The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-01 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.

The annual court of the governors of this
hospital took place yesterday in the board-room of the in-
stitution ; Dr. Jur, principal of King's College, in the
chair. A report was reed, which stated that the number
of patients admitted into the hospital during the pant year
amounted to 1,785, being an =NW of 110 over those of
the preceding year and the number of out-patients who
received advice and medicine amounted to 30,406. Daring
the year 115 women bad been confined in the Nightingale
maternity ward, and the number of midwifery came at-
tended at the patients' own homes amounted to 714. The
total ordloary receipts for the past year (enchains insoles
above 1001., and a sum of 1,200/. borrowed from the
bankers) amounted to 7.5961. lb. 23., and the total ro-
piness to 9,1301. 6s. 9d. The outstanding tradesmen's ae-
manta to the Mat December, 1864, amounted to 2,787 i.
14e.

The moat rapid moulage. ever received from India
are reported to have oome to hood yesterday by the Persian
Gulf Gable, rid Comtaatinople, their dates being the 21st
alt. from Calcutta and the 22nd from Mangalore, near
Gas, and also the Vied from Constantinople,. As no dates
later than the =ad have been rrAived from Constantinople

from any other parties, it would appear that such delay u
has occurred in the true:nisei= of these Indian manages
has been almost entirely between that city and London.
The menages are understood (says the Timm) to have been
to priests firms, and their outwits have sot transpired.
Tas DAVENPORT M4o2ll2n4.—Yesterday the
Brothers Davenport were announced to give public end
private dances at Leamington, but on learning that there
was every probability of their meeting with as signal a de-
feat as at Liverpool sad Huddersfield, they deeded Dot to
fulfil the engagement. It appears that a Dumber of seett..
men communicated with Mr. Dow of Huddersfield, and
Meters. Halley and Cummings, of Liverpool, and were ini-
, tilted into the mysteries of the knot which has set the
spirits at defiance. This came to the knowledge of the r-
oans with whom the Brothers Davenport bad to
appear in Lesmiegton, who communicated the set to
the Brothers, and the result was that the slower did
not take place. The Gordian knot, which the Brothers
thus practically confess themselves unable to unloose, (ros-
eate simply of an ordinary bow, tied in the centre of the
rope. The hands are then inserted into the loops of the
bows, which are then to be drawn tightly round the wrists.
The knot then requires to be "reefed," as it is termed in
nautical phraseology, which is done by tying two or three
ordiaary knots on each side of the central knot of the bow.
The ankles have only to be secured in the same way, and
the Davenport Brothers are powerless, and their vaunted
spiritual coadjutors unable to reissue them.
THE JONAS WEBB biRIIORIAL STATUE. —The
committee appointed to eau/ out the prosecution of this
work, cossistrag of the Hoe. Eliot Yorke, M P., chairman ;
Right Hon. Lord Malsingham, Mr. Samuel Jonas, and Pro.
femur Simmonds, met the Mayor of Cambridge sad the
