The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

On Wednesday afternoon, a conference, adjourned
from Wednesday, the 19th inst., took place between
the representatives of the Metropolitan Visiting
Relief Association, of which the Bishop of London
is president, and the Mansion-house Committee, for
the purpose of considering the best means of uniting
the two funds, so as to enable the administrators of
both to work satisfactorily together in providing for
the relief, permanent and otherwise, of the large
number of young persons who have been made
orphans by the cholera.

Lord Ebury presided, and there were present Sir
Mordaunt Wells, Mr. 'Bison (assistant chairman of
the Surrey Sessions), the Rev. J. V. Povab, Mr.
Thomas Hankey, M.P. ; Mr. J. C. Colquhoun,
Mr. Hassard, the Rev. Prebendary Blomfield, the
Rev. Prebendary Rogers, Mr. Cazenove, and other
gentlemen. Mr. William Calvert Shone attended
as honorary secretary.

Sir M. WELLS said that since the last meeting he,
on the part of the Mansion-house Committee, and
Mr. Tilson, on the part of the Metropolitan Visit-
ing Society, had had consultations, and had found
that the Mansion-house Committee had 505 orphans
to provide for, and the Metropolitan Visiting So-
ciety 510, making altogether 1,015. He and Mr.
Tilson had gone together through the lists, and they
had struck off all those they supposed not to be pro-
perly chargeable to either fund. He thought that,
considering the whole of the circumstances, each
fund might maintain an independent course of ac-
tion—a plan all the more advisable, he thought,
considering the mixed character of each committee.
Even then there would remain the very important
question of orphans, which each committee must
necessarily take up. During that day 19 cases had
come under his own consideration in connexion
with the Mansion-house Committee, and these
could not, therefore, be included in such a final
settlement which he intended to suggest that day.
He presumed that, independent of the 1,015 orphans
he had mentioned, there might be 60 or 80 more in
connexion with each society, and the lists of these
names being sent by one committee to the other
might be dealt with hereafter. If they did not now
deal with the lists which had already been prepared
he feared they would never come to an end of their
work.

Mr. Timor/ said that further delay would also in-
terfere with the due administration of the two funds.
Sir M. WELLS said it was his intention to ask the
Mansion-house Committee to fix a final day on
which the returns should be made up, making due
provision for the cases that had come in during the
last week or ten days. Then, with regard to the
application of money, be thought it would be better
for each society to spend the £5,000 it had in hand,
and on this point it would be unnecessary for either
committee to go into details. At present the Man-
sion-house Committee had in hand about £lO for
each orphan. _

Lord EBURY said that after the distribution of

Sir. M. WELLS admitted that that would be the
case, and he therefore suggested that each committee
should send to the other a list of the claims made
upon it, in order that plans might be agreed upon
for all the districts of the metropolis. As far as the
Mansion-house Committee was concerned, he might
remark that in a very short time it would naturally
come to an end, and there was a disposition on the
part of its members to recognise the clergy and
churchwardens of the various parishes as the per-
petual administrators of the fund it had raised. It
would of course be necessary to appoint some regular
and permanent trustees, and the Mansion-house
Committee knew of no other body to whom they
could so well intrust their funds.

The Rev. J. T. ROSWELL presumed the clergy and
church-wardens would be bound by the rules laid
down by the Mansion-house Committee, so that they
would not come upon the fund of the Metropolitan
Relief Association.

The Rev. F. G. BLOMFIELD inquired whether the
Metropolitan Association intended to hand over the
£5,000 it had in hand at once for the purpose of
relieving the claims made upon it.

Mr. T. TiLsoN said the intention was to make
quarterly grants to the clergy, taking care that each
quarterly grant was duly accounted for before
another was made.

Mr. HASSARD said he had received a letter from
the Bishop on this point, of which the following
was a part :—" I think the arrangements contem-
plated about orphans are very good. lam decidedly
of opinion that the only satisfactory plan is to leave
the clergy and local committees to arrange as to the
destination of the children."

Sir M. WELLS hoped that a proper list of orphans
would be made by each committee, so that all
appearance of favouritism might be avoided. From
the lists sent in to the Mansion-house Committee he
had to strike out a large number. There were, he
was sorry to say, many cases in which, although the
father had not fallen under the stroke of cholera,
he was so disabled as to be of no use to his family
for some time.

The Rev. J. Rowsm—lie was, in fact, dead to
them.

