The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

'{fit Court.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The unfavourable state
of the weather preventsd her Majesty and Prince Albert
leaving the Castle this morning.
Lord and Lady J. Russell and the Ilon. Miss Lister
took their departure from tho Castle and returned to town
to-day.
Their R.H.H. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
and H. S. H. Prince Frederic of Hesse honoured the perform-
ance of the French plajs with their presence yesterday
evening.
The Duke of Cambridge visited H. R. H. the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester house.
On Monday and Tuesday lust her Majesty's royal
bounty was di,tributed to upwards of 1,000 poor and aged
persons, each receiving a crown, according to aucieat usage
a
t this nelercent season of the year. Upon this occasion the
applications for relief wire more than usually numerous,
and the venerable Archbishop of York, assisted by the Sub-
Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jeif, extended the bounty to meet
the exigency. The distributions were made by Joseph Hanby,
his grace's Secretary and Yeoman of Her Majesty's
Almonry in ordinary.
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Despatches were sent off last evening, from the
Colonial-office, for the Governor of Sierra Leone.
Earl Grey left town yesterday for Buwood Park,
Wilts, on a visit to the Marquis of Lansdowne.
In the afternoon Lord and Lady John Russell left
town for Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, on a visit to the
Duke of Bedford.
The Right Hon. E. Strutt left town yesterday for
the holidays.

CLOSE OF THE ELECTIONS.
THE WARDMOTEn.
The various city wardmotes held during the past
three days fur the election of common councilmen closed
yesterday. The proceedings at some of the meetings pos-
sessed little general interest, while others were somewhat
exciting. A summary of the proceedings in each of the
contested districts, with the result of the elections is sub-
joined. The new candidates are distinguished by an
asterisk.
BASSISHAW.—(Four members.)—ln this ward the poll
finally closed in favour of Messrs. Wilson, Britten (Deputy),
Lister, and James. A vote of thanks having been passed
to Mr. Alderman Farneomb, the wardmote broke up
BILLINGSGATE (14).—The poll closed here at 4 o'clock, in
favour of Messrs. Williams, Phillips, Roberts, Bower, Cur-
ling (Deputy), Barnes, Knill, and Old.
BISHOPSGATE (14).—At 3 o'clock the poll was declared,
' and the following gentlemen were elected :—Messrs. Pea-
cock (Deputy), *Owden, Stevens (Deputy), Carr, Johnson,
Ashby, Hall, Bennett, Jones, Pitcher, Patten, Thomas,
Sharland, Tozer.
CRIPPLEGATE (8). —At the close of the poll yesterday,
Mews. Smith (Deputy), bole, Brown, Dewar, Cash,
Brass, Bcnnoch, and Lart, were declared duly elected, and
were sworn in as the common councilmen of the ward for the
ensuing year. Mr. Beaton, proposed a resolution to the
effect, "that this wardmote being of opinion that the
recent collision between the Court of Aldermen and the
Court of Common Council prevents any useful measure
of corporate reform emanating from those bodies, they re-
commend that application be made to parliament for such
a reform of the corporation as shall secure to the
citizens their just rights and privileges," which
was carried unanimously. The some gentleman then
moved that Lied John Russell, being one of the mem-
bers for the city, and having been the first promoter of cor-
porate reform for the various cities and towns in England
and Wales, the alderman be requested to convey to his lord-
ship the foregoing opinion, and urge upon him the propriety
of proposing to parliament same measure of reform for the
corporation of London, which, while it should not deteriorate
.'-om or prejudice any of the popular rights and privileges
+ow existing, shall give to the citizens an extension of the
elective franchise. During the discussion which followed,
Alderman Challis objected that the resolution as worded
would tez suicidal to the corporation, as it would give to the
gretrurnent an opportunity of taking the city funds, and
devoting them to objects different to those fur which they
were raised, while, by unity of purpose and action between
the aldermen and common council, a comprehensive and
useful plan of reform might be prepared without any such
risk. Finally, the resolution was carried, minus the words
which called upon the alderman to convey to, and urge upon
his lordship, the views of the wardmote in this respect.
BILOAD-S MEET wardmote closed at three
o'clock. The members elec'ed were:—Messrs. Corney
(deputy), Jupp, Gadsden, Baker, Marriott, Foster. Wartoh,
aCusterton.
CORDWAINEns' (6).—The polling for Common Councilmen
was yesterday resumed, which was closed at three o'clock,
when Alderman Wood declared the successful candidates to
be:—Messrs. W. Muddell (deputy), T. Joyce, W. Croucher,
T. Lott, H. L. Taylor, J. Jolliffe. Alderman Wood said he
felt grateful to that. Divine Providence that had enabled him
to meet them again, which he did with heartfelt satisfaction,
and assured them ire still felt a glowing interest in the wel-
fare of the ward and of the citizens at large. There were
events in the life of public men, and they must be thin-
skinned indeed who could not stand up against them. There
were, he regretted, slanders founded on falsehood, based in
malice, and confirmed by means of the public press, in
existence against himself. In conclusion, he trusted he
should meet them again next year, when the storms of poli-
tical conflict would be bushed, and the two bodies would
be reconciled in the bonds of ami•.y and peace.
C PPLEG ATE WITHOUT (8). The polled closed at
1 o'clock. The members elected were: R. L. Jones, Dixon
(Dep.), Meailway, Sadler, Eldrid, Johnson, Gilbert, Read.
F AHILINGDON WITHIN (14).—The poll closed at 6 o'clock.
The successful candidates were: Messrs. Holt, Eagleton
(Dep.), flay ward (Dep.), Rutter, Ridley, Ashurst, Barmy,
Virtue, 11•Lauchlan,* Morris, Phillips, Blake, Hartley,
and *Humphries. This ward has distinguished itself by
electing a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion, the first who
was ever returned to serve the office of common council-
man. We allude to Mr. Phillip:, of Newgatastreet.
I AD.RINODUN WITHOUT (16).—The election for common
councilmen for this ward closed yesterday, when Messrs.
Prendergast, Anderton, Isherwood, Obbard, Burn, Elkins,
Bedford, Barnard, Lynch, Williams, Taylor, Buekmaster,
Harding, Walter, Liss, and Turner, were declared duly
elected. Mr. Seely demanded a scrutiny on behalf of Mr.
Hodgson, and the point was reserved by the alderman. At
the close of the election, Mr. Bacon, an elector, proposed a
series of resolutions, pledging the common council to resist to
the utmost the attempts of the court of aldermen to coerce
the other branches of the corporation, and also to take imme-
diate steps to procure corporate reform.—Mr. Galloway pro-
p wed an amendment, recommending a petition to parlia-
ment as the only method of effecting the above objects.
After a long and exceedingly stormy discussion, the motion
and amendment were withdrawn, and another resolution
embodying the spirit of both was moved by Mr. Carpenter,
and carried unanimously.
Lit:coot:raw returns eight members, whose names are
Dixon,Unwin, Howard, Snelling, Frodsham, Gibson, Shaw,
and Miller.
PORTSOHEN (8) —The poll closed at four o'clock. The
following candidates were declared duty elected: Wright
(dep.), Parker, Christie, Killby, Jutsum, Hayward, Thom-
son, and Danford. All these gentlemen returned thanks,
and spoke at length on the subject of the City wur:are.—Mr.
Vile, a defeated candidate, in returning thanks to his sup-
porters, took occasion to remark, some objection having been
taken to his eligibility for the office to which he aspired, that
he had always paid twenty shillings in the pound, which
was, he believed, more than some of the members of the
Common Council could ray.

