The Express. — London, England, 1866-11-01 00:00:00

NI I ~I 1 1 1 ii;ir to re I . I I ts I • men Mill whol 1 , 1 4 the Lee 1 1 01 , Rl • II 4 4 l' , 4 , , i 1 1 3 ... . 1 11 i I . l4 \ AN& . 1 - .• THE POOR-LAW BOARD AND THE WORKHOUSES. The resignation of the master of Lambeth work house suggest some pregnant questions as to the real functions of the Poor-law Board. If it be true that aged and feeble paupers have been treated with brutal cruelty, that illegal imprisonment has been a common occurrence, and that other irregularities of an extremely specific character are virtually proved, it is time to ask whether the resignation of an official, and its acceptance by the guar dians, is deemed to preclude a proper inquiry by the central authority. This would seem to be pre cisely the sort of case in which Mae Poor-law Board should step in for the protection of the public. We know that the open investigations at Paddington, Rotherhithe, and the Strand Union resulted in a series of horrifying disclosures. The allegations against Lambeth are even more serious; but though the metropolitan inspectors are said to have paid a private visit to its workhouse, and the master is known to have subsequently re signed, we hear nothing of the official verdict, so that the practical upshot is a feeble whitewashing of the guardians. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the horrors vouched for by different inmates of this workhouse. It is sufficient to say that if true the per son directly responsible should suffercondign punish ment; and that if false the guardians should eagerly proclaim his and their own innocence. Anything like shuffling or hushing up should be made im possible by the Poor-law Board • and its officials may rely that a case of this grave cha racter will not escape the attention of par liament, and that a smoothing-over policy is certain to defeat itself. But unfortunately there is too much reason to fear that a demure avoidance of scandal rather than a zealous extirpation of evil is the desideratum aimed at. We hear on good authority that before the case of another metropo litan workhouse was investigated, the guardians received an official hint that it would be expedient to confine their attention to the precise scandal already before the public, and that anything like a g eneral exposure of other flagrant ills was greatly to be deprecated. If it be remembered that the official insjx.,ct.,r conducting an inquiry into workhouse abuses combines the functions of judge and jury; that ho examines witnesses; sums up evidence and passes the verdict, after wards put forward in the name of the Poor-law B etrd ; it will be seen that complete publicity is one main safe;uard for the manner and spirit in i which these investigations are conducted. The : gin.rdians are in each case the people really on th•fir trial, and it is not encouraging to be told tjiat a covert understanding obtains between the defendants and thcir judge. It is moreover but too certain that if the Poor-law Board and the local authorities choose to coalesce in what they may deem their common interest, oeither the paupers who suffer, nor the who advocate their cause, ha - . - e the faintest chance of redress. It is to be presumed that the Sick Poor Associa tion will not allow the Lambeth scandal to be 'mitred out by a private inquiry, and that we shall learn more of the causes which led up to the workhouse master's resignation. It is to par- Patient, however, that the public will look for complete explanations, and the name of Lambeth stands bracketted with that of Shoreditch as cases is w hich the must brutal conduct has been alleged, and where the action of the Poor-law Board has been an actual or partial condonation of the e:Tence. Turning to other metropolitan workhouses, it is satisfactory to state that many minor improvements have been effected. Pending the report of the scientific committee recently ap pointed to inquire into the ventilation of the sick wards, and upon the amount of cubic space neces sary, ,g,sal has been done by the transfer of chil dren and imbeciles from the workhouses to schools and asylums ; and in sevorrd other particulars lan-lable efforts are pereebtible to make the best of the materials at the disposal of the officials. But excellent as these endeavours are, they are signit;cant of the " patchwork " Mr. Hardy faithfully promised to avoid. The public will not b.: satisfied with the removal of a few abuses if the liability to abuse remains in full force ; and as " the law is sufficient for its pm-- pose." it seems incredible that a timid desire to avoid scandal ;cid conciliate guardians should be allowed in any case to thwart the claims of justice and humanity. _ _ . • Tl,e proi,os;il to raise the salaries of workhouse chaplains, awl to give them a seat at their parish board, is open to several objections. These gentle- Inca have hitherto been simgulary backwar , l in advocating the paii:)er's cause, and have in sane cases proved tinnuselves tho mere matares of the guardians. The teno!...i tioa to rob rcl:ef to the taqular attendaot at eloir,• 1 1. and to seo in the disent,:r's poverty a ri.4l:t.-..1! • ou:!isinnent for . chism, is one not to be etreCti there are mast unions in whici• a citapl.:in would have to be cre:ttsol, or in which, as is more probable, the guannui3 refuso to apiwint r.r3. Lanca•hiro unions and 11 chaplains ; and Yorkshire vaii; , ns and 26 chaplains ; so that the suggested " sex: at the hoard . ' would have an cxtt....lm.dy lim:tod application so far as those provinc , s are T!io evils patent to is all are ti!o ro nu: b:,.hali••ll.'artil or virzial and, without niulervaluing what is Lein;; dote and attempted, it seems obvious that we are as far as ever from any comprehensive and satisfactory change. Drama. ILWMARKET. A four-act version cf Octave Feuillet's comedy La Teetatioa, written by Mr. John Oxenford, an-1 called A Dao!tir.l , 4 Frirwl, was produced at this theatre last ; nig with a strong cast of characters, and compete sue vest. In all attempts to transfer those French comedies to tlb English stage which deal with or daily with adultery, many characters and incidents have to be weakened, duelling has to be cut out, and the whole piece has to be reduced to amt kvel of ,leceinty or propriety' demand:l as much by audiences as by the Lord Cham'itr- lain. The moral of A Ilinger , us Friend, if i: has a moral, is that when two people are joined together in holy matri mony whose tempers arc incompatible—to use the lw gc of the Divorce Court—the woman can hardly be ex-- 1,-ited to adhere b the proprieties. Mr. Oxenford Las t..ken care to keep his heroine out of actual mischief, and to make the " daric, , erous frieml " rather an interesting and suffering parson than a heartless seducer of the common French type. Except in one scene in the third act, where the • agony is heaped up, there is little to oqeml the wholesome prejudices of an English :iudieuce, or to take the comedy out of that list of dramas which may be played before boarding schools. The piece has some ele,..:ant landscape and boudoir scenery, and the names of the scenic artists--Messri. o . C•eauor and Morris—are put in the playbill in larger type then the name of the author or adapter. In add:- tion to this we are tell that the furniture and appoint ments are Mr. Foster, the machinery by Mr. Oliver Wales, the lressas by Mr. May and Miss Cherry, and the gas de partment by Mr. J. llce)e. There is no reason why these acknowledgm-mts, if they go so far, should end here. Why should tieline be drawn at the gas department, whils the wig dcpartment, the aping, oranges, nod ginger-beer deptrtment, an.l a score of other departments, are left pi,h.g without mention? Mr. Iluckstone is not the only man.Lger who Ells his programmes with these imperfect details, REMOVAL 01' TIiC COMPANY OF THE LATE STANDARD THEATRE.