The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-19 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Dec.
The ceremony of "breaking the shield" took
place on the 3rd. This is an ancient custom which
should have taken place the day after the monarch's
funeral, but it was forgotten. A platform beg
created in each of three localities—Commercifl
(Black-horse) square, Don Pedro's-square, and tha
Square of St. Antony—a procession took place it
due order from the Municipal Chamber, and at each
of the places the following words being audibly
spoken, namely, " Weep, Portuguese, because yoa
Queen, the Lady Donna Maria the Second, is dead'
a shield was broken, and thrown on the floor; site
which a religions ceremony took place in St. Ai'
thony's church.
Lord Talbot and Colonel IVylde are here. Thu
minion was ostensibly to condole with the hug
Regent on the part of Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert ; but they have, doubtless, directions to oh.
serve the course of events, at any rate their apper
ance and the squadron of Admiral Corry may to
considered a demonstration on the part of IX
British government of no ordinary import. I mg
venture to say, that all the occult preparatsid
now making will be reserved until the terunssof
of tialdanhes life. In the meantime every de
will be made to obtain a dissolution of the Chosabm
The result of the proceedings against the Sac,o!si
of Oporto, on the part of the Minister of the lotente
for abuse of the liberty of the press, has esc.ui
much surprise here: the jury having returned tha: Jr
numbers were equal, the judge sent them back, k°
several divisions took place, the last of which as I
to 5, with a fine of 10,000 rein, to which effect.*
tenoe was pronounced. A tie on the part of theiktYt
or even a return of 7, amounts to an acquittal; 116
judge, therefore, acted wrong in sending them WA
and wrong also in sentencing the accused, both!'
turns being an acquittal, as the law requires S ,021
for a conviction.
When Lord Talbot and Colonel Wvlde arrlat
they had free pratique given them. the Amensk
minister, although on board the same packet, Ali
consigned to quarantine, but on writing a tele*/
stiff note to the Minister for Foreigniffairs,its
pratique was given him also.
Exchange, 54; discount of notes, 2 per cent.

GERMANY.

—.—
The Prussian government having ,
pleasure some of its least loved former
tering and travelling through the State,
the rights of American citizens, has cc
some new passport regulations to the
cabinet. In future native Americans
Prussia by the sole authority of their
ment, but Prussians by birth, who I
citizenship in the great republic must
port from the Prussian authorities. It
seen whether the American governmei
nise a regulation which sets limits to
rights.

ITALY.

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PIEIIiiONT.
The Piednontesc Ga:ettc contains a
the members of the new Chamber
attend a preliminary meeting on the
to agree upon certain measures relating
sitting of the following day.
Among the men of note rejected
of the Kingdom of Sardinia, during tile
is Count Costa della Torre, the chief can.
clerical party, who has been thrown ote
Moncalieri, Carmagnola, • and Pant al co..
exiled Archbishop of Turin. Nlunsignor 1
had one vote given him at Vigevan.).
The Piedrponttse Ga:efte publishes a .lilt
towns that have sent addresses to CountCaa,

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approving of the autt-ministerial riot of the I%kh
october at Tann.
'f he Psedniontese Gazette, of the 12th, publishes
royal decree, giving force of law to the convention
about telegraphic correspondence concluded between
eitierland and Sardinia.

PERSIA.

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The following is given by the Bombay Gazette as
the substance of a private Persian letter, dated
Ispahan, Sept. 20:—" All Persia is thrown into a
state of suspense and anxiety by the disappearance
of his Majesty the King of Persia from Teheran,
with 30,E cavalry, 1,000 pieces of cannon, and
3,000 carpels loaded with ammunition. We see
completely at a loss to conjecture the object of the
expedition or the place of its dutination. Some
surmise that his Majesty has hastened to co-operate
with Turkey against the lawless aggressions of
Russia; whilst others, with better reason, are of a
different opinion. Persia's uniting with Russia in
the present crisis would at once excite the animosity
of the Suonnees (as all the Turks belong to that
stet), and a religious war might be the upshot."

