Leader (1850-1860), 7th October 1854, Edition Town of 2, Page 958

a contingency which might have arisen , but which has not THE RAILWAY COMPANIES—LYING-IN respect to all garrison towns . "We have upwards of 200 occurred . HOSPITALS . women , besides their children , to be maintained Somehow The following are the Rules with reference to this subject ; So universal has been the sympathy displayed [ towards th kitso hea&KXt a me ^ J ^ Sb ^ b ^ S ^ 1 . No soldier ' s wife is entitled to relief -whose name , is not V ° >™ people whom this Association lias taken by the hand , Government . But however this mj | ht be , the expense would entered in the regimental return , which though zt eon- that all ttegreatLii . es of Railway have been made free u > have boon unfairly thrown upon ilarishes such ok our ¦ owntains the names of all women , whether married with or the soldier's child . Particularly the London and North- but this is a trifling matter when compared wi \ Ai the Z ntwithout leave , is yet signed by the Colonel commanding Western and the Portsmouth Liue , where not only have perisation of i-expectable wives of soldiers of mbrarmy the regiment , and thus they are partially acknowledged . foe children been earned free of expense , but the extra * ¦* «« h « nkv Bbowv 2 . The Government makes no difference between these ^^ to ^^^^ dS ^ JS ^^^ i ^ ^^ " lector of Woolwich . " women ; and the passages of all are equally defrayed to t ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ X ^ Extract from the Report of the Dvbllr , Local Comthe parishes of their husbands . Two Lying-la Hospitals in Londoti-the British Hospital , mittee : — 3 . The rale for the relief of soldiers' wives married without in Endell-street , and the Qusen Charlotte ' s—ntost gene- « < 5 f * ntftYwV > on Ati iq- < leave is only retrospective ; for no soldier-who has married vously opened their doors to the soldier ' s wife . Many a « I find , that since the 1 st July to the 2 nd Want 1 havrr without le ^ ve , since July , 185-4 , will bo entitled to relief poor woman has had deep cause for thankfulnessfor the made about lioo payments " to small sums ^ rytn ^ m one for his wife . eaa » taken of her at the British Lymg-In Hospital m En- s \ xmag to one pound , five shillings ) to about 400 wouieli On ihe 4 th July , 1854 , at the largest meeting ever held Music- nc-etrv and the fine a' -ts have all been enlisted i-n soldie f ' ^ . - - ¦ i % panted several women free pas * by the General Committee ( General the Earl of Beau- this eood cause' OnesinMamembva child ^ MSSfmSri v sas ° to ^ hGir , friends and . Natives , released clothes from champ in the chair ) , it was unanimously resolved ,- K | X 5 X « & 7 ^^ ^^^ W ^ gSSK be ^^ smaU w ° aTo S * bSess * d ^ ytf S ^ t ^^ " That from and after the date of this resolution , the 4 th Thomas , Esq .. of the Soldier ' s " Separation from his Family , " g ^ f " o a f " fewSlmi and in 3 ri « £ w J , * ; July , 185 * , no wife or widow be entitled to a donation or presented b y that gentleman to the Committee of the Bath C been the means of clnferrinKsubstantialh ^ SK vs& ^ t&A ^^^ yxs ^^^ fe ^ fcsawsss SJS ^ -aS ^ tt ?^ IP ^ &S formation of tbis Association , on the 7 th LOCAL COMMITTEES . forf ^ ltes ^ and SdrS lo . encoura « ed to w ° * Sott ^^^ Secretary t ? Com mittee . " ^^ S ? * ¥ -2 0 - i 3 froin ** returns of . the married men of x , ^ Magistrates , and other benevolent person * , the Com- Extract fr < m the Report ofanother Local Committee : ~ the thirty Begiments of theLme ^ d the tenBeguneivtsof mittee desire most cordially io tender their hearty thanks "Wo liavo hardly relieved a-hy that were not married Cavalry , tfiat a large proportion eft them in each Regiment Had it not been for the indefatigable exertions of the With leare and on the strength . By the timely aid rendered aremarriea without leave , it / becomes a , serious question- Senior Garrison Chaplain of Dubliu , the Rev . Charles Hort , by your Sooietymuci distresswas , of course , prevented ,, as , how far