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 the examination of the stomach?—Yes, it was the chief object of our examination, and we proceeded to do so immediately; we opened it, and examined it, and poured the contents into a basin.

Did you take out all the contents, or only a part?—The whole of the contents.

What was done with them after they were put into the basin?—We examined that which was put into the basin with our fingers, in order to ascertain whether any heavy or gritty substance had subsided to the bottom.

(By Mr. Justice Abbott.) When you say "we," whom do you mean besides yourself?—Mr. John Street, my Lord.

(By Mr. Sergt. Lens.) Donnall did not interfere?—No, Sir.

In a few minutes you examined the bottom?—Yes.

Did you find any deposit?—No deposit of any heavy substance.

When you had done that, what did you do next?—Before we particularly examined the contents of the stomach, we examined the state of the stomach, and found it inflamed.

Was it a general or partial inflammation?—It was rather partial; or what we call stellated, or in stars, in different parts of the stomach.

Were there many? were there several or only one, or were there two or three?—There were many, in different parts of the stomach.

Was there any thing else you discovered?—On examining the villous, or internal coat of the stomach, we found it softened, and in some parts nearly destroyed by the action of some corrosive substance. The stellated inflammation was on the nervous coat, but was very visible through the villous coat.

Are we to understand that the villous coat is, in general, not so soft? what should its natural state be?—It should have been much more firm than we found it.