The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-19 00:00:00

(Stamped, id. Additional.) [T WOPENCE:

A list of works presented to the congress and the menus
of the donors was next announced, amongst
the latter Dr.
Valantrop of Frankfort-on-the-Maine, Dr. Nien of Berlin,
and M. 'Cheekier*.
Senhor Di CADVALHO MOILEIRA then read a statement (in
French) on the statistics of the Brazils, generally showing
the rapid progress of the empire since its independent ex-
istence.
M. A. Lzoorrnext read an address (also in French) as to
the statistics of Frsnoe, commercial, industrial, financial,
ge;CPical, mineral, governmental and judicial.
hCHAIRIIIAN believed there could be but one opinion
in the congress, that they owed much to the interesting
report just read, and be would take that opportunity of
stating that the statistical department of France was •
model for all nations.
Dr. E. ENGEL, director-general of the statistical depart-
ment of Prussia, read • statement in reference to the mine-
ral statistics of his country.
Dr. F. G. Sctionsar, professor of the University of
Konigsberg, added some interesting fact, to his colleague's
statement.
Dr. F. T. Biqa, director of the statistical department of
Sweden, reported the Swedish statistics.
Count Di &ram ie. the representative of Spain, followed
with • similar report in reference to that kingdom.
Lord BIOUGRAII, in calling upon Dr. Jervis, one of the
delegates from the United States. took the opportunity
of observing that • remark made by him on the first
day ot the congress had been misinterpreted. No one
who knew him for the last 60 years would, he was sure,
accuse him of want of respect to the United Stater',
and when he noticed on Monday? as a statistical
fact—and an important statistical fact it was—theimence
of a most respectable member from Canada, Dr.
and called the attention of his excellent friend Mr. Dallas
to it, he only did so as he would have called his attention to
the presence of any other member of the congress attending
as • delegate from a distant country—to the presence, for
instance, of his friend who represented the Brazils. (Hear,
hear.) And, by the way, he ought in the same way to have
called the attention of Count Ripaldi to the same feet, fur
Some herd colonies in the New World, in which were people
of various colours sad to various states of social existence
and individual liberty. (Hear, bear.)
Dr. Jam then proceeded to read his address. He stated
that nothing was done by the central government of the
United States for this purpose—all that was done was
done by the load authorities of the 33 states. In 1850 •
return was thus obtained of the deaths, distinguishing sex,
colour, age, cause of death, kc. But this enumeration was
far from being complete, some counties having failed to
make any return. The result was that no data was sup-
plied of the rate of mortality. The friends of • complete
registration system had hopes, however, of raising • south
ment in the public mind in f your of their views, and then
a law would be passed mad&g registration
,:niulsory.
Already their efforts had been attended with partial sue-
cos; Mawaichusetts having made considers e progress
towards collecting these useful statistics and recording
them. Massachusetts had also established means for obtain-
ing official returns of the sanitary state of the population,
which means the writer described in detail.
Lord Brougham then left the chair, which was taken by
Baron Czoernig.
Mr. Haulms read • report. embodying the statistic, of
the several Australaaian colonies. This report included a
geographical account of the group, and detailed the success-
lerta the colonies had made since they had enjoyed
the privilege of self-government to establish • perfect and
scientific system of statistical records.
Mr. WALLED, the Colonial Secretary of British Guiana,
read a statement of the industrial and registration statistics
of the colony, adding an intimation that the government of
the colony, in taking the census of the population in 1861,
intended to avail itself of the results of the inquiries of the
present congress, and expressing his own conviction that
a perfect system of notation of facts would go far to remove
the impression that the climate of British Guiana was ne•
cessarily prejudicial to European life.
Mr. W. FIELD contributed statistics of the Cape of Good
Hope down to 1857, taken from the official returns of the
colonial government. He referred to the amount the colony
had expended during the past three years, 170,000/., in
promoting emigration from this country, awl after speaking
of the importance to the colony of the addition of so much
labour from the mother country, added that the capabilities
of the colony to absorb labour at highly remunerative
wages was more than 'coal to any supply this country
could afford. As showing the rapidly growing prosperity. of
the colony, he quoted the statistics of the export and im-
ports, which appear to be increasing year by year in enor-
mous proportion.
After some other business the congress adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock, when the sections will meet and
discuss the following programme :—First section, Mr. Leone
Levi's paper on "Civil and Criminal Statistics ." second
section, Dr. Farts paper on " General Sanitary Statistics
third section, Mr. Caird's paper on " Agricultural Sta-
tistics," and Mr. Donnelly's paper on "The Mode of Col-
lecting Agricultural Statistics in Ireland;' fourth seztion,
Mr. Donaldson's paper on " Australian sfinta," and "Report
of Sub-Committee on Banks ;" fifth section, "Statistics of
the Annv ;" and sixth section, Mr. Valpy'a paper on " In-
ternational Statistical Abstracts."

