The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-01 00:00:00

token. Several ha,l attempted to draw this distinctioo,
authorities in law questioned the propriety of it, aed
Justice Blackstene concurred in doing so, and it was
o_
down, that, unless the person in charge of the
gross ignorance, or a criminal disregard of human life, be;
not to be charged in criminal law. The question, ther,e,
they would have to consider in the present case wouta,
whether the party charged with misconduct had, l,'
misconduct, showed a gross and culpable ignorance
medicines prescribed, or the case dealt with, or whetl
exhibited a criminal disregard of human life. The Itec%
here read from the books in confirmation of his opitiion,
quoted the case of Mr. Long, whom the So% ac
patient s_a
consideration e,f the evidence, found guilty a.
minal disregard of human Sow, ,Taio
present ease the circumstances were peculiar. "ss sa
speaking, the act done was immediately traceable to tis7st's
charged, and then it became a simple
he was either innocent or guilty—whether the potio
nistered was dangerous which had ended in death; im
present.case a prescription had been written out aral,.gh a
the patient ; the nature of the indisposition for which
medy was sought did not appear definitely on the far 11,
depositions, and that, he believed, was not necessary.
ar,
prescription was given for medicines, partlY $
li which were to consist of certain ingredlen it
question n Das,
when made up to be taken in certain proportions ;0
peered that the first time that prescription had bieewitbl,
up under the superintendence of the party charge"dais,
offence on his own premises, and by his own ofd t g
that it had been taken by the patient wrilfst
bad consequences. consequences. But the second time
third
scription had been made up by a thu_"si
by an ordinary chemist, and the effect proved fat"" in;
they would have to consider whether the ingredient:ol;
potion were of an injurious nature, whether they we as 0
lated when mixed to destroy life, whether the" rte'
appearance of gross ignorance in making out such a,P4
tion, or any criminal disregard of human life in leassiti.so
the terms of the prescription so vague and ill defia.,eaois,
the hands of a third person ill consequences would, chi'
in leaving a prescription of such a kind to the ill
which which might arise from a typographical error 011 I in'
made up by an ordinary chemist. The prescriptio2u3s:
case was the compound spirit of ammonia 2 drat surge
tincture of opium 16 drops, prussic acid of Scheele'sss
4 drops, compound strychnia powder 2 gmise's
bitter almond water 6 ounces ; a spoonful Or time
to be taken three times a day. As he had 1%01,
before, this precription having been made up, exclagi;"/
strychnia powder, was administered in the (plaits.' it',
scribed to the patient, a young lady. After takirbtely
walked a short distance, then fell, became imraeriiistigg,
sensible, and almost immediately died. As they wowsold
from what he had said, one of the ingredients bad
included in the draught administered. If that iniG
being included, would have had the effect of neutra"
poisonous qualities in the medicine, then nothing: leji
alleged against the party charged for haying pros( r'd'
dicines of a dangerous character. But; againsif 1111„;,;V;.
the other ingredients were poisonous, and this 0",
poisonous also only added to the general effect, tlicif,"se4
sion must be different, and the person prescribing reirt-
it
for his prescriptions. It was worthy, of remark, tilt",
were two articles mentioned ,in that, prescription., "see,
compound strychnia poW4r, 2 grs., and bitterto'',
water 6 ounces. These were not to be Octsfe
any former Pharmacopoeia; and any ordinary nrei;
called on to make up the prescription, would be igl'llg.:,
the effect it might have upon the patient. This ni—ber,
served, that the last of the ingredients, almond NO' '10;
tamed in it a poison which was extremely dangeroas,4l,,
self, and the quantity infused into the water differedreg
degree, and contained proportions of prussic aci.,",t
were never known to be applied internally. lit'
inferred danger ; but it was- connected wit'*:
for their were other ingredients, viz., prussic acid of et'r/s✓
strength, 4 drops; the tincture of opium, 16 drops; sdis
powder, 2 grains—all added to the bitter alma° 0,4
The jury would have to inquire what was strychni4 tef
He might tell them what it was, but he would note
to submit his opinion, as they would have niedic,s (la
men before them from whom it would be the da'"ato
grand jury distinctly to ascertain the naturelss tass
ingredient, and the effect which it would proda,ol";
whole mixture, whether or not it would neutralize Ooze!:
They were then to ascertain whether any evil e,fige,
followed from the omission of that ingredient; hay
tamed that, they would inquire whether the death- !'og Fv;
in this case could be traced to the prescription. Haul
tamed these questions, and satisfied themselvel 00:4
they would inquire whether this prescription bad
with an injunction that it might be made up b9rege4.
