The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-09 00:00:00

THE - EXPRES4 ,IWNDAY EVENING,, JANUARY 9, 1§65.

would be above it, had lived on musts piekal up
in the streets, "picked up" that ia, literally and
not in s figurative sense. On its being hinted that
London was not exactly famous for its bread-trees,
and that the adjacent pavements were not bowie-
, bly strewn with quarters loaves, he insisted that
this was the only food he had known since his return
from America, that he always waited till he "saw a
bit of bread a lyin' in the road," when he rubbed
and scraped it, and was so fed for the day. This
was the supplement to a more pretentious fabrica-
tion, wherein an ambassador who "refuses me mee
roights"—which ou inquiry proved to include a
free passage back to America—some papers stolen
from him in Gray's-inu-lane, a property in " Oire-
land," to which these papers related, some "'Ail-
der in Ameriky," the United States consuls at
Glasgow and Liverpool, all bore prominent part.
There was no eliminating the graiu of truth from
the vast hash of fiction given us by this rambliug
expert in mendacity, and he went off to his bath
generously offering to be " kept in lodgin's for six
weeks, while any giutleman might write over to mee
ehilder to see if nice story's thrum." Ilia one eye
had a look of restless cunning, and his half fawning,
half impudent air, combined with his ruddy com-
plexion and excellent physical condition, made the
workhouse master's verdict that he was au arrant
impostor seem probable enough. To the " Wash
your face as well of the bath superintendent, he
replied, "Moshe, and its mee face that doesn't want
it ; " and the entire process of lathering and laving
was carried on concurrently with a running fire of
appeals to imaginary ambassadors, and bewailing.
as to the fate of " papers " that were more than
apocryphal. Eventually he went to bed with the
rest, and as we left the ward the shitted figures, the
clean shiny faces, the sound of mastication, and the
uniform range of the beds, not a little resembled a
surreptitious supper after tub-night at school
It was striking at a later hour the same evening
to remark three children asleep on the steps of
]hoover chapel in Regent-street, to hear the plaints
of the professedly homeless and starving in many
an adjacent thoroughfare, and to be told
that the refuges were full, and that the
workhouse had refused to open its doors a°
late. This last statement was probably false, for
we are not disposed to regard the fastening up of the
bell we have mentioned as other than a temporary
arrangement, made by some official for his personal
convenience. But there should be no poesibility
of any such statement imposing on the ill-informed.
There are the beds, and here are the paupers, and it
would be farcical, if it were Lot sad, to find that we
yet want some connecting link between the two.
It is quite certain that any popular call for further
accommodation for the houeeless poor is misplaced
so long as the authorities have some fifty per cent.
more beds than they need. If every pedestrian
appealed to by a wanderer in the streets would take
the trouble to accompany him or her to the nearest
workhouse, or if it were made the duty of
every policeman to take prompt and kindly charge
of every homeless person who applied to him,
we should soon estimate what further steps were
necessary, and where. But as the matter rests at
present, we are en vironed with difficulty, and beast by
disappointment. Imposture, and flagrant imposture,
frequently benefiting by the provision made by the
benevolent—demitution in the streets, and empty
beds in the workhouse—the operation of wise and
humane laws nullified by the stupidity or worse of
their petty local administrators—a general lack of
nerve and grasp, and an absence of responsibility—
are the salient points presenting themselves to the
inquirer. The moral of the figures we have given is
that, in at least four London parishes, a homeless
wanderer should be as extinct as the dodo ; whether
this be so or nut let those declare whose pleasure
or business send, them after midnight through the
streets.

