Star.
London, England, 1825-04-12 00:00:00

NUMBER 11.912

A PUBLIC MEETING of the MERCHANTS.
BA NKERS, SHIP-OWNERS, MANUFACTURERS,
'and TRADERS, of the CITY of LONDON, will be held at the
City of Lando* Tavern, •on Witoncsnar, the 15th of April, at
One o'Clock punctually, to consider of the expediency of Pe-
"tioning Parliatuent for a Revision of the Coax LAWS.
The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR in the Chair.
N.B. All'canununteations to be addressed to John Hall, F.sq.
No. 6, Cirrus, Minoties.

IMPERIAL PLATE GLASS COMPANY.
THE Directors hereby give notice, that the time for
receiving DEPOSITS on SHARKS in this Company ez-
pired on &TUMMY last, and that no further Deposits can now be
ree.elved.
WhL WALKER, Scc. pro temp.
April 11, ins.

BEEF and MUTTON,
To his Majesty's Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters, and
Barracks, in the undermentioned Counties:
Berke Hants Salop
Berwick' Lancaster Warwick
Bucks Leicester York •
Cambridge Monmouth In the several Counties
Cumberland Norfolk in North and South
Derby Northumberland Wales,
Dorset Nottingham - In the several Counties
Glo'ster Rutland in North Britain
Teat the deliveries are to commence on and for the 25th day of
May next; that Proposals in writing, sealed up, and marked
" Tender for Army Supplies," will be received at this OfSce, on
or before Thursday, the 28th day of April; but none will be re-
ceived after Twelve o'Clock on that day.
Proposals must be made separately fur each County, except for
the Counties comprising North and South Wales, all of which must
be included in one Tender, as also mug the several Counties in
North Britain, and, each Proposal must have the Letter which is
annexed to the Tender properly filled up, by Two Persons of
known Property engaging to become bound with the Party tender.
ing in the Amount stated in the printed Particulars, for the due
Performance of the Contract ; and np Proposal will be noticed
unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices expressed in
Words at Length ; and should it so happen that during the Con-
tinuance of the Contract no Troops should be supplied by virtue
of the same, the amount of the Stamps on the Contract and Bond,
paid in the first Instance by the Contractor, shall be refunded to him

SOUTH WEST BORDER of the NEW FOREST, HANTS.
Between RINGWOOD and CHRISTCHURCH.
VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE.
Spacious RESIDENCE with OFFICES, COACH-HOUSES,
STABLES, DOVE-COTE, and Outbuildiuga, and nearly
SEVENTY ACRES
Of Capital Meadow and Pasture Land, and an extensive Fishery
in the River Avon.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. ROBINS,
(Of Warwick House, Itegent-stteet),
At Garraway's Coffee-House, 'Change-alley, Combat.
On Wtnxessar, the Ist of June, 1825, at Twelve o'Clock,
A VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE,
_ cost PRISING
. WINKTON HOUSE,
Situate in the Valley between Ringwood-and Christchurch.
A substantial Brick and Stone built Rfsidence, commodiously
pl'an'ned, and adapted for the accommodation of * Family of rDas-
tinction, seated upon a beautiful Lawn, with. a handsome Carriage
Drive in front, Pleasure Grounds, tastefully disposed, and orna-
mented with sthtely Trees. The River Avon, flowing through the
Estate, is stored with tile finest Salmon and Pike, and other Fish
for which there is an exclusive Right of Fishing of considerable
extent. The House contains a spacious Entrance Halt, elegant
Drawing-room, excellent Dining Parlour, Library, Gentleman's
Dressing-room, and other conveniences adjoining. A capital Oak
Staircase to the Principal Floor, a Ladies' 31orning-room, Five ex-
cellent Bedchambers, and Two Dressing-rooms; a capital Bil-
liard-room, a Secondary Staircase, and proportionate accommo-
dation for Servants.

Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon Application at
these Chambers, between the Hours of Ten and Four.

The Offices comprise an excellent Kitchen, Scullery, Servants'.
ball, Butler's•pantr}, Wash-house and Laundry, and other requi-
site Offices; and Cellars in the Basement for Wine, Ale, and Beer,
atc. Yard for Coals, Woods, &c.
Detached, A Stable Yard, three • Steil Stable, and Standing for
a Poney; another Erection for a three-stall Stable; two capital
Coach-houses, Dove-cote, Poultry, and Tool-house, with Lott over;
Carpenter's Shop; another Yard, with Cow-houses, Piggery, &c.
The Grounds are beautifully undulated and slope to thr Avon. a
fine rapid stream of clear Water, presenting cheerful and varied
views of the adjacent country.
There is a very good GARDEN, with wall and standard Fruit
Trees, and a Grapery containing Vines of excellent kinds.
The Estate lies all compact, and contains nearly
SEVENTY ACRES

Of excellent Grass, Meadow, and Pasture Land, of the most pro-
ductive quality, and entitled to valuable Forest Rights.
The Neighbourhood is highly respectable, the Roads excellent,
with delightful Rides and Drives to a great extent, without the
interruption of turnpikes. A Daily Post. A Faculty Pew in
Christchurch.

