The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

NING, OCTOBER 19, 1847.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
Mcornmex. —The register for the following
parishes and townships, farming the Breatford polling dis-
trict, wan revised yesterday, by Mr. Shadwell, at the Royal
Hotel, Brentford : Acton, New Brantford, Ealing, Oreat
Oreenford, Hanwell, Heaton, Isleworth, Northolt, and
Twickenham.
In the Acton list an objection of Mr. James's to the name
of Francis Bedford was contended by Mr. Payne to be unten-
able, bemuse of the illegibility of the signature. Mr. James,
jun., was read to swear to the signature being that of his
father, Mr. W. H. James, whose attendance at the revision
has been prevented duriag the last four or five days by
serious flame, and urged that the Court of Common Pleas
had decided that in a case where the objector bad signed
his name Nicholas, he being on the register as Nickles', it
was sufficient.—The Barrister: Do you intend, Mr. Janet,
to pay those costs in the case of Mr. Hickes I—Mr. James .
I do not appear today for Mr. Walker.—The Bar-
rister : But you did on Saturday, when I ordered the pay-
ment, and unless you obey the order of the court I cannot
permit you to appear before me as an advocate in any case.—
Mr. James : The question as to whether the court has the
power to order a payment, in the way of a line, by the ob-
jector, instead of such costs as the party objected to may
lave incurred, is considered of so much importance that I
cannot undertake to pay.—The Barrister: But unless the
money is paid, you know, the amount will be levied by dis-
tress—Mr. James : I am aware that the act points out the
mode of recovery, and if that mode be resorted to, it will be
for the parties to take such steps as may be necessary to raise
the question of right—The Barrister : Do you intend, then,
to take that course I—Mr. James : I am net instructed, to-
day, on the subject.—The Barrister held the objection in
the case of Bedford to be good, and the name was expunged.
In the Ealing list several objections made by Mr. James
were opposed by Mr. Payne, on the ground that in the
service to the overseers the requirements of the act
had not been met. The service was by poet;
but instead of each notice of objection being posted sepa-
rately, they had all been put into one envelope, and ad-
dressed to the overseer of the parish. The receipt before
the 25th of August was admitted by the overseer, but Mr.
Payne contended, that when notices of objection are served
by post the 100th section of the act expressly provides that
the objection shall be dcEeered to the postmaster, open,
with • copy or duplicate, and the fee being paid, the post-
master shall examine the duplicate, and if • true copy of
the original, shall stamp the duplicate, which alone shall be
evidence of service before the barrister.—Mr. James, rn the
other hand, held that the 7th section gave the power of
serving the notice otherwise than by post, the words being
shall give, or cause to be given,' and it was sufficient to
prove such service by the admission of the overseer that he
had received it, which he had done.—The Barrister decided
that if service by poet were adopted, it must be in the way
directed by the 100th section, and that such service could only
be proved by the production of the stamped duplicate.—
Mr. James applied for a case for appeal, which the Barrister
declined, stating that the act provided no came of appeal
shall be granted upon any point of fact, or as to the admis-
sion or rejection of any evidence upon a matter of fact • and
the question whether the stamped duplicate was producedor
not being one of fact, he must refuse the application.
In each succeeding list the same point was raised and
argued, but with the same result, all Mr. James's objections
being thus thrown over. At the conclusion of the proceed-
ings, Mr. James formally applied for a case, which was re-
fused by the Barrister.
In all the cases the stamped duplicate of objection ad-
dressed to the parties was produced.
To-day the court site at the Sussex Arms, Hammersmith.

se ond one against Copt. Dickenson, making together
MK 55., of which 1601. only had been paid. Capt. R. Clark
moved, and Commodore Sharp seconded, the adoption of
the report, which was adopted accordingly, together with
votes of thanks to the committee, and to the counsel who had
conducted the defame. It was then moved that an extract
from the short-hand writer's report of the proceedings in
question, the principal point in which were the words of Mr.
Baron Puke, who had said, " It is a perfectly clear case.
