The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-12 00:00:00

THE SICK POOR IN TAE COUNTRY WORK-
HOURS&

Last evening a meeting was held of the sub-
scribers and promoters of the London Workhouse Assoc's.
tioo, which during the last session of parliament was the
means of bringing so prominently before the public and
the legislature the defects of the London workhouse in.
firnianes as to bring about • change in the law. The par-
pose of the meeting last evening was to confer respecting
1 the condition of the country workhouse infirmaries, and to
consider whether the associstion should extend its operations
so as to deal with the evils which have been found to
exist at Farnham, Bedminster, Clifton, Walsall, and other
places. The meeting was held at the house of one of the
hon. secretaries, 69, Wimpole-street, and among those pre.
sent were :—Mr. Henry Goshen, Dr. Anstie, Mr. Berkeley
Hill, the Rev. Frederick W. Russell, Mr. W. Gawthorpe,
Dr. Stallard, Mr. Ernest Hart, Mr. K Thurston Holland,
the Rev. Harry Jones, Mr. Basil Woodd Smith, Mr. J. C.
Parkinson, Dr. R. lane, Mr. J. L. Walpole, Mr.
W. H. Ashurst, the Rev. Henry %Mick, Mr. It.
Boyd, Dr. Carr, Dr. Roger,, the Rev. F. W. Russell,
Mr. G. M. Hill, Mr. R. Fowler. The Rev. HARRY JONZR
presided, and letters were rem! from his Grace the Arch-
bishop of York, the lion. Percy Wyndham, M.P., Mr.
H. C. Barclay, M.P., Mr. Raikes Currie, and Mrs. D. Laing
expressing the view that the association which, at the
close of lest session, was allowed to fall into abeyance,
should now be revived and should act on behalf of the sick
poor in the country workhouse', as it acted last year in
London. Earl Grosvenor, M.P., also wrote, givisg his
cordial approval to this course being adopted, but stating
that he could not give the active support he gave last
session, as he intended to leave England for the winter.
Mr. Ernest Hart, one of the bon. secretaries, having ex.
plained the position of the association to be such that it
was competent for it to commenoe operations at once, he
moved, and Mr. Goshen seconded, • resolution to the fol-
lowing effect, " That' it is desirable that the sphere
of operations of this association be extended to
the country workhouses, in order to obtain fur-
ther inquiry, and to assist in obtaining necessary
reforms in the management of those houses." After
some remarks by Dr. Stallard, who desired to see the
association so extend its operations as to include the out-
door sick poor and other questions of poor-law administra-
tion, the resolution was carried unanimously. A
lengthened conversation followed, and • resolution, which
was spoken to by Dr. Stallard, Mr. Ashurst, Dr. Rogers,
Dr. Carr, Mr. Goshen, and other gentlemen, was carried,
to the effect—" That the action of the association shall at
present he directed towards obtaining governmental inquiry,
and, if needful, parliamentary action, with a view to
remedy the existing defects in the country workhouses."
Dr. Amide stated that it had been suggested to him that
local associations should be formed in the different towns,
and upon this point Mr. Ernest Hart said his experience
taught him this would not succeed. The local feeling was
too strong in most places, and he instanced the fact that
though lie had written to all the medical officers of unions
in the kingdom, very few were inclined to speak about
their workhouses, and when • medical offioer admitted •
reporting commissioner t• a workhouse, a. at Bedminster
and Clifton, the guardians said the first reform they
needed was to get rid of such a medical officer. After
other business, the meeting adjourned.

Txs ST. ALBAN's RITUAL CASE—Yesterday
notice was given by the Arches Court that the case of
"Martin v. the Rev. A. H. blackonochle,” which was ad-
journed by the special commissioners, Sir Travers Twits
and Dr. Robertson, until this day (Tuesday', would not be
taken until after the Court of Queen's Bench bad disposed
of the rule granted on the application of the defendant. It
Is expected that as the rule is mule returnable on the 16th
instant, it will be beard on Monday. Neither the judge
of the Arches Court nor the special commissioners will
show cause. On the part of the promoter, Mr. Martin,
au objection was raised as to the constitution of the court
in respect of the special commissioners, and on the rule
being made absolute, as it probably will on no cause being
shown, the ease will be heard by Sir Robert Philliinore
alone. His lordship originally proposed that lie should be
assisted by the two learned doctors mentioned, but it
was objected to, and the matter has been sometime
delikpd.
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