ButiOWs ACCIDATT TO A BALLOT GUM.—
Another of them bunestable socideets which se=
have been of too frequent scourges' task plus ea
eight at the Britannia Mean. whereby a yeasts *ems%
eased Miss Geary, has sestaimed very sakes isjeries. The
eeferteaste girl was sapid an see of the turps de ballet.
Her services were first sailed iato requisitioa in the Imo
formation scese of the peatimaime, whisk comes on shear
9 o'clock. La mks to give effect to this change it is ewer
nosy that the corps occupy differ's" gesitioes as the atav—
isms es as eminence as the aide of the wimp, and others on
the stage. asery's position emcee of risme at the wings, to
reach which abe was in the habit of amending a modes
ladder. placed somewhat closely to the wing lights. is dour
germ of which the mensur, who it is evident took some
pressatiost agsiset • esatiagesey such lariat which happmed,
plead a man at the fern el the ladder to guard the dresses I
of sad to wig the ballet girls in their moat. The girt it
appears. was behind time In going from the dream' room.
in ausequeeos of which the nun, who had previously bees
et his past. natured to go away for a few misname, is
which integral Geary arrived. sad without waiting for the
return of tbe mac, at este sessaded the ladder, and while
doing so the back part of Isar skirt caught. tabs iaslastly
diseovered the fact, end with great presence of miad dug
barsolf upon her face. A wet Musket, which is always kept
I. residua at the peemplor's door, was throws over her, All
well as • bad, which is mad is gee el the seam. This at
IWO Ai LAM ; bat eotwithstandieg the
girl was !attar bent up to the siontkiers. Dr. Law
!wird wes is lastsedishe attorilacrie. sad eseoenteseded bar

immediate removal to At Barthel-aegis Hospital.
Snatotut ACCIDKNT AT MALLWALL-012 Saturday
afternoon as Moult, woo bald at Poplar Hospital. by if,.
Richards, depoty.covolier, into the eitmunstances of an sod-
den% by which William James Doan. sged 24 nava. was
killed, and some other men were seriously injured. It sp
peared from tbe evklasse that on Monday teat, at noon, five
man, named Whin., (Dayton, fissith, AUse, and Duna,
shird cargentass and amilkein, were as work on a cew Penis.
enlar and Oriental Compsay • ship in Messrs. Ash's yard,
MlllwalL They had to stead as a stage slanted 24 feel
from the gram& whoa the ebsgeraddealy fell. Four of the
men reesived fright/al %jerks, sad demand died in 9D
minutes. Georg* Birch depoesd that the stags had bees,
when Ant erected three mouths ago, aapportal by chains.
that the chains had been recently Ulm away, sad Cho whole
weight was then left to the support of a "standards of
elLow pine, 5 lashes by 3i Weir, and 18 feet low. Thomas
Doris
said that seven weeks ago the siege wee so immune
that the rivetten refassd to work upon it. Witness reported
the state of it to the forams. It was " a gallows stage sap
ported by nprigbla. Jobe Wright, foreman of shipwrights,
stated that the stage was properly constructed. The mod-
dent area from the doomed rannisiLioe to the stags heat
the ship's bows, and displacieg a k which tom away
all this rest. The coroner adjourn the ease for additional

