The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-18 00:00:00

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THE COUNTY MEMBER.

OLD ITTLI.

Bone new cabal wards have been opened at St.
Diarylobos° Workhouse which are
_positively Prom the "Owl."
startling in their comfort and luxury. The emu- Where as to been so long, and me a ringing this way?
nisi principle of the Houselesi Poor Act, against 1,-.0%,-ftly, abu
moort=... Doctor he "ay
which London guardians fought so long and so Olt ma my poort—l joins to break ma ru tale
le.
bitterly, was that proper food and shelter should Doctor he looks moighty woise, but for • that he Mums nth/
be given to all in urgent necessity, but that a &mei. New meth tolnd osr to talk to ma Muth Vitt ;
fide task of work should be exacted in return. The' I've es DR' bottle o mart motet noights 510 In been M.P.,
An I've ea my two sonistlme, and the better part o three.
advocates of that admirable measure insisted that
discipline and labour would far outweigh the ad- Mitre.' ab" telbeseeese• eat: Peee
ous re ; he
.
vantage. of nourishment, warmth, and sleep in An • towd ilas. saw4brissmiTto gads rid glen the you
bond be all ,
the mind of the London rough, and that if cleanli- 'tithed for Dille etdifht Mtn my duty an the Ion&
ness as well as labour were enforced, there need be Rolght a may peso—but Cranborne I reckon made a storm,
little apprehension that the very ben of wards iAn a coat up awful that a did 'bout Dizzy and Reform ;
would be overcrowded. The Marylebone guardians, . Rot a knows a rotted Ws Reform es long as I dent,
An a only coated for Amy when woorst It some to wooed.
though confessedly hostile to the bill, determined ,
to fight it fairly, and by giving casual paupers all 2: f "us WM° ilms° ateerthe
theande they were road :
beard Big Ben a Istunnthe awa in e Oath Tower orr my
the facilities asked, to convince parliament how j yed—
pernicious was the measure it had thrust upon the Astitisinittedees tele: wtonesgtr& toilenn aid ennte°l Wen, •
metropolis. Experience has, zatzdume, shown 114
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these gentlemen that the real y hates work Ben Diszaelre fair to lay its mirth to tried—
Wayhap when it do peas, amain bad en it may beiL
with an intensity which no bribes of comfort can suer veiled for tin, thud why I hardly kaiser ;
overcome, and in the wards recently opened we see Cut .twsr anus MS duty to g° es Taylor rood ma to go.
the result of this belief reduced to practical con- But Crenborne a amass sad pssades. sasses en eagy en trek,
" Tbe Amomictety knows very soon wt you be all Spat;"
It is always hazardous to praise parochial lAnkt:sil,,"Tillstay.ba;,,bratsjetr ioZharPt's Sams ynCiatijVieb."d'
arrangementa on the strength of a chance visit ;
I wend the Free Trade tohne ? ark for thee issoindanowt,
and with the show-ward of Lambeth, and the rove-' Twar • thighty boggle for ne, an our ruin as we shows;
'idioms both of the amateur and the real casual ' Mold kith as we war might, but they; tried la shoot all mom,
still before us, it would be rash to say more than An UM "nee." el/ bbe same, an tensed ourpiety eek
that the mud areangvmenta of the parish of St. Pees deb It bee•• noes seed sea traitor re's Mee,
Lkarylebone approach theoretical perfection more An
seelfertihntel is l? h" "t" short,
nearly than those of any workhouse we have seen. Au DUiy be termed Free Trader—but au be my ebb-
A large iron structure has_ bean put up; and an Whew fast I Dome to How., warn't a score o'
Rats sokow—
efficient staff of officers hired. But it is the in- Nowt then but Whigs an Torten ;an loth at It now—
ternal arrangements 'of this new building that Whig side worth nowt, save Radical stock to breed
An Tory side ar moetwthys a wan wi Radical seod.
amaze the visitor. All casuals are admitted by an
order from the police-station, and are then re- "Nobttat aTo
Bads gubitanyblisii: oherge Iliguffeitnosow,a
run plow.
glistered, bathed, and fed according to prescribed Alt, If Pow'r Amolghty'd only Lip Reform onto Dissy's
rule. list an ample supply-of hot and cold water An steel hie making WO ed the sthe'res en tenants an "di.
is laid on to the bathing rooms, and each pauper Is there • mon knaws what Mays been sop to wt men,
has a perfectly fresh, instead of a " pea-soup' ' bath. ',tt° essn te t.ell under which thimble be Dizzy's pen•
County n' all. Ob dear—oh, deer—
Clean night-shirts are provided, and each person's , fK:sliiet ma
ile sr y Is ovary thirty year,
clothes are "stowed," that is, baked all night in an Look bowßad. when theyseas mea perm by
oven if it be thought necessary, so that vermin are se to shows. new dad, What a Pule abe 'overly
killed w off, and the paupers leave the workhouse
And
tlin lo
ow ses
gweohnoewanr:oetisted to
gie
viteaNcis.emshane
nipowr the lone,
cleansed and purified next day. The same process
is observed with the beds and bedding, and the In Commons they say the Bill will pass the Lords arolght,
two sleeping chambers devoted to mon and women An who's
7oifstaanasitgrYothigrlti°t. Itlem,rtdokrslfweel,Sall:
6artslrespectively are warmed and ventilated in the most An a didn't ought to be Gladstone, but a woent swear It waist
efficient way. The chambers we are describing are I be so,
. . . . . -

