The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-17 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF INHUMANITY AGAINST Tini
HACKNEY WORKHOUSE OFFICIALS.

THE ADJOURNED INQURST.—(TME DAY.)
At 10 o'clock this morning Mr. John Hunti,
Middlesex coroner? resumed, at the Town-hall,
the inquiry touching the death of Thomas Nichols, adi
7 years.
'Kr. Merriman (firm of Merriman and
appeared for the relatives of the deeemedu J.LibaA*
represented the sanitary committee of • Mr
Daniels watched the proceedings for the
master of the Workhouse ; and Mr. Stanton, clerk to he
board of guardians, and Mr. Turner, chairman, addle'
on the part of that body.
The Town-hall was crowded with members of the vide.
and board of guardians desirous of healing the iddiefdiel
es :dence.
Sarah Hitchcock, head nurse at the Hackie, Unita,
was called to-day, an she said that at about a quarter MI
10 o'clock last Monday night she saw the deceased bog es
the gateway. The matron was there, sad witness NM is
her that the child was very bad and ought to be nand
into the Iron-house. The matron said, sa way,
the Getman HospitaL" Witness said that the child was
not in a fit state to be removed. The matron answered.
"I am the matron and I know what I am about.* Mr.
Oxley into , who was present, said, " Then, you are aot
torir4
take him the Iron house." Mrs. Driscoll •
" Certainly not," and he went for Dr. SIIIMITZ. Tke
child vomited twice, and got rapidly worse, and witneee
told the matron so, for it was a grievous thing to see sk,
child gruffer. Dr. Summers Caine and said that the du
was very ill, and asked to look at Mr. Vinall's order. Tbe
matron 'bowed it to him and said, "It is not yet admitted."
Witness believed the order was that the child should
admitted to the workhouse or the German Hospital. Dr,
Summers asked for pen and ink, and wrote out an ash
for the child's immediate admission. Mrs. Driscoll took it
and placed it on the form, saying that she would give is se
the master, who would do as he pleased, but he had &lead
been master and would continue to be. The child hd
getting worse ; finally the master came and sent him dim
the fly.
By the Coroner—There were six male and five female
beds vacant in the Iron-house at the time. The chid waa
fully half an hour at the gateway. No medicine was gidg,
but was of course necessary.
A juror—Then you as nurse ought to have admirdtheef
some ?
Witness—But I did not think I was allowed toad till
the child was admitted. The child wsuit;al warmth, if iss
was admitted he would have bud blankets, he.
Mr. Daniels—Then it was your place to put one on.
The witness said that when the doctor was preheat, id
could not act without his order.
By Mr. Stanton—Witness did not consider himeif
entitled to administer medicine (diarrheas mixture) mill
the patient had been formally admitted.
By Mr. Merriman—lf the child Lad been admitted late
the Iron-house she would, in the absence of a doctor,
have treated him. Sometimes half an hour would dads
before the doctor could be called for to attend saw.
There was nu medical officer resident in the Haehd
workhouse.
By the Coroner—Dr. Miller was the medical officer d
the workhouse. It would take three-quarters of an how
to summon him. Mr. Summers was his deputy, and laid
nearer. Mr. Oxley was assistant to Mr. Miller, and he be(
been there, off and on, for five weeks. Witness had seal
for him on the Monday evening to see a patient in lie
ward, and she believed that he then prescribed.
By Mr. Daniels—The first thing witness gave to clam
patients on admission was brandy. Witness did not re-
member a case in which a cholera patieut died wished
being seen by a medical men at all. A man named Ca
was ill and died ; it was not three hours after his death
before a medical man came. She could not say that ides
a general thing for the medical men not to come for tee
or three hour. after they were sent for. She bad no Oh
feeling toward the matron.
By the Coroner—Cole was one of the first of the Mehra
patients. He was an inmate of ward No. 10, and be did
there.
[The inquest was proceeding when our report left)

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ATTENDANCE AT THE JUDGES' CRANIUM.-
A new regulation has been made as to the attendance d
judges at chambers. During the present week and natal
further notice the attendance will be on Tuesday sad
Friday, and the Chief Baron will bo relieved by 114
Justice Lush.
THE NEW LAW ON NAVAL DISCIPLINE.-Ose
the hurt acts of the late session was to amend the hew
dating to the discipline of the navy. It is a rely keg ast,
extending to 101 sections, and &siding the subjoin WO
seven parts. The preamble declares that it is expedian es (
amend the', law relating to the government of the ry,
" whereon under the good providence of God the was*
safety, and strength of the kingdom chiefly depend."