—WO understand that by an arrange ment with the Great Lasteni Railway Company, who now ho' l the City of London Theatre, Bishopsg.te-street, by o' puralisse for railway improvements, Mr. Douglass vr.l: 'Aunty be enabled to remove his company to the City of London Theatre, and he expects to re-open the latter in time for the production of a Christmas pantomime, which gives employment to so many persons. The occupa tion of the City of London Theatre, however, can be only temporary, as the imildiug will be taken down in a few months to make room fur the branch railway constructing between Tottenham and the City. It is satisfactory to that a bodyof more than 200 employa will he enabled resume their several employments as artistes and work so soon, but it is understood that Mr. Douglass will have to refurnish the City of London Theatre, as the de of the scenery and other appliances of the stage of latter were removed and sold late:y on Mr. Ne'son disposing of the building to the railway company. 'I ~ l [ , ~ f r...'. -4f, 4 CITY COMMISSION OF SSIVER.S. TIIE JAMAICA P;:uSEC.7TIONS. *parting Intelligence. The timed ineetiniof the City Commisaioners of Sewers was held on Tuesday in their chamber at Guildhall, for the despatch of business; Mr. Deputy and Under- Sheriff DE JEMMY presiding. TLe report of Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, set forth that by the inspectors' returns, which he placed before the commiesion, 129 houses had been inspected during the past week, and he submitted a list of 19 houses which required sanitary improvement in the vari ous particulars detailed. He also submitted a list of eight houses requirinif further proceedings on account of the orders alteady made not having been complied with; and in these cases he recommended that further proceed ings should be taken with respect to them before a mage trate. The markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned 4,798 lbs. weight of meat as unfit for human food, which consisted of 37 sheep, 14 pigs, 3 calves, 4 quarters of beef, and 69 joints of meat. Of this 437 lbs. were diseased • 324 lbs. were putrid from the warm and damp state of the weather, and 1,19 J lbs. were from animals who died either from acei , dent or disease. All of this meat had been destroyed. In the course of the week there bad been 19 births and 3S deaths registered in the City. of London. The mortality returns for the week were less than the average (4S) for the corresponding period during the last ten years. Four teen of the deaths were among children of less than five years of age, tend 14 of them were among persons aged 60 years and upwards. The chief causes of death were as I fellow : -Phthisis, 7 ; pneumonia, 4 ; whooping cough, I ; croup, 1 ; measles, 1 ; infantile diarrhrea, 1 ; and cholera, 1TE31.-IVEDNESDAY. l 3; making together 7 deaths from plithisis 4 from pneu -1 monks, and 7 from diseases of a zyuiotie oliemcter. The UTUSIN CUP. ' . report was erdered to be received. ie to 1 agst Bred ;off, j. 25 i The report of the chemical examiner of gas set forth t..; - Jollity ~ of f) . I that the illuminating powers of the gas supplied to the - Chepstow t) City durine the peat week had been above the require - Treasure Trove ments of the act of parliament, the average power hiving e and ott, been from 13.81 standard sperm candles to 14.27. The 25 to 1 - Mushroom Iht ' • tunount of sulphur in the Chartered and City Gas had not el) 30 to I - Rundeelah (t) , been excessive, but the amount of sulphur in th e Great 100 to s - Sandal at i Central Gas had been excessive. Report received. The Clerk of the Commissioners (Mr. Daw) presented I . a report from the Finance and Improvement Committee, ' stat.ng that they lead taken into consideration the question of the rental of the City and also the estimate of the basis on which the Metropolitan Board of Works had decided. The committee had been informed it was the intention of the Metropolitan Board to assess the City for the next main drainage rate on a rental of 2,109,935/., and that the board had taken as their basis the tenth] recently made one) adopted by the City poor-law unions under the powers on the rate under the Asemenuent Act of last session, whereas the rental made by this commlssioe amounted only to 1,502,77 5 ). The committee submitted these matters to the court as one of great imortance to the citizens of Autleipation, London, and they recommende d that the clerk of the cam- K e" ). " 11) I missioners he instructed to request the clerks of the three :,et Illb; City unions to allow copies to be taken of their several Peppler. 2 Captain clirittie's Prescription, ~ yrs, 7st Slb •Cameron• 3 poor-rate books nocording to such new assessments as The following alao run :-Lhpart , h, King Charles, Colettso, proved by the City of Loudon Sewer , Act of 1848, in Donne Fortner, Lute, Novelty, f 1,) Ft...Act-Tex • 4 :113 order that the cenunission might be enabled to ascertain Betting : sto 1 each agat Dunrohin and Bonne Fortune, the several tentals on which property was aseessed by 1: to I eac h' agst Prescription anti Laura, 7to 1 eget King those unions, and to act thereon as the committee might Charles, Bto 1 aget Novelty, and 20 to 1 apt Lute. find advisable. The report was received and adopted. 'rue GRAND Seem) l'ater. of 1001.,14 handicap, for all The remaining business was of a routine character, and ages ; winners extra. About a mile. (31 subs). . after it had been disposed of the court adjourned. Sir T. %Vahllows samba, by Stockwell-Ludy Evelyn, 5 yrs, 7.t 2!), ---- Cant tin Ma .litirs Brimstone, g )1,., Cit. 131 b inc 711, ex' THE INIESI ERRS FOR PLYMOUTH AND THEIR Kenyon! 2 Mr. R. H. Jeffere's NS ILI P . I .r.v, 4 yrs. ist "lb Thomas at 3 CoNsTiTCESTs.-On Tuesday evening Sir R. I'. Colder The tothoving aiat T4lll .--1;01103.11 Knot, $111C49/b, Cby Foe,- and Mr. Morrison, the members for l'lyniouth, addressed a more dam', pedigree Lukumh.., Vicem;„ Lydia, Oppholtion, crowded meeting of their constituents in the hall of the IWI Ile cam g.,. Mocha-As' Institute in that town. On the question of ]letting : 9to 4 agst Brimstone, sto 1 apt Sanded, 6to reform the fernier, after dwelling et length on the ;ee -1 aeat Wild Puppy, Bto I. each agat V iceruy and UpPcsi- ceedings in the past session, shod :-I think I ani free to tiers, and 10 to 1 eget Pas tie Charge. admit on the part of the eoveru anent that they did make THE SHORTS SELLING STARES of 5 nova , e ach, with 30 some miscalculation . Th ey supposed that all those who ' added, for all ages ; weight for age, with selling and other called theineelvee reformers, or the greater part of them, allowances. T.Y.C. (straight half mile). , were really refer" hers. They did not calculate on the Sir. T. 0-11hYs Adamanthen, by King of 'Dumps-Adeline, amount of latent hostility to reform in the House of COl2- 3 I-41 1:341 , tea ellt Si Lincoln's V.ia.!3, t Cite . 7st alb .11,,0n, 'Or.r. I'. tiodhi,:rd's Chicken ilaranl, 3 )rt :e3M, 7st. open tield, but lies in ambush ready to ebstruct and defeat (Marra)) 3 this or, I believe, any other reform bill by every indirect .I:norm Propre and Belle of Cadiz a 1... ran. device-en hostility which, whatever bill you introduce, Betting: 11 to ii on Zisca, sto 1 se-t Chicken Hatenl, complains of it as too complex, or too simple, as being 6to 1 each agat Amour l'ropre and ilehe of Cadiz, and 10 something which it should not be, amt professes its will to 1 eget Ahlumanthet. intiess to vote for seine other bill whieh is nut before Tue. A: I C7IN FLYING STAKE. d, a handicap of 5 Rove. each, the 110,91. The bill fait-.l from no fault of her with 411 added, for all ages ; winners extra. Rather more Majesty's government, but from an indisposition than half 3 mile. (25 subs.) on the part of the I louse of Commons to accept any nem- Mr C. ithid,uut's Opthkemato, by Pilme %lister-Cynthia, sure of reform. I need scarcely nay lam not in the secret :tyre ist. Captain uhristie's Sulliett. 