The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held on Tuesday, at
which the Loan fiLtYon presided.
The Sheriffs presented their report as to the condition
of the several City gaols, by which it appeared that there
are at present confined in Newgate 64, at the Debtors•
Prison 98, and at Holloway 312 prisoners.
The TOWN CLERK read a letter from the Home-office,
calling the attention of the City magistrates to a letter
that had been received by Sir G. Grey from Mr. Perry, the
inspector of prisons, upon the subject of the interment of
murderers within the walls of Newgate. The letter
was read. It stated that the only place that could be
appropriated for the burial of murderers within the gaol of
Newgate, in accordance with the terms of the sentence,
, as the law at present stood, was a passage not more than
20 yards long, and that within that space the bodies of 42
murderers had been interred, besides several others who:had
previously been buried at the same spot for high treason.
Some means were of course taken by the use of disinfec-
tants that were placed in the coffins with the bodies to
prevent any effluvia from arising, and this to a great
extent prevented any of the disagreeable consequences
that must almost necessarily arise from the burial of such
a number of human bodies in so confined a space. Still,
however, Mr. Perry considered that such a large quantity
of humain remains must necessarily be calculated to pro-
duce unpleasant consequences; and he suggested that a
claw:e should be introduced into the bill at present before
parliament, in reference to the execution of convicts for
murder, which should enable the City authorities to bury
the bodies of criminals executed for murder at Newgate,
within the walls of the prison at Holloway. This matter
was referred to the Gaol Committee for them to take what
steps they considered necessary in the matter.
The General Purposes Committee brought up a report
on the reference of the 17th of April last to consid( r the
desirability of appointing a public prosecutor. The report
made by the committee was that they did not consider it
advisable to entertain the question at present.
A number of gentlemen were sworn in as brokers, and
after one or two other matters of no public interest had
been disposed of the court adjourned.

ROYAL Asvi.t•Ni OP ST. ANY'R HocirT.—The
annual meeting for the purpose of presenting rewards to
the former and present pupils in the girls' school of this
society took place yesterday at the institution, Streatham-
bill, under the presidency of the Archbishop of Armagh.
There was a full assemblage of ladies and gentlemen inte-
rested in the welfare of the asylum, and amongst them
were the Rev. W. Raven, the Rev. Jordan Palmer (chap-
lain to the asylum), the Rev. P. P. (Albert, the Rev. C.
English, Mr. H. Weatherley, Mr. J. C. Weatherley, Mr.
H. S. Redpath, Mr. Robert Field, Mr. G. Hayles, &c.
The Archbishop of Armagh briefly stated that the object
of the meeting was to present rewards to former pupils of
the institution, upon the production of written testimo-
nials of their good character, and to distribute gold and
silver medals, with other prizes, amongst the pupils now
in the asylum, which it may be stated was established for
affording home, clothing, maintenance, and education
to the necessitous children of parents, who have once
moved in a superior station of life, orphans ir not, of
any nation. Mr. R. H. Evans, the secretary, hav-
ing read the written testimonials, the chairman deli-
vered the rewards to the former pupils, offering some
complimentary and congratulatory remarks as they passed
before him. The Lord Archbishop then presented the
medals and prizes to pupils still in the asylum—the gold
medal to Susan Bradley, and the silver medal to Emily
Belle. A variety of books were then distributed to 22
pupils for general good conduct, or for success in different
branches of education, including history, geography, read-
ing and grammar, French, drawing, needlework, arith-
metic, church catechism, &c. Amongst the pupils in the
Town School, the lint, second, and third proficients were
Charlotte Lamb, Sarah Drinkwater, and Rosetta Stock-
well, the first and second receiving silver medals and the
third au atlas. Rewards of books or atlases were also pre-
sented to seven other girls, for various evidences of ability
and good conduct ; and the chairman concluded the bnsi-
ness of the meeting by addressing some appropriate obser-
vations to the pupils and friends of the charity. A hymn
was then sung by the children, and a vote of thanks hav-
ing been passed to the chairman, the proceedings closed
with the performance of the National Anthem.

The gOverning body of Wadhara College, Oxford,
have recently resolved to take the steps necessary for
the admission of persons not being members of the
church of England, and to make the necessary modifica-
tions in the religious service and discipline of the college,
to enable them to follow the course of education.—Noncon-
-1 formist.