The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-02 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

(Front the Muidstana Journal.)
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the County Gaol, on
the body of Samuel Luttal, a soldier belonging to the 6th
Dragoon Guards, and who had been committed for desert-
ing from that regiment. The Coroner, G. Dudlow, Esq.
arrived at about three o'clock, and soon after the Jury
were sworn in.

Mr. John Taunton, is assistant to Mr. Whatman, the
surgeon to the gaol. Saw the deceased in his ward on
Saturday about noon, who was then in a state of locked
jaW. He immediately ordered him to be removed to the
hospital, and attended him there in a few minutes. Wit-
ness bled. him, and administered medicines. During the
operation of bleeding, witness perceived that one of the
deceased's fingers was injured, and on examining the right
hand, found that the third finger had received a severe
wound. Deceased said he had received it from a block
in Chatham Dock-yard. It was evident that the finger
had been cut, and the incision extended to the bone in a
transverse direction, separating the tendons, and by some
means the joint was displaced. Witness told the deceased
that this wound was the cause of the locked-jaw. Saw
him again in the evening about 8 o'clock, when he was
evidently worse. Deceased asked witness if he were out
of danger, who told him he was not. Mr. T. told the per-
sons in attendance that he would di; but did not tell the
deceased so. Saw him again in the morning, when he was
still worse, and he died in one hour and a half afterwards.
Death was occasioned by the locked-jaw produced by the
wound in the hand. The locked-jaw is a swelling of the
jaw, which impedes the action of the organs of respiration,
and produces suffocation.
Thomas Walker is a prisoner in the Gaol, and was ap-
pointed to take charge of'the deceased when he came into
the hospital. About one o'clock on Sunday morning he
became much worse, and was evidently alarmed. Witness
did not tell him he was in danger, but endeavoured to keep
up his spirits. He told witness that he would tell him all
about it. He then said that a man in his ward, belonging
to the 69th, had cut his finger with a razor on Monday,
that he had cut another man belonging to the 39th before,
and procured his discharge, and that he had let him cut his
finger. At that time he was in very bad spirits. About
four hours after he asked for the Minister to come and
pray with him. He died about ten o'clock, and was sen-
sible till within a minute and a half of his death. He
went off as if he were strangled.
The Jury retired for a short time, and on their return
presented the following verdict—" We are of opinion that
the death of the deceased was occasioned by locked-jaw,
in cupsequence of a cut in his finger, inflicted by Peter
Melly, not with a malicious intent, but only with a view
to procure the deceased's discharge from the 6th Regi-
ment of Dragoon Guards, and with his own consent."

TRALER, JULY 25.—An Inquest Wu held on the body
of John Gloster, one of the men who was wounded by
the firing of the military on the people in Tralee, on the
25th of June. The Jur retired for about three hours,
y
and returned with the following verdict : "We find that
John Gloster, who it appears was one of the rioters on
the 25th of June last,
house
thatilse day,
window
in
in Trulee, died of a gun-shot wound
receivedh
when he was standing alone near the
Court
the said town, from one of the
police or rifle brigade, acting under the directions of a
magistrate."

We understand that Mr. Blackwood, the publisher
of the Edinburgh Magazine, has purchased the copy.
right of the Scots Magazine for 2451.--Weekiy
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