The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-23 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

NEGT.Err OF THE POOR IN ScorLANt).—Notwithstand-
ing the high assessments levied in Glasgow for the support of
tie poor, instanei s are influent in which the poor are
shamefully neglected. Many renders may not be aware that
there exists in that city a society entitled "The Glasgow
Association in Aid of the Poor," for the express purpose of
assisting paupers in their applinitions for relief, or endea-
vouring to obtain an increase of their allowances, where
these, on a proper investigation of the cases, are found to be
inadequate. During the sic months the society has been in
active operation, no fewer than five hundred applications
have been made to different parishes, by the agent, on
behalf of such poor persons as wine really found to be in
want, and unable to earn a livelihood for themselves. Some
of the cases which have come to ligkt, through the bene-
volent labours of this society, are of a peculiarly dis-
tressing kind, and show a great defect either in the exist-
ing Poor-Law, or in the mode in which it is administered.
Ica one instance, an old swum and kir wife, both infirm, and
wholly unable to work, are in receipt of 4s. per month from
the Barmy pariah. /nanother instance, a poor man, named
Malone, hbonring under a complication of ailments,
mad totally unfit to do anything towards his own support, is
in receipt of a like sum from the parish of Rutherglen; of
which, however, the inspector keep. 3a. by way of rent for
the house he occupies, leaping only line shilling per month
for food, fuel, and. clothing! In the latter case, an applica-
tion for an increased allowance was made to the board of
supervision, Edinburgh, but the boand declined to interfere.
liow is this? la it to be wondered at that we should occa-
sionally read of deaths occurring hum: destitution
A Lvrren ruost DCNHAIt announces the following dis-
tressing occurrence: The French brig of war Chersette was
run down off Dunbar, on Monday evening, by her consort,
the Trevoyant corvette, and sunk instantly, is deep water.
The whole of the crew are saved, except four =nu who wore
in irons.

PROVINCIAL.
_ LANC.AsIIIRE,

OPENiNo Tile Pours. A motion, calling upon the
Government " to open the ports for the free admission of
food," was on Wednesday moved by Mr. Councillor Shot-
tleworth, at a very full meeting of the Manchester Town
Council. Mr. Tomlinson, another councillor, seconded the
motion ; and in the course of a discussion upon the question,
Mr. Prentice condemned the late governments for not having
listened to the earlier petitions for the total repeal of the
Corn duty, by which the present strait in which the country
is placed might have been avoided. Mr. Aid. Kay could
not sanction the asking of Government to break an existing
law, Mr. Prentice, to meet the views of Mr. Kay, moved
as an amendment the addition of the words, " or convene
Parliament to consider the propriety of immediately abolish.
ing the whole duty on food," to the original motion. Mr.
Kay supported this amendment, and ultimately it was
carried ; and the words having been added to the motion,
that was also agreed to almost unanimously.
THE ATHENA:UM PI JILIC BREAKIAST.—MANCHESTER,
TYII:I46DAY.—The grand soir,:e and ball which have usually
comprised the whole of the annual entertainments given by
the directors and members of the Manchester Athanseum,
have been this year extended, and were preceded by a public
breakfast to the principal guests at the Albion Hotel, Picca-
dilly. The breakfast this morning was given in the handsome
apartment denominated the Concert-room, where covers had
been laid for about eighty gentlemen. Mark Philips, Esq.,
M.P., President of the Institution, took the chair ; and on
his right were seated the Mayor of Manchester, his Orace
the Archbishop of Dublin, the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson,
M.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., Dr. West, and John
Potter, Esq. OD the left of the hon. chairman were Joseph
Brotherton, Esq., M.P., Charles Swain, Esq., 0. Dawson,
Esq., M.A. and James Heywood, Esq. Speeches were de-
livered by the chairman, and the Archbishop of Dublin, and a
long report of the history and progress of the Manchester
Athenaum was read by Mr. Edwards, the secretary, and
other gentlemen having made addresses, the company peps-
parated about twelve o'clock. The evening meeting, under
the presidency of Lord Morpeth, is expected to be a large
and brilliant one, in spite of the absence of some of the
greater literary light, who are unavoidably absent.
TWENTY-SIX }scrotum have, it is calculated, begun to
work short time; generally four days a week. Of these,
six are in Manchester and the immediate neighbourhood,
five at Preston, five at Oldham, three at Bolton, three at
Stocknort, two at Bury, one at Heywood, and one at
Burnley. In addition to these, a number of others are I
under notice to commence next week ; amongst them, all the i
remaining fact,ries at Bolton, with the exception of two or

three. Meetings have nivo been held of the spinners •
Oldham, Ashton, and one or two other places, to consider
the propriety of dirninishinr•' the hours of labour; but no
decisive results were arrived at.

A HOUSE FELL DOWN in T'embroke-plate, Liverpool, on
Tuesday. ft was being converted into shops, and the work-
men hid undermined a part of the foundmon. Fortunately
the men were at dinner when it fell, or life moat have been
lest.
YORKSITIRF._ _

ATTEMPT TO ftET FIRE To A MILL AT LEED4L—A.
young man, named J. J. Hall, is now in custody at Leeds,
charged with having wilfully attempted to fire the tlax-mill
of Messrs. Ines and Atkinson, one of the largest in the town.
He islipprenticed as a clerk to the above firm, and is not
more than 16 or 17 years of ag•. Yesterday he was brought
up before the Mayor of Leeds for further examination.
Some additional evidence was adduced against him, at the
close of which the mayor said that he had no hesitation in
committing him fur trial.
WEST RIDING MAGISTRATE:4. —At the West Riding
Michaelmas Sessions, held at Knaresborough, on Tuesday
last, William Wilberforce, Esq., of Markiugton, near
Ripley, and Andrew Sher:ark Lawson, Esq., of Bora
bridge. qualified as magistrates tor the West Reding of
Yorkshire. Mr. Lawson also took the oaths as a Deputy-
Lieutenant of the