The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-31 00:00:00

ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.

Inquisitions were last night taken at the Tri-
umphant Chariot public-house, Giosvenor-place, before Tno-
MAS HIGGS, Esq., on the bodies of two patients of the above

Hospital.
The Jury, having been sworn, proceeded to take a view of
the bodies, the beadle having been previously dispatched to
apprise the porter that they were coming ; and in the perform-
ance of this part of their duty found every facility rendered them
on t;. part of the Hospital, lights being placed in the passage
and on the stair-case, and the porter promptly attending to point
.out the bodies.
On their return to the Inquest-room, Mr. Gurney, who at-
tended on the part of the Hospital, expressed a hope that they
lied received every attention.
The Coroner replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Gurney said, he trusted in future they would always
find it so.

The first inquiry was touching the death of James Taylor, a
young man 24 years old.
The deceased, it appeared, on this day fortnight, while
employed in cutting chaff with a machine, at the Swan-inn,
near the Physic-garden, at Chelsea, unfortunately entan-
gled the fingers of his right hand below the cuttin,, part of
the machine, so that on its descent they were nearly severed
from the hand. He was immediately conveyed to this
Hospital.
Mr. H. Jeffreys, house-surgeon, sworn—The deceased was
under my care. I saw hini soon after his admission. The wound
had passed through the first joint of the middle and third fin-
ger, and through the bone beyond, leaving the parts hanging
merely by the skin. It being explained to him that there was
no hope of saving these fingers, he consented to their amputa-
tion. Five days afterwardk he had an attack of scarlet fever,
from which, however, he recovered. The wounds of the fingers
continued going on favourable, but on Friday morning he
was seized with a
.pain in his chest and right side. The
apothecary bled him immediately, and ordered him proper
medicines. At noon of the same day he was seen by Dr.
Hewitt, one of the physicians of the Hospital, who had him
again bled, and administered other remedies. In spite of these
attentions, the symptoms continued to increase with uncon-
troulable violence, and the poor man died between six and seven
o'clock the following morning. On opening the body, the liver
and lungs were found to be violently inflamed, and several ab-
sceses were formed in the substance of both. These were the
cause of death.
The witness having given his testimony, the Coroner hand-
ed the depositions to. him to sign, at the same time thanking
him for his attendance.
Mr. Jeffreys, in reply, said, he had come forward in conse-
quence of what had occurred recently, as he thought his evi.
dence might be more satisfactory to the Jury. At the same
time he would observe, that if in future the juries convened
should experience any neglect or want of attention from the
servants of the Hospital, he could take upon himself, as oneof
the Governors, to say, they (the Governors) generally would
feel much obliged by the same being communicated to them.
The Coroner said, if it should so happen, he would certainly
communicate it.
A gentleman of the name of Smith, who was one of the
Jury, who, a few days back, passed a vote of censure upon the
conduct of the nurse Armstrong, and the patient Allan, here.
rose, and inquired of the Coroner whether he had not received
an answer to the letter he wrote to the I3oard on that occasion ?

The Coroner answered in the affirmative.
Mr. Smith—And in that letter they have thought fit, I un-
derstand, to arraign the verdict of the Jury, and to say that it
was contrary to evidence ? They may think such conduct
right ; but I do not.
Mr. Gurney—You have no evidence that they have done any
such thing.
Mr. Smith—The newspapers state a resolution they came to,
to that effect.
Mr. Gurney—Really, Mr. Coroner, this is quite irrelevant.
Coroner—Certainly it is.
The beadle here observed, that Mr. Smith was not one of the
present Jury.
Mr. Smith admitted he was not; but said, that he spoke in
consequence of Mr. Jeffreys' allusion to past occurrences.
Mr. Gurney—What you have related has nothing to' do
with the present inquiry. You had better state it to the Go-
vernors of the Hospital.
Dr. Hewitt, a physician, and one of the Governors, stated,
that he was in attendance to give any explanation and answer
any questions the jury might wish to put. He could assure
theft, that •it was the wish of the Governors that they should
have every attention and respect shown to them.
The conversation here dropped, and the Jury, after a short
consultation, returned a verdict that the deceased died by the
visitation of God.
'The next inquiry was into the death of William Laxett, a
servant in the employ of Mr. Smith, a builder, residing in
Three Kings-court, Oxford-street. The deceased was employ-
ed on Saturday in lowering timber from an upper workshop,
by means of what is termed a gib, and while in the act of push-
ing the timber off, he overbalanced himself, and was precipitat-
ed headfbremost into the street.
Mr. Carroll, a surgeon of the Hospital, proved that on his
being brought there, he was in a most dreadfully battered state,
almost every one of his principal limbs having one or more
fractures. He died !Alf an hour afterwards. Verdict, Acci.

dental Death.—Deottand Is,
At the close of the business, Mr. HIGOg; at the request of
the jury, expressed to Mr. Gurney the satisfaction they felt at
the attention anti treatment they had received on the present
occasion.
Mr. Gurney (who is SecTetary to the institution) declared his
determination to use ever endeavour on his part to prevent any
future dissatisfaction.—The Jury then separated.

Preparations for the approaching BARTHO.
40MEW FAI a have already commenced, ,by the desire of the
Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, who, in order to protect the
more orderly visitants of that scene of annual mirth and contii.,
sion, had one hundred .extr-A constables sworn in yesterday for
the regulation of the fair.