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IMPORTANT ADVICE.

rllO regulate the human passions, not to destroy
A. them; to OW them a proper direction and a due force, hi.
stead of vaulty attempting to eradicate diem front our nature, or
foolishly and 'midway pretending to divert them into new chat.
nets—is the business of a rational inoreity, dictated by the pre•
cepts of the purest Religion,and countenanced by the conclusions
of the 'soundest philosophy. It is onni.ceosary, after all that Las
been written on this subject, to de,cribe the symptoms which in.
dicate those diseases that. are In ought upon the human body and
mind by indulging to excess in pleat,ure., aml particularly
by persevering in a pernicious MO tl!tet, aeltiiied at setimg.
It more concerns the private happiness ut iiit!ividitals and the
general prosperity of the country, to announce to the Palle, that
from a long and eztensive practibe in this particular brunch of
the Profession, we can with the greatest coati. lence assure all
Parente and Guardians of Youth, and those persons who labour
tinder • a reiteral or partial debility and dere:lent/lite of she
NERVOUS SYSTEM, whethet produced by this habit, by inveterate
Sy rottrric Inlcction, by intemperate living, or re•idence in hut
climate', by 'intense application to study, by immoderate grief,
or by excesses of any kind, that we have it in our power to offer
an entirely new meth vi of cure, without' the smallest use of
Weever, which In Al the yam its and in all the stares of these
complaints, has continued to answer the most sanguine expecta.
lions of Pa lents of both tlexes.

The earnestness and rigiety with which the weld has !ong
looked for so great a Semler.' uni in the comforts and improve-
ments of a polished and titli,riteai d age, as that of rntn of .kilt,
talents, and infect y, d:votitig thems.lves exclusively to liege
diseases, is evit.ceil by the eager applications for advice and me-
dicines which we are daily receiving from eve" quarter of aft
world. In slight and recruit cases of Syphylitic 11M-cacti', a per-
feci cure is coml lete! .n the .Gorr period of two days; and tilt.*
of the utmost inveteracy, where other Practitioners have failed,
a proper rerseveraiice in our plan of treatment, ensures to the
patient a 'ate and radical cure. Strictut es of the Urethra, from
tell to tss ee:y yearsiluration, are by our superior method of cure,
permanently removed in the course of three week

Patients of eitt eir its may coivaik us with vise greatest todhour,
secrecy, and deliztcy, *our house, No. ilfr, Flattonigarden
Patients in the country, detcribing the 11.1t1111C of their case, and
loaning a remittance for advice and medicines, the UMW will bit
sent to all Parts of the wo CUititiF. and CO., Surgeons,
No. 107, Hatton-Garden.

