New-York tribune., 1869-02-27


Dr. g. h. Phillips No SpitaSquare, divisional sur
gson OF police sad that he had only been able to nd
ehty end collapsed FROM tcaNl Of food aud P,iaiio IAey
had suffered great privatons She had got into
weak low, nervous condition, from long want OF food.
The Coroner said was case for grave consideration
whether with family ought not to be allowed to
earn more than sd a day In the stOneyard
Ajuror said that Sd for whole days work was rdicu-
lous man oaghtt TO be GNOWed to earn uhat he could
particularly when he had family to support Why, any
of the Jurors there would eat more than Sd worth
meal He had known cases in which with families
had been ordered 10 Le SOev1fd at Sd day, knowing
ht they could not keep their families IT, had said
me 70" ''0 90 mere H' 40 use 4"' parish p'"'' 'V
Another created some surprise by stating that was
would only cause the distress the island 10 be talked
@ soou In Jnd he What use Ve people 10 She
eggDox or perhaps L would be still better to bury them
The speaker who was a Unknown emuieyer OF labor
on the island teds not aauded when he had ceased to
The jury verdict that the deceased oopan
had died from exhaustion, priUation, aud rant offcOd
Two days after the death of this poor the hus-
band went mad and taken to the workhouse There
was no room for him in the lunatlc asylum; 1t was
crowded with mad folkl
Within a few days OF this occurrence we find the fol-
lowing reported IN the metropolitan Journals
Death fi'om Rdnt-On Thursday Dr. Lancaster tho
Coroner Tor Central MiddleseI. held inquest at the
Castle Tavern, Holowayroad the body Of Mary
Whitaker aged 81. French polsher who died at No "a
M % 81 @ 2 N% w6 wHs
went there year ana hat ago. as no was unable TO
work, leaving his wife earning l0s week. Her work
long time having very little money to live On Sun
day last her husband out Of the workhOuse visit
any money deceased borrowed 3D. from her landady
from which she laid out 3D. in gin for her husband re-
turned ID TO the andady and had 4d left Tho Ad ap
peared 10 carry her TIL Tuesday morning when abe
was very III. Her andady sent for doctor, but before
surgeon depOsed to being called TO the deceased
day morning last She was dead lying destitute on BED
showed that the brain COngested, consequent on
fatty degeneration OF the heart The stomach snet OF
beer but otherwise it entirely empty there being no
trace Of food 1t was a death from exhaustion OF the
heart produced by the want OF common neceSsafleh
into the workhouse The husband SAID he had frequently
pressed her To do So but she declined verdict was re-
turned OF death from exhausted heart accelerated
by want OF food and the proper necessaries OF lfe
Death from SarratOn-An inquest was held yesterday
morning by Mr.. Richards, at the Kings Head Tavern,
Great Mtehell-st, st. Lukes on tho body OF Martha
Downs aged 80 The deceased had walked from Lincoln
shire and was discovered by woman on the night OF
Monday the lth inst, sitting upon doorstep IN Nor
wayst. st. Lukes ~ faintng state The woman pro-
cured some coffee and piece OF bread, which she gave
the deceased WHO afterward removed 10 the Oldst
station She then said that she had eft her home De-
cause family poorer than herself ana that she
had set out on her Journey without any money She had
slept in casual wards aud had received s0ipe pre9d
the morning but since she had been In London che could
not get anything to eat She also sad that the reason
she did sleep I'm casual ward In London was that she
was too badly dressed TO get INTO one After
cestaton to the workhouse where she died on Friday
night Dr Harris having depOsed that death was caused
by sudden dopsy brought by want Of food tho eoro
said that the case was one oi death from starVaOn
and the jury returned u verdict accordingly.
Deplorable Deaih Of Young WomGn-lesterday after
noon Mr. Humphreys held inquest at the Green Man
Tavern High.st, Hoxton, respecting tho death from
starvation Of Anne Phibrck aged 81 years Eliza Tea
sent No Shorst Hoxton, said that the deceased was
her sister. She a match box maker she had never
applied TO witness Tor aSsstahee. Oh Moh1ay nlgnt;
while she out the deceased came TO the house. Hnd
she was turned out. She was taken to the shoredtch
WOrkhouse where witness went to see her before she
died. Policeconstable l4S said tbat Iate on MONDAY
deceased cut OF his house into the street She then sat
down on tho doorstep, and she said TO the witness
hnt Ss has turned me OUT Witness then took the de-
ceased TO St bartholomew Hospal and she was sent
have lad fo food Tor tiT5 Eyl and have not slept in
tine. No one would take me into tho wOrhouse" She
was in filthy state, and she wrotchediy dressed
that the stomach OF the deceased was empty The IN
testlnes were thin aud contracted from starvation The
| woman who had no fat upon her body died from con-
geston OF the lungs owing TO the want OF food pryaton
neglect and exposure TO the cold Inc eoTnher saia
The jury returned verdict OF Death from starvation
| sTAGSATIoN OF LABOR.
! At meeting OF Workugmen held recently in Lon
1 don to discuss Poor Law Reform, one of the speak
ers stated that "the children Of 10000 widows IN Lon
| don were growing up beggars and Migrants" be-
cause 10 work could be found for them and yet there
are 81 100000 acres in he kingdom wding euiirdaoH-
kept idle by the great land monopolists! The Star OF
Jan. 1lth says:
| Yesterday large bodies OF men, many Of them even
skilled artisans who had recently been paid on from
building yards paraded the streets to cal attention 10
their destitute condition and in all parts OF the city very
great distress prevails during the Winter months among
all classes labOrers We cannot create labor ny any
State action which could be permanently useful Ihls
question has been recently very any discussed Dy nG
thomas Beggs But might not the Poor Law authorities
with their multitude OF organized officials, receive re-
ports from the varous towns and districts where labor
wanted and make public IN some way the lOealllcs ana
| kinds Of skill which are IN demand.
Almost every day the papers contain statements Ike
| the following
Scenes in LondoH.-A considerable number Of build
ing firms having on Saturday last discharged great
many of their workmen, including brcknyers. stone
masOns, joiners, plasterers and brcklayers labor
ers, a large amount Of unemployed labor has been
thrown upon the metropolis; and during the whole
OF yesterday morning evidences OF tho iact were
presented in the northern, southern, and western
metropolitan districts Gangs OF men, not OF tho com,
mon labOrrr" type but composed OF cOin0rmblyclad
men, having all the appearance OF skilled artisans, para
ded many the squares chanting In some cases only the
dom tie districts OF WawOrth Remington, and Gambler
we'll were visited by the men, who In these places wefe
toerably successful In Their solicitations Gangs went
through RUSSELL Bedford, Gordon and TayistOck-sqs,
and then proceeded to the north western district In tho
westend the principal squares and portions OF the Chel
every place where unemployed men asked aims their
decent appearance elected substsntial sympathy Not
their employment by reason OF tho reductions ln buid
ing firms referred which have been caused by the
completion OF some large contracts and the temporary
EIPESsE or MAINTAINING PAUPERs.
London paper Of late date says
The mode OF assessment on property in the metropo
ltan area and the increasing expenses OF maintaining
the moor have caused several special meetings OF veses
and boards Of guardians IN the city 10 Dc heId Ntnh %
have beer, passed recent call made by the Guy OF
London UuiOn various parishes under the prONs0S