INTENDED REFORM DEMONSTRATION AT Luns.—
The Reform Manhood Suffrage Association of Lena
making arrangements to hold a West Riding Reform Da
monstration on Woodhouse-moor, Leeds, early in the
suin month of October. At a meeting of the associalies
on Friday left letters were read from several inembend
parliament approving the demonstration. Among Asa
was Mr. E. Baines, who, while approving the intended
meeting, declined to be present, as he did not go so fares
manhood suffrage. Resolutions were passed in
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inviting • great number of the leaders of the extreme
liberal party, members of the House of Commons, and
others, to be present at the demonstration, and of Wing
various special means to insure the demonstration. bong
numerously attended.
REFORM MEETING AT WOLVERTON. --On Saturday
afternoon the men engaged at the railway works at AS.
?erten held a great reform meeting. The Wolverim
and Stantonbury branch of the National Reform=
were the promoters of the meeting, which was
by Mr. E. Betides and Mr. J. Baxter Langley as a &pals
tion from the London circuit of the league. Proceeds.
from Stantonbury and Stratford moved to Wolvenes,
in the market ball of which town the meeting was held.
From 3,000 to 4,000 men assembled, and the proceeding'
were throughout of an enthusiastic character. no
lowing resolutions were carried :—" That the working ass
and others composing this meeting pledge themselves le
support the objects and principles of the Reform Liegm
by enrolling their names as members, and by all other be
gitituate means." 2. "That the present government bee
ing rejected the moderate measure of reform
the late government, this meeting pledges itself to
agitate for, and use all legitimate menus to obtain,
residential manhood suffrage as the basis of represented'',
protected by the ballot." A meeting was also held Mtn
Large mom of the Science and Art batitutiom Wolaendleo...
at which several addresses were delivered, and at as
the same unanimity and enthusiasm in favour of rakes
was manifested.
INDUCTION OF A JEW PM MINIS-01
Saturday the ceremony of inducting a mini4er wer Po"
formed at the West London Synagogue of British Jolt,
in Maynard-street, Portlandmlace. The officiating orris'
ten were the Rev. Professor Marks, of London Emm/
College, and the Rev. Mr. Lowry; and the niinisterant
was the Rev. l'hilip Marcus, B.A. and R.C.L. of 17ninent1
College. After the usual morning service hid bees PI
through, the minister elect was escorted into the
gogue by the following elders : Julian Goldsmid,
M.P.. A.Q. Henriques, Esq. A. Moans, Esq., D.
Henriques, Esq., and J. L. Elkin, Esq.
MANCHESTER DOCK-OUTS. 011 SatUrdAY
lock-out of the Manchester tailors was taminet4 A
conference of master and men hue met some five
times, and have so arranged matters that all the re!
about 700 in number, returned to work on Saturday. "tr.
lockout of the carpenters still continues. Of &hair'
in Manchester at least 1,700 have been locked oat
ow
weeks. It seems that GO of the smaller emplorenheee
given the advance of 2s. per week, and 450 WA Are 27
working upon those terms. The large firms still held!!!
and about 1,000 are still locked ant, who have apttn:
time been paid a weekly dividend amounting to T,
over half wages. The men in work at the advelsof;
paying a weekly levy of 4e. per man towards the OFF"
of their locked-out brethren. fys
MR. CARLYLE AND GOVERNOR EYRE.--
is the authentic outcome of hero worship. it justifies. In'
from other grounds, the distrust with which that Dee ne:
gion is regarded—a religion which dethrones law in nom
of capeice, and thrusts an usurping penmen'
into the seat of justice. The English nation nn )d
" love order and the prompt suppression of maniocs,
we are not aware that the nation holds in revetenl;
names of Jeffreys and Kirke,er worships the and:on:o
massacre of Glencoe, or thinks those persona the
of their species who charged with the
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Peterloo. The English nation applauds the, rs-7...
suppreadon of sedition., but up to this time Mar::
apPlauded the Perpetration of unnecessary crueltnie!:
process, and it has guarded, or sought to golog_2lgi
thousand ways, against slaying cm suspinen, end IT:Li
the slaying of a political opponent. Mr. Culyiee 70-0,
of Mr. Eyre means, if it means anything,. „that " ogis
rovoroo be
sYseern of goveroraent by law, nent_" Age
as may be en principles of junto*, sweeP 011
artfeguardsof personal liberty, and set ap ".4.
of one man, who may be an Aristides, but wito.l
be an Eyre. We say this would be a step hnw,:,"g
towards beebaniane—nay, it would be barbarrem,;,7o.
would carry us back to the strife of the etroq_,wiseig
strong, sad whether strength and junior were anon
be mere accident—Economist.
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1, Atlam-str= Adelpld, London. —mesa
Dean 8 ey has given his sanction to It
for heating Westminster Abbey daring the i'o.
preparations are now being .actively carried nit •
reception of the hot-water apparatus. Four bodes.'
course at masetroetion far the purpose.