to some of the old casual wards what Westminiter-
hall is to a fetid cellar in St. Giles's. Apart from
sentiment and association, the moat refined and
fastidious of our readers might take a bed at St.
Marylebone without having their sense of fitness
outraged in any one essential. There is no rough-
ing it, no dirt, no noise, and no contamination.
The rooms are of considerable height, and have
windows in the ceiling, which, opening at each
side, are moved by a handle in the wall, which no
one may touch but the superintendent, who is on
active duty all night, and who is responsible for
the discipline and condition of the wards. The
place is brilliantly lit by gas until a cer-
tain hour, when lights are lowered and silence
is enforced. The barrack beds slope down from the
walls, and have lockers at their head for the clothes
of such sleepers as are clean enough to need none
of the forcible purification hinted at above. The
sheets and beds are, however, " 'toyed " daily.
The flooring under the beds is of red tiling, while
an iron grating runs up the centre of the room, up
'Ouch hot air will come when the thermometer de-
clares artificial warmth desirable. A drinking foun-
tain will be placed at one end so as to face a well-lit
ante-room at the other. Sacred texts are to be
painted at the aides, and paid Scripture-readers
come each night after the casuals are in bed and
expound a portion of Holy Writ. The whole pro-
ceedings seem based upon the model afforded
by the rules of the best refuges, but are
more strictly and systematically carried out than
at any refuge we have seen. The clean comfort of
a hospital, with the stern discipline of a barrack, is
the combination which conveys moat accurately
the impression these new wards produce. Nothing
can exceed their cleanliness and comfort, and the
honseless wanderers who choose St. Maryleboue as
a resting place have better and more considerate
treatment than many a respectable school lad
for whose lodging high sums are paid. So far, it
would almost seem that St. Marylebone was foster-
ing pauperism, a sin of which many excellent per-
sons are grievously afraid ; but further inquiry
shows us that the strictness of the labour test, and,
the uniformity with which the recalcitrant are
brought before the Marylebone magistrates and
summarily punished, suffice to keep the num-
bers down. Talking in the ward after
silence has been proclaimed by the super-
intendent is " disorderly conduct," and ib
treated as such. A few days ago some able-bodied
paupers lingered lazily over their morning's task-
work in the hope of being discharged as incorrigible
—an offence for which they had a smart sentence
of imprisonment with hard labour from the sitting
magistrate. Small handbills, such as we see at
railway stations respecting fraudulent passengers,
stand prominently out in the ante-rooms, and warn
Manners of the penalty attached to disobedience.
Above all, the casuals are never left to themselves.
The officer in charge of the males, and the female
warder to whom the women are entrusted, keep in
their several ward, all night, and receive
comfortable salaries for this duty alone.
Their places depend upon their preventing
impropriety, and oaths, bad language, or even
goasipping among the casuals would inevitably lead
to dismissal. The object of this atrictnem—
which reminds one of a model prison—is to make
the place distasteful to all but the weary worn-out
wanderer, to whom rest and shelter are all in all,
and who but for the workhouse would be lying in
the streets. The result has been an actual change
in the quality of those applying. The certainty of
labour, and the chance of punishment, are too
much for the sturdy ne'er-do-weel, who accordingly
extends his favours to workhouses where there is
greater freedom and lesscomfort. On the other hand,
the really unfortunate men and women who are in
se...eh of work are glad enough to submit to regu-
lations which ensure them refreshing rest and
food. The season of the year and the short time
which these new wards have been open make it
dangerous to generalise from statistics, but it
seems probable that when winter comes round the
course adopted will have a strikingly favourable
effect upon the returns. The great problem of
London destitution has been to succour the needy
and distressed, while deterring the lazy and the
vicious, and St. Marylebone is now attempting its
solution with a heartiness and intelligence which
are in themselves earnests of success.