RAILWAY Aomnswre.—On Saturday morning the
exprem train which left Itirmiegharn by the Greet Western
as the previous evening at 7.Z8, mined ie landau at 1.90,
instead of completing its joursey by 10.30 on Friday eight.
The delay was owing to tine or nix trucks, forming part of a
goods train, pttrag oil the Use some three or four miles the
other aide of Oxford, and mopping the traffic for a time.
Owing to the excellent armagemeote as the line, notice of
the accident was at cam despatched to the Tarbes signal
stations, and consequently so further enfeeble( resulted. and
so isconveeience was experienced beyond the delay of the
palmier traits solo* three hours.—Oa Friday morning, as
the train on the Southport Railway, which leaves Frealifield
at squatter to niee, was approaching Hightowe, a fracture
tookearaos is the boiler of the *nine, and water and seam
out in considerable quantitue. Great alarm pre-
vailed for a few minutes among the peasouper,. The algae
was at awe detached ; the carriages were shunted oo to a
siding at Higbtowo, and the ambled miea (after the steam
and water had been let off) was remand to Liverpool by an
engine which had heel:lama from Watseka for the purpose.
A number of the psemagers, however, availed themselves
of the passing of the 9.30 Southport express, which wee
detained for that impose at Higlitows, to come on to
Liverpool. The Mono which occurred the previous night
bad also much impeded the Southport lies is the neigh-
bourhood of Bightown, where the wad, when blowing hard
from the north-west, sweeps through • gully in the sand
bills, and deposits large quantities of drift sand on the line
of railway.
Snuons Am:lmm. —On Saturday evening
another instance of the demote *Wading the reckless
and furious driving of heavily Wee railway vans through
the streets of the metropolis took place at Camden-town,
by which Mrs. Harriett Pugh, an old lady 77 years of age,
was so frightfully injured that she la not expected to sur-
vive many hours. About half-past seven Mrs. Pugh,
who resides at No. 18, Hawleyareseent, wee crossing from
the Crescent, High-street, Canada-town, towards James-
street, when one of Piekforde yeas, filly laden, sad drawn
by three or four berme. driven by • man named Henry
Bryan, came at a rapid pace round the corner al High-
street sod 7mm-street, on its way to the Depot at the
Camden Goode Station. Betas the poor old lady could
get out of the way she wee knocked down and trampled
upout by the homes. abs wee carried to the Wirrilry of
Dr. Harley, and, being known, was conveyed to her ma-
dame. Her left arm and right collar-bone were found to
he broken, sa also two of bee ribs, sad she bad a fright-
ful gash on the side of her bead ad face, eared by one al
thehors' shoes. No bore are entertained of her reetwery.
NOETOLL DUMPLINGS.—Make a very light dough
with handers Balsa Powder, se tor bm4 with milk sr
water, and with malt added : ham rawly a large itewpan ot Ddb
tag water, make the dough Into belle. the slat at • reation
dumpling : throw them la. end boll them for twenty minutes
without taking off the lid. To ascertain when they are done
enough, stick a fork Into me, and It It comes out clear, It
dose. Peters earring, tear them apart on the top with two
forks. as they became Wavy by their we arm. Sarre with
Wise mei Mir, or Inac.k. —(Lenaliassmakt. I

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER STEEPLECHASE, FLAT

AND IIUEDLE B.AOIB-BAtoloa

After sae pitmans's*, hem Monday leek the steeple. 1
Amu Sam'urdle) nee nemalng et Old Trafford took
plea e. The altudeass was Imp, bet not so
samoues as it would have bees bed the spode bees err.
:led eat on the day asighsally Azad. Needy all the Haw
elute, betting mu were peasant, sad many bookmaksee
from Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, aid eves more southern
towels, patronised the hering ; but there wen very few of
the inearepohten aseriegst the compsay. The four
ousts comprislog the day's Womit oat lame
fields of hones, and though thenearesparatively speak.
Mg, as evident prepooderaaos of bookmakers over backers,
spoodatios upon each mat outlined active from the hoist.
leg of the members to the dropping of the leg. lip to
lhidsy sight upwards of thirty homes had arrived to fulfil
imempuesta, foam of whom had bees In liasekesier a
week. A death is the family of Caplet' Tempest prevem•wl
that geutleman from riding or running his horses, and one
ci two salukis which were nest to cootend on Monday,
wiles the hut put • stop to the proceedings, returned
loose without participatieg is the sport. The weather,
which for the previous three days bed been wet end windy,
was Ilse oa Saturday, but the course we. very
bow, the approaches thereto being a perfect quagmire.
The teeing oommeseed at a quarter put one oclock,
with the Hurdle it..., for wilkh ter of the Suety-two
:poe the card west to the post, the melt being la faveer
f True Heart, au of the mooed favourites. The City
Steeplealesee had nine rumen, three of whom were hors de
combat la the first half mile. A pretty rue ensued totems
Ckessffie and the favourite (The Serew), the latter of whose,
being ridden by musk the superior b0ne...., woe ersil ,
Shush there is no doubt be would have found a
opposed to Kling of Hearts bassi the latter refused shut
• quarter cl a mile from home. The Trial Haadicap pro.
dead twelve runners, and was woe by ROM, sot lacked for
• shilling by the stable; sad the &Him wag also woo by •
Hadamford trained horse, Jewel, so that the whole of the
foes noes were secured by liedessford trainers. The fol.
hulas are details of the sport
A HANDICAP Humus Baca of 5 soya. each, 1 ft, with
25 added; the winner of say hurdle race or etespludiase
alter December 15, 7th sates. About two miles over eight
flights of hurdles.