4 yrs, Set 211,.. • .1. Crlnishaw , 2 Mr. A. C. Isan,latis Nils& France, 2 yrs, Gst 31b including a refonn bill or not I have no information. I think, if lib ext.~ - en in- The thil-whoz absh ran -.Cranhur), (met rof *l•romys, collie, efficient refoth, bill, that their tenure of office will not lie Edlithiumb, Crown Prince, Alberta, Usher, ((((( I hhunhire.le lohel. I:ut I think it right to say, that if their own self. Betting : 3 to 1 apt Crown Prince, 100 to 34) eget Al- respect and sense of consistency should permit them to berta, sto 1 east Cedric, 10 to 1 apt Miss 'races, 12 to 1 propose a substantial measure of reform, I think it will be agst Queen of Trumps, 104) to t eget I-Mini:well, 100 to 7 the duty of the liberal party to support it. If the govern agst Selliett, 20 to 1 agst Spokesmen, :mil 25 to 1 agst anent should introduce a substantial measure of re (:tinder:at . form I think it would not he consistent with dig- Tut: IIIsITOILS' PLATE of 40 says., a bead le:1p for all nity or with the liberal intere,t to retaliate Non ages. About one mile-. them the treatment which they administered to Mr. Wa•h!ow's ithunial. :. yrs. 7.t VIM Mr. E. It Jetfery'A c by S• volhound-Jetty Emits, 3 11,4, , measure which they may prnposp ; hot if it h... f tie ...I 1,4 411. . Jr'. C. NI. Loint s Aunms, 3 )rs. tat . Th.. f ri' , ..i,:;'. .1.1•4•1 ran :-C Ihh. Frognhore, Troubadour, Pm- it and to amend it. For I need hardly say to you that the srrliaton, Viceroy, Vampire, Sliseidef, Perfection, K 11131.5.. and question of whether I.ord Derby is in office, or Lord uoidet Loin. Russell, or Mr. Gladstone, is of minor importance to the Betting : 7to 4 ag-it Sandal, 11 to 2 agst Troubadour, gre tt question as to what is for the benefit of the country, 100 to 15 agst the Jetty Treffe colt, 100 to 12 eget Aurora, and it is for the benefit of the country that this measure and 10 to I agst Vampire. should be settled as seen as poesible. I believe ineilerate THE. Sevres RANK STAKES of 5 sorsa each, with 2.5 men at all events desire a safe and speedy settlement of added, llet 71b etch, for hunters ; winners, thoroughbreds, this question, and if the present government can do that end prehesioaels extra. Three miles on the Steeplechase which the late government failed to •10. let it he 140. I for Corms. :14 seas.) one will not be a party to prevent or impede their success. Sir. Jr. It.rner" s roatnertan, by W.tnta.te •Jam's 7001!:41're ; Mr. Morrison expressed himself to similar effect, and after mete: en . 0 >as li.d 7,1. .......... ... vide of round of .i . ..I. la ....t. 1 ' the us Ylr 5•:.:,-).. r's Ar!,,ott. 124 Ilhe.lllhrttra , tr . TI as, 2 ti.il questions Ltd been replied to, ha er. rls 2 r.,1 - Drummer 11;.y. plat 131. .. ... .Ow net 3 confidence in both honourable gentlemen was ttnallilllOUSiy e . Tig, '.i .. :C... ;au .-1%.11914C, Iti, , "rod, A. 0,, Miss Do.l- tulopt•Al. soa. ""••v..-: .y. ,•r. ! I.sly Lamle. 411 a. CLAY, 'M.P., AND THE 110L'SF, OF Coat- Item ing : 7to 4 egst Comberton, sto 2 agst Patience, 3 tees e.-At the Will reform meeting on Monday Mr. ( lay to 1 asst ..euecatt, end 6 to 1 arFl .I.rcus. defended the Horse of Commons against the attack made Heueee A:lmre:a-The Rogue, Little Fr:mk, Ace of originally by Mr. Beiedit, and repeated by Mr. ledger , et T, unpe, The Daetur, and Sprite. the Hull a feria meeting. 1 1 1 r. (ley eal it was impee Ole ---- for M. I eeeht t: , belicee tint tic tire: :',se men who e tee e 1,1,.: ~;',.'o, :L AUTUMN '.F:l] . i'',Nt:. thr , •; , h Te.:11412 - 11 1 r v.atil 1 bIlitl•ly Pll'4t 4ICP I;llii ' St rtn4., Dameh qt , ie rt Mill,St inky. or even another ?'t=ent. A,, t.e. ‘N..;•-• Foy TUE GRANO SI.I•T-N S:Th.fri h-sh*....sr ' • • ' • ' - WI, •::, th :..1.e..•. Mr. ()d r ams 412CItire , 1 tlist the members (Dandle:lei of '2l soy edged to a sweepst:Js.;s of 1 - , eon,. coed, 19 : a About three wiles. led suits., '..:•1 of whom of the presert House of eutithaele r. presented ears-re.) . themselves, and that that assembly was a mottetroue sham, de alered . IA ley 3 h....v5. each.) st la Aces Pt 11, h' ileitied those assertions; :J r. :cud whenever he hear.' :11,- 0 le 7 Crata le ; jj 5 House of Commons abuse.l, Ile believe) it to he his first .; 12 5 A..... ,-f Tromps 5 If 0 1... It 5 It 2 stand up in its behalf. As to a reform bill, he belt: vol a 11 11 itkeateh .; it 0 t h a t that was now inevit title ; the only questions were. a 11 11 e e ree ........ - 11 . •t 11 for I • I 119 1 • 1 4- 94.4 1 . and tew it should eo. fs to ~... ri 11 11 aura ; • I.• .0 ti II s N'...0.1.1nt. II 7 I lansauot a 11 7 Sutto. 4 10 9 carried by the conservatives, any more than free trade had proved any the less a lean lac 1:',..0 it wet , cat hied Ty Sir 11. _ .__ Petd, A. to the weend point, he declared himself in flaba __ t anIX Itlit ___ itari). favour of househld seffrage, with the aadition of an edu --... catienal franchise o , which should admit such of the w irking o,tr. 31.-APPOINTMENTS.-Sub- men who. deserving a vote, would not get it under a hoaxe rADMIRALTYhoId qualification. Mr. Clay believed that it would be nece a- Lieutenants A. P. Whipliam. F. H. ifavgarth, G. R. Green, M. W. Ahbott, A. H. Barnard, :end C. S. 31ande- vary to separate the redist: ibution of seats from the ex tension of the franchise, and to leave a new parliament to e ille, to the I;ristoh deal with the fonner, Surgeons R. Humphreys (additional), to the Frederick re es. ' William ; C. Eastgat to the t h e er :J. N. Dic, to rtF.FoR3I ...nEETING AT KING'S LYNN.-011 Mee the Satedite ; Dr. John Breakey, to the Rinaldo; W. F. C. dey night a crowded meeting was held in the Meeic-hall Barlett Mdditiol, to the Cumberland ;Dr. 1). Finneran of the Athenaeum , King's I.ynn, the largest room in the (additional). to the Royal A'Ailaitle. tot-in in favour of en extension of the elective franchise. Mr. E. Reales and Mr. Greiner attended au a deputation Aeseietent-Surgeons Dr. 11. leunn, to the Reindeer from the National Reform League. Upon the platform E. 3leede, to the Satellite ; .1. Noble, to the Cumberland ; G. It, Leurenson, to the Medusa. were Mr. W. Annee, J.P., Mr. H. Edwarde (member of Acting Assistant-Surgeon R. Best-midi, to the Rinaldo. the town council), Mr. W. Clifton, jun., Mr. J. Jackson, .• .11 , r ; .. I.l .... irVi .l. a nt e. m T 4 l l ) . e . i c ,...... ha i ir u we .... s m, oce ,s i f tp t ie h l 1 1 ,...n ty 3 , 14. K rh ni . gh rr t : teseaml Meaux T. H. Smith. to the Liverpool BETFING IN LONDON.—WapttuDAY. Although there was not a very large attendance at the clubs to-day, the appearance of the act.epttncft for the Liverpool Cup was productive of a fair amount of specu lation. The Special retained the place of first favourite, 7 to lbeing taken about him, and Admit and Miss Harriette wete the neat in demand. Some four or to, e other horses were also backed, but not to any great extent. The Dragon was supported for the Derby at 2.0 to 1, but the offers against others met with no response. The following are the latest quotations : LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP. 7 to 1 agst The Special (t 1 100 to 4 agst Proserpine :t) and off) 1 100 to 4 Mushroom ~t) 100 to 12 Actors (1.) 