The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-28 00:00:00

told the object of his visit, and the father at last con-
tented to let his boy be sent to school, the mother having
volunteered to work at the anvil in his place, so that their
incomings might not he reduced. Mr. Bunitt took the boy
to Brom-grove, got his rags exchanged for a new suit of
clothes, and sent him to school, and the contributions of the
American children are to pay (or his education. Hundreds
of persons in America will hereafter feel an interest in this
one poor, unknown boy, and with what feelings d alied
will they hereafter communicate with each other, when the
lad has learned to read and write.—. Mr. S. Fletcher said that
Tel the lan laid down by Mr. Burritt showed that there were in
the unday-school of England and America undeveleped
ices which might be productive of the most beneficial
results. If Sunday-School teachers and scholars felt the re-
sponsibility which devolved upon them, and worked out
earnestly this plan of international communication, the
youth of the two countries would become annihilators of war.
YORKSHIRE.
Too PAR NORTR.---The Lards Mercury relates the follow.
ing story, which may put others on their guard against the
very disinterested persons who advertiso thousands of pounds
to be lent to the Iw-fly. A short tins since an advertisement
appealed in the local newspapers, stating that 10,0001.,
15,0001., or 30,000/. were ready to be advanced en security
at 3 per cent., with directions to apply to a Mr. Coward,
Lansdowne-crescent, Bath. A party in Bradford, wanting
the sum of 10,0001. upon ample security of freehold
building, like many others, was delighted with the terms,
and entered into treat; with Mr. Coward to advance
the money, which he agreed to do at 31. per cent. for 14
years, upon inspecting the 'buildings, and being satisfied of
the security. According to arrangement, Mr. Coward came
from Bath to Bradford, put up at an inn there, and, by
appointment, inspected the buildings in a hasty manner, and
assured the money-wanting party that he was perfectly
satisfied with the security, but that his silent, who would
have to advance the money resided in Wales. and th it his
terms were to have his preliminary expenses paid before he
proceeded further. Accordingly he handed in a bill :
Travelling expenses, 600 miles, at Is. a mile £lO 0 6
Low of time, 7 days, at Si. as. a day
Tavern expenses
—ES9 6 0
The money-wanting gentleman, on this bill bring put into
his hands, asked time to consider the point, and went to
consult a professional person, who stated that although the
charges were unusual, yet if the money could be obtained
at 3 per sent. (mortgages on buildings in Bradford being
always, even for the largest sums, 41 and 5 per cent.), and
for 14 years, he would advise him to pay the charges, pro-
vided the money was advanced; and they went together to
the inn, where they saw Mr. Coward, a slender, gentle- I
manly-looking man, with wtrts around his eyes. Having I
stated he was satisfied with the security, he was informed
that these charges, besides the ordinary solicitor's charges,
would be paid upon the money being obtained; but Mr.
Coward stated that he could not go into \Vales without the
charges being paid first. lie was then reminded that there
were persons in London who made a living by advertising
mono v to lend which they had not, in order to obtain fees,
and that though nothing discreditable was imputed to him,
it could not be expected, unless the money was ethane, il,
that nearly 60/. would he trusted to him ; and thus Mr.
Caward hail his journey from Bath for his pains.
HE aunt OP TOWNS.—An aWe paper on this subject, by
Dr. Crowther, was read at the Mechanics' Institute, Wake-
field, on Monday. The writer dwelt largely upon the nau-
seous effluvia arising from ce-spools, slaughter-houses and the
like, a nuisance which unhappily existed in nearly all the
large town, and which was well known to be highly preju-
dicial to public health. Dirty, narrow, and ill-paved streets
were alike injurious, and the vast volumes of smoke con-
stantly pouring from our factory chimneys and steam-
engines, were also productive of disease. The writer directed
especial attention to the dwellings of the labouring classes.