LONDON AND NORTII WESTERN RAILWAY.— The
express train which lett Manchester at 4.55 p.m. yesterday,
was detained nearly two hours at a short distance beyond the
Perry-bar station, uud about two miles from Birmingham, in
consequence of the breakage of one of the front
wheels of the engine " Prince Albert," render-
ing it impossible to proceed. No other injury
resulted than a great delay. The train did not reach the

Euston-square station till half-past two o'clock—three hours
and ft-Itall beyond its time.
METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION I. OR IMPROVING
THE DWELLINGS OP THY,. INDUSTRIOUS POOIL—The first
annual mccting of the directors and shareholders of this
association took place yesterday, at their offices Colem
chairan-
street, J. W. Tuttle, Esq., deputy chairman, in the ,
for the purpose of receiving the second report of the directors,
and filling up certain vacancies in the direction. It appeared
by the report read by the secretary, that the certificate re-
quired by the charter had been made to the Board yearde,
tnat one-fourth of the capital had been subscri for,
namely, 1,155 shares, amounting to 28,6751., a
otnd the had
he de-
posits said ; and, consequently, that the Board Tre
authorised the association to cozetneuC@ operations. A ve':"e
groan,: :12. Upon by the dirocior;
from the Brewers' Company for 99 years, at 901. n year, on
the Old Pancras-road, between King's-cross and Camden-
tome, which was con-Adored a suitable place for the erec-
tion of the tint model houses, which were to consist of 21
houses of two rooms each, and9o houses of three rooms each,
all to be fitted up with every accommodation for comfort,
cleanliness, ventilation, and warmth, at rents varying from
3s. to 6s. 61. per week, the cost of water and window-tax to
be defrayed by the association. Tfr:re would be every
accemmodatiou for washing, with drying ground and
all other conveniences necessary to health, hie:tiling cess-
pools, drainage, &c. The sum received on deposits, and one
call that had been made, was nearly 8,0001., of which about
2,0001. had been expended in procuriag the charter, law
expenses, advertisements, rent of office., &e. ; leaving in
baud over 5,0001., together with 20,0001. due on the shares
allotted. The contract for the building had te en agreed
upon, and operations would commence as soon as the
provisions of the building act were fully complied
with by the sanction of the referee; and it was ex-
pected that the houses would be tenanted before the
end of the approaching year. The houses have to
be also fitted up with m.at-safcs, sculleries, ovens, soil all
cooking conveniences, while at the same time the whole
would ba kept within an amount of cost that was fully ex-
pected to leave an ample remuneration to the shareholders.
The report was very favourably received ; and, on the motion
of the Earl of Radnor, was agreed to, and ordered to be
printed and circulated amongst the shareholders. Three new
directors, of whom the Earl of Rainer was one, were then
elected, and one of the auditors, who went out by rotation,
was re-elected. After which, thanks were voted to the chair-
man and directors, and the meeting separated.
ST. THOMAS CHARTERIIOCSE DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
—The new schools recently erected on each side of St.
Thomas's Church, in Goswell-street, were opened yesterday,
in the presencce of a numerous and respectable meeting, by
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, assisted by Mr. sheriff
Kennard, the 11.,v. Mr. Rogers, the 11ev. Mr. Rickman,
Mr. Greig, &e. tic. After a prayer and a brief opcniog
address, in which the Lord Mayor expressed his gratification
at being present on the occasion, and his anxious desire to
see the cause of education promoted, the secretary read a
report; it stated that the large district of St. Luke's parish,
which is attached to St. Thomas Charterhouse in the neigh-
bourhood of Golden-lane and Whitecrostestreet, contained a
population of 8,600 inhabitants, and was at present unpro-
vided with proper school accommodation for the education
of the poor. To obviate this evil, a bite of ground had been
procured adjoining the church in Goswell-street, upon which
the two school-room+ were now built, and which were
capable of containing 700 children. The estimated cost of
the building and fitting was about 1,5091., toward: which a
bum of 9001. had been contributed. The report concluded
with an earnest appeal to the benevolence of the meeting,
and to the friends of the cause of education, to enable the
committee properly to carry out their plans. Appropriate
addresses were made by gentlemen present, and the meeting
broke up at five o'clock ; the committee and their friends
dining together afterwards at the Albion Tavern.
CHURCH RATES.—Respected Friends,—l will be
obliged by the insertion of the following particulars in the
next number of your paper:—
Seizure at Gisborougu, Yorkshire, for Church Rates, the Ilth of
this month.
The demand for one year's rate was £o 1 51
Expenses of wm rant, constable, appraLsement, and
auctioneer .

