The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

HOSPITAL POE CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES

OP THE CHEST, BROMPTON.

A quarterly court of the governors of this charity
was held on Thursday last, at the Hospital ; R. C. L Baru,
Fag.. occupied the chair. The report of the committee of
management stated that sines the last meeting the locums-
lation of applicants had led the committee to resort to the
game plan for the temporary increase of the hospital amen-
modation during the winter months, which they had felt
called upon to adopt about twelve months ago, viz., that of
putting an extra bed in each of the larger wards, besides
using the physician's room ea a ward. The number of beds
was thereby again inereseed to two hundred and ten. In
than alleviating a large amount of human suffering, addi.
tiocal expenses were necesearily incurred ,• but the com-
mittee trusted that in dating this simple feet, and in ap-
pealing to the public for a larger mowers of support, they
would receive the help, which in this country is rarely with.
held when required for a good purpose. The committee re-
minded the friends of the charity that the hospital wu stiff
without any endowment ; and likewise that the payment of
the mortgage debt (referred to in the last report) had
absorbed not only the whole of the small reserve fund, but
also nearly all the cash balance at the bankers. The out-
patients department equally maintained its character for
extensive usefulnese. The committee, u well as many of
the best friends of the charity, had long felt the importance
of prescribing and dispensing for the out-patiente without
detaining them longer than could be avoided. Some time
ago certain alterations were therefore made for the purpose
of remedying in some degree the evil. But the subject had
again received grave consideration at the hands of the com-
mittee of management, and of a sub-committee specially
appointed to deal with the question. In accordance with
the recommendations contained io their report, further
changes had been made, and others were in progress, which
it was hoped and believed would have a beneficial effect.
The committee reported with much regret a vacancy in the
list of assistant Physicians, consequent upon Dr. Budd
Sanderson's election to a similar appointment at another
hospital. The vacant office would be filled up on the stblof
March. The number of in-patients admitted since Novem-
ber 27 had been 227 ; died, 26 ; aloha/Ted, many greatly
benefited. 186 ; new out-patients' cues. 1,493. The report
was adopted.

A letter from Nice says :—" A splendid concert
has just been given at the theatre for the benefit of the
poor. The Baroness Vigier (Sophia Cenralli) kindly con-
sented, according to her annual custom, to give the power-
ful aid of her wonderful talent on the occasion. She was
is perfect voice, and quite electrified her hearers. She
flat gave the ' Cana Diva' from Norma, and never,
perhaps, produced a greater effect. The applause was
immense, but she could not be induced to repeat any
part of the admirable morceen. She afterward', in the
course of the evening, gave the Swiss song of Eckert, and,
lastly, a German waltz air, which she dashed off with •
spirit end brilliancy altogether inimitable. Ifdlle. Fermi
played delightfully on the violin; Roncooi, Vuosi, and
Paveni, gave a trio with great power and elegance, and
several choruses were executed with unusual correctness and
spirit, by • number of Lidice, visitors, •ed others. The
King of Bavaria, the King of Wurtemberg The Duchess of
Hamilton, Prince de Stirbey, Prince Comitini, the Baroness
de Rothschild, and a crowd of princes, princesses, and other
persons of distinction, were present. The receipts amounted
to 15.000 fr.

MFAMINOS OF SCIRRSIFIC Sochi R 8 FOR THE Es-
SOING Wzri.—Mooday—Asiatic,l; Royal Institutios,
Geoeral Monthly Meeting ; Entomological, 7 ; Royal Aca-
demy, 8, "Sculpture,' Professor Weetmaoott. Tuesday—
Ethnological, 8, ' Brain and Skull in Mao," Mr. Beale;
Royal Institution, 3, "Animal Mechanics," Professor Mar-
shall ; Engineers, 8, " Perennial and Flood Waters of Upper
Thames," Mr. Clutterbuck ; Photographic, 8, " Electric
Theory of Photography," Mr. Johnstone. Wednesday, Geo-
logicaL 8, " Permian Rocks of N. E. Bohemia," Sir R. I.
Murchiaon ; "Correlation of Inferior Oolite, in Middle
and 8. of En land," Mr. Holl ; Society of Arta, 8, "Se..
Mg Machine," Mr. Alexander. Thursday—Royal Academy.
8, " Fruiting," Professor Hart; Linnean, 8, " Amami/
Hymenoptera, E. Archipelago," Mr. Smith ; " Two new
Conifers, Rocky Mountains." Mr. Murray ; " Parasitical of
Mistletoe," Dr. Harley ; Chemical, 8. " Assimilation of Ni-
trogen by Plants," Mr. Lawns ; Royal, 81 ; Antiquaries, si;
Royal Institution, 3, " Chemical A.ffinity," Dr. Franlibuid.
Friday—Archedskid Institute, 4 ; Philological. s ;
Royal Institution, 8, " Repent Spectrum Diccorerie.," Dry
Miller. Saturday—Royal Institution, 3, " Language,
Professor Max Muller._

