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London, England, 1868-09-03 00:00:00

12.5 ; but the witness had not got the actual times
of this train for the day of the accident. When
the ::evidence of this witness had been read over
the Court rose for the usual half-hoar or three-
quarters.

The most remarkable evidence this afternoon was
given by Arthur Thompson, the engine-driver, who
is still in a weak conlition. Ile came into court
with his head bandaged. Ile took the whole Court
by surprise when he made statements completely
coinciding with those of Mrs. Dicken.

It was elicited, in his cross-examination by Mr.
Littler, that he has been lodging at the cottage of
Mrs. Dicken's husband since the accident.

The written statement forwarded by him to the
Government Inspector was read over to him in con-
tradiction of some part of his new evidence.
Hinton, the guard, was recalled, and gave a cir-
cunntantial denial to the story of Thompson.
Mr. Woodroffe, travelling sorter of the Irish
mail, also gave testimony contradicting that of the-
engine-driver.

REVIFED USE OF THE LAUGHING G,IS.

If we go back to the discovery of sulphuric ether,
we Lind that in America, as in England, that anat3-
thetic quickly took the place of the nitrous oxide
gas, but not to the utter exclusion of the nitrous
oxide, which still was given in extremely dangerous
cases, as to persons in the last stage of con-
sumption, &e., and where the surgeon feared
to risk ether. In dentistry, too, its use had de-
clined. But in 1863 it was again brought into active
service by Dr. J. H. Smith, a dentist of Connecti-
cut, and Mr. Cotton, who delivered the chemical
lecture at Hartford in 1844, residing in New York.
Its use has been perfected, and it is found to have
such great advantages for short operations that Mr.
Cotton, in conjunction with Dr. Allen, a dentist of
New York, est tblished an anesthetic institution for
the extraction of teeth by the use of the gas, and
each person operated upon entered his name in a
register kept of the cases. Up to January, 18619
the number of names was seventeen thousand six
hundred and one, and in no single case had the
nitrous oxide produced any alarming symptoms.
From Boston the practice has extended into
other large cities, and is rapidly spreading all
over the country. In surgery, too, nitrous oxide
is again used in many American hospitals. Its
condemnation in England appears to have Wel::
premature and without sufficient cause. Some e'
the chief dentists in London have been reviv-
iug the experiments made on its first introduc-
tion. The gas has been administered at the Den"
tal Hospital by improved methods, and with great
success, the patients being brought fully under 10
influence in about forty seconds, and about the
'same time being taken for recovery. The nitrous
oxide gas has one great a Ivantage, which is, that It
does not produce the unpleasant after symptoms,
following the use of chloroform or ether ; be",
this may be compensated by more serious
disadvantages, which experiment will aloud
show. Die difficulty of preparation will Pre-
vent its use in the army, where chlorofor,
.
must continue to be used, on account of its portabi-
lity and easy application ; but the hospitals, wile!!
these objections are not of such serious moment--i'
success attend it—it may supersede the use of the
valuable, hut rather dangerous, anatsthetic chlore"
form.—Dickens's " All the Year Round."

M. Emile Andreoli, who took part in the '3-
st
Polish insurrection, and on being captured by the
Russians was sentenced to twelve years' imprison"
meat in Siberia, has just published in the Retnie
Moderne the first part of his prison recollectionBl
some of which are curious. " I was told," he re:
marks, " that ou two or three occasions an eleetP
battery had been made use of by the Russian police,4oa
to loosen the tongues of the prisoners who reol—
to answer the questions put to them, which sl,--
00
that the Russian Government is one of progre'e
and knows how to turn the discoveries of scieoc.,
to account. After all this was not more cruel than
the torture of the herring. I knew several Wil°
underwent the latter, and they told me that nothil3%
could compare with the sufferings which that'
dured. They were confined in a well-warele
d
tit
apartment, salted herrings with bread and iv3-f
for the first few days being their only fool.
.;
they refused to answer the questions of the er
amining commissioners the bread was first of
sll
withdrawn, and then the water, whereupon the
the
torture of intense thirst commenced, depriving
sufferer of all moral strength, and even 1101
him aban lon the resolution which h.:. had forto
to die. Very rarely did any one remain 0-1,1
when brought before the commissioners a see '°A
time. The sittings were usually at night ill
splendidly lighted apartment with refreshment
all kinds temptingly displayed on the side table'.
The president would usually be most gra-i
By-and-by,' lie would say, we will, if you 0
'lll,
ask you to have something to drink with us.
log
fever and the vertigo caused the prisoners to ot
their reason, and they generally yielded. fill°4'as
would not have brought about the same resilUorj
thirst, which loosens the tongue even far /11
readily than drunkenness does." lie °re
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Births. t 13'1);
BRETT--. 011 the Ist inst., at 73 Upper Lesson-Wee.' eets.
lin, the wife of Major Ketnini Brett (the CBrb'i'
of a son.
CONGREVE -On the 31st ult , at Stafford, the wife °I °lll't,
Egyre-On
0 al
lliktin ar
16, Kensingt°l3ig, soo'
terrace, the wife of Ernest A. Mulkey, 1-15(1" 19-
.'h
Marriages. rOor
~ ON- -DWARDS -On the Ist inst., f 4. .op
at . ' itt,
MASctKokiNe‘;Newillugton Benjamin T. Mackinuort, c 01 Jo $'
road, Stamford-hill, to Kate, second dauPter.,;(olP-0,
Edwards, of Green-lanes, Stoke Newington, ril: .01i, •Ji
;VALET---, On the Ist inst., at ItiPPl° '.tlio'Sfillia
Constants°, youn
Vale, Kent, and 30, Sussex-square, FIY"-P'lt- 7
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hi 31.110,
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Deaths. ~,i00),
BRYCE —On the let inst., at 23, Waker-street, I.''' ,14
1)1"
Mrs. Bryce, aged 92. Italy, the
FLEMING -On the 25th tilt., at Florence,
Katherine Fleming. .7
gore
i‘ ~ lORGA.N -On the 26th ult at Southsea, Genre r
~ tic!
Esq., late of Mossloy-hill, aged 68. 1-14.9."YA,'
MILLER- On the. Ist inst., at Hiltly, Dr°°'.,-,' ' eY, '
Manchester James Miller, of the District 3,3- 1,0
of
cheater, Itge'd 53. u• I or/ of
PALMER- On the 30th ult , Mr. W. G. r‘o
Park, Nottingham, aged 0. For ''''/Pl"
PARKER-On the 30th ult., Thomas M. ra'.1.'..',0-- ,'f'ge
Woodfield Cottage, Moseley, nearliircningu' 0
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