The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-09 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA AT THE JUVENILE PAUPER

ASYLUM, TOOTING.
Notwithstanding the fact that more than one-half
of the children usually iubabieing the wards of Mr. Dronet's
astlunt at Tooting have been removed, the cholera,
though modille-1 in its malignant character, continues to in-
fect that establishment, and to attack its inmates indiecri-
minately. la reply to a letter from the Board of Heath, re-
questing a return of fresh eases, Mr. Kite, the resident sur-
geon oldie asylum, and the other medical authorities, in their
answer, date I yesterday, my:—" We have to report more
favourably today of the existing state of things here as eons.
pared with yesterday. The number of new cues that have
occurred firma 2, p.m., yesterda., up to 2, p in., to-day, have
amounted to 10; number of cases of iliarrhcea, 4; number
now under medical treatment, 118. The number now in the
eenvaleecent wards are 45."
Ths number of new cues which have occurred between
two o'clock yesterday afternoon and six last evening Lave
bees 6, asking the total number attacked in the asylum
2rA); and Ito total cumber of deaths, 84, seven mere
haring occurred between two and six o'clock yesterday after-
noon. In 'edition to the foregoing it must be added that
the number of deaths amltpst the children removed from
'footing to the workhouses of the various parishes to which
they belong are m, it slarmirg. In St. Pancras, the disease
has extended to 12 children, and 4 dents have ensued. In
the Royal Free Hospital, Grey's-inn lane, several
new cars hive occurred, and tire deaths have
taken place, and several mores are expected. It
is understood that there u a great disagreement be
twins the Poor-law Board and the General Board of
Health am to the removal of the children—the Poor law
Board being of opinion that the removal is improper,
whilst the opinion of the Board of Health is decidedly the
contrary. In coaitenuenee of this several boards have re-
fined to remove the children, especially as upwards of 800
have already left the establishment, end the peat complaint
el overcrowding is no longer tenable.

MUTING or THE GUARDW3 OP CTIELBEA.
Yesterday forenoon a special meeting of the board of direc-
tors and guardians of the puled of St. Lake, Cbelse', was
held at the workh,-Itee in the King's-rood, for the purpose of
talus( into consideration commanseations from the Lead of
Health and the Poor-law Commisekesers with »krone, to
the recent outbreak of the cholera at Taub g, and where the
children &Angie g to this parish are boated. Mr. J. B.
Ryder, chairmaa of the board, presided.
Mr. Lomita!), the clerk, read two letters, oats from the
°meal Heard of Health, the other from the Poor-law
Hoard, expressing their eoneern that the cholera had broken
out and prevailert among the children in Yr. Drama's estab-
lishment at Tooting, conga:rim in the necessity of their re-
moval, and requiring a suimble provision for them when
regime, Mr. le.v. land also read • letter received that
morning from Mr. Dame; in which be states that there had
been four more deaths amass the children belonging to
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Tree Cut AIRMAN raid it was with feelings of the deepest
nun that he addressed the members of that board, in con-
sequence of • moat unfounded charge, that members of
boards of guardians had not paid that attention to the com-
forts of thy children, sent to Mr. Droners, they should have
done. To that he begged, as for as the guardians of Chelsea
were condensed, to give the flattest gentnedietion. With
reference to the 'muse of the malady that bed broken oat at
Tooting, he denied that it could be attributed to atone-
phone inflame% he if that wee the ease it would
not have men ambled to Mr. Drimet's establish-
ment. Mr. Dronet unhand it to a fog that came
over the village on the Friday night, and on being told
that if it erase from that the poor of the vintage
would also have been affected, he said it must be
the cesspools which had caused it. He (the chairman)
believed it arose princip illy, if not entirely from over-
erowding sun the one band, and poor living on the other.
That we, not the fault of the guardians, for there had been
various occasions when they had remonstrated with Mr.