fl G Gf

For which eight ortkles were taken worth £3 5 6
Sold by auction for only
Goods were token GU the 11th of this month, both from my migh.
bout, licorge Fletcher, nod myself.—A. C., tAshorougli,
21st of 12th month.
Respected Friends, --I shall feel obliged by the insertion
of the affixed in the next number of your paper.—l am,
respectfully, GEO. FLETCHER :
Seizure at GisbJrough for church rates :
Amount of claim on Fletcher. CO 3 4
Expenrro of wArrao:, constable, apyraisement,
auctioneer, &c.

Goods seized (30 stone flour)
8
told for 2 5 5
liborough, Yorkshire, 21st of 12th month.

gl 8 01

SANITORY AFFAlRS.—Sir,—Being in the habit of
reading your journal every day, and having been gratified by your
spirited support of the measures for sanitary improvement, and your
approval of the labours of the " Health of Torras Association," I cer-
tainly did not expect to se.. you stile that the " Town Council or
Liverpool had honourably distinguished itself by being the first to
organic a regular staff, under the Sanitary Act, which emus into
operation on the Ist of January next. On Monday the appointments
cot surveyor and medical officer took place. The salary of the forme:
officer, after ionic discussion us to whether it should not b.. 1,0001. a
year, was fized at lied, per annum, and that of the medical otli er at
3001. a year, in addition to which he will be allowed private practice.
The Town Council agreed to advertise for competent persons." Surely,
sir, when you lauded the council for these acts, you could not
for one moment have considered the nature of the two of :I do
nut mean to infer that the surveyor would be overpaid : far froin it :
it is a vet y muderate remuneration for his services; but what in com-
parison ate the required cervices of tho medical officer? What does
the report of the arsociation say, which you have approved of, and
therefore I presume yon have made yourself acquainted with ? It
savet,—he is to " direct his undividel attention to his dutes that he
shall be properly qualified to inspect and report periodically upon the
monitory condition of the town or district, to ascertain the tree causes
of disease and death, more especially of epidemics ;" he is " to he pee-
sessel of skill and experieace ; and to 'mint out the existence of any
' nuisances or other local causes of disease ; to take eognisanoe of ant
contagious disease, and to point out the most efficacious modes f
checking or preventing the spread of sta.l diiiean ; to point out the
most efficient means for the ventilation of churches, chapels, schools,
registered lodging-houses, and other public edifices within the said
town or district; and to perform any other duties of a like nature
which may be required of him. That at the order of the coroner er
the district he shall attend any inquest and direct the post morters
ex mine ion of any body, with or without analysis of the contents of
the stomach and intestines, without fee or reward. That his funda-
mental duties will be the verification of the fact as well as the cause of
death, the correct registration of both, and the personal examination on
the spat of the sanitory circumstances under which death talcs place."
I have enumerated some of the duties of the medical °dime, who "is to
be chce-en from the highest rank of his profession, and selected on
aweic...uinntu..utf hivirat,triedacl..kunoi
takes
puiirid,,,tiz,ietithiii(uttinocev,Lnoser itheneeelo,wttd
persons whenever death
The station and education of the officer of
health would be a sufficient security that his professional visit could
not afford annoyance to the higher classes, and to the pour his raise:on
would be one purely of benevolence. I wet not occupy more of your
vulnabte time with his duties, having, I think, shown that they are
much more important than those of the surveyor, and that if the sur-
veyor be allowed thig, the medical officer should have at least 1,0001.
I think it extremely doubtful vi hither one medieal officer could per-
form all the duties required in so large a tuwn Liv with a
population of 22 1,004. souls, and that population ackno=sl to be
the mist unhealthy and short-lived in Englund, the deaths averaging
more than 3 per cent, and the average of life not exceeding 19 years.
It is iansiwible nut to see the great sunesuttof labour id the individual
who shall undertake the ottkx., and that to attempt to perform the
duties and to bare private practice is quite impessiLle ; one or the
other must be neglected or imperfectly performs( ; and it is human
nature to look to private interest first. Sir, lam the more anxious to
point out the inadequate salary prop, as the example of such a
I
I Liege, tich, and important town as Liverpool is likely to influence
other towns and corporations in their estimate of the value of the two
offices, and I hope that no gentleman, possessed of all acquirements to
lid the important station, will lie found to a cept of so moan and con-
temptible a salary.-1 out, with much respect, yours, A Costra:er
Ream:B.—Dec. 18.
POST-OFFICE, CHRIST3IAS-DAY.—Yesterday, notice
was given by It. Smith, Esq., the superintending president,
that, agreeably to annual custom, there will be no delivery of
letters on the afternoon of Christmas-day. But letters for
the General, Post and foreign mails will be collected from the
receiving-houses and forwarded in the afternoon, as usual.
SUSPENSION OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS AS REGARDS
oItAIN-LADEN I/Lass:La.—At a time when the government
of this country arc preparing a " cluster" of measures for
the relief of Ireland, which will impose a severe pressure
upsn England,—when the condition of Ireland is creating
such an unusual drain upon the food-resources of England,—
when other serious causes, in addition to dearth and high
price of food, seriously threaten the prospects of our great
nianufacturing districts,—it surely becomes the special duty
of the government to leave nothing undone which can in
any degree modify the severity of the complication of diffi-
culties by which we are surrounded. Upon the general
merits of the navigation laws we do not at present express
any opinion; the Rucstion is one of great difficulty, and so
complicated With important political considerations, as to
demand the most serious attention before a sound decision
can be formed upon it ; but to a temporary suspension of
those laws, so far as regards vessels loaded with grain, there
cannot, as it seems to us, be any valid objection.—Manchcs-
ter Guardian.
THE DISTRICT POST-OFFICES.—Sir : In November
last, a notice was issued from the General Post-office, of which
the following are extracts ; " By command of the Postmaster-
General.—Notice to the Yuhlic. General Post aziffice, No-
vember, 1846.—0 n and after the sth day of December next,
the collections from the London Receiving-houses will be
mode at 4i minutes past seven o'clock in the morning, in-
stead of 8 o'clock, as at present ;" and it is added, at the
conclusion, " that this change has become necessary to en-
sure the dispatch of the whole of the letters and newspapers
by the ntorniny smile, from the General POSI•OftiCe." Now,
sir, I am iii the daily habit of posting copies of your journal,
as well as others, at the Receiving-house in Fleet-street, and
they arc invariably pasted before the time above specified.
Yet my correspondents complain of the late arrivals of
such papers at their destination. They must, there-
fore, from some cause or other, be detained. The
" Notice to the Public" to which I have alluded, would
lead any person to canclude that, if letters and newspapers
were posted only one minute before the forty-five minutes
oes
mrecoernhiinngg'.shmowaile..
have
ett
nlisotw:,e,eveiro,nds
past FCYCII, they would. be in time to be despatched by that
to
tnhebolrol.ystews'ssenieletoallb°netwhs-e
case. I have been credibly informed that the people at the
papers that are not posted before scren o'clock, as being too
Into. If such be the fact, in the face of the " Notice to the
pudic" referred to, it can only be considered " a mockery
and delusion." Will there never be an end to the irregulari-
ties and mismanagement of the Post-office ?—A NEWS-
VEND/Ill.—Dec. 23.
eeir Saturdayacnaud,tcauses
hs
thanvt wasr
y
twdhe,
..eaDattdh:-. keie
destitute.
begins
teI:I
registered
1,262, of which 39 were caused by violence. The severe
young, on the sickly and the intinn—on the houseless and
oagtth
violence, was 1,223 ; it was 1,123 the week before, tmTeei
in'
lti
rather
F weekTo fearfullyßf METROPOLIS.—The
nOaLhi
olnenSg: —The number of
and the

week before that, 1,023. It had increased, therefore, one
sixth cithiu a fortnight. But the number of deaths in the
week ending Dec. d, was itself 145 above the average et
the month of October, and
.23 above the average of fie.
autumns. There is a great increase of deaths, 010,104
212 above the average of five autumns, which arises priaei:
pally from diseases of the lungs, and other organs of respire,
tiun.

