The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-30 00:00:00

ROYAL MATERNITY CHARITY.

Lest evening, the anniverstry festival of the friends
and subscribers to this charity, the object of which is the
delivering of poor tarried women at the it own habitations,
took place at the Loudon Tavern, Bishopagete-street. The
dinner was served up in a style corresponding with the
well-known tests and exullenee of that establishment. The
right bon. Loa Robert Greevessr, M P., presided ; and
about 60 gentlemen eat down.
The usual loyal toasts of the Quern, the Queen Dowager,
Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family, the Army
and Navy, and his grace the Duke of Wellingtoo, were re-
ceived with all the honours.
Tee CHAIRMAN, in proper* the toast of the amiss,
the Royal Maternity Charity, was dopy to think
that this charity required exeeedingly little it the i
of recommendation. It was one which was teltbit
heart of every man in the community. Yne amide
necessity of ends an institution was &mina, para.
elderly in a Iry city like London ; and when it was
known how nab of suffering wee endured by the fairest a
istr autrywomesa, even the Queen hersel', in childbirth,
smil hew mash they had to undergo when every &pla-
sma that edema could envireet was at hand, taw
=Mk penal must be the pangs of those wire
had the distresses attendant upon poverty ud deaths
tlsa sepradded ? He wu sure it must be gratifying to the
eamgamy, es it was honourable to the metropolis, to reflect
the this was met an institution of yesterday's foundation. It
hid sew boa eitablished nearly 100 years. (Cheers.) Its
aellsehe woad be Lund in a very able report, already pub-
ben eat* it would appear that sines its foundation
in 17/1, muse& of 403,270 poor women had been attended
at their own habitations. The average annual amistaace
rendered amensted to 4,0001. in other words, one
patios% wee delivered every two burs throughouts
las While year, day and night. (Hear.) The incases thi
year, simpered with the like period of 1848, was 231 eases.
(Saar, beer.) One gratifying feature of the charity was,
the registration and education it afforded to a very large
number of midwives, and the caution it evinced in sending
none of this class of persons who were not duly qualified to
fulfil the duties of their office.
The toast was reeeivid upstanding, and with loud
applause.
Wm. COTTON, Esq., Governor of the Bank of Eng.
lead, a proposing the health uf the noble chairman,
preactueed a glowing eulogises upon the public and private
lillwaster of his lordship. He recommended those who lived
edam west of the town to visit the abodes*, misery is Si i-
mash* Shoreditch, and Bethael-green, and to alleviate the
of the wretched beings who inhabited these dis-
trsurTle referred to one or two instances in which the riots
W manifested a generous sympathy for their poorer fellow.
eustures, and he expels& d an earnest hope that such ex.
would be more generally followed.
dihes CHAIRMAN returned dunks for the tout, and
proposed " Mr. Barry and the committee."
Mr. BARRY, in responding, slated that out of 3,000 pa-
tients last year, only in &vim had occurred.
The Rev. Mr. BROWN proposed " Dr. Ramsbottom and
the Physicians."
Dr. RAMSBOTTOiI returned thanks, and it doing so
gave it se his opioioa that of all the charities with which
this great metropotis abouuded, there was name 90 much
calculated to avert so great an amount of threatened ill, or
to promote so vast an amount of good with its means as the
Royal Maternity Institution. It extended for 18 miles
emeapt the densest population in the world.
The other toasts were :—" Mr. Samuel Griffin and the
Surgeons;" " Dr. Rayner, the Secretary ;" " The
Stewards ;" and " The Ladies."
e, In the course of the evening donations to the amount of
a 1701. were received. Amongst others the followieg sums
:I. were anneenced :—The Marquis of Westminster, 261 ;
as, the Bishopof Loadon,lol.Cotton 101.10 s.
am Truman, Hataury. end Co.,_ 101.105. ; Davis, lisq
deb 101. 10s. ; Viscount Buckley, 31. 3e.
the

