The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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The differences that have so long subsisted and occass
slimed such melancholy results between the 'shipowners
and certain of the seamen of Sunderland were, on Thurs-
day last, happily, and, we hope, finally adjusted. The et-s-
-wim have withdrawn all pretensions of control over the
owners, and the owners in return have agreed to take into
each of their ships an extra 111311 iu addition to its ordinary
crew. This will no doubt afford a very seasonable relief to
a few of these misguided men, and we trust that a selection
will be made in the first instance of those who have the
largest families, and are consequently in the greatest ills-
tress; hut still, from the accumulation of apprentices
during this lung- :dick, it is to be feared that some hundreds
will be compelled to withdraw to other porta, and perhaps
to other countries, for employtnent.—Durham Chronic/e.
The following is an extract from a letter received by the
Magistrates of Sunderland, from Mr. Hobliouse, the Under
Secretary of Sate for the Home Department, dated White.
hall, 10th August:—
" Genlienica-1 am directed by Mr. Secretary Peel to narrow-.
ledge the receipt of your Utters of the sth, Gth. and 7th instant, and.
to aegurfitit you that he has received from me a statement of the
conversation which I had on Monday with Mr. Davison, anti the
two ship-owners alluded to in your first letter, respecting the riot-
ous anti unlawful acts committed at and near Sunderland on Wed-
nesday lest, when you deemed it necessary, tot the restoration of
the peaco,to call in the aid of the military, and four llves wcro ar
fortunately lost
" Although Mr. Peel has hcnrd with deep regret that Tour mei.'
sures for the mainterance of good order weenot effectual until the
military had been compelled to lire, yet alter the fullest czonsidess-
tion °tithe information submitted to him, and of the proceedings
on the Coroners' Inquests, it appears to him that Mr. Davison was
fully justified by the considetation of his own personal safety, and.
of tit* of the peace ofEeel-s and troops who accompanied him. in_
resisting as he did the violence offisrett to them, and that tattier the
trying circumstances under which Mr. Davison was plot:ell, I.e
acted with coolness and resolution, and with as much forbears/I.e
as was consistent whit the security of himself at:d of those wi
were acting under his ordrra."

CORONER'S INQUEST ON MONSIEUR JULES
PESNEAU AND DANIEL TAILOR.
On Saturday evening last two inquisitions were taken at the
Turf Tap, in Mr. Tattersall's yard, Grosvenor-place, before the
Deputy Coroner for Westminster, on the bodies of Monsieur Jules
Pesneau, a Frenchman, and Daniel Taylor, late patients in St...
Georges Hospital, whose deaths were occasioned by being thrown,
from their horses. The former deceased, it appeared, was a wine..
merchant, residing in Green-street, Grosvenor-square, who met him'
accident near Stanhope-street gate, in Hyde-park ; and the latter,
occurrence took place a few miles front town.
. The inquiry excited much interest, and the room during the in.
vestigation was completely crowded.
After the Jury were sworn and viewed the bodies at the hospital.
on their return the Coroner proceeded with the evidence.
Mr. Henry Pittman. house-surgeon of St. George's Ilospital,a
stated that the deceased 111 r. Pesneau was brought there on the
27th July. Ile was then in a state of insensibility, having re.
ceived a severe blow in the back part of his head • the skull Walt
alto fractured, and there was a dislocation of the elbow. The
causes of death were the concussion of the brain and the accom-
panying extra vexation of blood brought on by the blow. Every.
attention possible was paid to him, but he expired on the 19th inst..
Mr. Norcott, jun. of Lawrence-street, Chelsea, knew the de.
ceased, he was a wine-merchant in Green-street, Grosvenor-square.
Between six and seven o'clock on the evening of the accident lie
met the deceased riding on a restive horse, which he raid lie had on.
hire. The deceased did not appear a good horseman ; he was per-
tectly sober. Witness gave him his address on one of deceased's'
cards, and went away. About two hours after witness's card was
brought to hint, and lie, informed that the deceased was in the hos.
pital, went there, and found hint quite senseless. A gentlemen.
named Atkinson, now in Scotland. informed him that he saw the
deceased Icing on the ground in Hyde Park, near Stanhope-street
Gate. The bystanders said lie had been thrown from his horse.
By. a Juror —What occasioned you to give your address?
ItneSS...-1 knew him personally; lie was to have called upote:
me, but not knowing my address.' and' not having a card in mr,
pocker,:l wrote my address on one of the deceased's.
Juror.—Whose property was the horse?
Witness.—l don't know.
Juror.—What; have we no one present that can inform us Cid,
belongs to the animal, and where it is ?
Witness.—Not to my. knowledge.
A young man now said he had no hesitation in stating, that the
boesg belonged to an Italian gentleman named Reit-month who at
present was in France, and be believed the horse was also there.
The Jury, tinder these circumstances, and in the absence of en
dente to prove the deceased gentleman haring been thrown lions
his horse, returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

