The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-09 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL C.ISE: OF HYDirOPHODI.I.

It is with extreme feelings of regret we have this week
to detail the particulars of a third case of hydrophobia
which has occurred in Stockport, and it is the more dis-
tressing because an interval of between seven and eight
months has elapsed since the unfortunate sufferer was
bitten, too evident a proof of the uncertain effects of this
horrible malady. The following we have collected front a
gentleman who was an eye witness to his situation
Joseph Bennett, a cotton spinner, 35 years of age, on the
1St!: of January:l was severely bitten iu the ann by a
dog supposed to be going mad, at the time that he was
assisting another man to destroy it. He went to a druggist
in the town, who administered to him what he termed
the dose, which he took, and had his arm dressed. After the
wound had healed, and up to the commencement of the
hydrophobia: symptoms, he frequently complained of pain I
in the bitten pan. On Monday morning last he remarked
to a friem: t'-it he had great pain in his um, and was very
poorly of himself. Ile was observed by his neighbours
to appear very languid and dejected all the day. His
night was restless and his mind much perturbed. On the
Tuesday morning slight convulsive motions eamo on,
which continued to increase ; at three in the afternoon
they were very viokiit, and so continued for some hours
he complained of great tightness in the breast and neck all
the morning; and at four in the afternoon he was pre-
vailed upon to take some fluid as medicine. The re-
lief which he teas promised to experience from swallowing
repeated quantities determined him to use evert possible
exertion, but those exertions were piteously duttressing.
The liquid was first presented 'to him in a cup, which he
convulsively gnashed his teeth into, and broke to pieces.
After swallowing some fluid, he became sick, and vomited
a large quantity of frothy fluid. Ilis countenance was,
expressive of as extreme anguish as it is possible to eons
coive. The mind was perfectly rational, but no doubt
under acute and indescribable suffering. He moat plain-
tively implored the by-standers to pray for him, and in the
intervals between the violent paroxysms frequently pointed
to the affected arm. II: languished until two in the morn-
ing, and expired. Thus has prematurely perished a use-
ful member of se in the prime of tife, leaving a widow
in a pregnant state, and a large family of six children, un-
provided for and unprotected. Tla, situation of the widow
is truly distressiog., and deserving the sympathy Gf the
humane and benevolent. We are requested to state this,
and to solicit on her behalf, any trifling pecuniary as-
sistance; those who may favour the family with such re-
lief. may be assured that their bounty has been well be-
stowed. We are happy to tine; that the poor girl at Porn-
! ton, who, it was apprehensive, was labouring under 'the
symptoms of hydrophobia from the bite of a dog ten weeks
shme is in a great measure, resovemi, her affliction being
merely that of a nervous irritation, arising most probably
[from the dread of leer situation.—Stockport Adrertiser.

IS'e learn that it is in contemplation again to apply to
Parliament early next &ssion, for au Act to erect Docks
at St. Catherine s.