The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1849.

p Hr. Hall that was an exam= Rumbas la
um' Mr Hall wrote to say that can must be
ms =dieus,
sat to weererowd it, sad sartgested the removal of
taleser-- Andrea to Mr. Droast's strabilehmtrat at
=tone re= that sad Ism= other letters
1"'-'1,a_,J, trawl between him sad the Pear-low Commie-
angel minute of the baud of mardisas menet-
-014,7 Dr.Ases solishisent--all tending to this one
!!!..,7-..* shows is a letter hem witness to Kr. Hall
- 4th Nem, that, la ceder to provide bather
111100,730staea for the inseam sad a maweadelisahwy
t for the eke, the Board =Osman= Wagreed
du boys la hie estabiltheasat, se
dDronat Wsirisleete ter of the 16411 Sept Oe the 11th
NW 11 ' Poor law Commission. that
abossikg' 90 etswdarea had been mused to Tooting,liti that
**weans bed ascertained that there was amemmodatios
solo that number. Oa the 19:h Nov the pese-bew new
• is acknowledgieg that letter, said that, with re.
gaiittitd B
ar foe twice the arms
▪ to ...A
w."▪ ---sress would be seaweed by Mr. Hairs opinion, who
;1641 be directed to make • report as the subject, when
viifisf the diarist in due came. He (witness) believed
gob a report hid been made, hat only from hearing
Bell say so. The result of the negotiation with Hr.
iNsuet and of the correspondeace with the poor-law
miaow" was, that the guardians, between No
Amber 10 aid December 18, placed in the establishment
iiitiessieg 211 @hada a. Some of the (sardine thong
tt
lest ewleg to the redaction in the rice of previsions last
esersier Mr. Diesel might redact, ha charge to 4a. 3d. ; lint,
O suggestina it sothim, ke positively refused to de so. Ile
(limas) amid say that there was say distinct contract
mte the dietary, but he knew of his own knowledge that
bad bees made is it on the suggestion of the visiting
A Member of ft. Board of Guardians There was so she-
ath* mode to my time.
Ritmo@ held is his hand a report of the visiting gear-
Sim, dated March, 1848, in which they nuns themeless
pay tiled with the cleanliness and gent= condition of
theekthires. Thew visits were stoathls. The =tams them !
Ned merit reports of the visiting guardians, which were
soatfavourable to the asylum. Thst of December, 1847,
reported the ohildren extremely healthy, the excep-
ts., being a few c ism of measles—that of January, 1848,
Nor stsdlsr, sad declared that the charge that Anne Slight
asi led as lunfilciency of food was astounded. She was
eseir la the Free liust cause for ospi:aL The report also said that there
ems so j the couplet= made by Elise Kumla
hat she found her children in • dirty state. The report of
the 9th of February said there were upwards of 1,100
duldres in the asylum ia good health and spirits and bear-
cleanly sad happy swamies. The food. wee SOW,
WWI the illl.ol consisted of a few cams of hopping cough.
The March report s eke of • charge of neglect in the case of
William Barker, who died; said that upon a post moans
rassinatna he was declared to ban died foes measles, sad
hat the chugs was unfounded.
The COTOSIT observed that all this time was consumed ta
omeatiwath of Hare hang no disarm costract between the
gesethens sad Mr D.-ooet, and approved by the ponclew
ommieneaus. The difficulty was to find when the re-
missibility was concentrated, whether is the pour-law cow
minioners, the board of earthmen, or Mr. Drouet.
The =mem proceeded with the reports. That of the 9th
of Hay stated that the visiting gsesdiase were at the mien
gulag dinner, and found the meat good, but the =tams
led. They declared everything to be clam sad comfortable
is the whorl room, dormitories, sad work-room, bat is the
new gasping ruins for infaats, as the pound-fimr, they
hand a bad smell. The girls all looked well, but obseeving
the boys looking sickly, they were thawed to question them
as to the supply of Mod, and aloe= 40 of them held up their
beads, hatimallial that it was issaMcient. Mr. Dront's
coulee' thenwpos bream* =amt. He said the boys who
did BO were due; that they were the worst boys is the
sena ; and that it he did them jasties„ he would follow out
the supgatiem cif Hr. James, sad thrash them well Same
of the tioys scup awed of not having a aufficiney of bread
far breakfast. on which Mr. Drava% conduct became more
violent ;be that they (the vitae's) were acting unfairly ;
that they ought to be satiated to rely upon hie character ;
that they had so right to pursue inquiry alter that &him,
sad that he would be glad to get rid or the children whom's-
planed. Tin report coached= by stating that the visitors left
without rompletMg their inquiry, They were Meows. W.
