Star.
London, England, 1825-07-30 00:00:00

ST. GEORGt'S HOSPITAL.

• TREATMENT OP TIM PATIENTS.
Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, pursuant to public
notice, a Ge eral and very numerous Committee of the
Governors of this Hospital was held in the Board-room,
for the purpose of taking into consideration an article
in the Morning Chronicle, and other Papers, respecting
the death of John Hammond, who died (as alleged)
horn improper surgical treatment.
The article alluded to was a long account of the in•
quest on John Hammond, which first app:ared in the
avlorning Chronicle, and was afterwards copied into two
other .Morning Papers, and so:oe of the Evening Papers.
The Governors assembled were, Lord Rosslyn, Dr.
Chalmers, Dr. Holland, Mr. Herby, Dr. Gregory,
Colonel Horwell, Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Young, &c. among
whom we observed a number of Gentlemen, high in
the Medical Profession. Mr. Holland, of the Albany,
was called to the Chair.
Mr. GUNNING, the Secretary, then read the minutes
of the last Coto t, recommending t is General Meeting
of the governors, and the adoption of such other mea•
sures as would be deemed necessary for rebutting the
calumnies published against this Institution.
The CHAIR/MAE briefly addressed tire Meeting, and
said, it appeared by the statements in the Papers, that
the Coroner's Inquest had returned a verdict, declar-
ing the deceased to have died from improper surgical
neatment, and the report was accompanied by remarks
almost fatal to the interests of the Institution, as it
charged the whole of its conductors, from the Governor
to the servants, with neglect and impropriety of con-
duct. To refute these slanderous accusations the Meet-
ing was called, and as the charges had been advanced,
and he understood were supported by evidence, he
would recommend their bearing that evidence in the
first place, and then rebutting it afterwards—(Hear).
The Chae man asked if the Coroner was in attendance?
Mr. GUNNING read a letter from Mr. Higgs, de-
clining attendance, as, being a public officer, he could
not make himself a party to any such inquiry. He
had no controul over Newspapers or their Reporters,
and had nothing to do with what one inserted and the
other wrote, either directly or indirectly, therefore
could nct be expected to give an opinion upon any
subject connected with them; if they did wrong, they
were rinse erable before the proper tribunals.
The SECRETARY said, the Gloroner had afforded him
every faciity of his office, and gave him a copy of the
verdict from his books, which was the same as pub-
lished in the Papers.
A letter from Mr. Beel, the eminent Surgeon, who,
it was stated in the report, had been consulted upon
the case of Hammond, and who bad given an opinion
tantamount to charging the Hospital Surgeons with
improper, negligent, and unskilful treatment, was read,
totally disclaiming any such opinion, never having been
consulted at all upon the case.
Mr. BAILEY, the Gentleman in whose employ the
deceased was, and in whose mouth this assertion was
pit, disclaimed it, and many others inserted in the
report, but declared, that the charges he made as a
.1 ror on the Inquest against the Surgeon who attended
tl tl deceased were correct. He then entered into a
detail of the circumstances of the case—the deceased
fret with an accident which cut his knee; he was taken
to the Hospital, the wound appearing very slight, but
is a few days it assumed an alarming appearance, and
t!.e deceased complained of the torture he experienced
ham the tightness of the bandage, which, on one occa-
sion, was not removed for three days, and finally caused
Lis death. The Surgeon said, one of the arteries was
cut, but this Mr. Bailey denied, and called four of his
servants, who being examined by the Governors, de.,
eared the deceased continually complained of the treat-
ment he experienced, never being washed, and the linen
and necessaries for a sick bed being in a filthy state.
An isumenaity of discussion, principally of a desultory kind,
wok place upon this evidence, and five of the patients were called,
who declared the man was very comfortable, and could not be
bcttcr treated.
The Tileethig, at five o'clock, adjourned until this day, to continue
the investigation.

