The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-29 00:00:00

this water was to wish him. They did not take the
trouble to wash him, they put him under the water.
And they Is d Min on the cold stones ?—Yes, to get the
wet oft hefore they put his clothes on.
On the MOWS of the regime ?—Some atoms.
Have you made any complaint to the (oversees of Beth-
lehem ?—No' I have not been there at all. My brother
kft a wife sad three children livine, and the expects to be
coedited every day, and oho has beta is very contented
circumstances.
Did you know the outdid's* of tear brelber's body wises
he went into the aospital ? bait Yea la. He bed
nut soy marks on his parses, sad be was about tea stew hl
weight.
Wnen he came home what was Me seaditioa ?—Thou be
had two black ryes, one Web et Ala awl, of Ida wee, sad
his temples blackened mad Imbed wsey musk a teem/ at'
the hack of the head, sad narks era the fusee; and then
be did not weigh more than seven stone.
You did not actually weigh him ?--Ne, we did amt.
He was very much smaller, was he not ?—Yes, be did not
weigh more than Ido now. lie complained of am having
had sufficient food ; that they locked him up and did not
give him sufficient food to eat.
Did he sot refire his food?—He said that he did not,
only till such time se a very dark man squeezed his throat,
and then he could not swallow the beef, and then be-
cause be could test do it, they turned him out late a back-
yard.
Do yon mean that they removed hint from ono ward to
another?—No, from the house out into the open air. The only
thing that he ate at ill after became home was three parte
of a cold sole. Ile could not swallow any bread with it, it
was too harsh, and he continually kept his hand op to his
. .

Ile said, did be not, that the difficulty in swallowing was
from something having been put round his throat ?—Yes.
Is there any other matter upon which you ran give the
commissioners any information ?—No, only Hi .1 ho said he
had limn very cruelly treated during the time he was
there, and it appeared to him that all the keepers were
more unkind to him than to any of the rest. I made Pe-
quent applications to are him, but they would not let me
until he had been there a month; and unfortunately he
had been there a month on the Friday. The visiting day
was on the following Monday, therefore I could not see
him on that day. He was there a month and four days.
Had he a good appetite when he went in ?—Yes, the lag
Thursday he was at home he ate nine slices of bread and
butter fur his tea.

Was be strong at that time T—Yes, very strong ; he wa
• very strong min though a little man, and he had been a
very great rower.
How long had he been insane ?—About a month.
That was his first attack, was it ?—Yes.
Had he been in the habit of drinking ?—No; I never saw
him the wane for liquor in my life. Ha was very sober and
steady.
Did he ever complain of the keepers having beaten him ?
—He said that they knocked him down an two or three
occasions and jumped upon him ; and he described the man
that used to squeeze hi. neck as rather a tall man with vary
dark whiskers and • yellow tooth in front.
You do not know whether his name happened to be Tito-
mu ?—That was the name he told me.
_ .

Hussy eonisnunitatton of these facts been made in writ-
inpto the aut►orities of the hospital ?—No.
The witness withdrew.

PAUPER EMIGRATION.

Last night a public 'miry and meeting of owners
of property was held in the vestry room, Shorediteh, by
requisition, to consider the propriety of raising a fund for
purvms of emigration. In opposition to the proposal, the
Parochial Protection Association had issued a placard, Es.
counting the scheme as " a rank job," and calling on the
parishioners to resist any attempt to increase the nab&
The subject had evidently given rise to strong excitement
in the parish, and the vestry room was inconveniently
crowded at the commencement of this proceedings.

