The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sin,—You will doubtless, with every other respectable
and judicious journalist, feel much interest in any measure
which can in the least degree either avert or remedy the
direful scourge with which the North of England is now
visited, and which, in all probability, will again do its
work of destruction throughout the island. I have read,
with much satisfaction, a pamphlet published by G. E.
Waterton, giving, an interesting account of the progress
of cholera from an early period ; and it appears that during
the epidemy of 1849, that gentleman, with great success,
administered to numberless persons in Leeds and its
locality, a specific discovered by himself—of the efficacy of
which the pamphlet in question affords the most unde-
niable proof. In my opinion .itis of national importance
that its merits should be widely diffused ; and if, as I
believe is the case, an effectual remedy has been brought
to light, it is high time, and indeed it is the bounden duty
of the authorities to possess themselves of this important
discovery, and save, by its ministration, a vast amount of
life, which otherwise must be again sacrificed to the ma-
lignity of this dire pestilence. Though it appears that
the discoverer of this specific is not one of the faculty, he
is evidently well informed upon the nature of this disease ;
and why should human life be sacrificed by any prejudice,
either of the medical profession or a sceptical portion of
the public ? If the medicine be an instrument of good,
let us have the benefit of it, and be grateful to the dis-
coverer, who, under God's providence, has been the means
of relieving so many of his suffering creatures.
From all accounts the cures it effected are truly mar-
vellous, for thousands in the locality where it was used
attested its excellence from personal experience of its
benefits. _

Can you, Mr. Editor, advise any course by which, in the
first place, it can be brought before the notice of the
authorities of this town, and if, after the fullest test of its
merits, it should be found to be so well adapted for the
emergency, pray let some immediate steps be taken to
secure its valuable agency in this populous locality.
I am, Sir, yours obediently,
STEPHEN F. KNOWLES.

Birkenhead, Sept. 29th, 1863.
P.S.—I was. present at a meeting held at Hunslet, near
Leeds, in February, 1860, when a purse of 280 sovereigns
and other presents (got up by public subscription) were
presented to G. E. Waterton for the good effects pro-
duced by the medicine in question.

MERCIAL

A TYITU-D

NTS AND APPOINT

Rev. S. J. Altmann, to the Incumbency of the new church
of St. Andrew. Thornhill-square, Islington, London.
Rev. W. S. Austin, M.A., late Rector of All. Hallows. Lom-
bard-street, London, to the Rectory of Bentley, near Col-
chester. _ _ _ _

Rev. W. G. Barker, M.A., to be Director of the Church Mis-
sonary Children's Home, Highburv-grove, Islington, Lon on.
Rev. F. L. Bazeley, M.A.. to the Rectory of Bideford, Devon.
Rev. J. Blackburne, M.A. Honorary Canon of York, to
the Rectory of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
Rev. R. H. K. Buck, 8.A., to the Rectory of St. Dominick,
Cornwall. _ _ -

Rev. T. Buckley, M.A..Fellow of Queen's College, Cam-
bridge, to the Rectory of opworth, near Malmesbury.
Rev. J. Chapman, M.A., to the Vicarage of Arnesby, near
Leicester
Rev

Ek. J. Munson, 8.A., of Downing College, Cambridge, I
to the Rectory of Eydon, Northamptonshire. _ _

Rev. H. dale, Ti.C.C., to the 'lncumbency of the new
church at Studley, in the diocese of Salisbury.
Rev. P. A. Lyons, to the Curacy of Dunmore, county

Rev. S. H. Meyrick,Vicar-Choral and Residentiary ['reamer
of Lismore Cathedral, to the restored Honorary Prebend of
Mondeligo, in the same Cathedral. _

Rev. N. B. Milnes, to the Stipendiary Curacy of Ulverston
Lancaster.

Rev. J. R. Nankivell, M.A., to the Curacy of Haigh,
Devonshire.
Rev. G. Onslow, M.A., Curate of St. Paul's, Deptford, to
the Rectory of Catmore, near Wantage.
Rev. W. Seaton, M.A., to the Incumbency of Christ Church,
now in course of erection at Pennington, Leigh, Lancashire. _

Rev. G. Sharp, M.A., Curate of Illogan, to the Vicarage of
Merthyr.
Rev. G. Shea, to be Assistant Curate of Galway.
Hon. and Rev. T. C. Skeflington, 8.A., to the Vicarage of
Cotterstnck, Northamptonshire.
Rev. T. S. Wallace, 8.A., to the Curacy of Great Budworth.