The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-27 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

TUE METROPOLITAN VISITING SOCIETY AND
THE MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Yesterday afternoon a conference, adjourned
from 'Wednesday, the 19th inst., took place between
the representatives of the Metropolitan Visiting Re-
lief Association, of which the Bishop of London is
president, and the Mansion-house Committee, for
the purpose of considering the best means of unit-
ing the two funds, so as to enable the administra-
tors of both to work satisfactorily together in pro-
viding for the relief, permanent and otherwise of
the large number of young persons who have been
made orphans by the cholera. Lord Ebury pre-
sided. Sir Mordaunt Wells said that since the last
meeting he, on the part of the Mansion-house Com-
mittee, and Mr. Tilson, on the part of the Metropo-
litan Visiting Society, had had consultations, and
had found that the Mansion-tiouse Committee had
505 orphans to provide for, and the Metropolitan
Visiting Society 510, making together 1,015. He
and Mr. 'Filson had gone together through the lists,
and they had struck off all those they supposed not
to be properly chargeable to either fund. He then
thought that, considering the whole of the circum-
stances, each fund might maintain an independent
course of action, 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 orphanswhich each committee
must necessarily take up. During that day 19 cases
had come under his own consideration in connection
with the Mansion-house Committee, and these
could not therefore be included in such a final settle-
ment as he intended to suggest that day. He pre-
sumed that independent of the 1,015 orphans he had
mentioned there might be 60 or 80 more in connec-
tion with each society, and-the list of their 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 beenkprepared, he feared
they would never come to arrend of their work.
Considerable discussion took place, and ultimately
the following resolutions were adopted That the
cordial thanks of this committee be rendered to Sir.
Mordaunt Wells and Mr. Tilson 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
iortions as equal as they can be for the separate ac-
tion of the two committees be adopted. That no ap-
plication for relief by cholera orphans, children of
parents already deceased, be received after Oct. Ist,
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 sa.ne between the
two funds."

The following is the official return of deaths in
London from cholera and diarrhoea registered on
Tuesday, Sept. 25

Cholera,. Diarrhoea..
West districts 1 1
North districts ... 9 3
Central districts ... 5 3
East districts ... 6 6
South districts ... 9 ... 3

Total

... 30

A Melancholy Belies of Casualties.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Last Friday afternoon a
widow named Ann Brown, a bleachfield worker at Calder-
bank, Lochwinnoch, near Glasgow, while standing on the
edge of a boiler containing boiling ley, into which she was
emptying some of the cold liquid, slipped and fell into the
cauldron. Her screams brought a me of the workers to her
assistance, and she was taken out almost insensible.
DEATH AT A RAILWAY STATION OF A MAN UN-
KNOWN.—On Monday an inquest was held at Crofton,
near Wakefield, zelative to the death of an unknown per-
son who fell down dead on the platform of the station at
that place, on Sunday night, just after having taken a
ticket for Wakefield. From inquiries he had previously
made of a porter, it seemed that ho intended to take the
Barnsley train from 'Wakefield. He was attired in a re-
spectable suit of black. In his fob a silver watch, made
by Taylor, of Pontefract, and which had seemingly
been lately repaired by Ramsdon, of Wakefield, was found.
A hymn-book, inscribed with the name cif William Gowan,
and a printed bill respecting the Cawthorn Wesleyan Re-
form Chapel anniversary, were found in the deceased's
pocket, but there was no evidence as to who he was. He
appeared about 45-years of ago.'. The jury returned a ver-
dict of "Died from natural causes." '

FATAL FALL FROM A CIIURCH.—On Tuesday
afternoon John Nelson, foreman to Mr. Harrison, builder,
whilst superintending the work connected withthe repairs
of St. John Micklegate, York, steppedfrom the roof through
a window upon a plank which had been fixed with others
under the tower. The plank gave way, and ho fell to the
floor with great force. Although taken up alive he died
shortly afterwards.
A CLERK KILLED AT A RAILWAY CROSSING.—
On Monday evening Mr. James Smith, bookeeper, in the
employ of Messrs. Day, Nephew, and Sons, Dewsbury,was
passing over the Dark-lane crossing, when a train from
Heckmondwike dashed over him, cutting off both his legs,
and otherwise mutilating the body. The deceased was a
married man, and has left four children.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN OMNIBUS DRIVER.—
An inquest was held at Manchester on Tuesday on the
body of William Tomlinson, aged 52, the driver of an omni-
bus. On Saturday last, whilst the deceased was driving
past St. Petet's Church, h 9 was observed to slip off his
seat, and fall on to his head. He was taken to the infir-
mary, where be died. Deceased was in the practice, while
whipping his horses, of leaning over the footboard, and it
is supposed that his foot slipped on this occasion whilst he
was so doing, the footboard being in a wet condition.
Verdict—Accidental Death.

