The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-16 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

Yesterday, nearly 8001. was received at the
Mansion-house towards the Cholera Belief Fund, in addi-
tion to money paid into banks in connection with it, thus
making the total amount of subscriptions up to laat even-
hitout 8,0001., or about 1,0001. a.day. The relief own-
held a meeting yesterday to consider applications
for assistance from the fund, and to make grants in money
according to the oircumstanou, and to he distributed in
all cues through the agency of local committees. Before
the committee separated, Dr. Andrew Clark, physi-
cian to the Ludas Hospital, and • member of the
committee, took occasion to say that it wu • great mistake
to think, as some of the committee had aplutred to do, that
he was oppoeed to the proposal for establishing • tempo-
rary cholera hospital in Commercial-street, Whiteehapel.
(In the contrary, he said he thought every p
Mon should be made for any fresh outbreak of
cholera ; but at the same time he held that to
herd together a great many people afflicted with
cholera in one place without due regard to space
and to carry out theories of ventilation was a dangerous
experiment. Some doctors thought that 500 cubic feet of
=was enough for each patient in an hospital for
ra patients, but he contended that 1,000 cubic feet
was the very least that should be allowed for each pa-
tient. For himself, he said he should prefer 1,200 cubic
feet for each bed, and he must enter his protest against
any hospital for the reception and treatment of cholera
patients which provided no greater space fur each patient
than 500 cubic feet. Sir Mordaunt Wells, speaking from
his own experience, said 1,200 cubic feet was the apace
allowed in India for each patient. Up to yesterday
evening the committee had voted in all during the last
week 2,360/., to be expended towards the prevention of
cholera, the relief of patients, and the prevailing distress I
consequent upon the visitation, in addition to quantities
of port wine. The total amount granted yesterday alone
by the committee to be so expended was 8251.
The sanitary committee of St. Marylebone met yester-
day, and it was reported by Dr. Whitmore, the medical
officer of health, that there had not yet been one case of
death from cholera in the pariah. Although but a few
days have elapsed since a resolution was come to by the
committee to build • cholera hospital in the stone yard,
the work has been pushed forward with such rapidity that
it is now completed. The hospital, which is constructed
of iron, is about 60 feet long and 25 feet broad, and will
contain 40 beds.
Dr. Leach the resident medical officer on board the
hospital ship 13elleisle, writes :—" It may be useful to
inform some of your readers that the boats now occupied
in the work of ship-to-ship visitation in the river (a plan
recently organised by the Seamen's Hospital Society),
carry a white flag with the letters 'S. IL' inscribed
thereon,-that they have remedies for diarrhoea and disin-
fectants on board, and that the medical visitors are very
glad to be hailed for the purpose of giving advice and
medicines."

Dr. Lerweer, the medical officer of health, at a meeting
of the Commuunoners of Sewers yesterday, presented a
report in reference to the sanitary condition of the city
of London. He stated that 480 houses had been in-
spected during the last fortnight, and that 218 orders had
been issued for sanitary improvement. Carbolic acid had
been largely used with the water for watering the streets,
and in this way the atmosphere of the City had been tho-
roughly disinfected. In conclusion, he stated that with
the view of maintaining active inspection of the City
during the next few weeks, he had appointed the four
general inspectors to make a thorough and systematic in-
spection of all the houses in their respective districts. In
that way he hoped that the sanitary condition of the City
would be maintained in as perfect a manner as possible.
The guardians of the East London Union, at a meeting
yesterday, received from Mr. F. H. Simpson, the medical
adviser of the board, returns, from which it appeared that
for the week ending on Saturday last there had been 697
eases of cholera and diarrhwa in the union, of which num-
ber five cases hadterminated fatally, whilst in the previous
week there had been 672 attacks and six deaths. Of the
number of attacks last week eight had been cases of
obolera, one of which had been fatal ; the number in the
previous week of cholera being eight cases, of which six
bad ended fatally. In the temporary cholera hospital in
New-street, Bishopegate, seven cases had been admitted
during the last week, but there had been no deaths, whilst
in the previous week there had been ten cases admitted,
end six death". There had been one death in the union
from cholera the day previoualy.
The decrease in the number of cases of cholera through-
out the east-end generally continues, but in some localities
there appear to be exceptions to the rule. The number in the
London Hospital remains nearly stationary. Those admit-
ted to that institution during the last 24 hours were in
all 14, of whom 11 suffered from cholera (as against son
the previous day), and 3 from diarrhme,. The deaths
were 4. Sixteen persons left the building cured or conva-
lescent, 10 women and a baby being removed to two cot-
tages at Waltham Abbey, kindly placed at their disposal
by private benevolence, and furnished with bedding,
crockery, ate., by the hospital authorities. The total
number of cases still in the hospital is 106, of whom P.O
suffer from cholera and 26 from choleraic diarrhcea. At
Bromley. in and about Richard-street, Wilson-street, and
Willa-street, the disease is very severe, and appears to
have become more intense within the last day or two.
Great distress is prevalent in Bromley, Bow, Poplar, and
the neighbourhood, owing to the want of employment. In
the Isle of Dogs many of the great shipbuilding yards and
iron works have had to diminish the number of their hands
to less than half.
Out of London there are no serious reports of an increase
of cholera. Five now cases were treated in Dublin on
Tuesday, but they had not terminated fatally. Four fatal
cases have unfortunately occurred at Apple,lore, in the
West of England. Yesterday another case was reported in
Preston.

