The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-13 00:00:00

SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.

ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
and Dining-room, eonsisting of a new and elegant assort-
ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlestioks, Obelisks, Ink-
stands, beautiful in Tables Paper weights, ago., in Italian,
Alabaster, Paean, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, avo.
Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine-
ralogist to her Maiesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London.

Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS.
MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition
of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate
the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY,
and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 500 guineas each.
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE-
RALOGY is given by DILTENNANT,F.G.S.. at 149. Strand.

NTOTHEN-G MITOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
I' most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLL.
Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93,
Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect-
fully offer to the publio this truly marvellous fluid, which
gradually restures tue human hair to its pristine hue—no
matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the
properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one gninea'per
bottle, or in half bottles. 10s. 63. Testimonials from artistes
of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re-
spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John
Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to thA 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in fire years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
Young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary.
Mr. Daniel Cooper, s 5, Queen -street. Cheapsidez or by Messrs
Barclay and Co., Lombard-street.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
gay Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Uer Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
Vice- Patron—ll is Royal Highness the Prince of W ALE 9, K.G

President—llls Grate the Duke of BUCCLETICII.

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly.de-
pendeut for support on voluntary contributions and ac tes
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mu-.
terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.; Harries a, d Co. ; Ransom
and CO. Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ;
Barclay and co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur-
ney, and Co. Nisbet and Cm, Berners-street ; I. Darned and
Livorpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5.

STANFORD figtUTD, Secretary.

SUBSCRIPTION TESTIMONIAL
TO
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PRESIDENT.
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VICE-PRESIDENT.
Sir W. C. TREVELYAN, Bart.
TREASURER.
Louis Huth, Esq,
BANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C.

" Before the century was actul,l!y in P-s teens we bellve
that George Crulkshank was amusing the public. Is there
no way in which the country could acknowledge the long
services and brave career of such a friend and benefactor ?"
TIIACKERAY.

The public in general is invited to co-operate in this move-
ment. Subscriptions receivable as above, or by the under-
signed as honorary secretary,
CHARLES A. HOWELL.
3, York-villas, Brixton, S.

pROVIDENCE ROWR NIGHT REFUGE,
FO
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C.•
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly. 500 Nights' Lodgings, with. Suppers and
Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager &c.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision mado by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wot, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor tamilios
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf,
SUBSCRIPTIONS aro earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received by the Rey. D. GILBERT 22,
Finsbury-cirous,

283 EUSTON ROAD, IS. SUBDIVIDED
into Departments for JUVENILE CLOTHING,
-LADIES' RIDING HABITS, LIVERIES and other
CLOTIU.NG AELDE TO ORDER,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.—
The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all
themselves of tne services of
deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH are of
ed in 1830, and now ex.ending
experience unequalled
has been obtained, enabling us to offer even the most sensi-
tive
only to our bye sufferer a hystem of dentistry perfect to its absolute
over vidteaeringit restermispt.r
It
anpn.aacretforfor from
practicec availingfound
kingdom,
prac-
tice, and for which her Majesty has Qranted her royal letters
freedom from Pain.
patent. This system embiaces ion-interferenee with all
stumps, however deCayed, the supporting instead of extrac-
tion of loose teeth until they b
a specialitd
become firm and useful in mas-
tication, and the utter absence of all suppliedy operation, so
that the most nervous person can be without fear of
pain or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more dur-
able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced.
Consultation free. Teeth from ss, Seta from 5 to 25 ga.,
warranted.
For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vide
"Lancet."
Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS,
80, Berncrs-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand,
Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station.
Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield; 4, East-parade, Leeds; 14, St. Nicholas-
street, Scarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York.
Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same
name.