Winch, W. Hastoar, sad W. S. Hayes. Witness was not
prommt. Oa the 17th of May that report wen referred by
the board to a inuanithre, including the chairman and vi
ce.
asks in of the board who visited OS asylum, accompanied
by Hearn. W inch, bbeek, and Mayes, and certified that
they bail ezassiard the appearance and condition of the
ebillrea, &c., end were able to report Mast favourably
thereof. They handed the bread, meat, and potatoes,
sad were perfectly satisfied bath se to the quatty and
qaaity given to t.• children—in fact, they could not
speak of the whole establishment otherwise than in terms
of encomium and mait..ction. Itegardieg Hr. Brenta they
stated that he expressed hie great regret at the warmth of tem-
per evinced by him in the pr. woes of the visiting guardians.
Coroner.—Were tb' children told they would not be
punished for stating the truth ?—That was understood.
Evidence continsed.-1 do not recollect whether the
guardians aired them if they had been punished for what
they had stated on a fume oceasies. Not one of theta ex-
premed any diesatistai lion. The Holborn children on osieg
asked whether they w ere happy, answered " yes," the ques-
tion being put in that meaner. The majority said they had
monk of food ; at least, twice as many as had previously
expressed diesatistactioa.
Coroner.--State the dates et which the children now dead
were admitted.—James Andrews was admitted into the
miss, August, 1843, sad ant to Tootles Sept. 28, he had a
father
ea the house. Jane Jobastoa admitted JIMA 24,
1847, at to Tootle( Dee. 2, 1847, as
.orphan. Bridget
Inis admitted Sept. 18, 1848, rest to Tooting Sept. 30, 1849,
had a mother in the h ions. H. Harper, admitted Sept. 18,
1848, seat to Tooting Sept. 30, 1848.—Coroner : Was this in-
quiry mum= at any time t—lt was—Coroner Resume
report.
YOO7 Witness—The next report is dated July 11. The cow
mines report that they found the children entering the
dining-room. They inept et= the food, consisting. of meat
and potatoes, and found it good. Alter dilter, imputed
the chi:deep, and found them clean, and, with slight excep-
tions, healthy. They had the lull glow of health and it..
ward satiefacuon on their countenances. (A laugh.) We
found the bedrooms clean; inspected the ihvalid wards, and
found one rise of small-pox ; the other cues of sickness were
taffies. We found that eight of the children TWO ready to
take situations, and recommended them to the notice of the
board. The neat report is that of August the 3rd ; it found
the children is a clean and healthy state, but complained of
the supply of water in the boys' lavatories is inadequate.
The report of the 11th fiept. finds the children clean sad
healthy; only seven cans of slight illness out of 1,200
children. 'the supply of water la the lavatories was
ample, and changed every day. The children =Leta
with ophthalmia were separated from the rest, sod
had their eyes washed by th 3 nurses. Some boys
who ranged from 14 to 16 years were recommended
to be removed V, the tailors' and shoemakers' workshops.
On the visit of October 11 the children were healthy, and
their food appeared ti tee wholesome. Water was sap Led
in abundance from as artesian well, and there were mks to
supply his and cold water. They viand the establishment at
the early hour of eight o'clock in the morning, and saw the
boys bathing and welting themselves ; everything appeared
suet sati-factory. The next report is dated 13th November.
There were the 1,370 children in the aselm, all clean and
healthy. Did not hear a single easaplaint. 9th December,
I=B —Het rything in a satisfactory conditioa. The /medians
asked the er.ildren whether they would emigrate to Austra-
lia ; only one of them, Carthy, said yes.
Coroner • When had yea notice first of the **thresh of
the cholera 7—l did not receive any official notice anal
Tuesnay fusing, the 2nd January. I received that notice
from • man who had been over to Tooting, and who told me
that a geed may of the charm were ill. His same is
Kelly. He is present. I masind Is the elles satil a late
hour ea Monday evening. A maim might have bees sent
at a late hour after I left. It was Titay before I observed
it. I immediately seat a massager to 'looting to ascertain
the facts, and it wee late la the =miss before listened the
answer. l found that some of the children were very ill.
