The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-07 00:00:00

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sgeinst pilfering on the part of the men, but will mve the
foreign correspondent from being fleeced on this aide of the
water by his agent. The official charges will be admirable
vouchers as a guarantee against fictitious charges. The
number of brokers and others who swell their profits by
charging expenses in the removal of goods which have
never been incurred is, we regret to learn, not few; and
against fraud of this kind—if it he, as we have heard,
frequenUy perpetrated—the system will act as a cheek. Ia
lay tug this, we should be sorry to he understood as casting
an imputation on the diameters of the merchants and
broken generally, than whom, taken as a body, a more
honourable, high-minded class of men does not exit. But
every rule has an exception, and there are in every pursuit
of life disreputable persons against whose knavery it is
necessary to guard."
DISCOVETIT OF A BODY IN THE RIVES IRWILL.-00
Thursday last, as Mr. Cradock, Strangewsys, was looking
over the wa'l of his yard, which abuts upon the river
lewd], and noticing a boat which was approaching, he saw
the head of a human being. lie procured assistance, end got
out of the river the body of a young man. fully dressed, ex-
cept that ho had so hat on. On searching the pockets there
were found Gs. in silver, a penknife, a common tobacco-
box, a pen hohier, and a cotton-handkerchief with a little
bread in it. Tho deceased appeared to have been a working
man, but of what trade there was nothing to show. One of
the hands was somewhat decomposed. There was a braise
about the size of half-a-crown on the right temple. and the
eyes were black. The body was conveyed to the WhAsteri
Arms, Strangeways, where an inquest was held next even-
ing. Verdict—" Found drowned."
POST-OFFICE INEFFICIENCY.—Again have we cf,iverpool
Mercury) to expose that truly " slow Dosch," the Post-othce
of this busy and steam vein kingdom. Neither Crewe nor
Runcorn have yet oboes he sacks deep- ilk from Liver-
pool, which has hccn prayed he, coesidered, and yawningly
promised ! And for despatches at business hours, Limerick
is still nearer to us than Ituthin.

YORKSHIRE.
STATE or TICE rrnLic HEALTH —A very unfavourable
report has b..,en issued by the Leeds House of Recovery for
the last month. Sixty•eight eases form ;.erroljer number
than was ever before admitted in thesame , and serves
to show the necessity for arresting the spread of contagion
by the adnptinn of all the sanitory precautions within the
power of the inhabitants, or of the authorities to whom their
govermiteut is confined.
FACTORY GIRL6.—It will doubtless be in the recollection
of some of our readers, that a meeting was held during the
autumn of Wit year, to confer on the mimed improving the
moral and social condition of the female factory operatives.
Ono result of that meeting was, some inquiries with a view
to ascertain the number and condition of this clam of oar
working population ; but in consequence of the depressed
state of trade at thetime, the statistical information obtained
was so incomplete that it was deemed advisable to suspend
active Wens until trade had returned to Its ordinary state.
This is now so far the case, that the committee feel warranted
In resuming their labours. They held a meeting on Monday
last, at watch Dr. Scoresby presided; and, after earing
reports from the visitors of the different districts, various
resolutions iu harmony with the object of the committee were
passed. Among the rest it was resolved to renew the
inquiries previously made, in order to obtain a more accu-
rate view of the objects of their interest, previous to the con-
sideration of any measures which may be devised for their
benefit ; and certain queries were prepared, which it is
hoped, the manufacturers and spinners would kindly and
promptly answer. And it was also resolved to hold a public
meeting early in October, with a view to excite public
opinion upon the very important subject which this commit-
tee is inve-tigaung. In all probability, Lord Morpeth will
be present at this meeting, and perhaps Lord Ashley—both
of these noblemen having identified themselves creditably
with various projects for elevating the social condition of the
working classes.—Bradford Observer.