T Hunt's True Heart, by Notustala Gm —Truth,
6 yrs, Sat illb (carried 9st ltibl (I. Knott I
Mr. Cuaningitsas The Wag. 6 yn, 6et..(0. Waddington; I
Mr. T. stnitit's Garibaldi, 6 yrs, gat 6lb (T. Barlow, 3
The following abo ran :-Btautoa, Gaaaseock, Bledmere Pony.
Bass gook, Vistas. Cargo, and Knave of Tramps.

&Mini : S to 1 Yr.{ The Haas. 4 to I Me! apt Stanton
pad True Heart, 7to 1 apt Vika, sad 10 to 1 offered
NM
say Mbar. After cm failure they were started well
toralite, Bamboo pumping off is float, but opposite the
Stead Oargo aad Vision rushed pad the old lone. and
Vies quickly maimed a lead of balfir-dossu lengths,
bait' followed by erribaldi. Btartos. True Heart, sad The
Hem, who ma is ladies ale rotted the ten Mooed the
Staid. At the head of the ,sit lot came Haim of Trumps,
sae rear let brag whipped is by Gamecock. Eszolitippz
that The Beau: became berth, sad True Heart
bolded Kean of Trumps, there wee so alteration for
snarly a mils. Urea graving at the Stead the mooed time,
Vision held • lad of two or three leagthe of Simms, the
Beau, /Lame of Trumps, Garibaldi. sad Oargo, all of
whom charged the hurdles Is twat of the jades box
eimulasamealy. but sees afterwards Cargo sad Baas Rook
were tailed off, sod Gamecock drew towards the leaders.
About half • mile from home Vides sad Staab, were
beaks, whereupon The Beau sod Gexibeldi west os with
the muds& but is • quarter of • mils further True Heart
slowed to ademsage, sod with the Beaus at his LtetZ
elms into the straight is frost. Next times two fo
Greffialdi sad Swam, but Bather could get meow The
Hem aid True Heart, the latter of wham, imagers( his
admatap from the kg Hight of hurdle,, was easily by six
Z": Three lengths separated the seemed sadthird,
11.
similar disarm divided the third sod fourth.
Geramock was fifth, close up with Staatoo, Heave of
Tramps sixth, Wiles amt, pain up before reaching the
wissiag_pcet, sad the Teat bastes off.
Tam VITT ternit.lCLead (handicap) of 5 1110,S. such, 1 tt,
with 50f. added; Inman extra. About three miles sad •
half.
Mr. Hackhoeseh The &few, by Augur. aged, lOst Sib
(.1 Knott) 1
Mr. adborares Crusade, 6 yra 1114 'Junes)
Mr. resin Eased Lishtheart. aged, 11 4 101 b
(11r. M Stake,
The foUowtog also ran .—Weet•end. The Dwarf, Ity by Night,
nag or Heart& Jack, and Thlkeopher. _ _ .

Merldos: to 1 apt The &u, 4to 1 eget Plcilreopher,
sto 1 mget Kin of Blida, 7 to 1 amok apt Fly by Night
sad Wert-sad, and 10 to 1 eget Crusade. rho Sway made
play, aad Weet-•.d fall* at the brook .ad
at Moe kook beycod the water jemp—both baingPiottm:7lle
the
brae is the fine h.O onii•—Oremede and Jere were th•
hrremite's oompsaimm, Lighthmart following Muth, The
Du ca nth, Kips of Hearts lin* sod Fly by Night, who
had volumed II the Mae, braaj up the mar. The Screw
wad Crusade alterostoly • Mad till within ball a
mile from home, whoa [lag of Hearts took up th• running,
hut return( at the ham bahlod taw ariaket-greaod (wham
he Mopped), The Screw aad Crusade .gala appeared in
Moot, sad The floweria jockey completely mind* the
homeroom apes Crum* woo by • Leith. Lightheart era
third, beater' oer, aod The Dwarf trottod la fourth. Nothing
alma paired the_poell.
TN. TRIAL HANDICAP of 3 sows. sack 1 ft. with 20 mom
added, for all age.: unworn antra. About caw nails as the
Sat.
Mr. Cliffs Soso, dara by night of Hand,
• yrs, Sit Itnn (H. Taylca) 1
Hz. Nears Hu. 3 yrs, TH (Carrell
Mr. Omer, Mater Mary. 3 in. anti& C Psis) 3
TM toUowlng also ran : Para, Haetrander, Terror.
Moor Ouse, Cray Jane, Seca t.. sad Bedpan
_ _ .