We had a board meeting the next morning, sad the matter
was mentioned. The medical oiliest was directed to attend
at the evening niestiag of the booed.
Coroner What was the nature of the notice yea re'
aired ?—I think it was a written note from Mr. Droned
himself. I am not son whether I received a letter or
whether Mr. Drosses brother came up. I think it was a
note simply to the effect that the cholera was waging in the
establishment, sad that he (Kr. Thant) math make out
official report as soon as be could. That was es Wednesday,
the 3rd of January. At the beard en Wednesday there was
no =Snake se to why earlier =dustiest/la act abided.
None was asked kr.
The Conner here interrupted the witness to eeagest that
every intormatioa pomade should be Riven to_parents in-
qutnng for their children in the workhouse. He lad bad
several complaints upon the subject. One peer woman
stated that the first information she had received shoat her
child was, that he was dead and buried. (Sensalikelt)
Mr. James said that everything that lay in his power
should he done to allay the anxiety of relatives, but he
amid only speak for himself.
Examination resained.—Conser : What steps were then
taken I—On Wednesday =calm the hosed met, ad the
question wee fully dimmed. The medial officer was de-
sired to proceed to Tooting the followlag atoning_ sad exa-
mine the children. I had received a letter from Yr. Dona,
is a bleb he says, in speaking of the children, " They are get-
ting worse and worse, and what to do I man= tell. We
have doctors and annals abandasies: I will madder moss
this ~.sing."—Cermer: Was there no explanation se to
why there Lad sot bees earlier Whined= t—No.—Was
say asked for I—l asked him repeatedly Is give me 'faithful
mesa= of the same of the chit Ina who were atlaskod.—
Censer : Did he give it to you I—No. Mr. Whitfeld west
sad reported that • great number of the children were very
bed, sad that in his *piston a removal of ell these mite coo=
be ably removed should immediate!._teks plese. This was
on Thursday. I called a meeting, widish was had es Fri-
day morning, sad the quake they was when they were to
be removed to. The workhouse was aimed ; but it excited
a degree of alarm =ride I same. =pus. It than Ge-
nre= to some of the gentlemen,meal the met Mr.
Winch, that there were wards la the Boy= nee I
vacant, ad that pommies might be had is angiltiellante
the managers of that institatios. I saw Dr. Eleuelea =A
arranged that they should he revived in two vow= Wee&
I toimediately got vans 'adman= all who were Is a Ha
state from Tooting. This was as Friday, the al 111
children were removed.—Coroner : How may VMS isil
behind in cons( quires = being ill 7—lt was stated the II
TWO left. Lid there nee 37 in the first instanse.—Conmer :
How many are there now left alive out of the 37 I—l am
sorry to say there were only 15 on Sunday last. Six are
not suienued for, bat it it. imposed they west home to
their paves. One little thing got into the van mpensivol.
(A broolL) We used every exertion to being away them

who &H odes, to as, mad sot to beteg these who did sot
=74,0 as. I formed an official lest o: livieg ea
, betas Mad up to the previous day. Mr. Demist
salted ma is. ea Batarday, and aid 1114 tIIS list was made
out, but to his confusion be had come away without it
I have so account of 16 leather, while there are
only 16 remaining is tho esetalgalmout. Tule are
sin anamanented for. I have bawd that two shildron left en
W list Dee., probobly takeout fora walk by their permits,
sad have not mused.—Carease Why did set Mr. Drum
Sire miter inkraution ?-11e wee ant asked. If yes had sera
W resider state of madame he was is., you would feel that
it was Mal; sizbeless= the gavottes.
WII N the heard of guudians of ths
Halm Utile, elemlised: I west with the committee to
Testing ; the etiltdres Were at dinner. They were all stead.
fag. I believe they Rover sit at meals. I got up 100 pats.
Mee, sot ems of whisk was fit to at. These were arm ma
to the boys. They were positively black and disused. I
did sat speak to the 'Allis, nor did I complain in 0101
presesee. I told Must the potatoes wars very bed.
reply was that they had oast him 71. a ton. Tway had as
other vegetables. Oa his maidani the price, I suggeseed
other food. He made no reply. We passed through the
wards. I remarked to Mr. Drouet that the
aewly erected rooms smelt aakealthy. Oa of
ths committee (Mr. May) sugpole4 that they should
he a foot higher. Drouet said heiheald have eamigh to do
if he minded every body. The slempleaumes looked okaa.