PUNCH'S PLUM-PUDDING.—Edge (Golden) from
bird, the property of Mother Goose; with the Egg of a
Phenix—tire only one ever laid—taken from a nest of Cis.
uamcn-sticks, and found in a Nutmeg Tree, in Arabia Fehr.
Beat well in a erystel bowl with
Suet from the Ten f housan.
i'ziae Oxen- r
of r auenel Ly order
Cr.""“*.taszro, for Christmas Faze in all the
unions. Chop with the Sword of Justice. Flour groud
from wheat grown in every corner of the world, p7esente4
by. Ceres, the Goddess of Free Trade. Brandy, benignly
winked at (" on this occasion only") by Fifth' r Mathew•
Lemon l'eel from the Gardens of the Hesperides.
from Valencia, and packed in liquidated Spanish Bonds,
Jamaica Pepper freely contributed by free Negroes (au
grateful and enlightcaed readers of l'unch).—Salt seat to
Punch by the East India Company, so a sample of the on.
taxed material henceforth to be enjoyed by the Ryots of
Hindostan.—Currants (from Zante), the gift of King OA°
and—to use his Majesty's own words—" as a small, but
sincere acknowledgment of the Constitutional Wisdom de-
rived by him from the pages of Pu.vh."—Spices that will
embalm wit and good humour for ages.—Milk—of hum in
kindnuss ; get it where you can—and, when got, make the
most of it.—.Pundt.