The first stone of au Episcopal Chapel, to be erected
at Kilburn, was laid on Wednesday. The necessary
previons arrangements had been made with great care.
A large tent overhung the place where the stone was to
be laid, and a platfor m was erected for the accommoda-
tion of the spectators, and covered with carpet.
A fatal accident occurred near Paris on Monday''
Lit. An explosion took place at Ivry, in a animism.
tory ot fulminating powder matches. The workmen
of the manufactory escaped; but those ot an adjoin-'1
ing glass-house, eager to give assistance, and unaware
ot the danger to which they were exposing themselves,
rushed in at one door, while the people bel-nging, to
the manufactory were flying by another. These men
being untortunately involved in two successive explo-
sini.s, three were killed, and ten severely wounded.

We- are desired to state, from undoubted autho-
rity, that Captain Boyes, of the Coromandel,
,whose
name was made use of for the purpose of fraudulently
obtaining watches from Messrs. Viper and Co. of thp
K "al Eachange, as mentioned in the ci ytiter,
day, is now in India.

• LAW REPORT:,
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COURT 01► CHANCERY, JULY
QUASH WARD Or COURT.
Mr. AGAR brought under his Lordship's notice a
case which he mentioned yesterday, respecting a young
Lstly aged 15, under the controul of guardians of her
person and e.ta:e appointed by this Court, who had
eloped with a young Gentleman to Gretna-green, where
they were married. Upon their return to England,
they attempted to confirm their union by repeating the
ceremony of marriage by bans, which the guardian of
the infant's estate (her other guardian being dead) had
forbidden, and brought the matter,for his own seen-,
rity, before the Court. A I.eculiar difficulty existed in
this case, which rendered it uncertain whether the in-
fant *as a ward of Chancery or not. The guardians
had been appointed on a petition to the Rolls Court ;
but no bill had been filed formally constituting the in-
fant a ward. The Learned Counsel mentioned several
`similar cases, not exactly in point, among others one
before Lord Talbot.
Mr. HEALD appeared for the young man who had
married the infant, who was not aware of the rules of
the Court; and desired to have the property (about
2001. per annum) settled on the Lady• He thought the
mart iage should no longer be impeded.
The LORD CHANCELLOR •observed, that a marriage
at Gretna-green was good in lad, but difficult of proof
sometimes. Under certain circumstances this Court
had recommended a marriage. His Lordship thought
a short bill might be filed in this case. With respect to
the authorsties, he had some manuscripts of Lord Talbot
in his possession, which he would examine, and endea-
vour to learn hitopinion.

IN RE MARSH, STRACET, WAUNTLEROT, AND CO.
Mr. MONTAGU said, that is this bankruptcy there
was a point upon which he wished the opinion of
the Court. Some property, formerly belonging to the
bankrupts, had been put up fir sale, by order of the
assignees, but had been bought in. It was afterwards
sold to the European Company by private contract, at
a much higher price than could be obtained at public
auction. It however appeared, that in this European
Company one of the assignees had a sort of evanescent
interest, and it was under the e circumstances the opi-
nion of the Court was required, to determine whether
the save could or could not be declared valid?
The Loan CWICSLLOIL asked whether a good bargain had been
made with the European Company ?
Mr. Morrison said that it was considered to be a very good
bargain, a much higher price having been obtained than could be
got at the public sale.
The Loan Cuancuzoa then confirmed the contract.
STOCKDALE V. LADSROOK AND OTHERS.
Mr. Realms:Lt moved, on the part of the defendants, that the
injunction might be dissolved.
Mr. Ksznev appeared on the part of the plaintiff, and resisted
the application.
It appeared that the plaintiff had, upon the under-
standing that a Mr. Allison was the agent of the defen-
dants, entered into an agreement for a building lease,
of a plot of land belonging to the defendants, at Not-
ting-bill, in the parish of Paddington ; and that, after
he had begun to build thereon, Messrs. Ladbrook
brought an action against the plaintiff, alleging that no
agreement had ever been made giving liberty to the
plaintiff to build on the premises. Mr. Stockdale fited
his bill, and obtained an injunction from the Master of
the Rolls to stay proceedings at law. Mr. Allison now
appeared as a witness, having made an affidavit that
he never had been the agent to the defendants, and in
that statement supported the oaths of the defendants
themselves. It also appeared that the original agree-
ment, between Stockdale and Allison, was lost in the
office of Messrs. Smith and Richards, the defendants'
solicitors, but it was not stated by whom that agree-
ment hod been prepared. The result of the application
was, without heAring Mr. Shadwell in reply, that
His Lordship expressed himself clearly .f opinion, that this in.'
junction ought never to have been granted, nor now continued,
and therefore he dismissed it with costs.
Mr. Wn.us, and one or two other Counsel, appeared for the.
defendants, who prayed to have their costs paid by the plaintiff,
Mr. Stockdale.
His Lordship desired all parties to have their costs. Mr. Stock-
dale might bring an action against Mr. Allison, provided be could
sustain it, for assuming to act as the agents of the defendants.
VICE.CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULY 29.
WRISTS') W. SUES AND OTHERS.

