The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-17 00:00:00

FROST4CCIDENTS IN THE LONDON STREETS.

Nothing still give ns a stronger view of the de-
fective municipal government of this great city, than the
number of socidents which occurred during the last frost
from the neglected state of the streets. We have been at
oonsiderable trouble during the week, in endeavouring to
obtain an approximation to the number of casualties from
falls which were treated at the various hospitals in Loud=
during the late frost. We have found, however, that the
in the way are very great, for many reasons'
the principal being that, in moss of the hospital easel.
books, the cause of the accident treated is not entered.
We think that there is room foe much improvement among
the out-patient books in this respect ; and were the canoes
of sookimate correctly entered, many interesting and vain.
able foots would undoubtedly be obtained from them. The
severe oases are, of course, admitted, and something may
be Node out of them, but still of too limited and special
a nature to obtain the desired information. We are in.
doted to the house-surgeons for furnishing us with a list
ei sesidents treated at nine of the principal metropolitan
hospitals. From these it is at once seen that a large
number of severe casualties were caused by the slippery
state of the streets, and this is particularly apparent at
Bt. Georges Hospital, which is situated in • more open
part of the town than the other hospitals. Mr. Holder
nem, the house-surgeon, informs us that 84 cams of
accident due to falls were treated there ; of these, 21 were
fractures ; the remainder being chiefly bruises,
and ocelp-wonsdo. From Guy's Hospital, Dr.l%raetTy,
'Morns' the house-surgeon, sends us • very heavy
including over 80 accidents. He states, it is not a larger
I list than usual, but the number of severe caws has been
' nadoubtedly greater, owing to the state of the dayeta.
About 30 fractures alone were due to this cause.
Mr. J. R. Hill says that, in St. Mary's Hospital, there are
at present six caned f racture due tothe same canoe, besides
seven treated as out-patients, making thirteen altogether ;
of whisk tour were fractures of the coccyx. In addition
to these, there was a large number of wounds and sprains.
Of these treated at Univemity College Hospital, Mr.
, Sheppey is able to attribute at least ten cases of
fracture and dislocation to the state of the streets, besides
I many slighter injuries. An equally large number of frac-
tures and dislocations are mentioned by Mr. H. Case as
having been treated at the Middlesex Hospital, in addition
to aboutseverity wounds:sprains, and contusions, thirty-two
of whisk came within two hours on Friday morning of loot
week. At the Royal Free Hospital the usual large num-
her of accidents was attended to; but Dr. J. H. Hill, the
house-surgeon, is of opinion that few were due to falls. A
dollar amount is given by Mr. Hopgooddionateeurgeon to
the Great Northern Hospital, Caledonian-road. Mr. Cle-
ment Dukes reports the casualties at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital as less than the usual number, although there were
several fractures and other injuries due to falls. We thus
pin a rough idea of what number of casualties
occur during a frost such as last week in Lon-
don. At the hospitals we have given we estimate
that at least four hundred accidents due to this cause were
attended to, and of thew, fully one hundred fractures,
many of them of a serious and fatal nature. Now, consi-
dering that this represents return from little over one-
half of the laitals, and does not include those even by
Print* midiala men the total number of accidents in-
volve a eonsiderable,loss of lite. Dr. Whitmore,. mediml
ellSoer of health for hiarylebonc, in Ids monthly report:
draws attention to the great number of casualties which
occur from the shameful oonditioa of the footways in
frosty weather, and calls for more stringent legislation
than is at present enforced.—BritisA Medical Journal.

