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London, England, 1822-02-04 00:00:00

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THE HURRICANE OP SATUBDefr NIGHT.
Between twelve and one o'clock the Metropolis was visited
by • noon alarming harricase, which, fur its (filth', sadist i
-the that awful threatening., does not appear to Aims lanai
muteeded !Pahl' the recodection of the oldest inhabitant se
the Glinsopulis. Soon after twelve o'clock ilia niad,mbhis!
jolt blown strong the whole of the main, increased tea'
', most frightful, degree, and a short time before one it ap.
tared to have arrived to the very height of its lisp
after • tremendous. fall of rain came othobble-h am&
sued with easbated violence. Betimes three and
symptoms of the stone subsides( appeared, sod bp Ilia:
411.11.11 of day indications of the Gus weather that ensammier
dissipated the fearful apprehensions that shine list
given rise to. The following are among mime of its erects:
• —The wall adjoining the Fresessons' schookla St. George's
Fields, was blows atiev with a tremeadown Mash, damaging
several of the windows of the school-home, and Inouye/the
buildings adjacent ; considerable damage was doss to lee
buildings no the lose leading to Great Doeu-street, whom
a coach containing three persons was blows over; intimately
the person. inside escaped withall any material injury.
A bag attest of paling on the branch of tive•Surrey'Canal
on ths Deptford-road, was blows down and tooted along she
canal. Is some Gelds near the Bermondsey Grasse, a
number of large trees were torn up by the roots. lu the
same Neighbourhood, in oddities to the serious damage sum
tinned to as immense number of boons, in wiodows,
• soya, sad oat buildings, as Dock-head • large stack of
chimneys was blows down, and a servant who was sleeping
is the attic narrowly escaped being crushed to death. The
principal beam providentially fell ia a position which we.
vented the weight of the rubbish falling on the bed. It is
somewhat sinister that she did not discover her situados
till upwards of two hours after die snidest had taken place.
On the river from below bridge, as far as our observation
ban gone, most frightfal havoc •ppears to have been made
by the norm, is carrying the coasters (ruin their moorings,
several small craft having bees sunk, •itil damage to • cuo-
siderable suntout has been sintaiised, the partleulan of
which, at peewit, are not knows. • •
We hove been informed that two of the hands on board •
north cosine, trader is emdessmiering to secure the moorings
of the vend wee blows overboard, beyond this we have
not beard of the loss of sny lianas hies. Above bridge as
far as Swerve., the ravages to the smaller description of
vessel. were felt equally severe. Off Millbnuk two barges
were snob, umellankti with timber, sod early yesterday wtormag
the river presented the screen's shipwreck, boots, plsuks, kc.
bring observed flintier with the tide. Ou the banks of the
river, and Vauxhall-road, the several buildings exhibited the
erectile( the hormone. Prom that directidu to the Edgeware
road a great number of bosom have berm unsaid sad the
windows blown from the easements. On the maid great du-
nnage hen been sustaised by several boats being lora from
their fastenings, and the copings of the canal nod the I.aka
very much injured. The small dwellings iu Harper". Fields
have bees greatly damaged, many of the houses eon.
pletely usreofed, sad the sweetie*. in the gardens, together
with their commits, (merely destroyed. is the interior of the
Metropolis, the effects bin beset entail, destructive. The
street...ad worn were every where steewed with tiles, sines,
sod *bigamy pees, tors by the tropesi ism thi roofs of the
boons. •

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.imovarer s I PIO* SEPICK Wsetlititythi,
16.61 Sittings i* Ten, Wore the Cilit JUSTICL

