Star.
London, England, 1830-10-04 00:00:00

SITRAORDINARY INQUEST AT HAMPTON.

Saturday an impost. under extraordinary ckemammeee, was held at
TWaal Mr. lidding, to Intake into the muss of the death
CIA and b unborn MIL The death took place about
women*, and • aeollheable depee el exeltadoo bas existed in
the ads/ to anew dot her Me was caused by the
iimaiment of Mr. !sous, • mead wedorms, who atteaded
her in hot ceadasmant A peat ameba of sto ivisoi attended
to give Adria:s an the evierese.
The Jr" mom, precolded to the church-yard ; the coMo
had been from the grave, wad was limed on a neighbouring
lomb.seeme, around Adds a suet of wet of toavons. open at the top,
was formed. After the Jury had luepemed the body, the medical men
drew nand it, and k wee synod der dm pumas of enabling than to
foam an "pixies on the subject. The body was aot in sods a state of
dmay es bled bepected.
The int whose"mbed was Lou Ellam, who mated that she
knew Mn. Cleek, who set for her between drs and eh on a Sunday
evening, near three menthe ego. Witness went to her, and at her
dohs went for Mee. Mimes, the midwife. Mrs. Clark bad bees
token with Wear pane 'beat four o'clock that morning she was
very bad indeed; all that night her cries and gamins were dreadful I
towards meenleg she was very bad, and laid she moat die; whom
went to Rompeso for Ms. Devise; be was from borne I Mr. Bowen is
Mr. Davka's amismot, and whom told him in what ewe Mrs. Clash
was, and he said be would some to her m soon as possible. Mr. Bowen
come about leafless tea, sod staid about half an boor ; be came spin
about nine in the evening g be bad Instruments, which he used ; afloat
seven on Twain enendag, at Ms. Bowen's desks, they sent out for a
boot-book, wield' be used with Mrs, Clerk $ at a ittlersr Pat us
on Tuesday morning Mrs. Clark died; when Wows asked Mr. Bowen
if he thooght then was any hope of the labour being over. he said
" Yee, way soon." Mr. Taylor was sent for. to which Mr. Bowen
AM oft object, but he Wood to write a note for him ; Mr. Down was
klieg the imarimmem as the time; be used them with very gnat
Abele, se that the perspiration poured of him ; he placed his feet
eopinet dm bed, and palled with great force; Mr. Bowes, when asked hew
he was going as, said that when he waned skill he would mod for it ;
"imi if they could find out ray one that could do more than be could,
they might send for bins; he afterwards Insisted on assistance being sent
far; when the book Mr. Bowen was using pee way there was a
emend as IS a stick had broken, end the child's are came GIL Mr.
Taylor sent an wawa that he would come if Mr. Bowen would only
who • oats to him Mr. Bowen was very crom ; I Dever Teethed nth
mesh tomlnomt Mews
lima Mem stated that she was a midwife, and bad brought
4,110 shillem into the world, and that was more than say one pre-
sent had desei—(A laugh);--she attended Mrs. Clark, and sent for
a dome la peeper time; she was glad to get bet own neck out of
the bales proposed to Mr. Bowen to send for Mr. Taylor, but be
Ali V Ms. Taylor came be would leave ; the deceased wished to
have Mr. Taylor, and said be bad been with ism Were, and knight
kir thesugh
Ifils Sorgeit. Jewell, surgeon, and teacher ofmldwllny, eland that ho
ionagesmat at the examination of the body that eneraleg; he enamel
ummemi at the mum, under the drcumetaneas, perfectly juedithib t
the loomment called a blunt hook might have bleu rape to
aril 61 boot hook woe a good substitute.-411ede were
' and very needy resembled each other.l—Aestwalog the fame
has stated in evidence be conceived that the use of lastrumente
Ilse hilly *died. Jg Isom the appearances and the evidence, he
should say the the pia d Air. Bowen was correct.
Mr. Gse Taylor, surge" of Kingston, stated that he never saw
Mr. Bowen Ware that day. There was not eulident evidence to wee.
rant the aseeetho that the practice of Mr. Bowen in the cue was ale.
menus; unless soder wry eztraordinery drounatancea, witness should
not have taken of the &ems
Sic A. Hailiket if ilimagems Court, physician to their Majesties,
stand *mike had halo anversedeet with Mr. Bowen on tie suWw,
V museggeome at the opens be had heard ; and Mr. Bowen bad fully
wadded ides it be was net to blow
Owe if the medical genehmeen present inquired if the Jury desired
fierier widow P To whlek *see was sound reply in the neptive.
The Cowman called iheatteadon et the :cm to the evidence given
by a mentor of the obsemie art, to the Mini*" tempeody at-
tordinglabour men tat 'sample, the lotiones Chadeue OW ales,
who weld ementomed the first advice In the kingdom, fell a victim in
eithile, ease.
Jury, after comohleg for ahem heW an hour, returned the fol-
low* verdict—Died by the visltatles of Gov; and we are of opinion
that the medical attendant Is not in any respect to blame.