EGYPT,

Accounts received from Alexandria to the 6th,
state that since the 13th ult., when the decision ob-
tained by M. Srbatier from the Viceroy relative to
the export of corn became known at Alexandria,
commercial affairs had acquired considerable activity,
and the price of wheat, which had been kept down
in consequence of the uncertainty which prevailed
on the subject, suddenly rose from 60 piastres (la),
which woe the price on the 14th November, to 103
piastres (2M. 73c.) the ardeb (equal to 1 hectolitre
72 litres). Stephan-Bey has been replaced as Minis-
ter of Foreign Affair, by Mahmoud Bey, who was
(lovernor of Bcyrout under Mehemet Ali, in istO, at
the time of the attack on Syria by the combined
forces of Austria, England, ana Turkey. He is said
to be an able man, but little fevourable to European
ideas. Abbr.; Padre bad just left Cairo to proceed
into the desert to meet the pilgrims from Mecca.

AUSTRALIA.

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The intelligence received from the gold colonies
by the Overland route is only of four days later date
than that brought by the Victoria steam ship.
The Shanghai left Melbourne two days before
Michaelmas day. A correspondent writing on the
26th, remarks The fine weather of the last few
days gives promise of Spring having fairly set in."
A Melbourne gold circular of Sept. 24 reports that at
Bendigo things are:going on well, and general satisfac-
tion is felt at the 40s. license fee. At the Ooulburn a
rush had taken place to a gully four miles from the
principal ;workings, but had not turned out so rich
as had been reported. At Vim very little was
doing, the Ovens attracting great numbers, both
from that field and the Goulburo. Front Ballarat's
'jewellers shops' the amount of gold was still great,
many diggers realising handsomely, while other un-
fortunates were getting none. Digging, or, more
properly mining, at this field now is a matter of
serious undertaking, and requires a considerable
amount of means to ensure anything like success.
Some parties have been at an outlay of 6001. bekre
coming to the bottom; but when once there, the
yield has richly compensated for the outlay.
Tho Argus correpondent writes from Mount Alex-
ander on the 24th September :
Matters one mere begin to wear a peseeable aspect et
Bendigo and Forest Creak. At the latter rhos licenses are
takes out very readily at the new rate; in fact, I have it
hem very good authority that the crowds which may be
NOS daily et the Bendigo Camp are larger than any hitherto
mem all saaisusly waiting for their turn for obtaining the
meeleed keement. The central committee of the Anti-
lassese Ammeletion have determined upon holding a jubilee
M esmenosesstion of the happy issue ; and it is their in-
timates $ bolt. all the branch committee*, together with
tfrts ellskis at the Bendigo comp. A cireuler issued by the
AwelvOlid-Licease Society invites the diggers to a public
Omer sad jubilee, to be held on the Ist of October, to
egiebrate the triumphant success which has attended the
advocacy of the reduction of the license tat. On that day
it was proposed to submit to the diggers some its
business, together with a plan of a new organ kr
another society to carry on future ref ;rms.
The diggers in Victoria were disposed to urge
their claims for a share in the representation very
Strongly upon the government. The Argue says:
The question vf immediate enfranchisement of the dig-
gers is a very importaat one. The Legislative Council has
been lately taught, if it is at all capable of learning, that a
large and powerful section of the community is very apt to
take that which it looks upon as its right, and does sot find
readily given. We do not wonder at the angry demand
of the diggers for represent*. ion. A fact broadly enough
stated by Mr. Fawkner on leday, is calculated to lead to
very ugly conclusions. This statement was to the effect
that there was one representative for every eighty squatters
in the coliny, while silty or eighty thousand diggers had