The defendant has acted with perfect propriety ; and he
would not have done his duty in the station which he held
unites he had done so"—be added to the last year's report of
the society. This proposal gave rise to some angry discus-
sion, but was in the end agreed to. The next businees
was the voting of 2001. to further payment of the
costa of the action, and the appointment of a com-
mittee to collect donations and subscriptions to-
wards its complete liquidation. A resolution was
then carried (after the expression of a great number of 'd-
ecree opinions) to the effect, that in the event of the re-mar.
triage of the widow of a naval officer, or the marriage of
an orphan with a civilian, they would forfeit all
claim to relief from the society. An amendment
was proposed, making the forfeiture contingent upon the
life of the husband, but the proposal fell to the ground.
Another discussion, and a somewhat warm one, ensued, with
reference to the course to be pursued by the society towards
Sir Edward Codrington and Lord Cadogan, who had retired
in consequence of the measures which had been taken against
Mini Hoare; indeed, it was stated that their example
had been followed by
.a large number of the most distin-
guished officers belonging to the society.—Sir J. Rom pro-
posed a motion to the effect that as the law expenses had
virtually fallen upon the society, in consequence of the
part which his lordship and Sir Edward Codring-
ton had taken in the matter, that it was right
for them to come forward and use their influence
to procure the means of meeting them. Several gentlemen
considered a milder course on the part of the society to be
lreferable, advising that Sir Edward Codrington and his
ordship should be simply invited to rejoin. The disagreement
upon this question, as upon every other which war
startedduring the meeting being very great, it was ultimately
referred to a committee. The election of Sir Wm. Burnett,
and Mr. J. Meek, ea vice-president, concluded the public
proceedings. The meeting then proceeded to consider the
claims of 64 applicants for relief, among whom there was •
balance of about 3001, to divide.
THE BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.—Our corre-
spondent at Birmingham writes:" The Rev. James Prince
Lee, head master of the grammar school of King Edward
the Sixth in this town, has received the appointment to the
new bishopric of Manchester. The rev. gentleman, who was
formerly second master of Rugby school, under Dr. Arnold,
has the highest reputation as a classical scholar, and during
the time he has held his appointment here he has rendered
himself extremely useful by his unremitting zeal to extend
the advantages of the great institution over which he pre-
sided, and by his laborious efforts to promote in every possible
way the education of the people. His for here will be
deeply klt."
PUBLIC GYMNASIUM IN THE REGENT'S-PARK.—
The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have erected a
gymnasium or the ground at the foot of Primrose-hill, which
will be open to the use of the public under certain regula
dons
THE BEoGisa-Box.—Sta,—When, daring the re-
cent famine in Ireland, a collection was made for the suf-
ferers, in the parish of Greenwich, the sum of 7001. was
collected. Yesterday (Sunday) a second contribution was
asked from the pulpit, but the two churches only mustered
751.—little more than a twentieth of what was given before !
The people of this town do not scruple to say that if the
Irish will not work, they must want. The rates here are
very heavy, and it is time that the Irish landlords should
provide for their own poor, instead of taxing again and
again the generosity of the English public.—Yours, &c., A
DONOR LAST TINA BUT NOT THlS.—Greenwich, Oct. 18.
NEW ZEALAND COMPANT.—Sir,—Your, reporter
has inadvertently misrepresented one of the observations
made by me to the chairman of the New Zealand Land Com-
pany, at their meeting of Friday last, inserted in your jour.
nal of Saturday, which you will be pleased to contradict, as
it is entirely opposed to the opinions I entertain and advocate.
I am represented , as having objected to, and recommended
the directors NOT to make any concessions to the settlers at
Nelson, dm." Whereas I stoutly maintained" that if it did
not too much interfere with other arrangements of the com-
pany, the directors would act wisely in yielding to the
request made by the Nelson colonists in New Zealand, as no-
ticed in the letters addressed to them (by Mr. John Ward, a
settler, from that colony, now in England), with great feeling
and propriety. My interests were in the other settlements ;
notwithstanding, I considered a happy and contented class of
landowners were to be preferred to any pecuniary anquisi-
lion the company would derive from maintaining an adverse
policy.—W. H. BORNAND, Boyle-street, Oct. 16."
FORTIFICATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST.—It
is reported that, in consequence of a determination of
government to put the whole line of the southern coast into
a more efficient state of defence, there are to be several
powerful batteries erected along that stretch of land com-
mencing at the Castle port at Dartmouth, at the harbour's
mouth, to the Start Point; and that the men now on the
Coast guard duty will be regularly trained and augmented
in number, so as to constitute a disciplined body for the im-
mediate duty, if required to work the newly formed bat-
teries.— West Briton.