- . -
Bettlag : 3 to 1 mot Baste. 4 tel apt Na, 6 to 1 apt
Peru, 7 to 1 mat Basses lammed 10 to 1 *eh opt Belgravo
and Beam, both of whom opened at 4 to 1. Peru and Tenor
made play to the stood, followed ctrl y by Belpsve wad
Hecate for a quarter of a mile,_whea Tenor took a clear
teed, sad, Peru being " sawed " on the far side, B4Ave
blame mooed, Rose and Nair Mary seat, with Peru,
Hecate, sod Na seat. Half a mile from home Wes took
up the runesoi, sad • quarter of • mile from the finish Nu
drew up, but sever resales Has, wee beaten mealy by a
Liege ; half a length separated the mooed sad third ;
Visas was a bed fourth, Pen fifth, Tenor nth, and Bel-
grave, Hecate, and Bushmaster were neat, bailee off, sad
Moor Gams wee the last el thaws who peered the post.

THE BROMPTON ORATORY CASE.
According to arrangement rain ]['Dermot,
accompanied by • lady from the tardiest in which she had
been placed, mar to the Westminster Poliner* ea
ilaturdanis order that Ms Belle might have as opportunity,
with bin wife, of ucertroing for himself the circumstances
sooseeted with her departed from bar home, sad her ter.
nation as to her future disposal Is order to sleet this
desirable end without the infirm* of soy ocernion, Mr. Salle
took the young woman and the lady to hie private residents
in St. Georgesnuare, where alone with Mr. sod Yrs. Self*
she had a very lengthened interview, at the termination of
which Eliza M'Dermot, having been left by the lady who
bad accompanied her, started alone oa her Mace to the
whin from which she bad bees brought.
In the aternoon Mrs. 111•Denoot erne to the court with
• number of testimonials of redder, which, r it may be
remembered, she had been monad to provide resell oMb
in the early stags of these proceedinp, and shoe* bolero
the rising of the court,
Mr. Self., addressing her, said—l have sea your
Mrs. li'Dermot. She bag been to my hone sad, pre.
sere of my wife and myself, has had • loss interview, sad
has told her owe story. There are, lam sorry to tell
you, cedar things in ecionexies with year daughter which
you do sot know, and which I am rather lath to tell yr.
and which I think epee ocrideratin I had brier act, sod
you must be content with what lam nisi to my to you re-
neging her. She says she perfectly well knows what
s 6 is rout She is, I conatior. wholly capable of form-
* as winkle for bedsit, and she says that she went to
this " home" entirely of bar own free will, whoever the
original suggestion may have Goer bon She tells me that
she went there of her own accord, sad that the deceived
you, unfortnuately, not telling you ; bat it is her owe
ring wish, t of any coated or him from any
cos else, that she should remain in the institution where she
has placed herself. Under the eircumdaneas with which she
has made me acquainted. and whir I believe, kthink she
is better where she is then if she had remind sat harm
I think that on the whole she bee soled wisely in
this oceuse. sateepting that she ought to ben tooquainVg
with her deigns, and wee wreog ts not doing so ; raid
to have told you, as it appears she has always bee a as.
Aro, and it would had boss well for her bad yea_ Ore
your sanction to the matter, sod an is to blame Is MO is.
Lictl Air also that the reverend pefiemen wee
o an is asectioreg her &parkin, without yen
koowisdge. an lat ore told him ma I consider nal Is
ought to ban bees smelted to you at the time the was
about to leave. Now I have seen her quietly sad pedeboir
with my wife, and without anybody having say lefinence
over bee, sad she appears to bet and segs she perhatil
siren win her present person sad the place where she
sow is, ad where you will have saopportunity of seeing
her—el coeds under necesery resbri—et same time
I trek set very far dines*. Did you at say time speak to
her about gong into • reformatory?