Mr. Smarm stated that the plaintiff was Captain and
part owner of the ship General Harris, which had been
taken up by the East India Company for six voyages,
the last of which was performed in May last. The de.
fendants were the remaining part-owners of tie ship.
Some disputes having arisen between the plaintiff and
the defendants on pecuniary matters—the plaintiff, in
fact, having been unable to procure from his co-part-
ners (one of whom was the managing owner), any share
of the profits arising from the last four voyages—had
filed his bill for the purpose of having an account
taken. The plaintiff was desirous of preventing a sum
of money due to the owners of the ship. amounting to
several thousand pounds, from getting into the hands
of the defendants, and he (Mr. Sugden) was therefore
instructed to apply for an injunction to restrain the
East India Company from paying over that money to
the defendants.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion that he could
not grant the order. There was no evidence that the
defendants would make any improper application of the
money. According to the agreement entered into by
the parties, one of the defendants,who was the managing
owner, was bound to receive the money. The motion
must therefore be refused.
PREROGATIVE COURT, JULY 29.
PARSONS V. PARSONS.

This was a suit instituted to obtain a probate of a codicil to a
will extcutedin
It appeared the deceased, Mr. Parsons, was possessed
of a copyhold, of the •alue of 1001. a year. In 1814
he made a will, to which, four yews after, he executed
the codicil now propounded, and some time after de-
stroyed the will, but not the codicil. The question,
therefore, was, whether the codicil was operative or
not? It seems the deceaSed left a widow and two chi'.
then, among whom, by the codicil, the property is thus
distributed :—To the wife an annuity of 301. for life,
and the remainder is left in trust to his brothers, to
be applied on behalf of the children.
Dr. Jesse ADAMS on behalf of the widow, stated
that if the Court were to pronounce the codicil in-
operative, she would, according to the custom of the
county of Somerset, in which the property was si-
tuate, beccme entitled to the whole, but that she was
willing to. yield Ibis claim, and be contented to take her
share under the paper propounded. • -
Sir J. Nscnou pronounced judgment. In ordinary circumstances,
the destroying of a will must be considered as fatal to each and all
the codicils which might have been annexed thereto; but, as in this
caee the heir at law was willing to waive her strict claim; on behalf
of her two children, the Cour' would pronounce for the paper pro-
pounded,und decree probate accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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MANSIOLH OUSE.
LION AM Dots Fiossato.—Yesterday, Wheeler, the • Agent of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal*, waited
upon the Loos hisvos, to request, is the name of that Society,
and also at the desire of several individuals of high respectability
not connected with it, except in humanity, that his Lordship
would prevent Wombwell, the owner of the lion /bat was
baited at Warwick, from having any place in Bartholomew
Fair. Wheeler said, that if his Lordship interfered in this
manner, a second cruel and disgraceful exhibition, intended to
be made, would be effectually checked, and several poor animals
saved from great agony, and probably from death. He bad gone
to Warwick to prevent the fight between the lion (Nero) and the
six dogs, by procuring Magisterial interference ; but his appli-
cation fur mercy to the poor animal proved ineffectual. That
scene of cruelty was over ; but, as if the feeling part of the pub-
lic were not sufficiently shocked and disgusted, the owner of Nero
determined to have another exhibition of the same kind, and had
matched another noble lion, which he called " Wallace," in like
manner to be torn at, by trained dogs of the most ferocious de-
scription. He (Wheeler) had repeated the arguments used on the
former occasion, to induce Wombwell to desist from his inten-
tion of having what was called another lion fight ; but notwith.
standing the general abhorrence in which the growing practice was
held, and the praiseworthy revenge with which the press attacked
the owners of the lion and the dogs, the second battle would cer-
tainly take place, if the Chief Magistrate of the City of London
