The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-02 00:00:00

WORKHOUSE INFIRMARIES.,

A deputation of medical men from the British Medical
Associath:n lately waited upon Lord Devon at the Poor-
law Board to urge various points upon his consideration
with respect to the efficient inspection of workhouses. Mr.
Hart stated that the association numbered upwards of
4,000 members of the profession, and among their number
men of the highest position, the men who were regarded
as authorities on all questions of infirmary management.
He then proceeded to shew that tho association had ex-
pressed a very decided opinion that the infirmaries con-
nected with the workhouses could only be properly and
efficiently inspected by men skilled in medical matters.
He then proceeded to speak upon the order issued by
the Poor Law-board a few weeks since, and published in
the Times, requiring the medical officers of workhouses to
report over the heads of the guardians to the Poor-law
Board ; and so, he urged, the medical officers were called
upon to do duties, without additional pay, which would
entail a very great amount of extra work, and would
besides place them in such a position as to lead to quarrels
with guardians, upon whom in many cases the medical
officers were obliged to rely for practice in consequence of
the low official salaries paid. He.pointed out that the
clerks and relieving officers, who had no collateral
interests to consider, were not called upon so to report,
but only the medical officers, who were, in some
senses, the most defenceless of all the officers, Lord
Devon remarked that the fact of the medical officer being
the only officer called upon to report sheaved the apprecia-
tion the Poor-law Board ;sad of the ability and upright-
ness of those officers. Mr. Hart replied that it was a
graceful and deserved compliment, but then it was, after
all, an awkward manner of shewing appreciation to give
mess additional work of such a character that a misunder-
standing with their guardians was the most likely thing to
arise out of an exercise of it, and this was the more
unsatisfactory as the board had lately shewn a decided
leaning against medical officers by supporting the guar-
dians in calling for the resignation of Dr. Ransom, of
Cambridge, and Dr. Rogers, of the Strand. In reply to
questions put by the Earl of Devon and Mr. Fleming,
Mr. Hart said six medical inspectors would be sufficient
for the country, and the position of the ordinary inspectors
would, he considered, be accepted by thoroughly:skilled
men. Dr. Gibbon supplemented the first speaker's
remarks by urging that if medical officers were
called upon to fill up the reports. which this order called
for, so much of their time as was at present devoted to
the sick would be withdrawn in order to 'give atten-
tion to these clerkly duties. , He reminded his lordship
t'iat prisoners' infirmaries were medically inspected, as
were military hospitals, and the panperhospitals of England
were entitled to the same privilege. Dr. Webstersupported
these views, and drew from Lord Devon the remark that
he had proved himself consistent onhispointingont that he
bad urged this matter upon the board in 1837, as was shown
in the board's reports. Dr. Stallard urged that the board
should seek power to pay a portion of the officers' salaries,
for then the board would possess a material power which i's
did not at present possess. Dr. O'Bryen said the guardians
in his district were of a class who would readily tale(
offence at an officer reporting over their heads. Lor4
Devon said he was not blind to the facts which hail beer;
urged against the order, and with respect to the suggested
medic, inspectors, the hoard had recognised the principlf
by the enrolment of Dr. Markham and Dr. Smith as`
inspectors. He promised to lay the views of the depute,.
tion before the committee on the Poor Relief Bill; but l
could not promise to advocate those views.

There
t eur• earlNefarr.sptoisrbaeelia
wgeenntertaol coosnbcournrreenocne oFfriodpalyni.cti:tathi
placed his resignation in her Majesty's hands, accompanied
by a statement of the peculiar circumstances. which. have
combined to make the present crisis unique in. parliamen4
tary annals. There is an equally general belief that thr
Queen, after a full consideration of the position of
the Ministry, declined to accept the Premier's resignation,
that the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills will be pushed on
with all practicable expedition, and that nothing but
imperative public business will be transacted during the
remainder of the session, with a view to the earliest pos-
sible appeal to the new constituencies. The Ministerial
papers tell us that the Government will not, unless com-
pelled, appeal from a moribund Parliament to moribund
registers ; but if the Opposition, as has been threatenedi
seeks to deny to Ministers the opportunity of appealing to.
the constituencies of the future, they will appeal to the;
existing ones. A Cabinet Council is called for Monday
afternoon, when the substance of the statement to be
made by the Earl.of Malmesbury in the Lords and by the
Prime Minister in the Commons will be agreed upon.
That the Cabinet is not united is well known, but
within the past day or two rumours of serious dissensions
have been afloat. Four of the Premier's colleagues, it is
understood, regard the position as no longer tenable, and
have signified more than once their anxiety to retire.
They feel that they cannot with honour agree to offer any
material concession or enter into any deferred engagement
respecting the Church ; and that if it is to he further
defended something like moral confidence must be resus;
citated in the rank and file of their party by seeing
men in high places make sacrifices of place and dignito
for the sake of principle. Lord Derby's personal influen&
has been exerted to the uttermost to dissuade these noble
friends of his from their purpose ; but it is state
with confidence that by next week we shall have announce,
merits of more than one withdrawal. Mr. Disraeli's frienai
assert that he is fully prepared to fill up the vacant places,
that he retains as fully as ever the confidence of Lord
Derby, and that he has gained thoroughly the favour of
the Queen, whose susceptibilities he is supposed to have
been desirous of propitiating by endeavouring to avert
discussion of the second and third resolutions. As intendti
by Mr. Gladstone, this would not have given rise to airy
debate affecting the feelings of her Majesty; but after
Lord Derby's challenge of the power of the House of
Commons as opposed to that of the Crown, it lS
almost inevitable that questions should be raised and
discussed.

