The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1847.

laid% A. 8. Thilwell, and ether delivered
Some complimentary memeaodtided the
Donzeric SERVANTS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
—Ye.tirday, the fir.t annual general meeting of the General
Domestic Servant.' Benevolent Institution,—the object of
which is to relieve honest and induatriesta servants of both
sexes, dissbled, from age and hithaalty, from serrioe,—took
place in the Hanover- square Room lard Robert Gros-
venor, M.P., the president, took the ehals The noble
Chairman said there are no less than 100,000 kerb ser-
vants in the metropolis alone, sad at id. pea with, which
the annual sum requared to censtitate a member .smennted
to, the um of 15,0001. might be raised every your, a stun
gaits equal to meet all the distress existing among* their
bedy.—Xr. Chester, the secretary, read the reports width
stated, that although the society ha been in seater@ only
since the 7th of May last year, it numbered 1,048 easnal
Members, whose subscriptions amounted to 2041. Ga. ;
calved be doustiona and subscriptions from muter, and mis-
tress,ventul9
5,1715.
11265.: total, .; and donations and subscriptions from seer
1,2091. 3a., of which sum 1,000/. had
been placed in the (undo—R. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., moved,
and T. J. A. Roberts, Esq., seconded the report, which was
adopted unanimously ; atter addresses by the Rev.
H. Howarth, the Rev. Allan Cooper, the Rm. M. brown,
Mr. H. C. Robinson, and other gentlemen, thanks were
awarded to the noble chairman And the prooeedings terminated.
METROPOLITAN BENEFIT SOCIETIES' ASYLUM.—
The anniversary dinner in aid of the funds of the above
society was held last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern.
About seventy gentlemen were present, Viscount Ebrington,
M.P., presiding. The committee announced that the asolura
is the Ball's Pond-read, Islington, containing at present 36
aged and infirm members of benefit societies, and their
wives, was now full ; and that there were 37 persons in
houses rented ter them in the neighbourhood, until the
wings of the asylum could be built. 'eke amount requisite
for that purpose was estimated at 4,0001., towards the raising
of which sum the dinner was given. The toast of the even-
ing, " Prosperity to the Metropolitan Benefit Societies'
Asylum," was proposed by the chairmen, who regretted
that he could say little about the merits of the sociery, haring
bad no opportunity of becomiug personally acquainted with
them; he could, however, speak of it. prancipie, which ap-
peare to him one of the most valuable that could be de-
vised; and he considered that the society contrasted favourably
with other modes of charity, because its great object was to
help those who had already endeavoured to help them,
selves. When he said that upwards oP 9,0001. had 'been
collected, and that Ili persons had been supported in their
declining years, of whom 54 were at present re-ident within
the asylum, he thought that he need say no more to recom-
mend the toast to their warmest reception, and the institu-
tion to their utmost liberality. The toast was drunk with
due honours, and was followed by the healths of the vice-
presidents, vice-patrons, and other officers of the institution ;
and of the VOICOUOLOPE Ebrington, proposed by Lord Robert
(Moments. Lord John Manners then proposed the chair-
man's health, observing upon his lordship's high principles,
and zealous activity in discharge of his dude*, both public
and private—virtues which a friendship of many years had
enabled him fully to mark and to appreciate. The toast was
received with considerable warmth, and, after some similar
compliments to various gentlemen, the party brake up.
The subscriptions during the evening amounted to 3201. 19a,
which included 251. trim the Queen, and 20!. from the chair-
man of the day.
ROYAL SOUTH LONDON DISPENSARY.—The 26th
anniversary festival of this charity took place yesterday at
the Albion Tavern, Aldcrogate•street. His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. About seventy gentle.
men sat down to dinner. Him royal highness, in proposing
the toast of the evening, " Success to this oyal Charity,
expressed it as his opinion that dispensaries ranked among
the very first class of charitable institutions. In the course
of the evening Mr. W. 2alserorthy, the honorary secretary,
read the subscription INDI. which amounted to 3501. The
balance sheet shows that the receipts of the year had been
6881. 134.4 d. ; while the expenditure had been 6321.175. 3d. ;
thus leaving a balance in hand of 531. 16s. Id. Upwards of
37,000 patients have been relieved by the institution since its
foundation; the largest number in one year having been
4,904; but during the post year, owing to the limited state
of the funds, the number had been considerably less. The
best male linger was Mr. If emit, whose valuable services the
managers of these amusements would do well to secure. The
lady singers ware the Bases Williams, who, in each of the
tour songs they sung, or took part in, were enthusiastically
**cored. At about ten o'clock his royal highness withdrew,
when the chair wan taken by Mr. Kemble, M.P., under
whose presidentship the company continued to enjoy them-
selves tad they separated.
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—A fancy
tires ball was given at the Hanover-square Rooms last
evening, in aid of the above society. At 10 o'clock, the
National Anthem was petformed, and those of the com-
pany who wore fancy costumes entered the ball-room, form-
, tug a procession, preceded by six " sisters of charity " bear-
ing banner, with mottoes, some loyal, and others relating
more directly to the charity. This being conducted with con-
siderable taste, and bi ing, moreover, entirely new, was as en-
tirely
successful. The pleasure which' this procession appeared
to give to the company was perhaps partly attributable to the
bat:that the "sisters of charity" were all of them sufficiently
pretty, not merely to bear, but to adorn, the somewhat trying
ears of plain white, with long white veils. There was a fair
sprinkling of fancy dresses in the room, which was by no
means crowded. We did not stay till after the opera, but
doubtless at its close the company at the ball received many
acquisitions therefrom.