Mr. Picaroan, the upper churchOordee, was called to
the chair; sad the requisition having been read, together
with the notice calling the vestry,
Mr. BATIIVIIST molted the chairman under what act of
parliament that vestry wee summoned ?
Mr. Wane, the vestry clerk, said there were a great
many clauses in different acts which empowered such a
meeting, but the special act, under wlich it wu summoned,
was the 4 and 6 Wm. IV., cap. 76, sec. 63, which distinctly
provided fur waiting fends for emigration.
Mr. BATMVsaT then asked if all the requisitionists were
ratepayers, and had paid their rates up to the present
time T Ile was determined that everything 'build be
lee. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.)
The camases said, in reply, that all that might bodes*
at that meeting, either as to raising a small sum for end.
(ratios or an' thing elm, must be motioned afterwards by
the Pose Law Board. (Heer, bear.)
After slow altercation as to the propriety of Mr. Bathe rat
eoforciare his demand,
The Veinier CLzas said he wee of *Nies thee IM
meeting had been well culled, though OM Of MN ad r
requisitimisto bad not paid their Mead
Ultimately it was understood that lilr.Batherst withitrew
his opposition en points of order, mad
Mr. PRAM'S thee said, it was immaterial to the IMMO
whether the proposition of the requisitionists was egissais
or net. The trustees had the power of expending, V
thought preper,l,oooi. is sums of IW. at • limy by semi.
toga* mire of pauper emigrants to the Pei Law Ogna.
messieen sad custom their sanction ; but that ladhadhaill
may grearbseks, and could not promote trim
dose
limp ales* sad is so elicieet a meaner as been dose
in Martin's pariah. They had to decide whether star
wadi go es paying 6,0001. a year in outdoor relief, whim
by the adoption of tide plan they might redeem thin nem in
li,lllllllL,se even OM Be wee opposed to pow
men er yam, women; hut in the me of large
there Mold be an immediate and large saving, with
to the perdu themselves. One year's relief wadi Mega
further sudsy es web besibee. He did net potpie In
send engem sew in the werlahtres, bet mealy ft link
the hind te_peemseing the marred". of meal aggllsents
for relief. Thera was time when the working elegem
would set have gene oat if they had gives them 401. ter
SW. to ge ; but now they were aaaiene in emigrate.
(IstomPllow4 Armin. some pople mid this plan would
create popes. (" So it wentis,' and Assts.) They bed
sufficiest mama at their dimmedw pima' any imposture
of that hied. Be had no Miele in peas the matter on the
wishbones*. II they thought the sierise of such a system
would be peejudicial, but* treeddinovely propose a realm
tiro that west raise the whelewist me ' dia and be was oneel
no alt maid be hued Shim for bringing the
whole wales to the Morialum eddiestemien. Hr. Pears
then road the Mewing resolution That the trustees of
the pm be empowered to raise a ma of NOT. to defray the
'avers, of sending out to Anetralis pose persons having
settlements in this parish, and willies to emigrate ender
such raise and regulations as the Poor law Board are will-
ing to mmetion."
The mooting then adjourned into the church. This had
been previously suegested, but was prevented by the fact
that service was going on at the time. Business being re-
sinned,
Mr. Teem seconded the resolution. lie thought it mach
hensr that any sums for emigration should be voted bg,
public vestry. than by the trustees. He believed that"
would agree that emigration cut at the very roots of peen.
perism. (Hear, hear.) His had heard from Mrs. Chia
yesterd my, that she had received a box containing 6,0001.
gold, for the purpose of aVailwit in any manner she
thought proper, to promote . That large sum
been sent by those who migrated under her em-
pires. lie would just add, that Illy could not send eat
wives and children who had been alerted by their natural
protectors; and, in conclusion, hie Ilemed they would adopt
the resolution, as the only legitimate means by which they
could reduce taxation. (" lieer, hear," and ' No, no.' )
Mr. Howe. needed no other ',guineas than tam fur-
nished by Mr. Pearce himself to Meese him to vote whist
the motion he bad made. A to his ems ihnering
the trustees possessed all the power amild. 1111=
the plan would be a premium apes piegerhoe.
best.; Ile believed that the sole headlaHon for the reco
sition was a request made by two peruse la the workhome•
to be sect out. Emigration was going en fest enough If
itself, on the voluntary principle, and needed no assistaualt
There was no urgency in the matter—no rase had bees
made out, and he had on hmitation in moving that the
vestry should adjourn. (Chases.)
Mr. CAMDWZLL seconded the amendment, which, on
being put, was carried by a majority of 79 to 2, amidst
great laughter and cheers • and the meeting terminated with
a vote of thanks to the eh:armee.

SIR FITZROY KELLY AND EXCLUSIVE DRALINO.
—There is a tale current In the town which, II true, does
not relief mach credit on the Soliciter•General. It may be
remerheeed list some time since the learned gentleman
purebred tM Chauntry, near Ipswich, in order that he
might have "a stake in the county." The mm-
lion required some repairs, which various tradesmen are
now doing—or rather they were doing, for we hear that
they have quarrelled so violently amongst themselves that
the bricklayer has withdrawn his men. But we were about
to say that roma time since a competent plasterer was re-
quired, end after a time a first-rate hand went to the man-
mon armed with excellent testimonials. He was found to
be the very man they wanted ; but, jut as the barer wee
being clinched, the agent of Sir Fitzroy is reported to have
said, " You must first tell me what is your colour—are you
Whig or Tory I" The honest fellow immediately said,
Whig." \Thereupon the agent is stated to have replied,
" I am compelled to &time yuar services, for we have strict
orders to employ no one who does not belong to the Tory
party." Tho plasterer was straightway bowed from the
' merlon, and we treat era this is plying his craft profitably
upon non-political walls—lpswich Espress.
FRACAS BETWEEN TWO WATCHNEN.--OR Moodsy
a men named Richard Smith, a watchmen at IMMO bundler
at present erecting in St. Alban's-roe!, Routh-end, Ken-
sington, was brought into fit George's Hospital under the
following circumstances:—He was witching the houses Is
conjunction with another watchman named Ford, and about
half-past two o'clock in the morsieg Smith was examining
roof the partially unfinished tartrate, when he fancied
he saw something moving among a heap of shavings on the
kitchen iloor,which, upon searching, turned out to be Ford.
Smith snook him sod roused him up, saying that it was not
fair to shirk his work in that manner, leaving him (Smith)
to do it all, and Ise could met stated it. Upon this Ford rose
up and mina Smith enamel tissosarlth a heavy bar of wood,
which aaa meriered himksiensifrie, sad he lay so till earn-
ed's.' be wee bramble le the hoopla! almost in a state
alemaal The awes Nye that he is suffering
hem eeseendes er the Ire* end le may terminate fetidly
any Imam. Seek being the me. the pease some taw
apprised, sad Ford we ai .15, pbsid wohelly le
await the resit.