But Bright 'll come arter us all with Beales an his League
mayhap,
Buzzing and malting the Commons' House with the clap-
trap
Gin 1 num go, I mon go 1 doant loike to be beat,
But giu this be so, I now go, tort couldn't abear tv see It.
What atta staring there for, and doesna bring me ma poort ?
Doctor's a tub), an says I mum drink Might wine u Dindatone's
snort ;
Bat I wolint break my rule for Iyer a Doctor math the son—
Git ma my pool, an gm I man hoe my seat, I mina

INVITATION OF THE SULTAN TO MANCHESTER.—
The Corporation of Manchester having invited the Sultan
to visit the metropolis of the cotton trade,the city council,
Ist a meeting held yesterday, adopted the following address
Ito his Majesty. In the event of the Sultan not being able
Ito visit Manchester the address is to be presented by
mdeapyuotar,tion: alderman, ■nd citizens
e, 11aayit pleasethe"
curi ty of
Majesty
rk—We,c
ttehe
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lin the county palatine of Lancaster, hail with feelings a
great satisfaction the presence of your Imperial Majesty in
this country, and approach your Imperial Majesty for the
purpose of offering our sincere congratulations upon the
loccasion of the Trait of your Imperial Majesty to our be-
loved sovereign Queen Victoria. We regard the auspicious
visit of your Imperial Majesty with interest, not only as
affording concluaiveand satisfactory evidence of the sincerity
of the alliance which MIS happily long existed between this
country and Turkey, but also as an event of great interest
and importance in the history of nations. As the muni-
cipal representatives of the capital of the manufacturing
districts we venture to assure your Imperial Majesty that
we have witnessed with gratitude the liberal and en-
lightened policy which has been adopted by your Imperial
Majesty in relation especially to the growth said culti-
vation of cotton, by which your Imperial Majesty has
wisely sought to secure that the vast capabilities of gm
country under your Imperial Majesty's rule should he
made available to the largest extent for the production of a
staple so important to the manufacturing industry of this
country. We pray that the alliance between Turkey and Eng-
land may long continue, that the same may be
further strengthened by the extension of commercial
relations, and that the personal intercourse now
taking place between your Imperial Majesty
and the rulers of other peoples may tend to
perpetuate the peace of Europe, and to promote the pro-
gress and prosperity of all nations. Given under our com-
mon seal at Manchester this 17th day of July, 1867." The
Mayor announced that, in anticipation of the Sultan's
visit to Manchester, the Assize Courts Committee had
placed the judges' lodgings and such portions of the
Assize Courts as might be required at the disposal of the
corporation for the accommodation of his Majesty. A
similar address was voted to the Viceroy of Egypt, and
entrusted to a deputation for presentation.
ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.
Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of the governors
and friends of this institution was held at the hospital,
King William-street, Charing-cross, the Marquis of
Westminster occupying the chair. Mr. George G. Far-
rent, the secretary, read the report of the committee of
management, which stated that since the foundation of
this hospital in 1816, to the Ist of January, 1867, 189,409
poor persons had availed themselves of Its benefits. Of
these, 3,359 had been operated upon for the removal o'
cataract, and for the formation of an artificial pupil ; and
the sight had been restored, as well as the per-
sonal appearance improved, of 11,370 persons
.by the
operation for the removal of squinting. During the
past year 8,220 new cases were treated, the number of
operations performed on in-patients having been 262, and
on out-patients 743. The expense of supporting the
hospital for the year was 1,2021. Bs. 24d.. and the receipts
left a deficiency of 1401. 9s. 7d. The expenses had increased
owing to the high prise of provisions, but by gross care
and rigid economy the committee had been enabled to keep
32 beds continually occupied. The committee, upon the
report of the surgeons as to its necessity, had commenced
cleaning, painting, and repairing the hospital, which had
been deferred for several years past solely for the want of
funds. Extensive alterations for enlarging the building
were also being carried out for the better accommodation
of the in and out-patients. A more commodious die-
pensary had been fitted up, a new waiting-room
for the out-patients made, and a darkened room for the
use of the ophthalmoscope, an instrument which is now
indispensable as an adjunct to the study and treatment of
diseases of the eye. To meet the cost and expenses of
these repairs and alterations, rendered necessary by the
large and increasing number of patients, averaging 1,200
per week, the committee earnestly solicit the aid of the
affluent and wealthy, and make a special appeal to the
commercial and manufacturing firms of the 11 est-end, and
the large employers of labour in the western suburbs,
whose workshops and works furnish daily a great number
of patients.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
WORK•4.—Yesterday Dr. Lankester held an inquest at the
Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, relative to the death
of Mary Kahangany,. aged 40, who fell down a cutting at
the St. Pancras portion of the Midland Railway works,
owing, as alleged, to improper light and insufficient pro-
tection. Mr. H. North attended on the part of Messrs.
Waring Brothers, the contractors for the St. Pancras
portion of the line. Johannah Ithech, of 13, Chenies-
street, Tottenham-court-road, identified the deceased as
her sister, who was a very sober woman. She left her home
at 7 o'clock on Saturday night last. Owing to her giving a
wrong name at the hospital, witness did not hear of her
death till yesterday. Police-constable Hogsden said
that at a quarter to one o'clock on Sunday morning last
he heard that a woman was being pulled out of the cutting
in the St. Pancras-road, into which she bad fallen. He
saw the woman brought to the surface of the hole. She
was afterwards taken to the hospital. The lights were
insufficient,and the protection to the public very imperfect.
The coroner remarked that there had been many accidents
lon those works; they had been very unfortunate. Mr.
Richard Hewetaon, house surgeon at the hospital, deposed
to deceased being admitted at a quarter to 2 in the morn-
ing of Sunday last. There was a wound on the left side '
of her head half an inch long. The skull was fractured
from the front of the heads!! round the skull. She died
on the following morning from the fracture and laceration
of the brain. John M'Hutchins said he was employed on
the Midland Railway works in the St. Pancras-road on 1
Saturday night last, and was about 18 yards from where
the woman fell into the cutting, which was protected by
bricks in piles and barricades. The cutting was about
1.2 feet deep, and was 13 yards from the pavement. Several
of the jury knew the place well, and said it was in a most
unprotected state, and highly dangerous. They returned a
verdict of " Accidental death," and appended an expres-
sion of opinion that the cutting into which the deceased
fell was left exposed in a dangerous and negligent manner,
and called the attention of the vestry of St. Pancras and
the contractors, Messrs. Waring, to the necessity of im-
mediately providing barriers to prevent the access of the
public to the said cutting.