1 109 to 4 Sundeelah ion') 10 to 1 MW Harriette 100 to 4 Jollity (off) it and off) 100 to 3 Mall Train ,t) 12 to 1 Dot it? 100 to 3 Sandal 11 100 to 6 Calthntes I) 100 to 3 Zenobie 'off) 100 to 6 East ijuuo (t) 100 to 2 .0) 100 to 5 Treasure Trove 100 to S tfoulvey ;t) t and w. 100 to S The Squire toff) 100 to 5 Chepstow ,t) 100 to 2 Lozenge 0e1) 190 to 5 Helen it - 1 100 to Red Len N 111) 1 100 to 4 Othello st) THE DERBY. 12 to 1 asts& D'Estournet OO to 1 apt Dragon t) 10,0 to Plaudit oH, t 10.10 to 40 Thetalmer 1000 to 70. 30 to 1 al ill= toll, t 13 to 1 Hermit, 1000 to 30. BETTING AT MANC. LIVERPOOL to 1 agst The Special .t , 11 to 1 t-a.otiered, tl2tol) I 40 to 1 8 Hiss Harriette l 25 to I to I 7 and nfr 7 East Lynne off, t lff to 6 Caithness off, 1 !..2, WORCESTER. -\V EDNESDAY. The second day of this meeting was even more snccessfnl than the first. The weather was very tine and the com pany numerous beyond expectation. The card of the day proved an excellent one, and was productive of fields of numerical strength and fair quality. There were no parti cular features in the afternoon's sport beyond tire double victory of Sandal, who has than, afar a long interval of inactivity, managed to score three wins in two days. Full details of the racing are appealed. A HANDICAP PLATS of 40 Fovs., for all ages winner to he sold for 50/. Five furlongs. Lard We.tre,rland's Duttrbbiu, by Ruby 2 yrs, C.St Mr. r. Stevens Laum, 2 yrs, let 1016 lEd t) , ..w. it . . I i vitt it ! 11a14,r Chief Engineer J. Conies (additional), to she Cumberland - ---- • -- - ---•- --- - , • ._. for the Ro lacy. solutions were similar to those Teased at similar meetings First Class Engineer D. Francis (additional), to the elsewhere. The first expressed the opinion that an ex ten- Black Pr ace for the \rafting. sion of the franchise and a redisti ibetion of state was essential to the welfare of the country, and vats moved lftecontl. Ceuis Engineer G. lanes (supernumerary), to the Indas. and seconded by members of the league, and supported he EngineerW. 31`Dowell (additional), to the Black Prince Mr. Armee ; the second approved the principles of the f. r the Whiting. Ref- rin Le...ene ; and the third thanked E.Arl Russel:. Mr. C'eilstoim, Mr. I lfi dit, and Mr. Mill for their vin llcatior. PORTSMOUTH, Oer. 31, of the clalr.: of the - working classes. Mr. Belles re)kii at The Black Earle, steam yacht, Staff Commander length to the second resolution, end was . applauded. loudly , r . . Creme? made an able And effeeftee speech upon the T. H. Whither, sailed this morning for Dover, to embark third resolution. The resolutions were all carried nem. eon. his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and suite for con vevence to the Continent, en ?mac to St. Petersburg. NATIONAL Itcroint UNION.-1 meeting of the The Rinaldo, 7, screw sloop, which has been commis- executiveof the National Reform Union was held on Tuts sinned by Commander W. It. Bush, for foreign service, day evening, at Manchester, the president, Mr. G. Wilson, wan undecked this afternoon. in the chair. The agent reported that forty members of parliament had accepted invitations to the banquet, that the necessary arrangements were progressing favourably, ADDITIONAL CHIEF CLERK IN CHANCERY.—Yes- and that the demand for tickets was one altogether onpre terday a notification was made that an additional chief cedented. A voluminous correspondence was read from I clerk in chancery would be forthwith appointed, and members of parliament, secretaries of branch asexiatiens, attaelied to Vice-Chancellor Stuart's chambers. There is and other gentlemen actively interested in the reform ! a great pressure of business before ehe equity coerce, and movennat. A list of delegates to the reform conference, the numerous winding-up matters have rendered an addi- on Nov. 19, from twelve different towns, was real over. timed clerk necessary. During the pest week meetings had been held at Roch dale, Darlington, Harpurhev, Crmston, and New Mills ; QCEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLLR.—The ordinary and fourteen other public meetings were arranged to take monthly meeting took place in the Library of University place in the next fortnight. It was stated by the agent that College on the 26th ult. ; Mr. Ernest Hart, President, in the demand for speakers was daily increasing, and it was re the chair. Mr. Ifighley, F. 0.8., read a paper "On Shore solved that severel of the vice-presidents and membersof the I Collecting," wherein he described the dress and imple- executive should be invited to speak at the meetings held . inentv most suited far such explorations, how to search the in the surrounding towns during the coming winter. A I lands, seaweeds, clefts in rocka, ledges, rock basins and meeting of the Urmston branch of the union was hell on ender boulders, and what animals, microscopic or other- Saturday last, Mr. James Anderson in the chair. Mr. wise, were most likely to be found is each of these several Mark Price and Mr. Richard Wilson attended as a derail retreats for the ocean's inhabitants. A conversazione fol. tion from Manchester, and delivered speeches in support lowed in which many objects of interest were exhibited, o f a resolution which condemned the Adullamites and amongst which was a new form of microscope of novel eon- their friends the tories, and expressed confidence in Mr. struction by Mr. Cole. Nineteen members were proposed Gladstone and Kr. Bright as true leaders of the reform and 2S new members were elected. movement. Mr. Thomas Summers moved a resolution THE. BIRMINGHAM BANKINC COMPANY.—The wedging the meeting to support the National Reform chief clerk of the Master of the Rolls gave judgment yes- Mon and thanking the executive for the useful and terday in the case of the Birmingham Banking Company practical course they had all along pursued. Thanks were on an application to allow Mr. Ibinsley, chairman of a voted to the chairman, and at the conclusion of the meet committee of shareholders, to inspect the documents and ing many members were enrolled. A meeting of the re attend the proceedings on the part of the shareholders. formers of New Mills was held on Monday evening, Mr. There was no complaint as to the liquidators. The sum- Parsons presiding . It was resolved to form a branch re. mous asked further that Mr. Brinsley might represent the form association, and to support the National Reform shareholders. The chief clerk saw no objection to the Union in its agitation for parliamentary reform. A chair inspection of the documents, and as to the appeal to repro man, secretary, and treasurer were appointed, and arrange. sent the contributories he should decline to make the menu made for holding another meeting. H order, but either party could apply to the judge. Order CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.— ' accordingly. Mr. Robinson was for the application, and WEDNESDAY, Ocr. 31.—Admissions on payment, 1,070; I Dlr. Burton represented the °facial liquidators. ditto by mans tickets, 1,344. Total status, 2,414. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, ISGe. inn Mr. Thorn :a liare has v.