The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-10 00:00:00

DAY EygNING, MAY 10, 1862.

was that when able-bodied persona applied for relied Meg
should do mule work is return. That had been the cam in
other Owes, and he saw no reason why it should not apply
to Lancishire. They had; for indeed*, the ease of Coventry,
in which far more than eighteen months very severe sod
wide-spread distress e4sta. A noblemen resident m.
district printed • letter calling upon tba Poer-kw BoeM to
relax its sttingent rules in order to mess that case. That
letter brought to the board general remonstrances froth all
the local authorities against any such rekxeMon, and the
board immediately sent an inspector down to the district to
consult with thst nobleman and the authorities as to the
best steps to be taken. On the first day of his arrival he
was present at a meeting of which Lord Leigh
was the chairman, and he found they were not aware
of what the rules of the Poor-law Board really were. On
the second day Lord Leigh acknowledged to the respecter
and the chairman of the board of guardians that he was prek
viously quite unacquainted with the Mee, sad that he had
been convinced not only that the poor rates should be dis-
tributed under these rules, but also that the large voluntary
contributions of the publics should be distributed under
similar arrangements. In the case of Lancashire there was
nothing to excite apprehension as to the want of resources,
either in the county at large or in the different parishes. It
was of course impossible to say bow long the manufacturers
would be deprived of the raw material, and their work, be
kept either wholly or partially closed. But, looking at the
stocks on hand at home and abroad, and the efforts made in
various parts of the world to grow cotton for the English
market, there was no reason for any alarm. The cause of the
(littler was clearly temporary, and the only question was
to meet it in the heat way possible while it lasted. He could
only say that from the local authorities, the boards of gear-
dans, and the mayor, of the various boroughs, the Poor-law
Board had received assurances that they had ample re-
sources in the public rates to meet all the demands now
made upon them. If they compared the state of Lancashire
in respect of rateable property, and the proportion of rates
paid, they would find that it was yet far less burdened than
many other parts of the country, and that if it bore an equal
rate to some parts, the rates would amount to four or five
times the sum now levied. In 1856, the rateable property
in Lancashire was 7,296,0001. In that year the cost of the
poor was 455,0001., sad in 1861 the oost of the
poor was 429,6174 If the distress continued for the re-
mainder of the present year to increase as it had done for the
last four months the expenditure would reach 678,0001.,
which was • third more than in the years he bad aemed.
Bat even though it should be doubled, the rata then would
only amount to Is. 10d. in the pound. There was there-
fore, nothing to alarm them in the amount of the poor rate
that might be required. if they took Ole empty of Suffolk
and the town of Sheffield they would find theptaid • rate
of half a mown Is the pound. If Leseeebiz• the same
rate, that would give 912,3804 for the !eh of the poor.
In St. George'a-in-the-Fist the tote was 3s. 3d. in the pound,
which would give on the rateable property of Lancashire
1,186,0001. 7t /*menhir* paid the =MO rates as
Nolting-
h•m, and some either east and west-end parishes of Lon-
don—l r. in the pound—it would give 1.277,0001. A rate of fe.
in the pound would give 1,624,0004, and • rate of
which had bees reached in some parries, would give
2,900,0001. for the relief of the poor. (Hear, bear.) He was
quite aware that at present some of the parishes were
already heavily rated, as at Preston, where the rate was 3s.
in the pound, and where the distress was very severe. But,
the facts he had stated would show, in the first place, that
Lancashire paused the meal* of meeting the emergency.
The next runt was to provide such regulations as would
enable the requisite funds to be distributed in an efficient
and proper manner, and the government had thought it their
duty to instruct saperienoed persona to proceed at once to
those districts-(hear, heart —to order to ascertain from the
various boards of geardians whether the system under which
they were administering relief was satisfactory or not,
and also to bring into harmonious action that die-
tributioa with the distribution of the feeds that
might be raised by voluntary efforts. In taking that step
the government had only acted upon former peeeedents.
Some years ago, when the Btunley union ma in very great
disked*, Sir John Walsh was sent down foradmilar purpose.
He found on his arrival, to use his own words, "a general
scramble for the rate*" but he induced the_ guardians imme-
diately to substitute relief io kind fee relief in mousy, to
appoint • larger staff of relieving alms, and to institute a
stricter test of destitution. The remelt of them
treasures was instantly and most speareat.
The gentleman to whom he had referred, after being six
weeks in the country, reported that the cams which he had
pointed out had been fairly met. He (bk. Villiers) was
bound, in conclusion, to say, from all that had resched him,
that there was not the smallest reason to complain of those
in authority, for they had really done everythoug in their
'sower to alleviate the hardships which the present un-
fortuoate calsmity had thrown upon • portion of the
people. (Hear, bear.)
- Mr. BRIGHT said the distress in Lancashire was grow-
ing worm and worse. AU they could do was to mitigate it.
He advocated the concession of the greatest liberty to the
load guardian', and the appointment of local committees.
Every one knew that in Lantashire there was great patience
and energy amongst the people to assist themselves ; while,
on the other hand, there was great wealth and equal libera-
lity amongst those who possessed it, and he had the strong-
est confidence possible that if this state of thing, should go
on for many months longer, the county would find itself
competent to take care of its own affairs without :siding
the list round to other parts of the country. The hoa.
member strongly deprecated political predictions as to the
time and manner of the termination of the war in America,
and attributed loss and injury to the interests of Lancashire
to a recent speech of Earl Human, which checked the trade
of • whole tthtrict, and caused a fall of from 7to 10 par
cent in the price of yarns and cloth.
Mr. Hibbert, the Marquis of Hartington, Colonel Lind-
say, Mr. Batley, and Mr. W. Egerton continued the die-
cuanion, hearing testimony to the distress and suffering in
Lameshire.

