The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

THE DAILY NEWS AND THE OVERLAND

EXPRESS.

The following paragraphs appear in the various
iin:incial papers n huh have had the honesty to acknows
gracefully and pointedly, the source whence they
is."7'4d the earliest intelligz_nee from India, on Saturday,
tits 2nd inst. : veeroue Yew, on
Saturday, quite stole a march upon Ma high priced contem-
pasties ; and, with a cleverness that is peculiar to the ma-
nagement of that paper, detected two of them in an act of
meanness which deserves the severest reprobatiou. The
high-priced journals, it appears, unite at the expense of get-
*lig their Indian and other more costly. news, but will not
permit their low-priced contemporary to join in this econo-
mical arrangement, iii the hope, perhaps, that he will thus
be driven from his enterprise. On this day, however, through
the medium of Lieut. Wastliorn, the Neter woo the first to
receive and publish the information brought by en extraor-
dinary express aid Trieste. As the bigh.priced papers had
beta in the habit of pirating from the Svcs, without ac-
knowledgment, the editor, previous to handing the copy to
me compositors, altered some portions of the text, to enable
his to establish identity. Shortly afterwards, two of the
combined issued second editions, in which the Indian intelli-
gence, exactly as it appeared in the Daily News, was duly
set forth, without the slightest intimation as to the source
whence it win derived. The being first in the field with the
news is quite a feather in the cap of the cheap paper; while
the attempt of the dear papers to rob it of its justly-earned
honours has brought shame and disgrace to the dear papers
which stooped to so mess in. action.—BATH liestean.—
We received at our office, on saturday morning at twelve
o'clock,an express copy of the Daily Nears, containing the
despatches in advaurc of the India mail. The papers
were brought by Mr. Waehom, rid Trieste, and the Daily
Nets. anticipated the journals which received their de
spatches by the Marseilles route by two days—their India
intelligence not being published until Monday.—Yoke-
eat bed to acknowledge the courtesy of our daily
contemporary in forwarding to us a copy of his express edition
en Saturday last, containing the early intelligence from India.
anticipatory of all the other morning journals. This is
certainly vanquishing the combination of the Timer,l
Herald, and Chronicle, upon their own ground.—
---Btart SG HMI Jut:lt-VAL.—The Trieste route has again
obtained a triumph over that by Marseilles, and the Daily
Nowt having succeeded in securing the express, displayed
great promptitude in circulating ies contents through the
length and breadth of the country. The express was received
on Saturday morning, and before any of the other morning
papers could avail themselves of the intelligence, copies of
the Netrs were extensively circulated. The express edition,
containing ample abstracts of the news, reached Binning-
ham by one o'clock that day.—NIANCHISsTeIt TIMES.—
Mr. Wheeler, of the Arcade, wan libli3ing enough to send us
a copy of the Daily Newt, meow' edition, on Saturday even-
ing, which the conductors of that journal had expressed
down here, containing the Indian mail in anticipation of all
the other journals. The express arrived here only about
three hours after the first edition of the other morning
journals, end the news (especially that of a commercial cha-
racter) was loosed to with interest, and its arrival thus un-
expectedly, tacit d much surprbie and gratification. It is
hardly to be expected that the evening papers would have
gone to the expense which the obtaining of this intelligence
co-t the Doily .‘ews, and thus we have to thank the pro-
prietors of that journal fur sending it us two days earlier
(owing to the intervention of Sunday), than it could other
wise have been obtained.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.—DEFICIENCY OF FUNDS
TO 'KELT Tile Diana:KM OF Tits Pool--On Saturday, a
numerous meeting of the Marylebone Vestry took place
Mr. J. Williams in the chair.—Mr. Daniell brought forward
a motion relative to the financial state of the parish. He
said he had been induced to bring forward the subject owing
to the parish having overdrawn to the amount of 501. on
the poor-rate account. This he considered had arisen from
the board of directors and guardians having asked for a sum
less by 3,0001. than the estimate, which amounted to 4,500/.