-likes:As.: the fulloa letter to the Jamaica ooinmittee " Sir,—l enclose a cheque for the Jamaica Committee Fund. Ido not send more because the prosecution, if undertaken, should be the expression of a widely formed public feeling, and not the work of an exceptional few. I am not surprised that those who preach the rightful mire macy of unscrupulous force should have shown the ir approval of Mr. Eyre ; but I confess that I was sorry to find the name of Ruskin among them, and I am grieved to see that of Tennyson. Surely— The heir of all the ages, In the foremost flies of time, ham a nobler mission than to imitate the barbarian by indiscriminate destruction, outrage, and slaughter Those who desire to bring before • criminal tribunal otheers whom they believe to have sullied the English name cannot have been understood by many of their opponents. Take for granted even all that Eyre's admirers insist upon ; that an irresolute conduce on his part might have place.' the white inhabitants in a con dition of peril, from which his energy and promptitude saved them—it is no more an answer to this imputation of criminal conduct after the danger was over than wouldfie the defence to a charge of murder that the accused person had meritoriously saved half-a-dozen lives the week before. It cannot be supposed that asserting the majesty of law and justice implies a desire for personal vengeance. If the prosecution should lead to a conviction, I think the subscribers to the Jamaica Fund would be among the first, if needful, to ask the mercy of the crown for the guilty. Perhaps it is better, on this consideration, that the proceedings should be at the instance of the people than of the gmerument ; as, ou the same ground, every one emphatically approves of the abnegation of all vindic tive effort by Mrs. Gordon.—! am, air, your obedient . I servant, " Taos. RAM " Athenaeum Club, Pall-mall, S.W., Oct. 30. " P. 5.—1 suppose the eulogists of Mr. Eyre will not ex pend all their enthusiasm upon him. Some will doubtless be reserved for their other heroes, who it may be hoped will be included in the prosecution—especially for the distinguished and spirited officer who suppressed the letter written by a solitary friend to poor Gordon on his trial, to give him a word of counsel for his defence in that —his last emergency." Professor Huxley, referring to some speculations as to his probable reasons for joining the Jamaica Com mittee, writes : I have been induced to join that committee neither by my " peculiar views ou the development of species," our by any particular love for, or admiration of, the negro— still less by any miserable desire to wreak vengeance for recent error upon a man whose early career I have often admired ; but because the course which the committee proposes to take appears to be the ouly one by which a question of the profoundest practical importance can be answered. That question is, Does the killing a man in the way Mr. Gordon was killed constitute murder in the eye of the law or does it not? You perceive that this question is wholly independent of two others which are persistently confused with it—namely, was Mr. Gordon a Jamaica Hampden. or was he a psaluesinging firebrand ? and was Mr. Eyre actuated by the highest and noblest motives,orwiei he under the influence of panic-stricken rashness or worse im pulses? I do not presume to speak with authority on a legal question; but, unless I am misinformed, English law does not permit good persees, as such, to strangle bad persons as such. Ou the eentrary, I understand that, if the most virtuous of Britons, let his phase and authority be what thzy may, seize and hang up the greatest scoundrel in her M.,.:,esty's dominions simply because he is an evil and troublesome person,an English court ofjustico will certainly tint that virtuous person guilty cf murder. Nor will the verdict be affected by any evidence that the defendant acted from the best of motives, and, on the whole, did the state a service. Now, it may be that Mr. Evre was actu ated by the beat of motives ; rt may be that Jamaica is all the better for living rid of Mr. Cordon; but r.evertheless the Royal Con_iiiissioners, who were appointed to inquire into Mr. Conloti's case, among other matters Lave declared that: •• The evidence, oral and documentary, appears to us to be wholly insufficient to establish the charge upon which the prisoner took his trial.-- p. 37." And, a ‘ aiii, that they " Cannot are, in the evidence which has been adduced. any sufficient proof, either of his (Mr. Conlon's) complicity in the outbreak at Morant Bay, or of his having been a party to a general conspiracy against the government.— Report, p. 38." Unless the Royal Commissioners have grossly erred, therefore, the killing of Mr. Gordon can only be defended on the ground that Le was a bail and trouble some man ; in short, that though he might nos be guilty, it served him ritht. I entertain so deeply rooted an objec tion to this method of killing people—the act itself appears to mete be so frightful a precedent —that 1 desire to see it stigmatised by the hiehest authority as a crime. And I have joined the committee which proposes to indict Mm'. Eyre in the hope that I may hear a court of justice declare that the only defence which can be set up (if the Royal Commissioners are right) is no defence, and that time killing of Mr. Gordon was the gravest offence known to the law munler.—l tun, tee., Tuoima H. Hexu:Y. ,atheneum dun, Oct. (0. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. —The annual meeting of the Benevolent Society of Blues was held yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. Foster White in the chair. The report stated that besides the payment of pensions to aged persona 44 applications for temporary relief had been entertained during the year. The triennial festival, held oil the a,th of April last, ball been a great success, principally owing to the exertions of Mr. Win. Foster White, the president awl chairman of the festival. Ilona. tions and subscriptions ainountiag to nearly.."ill!. had been anwrinced. A legacy of :am/. from Captain W...bb had been rect. ived,and one of from Mr. \V. Trollope, and these lowa, with the proceedsof the festival, had enabled the directors to increase ti.e funded capital by rho pumhase • of I .3Ont. new Three p, r Cott... awl to give two additional pensions, the number of pensions now being Ca at 20/, per annum each for males, and UV. females, . :.-ottnt 'ng in the as , , , regrite to more than lOW. lwr rwitmo. The committee, while comtratnlittill.; the ett ..atts- Mctory incrca4e, regretted th.a tit , it Inn la tv,rt, vet far :root sufficient to give pci,sionit to all idiAiltle emdidates. nd hoped that the time e a not far distant when it would he in their power to grant pensious to. l Illues and widows of Blues, who might ot..mi is mw. d of ..11-7h a•tild nee. The tcpsnt WAN adopted, and A : p.msioner, were elected. \* L... —Tbo prizes and eertiticatts obtained by the stadents of this college during the pact session ay.:re ditrilatted Est evening in the theatre of the college, Le idenhalbstreet, by Sir Thomas Phillips, Q.C., V.C.S. The ball was utll idled by the st , ld.ent a and their '•. The chair was taken by the '. 3lacken..e, Cianman of tit, couteit. A • li,factory r,i.tirt worl4in; of the enl. ge was and from it it appeared that although a smaller number of candidates prc> -iited themselves for examination, both at the Society of Arts and at the college yet the propor tion of prizes and first class certincat , s given was greater than on :-.ny pri vions occasion. Out of :st prize; offered by the Society of Arts to ti.e candi dates from all parts of the kin;dom, the City of London College, with its Col candidates, gained no less than 17 prizes and 33 first-class certitie.ites oct of the 203 awarded, no other institution havin; etiained more than five prizes or than eleven first-class .ortiticates. This college had ids° obtained the Prince Consort's prize of 25/. for this year, in Cie pen son of Mr. J. Rigby Smith. The result of the examination conducu .1 by the hoard of honorary examiners was higidy et kabuki de. priv.s Long obtained as follows : For arithmetic, H. E. Brain ; lwolc-keeping, W. • Carter • chenii , try, A. Liversidge ; divinity, S. W. Cas.ser ley ; English history. A. garll freehand drawing, C. E. Pearce : mechanical drawinz, W. R. Hallett ; German, .1. S. Haraiiy, TUE EST LONDON rNiox.