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A MERCHANT'S CLERK.
—On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Vestry Hall,
Fair-street, Horsleydown, on the body of Mr. John
Hargan, aged 37 years, a clerk employed at a wharf in
Upper Thames-street. On Sunday morning deceased was
seen by a friend in Rotherhithe in a state of intoxication.
This friend offered to see him home, but was obliged to
leave him as he abused him for not lending him some
money. The body of the deceased was found in the river
near Pickle Herring Stairs. He had been drowned. The
jury, after a short consultation, returned the following
verdict :—That the deceased was found drowned in the
'river Thames, but how he came into the said waters there
is no evidence to show.

ACCIDENTAL AND SUDDEN DEATHS.—On Tues-
day an inquest was held at Paddington on the body
of Charles Moat, a navvy, who was killed by a ton of earth
falling on him while excavating a tunnel on tie new Mid-
land Line near Kentish Town. A verdiet of Accidental
Death was recorded.--The same day an inquest was held
at Drayton, on the body of Walter Hunt, aged 32 years.
The deceased was engaged on the third floor of a water-
mill putting corn into the hopper, when he fell against the
large rigger (a vertical wheel) which drives the machine,
and his head became entangled therewith. Although he
was released almost immediately, the pressure was so
great on the head and neck as to deprive him of life.
Verdict, Accidental Death. - In the,evening another Inquest
was held on the body of Elizabeth Jane Roebuck, a
servant, aged 55, who fractured her skull by falling down
the area steps at the residence of Mr. Oliver, 37, Glouces-
ter-square, Hyde-park, on Sunday night last. A verdict
of Accidental Death was roturned.--An inquest was also
held in Cow Cross-street, on the body of James Burn, aged
46, a harness maker. Deceased earned good wages, but was
in the habit of going "on the drunk" for several weeks.
The last of those fits of intemperance proved fatal. A
verdict was returned of Death from Disease of the Heart,
accelerated by intoxication.—The same coroner also held
an inquest at the Marylebone Workhouse on the body of
Margaret White, aged 55, an habitual drunkard for the last
20 years. On Friday night she drunk a quantity of rum,
and was found dead in bed on the following morning.
The jury returnei a verdict of Death from Serous Apo-
plexy, accelerated by habits of drunkenness.

A CHILD THREE.YEARS AND A HALF OLD SEN-
TENCED TO HARD LABOUR.—The following circumstances
relating to a case disposed of at the head police-office,
Dublin, on Saturday last, have been communicated to us :
" Shortly after mid-day on Saturday, two children, named
Bryan—one a girl aged eight years, the other, a boy, aged
three years and six months—were arrested by a police-con-
stable in Westmoreland-street for soliciting alms. They
word taken to Cullege-street police-station, and charged in
due course, and were then brought before the magistrate,
Mr. U. O'Donel, at the head police-office. The charge was
proved, and the magistrate made his decision, That deci-
sion was, that the girl should undergo imprisonment in
Grangegorman Penitentiary for 14 days, and be kept to
hard labour! and that the boy, 31 years old, should be sent
to Richmond Bridewoll—be there detained for fourteen
days, and kept to hard labour ! The next questions were
—what clothes he should be dressed in, and to what hard
work put ? Never contemplating that such a youthful
prisoner would be sent to gaol, the board of superintend-
ence had made no provision in their wardrobe for him,
nor the inspectors-general defined what hard work was
suitable for his age. The result was that the humane
governor was obliged to procure slight articles of clothing
for the poor creature, and send him to the hospital ward
to be taken care of. Meanwhile the inspectors-general
have been communicated with, and by their instructions
the local inspector has this day forwarded to the Govern-
ment a report on the case, accompanied by a copy of the
magistrate's committal.—Dublin Evening Mail.