The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-10 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT-YESTERDAY.

Friday, the 29th Ju'he, to lcrol after the joiners who

were fitting up boxes, at Mr. Bell's expense, to send
nine valuable horses to America. The men had gone,
and deceased went forward, and in a minute the witness
heard a crash, and then sone one cried out a than had
fallen. The witness heard a faint cry. The upper
deck hatchways were put on when the then left. The
witness went down, and saw both arms of deceased
were broken, for he sari) the bones protrUcling. Dr.
Hill was called., and attended him. Death was the
result of the injiiriesi and the jury found a verdict of
4'Accidental Death.i

On the body of Elizabeth Roberts, the wife of a
collector to the Royal Oak Burial Society, but she has
not been living with her husband for two years. She
died on Friday, sttddenly, in Milton-Street. ft appeared
that for a period up to a shod drje Anne she tae in the
habit of drinking, but lately was much distressed, The
jury returned a verdict that death was the result of
excessive drinking. .
On the body of William Arnold, who lived in Skel-
horrie-Etfeet, lie sous Ivorki* in Button-street ye'ster-
day, and died suddenly. The inquiry was adlottrfied in
order to have a post mortem examination made.
On the body of Mary Flanagan, forty-five years of
age, who lived at 35, Johnson-street. On Saturday the
deceased fell down stairs—being lame of one leg, in
consequence of rhetnnatism—and death was the result of
injuries received: Verdiet accordingly:
On the body of Williani Sinitll, earteti forty-four
years of age, who died in consequence of being crushed
between two lorries, as reported in our paper. Verdict,
accidental death. •

On the body of Mary Johnson, twenty years of age.
She was the daughter of Thos. Johnston, a flatman, who
lives in Prince William-street, Park. She was subject

to fits, and on Friday, whilst in one, she fell into the
fire, and Wad thirii bady that she cliecl,in the Southern
Hospital. Verdict, " Accidental deaih,"
Surerpt.—On the body of John Hawkinson, a sweep,
who lived in Richmond-terrace, Richmond-row. The
deceased had been a soldier, and had deserted twice.
He was much given to drink, and, from the evidence of

Alice Jump, it appeared that he was drinking heavily
lately, ani that he was suffering from the effects. On
Sunday he attempted to cut his throat, but was prevented.
However, he managed, ill the CdUrse df the night, to
hang himself with his handkerchief from the Midi. door.

The jury found a verdict of suicide whilst under tern

porary insanity.

MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE
ROYAL INFIRMARY.

Yesterday morning a special geteikil meeting of the
trustees of the Liverpool ROyal InfirniaiY was held .at
the board-room, Brosvnlow-street, for the Tnirpose of
taking into consideration the offer of a gentleman,
whose name remains a secret, to erect on the greUnd bf
the Infirmary a training institution for nurses. The
chair was occupied by the Rev. Sohn r6tigh6y Monk,
M.A.; president. The other trustees present were—
Messrs. Edward Gibbon, John Cropper,. Laurence
Peel, Thomas Bourne, Robert Hutchison, Thomas B.
Hornby, Joseph G. Livingstone, William Gregson,
Richard Brook; and the Rev. R. Leicester, A.M.
Mr. GrisnoN read the following report :
An offer having been made to provide the funds necessary
for the building of a nurses' institution in connection with the
Royal Infirmary; if the contriiitiee shoUld deem the same
desirable and practicable; the proposal was referred to a sub=
committee, with a reqUest that they would ionsider and report
upon it.

The sub-committee beg now to state that they have given
the subject the best consideration in their power, and, after
much mutual communication and discussion, have agreed to
make the following report :
Unanimously agreeing that it is desirable that the best
possible system of nursing should be adopted i i the Royal
Infirmary, they are prepired to recommend that the committee
accept the offer Made to then?, iii the hope that the establish-
ment of the new institiitidn to be thus tailed into etisterce
• may be the means not only of improving the condition and
comforts of the nurses now attached to the infirmary, but also
of including a class of women to undertake the duties of hospital
nursing who have hitherto been deterred froth so engaging
themselves by the want of Proper aceontniodition and by other
causes which will now, it is believed, cease to operate. It
does not appear necessary in the present report to enter into
the details and managment proposed to be adopted, nor
indeed are we prepared to do so, but we may state in general
terms that the new institution will be the property of the
trustees of the Royal Infirmary, and that it will be presided
over by a lady, to be called " nurse matron," who will have the
-entire control over the nurses and nursing department, including
the supervision of the patients' diet, and the proper use of all
Stimulants. The duties of hottse matron, will, with the above
exception, remain the same as at present. ft is proposed that
the infirmary shall pay a certain fixed y. arly sum to the
nurses' institution, for the nursing of the hospital, and it is
at present calculated that this amount will not exceed the
present amount of' nurses' wages and cost of their mainte-
nance by snore than, the annual cum of 5300. The committee
of management of the new institution will be composed of a
limited number (not yet flied). and its members will be chosen
from the infirmary committee. It is proposed to tall a meeting
of the trustees for the purpose of procuring their sanction to
the erection of the proposed building, which will probably be
so arranged that the nurse matron can have free access to
the wards of the infirmary at any hour both of day sad night;
and the interior arrangements will he so planned that, even in
ciao it should not succeed as a nurses' institution, the new
building will eupply the intlrinety with moth of that accent-
modation which the committee has long known to be winting;
but which the plan of the hospital prevented their adding
during the recent alterations.

