Star.
London, England, 1831-04-06 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF A CHINESE AT curs

HOSPITAL.

A native of Canton, named Hoo Loo, about 32 years of age, and
wit° is afflicted with an immense tumour on the lower part of the
belly, has lately been received into Guy's Hospital. it appears he has
had the tumour 11 years ; till within the last three years it was not
larger than a quat tern loaf ; but it subsequently enlarged rapidly, and
became of such dimensions that it hung down to his toes ; yet he is
able to walk, but obliged to throw his body back. He was visited,
when in China, by the resident English surgeons, and the medical gen-
tlemen belonging to the Company's ships, but they were all fearful of
peifonning an operation upon him. He was then sent to this country,
and placed in the above hospital, where it is understood the operation
of removing the tumour will take place. From the appearances of the
tumour, it is considered to weigh between 70 and 110 lb acoirdupoise This
tumour has been very erroneously represented by the public prints as ana-
logous to the one which was removed about thirteen yeas ago from the
belly of a man in the same hospital, by Sir Astley Cooper, and which
weighed 37th. Iooz. Tice two cases, however, do not bear the slightest
similitude, but differ essentially in every respect both as regards situa-
tion, form, structure, &e. Sir Astley's was merely an adipose or fatty
tumour, which is of sufficiently common occurrence in this country,
though seldom acquiring so large a size. The present, on the contrary,
is a specimen of a disease which has been rarely seen in Europe, and we
believe only once before in England, by Cheselden. It is, however,
prevalent in many parts of Asia and Africa, is endemial in Barbadoes,
and is more or less common in all the West India islands. A very ela-
borate account of these tumours,with an excellent full-length engraving,
is given by Dr. Tilley in his recent admirable work on the diseases of
the genito-urinary organ. The cases of six individuals are there de-
tailed, on whom he successfully operated, in the island of Sr. Christo-
pher, for the removal of tuninurs of this description, which weighed 70
pounds avoirdupois. and reached to the ancles. Another is mentioned
by him which had attained the enormous magnitude of two feet five
inches in length, and five feet ten inches in circumference, and which
weighed, after removal, 163 pounds.

Some of the Commissioners of Bankrupt have, it seems,
declared their inability to make any return of their fees, in
obedience to the order of the House of Lords. A tolerable
commentary, as fitr os it goes, upon the system; for, how
admirably fitted must people be, to unravel the intricacies
of a bankrupt account, who show such an intimacy with
Cocker in their own concerns !

It appears, from a Parliamentary return, that the net
amount of malt drawback paid on proof spirits in Scotland,
duriig the last year (under the 6th George I.V. cap. 58),
was 334;4461. 14s. Bd. in Ireland, 7,3281. 19s. 21d. The
number of imperial gallons on which it was paid in Scotland
was 6,021,526; and in Ireland, 127,248. The total net
amount of malt drawback, paid up to the sth January, 1831
(under the Acts 1 and 2 George IV. cap. 82, 4 George IV.
cap. 04, and 6 George IV. cap. 58), was—in Scotland,
1,896,5021. and i❑ Ireland, 40,8351.