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" as well as in medicine, and that in opposition 

 " to the most established truths." — Right-— right 

 — but let us extend the word quack to the ignor- 

 ant and imposing member of every profession, 

 whether regularly or irregularly bred — then, if 

 the " powers that be" considered the subject 

 rightly, not only this miserable hacker of hoofs 

 would be sent back to his sarcenets and shoe-ties 

 again, but even some diploma manufacturers 

 themselves might experience a tremor cordis. 

 What is your opinion, Sir ? 



And now for Mr. Goodwin, with whom your 

 loving cousin has dealt so liberally. From the 

 general character of that gentleman, it is pretty 

 clear that he is not exactly a proper subject for 

 your relative's charitable imputations. I do 

 think that Mr. Goodwin would not sell his name 

 to any system, which, being founded in error, 

 must fall at the first glance of truth, and over- 

 whelm him in its ruins : but, granting that your 

 amiable advocate is aware of such impositions 

 being long and successfully practised, and from 

 a kind of self-consciousness so liberally bestows 

 bis benedictions on Mr. Goodwin, yet the trial 

 is hazardous. The impostor is ever writhing 

 under the rear of detection, which, though de- 

 layed, is pretty certain to come at last, and pro- 

 bably at a time when he is least prepared for it. 



But, Mr. Goodwin, in his junction with Cap- 

 tain Blagrave, has acted, and acts from convic- 



