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There was another cafe of mania, which the fifter of the patient attributed to the 6 influence of religious enthusiasm. But whether, in this particular instance, the religion gave rife to the infanity, or the infanity to the religion, it was not in the power of the medical attendant to ascertain. One of the inftances of cephalæa, in the above lift, was remarkable from its alter16 nating with an ulceration of the breast. 12 Whilft the latter, either by time, or the application of furgical fkill, gradually got better, the former as gradually came on. This alternation had taken place in repeated inftances. The pain in the head was at its greatest violence at the period of the patient's first attendance at the difpenfary, when the fore was completely healed. As a fubftitute for the discharge thus ftopped, an iffue was ordered in the arm, in confequence of which, and partly perhaps in confequence of the Peruvian bark, which was alfo prescribed, and the enjoyment of country air, the patient for fome time pait has not, in any confiderable degree, fuffered from either of the complaints with which she had been before afflicted.

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It appears, from the above report, that the difeafes which have principally prevailed during the last month are dyspeptic, or those that originate from fome fault in the organs of digeftion.

This is, in a certain degree, to be accounted for by the alteration that has taken place in the temperature of the air, which, whilft it has proved favourable to the relief of cartarrhal and rheumatic affections, may, by its increafed warmth, have a tendency to relax the tone of the fomach, and thus predifpofe to those morbid fymptoms which are more peculiarly connected with that vifcus.

The diforders of the ftomach, which have occurred, might, in a large proportion of cafes, be clearly traced, in men, to the abufe of fpirituous liquors, and in women, in addition to the abuse of fpirituous liquors, (to which, after they have once paffed over the bounds of fobriety, they are, more than the other fex, com pleatly and irretrievably devoted,) an intemperance in the ufe of tea. Although this, in a moral view, is furely far lefs dangerous than inebriating ftimuli; it is not, perhaps, much less fo in its phyfical effects upon the conftitution. Befides that from the degree of debility and depreffion which it induces, a perion is naturally led to have recourfe to what are called tonic medicines, or to exhilarating cordials.

A remarkable cafe has occurred of an idiotic girl, about fifteen years of age, who is uniformly thrown into a state of the most violent madnefs by the hearing of any kind of inftrumental mulic, fuch as the ringing of bells, the notes of an organ, &c. After the hearing thefe or any other fimilar inftrument, flie, for hours, endeavours to imitate the found with her voice, What makes this cafe still more fingular is, that,

In the cafes of amenorrhoea that have occurred during the period that the drawerup of this report has attended the dispenfary, the preparations of fteel have exhibited a decided fuperiority over thofe of the Peruvian bark, or indeed any other remedy taken into the ftomach.

Electricity in one inftance proved almost immediately fuccefsful. It is to cafes like thefe where a fudden agitation of the system is required, that this ftimulus feems peculiarly adapted. In a cafe of paralyfis in which it was administered, it produced fome appearance of temporary relief, but the patient died on the fucceeding day. Perhaps it may be laid down as a general rule, that chronic diseases are not to be cured by violent flimuli, but rather by the application of those gentle remedies that gradually restore the strength of the constitution,

A cafe equally remarkable and melancholy has remained for a very long period under the care of the difpenfary. It is that of a young woman who, for many years paft, has been confined to her bed in a ftate of univerfal fpafm. She lies rigid and motion!efs, with her eyes more than half clofed, and every other organ of fenfe almost completely fhut against external impreffion. The phyfician who at 4G 2

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tended her, by speaking in her ear as loud as it was poffible for him to do, fucceeded only fo far as to produce a motion of the lips that betrayed an ineffectual endeavour for utterance. It seems to be a cafe in which there is an habitual absence of actual firferion, although, by fome violently exciting caufe, the fenfibility may, at times, be imperfectly awakened. Lying in fuch a ftate, with fcarcely any fymptom of vitality, but a feeble refpiration, he can be regarded as little elfe than a breath ing corpfe. Upon this curious cafe being stated to a perion of diftinguished learning

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and acuteness, he fuggefted it as a poffibi. lity, that confcioufnefs might still exijl, although it was unable to appear, in confequence of the voluntary muscles ufually employed in expreffing it, refusing in this inftance to difcharge their accuftomed office. This, it is to be hoped, is not actually the cafe. Nothing is more terrific to the imagination than the idea of being buried alive; and what mode of being buried alive can be conceived more truly horrible than for the foul to be entombed in the body! J. K. Hatton-garden. W. W.

STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, In June, 1800.

FRANCE.

HE following are the particulars of the victories at Engen and Motkirch, which we were obliged barely to mention in our laft number. The Imperial army marched from Donauefchingen on the 2d of May, and arrived at Engen in the courfe of the afternoon, before the French had reached that place. Notwithstanding the great importance which was attached to the gaining of the pofition of Stockach, yet it was not thought poffible to proceed fo far that day, without expofing to imminent danger the feveral corps of the Archduke Ferdinand, and thofe of Generals Ginglay and Kienmayer, which had received orders to retire from Fribourg and Offenbourg, and join the main army. On the fame day, the French advanced the army which had, till then, occupied the north east part of Switzerland, and which was opposed to the Auftrians on the fide of the Gritons and the Voralberg, and brought the whole of it towards Constance

and Schaffhaufen in the courte of the following night. On the 3d, in the morning, this force, united to that which had passed the Rhine at Schaffhaufen on the 1ft, attacked and carried the important Auftrian pofition at Stockach, which had been accupied by Prince Jofeph of Lorraine. On this occation the Auftrians furtained an immenfe and almost irretrievable lofs in men, cannon, and ftores. The Prince hav. ing been obliged to fall back on Pfullendorf and Mofkirch, the left flank of Genetal Kray's army was thus left uncovered. In this fituation, and before the Archduke Ferdinand had effected his junction, General Kray was attacked at Engen, about two o'clock in the afternoon, by the

main French army, commanded by General Moreau. A feparate force fell at the fame time upon the Archduke, and obliged him to fall back on Dutlingen. The French attacked with different columns in fucceffion, and forced every part of the Autian line with as much fuccefs as could be expected. In the afternoon of the 5th, the different corps of the French being again concentrated in one point, whilit General Kray had ftill between thirty and forty thousand men scattered on different points, General Morean attacked the Auftrian army at Mofkirch with his whole force, and totally defeated it, notwithftanding the lofs was very confiderable on both fides. On the 6th of May, the retreating Auftrians took a pofition on the north-fide of the Danube, in the neighbourhood of Ulm, where, on account of the ftrength of the pofition, they have been enabled to maintain themselves ever fince.

On the 8th of May the right wing of the Auftrian army, in Italy, commanded by General Elfnitz, who was on Monte Carro, attacked the enemy at Muchi delle Pietra, and fucceeded fo well, that at nine o'clock in the morning victory declared in his favour. The General of Division, Grevier, with a great number of officers, and 1000 non-commiffioned officers and privates were made prifoners. Fifteen pieces of cannon of different fizes have been taken from him along the coast.

Upon the 16th of May the advanced guard, of the famous Army of Referve, commanded by General Lafnes, paffed St. Bernard, and advanced to Aoita. An Hungarian batalion attempted to defend the entrance into the town. It was

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beaten, and had feveral killed. St. Bernard was covered with fnow, and the afcent Extremely fleep; General Marmont, commanding the artillery, employed two methods: The first was a fimple tree, hollowed in form of an augre, in which were placed the eight-pounders and mortars. One hundred men yoked themfelves to a cable, and dragged along the piece; and it took wo days to bring it acrofs St. Bernard! The fecond was by means of fledges upon caftors, which the chief of brigade Gaffendi had constructed at Auxonne. The carLiages were dilimounted, and carried piecemeal, except the carriages of the five-pounders, which 10 men carried upon hurdles! On the 22d of May the Commander in Chief, Berthier, having fent on the divilion of Boudet to fupport the advanced guard, gave orders for them to take Ivrea. The enemy had a garrifon in the citadel, and feemed determined to defend the town; they were too few to relift. General Lafnes marched thither on the 23d of May, mounted by fcaling, and carried the town and citadel; the French found ten pieces of cannon. He purfued the enemy towards Turin ; and made 400 prifoners.

