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one, of at least 150lb. weight, fell on the top of a house, about 6o yards to the 

 south, another was cast full 400 yards to the north, one very large one to the 

 south-east of the church; a long stone, which served for a bench, adjoining to 

 the south stile, was cracked cross ways, and one end turned quite upside down. 

 The lightning in passing through the church did every where very great damage. 

 It is remarkable tliat about the middle of the south aisle, over one of the arches, 

 a round hole, of about 2 inches diameter, was pierced through the carved oak, 

 directly under the plaster, and a piece of the main soil, of more than a foot in 

 length struck off, and part of it burnt to a charcoal. The eastern part of the 

 tower is likewise somewhat damaged, and a small crack appearing on the inside 

 of the wall. Two of the standing pinnacles are much damaged, and part of the 

 cross of the north-western one is struck off; the corners of the tower are very 

 firm, so are the buttresses, excepting the southernmost one of the west end, some 

 stones of which are moved out of their places. Thus the beauty of this admired 

 tower is quite destroyed, never more to be retrieved, as the top of it, as far down 

 as the leads, must be entirely taken off, and the western side is condemned from 

 top to bottom. 



LXXXI. On two Remarkable Cases in Surgery. By John Huxham, M.D. 



F.R.S. p. 515. 

 June 12th, 1747, Mr. T. Adams, surgeon at Liskard in Cornwall, was sent 



for to assist John S r, of the parish of St. Clear. The messenger informed 



him he had cut his throat from ear to ear. When he came to him he found a 

 very large wound, near 7 inches long, 3 parts round his neck; the trachea cut 

 almost through ; but the knife had luckily escaped wounding the jugular arteries. 

 No considerable haemorrhage ensued, and that was entirely stopped. Mr. A. 

 endeavoured a reunion of the parts by suture; which he performed in the following 

 manner. He first made 2 stitches through the external parts and wind-pipe, 

 which he conveniently performed, as the wound admitted of introducing his fore 

 finger and thumb into the trachea, and left them untied, till he had brought the 

 2 ends of the wound into contact by suture ; then tying the 2 stitches, it had a 

 fair aspect for reunion ; which by superficial dressing and bandage was completed 

 in a month's time. As soon as he had dressed him he was able to speak, and 

 informed him, as well as his neighbours, that his wife had made that desperate 

 attempt on his life in a wood, coming from her father's house to the place where 

 she was a servant, by first blindfolding him with handkerchiefs, and then, under 

 pretence of taking measure to make a new shirt for him, took off his stock, un- 

 buttoned his collar, cut his throat, and then ran from him. After he had been 

 about a fortnight employed about his business, as a carpenter, he complained of 

 a troublesome tickling cough, and loss of appetite. His complaints grew worse 