Drys; t on the quality of the food; and on one of them they
went so for as to draw ap a report for the purpose of enuring
it in the " aspen Book ;" but when they inquired for the
book I. was net bribe:ming, and they were told it was at
the Strand Union. Yeelirg dissatisfied with that rnswer they
wrote out the report, and Mr. Drown promised that he would
limn it. This was never dune • end although they had fre-
gamily asked for the report, it Could never be found. With
Menace to the payment of 4s. 6d. per week for each child,
the sum in the first irstance asked by Mr. Drouet
was 4s. 3d. only; but when he afterwards said he
could not keep them under 4s. 6d. that sum wee
iramediet, ly enured him. There was no beating
down, as hal been insillaated, and if it was not sufficient
for him it was his duty to have asked for more, and to have
kept the children warm with proper clothing, and to have
given them 'hokum' food. He had • right to presume
that be fad. was unely sufficient for the support of tab
child, leaving Mr. Drouet a fair profit. In carroboratioa of
his atatanatat be need only refer them to Mr. ILabites esta-
blishment at Norwood, where with disable the numb*r of
attendees!' the charge was the same. They must bear in
mind thst h r, Drouit had the proceeds of the labour of the
et•il'hea. and taking that into consideration, at 4e. 6.1. each,
it had been coat need by persons able to 'nage, that after
paying the who • expense of his esta t he had a
dear pr .fit of Is. per week on each child.
Mr. Guntra.r. said, if Mr. Drouet had not given the chil-
dren props, food, it wag the duty of the guardians to have
Mee them away. The question, however, which they had
to discuss, was what were they to do under the present cir-
comstances—whether to ri move the children Or not.
Mr. Mt:MUT, one albs vice chairmen of the board sad
Qt . report sad* by them was not a report that the feed wee

issallieleat, but Nat the potatoes won deadest in quality,
aid the mums Shea we that they were libe female of a lugs
stack. Urea that ecessioa the shibleta had bread aid
cheese given them, which he very mask baled they would
have hod, if *presidia's had aat bats pail& That was
at tie ef 1117, sad is April fallorifre they agate had
ease to asaigilis. The removals( the Maisie frima that
asylums had bag been a deferred peals, the lasprestita.
bility beige where to put them if semood.
Mr. Jigs. said that there Wag RA uses dm 700
in the asylum at the prep nt time, he wield te Maw, drew
Mr. Goshen, ea a medical men, witetherihadediaabeisasia.
to their parish had sot better remain than le mwmwei hunt
the asylum And also, what were his opinion with respect
to the origin of the cholera at the asylum.
Mr. Ousast.z. said his opinion was that the aid netnews.
the overcrowding of the cialdrea, for it we a well-known
feet, that cholera was almost nye to tweak oat in crowded
places or where toe many persons slept together. For the
overcrowding that had taken plate the memben of b-ards of
guardians were not to blame, fur it had been brought
about with the sanction of the poor law sommiasioners. He
thought the safest course would be, now that the numler
had been reduced to 700, to let the children remain is the
asylum, which ought tis have had :more than 800 or 900
at say ono time. He was against removal in ems .a of choler.,
as it was always attended with great damson. Doctors littered
with respect to cholera, but, in his opinion, it was as Maur
apheric digest* attacking those who were is a peculiar Mita
of bodily health, and who could not resin the attack.
Mr. Molt/tai was surprised that the Board of Health
should direct then to take toe children away whea the
healthy ones cure low kept far away from those who were
sick. He agreed that overcrowding wee one cause, but
at the same time he thought the exposure to cold which
these children had had to suffer from the sudden change of the
weather, and the deficiency and low quality of the food, was
the primary cause. In ths schoolroom, on . stodgy, it
was like a bakehouse, whilst the children had to go to and
from it aeries the cold yards without any additionvl cover-
With the diminished number 01 children, he thought
the wisest entree for them to puns' was to let their own ra-
m tin, and he would move that a deputation consisting of the
chairman and the two vice chairmen wait upon the poor-law
comminionen and the Uoard of Health for their advice.
Mr. Jut, seconded this, which, with another resolution
appointing Mr. Gukell sad Mr. Young a deputation'
to visit the asylum, was carried.—Mr. Ryder said he wee not
aware un.il that moment that the boys had been employed
in claming out the ditch at the back of Mr. Drouet'e este-
bliehmest.—Mr. Fielder said that acme of the elder boys
were sent out to work, and Mr. Drone got is. per week for
their labour.—After some farther remarks, the board ad.
joused.

