The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BRIDGES.

Mr. OLIVEIRA. gave notice that on the first day of
going into committee of supply, he would put a question
;the right hon. baronet the First Commissioner of
y°ito s upon the important subject of the metropolitan
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LUNACY REGISTRATION BILL.
lin the motion for going into committee on this bill,
t• A. PELLATT called for some explanation of
nature and object of the bill. He found, upon look-
g through it, that it proposed to pay certain commis-
4:tlet's 2,0001. a-year, and to grant them retiring allow-
QeB of 1,2001. a-year, besides creating other offices,
iell, would have salaries attached to theca. varying.
40,14 5001. to 1,0001. a-year. Now, he submitted that
11,'.4e explanation ought to be given of all this, and he
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those who had charge of the bill would do so.
. WALPOLE-said the bill created no new charges
),m4tever in the lunacy commissioners, and their officers
41% at present in receipt of the salaries which this bill
erred to. The object, in point of fact, of this and two
tomer bills in the papers of to-day was to simplify and
tiolidate all the acts relating to the law of lunacy.
111 e house then went into committee, and the whole
the clauses were agreed to.

LUNATIC ASYLUM BILL.

Up
the motion for going into committee on this bill,
,0...1.40rd DUDLEY STUART drew attention to the
of a dangerous lunatic, named William Winshaele,
lit% after a quarrel with another lunatic, at Colney
tch, was locked up in a padded room. There he was
th2Wed to remain alone for twenty minutes, and upon
th' return of the keeper at the expiration of that time
t 4. lunatic was found dead upon the floor. An ex-
h.lbation of the body then took place, and it was found
47, some of the ribs of the lunatic were broken and
th. '-tgs punctured. A coroner's inquest vas held upon
body before it was physically possible that the
the or friends of the deceased could receive notice of
kft,Ldeath, and since the deceased was a pauper he was
V:id that attention was not given to the case which
itl-Uld Otherwise have taken place had the lunatic been
better circumstances. The verdict of the common
Ir,/ was " accidental death," and he wished to know if
1)- noble friend the Secretary of State for the Home
et,E2artment would have any objection to produce any
ertripondence which might have passed on the subject
tllio ease.
trLord PALMERSTON said he had caused an en-
-14,7„ to be made into the case, and it certainly did
tr,sr to him that the keeper was to blame for not
tt,'llg called in medical aid when the lunatic was
to Ned from his antagonist, or been present in the yard
to prevent the quarrel. However, it was a consolation
lf,‘tlow that no medical relief could have saved the
the deceased. There would be no objection to
Mace the correspondence.
r• WILLIAMS insisted that Mr. Wakley, the
li4N,,llert was not in any way responsible for no notice
been given to the friends in time to admit of their
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present at the inquest.
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„. FITZROY added a few words to the discussion,
‘ll,4°eing a visiting magistrate, he knew that no blame
I)7ever could be attached to the keepers in this case.
Si 'truth was, the magistrates were forced to exercise
(ieli ,7°h economy that they could not employ suffi-
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.competent keepers to carry out the non-restraint
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Plltter a few words from Captain SCOBELL and Mr.
.4PIELD,
eSPOONER said the remark of Mr. Fitzroy satis-
to F8.),1111 that the maintenance of lunatic asylums ought
upon the state, instead of the local rates.
Of thhe house then went into committee, and the whole
e Clauses were agreed to.