The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 28, HALF-PAST 7, P.M.--We have barely
time to announce the arrival this moment of the Express
packet, Lieutenant James, Commander, with mails from
Rio Janeiro direct, having tailed the 16th ult., bringing five
passengers, viz., Messrs. Proudfoot, Buchrold, Pollard,
Tonnelier, and Captain Cowl, late master of the brig Are-
thusa, lost at Santa Cruz (Patagonia) September 18, crew
saved. The Express has also on freight 20,000/. in gold.
Exchange :on London, 28d. premium; Paris 336 to 338;
Hamburgh, 620. Stock steady at 86 to 86% per cent.
The Express left at Rio her Majesty's ships Curagoa,
Crescent, and Griffin, the latter having arrived Dec. 12 from
Monte Video in 14 days. .

The only intelligence we can glean from that quarter is,
that. affairs would remain in stutu quo until further advices
were received from England. In respect of the misunder-
standing with the American officers and the Brazilian
Government nothing had been settled. On the Emperor's
birthday, the United States frigate Columbia, with the broad
pendant of Commodore Rousseau, neither saluted nor made
any other demonstration of participation in the public re-
joicings, and it was fully understood that no further official
transactions would be held with the American Minister until
advices were received from the Washington Cabinet. The
Columbia sailed on the 3d for the RiverEate. Three trans-
ports, with about 800 troops, under convoy of the United
states' ship Preble, sailed on the 30th November from Rio
for San Francisco (California). They are described as a very
motley group, consisting of outcasts of all nations. Several
deserted whilst at Rio.
The coffee market at Rio is quoted—super $2 800 to $3;
good Ist, $2 650 to $2 750.
Sales this month (December), 70,000 bags.
Shipments from the Ist of January to the 15th of Decem-
ber, 1846, inclusive, amounted to 2,297,028 bags of 1601 b.
Stock on hand Dec. 16, 90,000 bags.

On Friday last a duel with pistols was fought in
the valley of Grenet, near Endoume (Bouche-du-Khone),
between the Count de Schlippenbach, Chamberlain to the
King of Prussia, and Count S. "Theotoky, one of the house-
hold of the King of Greece. A brace of pistols having been
fired by each party without effect, the seconds interposed and
brought about a reconciliation. The dispute arose in Italy,
but the strict laws against duelling in that country prevented
the meeting there. The police of Man,eilles had gained in-
formation of what was about to take place, and tried to pre-
vent it ; but its vigilance was evaded.—Paris paper:.

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MURDER AT SHEFFIELD.—At the t*econd adjourned
inquest on the body of Mr. Thomas ttiley, held on Thirsday
afternoon last, at the Town-ball, Sheffield, no further evidence
was adduced, and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful mur-
der against some person or persons unknown."
We understand that Lord Torrington has been ap-
pointed Governor of Ceylon.
CANADIAN POST-OFFlCE.—Amon,i'st the rarnarnen-
tary documents yesterday issued was a copy of the report of
the commission appointee by the Governor-General of Ca-
nada, since the union of the two provinces, to inquire into
the state of the Canadian Post-office, and Mr. Stayner's
.statement relative thereto. This return was moved for by
Mr. Warburton, and ordered to •be printed on the 28th of
August.

Cleneral Espartero and the Duchess of Victory have
both been suffering from indisposition, arising from the recent
inclemency of the weather. The Gallant General continues
at Abbey Lodge, Regent's Park, and, we learn, is now re-
covering. _ _

AN EPICURE.—On Saturday week, a young pig
walked into a confectioner's shop at Preston, and in a few
momenta helped himself to some twenty shillings' worth of
Chorley cakes, mince pies, Queen's cakes, and other deli-
cacies—twice as much, in fact, as he himself was worth when
he had finished.