VICTORIA PARK AP PROACHES.—A meeting of
inhabitants was yesterday held iu the committee-room,
Hackney, to memorialise the Comminsiunces of Woods and
Forests to make an approach to the Victoria Park from the
high-road of that parish.
CAUTION TO PERSONS PURCHASING Jewel-LEM
—Not only the public, but the whale of the jewellery trick,
will do well to be upon their guard when purchasing article,
of jewellery set with brilliants., as a great numl'er of imita.
tiou ones, of a very novel and ingenious cohattuetioi, are
now in England, and offered for sale. So well is the
deception managed that many competent judge* have not
been able to distinguish the deception. It is generally
known that in jewellery set with brilliants, the moue is from
twenty to thirty times more saleable than the god and
workmanship, which, therefore, are always of the best dr.
scription. Su it is with these imitations. The superior
quality of the gold, and exquisite workmanship, warrant an
ordinary judge an coming to the conclusion that it would not
have been wasted on anything but a real utone. The
stones aro what are termed doublets, that is, half
diamond and half paste, and are never set transplant.
Theme imitations are mado In the following menial: A
rose diamond (which is but half the thickness of a brilliant,
and has a flat bottom to it) is taken, and the pointed top
polished, forming the table top alvraye on brilliants; a bate
or bottom is then cut out of paste to fit it, and is placed,
cone downwarda, into the caamber intended fur its reception
This has a flat top, the entire circumference of the diamond,
and forms the other half, or that part of the brilliant which
lies beneath the setting ; the flat back of the diamond
then laid upon it, and the settings firmly burnished over. It
is impossible to detect the deception until the stone is anset,
and then the imitation back becomes impart:ie. The
diamond being uppermost, it will cut glass and nand the
usual test of a brilliant, whilst the silver foil teed beeeath
the paste, being tinted, makes it appear like a jewel of the
first water. It is calculated, that upwards of fialf, per cent,
prafit will be realized by the talc of them.
ROBBERY AT MESSRS. ROGERS AND CO:S.-
1 A Btu, 'trent/zit:D. —An acceptance, forming put of re,
property stolen from Messrs. Heger' and Co. for the re.
covery of which se many efforts have been made, and sari
large rewards offend, was returned yesterday to the sc.
ceptors, Messrs. Batty, Melville, and Co., wlelesale sta-
tioners, Alelerogate-street. It was contained in a letter, the
writer of which stated the affair would never be traced, and
the bill being of no use to him, he returned it to its owuers.
This is the second of the stolen documents which has lately
been renamed, evideatly by the same party. The %mate
of both the I,.,:ters in which the securities were emeloped it
similar, and ink of the game colour. The ortheerapby,
also, is equally defective. So far as we can learn, no else to
the recovery of the stolen property is afforded by thew
letters.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAT.—THE RECENT SUICIDE AND
MURDER AT LAMBETII.—By Mr. Win. Carter, coroner, at
the Hero of Waterloo,Waterloo-road, lageheth,on the bodies
of Hannah Heed, azed thirty, and William Reed, seed
eleven months, found drowned on Monthy foremen.
he jury having viewed the bodies, Richard Piseje, alga of
17, deposed to having discovered the, bodies a". prelim*
described in our journal. Frederick Anderson described the
manner in which the child was tied round the woona's
waist, as already described in our journal. He had their
ceased removed to the vaults of St. John's Church. dm
Jones, of 39, New-street, Webber-street, Laraleth, had
known the deceased about fifteen mouths. She had been
living in the same room with witness during the List three
mouths. Site had no male protector, but had been Tenn.
taned by witness as well as she could afford. Dem .ed bad
no means of supporting her-elf and child, but she teeivoi
Is. 6.1. per week from St. Dunstan's pariah. Witesi saw
the deceased alive last on Thursday evening. 611: mod oat
at seven o'clock, saying at the time that she am glee te
meet the father of her child, and she did nat. return. Bed
made inquiries after her. lier husband went to de-
ceased's brother, in Wildennss-lane, but no tidings of her
could be gleaned. Deceased had only Is. fel. per week to
live upon. She had pledged two gowns for three shillings,
and a night-dress for sixpence. She had nettlieg else.
‘Shitiie denied. nAot
month ago,
for ash-eat:it ohfefaoorad.heSrhseahedy,
iftuliedTerTsesnnas
stances did not alter, she would drown herself. Dameal
also said, if she did so, she would drown her child air'.
Deceased said, " You don't know my feelings." Bad often
teen her crying, and believed that she destroyed the life of
her child, and also her own life. A letter written by the
deceased was identified by witness. It was found in her bat,
and was as follows:
"I do not wish you to put on a black hat-band for me, as voa hare
beensu unkind to me In life. What few r iws I lease behind me, tad
my ticket:, let not roar wife bawls, for if she does, may the ritributim
of.heaven be upon tier, If Ann thinks tit for to accept of Clem, stir is
quite welcome, for her kindness to um and my dear balm He Mc
giseth to the poor, lentleth to the ford.' 1 die in pox e with lbw
