The Express. — 1868-05-28 (London, England)

AID 0 ' THE DEAF AND DUMB. Yesterday the Earl of Shaftesbury presided at the annual meeting held in Willis's Rooms, St. James's. The object of the association, as explained in the prospectus and report, is to provide extended religious and secular instruction among the deaf and dumb throughout the metropolis after they have quitted school, and the improvement of their condition generally, the modes olrxi,ie being periodical religious services, lectures, liaise visitations, assistance in obtaining employment, ptcuniary relief by luaus or gifts of money, and the en. couragenient of the early training of deaf and dumb children preparatory to their admission into educational institutions. Amongst the visitors were Lord Carberry, who is Lionel( deaf and dumb; Lard Ebury. Mr. J. 1. l'ortesme, mud several other warm friends of the charity. The report, which was read by the Rev. Mr. Smith, the secre. tary, gives the total receipts for tile year at I.29iii. fis. being an increase of 1221.175. 10.1. over those of the previous year, and the expenses of in in a;ernent at 1321. 4t.1 id. The number relieved has been lor ; loans granted, 2ii ; and deaf and dumb children apprenticed, 9. Tho attendance at the weekly sorvi,as :toil lectures his increased. Referring to the information gained through the experience of the society. the report mentions that the majority of deaf and dumb children spring from irriages between first cousins and other blood relations, and suggest legislative interference for preventing such unions. Lord Ebury, in moving the adoption of the report, drew attention to the great benefits such an association was calculated to confer upon a class whose infliction rend !reel them objects of special sympathy, and pointed out the efficiency of the machinery employed. As showing the adaptability of the deaf and dumb fur high artistic cultitation he referred to a very Leautiful model for a sculptured group, the work of a deaf and dumb sculptor. The motion, having been secondid by Mr. J. F. Fortescue, was carried. Addresses urging the claims of the institution were likewise delivered by Mr. .T. Michael, the Rev. .1. F. Kitto, Rev. S. Smith, Mr. C. Magard. and, in acknowledging the vote of thanks to him fur presiding, by Lord shafteribury.  _ SUPPOSED MU•unr:u AN I, Sou 10E. —A mysterious occurrence has just come to light at Identhorpe, about live miles front Selby. It :wears that a young man named Adamson has recently been paying his addresses to a youn4 woman named Battle, whose parents keep Menthorpe•ferry. Adam Ain was nut successful in securing the approval of the eld.•r Buttlea, nor did Mils Buttle afford hint much enconr weinent, though she had not given him a positive denial. 4 Sunday evening last they both attended chapel at Bubwith, a village about a mile and a half distant. They were seen returning together on the banks of the Derwent, but they never reached home. Subsequently Adanison's hat was found on the hanks of the river, not a long way from the ferry ; a search was prosecuted, and his body was recovered on Tuesday morning only a few yards from the place where his hat was found. No tidings of the young woman have hecn heard, ■nd there is too much reason to fear that the man first drowned the object of his affections and then committed suicide.  THE EXPLOSIoN ACa Lo,s OF LIFE AT LtrEnPool.. —The Liverpool coroner held an inquest yesterday on the bodies of James ihrper, Joseph Hope, and John Dix, the three men killed by an explosion which took place at a firework manufactory in Dee-street, West Derby-road, on Tu•:eday. The remains of the men presented a dreadful, sickening appearance. The corpses wero completely buret to a cinder, and could scarcely be recognised as remnants of humanity. The evidence went to show that Hope and Harper were joint proprietors of the building in question, where they carried on the business of firework manufacturers. At the moment the catastrophe occurred they were em; iged in charging rockets, Dia reading a paper to them whilst they were at work. A man named Canister quitted the factory a few minutes prior to the explosion, and left them so employed. The building was completely destroyed. 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