The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-09 00:00:00

THE WORKHOUSES OF CLERKENWEIL
AND ST. ILLILTIWS-IN.TH&FIELDG.

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' HE A.IIIFNI/IRowAN CAPTIVES.
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cit e France big non* the following letter from
t dikEllson,-telpille to the partial liberation
Of . CaneeN9o4l4ll consul in Abyssinia :
• - - Paris, September 6.
•
,I lame just remised from my intendant of sports is Abys-
sinia a marl from which I mince some Wroo_____wkido ma.,
longest year roam& " Mr. Camerae, the Fop& consal,
ha says, ' will be st liberty sod probably on hie way home
whoa Midwinter shall bn is yew_ beads, The Emperor
Theodora" was still nadmitled sad yseilisinp betwess sir
wain sad severity (death). Yoa said to his Majesty Wen
your departure, ' 0 powerful Nowell., of what do you
ooaplsia ? Are you not victorious is every point
of the question ? England mewed you and you lave
laughed at her. She lauded troops at Nassowah i
the war steamers were to bring an imihNkfe arm.,: 105
left Its AMA opts to than ; you west to taissaph swept
the Yalu, saying to the Britian savoys, 'Owe os, I sat
waiting far you ; at my return, I hope to encounter your
valiant bananas.' And they do sot dare owe an. A
mummy their Queen, hag written to you with her royal
handl As Ma abed pardoa kw bee erhaistsr.' " (This is
macs : I have seen and read the Qassa's letter.) " • Whis-
pers= implore your mercy and Mynas yeas maposainity,
0 Emperor of the Airfoils:leas, bow should the lloshave
say fear et no safeleps 1' The Primo appeared to bs In
as. of those critical moonset& whin the life of • mesa; who-
ever he might ha, would he at mall seamen in Mar balance.
We repeated to him your words is the %twat of huswity•
' Well &ea,' mid Theodora' • flst bin depart—tin ear-
pan, bat before he gem he ;hall make *very wood; be
shall sweat by the Vixen Mary never spin to re-toter lei
stated " (Amor:melees oath, methinks.) " ' On that will-
tille My moray shall be et SeNied to bier tiled to CEP INS
other Europeans of hie cursed religion.' The ceder in(
immediately dopalished to Maiden se sat Mr. Ossmassan
liberty." Tor ourselves we took oar departure for our sped.'
lag sapeditics, sad were usabla to be presoak ts our grant
regret, at the weentery O.IIIIIF-64 haws mittpmforMardP
oath. Bat the de(arA--- has &wines to tell as that this'
leupead iseredible history its at Magni some to a pasiAs
&comment, sod that the word& of a Frsoclunsa had a more
Powerful Wawa» over the terrible Emperor than Om
threats, the military dersosstratioas. the anal letter, tbe
ships of war, sad lastly, Moir prayers at theft's( mhos in
Ow world. Coon B. Dm Buena.

The Sanitary Commissioner of the Lanett t,
done good service in calling attention to the shame,
ful inadequacy of these workhoume. His es
scription of the infirmaries, published today,
fully ccaohorates the strictures pawed th';
journal last winter. They are close, rtoof,l.•
some, badly situated, and utter) tsouillocient foe
claims epon them. The tau L.
aptctor of the Pocredaw Board, Mr. H. .
hes made frequent official protests against altkiatl
crierkmwen, and lint for the hardship and imam
Menai to which hundreds of poor helplessaged mg,
tares would have been exposed bad they been me.