To c stet more advantageously for racing men the autho-
rities at Jteading:decided this year that their meeting should
take Ooze in the same week as the Abingdon gathering in-
stead of a few weeks after, and the result has been highly
success inl. A week in Berkshire is at this season far from
unpleak taut, but when the week can be divided betweentwo
interesting fixturesit is a great advantage, and the "powers
that be" will have no occasion to lament the change. Visi-
tors to Abingdon, of course, decided without hesitation to
patronise Reading, and on Wednesday evening the town
presented a busy appearance,the influx of racingmenbein,g
numerous. There was also a goodly arrival of horses.
Early yesterday morning the business commenced, and by
six o'clock a complete array of tents was visible. The
improvements made on the ground were generally ap-
proved, and the ground was in capital going order.
The Kin.g's Meadow is always extensively patronised by
the people living in the immediate vicinity, but this year
there was a slight falling off In point of attendance, which
may be accounted for by the fact that many who would
otherwise have participated in the sport were engaged in
haymaking. The racing was decidedly good, and the fields
pretty numerous, as the following details will show :
The KING'S MEADOW STAKES (Handicap) of 5 sovs each,
with 30 added ; winners extra. One mile. 8 subs.
Mr. Pryor's Troublesome, by Hobble Noble—Testy,
aged, Bst 101 b (Loates) 1
Mr. Brayley's Bitter Sweet, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Murray) 2
Capt. Barron's Hidalgo, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b)

_ .
(J. Grirnshd,w) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Troublesome, 2to 1 agst Hidalgo, and
sto 1 agst Bitter Sweet. The • last mentioned made play,
for some time held a long lead, but the favourito, who was
waiting on the pair, came forward half wayup the straight
and won by a length, pulling double. Hidalgo beaten off.
The BERKSHIRE STAKES (Handicap) of 15 sovs each, 10
ft, and 3 only if declared ; winners extra. About a mile
and a half. 17 subs.
Mr. Heathcote's Skirmish, by Skirmisher—Disdain's dam
(Hibbert) w.o.
The LADIES' PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of
3 sovs each for all ages; selling and other allowances.
Straight five furlongs.
Mr. Brayley's Heliotrope, by Dundee—Sunflower, 3 yrs,
7st 51b (£5O) (Murray) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Victoria, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£5O) (Heartfield) 2
Mr. Ten Broeck's Usher, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (£5O)
(G. Fordham) 3
Mr. Land's Yellow Girl, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (£5O)
. J
Mr. Gilke's Practitioner, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ((W ackstone) 0
£3O)
(R. PAnso 0
Mr. Ton Broeck's Scarlet, 2 yrs, 6st 21b (£100) (Evans) 0
Mr. G. Jones's Palasin, 2 yrs, sst 71b (£50)• (Milne 0
Mr. W. H. Mundy's Alberta, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (£80)
(Eiphick) 0
Lord Westmoreland's f by Rotterdam—Lady Gollerus,
by Orlando, 2 yrs, sst 71b (£5O) (Kenyon) 0
Mr. C. Knight's Novelty, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (£80)
(Thompson) 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst Usher, 6to 1 each agst Alberta,
Practitioner, and Novelty, 100 to 15 agst the Rotterdam
filly, 10 to 1 agst any other. Heliotrope took up the run-
ning from the start, and maintained the lead until crossing
the road, which she jumped, letting up Victoria. The
pair finished a fine race home, Heliotrope winning by a
head; Usher was a bad third, Practitioner fourth, and
Novelty fifth. The remainder finished in straggling
order, Scarlet being last. The winner was bought for
80 guineas by Mr. B. Land, and Mr. Hodgman claimed
Alberta.