Mrs. Near—Never. sir.
Mr. Sells—She says you did, and she baa told her dory
with wiry appearance of lank.
Mrs. M`Derniet--I beg year pub*, sir. I modearsed
you, whether esteriag say reformatary is rendies with
the Orator/. 1 dill ore reek to bar. found that the re
la the bald of going to places of asensionest, sad I rebuked
her, sad said to her or clay. " I will sot allow you to stay
or late at sight, sad to go to reads and other nib
at
; issafzioldbfe shall
timehave to send you sway Nome when
i Imo.
SeMi—That was whet I ism** you to rawer. She
bee ialermed me that she wee in the habit et golng about
too melt Father Bowden'* story la liras in erg
as fez se he has elated—that it was bar owe act. so
saner= on his park It is very much to be repeated. and
was very WTOnir Ca his pert, that you were sot harmed of
her deterudnatioe, sad that your corer was not asked,
although I most tell you she bed a perfect right to go if she
liked ; but eves is that oar it was won set to *squirt
you. Nobody has abetted her is this. The motive is good,
sod I should advise you to let her remain there
for moms time to tome. as Is is perfectly good beads. toed
4giwiel=oe keen whoa you can sr bar, sad have an
of eradrating with her, as hare before
said, seder certain restrictioue. Leave her undisturbed for •
time; I am ere after her convernatico with me this more-
-1 and what she rid it would to bettor. Then it not the
latest for saying that she has home coerced or
into thh isetitutioa ; she did it with her eyes
ore, sod did eel inform yea lest you about& dialer to
prevent it.
Mrs. M'Derusell—As I bid you the other day, if she bad
asked my consent I should not for • moaner have with.
held it.
Mr. Salle—l should advice you to let the matter red for
a tier.
Mrs. 11`Dennot—I have brought eons lettere down as to
my character, to refute what father Bowden said yesterday
to impugn it.
Mr. Sells—The letters give you • very excellent charac-
ter. There is another point to whir I mut refer. What
rawsurioa originally were you?
Mrs. M'Dwrsitot—l was brought up • protester, and
when I married my busrad was a Roman esthetic. I was
a catholic for some time after my marriage, end then I
withdrew from it to my own church won
Mr. Safe—Woe yea ever donned a catholic?
M.lll. M'Dereacit—No ; I attended the Oyster,.
Mr. Belle—Did you drive say gifts?
Mrs. N'Toereed—They put my boy sway to a trod at
Greenwich for me. Wire I wee ill and kept my bed for
new meethe. Father Mardi, who is • nod man. was
exceedingly and me from the , bringing
me Wags. I have every cores to thank him sad fiend
him. He rat me breed, meat. sad oasis while I was,
I was thee • catholic, but afterwards returned toe I
chards About wee yams ago, I think, I lest west to the
On
Mr. did you leave It entirely? Father
Morris says that while you reoriented yourself to be
Whelk yea were • proteerat.
Mrs. M•Dernist-1 left it about two years ago ; slaps that
I have bees through se teens or 01111•10111111 L When Mr.
Bart was visiting me Father Morris own and asked why
I did not go to seressios, end I told him nth*. I oily
said, •• No ; I did sot go," I did sot en I bad become •
protestast. I cry mid " No" to his isquiry. I have st-
rode& the Oratory within • tweiverecier.
Mr. Seite—l as quite satiated with your aoudad in Was
seder, and I bad every reser to bite that your ra-
nds, is as yourepresented it, and I do not breve whet
Father Bowden wei respecting it from mare hearmy.
Mrs. M•Deroset thee left the court, Mr. Salle assuring Der
that she should re her daughter as eon as It wee proper
sad reverest, sod advised her to let the manic rest for •
time, as be felt sure the girl had told him the whole troth,
and it was her earliest wish and desire to be left where
she was.
It will be lose by the above that the girl did not era
use her mother.