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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-29 00:00:00

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produced that paragon of punsters, Tho-

,easional Derangement of the Stomach. Lon-

don, C. Dolma

Liverpool, Booker and Co.

The above little treatise is very neatly got up, mad will, we
dare say, be read with profit by some who could not be
tempted to wade through more lengthy and scientific works
upon the subject. We are scarcely qualified to express an
opinion with respect to its strictly medical merit.

MR. BRAID ON NEUROHYPNOLOGY,

Last evening, Mr. Braid delivered another lecture (and the
last in Liverpool), on Neurchypnology, in the Music-hall,
Bold- street, in the presence of a very numerous and highly
respectable auditory .

The lecture with-. which Mr. Braid introduced his experi-
ments was exactly the same as that he delivered yesterday
week in the same place, and which was briefly noticed in the
STANDARD of Friday. We should notice, however, that
after he had described the remarkable case of Miss Collins,
of Newark, who, after a few minutes of hypnotic sleep was
cured of a most painful complaint, an elderly gentleman rose
from among the audience, and said he had come from Newark,
was well acquainted with the parties, and that he could con-
firm all the statements which Mr. Braid had made, as to the
perfect success of the operation. This information elicited
much applause. Mr. Braid concluded by stating, that al-
though he intended the present to be the last public lecture
he should deliver in Liverpool, yet, should his professional
brethren express at any time a desire for further inquiry, he
would willingly afford them every information in his power,
so confident did he feel of the vast importance of the subject
in a practical point of view, when promoted by a combina-
tion of talent.

The first experiment was with the lecturer's man-servant.
who hypnotized himself fn about thirty seconds, annex-
hibited all the usual phenomena in their consecutive order.
The next subject was one of the young females (not the
natural somnambulist) who Mr. Braid brings with him, and
whose case we have repeatedly described. Alike with the
man-servant, she was tested by the galvanic battery to chew
the different stages of sensibility ; and both illustrated the
principles of hypnotism as laid down by the lecturer with
great precision. The third case was that of Mr. Walker,
of Manchester, a gentleman in the wine trade, and who, we
believe, was one of the first upon whom Mr. Braid experi-
mented. He was thrown into the primary stage in a few
seconds, and very shortly afterwards assumed the catalep-
tic state, but nothing further was exhibited with respect to

A young gentleman, whose name we did not hear, then pre-
sented himself to be operated upon. He professed himself
Mug to comply with all the conditions, mentally as well as
lly, required to produce the hypnotic state, but after
)f a quarter of an hour the experiment failed. Mr.
ird said the gentleman had not fulfilled the conditions ,
the patient on the other hand said be had ; but it was the
opinion of the medical gentlemen on the platform, that he
was too excited to become subject to the hypnotic influence,
his pulse being at 120 (having justprevionsly been 136) when
be sat down.

a trial

The next subject was a young married woman named Mary
Ewen, the wife of a man in the employment of Messrs.
Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and residing in Stanley-street. She
was afflicted with paralysis to such a degree, that sha could
with difficulty walk. She could not lift her arms over
her head, and her articulation was most indistinct, re-
sembling an unmeaning guttural sound. She was twice
subjected to the ope?ation. After the first there was a
decided improvement in her arms : from remaining almost
stationary, she obtained the power of lifting them as high as
her head. After the second, not only could she make them
meet over her head, but she walked syith a firmer step, and
there was a manifest improvement in her articulation. The
result of this case elicited loud applause from all parts of the
room.

One of the Liverpool newsmen who may be seen any time
Away station carrying out the papers, and who for a
long time has been afflicted with paralysis, was next operated
upon. He had previously been hypnotized with great benefit.
It appeared to us that he received some additional improve-
ment from the present experiment ; at least he retired from
the platform evidently under that impression.
The young lady (the natural somnabulist) was next intro-
duced, who hypnotises herself in another room, and she ex-
hibited all the beautiful phenomena which we have described
on former occasions. She was highly applauded.
Three men, all suffering from paralysis of different limbs,
were next subjected to the process, and the experiment was
proceeding when our reporter left, at half-past ten o'clock.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer begs to acknowledge the
receipt of half of a five pound note, No. 17,443, to be placed
to the account of the window-tax, forwarded to him anony-
mously.—llowning-street, April 27.