Sir M. WELLS— Yes ; as dead to them as though
death had actually removed him. Many a poor
woman had a little establishment to keep up which
by her own labour she might sustain, but for which
her stricken husband was totally unable to assist
her. He knew many such cases, and they were in
the highest degree distressing.
Lord EBURY proposed, " That the cordial thanks
of the committee be rendered to Sir M. Wells and
Mr. 'Bison for the great trouble they have taken
in examining and classifying the list of orphans now
laid before the committee, and that the proposition
of dividing the lists into two portions, as equal as
they can be, for the separate action of the two
committees be adopted."

The Rev. J. ROWSELL seconded the motion.

Mr. T. TILSON said that the Metropolitan Visiting
Association had experienced much difficulty in set-
tling its lists. They had had, for instance, an inti-
mation from the Rev. S. Hansard, the Rector of
Bethnal-green, that he should send in a list of 407
names. At present the committee had received only
20 names from him. From his parish, so to speak,
there appeared to be from 53 to 57. From him,
therefore, they might expect between 300 and 400
other names, and for these the committee would not
be prepared. Such uncertainty made it very diffi-
cult for the committee to adjust their lists. if Mr.
Hansard had sent in his names and the cases had
been inquired into the lists might have been pro-
perly balanced.
Mr. CAZENOVE suggested that the cases taken
to Miss Sellon's establishment., and which were very
urgent, might have caused some dam.* to 'Mr.
Hansard in making up his lists.
Sir M. WELLS inquired whether the Metropolitan
Association intended making grants to institutions
or to individuals merely.

Lord EDURY said the committee of the Metropo-
litan Visiting Association had determined on not
making any grants to institutions for orphans, but
they had some money unexpended which they might
apply to keep up temporarily any existing institu-
tion that might be in want of funds.
The Rev. F. G. BLOMFIELD said that that was
very much the principle of the Mansion-house Com-
mittee. They had given money to institutions for
convalescents, but not for orphans.
Sir M. WELLS, in answer to a question from Lord
Ebury, said that there had been several bad cases
lately taken to Miss Sellon's establishment, and some
to the Royal Free Hospital, in Gray's-inn-road. He
had been over the Royal Free Hospital, and he con-
sidered it a most admirable institution. So strong,
indeed, was his feeling upon the matter that he had
proposed to the Mansion-house Committee that a
sum of £lOO should be granted to it, and his pro-
posal was at once acceded to. (Hear, hear.) With
regard to the effects of the pestilence which had re-
cently visited the metropolis, he might say he believed
the people generally had no adequate idea of its
severity. In the east of London there had been
7,000 deaths, but the disease had affected between
50,000 and 60,000 people who had been attacked
with cholera and diarrhoea, and who had been con-
sequently injured in their families. When the re-
turns cEn:e to be fully made up the public would be
startled by them. In many districts the clergy and
local committees had literally been the salvation of
the people, and he could not speak in too strong
terms of the great labours of the clergy in the
eastern districts of London. Their exertions were
beyond all praise.
Lord Ebury, Mr. Tilson, Mr. Blomfield, Mr. Povali,
Mr. Hassard, and other gentlemen gave instances
in which the clergy had conferred immense benefit
on their poor districts in the east of London, run-
ning the greatest personal risks in their disinterested
work.

The resolution was adopted.
Lord EBURY moved the following :^44 That no
application for relief by cholera orphans, children
of parents already deceased, be received after the
Ist of October; and that it be left to Sir Mordaunt
Wells and Mr. Tilson to adjudicate upon any claims
that may arise in the interim, and to divide the same
between the two funds."
The Rev. T. J. RowSELL seconded the motion.

Mr. HANKEY, M.P., inquired what were the num-
ber of deaths supposed to have been caused by
cholera in London during the recent visitation ?
Sir M. WELLS said about 7,000.
Mr. HANKEY, M.P.—From cholera and diarrhoea?

Sir M. WELLS—Yes ; he believed the Registrar-
General returned about 6,300 or 6,400 ; but Ws'
lists were not complete.
The resolution was then put and carried unani-
mously, and with this the conference ended.
During the morning's work at Woolwich dock-
yard on Wednesday one of the shipwrights, named
Richard Hicks, was seized with cholera pains, and
was quickly attended by Pr. Baynes, the dockyard
surgeon. After administering the ordinary remedies
he found him sufficiently well to be conveyed to his
home, but he gradually manifested all the symptoms
of the disease, and died at 5 o'clock. Another case
of a similar kind occurred on the same day.

