The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

father especially should have permitted his child to have
been so horribly destitute in the immediate neighbour-
hood of his residence,

Dr. Conner visited the wretched girl yesterday after-
noon ; he ordered that the most nutritious food should
be given to her, and that she should be kept quiet, but
he has no hope of her ultimate recovery, the system
being so utterly exhausted, and it is more than probable
that her feet will ultimately mortify.
This circumstance has created the most extraordinary
excitement in the parishes of Clapham and Wandsworth.
It is but just to the parochial authorities of Clapham
to state that they were in utter ignorance of an indivi-
dual being in so pitiable a state of destitution and misery
in their parish.

SUDDEN DEATH OF M. MIDDLE-
TON, ESQ., OF HOPTON HALL.
(From the Derby Mercury.)
It is with unfeigned sorrow that we announce the
awful and untimely death of Marmaduke Middleton,
Esq., of Hopton Hall, on Thursday, the 6th inst.
Mr. Middleton met Mr. Meynell Ingram's hounds at
Ra,dborne, on the morning of that day,and had the mis-
fortune to be thrown from his horse twice in the field.
By the latter fall his head was injured, and he was
obliged to leave the hounds and return to Radborne,
where he remained about two hours. He then felt him-
self able to ride home. He had proceeded about four
miles, accompanied by Mr. John Hall, of Hopton, when
(as is supposed from the effects of his recent injury),
he again fell from his horse, and pitcbed his head on the
hard and frozen road. He was taken up quite insen-
sible and conveyed to the nearest house, Mr. Webster's,
Mercaston Hall, where every possible care and attention
were shown to him.
Mr. Hall (who had never left Mr. Middleton during
the day, and whose conduct throughout manifested great
kindness, judgment, and promptitude) then set off with
the greatest speed to Hopton to apprise Mrs. Middleton
of the accident and to get a carriage to convey Mr.
Middleton home. He did not then apprehend that the
injury was so serious as it eventually proved to be.
The Rev. Mr. Rastall, a friend of the family, who was
on a visit at the House, immediately went to Wirksworth
with Mr. Hall, and accompanied by Mr. Poyser, pro-
, ceeded to Mercaston. On arriving there it was but too
manifest that Mr. Middleton had received a mortal injury.
He was speechless and insensible; his right side ryas
paralysed, and he was evidently sinking from the effect
of extravasation of blood on the brain. He survived
their arrival but little more than an hour. Mr. Rastall
and Mr. Poyser then returned to llopton, to comin.mi-
cate the heart-rending intelligence to Mrs. Metdietoe.
who was expecting the arrival of her husband in the
great anxiety. Her anguish and distraction it is quite
impossible to describe.
An inquest was held on the body on Saturday, the
Bth, at Mercaston Hall, before Henry Mozley, Esq.,
coroner, and a highly-respectable jury. After hearing
the evidence of Mr. Oastler, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Web-
ster's housekeeper, a verdict of "Accidental death" was
returned.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI-
NEERS, Feb. 11.
The President, Sir John Rennie, in the Chair.
The first paper read was a description by Mr.
Thomas Hughes, Assoc. Inst. C.E., of the method em-
ployed for draining some banks of cuttings on the Lon-
don and Croydon, and London and Birmingham Rail-
ways, also a part of the retaining wall of the Euston
inclined plane. The method adopted was the introduc
tion of Watson's drain pipes, which were made of the
ironstone clay of Stafford, hire; their surface is pierced
with numerous apertures, small externally and enlarging
inwardly, which form prevents their being clogged by the
earth, and allows whatever enters to pass freely into the
pipe. Ia their application on the London and
Croydon Railway a longitudinal trench, four feet
deep, was dug on the crown of the bank at a few feet
from the edge, and other trenches, about thirty feet
apart, descended from it to the open drain by the side of
the permanent way. On the London and Birmingham
Railway the descending trenches were eighty feet apart,
and varied from three feet to six feet in depth! the pipes
were introduced into these trenches, and the clay which
had been dug out was then laid over the pipes ; from
the longitudinal line of pipes, upright pipes were occa-
sionally introduced for the purpose of ventilation. The
panels of the retaining wall were drained by boring holes
through the brickwork at given distances, with a power-
ful auger worked by a machine, and then inserting cast-
iron pipes of the same form as those of clay. This pro-
cess proved so effectual that the wall which before showed
evidence of water being lodged behind nearly the whole
length, was now evidently drying fast, and the water
oozed out from the pipes at all times, even during the
severe drought of 1844.
The paper induced an animated discussion upon re-
taining walls, in which Mr. R. Stephenson gave an in-
teresting account of his views at the time when he de-
signed the walls of the Euston incline, the changes
which subsequent experience had worked in his opinion,
and the reasons which had induced him to adopt the
process of staying the walls with cast-iron beams stretch-
ing from one side to the other.
The next paper read was a description of the Ouse-
bridge on the Hull and Selby Railway, by W. B. Bray,
Grad. Inst. C.E. The Act for this railway was obtained
in 1836, and it forms with the Leeds and Selby, which
was opened two years previously, a direct communica-
tion between Leeds and Hull. They were both sur-
veyed and executed from the designs of Messrs.
Walker and Burgos. The river Ouse, at Selby, is
196 feet wide and 14 feet deep at low water. The tide
rises four feet at neap tides, and nine feet at spring
tides. The bed of the river consists of silt, resting on a
bed of quicksand, I eneath which is a hard clay. The
foundation of the abutments were formed of piles driven
into the clay, and on these longitudinal sleepers and
transverse sills were tenoned, the intermediate spaces
being filled with broken stone, grouted with thin
mortar ; on this platform brick abutments with stone
quoins, string courses, and copings were built : they
were subsequently tied, by wrought iron rods, to heavy
stone piers. There were six piers placed in pairs, which
were founded on piles driven into the clay, and tenon«l
to received the cap sills, on which east-iron freer e
strongly bolted, the ends being furnished with cut-
waters of cast-iron plates. The superstructure consists of
six ribs of cast iron one-and-a-half inch thick, resting on
transverse girders, one being placed under each line of
rails, and one under each handrail, the rails themselves
being laid on longitudinal sleepers, twelve inches wide
and six inches deep. In the Act there was a clause re-
quiring that this bridge choald have an opening arch,
for the passage of steamers and vessels with fixed masts:
this consists of two similar leaves, each keyed on to a
cast-iron shaft nine inches square, with turned ournals
of plummer blocks and brasses. The total weight of
iron work is 590 tons, and the erection of the bridge
was let to Mr. Briggs, of Ferry7on-Trent, and the But-
terle Iron Company. The communication was accom-
panied by a register of the tides at Selby during the
year 1842, and was illustrated by a well-executed model
presented to the institution by Mr. James Walker.
Mr. J. B. Redman exhibited a portion of a fender pile
which had been driven in the works of the New Terrace-
pier at Gravesend in 1843, and in which the termlonacalis
or pipe-worm, had made great inroads. It appeared,
however, that the ravages of this insect were confined to
a space of about three feet above the level of low water
spring tides, and that therefore if wood work wits well
defended by copper sheathing or scupper nails, at and
below that point, no great injury would be received by
piles in any situation.
The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday evening, the
18th inst., when the following paper will be read :
No. 760. "Description of the Great Britain steam-ship,
with an account of the trial voyages," by T. R. Guppy,
Assoc. Inst. C.E.

