The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-01 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY, &a-

WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 28.

The Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Prin-
cess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Christian, arrived at Windsor Castle at a
quarter before 7 o'clock last evening from Bucking-
ham Palace.

The Duchess of Roxburghe, Lord Charles Fitz-
roy, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros were in at-
tendance.

Her Majesty and her Royal Highness Princess
Beatrice walked and rode on ponies in the grounds
this morning. _ .

Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christian went out walking. Her Royal Highness
Princess Louise also walked out.

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold took a drive,
attended by Mr. Legg.
Lord Bagot has succeeded Viscount Hawarden as
Lord in Waiting to the Queen, not Viscount
Hamilton, as erroneously stated in the Court Cir-
cular of the 27th.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Feb. 28.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has
recovered from all ordinary events of confinement.
The general disturbance from the acute rheumatism
has ceased, and the local affection, limited to the
right knee, is less severe.
The infant Princess continues well.
No bulletin will be issued for some days.
(Signed) ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
JAMES PAGET.
WILLIAM JENNER, M.D.
E. IL SIEVEKING, M.D.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended
by Viscount Hamilton, General Knollys, and Major
Teesdale, presided yesterday at a meeting held at
the Mansion House in aid of the funds of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution.
His Royal Highness was afterwards entertained
at luncheon by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress.

Meeting of Middlesex Magistrates.

A general meeting of the magistrates of the
county of Middlesex was held yesterday at the
Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, for the trans-
action of the usual county business ; Henry Pow-
nail, Esq., in the chair.
The court was very numerously attended by
magistrates.
The Chairman drew the attention of the Court
to a letter that had been received by the com-
missioners of lunacy in reference to the treatment
of lunatics in Colney-hatch Asylum. The letter
stated that a patient, of the name of Harrison, bad
been put to bed without any bedding, only the bare
boards and bricks, and entirely naked, since the
18th of this month ; and that a patient, named
Hobbs, had received the like treatment for 140
nights in succession during the winter of 1864-65,
and these were not the only cases of a similar
kind. The commissioners thereupon communicated
with the committee of visitors of the asylum, ask-
ing if such allegations were well founded, express-
ing great surprise at such a state of things, and
with a view to afford Dr. Sheppard the earliest op-
portunity of refuting them, they invited his attend-
ance at a meeting of the board on the 18th inst.
Dr. Sheppard having seen the letter spoken of, ad-
mitted that the facts were in the main correct, and
that a similar mode of treatment was adopted where
patients destroyed their bedding and clothes habitually
of which character Harrison and Hobbs were, and they
were told if they destroyed their clothing or bedding
they would not be allowed any more, and that pa-
tients were frequently confined thus iu the day in
a state of nudity, and wearing locked leather gloves.
The commissioners said that they never yet knew of
such treatment being applied to patients nor would
such a case admit of any justification. Dr. Shep-
pard replied that Harrison, although having clothes,
would not wear them, preferring a nude state ; and
that Hobbs, who was now dead, was of the like dis-
position. They were both of that class of patients
called general paralytics, whose physical sensations
were impaired or annihilated. After some further
remarks in justification of his treatment, he con-
cluded by saying that during the time he had been
medical superintendent of the male department he
had always striven to promote the happiness and
wellbeing of patients, and that he was open to any
suggestions that may tend to advance such a desir-
able end. In reply, the commissioners stated that
there was nothing in Dr. Sheppard's letter in via'
dication of the system in question, and that in their
opinion the statements were most unsatisfactory and
untenable. The commissioners believing the com-
mittee to be of the same opinion infer from Dr•
Sheppard's letter that no recurrence of the practice
will be permitted in the Colney-hatch Asylum.
The CHAIRMAN asked the Court, and those in
particular who were acquainted with their county
asylums, whether that was the way that the pent
patients ought to be treated who were committed
to their care ; and he expressed his surprise that in
the report of the committee no observation was made
upon the subject, nor had they reprimanded pr.
Sheppard for his conduct. This ought, too, to have
been recorded by Dr. Sheppard in his journal ; ana
had he required any assistance, or a night watch'
man for such patients, he (the chairman) was sure
the magistrates would not have withheld any a!",
sistance for that purpose. Instead of that he said
he knew of no other means, and left these Peer
patients perfectly naked for days together on tbe
floor of their room. If that was the way their
asylums were to be conducted, the sooner their
medical officers were changed the better. He I'l3°A
Hanwell 25 years ago, where similar scenes ha
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occurred ; but what Dr.Conollv, that humane mai':
did, was to put on these poor creatures a stout
canvas dress lined with flannel, sewn up at the bnt
tom, and fastened from behind, so that 0,10
could not open them, and they never found his
disgusting things that had been set forth in tn'
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report. Dr. She and had said that when pat'eed
who formerly had lain upon straw could lie inn't.l3 A
on the floor it gave them infinite amusement ;
no doubt it did, but humanity shuddered at such:
suffering as was endured by these poor creator
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Dr. Sheppard had never once recorded these
circumstances, and it was his (the chairman
opinion that he ought to be told if they ocenr_re:f
again that he would be dismissed from the seryieeis,
the county. It was due to themselves, as ma!' of
trates of the county, to keep up the characterShel3
these institutions, and he hoped that he (Dr• in
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pard) would be required to enter all such
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his book, for they did not know how maul
cases that had not come to the knowledge erfeattii
visiting justices; but he must say that be was g to
surprised when all these circumstances had c°lll,,heeir
their knowledge that the visiting justices in Tioa
report should not have made a single
upon them. said
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a great error, but as it was an error _au.. to
the committee did not feel that they could sP.' the
sensibility a
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The report was then put, and agree
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tually prevent any similar thing occurring Itg: oft.
The other business was disposed of, and
adjourned. utegplis tlcl),sitifig.eo

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TIIE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED S the-9E.--A
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coroner's inquest was opened yesterday on be' Jo..
Hannah li‘Garthy, the child two years old who was 1:`',,,,r
daredW by her mother, Jane earthy, at No. 0, S.,tiii
street, Shoreditch, on Tuesday last. After coinroittios",,,,
is crime the mother endeavoured to cut her own throat
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confirmatory
yet dead, but lies in a hopeless condition. Ivi °,OO-
- of the facts already made public 06 '
duced, and the inquiry was adjourned. r ',hors-
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