the treatment hitherto earned out towards wives upwards of 400 women and 800 children would now have as soon as they were left , your excellent Society took fhem rf- - so ^ M ha 8 . been ^ jstfccessM ^ ft-the'PreFentionpf-matri-, been inmates of the workhouse , for in Ireland no out-door by the hand . But timely as this aid was offered , it w * & ffi (> Tiy , It is evident -that ^ m spiteofallthe certara ^ ftwswy relief is granted . The Staff-Sergeants in the several districts not before , in many cases , the poor creatures had entailed , upon ^^ them soldiers ^ will marry , and can fiud re- have proved themselves worthy of the profession to which -parted , with nearly everything-, sves in two gabSs « o spectable women to marry th-em ; _ it _ is also evident from they are ah honour ; one fine fellow on being offered ream- THEiRWTEDDiSG-KrsGB . AVhat would have been thecoiithe universal sympathy shown to their wives . and , families nrratipn for the great trouble he had taken in relieving the dition « f these poor creatures if fid such society as £ * J ? It : » ? ? J lt ** & *'*" ¦* country Woukl gladly poor soldiers' wives in his district , exclaimed , " God forbid yours had existed ! many of them far too high-spirited to befriend them effectually ; the Committee would , therefore , that I should take any payment for helping my comtades' a-isve become the innaates a workhouse , would have bedn direct particular attention to the concluding remarks at wives and families n their distress . " A perfectly organised plunged into a state of misery fearful to coiiteinplate . Bitfe the end of this Kpport , in hopes that some practical mea- system is now established by means of the Local Commit- even as it is , muchmisery is ; to be found . A . poor delicate sure may be decided upon as speedily as possible , to pro- tees throughout the kingdom * quarterly sfcatetnciits are creature with two children , married with leave ,, to -whom vent the recurrence of so much unmerited misery and regularly transmitted , slowing the number of Wbuieu and y ° Society grants a weekly allowance , has been compeHwL aestitatton . ¦ ¦ _ chddreh , and the expenditure : aind the Regiments that to P wi * " furniture . So distressing is this woman ' s rnrt-ffPTTrt-w * mvr ¦ < i > rrit tia-V rtu wrrivirTTTArT < T ^ XT *> &&& regimentaUy to distribute their own funds , have case , and SO respectable a character does shaappear io be , OOLXiIiOXlONh ON THE DAY OT HUMILIATION . cordially handed over the balance of their funds to the that some of the otlierwomen have helped her out of their Thousands upon thousands of her Msijesty ' s loyal subjects Association , being satisfied with its working , and perfectly own small pittance , &c . Every day I feel more thankful for joyfully followed her most gracious example on this day , content to abide by its rales and regulatiohs ^ the good your Society is doing ; upwards of 30 arc receivingf and ponred in of their abundiance for the support of an It is necessary to state , however , that the Association has help from you at this place . I only wish those who have Association which their beloved Queen and his Royal High- not been permitted to relieve any but the widows and -contribute *! .-large sums to your Society could witness the ness Priiice Albert Iiad honoured with their joint patronage orphans of theFoot-Guards , the Officers commanding those gratitude of these poor women for the help they receive ; from itsfis-st commencement . Jiegiments having funds of their own for the relief of the rhey would , indeed , feel ' move than repaid for all they have ^ Haditnot been- ; -for the noble , contributions made oil thei ' -wivesandfamilies of their men , and not wishing to burden done . " . , ^ rrVT ^ , Bay of Humiliation , this Association would [ have been to- ihe Association . SOLDIERS'WIVES AT VARNA . M ^^^^ ^^ &S ^^ nd * 6 distl ' e 33 tnd Extractfrtm the Report of the Limerich Local Committee : M ^ Ray , formerly the active and intelligent Imjpeciin < j ^ iBM ^ &l ^ ffil ^^^ khigdo ^^ . " Limerick , 28 th August , 1854 . 