The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-18 00:00:00

SCOTT, THE DIVER.

On Saturday, at the Westminster Medical Society,
Dr. Chowne, one of the physicians of the Charing-cross
Hospital, stated that Scott was thirteen minutes hang-
ing, ten minutes on the pavement, where an attempt
was made to restore animation, and from ten to fifteen
minutes elapsed in bringing him from the bridge to the
hospital, making in the aggregate thirty-three minutes
before he was subject to the process of resuscitation.
Owing to this circumstance, there was but little chance
of restoring him to life. Notwithstanding this, every
attempt was made to effect that desirable object. The
•lungs were inflated, brandy was administered, and the
'body was exposed to the galvanic influence. His
head and lungs were carefully examined after death.
The vessels at the postajor part of the brain were very
turgid, in other respects the brain was natural. A
great accumulation of blood was found in the lungs ; in
fact, there was clear evidence that the circu-
lation in this organ had been completely stopped,
and that asphyxia was the proximate cause of
death. Dr. Chowne stated that Scott's usual mode of
performing the trick was by placing the rope imme-
diately underneath the lower jaw-bone, and by adjust-
ing the rope in this manner he might bang for some
time without respiration being suspended. It is be-
lieved that the rope slipped from under the jaw and
produced strangulation. It was Scott's usual custom
when hanging to stretch out his arms, but in the last
fatal experiment he did not do so. Alluding to this
circumstance, Scott's wife observed to Dr. Chowne,
" What fools they must have been not to have seen
that he did not make his ordinary motions, and that all
was not right." Oa the morning of the fatal accident
he was in good spirits, and observed to his wife that the
result of that day would relieve them from their pe-
cuniary difficulties.
Mr. F. Winslow observed that be had been told by
a person who was immediately under Scott while he
was hanging, that he appeared depressed in spirits, and
that from this circumstance some supposed that his
death might have been premeditated ; but Mr. W.
thought the history of the case did not warrant any
such conclusion. From the absence of all struggling,
Mr. Winslow said the death must have been instan-
taneous.

SAM SCOTT, THE AMERICAN DIVER.—The
mortal remains of this man were yesterday interred in the
burial ground of the parish church of St. Paul, Deptford.
At a quarter before three o'clock the funeral proceeded
from his late residence in High-street, Deptford, followed
by two female and two male mourners, and about fifty in-
different persons. A body of police from the R division
attended to preserve order, but their services were not re-
quired in consequence of the privacy observed by the
friends of the deceased.
PETER PRIGGINS, THE COLLEGE SCOUT.—
An extraordinary degree of curiosity exists, it is said, in
certain circles, as to the authorship of this work, just pro-
Mr. Thodore Hook.
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brought to bear on the follies of all classes, and in so
humorous a manner, that while the " galled jade winces"
under the lash of the redoubtable Peter Priggins, the
" withers" of his leaders are most unmercifully "wrung,"
with almost
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life, and his sketches, particularly " Mr. Leg's Lecturing,.
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are worthy
SUICIDE.—We regret to state that Mr. Levy,
aofncic:u‘
iTkhsheaCnku.t Direct, or Oxford Etiquette,"
the proprietor of the immense bazaar in College Green,
Bristol, announced to be opened yesterday with a great
accession of valuable property, destroyed himself yester-
day morning about half-past ten. He had conversed
with several acquaintances a short time before he com-
mitted the dreadful act. We refrain from giving further
particulars until the inquest has been h01den....-Bath
Herald.