The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

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INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, WANSTEAD.

Yesterday a special general court of the subscribers
to this charity was held at the London Tavern, Bishoptgate-
atreet, for the purpose of reconsidering a resolution permed
at the general court held on the 10th of June las,. The
meeting was presided over by B. B. Caramel., Eiq , M.P.
The Rev. THOMAS BACON, in consequence of the ii Mess
of the secretary, read the report of the committee, which
stated that the resolution in question had been paved
at the last court without previous notice, and irregularly,
and that therefore it could not legally be acted upon. The
purport of that resolution was, that • report be
printed, and circulated with the next balloting•papi re,
containing a full and detailed statement of the origi-
nal cost of the establishment, including the sub-
sequent expenditure incurred for repairs, warming,
ventilating, furnishing, and all other expenses, exclusive of
the maintenance of the orphans. The statements which
had been pat forward to justify this resolution were that the
committee had expended the funds of the charity tuinaces-
eerily and extravagantly • that they had had alteration, and
repairs made to the building without contract or agreement;
that they had expended no less then between 1,5071. or
1,6001. in warming and ventilating the asylum ; and that, in
consequence of such wasteful and reckless extravagance,
public confidence in the charity was declining, and many
subscribers had already withdrawn their names. The 'teener
of the committee was, that with regard to the original cost
of the establishment, they had had nothing to do,
end could nit, therefore, be responsible. The build-
ing had been erected and paid for when they en-
tered upon their offices, end it was their duty to
make it u effective as partible for the purposes of the
charity ; that is 1843, when the asylum was completed, it
was entirely destitute of the fitting' and fixtures which were
secretary for the health and comfort of the children ; these,
together with tee requisite furniture, the committee had
provided, and the accounts of the same had been submitted
at the time and passed. No expenditure fer alterations and
repairs had been incurred which any man prenatally ar•
quaintcd with the chasay could disapprove, end the wisdom
of such slteratione and repairs bad been shown in the result

on the heeth and comforrt of the orphans. In every case
roo, where practicable, the work had been done by con-
tract sr agreement. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the
warming and ventilation, the medical officers of the
establishment having reported that they could not, in
cue of any epidemic breaking out be answerable for the lives
of the children unless the building were properly warmed end
ventilated, the committee entered into a contract for the
erection of an app crates for the purpose, the expense of which
was to be, not 1,5001. or 1,6001., but 6501.—(bear, beer)—
artbeer)—
bart of hich had been paid to the contractor this year, the
alance to be paid when the apparatus should be satisfac-
torily tested. (Hear, hear.) The statement that public
confidence in the charity was declining, and that many sub-
scribe?, had withdrawn their name., the committee answered
by the feat that the number of annual subscribers, which was
the true test of public confidence, was greater than at any
previous period in the history of the charity—(elteen)—sua
that the receipts for the halt-year ending the 30th of June
last were upwsrda of 6001. more than for any previous half-
year. (Chute.) In that half.year 301 childri n had beet,
maintained by the charity at a cost ner child of 221.105. Tld.„
the exposes of each child in the London Orphan Asylum
during the last six years having ranged from 211. 12s. be. to
241. 12s. ltd., and when all the wards should be occupied
the coat of maintenance In the Intent Orphan Asylum, not-
withstanding the large number of nurses, would be as low
as in any similar institution in the kingdom. (Hear, hear.)
The report concluded by assuring the subscribers of the
desire of the managers to carry out ec.nowy to the full
extent that was consistent with the efficiency of the chanty,
and deprecating the interruption which must cccur in the
exercise of their legitimate duties if they were to be called up
to render accounts with which they had nothing to do, and
the production of which could have no good effect. (liner,
bear.) The rev. gentleman having read this report moved
its adoption.
Mr. R. GIBBS seconded the resolution, which was carried

The ILO% Mr. DALE moved, and Mr. J. CATTLET (Chair-
man of the London Docks) seconded, a vote of thanks to the
chairman, which the hon. gentleman appropriately acknow-
ledged.
Mr. GIBBS then moved a vote of confidence in the =t-
rigging committee, which was passed unanimowdy, and the
proceedings then terminated.

