The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

ST. LEW'S HOSPITAL.

The amelioration in the treatment of lunatics is
not one of the least remarkable algae of the times. What
the social condition of the madams was in bygone days, to
what bestial state he was reduced, and what means were
resorted to for the purpose of yet lowering his fallen state,
we may learn from that grand exponent of hamen follies
11 and human sin, William Hogarth. Such a Mats of things
as is represented by the graphic hand of the Kis(' serjsent
painter, fortunately DO longer exists : gone are the unclean
straw pallet and the rotting garb of rap; gore, In Tur7
few Matthews, the sksit-wsisicost, the borribly ghastly cami-
sole de force; gone the the gyres mid the whips and all the
instruments of terror, not to esy of torture, in the
most frantic weer of delirium, Is his meetdangerous
and savage state, the poor patient is now placed to •
padded room where he can harm neither himself nor his
watchers; in every milder stage he has comparative freedom,
and such gleams of reason as remain to him are careful'
armed by the introduction of vitriol's mesas of
anineenient. _ _

Among the public' asylums is which this method of mad
treatment has hose introduced wi:h MOM, Eft. Lake's is
. This year the 001111111 of winter. asamemeab
imaguraled by a madam from the
pools, by the Bev. J. IL Hollow, whose greed elocution was
never beard to bettor advantage, aod never listened to with
deeper attention than by his audience, the patients
of a .lunatic' asylum. The were from Rood,
Ladle, Tampon, and lagoideby ; but the "Ghost seem
in Heseskt" mailed the greatant attention, sad was
Intoned to ia almost as ealklim ellence.

Lettere., amateur teem* km., form part of the sato
of RMOOKINSIII/2 wisely provided by the benevolent coin.
mitten

THE CHRISTMAS CATTLE MARKET.
Next in succession and importance to the exhibi-
tion of Stook at the Prise Cahn Show is the display at the
Mistime Chide larket. There was a
goodly meeler of
the Wed* *nun yesterday nors erhibitice, de-
spite tbs mihneurable amen of the irr. la rehrenes
to the prodedien of ben the show of beasts wee
rather to moderns ibia to increase Moss an=
which a viii to Below-elemet non have excited. la point
of misabers li wee the limo* oe record ; but it we the
renal minks GM there ins not the weight of meat
which lies ben nem on prerions emodees ; nor wee the
pick DIM so Gym is es genie of Ms gnat dim in pre-
acting years. Altogether, however, the show was by no
mar dispare&g, and if net Osbert OM bee ben Mtn
it mast bo_peonompood m by no inseas an entatisho-
to age. The AMOS wen perhaps the most camp&
coons for the fern ia which they mustered, and they
orziutied ma any bsentihd saimele ; but we mined that
ty la this selenice, m a whole, which has has so
striking as prior onesiona. The Nerefords mainsined their
panne well is sopzels oredition and form ; a very loge
'proportion of them was of a mist saleable chereeter, sad
desoribed as all that • honker mild win. The shart-horm
end crowed ems made an extensive show, and bold their
owe well bar iminne dreekire Oi
' essie, lased or palhii, the gather* wee not mem
roes. Mit Mae paie some as has spesisens mom Mem es
were ever sem end tbry were prowoonced to ben near per
se pernble le the fro or to the touch. TM
entire eanslism imabered 6,040 heed, of which 700 ware
hem 661141111, 161166 has Canibridgmbin, Leicester-
@him mad Northemplimsblin 1,735 fres seer puke of
M7OO hem Ersolload, and tie weenie*
ee Indeed sad abroad. The weather was apinst
' terle, mid the disponi! el the dock was rather heavy wait,
midst the prism realised ewe poseelly shoat IL per none
wailer 11110111 amid OM the greet day lest year, the gmerel
top qunethni efaisole, Ilersferds, he., beinlig 16.
est 4d.
per stens, bseides Wag the
to embus. weethe deszer thee that of 1111 D,
sad
folly se geed es is nisei The Dome were very
numerees, and isheid some ertmordinarilyallnis
onim at
whilat Leissekne .pd ether {nog wools rodia
bonesselis Fleshy. The nekton trade, although not so good
16 fill* him haps the am "ft more reesnable tempe-
rature, was toles* minded ; but, as with beef, the prier
realised fell about 2d. per is.. below the cerreecy of
Christmas, 1800, the preens average top price beim
ss. 6d. per stone ; lint a peeked pen here and thenmode
maw. The Sean Maier arm& wY 111,101 Veal and
pork, is weal ea Me peed dey, etbnieted but liklis anso-
tion.

