The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1847.

PROVINCIAL.

WHOLULLE EuIoR iox 1.11031 LIVERPOOL.—Wit have
received, from an official source, the following statistics of
unprecedented emigration from this port alone, during the
halt year just closed:
" roes. THE TA/me..ACT IX QUAIL CIMINO 30TH

lan. 1847.
Nam
For the United Iftles *AI ... 32,219
For 9.nacla —6! 24447
.

For New &wand& i ...
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For the United et

36 ... 1,537

For other parts of the world

Total In gawk,. ending SOth June 11147 . . 371 ... 88,948
Total In prevloot qvatter ending ilst March, 1817,
(details not dloished)
Grand total from let January to 30th June, 1847
As children under twelve months old are not counted, and
as children under fourteen years are merely counted every
two as but one "statute adult," these returns indicate that
upwards of 100,000 souls have, from Liverpool alone, quitted
their native land within the last six months. When emi-
gration is progressing with such a good-tide march, surely
every practicable safe-guard and protection ought to be ex-
tended to our poor fellow-subjects self-expatriated. Bat here
blundering legislation proves either inapplicable or uninten-
tionally inoperative. For example, the oommintioners of
customs, looking to thelateetenactment, "the Life Boat Act,"
have issued an order that all British ships carrying above ten
paseengers, must be certified to have on board a life boat and
two life buoys. This is now wen to by the tide-surveyors,
whenever the ship carries not more than 29 passengers.
But if any ship carries 30 passengers, or several hundreds
added to that, she then (and not till then) falls under the
Passengers Act, and so under the survey of the vigilant
government emigration agent, and in the latter case, of all
other+, no one can or does prevent her clearing without life-
boat or tuoys ; because the former act contains a nugatory
clause, that nothing therein shall " repeal " or " alter the
provisions of the (old) Passengers Act, stipulating for other
boats. Again, neither Customs nor Admiralty have de-
fined what constitutes a life-boat. Surely such gross ineoa-

sistencies require Immediate harmonising by the legislature.
While Irish fever and pestilence are so likely to break out, I
again and again, on board emigrant ships an amendment of
the Passengers Act, in reference to mefficiil provision, is also
loudly called for in many quarters. The eilject in exempting
passenger ships to North America from the heavy cost of
carrying a surgeon, was said to be in order not to add to the
poor emigrants' expense in proportionably increased passage-
money. Hence, while on other long voyages 100 passen-
gers, and for voyages longer than 12 weeks, 60 passengers,
render a surgeon imperative, there is no surgeon enforced
by law for the great bulk of emigrants! Ship-loads clear
out under the " farm " of a safeguard, namely an easily
procurable (because purchaseable) certificate from any un-
known person who chooses to describe himself u a" ddly
authorised medical practitioner," certifying that he has in-
spected such a ship's medicine-chest, and that the medicines
are sufficient, with printed directions for their use. Of the
truth of such certificates many will be somewhat sceptical,
unless they know that the passenger agents happen to be
among the more respectable of that body.—Liverpool Mail.
REMOVAL or IRISH PAVPZIL—The most active and de-
cided measures have been commenced for removing to their
country all the Irish paupers applying for parochial relief in
this town. £he law now gives them a right to sapport in
their country, and the new law of settlement gives the ne-
cessary powers for removing. them, and these powers the
local authorities are determined to enforce firmly. So
long as Irish pampers could not be returned to Ire-
land "without danger of their perishing from hunger, the
people of Liverpool bore the burden with resignation, if
not with cheerfulness; but now that the poor of Ireland
have • right to claim a maintenance in their own country,
the parochial authorities are determined to free themselves
from %burden which does not belong to them. The cost to
which the town has already been put cannot be much less
than 30,0001., and it is evident, from the continued influx of
paupers, that there is neither end nor limit to it, so long as
they are willing to bear it. Tlacprobability is, that when
the determination of the al authorities becomes
known, the immigration of • paupers will greatly de-
crease, and that • large portion of those who have already
arrived will at once leave Liverpool, and proceed into the
interior in search of work. Those who apply for parish relief
will receive temporary assistance, but will at once be removed
to the Irish port nearest to their own parish."
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Toll FATAL ACCIDENT ON TUE EASTERN EOUNTIEs
EAILWAY.—On Friday morning the inquest upon the body
of W. Staples, an engine-driver m the employ of the Eastern
Counties Itailway company, was held near the station. Before
proceeding, the coroner wished to know whether the govern-
ment insp. ctor had examined the engine and the line where
the accident took place ?—A gentleman, on behalf of the
company, said that he was not aware whether any communi-
cation was received from London since he left; he weuld
cause an inquiry to that effect to be sent, through the electric
telegraph. Alter waiting a few minutes this answer was
returned—" We base not yet heard when the government
inspector will come to inspect the scene of the accident."—
The coroner then said that, such being the case, he should not
think it necessary to go into the inquiry further at present.
It was only necessary now to identify the body ; evidence to
this efEct Using been put in, and the warrant for the burial
of the deceased being made out by the coroner, the inquiry
was adjourned sine die.

Arreurren Mt•RDIIR OP A Wlee.—A third edition of the
Nottinghamshire Guardian affords the following particu-
lars
.—Great consternation was created on Friday evening in
consequence of a man named Jacob Parrott having attempted
to cut the throat of his wife, in a bye lane near Snenton
church. The circumstances of the clue were stated by the
prisoner when taken to the lock-up. -Parrott has been mar-
ried about four years, during two years of which period he I
and his wife lived together in Nottingham, aa comfortably as
could be desired. At the end of that time the absconded with
another man. On Monday last the prisoner went to Man-
chester, where he learned that his wife had been living at a
house of ill repute ; that she had been obtaining clothes un-
der false pretences; and that, after other misconduct, she
had made her escape unobserved from the place. Parrott
was so exasperated by this statement that he returned
to Nottingham, with the full determination of murdering
I his wife. He slept with her em Thursday night, and on
the following morning they went out together, and were out
during the whole of the day, except for a short time whilst
they were getting something to drink at two or three public-
houses, which they visited for that purpose. About seven
o'clock they walked down the lane at the back of Snenton
church, and eat down together. While seated the prismier
took out a razor, and drew it acmes his wife's throat. She
then asked him to forgive her, and he dropped the.ireaton
in her hand, and went to procure assistance and to give bun-
self into custody. The first person he met was an old man,
whom he told what he had done, and requested to be taken
prisoner; but the man would have nothing to do with him.
The prisoner walked on and met many other people, to
whom he related what had occurred; but it was not till
after a great crowd had collected that he was taken into
custody. and conveyed to the county lock-up. The fore-
going is from the prisoner's own statement. The woman
was conveyed to the General Hospital, and was reported
likely to recover. The prisoner was examined before the
magistrates on Saturday, but no new facts were elicited.
He was remanded until Wednesday.