Overcrowding was an evil, and unless cleanliness were ob-
served in private dwellings, no matter how the public streets
were cleanscd,discase would continue to be fostered. When
the Asiatic cholera visited our shores in 1332' the inhabit-
ants of Wakefield " whitewashed and cleansed largely," in
hopes of avoiding contagion, and the effect was this, fever
was lees prevalent in the town for two years afterwards.
Proper ventilation was also necessary in every human habi-
tation, and the writer affirmed that in England and Wales,
5000 deaths occurred annually for the want of it.
DURHAM .
Tun SUNDERLAND PoST-OFFIi E.—There are great com-
plaints in this town of inadequate postal accommodation. It
is said in addition to the receiving-box now at the foot of
Lombard-street, others are required in the High-street, in
Hendon-road, and near Ilbdiopwearmauth church. The Lon-
don morning mail is not delivered till the day after its arrival,
and within two hours of the evening mail, and it is also com-
plained that the despatch to London and the south in the
evening now takes place fully an hour sooner than is neces-
sary. Facilities of communication through the local posts
are also said to be in an imperfect state, and the staff of offi-
cials are not only greatly underpaid, but inadequate to th
speedy despatch of the heavy business of the office.
WOREESTEIIBII.IIIE.
Powan-toost Cava-Er FACronA.—A meeting, to tak
into csnsideration the formation of an establishment for the
manufacture of carpets in Worcester, by steam-power,
attended by an influential body of gentlemen connected with
that city and neighbourhood, was held on Monday. Mr.
Rising introduced the subject to the notice of the meeting,
and explained the benefit to be derived from an establish-
ment having for its object the employment of the poorer
classes, and, by adding the advantages of steam-power to
the carpet loom, to supply carpets of the very best quality
at a price considerably below that at which they can ut pre-
sent he rocured. Various details and explanations of the
nature of the machinery were then gone into, and resolu-

tions adopted.
LEICESTERMIIRF..
CHARTISM TN LOOOIIIIOROUGH.—An attempt is being
made to re-organise a chartist association in this town;
and on Monday afternoon it was announced by the bellman,
that a stranger would deliver a lecture on the charter and
the chartist land society, that evening, at the Wheat Sheaf,
to commence at half-past seven o'clock. At half past eight
o'clock about twenty persons had assembled, and in the
course of another half-hour the audience amounted to nearly
thirty, hut the stranger did not arrive. While waiting fur
his arrival, copies of two or three petitions from T. S. Dun-
combc, hI.P., and a circular which accompanied them, were
read to the meeting. The circular requested, that as many
signatures of parties favourable to the petitions as possible
should be obtained, and forwarded to him (Mr. Duneombe)
for presentation to parliament.
SoftrIIeMPTONSITHIF..
ENFORCING POOlt-RAIL, FROM AORICULTURAL LA-
ROVRERS.—At the recent petty sessions at Brackley, Robert
Ayres, an elderly agricultural labourer, was summoned by
the overseers of Brackley, St. l'eter's, to show cause why he
refused to pay two poor's-rates, amounting to Is. G Id. '
to
The
old man said it was not in his power to pay ; he went
wo-k, although he was scarcely able to do so; hie wages were
7s. a week, and he had to pay Is. 2d. a week nt e wax
73, and his wife 72 ; his money was not enough to pay
for
bread; he belonged to the parish, and he thought it h .rd t.
be so served. The magistrates said they had not the power
of excusing • and, to prevent further expense, the defendant
was adviseeto pay. lie declared he could not t was quite
out of his power. The case was ultimately adjourned to the
next seesion. Several othet persons were summoned for
small sums.s The parties were each ordered to ply the
amounts, 'and 4.. for summonses. In default, they were
informed distress warrants would he issued.
HERTFORIMIIIKK.
