The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-11 00:00:00

DEATH FROM STARVATION.

On Saturday an inquest. was held at the Lamb
and Flag, Holuerton, on view of the body ofJames
Ghibbard, aged 67, a grainer..
Elizabeth Hymns, a married woman, No. 42,
Long-alley, said that she had known the deceased
nearly 30 years. He was latterly occupying a kit-
chen in a house in Skinner-street, Bishopsgate. He
was in very distressed circumstances, and witness
has often supplied him with tea and coffee, though
she was scarcely able to do so. He had but a bit
of a bed to lay upon, and complained of a cold at
his chest. On Wednesday last his landlady would
not have him stop, and wished him to be removed
to the workhouse. Deceased did not like to bo re-
moved at night, and wanted to remain till the
morning. 4le was removed away that night
in a cab to the City of London Union Workhouse,
Hotnerton, and he died on his way there. Witness
went with him to the workhouse.
Coroner—Was the deceased able to walk '1
Witness--No, sir, he was not able to stand. He
laid down in the body of the cab. Ho died about
the London-fields. He was removed about half-
past 7 o'clock.
Foreman—Do you think it was dangerous to re-
move him ?
Witness—Yes, I thought that it was removal in
the cold wLich caused his death. It was very cold
on the night he was removed.
Rawlinson, summoning officer of the parish
of Hackney, stated that he called upon the reliev-
ing officer of the East London Union, and he was
informed that he gave an ordor for his removal.
He also called upoullr. Fowler, medical officer of
the district, who said he thought that the deceased
was in a fit state to b 3 removed..

Coroner—He seems to have been improperly re-
moved ou a cold night.
Mr.: Benjamin Clarke, medical officer of the
workhouse, said. that the stomach and bowels of
deceased seemed to have been thoroughly empty.
The body WAS very emaciated. He had evidently
been some tiroo destitute of common necessaries.
Verdict, "Natural death by the visitation of
God ;" and that deceased's death was accelerated
by cold and privation, and that his removal in in-
clement weather wal, in the opinion of the jury,
highly improper.

,cess.

CLARIFYING. SUGAR BY SOAP.—This new p
invented by Mr. Garcia, a sugar refiner, late of
Louisiana, was brought under the notice of the Academy
of Sciences at Paris by M. Basset a few days ago. I.
is founded ,n the well-known property of lime which
combines with fatty subAances, whether free or trans.
funned into alkaline Ecoaps. When the saccharate of
lime is hrorght into contact with a dissolution of soap
of soda the sugar ii set at liberty, the lime combines with
the acid!of the snap, and the soda remains in dissolution
in the liqiid. Wen the clarification has been effected
with an 'excess of lime, and the liquid has been skimmed
a first time, it-must be allowed to cool below 104 deg.
Fahrenheit, and the solution of soap is then poured in,
the liquid. being gently stirred all the while. When the
whole haEibeen well incorporated it is brought again to
the boiling point, after which the temperature is suddenly
lowered again by the suppression of the steam-current,
and the; nnw scum is removed. The latter consists
of a calcareous soap, which in rising to the surface bas
cirried.away with it all the impurities and extraneous
substanessicontained in the liquid, and has am excellent
taste. This process requires no new apparatus, increases
the beauty of the sugar, yields more, and is consequently
more economical.