AN " INNOCIIINT " AT CHURCH.—WiIIie was con-
stant in his attendance at church, where be occupied a place
in the minister's seat, and conducted himself with elem•
pliu7 decorum, and appeared to take an intelligent part in
the Nevins. Only on eft occasion was he known to have
created a disterbree ; sod the reader, when be knows all.
will admit that it yea not altogether his fault. A frolic-
some young student was on visit at the manse, and sumuel
himself in his idle hours by playing practical jokes os
Willie. This, perhaps, was pardonable enough on week
days, es Willie geoerally gave as good as he got; but it
happened one SuadaT that they were the only occupants of
the minister's pew in church. Matters proceeded quietly
enough till the sermon began ; perhaps it was not of a very
interesting character, as there were many of the same
Won as Willis, that the minister was' a pui-
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WORSHIP-STREET.
ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS.
Eliza Wheeler, Louisa Giles, Harriet Phillips,Willian
Renshaw, and Henry Hinton Draper were charged before
Mr. Leigh with being concerned in steeling property from
divers parsons, at their dwelling-houses.
The evidence went to prove that on the 7th instant Ren-
shaw engaged apartments at the residence of a Mrs.
Taxman, Whitmoresottige, Horton, represen
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per Wheeler as his wife. GOlam and ftMips
anteeigueatly celled, passed themselves of as rela-
tives of the former, and also mimed lodgings there.
After a week all decamped and then it was ascertained
that the separate rooms had hew pretty Dearly stripped of
the bed-clothing and table linen. On the very day they
Itit, all the prieonera, under precisely similar ctieumdances
as in the above case, got into apartments at the house of
Mr. Tomkins, New Charles-street, City-voted, and were
missing on the 19th with all they mold connioiestly lay
their hands upon. A few hones afterwards Duper and
Wheeler played a similar trick upon a Mrs. Lmell,
in Reiningtoo-street, City-read, but in this in-
stance Draper rimmed himself of as the husband, end
the others as relative'. The very seat day, how-
ever, their conduct excited suppicion, and they were told to
leave. This order was complied with, but again, and for
the last time, they effected a robbery. Infatuation of
these face, together with ea accurate description of the
',hole five deliogaeuts, was given to the police, and on the
following night Barker, 527 N, apprehended all of them at
Deacon's Musio.ball, fedlsr's Walla. Nine duplicates
relatog to the produce of the several thefts, were found
also a latch-key Winning to the street dace
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of the prosecutors.
Ms prisoners, all of whom are young sad respectable in
="". were fully committed for trial at the next Mid-
sessams. The mother of the girl Phillip', after her
daughter was locked up, made an applicetioo for bail to be
allowed, at the Niue time souring the magistrate that
until a month since, when decoyed away from home, her
child had been ever good and virtuous.

CLERKEN WELL
• STRANG) STORY OP ILOPZIMIT •111.1 MANY.
A respectably attired young woman, with a profusion of
rich nut brown curls, applied to the magistrate for advice
under the following circumstances
The applicant stated that about two yews Mae, when
on the river, about to visit a relation at Richmond,
she wee spoken to by a young man, and she was
es pleased with his oamereation that she allowed
him to be her oompsaion for the remainder of the day.
He had a handsome though a cynical sad melancholy him,
sad told her that he wee of good family and Riegle. She
efterwarde met him, and he became her accepted lover. She
bassos so attached to him that she consented to leave home
end to marry bins. Before he married her be made her MOW
that ander any circumstances she was ever to remember,
to aid, comfort, end blase him. They lived very happily
together for about three months, when nee day eke
wee surprised by the visit of a female and a policeman, who
took her husband into custody on a charge of bigamy. He
was tried at the Old Bailey, and wee sentenced to 12
months' imprisonment with hard labour. Before she
war married she drew some mosey from the Beak,
and purchased some furniture, tad as the term
of imprisonment was nearly expired, she wished to Mee.
lain if she could keep the furniture, or whether he would
be retitled to it. The prisoner's zat wife had bees several
times to her house and asked for the furniture, and had ac-
cused her of decoy ing her husband away, but although she
eieteinly did adore the man, and felt as if her owe will was
completely Libenerged in hie, she could serum the =pie-
tist* Men she was not to blame. &s still loved him, but
she should like to know whether be or hie Ara wife could
ease sad lake her fureiture.
The 0116,1111419 informed the applicant that she wee this
a• he
of all she had parelimed with her am many, but
what the man lad purchased solely belooged to him.
The applicaat—Thank you. There ie eothing there but
an old pair of boots and some papers, end there he ma have
with *mum.