MESSRS. GOSS and Co. Members of the Royal
College of Surgeon% In London, have sedulously devoted
their attending for these last 17 years to the study of those disco.
den which so frequently embitter, and too often prevent, that :a.
estimable blessing, ma:rinumial lelicity. The numerous appli-
cations they have hitherto received from persons of the first Abs.
tiuc'ion, and the uniferin success attending their superior mode
of treatment in such complaints, induces them thus publicly to
offer their assistance. In all cases of Debility or Deficieticy, wbe.
ther resulting (rum the too frequency of participating in the gaie-
ties of fashionable fife, the iiiii.ounded indulgence of libertinism,
or a secret solitary habit, which weakens the energy of the Mind„
and (Ice, roys the flower of youth, by producing sterility in the °Lek
sex, and itt.plitcll:e in the other, they offer a cafe and permanent.
cure. To those es ...I, It um such complain.., are prevented meeting
into the married state, and ashamed to seek rod broml over .
their infiroLties la silence, it must be consoling to keen, how:-
ever difficult or i irffeetual the care may be deemed by miser
Practitioners, that by a renovating and infallible4tertlifid they as•iy
be reamed to a sound and vigorous constitution. A email!'
disorder, frequently contracted in a moment of indiscretion, And
every species of Venereal Infection, by a mild and never-failing
mode of treatment, is speedily and radically removed, without
rent :east in diet or exercise, as also Strictures of the Urethra and
Glens, which they are enabled to cure is a short period, without
recourse to the painfeklangeroil. effects of the Cau.tic; references
of which can be given to several Noblemen and Gentlemen of
high respectability, who have been cured in a very short period,
after having laboured under 4tricturea 'or many years.
fo married Females, whose expere•iont of those 'tender
pledgns rat connubial happiness have Moen detester, It may a:so be
a pleating refL-ction to meow, t"st by a per pt r pe fgelNl:luce in
thciC rein, ..itA, the ge :eral health is retiterre.i, and th,
ntents s moved. Messrs. Gait 414 CM ea dam weir professing th
cure ofttLet-e particular cumptaints, its oroer that they may. wee be
marked by a mistaken few, with toe Plumply sojioily attached to
the isttotwtt eti,pii•ic, :hint it but jillific‘ to 't,"lnstives to Grit!,
that the) Lave been pro,let:r Aileaftql and ini;iated into every
branch. of the pi ofessiot. (cei :eFeates of which, Iron% various hoe.
pitals, and testimonials trona tie highest professional autliCrities; •
they have to cony:nee an/ bril. r.r). That a reSMellre iu ,lie
warnirr liemisidiete of our east. en ts to Id, as well as to other piste,
emboideioi the ti to assert, that tl•eir re.eareites having hue., eon-
' tined to diseases dread): enumerated, they hold put a certainty of
renovation to such a. ni.y labour under thie el. Ulnae Air
atm of a life passed under the torrid Zone. And (wilier,
that having bad opportunities, in their professi:,eal car-
any, of terming an intimate acquainionce with the con-
stitutional hat:i:s of seafaring persons, they oder to them
the be it assurances of immediate relief; that the siati,•i-s :tocsin;
from di,ir endeavours hrst induced them to quit • hit 1. ~e;ice
of
the ges.eral Prat:Weiner, and they presume that tl.4r ri tensions
tonsil ute a far grouse' for the unpre,tdented crinfiderce with
which they have, by the Putslia, been so liberally honoured.
fu he consulted at their house daily (personally, or by k•ter,)
by Patients 411 either sex, with secrecy, leitc.icy, agil attention.
Patiehts in the couoti y are requested to rate at.:, Al' "gr.
of their ease, ati,e, aad manner .4 encloiini a remittance
for *deice and medicines; and the rented's.' nil I c g or
forwarded to au, pan of the kingelian.
GUSS and C Surouons, IJ, lionvaie•street, I;eeit-ttreet.

1.-PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, PA kRCH 111.

eocuteel were finally heard is the Scots Caine, " Mutat st.
Ittwarn"--.ludgment affirmed, with sCSO coats.
In the Appeal of " Walker O. Weir," COWAN; were fully
beard—Judgment postponed.
In the Cann of " Brodie v. Brodie," Comae' were paftly
heard ; to proceed again op Monday.
The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the two Mu-
tiny Bills ; the Silk Manufacture Bounty, and the Annual In.
demoity Bills.
The Lords Commissioners were, the Loan CNA Iscistoit, the
Earl of SHAY ressuar, and Lord Riots .
The Exchequer Court Bilt, the Exchequer Bills,the Gas Lights,
the Madhouse Begot...non, and the Pig liar abd !rob Bills, Were
brought up by Mr. MANTIN, Mr. BROGDIII4, and OUltri. std
'Old a first time.
The Madhouse Regulation Bi:1 was ordered to be printed.
The Duke of A I'HOL. pursuant to his notice on a former
evening, row to bring forward an Amendment is their Lord-
ships Standing Order, No. 153, as far as the same related to t►e
lodgment of monies raised or received under the authority of
Private Bills In Scotlend. His Grace, alter a few preliminary ob-
servations, tending to darn the advantage, or, in a certain point
di:view, the necessity of the regulation, moved, that atter the
words Royal Bank of Scotland, the words. " or the Bank of the
British Linen Company in Scotland," he introduced, which, after
a few words from 11:e Earl of LAUDARDALS, were ordered to be
Warted accordingly.