The READING STAKES of 15 sous each, 5 ft, with 50 added,
for two-year-olds; winners extra. Half a mile. 28
subs.
Mr. W. S. Cartwright's c by Musjid—Miss Aldcroft, Bst
101b‘ (Custance) 1
Duke of Newcastle's Misfortune, Bst 10Ib (inc_slb extra)

. .
(J. Goater'
Mr. I. Woolcott's Blush Rose, Bst 21b (Challoner`
Mr. Brayley's f by Brockot—Toxana, Bst 51b...(Cannonj
Mr. R. Dick's Defiance, Bst 71b (J. Mann'

Betting-5 to 4 agst Misfortune, 2to 1 agst the Miss
Aldcroft colt, and 5 to 1 agst Blush Rose. The Miss Aldcroft
colt took up the running, followed by the Texana filly for
about half the distance, when the latter gave way, and Mis-
fortune ran into second place, and was rapidly overhauling
the Miss Aldcroft colt, but she jumped the road which
crosses the course, and thereby lost considerable ground.
Goater, however, riding with great resolution, challenged
opposite the enclosure, but was beaten by a head; Blush
Rose was a bad third, and Defiance last.

The WIHTLEY STAKES (Handicap) of 10 soya each 5 ft, and
2if declared; winners extra. 7 furlongs straight. 25
subs.
Mr. C. Blanton's A.D. Wagner, by Tadmor—Miss S ellon,
4 yrs, Bst 121 b (F ord ham) 1
Mr. Itickard's Opposition, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (11. Covey) t
Mr. Smith's Begum, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (S. Mordan) t
Mr. A. Heathcote's Her Ladyship, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b
(Jilson) 4
Mr. F. Rowland's D6sire,o, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Hartley) 0
Betting-7 to 4onA. D. Wagner, 7to 2 agst Begum, 5
to 1 " bar two." Her Ladyship made play, followed by
Opposition, Begum, and A. D. Wagner in a cluster. T hey
ran thus for nearly half a mile, when Ifer Ladyship gave
way, and A. D. Wagner took a slight lead of Begum and
Opposition, the three finishing an exciting race home, but
the favourite, always having the best of it, won by a head ;
Opposition and Begum finished a dead heat for second
place ; Her Ladyship was fourth.

The CAVERSHAM STAKES (Selling Handicap), of 5 sous

each, with 30 added ; winners extra. Half a mile. 12

subs.
Mr. E. Ten Broeck's Usher, by Chatham—Governess's
dam, by Laurel, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Fordha,m) 1
Mr. York's Birkdale, 3 yrs, ist 51b (H. Covey) 2
Mr. Bench's c by St. Albans—Rosaline, 3 yrs, 7st 91b
(Morris) 3
Mr. T. Hughes's Virtuous, 4 yrs, ist 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 0
Mr. Saxon's Bay Dayrell, 3 yrs, 7st (H. Sharp) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Birkdale, 3to 1 agst Virtuous, 5
to 1 agst Usher, and 8 to 1 agst Bay Dayrell. On the
falling of the flag Virtuous took up tho running, attended
by Birkdale and Usher to the distance, where she gave
way, and Usher joined Birkdale; the first-mentioned get-
jug his head in front opposite the stand won a good race
by a neck; Rosaline colt was a bad third; and Bay Day-
rell last. The winner was bought by Mr. York for 140
guineas.

The NURSERT PLATE (Handicap) of 80 sous; for two-yr-
. .

olds ; winners extra.