nary chemist, and thereby showed a rash di yrs
human life, as Lord Lyndhurst had ruled, ,sl,' t 11;
said " I leave it to the Jury to say whether a'e;
been occasioned or accelerated by this medicl°sig,
second, I tell the jury that the prisoner is
manslaughter if he has acted in gross ignorance, or evsP,
a rash and criminal disregard of human life. The;),er
Recorder, after commenting at more length oil '4115
culars which he had just laid down, dismissed the V."
to the discharge of their important duties. it
The morning was mostly occupied with swearing
petit jury.

ALLEGED CIIILD MURDER.—On Sa.turcV
.William Payne held an inquest at the Three Nonsleito,.
Aldgate, on the body of a full-grown newly -born
name unknown. William Baker, No. 1, Carter-1",,O;
cliff, said that on Thursday evening, about seven 0;$ pt.
was in the Crescent, in the Miuories, when he Tie cei
on the sill of the Seamen's Register-offieem„cos&y,
policeman, who found the contents to be the tiv
was wrapped in a piece of flannel and a strip of b' areV,
Mr. Ball, a surgeon, of Jewry-street, said that the
cord had been burned off. He made a post mortent r- "
be
tion of the body, and from the state of the right liraf
of opinion that the deceased had breathed. Ile.f„ietelf
infants to live hours without the lungs being "''r-
flat ed Verdict—" Found dead."
PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED - from Cea',,
Washington Irving, from Boston, and Abagr; 26th ins,
ton, which were reported at Liverpool on td 7 700 tla"j
bring 1,200 barrels of flour, 5,672 sacks, 411 1, 'and 245 r I
Indian corn, 418 barrels of Indian corn urea
ages of bread. •
entertainment last evening at the Frenc- }AnTurldi
His Excellency Count de St. Aulaihre g, abvaes:y.
distinguished guests were his Excellency the
tbe
nister and the Princess Callimaki, his EXCellenCY
elan Minister and Baroness B nnow, his EacellelV
Belgian Minister and Madame de Weyer,
lency the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, hiseLA
lency Count Kielmansegge, his Excellency Chevalier 'itaa':
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord John 01
Lord Foley and Hou. MisS Foley, Countess de Jarna4
de Noalles. M. Panizzi, and M. Cotter.
- that, 111°1;
FOREST OF DEAN.—We are inform-,
dience to instructions received during the Pas'theepi
keepers of the forest will very speedily remove her
cause of complaint by greatly reducing the nuT,ei ,1
.
deer, and that in future the preservation of the e .cje,
kept within reasonable limits.—Gloucestersliire Chloylf
TIIE NEW PAINLESS OPERATION AT VIE eplllit%
TRY HOSPITAL.—A surgical operation was perfilTee et'
the influence of ether, by Mr. Laxon, in the prese.`;!
other medical officers of the institution, at the !wallop
city, on Sunday, Feb. 14. The subject was
~ yip°
named Henry Jackson, a native of Coventry, I'll'l3e e.
been living at Bedworth, with his grandmother,,,' ingyi
admitted to the hospital on the 22d of December, ntjto4e,
very ill and suffering under the effects of stone in the 1,4
with which he had been afflicted for the last tt'oe eyo
Upon applying the instrument by means of whicheltotl;,
is inhaled, the boy appeared to become insensible 1°,,,,0e.Pe
minute and a half. The operation was then e°'-dppeg„ht
The boy struggled considerably at first, but did not -4100,
suffer pain, as he did not give utterance to any sell'pec,,
ever, The inhalation being continued, he speedilool';'
oblivious to all pain during at least a quar!e: of an. d
Operation being unavoidably protraelisd to that perlecer,
large size of the stonC. W hen the operation was e°
the boy had recovered his consciousness, he declar ,1
quite ignorant of everything that had taken place.
Herald.
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"An affair of honour" between a disti°6 01,`:1
disciple of Esculapius and a gallant captain, arisinfll'i
dispute at a late meeting of subscribers to the `"il),,
Agricultural Society, was prevented on Tuesday 11%M
interference of a constable, who arrived at the fielu.,"
just as the combatants were prepared for the affray
Journal.
