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London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

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Second Annual firport of the Asylum for the Cure of
Scrofula and Glandular Diseases. fivo. pp. 30.
We meet with many individuals who are not back-
ward in their endeavours to cry down this humane and
most interesting Institution—some from prejudice—
some from sheer ignorance—and not a few from, per-
haps, interested motives; an 3 we have invariably ob-
sersed,that those who arc loudest in their clamours are
th i-e who have never taken the least trouble to inform
tliemselve; of the nature and progress of the Institu-
tion, or examined any of the numerous cases of cure of
that most distressing of all maladies—the scrofula"—
which have been effected by Mr. Whitlaw, who has un-
dertaken to super intend the Institution,under the manage-
ment and inspection of a most respectable Committee.
For ourselves we can say that we have for some years
witnessed the progress of cases treated by Mr. Whitlaw.
Many of the Noblemen and Gentlemen who patronize
this Institution have done the same; and wonderful in-
deed have been the cures which we have witnessed of
patients afflicted with a disease respecting which Dr.
Cullen says, " for the cure of Scrofula we have not yet
learnt any practice that is certainly, or even generally
successful."
At the head of the friends of this humane Institution
stands the name of his Royal Highness the Duke of
York, followed by the names of the Earl of Stamford,
Lord Bexley, the Hon. and Rev. Anchitel Grey, the
Hon. Basil Cochrane. Sir Claudius S. Hunter, Vice-
Admiral Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke, and many others no
less respectable.
Need we add that these are Gentlemen who would
not lend their names to support anything partaking of
fraud. Indeed it would be the height of absurdity to
believe thin they would put themselves to expenses for
the purpose of supporting and propagating a delusion.
Let those who have friends or relations afflicted with
this dreadful malady peruse this Report, and they will
find from the cases therein stated, and that have been
treated under the inspection of the Committee, that the
case must be bad indeed if it preclude the hope of cure
under the medical treatment of Mr. NVlntlaw.
ON BLACK CURRANT WINE. By C. G. HARLEY, Ega.
" I believe that our common fruits, with the wines
made from them, have been little examined; at least I
have never met with an analysis of the black currant,
or ifs wine.
" July 28, 1821.—1 boiled two pecks of black cur-
rants in twenty-five quarts of spring water (containing
no metallic salts), in a copper vessel, until they were
reduced to a pulp; upon measuring the liquid expressed
from this pulpy fluid, it was found to have increased
ten quarts in quantity—of course arising from the fruit
used twenty-nine pounds of moist sugar were added,
and the whole was put into a cask the second day after,
it was made, and allowed to ferment until the 2d of
September ensuing, when it was closely stopped down,
and remained so till the 14th of October, 1822, when
it was bottled off; its colour resembled that of new
port wine ; from its sweetness it was evident that part
of the sugar had not-been decomposed ; its flavour was
considerably astringent: but its great peculiarity con-
sisted in a very strong chalybeate taste, which was ob-
served by several persons as well as myself; indeed, in
this quality it appeared to surpass the common steel
wine of the shops. But wishing to ascertain the precise
quantity of iron it contained, I requested my friend Mr.
Cufande Davie, of Yarmouth (in whose scientific know-
ledge and accuracy of experiment I could place the
greatest reliance), to analyse a portion of this wine; and
the result of his examination is here subjoined :
" The analysis of Mr. Harley's black currant wine only embraced
the quantity of alcohol and iron—
" Alcohol (1. gr. 0125)
" Per-oxide of iron Co grains in each pint.
"The steel wine of the present Pharmacopeia contains only 16
grains In each pint."—Phil.

It may be remembered that a week or two ago we
stated that a Lady and two men servants had been held
to bail at the Mary-la-bonne Police-office, for cruelty
to a female child. We have now the pleasure to add,
that through the interference of a benevolent Gentleman
in Portman-square, the sum of 300/. has been paid as a
compensation to the child, and that the intended pro-
secution has been abandoned.

By the new Insolvent Act, an additional Commis.
"signer has been appointed; and three out of the four
Commissioners are to make three Circuits every year, to
the different Assize and other towns, where prisoners re- i
quire to be discharged. It is calculated that each of
these Circuits will comprise a distance of 800 miles—so
that each Commissioner will have to travel 2,400 miles
in the year.
A violent storm broke out on the 29th ult. at St.
Germain (Meuse), at five o'clock in the evening. The
lightning flashed with such violence that a great num-1
ber of labourers were thrown down, and the flocks dis-
persed to a distance. The most afflicting accident
occasioned by the tempest was the death of a young
woman of 20. Five persons labouring along with her
in the field were thrown down, and remained for some
time motionless. A man who came to himself first
found this )oung woman entirely dead, and administered
relief to a young man who was long in returning to
animation. The deceased's clothes were rent to tatters;
her shoes were torn off, and her skin was changed to a
violet-,o;onr from the neck to the pit of the stomach ;
the blood issued from one eat, she had a wound on her
leg, her hair and eye-brows were singed, and her face
was scratched. On the spot where the accident hap-
pened, sixteen holes were made in the earth, and in these
holes were found rags of the. apron, of the stays, and
skirt of the unfortunate victim.—Frenele Paper.
The Success (cutter), Lieut. THOMSON, has arrived at
Aberdeen from the Ilebi ides and north-west coast of
Scotland. During the present and a former cruize,
that active and intelligent Officer has, we understand,
surveyed those shores, and explored the neighbouring
ocean; and by his zeal and diligence discovered two
dangerous unknown rocks, never before laid down in
tiny chart. The soundings, with the bearings and cross-
bearings of these reels, particularly one gear the island
of Barra, are, as we learn, laid down with gicat accu-
racy and minuteness, and transmitted with the proper
explanations to the Lords of the Admiralty. These
di,coveries, when scientifically published, will, we hope,
not only tend in some measure to remove the hidden
dangers whiCh have !tithe:Jo attended navigation in
that quarter, but may stimulate to greater exertions in
forwarding the important object of securing, as far as
possible, the safety of those engaged in our naval and
commercial pursuits.

POLICE LVTELLIGENCL

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GUILDHALL.

T. Abrahams, trho was on Monday charged before Mr. Alder-
man Baowx with stealing a calf, and discharged in consequence of
the witnesses not attending In time, but was again apprehended,
taken to Mary-la-bonne, and thence remanded to the City, Was
yesterday apin brought to this Office, when the witnesses attended
properly, the case was gone into, and the prisoner fully committed.
Mr. Alderman Baowts observed, I think it is necessary to make
a few observations upon this ease, because, from what occurred
when this prisoner was before me on Monday, I perceive I have
been misunderstood by some persons—l do not mean to say misre-
presented. I certainly do not hold it proper that a prisoner should
be detained in custody unless the Magistrate is satisfied that there
is reasonable ground of suspicion against him. No such evidence
I was produced before me in this case on Monday; and it would,
therefore, have been a gross act of injustice in me to have detained
him. It is my duty to give effect to the law, most wise, most
just, and most humane it is; but I have no wish to protect a pri-
soner beyond that protection which the law itself throws around
him. Upon the evidence now produced I have committed the
prisoner for trial."
W. Dodd and R. Turner, in the employ of Mr. Griffiths, wine
merchant; in Chancery-lane, were charged with felony. Mr. G.
had received an anonymous letter, stating that the prisoners were
rtsbbing him, and that they had secreted some wine in a particular
part of his cellar, and in the spot pointed out he found seventeen
bottles of wine concealed under some rubbish, which Mr. G. said
could hot be placed there without the knowledge of the prisoners.
On this testimony, Mr. Alderman DROWN remanded them.

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