0 # f * ° f this ^ ociati < m , write , from Varna to the folv < &i the Roman Catliolic , unanimously joined onthat day " We have 17 women married with leave oiv our list It wwwff effect : — ^ h el ^ th * . soldier ' s wife ^ nd child . . appears that the Wome n married withleave lia . ve the heavier „„ T , L , " Vama > August 4 th , 1854 . To the Church of England especially , this Association is families . " Sie , —I beg to draw your attentionto the condition of indebted for considerably more than two-thirds of the total " It is incontestable that the major part of the women the *? ? wo ' men . here . Many of them have died , and < . thers amount collected .- The \ Vesleyan Body also contributed relieved by this Committee would , ere this , have been in are dying ; others , who are in a state of convalescence , ai-Q largely tfad . generously ; the Jews too joined munificeviWy in the workhouse , if they had not been aided . not able to proceed further with their reeiments , and tho this national ^ effort , by having collections in their syna- " We can safely declare our conscientious belief that the men are expected to leave this in about fourteen days : and gpgues . The Committee remark with much pleasure that women on our list , 83 in number , have shown themselves tnesc p . creatures , emaciated and dried with the sun , will these astonishing collections were quite voluntary . No deserving of the relief administered to them We have be left in a foreign laud without any protection or home Queens letter was issued , and never was any public sub- never received a single complaint againsfc one of them l'hev whatever . What I thought of was , to provide a house and scnption . so heartily assisted by the poor man ' s penny , have universally manifested a desire to obtain work So- foocl for stlcn a 3 hajV 0 non ® » - « K > st of them have blankets , In huvnberless congregational collections more tlian one veral of thorn have obtained situations as wet nurses a ' ereat b"t to th ' oso who have not , I would propose lending them pound a worth of halfpence was given . Even the prisoners fact in proof of the decent , healthy , and wcll-conditionrd some > a « a * ° encourage those who are able to get about to in a large Government prison put their names down for a state of those individuals . Many are working at the shirt wait ou tho sick ' cook , and wash . If your Committee is subscription of more than twenty pounds . The total business for a more trifle , to earn which-they must labour pleased to approve of this plan , I shall be most happy to amount collected on that day would havo been even greater , all day ; and several are learningtho trade of shirtinafcina : superintend the wholematteri and I am quite sure it would had not many of the collections been made for tho sailor's without wages , in hopes of being able to assist themselves rc"cvr wany a poor man of intense anxiety . The cold as well as the soldier's wife , Of these collections -the Com- Upon a fair review of their conduct and their General an- weather will be soon setting in , then what will those poor mitteo hsd the pleasure of paying over one-third to tho pearanco , we can safely say that the women Relieved bv our women , do P If the ladies in England would send us a little Association for tlio Widows of Sailors and Marines , Committee are creditable to the army . Even with the re * flann < 3 l » a fcw blankets , and left-off garments , they would be Tho Committee would point put most emphatically that lier they receive , their position is far too trying a one to be rendering us a great service , &c . The great work that is notwithstanding the remarkable exceptionin the JFast Day anything but a warning , instead of an attraction to other some on for the wives and families of tho soldiers by means Collections , no religious distinction whatever is mad © in females to enter into the same state , and we advisedly eive ° » the Association , in which you tako so prominent and tho distribution of this noble charity , the recipients are not » fc "w our opinion that the operations of this Committee are onergetic a part , causes abundant joy to tho husbands and even asked to what religion they belong . not calculated to create the mischief , which some imagine is f ? 