GREENWICH.
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11106 ere Geary, • smith in badmen in Abinger-road,
Deptford, appeared to • earaTaaae, before Mr. Mande,
charged with assaulting his wife. Jane Geary, and sog-
tiag fire to her clothiag.
The complainant stated that she and the defendant had
Eyed apart from each other for a period of fifteen mouths,
Karin` been marritd nine years, and she taking charge
at
their four children. on Thursday, being without money,
sad the children requiring food, she went to her husband's
shop and made known her wants, when the defendant said
he should not give her any money, and told her to go home.
She replied that she could not go home to her children with-
out money, and the defendant, after telling her she might
stand and wait as long ae she chose, mind hold of her and
threw her down, subsequently taking • piece of red hot iron
from the forge, and placed it against her drone, setting her
clothes on fire.

Mr. Maude—Do you MSS to say he out your dram in
tames

The cnmpl►lnant—Yes, year worship ; and my brother,
who works for the defendant, put the fire out.
The defendant, in reply to the magistrate, complained
that his wife refused to let him see his children, although
he allowed her a sovereign a week. On the morning
in question she came to the shop and Aland him, and re-
fusing to knee when he told her he did not know what be
did in his passim. He this called three 'Hasa's, to epsek
to his wife's abusive tonnage, the whole of whom mid the
complainant slipped, and was not thrown down, but they
could not say whether her dress was set on fire accidentally
or purposely.
Mr. Maude said, by defendant's own admiesion be bed
allowed his temper to impel him to commit en annult of a
serious character. As toe many females had recently mire
their deaths from their clothes taking fire, he should there-
fare require him to &A two in ROI, each for hie
good conduct for three months.

Tug K nroftwooD MUILDIA. —Theaerman, Ed ward
Schmidt, who steads charged, wpm hie own confession with
the murder of lira Hall' . at the KiaPwwwl y
July, 1881, wee yesterday before a beached
ma.
emirates at Reigate, for farther examination upon that
Marge. The inquiry excited very peat intemet, and the
Town•hall wu crowded dozing the proceedings. The pri-
ssier, who, it will be remembered, at the Lenoir waraba-
tioo, declared that be was lot is say way concerned ia the
&ardor, red that the staisaust he had masts at Hall was
false, sow repeated the same dolman, sad &tabu's& that be
was entirely ionooeut of the alleged doses. Ibmagi-
strates told him he had ao an M theak but himself for
the trouble be had got WAN bat as there was ao *Adam to
support the aectuatiort, he would now be set at UNIV.
The prieceier, who is a sienthielooideg sreature, was this
discharged, sad a Natal sabosipdon was wads for him by
the persons present. kw his itantedkhe sesesilics, aid to
oak bas to roach LOOtka, where he said he wished to go.

