The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-09-15

an fhe ground alone that there IS u Vacane
such unsuccessful applications shall De recofoeu
and all applications rejected on that account
sball be considered, and the Patients admitted III
tho order of time of their several applications
without the smallest favour or partlaA ~ oul the
Trustees reserve to themselves the risht OF giving
nreference to cases, where there is strong ground
r. hone for speedy relief o. er those in which the
cure shall seem to be hopeless-or when the pa
tent shall belong to the families of benefactors
or contributors, or to any towns or parishes which
NAV have contr. buted towards the fund, OF the
Institution.
The Trustees hope that the reasonableness
Of these Regulations will be apparent to every
one. 1t would be pernicicus and highly IN
furious to the Institution, as well as needless
iy yexatious and expensive to the friends OF
patients, if they were to be invited to bring
the Patients directly to the Hospital before the
application has been considered and decided
upon. The Hospital may be fall or the case
may be such an one as the Asylum - not a
dapted 10 relieve, and it the Patient be sent
back, great expense, Inconvenience and COIN
plant might ensue. The Trustees hive init
mated that they shall be ready to receive =.
few Patients in October, but not the whole
nunber which The Edihces are capable OF
containing. The reason Of thls temporary re-
slriction i this the Institution Is wholly new
In this part Of the United States--the cures
and attendants are 10 be instructed and form
edit would se imprudent to admit one or
two hundred Patients labouring under similar
disease with dofneslicks so little practlsec.
| As 10 compensation, they presume the
pubick always understood that those who
could afford to pay would be charged rea-
sonable board. II Is the practice Of every
institution Of the sort, il Is believed In Europe
and AMERICAS and the best OF reasons Is, that
the Trustees have expended considerably
more than that portion Of the subscription
which was specially appropriated by the Do
nors to the Asylum tor the insane, and, OF
course, the institution must support itself or
| decline. The compensation will, however,
| be found on terms as reasonable as possible.
The Regulations which regard the evidence
of previous and subsisting insanity are lndis-
pensably necessary, TO prevent imposition on
| the Trustees and the occurrence OF some OF
those dreadful practices Of which TOO clear ev-
| idnece has been furnished in other countries !;
and requisition OF a minute history OF the
case, and Of description of the constitution
and past incidents OF the PATIENTS life, are in-
portant to enable the Physician TO decide on
the most proper mode ottreatment.
Sept. la. 1918.
We have at length the new Constitution
of Connecticut, as reported by commil,ee
of the Convention, who are progressing in
its discussion and adoptlon.--the conStitu-
ton is very minute in its enactmenls Ar
ticle |, contains the bill Of rights in twenty
three sections. Art. III, relates 10 the gfs-
trbution OF power between the Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial departments. Art
Ill, embraces the constitution of the Leg
islature, which consists of a Senate and
House of Representatives., demonstrated
Jointly the General Assembly. The two
Houses are to be elected ANNUALLY, and to
hold annual sessions, alternately al Hart
ford and New Haven. The number OF
members in each, 10 be the same as IN the |
present Council, and Assembly. The Sen. /
ators to BE- chosen by general ticket. Tha |
General Assembly however may withiH |
TWO years after the taking of the next cen
sus increase the Senators to 81, and district !
the state fer the purpose of choosing them,
and may reduce the number of Representa- |
tives 10 one for each town. Art. w, re. |
lates to the Executive Department, which |
is vested in Governor to be elected annu- |
lly.--Art. V, The judicial Department -
to consist of a Supreme Court of Errors,
a Superior Court, and such inferior Courts
as the Assembly shall appoint.-Ar. vi,
relates to the qualification of electors--VII,
to religion-VIlI, 10 education-Ix, to i'm
peachments-X, general PROFESSIONALLY
provides for amendments to the conslitu
lion.
The moderate party have succeeded in
the late State Elections in Kentucky. Safe
ty and happiness Is GENERALLY found ia an
equal distance from the extremes OF yio-
lence and apathy.
Amongst the patents granted in France,
on the 9Th July, are the following
One for method of condensing Hydro
gen Gas, by which IL can be rendered an
article OF commerce. Another for print
ing press, by which both sides of The paper
can be printed at once.
Looking uh.-Simon SNYDER. late Gov.