CROLERA.—Yesterday the Board of Health issued
the blowing list of fresh COSS reparted to them. It will be
sees that the disease has maaihated itself fatally in those
workhouses to which infected children were taken home the
Tootiag Asylum:—Royal Free Hospital, Gtarg-inn-lane,
10, 4 fatal; Bt. Pancras Workhouse, 3 fatal; Chelsea
Workhouse, 1 Mtn ; Wandsworth and Clapham Unica,
1 fatal ; Dronett's pauper establishment, Tooting, 10,
7 fatal ; Whitechapel, 1 ; Edinburgh, 11, 6 fiVa: ; Glasgow,
180, 69 fatal; Haddington for last 14 days, 21, 16 fatal;
Oresnock, 1 fatal; Paisley, from 26th alt., 6, 2 fatal ; Ola
llonkland, 11,6 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick,. 3, 2 fatal; Dumbar-
ton, ; Dasher, 1 fasal; Meuehline, 1 feud ; bathhouses.,
by Falkirk, 3 fatal ; Jedbiergb, 4, 1 fatal; Internees, 1 fatal.
Total new mem, 272; 116 &whs.
PLOCGR MONDAT.—Yesterday being Plough Mon-
day a petty seesiona was held in the Guildhall, by the Lord
Mayer ant Aldermen for the perm, of receiving the re-
turns and presentments of the several wards.—Mr. Godson,
foreman of the inquest for Alderegete ward, complained of •
most intolerable nuisance which proceeded from • whalebone
manufactory. The nuisance was not visible, but closely im-
bedded in the heart of the ward, and the effect upan the
organs of smelling was alt gather beyond description. Added
Ito that, he stated that was cisorderly linens of the worst
Mai were in a Mate of constant °Reece, and Alderegato-
beildinge needed the operation of draining so much that it
weak' be difficult to find in the City of London a neighbour.
hood in which sanitary regulation, were more neceresay
Aldermen Challis expressed surprise that the alderman of
the ward had not represented the matters of complaint in
the Court of Alderesen.—Mr. Godson, who is one of the
deputies of the ward, and that Sir Peter Laurie had coin.
plainest of the nuisance by which the inhabitants were almost
poisoned, hut the evil remained uncorrected.—The Lord
Mann assured the deputy that the Court of Aldermen would
taxer up the subject with all possible expedition.
ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DOMB.—Yesterday,
the half-yearly general meeting of this institusim was held
in the London Tavern, far the purpose of tire ing 30 chil-
dren to become inmates of the asylum from a list of 70 can-
didates. Robert Pugh, E•q., peel:did. From the annual
report, it appeared that the cumber of persons in the asylum
is 343, including the recipients of its bount the nt'.eers who
watch over the children, the domestics, &c. The total re-
ceipta for the past year amount to 10,0971. fie. 10d , of which
2,0. 2a. consist of annual euhecriptions and 3,7491. 10e.
the dividends on the etock. The legacies and bequests to'
the institution have been unusually large, and have ensblcd
the society to clear itself of the few pecuniary diffl
collies into which it had fallen during the reel .us
year. The disbursements for the twelve months 111410tilit
to 7,4621 lie. 2d., leaving a balance in the treasurer's hands
of 1,3351. 19s. 8.1. The society has been established for more
than half a century, and has afilmded a useful educati-n,
combined with sound echelons ins•ruction and enor.d train-
ing, to upwards of 2,000 deaf and dumb poor children from
all parts of the Bri.esk empire. Many of those who have
left the institution are now earning a livelihood at the various
trades to which they were apprenticed by the funds of the
charity. The report having been adopted, and tlie names of
the successful candidates announced, a vote of thanks • the
chairman tern I iated the me seeding..
THE New ARRANGEMENTS or THE CONSOLIDATED
Eames AND STAMPS AND TAXIS DEPAZTMENTS.-11 is
stated that the appointment of Mr. Hart Davis (the pre ant
deputy chairman of the Board of Excise) as one of the com-
missioners under the united board, will be only of a tem-
porary desation,—viz., until July next, when the bon.
deputy chairman will have completed a service of 35 years,
and will then see entitled to the highest retiring allowance.
