The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-08 00:00:00

;LESS BOYS OF LONDON.

pital from Reformatory School, Mansell-street,
Whitechapel, on the 26th of July, a male, agel 12

years, cholera (three days). Hackney (Hackney)—

At 4, Jackson'sibuildings, on the 23d of July, the
daughter of a wine-porter, aged 13 months, cho-
leraic diarrhoea (three days.) St. Giles (St. George,

Bloomsbury.)—At 2, Wilmot, on the 27th of July,
the son of a whitesmith, aged one year, choleraic
diarrhwa (four days.) Shoreditch (Hoxton New-
town.)—At 42, Britannia-street, ou the 27th of
July, the son of a carman, aged seven months,
choleraic diarrhcea (six houm.) (lloxton Old-
town.)---At 25, Francis-street, on the 28th of July,
the daughter of a horse-painter, aged 10 months,
choleraic diarrhoea. In same sub-district, at 26,
Britannia-gardens, on the 3d of August, the son of
a furrier, aged 10 months, choleraic diarrhoea.
Shoreditch (llaggerstone East.)—At 11, Edith-
street, on the 28th July, the daughter of a cabinet-
maker, aged 11 weeks, choleraic diarrhoea. White-
chapel (Church).—At 20, Plough-street, on the
30th of July, the son of a bruslimaker's labourer,
aged 18 months, choleraic diarrhoea. St. George's-
in-the-East (St. John).—At 4, Broad-street, on
the 26th of July, the son of a labourer, aged 10
months, cholera infantum (36 hours). Mile-end
Old-town (Eastern).—At 1, Salisbury-street, on
the 31st of July, the son of a labourer, aged nine
months, choleraic diarrhcea (36 hours.) St. Sa-
viour (St. Saviour).—At 6, Essex-street, on the 2d
of August, the wife of a bricklayer, aged 57 years,
choleraic diarrhcea (six days), :consecutive fever
(three days). Lambeth (Lambeth Church, Ist.)
—At 81, Lambeth-walk, on the 25th of July,

the daughter of a coachman, aged five
months, cholera infant= (14 days.) Lambeth (Lam-
beth Church, 2d).—At 13, Richmond-street, on the
Ist of August, the daughter of a printer (pressman),
aged three months, cholera infantum (five days.)
Wandsworth (Wandsworth).—At Toulsey-hill, on
the 29th July, the daughter of a carpenter, aged
two months, choleraic diarrhoea.

The deaths of three persons who were killed by
horses or carriages in the streets were registered.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per
1,000 in London, 26 in Edinburgh, and 22 in Dub-
lin ; 23 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 29 in
Liver- )1, 28 M nchr 2' - iford, 22

Tool, in _anchester, -z8 in Salforu, in
Sheffield, 26 in Leeds, 22 in Hull, 27 in Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and 24 in Glasgow.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.882 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 29.97 in.
on Sunday, July 28, to 29.82 in. on Thursday, Aug.
1. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 55 deg., which is 7.3 deg. below the average
of the same week in 50 years (as determined by
Mr. Ghisher.) The highest day temperature was
70.2 deg. on Wednesday, July 3L The lowest
night temperature was 40.9 deg., on Saturday,
Aug. 3. The entire range of temperature in the
week was therefore 29.3 deg. The mean of the
highest temperatures of the water of the Thames
was 62.1 deg. ; that of the lowest was 60.3 deg.
The difference between the mean-dew point tem-
perature and air temperature was 6.9 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 78,
complete saturation being represented by 100.
The direction of the wind was variable. No
rain fell during the week. According to a return
furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board
of Works, the average daily quantity of sewage
pumped into the river Thames at the Southern Out-
fall Works, Crossness,
was 48,819,243 gallons, or
221,808 cubic metres, equivalent to about as many
tons by weight.

THE HO ME

In the beginning of this year we gave an account
of the opening of the frigate Chichester as a train-
ing ship for the homeless boys of London. Soon
after that time all the necessary arrangements for

the accommodation of its future inmates were com-
pleted, and the shipsailed to her moorings at Green-
hithe with about 50 of the waifs and strays of the
London streets. On Tuesday morning the ma-
nagement of the system of refuges, of which the
Chichester is one of the most important branches,
gave an opportunity to those who desired to be made
acquainted with the progress of the training school
of inspecting the details of its working. Unfortu-
nately, the weather was so unfavourable that com-
paratively few were able to avail themselves of the
invitation offered, but those who braved the incle-
mency of the day were well repaid for their visit.
But six months have elapsed since the Chichester
was opened, and it now trains 124 homeless boys
for the navy and the merchant service. It is to be
regretted, however, that all the resources of the in-

stitution—for such it has now become—are not
capable of being utilised, for though it could accom-
modate 80 more, the necessary funds are wanting
for extending to the utmost the beneficial influences
of the charity. On Tuesday the steamer Petrel con-
veyed the invited party to Greenhithe, and on arriv-
ing on board the Chichester they proceeded to in-
spect the arrangements of the ship, which are so
complete and so admirable that the most exacting
could not find fault with the smallest particular.
Lunch having been served on deck and duly dis-
posed of, it was expected that the boys would per-
form some manoeuvres aloft, but the torrents of
rain which came down at the time prevented the
visitors from witnessing what would have been
doubtless a very interesting exhibition. Lord
Shaftesbury addressed those assembled, and dwelt
on the great advantages which such an institu-
tion as that in which he had the honour to address
them extended to the children of the destitute poor.
Mr. W. Williams, who may be truly called an inde-
fatigable secretary, also made a brief speech, and,
among other things, brought under the notice of
the visitors the case of a boy who had must gal-
lantly leaped into the water to rescue another who
had fallen overboard when the tide was running
with full force. The boys then sung some part
songs with great sweetness and accuracy in time.
When the visitors were about to depart the young
tars " manned" the rigging and gave three hearty
cheers, amid which the steamer which carried the
visitors to Greenhithe steamed away for town. It
is to be hoped that the results of Tuesday's inspec-
tion will be a large addition to the funds of the
Society for providing Refuges for Homeless and
Destitute Children. The total number of those who
have been rescued from the precarious life of what
are known as " Street Arabs" since the institution
of the society, 25 years ago, has been nearly 2,000.
If the public were fully aware of the advantage such
institutions as the Chichester training ship confer
on society at large they would establish other
schools, having a similar purpose, at every point
around the coast, for by such a course they would
gradually reduce the number of recruits to the ranks
of the criminal class. The boys on board the Chi-
chester bear evidence on their faces of the care be-
stowed upon them in every particular, and their
appearance in their pretty naval costume on Tues-
day was as interesting as it was picturesque. Capt.
Alston, R.N., is in command of the ship, and judg-
ing from what has been done under his superinten-
dence, we believe no better officer could have been
chosen.