The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

L.IW INTPLLIGRNCE.

COURT Ok CHANCT.RY, Fri. V.

PRIVATF lIF ARNO

Llllll' 1111111.1 r I,IIIC Trikirist V. GILD OTIMRS.

The Court', at nine o'clock this motuinc, was
crowded to.irscess, in expectation of hoarleg the
1,4 Chaneelle►'s jodgwient In this temporised cam
Aumegthe potions aserobliad, we percei►ed matey
faaha,n+hte and well.rireeived ladies.

Th. Loan CIIANCRLLOR. at ten o'clock, sat in
bir pisate Terns, oi,h closed doors; shortly otter,
the COOllll.l owl voolieltors in this case nate called In,
but ril other persons were 'Retailed •, they returned
Into Corm in a short time, his Lordship having post-
ponied giving his judgravnt until Tuesday ant.

COCKY OF KIWI'S WINCH, Fss. V.

VIEATE V remansw.

TM. eat an setinn nr tll;ea---oP;iiiinst the Dofonli-
ant, a sorrii.n, its retertar dimmest°, hi• ntailigttoce
end +ant .f skill in IM care of the Plaintiff, who,
baying his shnelditr, ompinaed the DP.
foods*, in 440ileor the dislee• huts ; bet is comet:pence
of hi. cant of skill, the Plainoiff wholly lost the en
of hil arm.

Slr.T.fftunt.em with whom was Me. Minas,
stated theerfeentatatices of the case. The Plaintiff
was a respeetable artisan, and bad been eleplay.ed•
is engineer end braar.foultder, in a large manefectory
in the rite, and by his industry was enabled to eara
shoat fear guises. a week. On Sendai, the lifts
of July last, he was retaining home sheet twelve
o'clock at night, in • gig with a friend, sod by some
accideet the vehicle eel upset en Blarkfriars-bridge;
iii censer; f which the Plaintiff's right shoulder
was dislocated. Ile was carried, In grad pain
to the house of his friend, who resided in Fleet-
street. Surgical Desistance was immediately sent for,
bet the messenger begin gone to two or three other
burgeons, none of whom could be found at home,
hi went to the boon of the Defendant, who then
kept a surgeon and apothecary's shop in Fleet-street,
et
'because,. of Shoe-lane. and on enquiring for him,
the answer was, that he was ill in bed, but his assist.
ant undertook to attend the patient. He was imme-
diately conducted to the Plaintiff, wbe was then
lying la the greatest agony, and attempted to reduce
the dialer-wino ; but appearing to bangle at !hoop,.
ration, he was asked, whether he had ever set a dis-
location Write, and he answered, 60 times before.
Arter tieing sad dragging the arm for about au hoer
end three quitters, doting which time the Plaintiff
was slider she must escretiating tortures, be said the
414/oration was reduced, be bandaged the shoulder.
and then went away for the night. The Plaintiff
I.soing passed a dreadful night, the nut day be was
alma.. and nn the third day the Defendant himself
raid him a visit, and after looking at the shoulder,
appeared quite swished that all was right; assured
bi- palest that he would be well enough in 10 days
to go est, and in three months would recover the
perfect use of his arm. lie continued to use the De-
fendant's prescriptions for about seven weeks, when
finding Elmira no hotter, he consulted Mr. Gilliam,
a surgeon, in lilackfrists-road, who, on looking
at the slioul.!rt, immediately discovered that it had
never been set, that all the intianansation hail sub-
s!tled, and i.l.st the end of the h.ine had formed a
now bed for itself in the muscles, and had become
filed by the osseous eater whirls surrounded it.
In a cow 'attar .tlinars Mr. Cilham did not like
to act upon his own juiLment, and feeling for
th• rep. • .t:on of Mr. Pewit/ow, bet still more
pager 'ins the life of the Plaintitr, he deter-
nsio.d So con I Mr. Cline; and open considering
the call with another eminent serge, u, we: de.
termined to try the esperimi•ot of the t•• try,
prossihle, to reduce the dislocatio. ; after the
l'lsintiff was again subjected to the w-Tst eureriating
pain, the operation wholly failed. Since then the
Plaintiff's arm had withered, and be had now only
thetas of the elbow joint, in enderhand anginas. The
Banal lug a married man, with three children,whe
wholly were dependent upon his industry for sup-
port. In censequeuce of this misfortune he was
thrown eat of emplilment, and was reduced almost
to beggary, from lis•ins been able to live with cosy
fort and decency. Under these circesestances be op-
puled to the Jury for sub damages u his pitiable
cote seemed to demand, its consequence of there's
ignorance end negligence of the Defendant. N.
mosey that the Jury could give would be an adequate
seen/ puce for the loss of a right arm ; but the case
of the Plaintiff was still mere deplorable whets it was
considered, that through the Defendant's ignorance
be was deprived of the power of maintaining his fa-
mily. Since this unfortunate occurrence, the De-
fendant bad ritired from business, and he sold his
practice for 6001. It sboald seem, therefore, that be
was in a condition to pay large damages ; end if the
evidence made net the use so stated, he was per-
suaded that the Jory would feel great pleasure in
giving such damages as would operate as a wholesome
*sample, at least, to ignorant practitioners, end
afford someecompensation for the Plaintiff's grievous

injuries.
Mr. Vandenburgh, the Plaintiff's friend, who was
smith him at the time of the accident, proved the cif- '
wastauees which came ender his knowledge.
Mr. Gillum, the surgeon, of Ellackfriars-road,
also confirmed Mr. Scarlett'. statement, if to that
part of the case which related to the subsequeot
treatment of the Plaintiff. The Defendant was a
very old man.
Mr. Cline gree evidence to the move effect. On
his crets.ezansination, he said it was poasibte, in the
of a limy patient, end where there was a great
ile:1 o; isslisualisei for a skilful surgeon not to be
able to ascertain imntedialely whether a dislocation
of the shoulder was reduced; bat with sr nora.. ob-
sinus, even in such a es.e, It was easy to slicer-
leis whether the hone was in its proper place. lime,
however, the observation could not apply, hirsute
the Plalotiff was a thin spare man, sod it was impos-
sible for any surgeon of competeet skill in his pro.
femiois to be mistakyo. Ile was of (Tinier', that
the Plaintiff's dislocation had never been ietleerd.'
The Plaintiff had completely lest the use of his arm
far all purposes eilistrireer It was necessary to raise
the hand Anse the chest ; he might use it in wader-
h•iiii nsoliong.
Toe fotetnan in the house in which the Plaintiff
.lad been employed stated, that die Plaintiff was a
*MI seilfel and scieatiic wartionat end wild rain