denly deprived ottheir only home, the place maw
probably have been peremptorily closed by order
the Yoor-lam Baud years ago. As we statedti
the enures of our investigations into the condition re
the homeless poor, " casuals " are packed away to
ill-ventilated lofts and down dark and noisome 4
lass; the guardians have not thought fit, Of kw
firenditimpossible, tooomply with the officialrego,
Litton' entitling them to reinbeireement from tk,
common fund,and though certain alterations and
dificatious have been made slope the passing of
Pillion' Act, the Clerkenwell casual wards are asi
behlndthose of a properly certified work house, such to
Lambeth, we will my, as an old-fashioned Oki
graveyard is behind a modern suburban eeinatem
Theguardiansof Staliartin's-in-the-Fields dewing
suck praise as may he clue to men who hare was
the best of shockingly bad materials, but who hare
not bad the thoroughness and wisdom to three
those materials sway, and to procure better. lla
prospect, or the certainty of disposing of the
valuable site to the Crown, is the alleged reason*
delay in making another, and while everyone si,
mite the shocking inefficiency of the Workhouse se
it *no one can suggest inoproveineata which w
not involve one of two things—increased space
daemons in the numbers accommodated, or
housed. It is but fair, however, to add that, bad see
tramp-wards undoubtedly are now, much has ben
done within the last twelvemonth towards bag.
ing the system of relieving casuals within the pre.
visions laid down by the Poor-law Board. %to
we visited St. Martin's last November many peer
wretches were per force refused admission, and
was piteous to hear the despairing sighs with whit
the announcement "Quite full, cant take in skt
more," was received. Now, we are assured.,
and we again inspected these wards and made
special inquiries last night—every applis.4
is taken in. Again, the Lama Commissioner,-
in his full and exhaustive article, eon-
manta upon " the bath-room, in which *a
casuals I are facetiously supposed to wash bete
retiring to rest ;" and "through the obscurity
which one saay dimly perceive a tin bath ;" but ft
should be remembered that as these wards .of
bath-rooms are only need at night, their dims
is easily obviated by the use of gas. At 10 p.m
yesterday they were sufficiently well lighted he
their ' purpose ; everyone of the tramps Testis'
on the barrack beds in the adjacent room had
been bathed, his clothes left—each of thug
as were obtrusively vermin-ridden, baked MS
sulphur in an oven provided for the pet
pose, whilst in every cam the " casual" wid
robed in a clean nightgown provided by the parlek,
Upon the propriety or impropriety of subjectiag
wandering paupers to a compulsory bath we MI
not enter now, but St. Martin's Workhouse luk
enough sins of its own so answer for without being
unduly suspected of keeping up the show without
the reality of forced washing. The rooms were well
swept and clean at the time of our visit, bet
in every other particular we heartily concur with
the Lanett Commissioner's strictures on these cared
wards. Their ventilation is shockingly defective,
and at no time during our rather numerous visits
has the air of the cellar in which the male
sleep been otherwise than laden with the abocki
unwholesome aroma mising from too many h
bodies and too much human breath. The evidenie
of care and forethought in the alteration
and improvements made since last winter—
amongst others, in new entrances which give Myron
and egress to the "casuals " without bringing them
through the house, and so subjecting the regal*
inmates to contagion end diaelao—is not ckwujo a
condone such flagrant evils as we have instanced,
and whilst bearing willing testimony to the zed
of the workhouse officials both at Clerkenwell and
St. Heyde's, it is impossible to impugn the cm
elusions of the Lancet Commissioner, that the gene-
ral nbanitablenees of the workhouses themselves
marks them as fit for nothing but to be destroyed.

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Mn Stara. cue of King Thealore's please's, writing floes
Amba *teak on the'M of May, sags:
"Our position has Aare soy last, undergone at &sage.