Admiral the Hon. W. H. Percy also retires on the super-
annuation allowance, added to his pay of retired admiral ;
and Mr. Charles Rots, the junior commirsioncr, has been ap-
muted one of the commissioners for carrying into ffeet the
Act for the Improvement of the Heal.h of Towns. Several
other cheaps are splken of, and it appears still to be • n nu-
nlikd question whether Somerset House or the present
Excise-Aloe will be considered the best locality fur the j.int
department
SALE OF THE STOWE LlBRARY.—Yeaterday the'
sale of the Duke of Buckingham's library, removed from
Stowe, was commenced at Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson's
rooms, in Wellington-greet. There was a very large atten-
dance of purchasers, including nearly all the eminent book-
sellers in London, either in person or by their representa-
tives. Sir George Warrender, and several private collectors,
were also present. There is little in the character of this
library calling for particular remark. It consists chiefly of
en accumulation of books from various libraries, which
in course of generations have descended to the
Bnckiogham family. I here is in consequence an
abeence of that completecess in any department
of the collection which is generally looked far in
libraries of this description. Among the books, however,
there are some of great value, and the presentation copies of
rare works are exceedingly numerous. One black letter
volume, entitled "The most ancient and femme History of
the Renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britain," with woad
engravings (1634), was bought very cheaply, being knocked
down for 11. Ss None of the other lets were worthy capo-
nel notice. The amount realised by the day's sale was
3341. 9s 6d. The sale will contiatte deity during the next
fortnight.

PROBATE Derr.—Sir,—ln advocating the exten-
sion of the probate duties to real property, Mr. Cobden and
the financial reformers appear to have overlooked the ob-
jectionable nature of the tax, which in the great majority of
amnia certainly oily second in iniquity to the infamous in-
come tax. The death of a lather not only deprives his fa.
milt' of their natural protector, but too frequently reduces
them from a state of affluence to comparative poverty and
in such a moment of privation and distress' the state, hi/teed
of protecting, posse's in the shape of this vile tax upon the
little fund saved by a life perhaps of industry for their sup-
port. What, I ask, can be more cruel or barbarous ? Is it
not in the most literal sense robbing the tuberless and
widows, and those who have none to help them ? What can
be more disgusting than such oppression of the weak and the
afflicted by the 90 potent hand of law ? Now the extension
of this impost to real property would aggravate
and inereme this deplorable evil, for although I
(ally admit the mean selfishness and glaring injustice
of the great proprietors of land in ex. mpting themselves
from this tag, and the al solute necessity of compelling them in
future to pay their fair share of the barthens cowed by their
own mismanagement of the national aff..iis, yet I cannot
think it either desirable or just, for the sake of making the
greatlandowners pay the probate tax, to increase the her-
infliction resulting from it to the small property
clams. In meting out justice to the few, let us be careful to
avoid injustice to the many. I would rather advocate the
entire abolition of such a tax, and if direct taxati,n is to be
the ordtr of the day, the nation ought to tolerate none other
than a gradual property tax, for by snob a tax only can the
great and wealthy be forced to contribute their lair share to
the neceesities of the country.—A SCBSClLlllllo.—Guildford,
Jan. 6, 1849.

INQUffirT, YftIerLIDAT.—SODDEN MATH OP AN
Airrisr.—By Mr. Bedford, at St. Gear"?' hospital, on the
body of Mr. William Stevenson, portrait painter, aged 37.
At the adjourned eeguiry it appeared that deers:fed had fcr
some time post enjoyed the most pert, et health ; that on the
morning of Saturday week he left his residence in /heck-
noek-cresxnt, Camden Town, to pay a profcteronal visit to
the Earl of Cardigan, at Hounslow. He reached Piccadilly
after the Wiadsor stage, by which he intended to go, had
started, and hsd to run some distance before he overtrick it. ,
He then mounted to the top of the coach, hut had no sooner '
taken his seat behind the driver than be fell backwards and
irstantly expired. His body was carried to the hospital.
Mr. Henry Potter, the Irtusa surgeon, who made a poet
1/11740M examination, found all the viscera healthy, with
the exception of the heart. Considering that the de-
ceased bad run very fast to overtake the each,
and the weak state of the heart, the surgeon thought the de-
ceased had fainted and died from exhasuftion. Tbh evidence
was not considered sufficient to warrant the conclusion that
tho deceased had died a natural death; and in order to
remove all doubt the contents of the stomach were analysed.
Nothing of a deleterious nature was however found, and the
ar returned a verdict of "Natural lhath."—The deceased
had taken the portraits and published engravings of severe
distinguished characters. At the period of his death he was
'niggled upon, and had nearly finished, the portrait of the
Bari of Cardigan. He has lest a widow and several children.