The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

ST. LOKI'S HosPITAL FOR LIINATIOL—The an.
noel general court of governors of Bt. Luke's Hospital for
Lunatics was held yesterday at the hospital, in Old-street,
the treasurer, Mr. Henry Francis Shaw Lefevre, in the
chair. Mr. Owtbwaite, the secretary read some vole-
mieons reports from the general committee, auditors, and
medical officers for the past year, from which it appeared
that from the Ist January. 1865, to the 31st December last,
107 patients deemed suable bad been received into the
hospital, of whom 48 have been discharged cured, 31 up-
land, 6 were found to be unfit for the benefits of she hos-
=, 7 were removed at the request of friends, and 10 had
From the opesiog of the hospital in July, 1751, to
the 31st of Deeember but inclusive, there bad been ad-
mitted into the hospital 20,360 patients who were deemed
candle sad 839 who were thought incurable, although a
large number of the latter class were subsequently dis-
charged cured. The average weekly number of patients in
the hospital during the past year has been
147, and the total number remaining on the
books at the end of the year was 142, via.,
64 deemed curable and 78 boarders. The bene-
factions during the year amounted to 3931. 10e. against
3331. 3s. 9d. in 1864, and the subscriptions were the same
in both years. Legacies had been received of 2,0001. from
the late Mr. Richard Thornton, 9001. from Mr. H. Sikes,
and 3791. 10s. from Mr. William Cole. On the motion of
the chairman, who congratulated the governors upon the
satisfactory state of the hospital, the report was adopted.
Lord Oversteps was then re-elected president, and Mr.
Laken treasurer, and the vice-presidents, general COM-
mittee, committee of audit, and other officers, having been
re-elected, and thanks voted to them for past services, a
formal vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the
court adjourned.
Rrrriaustt arm CoNvoosnon.—The following
are the gentlemen somioated, is accordance with the
Archbishop of Canterbury's message, by the Prolocutor
of the Lower House of Convocation, as a committee to
inquire into and report upon the alleged practice of ex-
cessive ritualism in the chnrchof England :—The Dean of
Canterbury (Alford), the Dean of Westminster (Stanley),
the Dean of Ely (Goodwin), the Archdeacon of West-
minter (Wordsworth), the Archdeacon of St. Alban's
(Grant), the Archdeacon of Taunton (Denison), the Arch-
deacon of Berkshire (Randall), the Archdesoon of Exeter
(Freeman), Obsocellor Xassiegbeird, the Rev. A. °rendes,
M.A., rector of Plockley ; the Rev. Dr. Jebb, rector of
Peterston ; the Rev. Dr. Leightott. Warden of All Souls'
College; the Bev. C. Pilkington, 8.C.L., Canon of Chi-
chester; the Rev. H. A. 'it oodeate, 8.D., 0111100 of
Worcester • the Rev. J. R. Woodford, M.A.. rector of
Kempriori; the Rev. J. W. Joyce, M.A., rector of Bu-
ford ; and the Rey. It. Seymour, Canon of Worcester.
REFUSING THE Rums or BORILL.—The vicar of
Geinsborough refused to read the burial service over the
body of a men who died in that town last week, or to allow
the corpse to be taken into thechnrch. The ninnies bad
therefore to be buried without any service being performed
over them. The ground of the vicar's refusal was, not that
the man bad died unbaptised, or excommunicate, or bad
laid violent hoods on himself, but that be had cootiooed
living with a woman who was not his wife after being re-
peatedly admonished on the matter. The vicar is aware,
we hear, that in refusing the Christian rites of burial under
such gir
ded
the he was acting somewhat illegally, but
he regarded the step he bad taken as a wholesome act of
ehurch
FIVER IN NZWCANTLE-02•TYNE.—Typlom fever,
which has been fatal is some of the more neglected puts of
'the east end of Newcastle-on-Tyne during the winter, seems
to be travelling into the more wealthy quarters of that
town. Last week Dr. Watson, a highly respectable medical
Practitioner, was carried off by it, end on Monday Dr.
Hawthorn, a gentleman io large practice, fell a victim to
the same disease. On Monday also Mr. John Benson, a
town councillor, and a gentleman taking a very prominent
part in the public movements of the town, died of typhus
fever, after a very few days' illness.
Trim Loss or TEI EICRISIOR.—An interesting
letter has been received in Bull by the parents of the cap-
tain's wife from that lady. She describes with simple
pathos the distressing scenes which occurred on board the
wreck previous to the arrival of the lifeboat. Rain fell on
the Thursday and Friday, and was eagerly caught by the
men in their sou'westers, and in a silver thimble beloogiag
to Mrs Newton (the captain's wife). The only food the
whale of the survivors had for six days and nights wee
a small piece of a raisin cake, which was distributed so far
as possible. Mrs. Newton was not rescued from the cabin
until it was nearly full of water, and when she was about
being carried on deck a heavy sea struck the vessel, &adobe
and the Bret engineer, who had gone to her assistance, were
swept back into the cabin. Delirium seems to have seised
hold of many of three who perished, and the captain, who
was rescued from the wreak, pa pa
ed pat in the belief that
if he let go his hold and went below be should find his way
to a favourite promenade in 801 l called Spring-back. At
the time the letter was written Lloyd's agent bad just ar-
rived, and was ministering to the wants of the 'offerers,
most el whom wers soofined to their bed., but with
every preopeet al opeedy recovery.