did not refuse Wombwell the advantages he bad been accustomed
to enjoy at Bartholomew Fair, in the event of the threatened exhi-
bition. Wombwell, upon being told that an application to this
effat would be made to the Lord Mayor, said, that if the con-
sequence of the fight should be that he must be deprived of the
annual harvest at Bartholomew Fair, he certainly should not allow
the second experiment to be made; but, that if he did not re.
ceive assurance to this effect, his lion should try his strength, ac-
cording to contract.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the
other persons, at whose instance he made this application, re-
quested that he would offer the amount which Wombwell would
be charged for the stand in the Fair, in order to prevent that thew.
man from deriving profit from exhibiting Ms menagerie there, if it
were thought necessary to do so.
The LORD MAYOR said, he had no power to interfere in the case.
He had no authority in the letting of the land, although be had
other authority, which he should take care to use upon the proper
occasion. Part of the ground on which the Fair was held belonged
to, and was let by, the Kensington family, and part was under the
controul of the Committee of City Lands. Ills Lordship, therefore,
advised an application to the City Lands Committee immediately.
He observed, that the opinion of the Recorder of London, fifty
years ago, was taken, as to the subject of the removal of the Fair
altogether, and it was, that although the Fair was not removable,
all exhibitions could be suppressed.
One of the officers informed the Lord Mayor that the City Lands
Committee were not sitting that day.
Wheeler said, he should be obliged to go to Warwick that after-
noon, and he feared the shortness of his stay would be such as
would prevent him froth seeing the parties who were empowered
to interfere in the manner he %Tidied. But before he should leave
town, he wished to have the opinion of the Lord Mayor, or that of
the City Law (Albers, as to the legal course most advisable to be
permed, for preventing the cruel and disgraceful exhibition. He re.
quested this more particularly, as the Country Magistrates seemed to
have no clear opinion upon the subject.
The Loan MATO& asked, whether the Country Magistrates bad
not quite as good an opportunity as be bad of consulting the Law
Autborities • and whether they had not, in the town of Warwick,
some Law Olken of their own to whom they might refer upon
the subject ? •
Wheeler sald,the Clerk of the Corporation was clearly of opinion
that the thing was illegal; and one Magistrate, who was of the
same opinion, signed a warrant against the parties who promoted
; but the second Magistrate refused to back it ; as there
Mee, therefore, no check of a compulsory nature, there appeared to
be no impediment except what might result from this interview
with his Lordship.
The Loan Msvoa expressed some surprise at this statement; but
declined any interference with the duties of other Magistrates, et
is give any advice upon the subject.
Wheeler declared, that if the simple refusal of the standing at Bar.
=lew Fair were given to the shewman, who now set the law at
ce. the contest would certainly be at an end. It was, he said,
mentioned, that wagers were depending on the issue of the battle;
but he had many reasons to believe, that the repoet that the fight
was the consequence of a wager, was utterly groundless; and that
k was maftly to excite curiosity, congregate spectators, and make
the Lions pruce more money at Bartholomew Fair, by the noise
thsimade before they were introduced there.
e Loan MAIM repeated, that he had not the power to inter-
fere; and again said, it was necessary to apply to the Committee of
City Lands to exercise their authority in preventing Wombwell
from exhibiting at this Fair.


BO W-STREET.

Ilearsder Leach and Thomas Preston, watchmen in the parish
of St. Anne, Soho, were brought before Sir Amman BIRKII, on
Thursday Veit, charged with an assault on Holman, a patrol
belonging to this office.
The watchmen, in their defence, said they were ourry- for what
had happened, and the Magistrate ordered that they should be sus-
pended from their employment for one month.
Themes Leek and Hairy Godfrey underwent a final examination,
and were fully committed for trial. charged with stealing a gold snuff-
box, and two gold watches, in the shop of Mr. Tutman, a jeweller,
in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.