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'Darn, Respondent.—This was an appeal from the Court of Sc'-.
ence of this offer, upon a substantive agreement.
limy Scotland.—judgment of the Court below remitted batik vetlel
for further consideration. that his exertions were to have the effect of reducing
the pension list. The disease was long known in thisiourrerates, Appellant ; Proems. Respondent.—This was an
appeal from the Court of Session, Bcotland.-4udgment of the
Court below reversed, country, though it prevailed' in an aggravated de-
gree in Egypt. After noticing the institution of the
CHALMERS, Appellant ; Wit.sow, Respondent —This was an
appeal from the Cam of Session, Scotland.—Judgment of the Ophthalmic Hospital, the Hon. Member said, that'
Court below reversed.
themodweasofthtereiaatmmeentasOthbsaetry:d.hichbyhaSdir
bNifee'iollioabm.. •
Mr. Ihmenas and others brought up from the Commons, the Adams
Irish Salt Duty Reduction Bill, the New South Wales Duties
Bill, the East India Coinpany's Loan Bill, the Stage Coaches,served by Dr. Vetch, who was originally appointed',
Duty Bill, the late Queen's Servaws' Bill, the Countervailing to the Hospital. Sir William Adams had no right
Duties Bill,and the General Turnpike Bill, which were read a to apply the term ~ invention" to his practice. AboVe-
Est time. autisenictetsrthoadir btheene
m curedanagebmy
e'Dntr.
oVfettchhe.
Hospital
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On the motion of the Earl of Limner., fie Alien p Bill, and ,
nle 20Z
the Irish Constables' Bill, were read a second time, and the
Committees postponed to next Friday. upon the pledge that he should diminish the pension
• The Cdtirt of F.:chequer Sittings' Bill, the Silt Doty Redoe- list, by making the ophthalmic pensioners fit for gar-
-
thin Bill, the Irish Public W visors duty. This he had not done. Out of 400 per
Works Rill, and the Temporary Ad-
varlet.. to Ireland Rill, went respectively through Committees, ...
and were reported. sons, only one was rendered fit for duty ; though ur-
The Scotch Burghs Regulation Bill, and the Scotch Magis- doubtedly many were relieved. The Commandei -
trates' Rt'sidence Bill were read a second time.—Adjourned. in-Chief himself thought Sir William was not fit to
lIOUSE OF COMMONS. be placed at the head of a military establithment.—
A new Writ was ordered for the Borough of Stockbridge, in Indeed, his own mode of treatment had beer, aban-
the room of Jelin Foster Barham, Esq. who has accepted the cloned. It was neither new nor successful ; and
yienafseasc.t, ri3eutatridtewd
atsh
toe cbuere
Chiltern Hundreds. had,
mao observed,
ctohmatpthlaeinst ion.
Mr. COURTENAY brought in the Bill (proposed, by Mr.
t
NOLAN), to alter the Laws for the Maintenance of the- Poor.—
Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time this day ble Lord had, at the commencement, published a cirr
three months. -
• cular, stating that the cure of the patients should not
The Report on the. Greenland Fishery Bill was brought up, interfere with their pensions. Here, therefore, was
read, and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third
an end of the proposed saving to the Public by Sir
time and passed.
The Scotch Spirits Exportation Bill went through a Commit- William Adams's plan. Why, too, had the experi-
tee.—Report to-morrow. ment not been tried upon individuals in London?—
The Report on the Barilla Act was brought up and agreed
Many had been brought from Ireland to bear the ex-
to; and a Bill was ordered robe brought in pursuant to the Act. periment, under something like a threat, that if they
The Isle of Man Postage Rill wentahrouglia Committee.
'he House being in a Committee, did not comply, their pensions would be taken away.