It was moved that a resolution, embodying the statement,
be forwarded to the directors of the poor. —Sir J. Hamil-
ton said, be thought that the circumstances which led to so
large an increase in the expenditure were such a- no human
itimmlit could have anticipated. The prices of provisions
had risen in a most unexpected degree. In 1846, Hour was
but 41s. 6d. per sack, now it was 535. 3d. ; cheese, in 1846,
was 575. per hundred weight, in 1847 it was 62, ; oatmeal
per cwt. was lls. 6d., now it ie 16s. 9J. ; barley was 13s. 6d.,
and no a 141. 3d. ; peas, per bushel, were 7s. (ht, now they
were Bs. 6d. ; and with regard to potatoes, whilst in 1816 they
were obtained for 755. per ton, they had gradually risen to
1205., and now they were 1904. par ton. All this, coupled
with the fact that they had given 9,819 meals to the casual
and houselee, and that there was an increase, of nearly 3,000
• poor as corneal. d with last year, or nearly 9,000 in all, he
thought showed that the board of directors and guardians
were not blameable in the matter.—Mr. W. Eyre said, the
fact was, that the workhouse wasnow so full that they could
not let another person in.—After some further observations
the resolution was adopted.
THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS.—DEPRESSION OF
Tun SILK THADE.—On Saturday night, at nine o'clock, a
meeting of the Broad-silk Hand-loom Weavers' Union of
BpitalBslda, was held at the Crown and Anchor, Waterloo-
town, Bethnel-green, to consider the propriety of presenting
a memorial to the Board of Trade in reference to the state of
the silk trade, Mr. G. Ferdinand° in the chair. Mr. Van-
domme stated that it was to be lamented that funds were so
deficient as they now were, when parliament was about to
ensemble. They ought to endeavour to show in what a
state they were placed by the late measure of Sir R. Peel ;
also, what had become of all the good things that they were
told by the free-traders they should enjoy. They were told
that they should have plenty of work, better wages, cheap
food, and be in a state of unexampled prosperity. But the
eoniary was now the case. He had had work lately given
• him, which was to he brought up at a reduction of 12n per
sent., which he could not do, and declined M accept it, and
that was the way work was being dote through the trade.
Hs was informed that there were 500 persons in the work-
house, and many more wire applying at its doors daily for
relief. Such a state of things called loudly for something to
be done.—Mr. Sherrard observed, that about two years ago,
he, as the secretary of the trade was called upon to draw up
a memorial fur presentation to the Board of Trade, in which
he was to Rive a history of tlin trade, and to state the effect
of the various ;awe that had been passed for the regulation
of the trade. Since that period great changes had taken
place in public opinion, ant he was now disposed to be in
favour of a moderate protection, with local boards of trade,
being of opinion that the)) would never have prohibition,
and believing, that by advocating a moderate course they
might succeed in their application to governmeet and the
parliament. He ha I been in many of the country districts,
1 sad he bad heard similar expressions in all parts.—Mr. J. T.
Ferdinand° advocated a prat cove duty of from 50 to 60 per
Pet. He moved a resolution pointing out the necessity of a
heavy duty for the protection of the home trade to the
British producer, with the establishment of local boards of
trade. Mr. B,ater seconded the re,olution, which was sup-
ported by Mr. Moles, who stated that there were 1,626 power
looms in the north, by which about 1,091.552 yards could be
manufactured per annum ; and that two persons could con-
duct a power-loom by which 508 weavers would be thrown
eat of employmeot. He knew a weaver, who had a child
dead, whose wife was near her confinement; he had
ax children crying for food, and he was out of work. Ha
(Mr. Moles) contrived to raise threepence for him. He
Imew many others in an equally deplorable state of siestitu-
flat—The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and the
Meeting separated.