The advanced guard of the Army of Referve, after having taken Ivrea, proceeded with rapid ftrides to the Chiufella and the Po. On the 26th of May the troops paffed the Chiufella, and drove the Auftrians from the banks of that river, towards Chivaffo. To Chivaflo the French advanced, and the Auftrians retreated across the Po, taking up a pofition on the right bank of that river. While the attention of the Austrians was occupied by the movements and march of the advanced guard under General Lafnes, the corps under General Murat entered Vercelli on the 27th of May, and proceeded towards the Tefino; the Italian Legion, under General Lechi, directed its courte down the Sefia, which it paffed on the 27th. General Turreau's divifion advanced and took poffeffion of Suza and the Brunette. A column of troops pene trated from the Simplon, and marching towards Domo d'Offola, turned the Auftrian position on the 28th of May; and General Moncey's divifion of 25,000 men,marching by Altorf, paffed Mount St. Gothard on the 25th,and the26th pufhed its advanced guard to Airolo, and drove the Auftrian General, Dedovich's, corps to the Lago Maggiore. Whilt thefe movements were executing, General Lafnes's corps continued its march to the Po, and the Auftrians conceived that its intention was to cross that river, and take up a pofition near Afti, for the purpofe of cutting off the troops on their paf

fage to Turin from Nice. They were completely deceived. After refting the whole of the 29th of May at Chivafco, General Lafnes turned fuddenly off on the night of the 30th, paffed the Dorea, and, marching along the Po, proceeded to Vercelli and the Tefino to join General Murat, who, on the fame day, had entered No vara, where, however, he did not remain; but immediately advanced to the Tefino, which he passed, and pushed on to Corbetta, and afterwards entered Milan. Thus has the Chief Conful developed his plan, It was not to Turin, nor to the borders of the Genoefe to raise the blockade of Genoa, that he meant to march; but to Milan. There would be collected on the 4th or 5th of June the whole army of relerve, confifting of General Lafnes's, Murat's, and Moncey's divifions, and the Italian Legion under General Lechi,

By intelligence, received from France, dated the 16th of June, we learn that the Chief Conful, at the head of the army of referve, had also taken Pavia, Lodi, Cremona, Brefcia, Placentia, Stradella, and was compleatly mafter of the courte of the Po. He has proclaimed the reftora tion of the Cifalpine Republic, and has ap, pointed a provifional government at Milan. Melas was therefore obliged to concentrate his forces, and the Auftrians having evacuated Nice, were warmly purfued by Suchet, who took great number of prifoners, and recaptured the Col di Tenda.

The right wing of the army of the Rhine has established itfelt along the Lech, and entered Augsburg. The centre of the army is oppofite Gunburg, and the left near Ulm. On the 5th the Auftrians attacked the French, near Ulm ; but were defeated with the lofs of 2000 men and eight pieces of cannon.

General Maffena informed the Confuls of the French Republic, by a difpatch, dated at Genoa the 5th of June, of a convention, which he had just made, for the evacuation of the city of Genoa. He fays, "Since the 5th of April we have received no fuccours, either from France or Corfica. Since the 21st of May, the people of Genoa have been without bread, and the army have received only fix ounces per diem, compofed of a mixture half bran and half maize; during the last ten days the maize has been replaced by cocoa, and the rations reduced to three ounces! all the horfes have been eaten, and numbers of the inhabitants have died through famine." On the 16th the garrifon began their march, with their arms, baggage, colours, and artillery, to rejoin the centre of the army un

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der Suchet, and where, according to the terms, they were at liberty to enter immediately into active fervice.

The decifive victories gained by the Army of Referve on the 10th, over Ott, and on the 14th over Melas, reduce to comparative infignificance the previous details. We shall fully defcribe thole victories in our next, and fhall hope to add, as their confequence, that they have brought about a wife and neceffary peace between France and Auftria; and that they will be likely foon to lead to another no leis neceflary between France and Great Britain.

