The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-10 00:00:00

TO TH2 KDITOB OP TYR LITRES&

SIR —Accept my warmest thanks for the very
admirable account you have glee. to the public of our in-
teresting proceedings on Saturday last, when her grace the
Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of Cromartie, laid the
first stone of the new buildings for the orphanage. And
now let me thank the many kind friends who have so
liberally responded to my appeal as to enable me to raise
the large sum of 2,000 guineas, which will pay for the
erection of four of the houses, sad provide atessmndelinn
1 for 100 of our bereaved ones.

There are, however other portions of the work to be
done. The central buildings, wish the school. ; the
dining ball, and the domestic offices. Theme I shall say
nothing about now ; but as no establishment for little
children can be perfect without a well-arranged infirmary,
to which contagious and other diseases can be at once re-
moved,' intend to bend my attention to the erection of this,
and very earnestly appesl tomothersto help me. They know
best how important the sick nursery is at borne. They
know how much it will be needed where there is an estab-
lishment of 200 or 400 infants. Mothers! you can help
me by your contributions, your sympathy, your advocacy ;
and young ladies who desire to follow the example of their
blessed blaster in their love for little children- young
ladies, help me, and you will have a rich reward. if you
assist, the liberal contributions of the gentlemen will
speedily follow. Their assistance is specially needed. The
sum required will be not less than 1,500/.
Contributions will be must Fatefully recei.vd and may
be sent either to me at 11, Boxworth-grove, Islington,
N., or to my father, at till, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C.—
I atu, &c., ELIZABETH S. SOUL,
. _

July 9.

Hon. Sec. of Lidice Committee.

