The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Day, the matter of Lambeth Workhouse, accom-
panied by Messrs. Cope and Lowing, the relievinr•otfoers
of the pariah of Lambeth, attended before Mr. Elliott, to
complain of a statement copied into the Times of that
moroisg, from the Express, sod to solicit his worship's
advice as to how they were to prooeed.
Mr. Day said that in the position in which the relieving-
officers and himself were placed they were anxious to do
everything in their power to give satisfaction to the guar.
diens and the public ; and he felt perfectly satisfied that
the relieving officers who accompanied bun had done all
that could be done under the circumstances.

Mr. Cope said that, as directed, he bad sent the appli-
cants for lodginr, after the casual ward was full, to certified
and licensed lodginghowes in the neighbourhood, but they
learnt on that morning that the police authorities had with-
drawn their licenses from these houses, and under thecir-
cumstances his brother relieving-officer would be much
obliged if his worship would suggest to them how they wets
to act.

Mr. Elliott replied that the Poor-law authorities were
the competent persons to offer such suggest ons. and they
were the proper persons to apply to.
Mr. Cops complained that the discomfort of the lodging.
houses to which the casuals lied been sent was much (nag-
pasted in the paragraph to which they had called attention.
The rooms were quite clean.

Mr. Elliott said the matter of licenses to these places was
one connected with the police, and that the distribution of
the casual paupers was under the control of the Poor-law
Board, and he could not interfere is the matter.

Atexander Gillespie, William Burrows, Robert Bowman
Dueck, and George Davis, four out of seven men who had
been summoned by Mr. Grove, the secretary to the Crystal
Palace Company, were charged with wilfully and mali-
ciously breaking several squares of glass, value Is. 6d.
each, in the corridor leading from the palace to the rail-
way station.
On " boxiog-night," when there wu an immense con-
course of people at the Crystal Palace, great numbers of
them, as they went away, amused them,elyes by smashing
the glass in the corridor leading to the railway, in conse-
quence of which above 400 squares of glue, value 361.,
were destroyed. The defendant Gillespie was seen to break
seven panes, and the others two panes each.
Mr. Elliott said it was a monstrous and disgraceful out-
rage, and fined Gillespie 40s. and the value of the glass, or
one month's imprisonment, and the other three 20a., or
20 days' imprisonment.

Piecnom. JOKING Tit Docrotuf-CommoNe.—The
officials in the Probate-office, Doctors'-oommons, heretofore
the old Roclesisatical Registry, and the place where the
majority of the wills for the last 800 years are deposited,
have daring the last week bees in a somewhat ludicrous
state of terror. One fine sight ea the proper officers pro.
ceediog to lock op the offices the keys were not to be
found. Every search was made, but without success. The
police were communicated with, sod the custody of the
office handed over to their care. Detectives in and out of
the office were employed for some days, but with no result,
and as a consequeoce fresh locks had to be supplied. Three
or four days dterwardsos the dust beiog removed the keys
were foiled as bright as ever in the dustman's cart, thus
clearly showing that they bad been abstracted designedly,
for what purpose it is difficult to imagine, were it not for
the feet that on the morning that the keys were found •
large piece of charred wood was thrown isto the kitchen of
the office on the basement, in which a quantity of clothes
were drying. This would naturally lead to the conclusion
that there was a design on the part of some one or other to
make • bonfire of the wills and titles to property of half
the people in the kingdom. It may have been merely a
practical joke, but if so it was of too serious a nature to be
treated as such ; sad if the °feeders can only be dim-
vered they may rely upon it that they will not again com-
mit such a misehievoem sad dangerous trick.—Oheereer.
Ax Eutcriox COhIPROMISE. Amonget the
election petitions ocsfidently spoken of for the coming
session wee one against Yr. Lebouchers sad Sir Hairy
Hoare, the liberal members foe Whither, whole return was
said by their conservative oppooeste to have been 'materially
sided by means against which the Corrupt heelless dell
resolutely mete its face. We now learn that the petition is
not likely to be proceeded with, as amassment having bean
made that one of the sitting members will apply for the
Chiltern Hundreds, Mr. Vansitiert, the senior of the
defeated conservatives being allowed to come in withont
party opposition.—SeMdep Utudie.
BOTAL FARE HOSPITAL, GRAT'S-LITN-ROAD.--TllO
melts, of patieste relieved at this hospital during the
week wading January 27 was 3,723, of whisk 1,226 were
anus eases.