The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-05 00:00:00

TO TRH EDITOR OF THE REPRISE.

Si a, —We are anxious to call attention to the
operations of a society recently formed for the purpose of
supplying a limited number of dinners weekly to many of
the poorest children found in ragged and other schools
throughout the metropolis. Their almost constant destitu-
tion of food is not only laying the foundations of per-
manent disease in their debilitated constitutions, but re-
duces them to so low a state that they have not vigour of
body or energy of mind sufficient to derive any profit
from the exertions of their teachers. Experience has
proved that one substantial meat dinner per week has •
marked West on the health and powers of these children.
Such a meal may be supplied with facility, and with
littlo danger of abuse, in or near their school room under
the management of the teachers and local committee.
Fifteen thousand good solid dinners have been supplied in
Westminster and Chilies by means of this society, at a
cast of fourpeacs per dinner, of (all expenses included)
which one penny has, according to • rule of the society,
been paid by each child before obtainh g a dinner ticket.
These operations may easily be extended over all the very
poorest and moat neglected districts of the metropolis if
suftic:cnt funds be contributed to enable us to defray the
outlay necessary for cooking and serving the dinner; and
to afford such aid as may be required by the local agency
which undertakes the administration of the dinners. We
earnestly request co-operation and assistance on behalf of
these thousands of little children, who, by no fault of their
own, are suffering the severities of hunger and destitution.
Contributions will bethankfully received by the treasurers,
the Hon. A. Kinnard, M.P., 2, Pall.mall Fast, and
W. Fuller, Esq. lid, Piccadilly, and by Resat's. Ransom
sad t:o., Pall-mall East, or by any of the committee ; and
any information that may be desired will be co.nmunicated
by the secretary, Captain Cooper Gardiner, 23, Grosvenor-
mansions, Victoria-street.—We Sr., Rai
SHAYITABUNT, ESIIR C, W. 001181.1134 A. Kul-
NAIAD, A. P. B:ANLZT WIN. 0011rWAT,
EDMUND C. 30F11190N, W. H. TMILS, WM.
FOLLZR, 111111 RT CABS, CHARLES EDW.
HATIIIILT, W. DILPRATT, JOHN T.
SMITH.

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G. G. COOPER GARDINER,
Secretary of the Destitute Children's Dinner
Society.

TIIREATZNID CA■ STRIKE 1t Lri'IRPOOL.—At
the 'nesting of the Liverpool town council, yesterday, some
discussion *roes relative to the proposed new regulations
for the public cabs and other vclacles plying for hire in
the town. Mr. Clint explained that alt the corporation
wanted was for each cab proprietor to flx his own miss,
but to give publicity to his rates by painting the Ma per
mile outside of his cab. The cab proprietors objected to
this proposal, and had threatened a strike if the new regu-
lations were put into force. It was ultimately resolved
that the Hackney coach committee should try and induce
the cab proprietors to agree to their proposals, end that if
they failed the whole question should be submitted to the
council.

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cough. disturbed stomach. or derancAl bowels. should be re-
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tive*. which act with certainty sou success on any erase In
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Actimt as gentle aperients, Holloway's pills strengthee the
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Ws of pare, healthy blood.