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$10 The Duke of Grafton, not the Author of “* Apeleutherus.” [May 1, 
are dried the more they retain of the 
taste-and colour, and consequently of thé 
virtues of the fresh plant. I observe, 
that of late, the whole plant is sold in 
the physic-herb shops, as a remedy for 
the asthma. Now it ought to be gene- 
rally known that the leaves, and more 
especially the unripe capsule and seeds 
of the thorn-apple, are a very powerful, 
nay éven a deleterious narcotic, if taken 
internally, and probably cannot, in all 
eases, be, even smoked with impunity. 
Yet the Jeaves, according to the expe- 
rience of Mr, Toulmin himself, * are not 
possessed of the same powers, in allaying 
the asthmatic paroxysms, as the compa- 
ratively . mild, and innocent stalks and 
FOOtS,, J. Sims. 
Guilford-street, March 16, 1811. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
HE 1 ingenious author of the memoir 
of ‘the Jate duke of Grafton, in 
your last Magazine, must be greatly mis- 
taken in attributing to that nobleman, a 
work published some years ago, under 
the fitle of “ Apeleutherus,” . It is im- 
possible that the duke of Grafton should 
have been the author of that publication, 
because the sentiments contained init 
are the reverse of those which that ve- 
nerable nobleman is well known to have 
eutertained, | The design of “ Apeleu- 
therus,” is to discourage public worship 
and social prayer, and by the stress 
which it lays upon the internal evidences 
of revelation, to supersede, if not en- 
tirely, at least in a great measure, the 
evidence of miracles. I will take upon 
myself to say, that these were not the 
duke of Grafton’s sentiments. He was 
a firm believer in the Christian reve- 
lation, upon the evidence of miracles, 
and especially the miracle of our Lord’s 
resurrection. As long as he was able to 
go abroad, he was a most regular, se- 
rious, and exemplary attendant upon 
publie worship. 
the established liturgy, when purified ac- 
cording to the plan of Dr. Clarke and 
Mr. Lindsey, from the errors with which, 
with respect to the sole object of wor-° 
* Since writing the above, I have been 
informed by Mr. Toulmia, that from his ex- 
Greme dislike to tobacco, which they appeared 
to him to resemble in taste, he made but 
very few trials of smoking the leayes, not 
sufficient, he thinks, toascertain their virtue, 
though inthe few instances in which he used 
hem, shey certainly aiorded him ag relief, 
; . 
And to the forms of 
ship, it'is disigured, he was most firmly 
attached. Lam persuaded, that nothing 
would have hurt his feelings more, than 
to have known that he was 5 suspected ‘of 
being the author of  Apeleutherus.” * 
Desiring therefore, as far as my tes- 
timony will go, to correct the mistake, 
and presuming that neither yow nor your 
correspondent have any interest or wish 
to misrepresent the fact, EF request the 
publication of this letter in your next 
Number. T. BELSHAMs 
Hackney, April 4, 1811. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, 
SIR, 
C JEANLINESS is. one of the chief 
deities among the household gods, 
and is one to which our worship is cons 
stantly due. She rewards her votaries 
with health and cheerfulness, and makes 
the fire-side of a cottage as agreeable as 
the Buzaglo of a palace. She renders the 
coarsest fare an agreeable luxury, and 
the most magnificent entertainment af» 
fords no luxury without ‘er presiding ins 
fluence. Ina word, she is the queen, of 
civilization, and her most favourite haunts 
are the houses of the English, Welsh, 
Dutch, and Swiss. 
Favourable, however, as the interior 
of English houses are to the genius of 
cleanliness, it is to be lamented that fox 
want of a police, or of arrangements for 
the purpose, the streets of London are 
disgustingly filthy, and area disgrace to 
the general manners, habits, and cha- 
racter of the nation, Streets covered x 
foot deep with mud blackened by the 
noxious distillation of coal-fires ;_ filthy, 
odours from the corners of every street, 
and the entragces of every alley ; and 
coats of condensed smoke and various: 
efiluvia, attached to the walls of the. 
houses, and coeval with them, are the 
present characteristics of London. Ne- 
vertheless, with its abundant supplies of, 
water, its common sewers and other con= 
veniences, it might be kept perfectly 
pure, and become a pattern of public 
cleanliness and external neatness to all 
cities. 
Nothing is wanted but @ police, or or= 
ganization of labour for the purpose. 
An act of parliament may be necessary,, 
and although the expenses of extermi- 
nating dirt, filth, and voisome smells, 
might amount te 40.0001. or 45,000L. 
per annum, it would not be above seven 
or eight shillings onthe average, to every, 
houses The advantages in, point ,of 
hgalvhy pleasantness, and cheerfulness, 
would 