THE BATTALION OF ST. PATRICK.—In the recent
battles in Menlo., the American army suffered severely from
a company of about 200 Irishmen, who fought with great
bravery, and those who escaped being killed were taken
prisoners. A New York paper says that they were deserter,
from the American army. The flag of this company had
upon one aide the arms of McKie*, while on the other Erin
go Bragh with its attendant harp. They will, no doubt, be
treated as traitors, although strong efforts were being made
to save them. All the Mexican ladies in the town had
signed a petition in their favour, which has been sent to
Gen. Scott.
SEIZURE OF SMUOGLED TOBACCO.—On Friday,
Lewis and Taylor, custom-house officers, observed a boat
ltrilongaide the Rapid,o the c aca ttle-vro. just arrived
fromitzd moored b Te parties
in the boat appeared to be, in the act of receiving packages
banded to them through the port-boles of that vessel. They
boarded the vessel, and found six of the seamen, named J.l
Hewitt, P. Johnson, W. Neal, IL Davis, W. George, and J.
Wood, handing packages to each other, and from thence to
the men in the boat, which, upon examination, turned out to
be foreign manufactured tisbacco. A close search war made
of the vessel, and under the flooring of the main hold a fur-
ther stock of tobacco was discovered peeked up in canvass
bar, ready to be run on shore on the first opportunity In
default of the payment of 1001., the men have been lodged.
in
prison, and the tobacco was conveyed to the custom-house
warehouses. Another seizure was made on Saturday
morning, on board the Emile vessel, from Dant
sic, lying in the Surrey Canal dock. About 1 o'clock in
the morning the captain of the vessel communicated to the
custom-house officer on board, Mr. W. It Ryan, that he
had a suspicion that all was not right below, upon 'which the
officer quietly proceeded to the hold of die ship, which is
timber-laden, and by a faint light received through one of
the port-holes, he thought he perceived the figure ota man,
and on going towards the place was soon convinced of the
fact by hearing some one making a hasty retreat. The
officer followed, but in doing so in the dark stumbled over
something which threw him down, and the man in whom
he was in pursuit contrived to make his escape. On ob-
taining a light he found that the obstruction that caused his
fall was nothing less than a sackfull of leaf tobacco of a very
superior quality, and weighing upwards of 2001bs. He then
made a minute search, and under the timber he discovered
three other sacks of a similar weight, all of which 11141 in-
tended to be " run, " Si a boat was in readiness to receive
it. The officer then took possession of his unexpected cap-
tore, and it is now deposited in the custom-house ware-
houses.

THE SANITARY STATE OF ST. GEORGE-
THE-MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.
Yesterday at the meeting of the board of guardians,
the further conaideration of the state of Three -Tun-court,
Whiteatreet, Borough, came on fur discussion; Mr. Edward
Collinson in the chair.

Mr. MARTIN said, at their last meeting he had stated that
he had seen the freeholder of the proptrty, who wanted to
raise 6001. upon it, and if he could do that he would at once
carry out the wishes of the board of guardians, in improving
the unitary condition of the property. He (Mr. Martin)
had thought that he ehould have been able to obtain the
money from a society of which he was the treasurer, but
he regretted to have to inform the board that the society had
refused to advance the money required. He had made
this communication to the freeholder, and informed him that
the board had already come to the determination to
shut up the court, but had postponed doing so to afford him
an opportunity of obtaining the money. He had now to
communicate to the board that the owner was willing that
they should close the court up.
Mr. ReguLa, one of the medical officers, who happened
to be present, said he and hie colleagues intended to call the
attention of the board to the state of the place ; for If it was
allowed to tontines during the winter, the filthy condition,
coupled with the want of food, firing, and cleanliness, would
produce fever of a most malignant description, which it
would be impossible to eradicate.
The CHAIRMAN said the subject had been under the con-
sideration of the board ever since the medical gentlemen had
made their first report ; but legal difficulties had existed,
which new were obviated.