The distance from London is 97 miles, from Ringwood 7, from
Christchurch t, from the fine Sea Beath at Mudditord 21, and 13
front Lyndhurst, where the Forest Hounds are kept.
To be viewed, by Tickets only. from the Ist of May : Particu-
lars may thou be had on the Premises; at the Hotel, Christchurch;
Crown, Ringwood; Crown, Lyndhurst; :;tar, Southampton;
of Mr. Lyon, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury; at Garraway's ;
and of Mr. tobins, No. 170, Re-gout-street, where a plan of the
Estate may be seen, and Tickets for viewing may be had.

CONTAGION AND QUARANTINE.
From Mr. Chitty's work on The Leos of Commerce and Mani ffac,.
tura, vbl. H. article " Quarantine."

Much contras iety of opinion has at various times existed
in regard to the contagious nature of some diseases which
very extensively afflict mankind; in particular, the re-
ceived doctrine that the plague is a contagious disease,
liable to be brought from infected countries, and propa-
gated by means of persons or merchandise, has been
questioned in some recent publications, and by Medical
IGentlemen of distinguished ability and knowledge._..
As the quarantine laws, which are founded on the re-
ceived doctrine of contagion, impose the most severe
and heavy restraints to which the commerce of Great
Britain is subjected, the dotibts entertained of the vali-
dity of that doctrine, strengthened by some circum-
stances which had recently transpired in evidence before
a Committee of the House of Commons, justly merited
the attention of the Legislature. Accordingly, in the
commencement of the year 1819, a select Committee of
the House of Commons was appointed " to consider the
validity of the doctrine of contagion in the plague ; and
to report their observations thereupon, with the minutes
of the evidence taken before them to the House."
The Committee availed themselves of the evidence of
a number of Medical Gentlemen, 66 whose practical
experience or general knowledge of the subject appeared
to the Committee most likely to furnish the means of',
acquiring the most satisfactory information," and they
had " also the evidence of a number of persons whose
residence in infected countries, or whose commercial or
official employments enabled them to communicate in-
formation as to the facts, and On the principle and effi
cacy of the laws of quarantine." In the short report the
Committee drew up on the conclusion of the inquiry
delegated to them, it appears, although they abstained
from giving any opinion on the nature and application
of the quarantine laws, that they decided in favour of
the validity of the principles on which the regulations
were adopted.
At present, therefore, any alteration in the quarantine
laws and the regulations which so heavily affect the
mercantile interests of the country is not to be expected :
and it might suffice, in a work professedly treating on
matters of existing law, to have simply introduced the
short Report of the Committee, prefixed to the minutes
of evidence, as preliminary to the consideration of the
quarantine laws. But induced by motives of curiosity,
as well as the importance of the subject, to peruse the
minutes of evidence, it has appeared to me, that in
many respects the evidence has a bearing on the ques
don of a very different complexion to what the report
is calculated to give; and it is material to add, that a
difference of opinion, as to the import of the evidence,
was likewise entertained by the able and intelligent
Chairman of the Committee, Sir .I.ln Jackson, H Art.
who with an indefatigable zeal and industry superin-
tended the inquiry throughout : for, in presenting, in
his place in the house, the result of the labours bt the
Committee, it appears that he had refused to concur in
their sentiments ; and after commenting very fully on
the evidence, and shewing its result, he protested stre-
nuously against the report being adopted.
It is foreign to my intention to enter into any an,i'lysis
of the minutes of the evidence, but there are some cir-
cumstances which weigh so much in support of un ,

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ARMY CONTRACTS.
TREASURY CHAMBERS,
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Cbounisatriat Department, March Si, 182$.
VOTICE is hereby given to all Periods desirous of
A.‘ contractiug to supply the following Ardcles for the use of the
Army, vit.