—A numerously tte•nded meeting of the ratepayers of the \Vest London L'idoi, was held 1114 t eveiting at the Sessions-house, Old under the presidency of Ablernian Sir James Duke, Bart., for the purpose of censidei ing the action of the guardians of the union in respect to the large expo un tut,: on the woe kitots R.? at Holloway, and the new buildings near Thaives-inn, Holborn, and aho to ceLsider the neces sity for the largely increased rate of the union. The chairman of the board of guardians and several members of the board were present. The chairman in opening the proiTedings said he was altogether utricspiainted with the object for which the meeting had been convened , but as alderman of the wi.rd of Forriegdon Without he had much pleasure at presiding over the dkii cesion of a question in which the ratepayers of that ward were interested. Mr. Wunltorten proposed the first resolution, al follows :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the e::penditure of the guar diens of the We.t London Union iii relation to the new workhouse at Holloway has bee:i unnecessary and extrava gent, and that due economy has not bee n exercised, nor I has a proper consideration been shown to the interests of the ratepayers in the management of the union ; and that there ought not to have been occasion for an increased rate, et pecially as the guardians recently received the large sum of 31,70/. as compen , etion from the corporation." Mr. Reeves seconded the resolution, and said that not ! withstanding the extravagant expenditure sanctioned Ly the board, the wards for the aged and sick were unfit for the inmates. Mr. Colman, the chairman of the board of guardians, and Dr. Monday, a member of the board, sees •, rally addressed the meeting, and denied that any extrava ! vinee had been sanztioned by the hoard, adding that the principal object in raising the rate was to repay money that had been borrowed. Mr. Hough, another member of the board, asserted that extravagance had been committed and countenanced by the majority of the board. The reso lution was put and carried, there being three dissentients. The proceedings shortly after terminated. THE FATAL FIGHT AT THE WEST-END.—Yester day morning John Young, Edward Donnelly, William Evans, alias Notts ' Daniel Morris. James Dawes, and William Shaw—the first named as the principal, the next four mentioned as seconds, and Shaw as aiding and abetting in tie glove fight which took place at his house on the 9th ult., and against all of whom the coroner's jury re turned a verdict of manslaughter — attended before Mr. 8 . I F. Langham, the deputy coroner for Westminster, at his oEee. in Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn, and were admitted to bail—Young in his personal recognisance of 150/., and two sureties of 1001. each, the others themselves in 100/., and two sureties of 501. each respectively. They will be tried at the ensuing session of the Central Criminal Court. THE POLICE COURTS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Martha Run&ld, • respectable-looking woman, residing at No. 20A, Part -r iles Bast Regent's-park, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a pair of boots, the pro perty of Mr. IL Davey, bootmaker, 221, Regent-street. Mr. E. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Davey said that the previous evening the prisoner walked into his shop and deliberately took up a pair of boots, put them under her arm, and walked away. He went after her and took her back to the shop, and sent for a constable and gave her in charge. Mr. Noakes, the chief clerk, asked the prosecutor whether the prisoner mid anything when she took up the boots. The prosecutor answered in the negative. In reply to questions put by Mr. Lewis, the prosecutor stated that be believed the prisoner put the boots under her shawl, but he was not certain. She deliberately walked in and took the boots. There was a degree of weakness of mind apparent in the p ri soner. The prisoner said but little, and was vague in her answers. She made no attempt to ran away, but walked off deliberately. Police constable Carpenter, 36 C, said that on telling the prisoner that she was charged with stealing a pair of boots, she said, " Here's the boots ; I do not want them." He took the prisoner to the station, and from the inquiries ho had made he had ascertained that the prisoner's husband was a master plumber and glazier. Mr. Lewis said he was instructed on behalf of the hus band of the unhappy woman to say that at times she was incapable of looking after herself or managing her affairs. She was also in the habit of drinking. The prosecutor himself admitted that the prisoner appeared weak in her mind Th prewar'. said he felt it his duty to bring the owe before the magistrate, but it was not for him to say that the prisoner was of unsound mind. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner. Mr. Lewis asked that bail might be taken. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would consider whether he would take hail or not. The prisoner, whose mind evidently is affected, was then removed from the court. MARYLEBONE. An intelligent, healthy-looking boy, about nine years of age, badly clad and without shoes or stockings, and who said his name was James Armstrong, was charged with being destitute in Limon-street, Liason-grove, having no place of abode or any visible means of existence. David West, 160 D, said at II o'clock on the previous night he saw the poor little fellow lying down on a door step sound asleep . lie woke him up, and asked him where his mother and Bather were. lie stated his father was dead, and his mother had been in the receipt of as fkL from the parish, but he did not know which one. The house they live l in his mother left, and left him in the street. He had slept in the workhouse for four nights, when they turned him out to seek for his 'nether. Wit ness took him to the station-house. Mr. Mansfield directed the child to be taken to the workhouse, to be taken care of. The authorities must find the mother, and make her maintain him. THAMES. _ _ Jana Lee, a young woman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing 21. 14s. from a seaman named William Roberts. staying at Green's Sailors' Home. The prosecutor and the prisoner met in Poplar, and he treated her in three different public-houses. In the last the prisoner rifled the half-drunken seaman's pockets, and took from them all the money he had in his possession. William Donahoo, a boy, saw her commit the mhbery, but made no alarm. The prisoner gave him a shilling, and told him to go away. He did so, but afterwards prof fered his services as a witness when the prisoner WAR ap prehended. (Mr. Paget sharply reproved the boy for per mitting a robbery to take place in his presence without raising an immediate alarm). When the prisoner reached the station-house 14s. in silver was taken from her hand, and Simon Ralph, a police officer, finding she had some thing in her mouth, grasped her by the throat and put his fingers into her mouth. Ile took one sovereign from it, and handed it to another officer. Ralph put his fingers again into the prisoner's mouth, and attempted to take another sovereign from it. She swallowed it and laughed at him. In answer to questions by the magistrate, the prosecutor said he lost exactly 21. 