Mr. GILPIN acknowledged the existence of the evil,
and believed that, unhappily, it was not yet at its height.
The object of the Poor-law Board, be said, was to ad-
minister the law in • generous, bat at the same time • just,
spirit, since indiscriminate relief had • tendency to
demoralite the recipient&
Sir M. FARQUHAR added • few remarks upon the
same subject.
The subject then dropped.
Mr. Serjeant PIGOTT- inquired the views sad intentions
of the government with reference to • reform of the con-
stitution and procedure of the Royal Court of Jersey.
Sir G. GREY, after a brief reference to the preceding
topic, said it was impossible to deny that there were great
anomalies in the law of Jersey ; but the exercise of the
undoubted right of parliament to take the initiative in re-
forming it ought to be had recourse to only under extreme
circumstances, and be thought the time had not arrived
when a forced reform could be justified.
The house then went into Committee of Supply on, the
remaining civil service estimates, when certain votes were
agreed to, after much discussion.
The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up
sad agreed to.
Leave was given to introduce certain bills.
BRITISH MUSEUM.

The CHANCRIIit4II; /XCHE44I7ER moved for
leave to bring in • bill to enable the trustees of the British
Mum= to remove portions of their collections. The object
of the bill was to enable the trustees to remove certain of
their collection to South Kennington. The bill also mn-
tained provisions with regard to certain outlying parts of
collections which were not strictly contained in those col-
lectious themselves. He hoped the print of the bill would
be in boo. members' hands in • few days.
Leave wee given to being in the bell, which was after-
wards read• fret time.
The house adjourned at a few minutes past one.

Thriviaarry Coultas, LONDON.—At a Seeaion of
Council, on Saturday, the 3rd May, the result, in a collec-
tion of 2,3301., of the appeal in behalf of the hospital at
the public dinner oo the && A was reported. A vote
of thanks was pared to the Duke of Argyll for Invaliding,
for the judicious and eloquent address by which be so suc-
cessfully advocated the cause of the charity, and for the
courtesy and ability with which he discharged the other
duties of chairman. The resignation by Dr. Walsh of the
offices of Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medi-
cine, and of Physician to the Hospital, was accepted, with
expressions of regret. Dr. Jammer was appointed to thane
offices. He retires from the Special Prefeseceship of Cli-
nical Medicine at the hospital. That office, to .which a
physicianahip at the hospital is attached, is consequently
now recant, and open for the application of candidates.
NAVIGATION OF TEE INDINI.—The native Ma-
hajhuns of the town are dreadfully cut up at the loss they
have recently met in the destruction, by fire, of a quantity
of cotton whilst in transport, by rail, Iran Botres to Kur-
caches. They know that they will eventually recover full
value from the Scinde Railway Company, but am many of
the shippers have already drawn on their consigning houses
at Bombay against these shipments, all their cheques must,
of nominally, come back dishoooured, and, in oonsequence,
serious ioconveellnoe will result. The shippers now begin '
to see the advantage of direct shipment from Mooltan to
Knrrachee by steamer, and have gladly availed themselves
of the opportunity offered by the Oriental Company's
steamer Sutlej being able to NUM down with three very
leqe cargo bargee by assuring freight for all their cotton
and wool, no less than sine hundred bales having been
'hipped. —Lahore Chroiside.
Fcu av BrrusafroazeN.—Yesterday morning
lire broke oat am the extensive premises of Mr. S. W.
Hill, hirattace beaker, No. 17, lillrifttas. t, Bethnal-
green-road, and was sot subdued math the house was de-
stroyed. The loss will fall on the Royal Fire lasuraacii-office.
TIEN OUTWARD BRAZIL AND krvi* PLATE MAIL
—Souniegrron, MAT 9.—The Royal Mail Cstmonzra
steamship Pajama, Oaptaia Jolliet*, raid beers at
three p.m., with the monthly mails for Peraiiinbaco, Ba ia,
Rio deJaaeiro, Bloom Ayres, the River Plate, he. She
took out 131 passengers • on freight, English coin, value
106,0001. ; jewelleryoratles, Ike., 3,3421. ; French jewellery
and watches, 34201., and a fall cargo of French and English
measbandies.