LAW AItRIIDMINT Elocruerc—Nolise bed beak
given that at the stetting of the few steseeinmet Beaty,
Let night, Dr. Waddilove would read a paper ea the Cbe.
filet of Maritime Belligerent Bights," bet is weememees
the lamented death of the Pelmet:bawd, may a few mem-
ben attended. Sir lewriece Peel occupied the chair. Mr.
Fitswilliame mid the death of the Prince Consort
had .misted them all, and it Iris say • mark of
respect to her Majesty to *ear& an sew members
haviof beta elided, lasbahe Mr. Pease, M.P. for dashed,
a motion was paned redwing the amount of subwription of
corporate usembers from Avegelases to twoohiesa annually.
Mr. is 'weeding the motion, suggested that
there should be ea Nary is ate minutes that the adjourn.
meat wee for the purpose of testifying their deep respect
for the memory of the We Prince Consort. He believed be
was correct in saying that me of the first acts of his Royal
Highness, after he became the husband of the Queen, was
to obtain the services of • distinguished Queen's counsel in
order to make himself acquainted with We constitution and
laws of the country. No doubt it was owing to that step,
which perhaps very few men of hie age and statism would
have taken, that he was enabled to so well discharge his
duty as the hesbend of her Majesty, sod that he showed so
much respect for the constitutioo under which we lived.
He thought that in • society composed chiefly of lawyers
this fact ought not to be overlooked. The chairman, in
putting the motion, said they all felt most severely the loss
which the estuary had stn arced by the death of • dada-
guided man of great worth, who had bees snatched away
at a time when, beyond all Wham they required the aid of
all the beet beads in the country. There certainly never was
a man who brought to the charge of his high ditties a
clearer bead, a better heart, or • wander mind. The
motion was then screed to, and the meeting adjourned.

SACRUM:IZ AT Sr. GIORGI'S CHURCH, CAM:IM-
WiLL-00 Sunday morning lasts dating robbery was com-
mitted at this church, some person or persons having
stealthily mitered the lobby during the home of divine ser-
vice and forced off and carried away one of the ohne-boxes
tied at the entrance to the gallery, which was supposed to
contain a ocosidSrable Animal of money. The thieves got
clear off unperceived by anyone.
BRITIAH GUARANTIES ASSOCIATION.--We have
received the following letter relative to the affairs of this
monistical :—"Sir,—As the intended resignation of the
Edinburgh directors of this association'has been (somewhat
prominently) brought bakes the public in various news-
papers, 1 think it right, as aof the association, to
mention that this resignation has brought about solely
through measures adopted by the bard in London to reduce
the expenses of manegerrent in likellsed, ommequent on the
removal of the heed ease to the 'metropolis. The Edin-
burgh board, it seem, bee taken umbra eat the manner in
which three messoree have been earned out; but, while
their London consignee regret this difi'ereoce of opinion,
they have sem ao mime Is alter their views. lam happy
to swore the shareholders that the affairs of this association
were Dever Ma weeder or more satistentory elate than at
the presest time. —1 ern, he., D. FORREST, Manager.—
London, Dec. 16."
Tug WARD or LANORODIN.—At the request of
many electors and inhabitants, Mr. T. Sidney Smith en-
mistime his intention, on St. Thomas's Day, to offer himself
as • candidate for the honour of being elected clued the re-
presentatives in the Court of COSMOS Conseil for the year
ensuing. He is well known to most of the electors, and his
father is at present ate ol the representatives of an ad-
joining ward is the Court 01 Commen Council,
Souris Kiattsiscrrow Mosstrw.—Duriug the week
ending Des. 14 the visitors have been as follows :—On
Mosday, Tuesday_, and Seterday, free days, 4,408; cm
Holiday sad Tuesday, free ovisinp, 3.771. On the three
students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 1,190 ems
students' evening, Wednesday. 2141; total, 9,600. Tram
the opening of the Museum, 2,388,009.
Parties about to make Christmas present' are
Arcady recommended to visit the extenvlve Show•rooms of
Yews. Parkins and Giotto, is, Oxford street, who have by far
tie newer Is Loadoo of photographic albums; dressing-
g-cases, from one to twenty guineas: writing-
=l, despatelt•hoses work.isites stationery cabinets, In oak
sad maw: book-slides. blotting-books, envelope. MU-
edge carrisev-bean Inkstands of pvery shape and al •
glie•RßßlDskpostairescalea, morspbonkA fans seperbtraarraatei
articles for the writing.table tinily nod pocket Ifibles toyer.
hooks, sod Church Service,. In plain and highly ereemested
bindings, from the largest to the mulled .1o,(1 type. In tact,
at MO Fatublishment as immerse variety of %mend and 'lomat
articles especially Adapted tot pneentstion can ha ~,,,n t,„, suit
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