The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-22 00:00:00

Ma' . Z. SNIALE'R BENEFIT. —Mr. T. E. Emile,
the treasurer of the Royal Priname's Theatre, announao
hie irk beak% for Monday next, the l'ith instant. On
that missies a programme of a very attractive kind will
be submitted, and Mr. Soak will, no diabie vedg, Ike
reward of his energy and 'beetles in fulfilling the dukes
incident to the Milos of treasurer.
REFOREATORY AND REFUGE UNION. —Exeter-
hall was crammed last evening, as on former years, to
esiebrate the anniversary M this excelleat society. Lard
Shaftesbery, in spite of his indisposition, made sa effort
to be present, and leek the chair. Amongst the goalie-
man en the platform were Sir T. F. Buxton, ILP., the
Hon. A. Kinnaird, ILP., ke. The earlier part a the
proceedings consisted of the singing of pima by shout 700
children from the various refuges and house. in Lades,
under the direction el Mr. J. Preudman. These anniver-
eerie" are made the mossicas for a holiday for the Mildews,
and. istamordanos with custom, they w ketzeated
to a monster tea party, under the ekeensgefeala e/
they were now radiant with happiness, whoa Omar
healthy, end neat immunises bads gratifying lab=
lagolment to whisk they are asibiested at tisk
sad homes. The union wee farmed in 1850 to gaits
various institutions established learagbout the kinspdees
foe the benefit of juvenile delinquents, vagrant, sad Ass&
sets children, and the entseat and benselese pear. In
1858 a female missies to fallen women was established,
which sow employe gig misiensaiss, and has been the
means of rescuing upwards of 2,300 young women. There
are 191 institutions suggested nth the • ankm.l
aseconmedating 22,56‘ inmates 13,1001. hes beim
panted to venom refuges, 2, lee
purposee, 2,6341. so mateetWarim Masse
year ending last month was 6,0081. 73w0 shrew of eagle I
haloes connected with the anion am eel
Industrial wheels, refugee and he..,
mhoola, night refuges, ponitentierim and hem. es
harks Several speeches were sees, wean ke fends
sad describing the openiiisis of the essigiy, sad the
special address to the childam, which is slams shakers
at these meetings, was del read by Mr. wise
proved Mrer el! as great an adept at winning Ii iwi ter
end theses of his young saclike, as in mane hie Rob
Bey Oases an its thousand miles mares A beats" vote
of thanks to Lord Shaftesbury was given at the elms et
the messing.
TEE HEALTH OF LONDON.—It Appears from the
Mum tuned by authority of the RieOstmedGessenithai
Is 46* week that ended en Saturday April 18, 5,038
births sad 3,247 deaths were tittered in IsOesead
13 other large towns of the Gni Miesdere. ifs mobil
me ci mertallh was 27 per IMO Mem= Heim. The
masa rate of 'hostility UM week was f 0 per 1,0110 Is
Locooss 95 in Edinburgh, and 22 is PuNN, 96
&Ma, 24 29 la 83 is lbs.
&ester, 30 in fialford, 25 in illiallield, 24. lade,
MINH 93 V Newcestlempen-Tyks, and 33 in Glasgow.
TIM sateha Vienna was 38 perl,ooo daring the week ood-
les the 11th InsL, when the mean tenmerawee ins In
deg. Fahlushilll higher than in the same week is
wltere the rate was 21. la Landes the births
bop and 1,100 girls in ail 2,453 &Odle% were
In nes-
ting is Ow week. the slirreeposdlig ielike al tea
yews, MEN, the average umber, eserseled for he-
mess of pireatilli, is 2,1110. 2'he deaths regialered
ijdotatcei dm* the week were 1,539. It was the
week el the year; and the average numbs, ef
deathe fee that week is, with a conection for Increase of
seselatilss, 1,647. Tb• deaths in the meant Mum ex.
teed WO the eslisestad amount, sad exceed by 965 the
masher reoeried la the preeklies week,