ROBBERY BY A CLERK.—On Saturday 311 10
was received by the police, that John Hoare, a cler",V,
employ of Mr. Mebris, of Parliament-street, had 5,1101,r',,`
with a cheque for 48/., 33 sovereigns, a 51. and
that he had been entrusted to convey to the
tentiary.
0).
Loss OF TIIE CARAIBE FRENCH STEA3I4.9;
—The Presse publishes the following letter, dated Svipo''
January 13th, 1847, describing the loss of the vesselitil'
named, and censuring in severe language the Preci;ir: ,:;
with which that vessel was abandoned.—" Nothinga
of here but the loss of the steam-frigate Carail",i-te,;
manded by Admiral Moutagnies de la Roque. Ab°;.0111';
o'clock yesterday morning that frigate, returningvasst
Canary Islands, where she had been to convey M. Q,
wrecked on the coast, five leagues to the north of
A heavy fog covered the sea at the time. The con/red
was aware that he was near the land, since he had et°PoVioi
from midnight to six o'clock in the morning. At Oebeli,t,
he got up his steam to reach St. Louis, but during to'',
she was stopped the currents had carried her so clog- 019,;
shore that she was no sooner set in motion by t'-rre,,
than she struck the ground. The' misfortune occlictser,,
the moment the commander, having a doubt as t° •tig6ilt
tion, had given orders to heave I.`he lead. .Ac haclikettly,
some cannon shot in order to obtain assistance, tile„.001.„1,
ordered out the boats. But the frigate was su,' ativi;
with breakers, and according as the boats were '..„ls ioi
they were swamped, and all hands in them perishelsl.4
the exception of one seaman, who brought an aeolsolli
the disaster to St. Louis towards ten o'clock. The ifred
population of that town instantly proceeded to the ,01,1,1
With unheard-of effOrts they succeeded in laying 02,e
the ropes of the frigate, and held her down to the trtr-
It was by these means the crew was saved, hat ehep'
fourths of the seamen would have perished had not
ci*-itio
trepid negroes of Guetudar seized them as they
peci
into the water. Nevertheless. I saw six or seve,°,h F4l
with my own eyes. The landing was effected W"-000
precipitation, and many of the crew perished avb,...„'"° J,
have been saved. Some boats, which arrived ,
e Zia
Louis, brought off all the officers, and the Admiral, ,„
towards seven o'clock in the evening. The ship re "V
total wreck, without any hope of saving her. She v(-" 01;4
Boned with by far too much precipitation, for where cattle
the men might have remained safe on the pooP vv,
several days. The Admiral bivouacked with the erellaisOpt
sea shore, in order to save as much of the stores as Ploo.',f
and they still remain there. It is a great misfbrtOoTol
France, and a great misfortune for the Admiral.
viiilte6o
indeed truly unlucky to have lost a superb frigate, 1134)
any reason with twenty of his crew drowned eees,,ry
were several soldiers on board the Caraibe who a from the Pepin when she was wrecked, and We'h
sequently on board the Caiman when she went ashore iifitt,
LONGEVITY.—There is at present a woman 's,eg,
in Caledon, named M'Clelland, who is in her 1110011;
For upwards of seventy-five years she has kept a Feaee
house, the duties of which she can still perform With A
Armagh Guardian. 17.1
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THE CONFESSIONAL.—CONSPIRACY AMO-„C4fr
E CLRGY.—The humanizing clergy in Oxford and otm-bali
have lately adopted a plan of leaving open churches ,or
hour before each service, and half an hour after it, 1.„ple„
purpose of receiving confession. 'They also CO'
establishing confraternities. first in the metropolis, 51,3,00cia,
ward in provincial towns, the internal policy of the he ari`i?
bei-g reserved front the eve of the world to prevent 1'610°,4
cipation and defeat of their plans." One of the eiil;4eteeri,
fur corrupting the Protestant laity is to be the eSt3u,iiter°;;,
of " well-selected lending libraries" for scientific and cieelj,
works, with a judicious admixture of theology and ec
tical pamphlets of a certain sort. Dissenters are tO 010
Tressed with soft words, instead of "tongue-hammerl3,ooos
die principles of the society are adopted to a sufficientoool,
to put down what the prospectus terms, the de,:xi
confusion of tongues," and substitute "the deep 00"
toned harmony of the one Catholic church I" For 0"
s fore-armed.— Oxford Chronicle. •