committee of the Town Council yesterday, for the purpose
of determining the site wboreoe to erect the statue. After
some discussion a resolution was adopted, whereby the
Mayor of Cambridge and the other members of the Town
Council sad committee then present agreed to place the
proposition before the corporation at its next meeting—all
of those .present being of opini3n that the Market-hill,
Cambridge, was • proper site for the emotion of the shins.
The Louden deputation was highly gratified by the recep-
tion given to it by the Mayor of Cambridge and his col-
leagues, and the welcome with which the proposition Muff
was received.
Loss or THREE Livirs.—Lownscrorr, Menai
—Yesterday a sad diluter occurred here. A versa
on the Cocks mode, and several yawl* and beech =met
off to her usiOunee. Those belonging to the North Meek
company of beaohmen were the first to get alongside and
were engaged. A beach gig, on returning from the shore a
second time, and when astern of a yawl lying adit the
vessel, shipped a heavy ma, there being a eoW6iwit swell
on the sand. The whole crew, thirteen is number, were
thrown overboard, and, sad to relate, two Lowestoft beach-
men, named Gallant and Montt ipp, were drowned. Another
breahman, named Simon Howard, was rescued and larded in
a very exhausted state. Consciousness returned after a brief
Ittbut while means were being used to farther revive
t: expired, having just power to state that the whole
catastrophe appeared like • dream to him. Several of the
other men were much exhausted, but on receiving careful
medical attention they recovered.
HEALTH or LONDON.—It appears from the
return issued by the Registrar-Guaral that in the week
that ended last Saturday the births in Lesion sod nine
other cities or boroughs of the United Kingdom were 4,380,
the deaths 3,30 L The aural rate of mortaliq in the week
is those tea large towns was 31 per 1,000 persons living,
and less than in the previous week, when it was 32. In Lon-
don the births of 1,144 boys and 1,146 girls, in all a 290
children, were registered. In oorrespeading weeks of 10
I years 185544 theaverage number, corrected for Matsu of
populatton, was 2,080. The number of deaths is
' returned for the week, WM 1,590, whistwk, a
average (for the eighth week of the year) of 1,606. The
retrial return is, therefore, is exam of the soli-
' mated number by 85. The mortality from
lades was was less than it had been in many previous
weeks ; the deaths were 34. Typhus, which also shows a
decline in the week, was fatal is 69 oases, 5 of which were
roadie theimiwiiirict 'oath sair-d ieg S
3istrut
"bootlt. Gilesi 3in Hoer,
biweb ne 3 infaisitheFisat.
iso
eases. Leoaehitie in 242, peausoais Ice 88, sad Leer! gnus
in 80 cases. Four plums were killed by harm gamey-
'Dom Sixty-seven penes§ died at the twe of 80 yaws aad
upwards, 2of whom were worms cab Md attained the_ pis
of 94 years, The rate of seertelity was 28 per 1,11011 is
Ludes, 33 is Mdiabergb, and 36 in Dahlia ; 41 la Liver-
pool, 33 in itaseheirier, 26 is Salford, 28 in Birmiseham,
32 in Leeds, 27 in Beiseel, and 47 in Glasgow. Is Visor
the rat* was 34 in the week ending the 11th Latent, when
the rate is Ludas' was 27 per 1,000.