PROVIDENT SOCIETY OF DANCERS.—At a general
Meeting of this society, held st the Haymarket Theatre, On
Saturday, a discussion took place (alter several new members
1 bad been elected) as to the propriety of adopting Mr. Edgar
Webster's proposal for forming a school in connexion with
the society ,• to be under the management of a committee of
masters, selected from the members of the society, and the
expenses of which he estimated at 3001. a-year, the income
at 1,0001., yielding a profit of 7001. a year. The proposal
likewise comprised a pens of 101. for the best essay oa some
subject connected with the terpsichorean art ; but it was not
adopted by the meeting, who were generally averse to any
steps of a speculative nature. A vote of thanks, howevi r,
Was pawed to Mr. Webster, who was recommended to print
his proposal, and circulate it amongst the members for future
eonaideration. The society's receipts for the last 3 months
amounted to 5.51. 10d. ; •the expenditure to 271. 4s. bd. ;
leaving a balance of 281. 14s. sd. on the quarter, which in-
c the funds in hand to 408/. 17s. 7d., independent of
11 701. due to the society. Mr. James Byrne, who presided at
the meeting, had tendered his resignation as chairman of the
meaty, being er lilted to go to the country; but, at the re-
quest of several members, consented to hold the office until
the annual meeting next midsummer.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE FAMILY OF T.
11001).—It will be seen in the subjoined copy of Lord J.
Russell's letter to the friends of Mr. Hood's family, that the
seotinuanee of the pension lapsed on the death of Mn.
Hood is impossible, a fact which his lordship states with a
kind expression of regret. It is to the last degree disgraceful
to the country, that the fund available for such purposes is a
pitiful 1,200). a-year. Better, far better, to abolish the
bounty altogether, than to stint it so miserably, for the nig.
= iidgole measures the national liberali7 with the moiit
exactness. Some one in Parliameut should propose
Wiwi augment the fund, or to sweep it away, with the
einholen that the state denies the claims of distressed lite-
Ivry merit. The comparison between the prodigality to
military services (however questionable both the inerfte of
She seweees, and the revolt), arid the measured parsimony to
hiatus and science, is ton odious.
Dwialiaipatre.et, Jan. 4, 1617.--Centlemen--1 ham had the honour I
crave! your otter of the 30th D. ember. Aker -tilting the eircum-
eleguk of the grant of a pennon to Mrs. Hied be her majesty.
IM moat me to advise th. Queen to "resew the treat in the'
men li.taie to the ben• dt of the very whjects for whom
11103_, intended." It necessary that I should extils.o to
Crcannot be done. lieu the neor,don of the ore* at
k rem determined by I.aloatacut, on ao recterunendatua
ISNlMittee. of the House of Comm suss that, Inst. ad of a axed POI
Umillinated in pensams. ass ne wtd sum of I,Netl. should be At the
of the Crown. Under the farmer plea, was a pen-ton ail
kink k could be renewed to soy member or memberr of the Lin dl ;
err the present =engem. ot, the pensiou lapse to the
lealliMeet be reviewed. It Is true a pennon can he granted If any
▪ d the 1,20u1. remains redeemed of ; but that In not at
lltm~tekeease. The wantewe hen been alnwety teem...rd. and
MPat I should recomm• ad 'or the childri would be nicest
MIL I much mere ate teumstanor. I ebould hoer been
*es have recommended the continuance of thi. pension, hut
UM Drat the Crown has not the power to want any pcieou
rte OM! have the noway to be, your Obrdlela
VENJ. Rossau..—ments. D. nlomons, W. Elliott, and Maas
.—Kreacker.
EROUS DONATIONS.—A generous donation from
anonymous individual has been presented to the Hope
Committee of Middlesex Hospital of twenty deem of Pert
wise, "for the use of such patiente of the institution who, in
111,2_10Pinion of the physicians, may require it." A similar
wmatice it is presurm d from the same individual, was.
the week, presented to the Royal Metropolitan Free
eatelltY for sick poor, in Careyntreet, Lincolu'anon-fir 'ds.