Star.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

'LECTURES ON THE EAR"

On Monday, Mr. Curtis, Aurist to his Majesty, commenced his
inamesting Course of Lectures on the Anatomy, Physiology, and
Pith*logy of the Par. at the Royal Dispensary for Di-eases of the
Rae, Dean-street. Soho-square. The Lecturer hevan by remarking
the• great improvements that had taken place of late years in ntedc-
ring and .surgery, and then observed that these improvements had
not extended to otie important branch, Acoustic Surgery. While
die diseases of every other organ are well understood, as well as the
Modes of repairing their defects, which he instanced in imperfec-
tions ache eye, &c. the diseases of the Ear, front an unfortunate
prejudice in this country, being adjudged incurable, have been little
regarded by those Allard: hence from dd. inattention have arisen
thennist serious consequences, often ending in affections of the
• head, not unfrequently producing incurable chronic disease, termi-
nating in death.
Ala Lecturer also remarked that Patients were often afraid of
applying for relief, from the fear of bring made worse ; but be had
the satisfaction to observe, that front the time he had been engaged
in this exclusive line of practice he had given his advice and assist-
ance to upwards of 10,000 aprlicants, not one of whom, who had
followed hta•instructions, bad aver complained;. on the contrary,
he had reason every day to be more and more satisfied that dis-
eases of the Ear, like diseases of other organs, will yield to proper
treatment. _ _ _

ore leaving the Institution he related several singular cases of
. care,• chewed a great variety of Anatomical Preparations, pointed
out the Client of injury from neglected disease, and likewise exhi-
bited several new Acoustic Instruments from the Continent.

• These caws will be found detailed by Mr. Curtis in his last
Treatise on the Physiology and Diseases of the Bat.

EAsr INDIA DOCK COMPANY.—A meeting of the
Proprietortwas held yesterday at the Company's House,
St. Helen's-place, in Bishops ate-street. Jimx WOOL-
/610M Zsq. declared the dividend on the capital stock
to be four per cent. the same as the preceding half year.
EAGLE lirsunAns COMPANY.--Yesterday the An-'
nual General Meeting of the Propriet,)rs of Ten Shares
in this Company, was held at the London Tavern, Bis-
hopsgate-street, when Messrs. Rawlinson, Skipper,Win-
dus, Richards, and Vs'hiteaves, were unanimously re-
elected Disectors ; and Mr. Jahn Blackburne was re-
elected in Auditor. _

Satut day morning, on beard the George IV. steam
vessel, on the passage from Liverpool to Newry, during
a violent gale, the Ludy of Robert Power, Esq. was
safely delivered of a son. It happened, natortunately,
that no medical attendant was on board. The fortitude
and presence of mind of the Lady, under such critical
circumstances, were, we are informed, truly astonishing.
She and her infant, are doing well.
The archipelago' of Chiloe consists of a cluster of
islands, 4? in number. Of these, 32 are said to be in-'
habited by Spaniards or Indians—the rest ate unin-
habited. Some of these islands are very small, others
ate of considerable extent, being 12 or 15 leagues in
length; and the greatest is not less than 120 miles long,
and about 80 at its greatest breadth. They lie along
the southern coast of Chili, between lat. 42. 13. and 43.
47. and in their northern extremity are separated from
the main land by a channel of only a mile in breadth.
This archipelago was discovered by the Spaniards in
1558, and the islands were then inhabited. by about!
70,000 Indians. Under the Spaniards, the administra-
tion of these islands was vested in a Governor, depend-
ent on the Presidency if Chili.
CHILD STEALlt*c.—Wednesday afternoon, as the
sister of Mrs. Lonmaas, whose husbvd is with a family
of rank in Italy, in the capacity of courier, was walk-
ing with two of her sis:er's children, a fine boy named
Robert, and a little girl, on the Bayswater Road, she
Was accosted by a woman of Matronly appearance, who
took much .notice of the chilchea. Shortly after, this
person met another female, of much more genteel ap-
pearance, with %shorn she seemed to be acquainted, and
both begged that the children might be allowed to go
a little further, to eat cakes. This, Mrs. Lommas's sister,
a young girl of sixteen, refused. The two women then
said they would walk 44 a short way home with the
little 'ear:,'' and they all proceeded together. The
boy Robert crying that he was tired, one of the females
took him up and carried him, where, at an angle of the
mad beyond the Tea Gardens, the other woman gave
the girl a tremendous blow on the head which knocked
her into the ditch nearly stunned, and both females ran
away with the child towards the Moscow road. In less
than a minute the girl recovered, and her cries brought
some persons, who immediately commenced an active,
pursuit, but no other trace of the child or women'
could be found, than the report of a young man, who
said that he had seen two women and a man driving in
a very rapid manner toward the Uxbrhige road. A
Gentleman named Brandwell, pursued in that direc-
tion, and heard that two hackney coaches had passed
through the gates at the New road, in one of which a
child was crying bitterly. The same cries were also
heard by different persons on the line of toad on Thurs-
day morning. Applications were immediately made
to the P. lice, and r fficers dispatched in search, but
hitherto nothing has been discovered. The poor mother
is half wild, and has formed an imptession that her boy
has been murdered. The child is tall for its age, very
robust, has a dark complexion, round face and hazel
eyes, and was dressed in a blue stuff frock, hemmed
with pink braiding, and had a round seal skin cap on.
Last wet k, a fanner, residing at a village not twenty
Miles from York, sent his two sons to Howden fair,
wits some horses for sale. But recollecting that youth
is rash and inexperierced, and knowing full well that
there are sharpers and unprincipled persons always con-
gregated in such places to take advantage of unsus-
pecting adoleseace, thought it best, as a wise father, to
follow after, and superintend their proceedings. Ac-
cordingly, the old man went to the fair, and kept a close
look-out upon the proceedings of his sons, and when
they effected a sale of any part of his stock, carefully
took the money into his own safe keeping. The busi-
ness of the day being accomplished, they all retired to
their "host-house," tor refreshment and relaxation;
but even here the old man's thrifty habits induced him
to tell over his money and make sure that all was safe.
In doing this a ten-pound note attracted his attention—
" he did n.a like the looks of it—he wished he had it
changer isto grtod." A friend heard the remark, and
immediately offe.ed, most obligingly, to procure sove-
reigns for the note. Sa much civility was not to he
denied—the note was surrendered to the stranger, who
immediately left the company to execute his cammis-
sittn. From the sequel, it appears that the good mar.
had undertaken a difficult task, as he has not yet ben
able to return the change.
When Dr. Sheridan called one morning on Miss
M'Faden, to take his leave of her for a tew days, the
young Lady asked, in a tone-that well expressed more
than the words which accompanied it, how long he in-
tended to stay away? To which he tepl ed :
You ask how long 111 stay front thee;
Suppress these rising fears ;
If you should reckon time like me.
Perhaps tell thousand years.
The Atabiabt, orcommen.i p.ttlence by the following
proverb :--0 Be 'Agent, mid the mulberry leaf will become satin."