not one. From a rough glance around the house, we be-
lieve that if Mr. Fertiliser had said that there was one repre-
sentative in the house for every thirty squatters, be would
have been very near the mark. To rectify this, we mast
wait for something to bo done by the Queen, sod here is
ass Luton, out of ten thousand of the evils attendant upon
the folly of contenting ourselves to go limbering all round
the world for our law."
Great complaints are made of the state of the
roads at Bendigo. The heavy rains have caused
that part of the roads undermined in the summer to
fall in, leaving frightful cavities, many of which are
not seen, in consequence of a sheet of water, until
the unwary bullock-driver becomes inextricably em-
bedded thereto. "Sticking-up" has become a fa-
vourite amusement with the lawless vagabonds in-
festing Bendigo, and every night brings with it
some accounts of unfortunate residents being robbed
and maltreated while returning home from viatica
some neighbour.
The Clime of horse-stealing tee has ones seen
become very prevalent is the hoed. Some
dozens of horses have aioappolksk Forest Creek
within a fortnight. It bbas band Me
occurrence to see such a thing es s Ames meria
drays being encamped on the road within allow miles
of -Forest Creek, and unable to proceed further
through the loss of their horses.
The price of gold at Melbourne declined on the
closing of purchases for the Victoria. On the 24th
of September it was 765. 6d. Immediately after-
wards, however, there arose a brisk demand for ship-
ment to the east by the Shanghai, which could not be
supplied, the market having been completely cleared
for the Victoria.
The labour market was active. At Melbourne labour
of every description was still scarce, in consequence
of the great numbers of working men who had left
town within the previous two or three weeks for the
diggings. Female servants are much wanted, and
agnmiltural labourers. Considerable difficulty is
found in procuring seamen, either for the run home
or for short voyages.
Messrs. F. R. Wallen and Sons report in their
price current :
Matacivava, Vicroats, San. 26.—Since our circular
per Victoria, little, if any, change hes takes place in
markets. For breadstuff+ a small consumptive deem.
esists ; the arrival of the John M'Kesais this morning,
from Now Orleans, with 6,000 barrels of Boar may slightly
affect prices, being to some eatent ea uses? acted addition
to our suck. Hsoall and Oallego brands continue in
strong request 7th. cash, taken from alongside the ship,
has bees refused for the latter brand. Brandies are im-
proving in value ; at auction, on Saturday, 14v. 9d. to ltos
was realise,* for Martell's in bond; 33e. ed. for Scotch
whisky in bottle. Prier of gold, 31. 16s. ed. per oz.
The Swale Australian Register of Sept. 29, iasued
after the sailing of the Victoria, announces that, ac-
cording to reports received at the Colonial Treasury,
the overlaid gold escort was bringing down 10,714
ounces 10 dusts., to Adelaide. This is con-
siderably more than double the quantity received by
the last escort, and is hailed as the prelude to still
larger consignments by succeeding opportunities.
"The value of the gold now on the road," says the
Register," will be, in round numbers, about 40,0001.
This quantity kept up monthly for twelve months
would add half a million to our capital at the end of
the year. The chance of increasing our means to
that extent year by year is not to be despised, and
we hope that every possible effort consistent with
propriety will be made to maintain the escort in its
present state of efficiency.
A subject of deep dipeati-faction amongst the mer-
cantile community of Adelaide (says the Register)
has been " the unpardonable inconsiderateness of the
Postmaster-General in London in sending a large
mail for this proviuce by the Stratford, a vessel
bound direct for Sydney, when several vessels were
laid on direct for Adelaide, and have arrived here.
The Stratford left on the 4th of June, and had not
arrived at Sydney on the 17th of September, when