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Labe intelligence.
.13AIL CarRT.-MAI
Sittings in Bencio,—(Bdare Mr. Justices Wightman.)
It is usual the hit four days of term for a single judge to
sit in banoo and dispose of motions and certain cases in the
paper. Accordingly a special peremptory paper had been
made out, but on the cases being called on there were no
counsel ready to argue them.
Mr. Justice Wightmaa said that formerly it was the
custom for learned counsel engaged in cases to come to
Westminster Hall and be instteixhiaceand ready to arguetto
eases when they were called on, but now a contrary practice
prevailed, which rendered it uselees to make outaperemptory
list. He was ready to take any case where mania were
ready, and he should have the oases celled on in order, and
strike out those in which counsel did not appear.
Mr. Lush, QC., rid be appeared to show cause in a rule
obtained by his learned friend, Mr. Garth. Unfortunately
his junior, who had the original affidavits, had not arrived,
but he had copies of them, and he was ready to go on with
the case, if his lordship and the other aide had no objeoti6n.
Mr. Garth maid be was without the assistance of his
learned leader. (Laughter.) He should certainly object to
go on without the original affidavits.
Mr. Lush =weed that the case should stand over till
next term.

Mr. Justice Wightman said it would be impossible to get
rid of the business on the pew if that come were gene-
rally adopted.
The came, however, was allowed to stand over till to-
morrow (this day).
Mr. Justice Wightman then struck out the first came in
the list, and heard a case in which one counsel only ap-
peared, viz., the learned counsel to show cause against the
rule, no learned counsel being present to support it.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MAT 9.
(Before the Judie Ordinary.)
PARR T. PAIL

Dr. Phillimore, sod kr: ititehard appeared for the
petitioner ; Dr. Dewq Q.C., sad Dr. Waddilove for the
respondent.
The marriage in this case took place on the 7th of
June, 1E34 sod was followed by the birth of four children.
The petitioner, • banker's clerk, melded at Newtownardes,
near Belfast. In 1857 the conduct of his wife bad became
so intemperate that be was obliged to separate himself from
bet, and a deed was therefore executed by which he agreed
to allow her COL • Ikes.r. In March, 1868, Mrs. Parr went to
reside in Liverpoo where it was alleged she bad com-
mitted adultery wit ose John Minoan, since deceased.
The Court pronounced& decree nisi.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—bikY 9.
(Before Mr. Oommiseioner Fosbisoque.)
IN RE 1110 BOLL AND NOTITH.-BPSCULATIONS 1/1 TALLOW.
DOD/OS AT TIM BALTIC COPIII-BOUBI.
_ . _

The bankrupts WeivdraTiriieiciaitallClr:l7rokers,
Bishopegate-street, and of the Baltic Coffee-house. This
was the sitting for certificate (under the old act). The
bankruptcy occurred 15 months ago, and there had been
frequent adjournments before the bankrupts were allowed
to pass. The joint liabilities are 52,3541. ' • moats returned
at 3,6101. A considerable portion of this large Liability to
the amount of 23,7101., arose in reepect of what aro WWI
" differences" on tranuactions in tallow at the Baltic Coffee-
house.