opinion adverse to the :ern, that I shall use leave
slightly to notice them. first, then, the report assumes
the authority ot all the medical men examined, with
the exception of two, for distinguishing the plague front
o her epidemics, by its being of a contagious and 'Wee-
tiotts nattne, and communicable by • contact only ;
when as, on tedetring to the evidence, it will be seen
that t' is criterion of contact, which would go at mine
to ea in;ish the plague to be a specific contagions dis•
ease, and different in that respect from epidemic )'ever,
is co..fitted, as much as I can discover, to the evidence
t.f but three or lour out of nineteen medical Gentlemen
examined, and many of these, moreover, do not teem
disposed to apprehend more risk of infection from the
above assumed sine qud non of actual contact, than froth
contiguity and the atmosphere of a sick chamber.
Secondly, although by far the majority of the medical
men examined are in favour of the received doctrine of
the contagious or infectious nature of the plague, yet it
clearly appears that the disorder is so much mddified
by atmospheric influence, and Sy the matinees, customs,
and circumstances of the place where it occurs; that
strung doubts are very generally entertained by them,
whether, under any circumstances, the disease timid be
received aad propagated in the climate of Great Bri-
tain. One Gentleman very facetiously remarks. that a
sea voyage does not agree with the plague, and believes
it would die a natural death before it got rotrnd Cape
Finisterre. It adds much to the force of those doubts
and opinions, that it is clearly established by the
Custom-house returns, that nowithstanding our very
frequent intercourse with the Levant and infected
countries, and notwithstanding the notoriety that the
quarantine laws have been frequently eluded, and that
parcels of goods are abstracted from on board. ships
and smuggled ashore, before undergoing expurgation,
there has occurred no instance, ever since the first esta-
blishment of quarantine, upwards of 100 years, of the
plague being tound on board any ship, or of any person
employed in the lazarettos being infected. Neither
does anything
,appear on the face of the evidence from
which we could infer that the last great plague which
visited London in 1665.6 was the Levant plague. The
conjecture of some four or five of the Medical Gen-
tleftnen favouring the doctrine of contagion, as to its
being imported, is rebutted by other medical conta-
gionists, who concur in the t pinion of the anti-con-
tagionists as to its having been generated at home
(under perhaps some diseased constitution of the
atmosphere), from the narrowness of the streets, the
crowded state of the inhabitants, the accumulation
of filth, the want of common sewers and drains, a
deficiency in the supply of water, &c. such as existed
ill. London previous to the great fire ; since which
time it is an undisputed fact that nct one case of
plague has occurred in Great Britain. Thirdly, many
very sulking examples came out here aad there in the
evidence, of communication with people ill of the
plague, where eves the sores- had been handled, and
patients had been slept with, without the disease having
been communicated. These instances.at least counter-
vail others, where, in places in which the disorder was
prevalent, its communication from contiguity of situa-
tion was inferred; and the knowledge that the Turks
made no scruple in wearing the clothes of their relatives
deceased of the plague, and that the bedding and
clothes of those who die in the pest-houses, as well as
of strangers, which are the perquisites of the pashas or
governors, are annually sold at the public bazaars, also
afford an answer to the accounts, some of them absurd
enough*, of the introduction of the plague into various
places, and its subsequent propagation. I shall conclude
these preliminary observations on the necessity and ex-
pediency of quarantine, by earnestly recommending to
those interested in the subject a perusal of the evidence,
which concentrates many valuable facts, and will, lay
the foundation of future inquiry; and I would particu-
larly solicit attention to the full and able evidence of
Drs. Maclean and Mitchell, who mainly oppose the
doctrine of contagion, and endeavour to show that the
disorder is dependent on localities and climate, and at.
mosperic influence, like other epidemic fevers.

The following observations which may be considered
of some importance respecting this pestilence in the
East, are from Rae Wilson's Travels:
Opinions have been entertained that this disease is
endemial ; but it is a singular fact, that although some
of the soldiers of the English and French armies were
infected with it in Egypt, in the year 1801, it gradu-
ally diminished, by the adoption of certain judicious
regulations established by a Boatd of Health, on the
part of the British, till it ceased in 1803. From this
time, during a period of ten years, the country was ex-
empted from this calamity. It made an appearance in
1813, raged dialing the whole year, and from that time
to 1819, when I was there, the country had been vi-
sited with it during spring. In general it is checked by
the intense heats in July and August. Among the
anomalies of this extraordinary disease, there is one re-
markable fact, namely, that the vessel which communi-
cated the infection from Alexandria to Malta, during
this year, was not only navigated on her return to that
port by a fresh crew, who were not only discharged in
good health ; but the cargo, consisting of flax and
leather, which convey this contagion, was landed by
the native Arabs with impunity."

• Shaking an old featber.bed thrown aside seven years before, it
has been idly supposed, raised a plague which carried off 5900. To
this absurd story may be added the foUowing, to which many have
given credit. By 25 soldiers, one after another, putting on an old
leathern coat, 10,000 person* perished from plague. Some cords
used in burying the dead twenty years before, caused the death by
plague of 10,000 people. The plague overspread Paris in conse-
quence of a workmaa removing from the walls of a house, where
they had remained several years, some clothes fouled with the blood
and matter of plague sores. A young man was seized with the
Plague by thrusting his hand into an old trunk, where a spider's web
instantly caused a plague sore. One person was seized with the
plague from holding a bit of thread ; another dropped down dead by
'standing on a Turkey carpet. A Lady smelling at a Turkey hand-
kerchief died on the spot: Some children playing on clothes laid
out to the sun caught the plague, and all perished.

The Colombians have many repasts during the day.
Ac seven in the morning they begin with chocolate, at
ten, a meal of soup, eggs, &c. they dine at two, take
chocolate again at five, and sup at an early hour. From
about three to half. p.ist four they take their siesta,
during which time all the shops are shut, the streets de.
sorted, and the whole city in profound silence.

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