14s. The lie. in silver was taken from the prisoner's hand, ono sovereign from her mouth, and one sovereign she swallowed. Ile hoped the golden pill would do her good. (A laugh.) The prisoner—All I have to say is he gave me the money. Mr. I'aget committed the prisoner for trial. 100 to 100 to 100 to 140 to '0 to SUSPECTED MURDER OF A FOREIGNER. A French gentleman s as, there is reason to believe, brutally murdered on Friday evening last, on the shore at Seabrook. a hamlet beneath the south-west corner of Shorncliffe camp, and between Sandgate and Hythe, and the police have not yet succeeded in getting the slightest clue to the murderer. The deceased was a stianger to the district, and put up at the Alexandra Hotel, Felkesteue,un Thursday evening, carrying a travelling bag, just after the arrival of the Soot 11-Eastern Company's pas senger steamer Napoleon 111. from Boulogne. lie slept at the hotel that night, and next morning paid his bill, left his beg in his room, and proceeded on foot to Shorn elide camp, remarking in broken English that be should return to dinner. He is traced to the company of two prostitutes in the evening in a Sandgate beerhouse, which he left with them, and proeseded to a public-house. At nine o'clock he left the latter house in liquor, but net ' decidedly drunk, and from the door of that house he cannot be traced alive. About half-past tea o'clock the same night his Ludy was found on the face, half in the sea and half on the shore, halls tulle west from Sandgate. It was a moonlight night, the title bad just begun to flow, and a gang of men had been working on the spot down to ~.JO p.m. ; a coast-guardsman was stationed about a hundred yards off, sand a county police-station and barracks; were barely 2. - a) yards off the spot, the highway running between them ; yet either a brutal murder was committed on tie slightly sloping beach without observation, I or the murder was done at a short distance awl the body I dr.vrgea down the beach to the water's edge without any notiee. The discovery was made at half-past It/ by four men rowing westward on a I ighing expedition. The :,,eutlenian during life had received a heavy blow on the nose between the eyes, and an extraordinarily heavy blow on end: temple, hut life was prolahly not extinct when the body was thrown into the water. On the body was found about V. in money (chiefly French), a silver watch with pla tinum watch guard, mid a draft letter, in French, on family matters (the signature, as nearly as it can be &ciphered, " Gabriel "j, but giving to strangers not the slightest clue to hbi connections. The following notice hr_s beet. issued ' by the police :—" About ;b to 40 years of age, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, stout built, dark brown beard and moustache, fresh complexion, high forehead, of respectable appearance, dressed in dark coat and dark overcoat and vest, grey tweial trousers, shirt with pink spots, plated sleeve links, new side-spring boots, French snake, white socks marked with red cotton "G. L.," cambric hand kerchief marked the same. All the clothing appeared nearly new. A silver Geneva watch, No. 17,642—ti,981 ; platinum Albert chain, a large latch key ,• had several pieces of French and nglish money upon him, some in a purse and some loose in his pocket, supposed to be a Frenchman, or had recently travelled in France, as he had several French railway time tables with Lim. Did not appear to have been in the water more than a few hours. 1 There were bruises on each side of the temples, also on 1 bridge of the nose, which were quite fresh and bleeding when taken fruits the water. The body was not stiff when found." The coroner's inquest returned an open verdict, "Found drowned." --- TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles l'as- Mer- Total, Total, RAILWAYS. cpen. sengPra. chandlae. 194. 1665. Wee'-: ending An;tist 19. A it £ a Gront Indian Peninsula .. 742 4,:111 6,412 10,723 14,076 Week endwg Oct 14. S.Auqri:..l....n.lanly&C.l. •tioutli Austrian 1:011 131 G 25,193 =,444 ...... Lomhard , . et Cent Italy 479 19:193 Ic l ,llC Lino, of the Piedmont G4O 0,014 11.399 Smyrna latd em. - aba ' 459 499 58.C27 :,0.(1.2G 2),301 11,122 20,413 24,463 1,049 - ....Week ending Oct. 18. Detroit and 51ilwaukce.... 189 Week ending Oct. 19. Great West •rn of Canada . 345 Week ending Get. Pk. 9,00 %EIS 13,953 17,962 Linitilek and DMA/ Limeri , k and F,l,ynes Wat,rford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Week ending Oct. 27. Penibr .ke and Tenby Week ending Oct. 28. Cornwall Great Northern '3o 14,011 21,243 Lancachlre and Yorkshire 403 15,1 , 06 27,348 London, thatham, & Dover d. Met. Er. & Lunches . 1331 7,569 2,395 10,064 8,637 Metro. Lx. of LC. & D... 121 1,C43 270 1,913 1,800 t Kent Coast Branch .... 27 1 , 030 ISO 1,180 1,200 London, & North Western _l3OOl 46.224 09,072 119,196114,783 Loud , .n and south Western - 15,240 8,092 23,903 - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 246 6,252 15,094 21,246 20,145 Ilan, hester.Soutklunction, and Altrincham - 904 4r3 1,432 1,312. Midland 869 16.7.8 37,231 64.19 48,693 North ,taffordshire,R.&C ) - - 8,816 8,3.51 South Devon Lister lllO4 1,519 1,533 3,352 8,012 153 92 Q 3 41 193 123 9,5 1,161 321 324 '2,106 '1,077 1.723 LBW 40,tr3 30,5119 42,411 37,970 • Munster fair in both weeks. Of the receipts for both weeks the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company are entitled to retain 60 per cent far working the trate. [Advertisernent.}—HoLLowev's Pitus.—Provi sion.—As autumn trm& on winter, slender, delicate, and pale faced youths become listless, languid, and debilitated, unless an alterative combined with some tonic be admiriktcred to quicken their enfeebled organs. This precise requirement is supplied In these road Pills, which can and will accomplish all that is wanted provided the printed instructions surronnding them meet with scrupulous attention. Holloway's PHU are especially adapted to supply the medical wants of youth because his medi cine acts gently, though surely, as a purifier. regulator, altera tive. tonic. and mild aperient. A very few doses of these Pills will convince any discouraged invalid that his cure lies in Ids own har.ds, and a little perseverunce only to ..temslicled for Its ccm pletion. CHOLEiLI AND DIARRIKEA LICATHS :•EGIFTEBED OS 11:t .11.11 T, °Cron' 30. l'evulatiou estimated to middle of 1866. Matra. , Ettribi s . West districts North districts 696,021 ... . Central district. ... 360,219 . . ... • 1 East districts 607,915 - South districts Total In Lon , ion ... 3,037,991 14 General Itogiaterefliee, Soniereet-hoten, Ofi,il. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY. The annexed communication has been a&i neld to the shareholders of the Great Eastern Itia,, y by the Chairman - • • - Bishopsgateadation, London, per s To the Proprietors of the Great Eastern &dew' have thought it my duty, before issuing the new pe t i...,_• • •• capital, to obtain, for the informatinu of the prop ek , -- "' report of the views of our chief otficerwith refertedi t Td! position of the undertaking and its prospects, sad / subjoin a copy of the letter addressed by him t o tOt• 4. rectors on the subject. C. H. TURNER, Claw,. Iliehopegate, Oct. rid* To the Board of Directors of the Great Fastens Company.