IMPROVEMENTS IN BLEACHING.
About a century ago our manufacturers of linen
used to send their clothes to Holland to be bleached,
where they were steeped in potash ley, then washed,
then steeped in buttermilk, and then laid out on the
grass for several months ; so that the linen was thus
out of the maker's hands for seven or eight months
before he could bring it into the market. A process
very similar next became established in this country;
the goods being still several months under process
of bleaching, but the transference to and from Hol-
land being no longer necessary. Next sprang up an
improvement by the substitution of sulphuric acid for
milk, whereby the same effect was wrought in one
day which before occupied six weeks, and brought the
whole bleaching process within a period of three or
four months. Next ensued the discovery that a par-
ticular gas, evolved by the action of manganese
on muriatic acid, had the power of destroying
vegetable colours, or of bleaching; and about sixty
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tating the use of the gas in bleaching establishments.
If used as a gas, the effects were. highly deleterious
to the workmen; if absorbed by water, the water
gave out a very offensive odour. Potash was added to
the chlorine water, to remove the smell ; next, the
cloth was passed through lime-water previously to
the application of the chlorine; and next, Mr. Ten-
nant, of Glasgow, contrived the means of making
a liquid chloride of lime, which was the opening to
a field of vast importance. One more step was
the devising a mode of producing a dry
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We understand that a meeting of the members of
the Liberal party, convened by circular, was hold yes-
terday, at the residence of Lord John Russell. The
object of the assemblage was, we learn, to hear Lord
John's de3ision as to the course which should be pur-
sued on Monday's discussion in the Commons, and to
concert the most advisable course for defeating the
Ministerial proposition for the reduotiou of the sugar
dutiesei-clbsereen - •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 15.
;Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord DENMAN and a special
jury.)
BAKER V. LOWE. _ -

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a sur-
geon, residing at Hampton, against the defendant, who is a
half-pay officer, to recover a sum of 1931., for services per-
formed by the plaintiff for the defendant in his professional
capacity—also for medicine.
Mr. Chambers, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Sewell, were for
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Crowder conducted the defendant's
case. _ _ _ _ _

