The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

THE CASE OP GEORGE ELYG.

At the weekly board of goreruors of St. George's
Hospital. held yesterday, the following report from the
medical committee of the hospital was read :
" The Mediu.' School Committee beg to report that, from
the evidence of Mr. Freeman, houaeaurgeon, and Mr.
Jones, aaaistant-thothecary (who were examined by the
committee), it appears that George King was admitted into
St. George's Hospital on the 30th of September, about
5 p.m., in a state of noooraciousneas. He was immediately
examined by the house-surgeon, Mr. Freeman, chest the
face, bead, and handl., with the view to the detection of
any external injury, no trace of which could be discovered.
Mr. Freeman, judging the symptoms to be those of
intoxication. sent for the asaistant-apothecary, Mr.
Jones, who also, and separately. examined the
man for external injury, and found none ; but
from the odour of the breath and the matter ■ubsequently
vomited, which smelt strongly of spirits, Mr. Jones bad no
doubt that George King was labouring under the influence
of liquor. George King remained in the hospital for two
hours and a quarter, during which period he was examined
separately three different times by Mr. Freeman and Mr.
Jones. About so boor from his admission, soil after
vomiting, George King began to recover conseMnsness,
and at the expiration of the two boars and a quarter
was so far recovered that permission .44 given
to the policeman to remove the roan from the
hospital, provided that he residence could be ascertained.
Contrary to the expressed condition of this permission,
George King was removed from the hospital to the station
by a policeman without the knowledge of either Mr. Jones
or Mr. Freeman. The man walked out of the hospital ; and
it has been given in evidence before the coroner that he
walked to the policeetatico in King-street, Westminster.
The committee, from the confidence they entertain io the
profinsional ability and truthfulness of Mr. Freeman and
Mr. Jones, beg to etersrs their belief in the statements
made by them. and that every proper care woe taken in the
treatment of George King.
" Nov. 5." " W. E. PAGE, Chairman.

THE BISHOP Or LONDON'S ADDHL-S.—How the
Bishop of London's address will affect hi. episcopal bre-
thren we can only conjecture. It disposes summarily of
the absoluteness of thumb authority. It impliedly carts
cootempt upon the doginate decisions of convocation. it
restores its rights, often impugned of late, to private iadg•
meat. It is Itberalism—theological liberalism— the It heral-
-1 ism which Dr. Neiman so much dreaded, and wLioh the
" Tra,:ts for the Times" were written, to ieskt. and. if
poreible, annihilate—enthroned in high ecclesiastical office.
But it is liberalism baptized with an earnest Cbmitian
spirit. Its effect upon cultivated intellect will probably
be extensive and luting—and, we should hope. cannot but
be ultimately beneficial. Reason will be reintroduced by it
to some of its lost rights, lied faith replaced upon a breeder
sod firmer foundation.—Nowonformisl.
PNOVINCIAL MAYORK.—The following gentle-
men were yesterdey elected mayors of the places mentioned.
Liverpool, Mr. Edward Lawrence (conservative.) I-firming.
ham, Mr. Henry Wiggin. Redford, Mr. James Howard.
Norwich, Mr. C. E. Tuck (ooeservative.) Manchester, Mr.
Alderman Bennett (the retiring mayor.) Salford. Mr.
Alderman Wright ?arose. Orford, Mr. James finches'
(liberal.) Southampton, Mr. Thomas Bowman. Ipswich,
Mr. S. H. Cowell. Windier, Mr. William Bedford Harris
(liberal.) Nottingham, Mr. Alderman Page. Cambridge, I
Mr. Alderman Swann Harrell I:tberial
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