Day altar day comes to its Giese is the wind pistol or
redacts mosaics, at savage prises lige. Piosaetimes Wisp
reach us which afford a thrill of joy, sad primp for • week
we Maim.% on freedom and the birds. of coMlised life
sad this, again, the vides of hope become damped. and
the Noel either seeks comfort aid oessolatios is Osad sad Nis
Word, or sinks into the wonted state of apallyaod indiffer-
ence. As I am remlothd of the approach of winter, I will
give yen • hasty sketch of the beauty where we sad up.
wards of 200 unhappy native' of ell tasks mid oesditiess
may have to pees that inclement imam Jon .inure to
yoor isospasstios as hatted letality, rising oat of the
midst of • jumble of seminal hills, deep ravines, and
elevated ridges, and you hare Aloha Magdide. Os
the summit then are dusters of thatched huts occupied by
about ow thousand troops. Not far from the church, which
you recognise by an apex surinouultd by a glittering brass
orosa, you pas on a arse of wretched hovels that stead is
mocking *outcast mead, close to width la beats, in the
son bands of usforteashse, leaded with piling fetters ;
this is the royal prison. Those wretched huts outside the
iucloaure are occupied by the elite of the prisoners daring
the day, but tower& waning all most repair widua the
teens J; whore, after being wanted, they are driven Mks
wild beasts within the reeking wall, of those conically
structures. Isnot& and all that is repulsive of
whatever name or colour swarm in these gaols, and really,
if Providence had not tempered human Notate so as to
raider it capable 'd enduring every hardship, I Where
eyes few Abyssinians would loss resist the taw Whims
of this poisonous statosphere. It is es a special favour, for
which we have to thank our guards (Into whites good
grams we have wormed ourselves by the distribution of
some simple medicines), that we are allowed to make our
abode caw to the walls of ciao of the booms ; aad there
under • black woolly.* emblem Captain Cameros, Roseetb4,
Makerer, sad myself pees the day sad sight ; and the
rest, who have hats oittaide, esly the night."

The victim of the late attempted murder and
highway robbery at Tingles is yob; es very favourably,
'bile O'Fiyae, Ids swailaet, is Wily yet out el danger.
Then is soother ethane added to the lit et O'Flyee's

highway doings, that shows how fully be was bent on
flying at high game if opportenity offered. It appears
that a respectable fainter, named Carey, was proceeding
over Fit:glee-bridge, whet Olifygg siop:,4 bias, anti
placing • pistol at his bead, demanded his money in
peremptory tone. Oarey bed oily 2s. in his possession at
the time, and pee them to the highwayman, who then
proceeded to make • search a his person, in • meet
systematic mouser riding all his pockets. Not Maio, any
more mosey, he was about to leave him, when Garay said
to him, "Sure you are not goiog to take soh a trifler
o'fflynn flung back the 14 and departed, immediately
after which he must have met with poor Cummins.
Prince Lucien Bonaparte will occupy the chair on o,
•DM OF THE COUET TO SOGTLAND.-As at
the coming day of the ooming Eisteddfod at Aberystwitk. preempt oraupd her Majesty the clams is expected h
Mr. J. B. Thomas, of New Yorke the author of some arrive at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday afternoon next
Tisk /loyal nightlong. the Primo and Rite se of WIN
popular melodies, has bees engaged to slag.
will be in Imam on the 11th instant, and wilt fit
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.- Aberg.eidie thaw Dadds, oe the 15tha Its
Tim following iscident is reported from Paris to hoe eerreat. stay of her Majesty on Derails will, it is
wientred at Berme daring the ratiog of the le- mid, be pre y protracted, while that of die Alex sal
temstiowil Social &Woes Osagma at Berle Princess of Wales will only extend over two or three west*
"At one of the last mistier of the GM". -Denies Adeertieer.
ttaroodThdlo Duke de oChartriso dome„oplaalioZo.teds7hhiawiwae ploo order TEE TEM Qugsn.-Jl. king or a queen is only lift
his appismaos, it is mid that the French democrat; Mane " "6"4 with • wood right la ren
amongst whom Gender Pees Olunageran, Floquet. ke., I,e_laa S.Ol wesee• the duo, allowed to
they may net benefto he easily
are specially sensed, kit the moo, while on the other "we
mad. the yosag *woe was visited by Dopparas and yaks eh l
th ritehitghass, highest a drit.wiandsg-roometha
"are soLioserobiwytitaliell
Simon.° mere Whims to the principal performer than to the
THE FUGITIVE PAISLEY U. P. CLZEGYKLN.- .."a bidsp
rlil!