Tut: REPRESENTATION OF WEST GLOUCESTER-
SHISE.—There are now two candidates in the field for the
representation of West Gloucestershire. viz., the Hon.
Charles Berkeley (liberal), second son of Earl Fitzhardinge,
and Colonel Somerset (conservative), a cousin of the Duke
of Beaufort. The contest will, it is expected, be a severe
One.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.—
The following candidates yesterday passed the major exa-
mination as pharmaceutical chemists :—Battle, John Sea
ley, Lincoln ; Butterworth, John, London ; Churchill,
Walter John, Birmingham ; Gittoes, Samuel James, West
Bromwich ; Hall, Alfred Richard, London ; Harwood,
Henry Thomas, Yeovil; Kitchin, Archibald, Whitehaven;
Knight, John, London ; Perress, John Clements, South-
ampton; Posters, Arthur William, Bury St. Edmunds;
Shaw, Henry Woolhouse, Oakham ; Walker, Walter Tra-
eq.,. Maidstone.
THE NEW ACT ON SALES BY A UCTlON.—YeSterday
the new act to amend the law of auctions was printed, and
will take effect on the Ist day of next month. It relates
to sales of land, and in the interpretation clauses " puffer"
is stated to mean a person appointed to bid on the part of
an owner. Where sales are invalid in law they are also to
be invalid In equity, where a puffer bad bid. In future all
conditions of sales are to state whether the land is to be
sold without reserve, or whether there is a reserved prioe,
or whether the right to bid is reserved. The act is not to
extend to Scotland.