The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-28 00:00:00

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to Dr. Marsden, the founder, to the medical officers, the
werstary, and chairman.
CITY OE LONDON LYING-1N HOSPITAL, ClTY-
noso.—Yesterday the annual meeting of the supporters of
this hospital, which was established in 1750, for the recep-
tion and delivery of poor married women, was held at tl6
institution, City-road; W. Hanley, Es:q., in the chair.
James Clift, Esq., solicitor and secretary, read the report.
During the year 487 in-patients, 4 of whom had twins, re-
ceived relief, which was a cotaiderible increase on the pre-
ak,,, year; and only five deaths took pLice. The financial
datementexhibited agreat decrease in sucriptions, although
considerable expense was incurred in enlarging and repairing
the hospital. The report, in conclusion, expressed great re-
gret for the loss sustained by the death of John Coped, Esq.,
the treasurer. The report was adopted. G. Bentley, EP:,
V.P., was elected trew.rer ; William Handley and itaniy
Jacle,on. &qrs., were elected vice.presidents; SD?_ thanks
were voted to the officers of the hoep,tal and to chairman.
PAINLF!,:e SURGICAL OPERATIO`.--The establish-
ment of the fact that surgical open ,dons may be performed
without pain, hes been properly described aa., good news for
travellers by railway."—Purreis.
MODEL LODGING-HOUSES TOR THE LABOURING
CLAM.4.—An extensive building is tieing in Georgeetreet,
St. Giles s, upon a plan lately promulgated for the promotion
of the poor man's core fort. Tho premises, when completed,
will afford commodiotui shelter for 100 labourers, each of
whom will have Kmarate sleeping apartments, with the free
use of day-rocs, kitchen, washing-room, &c. We cannot
say that the structure may lay claim to much architectural
beauty, nor are the rooms elegant drawing-rooms and bed
rooms, furnished with mahogany and swan's-down quilts ;
yet is there a plain, einif irtable, cony appearance about the
distribution of the interior, which moat prove a hopeful
change to those accustomed to the crowded dens of St. Giles',.
The charge to be made for a night's shelter is 4d. ; and for this
sum (now paid for a nook in a crowded and loathsome room)
the lodger will be provided with a clean, comfortable bed,
the use of a living-room, kitchen, &c.--all wholesome and
well-regulated. We cannot but regard the rising structure
as the nurse of many, many similar institutions ; for we do
not believe that so good and needful an undertaking will
be long suffered to rest in the fetters of inadequate funds,
At present the expenses exceed the subscriptions by 2,0001.,
and the committee appeal to the public's scree of right to
the poor for the liquidation of the debt, which so paralyses
the purposes of the model lodging-house. This appeal will
assuredly be met most liberally ; and we mug again express
a hope that the institution in George-street, St. Giles's, will
tend to stimulate public sympathy towards the physical—
and, as a natural consequence—the mend amelioration of
the poverty-stricken classes of the community.—Jerrolds
Weekly Newspaper.—A new lodging-house, for the ac-
commodation of the poor, was opened last week in
Glasshouse-street, East Smithfield. The building taken
for the purpose is an old warehouse, of which one
division is appropriated as a sleeping ward for the men,
and another for the women ; contiguous to which is a spa-
cious sitting-room, with the use of a library, and a commo-
dious kitchen. The men's ward is d( signed for the reception
of 144 inmates, each being provided with a bed and bedding,
consisting of a flock-bed, a pair of sheets and blankets, and
rug coverlet, for which accommodation but 2d. per night is
charged Several articles of provisions, of best quality, SIM
retailed to the inmates at cost price. The lodging-home,
which can at present accommodate only eighty, has been
filled every night since its first opening.
DELAY OF BURIAL RITES. —An extraordinarf
scene took place on Sunday last in the burial-ground attached
to the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East. During a
heavy ruin, four or five funerals arrived upon the ground,
and the mourning processions were exposed to the weather
for a considerable time, as no officiating clergyman was pre-
sent. Mr. Wilson, an undertaker, of Bi, Rosemary-Line,
who had charge of one of the burials, and who arrived ten
minutes after the usual hour for interments, namely, two
o'clock, became very indignant that no minister was present,
and a messenger was despatched to the Rev. B. Evans,
curate to Mr. King, who was all the time in the vestry.
room ; but as the reverend gentleman had engaged a rever-
end friend to perform the burial services that day, he refused
to give kis services, though he subsequently performed the
obsequies over a body which was brought into the church
for the purpose. Mr. Wilson having waited until 2-5 minutes
to 3, interred the body entrusted to his care without any
ceremonial rites whatever, loudly expressing his determina-
tion to make the circumstances as public as he could.
SEED POTATOES.—Sir,—It wan lately stated in
some of the newspapers, that government had authorised a
house in the city to make purchases of potatoes for seed from
the Mediterranean, the Azores, eke., as they could be most
readily procured. Now if this be the fact, it is acting con-
trary to what the exrience and practice of the potato-
growing districts would recommend. Yorkshire and 'Perth-
shire are known to he the counties which afford the largest
supphee to the great market of London ; and the growers in
Yorkshire, aware of the advantages of deriving their seed
from a climate colder than their own, import large quantities
for seed from Perth. In the year 1845 about 20 cargoes were
shipped from Perth for Yorkshire for seed and probably as
much last year. In Perthshire again, it has been found that
seed taken from the colder Highland districts of that county,
produce the most sure and most abundant crops when planted
in the lower and wanner districts. In the new statistical
account of Scotland (Perthshire volume, p. 185), there is
interesting information on this important subject, communi-
cated by the Rev. Mr. Liston, the minister of Redgnrton
parish. It was written at least seren years ago ; and he
describes failures of the potato crop which had for some
years previously occurred there. He also inquires into the
causes of those failures, and recounts the remedies which had
been found effective.—X. Y. N. _ .

