Star.
London, England, 1830-08-24 00:00:00

ADJOURNED INQUEir ackais Misa C. CARMIN.

The extroadinary theumstancesattending the death of this young
lady have naturally elated an Inteinie Interest. Long Define mint;
p'clock, the gni. appointed for resifting he inquest yesterday, s peak'
number of persons of respectability assembled at the (late-house,
Hampstead-road, where It was held On Saturday, and was appointed to
be held yesterday ; and Mt twenty pilVate carriages had brotight
ions of disdnalft, mostly ladies; ritiny of *hom had been Mr. Long%
patients, to give evidence of the beneficial results of his treatment.
Amongst the distingnished persons who attended for that purpose were
the Marquis and Marchioness of,OrMend, the Countess of Buckingham.
Whine, Sir F. Burdett, Sir Alen Johnstone, Mr. Prendergast, M.P. Oen.
&pith, Cel. Campbell, ate. Etc.
Mr. Adolphus attended as Counsel for Mr. Long.
As soon at the Conner had taken his seat, and the Jeri mai mIM,
Mr. Adolphus did be had the honour to attend on behalf it Mt
Long, and Wished to mention- that Sir Peas& Ihmlett was is aftied.
loce to state what he knew of Mr. Lostri_ pnedee i and as he ISM pub.
lie business of importance ut amok which required :Ms pwinnee
kasha place, he hoped the Hon. Naretast would be allowolio give hit
evidence at present.
The Coroner said he should not ob*t, for the reasons that had been
modelled, to receive Sir Pruett flutt's evidence then, to release him
from Anther attendance.
, Sir Prances Burdett was then wilted in and sworn, and examined by
M. Adiaphuk He stated that he had been at Mr. Long's house, and
fled ;ken MI pyactice R,eral times; ft did not appear to him in the
Inlet dangeroao. HS manna andetioduct appeared to him to be that
himane Into. He went tO M. Longs house in consequence of haw.
fug bead that he had cured two pawns of tic doloreux, with a view of
teeing whether any relief could be abided to the Marquis of Angle-
ray, and front whit he saw woe so convinced of there being no danger
'ha his practice, that having the goat in his band he desired Mr. Long
to try what effect it might hate an it—more with a view of being able
IP report to Lord Anglesey thit awn was no danger in the operation,
of duka from nny hope of ha curing the gout. He reported goad fvourably
of tita peaks, that be believes Lord Anglesey would have hd reesures
to Mi. long, hatthanot !men relieved by the medical gentleman who
Was thin attending Mo. So satisfied was be helm what be saw' and
treat what hi hard front persons attended by Mr. Long, of the boo.
Atrial effects of itie practice, that one a two paeans put themselessunder
Mi. Long's care In consequence of what be said of it.
By the Coroner—He knew nothing at the present case.
Mr. Wakeley said, be attended on the part of the family of the de.
ceased, and hoped be should be permitted- to put a few questions to •Sir
Francis Burdett.
Cereneo...Certalaly4 after the Jury have pat any question they thought
Byßy a Juroo=fite operation he understood Mr. Long was to perform
on the Marquis of Anglesey, was to rub something on his skin, which
was to produce an effect by friction ; be know; nothing of theirgtedi enter.
He did not know soy one area by it ; but Lard Sligo told him it had
sued him ertgout ft wet impossible to say bow long it might last.
By Mr. Wrikeley—Thinks it is about two months since he first went
Mite. Long's house. He was, not asked to keep any thingseaet, but
thinks be signed kbook, and was told, persons attended by Mr. Long,
were to keep his practice secret. Does not know what the alications
were,, but when be saw persons use them twelve months, he judged they
were not dangerous. He could not say that the applications were always
the Unit, nor that the applications used by other persons for twelve
months were the same as those used in the case of the deceased young
Ihdy. The process was rubbing an ointment on the skin. He also saw
the process of inhaling. He did not know what gas was inhaled. He
had not studied medicine, and was pretty sure he should not, by tbs
' ap , knoit a glass of clear water from a glass of Prussic acid.
Ir. A DOI. TRU s objected to this line of examination.
Mr. Wakeley said the value of Sir Francis's opinion must depend on
the knowledge of the subject. For himself he attended with reluctance.
He had been particularly retested to attend by the brother of the de.
cearodLand should probably put but few questions.
Sir Francis Burdett was not examined farther.
The room in which the inquest was held was so crowded, and there
were such constant endeavours making to force an entrance into it by
persons enxious to hear the proceedings, that the Coroner adjourned to
the board-worn of the Pancras and Hampstead Trust, which the Corn•
ntissiaten granted for that purpose." next witness was,
Dr. Alexander Thompson, examined by the Coroner.
I have examined the body the deceased, both externally and inter-
nally, except the spine and head, which I stilted to examine ' • but the
feelings of the family being so much excited they would not allow me
to continue the examination longer. 34r. Wiklgone, surgeon, appointed
by Mr. Yong to conduct the examination with me, took down notes of
the appearances which we have both sigped, and I will read with per.
mission,—The Coroner desired him to read the notes, which he did.
The description of the appearances were very minute, and given in
terms completely technical. Aftey reading the notes, the witness pro.
caded.—From the :emit of this examination he could not tell of what
' the yowiii tidy ad. The cause of death might be connected with the
hate of tine head or spine, which he did not examine. The young lady's