SEDITIOIIS ASSEMBLIES PREVENTION BILL•
Their Lordships, pursuant to the Order of the
bay, resolved into a Committee on this Bill, the Earl
of Suarressuer in the Chair.
The great part of the several clauses and provi-
sions of the Bill then underwent a discussion of con-
siderable length in the Committee.
Lord GRENVILLE expressed his opinion, that
io some parts, the meaning of the clause, which went
to attach a capital punishment in the case of twelve
or more persons remaining in the place of assembling
after the required Proclamation was made, *as not
expressed with sufficient clearness or accuracy.
A conversation of considerable length, in whith
his Lordship, the CHANCELLOR, Lords ELLENIty.
20110/4, Sr. JOHN, and HOLLAND, and the Earl of
Livaitespoi.,.were the principal speakers, ensued, and
some verbal amendments wire agreed to, in order to
obviate the objection of the Noble Mover, who, how-
ever, did not seem to consider the extreme punish-
ment too severe for the crime contemplated by
. the Clause.
Several of the provisions, or the wording of several
of the subsequent clauses, were also objected to by
Noble Lords on the left side of the Woolsack. and
correspondinraniendments were proposed ; of these,
some of the verbal ones were agreed to by the
C. minittee.
Lord ERSKINE. rose to propose an Amendment
to the next clause, authorizing one Justice of Peace
to disperse any Meeting convened by a notice, which
shall purport that any matter by law established may
be altered, eaccptiry the authority of the King. Lords
and Commons, in Parliament assembled, or shall
tend to Stir up the people to hatred or contempt of
the person of the King, or of the Government and
Constitution. Though any modifications which could
be made by the Committee in this Bill would not re-
move his objection to it, he thought it. his duty to at-
tempt to prevent the clause before them from passing
in its present shape. The clause might be resolved
into two parts,-tile first, that which authorized a Jus-
tice to disperse Meetings convened by a notice put.
potting that any matter of law might be altered ex-
cept by Parliament; the other, which gave the same
authority, in case of a meeting convened under a no.
lice, tending to stir up the people to hatred or con-
tempt of the King or Government. As to the first
part of the clause, though it was proviled for by the
existing law, persons publishing suit a notice would
be guilty of a clear misdemeanour i and as those who.
spoke at a Meeting so convened would be in great
danger of falling Into the same crane, yet he did not
so mush ohjkct to it, as it was a matter of fact on
which any person could decide without difficulty,
* whether the notice asserted that matter cf law could
be altered except by Parliament. But he objected
altogether to that part of the clause which gave any
one Justice the power of deciding whether I notice
tended to stir up the people to hatred or contempt of
the Government I The clause would thus give a
power to a single Justice of Peace. which, since the
Libel Act,' had been denied to the Judges of the Land.
Any notice, 4• wilding Its stir up the people to hatred
or contempt of the. King or Government," was a li-
; but it was not permitted to any Judge, as the
law at present stood, to decide whether any writing
came within this description. He was only permit-
ted to give his opinion, and the question itsalf must
be tried by a Jury of the country. And would the)
now say that a power which war denied to die most
learned,. independent, and respectable Judges should
be given to any Country Magistrate ?, No one la
nseated mere than he did the attacks on the charac-
ter of Parliament, couched in the language of irrita-
tion and intemperance. Time would introduce de-
tects in the best institutions; and it was the privilege
of the subject to point them out in a temperate man.
leer; but these injuries produced by the lapse of time
should never be spoken of in as harsh a manner as
if they were recent usurpations. But it was not, in
his opinion, advisable to give one Magistrate a power
to &tide cm the propriety or itnpiopriley of any lan-1
guage. By the next clause a power was given to
one Justice to decide as to the tendency of words
spoken at Meetings' lawfully assembled. This, he,
contended, was ao a most dangerous power. espe-
cially when it was contended that it was given at a,
moment when the Habeas Corpus Act had been sus-.
peoded. He thought the clauses of this nature would
tend to increase the characteristic delusion of the pre.
sent time, which was, that Parliiimern was not auen.
Live to the interests or liberties of the people. He
should therefine propose as an amendment, That the
part of the clause empowering Justices to disperse
Meetings convened under notices tending to bring the
King or Government into contempt should be left out.
Lord HOLLAND thought it would be prefera-
ble to leave the a hole of the clause in question out of
the Bill, and, in conseqticnce,
Lord ERSKINE agreed to withdraw his amend;
anent, in order .to give place to the Motion of his
Noble Friend. •
Lord ELLENBOROUGH saw the effect of the
dose in a different light, and argued, that although
It gave the Magistrates the power of dispersing the
Wilawful assemblage, it by no means conferred on
them the poser of deciding upon any question of
libel; but some degree of summary power, in. such
cases, it was obviously necessary re invest them with.
After souse further discussion bid taken place, in