In some quarters it is believed that the Ministry must
make some concessions if they would preserve their
existence until the assembliry, of the new Parliament.
Deport Las it that Mr. Disraeli will announce that all
measures, except the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills, will
be allowed to stand over, and that provision will be at
once made for having the first renistrations for the three
kingdoms anticipated during the present year, so as to
enable the gen ral election to take place in October, and
the new Pai:ame :t to be called together in November.
The Estimates an I other pressing business would then be
wound up, so • ha; the prorogation might take place the
last week in Jule ; and a pledge, it is said, will be offered
that a comp: eliensive
plan of dealing with the Irish
Church will I e reaiy to be laid upon the table on the first
day of the winter session.
The Imperial Review understands that Mr. Charles
hardy, of Chilham Castle, will not improbably come for-
ward as Conservative candidate for East Kent, in con-
junction with Mr. Pemberton, M.P., at the approaching
general election. Should the city of Aberdeen be granteL
a second member, Mr. W. Christie, the late Minister at
Rio, is already endeavouring to ascertain what chances of
success he would have as a candidate for a second seat.
Mr. Christie came forward for the Stirling Burghs, but
declined to go to the poll.
in the newly-enfranchised borough of Stockton the
Liberals have selected Mr. Joseph Dodds as their candi-
date. Mr. Dodds has held several important positions in
the county of Darham in which administrative .and
judicial capacity is required. A requisition will be at once?
presented to him.
IThe Army and Navy Gazette is loud in its praise of Om
management of the Abyssinian expedition. The Grand
Cross of the Bath, with which he has been this week deco-
vated, ought, it says, to have been given to him years agcl"
for his services in China. Oar contemporary adds : "Of
course, the gracious consideration of the Crown will not
stop with this. It is, we believe, unusual to confer
hereditary dignities without consulting the wishes
of those upon whom it is proposed to confer them, and,
should there be no objection on his part, we have little
doubt that Sir Robert will be made a baronet, the usual
pension of £l,OOO a year for three lives being added to the
distinction."

The Spectator thinks that the gallant general will be
offered a peerage, which he will probably be obliged to
decline, having many children and slender fortune. 110
will receive from Parliament the usual pension for three
lives, and will succeed Sir W. Mansfield as commander.
in•chief in India.

In the evidence given before the " Food Committee " of
the Society of Arts, it was stated that most of the milk in
London is adulterated 20 per cent. In poor districts the
adulteration is far greater. There, a man will bring in a
kettleful of boiling water, put it into something at the
back of the counter, and then serve it out as " warm from
the cow." So great is the rage for cheapness, that although
the poor know that they are being cheated, they will
always prefer a bucketful of swill for a halfpenny to half
the quantity of genuine milk for the same money. 'Antic
is sometimes adulterated with a. decoction of turnips or
parsnips. Genuine milk, it was stated in evidence, could
not be sent round for less than 6d. a quart.

THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.—On the meeting of the House on Monday, Mr.
Gladstone will move that the standing order of the sth day
of August, 1853, reserving the right of her Majesty's
Ministers of placing Government orders at the head of the
list of orders of the day, be suspended ; and that the other
orders of the day be postponed until after the order of
the day for the comp:ate° the Established Church
(Inland). ,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, May 1.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise►
drove out yesterday afternoon.
The other members of the Royal Family also
went otit.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise,
Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, walked and
drove in the grounds this morning.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7711S DAY.

MA R 1.130 ILO UG 11-STILE ET.
TILE MANIAS TOWNSHEND AND THE SOLDIEnS
CHILDIZEN.—A little boy and girl, named James
and Matia Little, aged respectively six and
nine, were charged by the Marquis Towashend with
begging.
The Marquis deposed to seeing the children at
half-past eight in the evening sitting on a door
step under the colonnade in Pall-mall, the boy
crying, and stating a very common thing among
juvenile beggars, that he had dropped something
down an area. The Marquis having watched the
children saw them receive money from different per'
sons, and he spoke to a constable (Mitchell, 126
A R), and as soon as the children saw the constable
approaching they made off, but were followed and
taken to the station.
From subsequent inquiries made by
the constable
it appeared that he went to Taylor's-buildings)
St. Martin's-lane, and found the room occupied bi
the children's mother, very clean, but showing
every sign of the greatest poverty. There were
two children in bed, one about twelve months old
and the other about two years old, and another
child about seven years of age looking after 1,1103*
The mother, who was from home working for the
children, was the wife of a soldier of the Ist bat-
talion of Grenadier Guards, but he having married
.
without the permission of his officers had forfeited
the usual allowance.

