The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-26 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY CASE tit-HYDROPHOBIA

About ten or twelve days back, as Mr. ED-
WARD HALES, of London-wall, was returning to
town from Epsom, he stopped at a public-house
to get a draught of ale, and, whilst in the house,
he heard a shouting on the road, which made
him hasten to the door lest the horse, which hap-
pened to be rather skittish, should run off with
the gig. When Mr. H. came out he immediately
discovered that the shouts proceeded from a
number of persons chasing a large dog that
had bitten two labourers in an adjoining farm
yard ; by this time the animal was close at
hand, and the horse, terrified by the increas-

Ibecame completely uninanageablpi
0-t fief

the dog came by, which snapping at everYthiiik
likely to impede its headlong course, unfor-
tunately seized Mr. H. by the left leg, and not-
withstanding that he wore boots, inflicted a very
severe and painful Aound. On recovering from
his fright, he washed the part with spirits, and
applying a bandage, returned home and thought
nothing more about the matter for four or five
days, when the leg began to shew most alarming
symptoms of irritation, and swelled to an unpre-
cedented degree. Surgical aid was then calle4
in, all the flesh in the immediate vicinage of
the wound was cut quite away, and hopes were
entertained that the poison had not communicated
itself to the system. Unfortunately, this supposi-
tion was not well founded ; as the patient, on the
following morning, betrayed symptoms plainly
indicative of canine madness ; he became insen-
sible to every effort of attention, talked incohe-
rently, and frequently imitated the barking of
a dog, evincing the greatest dislike of all liquids,
particularly water. In this state he continued
until Friday evening, when the disorder attained
that frightful ascendancy, in which the near ap-
proach of friends becomes extremely perilous.—
The paroxysm, however, was short in proportion
to its violence, and on Saturday death put a pe-
riod to the sufferings of this unfortunate, but
deserving young man. Mr. Hales, we learn,
was formerly a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office,
and was held in much esteem for his uniform
good conduct. This is the fourth instance where
death lies followed the bite of dogs in the vici-
nity of London, all within the space of one
month. The Magistrates of Union Hall have
issued a printed notice or caution to persons
against suffering dogs to go abroad unmuzzled
during this dangerous season.

Accounts from Stockholm, by the last Mail,
state that there were above 60 persons in the
Seraphim Hospital in that city, who had been
bitten by dogs that were supposed to be in a
rabid state. Letters from Christiania, in Norway,
report, that several cases of canine madness had
occurred in that country.

Saturday the Princess AUGUSTA left London
for her Royal Highness's mansion at Frogmore,
near Windsor.
Prince LEOPOLD and the
,Duchess Or KENT
honoured the Italian Opera with their presence
on Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning the Duchess of KENT at-
tended Divine Service at the Royal German
Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr.
KuPER.
Mr. Secretary CANNING left Gloucester Lodge
on Saturday morning, for Eton.
A claimant as heir at law of the Emmett estates
in Yorkshire and Lancashire, residing ittilradford, and now in
humble circumstances, is ativancmg his pretensions very
vigorously, and the matter will soon be before the gentlemen of
the long robe. It is stated that this property is of the value
of 20,0001 a year.—( Leeds Mercury.