The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-25 00:00:00

°GURU OF INQUIBY.-AYENDIONT BY FAIL

DE GREY.

In committee upon the Volunteers Bill the Fail
de Grey will propose after clause 14 to insert the foliar*
clause :—" The lieutenant of the county to which a voter
test corps belongs, or within whose jurisdiction the bent
quarters of an administrative regiment are situate, mays
any time assemble a court of inquiry to inquire into soy
matter relative to the corm or regiment, or n
any officer or volunteer or non-commissioned officer d
the permanent staff belonging thereto, and to record
facts and circumstances ascertained on such inquiry, and,
required, to report on the same for the information
szd
assistanoe of such lieutenant ; such court, where the items
is with referenos to an officer, to be composed of officers I
the volunteer force belonging to the county, and in cite
ream to be composed of officers or volunteers belonging is
the corps or regiment. The commanding officer of a vets
tear corps or administrative regiment may at any tars
assemble a court of inquiry, composed of Officers
volunteers belonging to the corps or regiment,
inquire into any matter relative to the corps or regiment
or to any volunteer or nou•oommiuioned officer of 61
permanent staff belonging thereto, and to record the fans
and circumstances ascertained on such inquiry, and,
required, to report on the same for the information sal
assistance of the commanding officer; but nothing berm
shall autboriae any inquiry with reference to an offices
otherwise than by a court assembled by direction of and
lieutenant of the county as aforesaid, and composed er
elusively of officers of the volunteer force belonging to ant
county."

DEAPH OF ADMIRAL THE HON. SIR Graf/9.1
ELLIOT, K.C.B.—After a protracted illness, Admiral to
Hon. Sir George Elliot, K.C.B.' died yesterday morn*
shortly after 9 o'clock. at him residence at Prince's-terms
Kensington. The gallant officer, who was the second sa
of Gilbert, first Earl of Mint*, by Anne Maria, tilde
daughter of Sir George Amyand, Bart., and COOKIUCOV
brother of the late and uncle of the present Earl of Mion.
was born Anguish 1, 1784, and married in May, 1810, Ceci.e
youngest daughter of Mr. James Ness, of ooddie, Yon.
shire, by wham, who died in May, 1848, he had a names.'
family, his eldest sou George, having obtained his flag
in the navy. The deceased entered the navy in 1794.
A deputation from unions affected by the Uoi
Relief Aid Act, 1863, had an interview with the Right
C. P. Villiers, yesterday, at the ottimi of the l'oor.low
Whitehall.
THE BURIAL Sunvirg.—The Bishop of
has called a meeting of his rural deans, we believe fora;
Monday, to consider this subject.— word.
CLERICAL INTEMPERANCE PUNISHED.—AD
which occupied the Court of Queen's Bench at liublia
Tuesday and the day before, brought by a young
the name of O'Neill for an assault against a Ros.;
catholic curate, named Fahy, resulted in a verdict of Y.
and costa for the plaintiff. The circumstances of tla
case, as detailed in evidence, are briefly these :
Lecoofield has upon his estate a school, to which ate,
him tenants are at liberty to send their children to be l,
rated. On the morning of the 29th of January loa
of the children of a small farmer named o' Neill
on their way to the school in question, when the 1,,
man catholic curate of the parish, the Rev. .1. rah'
wee seen approaching them on horseback. The they
younger children were scared at the appeaniur of uS
priest, and fled. The eldest, a lad of 13, stood bin croa.
and was soon confronted by the curate. "Did 1 non to:
you‘ not to go to that school?" inquired tie reveretur.
' Go home." The lad refused to go, and the denim.'
struck hun with his whip. Whether the child stumble:
against the priest's horse, or whether the priest loess:
his horse against the child, the fact is that tt:
child fell beneath the horse, and was moat
injured. 'tilting from the ground, and crossing a los
wall, be endeavoured to elude the priest and res.'
the school by crossing the intervening
these fields be was chased by the priest. At 13.!,11
reached the school. He reached it co.ered with
There wile blood upon his face. Ilia band *vas i...esta.
and the blood was Minting from the wound. Ile hod sons 4
ghastly appearance, and seemed terrified to the II!'
degree. An action in the superior courts was th•
The lad, through his mama friend, his fotleo, brought r.
action fur assault against the rev. gentleman, sod for ff.,
assault the rev. gentleman hy the verdict of a noted
of his countrymen, has been amerced in tie .1111 of RV.
damages, with the usual consequences as t." •st'.
Wr.wr-END SLAVERY. —A girl, who is herse'i,
a 'West-end slave, writes n -"I am living 13 ho:ne
business that is considered the best, and is h. Id up
pattern for others. We are called at six, and hredio± 6
ludf.past ; our supposed time for closing is too, Int ate
that we have to clear and have our suppers, s bnoP
it toll p.m. There is no tune allowed at dinner or tea 16
just sufficient to take our meals. This does not an
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for a short time, but nearly all the year round,
exception of commencing at eight am. In ,onio boas'
they continue to work until 12, 1. and 2 o'cloek.
le usf-
employer in Bond-street often keeps his young {a t'
12 on Saturday, and because they refuse to work after .be,
are kept without their supper until after that nine.
Nearly all engaged in houses of business are orphans-1,
have been well brought up, or have met with reeer-e,
would rather toil on to get a respectable living that
dependent on richer relatives ; and some there are
would endure anything rather thee grieve a widowed rinsbo
by allowing her to think they are not as comfortel"
14,5,
successful as abe could wish. Labouring men ws,
hours, and why should we, who are nut so strong