The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-21 00:00:00

Last evening Dr. Lankemter opened en inquest at
**Elephant sod Castle Tavern, Omeden.hare. with re-
thetiserettheddhl "by des' leder* death ie
Zie". worhhouire calk. itesersy se regerted k oar malumni
Me himeftg.
podgy li seeks the hasism bienned the Jeri
Sat lte bad been mompethed by the mishit authorities to la-
"sure the arse after having Won the identilleakos. their
teaks for this meat beim that there should be • tho-
inveragation of the whole matter before the jury
the evidence • laid before them. He istwaded, there-
fore, only to take a portion of the evidesos ea this occasion,
and adjourn the pro:maims wad a future oessideo. Be
ilmoht it as welled Odom them that this wee themes of
the add stated lobe "ltd Met" been death, red iris
es in which thole iholdd be fell lewdly.
It was subsequently elicited that the rens were dthat moonset holding 'as investmption. examiniag the
officers of the wothimeeme, is elien the raid is-
eels * the Poeriaw Board's commimioner en thh day.
The lest wooer called was Othadoile Adams. el 37,
=t, who deposed that the dressed wee hes
'!: child, sad was neves works aid lase Sunday.
Her daughter. she said. was amine& is St. Pancras work-
flows, and left there three weeks age with the chill, sad
mom re wltnew's houeelpaisaseilght with the baby
to melt for the father, a
Grease, and ret
home without ameba . answer to alerA
the had " left it" is it in the
thee-media% W her teisrMliesh lf, met
she went wet, but saying thee the silk bed theca .
planed up. At awes er'67,llte same sight • pellesmen
M IND seed took the mods eastedy, end ills 110111 WOW
in prison swat her The whams selmegemeiliX
klentilleidthe
was the
Dr. Sides hiss proftsmor et meads mediae Unt. F
versify Oakes and physiciee of University College WO.
pita. had been directed brae stew Is mak. •
roortme, sad he now detailed the result. It wee, he
that there see so make ad violas, sSemaft. sedlS
internally the ergenegenwelly wereheality.east
mach emaciated, and was in a wretched '
altogether badly nourished; but there wee
comelated aggic Mornach. Them wee weessieg
want of pewee diges
tion
fes in the child, sad It kid lipps.
reedy died hem slow wasting, probably through being m-
ewed hem Smith It could not be said whether the
child bed or bed net has neglected. The pest maim
would not abilitimther 'Shed sr bad mot.
The Oairms eshed if the child bad bele
several hoers-v_
_had bem laid snide in ket—wtereiseel
imihnsed woad INS canoed its death.
The wits= replied that it would eadoebtally have se.
slash& It.
ide, James L Hillocks, of 34, Stanhope - street,
Reganth.park. stated—l mm the evangellet et Telessia.
square Oespeptiottal Muth. lem hi the habit al going
to St. Pancras Workhouse, std I was there last Thursday
betimes 2 and 3 o'clock. I had °easel's, efts mean a
crampon as the hillemary. to eeek soother mesa% who I
wee told. lambi Sod near the ehildrea's ninery. I wen,
into the sareary. aid • woman who knew me-1 think her
nem* Habeas—mid; "Please come amid leek at Ilds dead
child," fee she seid she " ewer sew the like of it is hey
Wm" I want and maw • child lying at the foot of ens ell
the beds. They told me it bad been " bid oak' Ide
not know whether they mid "
for three boars" er "ter
boors.° The child bad a bandage or bieding over thp bead
aid ender the thin. I locked for some ttme, and
thee add," The child is slim,* fur i wow
slight make. 1 Wed op the peewit is ethilUd
wee shrouded, and new more motion of the
and of the lip, I told the uses soh that the 7gri
was alive, amid I Naked her to unfartim the Immalege. aber
Mid she had loosened it slightly but the child moved
that way for hours. I asked her thee to mid for the
doctor, and she saidshe could not do that, himeitoe
'ihe bah
to tell the lady seperisteedsah, who would MU the *Moe.
I told her thee to go sad tell the ledy soperindeslept,, end
her reply was, " No; I was
setaeth se bow ego." 'Whitt,'
'3 Spited, asteellthed, "and tuser sash@ said" Mc'.
I egged her pislto go, and she " team* m sag gel it
party.' I *awe very warms, gad mid Party
or no lofty, she must mess I I will go sag
fetch her." I west and asked the :pile maids
the way to ber mom. aid I was direeted to with the
weed " midwift epos it. 'ln revenge tmy knock a
pigeon rime 'to the deer, and I 'skid her if • she was the
superisteedent. and the replyhog that she was 'stated to
her what I bed seen. I cannot say whether all woe angry
or confined, bet the inn joie about to go tile tie room
pie. wham I told bee it was my intention to go for the
desier, lame she called me to dap, aid said she would p
with me to the nursery. When we mule back to the
Ailey:the beaks was netvi of, bet the sloths In
hhld,a ea everealaezereowed, red
sae child wee breathing quiteragu ay. The superintendent
made some rapid inquiries, and at lint it was wanted 10
be said that tl6 woe sot " kid out," mid the supra,
iotenciest seemed to indicate that. I turned to the
women, end asked them if they had pot told me that the
child had two, We oat" for bouts, and bad had the
bandage on foe hears, and they did not deny ir. The
superintendent thee saw her pysition, for she upbraided
them, and told them in future never to lay 'child oat until
it was quite cold.
The CoOfODer•.—That is, that it was better to ho sure they
were dead than to lay them out alive.
The Witneem—Yee. She also gam them further filename
about sot benrksieg the heads of dead &Odom, an they
did not mod it.
By the Jury—l was there altogether about twenty
missies.
The other witnesses being before the guardians the inquiry
was adjourned for a week.

