The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

'G, FEBltikitY,

FINANCIAL REFORM.

At a public meeting held yesterday at Andertm's
hotel, Fleet-street, for the purpose of Living mealunsty
terming associations to co.oprate with the Liverpoot liar,
cial Reform A sociation, and all similar bxlite.
Taslor in the chair. .

The following resolutions were gamed :
That the public expenditu-e of the country is exorbitantly lirr,
and ought therefore to be materially and immediately reduced,

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That the mode in which the public revenue is relied is miss*
oppressive on the industrial classes and impsntirsly oak lea
VUSIOIL

Mint a Flammlel Reform Association be now formed to comes
with all similar bo.iles In the United Kingdom for the purpose ts.
snared in the preceding resolutions, and that all persoessulatnim
to the same one galling and upwards be members of the nixie^

MEETING AT KENTISH TOWN.
Last evening at a meeting of the inhabitant. 11l
Camden and Kentish-towns, held at the Devot.shirs Arm
Kentish Town-road, for the purpose of taking iota Cab
dotal:Ion the present movement in favour of financial Mee
The following resolutions were passed unanimously:
That this meeting approves of the reform in the public make
proposed by Mr. Cobden and supported by the 1. inanclil Wfaay
sedation, and considers that the distressed state of the cootryo
quires a more equitable nude of taxation, as well sesame annis
penditure of the public funds.

That the wasteful expenditure of the public money as *Os
posed by the public pros, is to be attributed to the mode insist
the House of Commons is elected, the majority°, that body belK 4a
aponeible to the people, this meeting, therefore, cordially 'mom
thee:tension of the suflrige, and other measures, advocated by lk
Mune,

THE NEW SEW EANT AND QUEEN'S COUNSEL.—Y 6
terday the Lord Chancellor invited the following gentles'
to take their mate in.ide the bar, viz., Mr. Seij. Kinglei
(having obtained a patent of precedence), and Me. Ed,
Lloyd, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Mains, Mr. Calvert, k
Keating, and Mr. K. Palmer; being each appointed met
her Majesty's counsel.

CuotEm.—Yesterday the following fresh or
were reported to the Board of Health :—Refuge, Hadnit
road, 7, 2 fatal; Bt. George's in the-East, from 11th iret,t
7 fatal; Darlington, 1; Edinburgh, 6, 1 fatal ; Ola
13, 4 fatal ; Galston, 3, 2 fatal Dunfermliae, 2 his
Greenock, 2 fatal; Galashiels, 2, 1 fatal; Kilmarnock,aii
tional, from Ist Mat , 91, 24 fatal; Girvan, 12, 6 fatal; &
Guivox, from 7th inst , 10, 5 fatal ; Bowmore, 1 fatal; Ti
liooulty, from 14th inst , 21, 8 fatal ; Roxburgh, Kelso,
fatal ; Riecarton, 8, 2 fatal ; Dandonald, 12, 6 fatal. Tai
212 new cues, 74 deaths.

