The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-24 00:00:00

THE POOR-LAW BOARD AND BETINAz-aaratr.

OFFICIAL INQUIRY.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Kr. lambert, inspector of the
Poor-law Bard, moped an inquiry is the board-roma of
the workhouse, Waterloo•rosi, Vietorialeek isle the rme
cl alleged inhumanity of Br. Christie, maker re/Maw
°Seer of Betheslirese, io re Oarolise James, who expirel
after heti' refused elm velem into the workhouse by Mr.
Cheri eist audio otremmtacom which were Mane* sow
&mod by the verdict of a maser's jury.
Mr. W. Toilet Reward, solicitor, the Board
at Geordies, mid Kr. Lewis, me., of •phere detained
arias._

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the costr were regarded with treat 130464, is
wse isiveolitstisa fats the venoms (4-
444404 width have ocanisaed so mask poblie corieseat
for sum Mow pest.
Nu. Oitlia Pauses, 5, Weyseitth-lerrass, Sham
=mid that demerod wee bar &Lathier. Oa the 174
wham fetsbod assessed haste sod elm dird as the
214. Whims fogad tar at s Mrs. Smith's, opposite de-
emu& home la Helliottes-sheet, Botbeelsresa. the
woe it Kn. bean honor the family woes sods&
The deersold was worried sad bed sias obildrea Wet with
ter. Her lisohlad was is pekoe. The eldest oblid woes
Odd 18, sad sir mg the ant gild asset 10e. a week. The
boy, 18 years 4 ate, earned 104. week at asohnslis shop
la the Olty. Dsoreed ha 1 a little ship wbith did not
orwse, sad hoi to be domed op about three weeks betwo.
Wham whales we hie desighter et Mrs. amides, she seemed
very Mead ld. "Ass yea sone to we we die r EMI said
Itl4 Oath bad got ea order for bar to Is hakes We the
weekboreat eftweees, sad that elie would be awls
hotter. net wee et Isar delook is the etta sows • bet
oboe they mat sem o'clock, Mr. Uaristio would .etlet
ter is._ _ _ _

—Mr7Levi. mid that all that evidence woe al eustoevatiew
Y the ahem* et /Ir. Christie, who algid sot be booed
by it.
The Chmaiedease said that it was the stateetiat et the
iistitatecl

L. mid it was sot made ia artioalo mortis, bath.
woad ad aided.
Wilma wisaread, sod mid that at 7 o'clock, Yr. Cbtistia
&Yd. The faraday, al the haus was Moe/ pat lato arm
to bs mowed. Yr. aided, &Mud, " Whose owls saw
timer Tim duet girl said, "rimy ass ram" Ya Cbr:stia
esid, " Do sad mai than, sad moors a dater ler year
tar." wort away, bat retuned mew atter, aad
" Yea Ina ems is, seedier sada, bwil built the_ Pas
Viik yea" seldt " Wbat do yes mud with the
Rood., dr r 'To pay all tie exporws." H.
mw bar impeder was very bad, sad
railed a ails sad berm* bar to bar home.
The Osaimimiomm—Flow did Mr. al, Islas speak
Wilams—Bather sharply. Bo took se !Mies of my
dsaAtar. B. manly lacked at bar mod mid, 'Poor QM&
es looks bad." Damned told bin Dr. Noon br d
bihmed very to bar sad would take bar into Um .-
hears. Tho order Irma takes to Yr. Melilla three limas,
bat he .bat the door ia the sammager's frau
I The Cammirdaser said that hammy miasmas was sat
admirable. _ _

Witness said that the goods in the cod were eat mash,
for • treat deal bad bete disposed of to get swam to Hoe.
There were °sly beds, chairs, sad mark morel *lna Wit-
mes sewn led deemed meta her death. Within And ad-
vised & Jawed is apply to the parish sailer than Tema m 1
mat, bat she maid she would not, she would &nay, she mid,
to the Comeseptims HespitaL That was • smooth Won
her death. After her death witnem questioned the
children sad they 'mid she had what meld be got
for her, it was the children that want without. Deemed
at different them had told her she was stilted to
$0 rather shod, and shut up the shop. W
hr itmer
seed to take h • loaf of bread, a shilling, ha, at a Sas.
So seed all the family. It was Meted that her family an-
imated her, though they were alt well if. That wee VII f
IRIAN to it.., for they simmted her, sad witness had taken
os meek se • mowereign to her tram am of bar sisters.
By the Omendesieser—Deiceseed had ma money when she
wet to witeess's terse She had no mossy when her hue-
teal wee takes ben her siz smooths age. She wee then
mos • bad of dame She had amt aq parish rebid
daring that time.
Mr. Lewis—Who paid fee the removal of your daughter's
goods?
Wiles. said the oldest girl's yomig malt_ paid gut He
was a win air nem, bet witness did not know him
same. Witten paid for the cab. nip goods were seffloiset
he the daughter mid all the family. The eldest girl had the
goods mow, for she had to lire A gnat dial dthe goods
kM been sold foe food. Dammed mad to ham a mamma'
chop occasionally far her dimes. The children told Mammas
so. She need to hare mast foe to Bat Ms was in a
compensation. Mr. Cluith said at half past 7 o'clock that
tom iaowed and all the Widnes meld pat ones to the
workhouse Ho did sot if. to pay far • souveyure to take
them

