The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-30 00:00:00

so needlessly inhumane, that they have
im to the public sympathy which
Ave been accorded. Indeed, to their
losses from Vie influx of migratory
fairly apportioned among their
on which we are at present com-
pretend to offer any alleviation.
us bike the ease of a suburban union
noisy in its complaints, and far more noted
avow demeanour of its authorities than
ne or St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. Let as
not very populous or wealthy parish of
to which, from the workhouse bring shil-
-1 is precincts, almost the entire of the
in the W'anttsworth and Clapham union
But we w:11 let the guardians of that
it own case. Their clerk writes thus
...raw board on the Ilth of last July :
Mardiluis of the Wandsworth and Clapha union dths
e-
,r. present to you that, wn the twelve
lune lost, there were lodged and r.lieved in the
of their workhouse not less than 15,317 persons,
729 were males and 3,565 females; that of the
sr 2,526 were children under the age of 16 years,
7;10 of them !smiles ; that of the
hoed in the first nine menthe more than one-
is the last three months more than
were Irish; and that of the eatu.l
poor above mentioned 332 were subjected
4.ce nt. at either at the w. rkhouse or at the
..ever hospital, to the funds of which institution
wly cuntributee, and to and from which mans-
iennard, at a great additional charge. • • •
circuinstat,c,s shove stated an enormous expense
cast upon the W andsworth and Clapham Union,
.11101. of which is chargeable to the patidt of
indisidually, most of the applications for relief of
made at the workhouse gate, and the work-
•to be I cally situated in that parish, • •
,y be incurred in relieving casual and way-
or p or who from any calve may be irremovable,
stitute, the guardians think, part of the union
,nargis, and nut be thrown upon any single parish.
is what Mr. Braves bill has done; but for
'oaths only. If at the end of that time the
parliament be not obtair.c.l to the renewal
, matters will revert to their previous ine-
and the parish of Battersea and many other
will be grouni, to the earth simply because
had the misfortune to be selected as !octal-
for the workhouses at the time the unions were
-cis of formation.
•rating regularity with which the pressure
increases is strikingly illustrated by a
cement affixed to the letter we have quoted.
e months ending 20th June, 1848, the num-
ipplicants for casual relief at the Wandsworth
workhouse was, in the

Men.
192
........... 2201
• 72411 .......... 3968
9962

similar increase from quarter to quarter is sub-
satiated by returns from different parts of England.
rths Coristmas quarter there appears to have been
g the whole a consithrable &crease. But the mac-
-2,2 since has been so constant that the number of
tearing poor receiving relief at present must have
'ita pretty nearly to the level of what it was during
famine of 1847. How much higher it will rise
winter, if present forebodings as to failure of the
west be realised, it is fearful to contemplate.

-
Orlt Brussels correspondent, writing on the 28th
st, states that Loci; BLANC had arrived in Ghent,
etre te was arrested on account of his having no
Import. He was, by order of the government, set at
'aerty on Monday morning ; and it was understood
At he intended to proceed to England on Tuesday.
re since learn, on ri liable authority, that he arrived
iDaver yesterday, and is now, most probably, in

FRANCE.

PARIS, TUESDAY, 11 30 A.X.
There are to news of general interest this morning.
sis Blanc and Cauasidiere continue to be the
lawn topics of conversation. It is doubtful
nether the latter has left Paris, although some of
journals this morning affirm that he has gone to
Arlon.
If so, you will not be long ignorant of his

Pence.
Count de la Marmer, an envoy of Charles
gee, has presented to General Cavaignac the ,
!pest for the permission of government that Marshal
*rend should take the command of the Piedmontese
y. General Cavaignac has answered it is said
' much reserve that the present state of the
tic negotire ions would not allow him to make
engagement on this matter until the answer of
• to the offir of mediation should arrive.
The delay of three weeks, which has elapsed since
is Eispetch of the courier to Vienna, with the offer
(Olt mediation, is ascribed to the circumstance of
I republic from which the offer has proceeded not
lying been yet officially recognised by Austria. This
Enition, however, has been, it is said, only de-
by the absence of the Baron de Wesernberg,
• ter of Foreign Affairs. It is said that the fin-
ial recognition of the republic has already arrived
a Paris.
The measures adopted by General Cavaignac against
2 press are about to be brought before the assembly.
The following proposition on this subject, made by 111.
:impel de Li.touche, has been presented and referred
u the bureau :
Whereas the decrees of June 24 and 26, 1848, do not give
and could not give to the head of the executive power the
tehtm suspend or to arbitrarily suppress the liberty of the
wis, and as the laws of the state of siege themselves do not
soy ease deprive citizens of the guarantee of a regular
nal, the National Assembly declares that to the tribunals
Zoog belongs the righ', even in the period of a state of siege,
u punkt offences committed by the press.
I Messrs. I'. A. Byrne and James M'Cormick, two
l ithe Irish insurgents, have arrived in Paris.
Daring the lest week 1,493 insurgents have been
zied, of whom 855 have been set at liberty, 612
"sported, and 26 sent before the courts-martial.
Eight days ago the number of those transported ex-
eeded by about 200 those set at liberty ; now those
at at liberty exceed the two other classes by 15 or
A. The whole number net at liberty is 2,945 ; the
um* of transported 2,735 ; and of those sent before
sues-martial aboat 190.
It appears by official documents that the total cost
idle ateliers nationaux of Paris, up to the 23rd of
lime last, was 11,174,981 francs.
The Moniteur of today contains the decree for
the postal reform, which is to commence the let of
lumary, 1849. The rates of postage I have already
.irtt you. The postage, whether pi epaid or not, will
x the same. Itegiatered letters will be subject to
loable postage. Postage stamps will be issued in the
line manner as he England, and may or msy not be
wed at the option of the writer. The privilege of
halting will not be abolished. According to the
terms of the decree, the law will not include foreign
letters.

• been so neto..
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the POW,
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n72Oth June lost,
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horn 11,71. .
:e num'er 2,526
t them mal ,
-67be°r so relieved in tl
mid in ate
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'b" • were jr
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wandenng poem
• luesheil treatise.
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ion largely contri
gibes ere ferhuTed,
boo the cercunistae.c
is been cast upon t
duly the whole t
intlie
sin'ea •
a
se kind being
mode
happeueng to be
Mae
Ibatever coot mei ;17.
jog poor, or p -or
old constitute, the
mutton charges, 103
this is what
wive months only
soca of parliame,
jibe bill, matters
Islay; and the pa
u.shes will be grr
ley have bad the u
,gs for the workhe
...process of format
the alarming rei
vagrancy increa
Oulu statement
twelve months e
.0 of applicants fin
id Clapham workl

Boys Gals
Warne& under I under Totals.
1; 16.
440 331 194 '26.9
421 399 467 3110
379 21 110 3431
1338 7% 348 033J0
2919 1707 79 MIT