who are my enemies; may heaven forgive them. James, I sow take
my tun in band to address a few lines to you fn the l'APt I we-
tainly find your unkindness to exceed more than what I time mil
have thought. You have allowed me to base been driven h
with a deur babe at my breast, by a base, wicked woman. VIM have
not so much as even inquired about me. I ahoukl have thoucht you
would, on accionzt of the dear child, when you profewnl so meek
love, which must have keen deceit. Mark me: the day aid Lac
distant when she who claims you a, het husband may and will wants
home and bread, as bad as I should, if it had not been for Ann Ad her
husband. You have said a great deal about them, but they here cave
much guider trends to me thou ever TOII were. lam now about to
commit a shed which my very soul shudder at, But I edn,lot live
longer as lam now living. Perhaps it wili be pleasing to ye,: to hem
of my body sal that of my dear baby being picked up. CI-railer
your unkindness and poverty have driven me to the deed. As to roar
bore wife, I hope she will feel her cameiiinee prick her when 1 am in
the grave. My dear babe will ga to heaven, and I hope the Lard wall
forgive me, and take try soil to himself. lam now your unhappy,
but when this you receive I shall be no more. I forgive you ad yam
iinkindneea."
The letter was addressed to her brother James, but was not
signed by herself, nor yet dated. .Mary Smi'h, a sister-M-
-ien of the deceased, said that three months since she heard
deceased threaten to destroy herself. She believed her cir-
cumstances had caused her mind to become impaired. The
wife of the brother, to whom tile above letter was addressed,
said that she was unable to keep the deceased. She had only
one room fur her own family, mid she did nut think it pru-
dent for another female to sleep in the same apartment. She
offered to take the child if it was weaned, and her mother
went to service, which she refused. The learned coroner
having slimmed up, the jury returned a verdict, "That
Hannah Reed had wilfully murdered William need, and
destroyed her own life, she being at the time of unsound
mind."—DEATH FROM DROWNINO.—ByMr. Baker, atthe
Three Colts, Bow, on the body of William Freeman, aged
47 years, who was found in St. George Bucket's Canal, in
Old Ford. Deceased was rather embarrassed in his
pecuniary affairs, and on Monday, the 23rd of November,
left his home. On Sunday last has body was discovered
floating in St. George Docket's Canal. Deceased, who had
on several occasions threatened to destroy himself, ha left a
wife and five children. Verdict, " Found drowned."--
DEATH mom MORTIFICATION OF THE MOUTH.—By Mr.
Baker, at the Old Clay Hall, Bo*, on the body of Elisabeth
Nll.lll, aged 40 years. Deceased was the wife of a labourer,
end of abstemious habits. She was in goad healtham to
Friday week, whqn a pimple suddenly formed on her mouth,
and put her to great inconvenience. On Sunday she com-
plained of pains in her head, and her face was swollen.
Mr. Baker, a surgeon, then saw her, and prescribed for her,
but in vain, mortification had begun, and rapidly Wended,
and the woman died on Monday morning, alter enduring
great agony. Mr. Baker, who had made a port mortar
examination of the body, said the deceased died from effusion
on the brain, caused by a mortification of the mouth, which
was not traceable to any external injury. There were no
symptoms of disease in any pert of the body, sseeld
the
mouth. lie had before attended patients labouring ane cr
mortification of the mouth. The Comer said he
had never met with a similar case, although he had
held upwards of 15,000 inquests. Verdict in accord-
ance with the medical testimony.
TAKING ARSENIC. —By Mr. Mille, at the raie
Cathcart, Munster-street, Regent's-park, on the pal
of a young female named Priscilla Hazard. Denwea
had left her home, and had been for a coasiderablo ten,
living with a journeyman dyer in Munster-square, Pau'l
for his wife, though not married. She had quarrelled vnla
him, and on Sunday morning took a dose of arseme,
fns
the effects of which, notwithstanding medical aid, 'be deed
in 28 hours. She obtained the arsenic by representingthe
her room was infested with mice, and she persuaded a friend
of the man with whom she lived to accompany her to 11
chemist's, and guarantee that she wanted it for the pall,d'a
alleged. Verdict, " Temporary ineanity."
THE KICK 01' A HORSE.—AIso by Mr. Mills, at the
dime Hospital, on the body of Joseph Seaward, fgs.:
On Friday last, same hay Laving fallen front the loft:the
one of thu stalls between the legs of the hone, Jocasta.
'at he won
went to remove it, when the skirts of a great. 0,
nil dr
touehiae the anicusl under the flank, it lashed Olt, a
ceased received a violent kick front tho hind leg idjue.
temple. Ile was removed to that hospital, and died ou Irfe
&ghat from the injury. Verdict, " Accidental death."
DEATH FROM Can.—By Mr. Bedford, at the Gr.ge'
Carey-street, Lincoln'a•inn-fields, en the body ef
Laura, aged 80, cabinet-maker. Deceased was aax7
a vas
and about 7 o'clock on the evening of the this nat.,
crossing Ilolborn, at the corner of Kiug-strict, when he
ound kcal
run against by a horse and cab. He fell to the 1.1
the concussion, hut the driver pulled up before the cab;
touched him. His left thigh was fractured. lie IT,.
moved to King's College ife spited, and died on eat nu"
iLLEnifit.
last. Verdict, " Accidental death."

