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_ :lie 'near of suppfor a limited ort ; and wherperthe assistance of friends can
.'
i r relied on truie
iod.
first
resolution. He
k° e 841itteRL GURNEY moved the
Friend Lord Monteagiee
s , that in rising to address his Hon.
: °'4 thi.lrespectable body present, he avtahseacfarasiedtthhaatthiatdwboeuenld
t Ili, in 111 bis Power to add anything to i -sglit before them. He had lately read with satisfaction
I t's. report of the Commissioners ou Lunacy, and Lord Ash-
/I tt
i's 'Plesilid speech lately delivered in the
he felt that he
i 113(liear he ) and in coniesquenee, House of Cora-
1, hear)-..mod,
, tee tee
, ,r 4 ky wel impressed with .
~
,was proposed to.
t a eek sett of such an institution '
' the importance of the esta-
te ',,e`' There was no class of humanians„ raiiits3e..ry
TwbheicrehnitasWrBSt)
4.1 ~1 ailing to look upon than sa
ea 't that the investigation made en the subjecttbpanroivnesdaitilht3a.
11., re, was no clue of disease more Liable to abuse_e_
tat had witnessed such abuse, and
.alluAdmdstetrodatmh,e
lit at which poor lunatics received in
s of contieement
where
•
r, ,t hail keown them. to be
E eatueL,ter than tlose devoteladubtoin
in these cases
a;
tech lia,,r,tetY in the mode of treatmentan
_,
d and much
1 ia, Intel 4" been done on the one h
was
pigs. Place There had been.
to ' e to be done on the
There
ti'l ea'i4ii to Which he wished particularly
sed institution was
other.
to
rTehfeerr.e
to otte class of society to which the P
11tit ant
10 be applied. That class wasPritoottoboef3t,hweelroewnesn
It
otef a certain degree of respectability ;
And there
them. taorder,
ti' as ct ibeinselves when this evil fell u
fa as 11') elass to which the charity
It was a
I • "wrclen were more clue.—(Hear, *e loaf of bread to
,I rY ,!xcellent thing to give a s
and sympathy of their
cottage, but
is :I la who was starving
who had been
Items s used to such deprivation, andinsllehhi a state of misery
1: e '-iellat be so poignant to hint as to one who
the
depths of
I aji :,,,," down from a respectable
P"gsther.
ls Qv -:4'• I:te believed tbat the truePositiotol
With regard
l' rein ti. latter •
4. the se instance than in anye
b °thought them to la
f distress were felt
host Prospects of the Institution,
....semi:a/. could be_
leueeitrscellent. He was cf opinion thatt it OU
the most approved
ItreteT`!' and a building erected accoeding 11, 1 , elllea it would be a most desirable edoneda;
141 ittelaritY and kindly feeling that pervaded
would
It i-e' could be raised. He hoped that the gentlemen
thaendcomstimchunrtyas,
I'2 a, 't was by no means to be despaired of that such a
f 11 extent.
oirg to the u
lel ionthis ea iin encouragement to.the foundation of the Insti-
-1111 ae if, however they failed in g
41 ":',"glit not to be discouraged on thaet groeund. He took
1 4, :Pan laid down in the prospectus to b
most raiseadv a
then -
1,1 ro,iB that could be pointed out. , f they
le
.4.l:QoUlat they could easily
sa elfash, ionable vicinity, and fit it up for as
- the
d not
many as it was
acaie could be
hire a house at a low rent, not
le 7e`ile of admitting. Forty or fifty such
!sa fled without any outlay of icnaiael,
these remarks.
40 14 on pre` very limited cost. He made
soon discouraged, if
and it could be
se t der to
ent them from being too
li/Pi t..,ere not able to arrive at the full extent of their
le se louse,
P Int wod
of Dr.
11 in the hands
,He had no doubt that such an
s; nail oe conducted very we
• stitution.
r 4 -ininunit *
- f founding a larger in
fo-
-44' "Rea; hear)—and it would awaken the eyes of
, leeter , yto the necessite o
!' k s leature to which he would allude was the payment
t
81104oritdie8bWeho Were to derive benefiteases, from the Institution.
that when individuals
ex.