ZociUmmte Soetwrr. —At the monthly general
meeting held yesterday at the Society's house, Hanover.
quare, Mr. R. H. S. Vyvyan, in the chair. the Earl
of Ilcester, Sir T. D. Lloyd, Bart., M.P., the Hon. A.
Egerton, M.P., Capt. C. Bruns, Messrs. Hothouse, J. 8.
Hercer, J. N. Mason, J. Atkinson, G. Ford, F. M.
Head.Piet*,Payter, H. Horne, C. Liddell F.
H. Constable, A. Fitzgerald, P. Griffith, (.8..
sod H. Nevin, were elected fellows ; and Professor F.
M'Cow V Director of the National Museum, Melbourne,
N.S.M. a corresponding member of the society. Ten
candidates for the fellowship were proposed and ordered to
be balloted for at the next monthly meeting of the society.
The council's report announced that in accordance with
the requirements of the charter they hail filled up the
vacancy caused by the death of their late lamented prod-
dent, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., by electing
the Viscount Walden (one of the vice-presidents of the
society) president of the society until the next anniversary
meeting, and that they hail filled up the vacancy thus
lammed in their body by electing Professor Huxley, F.R.8.,
to be an ordinary member of the council for the same
period. The report also announced that Lieutenant
Navel, having become incapacitated by ill-health tram
ierooeeding to Abyssinia, they had nominated in hie place
Mr. Win. Jesse, of Maisonette, Ingatcatone, Essex, to be
1 zoologist to accompany the Abyssinian expedition ; that
this nomination had met with the approval of her Ma-
t jeety's government, and that Mr. Jesse would leave this
country for Abysiinia in the course of a few days.
Tun SERINO CIRCEITN.—The fifteen judges met
yesterday in the private room of the Lord Chief Justice of
the Queen's Beath, for the purpose of choosing their
respective circuits for the forthcoming spring assizes. The
fallowing are the circuits chosen :—lleme—Tbe Lord Chief
Judie. of England (Sir A. Cockburn) and Mr. Justice
Bytes. Western —Lord Chief Justice Hewitt and Mr.
Justice Blackburn. Oxford—The Lord Chief Baron (Sir
F. Kelly) and Mr. Justice Heating. Norfolk— Mr Baron
IMartin sad Mr. Baron BrunerelL Midland—Mr. Justice
Sbee and Mr. Justice Montague Smith. Northern—Mr.
Justine Mellor and Mr. Justice Lush. North Wales—Mr.
Jus
Barotice n Chan
ilnas el!. South es
—Mr. Baron Pigott. Mr.
Wl will
EXTRAORDINARY I'ILOCEEDINOB IN THE 48TH
MIDDLDIEI (HAVELOCK) VOLUNTEER CORPe.- The annual
meeting of this come took place last evening at the Sussex
Hotel, Bouveriastreet, Fleet-street. There was a crowded
attendance of the members. Upon the entrance of Lieu.
tenant-Colonel Cruickshank he was greeted with tremen-
dasisplause which lasted several minutes. Having ex.
his thanks for the warm reception, be referred at
to the circumstances under which the corps was
raised, said to those connected with the cashiering of the
14 aliens, reported a few days ago. With regard to filling
lup the vacancies, he said they had two doctor., six appli-
cations from gentlemen in the army for the " majority,"
1 and six captains then, and they would have eight tomor-
row. There serials* four ensigns, and they would soon have
the roll filled up. Having urged the men to appear largely
on parade next he referred to a statement of the
dismissed officers that only five boys were left as officers
in the regiment. The words lof, the poet, that "men are
but children of a larger growth, ' appears to be applicable
in this ease, for although one of the officers is as young as
21 years, they average 35 years each •, two of the boys are
45 years old each, and there is one old boy who is 75 years
of age. (Laughter and cheers.) The proceedings termi-
nated with three cheers for the colonel, three for the adju-
tant, and three for the offioers remaining loyal. Of the
commissioned officers who remained in the corps, there
were present beside Lieutenant-Colonel Cruickshank and
Major Hockley (the adjutant), lieutenant Collier and
Resign Rogers. Captain Burly was these from town.
Captain Mailer and Lieutenant Holditch were absent on
leave.
Sgatorfa Surrmwo Dusarrans.—A number of
serious disasters to shipping were reported at Liverpool
yeeterday, the followin being the most important :—The
Heide b eishoweer Jane Gardner has been abandoned at sea,
while on a voyage from Rio to the United States. The
crew waft fortunately picked up by the " Naval Reserve.°
The ship Aeglican, from Portland to Plymouth, has foun-
dered off Lundy Island, but the crew are said to be saved.
The ship Progress, which arrived at Liverpool yesterday,
brought the captain and steward of the ship Uauntlett,
which while oar a voyage from Tampico to the Mersey,
was clismasted durim a fearful gale on the 4th of January,
and subsequently abandoned- It is supposed that a
barque seen near the Gauntlet when the captain left her
has piked up the mew. The Progress, which left Mobile
an the 28th November. bclnp a cargo of 4,149 bees of

cotton.
Sari 07 A WI7I WI Hll HIIBBAND.--00 Satur-
day afternoon a eneekanie, at Blaskburn, lamed Thomas
Harland, sold his wife to another man, named Lomax, for
the sum of 20s. ; mad, all parties being agreeable to the
bri, Mrs. Harland bas Irma transferred to her new
n ban
hd. The Miming agreement Lan been drawn up
and signed by the parties --" Blackburn, Jan. 11, 1968.
mie is to certify to all K malistown that I, Thomas
Harialla, of Biatibern, do re sink all my conjugal
rigida to my wife, flush Elks lead, in favour of
Henry Lomax, for the earn of if. sterling, as witness our
band*, ie., Theme Berland. Witnesses, Philip Thome
sad George Swerbrisk." Harland has tines swamped
this lts will not be answerable for any debts his late wife
may soslaset

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