More facts, or a reply to a pamphlet [by J. Hodgson] entitled A state of facts, &c / [John Heysham].
- John Heysham
- Date:
- 1783
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: More facts, or a reply to a pamphlet [by J. Hodgson] entitled A state of facts, &c / [John Heysham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![About ten o’clock I began my defence, and at half part eleven, when I had finilhed nearly about two thirds of it, the Meeting, being fully Satisfied, defiled me to fit down. I acquiefced with relu&ance ; yet in that (hort period I had fully confuted all my accu- fer’s charges ; firft, either by his own witnclTes, (mod of whom but too evidently appear- ed to be fuborned) on their crofs examination ; or, fecondly, by the teilimony of Mr. Blain, Mr. Watfon, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Hinde Mr. Elain's apprentice ; and, laftly, by the evidence of the Daily Report Book of the Difpenfary, and in the cafe of Hugh Sutherland, by Mr. Blain’s Day Book ; in (hort, the following Refolution, which was dictated by the Right Hon. the Earl of Surrey, the Prefidcnt, was ordered to be en- tered in the Minute Book : “ Refolved unanimoufly, that Mr. Hodgfon has not proved his charges againft Dr. “ Heyfhamf.” The difmijjion of the Surgeon being now inevitable, a Motion for that purpofc was about to be made by a Gentleman of diilinguifhcd worth and abilities, when the General Meet- ing chofe rather to adopt the lenient meafures of the Committee of the 4th of June, and adjourned to feven o’clock the following evening. But the adjournment was exprefly declared to be for the purpofe of giving him an opportunity of refigning, which at that time anfwered every purpofe of an expulfion. From the unanimous decifion of this refpedable Meeting];, who were folemnly aflem- bled in the capacity of Judges, my adverfary has thought proper to appeal to the Public. Can it then be a matter of furprife, or uneafinefs to me, to be thus attacked by a man who has fo often violated the facred name of truth ; by a man, who at the fame time he afperfes my chara&cr, can dare to afperfe the chara&ers of fo many of that refpe&able Meeting, by whofe favour he was fuffered to efcape with fo much lenity ? For what is his State of Fafts but a direct imputation of partiality in the Judges towards me, and a flagrant violation of juft ice towards him. I (hall make no further remarks upon the Exordium of the State of Fa&s, than, that it is a piece of elegant compoftion, but come to the bottom of the firft page, where my adverfary feems to entertain fome doubts whether any advantages can be derived from the publication of Obfervations on the Bills of Mortality. As it would be great arro- gance for me to contend with Mr. Hodgfon, on a fubjedl with which he is fo intimately acquainted, I (hall only refer my readers to PercivaV$ Eff. vol. II. and to the concluiion of Dr. Monro’s letter in the Appendix, No. II. Little f Minute Book, page 12. t The following Gentlemen were prefent at the Meeting : The Right Hon. the Earl of Surrey, Prefident ; the Right Rev. the Lord Bifhop of Clonfert, Wm. Dacre, Efq; Jofeph Liddell, Efq; and John Lo(h, Efq; Vice Prefidents; John Chriftian Efq- Timothy Featherftonehaugh, Efq; Thomas Pattinfon, Efq; J. F. Clarke, Efq; Tohn Grier, Eiq; John Gaff, Eiq; Thomas Coulthard, Efq; Wm. Hodgfon, Efq; Rev. Wm Paley, Archdeacon of Carlifle ; Rev. Mr. Bird ; Rev. Mr. Dickinfon ; Mr. Fergufon • Mr. ~/ah5?> Newbiggin ; Mr. Thomas Hodgfon ; Mr. Blain ; Mr. Mitchel ; Mr. Donald • V r* Mitchmfon; Mr. Thomas Monkhoufe ; Mr. George Monkhoufe; Mr. Milliken! Mr, Elliot, Mr. Beck, &c. See. &c.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28749376_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