414 80 co• falind, in many
would at once
l'ett e. aoilcted in this class, that payment to the full
tike'%teasule(l.l",e very difficult.
payment to
-1e fullt- ..leY changed the intention ~f* herr
1 gwhatever in
'The gentlemen. w
I.l.teleish 'inapt, there would be no difficuy
it should be
ktalei.eing it. It would be of great advantage to have the
Ito shines Under the best regulations, that
a "`4t t 1,5 j, 0 the public, but that it
made these ,Übe at
derived from the patients. .He
n It would
should maintain itself on
lee ae'eatoe_eneourage them to do something soo -
60 patients,
should be
etre eeer step to admit 50 or system .
sleeted
,Per cent, from the cost. Somecase itself needed
and exonerate
,tia e.. 0„, ireitediately. The merits of the
he'tlee'tnents from him, as it a plied to aclass
ell -.'"` soothe present meeting wotuld t
die Crusc' tin 'very any instances, most awfu_l_ly
feel seas
what had
)1,341,4
bsatist as he entertain.ed
fnot to the full
tetet, "ei.earried out in a great measure i
bs
at oner't' the as
Ile hoped that this Institutiona would
hich h we thenconcluded by reading the resolution,
ee
estilb e would conc
of London for
the ee 1141 an asylum :—"
Thatre'onf insane persons belong' Peet the e' of society, whose circumstances.
late 1.,...e unavoidable expense of private asylums." h''E said that the gentleman who ,
proposed the reso-
are too:limited
be only
_ ad so full
tle‘'4:B4PY that
lanation should be ; fl
.ed bof
Y established his case that it would
o er - - y
tlis isaY Part sfome exp
the origin
as to
tteir oistitution e the Com mo ittee
to
strongly recommendedintanee 111114°tieel: A Wnitc(l! was
aes,enstleman, whose
aFclunnand the
*-ele he -01 tour ofepolTsessing* suegee-ed its ortigit
ha any one
I'lle la 'rne. R ( M T't ;was quite sure
visited
h ad „ e r. ii. e
or who
elillte Late honour of his acquaintance,
often
t tat he had
e4ril asYlarla, would feel the sentiment
If entertained,
b,,_ , expressed
he himse
eneee
s, . atrd which
to
Foul at . Luat if he or any 0 ,
f his family syere _ e
d c,ted by such a calamity as .
insanity, h
existence
Ever s be thankful that there was
in
hear.)
eve; Place as ROW 111 to afford protection.—(Hear,was
would feel, he
illre ".1:4-Ae who visited that asylum
est t `"e salia How were their intentions to be
tied
~, _ e sentiment
of
,ir ut ?
uence
to'`ere Lord lat t Ivacated the chair, in conseq
rd A,,,, , on eag e
teeciseiel 3 arrival,
loud cheering, and
tele • 4%1-EY took the chair amidst
stating that he
likt been to the meeting for his absence, by
importance in
Ile qaell Unavoidably engaged in business of
ale Vse of Commons.
considerable extent
to
Marc4lTE proceeded to say that a very
asylum
of this sort.
..
134,.1111nodation was required in an
.
ble number of in
IN,: it available. It required a consideralf
ere
h were only
40 or' who should be properly
extentclassified of establishment
first it was
latee Patients, there would be
.an
200. At.
sum
of
Prole: Nvoilld afford accommodation t
° to raise a
(i.s_
tee_ sed to form a joint-stock company seemed such
1 to
teliY,at a small rate of interest, butwas
there
h ght wise
t ou
denlin carrying it out that it
and simply to apply
I, that part of the scheme,
the establish-
eT public for money enough to
build
11 and the
t:101;4's In the hands of Dr. Conno y
out for the
411..tnittee all the arrangements would be carried
30,000'.
sr4B°' of the patients he had no d tubt satisfactorily.