BRITISH ORPHAN ASICLUDI.—A general court of
the governors and subscribers to this institution, formerly
situated at Clapham-rise, but now at Mackenzie-park,
Slough, was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
Bishopegate-street, for the election of additi nal inmates,
and the distribution of rewards to former pupil,. Mr.
T. Tilson, J.P., chairman of the board of director', and
' Colonel Walter Moller, M.P., presided over the election.
Fourteen orphans, being two more than on any former oc-
casion, were elected, namely, eightgirls and six boys, from
a hat of 67 candidates, for all of whom, it was
stated, there is room in the asylum if the
funds were sutticient to permit of their ad-
mission. At the conclusion of the poll the Lord
Mayor was to have taken the chair and distributed the
pecuniary rewards to some of the former pupils who
attended with satisfactory testimonials from their em-
ployers, but it wax announced that his lordship was so
much occupied with his public duties and with the pre-
riations necessary fur the reception of the Viceroy of
Egypt and the Sultan that he was unable to attend, and
Colonel Walter Moller, M.P., was therefore called upon to
supply his lordship's place. The old pupils were then ad-
dressed by the Rev. T. J. Rowsell, M.A., who expressed
the gratihcation of the committee at finding that the
youths who are in City houses or the offices of professional
men had given so much satisfaction to their employers.
They were equally pleased with the testimonials of the two
young persons who had been former inmates, one of whom
rs now a nursery governess, and the other a pupil teacher,
having passed a successful government exisminetion. The
chairman, after distributing the rewards, observed that it
could not be too generally known that the committee
closely followed up the footsteps of the pupils, after they
left the asylmn,with a view to insuring their future success
in life. So much did he value this part of the system that
he intended to make • special contribution to •he fund
available for these annual rewards. A cordial vote of
thanks to the scrutineers and chairmen of the day con-
cluded the proceedings.
Tile INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENCINEERS.—The
council of the institution of civil engineers have awarded
the following premiums for papers read at the meetings
during the pest session:-1. A Telford medal and • Tel-
ford premium in books, to James T. Chance, M.A., Assoc.
Inst. C.E., for his paper "On optical apparatus used in
lighthouses." 2. A Telfonl medal and a Telford premium,
in books, to Edward Byrne, Y. Inst. C.E., for his paper,
" Experiments on the removal of organic and inorganic
substances in water." 3. A Telford medal to Ocerge Rid-
dell Airy. Astronomer Royal, Hon. Y. Inst. C.E., for his
paper " Ou the use of the suspension bridge with stiffened
ruselwey fur railway and other bridges of great span. •4.
A. Watt medal to Colonel Sir William Thomas DIDiFOTI,
K.C.8., R.E., Assoc. ]at. C.E., for his paper on "The
Sues Canal." 5. A Watt Medal end a Telford premium,
in books, to John Bourne, for his paper on "Ships of
War." 'C. A Telford premium, in books, to Captain
Henry Whatley Tyler, Assoc. Inst. C.E., for his paper
" On the working of steep gradients and sharp curves on
reilways." "7. A Telford premiuni, in books, to William
Henry P moo, Amon Inst. C.E., for his paper "On the
best means of communicating between the passengers,
guards, and drivers of trains in motion." 'B. A Telford
premium, in books, to William Alexander Brooks, M. Inst.
C.E., for hie paper on the " River Tyne." 9. The Manly",
premium, in books, to Charles Douglas Fox, M. !mt. C.E.,
for hi' paper "On light railways in Norway, India, and
Queensland." The gentlemen to whose names asterisks
are attached have previously received Telford medals.
THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR WARRING-
TON.—IVAithiNcroN. Tresnay.—The magisterial examina-
tion in the came of the pointaman Howson was resumed
last evening, and concluded at • late hour. The prisoner
was ixsionitted for trial on the change of rnalisletighter,
but was admitted to bail in 600/. This morning the in-
quest upon the bodies of Mr. Thomas Jones, of Wolver-
hampton, Mr. William Jones, of Bath, and Mrs. Partridge,
of Upton Pyne, near Exeter, was resumed before the
Lancashire coroner, Mr. Driffield. Mr. Moen, assistant
general-mm*l4er of the London and North •Western Rail-
way Company, was present with other officials during the
lay, the company being professionally represented as before
by Mr. Roberta, from the office of Mr. lllenkinwsp, London.
It may be stated, in explanation of the severe) distinct in-
-1111111. which are being made into the circurnatan es
attending this accident, that it occurred just on the
bordris of the counties of Cheater and Lancaster, and
while some of the bodies were removed to places within
one county, others were carried to places in the other,
thus necessitating inquests by two coroners, while the
proceedings instituted by the police are, of course, inde-
prieleit of either. The inquest hated all day, but the
evidence given was merely recipitulatery of thus already
published, and at the clove • verdict of manslaughter was
returned against Rowson.
THREATENED RAILWAY OUTRADES.—There has
jus. been received by Mr. Bhielnnore , secretary of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, a letter
signed " X.X.X.," " certifying" that unless they drop
their fares for return tickets on the Preston and Wyre
Railway, some of their trains will be dropped down come
of the eilibenkinenta, so as to bring the company to a
proper understanding. The writer asserts that this can
be dorm very easily, as there is a " quantity" of working
men forming a union resembling the trades union; and as
unions are elm being formed in the Garet/Inc and Leylerel
districts, all of which are to he amalgamated for the pur-
pose of amply pitying persons for every outrage they
commit A. series of questions are then asked end
auswered with the object of showing that its impossible
for working men to pay the present prices of railway
fares ; that the company does not receive as much money
now as it did before the fares were raised ; that it would
be more beneficial to the company to drop the fares than
to have some of the excursion trains run 410M0 the em-
bankments, and be called upon to pay a few thousand
pounds dam • ; and that working men are willing to
Pay a reasonable fare, but that they will not be trampled
underfoot in this matter. The letter containing these
diabolical threats seems to have been posted at Poston.
RENT OF HOUSES IN ENGLAND.—Thetotal Amount
of inhabited house duty assessed in England and Wales on
houses and sloops worth above 201. rent, in the year ending
the sth of April, 1866, was 987,81 W. Considerably more
than half this amount—namely, 552,0831.—was asesl4l-41
Middlesex and the three adjacent counties of Surrey. Kent,
and Essex, which are partly metropolitan. Of the 52
counties of England and Wales only 14 were &messed at
more than 10,0001. for inhabited house duty, and of these
14 all but five are in the southern part of the kingdom.
The five are Cheshire, assessed at 16,9731. ;Lanca.bire, at
81,0667. ; Yorkshire, at 42.31 W. ; Staffordshire, at 14,5211.;
and Warwickshire. at 23,975/.. Middlesex wax assessed at
401,412/, for inhabited house duty, or five times the amourit
times
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" the little k‘i,nr.ge than
of Yorkshire ; and Kent. 44,3201., being more thee for all
Yorkshire. Sussex was aseessed at 30,3971. Hampshire,
; &oucester, 19,25a4.; Somerset, 20.0411. ; and
Devon, 21,0011.