The following is the official return of deaths in
London from cholera and diarrhoea, registered on
Wednesday, Sept. 26:

Cholera. Diarrhoea.
West districts 1111. ... 1 ." 3
North districts ... 4 2
Central districts ... 4 •00. 2
East districts 11.11 11.11 9 . 1
South districts 111. 1111, 9* 1111, 0

Total ... ... 27 ...

Four of these deaths from cholera were registered in
the district of Bermondsey ; two occurred in Hargreave-
vinare, one in Woolf-terrace, and one in Gregory-court.

Mr. W. Latubourne's Court Card (Custauce)
Lord Falmouth's Star of India (French) 3

Batting-2 to lon Star of India, 4to 1 agst others.
A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, 5 ft., T.Y.C.
(5 fur. 136 yards.)
Mr. W. Morris's Warrior (Adams) 1
Lord Westmorland's Alberta (Kenyon) 2
Mr. H. Goatees Gain of the Sea (Mann) 3

Vespasian, Vixen, Kingsley, and Hopleaf also ran.
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Gem of the Sea and Vespasian,
5 to 1 agst Kingsley, 7to 1 agst Warrior. Won by six
lengths.

A HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sous ; A.F. (1 mile 2 fur. 73
yards.)

Mr. W. Morris's La Dauphine (Peaks) 1
Mr. PiTor's Miss Harriette (Covey) 2
Mr. Swindell's Vulture
Janitor and Nukuheva also ran. Betting—Even agst
Janitor, 4to 1 agst others. Won easily.

The First Year of the NINETEENTH TRIENNIAL PRODUCE
STAKES of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ;
fillies, Bst 71b ; second to receive 10 per cent., and third
5 per cent., on the whole stake ; T.Y.C. (5 fur. 136 yards).
59 subs.
Sir H. Des VO3MPS Knight of the Garter (Custance) 1
Mr. Savile's Ravioli
Duke of Beaufort's Vauban • 3

Owain Glyndwr, Now Guinea, Dovetail, Mdlle. do
Charolais, Sunflower f, Janua, Sunnylocks, and Bumble-
kite also ran.

A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, for 2-y r
olds; last half of Ab. M. 3 fur. 217 yards.
Lord Westmorland's Icicle, by Weatherbit—Helena
(Wild Poppy's dam), 7st 111 b (Kenyon 1
Mr. Chaplin's Satyr, Bst (Cannon 2
Duke of Newcastle's Misfortune, Bst 101 b (Poraham 3

Tho following also ran :—Narino, Land Tax, Magpie,
Montagnard, Maid Marian, Dunrobin, Assineboine, fby
Rataplan—Carlotta, Roseleaf, Gas, Chevalier d'Esprit,
Delium, Merry Monarch, Thermometor, The Captain,
Cromwell, f by Voltigeur—Blondelle, Order, and Bravura.
Betting— 5 to 1 agst tho Blondelle filly, 6 to 1 agst Mis-
fortune, 100 to 15 agst Icicle, 10 to 1 aikt Maid Marian,
100 to 8 agst the Captain and Satyr, 100 to 7 agst Crom-
well, 20 to 1 agst Bravura.

Icicle, after going a few strides, showed in advance of
Magpie, Satyr, Cromwell, Misfortune, Delium, the Blon-
delle filly, and Bravura, who formed the leading division.
After going a quarter of a mile Magpie dropped away from
the front and the field became widely scattered, but Icicle,
in the centre of the course, maintained the lead through-
out and won in a canter by two lengths. Satyr and Mis-
fortune raced home together for second place Satyr obtain-
ing it by a head. Delium was a good fourth, Bravura
close up being fifth, and Cromwell sixth; the most promi-
nent of the next lot were the Blondelle filly, Maid Marian,
Narino, Land Tax, and Montagnard, the rear division
being whipped in by Chevalier d'Esprit and The Captain.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sous each; weight for age; winner
to be sold for £5O, if demanded; T.Y.C. (5 fur. 136
yards.)
Capt. Machell's Mineral, by Itataplan--Manganese, 3 yrs,
Bst 41b
Lord 'Westmorland's Harlequina, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Kenyon 2
Mr. W. G. Craven's Filbert, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b Goater 3

Betting 2tol on Mineral, 3to 1 agst Harlequina. Fil-
bert made play into the cords, where he gave way, and
Mineral took up the running and won easily by three-
quarters of a length ; a similar distance separated second
and third.

