Star.
London, England, 1830-11-11 00:00:00

Mk. ST. JOHN LONG.

An inquest was held yesterday, at the Wilton Arms, in Kinnerton.
street, Knightsbridge, to inquire into the death of Mrs. Colin Campbell
Lloyd, aged 48, wife of Capt. Edward Lloyd, of the Royal Navy, whose
death eau alleged to have been occasioned by the treatment she had ex-
perienced from Mr. St. John Long, of Harley-street.
Mr. George Vance, Mr. Benjamin Collins Brodie, and Mr. William
Archibald Campbell, were examined, to give their opinions as to the
cause of the death of Mrs. Lloyd ; but as the inquest eau adjourned, to
allow the body to be opened, in older that they may give the result of a
post merlon examination, we forbear stating their evidence for the
present.
Captain Edward Lloyd, R.N. sworn.-. 4 reside at Cheltenham, and
came on • visit to London with my wife and family, on the 18th of
July. Mrs. Lloyd was subject to a nervous affection of the throat when
she took cold ; on the 4th of October she applied a small blister to her
throat for fear of &slight cold, which she was in the general habit of
doing without applying to any medical man ; it rose in a partial degree,
but she took it off a few hours after, before it had produced its ordinary
effects; she dressed it herself with a simple dresalng ; on the 6th Oct.
Mrs. L. went with me to Mr. St. John Long ; she merely had a conver.
motion with him ; site went the following day, when she inhaled ; on the
7th Oct. she inhaled again; also on the Bth Oct. when she paid him one
pound. She went to him on the 9th of October, when site was rubbed
for the first time across the bosom, as she described to me. On the 10th
of October she told me that she had inhaled as before, and afterwards
was rubbed; as they termed it, "rubbed out.' Sbe told me that there I
was but a small portion of liquid in the saucer, but more was added
when that wee expended. She became so unwell while the rubbing
was going on, that the rubber became alarmed, and went for Mr. Long,
who did not come foe some time; but when he did, he said it was no-1
thing, and would soon go off, which it did after some time, but an odd
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sensation remained, which continued during the evening. She came
haw in her sister's carriage, and combined uneasy the rest of
the day. She complained of a cold and chilling, all the even*.
• sold shivering It came on, when she retired to bed, and abs rook
Moe hot wine and water. She bad a restless night, and on the 11th of
Oesuiper she was unwell all day. There was a vivid redness serous the
liana where the rubbing had taken plase,and a dark piles In the centre
the breast, from which a dhehaip mu ing place treat under the
'oblige hoes, which had been applied by the as she said,

of Mr. Long. The large dark spot en her breast still got deep, in
colour ; the edges were white, and all much puffed up ; the pores
skin on the dark spot were expanded, but did not break. on di,
morning of the 12th of October, on looking at her breast, it lb,
peared to me that, from lying on her back, wherever the matter dr,
charged rested, it caused fresh blisters, some of which I rut
to relieve the pain, u she complained all over. A wicker cud',
forced to be made to place over her, to prevent the bed-clothes tuuchai,
her. On this day I ailed upon Mr. Long, who expressed his surpri,,a,
not having seen Mrs. Lloyd, to go on with her Inhaling. On explai;iaq
her inability and great sufferings, he said that he would come in nu,
evening, which he did, and found that she had applied Mut on,.
mon blister-dressing to alleviate the heat and bunting feeling. Ili.
Long said that this was wrong, and contrary to his practice, bur
would rub it out for her, to which proposition she exclaimed again,.
saying that she had suffered so much, that she could not elitler
those parts being rubbed at all ; the very idea of touching them eve,
by herself was excruciating. Ile then said, " What do you
She replied. "To be healed and relieved." Mr. Long then said,
are using wrong dressings, it ought to be only dry linen to 51w,-41, ;
nothing will heal with those kind of dressings soon." lie then than,
aside the dressings, and asked for a towel, and began dwhinet it
dry on the large black spot, as, I suppose, to absorb the chscfrog,
Mrs. Lloyd then said that her flesh or skin was very healing, mid b..,
had always healed any little blister by a simple blister-dressing in a day
or two. Air. Long said that he saw no objection to her using it, and 1,,
then took his leave. Mr. Long called the next day, Oct. 13, and has
sufferings bad continued so great, that she was quite alarmed when hi,
name was mentioned, and begged that I would not allow hint to see !Dm
Mr. Long never saw her again. After this she was placed under his
hands of Mr. Campbell, and other medical men to the time of her death.
Bytl Mr. WHEATLEY—BOth arms, the left in particular, became ,
len y red, as if it would inflame, occasioned, as I would suppo.e,
from the virulence ofthe discharge. 1 believe Mrs. Lloyd told m;:
she had signed some book at Long's.
During the time that Capt. Lloyd was giving his evidence he appea,4
deeply affected, and frequently burst into tears.
The Inquest was then adjourned until to-morrow (this day.)