Such is the general outline of the charity and its manage:
ment which is now proposed to be added to the Royal ingr.
mary ; and should the general committee think lit to adopt
the recommendation now made to them to accept the offer
before alltided to the sub-cenimittee aro not without-the hope
that any difficulties which niay present themselves in framing
• rules for the harmonions and successful working of the tWo
charities so to be united for mutual benefit ar.d for public
ad vantage may be overcome, and they trust that this institu-
tion for the encouragement and training of hospital and other
nurses may meet with that success which its strongest advo-
cates and warmest supporter could himself desire.
June 16, 1860.

He urged the necessity of immediately availing them-
selves of the liberal offer made them, and in conclusion
proposed " that the trustees now present at a special
general Meeting duly callel, do hereby give their
d.Jitsedt, tind sanOticni to the Preotion of a building on
the ground of the Infirmary, to be used and ot,soupied as
a training institution for nurses, or for such general
purposes of the Infirmary as may hereafter be found
necessary or advisable."

The motion was briefly seconded by Mr. Cropper.
Mr. BROOKE made a lengthy speech, objecting to the
proposed plan on the ground that it was not consistent
with the object fof Which the institution was founded,
and was not at all necessary or desirable. He also
suggested the expense, and the illegality of erecting a
building on the Infirniary grounds, and the probability
that the nurses, after having been properly trained and
taught, would emigrate to other institutions of a similar
nature. He moved an amendment, " that the cordial
thanks of this meeting be given for the liberal and
handsome offer; but the meeting sincerely regrets that
it is not consistent with the regulations and objects of
the Royal Liverpool Infirmary to accept it."
Mr. Gnzoson answered Mr. BroOke's objections at
some length, declaring that the greatest defect in the
Infirmary was the want of properly trained nurses to
attend upon the patients. The additional expense
mentioned by Mr. Brooke would be merely 'nominal ;
and as to the objection that they would train tunes for
other institutions, why, the same objection might be
made against all the training schools. The alleged
illegality of erecting the buildings on the Infirmary
grounds was disproved by the fact that the medical
schools were erected upon it.

Mr. HUTCHISON remarked that the most talented
medical skill would be rendered futile, unless they
secured proper nurses—women who were not only pos-
sessed of good characters, but who had been well trained
to attend upon the patients; they had at present no such
nurses. Although the training school would be nominally
a separate institution, still it would be really under the
direction of the Committee of the Infirmary, from
which the sub-committee directly connected with the
schools, would be elected. He had spoken on the sub:
ject of erecting the building on the Infirmary grounds
to the Town.-Clerk, 'who saw no objection to that course.
He enumerated the advantages which would he derived
from, the proposed institution, and said that it was pro-
posed to allow nurses to go out to private families at so
much-per month, the wages being incorporated in the
common fund. But care would be. taken to supply the
hospital with an efficient staff of nurses first. It was
also proposed to bind the nurses to an engagement of
three or five years ; and as a further inducement for
them -to remain at the hospital, the foundation of a
superannuation fund was proposed, which he thought
would be a sufficient guarantee that the nurses would
not leave them immediately they had arrived at
proficiency.
Mr. Charles Wilson and others made a few remarks,
sanctioning the erection of the building.
The amendment of Mr. Brooke was not seconded,
and therefore fell to the ground.
The original motion was then put to the meeting and
carried unanimously.
A compliment to the chairman terminated the pro-
c 2edings.

Sc IN. MAG.—It is reported in Paris that the death
of Prince Jerome will occasion the. most extraordinary
particulars of the latter portion of his past life to be
brought to light; that the Countess A—, the-Floren-
tine lady, well known to English society of Florence,
means to bring her claims before the French tribunals
as the late 'prince's lawful wife ; that the Emperor
intends to admit the fact of the marriage, but to oppose
its legality from the circumstance of its having been
contracted without the confirmation of his consent since
he has become Emperor.

The Coroner held the following inquests :—On the
body of Mr. Thomas Bell, the well-known and respected
son of Mr. Jonathan Bell, of the Adelpbi stables, whose
melancholy death has been a source of grief to a wide-
ipread circle of friends, O'ho valued the deceased for
his many excellent qualities. Mr. Bell Went; on Friday,
the 29th June, 'to the Waterloo Dock, to see one men
who were working at the ship Philadelphia, where they
were putting up boxes to carry some cattle to America,
It would appear, from the evidence of Mr. Thomas
Newcomb, shipping clerk at Messrs. Richardson and
Spence's, that Mr, Bell went there at half-past six on