—Gentlemen,—ln accordance with y ,,,,,""7 tions, I have carefully considered the matters yo, referred to me, and have to report on than as follow.. Taking my report of August last and the amounts company as a bean, I am of opinion that the si zad of three and a quarter millions now about to be r • si the loan powers of one million attached thereto, gal b e minor amounts still to be obtained from pis til ., should suffice to pay off the company's ontetandiugheta — s t, ^ and complete the proposed portion of eleven sills Metropolitan Extensions. There may possibly he asst. ceas on the engineer's present estimates on these we t , but if the capital required be now raised, so as to eels the company to complete its obligations and proceed the works without interruption, the excess, if any, salt not to be so serious as materially to disturb tie resit Assuming the company's liabilities and engsge wsis s i. eluding the proposed Metropolitan Extension) sthss four and a quarter to four and a half millions, tad Zia the capital be raised in the manner now /imposed, / ad opinion that in 1671, when the Man lints e ti, t be banded over by the contractors re ady for me, the ifs . • puny shoal, by the increase of traffic on in pews lion, the reduction of working expenses, and the wasp of the metropolitan lines, he in a position fully to dim the charge for interest and also the dividends cn its we s preference stocks ' as well as to provide a surples for dui. soon amongst the holders of ordinary stock. Withespea l to the prospects of the compauy betweer. the presets toss • and 1871, I ern of opinion that the income will stye meet all the interest and preference charges Is a t • current half-year ; and although the differesoe in reee* between the June and the December half-years nay** wards possibly occasion a temporary difficulty, yet, mil into aooouut the growth of traffic and saying of op us which may be secured, and lemming that the clog i s raised as proposed, the net yearly inane should Mani meet the existing annual charge for interest sad din* and the further chargesthat may accrue between ler in 1871, and should also before the latter year predates ass. plus available for ordinary divideraL Ou the Tartu traffic, notwithstanding your position hitherto, I maw. tied that, taking one year with another, your offresell be olden secure an increase which (though lea thin* be obtained in busier centres of manufacturing Woo will yet go a long way towards helping the comma of its preaeut difficulties. On the question of mewl am confirmed in the opinion expressed in my repce, ; Large reductions are attainable. To some ertentesie . tions have already been made, and it only opine tit the board and officers steadily proserere in the ens commenced. to secure very maternal and valuable, 'With regard to the metropolitan lines, not lovingness perience of the gentlemen who at your ro:iiest remain them, I am diffident of expressing any opinion theme but it appears to me that the conclusions they mins are to a large extent justified by the experience of dr metropolitan railways ; and in considenng year pin with reference to these lines it must be borne in tisi tls to a very serious extent the company is absolutely witted to them ; that if they could be now gives vain company would have to pay a heavy penalty faller abandonment. and would otherwise have to provide leis extended goods accommodation, which is much rid, and forms a portion of the project. For these prim 1 and the other liabilities of the company a collided/pp , tion of the proposed capital must under any ciresonau be raised, and therefore, without estimating that nibs will pay of themselves in the find instance, I conduit the beet course for the company new to prime its co on with them. Ravin.; thee expressed my sews the several matters referred to sae, I may lerft recapitulate the result, by stating that if all parting unite to secure the interests of the company. sad tie* (mired capital be raised as proposed at l per eent,tles is nothing, in my opinion, in your posibou or hails which cannot be surmounted, but that your offees,sp ported by the board, may so far increase the reseneel reduce the expenses as, with the earnings tress the SW pelican Extensions, to enable the company to pay step Terence dividends on the new capital, and slashes' surplus for the ordinary proprietors.-1 WE, rads, your most obedient servant, d .tiot II SWAISILICL MARKETS. TALLOW.—WZDKESDAY EvEvlNG.—The market deli stcvly today. Spot, 445. Gil. ; J.:l•u try to Moth. 4is 4'.5.31. ; 51arcb, 45.. 9d. : April to June, 4Gs. nl. ; Oor ber to December, 445. 3d. to 445. i;1. ; Deeember.Ms M. to 455. Deliveries to last evening, 'la casks ; anivska casks. --- ccYrroN.—T,YricErnnt, ()cr. :IL—meld as quiet without change in price... Soles W 44710, 0,10 including 2,000 speculation and expert. 2.looAseisl4 11.1. to 20.1. ; 200 Pernan., 1.; .l. ; M• 2 1 31 0. 154.1. to 16.1. ; 400 Maceio and Y.ahia, 121. to 14't /01 Egyptian, 10d. to 22.1. ; 1;,S)0.1 Sort, Sid to 125.; Maaras, ltd. to 12d. ; Bengal, ficinde, ac., to 4; 20 Peru, 15d. CORN.—Bosrox, Ocr. 31.—A good supply of stet The trade slow, but not lower. Ite.ois and cow trots, at full rotes. Wheat, rei, kis. to 5.10.; ohne, GGL 8 114 old, :4 4 e. to 598. Oats, 225. to 2:Lis. MtGOW, Oct. 31. —At this day's market whist :lour met a slow oak, and no tran -Letio . at reportel.kidel generally adhering to last week's prim.. Ws wllet* were each about 3d. ger boll, end oatmeal tid. to h. pc load, higher. Beans all, and rather cheaper. Pew isa In,iian corn is freely offered at as advance of Is. PS but there were few buyers. CATTLE.--SouTHALL, Ocr. 31.—Trade rulanirelllo (lay. Mutton made from 4s. 101 to Gs. 41; 1 4,14 ( 411. 'is. per stole of Ma., sinking the offal. COALS.—Lormoir, Ocr. 31.—Jonosaohn's West BO ley, 16s. ; Laakbert's West 11:,rtley, 17s. td Primrose, 131. Id. ; Walla End Acorn Close. St. Walla End Braddylle Hetton, 21s. 3d.; Watt Haswell, 2;:e. 31. ; Walls End Hetton Lyons, 1901 L; Walls End. l'eneher Primrose, 18s. : Wells Ea d , sop, 21e. G,L ; Walla End Heugh la"" Hall, 21‘. ; Wo_,„„'"" Kelloe. 211 . ; Walls End Tees, 22s.—Ships at 19; told, 31. TOTAL Loss OF THE SHIP TlCKLEiL—ining- I genre w:us received in Liverpool yestenlay of the t‘ 4l l of the Liverpool ship Tickler, while on a liovana. Tile Tickler was owned in Liverpool DI Friend and Co., and was comma:del by Capt:nu:7 k the owner of the ship. The wreck took eme E.simi:.:os, on Eleuthera, mud as n:r as is at prepatlose the crew c.caped. In addition to the loss of &S a ta! it is reported that no less than nine ships went min. the souse time and place, and became total wrecks. ---- --- BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DIATBI BIRTHS. BECKWITIT -Octnber ?A, at Lowu4 s .etreet, tte Wekwith. E., of a too, FitkAILILICIi. sq -October :30, at Addleatnne. the wife el 0. 0 ritk M.ITIREV, o - f • son .11s .-October )0, at QueeriKar.letle. the - natthey, Ertl., of a sou. , thy 0 TONtii.-4ktober •10, at Putts re - rt' nano] Tonks, of a sou . TR E3IAVN E.-October 29, at Wdom-crcseent, the . 4 Tremane, of a Fon. WALD. • r Fletcher 29, at CalnblidZe-Ttlia. Et. Johu'r saet wife of W. R. ti Ward, Emu, of a eon. MARRIAGES. ✓ DAWES—TRRDWILL —October SO, at the righ'" --- del worth. hY the Rev. H. K. Peel, William eell , Dawes, Yon_ Moseley-ball, Worcestershno, to O tte. •-• of W. Trotted', Rao., of the Oaklamb. H5,,1,w0rth........* JOHNSON —TAIIAM —October P'. at ,n Mari. InWO ham Johnson, of Kentish.town , to (-scherna Era.llJ ter of the late J. H. Taylor, EVA. mot I/ RICHARDS--WHARTON.—Octoher W. at They Marylehone, by thci Rev. F. J. RichanK, Vasil ' Richard*, .. a York-terrace, ReTent'lt ,et UnTln• tte. Bap., Anne, daughter at the late IL. Wharton, Lo I street. DEATHS. COOKE.--actoher il, Alfred Berner 1, won't ' .41— _... -- . Paur tit a Robertged Cooke . of 4, fft. s - erea cent, Csiodeneq u. " 10. —as 111 PRIEKTMA3I.—October 29, J. Aintree's, Esq . 1"... Bradford, Yoritahlre, aged M. 0 BUTLAND.--October 29, J. Rutland, Est. of ' Richmond-hill, Surrey, aged 79. ~,n eff SEDOWICK.—October 20, at Carionb3r74ointre. 51°7..4. *irk, aged 91. 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