PETERSFIELD
Agent—Miss DUPLOCK.

     THE LATE INQUEST.—At an inquest held at the Petersfield Union Workhouse (as reported in the Telegraph a fortnight ago) touching the death of an infant which was found dead by the mother’s side, in the lying-in room, it transpired in the course of the evidence that the bed was only 32 inches, which the jury considered insufficient for a mother and infant, and they appended to their verdict a request that the coroner would intimate to the Board of Guardians the desirableness of providing wider beds for the lyin-in room. We are happy to state that their suggestion has been promptly attended to by the Board, as will be seen in the following letter:—

Petersfield Union, Petersfield
July 5th, 1860
     Sir,—I am directed by the Guardians to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ult., respecting the inquest held by you on the body of an infant child of Ann Soal, and to inform you that they have taken it into consideration and have ordered new bedsteads to be prepared, of sufficient width, for the accommodation of lying-in women in the workhouse, to prevent similar occurrences in future.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant
WILLIAM ALBERY.
Edward Hoskins, Esq., coroner, &c.