1 tever that they
ettila large sum, but bra had. no doubt n a
much as would carry
th dbe enabled to ise it,
or
vs
in inquiries made with
ethirig into efficient practice. FrioT
had q
been stated that
Iti'l4Pect to this Institution, he f
hospitalsouu of this metropolis.
phe4Were interfering w
a th thedifferent character altogether. They
I°ok Were of with payment for the purpose of ren-
qtri patients
asylum of a different character altegether,
4141 briClis shley's speech would show that if there
en half-a() dozen such institutions, there would not be
li° %any for this metropolis. He concluded by seconding
Ir%esolution proposed by the gentleman who preceded htm.
t Cease-Er-Le said that he advocated the principleon which
tees Proposed institution was to be founded, as one sound,
that any statement
tOBsarY, and proper, but he thought.
with so laudable
4 „4t went forth to the world in connexion
of thepersons
i'4l'llose should be above all cavil on the part
alte
It was stated,
ete May come forward as interested parties.
exceeding
payments not
tevever, in the prospectus that
week would
d er
witty-eve or thirty shillings per hea Pes
s This was a
eetreeuired to cover all the current e-IFen
Was the owner
et estiternent not wilfully made. He himself
lower than 255.,
liseeipse at which the rate of payment was
aimed. His
Nee icing all the comforts at which this society
decision.
in thine Was to enable them to come to n_
a - immediate
entirely at their
sesees ieatter, and to place that Institution 4 Z 'o such it manner as the Committee thought proper.
t discover, rose to
say te retatex, whose name we did no
~It (at this
? 6 8 was matter entirely for future consideration.
heering that
't Nva;W(11(1 ex p-ess his high gratification at
at such a small
ekeee ble to maintain respectable persons
, sews,,Oni A
there for the
Pure, smelt-EY said that they were not.
eit4e of debating, but of carrying certain resolutions.
intimate that
this ;' Aleerxe said that the prospectus would
_,
tie 41!titetiori Was to be devoted alone to the advantages.
not
might
haven:Odle-classes. He wished to know why all
asylum ? He
,01.11(1 •Civantages that would result fri in theb
riety of con
"re • ring under th •consideration the prop
~_ etues ;„ their c
want
Mttti', " en a larger scale, for all p -
ersons who may
lee een•
much they
tillehtlestiakts thought that by attempting
intentiontoo
to erect a
Itstiostaf'e evarythng. It was not their
fortune,
she e„,,,establishment for persons of opulence and
be necessary
isr ths'.'d sesure to their relative:a all that would
announced that
% elr health. The ris colas had already
wants
of
teet establishment was Intended to meet. the
, otherwise
te4eee eller class of sviety designated
infruistrated.
, klbeis which they ba t in view would
oet `illie
he
a controversy,
ee ,
.EVAL did nit wish to enter into
experience on these
So, ilasired that tilos, who had
the
Jailet,`i should be heard for the purpose of directingle,ab,,,e
411 othsst of Committee. It might be said
that
in slit h a
tri4tt anthers, should feel a delicacy in coming forward
it neces-
aae.er, but, circumstanced as he had been, he
felt
Id was not
as do so, because he believed that the wor
rcised in
sarrellitlY aware of the abominable cruelties
exeli enlightened
1411 'Matte asylums. He did not know why
ent
entreaty
ei,
ilesceuied to chise their ears against the voice o
Rive or4n. , who were witnesses to this cruelty, who.would
ks e, Piaions on which wis men could form their judgment
eteeeswhat
~ waa be tto herdthe
Lord in
an
;tee rieement of his addreas Smell that if ever-here was...,
did ''" oerevolence it u this '
'n which they lived. He
beeelleZ deny that it alcrasilsaa been' evolent age,their
but
..0
tveialle el': se'med, however, to have run mad...