The mother (a cleanly-looking woman, but from
whose appearance there was little doubt that sll°
was struggling with poverty, said that she worked
at the army clothing, and after paying her rent,
with the little assistance she got from her husband,
she had but 9d. a day to support herself and family
The Marquis, commiserating the poor woman'
who said that she never sent her children out to
beg, said that if they would attend at the office °e
the Universal Benevolent Society, Soho-square (0'
which society the Marquis is the president), 116
would look into her case, and see what could be
done for her. The magistrate, seconding the
Marquis's kind offices, discharged the children.

THAMES.
EXTRAORDINARY BURGLARY IN A PUBLIC-11005
—Patrick Cumming, a labourer, aged 23, Wa'S
brought before Mr. Benson, charged with two others
named Thomas Tadman and Frederick Alger, Withfeloniously breaking into and entering the Lot'
Exmouth public-house, Star-street, Lower Shad'
well, on the morning of Sunday, the 19th of last
month.

Tadman and Alger were arrested on the morning
of the 19th at 218, High-street, Shadwell,
where Tadman carried on the business of II
clog maker, while Alger occupied the lower
part of the house as a photographic artist. It Is
believed they were the perpetrators of many daring
burglaries and robberies, but suspicion was
dis-
armed by their carrying on lawful occupations Irl
the house and their apparent industry. The three
men were seen loitering about the Lord Exmouth
public-house and vicinity on the morning of the
19th, an hour after the house was closed. They
were seen in consultation by a police-constable
named Wm. Beer, No. 106 K, who missed them ler
some time. Hesaw them again and Tadman and Caw'
ming ran away. Alger ran towards him with his halide
in his pocket, and appeared to be very unconcerned'
Beer demanded of him what business he had in the
street at two o'clock in the mornincr, which
he replied nothing. He was taken into custody
It was soon after discovered that the Lord
mouth public-house had been entered by thieve"!
and plundered of two coats, a waistcoat, a pair or
trousers, a scarf, a shirt, a pair of stockings, 3
pillow case, a glass cloth, a handkerchief, napkin,
15d. in pence and halfpence, and 13 farthingB'
The money was taken out of the till. Admissinfil
to the house was obtained by opening a window c'
the first storey, which is only a few feet from the
ground. The whole of the property was found
concealed on the same day in the house °f
3
the prisoners Tadman and Alger. The former was
in bed when he was arrested, and said lie had l'ede
been out all night. His identity was clearly 1333 a
out, and it was proved the old man was a returned
convict, and that since he had served out his per
of punishment he had been in custody for varicl,
offences. Cumming is the son-in-law of old
man, and he and his wife had also been in custody:
Cumming was positively sworn to by Beer as °lle
of the loiterers in Star-street an the morning of the
19th. Some other evidence was given, and the.Pr/r
soner, who asserted his innocence, called his silt
to prove an alibi. Her evidence was very unsatis
factory, and Mr. Benson said he should not bled
her over to appear at the Sessions. The evident©
,
against the prisoner was conclusive, and he 031
mitted him for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING A TWIN BR°VO.,:
—Frederick Dewett was charged with assaultil3.l
Henry Hemmings, a youth holding the situation
groom in the ertablishment of the Duke of We
lington.
aloogo
The complainant said he was proceeding
Knightsbridge last night, when the defendant onjbo
up, and, saying that he was the person 110
"checked" him a few nights ago, struck hinci•
subsequently followed him to his father's 811°P -
Middle-row North, and again attacked him
Mr. Selfe—Do you know anything of him?
Complainant--I never saw him before. lll
Mr. Arnold—Had you given him any °frac"
any way ?

Complainant—None that I know of. de,
Complainant's father, a tailor at Knightsbri
said he was called from his shop last night and
ent
formed that his son was being ill-used. Is„a
out and saw defendant beating him. Ile had gi. is
him no off ence,, and defendant admitted he %413°

fault.

Mr. Selfe—What did he say ?
The Father—He said he had made a mistal'e.
is 0,0
Police-constable Tucker, 258 B—He 133-1
him for his brother.

Mr. Selfe—Are they so much ?
Constable—They are twins, andalike nocb they're so
alike that you can hardly tell them aart. Tbef
Mr. Selfe—lt seews to be rather awkward
had better wear some distinguishing mark. , just
Defendant complained that after he 115'
turned the complainant round he was fallen twirl
by the father and his two sons. Complainants ago
brother bad much' insulted him a few night°
when he was walking with a young wornt"3' r „cool'
Air. Selfe said that as it was a mistake be '"
mended au adjustment. te 1 to
Defendant apologised, and entered into sor
keep the peace towards complainant.
MUSICAL ITEMS.—Benedict's Legend of Si. pocAlf
has been given with groat success in the Grand .3r50e1
Theatre at Schwerin. It is rumoured that the 1113r1,1, ta/t°
Mdlls. Patti with the Marquis de Caux will short.Vsterg
place in London. The Sultan and some of Will at IV
have attended an Italian operatic perforraance :oioce
theatre Naount, Constantinople. After the Perf°i.
A trib°-
his Majesty sent a present of 1,000 piastres for ~
tion among the performer..—Musical Standard.
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