The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA RETURNS.

DUTRA ZIGISTERID Off 7IiVasDAY, 18TH ocroass, 1866.
Cholera. Diarrhaa.
West districts
North districts 6
Central districts
But districts 4 ... —
South districts

Total in London
General Regiater-oftloe, Somerset Hosee, O. 19.

THE MANSION-HOUSE CHOLZRA. RELIEF
COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the working committee was held
yesterday at the Mansion-house, Sir Mom:sawn WILLS
in the chair. The chairman reported that up to the ad-
journment of their previous meeting, the committee had
made grants amounting altogether to 4,690/., towards the
maintenance of children made orphans by the disease in
the east of London, and yesterday they made 17 fresh
grants to the amount in all of 1,11,0/, making the total ex-
penditure in respect of orphans, 5,730/. There are other
cases of orphanage which have been approved by the com-
mittee for relief, representing an additional sum of 4201.,
according to the scale on which relief under that head has
hitherto been voted by them, and they will be asked to
grant that sum at their next meeting. The committee
also supplemented yesterday by 2501. the Orphan Fund
of 6,0001., and by 20/. the rum of 5001. they had previously
sat apart on the motion of the Lord Mayor, and dispensed
among 230 poor widows with children whose husbands bad
died of the epidemic, to enable them to recover little
articles which they had been driven to pledge in their dis-
tress. Sir Mordaunt Wells and Rev. F. G. Blomfleld were
appointed by the committee to draw up are port of their
to be submitted for approval at a future meet-
irtn sirs. Hutton and Ripley to audit their ac-
counts from the commencement of the fund. A de-
putation, headed by Mr. Jeremiah Long, from the
Diseases Prevention Committee of the Board of Works for
Westminster district, acting in pursuance of the orders in
council relating to cholera, waited upon the committee by
appointment. It appeared that the guardians of the
senates of St. Margaret and St. John, and. the local board
of works, had taken steps in the beginning of August to
meet any outbreak of cholera ; that they established a tem-
porary hospital in Bear-street, Westminster that
altogether, up to yesterday, between 60 and 70 patients
suffering from cholera and diarrhea had been ad-
mitted into the hospital ; that there had been nine deaths,
land that yesterday there were seven eases of cholera under
treatment in the institution. The local board of works
had also provided a second temporary hospital in
Manchester-buildings, in case of need ; but so fir there
had been no necessity for having recourse to it. The
deputation yesterday asked for a grant in aid of children
who had been made orphans by the dissaae, and the com-
mittee undertook to place those children on a supplement
list, with a view to relief. Sir Moedaunt Wells said that
he had that morning had an opportunity of visiting the
temporary hospital in Bear-street, and of inquiring what
had been done. He found that there were two medical
men in attendance, and from his own personal observation
that the patients were treated with a great deal of kind-
ness and consideration. From all he saw and heard he
was satisfied that the guardians and the local board of
works had acted with commendable forethought and
energy on the occasion. The committee at their rising
adjourned until Monday next.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CARR Or SHOOTING A MAN
IN SHROPSHIBS.—Yesterday Thomas Pardue, • smartly-
dressed young man, and Edward Lawrence, both in service
at Priors Lee-ball, near Wellington, were brought up
before the magistrates at Shiffnal, charged with feloniously
shooting George Ball, a collier, living at Prior's Lee, on the
night of Wednesday, the 10th inst. On further investi-
gation the case loses much of the sensational character
with which the reports in the local papers endowed it,
and instead of BaII being the victim of jealousy, it turns
out that his injuries are the unpremeditated result of a
practical joke. It appears from the statement of the
prisoners, supported by the evidence of the cook, that Ball
was paving his addresses to one of the female servants at
the hall. and was in the habit of visiting there two or
three times a week. The other servants determined to
play off a practical joke upon him, and, enlisting in their
scheme the services of the two prisoners, on the night of
the accident Lawrence went into the kitchen, apparently
in a state of great alarm, and said that he had seen two
men lurking about the out-buildings. He proposed that