pods • bat a folleta who despises salutes, or •
Th• l•adee and mystettofoas dinlPPelninan•pwip who Ws. Wow at the eight of • white soh
James Pester - Gssrffe-eir°l° -•- • cloth, is not more ananalime in hie testes that *
• about a fortnight •Z°' P" mush "elm kng who dislikes the obeisancesof his sebjoll.
rumour and gossip end " Maeda' tee Tag"' was t6l"* For soma years various members of the rot family hoe
lip here in the lI.P. presbytery, when Mr. Inglis, the best
employed to receive the homage which lonp elan
clerk, stated that he bed reemved a leiter from Mr.pessonlt is Impossible tOdtq
Wilson, dated Liverpool, Amuse 17, whisk was to the
effect-That be teeders to the preatetery his resitsns tutees
lion of the shop of the George-street U.P. Chine% =Z.: goot=o;',7l:ll7.7:fil'ot ;et': sew
sad that he was entwined this step was for the good splendour of attire • but the essence of the traumatise
of all. Hismigmatite bed tow teadand reessesay is the eakaadedaa;eat that the gam le the had et
not so much cm aroma of gailt or wickedeas au his stomet• owl resipme 1 duties to those who come to offs
part as to a sad misfortune. The mission (dark of the ul eabstatioss. Stapp under the pram et
nwiting•ninw baud" in two letters rewind from Mr. b.: sedan, the Queen has set an admirable example le
Wilson, which the clerk read. The best was dated ed idlers who attempt to cheat the conmusity d a
Liverpool, August 17, and was addressed to the session. Ww7•l
vial coaekleratlen for their abundant wages. Ye.'
It was to the effect that he had painful Dews to tom. °Moen who shirk parades, and vonog peers who shirk mish
inanimate ; that the ties which bound them together in ootiosittoto, osight sot to be able to allege,presadeat q
affection were now dissolved. He bad not cone to this
*mem, the eineetrioities of a nobler character is a teas
teers,regasti"and salriegvnthmitheraitlatiestri:f.sHimhmrwshouldkowbs."-all digMlWd statics, it is the duty of II 443."" t.W.YhourdylaMPTho
NW rooms, as it is the duty of • curate to
mits,LiWi. HIT couteMlnotforonibtoer lates putimlus.ware mificielhei "ir.bt IWe...cinematic:hem, ten
niffevesfacareelewisye*thestifystsma.
abandonment poise
way for their good. Death would have bees prefemble to adOOeLioss_sofordo Reeler.
this. Beloved them well, sad ft wee pasta to part free " HiGH •
Lams
them, but it was inevitable, He was pang to soother POSTPONEMENT OF THE .R/LEMAR
smutty, and the little mousey be bad received from GATINSUIG.-10 the coarse of this week a note was no
them if be could he would return. Be bona to solved by the Braemar Highland Society from the Rob
meet them again in happier *Mb The mooed legter °eased Keollis. intimating that his Royal Rights/ ea
was to the effect that he had left a valuable library of Prince of Wales meld sot be present at the pairs ea the
about 500 volumes, and requesting their sale to be wee day PreolooslY attaogod, *oda/ to emligooloota of _
to. Mr. M'Dougall, senior minister of Paisley, said the his royal bighorn' was not fully aware at the time,
ease had caused many painful rumours out of doors ; questing their postponement. At • meeting of the I
and as • etatement of the case, be reed en article on the held ealgedaseday, Mr. Lamont, ordinary proident,'n
subject from • Paisley piano, which, intimating the receipt chair, the later a General Knollys was laid 011 the table.
