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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-19 00:00:00

Mr. MACARTNEY, a chartist, came forward and spoke at
considerable length in support of the principles of the " peo-
ple's charter."

Mr. THOMAS BLACKBURN proposed the next re,
He contended that the existing distress had been longer in
its duration, more universal in its extent, and more severe in
its pressure than any former instance ; and that the three
great measures of the present administration—the inconw
tax, the new corn law, and the amended tariff, were by no
means calculated to effect any alleviation of it. The only
remedy was the free importation of food. He proposed the
fourth resolution, as follows That no measures can save
the nation from impendinc, ruin in all its interests, agricul-
tural as well as commercial, except such as will remove all
hindrances existing in our legislation to freedom of trade, and
thus open to British capital and industry the markets of the
world."

olution

Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX seconded the motion, and it was
carried, after a few words from a chairmaker, named Thomas
Samson, who asserted that thousands were starved to death
by the corn laws.

Mr. SHIEL moved the next resolution, which asserted
the necessity for the abolition of all prohibitory or protec-
tive duties ; but he said it was vain to expect any sound
commercial legislation till the great body of the people had
a voice in the selection of their representatives, until that
right was protected from corruption and oppression by the
ballot, and until their representatives, by shortening the du-
ration of parliaments were compelled to give an account of
their proceedings to the people.
Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH seconded the motion, and
avowed himself an advocate for universal suffrage, which he
said was the right of the people, and they should demand it
on the principle of the commandment, " Thou shalt not,
steal." The resolution was carried.

Mr. WATSON moved the adoption of a memorial to the
Queen, founded on the resolutions, to he signed by the
chairman, and presented to her Majesty by the Duke of
Sussex.

Mr. HIBBERT seconded the motion, and the memorial
was adopted.

Mr. FIORNBY then received a formal vote of thanks for
his conduct in the chair, and the proceedings terminated.

The Union Bank of England have declared a dividend at
the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, plus the amount to be
paid to the government as the tax upon the profit of business.
The royal hereditary estates which have been given up to
the country, in exchange for the incomes allowed, more than
exceed the expenses of the royal family, the privy purse in-
cluded. This is a fact which is not sufficiently known.

A deputation on the wine trade. including Lord Sandon,
M.P., Mr. Masteman, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P.,
and Mr. George Barnes, had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer and Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs.
on Saturday, in Downing-street.
THE LAUNCH OF THE GOLIATH, EIGHTY GUNS, AND
VIRAGO WAR STEAM FRIGATE.--The Lords of the Ad-
miralty have ordered these vessels now building in her
Majesty's Dock-yard at Chatham. to be launched on Mon-
day next, the 25th instant, in consequence of which the
greatest activity prevails in that establishment amongst the
shipwrights and workmen.

COLD WATER AFFUSION IN GouT.—Frankum, in his
short " Dissertation on Gout" (published by Longman and,
Co.), so distinguished by its unaffected good sense, thus'
alludes to the curative experiment of cold bathing, which
in these days supersedes in empyric pretension all that was'
predicated of the infallible nostrum " brandy and salt:"—" In
respects to remedial means, the greatest paradox with which
we have to contend is the benefit which some persons state
they have derived from the immersion of the affected foot
in cold water, or by causing a stream of cold water to fall
on the part inflamed. Without dwelling on the system of
Dr. Kinglake, we shall merely add that such a man as the
late Mason Good gravely asserts that he was completely
cured of a severe attack in less than eight-and-forty hours,
solely by the application of cold water to the feet--(I re-
member a gentleman,. a free liver, and of a full habit, who
told me that he invariably had recourse to a cold-water bath
to his foot whenever he felt an attack of the gout, and that
he frequently sat at dinner with his foot immersed in a pail
of cold water. I only know the sequel—in a few years after-
wards, I heard of his sudden death ; to me certainly not a
matter of surprise, although he was a man of most extraor-
dinary constitutional vigour) ; that he made use of no col-
lateral means, nor ever found the use of cold water prodi!c-
tive of the least inconvenience.'—Study of Medicine, 1
vo .
p. 521. If this be true and no other exp built this
is give"
of it, the whole of the 'facts upon which
we have we
sketch fall like a `baseless fabric;' but it cannot be;
•
cannot go backwards and deal with shadows as
substances,im are
or with effects as causes, and satisfy ourselves
of the
acting rationally. I have little personal experience
property ascribed to this kind of treatment; but
even in
divest myself of the belief that some error
c but I cann9t,
be difficult to u.ri-
Dr. Good's own case, which it would
ravel, had a closer observation been
tin however, leave the
not
of the pecullaY
circumstances and symptoms. I U
a different principle."
hazard of such a remedy to othersmwhso,are bolder than my-
self, and whose practice is founded on