The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

After the Common Hall was held, s Court of Al-
dermen took place. The chamberlain and the bridge mas-
tars, and other officers, were severally sworn in.
POOR PRIRONEN.II IN vent-mum STREET OAOL.
Alderman Fleeces presented, and entreated particular
attention to, a memorial from certain poor prisoners ecc.
fined in the debtors' gaol in Whitecroes•street, for County
Court debts. The memorial submitted that, while gentl:-
on debtors confined in the prison for amounts between 601.
✓d
10,000/. were allowed the privileges of exercise in the
Mk, and frequent communication with their friends, the
neensorialisvi, who were locked up for 10s. or 12s. each, were
denied any indulgence of the kind, except under restrictions
of
a very painful nature, and it prayed the court to make
Inquiry., with the view to extend the accommodation to the
woorialista.
Alderman FARIBROTUER said the subject was well worth
tlio consideration of the court. It was too bad, that
es of t while
he
wskild of prodigality enjoyed all the advantag
gmthe poor fellow who was arrested for a few shillings
be prevented from the opportunity of seeing a friend
min might be disposed to release him from hi. calamitous
position. (Hear, hear.) He thought it would be advisable
to refer the matter to the Gaol Committee, in order that the
visiting magistrates might be consulted as to the best means
of giving the relief sought by the memorialists ; and, in his
opinion, it would be no desecration ol the Sabbath to extend
the indulgence of visits on Sundays. (Hear, hear.)
the motion was then unanimousey agreed to.

On Saturday morning the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Oalway, the Right Rev. L. O'Donnell, sat down to
breakfast in apparently sound good health. Suddenly be
wee seised with illness, and within a very brief time ceased

to elist.
The North British Daily Mail of yesterday says,
"Reports from various puts of the country describe tie
weather sa admirable for vegetation. The crops as 110.
greasing wonderfully, and a continuance for a short time a
such weather as we have had during the put time
a
bring them quite up to the average of good years. Saturn
day was warm and beautifal. Yesterday was somewhat
dull and lowerieg, with occasional light and refresh's.
showers : the air was cool and pleasant."
Lieut. James Marshall, killed in front of Sebas-
topol, was, says the Leeds Mercury, the son of Thomas Rom-
eagle Marshall, Esq., judge of the Leeds County Cant.
Father Mathew has been staying at Southampton,
At the catholic chapel, when he was present, a number of
Irish erased sad obtained his blessing.
The English mail for Lisbon, which left London on
the 9th instant. and the French mail for Lisbon, which left
Paris on the 10th instant, were burnt in the province of
Burgos.
Captain Robinson, R.N., who has been engaged in
Isylekdown the telegraphic cable in the Bleck Sea, came
home is the Sultan, and proceeded to London yesterday, to
gement himself to the Admiralty.
Twenty-two railway carriages were filled with ex-
earsionists from Lamina to Southampton on Sunday. The
Medina steamer went round the Isle of Wight yesterday
with a large number of excursionists from Southampton
and Cowes. 'I he Contractor steamer brought to South-
ampton yesterday eighty eseanionists from Poole : one of
them fell °onboard clots to the Southampton pools :
lie was
unable to swim, and just as he was sinking he caught bold
of a rope throws to him and was saved.
The Tyne vessels that now leave for the Mediter-
ranean, says the Kassala, Chemists, are amply prepared
to give the Riff Pirates a taste of their quality if they
should gut with them. Swivel gaol, Nisi.
Shudder, and
other weapons are in great demand inO
Thursday, a handsome little brig, the Beatrice, of South
Shields, left for Constantinople. Her master and part
OMNI Mr. James Southern. not only had a goodly cowl.
eismelt of muskets, swivel guns, 4te., on board, for
his crew in cam of an attack, but took with him
:,LE. rifle, with which, if ha were chased, he would
M able to pick the steersman of the boat off at a distance
a 400 yards.
MONET ORDER OPFicgs.—On and after the Is
the tut.
July, major stoney order °Mole will be oposed at
illsammsdamed places :—Nonsentes, Yorkshire: Craton',
in the London distriat. Miser mosey
MAN elMess will be opened at the nadermentioned
ow plane on
M OM ails : Randsworth, Stallordeltim;
and las',
N Rad-
om, Itelmwhire; Prises Tows, Dam; Dal
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