The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

PREVRNTION OF CHILD MURDER.

Yesterday evening a meeting of ladies and gentle-
men intimated la this 'object was held in the large hall of
the Gray's-ins Hotel, Balboni, for the purpose of °ponder-
lag what steps could be adopted to srrest the progress of
infanticide, sow so fearfully premises throughout the
cooetry.
The Rev. Dr. Kleestir, who was called to the Moir, said
he had pared many years in Ceylon, where child murder
prevailed, but on rimming home be found the state of
things much worse is England. Looking ay t the question in
its social upsets he bad become painfull impressed with
the necessity of taking immediate steps to arrest the pro-
gress of the evil.
Dr. W. H. Cueue. Recorder of Ransom, said he had
spent nearly 25 years ass magistrate and judge, and had sew
a vest deal of crime of the nature they were about to
consider. When he came back to this country is April
last, his attention was directed to the OHM of infanticide
which appeared is the parrs, mud he determined to do.
vote the mowed& of hie leave" to • mitigation of the
evil. In Bengal, Ceylon, and Burnish, be had seen chil-
dren thrown to the pigs, and those pigs afterwards used
for human food. but things more intolerable even than that
bad come so his keowlidge since be had been in London.
Sipco he isserted as advertiseiumt a week since 00 thie
subject is the public paper. he had received upwards of a
Bloomed letters from English ladies sad gentlemen cos-
taining many valuable suggestions, and convincing him that
the mauls of large numbers had bent painfully impremed
with the importance.of the subject. His first impression
was that revolving boxes should be established
as in France for the reception of Wants, but
after fully considering the matter in all its bearings be had
been compelled very reluctantly to 'Minden his faith in that
scheme, inasmuch as it would lead to an Mariam of immo-
rality and lively° as 0I1100•11 which so society would be
able tli maintain. What he had in view mainly was the
welfare of the children, although he could not exclude
from view the welfare of the mothers, or the punishment
of the wicked fathers. As the law at present stood, they hod
a compulsory registration of births, end if a woman ena-
meled the Lath of a child she was liable to severe punish-
meet. He would suggest that them should bee registration
of pregnancy, and that every woman should he bound to
register herself three or four mouths before the anticipated
birth of her child. It would bee bold step to take, but
it would prove an effectual mesas towards getting at the
fathers of illegitimate children, sad rendering them liable
for their support. to the next place, he would alter the law of
aftiluitico, for it was a diegracefal thing that a man who
had sinned in this way should only be liable to the payment
of half.e.-erown a week. Further, be would lowest that
them should be in Loudon a hospital to be open night end
day for young women wham peril was near upon them.
He threw out these hints for oonaideration, but he would
willingly give his cordial service towards the promotion of
any scheme that might be devised for lessening the tempts-
tins on the part of mothers to murder their children, and
to give unfortunate children a thence of growing up to be a
credit to their country.
The Rev. J. W. BUCKLEY, LA., incumbent of St.
Mary's, Paddiogtoo, thought that it would be used-
visible to adopt sa mum that would rue counter
to the prejudices of thepublic, and he was of opinion that a
proposition for registering pregnancy would be a very startliog
thing indeed. At the same time be considered it to be
very necaniry that some meats should be adopted for Dor-
suiog the fathers of illegitimate children, and compelling
them to bear their Mare of the expense. Mr. Charles Hole
(Head Master of the Brixton Collegiate School), Mr. Stamp,
Mr. Thomas Mr. J. Irving Scott, and several other peak-
men made suggestioes, and it was agreed that it would not
be well at that time to pant any resolutions, but to wait to
asoertain more fully the views of the public on the matter,
so that it might be pressed upon the attention of the go.
~, vermiteet. The easelloga=ramordingly adjourned until
I Wedaeeday, the 4th of .

BROTHZ6 IGNATIDIL—The 000dttion of Brother
Ignatius, who is Ivior at the moreetery at Norwich, 'son.
lidera critics/. His Slams is much more serious titan is
gsaerelly 'unposed, sad at one time be bee been delirious.
Hie weakness is cow so great that his medical attendant
has pmbibited the slightest physical or mental exertioc. It
I. intended to remove him from the monastery as soots as
possible. Nee titles Brower, wife of one of the Norwich
magistrates, and a lady from Mattcherter, have been kindly
attending to the comforts of the poor young man, who is
tot yet thirty yearn of age. There can be no doubt that
Brother Ignatius has pawed of late through every trying
and exhausting patina in coosequecos of the dere:dim of
Brother Stanielaus. Brother Nauru' the Rev. G. J. One
ley, tic., and this has told upon his ►
fragile frame. The
worked spew chapel, commenced nest the old building.
hitherto used for the purposes of the monastery, bare teen
stopped, and the few monks remitting at Norwich have
been sent home of • " holiday." Altogether, the pro-
thediugs of the English order of St. Benedict are practically
of aid at Norwich for the present.
UNITED KINGDOM BAND OF Hope UNION.
Yesterday evening a grand musical deanonshntiams of the
North London auxiliary to the United Kingdom Heed of
Hope Union is cosnextou with the North.Eut London
Inhibition of Arts and Meaufaetures, took place at the
Agricultural-hall, Isliogtou. The choir consisted of 1,0001
dre r under the direction of their able instructors, and
the whole of the musical arrangements were conducted by,
Mr. W. H. Hosier, M.R.O.P. The concert °assisted of two
pro, which wsee well arranged, and the pieces sung by the
abildrea were exthedingly well rendered, and weeded
reedit both on themselves aid their lotus:tors. The soap ,
wire chiefly of • temperance character. amid elicited great
applause from • crowded audiisoa. Judge Payee wielded,
sad sawn these ow the platfews wars Judge Bodkin, Mr.
Wiliseglahr, Yr. Marge, Kr. Lever, Mr. Riddell, Mr.
Pastry Mr. J Wis. Mr. Adams. Mr. B. Lanett, sea.,
Mr. 'faced, Mr. Marshall, Hr. Ansell, aid Mr. Hackett.
together with several other pathos's who take au is
the toevesset.
I Boom Karosurosoir Musiont.—Dnriog the week
ending September I the visitors have hoes as follows :
Cle Monday. Tuesday. sad Saturday, free den epos hen
10 Lc,. t„,10 12,069: of Wednesday, Thursday, sail
Friday. students' days (admission to the public, bit, open
hem 10 s is. till 6 p.m., 1,675. Total, 14,634. Frost the 1
owning of the memo., 5,591,067.