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Mr. CRAFTER thought that all difficulties were now got
over, as the owners had given their consent, and they had
ORM given the inmates a short notice to quit, which, if they
did not comply with, then turn them out. Directly the
houses were empty, then send some men to clear away the
filth, and immediately afterwards board them up. To this
arrangement the board acceded, with the understanding
that immediate steps be taken to carry out and enforce the
powers vested in them by the 9 and 10 of Vic., an act pared
empowering parish officers, &c., to shut up pieces that had a
tendency to create epidemic diseases-
The board then proceeded to take into consideration a
memorial from the medical officers of the parish for an
increase in the salaries paid to them for their attendance on
the sick poor in the parish. When the poor-law was first
established in the parish, two medical officers were appointed,
at a salary of 90!. per annum, besides some extras, which
number were afterwards increased to four, when the board
of guardians reduced the salaries to 501., much against the
wishes of the poor-law commissioners; the board, however,
contending that the fees paid on midwifery cases and vaccine-
lion made up the difference, the latter being since done gratis
by an order of the poor-law commissioners, and midwifery
cases being very uncertain, caused the incomes of the medi-
cal officers not to average 801. a year; and unless this sum
was increased, it would cause them to resign. In further
rapport of the application it was shown that the medical
officers of the surrounding parishes were remunerated at a
much higher rate, although they bad far lees cases to attend.
Upon the several letters being read,
Mr. FITCH, clerk to the guardians, said he had received a
letter from the Poor-law Commissioners, informing the board
of guardians that after the expiration of the present poor-
law year, ending March 25, it was the intention of the
government, in pursuance of an act passed during the late
session of parliament, to pay a portion of the salaries of the
medical officers and schoossters of some of the unions, and
that St. George's was to be one of them.
The CHAIRMAN said he was very happy to hear it, for
they wanted something done to relieve the ratepayers. As
they were going to take the question of the increase of the
medical officers' salary into consideration, he thought they
ought to ascertain if there had been any increase in their
duties, and bethought it would be desirable for Mr. Fitch to
inform the board what were the number of cases attended on
from 1845 to 1847 ?
. .

iir:Krcitstiidthat from Much 1844 to March 1845, Mr.
Hooper had attended 976 cases; for 1846, 1,028 ; and for
1847, 1,327. Mr. Randle during the same periods : for 184,5,
1,105; 1846, 1,312; and for 1847, 1,921 ; and Mr. Babbage,
for 1845, 1,189 ; 1846, 1,210; and for 1847, 1,894. Each
.year it would thus be seen bad progressively increased.
The medical gentlemen were then called in, and in reply
said the cases which they now attended average them about
81d. each, and this included medicine to each patient, num.
ben of whom were for weeks under their hands.
After along discussion, in which it was admitted that they
(the officers) were the worst paid servants of the pariah, it
was agreed to increase their respective salaries 201. a year,
i subected to the approbation of the poor.law commissioners.
—The board then broke up.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT WEST-
s INSTER.—A few days ago two well known thieves, named
George M'Key and Thomas Doyle, were remanded at the
Westminster police-court on a charge of baying brutally as-
saulted a gentleman named Bellchambers, residing in Pim-
lico, in Orchard-street, Westminster, on the night of the
10th inst., and robbing him of his watch and other property.
Mr. Bellchansbers has since died of the injuries he received.
It fa expected that a coroner's in uest will be held to-day,
THE FOOTWAY THROUGH HOLLAND PARR, KEN- and 'mantis, the police have drealated • description of two
EINOTON.—A public meeting of the West London Central suppose' accomplices in the crime.
Anti-Inclosnre Association, was held at Clark's rooms, Edg- INQUESTS, YESTERDAY. SUSPICIOUS DEATH
ware-road, last evening, pursuant to an advertisement, for rum Poisoutteo.—By adjournment, before Mr. W. Baker,
the purpose. of taking measures to prevent Lord Holland at the Cape of Good Elope public-house in the Commercial-
from depriving the public of the footpath in front of Hot- road East, relative to the death of Mrs. Louisa Brown, aged
land-house, Kensington. There were about 20 persons pre. 37, who died on Tuesday last. The deceased had been
sent. Mr. P. Anson took the chair, and said be thought pregnant, sad was in the enjoyment of very good health.
