The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

The second annual meeting of this association was
held yesterday afternoon at the Manchester Town-hall, Mr.
B. ASHWORTH, presiding.
Mr. WHITWORTH (thet SOCITIIITy) read the annual re-
pmt, which referred c • fiy to the passing of the bill intro-
duced by the satiociation in the last 'woolen of parliament, to
effort a reasonable modifleation of the imperative pIIOVIIiODa
of the 21st clause of the Factory Act, 7 and 8 Ile., e. 15,
which required all mill gearing to be " securely fenced."
The committee state that they are nut aware of any case of
arbitration having arisen since the statute was plumed, but
they feel confident that its provioiono will be found an ample
protection to the operatives, and will prove satisfactory to the
employers. Notwithstanding the heavy expenditure of pro-
secuting the bill, a balance of 2,6751. remains available for
the purpoorti of the association.
?dr. L.
_Elms, of Derby, moved the adoption of the report.
He oongrandated the a...elation on the NUCCCNI of their pro-
ceedings, and considered it was the tirot time the factory in-
terest had received anything like justice at the hand, of the
legislature. He wee glad that there was no proposition to
dissolve the sasociation, which it was most desirable to re-
tain in operation, not for purposes of aggresoion, but as a
means of-protection to the trade. (clear, hear.)
Mr. CLAPHAM, of Airedale, seconded the motion, which
was canted unanimously.
Mr. Wntoirt, of Oldham, moved a vote of thanks to the
executive committee; which alum...ended by Mr. H. Maser',
of Ashton, who recommended extreme caution on the part of
the members individually, in not hiving themselves open to
attacks ouch as had been made upon the trade, as they would
always be losers if they had to fight public opinion.
The motion was carried unanimouoly.
Mr. T. Cooxx, of Manchester, remarked that the factory
occupiers could nut better secure public support than by
strictly obeying the law as it now stool. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. N. BUCKLEY, Mayor of Ashton; Mr. nowt-axe, of
Oldham; Mr. J. BrtresoN, of Manchester; and other gen-
tlemen, took part in the remainder of the proceedings, which
were merely of a formal character.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL FOR THE DESTITUTE

SICK.

•
Yesterday the annual general court of the gover-
nors of this hospital war held at the Institution, Gray a-inn-
read—Mr. EIIIIVND MALAWI:Iit in the their.
Mr. FENN, the secretary, read the report of the committee
of management, from which it appeared that the number of
in-patients admitted during the year 1856 amounted to 844,
being an increase of 42 as compared with the return for the
year 1856. The out-patients for the same period were 43,443,
being an income of 4,354 eases over the is irrespteding re-
turn for the preceding year, the total number of patients of
both rams for the year 1866 amounting to 44,287, the largest
number of sick eases relieved during any one yeer since the
commencement of the charity. There wee at the same time
a considerable advance on all the items of the hospital's
general resources. The donations of the poet year amounted
to 3,1991. Gs. 3d., exhibiting an inereeee of 1,310/. 1 In. Bd.
over the previous year. The annual subscriptions bad
reached an annual income of 1,5001., showing an 'mecum of
45/. over the previous year. The legacies during the peat
year amounted to 4,585/. 2.. 7d.. being 1,726/. Bs. more than
the year preceding. The total income of the year from all
mune' was 9,3861. 6s. 6d, out of which sum, after payment
of numerous current charges of the belied, and 1,300/. for
the new building (5,200/., including 1.,b001., the amount of
the Same: fund. were paid in 1614 and there is dill
owing 6001. to the builder) the sum of' 4,1441. 15s. Gil. had
been applied towards the liquidation of outstanding liabilities.
The committee desired to cell attention to the fact that in the
year 1828, 926 patients were relieved. and in the lost year
(1856), no Iron a number than 44,287, presenting a grand
total from the foundation of the hospital in 1828, up to the
present time, of 565,780 eases of sick and labouring poor who
,had received its benefits.
The report wan adopted, and a committee of manegement
was appointed for the curling year. Mr. John Ilaaternien,
M.l'. was re-elected treasurer, and three auditors were ap-
pointed.
A vote of thanks was then passed to Dr. Marsden, the
founder and senior surgeon of the hospital, and to Dr.
llrintou, Dr. ilemall, Dr. O'Connor, Mr. Weeder Ciste,
31r. Watley, and the other medical °Went of the institution;
and after a vale of thank,' to the chairman, the muting
leParated•

THE FRARDS ON THE CITY or LONDON UNION.
—Yesterday, at the meeting of the beard guardians f this
Union, a letter from the secretory of
of the Poor o
La. Board
was read, communicating the conclusion at which the Com-
missioners had arrived, respecting Mr. Rewsell, the chief clerk
of the Union. The ileard attribute the succors with which
the recent frauds had escaped detection to the neglect of re-
gulations to which Mr. Rowsell ought to have strictly ad-
and raper the opinion that his resignation should be
applied for and accepted. The Booed have also forwarded et
letter to Mr. Gibbs, auditor of the London district, in which it
was stated that the evidence bad clearly established great
lect upin his part, without which it would have been difficult
for the frauds to have escaped detection. part incl., sfma was
laid open Mr. Gibbs's own admission that .` he had never
audited the treasurer's accounts at all." As in the former
ease, the Board no reluctant to visit neglect with dismissal,
but they require Mr. Gibbs's immediate resignation.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.—The deaths
registered is London, which in the two previous weeks had
been 113.5 and 1,121, rose in the week that ended last Satur-
day toil
,216. Although the rate of mortality has been rising
lately, it is still below the average. Last week the births of
904 boys and /03.5 gilds, in ell 1,789 children, were registered
in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1842-56 the average number was 1,553.
The deaths of five persons are recorded in the
Registrar-General's return fur London lost week as caused
by intemperance.