. sicisettatt •ND•isiewriesit S. RIDOOT.
'rim war an action to recover t3l. is..
the amount . ourron's bill, for curing the
Defaisdanei father of wounds inflicted on his prison
its en attempt at self-destruction, the expense of
•hick it Ores alleged, the Defendant had expressly
promised tri pay.
Mr. Scaitt.srt and Mr. CHITTY condected the
Plaintiffs' case.—The Plrnttills were described as
respectable surgeons, and the Defendant as a young
gentleman holding a profitable situaticta iu the post
office. His father, a clergyman or the Church of
England, had formerly thrtll in aHuent eircoas-
stances, hut had become embarrassed, and in the
month of May last he was oaken in execution for
debts amounting to 4 or SOOL, and carried to
Deets's fork-rip-house in Kiug-atreet. Soho. In a
state of mental derangement, arising from accumu-
lated ntielimuues, he made an attempt to cut his
throat with a razor in two places. The keeper of
the luck-np-house, who bad receiv,d timely notice
of the misfortune, diately sent for the Plain-
, tiffs, who were the neatest resident surgeons, in
ennui and render their assistance. One of the
Plaintiffs, accompanied by his brother, came to the
house forthwith, and dressed the wound., which were
extremely dangerous. On rod, side of the neck.
there was a deep 'mei:llan, several of the veto, were
divided, and the carotid artery w-e laid hare.
Mr. Davis sent u message to the Defendant, ac-
quainting him with the calamity which had befallen
his father, and desired his itutuediate presence.
The Defendant went directly to the luck-up-house.
and desired that every care should be taken of his
parent, arid said lie would pay all expenses incurred.
At that moment the Surgeons were iu the how,
and had just performed the operation of dieseling
the wounds. Mr. Morgan, jun. was called down
stsiss, and the Defendant was informed, that
such was the nature of the wounds that it would
be necessary fora surgeon to sit up with the patient
all night. Upon which the Defendant repeated his
williugnevo to pay all expenses, sod desired that
proper attention should be paid to his father. •Orie
of the Plaintiffs accordingly sat up the whole night.
and the patient was visited by the Plaintiffs there.
four and five times a day, for nearly a fortnight.
They afterwards visited hire in the Fleet prison
until • cure was effected. For their trouble (dress-
ings and medicines) they made • charge of
43/. 15s. 6d. for which sum they now sought to
make the Defendout liable.
Mr. Doe* the Sheriff's officer, proved the pro-
mise made by the Defendant to pay all expenses.
Mr. Morgan, a .brother of the Plaintiff, proved
the reasonableness of the charge. The 6ist upero-
Linn 1101tV, if charged at test guineas, would have
been reasonable. He could nut say what portiere' of
the bill had been applied to that part of the attend.
mice. The sem charged had reference to the whole
•Itetable of attending the patient from first to last.
If nothing had been charged for the first dressing
ispd attendance. the sum charged in the whole bill
*sold hate been reasonable for the sithoeipleat at-.
• Stadiums, Swim

Dr. Steitaditemes trolled in when the accident
hawneil : thoitild the Plaintiff's bill was very
riateeable. The first operation fur dressing the
wounds would be very moderately charged at five
guineas. The sem of 99/. was not too such fur
the subsequent attendances, supposing the Wounds
to have been dressed by somebody else before the
Plaintiffs were gilled in.
The SoticiToa.Gettelult. (with whoa was Mr.
Pagittileretlllll) said this wee a most afflicting cam.
The Defendset was • young mu, far Irons being
in affluent circumstances : he had imprudently nt-
volved himself in giving security fur his father's
debts, which had swept away all his. p. toprity. and
cod left biro nothing to depend upau for existence
but a trey smell salary, as a sorter of letters in Ike
foreign department of the Posit.ollee. He was in.
•ducscl to resist this action. beeuese he had never in.
Isiuded to become liable fee noM than the .expeuse
taking care of hie father the first night ghee sloe
accident happened. It was for the Juey to ley.
whether the promise proved in evidence went beybrid
that liability. Undoubtedly he was not liable for
the expense of dressing his hither's wounds, and for
the first attendance of the Plaintiff., fur it appeard
that they were called in before he was sent fur ; mug,
therefore, the promise could not be construed:to
extend to what had then bee* done. They wooed,
therefore, reduce the amount of their verdict it sill
events, by deducting five guineas or ten guiunii,
which had been proved. by two wilts:tat* resew-
fively, to have bees a fair charge la dressing- the
wounds and perfuming the first operation ; or they
might take an intermediate sum between tire and
ten guineas, in apportioning what part of the pill
ought to be applied to the period byline the De-
fendaut gave any promise. If the Defendant. was
to be held liable for more than the expense of the
attendance on the first night, he certainly Ishotalid
undr a misconception; toe what he tnteuded did
Dot go beyond the expense of sitting up with his
father the hest night.
The CUIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury. that thi
Defendant win certainly amt liable for what was
done by the Plaintiffs before the Defehdant had
made any promise ; but he reminded thew, shpt
both the medical gentlemen estunined had said, that
the sum charged fur rritessdrirce, btc, wurrict Immo
been reasonable if the Plaintiffs had not performed
the first operation. They would, however. take the
whole case into their coosideration, and snake sin%
deductions as appeared to them to be just and ria.
•
trnable.
The Jury falai a verdict fetthe
Damages twensrgatineos.
FIBOLD V. IllActow.
This was an *Mimi Mosight by the .Plaintiff, who
was gardener to Mr. Frtvolt. • gentleman who hid
resided at Norwood. against the Defendant, fur
8/. 9s. the value of a crop of grass which he had
sold him in July last. It appeared that Mr..
volt having selunimabed his Mule at Plarsmod, gave
the crop of gmeo,tev. Mold iu discharge of was
wages, who *gain sold it to the Deforidout. For
the latter it was nerd that Mr. Frivolt owed him
money, and that he merely dealt with the pisi„or
under the impression of his being his master's &seat,

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