Mr. HUME said he should, on the third reading of the Bill, He believed all the cures had been partial ; but the
propose a clause directing that Newspapers be transmitted to engagement had been for a complete cure, which
the Colonies free of expense.' should produce a saving. No one doubted that many
The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be
received to-morrow. . had been relieved ; but that was not the question.—
The King's Bench Business Bill was read a third time and They had been relieved, not by the practice of Sir
passed. W. Adams, but that of other persons. He (Sir Wil-
On the motion of the Crummiest' of the Excazunaa, the Liam) claimed the merit -of discovery ; but he had
House resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means.
The House being in a Committee, made no discovery beyond the use of a knife instead
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a Vote of a pair of scissors. He had decked himself out in
of Sixteen Millions and a Half, to be raised by Exchequer Bills, the feathers of other people. Many. persons under
for the service of the present year.—The motion was agreed to, his management had been sent our as cured,
the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received
merely because they had been slightly relieved.--
to-morrow.
The Report on the Gas Washings Bill was brought up and read. And yet this slight relief had been obtained by the
Mr. BRIGHT said he had many objections to this Bill. It use of the treatment of Dr. Vetch. Sir William de.
tended to increase the number of informers; and was in some nied in the Committee that he even used'caustic ; but
respects inconsistent with itself. He thought the present law .he
recommended the use of it in his own instructions.
quite sufficient to prevent nuisances arising out of gas works.
Mr. COURTENAY said he was satisfied it was in the power He could not but remark that the Noble Lord had
of the Gas Companies to prevent the nuisances which were daily instituted an Hospital for Sir W. Adams's practice
committed by their servants. He denied that the present law against the wishes of the Commander.in-Chief ; and
was sufficient to prelent or to punish those nuisances. it was not put down until his Royal Highness had de-
Mr. HUME opposed the Bill. It gave, be thought, too ex-
tensive a power to Magistrates. He moved that this Report Glared his intention to apply to the proper authorities
be considered this day six months. on the subject. His Royal Highness had always
It was afterwards- agreed that the Report should be consi- shewn hithself the soldier's friend ; and in no instance
tiered co morrow. had" he gwhich he
"e
done so more strikin l • than in that
The Militia Clothing Bill was read a first time, and ordered y
to be read a second time to-morrow. (Mr. Bennet) had just mentioned. The Hon. Mem•
Mr. 8. RICE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of ber proceeded to quote different letters from the Com-
Middlesex, calling the attention of the House to the situation mander-in-Chief to the Secretary at War, indicative
of Ireland. = of his Royal Highness's adverse sentiment towards
The Petition, after a few words from Mr. G otxxv,Mr. DAWSON,
Mr. S. Rica, and Mr. HUME, was ordered to lie on the table. the Ophthalmic Establishment. He was convinced
The Licensing Bill, as amended by the Lords, was agreed to. that the charges of Sir W. Adams against the Medi-
The Punishment by Hard Labour Bill was read a third time cal Board were not deserved by the honourable and
•and passed. •eminent individuals who composed it. But they did
' The Report on the Tithe Leasing Bill was brought up, read,
and agreed to; and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time not require his defence of them, since the Duke of
on Friday. York had himself declared on paper that he was se.
Mr. HUME moved for the particulars of all Loans contracted tisfied the charge of conspiracy against them was
' for between 1793 and 1822, and of all Government Annuities completely unfounded, and that he felt the highest sa-
fallen in and unclaimed within the same period.—Ordered.
