The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-22 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The following it the of return of deaths from
cholera and diarrhea registered on Thursday, Sept. 20 :
Cholera. Diarrhea•
West districts
North districts 2
()entail districts
East districts lO
Month districts
_
Total in London

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OP
The CIOST.—A quarterly court of governors of this charity
was held in the board-room of the hospital on Thursday
afternoon, Lieutenant-General the lion. Thos. Ashburn-
ham in the chair. The minutes of the last two courts
ware signed ; and an abstract of the minutes of the subs►
quent meetings of the committee of management was read.
The secretary then read the report of the committee of
management, from which it appeared that owing to the
large number of applicants on the list it had been found
necesaaey that the full complement of beds (210) should
be kept occupied till a later period in the summer than
usual ; a temporary and small reduction would be re.
quired in order to carry out the cuetomay anted
repairs. The out-patients' attendances also continued
tge. The committee had still reasonto acknowledge
ankfully the support given to the charity, by the general
public and by the clergy. Ihe following legacies bad
been announced :—Miss Ann Bailey, 50W. consols ; Mrs.
Sheldon, 1001. consols ; Mr. W. H. Powell, half of residue ;
Mr. W. Chafyn Grove, BM. ; Maritory, 50W. duty free ;
Mr. B. Churchyard, 100/4 Mrs. Henniker Wilson, 1001.
This source of income continued to be on important one,
as affording a means of making up the difference between
the annual subscriptions and the year's expenses, the
amount of the latter being still about double that of the
former. A rummer), of the medical committee's report on
the cases of the petientswho returned on the 31stMay,from
wintering in Madeira bad been published in the medical
and other papers. The committee did not consider
that the results of the experiment were sufficiently
encouraging to justify them at present in repeating it.
A subcommittee had been appointed to investigate and
report upon the subject of the proposed alterations in the
rules as to the admission of in.patients, referred back to
them by the annual court for further consideration and,
secondly, to inquire and report whether increased aeon-
modation for in and out patients could be safely and cos:-
venially provided, either by enlarging the present hos-
pital buildings, or by any other, and what means. A
meeting of tne sub-committee h theee held, and they
were now awaiting the report of architect. The sp.
pointssent of dental surgeon, being tenable for three years
only, had been declared vacant in accordance with the
rules. Mr. Howard Hayward, who bad ably discharged
the duties of the office trace its creation in 1803, being
eligible fora-election, the committee had had much pleasure
in reappointing him. The number of petiente admitted be-
tween Mayilst andAnguateth (the date of the report) as DM.
:recharged, many materially relieved, 175; died, 27:
new out-patients' cases, 1,509. The report having been
adopted, on the motion of Mr. W. Thomas, seconded by
Mr. T. F. Crew, the Bev. T. W. Franklyn asked several
questions both as to the amount of benefit which resulted
from treatment at the hospital, and as to its permanent
character. These inquiries elicited froni Des Byrnes rnanip
son very satisfactory answers. It was then moved by the
Bev. T. W. Franklyn, seconded by the Hon E. B. Wrot-
tesley, and unanimously resolved " That, in pursuance
of the reoommendation of the committee of management,
the Lord Bishop of Lichfield be elected a vice-president of
this charity." A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman
(the Hon. Gen. Ashbuntham), moved by Mr. W. Thomas,
and seconded by Mr. IL E. Pelle:v. closed the proceedings.

ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR LEICESTER.
—An accident of an alarming character occurred
on the Midland Railway at Syaton on Thursday
night last which fortunately however did not result
in loss of life, though several persons were bruised
and °the' arias injured. It appears from what we
are able to ascertain,that the goods train from
Leicester was being shunted for some purpose when the
engine got off the line. A telegram was immediately
despatched to Leicester for amistance, and Mr. Romee,
with a party of labourers and the breakdown van started
at once for the scene of the catastrophe. In the interval
between the goods engine getting off the line and the
arrival of the men from Leicester, two other trains bad
along, so that the station line was blocked up for
=l:i nuts on this aide the Syston station. The breakdown
men, nevertheless, went forward with their pieba
and levers to endeavour to get the goods engine on tho
line, and bad nearly succeeded when the mail train, leav-
ing Leicester at 11.29, came up sad ran into the break-
down van. It appeared that the driver of the mail train
had received instructions at Leicester atation to proceed
with caution, and he went all right until within about
1,000 yards of the rear of the break-down van. He bad
then passed two fog signals which it is supposed he thought
referred to the accident which was some dirtance ahead
of him, and, on perceiving • hand signal immediately in
front of him, he then at once slackened his speed, bat it
was too late ; the rain, which had fallen during the night
had made the rails slippery so that he could not puR up
so quickly as he otherwise chunk have dose, and the
consequence was that the train ran into the
break-down waggon, which was completely smashed
up, as were also two oosl waggons belonging to
the train directly in front. The driver and Artisan
of the mail train courageously stuck to their poets
to the last, and miraculously escaped with a few bruises
and other alight injuries by leaping off when to remain
would in all probability have been attended with serious
if not fatal consequences. Their engine was turned over
into a geld by the side of the line, though singular to re-
late did not become detached from the tender, nor was
the tender broken from the other portion of the train.
There were a goodly number of passengers by the mail
train wbo were mere or lees bruised and shaken, bet nee*
sustained injuries sufficient to prevent their continuing
their Journey. Amon the passengers was Mr. Turner, of
the rasters °aunties Railway Company. The
were takes on to Syston, and the up line was =sle
u
about 20 minutes, in time for the mail train from the
North to pass at-I o'clock. A pilot engine was forwarded
from Lasater to /spelt beta the mail train, which then pro-
needed along the up line to Syaton, where the pitasengern
were picked up, and went forward on their ,journey about
3 o'clock, being three and half hours behind time. The
down line was not cleared till half-past seven yesterday
raorning.