SIR 8,. PEEL'S CURRENCY MEASURES.—Sir,—I see
by your report of the currency debate in the House of Com-
mons last evening, that Sir Robt. Peel still endeavours to per-
sastle the heuae that the various periodical embarusmente of
oar commercial affairs are by no means to be attributed to the
stem of money we have adopted on his recommendation.
Sir Robert still adheres to his old plan of offering some other
plausible explanation te account for the palpable calamities
which have constantly befallen the commerce of the country
since his currency doctrines have been acted upon by the
nation. Thus it has ever been with Sir R. Peel and his
sepperters. When the occurrence of our commercial ern-
Ineseemeuts is charged upon our monetary system, it is re-
plied that this system has had nothing to do with producing
them—that they have arisen from totally different causes.
At first it was tramition limo war to peace, then
over-trading, bed harvests, over-speculation, de., do. •
and now, in 1847, it is the failure of the potato crop, and chi
eonsequent necessity of importing so much additional corn,
and that Sir R. Peel's monetary system has had nothing to
do with it. Now, sir, it is not denied that the various oc-
currences alluded to above may have been the active canoes,
in the first instance, of producing the derangement is the
latency system, but what is to be lamented and condemned
' Is, that our money system should be of such a nature es Is
heaspable of such derangement by such occureuces. Wade
not say that our potato crop was destroyed by mar errensess
currency laws, but we do say that it is monstrous that, be-
cause we have unfortunately lost our potatoes, we should sisal
lone our currency—that, because we have been deprived alms '
article, we should in consequence be deprived of the reprmeata-
Bee of all ether articles We want, air, a system of money that
will be at our service under al! circumstance% that may 00011 f.
Do we expect ever to see such a millennium in this would as
that no occurrences of the kind we have mentioned shell
take place ? No short crops of our articles of food ? N.
failure of demand for our manifectum in consequence of
short crops in other countries ? No turn of the foreign cc
changes against us ? No demand on the part of other coun-
tries of gold and silver bullion ? And are we to wait until
all these things cease before we are to have a regebr and
permanent supply of the measures of value ? Sea Wats*.
ties, I repeat, is monstrous. Such things will
sease_.,as they have hitherto dose. We only aggesesteis.=
Inineful operation by allowing them to west ear whole
system of exchange at the same time, than Omens en our
trading classes into the most awful embiar Such
evils es we cannot avoid let us bear. Let es set, however,
add to the list others of our own emotion, and of far greater
intensity.—E. C., May 11.
IN4I:ESTS,YESTEIDAY.—AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
Before Mr. Wakley, at the Middleton Arms, Canonbury.
square, Islington, on the body of Emma Gobey aged 4or 5
months. Sarah Stone said, that about five weeks since, the
mother of the child, whom she did not know, called upon
witness and left the deceased with her, arming at the time
that she would give le. per week for bnnguog it up. The
mother called twice to see the child after she left it, bat had
not been to witness's for nearly a month. All the money
she had received was one half-crown. She did all she oould
for deceased, but on Thursday morning it was taken ill, and
died at four o'clock the same day, from internal ulcerations
Witness had two other ekildeen to nurse, one was her
own daughter's child.—Verdict, " Natural death."—
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
—By Mr. Mills, at the University Hospital, on the body of
Henry Herman, aged 30, a servant in the employ ofthe
North-Western Railway Company. The doomed, on
Saturday morning, was taking the bander lamp from a train
that had just arrived at Elision square, and, instead of stand-
ing on the steps of the carriage, he ventured upon the line,
when another train from Aylesbury backed in, and, before
deceased could get out of the way, he was crushed between
the buffersof each train. He was extricated as soon as pos-
sible, and removed to the above hospital, when he shortly
afterwards expired. The deceased had been in the
employ of the company only a fe* months, and
one of the witnesses stated that he was so thought-
less that he had had two or three narrow etyma
before of losing his life. Verdict, "Accidental data.
DEATH IN A BATH.—By Mr. Payne, at the QUID'S Area,
Newpte-street, on the body of jams Voila, eget 20, •
medical .cadent. The deceased went, on Monday, te eke
Ancient Baths, in Basso?, court, Neergatemmet, whisk
are of pare spring water, the temperature net
any time 14hiw than 68 deg. Fahrenheit. erns
tmsbla to swim, and had incautiously entered the beet at a
tompamenre Ise low for his system, which .wised as
Meek sl spegilezy. About ten minutes after he estesed the
Insikest of the baths discovered him appareallv drowsed.
Medial agalitmee was immediately called in, and the weal
remedies wore needed to without sent. Ver, " Dead@
• from smiles bemensies in sold water, musing sv, the
Jury reasmainaed
_that at all times a ces sheedil
la sessinat istlasee is the bathe,
teeismb erlathe secommendades of the=626ll
rrtectlnr viteirartelastenv.—Tea liarassrs BYPTEEL
—By Mr. Be eel, la the Penitentiary,
_MMboak, on the
body of John Paseposed 24, who committed wields The
deceased w easefeled at the Liverpool aseekns lass
a sheet, and asstented to seven years' tromparbtism.4l4%
was admitted MO the prison on the Bth bet, gad es Ms-
day M. 111111., aloe* six o'cloc, was ibend
twee
n to thegaeipboOsy a pica
of cord and
He had Nisi dui mass ties.. He awarirs=tas
and sold be w net =lZoilktes
bees senteasel.—The *MUNI!, bed hem
several ears of mid& lately in that prison, and be thwaght
some means might be adopted to prevent it for the ?stare.
—The coroner thought the authorities would take may