tisfaction at their conduct in every transaction they
Lord A. HAMILTON wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. Secretary of State. He requested to know whether any had been engaged in. He (Mr. Bennet) was willing
thing had been resolved upon respecting the Office of Sheriff to allow every consistent praise to Sir %V. Adams for
Depute of Lanark? . his professional conduct, but when the Noble Lord
Mr. Secretary PEEL said he knew nothing of the individual,
talked of his loss of time it should not be put out of
and had therefore nothing to communicate. The Officer in ques-
tion was not appointed by Government. sight that be had been compensated for that by being
Lord A. HA MILTON said he should, this Session, take some appointed to the head of the Ophthalmic Board—au
means of ascertaining the real state of the case. appointment, he believed, worth the value of a Corn-
Mr. lIU ME presented a Petition from a Coal Merchant, com-
any in the Guards. He contended that Sir William
plaining that the present laws regulating the practice of Coal P
Meters did not give sufficient protection to the consumers of coals. Adams had not performed the terms of the engage-
The Hon. Member said he should, to-morrow, move fora Return ment he had entered into. He had not cured the pa-
of the Fees received at the Meters' Office. . • tients he had undertaken to do—he had not saved
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, the complaints of the Petitioner
had been made to the Treasury five years ago,and fully inquired the amount of pension to the country he had spoken
into.—The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. of—nor had he made any discovery. He could not,
SUPPLY. therefore, under these circumstances, consent to the
On the motion of the 01.0:CELLOS of the EXCHEQUER, the large grant proposed by the Noble Lord ; and be
House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply. should conclude by moving to amend the vote from
The House being in a Committee,
Mr. LUSHINGTON moved a vote of 8,0001. on account of £4OOO to £2OOO.
the allowance due to her late Majesty at her death. Mr. WILLIAM PEEL observed, that if Sir Wm.
Mr. HUME said, the late Queen had not been allowed any Adams had not succeeded in curing cases which were
outfit. He thought, therefore, Ministers ought not to allow her deemed incurable, he had at least devoted a great por-
trilling debts to remain unpaid. lion of his time in attempting it, ani therefore de-
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the
present allowance was for the purpose of partially providing served a compensation.
for her debts. Mr. DAWSON regretted that the Hon. Gentleman
Mr. Alderman WOOD said that the debts had been increased opposite (Mr. Bennet) had followed the course un-
it consequence df the charges which had been brought against
fortunately pursued in the Committee, viz. making
her late Majesty.
Mr. T. WILSON thought a vote should be agreed to for the this a party question between Sir W. Adams and the
payment of her debts. Army Medical Board. The House could have no
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be be- conception of the ireful manner in which the contest
lieved all fair and just demands would be paid. Her Majesty was was carried on in the Committee, in which the Hon.
allowed at the rate of .50,000/. a-year, and this, with economy,
was amply sufficient to meet her expenses. Member (Mr. Bennet), and the Hon. Member for
Mr. HUME said that the present grant would not provide Tavistock, seemed rather to act as Counsel or No-
even for the allowances to her late Majesty's servants. minces, than as Judges. The object of their inquiry
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he believed that this vote would was really lost sight of in the contest. The Hon.
cover the demands of the British creditors. There was foreign
Member talked of their keeping back the minutes of
property to pay the foreign creditors.—The motion was agreed to.
Mr. GOULBURN moved a vote of 30,0001. for carrying on evidence. He really did not think that the House
the Harbour Works at Donleary.-eAgreed to. could be much assisted from that book, which con-
Mr. WILMOT moved a vote of 20,0001. for defraying the tanned as many contradictions as there were pages ;
charges of the Forts on the Gold Coast of Africa.—Agreed to.
nor did he think science would be much benefitted
OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.
by the publication of that which was scarcely any
Lord PALMERSTON moved a vote of 124000 for
more than the. details of a most virulent dispute.—
the Ophthalmic Hospital. He did not think it ne-
cessary to enter into the medical controversy which __
out. Sir William
The teal merits of the present question before the
had taken place on the subject, but as Sir William House were. very easily pointed
place, distinctly disclaimed the
Adams had for several years attended the Hospital, Adams, ..
credit of having made any discovery in the first
d • ry in his mode of
he thought a sum of £4OOO to him, as a remunera-
tion, would not be considered too much. He moved
he obtained the first idea of it from Mr. Saunders;
the vote accordingly. treating this disease of the eyes. He admitted that
Mr. BENNET said, he had nothing to do with the but himselfhad.