of the above letter to the emotive, and the effect it produced After due deliberation, sod with shed,s ef the the
mica the oonswegatioe ad the potato generally,t, wan op to pitmen of the meaty, it was ntear in order to tome
my that to this there was added another astoaeding oir. views of his royal Mebane, who his so promioently
eumstence. A women on Wednesday called upon fated • clasp and warm interest in the prosperity of
members of the ft...sine. She stated she wee from Braemar Highland Society, that the gathering and paw
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Glasgow. and was the lawful wife of Mr. Wilson, I =seed from Thursday, the 14th. to Thursday, the
bieleg been married to him four year' since at New- her moose, which will enable the royal party to he
castle. She became aopspiatod with him too years prement. -Dundee Adeertiaer.
ago Is Glasgow, when be was a minionery, and had TES BIBIIoP OF ELY AND Pusgrrrn PRACTI('IP.-•
inhabited with him for nixyews. Mr. WG°4l3ll. i The !erecters et extreme ritualism la the mimeo of ihe_.
continuing, said this was one of the most ptinfal and Amok or goon& have, we are hoops to here, MOO
most melancholy' (OW they bed firmer been called upon a pewerfal t Is the preset Bishop of Ell- im°
to deal with. It was evident Mr. Wilson bad blipped • Uhl isms hither. (Dr. Twitoe), for cease tlwe
upon the Presbytery. who had ordained aro the demised the prevess of the high church linty at &fro,
nod 000(fONStio0 who chosen him, mid tom Old very I hum whose they two headed by the Bev.w•
J.
wilk
best friends who had trusted him. He moved that en : lgolywoowx. the vicar, who has hand/ osmop,odad
the pounds of said deiniesioe of.herge by Mr. Wilson, the the Bishop of Sly on the rubieet of lights upon the ellen
presbytery moped him from the office 91 the ministry sod The Nohow „moo& that thaw, Is so sah a smog se se
membership cf the church, and appoint the Rev. Andrew sitar except timirativele), in the English church, sod 11
Headman, moderator of series, and a 0001OffttOOtO inquire therefor, the yaws which allows of the totoo.ino d mik
lab the truth of said allegations, and report to en Interim anasseets as were in use is the second year of Edward IV.
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to of Presbytery, to be bald on Tuohy, the 4th is mapplicahle sod a so force on the point The bishop
at Paisley, take up said report, and beer the legasdly. thus re that alt. von thee insist
woultiollionoto flan the Presbytery.-North British Nail. ' yet as the Privy Council decided is the Round Church CONO.
The Haymarket Theatre presented a aoeoe of ex- that we have at the moot time rely seminuoioe teelle!
eMie
aftweest dunes the perform's°, of Da Moan's( of gad sot, alters, the injunetics of Kies pima.
Veda, oa Thursday emehig. It spewed that • boa- there Amid be "two lights spos the hirlilabs
keeper had ea altereation with some visitors, who resented dew not sow apply. If the wouldlie
him with spirit, and in the etrafosion of the the trouble to pat dows theselmaftillies es
moment some timid perms raised as 'lamer " at Bisbee el Leads" terms them, they weald rewire r;
We Uwe the shoot ecefusien prevellek and it was sot united thanks or all masible Eagliakmak wed we are twv
seta Mr. Walter Montgomery appeared upon the stage, Is fled that est bishop is as wither as he Is shill to
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attended by all the members of the company, that my- Tee Rev. J. W. Mama: has rime resigned
thiag,like coalideace wails rested. Irtunatelyjlet awn is oar owe tows of Cambridge, :here hes
eet
St.
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reassured a 7 was
eorrssvesdeese
the Illy relativeeeat &
to's practise adopted by Isie
The splendid weather with which we have this mete at drift emcee to make special oretet
week bees Imeseid be, enabled the farmers is this as while upholding the
psfe
well. as ether diarists to essays the bulk of their cereal 0141" a PeMaled by eldwise, strongly°Ga7ab-ado,
nert te nee a few imennese the welcome my it POSOVISO ease** esspa'am costwatow•-
!Tema board' how bees bassd.-Irere araki. Inatqweilasi

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