—rt
Awaa au not oPPose the form' ation of this Society—it
stloula a`mance in the r* ht way. Lunatic a;:yt as
;lilt be regardedigmerelv as hositals
u very
Jeethorr° r
°confinement. The public entertained a
establishments
114 trea't): f throwinte sane persons into these
seem
til mg them -
as if they- were insane, but did not.
freZeatly to
and
aPpreciate the necessity of discharging
me.
se,. fi frona restraint those who had been detained the 0!_
efel!'rltheir intellects were restored.—(Hear, hear.) He was
114 g to give any assistance -
er to the for-
tile 40n am
in his Pow
ior, ~, maintenance of this Society, but hoped_e
eel. -elnuell of it
tiler hand, b
log „„
Would, on the
ktliaree`" co-oPerate with him in 0 ,
oobtaining from
the whole
ily4._ rit a full and complete investigation into
that
114,7,1! treating lunatics. He did not mean to saynumbers
Aleete !•e pre
of the
Prating system one-twentieth
one in
a eeri'dni these asylums were sane • but supposing even
contempla-
te feted to be so placed, was it' not a dreadful
out to
411Arle' anY feeling mind speaker WAS a-)
b„... other subjects, but wascalled to order by
fully
tor,j,;LOr CoNNOLLY who said all these things had been
etelrsed by the Committee.
leeeeecevee again rose, but
tri-`'e'44tNON'rEAGLE interpo had any
interposed, and said that if he
_.-
kittee in to make, they had better be sent in to theuorn
4 til43. I°l writing, and he could assure the Hon. Gentleman
~ eit.'',llld meet with every attention,
alle4frEtc:EVAL aNpressed himself satisfied wit • h what had
kiv I r°lll Lord Mont 1 dwould not detain the meeting
Sisaies...' Soirritvvoon SMITH' in moving the second resolution,,_e
tkillinng the varied 'forms of human suffering which
:le interposition of humanity and science, that of i
with at'
!kee,•'itl',Peculiar in this, that if the evil be grappled
if
„It lle eel: la Most instances mastered in a short timr,.hie
to
`eiltsOleeted, it becomes difficult, and often im
P"ito the
tee r it, the calanniy rem duing in its full intensity
tal
~.(liaettbt.e life. Those who haVe paid most attention to metnber
ealaledi are satisfied that it obeys the same laws aso
of
s'le hoP which have their seat in the physical structures
likeere Y. The physical changes, indeed, which the brain
re-
NU S'C'eas--ihat •-'
Beer
''' 43 til mysterious organ, . .
h the manifestation of
,t nli" e material agent by whit;
hut that
eßtie tei takes place—are at present not known;
Zraie SltYsical Chan are does take place in some part of the
erieepl 41 every case of •' ,
few persons of competent
i ity,
,ett edge,
who inse, i
~
sub-
Se ' (illibt have thought 1 at all upon the
4. Ilzelli• • Why those subtle
changes should have
illt4, lar a tendency to become permanen ~
t if the mental
,l(!i(ix:,,e, their index a d Sequent be neglected, is wholly
sm-
iler
"Iseae:i hut tilere and sequent, be neglected, is wholly un-
Se Uhi
Sonlething amilogous to it in. other
!rqat ist. We know that changaa, inappreciable
result being
iltly a nses, go on in organs for a long time, the in
f the organ
k tee'ealared to us by the diperdered function o t _
,ie
Ilesileei,alpri, and if tilts disordered function be neglec ed,reteii..
s'ze, Is-iii ckarigee continue. arid sometimes become app
has- now
h°11)11,,,,- wilether appr. cisl.lo or .
nr, the. diseaseilsthis.seems
~"`4,11443, past hfvond control. S..anct.l2,T,g .
i t, viltomist arid
"N.' 'l With rev,mrd to th.: brain. '' ••• ' -
..0r... .
b '.
ible
in ens disordered
Retelieteetsies cen sometimes dbnacct ac.erta_ _
of ;
at
944'4 of the brain with a certain state insanitywhir
tillte, tm-
wm. brain
cannot be made out; but w