The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-12 00:00:00

BOARD OF CHARITY COMMISSIONERS.

Mr. FERRAND moved for returns of the names of the
Chief Commissioners, Commissioners, Secretaries, and all
other officials appointed tinder the Charitable Estates and
Trusts Acts of 1853 and 1855; the dates of their appoint-
ments, the amount of salary and travelling expenses each
has received annually, and the profession, trade, or calling
in which he was engaged when appointed ; and of the total
annual expense of the board to the public exchequer and
charitable trusts. In a speech of some length, embodying
strong allegations, he stated the grounds upon which he
called for these returns, to which he understood the Go.
vernment meant to object.

Mr, LOWE said that, on the contrary, the Government
were quite willing to give the returns, and would make
them as perfect as they could. In remarking upon what
he termed the charges and insinuations of Mr. Ferrand,
he suggested the omission from the motion of the words
" the profession, trade, or calling in which he was ap..
pointed," as unnecessary.
After observation by Mr. MALINS and Mr. F. POWELL,
Mr. FERRAND consented to the amendment of the
motion, and the returns were ordered.
BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER brought
up this bill, which was read a first time.
The house then adjourned.

THE INDIA AND CHINA NAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 11.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam,
ship Syria, with the heavy portion of the above
mails, has arrived with 30 passengers, £369 jr4
specie, and a general cargo.
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It is reported that great destruction of life and
property had been caused in Morocco by the ex
plosion of a magazine containing 400 quintals ut
gunpowder.

Sir Moses Montefiore arrived at Morocco on the
25th January.

The Poor-Law Board and Bethnal-green,

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.'

Yesterday Mr. Lambert, inspector under the Poor Law
Board, resumed, at the Bethnal-green Workhouse, the offi.,
cial inquiry into the chargespreferred by the board of guar~
dians against Dr. Moore, medical officer of the district.
Mr. H. Giffard, instructed by Mr. Toilet Howard, ap.
peared for the board of guardians, and Mr. Sleigh, in.
strutted by Mr. W. Yen, appeared on behalf of
,Dr,
Moore.

The first charge taken to-day was that of making excesl
sive charges for " vaccination fees."
Mr. J. Wright, relieving officer at the Stepney Unions
was called, and examined by Mr. Giffard—He said that it
the year 1861 he was assisting relieving officer in Both,
nal-green—and daring the last month he was in the situa.
tion he was employed to visit all the houses where case; of
vaccination had been reported by all the medical officers.
He made a list from the medical books, and he called at the
houses, and made inquiries.

Mr. Sleigh asked that the list should be put in, but it was
found not to be in existence.

Witness said that he went to some houses, he could not
say how many, and found no vaccination cases there.
Mr. Sleigh said that he was not quite done with the charge
of " unnecessary inquests" yet. He had more witnesses tc)
call.

Mr. John Gay, senior surgeon to the Great Northern
Hospital, was called, and deposed that at the request of Mr.
Humphreys, the county coroner, he made a post morteme
examination of the body of a child named Da Costa, in
Hollybush-garden. The inference he drew was that the
child had died from imperfect aeration of the blood during
ordinary convalescene from scarlet fever. The premises
were apparently the cause of the illness of that and other
persons. The ground was saturated with filth, the air
stank, and the rooms were dilapidated and unwhitewashed.
The death of deceased was analogous to that of a person
who died in a room full of carbonic acid. The air was so
impure that the child could not throw off the vitiation of
the blood, which was the proximate cause of death. Tho
blood could not be oxygenated. There were two other chil..
dren dying, apparently from the same cause, and he ordered
their immediate removal, as the only chance of saving their
lives. There was a quantity of non-vital gases in the at.
mosphere, which would vitiate or poison the blood. The
place was certainly not fit for human habitation. The filthy
state of the air would produce scarlet fever.
Cross-examined by Mr. Giffard—Scarlet fever was sup.
posed to be a specific poison in the blood, as was typhus
fever. The air was in such a state that the blood could not
be purged of the poison. It could not be carbonised. The
first stage of scarlet fever was over in this case, and the
child ought to have recovered—but it was impossible for
it to have recovered in such an atmosphere. He believed
the child that was removed to the hospital recovered, though
it was quite as bad.
Re-examined—Witness found no one organ of the body
la a diseased state that would account for death.
• Mr. John Humphrey, coroser for Middlesex, was recalled.
ge.said that an inquest had been held on Eliza Braaseembel
(who had been attended by Dr. Moore) by his order. 11,3
had a:irected the inquest to be held in consequence of a
writterz report from his own officer. Tho verdict Was...,
"Death from accidental violence," and the inquest waa
aertaioly, necessary.
proceedings were not of an important
Some he were consumed in taking further eviden
ce
was again adjourned. characterl
but
e the
inquiry

Bank of Xngland Return,--Last:Evening,

An Acconntr :Pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wedn.ead ay, the 10th day
of Feb., 1864:

,1881311 DEPLIMMENT.
Notes issued ........Z.1,103,185 Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities . 3.634,900
Gold Coin do Bullion 12,753,185
Silver Bullion ....

£27,403,184

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S-27,40,1,1851
EASKINQ DEPARTMENT.
ProprietorS' Cap!. Government Smu-
ts-1
.............. £14,553.001' rides (including_
Rest . .. ..... 3,550,767 Dead Weigh
X 11,124,58,1
unity)
Public Deposits (in-
Dther.Securities
eluding Exche- hrotes
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis- (Told and Silver 719,08 q missioners of Na-
Coin
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 7,254,682
Other Deposits— - 13,332,226
Seven Day and ~„
other Bills

£38,786.868
J!d. ]

438,766,54
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ANOTHER LONDON MUSICAL ASSOCIATION:"
The " New Philharmonic Society " is described as
an " Association of Professional and Amateur Musicians
for the Cultivation of the Musical Art, by means of Private
Music meetings for the practice of Vocal and Instrumental
Works." It is under the presidency of Herr Moliquo, and
among its 12 directors are Herr Ja1305, Mr. F. Lablache
and Dr. Wylde.
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states that orders had been received to suspend the
com-
mittee, having for object to effect a rg in the
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