the Victoria left. We hope such another piece of
folly will not soon again be perpetrated. There
could be no excuse for it, because, had the Postmaster-
General even been so ignorant of the geographical
position of Adelaide as not to have known that
Sydney was a thousani miles beyond it, he ought
not to have forgotten memorials and remonstrances
already addreswd to him from this colony on the
subject of sending letters by vessels destined to other
ports."
At Melbourne, too, the post-office arrangement in
connexion with the Stratford are criticised with no

mote leniency. The Argus takes high ground and
says : "Let us view the matter in another light.
They must admit that the Australia are now equal
in value to the West Indies; yet while they spend
hundreds of thousands on the West India Mail
steamers, they grudge more than 1,0001. for an old,
slow, sailing vcsael, to Auatralia; and while they arc
as careful of the return mails from the West Indian
Islands, u they are of the outward mails, they leave
the Australian return mails, on the alternate month,
altogether to chance.

POOR LAW INVESTIGATION IN MARY-

LEBONE.

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On Saturday, Mr. Austen, the inspector sp-
rinted by the Poor Law Board to investigate the
circumstances connected with the death of James

Walsh, an Infant, whose death was attributed to neg-
lect by the parochial authorities of Maryleborie, and
upon whom en inquest was held by Mr. Wattle,,
opened the iaquiry in the Board-room of the workhouse,
New [Old. Keay of the guardians were present. Mr.
Austen, before entering upon the evidence, said that he
would dement* with examining deceased's parents, Mr.
Messer, the assistant overseer, and the gate.porter ; and
that not only should all parties interested in the matter
be present, but that the investigation should be con-
ducted with open doors, so that any ratepayer who wished
might attend it.
Garrett Walsh, the father, was the first and only witness
examined durirg the day ; bat his evidence, although it
occupied nearly 11l hours, was a mere recapitulation of the
facts given by him before the jury at the inquest. He
charged the parochial authorities, and especially Mr.
Messer, the relieving officer, with his chilu's death,
by refusing him and his wife and their deemed
child admission to the workhouse when they were
sr/belly destitute, and were compelled to sleep for
gghte seder the workhouse walls and in the stmts.
Muting globs if the relief which he bad received on serf-
al preview essasioss, he stated that on a certain Thursday
be went hew Workhouse to obtain an order for admission.
straness bur, be said, or en hour and a half, I saw
Me. Mem its relieving ;evened) in the office. There
men sire Mr. DiSesan, Mr. Kirby, and other inspectors.
I asked Mr. Messer for en order to come into the house, or
seen relief, whoa Mr. Kirby came up and told mei to see
Mr. Crawley, my Inspector. Mr. Crawley, who was pre-
seat, answered that he had seen me, and Mr. Messer then
said to see, "Oo ea." I asked him what I was to do, and
where seem my wife were to go to, and he told me to go
and hang myself. With that I was taken by thecol.ar, and
put oat of the once by a policeman. I don't know his
name or number. I then went to the gate of the work-
house, sad waited till Mr. Messer came out. I waited till
nearly four o'clock is the afternoon. I followed him dews
the street as for as Sarum's, the baker's. I tali Mr.
Messer how I and my wife were out in the street; that I
had no place to go to, and be put his hod in his pocket and
gave me expend, and told me that was out of his owe
pocket. I bad not left 14, Gee's-court, at that time. I
met my wife in High-street, and we went to Mrs. Holmes's,
in Gee's-court, and slept there that night. I paid
her sixpeace for the room. My wife had got that sixpence,
but on the previous night we were up all night. On Friday
(the next day) I went before the rota board. On arriving
at the workhouse, at nine o'clock, I saw Mr. Crawley, nail
he told me be should want me presently. I went before
the rota board and saw Mr. Russell and Mr. Poland ; and
Mr. Messer sad Mr. Tice were there. I asked for as order
to code into the house, and Mr. Messer said my wife was •
good market woman and ought to go into the streets to
week. I told them I had no home and nothing to go to
market with, and she had a child in her arms, and Mr.
Messer said I must make a home and nurse the child ; and
Mr. Crawley then shoved See Out of the room. I then went
eat to the gate and saw my wife, and we waited there till
two o'clock, when Mr. Crawley came out. I told him we
bad nothing to est. He then went back to Mr. Mower's
saw and brought out a ticket for two pounds of meat, but
be said oar bread was stopped. I sold the meat ticket for
40. to enemas same& Keleher, to buy • loaf. [The nit-
rous hues edembeed that oh this point he told • (she-
athed bare ths streset, bet he had done so for fear of
getting his readter's relief stopped.] He came back
he the workless' and tried to get admission, and
waited there till about half past seven, and a
person opposite the gate gsve them twopence-halfpenny,'
sad another person some food and tea. They went to
Mellness's, in Gee's-covet, and slept again there that night.
Webb stated that he applied fur work before be came to
the board for relief, and also on the Monday before his
ebild died, which was en the Tuesday following, the day
