The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-13 00:00:00

, very where in the proper 'place for witnesses, he had
surgeons from St. Thomas's Hospital, he had Sir Astley
Cooper, from Conduit.street, and it svit.s to be won-
dered that the Emperor of Morrocco was net also thrust
. into the box.—With reference to the influence which Sir
Astley Cooper had in the appointment of surgeons to
Guy's Hospital,. lie put it the Jury whether tilt. Astley
was entitled to recommend any na...n to tlw care of patients
as he had done. his own nephew in this instance. This-
Hospital belonged not to the Directors, but to the poor, for
whose use public funds had been granted. Mr. Calloway
was elected an Assistant Surgeon, and Sir Astley Cooper
consultiog on the -saw day that Mr. Bransby Cooper was
appointed ti, the situation of Surgeon.
It was a saying of John Hunter, that bad sue genus made
work for good ones ; and that good surgeons would starve
but fir the bad ones, Perhaps it was reference to the
aperations of Mr. B.. Cooper that these two supernume-
rarica have been appointed.
The defendant here became so much exhausted that be
retired from the Court for a-few minutes. Ott his return,
he observed twain upon the übsente of witnesses in reply to
the charge who had been present at the operation.
Leaving out of consideration the technicalities of pleadiug,
• the defendant thought himself entitled to a verdict, if the
report were substantially correct. Could it he pretended
that Mr. Cooper was a skilful surgeon when lie was unable
• to explain the• causes of the difficulty that presented iteelt ?
Could he be said to have presence of mind when, whilst be
was plunging his instrnments into the unfortunate patient,
he openly declared that he could not find the reason fin
not being able to extract the stone.- • The poor man re-
peatedly called on them and implored them to loose him—
He knew the torture of his complaint, he felt the torture
which he was then undergoing, still he cried to be let
" No,". said Mr. Bransby Cooper, " my reputation is COU-
cerned—l must take out :the stone, evan though you
should die." lie did die, The defendant most solemnly
protested to God that he had ne ill will towards Mr.
Cooper, he believed bins to be a most amiable private cha-
racter, but as a surgeon, as a surgeon of a public hospital,
as a public functionary, he denounced him to be ignorant
and incompetent. Let' the Jury weigh well the evidence, and
if they felt that they, if !afflicted in a similar way, would not
suffer Ah. Bransby Cooper to operate on them, then they
must -find their verdict for the defendant.
At the conclusion of the defendaut's address, which-was
delivered with great animation and effect, he was applauded
by a large number of persons in the remote part of the
Court.

This ebullition of feelirg was checked by a very decided
intermation from Lord Tenterden that he would commit
the patties to custody, if they persevered in it.
The conclusion of Mr. Wakely's speech came rather un-
expectedly upon the audience, as at the close of a very
animated sentence, which, from his loud to and runeati.i
promised to he the precursor of a very impassioned climax,
he abruptly exclaimed, raising his hands above his bead,
" I AM DONE, GENTLEMEN."

Hie LORDSHIP thou proceeded to sum up the eviolence.

The Jury after two hours deliberation, returned, at a
quarter to a eleven, with a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages 1001.