The girls were mustered and looked wall, the boys very
sickly lam now speaking sego ilk May last year. We
asked:the boys it they had say reemphdat of their food, sad
if they had, to Y6'4 utter* heads. About 60 or 443 held op
their hands. l selected gee boy whit seemed intelligest, for
questions. Drouet beams very violist, and said we were
easing him unfairly, and in an ungeatlentanly manner. He
lOW the boys liars sad scoundrels, and said that the one I
bad selected was the wont in the school. Ho said ha
chamfer was at stake, mad if we had anything to say, that
was sot the way, sad we ought to be satisfied with his word.
(A laugh.) The result of this was that I deemed it prodost
to leave off inquiry. One boy said he had a short supply of
Wend, when Drouetsaid," You had a g dinner to-day."
me hey then said, " We have not bread enough either for
brookast or sapper." I found that UM printed dietary wee
onemuce less per meal than in the union. Witness here
reed Oa report ha had drawn up, which was subseutfally
the imam mkb spoken evidenu.—Beidenoo condueds
=tr. as the 30th of May, when everythaig
• difilerent 'specs. The potatoes were exodient. I
was sseesieed to find that the bread was not weighed.'
It was out koillsoriminately into 16 Ones. I examined the
meat Ou thing struck me. I observed some of the boys
with soft fa • bag, and they were bartering it with others for
theft gelatins. I ascertained that no salt was supplied to
Os boys. I did not examine any of the children as to
whether they had beea punished for what they hal stated
ea
the previous day. Our report of that visit expressed that
the medium were satisfied with the result of their inspec-
tisa. Than is • peculiarity about oar board that if one set
of guallions report unfavourably, the next et are sure to re-
poet dee sontrary. I did not nuke any formal suggestion for
W improvement of the dietary. Having been approved of
by tkis commissioners it would have been a difficult thing to
Wafer, with. There were no means of ascertaining whether
the conditions of the dietary were complied with. I saw the
meat weighed. There can be no security on this point in
similar establishments. I did not madder that as a gaardeas
I had any *patrol over the dietary or clothing. I have bees
guardian only a year, and submitted 'spelt to tile more ex-
soel guardians. I never went sines May ; but it to
happened that it never came to my turn. The calculated
ant of maintaining children in the workhous, including
clothing, is 3.. Id. per week. It has been a. low as 2s, 61d.
I think 4e. 6d. was ample paymeat. Ten or
twelve shallop • yes, would clothe them as they
are clad at 'tooting. Mr. Drouet keeps • tailor oa the
premises. I did not object to the dietary, farther than the
potatoes. Mr. Drouet said that, if we paid more, we might
have them fed better. I heard that Bt. Oeorge'r is the-East
paid ss. Mr. Druid promised to reduce to 4s. 31. when
provisions became cheaper. Everything was better on the
second day's visit; bat my impreseioa was, that our visit
was expected. Mr. Drouet apologised. I don't think he
had notice, but ha would level it is many ways.
Maud Ball, Beg , Assistant Poor-law Consolidator,
examiaed.-1 am now a poor-haw inspector. I have in
@petted the metropolitan district sines the middle of the
year 1943. I occasionally inspected Mr. Drouet's establish-
ment, about twice in the year. I think it was not properly
under the control of the comusksiosers; I think their !sta-
tions with such estateliehosents are unsatisoutory.
Coroner.—Then why did you visit? (A laugh.)—l saw
SO regulations for visits, but they regoited infornistiov. I
looked upon myself as merely an infotasant of the Poor-law
Board, and did not conceive I had power to make any orders.
That is the opinion of the board. Toe gn«stion hes been
discussed at the hoard more than once, and the conc.uaion
come to has been, that they could not issue valid orders to
this rr similar estahli.hments.
Coroner.—Do you give this opinion looking to the 15th
and 49th section of the Reform Act ?—I am not prepared to
enter into a level argument as to the construction of the act.
