The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Parry attended for Mr. Cawood, of Lime-street, in
consequence of a complaint made on Saturday upon the
part of a Tooloo chief and his wife and child, and a Kaffir
named Larcher. The Tooloo chief and his wife and the LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM, CLAPTON.—Yesterday
Kaffir had been engaged to come to England for exhibition a general court of this corporation wee held at the London
upon the promise of liberal payment, and the baby of the Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the annual report, ap
chief, who had ',been born in this country, became entitled pointing the several oaken of the year ensuing, and of
to a certain amount proportioned to the salary of the pa- electing into the establishment, from a list of 133 candi•
rents. dates, 30 children—vis., 8 girls and 22 boys. Alderman
The statement made by Mr. Alexander Smith, In apply- Thompson took the chair. The report congratulated the
ing for a summons on Saturday, was that the applicants for governors upon the increased prosperity of the institution,
whom he appeared had been engaged to come to England mentioned with regret the demise of the late Duke of Wel-
(upon a mercantile speculation) for 12 months, at a bullock lington (one of the vies-patrons), and the prevalence of
per month, by the brother of Mr. Cawood, a gentleman of scarlatina in the asylum last autumn. During the year 71
respectability in Africa; that they had exhibited at Cr.. children, having completed the period of their stay, left
morn-gardens, where they had derived large pecuniary the asylum; 8 died, one of them under the can of
advantage in presents from the visitors, as well as in pay, his relations ; and 67 were admitted, et whom
from Mr. Thomas Simpson, the proprietor; that the terms 60 were by election, 8 by a rule of the charity,
el their engage.nent concluded on their return to their own 1001. being presented with each, and one upon a pri-
nnintry at the expense of the agent in the transaction and rate foundation. Thus it appear that with the 30
Inn they failed in their ap,lication to Mr. Cawood, of yesterday elected the number of children upon the
Lime-street, to whom they had been consigned, for the establishment will be 408, making a total of 2,039 admitted
property which they bad left in his care. There were since the foundation. The income for the year was
otter matters mentioned at the same time, and the 10,6911. 17s. 4d., and the expenditure 16,2411. 16s. Bd.,
Lord Mayor considered that the circumstances required leaving a balance of 4501.05. Bd. in favour of the charity.
investigation, and sent a messenger to the office of Mr. The average charge of each child is 201. 12s. 2d.; The nines-
Cawood to inform him of the substance of the representa. sity.of increasing the building so as to accommodate 400
Lion. has involved an expense which it is hoped the sympathies
Mr. Thous Simpson attened on Saturday and yesterday. of a generous public will enable the managers to liquidate.
Mr. I'atry said that his client, Mr. Cawood, was most The bequests to the institution for the past year amounted
anxious to show that he was not only determined to have to 2,5031. 6s. Bd. The stock at present held by it is
the pony Africans conveyed to their own country, but that 56,8281. 7s. The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Wel-
he had treated them with the greatest kindness and fibs- lington, and Lord Hardinge, were elected presidents, and
relit y from the moment they had come under his care in the governing officers elected when the poll was opened.
England. Tho engagement with the Africans was not At the conclusion of the proceedings the successful candi-
that they should have a bullock a month, which in order dates were declared, and a vote of thanks passed to the
to make it intelligible in this country, he would call 355., chairman.
the price of a bullock at the Cape, but a cow a month, DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY.—
which was ten shillings less. The public would We understand that the secretary of the Stock Exchange
understand that the current coin of the Cape consisted of received a notification from this company on Saturday that
bulice‘s and cows, so that the gentlemen in that country the directors had resolved on recommending at the next
who belonged to the profession of which he had the honour half-yearly meeting a dividend of 1!. per share, which is
of being a member reckoned up their fees as so many within a fraction of 4} per cent. per annum, leaving to be
bullocks and so many cows per brief. (Laughter.) Now carried to the current half-year's account about 4,0001.
Mr. Cawood had lost considerably by the speculation,
whither he was required to pay in bullocks or cows, but he place at th Flax AT LEEDS.—On Stindny night a fire took
sem resolved that the Africans should not be losers under street The
ma mill
mill
wmbelionngiihn to Mr. Seth ie
the occupation
octupationofmy, in ufi M. Wilson.
any circumstances. There had been an instance of that The entire building was destroyed, but we understand the
fact a the engagement of a house in Liicester-square, for loss will be covered by insurance.
which a large sum was paid, and the Africans could not be
prevailed upon to perform upon more than two occasions. [Advertisement 8 PILL&—AI4OTIIIIR
It must be taken into consideration that • Kaffir was not eves or a tikk•OVIS HYD•CIin sow OWNS= is as
in his own country considered to be worth more than a dWrtiwitammartthy pears ol.litho. 41/ Lieweeestas limi."l"4lesemes indiAm-ed.
bullock, or a bullock and a cow, or at most two bullocks,s
the bre, whisk so prostrated his smeediv eft be bed
• year, so that the advantage in coming over to Eng- Ter, bole awes of • memory. Me &orders ~My belled the
land, whether ho was paid a bullock or 4 cow a month, skill ammo' wint dossers Me. it =Moak Id, aim
was not to be despised ; and the young Englishman who plaint for on Sr the apias, Ind ke pi wen • woke *air
had a lately become a subject of the Queen of "eatial" 11l =7" • 11".161.1' " eigalumel liebe
these realms canoed an addition to the profits of the parents hisika4sfabisitkingidiatne froposvtedbada haistbs sibilsod joursprimMilledsishzemillim
of 10e., or nearly bait a cow a month. (Laughtee.) All eliopearieek east rreasesseisileverelhegeklenwe
these @apes's' Mr. Cawood would bona* mks' to loan Limbo