NATIONAL ORPHAN NOVA, NAM•CO.VMOI

RICHMOND:

Yesterday evening the eighth anniversary festi-
val of this institution, which was founded for the prep se
of affording a home to destitute orphan children of all ages.
clause, and denominations, from all parts of the kisgdone,
was held at the Star and Garter Tavern, Richnioad.
Viscount Duecaneoe was in the chair, and wan surted
by a very numerous company of the friends of the rity,,
including a number of ladies. This orphan aeylum, ores.
tally called the Cholera Orphan Home, but now known
under the more extended denomination of the Natiorial
Orphan Home, was established in 1849, and took its rise
from very peculiar circumstances. In that year a fearful
disease swept through the land, leaving numerous orphans
totally unprovided for. The existing orphan asylums were
either full, or unable from other circumstances to male
speeial provision for these cases of distress. The Rev. Jose*
Brown had long been 1%111i0114 to found a homefor the orphan
children of domestic servant, as well as for the working
classes generally, and his plan having been placed before a
gentleman well known for his benevolence, the late J. M.
Morgan, Esq., it was thought that the opportunity was •
fitting one for opening this Home, then called the Cholera
Orphan Home. At Mr. Morgan's sole cost, the premises at
Ham-common were purchased, and vested in trustees fee
the purposes of the Home. Through the aid of charitable
friends the true was at once fitted and opened for the re.
ception of female orphans whose parents had diedof cholera,
and thirty-six children, whose sodden and afflicting bereave-
ment appeared to furnish an immediate claim, were ad-
mitted. Tc provide • home, maintenance, clothing, and
education for destitute orphans of all clauesand denomma.
lions, is now the object of the institution. Orphan children
of all ages are received into the Home, and allowed to
remain until they reach the age of fifteen years, unleas in
the meanwhile they be otherwise provided for. Thellose
is open to all parts of the kingdom, and children have been
admitted from Gloucestershire, Somereetahire, ahice,
Wiltshire, Monmouthshire, Staffordshire, W chins
Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Esser,
Surrey, Swam, Kent, the City, Southwark, Chelsea, Ism.
beth, It.,therhithe, Bermondsey, Blackfriars, Bethnal.
green, Pimlico, Islington, Spit... Meld., Hotta; ke. Elu-
tion' for the admission of orphans take place half-yearly.
but the committee will at all times (when there is
mom) admit children, without election, by an annual
opaymenttoo of
.10 to
nes .15
according
age.
byie one payment
pent of
reesat
contains newly 106 orphans, from four to fourteen years of
age, and it is • matter of deep regret to the committee that
they are compelled, from inadequate accommodation and
want of funds, to refuse admission tomany urgent and most
distressing cesee. The present buildings being very old and
inconvenient, and ill adapted to the extended operations et
the society, requiring frequent and considerable expendi-
ture to keep them in a habitable state of repair, the corn-
mittee have deemed it desirable, provided funds caa
be obtained for the purpcee, to erect on the pre-
sent site a new building for 200 orphans : and
they have now the pleasure to announce that
the legal difficulties connected with the enfranchisement
of the property having been at length overcome, the erection
of the new building has been commenced. The cost is
estimated at about 5,000/. end the committee therefore
earnestly appeal to the benevolent: public for assistance in
their endeavour to provide • more suitable and commodious
home for the poor orphans committed to their care. 'rlie
objects of the charity, as above elated, were very ably art-
emoted by the chairman, who gave • donation of Vit..
another of 101. to the building fund, an annual eubscriptica
of 21. tr. on his oven behalf, and a like one on that of Lady
Dungannon. Several other gentlemen addressed the cones
Ipany,stimulated by the introduction of the children
tato the room, subscribed nearly 7,0001.