The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-23 00:00:00

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to bring in a sanitary measure applicable to all large
towns in England, they could not 0,1318 w :111V refuse
to dos similar servioe to Scotland, and be waiting for
the latter they would save 2,5001. or 3,000/, thil
general sum expended in procuring municipal bills.
Unfortunately, however, for the soundness of this con-
clusion, Edinburgh incongruities arc so special that a
general measure would -leave many grievances un-
touched ; and it is better, if reform is to be accomplished
at all, that a searching local act should be
procured rather than a supplementary statute en-
grafted on a general and indefinite bill. At the same
iime the expense of local acts should make improving
spirits tolerant of burgh stagnancy ; and should also
lead to the institution of a board by which towns
should be encouraged instead of being discoun-
tenanced in their attempts to establish an efficient
order of things.
Another monastic educational institution is to be
founded in Glasgow. One of the "merchant princes,"
Mr. Alexander, of Hermitage, has left nearly 60,0001.
to endow an hospital for the " educatimi, clothing,
and, if necessary, the support of poor children of
both sexes" in the city. By all means let really poor
children have tuition, clothes, and food for nothing,
but let there be no more estrangement from the
parental roof--especially let there be no more taking
of children from homes already comfortable, in order
that competent but penurious parents may shift a
natural burden from their own proper shoulders, and
so, at the sacrifice of independence and of their
children's affection, bring about the eleemosynary up-
bringing of their ewn flesh and blood.
An important factory case was decided in Glasgow
last week. A workman got his finger injured while
cleaning the machinery at which he was working.
Compensation having been refused, the workman
raised an action against his employers, concluding fur
damages of 81.8 s. Bd., on the ground that the ma-
chinery was not enclosed in terms of the act. 'I he
sheriff held that the prosecutor was entitled to relief,
not only by statute, but by common law, and awarded
71. 45., with costs.
The Glasgow testimonial to Sir Harry Smith took
the form of an epergne, valued at 4501., which having
been presented, Sir Harry returned a very handsome
letter of thanks.
A curious scene took place at the Inverary circuit
last week. When the clerk called the roll of the
jury, only a very few answered to their names.
It appeared that they were composed of some
eight or nine from Bute, and all the rest, about
thirty-five, from the-town of Campbelton and its
neighbourhood. The Bute jury were those who an-
swered to their names, but none from Campbelton
were present. It had been reported that the Camp-
belton gentlemen had hired a steamer to take them to
Inverary, but, in consequence of the morning being
stormy, she was late in arriving. AU were most
anxious to learn what had became of them, and
by half-past ten o'clock the steamer hove in sight.
Mr. Sheriff Bruce mentioned this to the judge (Lord
Justice-Clerk Hope) in court, but he, instead
of waiting, fined the whole of the absent jury-
men 100 merks Scots for non-appearance, and left
the court. His lordship appeared very angry, and
reflected very much on the sheriff for bringing
the jury all from one quarter. He said they
ought to have been selected from different die-
' tricts. A memorial was prepared by the Campbelton
gentlemen when they arrived, to be presented
through Lord James Stuart, the member for the
Ayr burghs, to the Lords of the Treasury, craving
that the penalty imposed on them be remitted. In
the afternoon the lord-justice gave all the officials a
dinner in the Argyll Hotel, but the sheriff having
the rebuke still full on his mind, it is not likely
that he would be able to do full justice to his lord-
ship's hospitality.

STEERING OF CLYDE STEAMEUZ.—A number of these
steamers have the helm-wheel placed on en elevated platform
between the paddle-boxes, in front of the funnel. This
appears to be en improvement, as the pilots will be better
able to steer clear of the numerous small craft continually
cruising about the ricer.
BOAT Losses.—lt is supposed that the value of nets,
masts, sails, &c., lost during the last two months by herring-
boats, between Orkney and Aberdeen, am iunts to 10,0001.