THE DESTRUCTIVE HIRE AT SAVILLEHOCE;
FURTHER DETAILS THIS DAY.—OFFICIAL
REPORT OF THE DAMAGE
The multitudes of people who were attracted to
the neighbourhood of Leicestsreequare during the rag* d
the fire at Savillalonse last night was probably the ham
crowd that has for some years been witnessed to gee
metropolis. Leicester-square and its approach*. were eft
dense mar of human beings, while all the streets maw
I the neighbourhood were equally as crowded, and it
was not till near midnight that the people pipe
to &pave. The police arraegemeate were all that could he
dodged for the convenience and operations of the dream,
Captain Harris, 0118 of the Commissioners of the Meireps.
liten Polk*, remained on the spot for some time aspens.
tend* the arrangements. The fire war got wider abed
110 o'clock, but it wee not wholly extinguished till Her 5
o'clock this morning, the engines playing into the magi
I until that period.

The origin of the fire has been clearly traced to ea expo,
sion el gas in the Wine Shades, is the basement of Shrills.
home. A strong smell of gas had prevailed during Ow tin
and in order to ascertain where it proceeded from a pt,
fitter was seat for, who incautiously took a bested reedy
with him, sad was applying it along the crevices of tat
waineeetthog when a load explosion took place, kaki.
hog the man down and some other persons at
were in the room. The occupiers of slit pia.
Shades on veneering from the fright were asteeeki
to find their rooms were on fire in severed piss%
and although they tried all in their power to proved it
from extending it was found to be impossible, aid is 1/4
course of • few minutes the fiends shot up into the
trier of Saville-house. The building covered a lop utt
of ground, extending some 200 feet bark, sad slotted
the backs of the tradespeople's houses of the ix*
side of Lisle-street. There were two lop mew,
halls, and a small theatre in the bailee, i.
sides severel exhibition rooms, sad othee *pm
of seausauent. The ealeert-hall hes bea chest
for some time. The lower suite of rooms is tat
building were occupied se billiard-rooms by Mr. /km
The. were several Forties playing at billiards at ON *
and they had to make a precipitous retreat into the spans
owing to the rapid progress of the &mu. The go-litter, ens
was the unfortunate nose of the &widget, was mach beat
about the fan and body. and had to be conveyed to ni
Charing-croes HonitaL It was • quart/rust 6 whoa the is.
telligenes of the lire reached the fire brigade at %ender
in Olamicootreet, and Icing-street, and although thread
every expedition in getting to the spot, by the timing
arrived with their engine, the fire had entire posniad
the whole of the lower part of Saville-house, and it et
dent that the building must fall a sacrifice. By emessel
the brigade telegraph, Captain Shaw succeeded he nimbi
the whole of his fun of steam (land) and msauel satiate
the fire, within a very short time, and placed this te be.
on all points of the fire, sad, fortunately, there as no Int
in the supply of water.
The fire was at its height about 20 minutes eflw
To'clock. The whole of Saville-home, with its large is.
oert-halls at the book, wen in flows ; the roof had elk
ia, and much exeitemeet prevailed for she security of opt
twenty or thirty houses that abetted on the place, sow
of which had become ignited. The large establishreestal
of Mean Stagg and Mantle, silkmeroere sad lin,
drapers, forming the north-west angle of the squat
numbering several house., was in great damp.
The concert-halls in Saville-house adjoined their lei
warehouse, and am the flames poured oat of the
windows is was 'apposed that the destruella of ihm
promisee must inevitably follow. It wee bees Ile
two el the firs brigade were hurt by the fell of pot ef IY
wall of Savilledeouse. They got oe to the lads aro tbs
back warehouses with their branches to keep the best
bay, wham the wall came down upon them. Theirason
are Joha Lille, enbongineer of Kingctreet stenos, and
John Peefold, attached to Baker-street station. Both ewe
oconnyed to Charing-am Hospital much injured Unapt
not seriously. It was about this time that the Prises d
Wales arrived, A street cab emerged through the crowd of
drawing up is front of Saville-hour the Prince slighted
usetwerved, along with two of his equerries, sad walked Lh
Mesas. Stagg and Mantle's back warehouse, and was ins-
dosed to Mr. Mantle. The Prince then wed upstart, ad
surveyed the burning concert halls from the back wiedon,
and while there he was joined by Captain Shaw, the Dal
of Sutherland, Mr. Matthew, Lord B. Grosvenor, Cubit
Howard, sod other members of the duke's amateur Beep
of firemen. A fireman's helmet having bees pi.
mired for the Prince, Captain Shaw eassiestei
his royal highness round the neighbourhood at 6
back, and viewed the fire from the 110310 h
Lisle-street and in Leicester-place. The Prime the. lest
up
a patios is front of Seville-house, end after wstsll
the operation of the firemen for some time, be Mend
to Messrs. Stages warehouse and thence reduced te
Marlborough House ia the cab, very few being aware if hie
proseneeteleeptianthe officers of the fire-brigade sad ahe
the inhabiw
The following is an extract of Captain Shaw's °Moil re
port of the fire and the damage, made this morning to ite
different insuranos offices interested :
Saville-hones, the property of Mr. S. Potts, Lane-
aquae, containing concert and exhibition rooms, liac d
but destroyed; fire caused by escape of gu. Costae la
eared in the West of England ; building nekton.
Wipe Shades (in basement of Saville-honse) eetepied 101
Mr. Smith, licensed victualler, nearly destroyed.
Billiard-room (in basement), occupied by Mr. RD*
destroyed.
The shop and warehouse rooms occupied by limn. Fd
sod Co., invalid their and carriage makers (in karma
Saville-house), Dearly destroyed ; alas workshops, he. le
lured.

