The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

MARKET INT ELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of this day.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was a reluctance to operate in
British Plantation sugar for home trade purposes, and in
some cases the rates accepted were rather under those of
Friday. Transactions were 360 hhds, dtc., including at
auction 301 hhds Barbadoes which went Gd per cwt lower,
brown selling at 31s Gd to 32s Gd, low to good yellow 33s
to 375, and 37s Gd to 38s per cwt.
TEA.—Transctions in congou have been on a limited
scale, and prices are rather lower for inferior sorts, but
there is se ircely any change fOr good or fine. In common
and medium green little has been done, whilst prices have
rather declined.

INDIGO.—There is not the least improvement in the
home or export demand for East India, and the rates taken
are rather under those of the last quarterly sale.
TALLOW.—The demand is on the increase both for specu-
lation and consumptive purposes, and prices for Russian
have advanced. P. Y. candle on the spot, of first quality,
selling at 66s to 66s 6d, and 67s to 69s for delivery,
according to periods, at which important contracts have
been concluded during the last few days. An active demand
fur home melted and 65s is the currency for cash. In other
sorts of tallow there are larger operations, Australian mut-
ton at 61s to 665, beef 58s to 61s. South American 59s to
61s, and French melted 64s to 65s per cwt. Stock of tallow
is 13,000 casks more than last year, and prices rule 13s to
14s per cwt above.
OILS.—A much better demand has been experienced
for linseed oil both for shipping and home trade purposes,
and an advance has taken place, 56s 9d to 37s per cwt.
having boen obtained for present delivery. Rape, pale
44s 6d to 455, and brown 435. Cocoa Nut sells more
freely. Palm 44s to 47s for mid to fine quality. Seal
pale at 411 to 421, other sorts 371 10 to 401 per tun. Cod
at 391 lOs to 401. An improvement in the demand
for Southern. There is more desire to operate in
sperm, and the downward movement has ceased,
good to fine quality now selling at 1051. to 1081.
Olive-531. to 541. for Gallipoli, and 491. to 521. for other
sorts. In American Spermacitti a larger business has been
done at is 3d to is 4d. Lard oil is wanted at 53s to 55s
per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCH.
Amsterdam ............ 11 151
Ditto, three mouths .. 11 171,4
Rotterdam ...... • ... .. 11 173,,',
Antwerp .............. 25 25
Brussels .............. 25 25
islarnburgh
Altona ................
Pari5.......... 25 21/,
Ditto, three months • • 25 321,
liarseilles...... • • ...... 25 321 E
Bourdeaux ............
Crankfort-on•Maine .... 119
Berlin .• .• •••••• •• ••
Vienna .. • ............. 12 43
Trieste • • .. 12 53
Peter5burg:............. 37
50,
Cadlz .................. 50
Barcelona...... ....
Seville „ „

ANGE—This DAY.

Gibraltar • • . • • • • • • • • • • •
..,egllorn ••••••. • . • • • • • 30 50
Genoa .. .... 25 35
Milan ........

Venice —
Naples .. .•••.••• •• .• 42%
Palermo 127
iffessina .. l 27
!Lisbon 52'A
Rid Janeiro —
Ruenos Ayres —
INew York, days' sight
Philadelphia —

PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in Bari £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Ilfexican Dollars .... 0 4 0
New Dollars ...... 0 0 n
liilver in bars ...- - 0 0 0

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.

THE ALLEGED DEATH FROM A SURGICAL
OPERATION.

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Kenton-street, having been found
insufficient for the accommodation of the jury, the barris-
ters, and the vast crowds of medical men who have mani-
fested an interest in the proceedings, the adjourned inquiry,
yesterday was held in the Court of the Sheriff of Middle-
sex, Red Lion-square.
Elizabeth Russell, a nurse in King's College Hospital,
said she was one of the assistant nurses of the Royal Free
Hospital when the operation was performed upon the de-
ceased child. Anne Faulkner, the day nurse, took the child
from the ward to the operating room. Soon after 1 o'clock
it was brought back, and taken in again before two. She
heard Mr. Weedon Cooke and Mr. T. Wakley speaking
•about having the operation. Mr. Wakely thought he had
a right to the case, as it came in on Tuesday, but Mr. Cooke
held that it was brought in upon the Friday, and he con-
sidered that it was his case. Eventually it was settled for
Ur. Cooke to have it. Mr. Scobell was present at the time.
The child was brought back to the ward after the opera-
tion, about four o'clock. The nurse (Faulkner) said she
thought the child would have died before it came out of the
theatre. She threw it on the bed, and said it would be a
good job when the little devil was dead, and shook it.
There was very little consciousness about the child. It
rallied a little before it died.
The witness was subjected to a severe cross-examina-
tion by Mr. Seijeant Wilkins, in the course of which
much impatience was manifested by the jury. The learned
serjeant commented upon this, and added that it was not
the first time certain members of the jury had acted so
discreditably. . .