SPORTING

NEWMARKET FIRST FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

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THURSDAY, FURTHER rasiton.aits (coontannus)
Immediately on the eoncludon of this day's races. being the last.
the visitors, with the exception of those who remain in the neigh
hourhood for pheasant shooting, departed s.-. The Marquis of Tied,-
field, for Cavendish-square ; Lord and the Hon. Colonel Anson,
for Curson.street ; Sir John Shelley, for SnJansetes-street; the Von.
T. Dinicombe, for Queen-street, Grosvenor-square, Btc. Hisabie
the Duke of Grafton does oot leave the country till November.
nit week's sport has been very fair, but has produced meths
totally unexpected by tbe most knowing of the knowing; with
scarcely any exception, the favourites,—the Byers,--the invindbks,
—have been defeated; and those who, in their ignorance, have
eructed more to private opinion than public running, have been
nibbled to great erect. The Duke of Grafton's horses in particular
have disappointed general expectation.-they lute been beaten by
any thing. Rufus has been shorn of his laurels, and must degene-
rate into the numerous class of respectables. The Wyndham
horses have, save the winner of the Derby, kept up their reputation
by running weal; bot take the majority of the horses who.have ap-
peared this week, we do not think they have done any thing to take
them out of the common.

The races to-day being of considerable Importance, we add fur-
ther particulars of them the betting was correctly given yesterday.
The Town Plate. 1). I.

Lap-dog, who won the Derby, and followed up his success by
winning at Brighton, was the pet of the race, was to win and nothing
else; in fact, few would venture to take the odds, although Derviae
acquired some celebrity by winning the 2,000 gs. stakes. They
went or in style, Hobgoblin in front, making his very best efforts
to pay his respects first to Mr. Clarke, the judge; but though
ghostly himself, and of a ghostly brsed, the others were not so easily
frightened, for at the turn of the lands, the Lap-dog came up, and
barked.* little ' • but it was only a bark, for at the Duke's Stand be
gave place to 1./ervise, who contrived to shove his fore quarter. in
fronts and was the first to say " How d'ye do r to the judge. The
first three made a beautiful race, but Pranks was beat off a loot
,wai,from home. The winner was rude by Buckle; Lap-dog by
Xinull; Hobgoblin, by Robinson; and Pranks, by G. Edwards.

• Matcli---150 sot's. Tirailleur and Saracen.

Saracen made all the running until neat the cords, where Tirall.
leur began his bolting tricks, and very near lost tie race, when he
was winning in 9 canter; Saracen then got in front, and was near
winning; but being a rank coward, he fairly stopped, thus giving
G. Dockery, who had by good jockeyship brought Tirailleur Into
straight running, an opportunity of recovering his lost ground, and
winning by a neck. The " vile" Saracen was jockled by Buckle.
klatch—Vivian Grey and Whalebone Ally.
Vivian Grey came off with a slight lead, both making severe
running, and finishing a fine slashing race by a neck, In favour of
Mr. Greville's 611 y, who was rode by Goodison ; Vivian Grey, by
J. Robinson.

The King's Plate of 100 gs. R. C. •
frumps came off at a brisk pace for so great a distance, closely
followed by Rufus ; but *ben hall-way, the latter began blowing,
and it was obvious that he had no chance. Stumps kept in front,
with the race In band, and won very easy by three lengths; rode
by Antall ; Rufus. by his old friend Buckle.
The Second October Meeting commences on Monday week; the
stakes, plates, and matches are numerous, au also are the entries.