Tux Irrrrawnnolim. EIHIBMON BUILDING.—
We are requested to state that, in consequence of
the numerous attendance of visitors at the Exhi-
bition building during the last fortnight,. the con-
tractors have decided to allow it to remain open to
the public until Saturday, the 7th of March.
PATZNT Law OOKYDNION.—Meetings of the Pa-
tent Law Commision have been held on Tuesday and on
Thursday this week, at the offices of the commission. No.
Vietoria-etreet. Lord Shialey, Lord Overstone, Sir W.
Erk, Sir W. Page Wood, Mr. Waddington, Mr. Hindmarch,
Mr. Grove, Mr. Fureter, Mr. Fairbairn, and the secretary,
Mr. & Lloyd, have attended these meetings.
PdarsoromrAN BOARD or Wos.x&—The weeklyl
meeting of the board was hold yesterday. Mr. Thwaites in
the chair. The chairman opened tenders for the erection of
works at Deasork-hill, Camberwell ; that of Mr. W.
Dowell, 1,21011., wee accepted, subject to the usual condi-
tn.... The engineer, Mr. Ifasalgette, reM a report upon
the subject of the Thames Embankment, north side, be-
tween Westminster and Blackfriers-bridges, se to the filling
in the space behind the embankment with materials
dredged from the Thames. He recommended that a ann.
intunoation, embodying his roggestiona, be made to the
Thames conservators, with • request it they concurred in
them, that they instroot their solicitor sod engineer to
prepare • climes embodying them, to be inserted in the
The clerk read a letter from the Hon. W.
rapierclang his wish, in conjunction with Mr. Hope, to
resew the offer for the utilised= of sewage of the northern
and of the metropolis. A keg diremsion took pawn upon
this subject, but it was ultimately adjourned.
Tim Mxvos OF laviaroot AND ma Run?
Saar.—Om Thursday seeming the Mayor of Liverpool as-
certained the captains of the relief ships
Griswold, and Achilles to a grand banquet in tiltiolt.w=
Amongst the gentlemen present were—Sir William &own,
Bart., High Sheriff of Lancashire ; the Mayor of Man-
theater, and Captain lugleaeld, R.N., C.B.The speeches
were chiefl expressive of the gratitude felt by Isacashire
for the noble donations of the people of the Northern States,
sad Dopes were expremed for • speedy termination of the
war, and the further t of the bonds of amity
and good will between the ew end Old Worlds.
INFORTATION OF FOZIJON LA.110173.—A
deal of excitement is felt by • large cla of oar New teciic
sossitanim at the presest moment in oonsequome of • sap-
=Gt.:chews for the importation of mechanics from
far the purpose of reducing the rate of compensa-
tion paid in this city. The ironworkers and
meehanke intend to bold • mass meeting at Ts:lnhini sapbuyikla
togas:row evening to consider the subject, sad also to
concert resesures for the prevention of say further strikes.—
New Yer* Paper.
Bouviono. TO TEI PRINCE ALEXANDRA ROM
Tors Lams or Yonk—We osionland that • propeol
Ira boss sod" sad is meeting with • hearty response, to
present the Pitmen Alexandra with mune suitable
pigment from the ladies of the city and suburbs of
Mrs. Thomson (the lady of the Archbishop of York), Lady
Harriet Duocombe, the Lady Mayoress, sad other ladies of
distinction, have originated this appropriate proposition,
and we doubt not that it will be carried to • successful issue
in • manner that will testify to the loyalty of our fair ON-
sess.-Yorketire Gautie.

A WOMAN CSVSHED IN • STRAY THRASHING
ILtogrug.—An inquiet was held on Thursday, below
Themes Parrott, Esq., on the body of Comfort Merit,
=447 years. Deceased was employed by Mr. Joseph
of Cheersley, with a steam thrashing machine,
thrashing a rick of oats. She was heading the sheaves to
a man named Sawyer, when, stepping too far beak Am
her foot on the drum of the machine, and oue of
Clearchts was taken off almost instantaneously a little above
the knee. The machine was stopped, anti she mid, ...She
hoped the Lord would take her, for she would be of no
amount any more." Elbe was taken home, and Mr. Lee,
s of Theme, arrived, and amputated the leg, but she
diursan' boor or two afterwards. Verdict, "Accidental
death."—Biteks Advertiser.

Mcrrrvz Powas.—ln great commercial commu-
nities a distinction is given to soconadul trade, so that the
motive power of youthful Went nourished in such societies
is meetly cosonatred on gain, not through avarice, but
thresh the love of approbation or esteem. Thus, it is no-
that our great manufacturing towns, where energy
and application abound, have not contributed their propor-
tionate quota of moo distinguished in arta or sciences (ex-
cept the mechanical), or polite letters, or the learned pro-
fessions. In rural district,, on the contrary, the desire of
pia is not associated with the desire of honour and distinc-
tion, and therefore, in them, the youth early coveting fame
strives for it in other channels than these of pin. But
whatever the original motive power' it it has lad to
a continuous habit of the mind, and is not with.
drawn before that habit becomes a wood nature,
the habit will mations after the motive power
has either wholly ceased or become very faint, as the
famous scribbling Spanish cardinal le said, in popular
to have continued to write on after be himself was
dead. us, a man who has acquired the obstinate habit
of labouring' for the public originally from an enthusiastic
estimate of the value of public applause, may, later, con-
ceive a peat contempt for the public, and, in sincere cyni-
cism, become wholly indifferent to its praise or its censure
sad yet, like Swift, go on as long as the brain can Mai;
faithful impressions and perform Its normal functious,
writing for the public be so disdaias. Thus many a stets-
man, wearied and wean, sotildiel of the hollowness of pen-
tkelaabitien, and no longer enjoying its rewards, sighing
for relirmaant and moss, nevertheless cautious, to wear
hie harness. Habit has tyrannised over all his actions ;
break the habit, sad the thread of his life snaps with it !
Blackwood's liagoriise for March.
Boers Karrauratow lirtasux.—During the week
Feb. 21. themetors have been as fakirs :—Oa
10 Monday, have
free dap, opes boa
s.m. to 10 p. No.. 9,431 ; ea ifeaseedaY. TburehAY. and
Friday, student/ days (admissions to the public ibl.hspin
fres 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 906 • totel 10,M7. FINN the
opsmieg et the mama.. 4794.572. • •