A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each ; weight for age ; winner
to be sold for £7O, if demanded ; Rutland Stakes Course
(6 fur).
Mr. W. D. Gardner's Volunteer, by Alarm—lona, 2 yrs,
Gst 71b (T. French) 1
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Bigot.; 4 yrs, Bst 11lb (G. Forclhana) 2
Mr. W. Morris's Rosa Nem, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Peake) 3

The following also ran : —Catapulta, Dixie's Land, and
Fearftil filly.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Rosa Nera, 4to 1 agst Bigote, sto
1 agst the Fearful filly. Rosa Nera made play, attended
by Volunteer, the Fearful filly, and Bigote for about half
the journey, when the Fearful filly dropped away, and
Volunteer waited on Rosa Nera to the summit of the bill,
when he came away and won in a canter by five lengths ;
half a length separated second and third ; Catapulta was
fourth, and the Fearful filly beaten off.
Mr. R. Ten Broeck claimed Volunteer, and M. W. D.
Gardner Rosa Nera.

The RUTLAND STAKES of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 61b, winners of a sweep-
stakes of 200 sous 41b, of two such stakes 71b extra;

from the turn of the Lands in (6 fur.). 17 subs.
Capt. Machell's Knight of the Garter, by Prime Minister
—Rosa Bonheur, 9st 31b (inc. 71b ex.) (Custance) 1
Baron Rothschild's Hippia, Bst 131 b (in. 71b ex.) (Wells) 2
Mr. R.W.Cameron's Lochaber, Bst 101 b (Lynch) 3

Betting-6 to 4on Hippia, 2to 1 agst Knight of the
Garter. The last-named held a slight load of the favourite
until entering the cords, where Hippia made a determined
effort, but the Knight, answering to Custance's resolute
call, came away, and won in a cantor by three lengths ;
Lochaber was beaten two lengths for second place.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.

9to 1 agst Chepstow (taken)
9to 1 agst Lothario (taken)
10 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken)
20 to 1 agst Dubiety (taken)
20 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken)
20 to 1 agst Jollity (taken)
20. to 1 agst Mathilde (taken)
30 to 1 agst Zenobia (taken)
30 to 1 agst Regalia (taken)
40 to 1 agst Dulcimer (taken)
50 to 1 agst Surnoy (taken)
50 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
Bto 1 agst Thalia (taken)
12 to 1 agst Scarborough (taken)
100 to 6 agst Affidavit (taken)

THE LOTHIANS CLUB MEETING -THIJIU3DAY.

The RAILWAY STAKES of 5 sous each, 2ft, with 25 added ;
weight for age ; penalties and allowances. One mile.
Mr. Harrison's Paxton, by Cavendish—Scarlet Runner,
2 yrs, sst 101 b (lt. Challoner) 1
Mr. Wilkins's Merry Heart, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Walker) 2
Mr. Blamire's Soda-water, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Kay) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Paxton, sto 1 each agst Merry Heart
and Soda-water. Won by half a length; bad third.

The GOLFERS' PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sovs each, 2 ft., for hunters ; gentlemen riders ; second

to save his stake. Once round and a distance.
Mr. D. M'Niven, jun.'s, Projectile, by
ronnade, 5 yrs, 12st 21b (Owner) 1
Mr. J. Brodie's Camperdown, 2 yrs, 12st
Neasham—Fanfa-
Mr. J. Smith's Dermot Asthore, 5 yrs, (Mr. Brodie, jun.) 2
13st (Mr. Gurton) 3
The following also ran :—Stiff, Emperor, Now York,
Fascination, Souverain, and Cottage Girl.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Dermot Asthore, 4to 1 agst Fasci-
nation, 5 to 1 agst Projectile, and 8 to 1 agst any other.
Won by a leng same distance between second and third;
th ;
a head between third and fourth. An objection to the win-
ner on the ground of a cross was overruled.
The LOTHIAN HANDICAP of 15 sous each, h ft, with 250
added; winners extra ; second to receive 30 soya, third
20 sous. One mile and three quarters. 116 subs.
Major Stapylton's Suudeelah,by Jeremy Diddler, Made-
line, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Johnstone's Lady Vane, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Morris) 2
Capt. Gray's Terror, 3 yrs, 7st 01b (Mordan) 3

