The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The following is the official return of deaths from
cholera and diarrhoea registered on Tuesday, 18th Sept. :
Cholera. Disarkra.
West districts
North districts 5
Central districts
But districts 8
South district

Total in London

THE BISHOP OF LONDON'S FUND AND THE
MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Yesterday afternoon a conference took place be-
tween the representatives of the Metropolitan Visiting
Belief Association, of which the Bishop of London is pre-
sident, andithe Mansion-house Committee, for the purpose
of considering the best means of uniting the two funds, to
as to enable the administrators of both to work satisfac-
torily together in providing for the relief, permanent and
otherwise, of the large number of young persons who have
been made orphans by the cholera. The meeting took
place at the rooms of the Metropolitan Visiting Relief
Association, which was represented by Lord Ebury
preaided, Mr. Thomson Hanley, M.P., the Rev. J. V.
Povab, Mr. Thomas Tilton, and Mr. John Hassard. The
deputation from the Mansion-house Committee consisted
of the Rev. F. G. Blemfield, M.A., the Rev. William
Rogers, M.A., and Sir Mordaunt Wells. Mr. William
Calvert Shone attended as honorary secretary pro tem.
Lord Ebury having briefly mentioned the object of the
conference,
Sir M. Wells said the Mansion-house Committee hs,l

bed the names of 1,096 orphans sent to them, and at the 1
request of the committee he had attempted some class:ill- 1
cation of them. He had in the first instance struck out '
the names of all whom fathers were alive and in good
health, all whose parents had received parochial
relief before the outbreak of the cholera, all
whose relatives were in a position to support
them • all boys above 14, and all girls above 15 ears of
age. 'When he had done that the number was reduced to
810. The committee had adopted his principle, and
acknowledged 8111 to be the number of orphans they had
at the present time to deal with. It was thought by the
committee that the numbers of applicants to the two
societies abould be compared, m order that the
two committees might act together. Certain questions,
he apprehended, would in that case have to be considered
—for example, the amount to be awarded when there were
more than two or three orphans in one family—the amount
to be given in cases where the father only was alive—
whether there should be uniformity in the distribution of
the grants—the manner in which by joint action the clergy
and local committees might be entrusted with the grants
for their several districts—the manner of maintaining the
orphans and invest"tg the revenue. The administrators of
these charities were giving away large sums as trustees for
the public, and Le thought they were bound to have some
proper returns. Then a question would arise as to the
advisability of making grants to institution, or to indi-
viduals—thst was to other persons maintaining cholera
orphans irrespective of the clergy and local commit-
tees. He might mention that on the 'previous day the
Mansion-house Committee had received a deputation on
behalf of an institution in which he was interested, and
that the committee declined to give any pledge on the
subject. They would like to know what were the inten-
tions of the committee of the Metropolitan Relief Associa-
tion—whether they intended giving relief to institutions,
or whether they intended to confine it to individuals.
Mr. T. Tilson said that at present there were 616 or-
phans claimants upon the Metropolitan Association en-
tirely through the o -•a, but all the lists bad not yet been
made up.
The Rev. W. Rogers said that included in the 1,096
claimants upon the Mansion-house Committee were dis-
senters, Jews, Roman catholic,. Germans and others. He
thought that as soon as the two societies could settle the
lists of orphans, a decision should be come to in reference
to the amount to be given to each orphan.
Sir M. Wells thought very little difference ought to be
made between those children who had lost their fathers
and those who bad lost both father and mother, for when
a woman was left with five or six children the family was
for all practical purposes at an end. It was impossible
that a woman wi..h such a family could maintain them by
her own exertions. He bad wade himself uainted with
the little history of every family on behalf ofacq which appli-
cation had been made at the Mansion-house, and he was
quite convinced that when a woman in the clam of
life to which these people belonged was left with several
children, her case, if left unassisted, was hopeless. He had
conversed with many of them on the subject, and found
that the most any of them could do was to earn two or
three shillings a week by shirtmaking or washing.
The Rev. W. Rogers strongly urged that relief should be
afforded to poor women in such unhappy positions. He
had found that these women had a great objection to send
their children to orphanages, and if they could get five or
six shillings a week to help them on, some of their diffi-
culties would be removed. That was the course which the
Mansion-house Committee intended to adopt ,„to „enable
women to keep their children.
Mr. Tilson said the Metropolitan Association had re-
ceived 18,5001., of which they had distributed 7,040/.
They had appropriated 5,0001. to orphans, and they
had to deal with about 6,000/- They considered that
3,0001. of that should be reserved for the winter, that
being about the ordinary income of the association, as the
clergy told them that many persona were still out of work
and much privation might be expected in the winter.
They had therefore about 3,0001. to deal with for cholera
oases that might arise, and for convalescents. The ex-
penses, including advertising, &c., were about 5001.
The Rev. W. Rogers thought the association would be
pretty rich during the winter, as another 3,0001. would in
all probability come in meanwhile.
Lord Ebury said that their experience of a former
cholera year led them to an entirely different conclusion.
On that occasion the ordinary receipts of the assodationfell
off greatly.
After some further conversation it was resolved—" That
there be joint action between the two committees in per-
fecting the returns of cholera orphans, and that ,pother
conference shall take place for the purpose of comp g
lists, and of deciding upon the funds at their ."
It may be stated that of the 810 orphans mentioned by Sr
Mordat..nt Well., on the part cf the Mansion-house Com-
mittee, 59 are entire orphans, 644 have lost their fathers,
and 107 their mothers. Of the 616 on the lists of the
Metropolitan Association 108 ate entire orphans. The
others have not been fully ascertained.

THE SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WOMAN AT
Tovwzs.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at Totnes,
before Mr. Kelloek, deputy coroner, concerning the death
(as alleged) of Mrs. Gepson, wife of a pugilist living at
Stonehouse, whose dead body was found under suspicious
circumstances, and having marks of violence, in a mill-
stream at Totnes. Several witnesses were examined, and
their evidence in the main corroborated the account
of the case, as far as known, which we published
yesterday. There were certain statements made, how-
ever, which in the interests of justice should not be made
public, and at the request of the coroner we abstain from
reporting the evidence. The inquiry was adjourned until
ur
y evening, and a post mortem examination was in
the mean time ordered to be made.— Western Morning
New.

FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.—MY. George Simpson,
farmer, of Owl-hall, Hessle, near Pontefract, was soul-
dentally shot dead in one of his fields, on Tuesday after-
noon. Deceased was going to seek shelter during a shower
of rain, and had the gun in his hand, when by some means
it went off, and the contents lodged in his breast.
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