11.1,1•10 name •
Nos. 1,2, 3, sad 4, warehouses of Messrs. Btegf
Moat* silk mercers sad ►isood,swrs, the back put of Ss
4 damaged by the wall of the Saville Concert Rooms
t l 8
os the roof, sod skylight carried away. Insured in Plseeki
(busty, Son, sad Manchester Fue-officee.
No. 8, Km Hammond, ataymaker, roof of beck promise
damaged. Loured.
No. 7, Yams. Seale and Lowe, bankers, back awl d
premium sad three moms damaged by fire. Insured.

LIICZWITH•PLACIL
No. 15A. Premises of Mr. Goodwin, librarian, leek root
severely damaged sad contents by rernovaL lamed.
No. 13. Messrs. Greetorez, &e., hotel keeper, back P'
of premised damaged by fire sod damage to contents W
water.
No. 41 sad 42. Premier occupied by Kr. Coates, k
maker, beck parts damaged. Ipswich

memzerrugv.
No. 43. PM:IIM of Marra. Prevot, fancy goody alga
the book goorched ►nd damage to booteeta.
No. 44. Premises of Mr. Dense. carrier, back PO
ecorebed, and damage to eootents.

LZICISTIM-81711:11T.
Nos. 1 sad 2. Premises of Maim P. Dojo), jam. bad*
keeper, the hake scorched, and damage to couteots, iic.
No. & Premises of Mr. Orme, lodging-house trope,
similarly damaged.
The total kers of property la Dot expected to sued
12,00 W.

Tltlz EAffrl:ll MONDAY VOLI7W7Trit REntw.—
DOilla, TIMIDLY NIORT,—The report of the cootie'
}Wed selection of Dower se the plats for the font.
coming view of Volunteers of the Yetrepolius
South re
&store district has been received with lim
greatest enthusiasm hem and • common hall d
citizens was held at the To .n-ball to-night, to mewl
inesatirse with a view of inducing the authorities is Loll
to confer this hoverer upon the tows. The Deputy Ago
(ia the absence of the Mayor) took the chair. lissolutiol
were unanimously adopted pointing out the odnoudo
Done acts for • combined =Jittery, naval, and voices,
display, the &ankles afforded by its baring two deed
railway communications with the metropolis, and OA*
the mootiog to mato every effort to ems the tow. le to
chows for the review. A subsceiption to deity on sots
wary axpeases was entered into.—A meeting of coin
officers of volunteers was held yesterday at 12,
East, to osasidar the queetioo of holding • review ea Imes
Monday. After soesidiseble discussion, a seglestios threes
erg liestWhitallaaday should be substituted for Ws: Sky
day set with so little eopport that it was withdraws, sad
was ussalasemly to bold • general 106141,
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latter day. Deputations were received from &lOW r,_
from Dover, sooompiatod by the traffic managers of
differed railways to those towns, and minute
we:fungi* into all lie points @caseated with the
/ha/• Falgott4f°4 wu arliated cousistiog ciao
tiotonA Viosottot Roogis, w'"
Coolness, and Lord Elasho, to vial@ each of the place 1,
posed for the review, sad to report upon them cs Toad*
fortnight, the 14th et MallfOi.
WAs-osrunk Irzn. 10.—The Queen Imo b
I=plumped to gine Graeae far the emsedot
1 his Boyd Elfghoost Albert Edwerbieissed
Woke. to b• al. 0/Mosey Member se Po
Yililery_Diwisios of the First Oless, or linighta Ursa Cleo
cd Yr Mist Bassozable Order el the SAL —Gestic-