Coroner.—We wish to have your opinion, as it is most
important to the purpu es of this serous inquiry that the
parties truly responsible for this appalling cdamity snould
be secertained.—Mr. Hall, at the request of the coroner, pia
ceded to read the sections in question, the tenor of winch
was to threw upon the comodireuners the responsibility for
the care of all pariai poor children. The witness stated
that he had considered these provisions, and continued : I
have examined two establishments, these at Marlborough
Horse and Stepney, connected with the city of London
Union. I found that they had n e workhouse rules. I
found that rules hod been bailed by the commissioners in
1842, but the commissioners ultimately decided on not in-
cluding the Loudon union in their regulations. They have
remained without the control of the beard up to the present
day. The commissioners came to the conclusion that they
could not regulate these institution,. The commissioners
might hare exercised power by prohibiting any urns from
se:Aing their children there, but it would be • very strong
unsure. I think that, directly, the commissioners had no
power over Mr.Drouet'sestablahment. I deemed it my duty
to visit from time to time, and report to the board. My
last visit was on the 16th November. I have my
report. That inspection was made is company with
Mr. Tuffnell, one of the Queen's inspectors of schools. My
visit was in consequence of Mr. Drouet having intimated to
me that he intended to receive children from St. Pancras. I
reported that neither his accommodation nor his supply of
teachers and trainers would admit of his increasing the num-
ber of children. I recommended that he should receive
pecuniary assistance towards the pad meat of teachers, as
Mr. Aubyn had received some years before. I disapproved
of the footing which these establishments were on, and I
thought that the pecuniary assistance would brine them
somewhat under control. On inspection we went through
every apartment ; but our prime object was to get more
teachers. In conversation with Mr. Monet we discus eel the
probable expense of more teachers. Mr. Drouet expressed his
willingness to accede to any preposition ght make.
The Coroner : Then the marrow of your prop »Rion was,
that he should get a portion of the public money ?—For
educational purposes. The government assistance would
have amounted to about 2501. a year. We repreunted to him
that the school rooms were too small. We fixed the num,
beta to be not more than 400 for the large school-room, not
more than 160 ter the senior gide" school, and not more than
120 for the junior girls' school, sad not more than 250 for the
infant school.
The Coroner: Was that an order or an intimation ? I
can't say what it was. (Laughter )
Coroner : What additional power would you have, in point
of law, if you gave Mr. Must pecuniary resistance ? None
whatever, but I think our recommendations would have been
more attended to. I did net think that the atmosphere of
the school was in a proper state as the time of our skit. It
was too hot. I raid so to Mr. Must.
The Coroner.—Did you ever expostulate with Mr. Dream
as to the crowding of his rooms? Yee, in 1846 I found that
the children wore steeping three in • bed, and I ezustulated
with him oa the subject, informing him that in tU Unions
only two in • bed were permitted. He promised to give the
subject his attention, and to have the defect remedied. My
memorandum of my visit is, " School foil ; 1,065 in the insti-
tution; could accommodate 1,100; Holborn guardians have
Asked the establishment, and expressed themselves Natio.

fleeL".
The Coroner.—Did you examine any of the children eri-
vately / I did sot, except on one point. I asked tne girls
whether they were kept up at night at needlework. They
said they were not. The children were variously employed -
Miliaria., shoemaking, Barden work. lie. I have no recol-
Medea el having examined the dietary. I consider the pub-
, heeled &Nary a fair dietary, provided fair quantities are given
dem net specified ; there is no quantity fixed for supper. I
tbia that even davits, the cholera there was sufficient se-
' isennsodation, provided proper arrangements were carried
oat. I bad official authority to visit any establishment in
which pauper children were lodged, but no power to alter its
internal management
Coroner: Probably Mr. Drouet has Testified himself with
a knowledge oldie law i—l cannot say.
Coroner; Was there ever any attempt made to supersede
the necessity for them establishments ?—The only attempt
was the proposal to establish district schools, but the outcry
against them" was so general, that we were forced I. abandon
the idea. The nature of the connexion between these este-
blishmeaM and the board was as unsatisfactory to the latter
as it could be to the coroner.
John Bososewtrth, potato dealer, in the Borough Market,
had supplied Mr. Drouet with potatoes for 2d years. Mr.
Drown paid higher pram than the purveyors of the salon.