The following are the London returns of choler% and
diarrhwa for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
Cholera. Diarrho3a.

West districts
North districts
Central districts
East districts
South districts

Total ..

A HARD NECESSITY. —On Tuesday at the
Sheriffs' Court, before the Common Serjeant (sitting
for Commissioner Ker) more than twenty ejectment
summonses were returnable against poor labourers and
women and families who lived in Lower Union-court,
Holborn-hill. All the defendants attended to dis-
pute thew. Mr. Fidge, the landlord, deposed that
the premises in which theser creatures lived were re-
quired by the Corporation for City improvement& He
had given his tenants due notice of this, but they refused
to leave on the plea that they had nowhere else to go. He
bad no fault to find with any of the tenants, who had
always paid their way, and conducted themselves pro-
perly. The defendants, each answering to his or her name,
appeared to be in the greatest distress at being turned
out of their homes. One young labourer said, "Ifl am
turned oat I do not know where I can go. I have a
wife and three children, and have walked many miles
looking for a place. I cannot afford to give much rent,
and tow the cholera is so much about people will not take
as in. There is another thing, too. I work for the
Sewers Commissioners, and of course people will object to
my brooms." His lordship said he was very sorry for the
defendant, but ho must go out in ten days. Defendant
—I don't know what to do His lordship remarked that
great efforts were being made to provide homes for the
..r, and he hoped proper accommodation would soon
• afforded them. An elderly man here came forward, and
said he had lived in the court some years. Now, it was all
very well to say that they must leave, but where could they
go, if they could find no places! Rents of rooms were
nearly doubled, and how the poor were to go on he did not
know. His lordship confessed that all this was very pain-
ful, but the law must be carried out. A tidy-looking old
woman was the next defendant, and she said she had lived
in the court 25 years, and had kept • mangle during
the whole of that period. It was extremely hard that
she should be turned out now for nothing at all, and if she
really had to leave she would certainly be ruined. His
lordship asked the plaintiff if the corporation had notgiven
anycompensation tothe defendants. He thought sometimes,
under these circumstances, a small compensation was given.
Mr. Fidge did not think any had been given in this in-
stance. He bad not heard of any. His lordship, after
hearing all the defendants had to say, observed that he
really felt very sorry for them, but they must go out, as
the property was required for a great public improvement.
Some of the defendants here called out, "And so we must
be turned out of our houses into the streets, for we have
no places to go to. " His Lordship—Ton must look about
you. I hope that there will soon be sufficient dwelling
accommodation for the poor. The usual ten days' eject-
ment order was then made, and the defendants left the
court in a wretchedly disconsolate manlier.
THE IMPENDING LOCK-OUT OF JOINERS IN MAN-
CHEATER.—The dispute between the joiners of Manchester
and their employers has approached a crisis--a strike has
occurred, and • lock-out may result. The last number of
the Builders' Trade Cirridar states that two years ago the
wages of the joiners in Manchester were raised, the men
then giving a very short notice, and obtaining the advance
in a manner which the masters considered somewhat
unfair. The bricklayers have lately received an advance
of 2a. per week, the first advance for eleven years, and
this is made the occasion by the joiners of • demand for •
second advance of 2s. within two years. Proceeding from
discussion to their more forcible argument, on the 4th
inst. the men in the employ of Mr. Joseph Thompson,
of City-road, struck work. This practical threat did not
move the masters, and accordingly on Saturday, the 11th
inst., the joiners employed by Messrs. Robert Neill and
Sons, one of the largest firms in the city, struck work.
The master builders met at the Clarence Hotel, when the
whole of the local trade was represented ; and it was
unanimously resolved that, unless the men now on strike
return to work on or before Friday, the 17th inst., " the
whole of the employers in this association [that is, all the
master builders in Manchester and Salford] will make
common cause with Messrs. Neill and Mr. Thompson, and
close their shops on the nest pay day, until thedispute is
nettled." The masters offer to pay the advance sated for
next March. That is about air months hence ; and as the
rise demanded is 2s. per week, the whole amount at 'sane
is some 52a, or less than two weeks' wages, at the average
rate of 305.