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dent front Ireland of the 220 d Inst., which,
, a tbe break
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at a ofvery late h the trai
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n on the
llailway, reae
a to may, similar accounts to those which we
A to pub:i.h of peat° dying of starvation.
topic ot dircusa.l,on üblin wasf thaction.e landlords
appeared to give general satis
•ny EMPLOYMENT COMM ITTEE.—The rol-
e first communications issued by this cont.

ruiraittee appointed at a meeting held. in
thc llth Decemlas, beg to forwnd to
suggeaions in respect to chimges in the
?xd
set, anti they will feel much obliged if you
e trouble of useertaiaing the opinion of intiu-
, in 'our district in irssrect to them. The
i,ll to be distinctly understood, that they
vs is no way by the suggestions now enclosed
heir s-ile object in circulating them is to ob.
on of practical men in yariou- districts as to
ajplicsbility to the wants of the country.
ticularly request that as moew. publicity us
be given to this circular, mat/tat any resolu-
sejth reference to the suggestions contained
4 committees, hurOnial sesolOni, or elsewhtre,
rardea to one of the honorary secretaries, at as
d as possible. The committee br..g to enclose
the resolutions passed at the suceting at which
lated, and offer' el obligFil by any suggestion
in you may them in relation to their
hey earnestly entreat the co-operation of
!very class and shade of politics. Iho crisis is
The present system of public works is de-
• the labourer, and ruinous to the proprietor.
the cipical of the voary, by experidmg it in
works; and it diminishes the food of the
tsdirecc teadency to withdraw lsbuar from the
rid improvement of the soil. A change in the
ierutively called for, and the ch Inge can only be
by strenusus and continued ex•:rtion.—Signed
he sub-committee,
11,Terroc. Limerick ; C. S. lionle, 33, Mcrrion-
-sorth ; It. Bour`ei., 8. Herbert street ; C. M.
ea, 20, Merrion-squarc South—Hon. Secretaries.
21, 1513."
EMS MLETINO OF THE
Friday, Dee. 18.
—The E trl cf Arran, W. B. Wade, J. W. M.
ebony. C. S. Munek, v.. 1 . Wilson, .1. B. ?daisy,
r, Leckie,C. Ellis, T. Galwey,'Tami
C. H. .Owen,C. Tottenham, W. O'Hara,
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acned by the Earl of Arran, an seconded by J.
1., Es q.., and
td,—That we earnestly solicit the attention of
r theme. lieland, in those districts to
,victors
,ugh draiialte is applieqe, to the summary pro-
be 9th and 10th of Victoria, c. 4 (which wUI
Augur. 1W), under which, all proprietors,
,nints for lire or otherwise, are now enabled to
of money fer thorough drainage, with the ad-
having 2:2 years to repay the money advanced,
rer of employing their owe labourers in executing
1 we strongly reeommend such landed proprie-
Sperate with each other in the adoption of the
of that act (under which several districts have
y p"ace,l), for the purpase of executing the neces-
gh drainage work in their districts, rather than
assclves of the provisions of the La'sour Rate
Hied by Mr. Laboucherc's letter, being convinced
'eaden of the for.= net on a large scale would
sea dispense with, and in et diminish, the tuxes-
ring tae Labour Rate Act to the district in which
fed, and thus the mischiefs arising from the
to Act, and the difficulties that press et themselves
entice/ of Labmeitere's letter, would be
" JoIIN BOLTON MASSEY, Chairman.
Signed by order of the Sub-committee,
Isch, C. Stanley Idonek, R. Bourke, C. 11J.
Men, Honorary S:erstaries."
st CIACCLAS —TEMPORARY LEGISLATION.
OF TUE LABOUR RATE ACT, AND TILE MODI-
e OP IT ENDER MR. LAIIOVCRERE4S LETTER.
Month of August last, the act of the 9th and 10th
1, was passed for the purpose of giving employ-
e destitute poor of Ireland.
t had, on the one hand, the advantage of assess-
led property, according to its value, for the por-
ed' employment; but, on the other, had the
ge that it appli. d only to unprofitable works.
I soon seen that this latter defect contained
he germ of ruin to the country, and the unani-
shastrance of the landed interest induced the
srnment to consent to the substitution, under
iditious, of reproductive for unproductive works,
from the chief se retary, of the 6th of October
t this letter, while it has to a certain eaten'
the ruinous defect already mentioned in the
:e Act, has, on the other hand, lost the only
sus characteristic of that enactment —viz., taxa-
portion to value ; for, instead of simply allowing
rietor to have his proportion of the electoral
expended, either in reproductive or unpro-
rks, at his option, it has introduced a plan
icts a species of double taxation on the repro-
aployer in cases where all the proprieoes in an
it i,ion do not agree that the assessment should
1 to reproductive works. The fact also of its
au assent,' or undertaking' from a pro-
an electoral division, before such proprietor
:sect for his share of the amount assessed for
Inn a direct tendency to prevent the required
r, and to induce proprietors who arc slothtul or
of their properties, or from uaworthy motives
wade their fair proportim of the tax, to dissent
It comes to the same thing, withhold their ' under-
from the reproductive class of presentments at ses-
by so doing, in any case where such presentments
1, they either wholly escape all taxation, or suffer
ly diminished in amount—diminished in proportion
lathy taken by the more enlightened and liberal