He alwaysbougnta goodquantity of potatoes. The pries of the
best pour tree is now W. to tif. 10e. the Mn.—Coroner : Did yea
hear what the guardian ssidabout 100 bad potatoes' I did ,and
I think it not unlikely that potatoes might be black in May,
when they are going out. You can't keen potato's 12
months without their going black. You know it as well es
say one. (Laughter.) The consumption is one and a half
tea a week.—Conner : Do you swear that Mr. Drouet has
bad as good potatoes from you as you said to people for
enriamptim ? I do, except what sold for private
=i s who have them picked. Ia Nov. I charged him
then n, br private Ilamilles they were IX and 9L a ton
C a : What are the qualities of potatoes ? Why there
are Shaw', Catboat, Yetk Mkt and Regents. (A laugh )
The Regents ere the best aid boll the whitest.—Conner :
Do you often send Regents to Mr. Drouet? Whenever I
have nothing else to send. (Laughter.) I have not sold him
more than half a ton died potatoes is a year for the cows
I serve Mr. Armstrong at Peckbara.house.—Cnroner : Why
that's where thecholera belie out first. (Laughter.) I also
serve Mr. Riehards; Maelborough-bouse, and St. Saviour's
Lam.—Caroner : Did Mr. Drouet ever complain of the
potatoes ? He did in May and said I had got him into dis-
grace. „There (mistimed the witness, pointing to Mr
Which) is ens of them as complainei, and I know he made
It worm than It was." (A laugh.)
H. Bolding, foreman to Mr. Wilkinson, baker, was next
extrema : We supply Mr. Dronet with tbe mme lanai we sell
la the shop. It is not fall•orked bread. We do not send him

two goalie's.. We supply his private table out of the same
batch. The breed is weighed into the eves at 41 lb.. each ,
loaf, and weighed afterwards at Mr. Drown's. The weekly
supply is shoat 3 toss 7 wt. We take ova shoat 31 cwt.
seek
Ors•weorti le say : Did you ever weigh in at 41 Ita with
any other master ?—Witnees: Tee. with Mr. Robinson, of
the Nestrat.—Juror: It most have been a being trade ?
Well, I suppose it was ; he failed. (Laughter.)—Jvcr :
What is the contrast pries ? 14.9 d. the owt.—Jaror : flow
mOO% Is that per leaf? You sea reduce it. (A lush.)
J. Grua, botcher, was the next witass.: My coalesce was
to supply the best best end mutton. Not the best parts;
what we tens a sleek contract. We mend 60 Mose of beef
thne these a week, free from boas—the stone ore lba. ; 6or
6 stone of matt.. twins a weak, besides awe whole
sheepstone of legs aai shins of loaf three those
a week. A wether will weigh from 10 to 11 stoma I sup-
plied the wether sheep at 4 CL ; the beef and fore.quartme
at 4., the stone; the legs sad shins 3d. per lb.
Samuel Bowyer, eora dealer and mealsean, examined : I
supply Mr. Drouet with flour and split pies. I have sup-
plied him for some years, but not by c3ntract. I sometimes
sell hies 26, and sometimes 60 sacks of flour, guilty No. 2.
The split peas are of the beet quality. We send him eight
and tea quarters at a time. The price of the floor was
36e. 6d. the sack. The usual weisht of a sick of filar is
20 state. Hs paid the highest price. W. charge various
prism.—Coroner : According to quality ?—N3, woordicg to
our custenten. Came pay us better thin others. (Laughter.)
I utilises Mr Deouetdoes not get all his flour from as. Some.
times he has 160 sacks in the year.
The Coroner asked were there any more tradesmen to be
examined ?—The summoning officer said that the brewers
were Truman and litabtury, hot he had not had time to
send them a summons.
The Coroner said he thought the ends of jostles would be
best answered by taking as the next witnesses the children
who had been in the habit of sleeping with the four who
had died.
Mr. Drenet here interposed, and objected to the evidence
of these children be 44 taken.
The Coroner observed that whenever he wanted to elicit
the truth children were the beet witnexis, but was willing
that the children at the hospital should be first takes if Mr.
Drouet wished it. Mr. Drouet acceded to this arrangement,
and the proceedings were adjourned until Friday next.

New CITY GAOL—At the Court of Aldermen, yes-
terday, it was rejoiced to take the opinion of the Attorney
and &Schur-General, with the Recorder and Common-Ser-
joint, u to the proper mods of carrying out the act of parlia-
ment for building a new City gaol ; and also as to the proper
mode of raising the necessary fends for such purpose.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OP Seweas.—At a
mes'iug of the commissioners, yesterday, Mr. B. Chadwick,
it relation to the state of Tooting, moved that a committee
be appointed to view the encroachments in regard to dua-
-1 shut up the sewers at Toeing, and, if they see St, to order
them to be abated. A report from Mr. H. Austin was read,
ea the deLctive state of the drainage at the new palace et
Westminster. In this it was stated that a sewer of the Hat
lehen is peering forth into the buildings, from one end to the
ether, malaria evaporating from a surface of foul matter of
between 2,000 end 3,000 square feet in extent. The foul
matter, throughout its whole extent, peekok an evaporative
surface for the exhalation of noxions effluvia equal to 160
e Is. A long reply, from Mr. Barry to the report was
read and commenced by 'awning, In the lest ppleer, that
the drainage was devised and commenced in aoeordsnee with
the rul.s and regulations of the late commission of sewers
for Wtstminster." The report and reply having been re-
cei%ed and ordered to be, printed and circulated, the court
adjourned.