Mother was in such a state of affliction, that as he had no direct autho.
thy from the Coroner, be did not think he could proceed further with
the examination.
By Mr. Adolphus....lle, could not say whether the external appear.
Slues indicated the cause of daub ; to form an opinion on that point he
should have examined the head and spine.
By a Juror.—Does not think any of the appearances internally in.
dicated.dlSease of the spine. The deceased was certainly not a con.
sumptive subject—he found no tubercles. There was no sloughing on
the back; certainly there was no mortification. There was a throwing
off a part of the scarf skin, but not of the true skin. Sloughing means
throwing off a dead part—there was no dead pan before the death of
the deceased. He found no remains of plums in the abdomen. The
appearances internally were such as he had found in a recent case of a
person poisoned by an overdose of colchicum ; any plants of the same
natural family, such as black or white hellebore, would produce the
same appearance. The appearance on the back, he supposed, was
produced by counter.irritauon, a mode of practice common amongst the
junior practitioners of the present day. He had seen cases of death pro-
duced by much less appearances of Internal inflammation than he found
in the present case. If he found no other appearances of disease in the
body, he should say that the appearances in the back were sufficient to
Cause death. ,
By Mr. ADOLPHUS.—Taking all the appearances of the body to.
getber, he cannot say the wound in the back caused death.
By a Juror.—lf the application to the back caused inflammation of
the spinal marrow, it might have produced the internal inflammation.
If the patient wu well, he would not have produced such a state of the
back to prevent disease. He never could wish to produce such an u.
tensive sore as he found on the deceased's back to prevent any disease.
He could not form an opinion of the cause of death, as he had not ex.
Wined the brain and spinal marrow ; but bad he examlned those pate,
and found no inflammation, he would then conclude that the state of the
backend the internal inflammation were the cause of death. He has
seen a smaller wound on other parts of the body produce death.
[The witness here produced • part of the scarf skin of the deceased's
back, for the inspection of the Coroner and Jury.]
The Coroner said, he believed it would be necessary to allow the
witness to examine the spine and brain.
The witness here dissected the piece, of skin, and said any medical
gentleman in the room could perceive that there was neither slough nor
disorganization.
The substance was inspected, and the opinion appeared to be concurred
in.—The Carlow En again motioned, that if it was considered material
that the witness should give an opinion of the cause of death, It was ne.
away that he should examine the spine and brain.
By a Juror—Witness, he examined the spine and brain, could give
as decided an opinion of the cause of death as medical men could give
In general ; if be found no inflammation in either, he would give an
opinion, on which be would stake his professional reputation, that the
death was caused by the "isnot the back, combined with the internal
inflammation. He should. abto wish to seeettetw whether the decant
had alien colchicum, as that fiat would have an effect on his opinion:
Mr. Brodfe's prescription for the deceased was here produced, and
the apothecary proved that he repo& the medicine in conformity to it.
The prescription contained no colchicum, and was intended to allay int.
tation of the stomach. •
The CORONER here desired that the evidence of Mrs. Boddie. should
be reed, that Dr. Thomas might hear the evidence that had been given
re=g Mr. Long's administering medicine himself.
vidence having been read, Dr. ThomsCsaid he must now request
that he might be allowed to examine the brain and spine, that he might
be able to give a decided opinion on the cause of death.
It was then agreed that Dr. Thompson, Mr. Wildgorse, and a medi.
eel man, to be agreed on between them, should examine the brain and
spine of deceased ;to give time for which the inquest was adjourned
is Wednesday, as the deceased had been interred yesterday morning, and
it was apprehended some delay might take place in the exhumation of
the
The proceedings of this day have, if possible, increased the intense
anxiety with which the parties interested, and indeed a large portion of,
the public, look for the result. .

DKr —% Dry t. FIRE.--About eleven o'clock on Saturday
night, a fire broke out in the large premises of Mr. John Hawley, the
wholesale ship-chandler and Irish provision merchant, No. 305,
ping ; and from the inflammable nature of the property, the due
gained in a few minutes such a mastery, as defied the utmost exertions
of the firemen and theAssurancbce ensigns to save any poet of
the house, large warehouse, and valuable property. The fire next hair
nited the house No. 306, occupied by Sir. Edward Hanley, use
an Irish `provision.merchint, which in a little time was, along with
Sir. John Hawley's premises, is one body of fire, and illuminated
the eastern part of the metropolis for several miles round, to the peat
terror and alarm of the neighbourhood. These two extensive establigh.
meets are now, front Wapping Hith-street to the river's edge, reduced to a
beep of ruins. The weachouse of Messrs. Chili= and en. also Alp:
chandlers. and that of Per. Duffers, thecable ar.d rope4snufaeurrer.
much damaged; but the exertions of the firemen • it'd their enidnes','
when they were enabled to obtain,' plentiful *Unity of water, trievemed
the two premises last mentioned, from tetal destruction.