The arceworwinigsgpa them turned epos the character al
Mr. Sinnott, tad hie onweeties with mason's daughter.
Mr. Wallas% who made • post-ark% szanisatioa of the
body of the dscomed, who died, he maid, h earaspaics,
tocelerated by woos ateW treatateat sad yeas of a.
Moen, Dr. E. Moen, assdkal °Seer of the 1% %via%
"111+02.0 &irk% tboa described the eircuraatasces
"a," %gave% ender for the immediate sdairias
el eactoved late the workhouse.
I 160. Bair, • asighboor of deemed, detailed her inter-
view with Yr. Christi% sad his refusal, is a sod iwaaltiag
maser to de sarthiag, bermes, he said, the doomed way a
private patieat el Dr. Moore ,'s • aad hie visit afterwards,
werewhets he said that the deareed MUM go when the goods
going.
t %it stage I% prooodiap wers.adjearsed to a later
hour.

At Paris Madame Borghi.Xamo is playing
holies is the Bovoiere. The Meier al Bessial 's to be re-
vived immediately at the Grand Opera. The new Opera-
boors, which will fees the Rue do la Pak. belinai°l"
rise from the rodeos; all the foundation' are fisiabed, sad
ei two yeses' time • naieetie building of greed prePortioes
will be added to the architectural wonders GIN.. Paris.
The Patti fury rages in Madrid to • pitek that
take pate Paris and Loudon into the shade. The QOM.
" assisted" at ber first appeasers*. Every box was let for
isys before, and the crowd in the pit we; extracediastay
teat, beginning to °Whet at 10 o'clock in the meneing.
Ras performauc• was Sonertohnfis, with Neagh, ea Reims.
A second day's hunting has taken place at Cont.
LPee, the rendezvous being, m on the first occasion, at
Paint-duMoi. The Emperor, the Breptass, sad the
Imperial wets prosiest, his Majesty giviag the sigaal
ths Mart. After an excellent run of two bears Ha stag
%a brought down at La Breviim. The weather ins am-
memt.

GREAT SHIP COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the shareholders
was held at 1 o'clock, at the Logics Tavern, Mr. GoocH
in the chair, "for the purpose of elective Mr. William
Haw*, Mr. Robert Prowse, and Colonel John fitudbolme
Brow aria. and others, to be directors, sod of receiving the
report of the result of the application for subscriptions to
relieve the company from its pecuniary difficulties."
' The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceediop, reminded the
proprietors that he and other directors bad since the last
meeting held ohm only temporarily. He than called upon
Mr. Hawes to addrusthe meeting.
Mr. Hawse said, in order to rain the 60,00 W. required to
carry as the emovv, the committee had made an appeal to
' all the shareholders for assistance, sad the result had bees
' to show that the shareholders bad resolved to give up their
'interest in the ship, and to allow the mantra to
drift from bad to worse, natil it got into the wioding-up
omit It was a remarkable thing that out of 3,600
' shareholders, a large proportion of whom had bought their
shares recently, only severity or eighty had sent answers, and
thoseanswers had ooly brought3,oBo4 in cash, sod guarantees
for about 4,0001. more. B ifore this appeal us made
a pledge was given that if a sufficient amount should not be
raised the mosey advanced scald be returned ; and, in fulfil-
. meat of that pledge, cheque had been slimed for the imme-
diate return of the whole. (Chun.) ide attributed this
unfortunate result to oppositiou which ought not to have
taken place. The prospect was now a gloomy
in one, and it
was for the meeting to consider whether anythg could be
done to extricate the ship from her difficalties.
Mr. WZBBIII suggested the formation of a new company
to buy the ship, with a capital of 350,0001. in 101. shares,
sad read a lug prospectus which he had prepared for that
purpom ; adding that that was the only means of saving the
shereholders' property.
Mr. Orros defended himself against a charge Hew
Mr. Hawes of having injured the shareholders.
pioud that his statement of facts had prevented an advance
of 80,0004 on bad security. (" Oh, oh.") The only remedy
was to forma new company. He believed the ship would
site pay when adapted for the only trade in which she could
pay—the American trade.
Mr. POCHIN, who said he represented a large number of
Maechenter shareholders, advocated an effort to create a find
mei Ipp of 150,CCOL at 10 per out., and the appointment
of Mr. Hawes as official liquidator.
(The seating was proceeding rehear= report left]