At the meeting of gurdians Mrs. Samoan, the " lady
nperinteadent,' and otber witnesses were examined, sad
it was considered enough had been proved,
_even by M.
Bosom besesif, to wamot that board in withdrawing their
cronfideses hem her, and it was resolved that the inquiry
be sdioureed, that pending the inveedgation die be sus-
pended, that the muter be requieted to soaks aresawasels
to supply her place tesnuagarily, nod that in the interim
the resident wadi* officer be reempeted to take charge of
all midwifery eases.

THE BsworiNomiwzroLzir AND
PROVIDiNT a, INsSTITUTION.

The annual dimmer of this emaciation was held '
yeeterday sussing tat Fremeasom' Tavern ; Mr. W. T. ,
M 'Calm* Tenons, M.P., is the isbair. A large number of
Males were present. Mr. Terry, the treasarer, stated
tbat the society bed many &Sanitise to contend wily. .
not the least Wes some runway oflioers. The Jok-
iest of the funded capital only bad been used. 7004
bad been given ewey, and 2001. had been granted for tem-
' poi-myfah/O. (Hear, bear.) The toast of " Prime"
was replied to by Mr. E. L. Blanchard ; Mr. J. E. Lang-
ford, of Birmingham, proposed "The Win r and other
toasts followed. Including speeches from Mr. J. I. Toole
and Mr. Past Bedford, which pat the company into fits of
laughter. At intervals during the after4liniser proceeding
some pleasant vocal music was given by Mime Ellen Lyra,
Miss A. Wontlanse, Mr. E. Williams, Mr. Z. Guy, Mr. F.
Cozens, and Mr. B. Sydney. Mr. Toole, jun. wee toast-
master. sad, accord* to his custom at title Particular ea-
siversary, his services were gratuitous.

•
FOZZION-0111101, Kasen 20.—The Queen ham
been phased to approve of Mr. Thomas Fitnam as consul at
Goderich, Canada West, for the United Slates of America.
ate,
Wfirriesde, M*nan I7.—The Queen bits been
pleased to appoint Arthur Hobhouse, Esq.. one of her
Majesty's (sunset, to be the third Charity Commissioner
for England
,and Wales, in the room fie James Campbell,
Feu., deoesedßarstae.
BoraL oseicotruitaL Sooner.A very
crowded meeting of the society was held yesterday. Lord
By. Gordon Lesvos, M.P.. in the chair. There was as
oebdioik intedestieg display of loess Twentysne sew •
fellows were elected, in.:iodise Lady Manners, ROW.
Admiral Dotted Carry, Major•Cenerel Lawresson, Mr.. •
Restchtsall-Hessevelt• Dr. Forbes Wisalow, do., he.
The Jells dGreat Britain, by direction of Dr.
Adler, the Chief Rabbi. observed Wedneedar. the 28ilt
February last, being one of the Jewish fast days, as a day
of 'pedal lawyer spinet the Gage plague. The followtmg
preps, dinposed by Dr. Adler was offered in all the
arnagagees under his charge :—" Judge of the whole earth !
Tby righteouseess is se the mighty mossedas, Thy judg-
ments are a great deep, Thou preserved man and beast.
We approach Thee is the time of our affliction, when Than
beat visi'ed as with a grievous murrain among our herds
and owe Soda We know. 0 Lord, that Tby decries ars
Jost ; our iniquities) testify spinet us. But is Thy wrath clod
Thou remember mercy ; Thou maked sore and hindest up ;
Thole soundest and Thon basket Spite. we beseech Thee, the
works of Thy bands ; stay the havoc sad destruction
among our cattle, so that there be no oomplaisin in the
bordees steer bladed Led. Grading and merciful Father.
sorrow egad en as when we heard that the pestilence '
which broke est is Egypt has been raging to the land
of ideate:see and other countries. Let our prayers
unto Thee like incises and say unto the destroyer
• Stay now thy had.' Ad as hitherto Tby tends;
mania bon mapparted Thy esevants, so cause
Thy erisstemsee to shies apes ; deliver our
sods from el eeth and ear eyes, from tom. Have mercy
upon week sod elandees, ad shelter them rider the
shadow of Thy wisp. Bids our breed sad our water, end
take away of frees the midst of es. Inspire ow beads
to dedirdaselThy ways is themmetsary, that we may leers
to tura des the dumpers that threaten es late ear geed.
°apt us knowledge that essay keep ?bylaw. sad return
to Thee with perfect pedaloes. Waded' unto se a yaw
it lib sad *My, of pow sad Momper& Ammo."

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