THE C2ESARIAN OPERATION.—The subject of this
case, a -dress-maker, aged `‘.7, of a mild disposition, is only
four feet one inch in height on account of great distortion of
the pelvis and lower limbs from rickets during childhood.
Her general health is good. On the evening of the 7th of
April, 1846, while under temporary excitement, she had con-
nexion once with a young man lodging in the same house.
She was not aware of being pregnant until the seventh
month, when she consulted a surgeon, who, conscious of her
dangerous position, sent her to Mr. -Skey, under whose care
she was admitted into St. Bartholomew's Hospital. An ac-
curate examination was then made by several distinguished
accoucheurs, who were unanimous in their opinion that em-
bryotomy would be impracticable on account of the extreme
narrowness of the antero-posterior diameter of the pelvis. It
was, therefore, recommended no operative proceeding should
be adopted until the full period of utero-gestation ; and that
the Cwsarian section would then be the most proper measure.
The nature of the case being fairly and fully explained to
the patient, she readily consented to undergo any operation
which offered the best chance of relief. At two o'clock in
the morning of the 25th of January she was awakened from
sleep by the commencement of labour. The membranes
g.ave way soon afterwards, and the pains increased.
Mr. Skey, with several accoucheurs, made an examina-
tion per vagnant at half-past four A.M. The os uteri was at
that time very little dilated. A second examination was
made at half-past seven o'clock. The os uteri was still in
the same condition, but the labour pains were rapidly in-
creasing. The operation was therefore no longer delayed.
The vapour of ether was inhaled by the patient for six
minutes before its effects were manifest, an incision eight
inches in length was made down to the lines• alba, commenc-
ing two inches above the umbilicus, and terminating two
inches and a half above the pubes. The linea alba was then
divided to the same extent on a broad director. The uterus
was fairly exposed, inclining to the left. Adequate pressure
over the front and aides of the abdomen was neces-
sary to prevent prbtrusion of the intestines. An incision
from ave to six inches in length was then made into the long
axis of the uterus, from which a well-formed, healthy-looking
female child was easily removed. The placenta was extracted
shortly afterwards. Thus far the operation occupied six
minutes. Immediate contraction of the uterus to one-half
its previous size followed the removal of the child. The free
veneous hemorrhage which took place from its cut surface
was arrested by cold water and pressure between the hands.
In half an hour the uterus had contracted to such a size as
to render its replacement within the abdomen safe' Accord-
ingly, with the sanction of Urs. Rigby.. Fergusson, Moore,
P. Smith, and others, the incision in the abdomen was brought
together by eleven suture:. Broad strips of plaster were
applied to support the muscles, and cotton•wool placed on
the abdomen with a flannel roller over the whole. It may
be as well to observe that the inhalation of the ether pro-
duced insensibility to the pain of the first incision. Its
prolonged exhibition was not allowed, lest it might possibly
interfere with the contraction of the uterus.—ltredical
Gazette.

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—On Monday last, at the
Middlesex Hospital, the efficacy of the ether was put to as
severe a test as it has yet been subjected to. A man of 68
had been admitted with symptoms. of stone and diseased
bladder ; so much pain, straining, and struggling attended
the attempts at sounding, that it was with difficulty satis-
faCtorily accomplished. The vesical tenesmus was incessant,
amounting to total incontinence of urine. Endeavours were
made for several weeks to allay this extreme irritability, so
that some urine might be retained or some water received as
an injection, but in vain, neither could be endured, lithotrity
was consequently out of the question ; and Mr. Arnott de-
termined to perform the operation of lithotomy, unpromising
as the case was, but, if possible, whilst the patient was under
the influence of the ether. In seven minutes from the com-
mencement, but in reality only two from the effectual in-
halation, its influence was obtained. The catheter was then
introduced, and some water attempted to be injected, but not
above two or three ounces could be borne, and this, re-
tained by pressure, was ejected immediately on the introduc-
tion of the staff, which, owing to the state of parts was ef-
fected with some difficulty and consequent delay; the bladder
was eut into ; the stone was grasped at ,once, but crumbled
tinder the forceps, requiring their re-introduction several
times; the scoop was employed to remove calculous matter
like mortar; and, lastly, the bladder was injected four or five
times, so as to wash it out. During the whole time,lrom first
to last, the patient gave not the slightest indication of suf-
fering; indeed, it was not until he was removed to bed and
had been some time in it, and taken some brandy and am-
monia, that he did so, and then of soreness merely. Nor
was the influence of the ether limited to this, its anodyne
effect was maintained during the evening, the man remaining
in a dreamy and " very comfortable state," as he termed it.
He declares he suffered no pain ; he knew that something
was being done, but he recollects nothing distinctly ". after
blowing the horn." Up to this time, Wednesday evening,
he Is going on very favourably. Withont ether the pain
in this case must have been most severe, and, from the cir-
cumstances mentioned of more than ordinary duration, but
happily the patient was spared it all. The apparatus env-
pleyed was one invented by Mr. Bell, chemist, of Oxford-
street, who was present, atelassisted Mr. Tomes in its appli-
cation.—Medical Gazette.