The following also ran : —Honesty, Belmont, Empress
of India, Monitress, Helen, Dart, Contract, and Cora.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Sundeelah, sto 1 agst Monitress, 6
to 1 each agst Empress of India and Lady Vane, 7 to 1
agst Honesty, 8 to 1 agst Belmont, 10 to 1 agst Terror,
100 to 7 agst Helen, and 6 to 1 agst Mr. Barber's two
coupled. Won by a head ; two lengths between second
and third ; Honesty a bad fourth ; Belmont pulledup fifth.
Mr. Barber declared to win with Contract.
The LICENSED VICTUALLERS' STAKES of 3 sins each, with
25 added; weight for ago ; winner to bo sold for £100;
selling allowances ; second to save stake. Once round

and a distance.
Mr. Dawson's Dusty Miller, by Knight of Avenel—
Lady
(Cameron) 1
mr.
4Yyrs' 78rs,7tst(413101b) (X2o)...(Maidment) 2
Coventry's
Paramount,
Risk,
Mr. W. Cowen's Gayous, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (.£2O) (W. Martin) 3
The following horses also ran :—Ejected, Sweetness,
Antique, and Mountain Buck.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Dusty Miller, 3 to 1 agst Gayous, 5
to 1 agst Risk, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a
length ; a neck between second and third ; a bad fourth.
The winner was bought in for 52 guineas.
The SPORTSMEN'S NURSERY HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3
ft., with 200 added ; for two-yr-olds ; winners extra ;
second to save stake. About three-quarters of a mile.
52 subs. (The weights were raised 81b.)
Mr. R. Porter's Zest, by Orest—True Blue, 7st 8 1 b
(Mordan) 1

Sept. 24, at 0.10 p.m. Wild Agnes, out of Great Easlera
Railway h'eap.

Sept. 24, at 0.35 p.m. Cromwell, out of Hopewell stakes,
Newmarket.

Sept. 24, at 0.51 p.m. Centaur, out of Grand Duko
Michael stakes, Newmarket.

Sept. 24, at 0.51 p.m. Duuluce
.out of Rutland stakes,
Newmarket.

Sept. 24, at 3.30 p.m. Skirmish, out of Four-years-old
Triennial, Newmarket First October Meeting.
Sept. 24, at 3.30 p.m. Her Ladyship, out of Groat Eastern
Railway Handicap.

Sept. 24, at 4.20 p.m. Glendusk, Catalogue, and Tina,
out of Great Eastern Railway handicap, Newmarket First
October Meeting.

Sept. 24, at 4.25 p.m. Rosenau, out of Four-years-old
Triennial, Newmarket First October Meeting.
Sept. 24, at 4.25 p.m. Master Gunner, out of Grand Duko
Michael Stakes.

Sept. 24, at 4.25 p.m. Master Robert, out of Newmarket
St. Leger.

Sept. 24, at 5.30 p.m. Klarinska and Farewell, out of Four-
year-old Triennial, Newmarket First October Meeting.
Sept. 24, at 5.30 p.m. War and Hobo, out of Grand 1)uko
Michael stakes.

Sept. 24, after 6 p.m. Life Guardsman, out of Newmar-
ket October handicap.

Sept. 24, at 6.55 p.m. All Mr. Cartwright's horses, out
of Newmarket First October engagements.
Sept. 25, at 9 a.m. Corporal, Tynedale, Mendicant, Rail-
lery colt, and Gentle Gale, out of Sportsmen's Nursery, at
Edinburgh.

Sept. 25, at 10.45 a.m. Red Earl, out of all engagements
except Liverpool cup.
Sept. 25, at 0.10 p.m. Neroli and Flatcatchor, out of Bed-
fordshire stakes.

Sept. 25, at 1.15 p.m. Morris Dancer, out of Caledonian,
Roxburgh, and Border handicaps at Kelso.

The Water of the East of London.

