The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-26
Tux LAxc.r-The number of this eminently pop

dented success with which the Lancet has met, moi
only among the medical practitioners, but the non
professional public In the first place, We have an
admirable lecture on the Physiology of the Nervous
System, by Dr. Marshall Hall, of London, in which
variety of very extraordinary experiments are de
tailed. An interesting lecture on Polypi ofthe Nose
by DR.. Mott, follsws An account Of the "lrish
Prophet of the Seventeenth Century," precursor
OF the celebrate Me mer, is very interesting paper
and presents singular example ofpupaar delusion
The brief and spirited reviews Of new medical
works, and current medical literature, which constr
trte peculiar feature oflhe Lancet, exhibit faith
full record Of the progress of medicine and the cola
teral sciences, and are particularly calculated TO In
struct and amuse the general reader Under the
head of the "Medico Chrurgical Reporter" great
variety of remarkable cases. with their treatment,
and appropriate remarks by the editor, are given
From the novelty and interest of the cases detailed
and the clearness with which their treatment is
described, this department of the journal is of the
greatest value to every reader.
The establishment of the Lancet has originated a
very impc rant revolution in the medical profession
in this city, the influence of which must of course
gradually extend throughout the whole country.
New life and energy have been infused into or
schools and ecturers-public attention is more al
mere directed to every subject connected with the
science which has for its object the preservation and
restoration Of health. Even the ladies', God bless
them read the Lancet most attentively. Faith in
patent nostrums and quack medicines is gradually
diminishing The old race of orthodox practitioners,
who sent their luckess patients to the grave secun-
dun artem are following their vctims-a ne W brood
Of young, clear headed Gaens, are coming on the
stage-and in a short time, what with their skill,
and the spread of popular medical literature, the diff
culty will be not how to maintain health, and attain
green old age, but actually how to "shufile ell this
mortal COIL" and get out of the world at all.
The University MEDICAL School RE OPES-
ING OF THE CLINIaUE 1t is amusing and pleasing to
see the professors of the New School coming back
to their old plan of a weekly Chnique and their
senses at the same time This is the effect of free
press; and we congratulate them on their return to
sound incpes and sound practice. They COM
menced right; but by means of a clique and the
falsehoods of one or two of the Wall street papers
they left the proper path These papers raised the
cry of quackery, and sowed the seeds of dissenson
between DR.. Mott and Or. Pattison; this led to a
difficulty among these eminent men, and the ul-
innate giving up Of the clinlque, and the school
has been going back ever since; they have now
come back again to the right course, and we
hope and believe the school will lise again
There is is no reason that any but professional men
should attend <hese operations and the idea Of call
ing them quackery is all prepesterous.
We were the first to give our hearty support to
this school, and we shall be the last TO abandon it
when it is conducted on right principles. We hope
H. bo~ ~.
they do in the Crosby street school. and throw open
the doors of their lecture rooms 10 the whole pro-
fesson, without any obstruction to the Editor of the
"Lancet" After this they have only one more
thing 10 do; and that is to send the money down to
pay the old bill they owe us Tor advertising.
New YoRK AND ALBANY RAILRoAp-A meeting
has been held at the Mayors Office, with Stephen
Allen in the chair. in relation to this matter; resou
tions were passed to collect ST. OOO. 900 in 10000
shares, by the lst of May. The following persons
were also appointed Commissioners to investigate
the situation OF the said New York and Albany
Railroad Company, in respect to its property and
.~.l-Iia and as its contracts liabilities
and engagements Of every description Abraham
G. Thompson, Samuel S. Howland, James Bosr-
man, Robert C Cornell, Stephen Allen, Lamber,
Bouchaud, Jacob Harsen, Peter Cooper, and Peter
Schcrmerhorn.
We trust, therefore, that the work may be COM
menced Immediately. Let the grading begin; but
first collect the money.
PRooREss OF TEMpERAScr.-The Temperance
Apostles are making tremendous Roadway all over
the country. One of their recent converts is Sandy
al yho DO to haoo n Lad
ing Aposes-and whose style of eratory is proba-
bly, the most original Of the present day The move.
ments of the cause will hereafter be mainly under
Apostle Delavan, and Apostle Welsh. They are to
have great procession Of 80 900 men; and they are
breaking up the grog shops aad dIsileres in all d.
recons. and running the corporation taxes growing
out Of the same. Very well. Tax something else
BANK EXCITEMENT ~ NEw ORLgAYs.-AccOrd
ing to the accounts yesterday, the bank excitement
continues with great fury. Several more Of the
fnanciers and spectators have gone off-no
one knows where. The St. Charles Theatre burn.
ing TO the ground will furnish cause for new explo
stems. A complete revolution is going on IN New
Orleans. Every persoa who looked dispassiona,e
ly upon the state OF affairs in New Orleans predictt
this revulson. We foretold the denouement year
ago
Mr.. BRAHAM is to give Concert at Providence
tonight.
vEroEs.-GovernorS Seward has put his veto upon
the law altering the mode Of appointing Bank IN
mssioners 1t is said he has several other veioes in
his pocket.
SyMProMs.-The g New York American" gives
symptoms Of dissolution. It's getting perfectly rabit,
violent, demoraising, and disorganising. Char'es,
what's the matter !
WAssrsGroN Isv,sG sails for Madrid, via Eng