'tne > rs here ; ana when I remind them of what is doing , likely to reBult from the charity and sympathy which have tncy Beom over l ° ycd , and many thanks wo expressed , both OTHEIfc COLLECTIONS . been oviweed by tho British public for this most unhapnv to . y ° arsolf and tho Committee , and benevolent friends , for At the head ' of these stands tho eottntv of York Tho ? 5 i won ^ n , suddenly deprived of the help of their th ° sympathy shown them . Numerous-are the deaths from Yorkshire Association ( with liis Grace th « Lrehbiahon and au 8 *" ™^ cholera and fevers , and doubtless many who arc carod for airthc nobility and gentry of thSbounty asjSte m * and „ „ , " »• ^ Bovo-lab , by your Association are really widow , Wt news of the fact liberal subscribers ) has remitted to th ^ ContraffisoSiatToS Colo ? & Assistant Adjatant . Genoml , 5 ^ have naohod thorn . They have not yet entered « ho large sum of 5000 ? . Tho Press has very consideSlv "Chairman of Committee . " tho field , but every day tho order for embarkation for tho and effectually aided the cause of the sol&B f 3 y - but fcw ™^ / s ™ , » i k % , , „ ,. , Crimea m oxnooted , whoro doubtless many will fall , and no puper , either of daily or weekly circulation lisuT m nrac- E < ciract A <» n the Manchester and SalfordLocal Committee : fc « ose poor follows have thoir oyos upon your Association to tically assisted these poor people na Tire Lonb ' oK JogSeT " Salford Barracks 29 th Au . ruat P rofceot V , 1011 " wlve ? and ohUdron . I am happy to say I Imvo Subsortpttom have been received from all parts o * the Hvte Ui the barracks , &c , » as bcrfn ? mwriod % M & $% a ? o X for Z ? 0 pSSfeS wflf ' boU . ^ iQ ^ Voul . fihat ^^ S &futs t' * x ** r ssi liSSH ^ fSSS jS ^**» - «« afc « a 5 « £ s !? £ i =- ^ g ^ 5 £ . HSg » Hi = aSSS ££ fSS « S 3 But of anthomxbsoriptiona perhaps tho most toucM » XSoottro ' they } S ^ if ^ hov lS ffi ^ fV dron fo V ? f \ ° , ' ? H ouI ? « ° , , ^ , « ™ o oV t > Sc . women , was that of tlw Oholson , Pouaioaora . One old veteran in seek omploymont olaowK m ab lunMO RU < i Ort tho ^ Bt i oC S ° Pto" > bor , goods to tho amount of SM « . posliiB his poimy waa hoard to remark , "Hod there boon « "y « noi » ojaowHoro . woro 8 cnfc by utoam to Oonatontinoplo , addroHscd to tho auoh , an Aaaoclatloo in my dny , whou I waa away at tho « iwwi , ™ «« a ' oP *?^ ' ™ , „ oaro or tho Oonttul-Gonoral , who wiw roquostoa to wo his wars , my poor old woman would nofc have died in the work- J * N * Jor ana Stair Oflft « or . " discretion In forwarding thorn to Varna . A bill of oxhowso . " Several bodies of men of tho worki » claaaoa lmvo Extract from the Report of tho Woolwich Tqm . 1 rnm ? : "K f ° 100 * . was also aont to tho biutu ) authority , with «« rocdtoaond in wcolsly penny contrlbutionaT tho men of miCteo : — J oouoicti . l ^ ocal torn- iiiHtruotloiiM ttiid authority to M . r . Itay to uctaa the ulmoiior Prioo'B l ? fttont Candlo JTaotory , and ftho mon of tho Orowo llW-.. ,,, * . , „ of t | io Aasoolatilon . Xoeomotlvo D p pnrtmont have already paid In conaldorablo « Tlie women w ^ w , ™ 7 ' 4 fc 1 ' « Ptom ^ o « V J « 0 'l- f V , H- , « ' ? rocolvod hy tho Oomiwittoo fiilly coiTobo-Biime colleotedIn thla way . may ^ v hi oimoafc all wi hn ^ IMftUy 0 lW 02 ' l tm swr 0 X ^ th ° \ iWl ° f al » t . Hj » sof thesopoor women , for though fa . iiaiU «« bohud , wn « pornnittod by uutliorlty to ooinplola tl eT inXton . wfoo of ' ho miSr i . I ' ' »» hardly wonld ful tor it . You tmy you dooply roRroft you didno b <> wlil > w « h ? V 0 D Uy f . ^ " ' ^«» l th « WlOtaw wonwn mm-iocl ,- ! to pSrorS \ ZiA ffi ma ™ y ZtUmoSZ ^ TJll ^ WT T ? , W ?^ ^ V wlfo , much ^ I dSlro to bo w » h i' « iu .

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