Citoeran.—Yesterday the Board of Health received
reports of the following fresh cues Wapping, 1 ; Sr. John's,
Southwerk, 2 ; Carlisle, 6, 1 fatal ; Wakefield, 4, 3 fatal ;
1; Edinburgh, 3, 2 fatal; Glasgow, 63, 20 fatal ;
Jedburgb, 1 fatal; Bonhill, 1 ; Selkirk, 1 ; Cunkoek,
3; Caratiuslang, 3 fatal. Total new cases, 78; deaths, 31.
The DEATHS IN LONDON registered during the
week ending Jan. 13, were 1,449, or 279 over the weekly
average of five winters. This excess is produced to a pr, at
extent by the sudden increase of mortality from bronchitis
and inflammation of the lungs, the deaths from which were
279; those of the former weeks having been 170, while the
average is 181. But the execs is principally due to epi-
demic diseases; the deaths enumerated in this crass were
407, and amount to nearly double the average. Scarlatina,
which is on the decline, was fatal to 63 persons, or doub'c the
average ; h-oping cough to 6d, the average being 42; typhus
to 83, the average being 42 ; and cholera to 94, though this
disease, when it is not epidemic, carries off on an average less
than 1 in a fortnight at this season of the year. The mortality
from small-pox corresponds exactly with the average from this
disease. Mr. Leonard states that " scarlatina of bad type
exists in the district to which he is one of the nodded officers.
A family in Castle street, Leicester square, has lost six
children out of seven, three from the form elided cyanche
maligns,' and three from dropsy after scarlatina. The
coilsiten wen of uncleanly habits, and the atmosphere of
their apartment was intolerable from ammoniated gas. The
rest of the house, though adjoining stables, was unaffected
and free from unpleasant odour." Mr. itobinson, of the
Berwick-street sub-district, also mentions a family of eight
persons, all living and sleepier in a room of shout 10 test
by 14, at No. 7, Green's-court, in which three children have
died of the same disease within eleven days ; and a fourth
was afterwards attacked. The average temperature of the
week was 39 3.
JEWts" LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITCTION.—
The fourth anniversary of this institution was celebrated
yesterday evening by a hall at Willis's Rooms, at which up-
wards of 400 persons were present, among whom we oh-
s, reed Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore. Henanel de Castro,
Esti , president, and Mrs. de Castro, Philip Solomon', Esq ,
Chisholm Anstey, Esq., M.P., &c. The arrangements were
on a most Weal scale, and the whole affair was conducted
with that excellent taste which in social life characterises
the Hebrews. The band was one of Jullien's ; it is supe.r
fluous to add that its execution of the lakst popularities in
pllka, schottische. waltz, &c., was perfect. The salons were
all prepared as on the Almeck nights. Dancing was kept up
till a late hour.

FINANCIAL AND LEGISLATIVE
REFORM.

MEETING AT NORWICH.
The ward committees of the Reform Association
mot on Monday evening at the old library room, Norwich,
for the purpose of adopting measures to further the move-
ment in favour of financial reform. J. Colman, Esq ,wu
called to the chair. Tntre wu a very numerous assembly of
the committees from all parts of the city. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted :
That this committee will co-operate with the Liverpool
Financial Reform Association, and with every other move-
ment for thr promotion of naionsl economy, in order to se-
cure not only a reduction of the public burdens, but also their
fair and equal distribution."
It wu else determine° to hold weekly meetings in a large
, central room, to create a strong public feeling in tower of
. this object. A spirited address was ordered to be issued to
not the public.

MEETING AT SHEFFIELD.
A numerous and enthusiastic meeting of the in-
habitants of Sheffield was held on Monday evening, at the
Council Hall, for the purpose of establishing a New Reform
Association in Shefliad, to co-operate with similar societies
established in linehgter, Liverpool,. and other towns, with
a view of promoting finangal and legplative reform.
