New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-31
FOREIGN NEWS BY MAIL.
GREAT BRITAIN.


ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN CHM; of
Through Birmah, says Inc LonuU , &c to China:
Aug. 49, lies shortest and reaesSi 18th that immense
and industrious empire, 1t is OF tne mus IN some man.
quence that the distance to It's s, speedy find
selves jostied Of the trade by te ,co NAV be
that the Pacific Railway is t 9peSd ays IN another the
passage TO Shanghai may be msde' anu ,cb shorter
laying down line OF ss SrouSht from the aed which
it is grown the NeW.fGrk =; nnmSeting with
weeks syen in our own markets. II our ships nave nave
70 Continue TO go round che Malay pennsua ~ Good
Gahai may some plan must he devised, If we are 10
hold our own for getting rid OF inc american
trie sees its advantage, and is preparing 70 uS0 M
yH NEwYORK TRIBUNE prints In contiguous TIuited
1870 ", he trade Of Great Britain and inc oh S
States with China and asks not Americans WIN IN
Pacific Railroad at their command abe 10 cUf follow
sn and urge their countrymen not to let Sip te ds
uy they now possess dd 1T Se s therefore pressing
But I GSg g x 5S.l q gasrHr
Says M LSdS" ES Of ASE fail Dr.
Staard "to describe the wretchedness OF tIs
mates The extent of airing ground Is scsrG Ths
square yard for es sSs eTS Of the ground
and is totally unit for human occupation ., line Inc
ceiling is two inches only above s .nS S'' and the
Sas damn Hundreds of rats intest the room;
aud the emanation OF the drains Is G1e hasds ar the
d1 @ Gaming for breath OF The womens
receiving ward still moro UNFIT for their accooua
ton The laundry IS anite u1h dop any UT nv SUrning
paper Ward 90 Is 30 infested WIN ne' tV 80 haina
more than dozen on one old WOmehs iaSS spo pa
Taralytio and unable to brush them on Inc
and ck wards are in an equally deplOrable condition
They want eycrythng-save one thing only n pauper
has charge Of the straw aistcoat ana straps >,
n is in ST. Iuke's Worihouse TO which the attention
of the guardians OF the Hoiborn Union mas Deeh caeu
The Lancet OF last week describes tins charming a.
Gle for children as confined DulIdiue, VIZ OLA nIosets
which are not permanently supplied with water On en-
tering Immediately behind tho door IL SINK when
in charge In the day room there were eleven
mothers with their infants tue att t,,o,as
tended during working hours by aged nhiatcs
Ventilation properly called, H. from the tuaton
mite mpossbe and the and fetd atmosphere was
Indicative OF frequent II not constant dlrrneu honS
one or more of the children THIS combination OF sewer
gas and foul air is conducted By the staircase TO an upper
room i'm which there ten bcdsteads placed so close
togeler that Of them have 10 De turned up on
10 ace and clean the floor; in fact there no space Dc
tween them Here also there Is no ehsctuh
ine although he openings the windows Us feet by %
feet only) arc never closed In Ems hOie OF Ca
slperntendng pauper nurse, and tho atmoslh IS
made worse by constant gas light 10 WOhutr, tno
Lancet says that darrhea has prevailed anu thht ts
children all The only wonder Ia that parents ana
Guardians children OF limited means in tins country ever
survive the happy hours Of childhood It's 10 Oe lc1eu
that Rumble has slaughtered more innoceht' tnhh oI
od and ma Bunblo dislikcs interference We can ohp
nifty the little victims and console ourselves ny teneC
ing they would probably succnmD al lno qu'cAo III
their own homes. - -. ,o,,,,.
correspondent OF The church kecs writes that he at
tended three city churches in succession on the morning
of SUNDAY Aug IS In OF them he found an old "o
man and the charity children; in another there was no
service at a and at the thru up 70 the umo AT "oh
he left 1t. no clergyman had arrived