of treating the third stage of ophthalmia, by looking
Medical differences on this subject. The question ,
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at the lid of the eye instead of the pupil, and re-
moving what he called granulations. This being the
case, he offered his services to the Commander-in-
Chief, having adopted an improved mode of treat-
ment, and suggested that an hospital should be esta-
blished. To chew, however, that this was.not done
merely at the caprice of his Noble Friend, he need
only remind the House and his Hon. Friend, that it
was done upon the high commendations of a number
of medical gentlemen appointed to report their opi-
nion on the nature and efficacy of his practice. The
opinions these gentlemen gave were most flattering to
Sir William Adams, and he believed it was nothing
more than he deserved, considering the surprising
cures he perfornied upon those who had beer given
up as incurable by other medical men. His success
in clearing the Pancras Poor-house was also 'most
wonderful, and creditable to himself. It was upon
.
these substantial testimonials of Sir William Adams:
competency that he had been placed at the head of
the Ophthalmic Hospital. . His exertions there had
been unremitting and successful, and on that ground,
alone, the House he was sure would readily admit
that he was entitled to compensation. The medical
spirit of controversy of his Honoutable Friend, pre-
vented him from seeing the merits of the case in a
clear point of view. He claimed nothing for dis-
covery, but for loss of time and labour. On that
ground he was sure he was fully entitled to the vote
proposed by his Noble Friend, and in voting for it,
he would say, that he never voted for anything which
he thought was more just.
Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON complained that his
Hon. Friend (Mr. Bennet) had upheld in the Com-
mittee whiff' had been alluWed to, a personal con-
test which had nothing to do with the object of their
inquiry, but which could not but be very injurious,
to the feelings of an individual. He must also ob-
serve, that the tone of his Hon. Friend in that House
was of a nature to be detrimental to what wits most
dear to Sir William Adams, viz. his character. For
his own part, he sincerely believed that there was a
conspiracy against Sir William Adams, by which the
amount of his success had been greatly diminished.
Ile thought him a most meritorious individual, and
fully deserving of the vote proposed by the Noble
Lord, as compensation for his loss of time and trouble.
Mr. HUME concurred with the Hon. Gentleman
who had preceded him, in deprecating the introduc-
tion of patty spirit in a discussion of a scientific na-
ture. Setting aside all other considerations, he op-
posed the amount of the proposed compensation as
being three times as much as was given to a retiring
surgeon, calculating the length of time Sir William
Adams bestowed his attention.
Lord PALMERSTON replied.—He regretted that
the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury had renewed upon
this occasion that warmth of party spirit, which had
so much interfered with the labours of the Committee.
A more, revolting expression of personal hostility he
never witnessed, than that displayed by the Army
Medical Board towards Sir William Adams. That
Gentleman had, from the beginning, declared that he
claimed no merit for invention, but that he derived
his knowledge of the mode of treatment adopted by
him from Mr. Saunders. But it could not be dis-
puted that be was the person who introduced it into
notice and practice. This controversy, however, had
nothing to do with the question. The Medical Board
complained of the charge made against them, but, in
his opinion, there was nothing that had ever been
urged against them half so strong or condemnatory
'as the evidence of Dr. Vetch before the Committee.
It appeared that that Gentleman had priority of know-
ledge of the treatment adopted by Sir W. Adams,
and he stated to the Committee that he had frequently
urged, in conversation with the Board, the expediency
of putting it into effective and general operation,
but he had never received any encouragement.—
It was the knowledge of that circumstance that
justified him (Lord Palmerston) in forming the Oph-
thalmic Establishment under Sir Wm. Adams; for
he was convinced, that if the Army Medical Board
could shew that want of liberality towards one who
was an army surgeon, they would in a still stronger
manner oppose a civilian like Sir WM. Adams. The
sum he proposed as a compensation to that Gentleman
was not at all disproportionate to the time and at-
tention he had bestowed. He had been the means of
restoring many individuals to the possession of sight
which appeared lost for ever, and he should be sa-
tisfied in giving his vote for the original proposition.
After a few words in explanation from Mr. BENNET,
Mr. HUME, and Lord PA LM ERSTON, the Amendment
was put and negatived without a division, and the
original Resolution was then carried.
The House resumed, and the Report of the Com-
mittee was ordered to be received to-morrow.