DESTITUTION IN ST. LUKE'S, CHELSEA.—This
parish contains above 45,000 inhabitants,- of whom one in
every fourteen is now actually receiving parochial relief.
The returns for the past week are as follow :—lnmates of
the workhouse, 397 ; children at the establishment at Toot-
ing, 126 ; recipients of out-door relief, 2,694 (being an in-
crease in thli class since last week of 568)—the total amount
to 3,217, of whom one-third are Irish. There have' been
from 150 to 220 new applications daily, end they seem likely
to be still more numerous. The number of paupers at the
corresponding period last year was bnt 1,834, showing the
, enormous increase of 1,383.
ESCAPE OF A CONVICT FROM SPRINGFIELD GAOL.
—On Sunday last Henry Wells, who was tried at the last
general quarter sessions for this county, and convicted of pig
stealing, contrived to make his escape from the above prison.
He had been sentenced to seven years' transportation, and
was accordingly placed in a yard with other prisoners of his
class. As I, e are informed, upon the mustering of the pri-
soners to attend the chapel in the afternoon of the above day,
Wells, upon some pretence, lingered behind the rest, and The
less than half an hour after he was missed altogether. It
is supposed that having scaled a high-boarded partition
dividing the portion of the prison in use from that part
where the new buildings are going on, he got clear off by
means ofsome of the materials employed on the works. Upon
the discovery being made the intelligence was
linier:etedriataeta
transmitted by the telegraph to Loudon and
numerous police-constables and other o
in pursuit in every quarter of the neighboceurrhowt The first
intelligence of the locality of the fugitivey
Hanningfield,
gained on
Monday morning, when the officer sent to .ast anningfield,
where his friends resided, and was informed that he had been
in the neighbourhood the night before, and had exchanged
his clothes, which were subsequently found tied up as a
parcel, and directed to one of the wardens of the prison, in,
the possession of Thomas Bacon, who had been requested to
deliver
part
to the carrier, but Bacon asserts he did not know
the party by whom they were delivered. Since that time
no tidings have been heard of him, although the must active
exertions have been made, officers having been sent as far as
Kent, in the expectation that the fugitive had taken shelter
at a relations in that county.—Essex Standard. •
A. horrible suicide took place last week at Dtt•
nieres, in the Haute-Loire. A workman at a saw-mill, in .
a' temporary fit of insanity, placed his arm under one -of
the saws, by which it was separated, and then put his head
to the instrument. He was just expiring when he, was
discovered.
BENINGTON.—On Thursday evening the 21st inst.
(about four o'clock), a wheat stack on the farm of Mr. Hol-
land, containing about 20 quarters, was fired, and almost the
whole burnt; plenty of assistance was at hand, and no other
damage was done. It is believed to have been caused by an
incendiary.—Stamford Mercury.
VENTILATION or GAS.—There is an amendment
in the use of gas, by the way, of very general requirement,
which-may here be noted down'while we think of it. In-
deed, we have already done so in more instances than one,
but the importance and general want of such antareendthent
induces us hare to repeat the very obvious suggestion that
means for the proper ventilation of the injurious products
generated in the burning of gas within doors ought to be
insisted on, and provided, either by-the force ,of ._publics en-
lighterdient on the subject, or of legislative enactment itself
in course of the proposed amendinents. Gas burners con-
sume the vital air no less than 'human lungs,-and_ we are at
_this moment in as lamentably
_defeCtive- and- aboriginal a
state of progress with respect ta,tlftventilatioii of the dele-
terious products of gas burning as our ifb6riginal progeni.
tore. vTre.,i_ith respect to the vintilatietticifi theli'dOnadio
hearilis.While chimneys were unknown.-774 Builder.