Witness proceeded to say that after the operation Mr.
Cooke and Mr. Scobell paid great attention to the child,
that they visited it frequently at its bedside, and gave it
wine and other refreshments. She admitted she had quar-
relled with Anne Faulkner, and considered she had been
ill-used by her.
By Mr. Clarkson—Mr. Cooke's conduct to the patients
was always kind and attentive.
Mr. James Henry Crump, clerk to Mr. Evans, the solici-
tor, whose name has been mentioned, said he had never
told Mr. Brent or Mr. Wakley that the parents had al-
tered their minds, and would allow the inquest to be put
an end to, nor anything to that effect. What he said when
he went with Mr. Brent to Mr. Wakley was, that Mr. Evans
would not give up the original document, but would pro-
duce it whenever it might be required.
Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—He knew that Richard-
son had signed a paper, putting off the inquest ; and he
knew also that Newman, the other clerk, had conveyed it
to the coroner. Mr. Evans saw Richardson after he (wit-
ness) and Mr. Brent had visited him. It was after this
interview that Mr. Evans sent him to Mr. Wakley, with
the message about not giving up the original document.
When he called upon Mr. Wakley he thought he said he
should come round again. Witness knew that Evans had
received money, but he did not know how much.
The Foreman (to Mr. Parry)---I wish you to ask proper
questions.
Mr. Parry, addressing the foreman, said—Sir, I beg to
say that I think you are utterly incapable of judging what
questions it is right for me to put. I would not have
made this remark, but that I feel that you have prejudged
this case, and are determined not to have an impartial in-
quiry.
The Foreman said—Mr. Parry had misunderstood the
nature of his objection.
Mr. Parry remarked that it was a curious fact that the
jury never misunderstood Mr. Ballantine. There was a
great deal of prejudice on the part of the jury, and he (Mr.
Parry) was unfortunately on the wrong side.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—He did not know how Mr. Evans
came to be engaged in this case. He knew Mr. Gay (the
surgeon who was dismissed from the Royal Free Hospital
a few months since), and has seen him at Mr. Evans's
office. Mr. Evans was Mr. Child's attorney, but he was
not aware that Mr. Child was one of Mr. Gay's committee
at the late affair at the Free Hospital.
At the suggestion of Mr. Bodkin, who thought witnesses
should be asked something about the parcel of money
which was given to Richardson at Mr. Evans's office, Mr.
Ballantine examined him upon this point.
Witness said he gave him the 20 sovereigns by Mr.
Evans's direction the day before the inquest. They were
wrapped up loosely in an envelope, which had been used.
Richardson called and asked for Mr. Evans. Witness
found that Mr. Evans had two gentlemen with him. Mr.
Evans, on being informed that Richardson was there, said
" Give him this." Richardson said, " Thank you," and
added that he would call again.
By Mr. Serjeant Wilkins.—No man could doubt on
taking the envelope in his hand that it contained money.
Mr. Edward Headland Greenhough examined—l am a
physician, and reside at 77, Upper Berkeley-street, Port-
man-square, next door to where Mr. Cooke, the surgeon,
lives. I was invited by Mr. Cooke to see this operation for
lithotomy. I have not stated my evidence to any solicitor
on either side. I arrived with Mr. Cooke at the hospital
about 2 o'clock, and found the child on the operation table.
Mr. Cooke first removed a tumour from a girl's arm, which
I should think took 20 minutes. While that was going
on the child was removed and then brought in again.
Mr. Cooke first sounded the child, and then, I think, Mr.
Wakley, jun., and Mr. Gant sounded the child. It
was not then under chloroform. After it was put under
chloroform Mr. Cooke began to operate. Mr. Cooke
first used his finger and then the forceps. He said he once
held the stone between the blades of the forceps. During
the operation Mr. Cooke had several consultations with
Mr. Wakley Attempts were again made to sound for the
stone, and the gentlemen listened for the sound of stone.
I was one of those who listened, and I should say the sound
grated against a hard rough surface. The os sacrum would
not come within the definition of a hard rough surface,
unless it was denuded. We listened by ear and by stetho-
scope, and both Mr. Cooke and Mr. Wakley examined the
child repeatedly after that. Mr. Cooke introduced the
forceps, and Mr. Thomas Wakley introduced his finger and
the knife I suppose for the purpose of extending the inci-
sion. After that Mr. Cooke again used the forceps. (A
pair of forceps was introduced to the witness.) That in-
strument is twice or thrice the size of the instrument
used. After Mr. Cooke had used the forceps some time,
he turned round and asked Mr. Wakley to extract the
stone. Mr. Cooke was, no doubt, embarrassed at his
repeated failures to extract the stone, but I marvelled,
all things considered, at his coolness throughout
the operation. When he asked Mr. Wakley to search
for the stone, Mr. Wakley introduced his finger,
and the impression on my mind was that he also
introduced the forceps. That is my impression still. lam
perfectly certain that Mr. Wakley made use of an instru-
ment which at the time I believed was the forceps, aril
still believe it. At that time I had moved round to the
head of the table, or I should have been wore positive. I
had become uneasy about the state of the child, and moved
round to the head of the table to feel its pulse. Mr.
Wakley's manipulations upon the child did notA After
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the child recovered partially from the influence of
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a very long time before it came, and thoulght it never
coming. After thebladder was injected don't think
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anything else was done, and it was thought proper to re-
move the child from the table and suspend the Operation.
I,„m perfectly certain that Mr. Wakley jun., did use the
knife to the wound.
By Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Whether Mr. Wakley made
any incision with the knife I cannot say, but I am positive
that he passed the knife with his finger into the wound.
At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the investi-
gation was adjourned till this day.