Mr. Lowrance opposed for the assignees; Mr. C. E.
Lewis supported the bankrupt North, !what whom the
charges were principally directed ; Mr. Reed appeared for
NickolL

Mr. Lawrence, after recapitulating the figures in the
balance-sheet, °keened that the bankrupt., in the COWIN of
three years, bad increased their indebtedness from 8,0001.
to 62,0001. The trading had been most diasstrons ; easiest
gross profits, returned at 18,2341., there were bad debts of
nearly an equal amount ; losses on differences, 23,7101.; and
trade expenses, 3,5381. The male charge alpine* the bankrupts
vu the large loss which they. bad incurred by speculations
in tallow. On one transaction alone with Mr. Stephen
Flocktaa, shortly before the bankruptcy, they bad incurred
a law of 4,0001. ; on another, etM /term the
bankruptcy, the loss bad been 3,6401.;, and on ano-
ther, 978/. It might be said that those transactions
had their place with gentlemen of high standing in the City,
members of the Baltic Coffee-house ; but whatever might
be their opinion of those dealings, the court would have to
consider whether a bankrupt who entered into them was
entitled to his certificate. The book-keeping had been most
imperfect ; transactions to the amount of hundreds of thou-
sands of pounds were not recorded.
Mr. C. E. Lewis denied that his client was more culpable
than the other bankrupt. He had been ten years in 1.
nen, and was well known to the trade. Their actual
indebtedness, irrespective of liabilities, was 34,0001., and
the liabilities were owing to the failure of other
parties. Their purchases in three years had been
no less than 731,000/. The losses by "dilemma* were
attributable to the sudden rise of 25 to 30 per cent. in the
price of tallow in the last three months of 1860. Mr. Col-
chester, one of the assignees, who was a creditor for 9,0004
in respect of those differences, was well aware of the course
of trading of the bankrupts, for he bad both received and
paid differences with them. The same with the other cre-
ditors in respect of differences, none of whom could come
here to explain. These gentlemen had traneutioos some-
times to the amount of a million a day ; they posed
amongst one another pierce of paper, which they willed
cheques, but they were never presented, and were never
meant to be presented. Owing to a monopoly in the hands
of a few dealersat the end of 18130, the Floe of tallow was
run up from 511. to 601. per ton ; but very shortly after it
fell to 431. per too. Thin of itself was sufficient to account
for the losses incurred by the bankrupts, and not one of the
creditors was there to complain.
The Commissioner—Are them any considerable creditors
except from the Baltic Coffee-housel

ber. Lewis said he believed that all the creditors, except
for a few hundred*, were men engaged in that trade. The
bankrupts had a right to the benefit of the rule that oppos-
ing creditors must come into the court with clean hands.
The Commissioner—Can you say that when they deal in
tallow? (Laughter.) In this case they appear to be all
tarred with the same brush, and have no right to laugh at
each other's stains.

Mr. Reed, on behalf of Nickoll, said that Mr. Hubbard,
one of the creditors, bad himself received several thousands
from the bankrupts on other speculations.
The Commissioner, in giving juent, said—The bank-
rupts' transactions have been entirely confined to a clads, cad
that Clain considers the transactions legitimate, although the
great mass of mankind, I believe, would hold them to be
illegitimate. At the Baltic Coffee-house gambling of one de-
scriktion may be considered as legitimate, and almost as
meritorious, as some years ago gambling at Crockford's
would have been considered. I was at a loss for an in-
stance—l hope it is from the iir:noved stated society—but
I know not what place 1 could cite ea the sue-
Gasser to Crockford's. I hope it is not the Baltic
Coffeehouse. But here they are all the memo—
" multi idem gesserunt ;" I purposely misquote, and leave
out the word " boni." (Laughter.) In this age nobody out
of that charmed circle complains; possibly no one hair a
right to complain. Had it bees a cams of mixed trading,
as in those where a bookseller speculated in hops, and
a silk-mercer in tallow, the trade creditors would have
had infinite right to s:ou had no business
to enter into this gambling" Bat when they are
all gamblers I do not see they have any parti-
cular right to accuse each other. There is some-
thing said about two euninuy vessels calling each other
names ; I do not think that would be well followed up by
the members of the Baltic Coffee-bone calling each other
gamblers. I then case to consider whether, sup-
posing that all this trade was of a legitimate
nature, it wee carried beyond fair limits. I
think that it was, even supposing that. The
figures are exceedingly large : the extreme in-
crease of their transactions immediately before the bank-
ruptcy cannot be justified. It id not my practice to make a
difference between partaers ; they are bound to look after
each other. There is nothing in which one can be consi-
, dared more culpable than the other. I shall put them on
the same footing. I think the justice of the awe will be
satisfied with a moderate of the certificates—for
nine months from the 14th kite the dcy when
they
were ready to par their bat eitensinatann; the certificates
when granted to bed the MOW class.

