The Sun. — 1852-09-11 (London, England)

REMARKABLE STATISTICS OF INSANITY 11V THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. From the reports of the visiting justices of Hanwell and log facts have been obtained, and afford ample materials darin the year 190 patients Colney-hatch Lunatic Asylums some very interestfor the consideration and contemplation of the philanthropist. allummales and 102 females. The causes of their disorders in the males being moral in 31 physical in 31 others, the rest being unascer' were received—vii., The moral causes in the males are thus England, etaaisiefes.de.nidFoo.r the females the moral causes were 5, and enumerated`—Poverty, 3; domestic unhappiness, 2; dia. leobtained :--• ted affection, 3; grief, 3; dissipated habit, 1; over appoin lle s r a, al eBand 32—females,the d femaleof rel i i side—disappointedous s u bje ct s, 3 ; an affection,xie t3, , 2 ; politicalfright, i t el -, read, went, I; remorse, 1; disappointed expectation,l. educated,o poverty, 2; grief, 1. They were mainly divided as to. religious principles as follow :—Church of males, 48—females, 68; Roman Catholic males, 4—females, rweaglaersd, s 4; education not th the following m al males, results 32— were e emr ce Inuses of disorders:— mWell ,educated, d plainlyamnadlew,rilt—e,f'tnemalaelse,s,33l-B;fem l s' 23 . AS' males 43. 2—females,Atthe Iclo;inneoyt hascertained, mm4al 669m51 es ,m femaleshadoral, s9b;e been physical,received. female braach s of the males are thus the9o; pfohlylosiwcianl,gl3osn.lyThweemreora ascertained:---Nforal causes, Causes 6; reverse of fortune, loss of enumerated:—Domestic grief, 7e• the I caus temperance of wife, 7; dread of 3; sudden shocks, frights, 8,,., , unfaithfulness or inproperty, &0., poverty, 7; want of employment,l2; loss of wife or children, 3; disappointed affection, desertion or ill-usage_ of , erroneous views in religion, pride, 3; over anxiety, 2; sudden loss of several cows, disappointed excitement at the '1; suicide of a brother, 1; over ex-29; jealousy, 3 ; female side Great Exhibition, 1. On this head the stands thus:—Domestic misery from children,deseri emeiTt parents cacutylioonaio advertisement sdedr 0 e n td shock on information of domestic greieaft,hpoovfertrye,lativce.,,lo6;. husband, 13; loss of husbanit seenduction and neglect, 6; into a brothel, 1; through reading the tr'ial of Manniegs, the murderers, 1; begu'l t. , males, 171— father's profligacy, 1; erroneous views of religion, 1; despondency on quitting service of long duration, 2; accidental poisoning of a daughter, 1; omission in a bill, 1; fright, 14; loss of property, 3; over-indulgence of females, 275; read only, mules, 63—females, 135 1:10 females, 183. Religion—Church parents, 1. Education—Read and write education, males, 79— of England, woos, 238—females, 414; Roman Catholic, females, 74; dissenters, males, 35 males, 96—fe Ima eel, 102; unknown, males, 32; females, 79.  GOLD Isom AnsruALlA.---The ship Vanguard' arrived in the docks from Geelong and Melbourne, has packages of gold dust, consigned to order; and twenty-six and the vessel Johnstone, arrived on the same day from Sydney, has brought twenty-seven packages of gold dust, consigned to sundry houses in the metropolis. The St. vincent, arrived from Sydney, has brought one case and two bozo of gold dogs oODAigned to order. b  N...;.....• /1:41t7  [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night:--3