GROSS CONDUCT TOWARDS A PATIENT.
The second inquest was on the body of Daniel Taylor, aged 27;
late in the employ of 111r..Shanton, North-row, Park-street.
Mr. W. Cowell, house surgeon of St. George's Hospital, de.
posed to the deceased being brought there on the 2d instant, witty
a severe lacerated wound in the palm of his right hand. Ile went
on favourably for several days, but left the hospital on the 9ih. ant
on the lilith,when he returned again, the injury which deceased hal
received was considerably increased and inflamed ; the wound hal
been done by. a glass bottle; every attention was paid to the des.
ceased, who expired on Saturday morning. His death was causet
by the irritation of the wound. In answer to a question front at
Juror, amputation was not considered necessary.
Mary Taylor, the wife of the deceased, stated her husband;
worked for 3.1 r. Shanton, of North-row, Park-street; about three,
weeks since he was a few miles from town, riding on horseback.,i
when the animal threw him into a ditch, and his hand falling on ar
broken glass bottle, cut it severely ; the horse also plunged on bin,
while in the ditch ; he, deceased, told witness on his return home.;
that his hand had been dressed by some blacksmiths, on the roadw
The deceased next day went into the hospital, but came home za
few days afterwards, hits hand at that time was very bad ; he cont.
phined of being ill used that caused him to leave the hospital ; it
was not from the doctors, but from the neglect and ill treatment his
met with from the nurse of the ward and a patient named.
Allen. Between ten and eleven o'clock on the Tuesday
morning prior to her husband leaving the hospital, she went
there, he was then very ill; a man called Allen (witness be.
Rested lie was the porter) ordered the deceased, whom he
termed the post-boy, to assist him in carrying some coals into
the ward ; he told him he:was not able to carry his own skin, muck
more coals; noon which A!leti called hint ...a d—tl lazy scan:lN'''.
and threatened to report him. These expressions greatly itritateA
the deceased. Witness now interfered, and blamed Allen for call-
ing any sick person such names. Deceased said he would leave the
Hospital; he asked for his handkerchief, which she gave him, and..
was going to take away his shoes to be mended, when the nurser
came up, accused her with calling Allen a fellow, took her by thei
shoulders, then turned her out of the ward, and gave directions to.
the porter not to suffer her (witness) to come in again.
Juror—Did the deceased complain of being neglected by any,
other person while in the Hospital ?
Witness—No ; he said he was sorry lie leR the Hospita/, for he
had had every attention paid to him by the medicalgenilemen. unit.
would not have come away but for the ill-treatment he experience!.
from the nurse and the mun Allen.
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Juror—l think we had better have this man before us; it is clueL
for a patient to be thus weated.
Another Juror—Yes, and the nurse also.
Coroner—Really, Gentlemen, such conduct of the tinderlirws
deserves serious inquiry; it tends to place the establishment in ti a
greatest disrepute.
Allen was now called in, and questioned respecting his conduct
towards the deceased man. He at first denied having ordered.
him to carry coals, but afterwards admitted he did ask him, stein,:
he was walking about in the ward, Allen attempted further to deny
having called the deceased a d—d lasy scamp.
Mrs. Taylor positively declared he used those expressions to bee
husband, which very much irritated his feelings.
Coroner to Allen.--Pray who ordered you to carry coals irto ads
ward P—Allen hesitated to answer the question.
The Apothecary to the Hospital said he begged it to be trultr-
stood that Allen was no porter, nor was he employed by the Hee-
pital • he was only a patient.
Co;oner to Allen.—Your officious conduct and inhumanity to-
wards the deceased has been the means of bringing the Dcwpitat
into discredit.
Allen then received a most severe lecture on his impropriety, bit
he seemed indifferent about it. Ile was then ordered to retire.
The nurse was next called in, whose name was Armstrong.
This woman, in attempting to j usury herself, declared she had on ,y
done her duty by ordering the deceased's wife out when she w-
aisted that her husband should leeve the hospital before the
Pa -
dieal gentlemen came round, which was contrary to the rules ; Nh.,
had performed her duty towards the deceased, and there was 1:Ot
him.
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Mrs. Taylor said it was not her intention to mention
patient
was
titheicretaiy-oednetwpcaatwieynttsiiteinowddersh,ewor cratrhee.
expression
tlsititonnoutwdhesbryAhl.len tell t
would now state. But you know, nurse Armstrerg,twanal,ett
pr
neglected by you ; and you know also that k
now I'll keep it on longer to torture you."
be;rntinsgirliSdry:Poytoucuaastoidi
complained of
a poThueltnieuersteniurdidngshheimweiinit
bcoynseqheruiennsterue ocftitotnwes
Jumr.—lt is high time you had left the hospital.
mihaejir;rbtioninp)aguntp—oftiinkffair,nes:eli poulticesshocking indeed,
hera most
tie cruel.patients.
There being no other evidence, the Jury, after some deliberation,
returned a verdict of " Accidental Death by being thrown from a
horse."
The Jury now consulted together as to the mar prudent method
of censuring in the strongest terms the conduct of the nurse, and
the patient Allen ; when it was finally agreed that the Coroner
should write a litter to the Board oh the w►jest, and the Jury felt
satisfied they would both be dismissed so in invlstigation of rho
circumstance.

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