MR. POPJ OY' S LATEST.—Why is Mr. Askew, the
harbour-master, not a straightforward man ?—Because he is
always A-skew.

A ' LATER !-Why is the harbour-master's name like a
note of interrogation ?—Because it is always I Ask-ew
(Ask you.)

We lament to state that a very unfavourable report has
reached us of the state of health of the estimable bishop of
this diocese (the Bishop of Lichfield).—Staffordshire

Advertiser

The Earl of Lonsdale's valuable pack of hounds were
brought to the hammer at Cottesniore Kennels on Friday
last, fetched good prices.

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_ Sidmouth expired at White Lodge, Rich-
)n Tuesday last, in her 60th year. Her lady-
e of the late Lord Eldon.
A. QUEER GRAY GOOSE. —The Northern Whig says,
" A goose belonging to Mrs. Gray, of Trummery, near
Moira, about a fortnight ago laid an egg weighing 13 ounces,
having two shells, one within the other, with a stratum of
while between each." •

hip was

INDIA .NEWS.—On Wednesday, a court of directors was
held at the East India-house, when the Most Noble the
Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T. and C. 8., was sworn in as
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Madras, and Sir
George Arthur, Bart., as Governor of the Presidency of
Bombay. The Marquis and Sir George afterwards dined
with the direbtors at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
when they were honoured with the company of her Majesty's
ministers and many other distinguished personages.
THE WHITE QUAKERS.—A number of these fanatics,
with Joshua Jacob at their head, entered the church at
Mountmellick on Sunday last, during divine service, with
their hats on, but which were removed' by the constabulary.
Joshua Jacob walked up to the communion table, it is sup-
posed with the intention of " testifying" (as their blasphe-
mous denunciations of all places of worship, except their
own conventicles, are called); but on Mr. Sheane, J.P., and
Mr. Hill, 5.1., placing themselves on either side, for the
purpose of preventing any obstruction of the service, Joshua
contented himself with shaking violently, and remained
silent. We understand that he intends going round all the
places of worship within his reach, for the purpose of " tes-
tifying," but we hope equally prompt measures will be taken
to prevent the interruption of divine service by this wild
enthusiast.—Leinster Express.

A GHOST STORY.—On Friday morning last, the colliers
at the Pinfold Coal-pit, near Rochdale, refused to go down
the pit to their work, alleging, as a reason, that there was
fire damp in the works. The foreman, having been down to
examine the place, pronounced it safe, when the men con-
sented to go down the shaft, but on arriving at the bottom,
were still of the same opinion, and refused to commence
work ; whereupon the banksman determined to keep them in
their subterraneous prison for their contumacy. At twelve
o'clock, some of the wives, sisters, and daughters of the
colliers arrived at the pit with the dinners of the prisoners ;
and, soon afterwards, the usual signal was given from below,
that a tub of coals was ready to be wound up, thereby satis-
fying those above that the men had commenced work. The
engine was immediately set in motion, and up came the tub
filled with coal. As soon as it had been safely landed, the
coals were seen to heave up and tumble over the top of the
tub. Every individual present, male and female, scampered
off, terrified out of their senses at what they had seen, some
of them declaring that a head with a pair of goggle eyes as
big as saucers had thrown the coals out of the tub. The
mystery was of short duration ; for the men and boys in the
bottom of the pit were soon seen at liberty above, when the
following explanation was given,—the colliers having no hope
of being released till night from prison, put one of the party
in a tub, covered him over with coals, and instructed him to
release the rest as soon as he landed safe at the top, which,
as every one had fled away, was very easily accomplished._
Manchester Guardian.
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THE Scorrlsu THISTLE.—This ancient emblem of Scotch
pugnacity, with its motto, Nemo me impune lacessit, is re-
presented of various species in royal bearings, coins, and
coats of armour, so that there is some difficulty in saying
which is the genuine original thistle. The origin of the na-
tional badge itself is thus handed down by tradition :—When
the Danes invaded Scotland, it was deemed unwarlike to at-
tack an enemy in the pitch darkness of night instead of a