he and Ball should go and see who they_ were, and
Ball, desirous of displaying his valour, readily fell into
the trap, sad the two men sallied out arm in arm, Ball
armed with a broomstick, and Lawrence with s cudgel.
As bad been previously arranged, Lawrence led Ball past
the barn where Pardee was stationed with a gun, and
Pardoe's statement is that having cut off the end of the
cartridge before charging his gun, he was under the im-
pression that all the shot was out when he fired it off,
which he did just as Ball and Lawrence passed the barn-
door. A considerable number of shots must, however,
have remained in the cartridge, for Ball was severely
wounded in the face and head, and upwards of thirty
shots passed through his hat. He has -lost one eye, and
sustained other injuries so severe that he was unable to
attend the inquiry yesterday, and the magistrates further
adjourned it for a week, in order to give him an oppor-
tunity of being present.
31 et r.oeohtrasi Eusan OF WORKS.—The usual
weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday ; Sir
John Thwaites in the chair. The general purposes com-
mittee recommended the board to proceed in the next
session of parliament with the bills of last session to
effect the Chelsea embankment, the improvement of
Park-lane, and the northern embankment approaches, the
clause having reference to the proposed approach through
Northamberlarahhouse property being omitted in the
latter bill ; and the chairman of the board was re-
quested to communicate with her Majesty's government
in relation to the financial arrangements to be made
fur carrying out such improvements. After a lengthened
discussion, the recommendation of the committee was
approved of, subject to an addition to the effect that the
financial arrangements be based on the bills of last station.
The chairman, iu reference to the proposed new street
from Blackfriars to the Mansion-house, said there were
14;1 original freehold claimants, and all those claims with
the exception of 13 had been settled, therefore very little
remained to be dealt with. Of the lessees' and sub-lessees'
claims, about SG had been dealt with, leaving Br, caves
to be disposed of. As far as they were at present able to
judge he thought by January next year they would be in
a condition to take down the houses and make an opening
in that direction. In answer to a question, the chairman
said it must be a matter of consideration as to which end
of the line the pulling down of houses would commence,
but tn.; arraugenents were the most advanced at the Earl-
street end. Mr. Tite, M.P., drew attention to the
present state of Leicester-square, and asked the Solicitor
whether, with the consent of the freeholder, that ex-
crescence and blot in the middle of it could not be re-
moved, forlat present it was extremely ridiculous, and was
an offence to public decency. The Solicitor said a legal
question as to this square would be settled in November
next, but as regarded an application to the freeholder for
the removal of the statue, be thought there could be no
objection to that course. After seine other business had
been diapaied of the board adjourned.
Tux LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOTER RAILWAY.—
Yesterday. a question connected with the aff airs of the
Landon, Chatham, and Dover Railway, came before Mr.
Hall. the chief clerk attached to the Court of Viee-Chan-
ceqor Stuart. The first point was as to the opening of the
new bridge near Victoria station, and the other one was as
to the surplus land, and in which some proceedings, under
writs of elegit had been taken before the under sheriffs of
Middlesex anti Kent. It was stated that the company
were paying 1001. aday to the Brighton line for passing over
their bridge, and their own bridge could be opened in 14
days if 1,54:11. was paid to Messrs. Sasby and Farmer for
signals. The bridge had been inspected on the part of the
government, and would yield 8,0001. a year. The question
was out of what funds the reosivers were to pay the
amount. As to the surplus land there was 80,0001. ready
to be paid, bat the question was, whether the receivers or
the company were to get the money. It was stated that
recently the Vice-Chancellor had declared that he intended
all money to be paid to the receiver. After a long dbe
cession on both questions the chief clerk made an ceder
that Messrs. Sa.x be paid, so that the new bridge could
be opened, and the fund out of which the money was to
come wool 1 be afterwards settled ; and as to the surplus
land, the Vice-Chancellor would decide that point. Order
aessediagly.