Star.
London, England, 1825-06-30 00:00:00

• Mr. ADAM objected. to further delay, on the ground that Mr.
Tyndal aright have foreseen that the evidence of the. register
would be objected to, and he ought to have been prepared accord-
ingly. For the interest of his own client, he submitted that the
House could pot grant any further delay.
The Arroasar-Gzszam. said, that he had no particular la%
terest in opposing delay. He appeared there for the Crown, and his
duty was to see that the claims of the party were clearly made out.
The Earl of RUSSLYN said. that the present caw was not ex-
actly that of one party as against another, in which the party object:
ling to the claim of the other, ought to come prepared to prove his
,rase, or to suffer for his own neglect; but it was one in which the
House was interested to see justice done between the parties, end
not let the party who might really be entitled to sit in that House
suffer from his own• mismanagement of his case—(Hear, hear).
lie apprehended that the Committee ought to allow further time, in
order that the witnesses necessary to the case might be brouList
to the Bar.—The Committee agreed to this, and fixed a day.
Mr. TTNBAL then called other witnesses.
Dr. Denison considered the usual period of gestation to be *no
calendar months, or 280 days. He knew one case where a Udy
had exceeded that period by three weeks. Women frequently Mis-
calculated in their reckoning. A case cf 311 days or 31 days be-
'fond the usual time never came within his knowledge,' nor did he
apply his mind to the subject whether women could exceed the
usual time by that number'of days.
Dr. Hopkins was principal accoucheur of the Westminster Lyink
in Hospital, where, with his private practice, he had one thou-
sand cases of pregnant women every year. One Lady, within his
private practice, bad gone ten calendar months, making 300 days.' -
He was decidedly positive as to the correctness of this care. Th •
child was remarkably large, and the Lady had great dleiculty in • ,
labour. The Lady had five children. The Doctor referred tra
another case as to the largeness of the child, where be was obkged
to bring on labour at seven months.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the Doctor was cried.: •
nating himself under Lord Ellenborough's Act, in deliverinalliwo.
men in that state.—(Laughter).
The Arroarrer Gontaar..submitted that the Act did not apply
where the child was born alive.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE apprehended it was otherwise. .
Dr. Hopkins eaid, that if he had not delivered the Lady, her He
would be endangered.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that altered the case.

In answer to other questions, the Doctor said that some children
were larger at five mouths than others at nine. He had known chil-
dren born without nails, and others with teeth—(Laughter). -
The Atvoaxev-Giuntem..—Oh ! that was to bite mankind
(Laughter).
Dr. Chinnock, accoucheur to the Chelsea and Brampton District.
—He attended one woman who bad gone eighteen days beyond the
usual period. lie then stated some of the questions put to the
woman, reapecting her pregnancy, and her answers.
The witness was about to give evidence of what the female al-
luded to had stated to bins as to the period when she had the last
intercourse with her husband, when
Mr. Arroatiay-Gasaaai. objected that such evidence could not
be received.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said, that what the female al-
, hided to had said as regarding her last intercourse with her husband,
could not be received.—Lord GI I: fro RD concurred.
Thomas Cowry Stocks, examined by Mr. Tirxnat.—ls an ac.
coucheur at Dartmoir, and has considi rable practice; the ordinary
course of gestation is forty weeks ; recodects an instance of a fe-
male, according to her own account, having a prolonged gesta-
tion;
weeks ; her husband had been dead before that distance of girlie
from the birth of the child.
Mr. Arroaxer-Gxoesat said that this was not evidence, be-
cause a married woman might not confine ber favours alone to
her husband.
The witness said, that he had upon all occasions witnessed that a
woman went longer with a male than a female child; the same
doctrine was applicable to animas. He himself bad two mares,
one of which had a mare colt and the other a horse colt ; and t.ie
snare that had the horse colt went considerably longer than the one
that had the mare colt. The ordinary period of gestation for a
woman was 280 days, but 290 days was not at all au extraordinary
circumstance and witness has noticed, that when gestation has t 0211
protracted beyond the ordinary time, a male child has generally
been the result. _ _

Dr. Motion was next called, but nothing material rebuked from
his examination.—The further proceedings were then adjourned.
BILLS.
Mr. BIROODEN and others returned from the Conunona, the Mer-
chant and Factors' Law, the Bills Court Bill, and several tither
Bills agreed to, and brought up a Private Bill, which w. s read a
first time.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL postponed the Committee on the'
Judges Salaries Bill till to-mm row.

BUBBLE ACT.
The Bubble Act Repeal Bill was read a third time and passed,
alter a few words had been inserted in it, on the motion of the
LOAD CUANCILLLOR, declaring that the Common Law remained
uprepealed.
On the motion of the Earl of Livearoor., the Writs of Error
Abolition Bill went through a Committee, and was reported, with.
the addition of the clause of which Lnril Euxuaosouan gave Doke
Yesterday, In amendment of the Compensation Clause.
The Apothecarire Bill, and the Isle of Man Trade Bill, were
retie second time, and ordered to be committed tansurrow.
e Customs Laws Repeal Bill, the Irish Linen Bounties, and
the Irish Roads' Rills, went respectively through Committees, and
were reported.—Adjoemed.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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Sullivan's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed.
Dir. (RATTAN presented a Petition from Mr. Barked'
Wells, of the Society for bettering the condition of *a Nes
praying for the introduction of the Poor Laws lino Inland.

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