A GIFT TO THE POOR OF CHELSEA.—The duct
trustees of St. Luke, Chelsea, were agreeably surprieir
Monday last by a deed of gift being unexnectrilly preen
them by their old friend and magis:rite, Mr. Floe 1, to 11
amount of 2,5001., the dividends arising therefrom to !fedi
tributed among the poor and deserving of that punk mu
13th Jan., for ever.
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—Yestehi
a meeting of the ratepayers of St. Martin's-in-the-fide 99
held in the Vestry-room, to receive the report of the CH
missioners of Baths and Wash-house,, and to undermine
rowing dutch further sums as might be required ke
of completing the baths. Mr. Churches*
ra7mll:: having taken the chair, the Rev. Sir H. Dukisits
late vicar of the parish, said he was happy to intone *
meeting that the public baths and laundries would be e
tinily self-supporting, the probable annual revenue bugs
mated at 4?0261. In the four weeks which had elapsedeo
the opening of tic establishment the mime
bathers had been 10,364, and the income 1484 8s 2d. It •
to be recollected that this was the most unfavourable Me
of the year for bathing, and that the laundris
the poor women in the neighbourhood to wash theireado
were not yet in operation. The secretary then read Es 9
port, which stated that a sum of 5,0001. in addition a s
10,0001. already voted, would be required to compile
baths. On the motion of Mr. Churchwarden J 11914
conded by Mr. Davenport, the report was received. It a
then resolved that the commission should have poet;
borrow the further sum of 5,0001. on the security of the se
rates. At the conclusion of the regular business, the de
man, on behalf of several of the parishioners, preside*
Rev. Sir H. Dukinfield with a silver gilt medal for ha we
lions on behalf of the poor parishioners, especially in tsgn
to the establishment of the bathe and washhouns. Aii
of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the nal
separated.
EATON-SQUARE IN DARKNESS.—Eaton-Strge
the adjacent neighbourhood are, at the present, lett in altt
of total darkness. So far as can be learned, the Mg of*
state of things is that the present holder of the proper,' 6
clines to continue the lighting of the place, and the
authorities also refuse to do so. Therefore the gas light
eclipsed, and the place left in the state described.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY. COLLISION AND LOH '
Lira ore THE Rrvaa.—Before Mr. Cartier, at the
Man Inn Plumatead, on Charlotte Ann Hawes, sad
child, Elizabeth Hawes, who lost their lives by bus_
down in a vessel called the Sarah by the brig Yeenft7
of Neweastle.—lt appeared that on the night of the
last month, the Sarah, a barge belonsior to It
Cos, of Westminster, left the Pool for Whiteli*
the master, William Hewer, having on board
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wife and two children. Late the same
she was brought up in Halfway Reach, bedroll
Powder Store and the Halfway public-house Shesel
amelmired close in the Kentish shore, and where seM
vessels of a similar description were moored. All on °I".
than retired to rest. About 4 o'clock on the Morin; IPA
big they were awoke by a dreadful crash ; sad on 1101,
getting on deck he discovered that his vessel had beat r 9
into by a brig, which, by the light of the moon, he Peg"
bearing away down the river. At the same moment helm!
that his own craft was sinking. His wife, with a child's!
breast, came on deck, but recollecting that their Mead*
was left behind she gave the infant to the mate ad 114:
below. Although the cabin by this time we, hog
with water she succeeded in rescuing the child and spot! sett
big the deck she threw it to her husband, wto au
riming and who caught it. The poor woman thee took "A
ti from the mate, and seeing a beat making fortkell,!
celled, "We shall be saved new." But ere a feir
mom
had transpired the vessel went down. The mate eanth!f.
of an oar as the craft went from under him, which been
forward in the hope tt at the unfortunate woman von;
hold of it. The force of the current, however, amw
away, and the mother and child were ket. Tke
Salted up by the boat from the barge, which was lying;
and the same boat then took from the riggieff the Vio
Hawes, and the eldest child, who was clang rag t°.
Subsesuently it was ascertained that the brig whim
the mischief was the Young Dixon, 250 tons buAmes,.
longing to Newcastle. Two boys, Ate,
attached Burn and,
attached to the crew of the
brig, deposed to
yed 7rst
deck at the time of the occurrence. The
net becoght to ; they heard the cries of the pel*:*er
eleldeig barge, but no attempt was made to rave
wen a neiht night, and they could see toms
_atri
eke( the river. The crew of the brig consisted oi tre67o,
f semi, If the master had given adore, they bid o ‘,OO
lives of the deceased could have been saved.—gr..u.'
the master of the brig, attributed the accident r°
favourable state of the weather. His vessel nil,. go.
down with a strong ebb tide and a heavy yes
When nearly abreast the Sarah, theywere catffht ovet•lt.
and the vessel ran athwart the barge. !I• KE
moment imagined that they had done anYthipj
be solemnly declared that he did not hear press aged I„;,,at
domedhe bos.—Verdict, " Manslauter 70111
Fraser who was committed to Maidstone OW
the nut &WM

IRELAND.

Boum sis. 23:
On Tuesday last, Mr. Orinsßy. of Costlstown, was
elected member foe the county et Donegal, io plans
of his father.
The jury, as I Inkomed you, were
.dischargsd yes-
terday, in Oman DWe case, not having been able to
It seems adtted that one of the jurors (Mr.
e.
Berke), the proprietor of the Bbelberne Hotel (the
largest in a lin), was in favour of an ao-
quittal on all the counts. Mr. Burke Is a
Roman catholic. Three others of the jury., says
the Freeman's Journal, Messrs. Stokes, Barrington,
and Taylor, a catholic, a quaker, and • church of
England man, were,for acquitting Mr. Daffy on those
counts which charged hint with attempting to depose
the Queen. _ _ _ _

Atter the my were discharged, Mr. Baron Lefroy
delivered his opinion at ems length upon the law of
the case just tried, but it would be We to record all
the discussions in this CAM. On the 7th of April, at
the next commission, Mr. Duffy is spin to be tried,
but will remain in durance till that tiros.