The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

EE TIILLM HOSPITAL.

Pt our last we gave an account of the suspension of 11r.
Muinro as Physician, and 31r. Haslam as .trathceory of Billiton
Hospital. We scarcely know at any event that could give more
satisfaction tar those who are attached to tire true interests and
glory of this country. Not that such pers ms will triumph in the
iMsiortiine of respectable. Gentlemen. They will regret the er-
ror by which it Isis been occasioned, as they would in every
case Where men of Walt station depart from a sense as well as
practice of their ditty. But lamenting the fate of the indivi-
duals, it becomes them also to ha' proud that no false pity, nor
any lets ereionthle motive, has e presers ed those Gentlemen from
the proper eanseyverrees of their miseoutluct. It there be any
truth in the proposition, that punishment is applied for Example's
sake in hehaVot the Pe mac, it is doubly cogent anti available
here. Not that we would be meant to assert, that dismissal
from office is of the nature of a penalty adjudged by low to
visit an offence. lint it often carries heavy punishment along
with it—loss of name and reputation, mid of character as re•
garde the (polities which the tame demanded. Aud it is well
that it should be so. This is a mural punishment, prothielog
wholesome efforts upon the Community, whatever may become
of the sufferer. Anil lie may he reclaimed too; anal then-the
work is completed is: all its parts. How it may be in the pre-
sent case, upon the whole of the restilts, cannot yet lie known
But we will atisw or for one rt•sult. No persons appointed to
the situations now vacant will hereafter repeat the errors of
former times. Whoever may be chosen, they will enter upon
office with their eye. upon their owls footsteps. Pithily opi-
Rion, whirls is bre:viral:be whenever it is awakened to aft appre-
hension of its dirties, will be ever present to admonish when
they relax front a right course ; and applaud, up to the highest
measure of gratitude, theirsteaily perseverance in that course.
A just regard for character, as it CoIIePIUS their interest oat
of doors, will aid with its powerfol influence ; and where that
tails, If it can now fail, Fn: to will point to EX ANI rt.r., and say
—into what path and what end, do you now bend your course t
It is thus, that the Governors of the Hospital base, by their late
decision, applied strong cheeks upon abuses in parts of its
administration. Bat the whole %‘.l-1: is not accomplished.
Es cry office and Nen ice in the establishment is of importance.
Dirty neglected, or authority abused, even among the meanest
of the employed, is tolloweti by terror anti suffering in the un-
happy patient. A leer:ert ran inflict torture air administer
solace. If it be too much to ex; -.et habitual kindness er ordi-
miry justice in this class of the hospital's servants, so much more
vigilance, so much more personal inspection, is demanded
front all the ripper departments. Indeed there seems to be a
defect in the system of sapreintendoner controul in these
establishments, especially of the wide and exteoded scale of
Beitilein Hospital. There should be a el.partnient &Idol/gaud
nightly domestic super loknilcucce ; the members relieving each
other lit w sTcur ifwe may call it so. Bespeak of officers sti-
perad Jed to the lahours of the Committee, or of Visitors from the
Goa ernors. The latter arc to superintend and controul the
whole vast machine ; the former to se e• hourly that the internal
and minute movements arc correct. The number of those who
are appointed internally
to govern these unhappy maniacs, sir to
administer to their wants, is WO few in the quantity of indivi-
duals, and in the quantity of departments. Here lies (Me main
error of the administration of this east hospital. Coe
beyond necessity supplies the place of personal attendance; anal
ntis-rule pervades, the vasole for rood of an ruiegluar sup, rinten.
donee. 'We really put this so, both tier laying no undue blame
upon the general management as it is tries constituted, and of
pointing out the true remedy for the general errors of the esta-
blishment.
We do not see any reason to despair of a 'misers:ll reform in
the affairs of this ;loot interesting charity. The Gov FltttOßS
have shown their propersense of their ditty on this late occasion.
By that, they hose rcsived the hope that the Institution will
be rescued from the opprobrium and disgrace into which it
had justly fallen. PARLIAMENT. meanwhile, will not forget its
duty of guardian of the national intercots and hallow's. But for
the I..Nni II:V into this case by the licrice of Cost:in:Ns, that
scene of wrongs nod rrtelsedness then uninsured a charity, and
that Men disgrace to the British name impudently called its
pride and beast, and glory, wmild now have remained what it
then was. Had this enormity been discovered by foreigners
before our own Parlianieut went into empiiry, what might not
have resulted to the proud name of Britain' Voitr ht-Net °knee,
which hail heretofore raised you above all height iu the moral
estimation of tine civilized nations of the world, would has e
been deemed a mere out Aide show, fall of holloreneoc, ;,11.1 H.:‘,n.
WWI and rorruplion within. The good pill did, the
beret benefits you conferr:al daily and hourly (.11 stiffer
. tied •

ing humanity, would have been turnedr into mocc.ery as if a
mere and impudent pretence. Anil thus your name, wliit•h has
long been the signal and pass. word for dells of benevolence in
root p.:toN N 'moss, would have died away among thus pet).
ple or, rather won't' have become a word of scorn and contempt
to them and the generations which came in succes,iim afire
them. This would have been the result ; although iu part on
Justly : fitr yon still preserved the broet and will to do gaol,
however deceived as to the application of the means you actually
and largely provided. Bemire! and nerve be so deceired again !
Re not content with good and kind purposes. Fall not ►hart
of the other and better part of your public duty--o see that
your hemerotecas is not abused, and turned into a bye ward of re-
pesos.% among all who hate your real and stnextunided greatness

Saturday an inquest was held at the Crab-tree, in Tottenham-
court-road, ou the body of J. Owen, a Wekla harper, who ex-
pired in a tit. W. Hawkeritige, a Surgeon. in Percy-street,
R ttlibone-plare, &poet!, that he way called to visit the de-
ceased, whom he found lying on a table in the tap-room ; he was
breathing, but died two or three minutes after his entrance.
Witness imagines he died from debility, star ation, and disease.
A. Hitchen, of Gerard-street, Soho, leather-seller, one of the
Overseers, recollects tlr- deceased being is the Workhouse,
where he had every attention his situation required; and being
something better, he came to the Overseer's-room, and desired
to leave the house. Witness, thinking him poorly, desired hint
to stay a little longer: he said he found himself a good deal bet-
ter and o isheillo go (Mt, us he treuld pick up u few shillings
by splaying at Niblick-ban: yrs. Witness gave him 3S. and he left
the house. He made no complaint of the treatment he received
there. Verdict —Died by the visitation of God.
1 Afr w days since av Mr. W. Pickslay, of London, was travel •
' lips between Watts noon.Dearne, and Doncaster, in going !low ;
the Isi!I front Mehor, his i.crse 1011, and tic was killed 01/ the :To