IRELAND.

Lord Caftlereagh moved the house the 16th of May, to refolve itself into a committee upon the Reprefentation Bill. After a fhort converfation, in which Mr. G. Ponfonby and others propoled to appoint a committee to examine whether the return of the hearth-money tax and the window tax (the criterions by which the three towns, which are to return members, are to be felected) were correct,~the house divided: For going into a committee 127; against it 66; majority 61. The house then refolved itself into a committee upon the Representation Bill. Lord Caftlereagh propofed it to fill up the blanks with refpect to the Bishops, who are to be returned in the following manner to fit in the United Parliament: the first feffion after the Union, the Primate of Ireland, the Bishop of Meath, the Bishop of Kildare, The Bishop of Derry. In the fecond felfion, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bifhop of Raphoe, the Bishop of Limerick, the Bifhop of Dromore; and fo on till the fixth feffion, the Bishop of Offory, &c. This clause was agreed to. Another divifion took place in the committee, on a claufe of the bill: ayes 109; noes 67. Lord Caftlereagh then proceeded to ftate the grounds on which he should propofe to select the thirtyone towns, who are to elect members to ferve in the Imperial Parliament. The towns which he proposed to return members were-Waterford, Limerick, Beltaft, Drogheda, Newry, Kilkenny, Derry, Galway, Clonmell, Wexford, Youghal, Bandon, Armagh, Dundalk, Kinsale, Lisburn, Sligo, Carlow, Ennis, Dungarvon, Downpatrick, Coleraine, Mallow, Athlone, New Rofs, Tralee, Cafhel, Dungannon, Portarling, Enniskillen, and Carrickfergus. The city of Dublin two members, Coik two, and the University one.

A debate on Lord Caftlereagh's motion took place in the Houte of Commens on the 23d of May, for bringing a Bill of Union between the two kingdoms, when the houfe divided, and the numbers ap

peared to be ayes 160; noes 130; majority 30.

GREAT BRITAIN.

On the 26th of June, James Hadfield, who fired a piftol at the king at Drury Lane theatre, was brought to trial for high treafon, and acquitted on proof of his infanity.

The House of Commons in a committee on the Income Tax, on the 19th of May Mr. Rofe moved a refolution, empowering commiffioners to furcharge perfons whom they shall detect in fraud; to tax, accord. ing to their defcription of income, perlons who refide occafionally in this country; and to restrict to perfons making zocol. per annum the right of appeal to the commercial commiffioners, which feveral refoJutions were, after a conversation between Meffrs. Tierney, Alderman Curtis, Baftard, M. A. Taylor, Jolliffe, and Sir W. Geary, agreed to. The house, in a committee on the Income Bill, on the zoth of May, relolved, ift. That it is the opinion of the committee, that the rules prefcribed in the feveral acts for granting duties on income, as far as relates to the mode of afcertaining income arifing from land occupied by the owner, or by a tenant at rack.. rent, fhall be repealed. 2. That in lieu thereof,fuchincome arifing from land occupied by the owner, or by a tenant at a rack-rent, fhail be taken in the proportion herein after ipecified to the aggregate amount of the fol lowing articles, viz. rent for one year payable to the landlord; parochial and other rates and affetinents charged en the faid lands, or upon the occupiers in refpect of fuch lands, on the average of three years, ending on the 25th day of March preceding, if payable by the occupier; the value of all tithes, when taken in kind, or the fum paid or payable for the fame, or agreed to be paid in fatisfaction for the fame, within or for the laft preceeding or current year. It fuch aggregate amount be under 300l. a year, then the income shall be taken at three-fifths of fuch amount; and if at 300l. or upwards, then at three-fourths of fuch amount; and in cafe of lands occupied by the owner, the income arifing therefrom thall be taken at the aggiegate amount of the rent at which the lame are worth to be let by the year, according to the ordinary rent of lands of the hike quality, and under the like circumitances, in the fame neighbourhood, and two-third parts of what would be computed to be the income of the tenant at rack-rent, as above mentioned. 3d. Refolved, that it is expedient that the provifions of the faid acts, which exempt any perfon from the faid duties, who shall be

