The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-29 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday a case which had before been partly heard,
again came under the consideration of Messrs. HARI/I%qm
and CoMBEs. It was an appeal under an Act of Parlia-
ment passed during the last session, against the refusal of
Mr. Moss, one of the overseers of the poor for the hamlet
of Mile-end Ohl Town, to pay to Dr. Ramsbotham and
Mr. Pater, a surgeon, in the Commercial-road, the sum of
two guineas each, agreeably to a certificate, signed by
Mr. Baker, the coroner, and the constable of the parish,
for their attendance, and giving evidence at a Coroner's
Inquest.
The parties were all in attendance, and Mr. Moss said
that his reason for objecting to pay the money was, his
feeling that under the Act of Parliament he would not be
justified in paying more than one of the gentlemen.
Dr. Ramsbotham observed that the facts of the case were
these ;—A few weeks ago some suspicion had been excited
that a female servant in a respectable family in the Com-
mercial-road had given birth to a child, and his friend Mr.
Pater had been sent for, and the result was that the body
of a new-born infant was found in a slop-pail in her room.
The Coroner forwarded an intimation to Mr. Pater to make
the necessary examination of the body of the infe.nt, so as to
be enabled to give testimony before the Jury as to the cause
of its death, &c. Mr. Pater, not wishing to depend on his
own unaided judgment in such a case, called in Dr. Hams-
botham, and they both made a minute post-mortemlexami.ia-
tion of the bodv. They both afterwards received a sum-
mons from the Coroner to attend at the inquest of the body,
to give their evidence, which they did, and yet the overseer
of the parish objected to comply with the orders given to them
by the Coroner for the usual fee of two guineas each,
and which was ordered by the Act of Parliament to medical
practitioners. Dr. Ramsbothatn went on to say that the pre-
sent question involved a most important professional prin-
ciple ; for, if the Magistrates decided against them, it
would have the effect of placing medical gentlemen in this
situation, that they would be liable to a penalty of 5/. if
they refused to comply with the request of the Coroner,
while, when they did, they were to have nothing for their
trouble.

Mr. HARDWICK was of opinion that, under the Act of
Parliament, the Coroner was not authorised to summon
more than one medical man : and if the Jury were not sa-
tisfied with his evidence they were empowered to call for a
second or more ; and, in that case, the parties subse-
quently so called would alone be entitled to the fee. In
this he considered the Legislature had acted most properly,
for, had it been otherwise, abuses to a considerable extent
might be practised, by the Coroner, if he felt so disposed,
summoning as many medical men as he thought fit, and
giving a certificate to each.
Dr. Ramsbotham replied that it would be impossible for
one medical man to know whether a second was called in
or not, and therefore it would be hard upon him to lose his
time 1",.r nothing. On reading over attentively the second
clause of the Act of Parliament, he would admit that,
agreeably to its legal construction, the law was against
hint. For his nt,,.,n part, however, he would in futUre take
his chance of being fined 51. rather than attend to Coro-
ners' orders. _ _ _

the fees of two guineas, and
Mr. Moss here paid one oc
the parties withdrew.

WORSHIP- S TIOE T.
31 a rlin Atiophy and John Murphy, father and son, and
Anthony Shiel, were charged with assault:ng, so as to en-
danger the life of, Martin Newell, by battering his head
with a quart pot. Murphys were fined ss. each, and Shiel Is.

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