The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-28 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

EDINBURGH, JAW. 26.
The exotic pauperism of Glasgow is not improving.
In the course of Friday, the sitting magistrates at the
Central Police Court investigated cases of vagrancy,
committed by about 200 individual& Nine-tenths of
these persons are natives of Ireland. Some were
ordered back to Ireland, and many were put on board
the Irish steam-boats on the same day. In some cases
relief and re-shipment came too late, as in the follow-
ing instance, reported in the Glasgow Herald.
On Friday one of the police brought a man to the office
whom he had found in the High-street begging, and in a
state of destitution. Being evidently in a very bad condi-
tion, he was supplied with coffee, &c. ' • and on his case being
investigated before the magistrate on Saturday morning, ho
was ordered to he sent to the Town's Hospital. He accord-
ingly left the office accompanied by two police-substitutes,
between one and two o'clock, but when in George-street he
dropped down and immediately expired. The deceased,
whose name was Patrick Smith, was a native of the county
of Sligo, Ireland, and had only been in Glasgow three
weeks. _ _

In Dingwall some families arc represented to be so
destitute of fuel as to be obliged to eat their vege-
tables raw, while others rather than be reduced to
such straits convert household furniture into fire-
wood. In the midst of such details it is gratifying to
record instances of generous beneficence. Mr. Mathe-
son, of Acharny and Lewes, has not only undertaken
the entire support of the poor on his extensive estates,
but allows a steamer to be sent gratuitously with pro-
visions to other portions of the Highlands.
We are diverted from this painful subject, by an
amusing and characteristic report of a dinner at which
Mr. Matheson was vice-president. The Scotch are
even in their social hours extremely fond of statistics,
and here is a specimen of the sort of after-dinner
amusement which is indulged in on this side of the
Tweed.

EDINBURGH lion SCHOOL Dtrestan.—The gentlemen
who attended this institution in session 1805-9, dined together
in Edinburgh on Thursday last. The secretary read the
following curious statistics or analysis of the class : 24 re-
siding in Edinburgh, 22 in other parts of Scotland, 10 in
England, 1 in Ireland, 8 abroad, 76 deceased, 16 untraoed—
in all, 157. Their different departments in life had been as
follows : I member of the House of Peers, 2 members of the
House of Commons, 2 professors of universities, 9 advocates,
9 writers to the signet. In all, 40 followed mercantile pur-
suits, 24 law, 23 medicine, 18 military, 6 naval, 6 agricultu-
ral, 6 civil service of government, 2 divinity, 6 no profession.
IMPROVEMENT LOAN ASSOCIATION.—FoIIowing up the
idea of the Drainage Act, an associations now in the course
of formation, having for its object the making advances to
enable parties to build, rebuild, or otherwise improve, pro-
perty. Attention will be particularly given to improve the
Wynds of Glasgow.
Marrixo or II INDS. —A great meeting of the farm-
servants of East Lothian, was held at Haddington, on Mon-
day, the 18th instant, for the purpose of concocting measures
to obtain an increase of wages, before entering into a new
yearly engagement at the term of Candlemas first. The
number who came to the town, from all parts of the country,
was supposed to be nearly 1,600, but only the delegates from
each farm were permitted to take part m the proceedings.
The great majority of those present came to the follow-
ing resolutions, after a long and pretty noisy discussion
To have 12s. of weekly wages in money.—A free house and
garden.—A cow's keep—To be allowed to keep a pig.—
Coals driven free; and victuals during the harvest. Up-
wards of 1,100 hinds gave in their adherence to abide by
the above resolntione, and each subscribed one shilling, to
form a fund for their support, in the event of the farmers
not complying with their requests. It is to be hoped the
hinds will see it their duty to modify their demands, which
are generally considered extravagant, even by a considerable
portion of their own body, and that a satisfactory understand-
ing between the farmer and his servant will he come to,
which will be advantageous to both.—Kelso Mail.
EXPORT OF GRAIN FROM CAITHN ESA—. The low
quotations," says the John o'Great Journal, " which our
markets have sent forth, compared with those paid in the
south, has turned the attention of extensive dealers to this
northern quarter, and the consequence is, that nearly every
quarter of oats that can be had to purchase has been bought
up within the last few days at prices varying from 265. to 31s.
per quarter (40Ibe. per bushel)."
STREET ROBBER( EA —For some time back, street-rob-
beries of an unusually bold character have taken place, both
in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
THE SCHOOLMASTER AMONG THE " NAVI ES."—AbOtlt
four months ago, a nsmber of the navies employed on
the Caledonian railway waited on Mr. Tweedie, school-
master, Pettiosin, sod wished him to open an evening
class at such an hoar as would be convenient for them,
and any others who might feel inclined to attend. In
compliance with their wish the elms was begun with
about a dozen florin, and is now in such a flourishing con-
dition that no more can be admitted for want of proper
accommodation. In order to testify their respect for Mr.
Tweedie, and gratitude for the unremitting attention
paid them since they had the good fortune to come
under his tuition, they unanimously resolved to invite him
to an entertainment. Accordingly, on Monday, the 11th
inst., the whole clam, with their teacher,sat down to a splen-
did and substantial supper is the school room—Mr. J. Had-
dow, one of the navies who had bad the honour of beginning
the Caledonien Railway, acted as chairman; and Mr. John
Lawrie, the only scholar not connected with railways, acted
as croupier. It is worthy of remark, that although the party
consisted of navies—who, in geaeral, are not proverbial for
temperance—not one untoward word or action occurred
during the whole evening, but all parted about twelve
o'clock in the greatest harmony and good humour.
FANATICISM. —On Sunday last, a boat belonging to
Wick, while attempting to go out of Helmsdale-harbour,
was struck by a sea, and driven to the south point of the
river, where she became a wreck. The cargo, wheat and
barley, was considerably damaged. The good people of
Helmadale refused to render moistens, because it sear Sab-
bath !—Johns O'Groal Journal.
blett..—DaarrrurioN.—We (Greenock Adver(iser)have
received an extract of a letter from Mull, dated 16th
t :—" Destitution begins to be much felt in this island.
Thin are • great many deaths among our people and chil-
ies. not exactly from want, bat from a change of diet.
Them were fifteen funerals in Rom church-yard lately in one
day. Ido not know what the country is to do for the next
sir months. There is a great talk of whatthe proprietors are
doing for them in giving them work; they give them
work, it is true, in draining, at so much per rod in Rose,
but on such terms that an able-bodied man can only earn
six-pence to eight-pence per day, and is poor man has
to work eight hours for that, standing up to the knees
in mud and water, and at the end of the week he
get" an order for meal to the amount of work done, at the
rate of 28s. per bolL The poor people, after trying it for
• while, are obliged to give it up, as they cannot keep their
families alive upon it, and their own health is destroyed by
that kind of work. It is all very well talking of proprietors
sending 6001. to 6001 worth of meal, but this the way it is
given out. The Queen's ship is certainly of great ser-
vice at present by keeping a supply always on hand on
reasonable terms.