The Sun. — 1866-09-07 (London, England)

THIRD ATTEMPT AT SELF - DESTRUCTION. - Elizabeth Sharp, who was charged a few days ago with attempting to take her life by cutting her throat with a razor, was again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt. The constable having mentioned that this was the third time the prisoner had attempted to commit suicide, and the prisoner stating in answer to questions that she had nowhere to go to, Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered her to find one bail in £lO for six months.  to the public made by the Bishop of London, by a letter inserted in the newspapers of the 2d of Aug., had been met with a liberality which exceeded the most sanguine expectations of, the committee. On the first announcement of the proposed Fund for relief of distress arising from cholera her Majenty the Queen sent a donation of £5OO. This gratifying donation was followed by a long list of contributions from persons of all ranks and conditions of life, not only- from London and its neighbourhood, but also from remote rural parishes. Notwithstanding the number of other channels through whiCh aid was supplied by the public for the relief of cholera, no less than £18,300 was within one month supplied to this Association, to be distributed by the committee by means of their parochial organisation. In order to give prompt effect to the charitable intentions of the subscribers, the committee of management have met daily, and members of that committee have generally been in attendance throughout the whole of the day, to assist n receiving subscriptions, and to receive thepersonal communications from the clergy or subscribers who might wish to apply for aid from the fund, or to obtain information respecting it. The cholera being so sudden and partial in the times and places in which it spreads its ravages, it was thought best to give at once small grants to all the districts in which even a few cases were reported to have arisen, leaving it open to the clergy presiding over the district visiting societies to make applications for further aid as soon and as often as occasion might require. The committee also put themselves in communication with the Mansion-house Committee for the Relief of Cholera, to which they sent from time to time lists of their giants, receiving from that committee similar information in return. In the manner above mentioned the committee of management had, within a month, made grants to 91 parochial or conventional districts within the diocess of London, of which 63 were in the eastern portion of the metropolis, 23 in other parishes north of the Thames, and five on the southern side of the river. For the relief of parishes of the metropolis within the diocess of Winchester, £BOO had been remitted to the South London Visiting and Relief Association. Grants were also made to three committees whose operations ranged over several contiguous parishes. The total amount expended in these grants to district societies had been £4,135. Grants were also made to the following permanent or temporary institutions affording various kinds of relief in cholera cases :—The Bethnal-green Dispensary, the City of London Dispensary, the German Hospital, Dalston ; the House of Charity, Soho ; the temporary Cholera Hospital in Spitalfields, and a temporary convalescent institution in connection with the London Hospital. About £BOO was expended in grants of this description. Thus about £5,000 had been applied to the relief of distress from cholera during the month, leaving a balance of upwards of £13,000 available for future distribution. It was stated that in most of the districts virulent epidemic cholera was disappearing, and that at the present time the principal anxiety was to provide for the recovery of convalescents and to give aid to widows and orphans who had lost their natural protectors by the cholera. The attention of the general committee was particularly invited to the question of how the large disposable balance might best be applied for the relief of convalescents, widows, or orphans, or otherwise in accordance with the presumed intention of the donors. The general committee were also informed that the Mansion-house Committee had determined to appropriate from their funds £2,000 for the relief of convalescents, and £5,000 for the relief of orphans, from cholera. After taking these various topics into consideration the general committee agreed to the following resolutions : " I. That an adequate amount of the funds at the disposal of this committee be applied to the relief of convalescent patients from cholera ; that this portion of their funds be distributed on applications made through the clergy presiding over the local visiting societies ; and that all applicants be invited to give an account of the manner in which they propose to employ the grants, the numbers whom they wish to relieve, and the probable cost of such relief, and also the sums which they have received or may expect to receive from other sources for the same object.  11. That relief also should be afforded on a liberal scale to children who have become orr hans by the cholera ; and that with a view to that object a schedule similar to that issued by the Mansionhouse Committee be furnished to each of the clergy in the districts affected by the cholera, with a repest that full information be given as to each orphan for whom relief is sought. " 111. That grants should continue to be made as hitherto by the committee sitting daily for the relief of persons suffering from actual cholera or of convalescents, leaving the cases of orphans to be determined at more special weekly committees.  " IV. That while the committee is disposed to deal with the cases of convalescents and orphans in a liberal spirit, still, looking to the danger of some fresh outbreaks of the disease, it appears right to reserve a sufficient sum to meet such an emergency."  The following is the official return of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in London, registered on Wednesday, Sept. s: _  . _ Cholera. Diarrhoea. West districts ... 0 2 North districts ... 4 ... 2 Central districts... ... 3 ... 2 East districts ... 16 ... 9 South districts ... 2 ... 5  Total  ... 20  STATE a