THE ROYAL BAUM/N.-I'6e governor of the Hertford
gaol received last'week two documents, extending the
gtroyal
pardon to dos. Brooks, and Thiel. Body, of Wiginon,
committed for several terms of imprisonment, for the offence
of poaching. The prisoner Brooks was committed on three
warrants for one offence, and-Body on two warrants, each of
which was to take effect at the expiration of the imprison-
ment ordered under the pre.lecling convictions. Her Majesty
ordered the discharge of the prisoners at the expiration of
the term of punishment authorised in the first warrant in
each ease. It is stated to be the intention of the government
to pursue this) course, with; a view to discourage the inffie-
tion of cumulative penalties in cases of poaching.
ItEngsßlltti.
BENEVOLENCE AT WINDROIL—IIer Majesty's gifts of
blankets, meat, bread, plum-pudding, &e., will be ve
e gin
to the poor of Windsor, consisting of between 400 and
500 families, at the Royal Mews, on New Year's-day.—The
Prince Consort's chestnuts realised the sum of 1271. 1.5.. It wit.
be distributed to the poor as under: Old Window, all. ; New
Windsor. 32/. ; Clewer, 231. Lis, ; Bahasa. 201. • Winkfield,
101.; and Sunning-hill, 101. Colonel Reid caused to be dis-
tributed, on Christmas-eve, a liberal supply of bread. meat,
and ale, to 130 families of the poor soter; of the borough.
The gallant Colonel also transmitted to the Rev. Lease Gosset,
the vicar, the sum of 201., to be distributed in meat, &c.,
amongst the poor of the parish generallyso . A t
like amouicar
nt
for a similar benevolent purpose, was al sen to the v
by Mr. Neville ; and also 20/. to the Rev. Stephen H awtrey,
the curate of the new church, at Clewer, within Vie
borough, to be distributed amongst the poor in that dititriet.
OPPOSITION TO SANITORF REFORM —A public meeting,
convened by the Mayor, was held in the 'Town-ball, Read-
ing, on Tuewlay, to consider the expediency of adonsing re-
solutions relstive to the Reading Sanitory Reform Bill.
Considerable excitement prevailed previ,us to the meet-
ing, from the issue of numerous handbills, &quits., an
placards, and it was evident that a strong opposition would
byte mnifested against the measure. The chair was occupied
b he Mayor, who was surrounded he moet..f the clergy, enil a
large body of influential rate-payers. Mr. B. Vines, in a length-
ened speech, opp
the measure, on the ground of its being
superseded by Lord Lincoln's hill—the alarming and unne-
cessary expenditure it would involve, the incoa-ioy of the
town council and incompetency of their surveyor to carry it 11
out, and the ineorrect data they were proceeding on. 'lt 'I
did not oppose sanitory reform, but the meaeure high
a hied ,
act. He was followed by J. B. Monk,exihigh sheriff,
of the county, who was opposed to the mea-ure, which w
supported by several speakers, including Dr. Cowan iv,
Meese.. May and Beall, members of the town einneil ; but
such was the impatience and interruption m :it the
meeting that it was with the utmost dith silty that the t .e.i
latter, as well as Messrs. H. Chase and B irtlett, wao eats-
sequently addressed the meeting, coutll .i a hearine.
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which called up the Rev. Merin. 'he ohtlpe end 11
who claimed a fair discussion for every epeekili au
called on the meeting not to form an ine ms-ler .te opinion
nor to prejudge the m •rits e the contionol ited bill.
At length the following revel
were carried by an over-
whelming mal.ritv That as it is the intent nil ..f
vernraent to introduce a gen. r measure for improving toe
eanitory improvement of towns, which is like..e in he pt—t"1
with all possible speed, the intenite,t he the
town council for a local bill is injudicious and prism dare.
and will involve an enormous and needless outlay; awl is,
therefore, deserving the strongest opp nut the
foregoing resolution he transmitted t' Vie t
Mayor
they the
information of the town council, with A reques that
will conform to the wi.tes of its s ipportire. A jetition to
parliament against 'tie mensal.° w oleo agreed to,to he
presented by the borough members, who are rept...led to
support it.