The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

It was reported in the city of Mexico that a revo-
lution would, upon the conclusion of peace, break out
in Vera Cruz, and that the intention of those who
would participate in the movement was to establish a
new republic out of the states of Tamaulipas, Coaha-
illa, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi. The coopera-
tion of the Americans was confidently relied upon.
The cabinet of Herrera commenced its sessions in the
palace, in the city of Mexico, on the 13th inst.
The Yucatan commissioners had addressed an able
communication to the Mexican government, dated
the 15th June, at the city of Mexico, detailing the
atrocities in that unfortunate peninsula, and imploring
aid from the parent couwry.
The Arco Iris copies from the 3fonitor a long de-
cree, dated the 14th of June, at the National Palace
in Mexico, and signed by the President, Herrera, the
Secretary of State, Rive Palacio, and the officers of
both housed of Congress. The Ist article enacts that
the government shall not, without special authorisa-
tion from Congress, alienate, hypothecate, nor pledge,
in any manner, the twelve millions, nor its revenuts,
which are to be paid by the United States, nor die
count the same. By the 2nd article the government
is authorised to employ the three millions out of the
fifteen millions which are to be received immediately,
in defraying the ordinary expenses of the nation,
sanctioned by existing laws. By the 21st
article, the government must place at the
disposal of the Governor of Yucatan 150,000 dollars,
to be used in defeating the Indians, a-.d also
200,000 dots. to each of the states in the interior
which may be threatened with invasion by the sa-
vages. By the 22nd article a fund of 200,000 dols. is
set apart for defraying the expenses which may be
incurred in the removal of all Mexicins in the ceded
territories who may desire to to re-enter the limits of
Mexico.

of much good; for though the parents might sometimes
object he had never known a care where a child had not
eagerly embraced such an offer. He hoped that the present
proposal might be the commencement of a great system of
colonisation in connexion with industrial schools. which
would have collateral effects upon society equally beneficial
with its effect upon the children themseives. He combated
the objection which had been expressed in some quartere,that
the institution of ragged schools had • tendency to render
parents careless of thi charge entrusted to them, and too apt
to place reliance upon their children being provided for
without the necessity of exertion on their pant. There never
was a time when the people of this country were more dis-
posed to receive assistance from the higher classes; for he
knew it to be the wish of the poorer classes to unite amicably
with the representatives of property, rather than to Jun with
demagogues to overthrow them.
The ltev. Mr. ChAMPNEYS stated that the exper.ae of
prosecuting criminals in the county of Middlesex in 1847
was 15,8051., while the annual cost of the pr. posed refuge
was estimated at only 2,0001. ; sa that eight refuges migist
he supported at an expense no greater than that which
was now re° aired for only one branch of erimit'ai work,
and which did not embrace the cost of police and prisons.
It might, therefore, be interred that 30 or 40 of these refuges
for the prevention or crime might be supported at a cost not
greater than that now incurred in punishing i: in one
county.
The Secretary then announced a list of subscriptions which
had been recelvcd towards the object is view, aisounting to
2161. 10s.
Lord KINNAIRD dilated on the advantages of the eystera:in
uneconomical point of view,hishad been Exhibited by itswork-
ing in the towns of Dundee and Aberdeen. He was utis-
fled that if they succeeded in estabiishmg the school in
Londonithe establishment of simiiar institutions would follow
throughout the country.
AU the resolutions were adopted. They will be f:und in
our advertising columns.
The Secretary then announced the receipt of 10'. from
Mr. Bevan, the treasurer, towards these ct,jects. Thanks
having been voted to the Lord Mayor and Mr. Alderman
Johnson the proceedings closed.