WANTON DAMAGE.—On Tuesday evening, between
the hours of 'even and eight o'clock, a man, having the ap-
pearance of a well-dressed mechanic, forced his arm through
the window of Messrs. Brown, 47, St. Martin's-lane, and
destroyed various articles of expensive cut glees, and damag-
ing many services of china. He then effected his escape.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—REMOVAL OF THE POOR.
Before Mr. W. Baker, coroner, at the Queen's Head, High-
street, Poplar, respecting the death of an infant, named Louisa
Burner. Mary Ann Burner, the grandmother of the de-
ceased, stated that the child had been carefully attended to
by the mother. The mother and child were passed under
an order of removal from St. Martin's to Chatham work-
house. They remained at Chatham a short time, and were
sent back to St. Martin's, where they remained for twe
months. Another order of removal was obtained, and the
mother and child were again sent back to Chatham work-
house, where they remained until Saturday last, when the
mother was directed to proceed to London for the purpose
of appearing at the court in Westminster, to give evidence
concerning the settlement. The Coroner : Tken, I suppose,
there was a dispute between the two parishes concerning
your daughter's settlement ?—The witness said there was,
and proceeded to state that the mother came to London by
the steam-boat, from Oreeesend, on Saturday last, and on
her arrival at Blackwell, she found the child was deed. She
understood the dispute between the parishes was still pend-
ing. Edward Lloyd, of No. 50, Jewln-street, City, surgeon,
said that he saw the deceased child and its mother on board
the steam-vessel, at Bleckwall. The infant was much ema-
ciated, and evidently labouring under disease, but be could
not at present state what was the cause of death. The jury
made some remarks as to the manner in which the
woman had been passed between the two '
Westminster and Chatham, and' after some waver
sation, adjourned the inquiry for a week.--SCS-
TreTED INFANTICIDI.--Before Mr. Baker, at the Ten
Bells, Spitalilelds, on the body of a newly-born female infant.
W. Gomm stated that he was an assistant to Mr. Sowerby,
pawnbroker, in Brick-lane. On Saturdayniffht last, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, he was sweeping out the shop,
when he discovered a bundle lying on the floor, behind the
door of the lobby. The bundle was examined, and found to
contain the body of a female intent. There was a distinct
red mark round the neck of the infant. The jury returned
• verdict of " Found dead," but 'tilde] that it was desirable
that the commissioners of police should issue an authority to
report such cases, by a notice on a board at the station-
house and workhouses of the district in which the
body is found, to prevent, as much u possible,
the murder of infants, or the concealment of the bodies,
whether alive or dead, and the coroner is requested
to write to the commissioners of police accordingly.—
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Seicine.,:Before Mr. Carter, at a Antelope Tavern,
Lawn-road, North Brixton, on the body of Mr. Joseph Dodd
Gilchrist, aged 41, a clerk in the Ordnence-office, Tower of
London.--Martha Hart said that she was in the emploU
Mr. Moore, of Valentine Cottage, where deceased
lodged for some time past. Dunng the previous week he
had complained of being unwell, and of having a pain in his
side for which he was medically treated by Mr. Sweet, a
surgeon. On the morning of Sunday last witness took
deceased's breakfast up stairs, and, having knocked at the
door, she could get no answer ; she therefore pushed the
door open, and then saw the deceased lying on the bed in a
pool of blood. She immediately informed her master, who
sent for a surgeon.—Mr. Henry Sweet, surgeon, of 7, Park-
road, Stockwell, said that he was sent for to see the deceased
ea Sunday morning last. He found that his throat was
cut. The wound was an inch and a half deep, which had
divided the carotid artery and caused his death. During the
last week witness had been attending deceased professionally.
On Tuesday evening he saw him for the first time, when he
complained of • pain round the region of the heart. He
examined his tongue, which he found loaded with fur.
Witness sent him medicine, and he saw him last alive on
Saturday night, at nine o'clock. Hie mind did appear
all the time he was attending on him.—
Other evidence, confirmatory of the above, having
been given, the jury returned a verdict—" That the
deceased destroyed himself whilst of unsound mind."—
FATAL A( CIDTAT ON Till RIVCR.--By Mr. Payne, at the
Vestry Hall, Horaleydown, on the body of a lad, name un-
known, employed on board the " Dove " trading vessel, be-
'N?liOtte to Dungarees'. The deceased, whilst employed in
bringing the boat round from one side of the vessel, which
was lying off George Stairs, Tooley-street, to the other, on
Sunday the 18th instant, fell overboard, and was drowned.
The body was not found until yesterday morning. In the
Corte of the inquiry, it was elicited that although the cap-
tain of a vessel leaving the post of London was compelled to
gate how many hands he had es board, there wax no regu-
lation to compel him to give aelisse to any authority of the
loss of a seaman while the vend roasioad in port. The
inquest was adjourned.