The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

PARISH LABOURERS.

The regulations adopted by the Preston board of
guardians, last week, relative to the employmimt of the
able-bodied men in receipt of relief, and which were
" struck" against by all those working at the new Cattle
Market, came into operation on Monday. The whole
of the men proceeded to the ground on which they are
employed, but only about 90 oat of about 1,200 omm
mooted work under the Dew regulations. The remaining
1,100 played about on the ground, and during the day
formed effigies of two or three of the unpopular gnu-
diem. The men paraded the effigies op and down the
ground, to the tone of the "Deed Much," and afterwards
buried them, amid groans and affected sorrow, in the soil
adjoining. The men who had bean indulging in this piece
of mock sepulture subsequently left the ground, on the
understanding that they should return next morning acid re-
peat the mine , game." and than apply for their wages in the
evening ea usuaL In the meantime full particulars of their
conduct had reached the ears of the guardians, who straight-
way caused to be pricked sod posted throughout the
town a placard which nn thus:—" To the pariah
labourers.—Those who do not intend to work in a
proper manner are requested not to go to the
ground. The mere attending upon the ground wall
not entitle say to pay ; no man will be paid unless
be works according to the regulations Issued by the guar-
dians on the 14th instant." This made more com-
mence work yesterday ; but still several loungd about,
determined to do so work aomrding to the regulations of
the guardians. In the evening the men proceeded to the
workhouse for their pay. The greaten excitement pre-
vailed at the pay °Mow Many of the men went away
without any money, other said that they oould not get
any, and several were shouting outside that they had
been " shamefully " bated. At the time our parcel was
despatched, shortly after six, the greatest excitement pre-
vailed, and a serious dinurbanos was apprehended. The
police and military wen held in readiness to act if required.
PeanrOw, TUEZDAT, 10 P N.

Shortly before 7 o'clock to-night, the wheal* of the
parish labourers, numlthriog between 2,000 and 3,000,
formed in procession and went to the police statioe, where
they bad been informed the Mayor, the Town Clerk (who
is the chairman of the board el gaerdians), and the
Chairman of the Relief Gommlike, were in attendance.
The mem Waisted • deputation, and an interview took
place. The Mayor stated that those wbo felt themselves
aggrieved would have their 01•08 investigated to-morrow.
This the deputation communicated to the men outside,
whore they advised to preserve order and keep the pesos.
Many did not receive this with favorer, sad afterwards
Mr. Joseph Limey proceeded to seldreis the smemblage
from one of the windows of the polies station ; a favour-
able impromion could not, however' be mode upon the
multitude ; and after Mr. Liveney had retired seldom
symptoms of a disturbance were evident A. rush was
made towards the door of the Mathis, and the crowd foe
upwards of half an hour made a desperate attempt to get
into the police station. This, however, was prevented,
and a strong body of polio* was ordered to deer the ap-
proaches. Soon afterwards random stones were thrown
towards the station, and in • few minutes the missile; were
hurled in greater numbers. The polio* drew their trun-
cheons and made a "charge" %pun the crowd, which they
eventually dispersed. Five of the officers were injured by
the stones, some of them rather seriously. Three or four
person. • were apprehended, and will be brought before the
magistrates to-morrow. Crowds are in the streets eau.
tigeons to the polio* station, sad further disturbances are
appiebseded. It ie said that the men intend • so
attack upon the readissene d one or two cd the •
before morning.

A letter from Vienna. says :—" bliss Patti is so
popular antrum us, that if she liked to deliver Poised die
Pustotoogioff, she ma raise easily an army of 10E1,000
admirers, who would follow her charming voice up to the
gates of Moscow. Seats are not to be had in an ordinary
way, the whole house having been engaged at the outset,
and I myself gave yesterday a sovereign for • seat which in
ordinary times cost four shillings. A few days ago this
sweet girl went to the church to sing, and the people
almost crushed her from mere lova. Yesterday she mug
Rceaini (Berhiere), and I wish Rossini had been there.
Nature bad expressly created her for that part ; so
naturally, gracefully, and skilfully I never yet saw it pro-
duced. Without being the least studied her deportment
is naturall► elegant and engaging to the extreme. As for
her apirpticric it is incomparable. She sang the great aria
di bravura to perfection."
On Monday the Emperor Napoleon completed
his fifty.lifth year.
" The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian," says
the Nord,"is occupying himself during his convalescence
in an interesting work. King Leopold of Belgium has kept
since his ameasiou to the throne a journal to serve as a basis
to memoirs to be published after his death. Since the year
1860 the archduke has undertaken that work, sad is sow
amlously employed on it."
It is said that the King of Prussia continues in
very bad health. and that his MMUS system is more and
more eluttesred. _ .

The Seek of yesterday has an article upon the
Paris Exhibition of 1865, which, it reminds its readers, will
soon be upon us. It suggests that the Exhibition should be
held in the Champ de Man instead of in the Champs Ely.
ilea, ea in 1855.
A former radical writer was condemned three
days ego by the Berlin crimiml tribunal to four mouths'
imprisonment far defamation of Count Schwerin, Baron
Zedlits, Polioncolonel Patrice, and other official persons.
The offence wee committed in 1861, when Schwerin was
minister, but for some cause or other the trial was repeated,y
postponed. The curious feature of the ease is that. in the
interval, the writer in question has so far changed his
opinions as to accept employment in the official press ; so
that it is considered probable that clemency will be ex-
tended** Mtn.
The Charivari publishes a caricature representing
• number of official' in grand costume, each armed with a
pea, and having suspended from his shoulder a portfolio
inscribed "Diplomatic notes." Every one is seated os •
tortoise, and in the distance is sees Poland in the greatest
commotion. Underneath the whole is written " Diplo-
matists hurrying off to the ►id of Poland."
Some curious statistics have been collected in
France ea the eub)eot of imprisonment for debt, with the
view of ioduciag the government to make some change in
the existing practice, and to adopt the English improve-
meet■. It appears from official returns that, between
the years 1823 and 1833, 25,307 men and 1,345 women have
been arrested for deb', so that in that short span of time
the 700th part of the population have been incarcerated.
During the same period there were 13,317 men sad
2,853 women imprisoned for fines or costa due to the
state, which makes 633 men and 33 women arrested daily
for debts to individuals, and 333 men end 71 women
arrested daily for debts due to the sane.
The recent chess display at Lyons, in which DL
Monski played ten games blindfold, ham resulted in his
winning area and toeing one ; two games were draws.
The Imperial Court of Montpellier has recently
been called on to hear an appall, in which the point in dis-
pute was the question whether a frog is • fish. The judg-
ment was affirmative.
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Fifty new poet-office money orders in Canada,
and four new apse in Victoria (Australia), have just bees
opened in connexion with the post•office money order de-
partment in England.
THE CA RR OF THE STEAM-SHIP ALEXANDRA.
It was stated on 'Change at Liverpool yesterda , that the
case of the alleged Confederate gunboat A will not
some oe for official investigation until after the debate oe
Mr. Horefall's motioo on Friday night. In the meantime
the legal agent. of the builders, Messrs. Miller and Co.,
intend to apply to the government authorities for permis-
sion to finish the construction of the vernal. Great anxiety
is felt in Liverpool for rune decided course of official policy
in connexion with alleged infringement; of the Foreign En-
Bement Act. Already the doubts and hesitatious of ship-
builders, and shipowners end coottactors are acting leju-
riourly ',upon trade, and, as a matter of course, upon the
working classes, who in Liverpool am so much dependent
:pre the prosperity and business activity of the employers
1 labour, upon whom the suspicious of government Mask
and their Federal inanimate press with =mistakeable
severity.