1804-24 



THE COUNTY GAOL 



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which only those who may have heard him will 

 be able to recall in reading the two following 

 accounts of himself: — - 



'It happened during the probationary period 



THE GATEWAY, LANCASTER CASTLE 



of my apprenticeship 4 — we preferred to call our- 

 selves " pupils," by the way — to the worthy country 

 surgeon. He stood high in the estimation of the 

 good townsfolk, and was, moreover, surgeon to the 

 County Gaol. This imposing pile included all 



4 His first, under Mr. Dickson. 