that the proposed change of the footpath, instead of being She had been residing with her husband, who formerly
an injury would be a very great benefit to the public, and he practised as a surgeon, but had latterly been following the
hoped Mr. Griffiths, the secretary., who had convened the occupation of an accountant, in Walworth. She left that
meeting, would not take any
.further steps in the matter. place a few weeks since, and went to reside in Lime-
Lord Holland's proposed diversion of the footboth would be house. On Monday, the I 1 th instant, the deceased
• great benefit to the public—Mr. Griffiths said that the became very ill, and Mr. Cummins, • surgeon, was
magistrates, at quarter minions, had refused their sanction to ogled in, The deceased informed him that her hut-
Lord Holland's application, sad his lordship had since pro- band had given her two .pills, and complained of
posed aless objections/dm:owes; but it appeared that the board pains in her stomach. Her illness brought on premature
of surveyors were urging Lord Holland not to make such labour, and she was delivered of a still born child. She
ecmoodon. Mr. O. then reed a letter from Mr. Hume, M.P., wally sunk and expired on the following morning.
regretting he could not be present, but sympathising with the ummins said he had made a post motors 'lamina-
objects of the meeting. The speaker concluded by proposing : Lion of the body, and discovered the stomach highly in-
that a committee should be appointed to take such steps as timid sad sissiassd. The inquiry was afterwards
ad-
might be necessary for opposing any deviation from the journal !or the pompom of having the contents of the stomach
existing footpath. The resolution having been seconded, teeted,und what the jury re-usembledyesterday Dr.Leathby,
Mr. fitalwod moved an amendment to the effect that the peolaner of ettemisWy at the London Hospital, was sworn
rpath offered u a diversion of the footway by Lord end mod. U. stated that he bad carefully examined &est, was far superior, and infinitely more 'popular, than the sonamis ad illmovered traces of poison, but he wished
the existing one.—Mr. Marsh said Mr. Joseph Hume had to have terthm dam for the purpose of examining another
certainly been wrongly informed, for it man be evident to portion of the stomach. At present he was unable to state the
every inhabitant of the locality, that the proposed new foot- cameo( death. The inquiry was adjourned until to-morrow.
path would be • great boon to the neighbourbood.—Several —STRAW BONNET MAXlNG.—Before Mr. Carter, at the
other persons expressed • similar opinion.—A show of hands Feathers Tavern, Walworth, as to the death or Ann Gal-
was then taken, and the amendment carried by a large lagher, aged 65. The unfortunate deceased wee in a mast
majority, only three bands being held up against it —Thanks extreme state of destitution.—Mrs. Young, of 10, Bohm-
were then toted to the chairmen, and the meeting &elm- street, stated that the deceased lived in her house, when she
rated. had a single room. She was a straw bonnet maker.--Coronar:
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The usual And what could she earn at that I—Witness: Sixpence • day
quarterly court was held yesterday, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles in full work, but she could not work lately.—The Coroner :
Malcolm presiding. The minute' of the last meeting having Was that all she had to live on t—Witness I believe she
been warmed, a letter was read from Lord Radstock, the had 2s. dd. a week from the parish, and she paid
president, regretting the expenses which the society had me Is. 6d., when I now know she went without be&
incurred in -defending the action recently brought by self.l did not then. The witness went ea ft
Mies Hoare, and enclosing a donation (we believe, state that she often gave her tea and other
614 toward' their liquidation. Some conversation but she would never let her go into the room. On Si=
ensued upon the subject of Mies Hoare's action, she sent for some laudanum, and took a portion of it ; dee
and • notice of motion was given by Capt. Sherwin, to the said it would assuage her pain. On Wednesday she wee
effect that all conferences among the mention with regard found dead in bed.—The Coroner : Do on think that ale
to applicants should be strictly confidential. The report of took the laudanum for the purpose of destroying lige ?
the committee appointed to watch the progress of the action Witness mid she thought she had been in such a- gills ei
was then read, announcing the satisfactory result to the want, and as she herself maid her stomach was
society, the plaintiff having been nonsuited, The los to the front want of food, that the laudanum had had a At=
moiety, however washeavy, amounting to 4891.12 a. 6d. for the on bor. On the Wednesday when she saw her she time&
first action against the secretary, and to 3281.185. 6d, for the deceased was stupefied from the effects of laudanum.—Thu