The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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THE PRUBSULN CHAMBER&

BERLDI, NAT 6.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower Home the debate
upon the Military Reorganisation Bill was re-
sumed. Herr von Bonin's amendment, propcsing
a mediation between the Government and the
Chamber on the question of the military budget,
was lost, only 8 votes being given is its favour.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the government bill were re-
jected by 258 to Si votes. The ministry hereupon
declared that they had no further interest in taking
part in the discussion. Paragraphs S and 4 were
then rejected, and upon the motion of Herr von
Hennig all the remaining paragraphs were together
put to the vote and rejected.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S VISIT TO
ALGERIA.

ALGIERS. MAT

The Emperor, accompanied by Meal
Machialion, has visited the environs of this tone.
His Majesty breakfasted this Morning with the
Aghas Bachaghas nt:the provisos of Algiers. The
Emperor's health oontiansammelleat.

THE DUKE ON BRABANT.
KAMM:MIL JUT L
The Duke of Brabant arrived here yesterday, and
left immediately for Brussels direct.

SPALN.

MADRID, VA 5.

The official gazette of to-day pit/Althea a decree
ordering the evacuation of St. Domingo. Yester-
day the sale by auction of the bondi guaranteed on
landed property took place here. A minimum price
of 88 pee cent. was fixed by the government, and
private individuals from Madrid sad the Spanish
provinces subscribed for about 80 millions at this
price. Offers have, however, been received fOr
more than three hundred millions at 86 or 88.

ARRIVAL OF SIR HUGH ROSE AT TRIESTE.
TBIESTIL, NAT 5.
Sir Hugh ROW, lately Commander-in-Chief of the
Indian army, has amved here from Alexandria.
Achim" remind from Persia state that the Shah
had dismissed his ministry.

INDIA.
(IT DINICT OVIMAND manitasn.)
BOMBAY. Aram 29, 2.45 T.Y.
Cotton and piece goods unchanged. Excise
on London, 2s.
Exchange on London, 21. Old.

CALCUTTA, Aria S.

BOMBAY AND MAIIRITIIJS MAILS.
The following telegram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-

MAT 5.

The Ripon, with the above mails, arrived here
at 8 a.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at
ILBO a.m.

THE OFFICIAL INSFECTION OF WORK-
HOUSE&

Mr. H. B. Farnall, as Metropolitan Inspector
under the Poor-law Board, completed his periodical
examination of the workhouses of St. Marylebone
on Tuesday last, and the result of his observations
will in due course be laid before the guardians and
the authorities at Whitehall. Meanwhile, It may
be useful to show the principle on which these in-
spections are made, the extent to which they are
carried, and how far the recommendations made by
an officer of the crown are carried out. Firstly,
then, no warning is given of the intended visit.
Mr. Farnall selects some morning on which, from
various circumstances, such as letters of complaint
from paupers, the lapse of time, or other causes, he
thinks it expedient, on public grounds, to examine
the details of management, and proceeding to the
establishment singled out, is at once couductea
through its wards, infirmaries, workshops, and dor-
mitories. One half the Marylebone workhouse was
thus inspected last week, and testing the efficiency
of the remainder occupied the whole of Tuesday.
As various matters were pointed out by Mr. Far-
nail in the chronic ailment and convalescent
wards, the workhouse master made the me-
moranda, while the former in each room
picked out one or two paupers, and, out
of hearing of the parochial officials, questioned
them as to the treatment they experienced, and the
degree of comfort and consideration they obtained.
The replies were generally satisfactory, some of
them poisoning a rude pathos, as that of the old
woman who was well taken care of, but would
be glad when the Almighty took her, for "I'm
tired ;" and that of her neighbour who wept be-
cause she could not remember her children's names,
and couldn't send for them if she were dying to!
morrow. It was pleasant to note about some of
the beds, and on little shelves or tables at their
head, h amble efforts on the part of their poor occu-
pants to give their resting-place somewhat of a home
look. Sometimes it was one or two photographic
likenesses, duly framed, or a water-colour drawing,
the obvious handy work of the young mistress in
younger and brighter days ; or the coloured supple-
ment of one of the illustrated papers ; or even an
ambitious family portrait Is oils ; or, in
the case of a catholic pauper, a rude cruci-
fix and image of the Virgin, which gave
an individuality to the bit of wall user which she
lay. It was pleasant, too, to occasionally note/one
of these feeble creatures being soothed by a re-
, arrangement of the bed-clotiliee, or to a trifling
change of posture by a companion is misfortune
only lees feeble than basalt, and it was gratiir
log to learn that a workhouse library is at their
disposal, and that volumes may be procured there-
, from on application by the nurse. The effect of
this last intelligence was, however, somewhat
j modified on inquiring for the works at present in
use. The paupers of St. Marylebone must have a
greater leaning to ecclesiastical lore, and a far
ke.ner wish for the acquirement of abstract know-
, ledge than most people of their station, if "The
History of the Church" and "Researches in
Caffraria " are selected for perusal in preference to
the entertaining literature we were assured was
kept at hand ; and it may be doubted whether
this not unimportant branch of sick-room
comfort is not left too much to chance,
or to the opaque sympathies of pauper nurses.
For in this portion of the house there is no
paid superintendent, and though the wardswomen
were all civil, obliging, and, apparently, kind, it is
obvious that the constant scrutiny of an independ-
ent name would be a substantial advantage to the
inmates, and a concession to the Poor-law Board,
which ought to be carried out. When one of these
old paupers die—and many of them seemed flicker-
ing between life and death during our stay—a
levees is placed round her bed, privacy is accorded
bet for the first time, and after four hours the body
is removed. The reason gives for this delay is the
amen* jealousy with which the treatment of the
dead is watched by the living. Thus, if a corpse
ware taken away before what is held to be a defeat
period had elapsed, the survivors would be indig-
' meat and unhappy ; and, Maser as it may sound,