Mr. Beedman's Aggravate; Est 121 b (Murray 1
Mr. A. C. Douglas's Miss Frances, 7st (Kenyon 2
Mr. Trimmer's Mimulus, Est 71b (H. Clark 3
Mr. G. Jones's Regontess, 7st 61b (Janson 0
Mr. Mitchell s Vigor, Bst 101 b (Morris 0
Mr. R. B. Jeffery's Weather Star, Bst ......... (Thompson 0
Mr. Burbidge's Rose Stock, 7st 91b (Carroll) 0
Mr. Saxon's Lady Craven, 7st 91b ((Moment) 0
Mr. A. Heathcote s Brown Tommy, 7st 71b (Jilson) 0
Mr. W. Howard's Chevalier D'Esprit, 7st 61b.
((Storey) 0
Captain King's Defiance, 7st 51b (Hibbard) 0
Lord Uxbridge's c by Koh-i-noor—Topsail, 7st 51b
(Carver 0
Mr. C. Brewer's Gentian, 7st 41b (Key 0
Mr. Burbidge's fby Surplice—My Niece, Est 121 b (Marsh 0
Mr. F. Rowland's Carnage, Est 813 ... (Hartley 0
Betting 5 to 4 agst Aggravator, 11 to 2 agst Chevalier
D'Esprit, 100 to 9 agst Rose Stock, 100 to 8 agst Lady
Craven, 100 to 7 agst Topsail colt, 100 to 7 agst Mimulus.
Miss Frances got the lead at start, followed by Rose Stock
and Aggravator, the remainder were some distance in the
rear. In passing the enclosure Aggravator took the lead,
passing Miss Frances, and won by a length and a half ;
the remainder came straggling in ; Gentian was fourth ;
Regentoss fifth. The last lot were Brown Tommy, Bose
Stock, and Vigor.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £loo.—The boat race
between John Augustine Caffin, a waterman, of the Old
Swan, London Bridge, and Benjamin Edwards, a waterman
of the Tower, took place yesterday fromPutney to Mortlake
for £5O aside in old-fashioned boats. They have both earned
some notoriety by their performances at the sculls in old-
fashioned boats, Caffin having, as an apprentice, Beaten
Burr, Shepherd of Chelsea, Tom King, ex-champion of the
P.R., and several other good men, bNides having but lately
defeated George Kippen, of Lambeth, in outriggers. He
has also performed to advantage at the oar. Edwards has
figured decently in some below Bridge races, his only
above bridge performance being an easy defeat of Russell
of Rotherhithe, who was backed at good odds against him.
Both are big men, Caffin weighing between 12 and 13 stone,
and Edwards rather under 12 stone. Two steam boats
accompanied the race, with large parties on board, and
betting was brisk at 2 to 1 on Caffin, who lost the choice
of stations. Mr. John Ireland was referee, Henry Kelley,
the champion, piloted Edwards, and Robert Bain looked
after Caffin. The race turned out as hollow as it could
well have done, for after a good start Caffin went quickly
to the front, led by two lengths at the Star and Garter, by
four at the Point, and won all the way in the easiest man-
nor possible. Both were in good condition, Caffin having
been under the care of Mr. Henry Salter, of Wandsworth,
and Edwards at the Bells, at Putney, the- hotel of the
champion.
ROWING MATCII.—A sculler's match between
Neale and Sullivan, for £lO a-side, distance from Putney to
Mortlake, came off yesterday morning. They got a very
even start, but Neale soon began to draw away ; at Finch's
Field he had drawn his length clear, at Craven Cottage was
two lengths ahead, eventually winning, after a good race,
by about three lengths.
ALARMING ACCIDENT TO FIVE YOUNG L
ladiesADlir
ES
WHILE BATHING.—On Tuesday evening five youngi
from Leeds went out to bathe at Morecambe, when their
van, getting into deep channel, became filled with water,
and the young ladies, but for the timely assistance of some
young gentlemen who had heard their screams, would
have been drowned. Throe of them lost their satchels,
containing their purses, railway tickets, and other articles,
and had to return home penniless.—Manchester Courier.