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refident in this kingdom for a temporary purpose shall not exempt any perion refident for more than fix months. 4. Refolved, that in all cafes, where the commiffioners appointed to execute the faid acts, thall affefs any perfon at any greater amount than the fum delivered in his statement, or shall increafe fuch affeffments, fuch commiffioners fhall be authorized to charge fuch perfons, for every fuch increase beyond the fum delivered in his ftatement, with a proportion not exceeding double the amount, by which the duties with fuch perfons would otherwife have been chargeable, under or by virtue of the faid acts, or either of them, fhall be increafed. The house refolved itfelf into a committee on the Income Bill, the 26th of May. Mr. Pitt moved feveral amendments, and verbal alterations, which were

agreed to. On the claufe relative to farmers, a debate arofe, that lafted nearly three hours, whether, in the affeffment of their income tax, they fhould be charged three-fifths, when the grofs amount of tithes, parifh-rate, and rent, made 300l. At length, Mr. Vanfittart moved, that the word "tithe" fhould be omitted.

For his motion 23; against it 88.

The houfe again divided on the claufe which gave a difcretionary power to commiffioners to make out Schedules: for the claufe 61; against it 8. On the claufe which limits to income 2000l. those who are to be amenable to their several district commiffioners; the houfe was occupied a confiderable time: at length, it was agreed, that it fhould be reduced to 2001. The refolutions, and the reit of the claufes were agreed to.

ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and DIVIDENDS announced between the 20th of May, and the 20th of June, extracted from the London Gazettes.

BANKRUPTCIES.

Mafterman, T. H. Butklersbury, warehoufeman. (Brown, Friday-freet)

(The Solicitors' Names are between Parentheses) Motes, L. Abergavenny, ironmonger. (Price, Aberga

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NSTEE, W. Dunftable, ftraw-hat manufacturer. (Parker, Gray's-inu)

Audern, A. and D. Robertion, Coleman-ftreet, mer-
chants. (Swain and Stevens, Old Jewry)
Bennett, T. Butcher-hall-lane, glazier. (Crompton, and
Lys, Took's-court)

Berthoud, H. Adam's-court, merchant. (Collins and
Reynolds, Spital-fquare)

Brice, J. Trowbridge, clothier. (Dyne, Serjeant's-inn) Bell, W. Bafinghall-freet, baize-factor. (Wild, Warwick-fquare)

Carden, W. Bristol, merchant. (Hill and Meredith, Gray's-ian)

Croftley, C. Warrington, inn-keeper. (Topping, Warrington)

Davis, O. Vine-treet, brewer. (Harman, Jermyn-freet) Davis, A. W. George-freet, Hanover-fquare, portraitpainter. (Dunus, Threadneedle-freet)

Dye, W. Great Yarmouth, thip builder. (Swain and Steveas, Old Jewry)

Enwards, J. Kennington, taylor. (Patten, Crofs-ftreet, Hatton Garden)

Evans, E. Exeter, dealer in falt. (Trigg, St. Thomas, near Exeter)

Freethy, J. Strand, jeweller. (Bishop and Thompfon, Eficx-areet)

Frome. J P. St. Stephens, Walbrook, merchant. (Moore, Jennon's Court)

Frederic, V. Sloane-ftreet, book and mufic feller. (Comri, Fleet-fireet)

Gods J. Nailfea, dealer. (P. Lewis, Temple) Greenly, W. St. Martin, Hereford, hop merchant. (Bird and Nicholls, Here ord)

Guy, W. Little Bell Alley, victualler. (Wild, Warwickfquare)

Holoway, D. Aylesbury, inn-holder. (Rofe, Mannings, and Rofe, Gray's-inn)

Hookway, W. St. John-treet, baker. (Smith, Villier's-
Street)