the course of which k was suggested, that the proti-
sion either was pot clearly worded, or was inconsis-
tent with some oT the former parts of the Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR protested against
the inconsistency of the clause in question with any
former provision of the Bill. With respect to the
wording of the provision, he had ne objection to the
consideration of a clause on the question for the third
reading, io order to reader it clearer. But he con-
tended most successfully for the necessity of such a
measure in the present circumstances of the country.
A power eventu illy to punish the issues of notices
for illegal meetings, such as that of the 2d of De-
cember, may exist under the present law; but the
question was, whether it could operate in time so as
to prevent those works of death and destruction
which such assemblies may immediately give rise to?
On all such occasions they were called upon to legis-
late under the necessity of the case, and which ne-
cessity for such an extension of power no man could
lament more sincerely than himself. He adjurEd the
House not to hesitate in doing that which had been
the frequent practice of their ancestors, who wisely
made a temporary surrender of part of their liberties
in order eventually to preserve the whok permanent
and secure. Such was the principle upon which the
measure proceeded, and which the House world
concur in, or not, as it appreciated the inestimable
Constitution handed down to them by their ancestors,
or the moral character and lasting prosperity of the
country.
Lord HOLLAND made a few observations, in
which he admitted the Noble and Learned Lord had
placed the principle of the measure in a clear and
fair point of view.
It appeared to be understood, that a farther consi-
deration Of a proposition relative to this part of the
Bill, world take place in a future stage.
Lord HOLLAND proposed that the Chairman
should leave the Chair and ask leave for the Com-
mittee to sit again on n future day.
Lord KENYON objected to such a procedure,
which, on the question, was negatived by the Com-
mittee.

The remaining clauses were then got through, and
on the House resuming,
Lord SHAFrESBI.YRY reported thit the Celli,-
mitre, had made several A mendments in the Bill,
and an Adjournment immediately took place till
Monday.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

At a quarter before four, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod
summoned the SIPIARIIt to the House of Peers. Oa his return,
the breasts* informed the House, that the Royal Assent had
been given, by Commission, to the Mutiny Bill, the Marines
Regulation Bill, and the Silk Exportation Bounty Bill.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR postponed the second reading of the
Paving Bill till Monday.
The Exchequer Court Bill was read a third thine, and pawed.
Mr. GRENFELL moved for Accounts of eke Exports and
Imports. tr Copper, in tke year endieg January 5, 11117.—The
motion was agreed to.
Mr. CUR‘% EN presented a Petition from Horoclunch, to
Essex, praying for an alteration to the .Poor Laws.—Ordered to
tie on the table.

Sir E. BRY DOES moved that there should be laid before the
House a List of all the Books claimed by Public Bodies, cad
the number of Copies required of each Work. 1 he motion
.was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. D. GILBERT, it was ordered that he
Finance Committee should continue to sit, notwithstanding any
adjournment of the House.
Mr. CROKER presented a Return of the number of Pursers
now in the Royal Navy, with oilier Returns, chewing the num-
bers of former years, and the Ramesh which bad taken riser.
—Ordered to lie on the table.