n.
effect may. be seen at once by the two supposed
lectoral divisions—first, where the assenting pro-
ake the whole amount on themselves for drainage ;
where the assenting proprietors only take their
ebr drainage, leaving the remainder of the assess-
* eppli d to unproductive public works.

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us in the first case, D and E, wishing that no money
be wasted in unprofitable works, and finding that A,
C dissent from drainage, are obliged to tax themselves
ach, and leave the others free front any taxation
!Cr; in the second case, 1) and E suffer nearly
times the taxation of A, B, and C, and neverthe-
lOt. are wasted in useless public works. The only
e Nut forward on behalf of this unequal, and, as it
to the committee, unjust systems, is that the pro-
! who takes on himself a certain amount of the
scat for drainage works, rem.jvca au equivalent
t by its expenditure on his own property.—
is the first reply is, that the benefit is not by any
the same as if the drainage were done under the con-
af the proprietor himself, owing to the expensive'
:nery of the Board of Works, and the necessity of em-
ig labourers from any part of the barony, many of
bad workmen, and all probably unaccustomed to that
a of labour; and the second reply is, that if (contrary
opinion of the committee) the benefit be as great as ts
Silted, the more proprietors generally throughout the
ry are induced, by making it palpably their interest,
her their only resource, to partake of that benefit, the
r for the country.
a addition to this objection, another obvious one pre-
itself to Mr. Labouehere's letter —nemely, that as it
mows works of ' drainage' and • subs:oiling, in connec-
tith drainage,' it is inapplicable to a great part of the
ry—parts where drainage is not wanting and parts
.!rateage cannot take place till the main outlets are
and deepened, which eats only be a work of time.
weedv now suggested by this committee to cure these
n and most injurious defects is at once just and simple,
hi enable each proprietor to take upon himself his pro-
* nof the baronial assessment, to be expended in repro-
:ire works upon his own property, under the control of
hoard of Works., and in the employment of labourers
n any part of the barony, and thereby to discharge him-
from all further taxation in respect to that particular
!meet, and at the same time to extend the application of
. Lahouehere'i letter beyond draining and subsoiling in
nexion with drainage, to other permanently reproductive
rks.
' The committee confidently believe that if these simple
• were made in the present system of baronial session
.sntments, under the Labour-rate Act, 19-20ths of the
aeatmentspassed thenceforth would be for profitable and
noduetiee works, which must of necessity, under divine
midence, greatly increase the amount of food produced in
is emery, and after some time bring about that impe-
nit of it, agriculture which had now for many years been
e constant theme and object of all intelligent promoters of
social and material amelioration—while, on the other
ad, if such a change he not made, and that immediately,
the present system, nothing can ensue but the abandon-
mt of the ordinary cultivation of the soil (an evil already
earmeneed), the consequent loss of the money advanced to
aTy se the works, the ruin of all classes, and the conlisca-
"' dill property."
trOGESTIONS FOE Ate AMENDED LABOUR RITE ACT, TO
EXPIRE IN At-over, 1847.
"1. That the ' undertaking' required by gr. Labouchere's
otter should be dispen.sed with.-2. That each proprietor
!meeting to take his proportion of the sum assessed on his
littoral division, to he applied in reproductive works, under
'l'ullelitendenee of the Board of Works, should thereby be
Thjaea from all further taxation in relation to that par-
._ assessment.-3. That such reproductive corks should
tbe c.,nfieed to drainage, but should include clearing
ofsad stones, sub -soiling, unconnected with drainage, and
:ce.r permanent works of a reproductive character.--1. That
or more pr.prietors should have the power of
!▪ stag, and of hiving the proportion assessed on such pro-
ru'Wra Vent On any panapaUr work.-5. That after the