It appeared that the defendant was attacked on the 16th
of September, 1842, with spontaneous gangrene of the toe,
being this period about sixty-one years of age, and in pre-
vious good health. At first he felt a severe pain, and in four
days Mr. Baker amputated the toe. Inflammation proceeded,
and on the 6th of December Mr. Liston was called in,
and ordered a soothing treatment, a stimulating one, con-
sisting of brandy and wine, having been used by Mr. Baker.
The gangrene had extended so far, that the defendant lost
his leg. Mr. Baker sent in his bill of 1931., but the defendant
said that he lost his leg in consequence of the injudicious
treatment of Mr. Baker. However, he offered to allow the
plaintiff 94/., which was refused.
The principal interest resulted from the different opinions
of the medical men who were examined.

Mr. Liston, Mr. Partridge, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Bransby
Cooper were examined on the part of the plaintiff, who indi-
cated—some of them more cautiously than others—that
the application of stimuli was not improper treatment, and
that the application of the knife was right where what was
called " the line of demarcation" was properly marked.
On the part of the defendant, Mr. Lawrence gave a decided
opinion that a stimulating treatment was improper in this
case ; that it was always better to leave nature to throw off the
diseased part, and that it was impossible for the line of
demarcation to be sufficiently marked in four days to justify
the use of the knife. Mr. Aston Key and Mr. Skey gave
pretty nearly similar evidence.
The foot of the unfortunate gentleman was in Court to
assist the surgical gentlemen in their operations.
His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence,
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1381. 14s. ;
also finding that there was no want of skill in the plaintiff.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 14.

;Sittings at Nisi Prius before the LORD CHIEF BARON
and Special Juries.
GREEN V. PRICE.

This was an action of covenant to recover the sum of
5,0001.
Mr. Martin and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Jervis and Mr. Cowling for the defendant.
The deed which formed, the ground of the present
action was entered into between the late Mr. John Gos-
nell (to whose estate Mr. Green the plaintiff is executor)
and the defendant Mr. Price, who retired from the busi-
ness of a perfumer, and bound himself in the above sum not
to set up again within the cities of London and West-
minster, or within 600 miles from the same. The de-
fendant having commenced business at 28, Lombard-
street, it was alleged he had broken the covenant, and
he was now sued for the above amount.
It was contended on behalf of the defendant that no
specific loss to the plaintiff had been shown to have re-
sulted from his recommencing business, and also that he
was not within the distance named.
I shortly after the opening of the plaintiff's case, his
Lordship stated it to be his opinion that this question
was one of law.
It was then agreed that Mr. Jervis should tender a
bill of exceptions to his Lordship's ruling, and that, in
the meantime, a verdict should be taken for the plaintiff:
Verdict for the plaintiff accordingly—Damages, 5,000.
SATURDAY, FEB. 15.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. CLAY.

This was an information filed for the recovery of
certain duties which were alleged not to have been
paid by the defendants upon certain silk goods imported
from France. _ _ .

The following are the particulars of this case :
The defendants, Thomas and Robert Clay, were engaged
in the silk-trade, which they carried on in a very exten-
sive manner for upwards of three years previous to
the filing of the information. It was subsequently as-
curtained that the defendants had imported silks for
which the proper duties had not been paid. It ap-
peared that before matters were discovered, the de-
fendant Robert had retired from business, and the
other brother, upon the fraud being found out, de-
camped. The defendant Robert, upon the information
being filed, pleaded that he was ignorant of anything
being wrong, for, during the partnership, he had paid
all the necessary duties. Upon the books being referred
to this fact was ascertained to be correct, and the result
was that the Crown declined to go for more than one
penalty, instead of three times the amount, to which it
was entitled.
After a short address from the Solicitor-General for
the Crown, and Mr. Kelly for the defendant, a verdict
for 1,200/. was returned against the defendant.

LANGFORD V. SOLLY.

This was an action to recover 5/. 18s., for an injury
done by the carriage of the defendant to that of the
plaintiff.
There was no feature of interest in the case, and
the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
5/. 18s.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)

BOW-STREET.

John Pentland, the young man who was charged at
this court on the Bth inst. with stealing some books from
the London University, but who on that occasion re-
fused to give either his name or address, was brought
up for further examination, when it appeared that the
police, from subsequent inquiries, had ascertained not
only the name, but the address of the prisoner, !and
on searching his lodgings, found that he was a medical
student from Scotland, but not a member of the London
University, but had by some means obtained access to
the library there, and they also found there some books
which bore the stamp of the St. George's Hospital, and
some instruments which, no doubt, belonged to the
Middlesex Hospital. The witnesses, however, in the
two latter cases, not being n attendance, the prisone r
was remanded until Wednesday, for further examin-
ation.