The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-14 00:00:00

AN ORPHAN INSTITND (
IN NAPLES.

The Journal des Debate contains th
Ina letter dated Naples, Sept. 4 :

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The Orphan Institution, under the directl
Ladorico of Cesar* a Franciscan, who km
reputation in Naples, and the centre of
tion of fervent catholic., was the fa
which the cholera broke out on the 16fi
last. The care of the rev. gentlemen ei
devoted to young negroes and negresses boei
and brought up as monks end nuns. Aa rove
made into the cause of the outbreak of choke
following facts were brought to light :—Th
who recognised neither the civil law nor the I
health, gave no notice of the numerous dam%
pupils and buried them all inside tt
A roam in the centre of the e
served as the cemetery. The bodies of sir fee
dead were found in this room, and two dui
were two skeletons, intended to he matte
Esation. By the side of the cemetery cherubs
well, and the infiltration from the deoOTR
into it was such that the water wag
fit for use. But owing to the neglect of tl
authorities the want of water in Naples was
on the 15th August Father Ludovico orde
damned well to be opened, and the use of I
followed by terrible mortality amongst the f
The boys, who make nee of the water of a d
escaped. The Franciscan priest hu be
and will have to appear before the tribunals
the cholera is making progress. To-day th
115 eases, and 56 deaths. The China Candi
efficacious remedy against the disease, the ap
portrait of St. Joachimo on the stomach. 31c
persons, it says, attacked by the malady, ha
denly cured by this simple application."

STORM IN THE METROPOLIS.-(TS

The anticipations of settled weather
entertained yesterday by many consequent
parative fineneu of the day, were suddenly d
early hour this morning, by a violent storm
over the metropolis about 2 o'clock, and ce
out intermission till past 4. Previous
named hour the night was fine, the stars
!nightly than has been it :messed recent
suddenly the wind changed, and some hew
aged the storm which subsequently follow
fell with an intensity which has suds
nesaed—literally a sheet—and in the
an hour the streets presented the apparao
and it was almost impossible to walk throne
horses on the various cab stands in the at
pitiable spectable, looking as though th
soused in water, and in a certain sense the,
many of the policemen, who as a body al
be constantly moving about when on duty, I
In the early part of the storm the wind heel
for some considerable time it blew with gra
much damage. Many of the Bowe
the various Royal Parks were in
of the long continued heavy rains and
washed out of form and the plants all but d
numbers of young trees and shrubs have be
the force of the gale.

DEPLORABLE EFFECTS OF E
DRINKING.-SHUCKING SUIC

INQUESTS.—(THIS DIY.)
This morning Mr. John Humphreys,
coroner, held en inquiry at the Flint House
place, Horton, relative to the death of Mai
aged 39 years, who poisoned herself.
The deceased was the widow of a porter in
England, and she lived with her only daught
Northport-street, Horton, where she let ledg
be seen by the evidence, she committed an
neaday last, after endeavouring to get her li
to drink first of the poison which she had
minate her own life.

Emma Jane Dean, 2 A, Northport•street,
lodged with the deceased, who latterly drag
She used to drink daily quantities of rum,
brandy, and laudanum. She was under med
for some little time past. At 4 o'clock la
afternoon witness was called by the little
found deceased dead in hcr bed.

Clara Lucas, an intelli,;ent little girl, 8 yet
that her mother need to constantly send
to the public-houses. On Wednesday las
she sent witness to Mr. Norval's, the chemise
of disinfecting fluid. She said she was go
When witness bought the fluid she asked
whether it was good for her mother to tat
" No, it is only for drains." She took the
mother, who said that she was going to elle,
not live in agony. She asked witneat to drii
fluid, and said, " Do take even a spoonful, a
drink the whole bottlefulL" But witness we
and then deceased said she should not tams
room and sent her downstairs. The rem(
asked the chemist whether the fluid was poise
her mother said she wanted to drink it. Ai
nese went up to ask her mother if she would
she found her not dead, but with her ey
dreadful way. The bottle had been openee
the fluid was missing. Witness raised an a
doctor was called in.

Mr. H. H. Hoskins, M.S.C.S., said that el
he found deceased dead. He had attended
before for the effects of spirit drinking si
and he had seen her at 1 o'clock on Wedliec
then said suddenly, ►n.l without any refs
matter in band, "I only owe 71. and your
There is enough of furniture in this TOM
The post-mortem examination showed no
for death ; the stomach contained a qua
and was of a slate colour. The bottle produce
" Sir W. Burnett's patent disinfechng fluid
label was a smaller one with the words "IN
internally." Witness had not made • the
of the °entente of either the bottle or I
stomach. _

The Coroner adjourned the inquiry to Sir
Pr analysis to be made.
Zr Humphreys held an inquest at the
with the same jury, upon the body of Ewan
40 years, who lost her life through drink.
Wm. Wyatt, a cab driver, living at 1:
said that on last &tut-day afternoon he and
a drop of dr;nk together," and afterwards
The next morning he found that deceased 1
of bed and smashed several of her ribs. She]
roused • neighbour, but he was a hemy
not hear it. Dr. Cockerton advised her to
Pital, and he drove her there and back on Stu
going to drive her there again on Tuesday,
on the passage.
Dr. Cockerton said that deceased died frt
several ribs by a fall.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accident&