BRIGHTON AND CONTINENTAL STEAM PACKET
C .• .—The directors and proprietor of this company
held a meeting yesterday at the Loudon-bridge Stati ,n. The
Hon. Captain Hotham took the chair, and the secretary
read the report, which stated that this company was formed
under the expectation that it would be supported and its
interests identified with those of the London, Brighton, and
South Cost Railway; but as an injunction was obtained to
prevent that railway company from affording such support,
and es parliament had retuned its sanction to the bill, to
effect such latter object, the dinners have only one cruse
to recommend, namely, an abandonment of the undertaking
and the winding-up of the affairs of the company. The
accounts stated the liabilities of the company amounted
to 66,4521. lies. 2d. The assets were stated to be—.
balance at beakers', 1,5101. 13e. sd. Due on the four calla,
3,0901. Packet accounts, 50,2221. Ss. 93. The chairman
said, chat their boats on the station ran from July 1847. until
last October. During the early part of that time they se
perfectly succeeded as the directors could anticipate under
the circumstances of a new company taking up the ground
against one which had long been esteblished. They were
laid up daring the winter, and the directors were in hopes
that the Brighton Railway Company would be enabled by
their bill to have identified the interests of the two com-
ps ie., because in all the substantial poin's they were iden-
tical. The establishment of the steam communication
would be to the interest of the railway company ; there was
no question whatever that the railway company lost several
hundreds per week for want of a proper steam communi-
cation between their line and the French coast. The
Rouen and Dieppe railway was nearly finished and would be
opened in the present week. Mr. Blunt, the manager, came
here for the purpose of endeavouring to make arrangements
with them for the running of boats to communicate between
Br'ghtoa and Dieppe. Even in the present state of Paris
there was greater traffic between the two countries than
most people were aware of. The directors would not im-
pugn the decision of the House of Lords, but lamented that
their lordships bad come to an unfavourable conelsaioo;
and the only thing they had now to recommend was Ike wind-
ing up of the concern, and the dieposal of the boat.—The
Chairmen then put to the meeting the adoption of the report
and the accounts.—Several questions were then put by pro-
prieten to the chairman, and were anewered to their perfect
satisfaction. A discussion took elect as to the propriety
of leaving it .o the discretion of the proprietors to work the
boats to the advantaee of the c .mpany before they had
an opportunity of selling them well. This suggestion, how-
ever, did not meet with the ninon of the meeting.—
The report and accounts were then unanimously adopted.—
Mr. then moved "that the directors be and are
hereby authorised to dispose el the Neck of the c:mpnny,
either by public auction or private contract, and wind up
the affairs in such a manner as they may deem advisable."
—The motion was seconded, and unanimously adopted.—
Six retiring directors having been re-elected, and the thanks
of the meeting having he-n voted to the chairman, wbo' in
responding, recommended the gt ntlemen present to explain
to the proprietors of the railway company who were friends
of theirs now mistaken they were as regarded their own
interists in not supporting the hill which tad been thrown
out ray the House of Lords, the meeting se parattd.
Tlll CHOLERA AND TILE HEALTH OF TOWN,
—The radical defect of the Health of Towns Hill is the
omission of the chin: of London and Wcetruiester and the
rest of the metropolis—than which no part of the king-
dom stands in greater need o; improved eanitary provisions
—from its operation. In the face of the shadow which ad-
vances No menacingly from the East, a solemn rispeesibi-
lit, rests, as we have paid, on those who hate contributed to
delay this measure or denude it of its poweis. Something
must be done—and soon—by the inhabitants of London, at
least in the spirit of this health bill which they have per-
mitted themselves to be juggled out of, if they would net
have the horrors of the last cholera visitation renewed. At
Constantinople, in Wallachia. in Moscow, and at St. Peters-
burg this tearful scourge of sanitary sins is raging—and
slowly, but certainly, it is tending to the West. Arrange-
ments may be made in the English provinces, under the new
act, for baffling the destncyer when he shall appear. There
will, at least, be some unity of effort—some ruling intelli-
!lnce presiding over the catty of the country towns. But
d the city of two millions of inhabitants—la, would
seem, to be given up to the avenger. It is declared by
municipal wisdom to be already sufficiently clean, well-
drained, end salubrious. To combat assertions like this in
the face of the evidence would be as idle as it is to make
them. Let any man walk through Westminster under the
shade of its al bey ever, St. Gate's, St. Olave's, Bethnal-
green, and Lambeth—and then pronounce whether London
he in a condition to receive the visits of a specie.. of cholera
so malignant as that which is now ravaging Russia, Turkey,
and the Danubian states—and feeds on tool cents and
espours. We have no desire to create a panic by continually
pressing this important subject on public attention. rye
have before pointed out that the ordinary waste of human
life is much greater in any given year than the occasional
havoc caused by an epidemic. We recocniee in the threat-
ening pest an ad ;Akins], but, comparatively speaking, not an
overwhelming danger; and we borrow as argument from the
fears of the public not so much fora sanitary reform as for an
instant reform. It is we who would prevent panic, for we
know by experience how ill measures of precaution eon be
taken when the enemy is on our hearths. The work should
be done now ;—six months hence it may be in a great degree
too late.—Atheneum.
SALE AT STOWE.—The statement in a Sunday pa-
gee that the mortgagee of this property bad been paid out
by relation of the Duchess of Bockinehem is untrue. The
sale will take place, as advertised in this day's paper.
BORING FOR WATER.—" If you please, sir, the
man', called again for the water rte."—Punch.
CHILD FOUND IN A BAND-BOY.—About 12 o'clock
last night as the watchman of the Joint Station, London-
bridge, was going his rounds, and when passing by the
Lost Property Office, he fancied he heard a chi'd cry
which induced him to make a search, but not hearing the
voice again, and seeing nothing suspicion..., he was about
leaving the office, when he heard another taint cry evi-
dently proceeding from a band-box tied with tape and ad-
dressed to a party at Croydon, which, upon exemioation,
was found to contain a tine male child of some eight or tea
days old, fast asleep. It was immediately conveyed to
Guy's Hospital, where some food was administered, and the
child seems none the worse fur its long journey (supposed
from Dover).
Foua LIVES LOST ON THE RIVER.—At en early
hour cn Sunday two young men hired a wheny from
Alexander'. yard, et Chelsea, for the purpese of rowing two
young females to Kew. On their return home, while
approaching Putney-bridge, about nine o'clock in tee even-
ing, the tide was running very strong. the river being much
Hooded by the heavy nine,when from some acc'dentel cause,
either it is supposed the inexperience of the. young men or
want of caution, they Tin against a barge moon I on the
Middlesex side of the river near the bridge. The boat im-
mediately upset, and all four were immersed in the river
and carried under the barge. The seetdent we- %gunned
by a number of persons both from Putney-bridge and the
shore sod several boats were put off to their assistanee, but,
owing to the strength of the tide, without any effect. Yee-
terday the boles of the two men were picked up and con-
veyed to the Swan Inn at Fulham, but were Lot identifier'
The bodies of tht women have nut yet been men, ••
although every exertion was being made for the pup. ad,
INQUESTS' YESTERDAY. -- ALLEGED NIA'. 4e-
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dreg the death of John Doherty, aged 19, abe tar, Te.i'vr-
tb. employ of the Trinity-house Corpore east getter, in
alleged to have been forced into the river b. lion, who was
On Monday, the 17th inch, the deceased f George Green.
went to Blackwell to witness a rowinr with his parents
ceeded in a boat to a be:lest-barge bel. , mecca. 'inn° pre
house, lying off the East and West " '
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