THE LATE ROBBERY OF TIM SOUTH STAFFORD-
OHM MAIL C•nr.--Although Inspector Glossop has been
indefatiiable in his endeavour. to trace the bag of which the
mace-cart was robbed on the Wednesbury road last week,
his efforts have not ea yet been brought to • successful issue.
Some clue, however, has been obtained in the matter,
which may probably lead to its discovery in the course of a
day or two. Daring the week attempts have been made to
negotiate two of the bankers' bills which formed part of the
contents, and the persons who essayed the foolhardy attempt
have been taken in'o custody. In the first instance a man
who afterwards gave his name as Geo. Bond, and who be-
longs to the vagrant class known in 83uth Staffordstiira as
" rodneys," presented at Rufford's Bank, Stonncidge, one
of Maws. Foster and Baldwiu'r bills, value 901. The clerk
to the bank perceived that it was specially endorsed to
Messrs. Spooner and Attwoods, of London, and this Or-
esunstanas immediately named him to suspect that it wrs
one of the stolen bills, regarding which lie had received a
precautionary notice. He accordingly detained the man on
some pretence; and, having mint for the police,the was taken
into custody. Information was sent to Bilston, and on Wed-
nesday Mr. Foster attended before his brother magistrates
at Stourbridge, and identified the bill as one of those which
were enclosed in the bag on the night of the robbery.
Without the case being gone into fully, the prisoner was re •
minded until Monday next, when he will be brought before
the Damon bench of magistrates. On Wednesday another
apprehension was made in Birmingham. A man purchased
some clothes at the shop of Mr. Foulkes, draper, Bull Ring,
and tendered a bill to the amount of 9i. 10,i., spparently ex-
pecting, though • stranger, to receive the difference in hard
cash. In this case also the bill was endorsed so negotiable
with Spooner and Attwoods; and Mr. Foulkes requested
the man to accompany him to the Birmingham office of those
bankers, in New.street. Here he was at once detained,
and Mr. Glossop being sent for, he was soon under safe
keeping in Moor-street prison. He said his name was
Bening:in Barrington, and described himself as • collier,
residing at Greet's Green, in the perish of West Bromwich.
Inspector Glossop searched his house an hour or two after-
ward', but nothing was found which connected him further
with the robbery. Just as the inspector was leaving the
house, Mr. Burton, the superintendent of the Stourbridge
police, also arrived on the spot upon a similar errand, in
consequence of something which had dropped from the man
in custody at that town. Berrington's wife was 'pre-
handed and brought to Birmingham, but on being taken
before the magistrates on Thursday, she was discharged.
The !sashimi was remanded until Monday next, at Bilsten.
Mr. Glossop was in South Staffordshire last night, engaged
in following up what was believed to be the right scent, but
we have not heard the result.—Birmingham Journal.
. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG THIEF IN THE ROUSE OF
Dwratertow.—Yesterday morning an inquest was held at
the House of Detention, Clerkenwell. before Mr. WANT,
jun., deputy coroner, on the body of George Baker, • boy,
aged 15, who was committed for trial at the Middlesex Ses-
sions, for picking the pocket of • solicitor, named Bell, and
who on Sunday evening last committed self destruction, by
hanging himself in his cell. The inquiry occasioned some
interest, this being the third suicide committed in this prison
by precisely the same means. The governor of the prison
said he had seen nothing peculiar is his aoudad, and he
had made no complaint of his treatment. He :had been in
prison three times before for picking pocket'. The coroner
then addressed the jury, and said that in this prison and in
that at Pentonville the solitary system was adopted, and it
was of great importance to inquire how fir that system bad
inflames on the mind and brain of the prisoners where it
was adopted. Daring the eighteen months he had the ho-
nour of Whig as deputy coroner, he had held six inquests
on midden committed in prisons, three of these being in
Pentouvill• and three in the Hones of Detention,
in both of which the solitary principle was carried
out, while in the Minn, of Correction and the other
pesos' not a single suicide had occurred. The jury, through
the foremen, said they found that deceased destroyed him-
self in aSt of temporary insanity, and that there was no
evident* to show his state of mind. The deputy coroner
reminded them that there was a slight inconsistency in that
verdict; after another consultation,'" verdict of temporary
insanity was returned. The coroner and jury were informed
that the visiting justices had directed the ventilator gratings
to be covered with perforated sine, and several, which had
been already done, were inspected.
ALAPMING FIRER AND PROBABLE LOSE OF LIFE.—•Y
meeting a serious fire broke out is the residence
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of Mm. , No. 3, Great Coram•street, Russalleastuiro.
It In the front drawing-room end was ocosOoned
by the Mimes heat of a register stove. The flames could not
I;ii
be ex until considerable damage had been done to
the and its contents, Branding • great many
valuable costly plate glass, &ft.—About three hours
haler • Ere, was nearly attended with fatal resclts,
Upper& at 114,
_Devonshire-street, Commercial-road E-'t.
It was extingibhed, bat not us* some furniture was de-
stroyed sad the maims morel- berned.—Shortly before
noon cm Ideadey a gee hazwted at No. 41, Uelion-s. rest,
Middlemen HcepttaL A between seven and eight
, swaths old was so badly burned that its recovery is entost
MOM.

THE GRF.AT PLATE ROBBERIES.

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