Its west before the board. On the Tuesday miming, he
peessaffei. I went out with my wife and child, about ten
eftffleek, Me Mrs. Holmes's, and walked about with my
wire to see if I could get nay work. Amongst other places
I willed at was the workhouse : but I saw noes of the offi-
cials. About Ave in the afternoon I was walking with my
wife near St. Giles's Church, and we stet a woman my wife
knew, and she looked at my wife's child, and my wife
looked at her child. When she looked at my child it had
skaoged colour about the lips, and seemed hardly to
breathe. We took the child over to Mr. Week's, a sur-
ged, nearly oppoaite. I maw a young man there, who
looked at the child and said it was dead. I had no employ-
/sent between the 21st October and the day my child died.
I could have worked with one hand if I could have got it
te do. The ticket was usually brought back to me on a
Thursday by one of the inspectors, bat I only had it for the
month.
Dr. Drusell—Walsh has just stated that he received no
relief beyond the month. Did he not receive on the day he
was before the rota, the 18th, an order for 21b. of meat ?
Walsh—Yes, they gave me a piece of paper to get it.
By Dr. Russell—l also west with the inspector to the
baker's to get some bread. I went with Mr. Betide, but
I did net get any bread. No reason was given why I should
set have the bread, but Mr. Bertraun said I should not
hive the bread till the Monday. I did not sell any of the
bread I got from the house. I did offer to sell the bread to
I. MsUber, who bought the meat, but she had no money
W buy it. Mr. Bottoms did not say why he went with me
to Ma baker's. It was to get bread, but I
Os the Pr.day, when before the sub-committee of the rota,
I stated that the child was very mush convulsed. I told
Mr. Maser of it as many days as there is in the year, but I
don't think Mr. Messer so had as Mr. Poland. On the day
the child did, and when I went to seek for work, I took
my wife sad child with me, because I thought she was as
well with me as stopping where she was.
Colonel Bagnold (a director)—Knowing that child was
sick, how came you to carry that child about the streets on
the Tuesday ?
Walsh—l wasn't to tell it was sick—a aim eight weeks
old. Me to tell it was sick is ridiculous.
Colonel Bagnold—To whom did he apply for work on
that day ?
Walsh—l don't wish to make that reply.
Commissioner—lt is a very proper question, and you must
answer it.
Welsh--Oh, if it is your wish, I will; I first went to
Mr. Moore, of South Wharf, Paddington ; the next to
Mr. Thomas Jackson, of Pimlico; the next was
tho Marble Factory in Rahn-street; and next to Harley's
factory, nearly opposite. I was at all those places on the
Tuesday, and at Mr. Cubit*, in Gray's-Lnwroad.
By the Commissioner-1 applied at many places for work
before the Tuesday the child died, bat I can't say where
they were.
Walsh here became very excited, and said he was sur-
rounded bye set of bulldogs hunting a poor crow, made
a perusal attack upon Mr. Poland, celed the board villeins,
and said they robbed the parish. Ultimately the commis-
sioner was compelled to suspend his examination till ear
they day, expressing a hope to Walsh that when he again
CM, before the wart be would be cool and more tempe-
rate.
Walsh was hers removed, and the books showing the
relief afforded were produced to the inspector. Inquiry
having been made into the character of the books and their
_ use, the investigation was adjourned.
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THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAT.--Thare seems little
doubt that the proposed holiday as the 96th in lieu of
Christmae•day will be very generally, if not universally,
observed throughout the country. The Mayors of Man.
cheater, Liverpool, Bradford, Birmingham, Northampton,
Oxford, Southampton, Newcastle. Exeter, Plymouth,
Arundel, Guildford, and a great many other corporate
towns, have issued notices requesting that a suspension of
betimes. shan't take place ; and in Manchester and some
other towns it is stated that this will apply even to banking
establishment•. In many other places, as Tunbridge,
Kingston, sic., the inhabitants have themselves issued notices
to the •ffcct that they will not open their places of business.
CHRISTMAS Boxrs.—The following has been issued
by the large houses in the ir.n trade:—" Notice.—The
practice of giving Chrietmas boxes is discontinued at this
establishment. This warehouse will henceforth be closed on
the day after Christen .a day.—Dee. IS, 1853."
MR. JOHN MARTIN.—This gentleman, the painter
of " Badshasaar's Feast," husaffered, it is stated, an attack
of paralysis that disables his right hand, and impedes his
utterance; though his hearing and sight remain perfect.
This misfortune occurred to him last month, in the Isle of
Man, where he was planning improvements for the harbour
of D iturlaa.
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE LONDON-BRIDGE STA-
TION.—On Saturday Mr. Payne held an inquest on the
body of Mr. William Matthews, who had died at the North
Kent P. eilway station, London-bridge, en the previous
night. rhe deceased had suddenly fallen down and expired.
Mr. John Matthew, of No. 10, Church-street, Woolwich,
son of the deceased, said that his father was a butcher. Be
had bad pretty r od health, bathe had been troubled about
family affairs, and he bad complained of a heavy weight or
pressure on hie chest. The jury returned a verdict ot" Na-
tural death."