Mr. B. gaunt was called to the chair, and stated that the
meeting had been called for the following objects : 1. To
establish a new reform association in Sheffield ; 2. To con-
sider and determine respecting a project for the reorganise-
hots of the liberal party throughout the West Riding, which
has been agreed upon by the central committee at Norman-
ton. The plan which was proposed for the Sheffield district
was very simple in its character. Its objects would be to
look after the registration of flues who already possessed
votes, and see that they were properly registered ; to attend
to the registration of those electors wise have not yet been
put npoo the register ; and to assist and promote the
formation of new freeholders with • view to en increase
of the number of county Totes. This last they wandered
an ezeteediagly important measure. The meeting would
be well aware that as the present state of things, to a con-
siderable extent the House of Comatose was of an aria-
tocratic chuaeter, awl that many of its members had a
direct Jewett in the maintenance of that large expendi-
ture upon the army and navy, and in other ways whisk
those sow present wanted to see reduced. They
_waned
to see the general tuition considerably diminished. To
effect this they mast have a considerable control over that
house ; and whenever they should be able to say to the
West Riding We have a majority of 5,000 voters on the
list, on whom we can depend for the advancement of the
new reform movement," he had no doubt that the mere
announcement of that fact would settle the question of the
election. It was not those who represent this movement
who lost the last election, it was those who had upon their
banners the motto Civil and religious liberty"—but who
on that occasion showed very little attachment to the kind
of man they had chosen as their representative, They (the
promoters of this movement) were therefore anxious to
increase the numbers of skean. He felt confident that
they would be ableth to do this ; and that they had it in
their power wi proper vigilance, to return their
own members to parliament the neat time, and to
exercise a very wholesome and reasonable influence oveg
the Hone of Commons with reference to that great gesta-
tion. He felt as confident of success in this matter as be
felt when they were advocating the abolition of the eon
laws. (Hoar?
Mr. SOLLT said that they were all aware of the great
meeting which was held at Manchester last weak—a meet-
-1 which might make them proud at hsvicg such a man as
Biohera Cobden for their representative. (Cheers.) Bat it
was not sufficient merely to admire such men. They mast'
make preparations for holding such meetings themselves—
they must organise themselves thoroughly • and it was ler
that object they were now met. He then read • sketcher
the proposed constitution of the New Reform Asocial,"
which declared tha
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mhos. room owl Mho well be to Mewl to the restettedea of
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johomee oesolo eorthe state of putempollt
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Some other gentlemen having spoken, and resolution' in
mordant* with the objects of the testing having been
passed, the proceedings terminated.

LINIIT-OIN. W. PATINA,
COLONEL-TAILOR OP 27TK
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I ban ;reed regiment- hie [tis;iiiitisslafaMiii] an- '
ally in the artillery, the &amble firmness in battle
earthy, sad the I
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homy and in ligh corps; BMUS& un 'by assent
in the staff, la • sabordi- fatalism. Never was a sore
sate cps try, and as a gee- staid& Weeny attend. Na-
moral Mawr. I ban la palmaN troops fought is
passe sad in weg men the bright fields when every
workiag of our military halms aught some beams of
Tl7Me" the Duke of glory, bat tie DA neldiee
e the Duke of Wel. maqueeduadeetimesiddielle
=tillSir Joha oar*, of slistocreey. No henna
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esesral Robert Craw- awaitedhisdariagosoidp=
ford, all riganas gave his ens to the
rinse, though of different et his countrymea ; his UN of
methods—tho last three of drawer mai hardship was na-
sap:dative messy is their cheered by hope, his death sl-
am I kin, while in is. asked. Did his brew them
tbensent, aninflueueed by fore sink ? Did he not endure
military associations, and wish nasurpreskag finitude
fres the midst of passionate the sorest a sustain the
politician, whose prejulices most terrible assaults in battle
and sympathies were sit op- 'assayed, overthrowing with
posed to our silken eye- Incredible energy every oppo-
ses, *nerved its mosses. sent, and at all than prove
I have studied saaidnausly that whileno physical military
the systems of other as- qualification was wench's, the
tins, both mann and ma- &sat of honour was albs full
dern, and I have never and frail within him?"—Pe
been able to reach any on- isassular War, vol. 3, p. 268
elusion unfavourable to the Auto 1840. N.B.—The 9th
British system."—A Letter and 80th Foot saved India at
to the Times. January 16, Noodkee. What rewad have
1849. they received ?