A public meeting was held last evening in the
Town-hall, Bethual-green, the Rev. S. Hansard,
the rector of the parish. in the chair, for the purpose
of considering the subject of the impure and defi-
cient water supply to the east of London, and de-
vising means to obtain a pure and sufficient supply
to that and the surrounding districts. The chair-
man, in opening the proceedings, said the special
object of the meeting was to encourage agitation
and inquiry on the subject for the consideration of
which they had assembled. He believed it was now
incontestibly proved that the localities in which there
was an impure supply of water were first visited by
cholera and every species of contagion. They were
all aware that the cholera which broke out at the
east end of the town recently, and with such dread-
ful results, was traced by the Registrar-General,
Dr. Franklin, and other scientific men, to the im-
pure water supplied by the East London Water-
works, and that that water came from the river
Lea, which is nothing more than a large sewer.
The public were told they should boil water before
using it, but such an advice was as absurd as if they
were told to roast the air before inhaling it. Dr.
Burgess, one of the medical officers of health for
Bethnal-green, proposed the first resolution :--
"That it having been proved by indisputable evi-
dence that the water supplied to the east of London
is both deficient in quantity and so impure in qua-
lity that it has been one of the chief causes, if not
the only cause, of the recent outbreak of cholera iu
that part of the metropolis, this meeting resolves
that steps be, immediately taken to obtain a pure and
more constant supply of water." The speaker said
that during the hot weather of the past summer,
and at the time of the expected approach of cholera,
the people of his neighbourhood were not supplied
with water from noon on Saturday till the same
time on the following Monday, and that when the
water company were applied to to supply water on
Saturday evenings in order to give sufficient to the
poorpeople until Monday, they refused to do so. Dr.
Sarvis seconded the resolution, which was put and
unanimously adopted. Dr. Liddle, medical officer of
health for Whitechapel, proposed—" That an asso-
ciation be formed to be called the East London Water
Supply Association, to carry out the foregoing reso-
lution, and with this view to put themselves in com-
munication with the Metropolitan Water Supply
Association, to collect evidence as to the deficiency
and bad quality of the water at present supplied,
and to use every endeavour to induce vestries to
take action in the matter, and if necessary to refer
the subject to the Secretary of State, according to
the provisions of the Sanitary Act of 1866." He
said if housekeepers were not supplied with a suffi-
cient quantity of water, the fault lay with them-
selves, inasmuch as there was a clause in the act of
parliament by which the water companies were com-
pelled to supply sufficient water, if a requisition
signed by four-fifths of the consumers were sent to
them.—Mr. Gladding, of Whitechapel, who seconded
the resolution, related an instance in which the pipes
of a water closet at Wapping emptied themselves
into the water tank of the adjoining house during
the existence of the cholera.—Mr. Parker, the se-
cretary of the Metropolitan Water Supply Associa-
tion, entered into an explanation of the objects of
the association, which he said was founded for the
purpose of compelling water companies to afford a
constantinstead of an intermittent supply of water,
and a purer supply of that commodity by means of
improved filtration.—Mr. Thos. Murray, of Step-
ney, in giving an account of the water. supplyhhtoouhrias
lwithoutocality,wstaatteedr
dtarh aitngheths
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three
days,sonie
36 hours, the houses which were thus deprived of
water having nearly 30 inhabitants. each. The re-
solution was then carried unanimously, and the pro-
ceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

THE BENEFIT OF GOING BAREFOOT.—A letter
has been addressed to the Committee of the Ladies' Sani-
tm y Association, 8, Pont-street, S.W., by the Countess
de Noailles, on the benefit of going barefoot. There is a
great deal to be said in favour of this plan, whethar we
regard development, temperature, or cleanliness. Look at
the magnificent gait of a barefoot Highland girl, and the
elastic play of every muscle, -and compare her feet with
those of girls who have been tortured in boots, too
short, or too narrow at the toes, the object of which
seems to be to compress the foot into one unshapely
and inelastic mass, like a bootmaker's " lash" As to
warmth, it is pretty certain that boots, as they are, quite as
often make the feet as cold as warm. If people have good
stout boots to walk out in, and change them when they
come in and sit still, it is very well. But as for the poor
thin, leaky, half-worn boots of poor women and children,
they are but a sham; they do not keep out cold and wet,
and it is needless to say that people who have no boots at
all cannot " catch their death" by sitting indoors in wet
boots. As for cleanliness, the thing speaks for itself. Feet
freely exposed to the air are not offensive, and if soiled by
a walk would be washed or wiped as a matter of course.
" The smell in a close school-room," says Madam° d°
Noailles, "of so many unwashed feet, carefully enclosed i?
still dirtier stockings and shoes, is very unwh
whereas "no one ever felt disgusted at the little
itreo. brown
so
feet of the Italian peasant children." oioome, '
sanitarian s
dilt% the volent
rational that it only needs be set going.
lienii;isvOme of their
authoress suggests to her aristocratiii
that they shofild set an example
aark. Probably a simple
own children to go barefoot
bviapte some difficulties. It-
sole, worn as a sandal, would
aeration and free play of the muscles,
would allow of free
cleanies ; might be elegantly
and would necessitate
ntique, and it would insure the sole of
fitted on, after the a
injury and from contact with disgusting dirt
the foot from
—Medical Times and Gazette.
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A BOAT CARRIED OVER THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
—On the 12th inst. two men were:carried over the Niagara
Fans. They attempted to cross the river above the Rapids
in a small boat, but being struck by a squall were forced
into the Rapids and carried over. No traces of them or
their boat have been discovered in the river below.