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TUE WEEK.—Yes-
tiorday the Registrar-General's report was .ssued for the week
ending May 26. The public health, as shown by this pot-
sat return, exhihitsimprovement. diet led The 897 deaths
are fewer than in the corresponding week of ar.y former year
niece 1646. The mortality, which had suddenly increased
by 70 deaths above the average in the preceding week hes
now fallen as such below it. As compared with that kite
the decrease is most apparent in the deaths seising from eon-
sumptios and inflammation of the lunge. Frio the former
disease there died in the last week 103 persons (the average
being 145), while in the previous week the Dumber was 133.
From the tatter disease (or pneumonia) 61 died, being Quietly
the averse; of these 34 were children who had not com-
pleted their second year, while In the previous week the dembe
which occurred at the same age were 67. In this reuses the I
mortality from bronchitis still exceeds the average by 18 deaths,
The only epidemic which now prevai's to • molted extent it
hooping cough, from which the deaths were 60, or 24 mass
than the average; but die:Ales appears to be on the is-
Breese. Chaos, was fatal in 6 casts • but in two (tithes*
which occurred to infants the disease is returned as "diarrheas
eholerks." Mr. Butterfield, the registrar of Islington East,
reports that the deaths of two young children at Albany-
place, 'Jemmy-road, caused by rubeola and rubella in one
cast, and fever in the other, were accelerated by the defers-
titre sewerage and damp state of the house. The deaths of a
man of 43 yeses, and a woman of 30, were hastened by ios
temperance. According to the return of a coroner's jury, a
girl of 16 months died from 't swallowing 44 percussion gun
cape containing poison." Her illness hoed two days; sad
an examination was made post merlon. The mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.818 in. On Thursday
it was 30 014. The temperature of the weak was highest on
Thursday and Friday, and on the latter day the highest
reading in the shade was 70 chg. 6 min. The man of the
week was 56 deg. 9 min., showing an increase of 11 11. g on
that cf the week ending May 12. The blithe numbered 1,311.1
STRAYERS' LIGHTS.—To PREVENT COLLISION.—'
ADMIRALTY, KAY 28.—8 y the eionmimioners for executing'
the office of Lord High named of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, &c., &e. Whereas, under and
by virtue of the act of parliament, passed in the tenth year of
the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An act for the
regulation of steam navigadon, and for riquirieg rea-going
vessels to carry buts," we hereby require, In pursuance
of the said act, that lights shall be exhibited by ell steam
vessels, except in the river Thames, above Ysntlett Creek,
between sunset and sunrise, of such description and in auch
monomeras hereinafter mentioned ; that is to say : When
under Weigh.-1 Bright white light at the for. mut.hesti,
2. Green light en the starboard side. 3. Red light on the
port side. When at anchor a common bright light.
The following conditions to be observed, vie.: 1. The
mast-hod light to be visible at • distance of at
lout five miles in a clear dark night, and the
lantern to be so constructed as to show • uni arm and
aubreken light over en arc of the horizon of twenty plots
of theologies; via., from tight ahead to two points abaft
the beam on each side of the ship-2. The coloured side-
lights to be visible at a distsnce of at least two miles in a clear
darh night, and the lantern, to be so constructed u to show '
a uniform and unbroken light ever an arc of the horizon of
ten points of the compass: viz., from right ahead to two
points abaft the beam on their respective sides.-3. The side-
lights to be moreover fitted with inboard screens, of at least FOUR Pna•Olee DROWNED WHILST BOATINO.—On
three feet long, to prevent them from being seen across the ' ennany hat six persons were marine themselves in a but
tee innr w,
laser edge nth' etweibleFlligarta —in4.aTfohree laanntdernaftulseindewwhieta n
on the river running throush N
wwich. They wilt rep to
the head of the river to the mill pool, and rowed the boat in
at savior to be so constructed at to show a good light all ,spart into ease of the Seabee, then running very otT°l4l.
round the horizon.—Diagrams, illustrative of the above plan, h- tried tie' a secondond Vise, when one of the party (Tho..
GSA kliffsetions as to the proper mode of fitting the lights
Line) was jerked overboard ; another of the men In the boat
Na steam-vessels,
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will
be
furnished to Parties applying leaned over to endeavour to catch hold of his comps
and the other parties likewiee leaned over the same
aide
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.—It will be seen with the same istution, when the flush filled the boat, n
that Lord Ivory has been appointed one of the Lords of she immediately sank. WOW of the parties seek end were
Jostichuiy, Is room of Lord Medwys, who has resigned, drowned—their names, Thomas Lase, 16 ; Robert Browne,
though still retaining his oda of Lard of flessicsa. Formerly ; Henry Lena, ; and Frances Breese, a Tort 800 TM
the Lords of Justiciary received 6001. a year in addition to woman, sod 19. The two latter were to have bee. .cried
their Way of 2,0001. as Lords of Session ; bat since the act on the following day. Inquests were held by W. Watt,
which theth"ea the salaries of She judges' Stem who act as Bee , the coroner for the city, and verdicts of
Lords of receive nothing in addition to the 3,0001. drowned" returned. The coroner observed that, had the
as Judges of the riot &aim Under the altered eir- party really wished, and intended to have been drowned,
cuentances, we humbly think that there ought to be no they could not have takes more certain aed effectual
dash's
Accide
separate appointments as criminal jadges ; but that ail our it was a most dangerous place for such sport, the t
supreme judges should be eligible to sit in both courts, like nning very rapidly, tied the water being from 14 tO 15 Re
the fifteen judges in lailead.--Colociasian Mercury. deer.