pitched_ battle by day; but on one occasion the invaders re-
"lred to avail themselves of this stratagem ; and, in order to
prevent their tramp from being heard, they marched barefoot.
They bad thus neared the Scottish force unobserved, when a
Dane unluckily stepped with his naked foot upsna a superbly
prickly thistle, and instinctively uttered a cry of pain, which
discovered the assault to the Scots, who ran to their arias,
and defeated the foe with a terrible slaughter. The thistle
was immediately adopted as the insignia of Scotland.

ANECDOTES OE

ANKEAS.—Apropos of Sir J. Child, 1
have to remark that he founded the firm which still retains
his name at Temple-bar, and which, with the house of Willi?'
Percival, and Co., is considered to be about the oldest in
London. Child's house is understood to possess documents
which ;
which prove their existence as a bank as early as It"s
mises.
since which they have never moved out of the same PF; ,„ go
The books of Messrs. Hoare, in Fleet-street,. are seaiu '"
Strand,
back to 1680 ; and those of Messrs. Snow,
Lombard-sweet,
rd-street,
to 1685. Stone, Martins, and Stone, of
claim to represent the house of Sir T. Gresham
than of dpresume, must be-more a matter of tradition
of ancient do-
mentary-
evidence, and as suggesting views which will
scent upon the part of our commercial interestsf many noble
--° Gresham; but tl,:i., I
bear a comparison with the genea)(i..gy3six hanks in Lou-
houses. Fifty years ago there were • '
f' a hundred. But tifty
don; at present there are upwards
of private banks, with
years ago all the banks in London were
England ; while at pre-
the single exception of the Bank of
colonial, forma
ecnotn;
int years ago, only twenty
sent the joint-stock banks, hoTtatainin
Of the fifty-six banks in busil'and yet the principal banks,
siderable portion of our metr(rans - - yd"ceotl
four are now in existence :t
property and transacting the
pbankers. The joint-stock
-er and solidity, but as yet they
tglireousteesptohtsez
banks are increasing il:t nand
extent of operations, conside-
are; as to means, cre(he elevated position occupied by their
rably removed from
coimp
etitors, the private bankers. The
old school bore little resemblance to
seniors and great comp
hliosned3oednerbeaisikeeresfantrh;ehe was a man of serious manners,
btell'Ll:trog psri property
luctlie steadiest conduct, and a rigid observer of
plain apps As you looked in his face you could read, in
formalities.
xiamndofbyhiws
hliifeeh, the
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, 1 his actions, was,that he who would be trusted with
oinnteeltioigwibhleiccl.ihirilerat;tre;,dthaallt thehis rulingtho ughnt-is a,
,hape... all .
- ,37 of other men, should look as if he deserved the
the money
be an ostensible pattern to society of probity, ex-
actness, frugality, and decorum. He lived—if not the whole
of the year, at least the greater part of the year—at his bank-
ing-house ; was punctual to the hours of business, and al-
ways to be found at his desk. The fashionable society at the
west end of the town, and the amusements of high life, he
never dreamed of enjoying ; and would have deemed it no-
thing short of insanity to imagine that such an act was within
the compass of human daring, as that of a banker's lounging
for an evening in Fop's-alley, at the Opera, or turning out
fhmoartpheer swDerubnygwith four greys to his chariot, and a goo**
spring chickens, behind,an d i
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champagne.well
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