Hobun, J. Moorgate, in Netherthony, dealer.
Chancery-lane)

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Hawkins, J. fen. and jun. Rotherhithe Wall, boat builders. (Shepherd and Cooke, Dean-ftreet, Southwark) Hayes, J. M. Ludlow, woollen draper. (Price, and Williams, Lincoln's-inn)

Hanfard, P. Bristol, baker. (Lewis, Gray's-inn)

Jones, D. Pontypool, draper. (Price and Williams, Lincoln s-inn)

Jacobs, J. Liverpool, hardwareman. (Windle, Bartlett's buildings)

Kemp, S. Catherine-freet, Tower Hill, cheefemonger. (Dawes, Angel-court)

King, E. London, merchant. (Cofte, Winchester-ftreet) Lowe, J. Finsbury-place, merchant. (Willis, Warnford. court)

Latimer, R. Liverpool, linen-draper. (Royle, Chester) Lea, H. College Hill, merchant. Brown, Friday-reet) Livefey, T. Hippings, grocer. (Hurd, Furnival's-inn) Motley, J. Huawersheld, woolftapler. (Cattle treet, Hol

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Mallett, R. North Tawton, shopkeeper. (Allen and Exley, Furnival's-inn)

Mead, H. South Bruham, dealer in cheese. (Dyne, Serjeant's-inn)

Neale, W. Frome Solwood, innholder. (Davies, War miufter)

Oldfield, J. Leeds, cloth merchant. (Battye, Chancerylane)

Paterfon, A. Falmouth, furgeon. (Shepherd and Addington, Gray's-inn)

Panten, L. Alderfgate-treet, goldfmith. (Wild. Warwick-fquare)

Parker, G. Strand, victualler. (Welch and Lee, Alderf gate-treet)

Roche, R. Rochefter, draper. (Scott and Landen, Mildred's-court)

Steventon, W. King's Row, Pancras, fcrivener. (Batchellor, Clement's-inu)

Sharland, G. South Moulton, fcrivener. (Fairbank, Ely Place)

Slater, W Bafinghall-Street, warehouseman. (Palmer and Tomlinfon, Warnford court)

Sherwood, J. Birmingham, fadler. (Hunt, Caftle-ftreet, Holborn)

Skurry, J. G. Threadneedle-ftreet, merchant. (Wodefon, Hardy, and Barlow, Auftin Friars)

Thompson, H. D. Crewkerne, furgeon. (Willet and Annelly, Finsbury-fquare)

Tankard, J. and R. Birmingham, factors. (Devon and Tooke, Gray's-inn)

Turner, T. Gee Crofs, inn-keeper. (Lingard and Dale, Stockport)

Winter, T. W. Kingston, Hull, innholder. (Sykes, Newinn)

Whitchurch, R. Cambridge, brewer. (Allens, Clifford'sinn)

Whiffin, T. Stroud, fhopkeeper. (Sudlow and Richardson, Monument Yard)

Whitaker, J. Doncafter, wine-merchant. (Allen and Exley, Furnival's inn)

Yarker, W. Lancaster, merchant. (Chambre, Gray's-inn)

DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED.

Allen, M. Paternofter Row, bookfeller, July 1.
Atkinfo, W. Bifhopigate-freet, linen-draper, June 21.
Aldred, G. and J. B. Fowler, Ipfwich, coal-merchants,
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Barren, W. Sculcoates, grocer, June 16.
Bevin, T. R. Banghall-ftreet, icrivener, July 29.
Bainbridge. J Bristol, linen-draper, June 14.
Booth, 1. Dutton, and S. and R. Booth, Royston, cot
ton manufaturers, June 24

Bishop, J. and E. Pickering, Coventry, ribbon-manufacturers, July 7. '(final)

Bancroft, J. jun. Derby, mercer, July 5.
Cook, T. Whitwell, dealer, June 18.

Cheap, A. and A. Loughnan, Swithen's-lane, merchants,
Juues.

Carr, B, Heckmondwicke, carpet manufacturer, June 30, Carlton,

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