The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-18 00:00:00

raz RFOODELESS POOR.

]SverJ eseeitig et the doors of all the metropoli-
Us wakhoar me sees you're and old, male and female,
crowded pether, rutting ter the time when admission can
he obtamed ; but this admission ie only for a few. The
lo mat number are refused, on the Rounds that the casual
ward will rash afford acoommodatioa fora certain number.
Mr. R. B. Warwick, vicschairman of the City of Leaden
IJaten, eaye s--" The state of thiogs is not new. As loos
ego as the Tab and Bth Victoria the legislature provided a
remedy far this evil, end gave Use requisite power to the
Poor-law Beard to carry that remedy into effect by the for-
maitre of Adria asylum expressly fee the gelid of this
.Les of poor. This act is called the District Asylum Act,
7th and Sib Victoria, cap. 10L Sooa after it pared the
Pear-irw Board Woad as order divides the metropolis into,
I think, live districts, flung the number of managers to be
appointed for each, sod is feat siring all the tratrootion
aerassesy to carry out the besevolent trtruMosse of the legis.
Ware Actlasuoder these onion, the rostropetitaa parishes,
with two or three exoeptiooa, sleeted their mansavire, which
weeders formed their boards, elected their clerks, and
sem* took premiss* for the asylum. hat a few not more
tha• thrum, of whir* Meryielosoe took the lead;refused to
take say steps in thereafter. A long correspondenoe between
them and the Poor-law Board took plena, Oberman of which
woe that the other districts finding the Marylebooe pee
were determined sot to obey the order sakes compel
by the Court of Queen's Bench so to do, istrzed their pro-
osediaga, and thus the law became a deed letter. The Poor-
law Board declining to apply for a suesdatars to enterer
their order in the Marylebone district, the others very pro-
perly declining to complete their asylums aloe*, sable-
quietly the Poor-law Board issued another order, dissolving
the &evicts they had formed, and rescinders all the orders
they bed cawed oe the subject. Thus it is that we have the
scenes beheld at St. Martin's. It is not the fault of the
law, for that provides as adequate remedy ; it is the fault
of the Poor-law Board, and of them ooly, because they had
mot the mange to compel a powerful pariah like Meryl*.
bone to obey a law which justice and humanity had de-
mended. in order to relieve the metropolis from the die.
Foos of allowing thousands of starving wretches waoder-
sag the streets night after night without a place to lay
their heads."

ALDIRNAN SALMONS, M.P., AND NIS CON-
errtrazerre.—Last night Aldermaa Sslemma, M.P., ad-
dressed a crowded mortisg of the electors of the borough of
Gramwish at the Literary lostitatkes. High-street, Dept.
ford. The chair was occupied by Mr. B. Duval, and Alder-
man &domes, in • speech of some length, expressed his
public quetiows, as at • recent meeting
;Iro
a: Greenwleir. Os the malice of Mr. Norfolk, weended
by Mr. Merchant, a resolution of continued cosfidenee in
Aldermen Salmons was awnimously adopted.
YOUNG MKS'S CIIIIISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—The
winter course of lectures to the members of this asso-
ciation was commenced last evening by Prolemor Owego,
PULS., his subject being "On some Instances of the
New al
.God, as manifested in his Aches.' Creation."
gooks tow treated by such • man of course attracted a
• Wienns, who listened most attentively while the
lecturer gave a clear and popular description of the forma.
Boa of ea egg and the development of the embryo, the
pserdier fanestion of .the South American ant-eater and
the ant, and the beautiful adaptation of then creatures"
mganieetion to the localities in winch they are pieced and
the purposes which they are iotended to fulfiL The
lecture wee eoncluded with • brief review of the progress
of souses, in astronomy and pology espnially, and •
word of mussel to all seekers for truth to approach its
investiption with minds perfectly unbiased and unpreju-
diced. _ _ .

FUNERAL OF THE BEN,. DR. MICAIIR.-11311
funeral will take place at Ilford Cemetery aboot noon on
Friday seat. The funeral sermons will be preached on
eoadsy next, at the church of St. Magma, London-bridge—
that is the mortlq the Rev. Canon Jell, D. D., prin.
of cipd Kieg's ; and that in the evening by the
Rev. Charles lEiraddy A., Sunday eveninglecturer at St.
Xarus.
OYA.I. COLLEGE OP SUROBONA OF ENGLAND.—
The follewisg gentlemen having nodergooe the Decessary
exameratioes foe the diploma, were admitted members of
the college, at • meeting of the court of examiners on the
17th inst.. viz. :—Bleeers. Edward Bellam 13alham ;
Charles Henry Rolfe. Cambridge ; and Francis Fox,
Kilburn (ntedeek of King's Collw). Charles Franklin,
Maids hill ; John Thompeo• Dickson, Clapham-park ;
sad Beery Obey Moir, Y.D. University of Glasgow,
Glaseester-plans. Regents-park (of Cloy's Harpital). Alfred
Leiria, M.D. Edinburgh, Haveratook.hill ; Richard Lord,
Y.D. Erlinhugh, Crewe, Cheshire; and William Hugh
Jarsearra, ILD. Edinburgh, Osistor, Elocohshire (of Edin-
burgh). Richard Taylor Geoghegan, Birkenhead ; Arthur
Iluinen, Y.D. Qeeen s University, Ireland, and LS A.,
Dublin, Limbers, county Antrim ; Beery Cox Wilkio
Dahlia (of Dahlia); William Lewingtoe Baker, Hungerford;
and Mantas Murray, Trinidad, W. J. (of St. George's
Hospital). John Crampon Rogaidloty Watford, Herta ;
asd Bortley Douglas, Sunderland (of linivendty College).
BIWA Yang Leman Hindoe, Wilts ; Beery William
Adrian Etiodoll. Weaci-groia (of the Leaden Hospital) ;
Alexander Waugh, Corsley, Wiltshire; and Alfred
Doaneed. Somers/rehire (
Leeds)
Bristol) ; Walter Hag.
worthy Barualey, Yorkshire (of Leeds) ; sad Pierre Joseph
Desire Lebrun, IL D., Belgium, Brussels.
Doiciurrn NOVEMBER FAlL—This fair, for the
Nis of sheep, bones. end cattle, was held at Doncaster on
Needy bet; and the weather was remarkshly floe. halm :dog
• hqp ittaandaime of the farmers and dealere of the district.
nobler' offered were not so Urge in number, nor yet of
se feel gray as usual, and trade, on this amount, must
be lulled as glow, purchasers requiring good salmon. Some
Saw ruder& for agricultural purposes, and cart horses of ex-
eallant qaelitimade • good deal of matey, up to 45 (Moms
Wog Pia; ihr=ity of this class were inferior,
eel pdime bevood 201., and ranged oft*.
between tholes sad 151. Inferior homes ruled from 121.
to lflt, In No settle market the great bulk of the stock
was has. Beier opeeed brisk, but toward. noon it
chased, end awe& lore remained essold. le other de-
'triple's of stile trade was good. Mikh cows wont as
high as 251., but the general range of vetoes was from 15/. to
201. Two-yeaeold steers ranged from 101. to ISt. per head ;
yearling Aeries, 71. to W. ; and drapes, 111. to 141. Cornea.
rativaly few therm were sbowe, and trade was not active.
Watling sold it from 42a. to 504. ; and lambs at from 284.
to SOL Gosh.