea-
ture in her captivity, and they describe her appearance as
most deplorable, and akin to that of the caged beasts in a
menagerie, keeping constantly pacing round her narrow
prison-house like a demented creature, and bearing a numb
expression of suffering capable of melting every heart but
that of her cruel tormentor. We are further informed that a
pony has been punished by this person, for some unknown
reason, by the same species of infernal cruelty for the last
two years."
Upoe the appearance of this paragraph, although public
curiosity was much excited on the subject, no one but those
who were in the secret could know that the plaintiff was the
person who was aimed at, no name or locality, which would
afford a clue to the individual, having been mentioned; but
the National Animals' Friend Society having sent down one
of their officers, Mr. Yewens, to investigate the matter, Mr_
Yewens called, on the 13th of Decenkber, upon Mr. Chalk,
one of the defendants, and requested him to say where the
party in question lived, in order that he might sift the cir-
cumstances of the case. By Mr. Chalk the officer was re-
ferred to Colonel Build, a magistrate of the county ; but as
Mr. Yewens did not find that gentleman at home, he pro-
ceeded to the residence of the plaintiff, where he asked to see
and was shown the mare alleged to have been treated with
so much barbarity. The plaintiff, who is of retired habits,
and 65 years of age, called to his servants to fetch the mare out,
put a bridle on her, and ride her; and upon his return to Worces-
ter, Mr. Yewens stated to Mr. Chalk that the mare had not
been ill-treated, as reported ; that she was in good working
condition ; that the account of the place in which she was
confined was not correct, as it was six feet wide, and 14 feet
long; and that when he saw her, there was straw under her,
and a whole heap of stable litter in the yard. Trusting,
however, it would seem, more to the accuracy of their
original informant than to the testimony of an eye-witness
like Mr. Yewens, the defendants on the 16th of December
published the following article in their journal :
" Tux CRUELTY To Hoass.s CASE.—The public will be
pleased to learn that the poor animals, viz., the mare and
pony, the subjects of the shocking cruelty denounced in
former Heralds, have been restored to freedom, or rather to
the usual condition of their species. Mr. Yewens, the officer
of the National Animals' Friend Society, has been engaged in
investigating the matter, and we believe that it has been
found that no prosecution can now take place, from the cir-
cumstance of the Act of Parliament requiring all informations
to be laid within 14 days from the date of alleged offences.
We have been informed that an individual who assumes, that
he himself is the party against whose cruelty our remarks on
this subject were written, threatens to bring an action against
us for injury alleged to have been done to his character—we
suppose the exposure in our columns. 'We pretend not to
say how the chances might go as to a verdict in such aq
action, but it is due to ourselves to state, that we publish the
case on the authority ofno mere vague rumour, but from un-
questionable information; and that our only object was the
rescue of two poor animals from a state of misery most har-
rowing to every one possessing the feelings of humanity.
Certainly he who could be guilty of the inhuman conduct that
we exposed did not deserve to have his feelings in any way
consulted ; but even in our exposure of his cruelty we had no
vindictive intention towards him, and we expressly stated
that we withheld his name in the hope that a tardy sense of
shame would lead him to abate his infamous treatment of the
suffering animals. That object has been attained, and now
our task is done ; but it would be a most foul disgrace to the
law of England, or of any civilised nation, were it possible for
law, in the circumstances that we have described, to be made
the instrument of silencing an honest journal—is such a case
the liberty of the press would be but an empty name. At all
events, we have no fear of not standing justified by the world
at large as having done our duty, and done no more than was
most clearly justifiable on the grounds of common humanity
and public policy."
Notwithstanding the appearance of this paragraph, the
plaintiff took no steps against the Worcester Herald, as his
name was not mentioned, and in the following week, Dec. 23,
a report was published in that journal of a meeting at Glou-
cester of "The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals," presided over by the Lord Bishop of the dio-
cese, and furnished by their own reporter. The report gave
an outline of the speech of a Mr. Thomas, the Secretary of
the Society, in which, after some introductory observations,
he alluded to the case of cruelty to a mare which had been
reported in the Worcester Herald. He then went on to say—
" Last week I went to Barnard's-green, near Great Malvern,
and there I ascertained that the person's name was Bellers,
and that he lived on some property of his own. I had an
interview with him, and induced him to show me where the
animal was confined. Certainly, my impression is, that
Bellers is not an accountable agent, and that is the most
charitable construction I can put on his condect. He ad-
mitted the facts—nay, pointed out to me the very place
where he had confined the poor mare, and told me that he
removed her from one part to another, because she had
nearly hung herself. I ascertained also the name of an in-
dividual who was in the service of this man during part of
, the time the cruelty was practised. I found him out, and I
have in my possession a statement in writing, signed by the
lad who was in his service up to a recent period (Michael-
mas, 1842, as we understood). He there states that the ani-
mal was fed on grass and hay, and in such proportions as
were not sufficient to keep life within the poor creature. A
small quantity of straw was laid down as a bed, but it was
uniformly all eaten up. The lad states that he left the ser-
vice because he was ashamed at being connected with such
cruelty. Unfortunately, through a defect, in the Act of Par-
liament, we are not able to bring the perpetrator of this act
of cruelty to justice ; but I have prepared a report of the
case, and given his name and address, and forwarded it to
the Morning Herald, and, by means of its publication, the
man will deservedly meet with punishment in the public re-
probation which his conduct merits."
L pan receiving information of the appearance of this re-
port, the plaintiff, thus specially pointed out by tas name
and residence, determined upon bringing an ac' ion against
the defendants, and a writ was issued on the k7th January.
Some negotiations then took place, and an apology was pro-
posed by the defendants ; but the terms in which it was
couched not being considered satisfactory by the plaintiff's
advisers, the proceedings went on, and upon the sth March
two pleas were delivered, one of whl?h, justified the publica-
tion of the libels in question, upon the ground that the ma-
terial parts of the statements contained therein were true in
fact. That plea, however, only remained oil the record six
days, as upon the 11th of March it was withdrawn, and no-
tice thereof sent to the plaintiff.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD addressed the jury for the defend--
ants, observing that his instructions did not require him to
say or insinuate one word against the character of the plain-
tiff, and if it was not Ilia object to make money at the de-
fendants' expense, Kitt really and truly to challenge them to
the proof of the Imputations which had been cast upon his
conduct, he would have ample reason to be satisfied with the
result of that day's trial if :the jury should only award him
moderate damages. He (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) was free
to admit, on the behalf of the defendants, that believing
the facts to be such as had been represented to them at the
time of the insertion of the articles, they were satisfied, now
that the case had been thoroughly silted, that they had been
misinformed. The first paragraph had been inserted with
the bond fide object of releasing the animal, whose fate had
excited the sympathy of the defendants, from the durance in
which she had been kept; and he submitted that when they