The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-10 00:00:00

CHOLERA AND DIARBFREA RETURNS.

DLLTHB RIOISTZRED ON TH I, RsDAT, NOV. fi, AND BIPOBTID
TO THI REG INTRAR-GENBRAL.
Population estimated
to middle
of 1866. Cholera. Diarrhoea.
West districts
North districts osi,,cra
Central districts :;.59,219
East districts 607,945
South districts

Total in London ... 3,037,991 7
General Register-office, Somerset-holm, Nov. 9.

AWAKENING A SLEEPER BY TELEGRAPH.—The
Leeds Mercury publishes the following story as an instance
of the many singular applications of telegraphy. A gen-
tleman, whom we will call Mr. al., resident in London, is
employed there to " manage the wire " for a Glasgow
journal, that is to say, he arranges the news to be sent
down each evening by the wire which that newspaper em-
ploys by special arrangement with one of the companies.
The principal office of that company is at the top of
several flights of stairs in one .4 those immense buildings,
erected to furnish office accommodation, which abound in
some quarters of the City. After a certain hour in the
evening the telegraphic clerk who sends off the " copy "
by wire is the sole occupant of this mansion,
with the exception of the porter who attends to
the d or, which, after the hour referred to,
is generally shut. This functionary, who is not often
found nodding, got into this abnormal Homeric state
a night or two ago, and so profound was his slumber thxt
not all the fantasias which Mr. H. performed on the door
—loud enough to have wakened the Seven Sleepers, and
even louder than the works of some of our modern C3lll-
- arouse him. It wax, of course, out of the
question to attract the attention of the clerk at the roof of
the establishment. Mr. M. fortunately, however, hit
upon the following expedient for letting the porter know
that he was writing for admission. He went to an adjoin-
ing telegraph station, and sent a message to the company's
ofliJe in Glasgow, requesting the clerk there to telegraph
to the clerk in the London house, and instruct him to go
downstairs to rouse the porter. This wee done with per-
fect success in about twenty minutes. In that time, there-
fore, persons at a distance of over 400 miles succeeded in
awakening one who was only separated from the employer
by a door, and who, even at that short distance, was deaf
to all persuasion.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The usual
weekly meeting of the members of this board was held yes-
terday, Sir John Thwaites in the chair. A letter was read
from Marylebone, suggesting that an alteration should be
made in the law which compelled the persons who had in-
curred fines, inflicted by the Metropolitan Board of Works
in consequence of a fire occurring on their premises, to
appear before a magistrate and be put to extra expense,
when they were perfectly willing to pay without such pro-
ceedings being taken. The letter was referred to the Fire
Brigade Committee. Plans were submitted and agreed
to forthe embankment of the river at Chelsea,the improve-
ment of Park-lane, and the approaches to the northern em-
bankment. Drafts of bill were submitted for the continu-
ance of the coal and wine duties, the Loans Bill, and the Im-
provement Rate Bill, and recommending that the same be
proceeded with upon the same basis as those of last ses-
sion, with the exception that • provision be inserted in
the improvement rate bill for the rate to be applied, in
addition to improvements sanctioned by parliament, to all
other improvements in respect of which the Commis-
sioners of Sewers for the City of London, or the several
vestries and district boards, shall contribute at least one
half of the expense.—The bills were approved. After the
usual formal business had been transacted the board ad-
journed.
DESPATCH OF THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.--SOUTH
ARPTON, Nov, 9.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship
Douro,Capt.Bevis,sailedhencethisafternocm withthe mails
for Lisbon, St. Vincent, Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio de
Janeiro, Monte Video, Bu •nos Ayres, do. She took out
97 passengers and a general cargo on freight, including—
bar silver, 8,0001. ; sovereigns, 76,0891. ; jewellery, 8001.
sad French jewellery., 6,519/.
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SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10,

and were acting moat properly. As to the suggestion of
taking away dren's clothes, and keeping them in bed,
it was such a monstrous and cruel proposition that he
could not sanction it for one moment, and he was quite
sure the Poor-law Board and public opinion would not
countenanoe it.
Mr. Parker said he bad not the least intention of start-
ing any difficulties. He only wanted rules for his guidance,
and to know what responsibilities he incurred. He had
kept the five boys in the casual ward, looked up, during the
past week.
Mr. Partridge said the casual ward was a moat improper
place to put children in.
Mr. Parker explained—The casual ward was a large and
dry room from 30 to 40 feet in length, and had never
been used for the reception of casual paupers. He wished
to know how far the board of guardians would be liable if
boys escaped, and whether he should be liable to
pecuniary penalties if such an event occurred.
Mr. Partridge must decline answering those questions.
The guardians and the mister of the union house mud
judge far themselves. lie thought the children should
receive some instruction while they were in the work-

house.
Mr. Parker—We have good schools, and with the
consent of the board of guardians vagrant children shall
be instructed in future. If they swam what would be
the result!
Mr. Partridge—l cannot answer that qquestion. Person-
ally I have a great objection to send childrea to prison. It
has • very bad effect upon them.
The conversation then terminated.