AMISS. IVOR SEDITIOUS PRACTICu.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY held in his hand a
Petition : it was from a person of whom l'e had no
knowledge, but he thought it his duty, from the
terms in which it was couched, to bring it before tht
House. The Petition was signed John Weir, who
described himself to be a muslin manufacturer, at
Glasgow. It appeared from this Petition, that on
the 2:id of February, the Petitioner had been seized
in Ilk own house. at seven o'clock. in the morning,
he being then in bed, and taken into custody, on sus-
picion of his having been concerned in seditious or
treasonable practices. He bad desired to see the
warrant on which he was apprehended, and this had
been with some difficulty allowed. On looking at it
he found the person against whom k had been issued
was described merely by the name of Weir ; no
Chlistion name appeared ; and on asking what fur-
ther description had been given of the party he was
informed the address had been said to be Black's-
land, Green-street. Oa this the Petitioner reminded
the Officer .that his residence was in Taylor's-Isnd,
and not in the street which had been mentioned ; but
not% ithatanding he was not released from custody.
He was taken to prison, and kept from Sunday
morning, in close confinement, on the felons• side,
and in a small cell, where he complained of having
suffered very great hardships, without being able to
obtain any relief till the Wednesday following.—
On that day he underwent a sort of examination be-
fore the Sheriff, and what passed on this occasion was
very extraordinary, it the facts were accurately stated
in the petition.. Having beets ordered by the turn-
key to follow him, the petitioner said, conscious of
his innocence. be gladly obeyed, and went with him
into the Council Chamber, where oo being examined
by the Sheriff, ,Mr. Dassiel
,Hansilt6n, he had ho-
nestly answered to the questions put to him, that be
knew nothing of. the matters laid to his charge ; than
he did not even know the house of Mr. Kanter, at
which it was said the conspirators assembled, and
that be was not in any way acquainted with Bogle and
others who were said to be among the disaffected.—
From his giving these answers the Sheriff took occa-
sion to declare, that his thus denying every thing laid
to his charge, looked exceedingly like guilt—if lergh.
After this he was taken back to his dungeon, where
he remained the rest of the day, and all Wednesday
night, till Thursday, when be was told that nothing
appeared against him, and he was accordingly set at
liberty. As the petitioner had committed no offence
he could only suppcise that he had been taken into
custody through being mistaken for some other per.'
son—tie, however, complained of having suffered
much hardship. He was ready to substantiate the
facts set lorth in dse petition. In any way that might
be thought most fitting. and under these circum-j
stances he prayed the House to afford him such relief
as in such a case they might think proper.
The Petition baying been read.
Sir S. ROMILLY sad, be wished much to cotniatt•
nicate with some person from that part of the country
where the petitioner resided, who might know some-
thing of the character of .tbe individuid. He had no
shook that what be had already said 'waif attract the

notice theme Honourable Umber, who would, on a
future occasion, be able to speak to the matter of the
petition. At present be would only. move, that it
should be laid on the table. _ _

Mr. FINLAY was confident, if the warrant had
been executed in the manner described, such infor-
mation had been given to the Magistrates as had
made it appear necessary. From the knowledge he
had of the Magistrate., he was sure they would not
have acted thus had it not appeared their duty to do
so. He had no reason to doubt the petitioner's having
been arrested in the manner stated; but his subse.
quent treatment, as described in the petition, he be-
lieved to be a gross exaggeration of the facts, as in
no prison in the kingdom had those confined less to
complain of on this score than in that of Glasgow.
Mr. W. SMITH said, his Honourable Friend,
who had jest sat down, wished them to discredit the
greater part of the statement of the petitioner, which
set forth many great grievances, because he had a
good opinion of the Magistrates. Really he (Mr.
Smith) could not be. satisfied with this second or
third hand sort of contradiction to them. if the Ma.
gistrates were not to blame, ►he officers who executed
the warrant might be in fault. 'There must have been
an error somewhere, for it appeared that after all
there was no charge whatever against the man. He
dared to say the hardship of the case was exaggerated,
but yet he was satisfied the petitioner had ►uffered
more than he ought to have suffered.
Mr. FINLAY said, it was his intention to inquire
'into the merits of the case, and all he desired was,
that the House should suspend their opinion on the
subject for the present.
Lord.BINNING thought nothing could be falter
than.the conduct of his Honourable Ft lend the Mem-
. ber for Glasgow ; he did nut object to thii petition
being laid on the table, but he thought it must be
seen that the course about to be taken was attended
with some inconvenience, as for some time to come,
trom.the statement going forth to the world, what-
ever the real merits ol the ease might turn out to be,
it would appear to IR public :hat the petitioner had
been exceedingly ill used.—The petition was then
ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. CALCRAFT postponed the motion on the
subject of the Duties on SAt, to Tuesday next, in
order to meet the convenience of the Chancellor at
the Exchequer and the Noble Lord, who cuuld not
now attend in their places.
Lord BINNING brought in a Bill for establishing
District Lunatic Asylums in Scotland.—Read A first
and ordered to be read a 2J time on the 20th April.

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