The inquest on the body of Dr. Warder, who de-
stroyed himself by drinking prussic acid, at the Bed-
ford Hotel, Brighton, while an inquiry was pending
into the cause of the death of his wife, under cir-
cumstances which leave no doubt that she had been
poisoned by him, was resumed yesterday. The ad-
journment had taken place from Wednesday for an
examination to be made of the deceased's brain, a
plea of hereditary insanity having been set up by
the legal representative of his first wife's sister,
whom he made trustee of his property for the benefit
of his four children by such first wife.
Dr. Pickford, who had made the post mortem exa-
mination, assisted by Dr. Taaffe, in the presence of
Dr. Hall, Dr. Moore, and Mr. Jowers, surgeon, de-
posed that the examination was made 53 hours after
the supposed death, and 40 hours after the body
was found. He said decomposition had somewhat
advanced, but the structure of the brain was still
normal and healthy, and considering the time which
had elapsed since death, the substance of the brain
was exceedingly firm, and there was an absence of
all signs or evidence of disease of the brain itself,
or of its investing membranes. The remainder of
Dr. Pickford's memoranda was confined to an exa-
mination of the appearance of the body made for the
purposes of science, and he concluded by stating
that the presence of prussic acid in the contents of
the stomach had been determined by Dr. Taaffe both
by Scheel's test and by Liebig's sulphur test.
Mr. Eland, solicitor, of Trafalgar-square, Lon-
don, who watched the case on behalf of Miss aun-
ning, appeared as a witness, and he put in the letters
read yesterday as evidence. He said he had searched
the boxes of deceased, and found in them the pro-
perty alluded to in the documents which he pro-
duced. This property consists of depositand bank
notes amounting to £2,300, Prussian and Ottoman
Bonds, share certificates in various companies, an
allotment note for 100 shares in the Mont Cenis
Company, and a promissory note for £6O.
The Coroner then summed up the evidence to
the jury, drawing particular attention to the result
of the post mortem examination of the brain, and
the deceased's cool and collected conduct imme-
diately prior to death. He also pointed to the busi-
ness-like and sensible manner in which the letters
were written disposing of his property as evidence
of a perfectly sound mind ; and after explaining the
penalties of /do de se, telling the jury that they
were not to criticise the law, but to deal with it as
they found it, the coroner said it was for them to
determine whether deceased poisoned himself, and
what was the state of his mind at the time.

Dr. Taaffe was called at the request of the jury,
and stated that he found the presence of prussic
acid as described by Dr. Pickford ; also that be had
frequent opportunities during the time he attended
deceased's late wife of speaking with deceased, and,
instead of considering him insane, he rarely met
with so cool, collected, and rational a man.

In reply to questions put by the jury, Dr. Taaffc
said Dr. Warder asked him several times for a cer-
tificate of the cause of death of Mrs. Warder, ask-
ing him if he did not consider the appearance of the
brain and kidneys sufficient to account for death.
Witness told him that he did not think so, and de-
clined to give a certificate, on the ground that he
could not say that death was the result of natural
causes. The last time deceased asked for one—as
the post portem had been made—he said, "We
shall want to bury the body immediately ;" and
when witness replied, " You surely can't do
that ; it is not customary ; you should wait till
Thursday or Friday;" deceased said, "I don't think
the body would keep this hot weather."
The jury returned a verdict of ftlo de se, an in-
ventory of the deceased's property being inserted in
the inquisition-paper as forfeited to the Crown ;
but the Coroner explained that almost invariably a
grant of the property was made by the Crown to
the dependents of the deceased.

Orders were given to the police to bury the body
at midnight in the manner customary for the in-
terment of such offenders against the law.

Metropolitan Workhouse Infirmiries.