THE POLICE COURTS.
Juuummtoucacarkrzr.

Viaconnt Milton, of No. 4, Grosvenor-la:pure, appeared to
answer the charge of having by false pretences obtained
possession of a pair of diamond earrings, value 1001.,
pledged by Madame ltechael, of 47, New Boad•street, with
Mrs. Stephen, pawnbroker, No. 35, Breweretreet.
}lie lordship was placed ia the dock appropriated to
ordinary prisoners.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed bp Mr. Neat*, solicitor to the
Pawnbrokers' Protection Society, appeared for the prosecu-
tion • Serjeant Ballantine, instructed by Mr. Lewis, pie ,
attended for tba defence ; end Mr. Metsmalfa, instructed by
Mr. Wootner, attended on behalf of the owner of the ear-
.

fir. Knox, before the proceedings commenced, remarked
that when the cue was before him last week the gentle-
man who conducted the defence endeavoured to open a woo
of fraud against • person not porn, sod a state-
meet bad got into the papers pnejudicisi to this person. He
wished, therefore, to state, before the mos mat further,
that the charge of fraud had been imported into a etas sad
not supported by the evidence. As the press had given
publicity to the charge, he bad no doubt that the denial by
Madame Racihael, or 14111111801:1, would reach the public the
Num way.
Mr. Richards, for Madame R•ohael, said his client's name
1111111 Ream' Levinson, but skis traded by the name 01
BschrL
. - .

Mr. Yam had to remark that all that bad bees stated al
lam Raoheel Levinson's sham is the treampare, with tits
exception of pledging the earrings, was (redraws.
Yr Sleigh esid-he appeared tobr=satiosbergertal by
ldr. Neale, solicitor to the Pawn
bra
bad been put io pesearioa al an the wawa=
forward on the previous esszniastion„ and his opium was
that whatever might b the amount a isapniten with*
she gentleman at the bar bed bees guilty of, the eherge waa
use which it wasst isipporilto to pit the fog far
soul& et bring Me mind to Wove, ham the
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of an illustrious imid4, was guilty of the offence charged
against him, and on that ground lie had advised that the
prosecution should be withdrawn. The conductof the deka.
dint bad no doubt been indiscreet, but be was bound to say
then was uo evidence of any felonious or guilty Salentine
in what bad been done, and under all circumstance his
clients bad sanctioned his statement that they propped to
withdraw from the prosecution.
Mr. &rime Mantes was not surprised at the cones
his learned friend had taken in this matter, and it would
not be impertinent to menthe that Lord Milton had been
in ill health, and that on the occasion in question be acted
on the belief of justification well or ill founded, bukwkiich,
as a man of the world, he (Mr. }labialise) was bound to say
could not be justified, as there was no doubt Lord Milton
had been much mistaken in the course he had adopted,
acting indeed, as he had done, under the inflows of a
female much older than himself. lie had no difficulty in
admitting that his lordship had acted with indiscretion, and
also that his learned friend bad adopted the course best cal-
calated to spare the feelings of those who were deeply in-
terested in the matter. The fine question when instructed
in this case which he had put was whet was the state of his
lordship's aeons t at the London and Westminster Bank, and
he wall informed that hie lordship had a large credit at
the beak, and that the manager was in court to prove
the fact. The imputation of fraud was therefore com-
pletely at an end. lie considered that the parties prefer-
ring the charge had acted in a very proper manner in with-
drawing from the prosecution ; and in reference to what
had been previously stated in defence by Mr. Lewis, be
would remark that Mr. Lewis had been very imperfectly
and hastily instructed.
Mr. Lewis remarked that he had only obeyed instructions
in the course he had adopted.
Mr. Knox—The case of alleged hand against Madame
Rachel was opened on the former examination, but had not
been proved. With respect to the charge before ma, I
can assure you, Lord Milton, if I had come to the mock-
sion that your lordship had any guilty intention with re-
ference to the ponseasion of the earrings, I should have sent
you at once for trial, but my belief is there was no guilty
intention. Yon are young and inexperienced, and evidently
require good guidance ; and I wish to remind you that,
considering your station, you are pre-eminently bound to
obey the law, as your station will not protect you from the
consequence, of violating the law. The earriap will of
course be given up to the pawnbroker. The act was the
act of a foolish person, and therefore you, Lord Milted, ea
discharged.
Lord Milton then left the court with his friends.