The official report of Mr. Farnall, C. 8., Poor Law In-
spector, on the infirmary wards of the several metropolitan
workhouses, and their existing arrangements, has just been
presented to Parliament and published. It states that from
April 4 to June 1 inclusive the inspector, in conjunction
with Dr. Edward Smith, visited 40 workhouses, and a de-
tailed statement of each visit is given. These 40 work-
houses aro capable of accommodating 28,550 inmates, and
there aro usually upwards of 23,000 persons in them, who
may be classified as follows :—Temporarily disabled,about
6,000 ; old and infirm, 10,300 ; imbeciles and idiots, 1,800 ;
able-bodied, 1,850 ; and children, 3,000. Eighteen work-
houses possess infirmaries detached from the body of the
house; but neither of these detached infirmaries, with the
exception of that of St. George's, Hanover-square, at Chel-
sea, is sufficiently large to accommodate all the sick and
bed-ridden who are under the care of the medical officers
so that many of those classes aro warded in the body of
each workhouse. Mr. Farnall, after quoting the opinion
of many eminent medical men as to the provision which
should be made for the sick poor with regard to air, cubic
feet, &e., goes on to say that in 11 of the metropolitan
hospitals the cubic feet given to each patient vary from
1,990 feet to 1,120 feet, and since the measurements were
taken more space had been given. The great hospital at
Milan gave 2,300 cubic feet to each patient, and taking all
the Paris general hospitals together, the average cubic
space was 1,540 feet. Beside these figures our 40 metro-
politan workhouse infirmaries show very poorly, for the
inspector found that in theni the average is only 555 cubic
feet to each patient, with a superfluous area of 49 feet for
each bed ; the greatest cubic space of air given to a patient
being 2,260 feet in the Chelsea workhouse, the lowest being
206 in the Marylebone workhouse ; while the greatest
superficial area given to a bed is 251 feet, also in the Chel-
sea workhouse, and the lowest 18 feet, again in the Mary-
lebone workhouse. The report suggests that the following
12 workhouses should be enlarged or rebuilt, as they are
surrounded by land not built upon :7-Greenwich, Fulham,
Hackney, Kensington, East London, West London, St.
Margaret and St. John Westminster, at Kensington, Mile-
end Old-town, Paddington, Stepney, St. Mary Newington,
and Wandsworth and Clapham. The workhouse infirmary
at Chelsea is the best in London.

Mr. Farnall points out several improvements which
might be advantageously made with regard to beds, water-
closets, chairs, additional light and air (the latter always
to come from the outside), furniture, &c. Better arrange-
ments for cooking should also be provided. The inspector
reports with satisfaction that the medical officers of the
metropolitan workhouses appear to do their duty to the
best of their ability ; but he is obliged to add that their
duties are very arduous, and their salaries inadequate.
On the important point of pauper nursing, the evils of
which have continually been before the public in the re-
ports of recent inquiries, Mr. Farnall is entirely at one
with those who so earnestly desire amendment in this
matter. He says that pauper nursing should be wholly
abolished, and a sufficient staff of properly trained andse
paid nurses should be appointed for every workhouse
infirmary. infirmary. Ho has come to this conclusion becausoyoh,
finds that a great many of thepauper nurses no:ioempls a
cannot read either the printed or the written to
the bottles of medicine which they are entrusted
feeble old
administer ; because they are,
as
nt:ing ; because their
women, who know nothing about.nnstuances,
been vicious ;
previous careers have, in many instances,
or buy, or rob the sick
coafuse their treatment of the poor
because their love of drink
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should give them ;
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or gentleness.
osaurcdh's_ suggestionalter
inspector, that hesuggestlawß
arrangement of each workhouse as would secure satisfac-
With respect to
should
poor, Mr.Farnall
tort treatment and care for the sick is
poc
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obliged to confess that no such arrangements can, ho be-
lieves, be made in the following workhouses—Clerkenwell,
Giles and St. George Bloomsbury, Holborn, St.
Margaret and St. John Westminster, at Petty France,
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Islington, the Strand, White-
chapel, Bermondsey, St. George-the-Martyr, and Lambeth.
There aro many defects combining to prciduce this result,
but the chief one is want of space. There are 12 work-
houses, already mentioned, which are so placed that the
guardians could, if they thought fit, build hospitals upon
a system calculated to meet the requirements of medical
science. The following workhouses also present facilities
for the improvement of the condition of the sick
poor, though not so thoroughly as the preceeding ones, as
the improvement would disarrange the present classifica-
tion altogether : —Bethnal-green, St. Luke Chelsea, St.
George Hanover-square, Mount-street, St. George-in-the