The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MARYLEBONE.

Mien Burke was charged by Mr. Douglas, muter of St.
Marylobate workhouse, with refusing to work, thereby
making herself chargeable to the pariah.
William Roberts, superintendent of the casual ward of
Maryiebooe workhouse, said—At half-put one this morn-
ing the prisoner was admitted into the casual ward. At
half-past seven the matron of the ward told me there were
several women who would not get tip. I went and told
them to get up. They said they would not, and I s rid if
they did not I should have to pull them out. The prisoner
made use of most filthy language. I west out of the room
whilst they dressed. I must tell you that the prisoner has
an oakum ticket, and ought to have been at work yesterday,
and by it she could have earned one shilling. This prohibits
her from relief in the curial ward. When she got down to
the yard her language was most disgraceful, and she was
looked up.
Mr. Mansfield—ls your casual ward under the control of
the police yet?
Roberta—No,
Mr. Mansfield—l cannot convict you upon this charge,
but you richly deserve punishment for your filthy language.
You are discharged.
rAa the prisoner was leaving another casual who has often
figured at this court shrieked out, " Don't let her go like
that ; see what she has done to me in the ward" (pointing
to a black eye). The parties were turned out of court, cad
a bit of a melee ensued till stopped by the police.
Joke Barrett, aged 29, of no home, was next charged.
Roberts, the superintendent, said—Last night the pri.
Goner was admitted into the casual ward, and this morning
'was ogled upon to break the usual quantity of states for
.his 'edgiest and food. He said he would not do any kind of
work, and we might look him up.
Mr. Mansfield—What have you to say ?
Prisoner (impudently)—Oh. ot
Mr. Mansfield—Yon are sentenced twenty-one days'
bard labour. . _

—Pr.i;oier-- That will de. Cloak's..
Elizabeth Burke, aged 36, was charged with being drunk
tad riotous._
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Roberta—The prisoner applied for admission the previous
night, with her two children. She was drunk, but on ac.
count of her children she was admitted to the ward, and
no sooner had she got in than she began to make nee of
foal Lepage. I told her to be quiet for the sake of her
chitdreo. She wee quiet, and laid down ; bat I bad no
sooner left than she commenced swearing again, and I had
to fetch a policeman to take her into custody.
Prisoner—l am innocent. The others in there called my
children noisy little devils, sad they kicked and knocked
me about. One of them threw a boot across at my chil-
dren, after they had partly put the gas out. They &roan
big strong women, and ought not to be allowed in.
Roberts—All the rest in the ward were quiet.
Mr. Mansfield sentenced her to 14 days' hard labour.

John Brown and Wallow Cox, two strong, able-bodied
young men, were then charged.
Roberta said the prisoners were admitted into the casual
-ward sod relieved. Next morning they were, in company
of the rest, taken into the stone yard to break their allotted
allowsaos of stone. When there they said they would not
break Manse, but would pick askant. I told the prisosers
it was not for them to choose, that they were Arne& able.
bodied young men, well able to do it. I also said, " Why
poi sot to work like the rest about your They ;perairted
in their refusal, and I had them locked up.
Mr. Mansfield—Whet have you to say, prisoners!
Brown—Nothing to say, only the donee were very bard,
Sind I thought I couldn't break them.
Cur—l was afraid the hammer would bit my shine.
Mr. Mansfield—l sentence you each to one month's hard
labour.

THE DWELLINGS 07 THE WORIELIG CLAMPS. -
A special meeting of the Metropolitan Association, which
provides improved and suitable dwellings for the working
classes of loodoa, was held yesterday afternoon, at the
officio, 19, C/olemanotreet, for the purpose of authorising
the directors to raise the sum of 21,0001., by mortgage to
the Marquis of Wsstaiestsr of certain property on
lease from his lordship, situate in the Commercial-rod and
Wharf-road, Pimlico. Mr. F. D. Goldamid, who occupied
the chair, said that at the previous meeting it was agreed
that they should obtain 15,0001. from the Marquis of West-
minster, on mortgage of property, but on looking at their
estimable for the 001164m:riot. of the new houses, they
found that that sum would be Insufficient for
their purposes, and they consequently resolved to
ask the sanction of the aharsholders towards raising
the sum named, in order to be enabled to meet all
requirements. They anticipated a dividend of 5 per cent.,
sad they proposed to give 3 per cent to the Marquis of
Weds:Gloster, leaving the remainder to pay for manage-
ment and to allow for empty houses. Replying to guess-
' tions the chairman said the rents per week were 3a.,
4s. 31, and ss. 6d. He was certain that the houses. would
readily find occupiers. A resolution empowering the direr
tors to raise the proposed sum was then put and carried.
The existing property of the association is as follows
ilbertotreet, Mileond New Town, 60 families ; Albert-
' cottages, Mile-end New Town, 33 ditto ; Albino-buildings,
Bartholomew-close, Alderegatretreet, 24 ditto; logestre-
' buildiage, New-street, Golden-square, 60 ditto ; Nelson-
square, Scow's-fields, Bermondsey, 106 ditto ; Pawn's-
square, Old Pnocras-rosd, 110 ditto; Queen's-place. Dock-
head, 10 ditto; Victoria-cottages, Mile-end New Town,
33 ditto.

SUSPECTED MITEDER IN SCOTLAND.—A moat bar-
barous murder has, to all appearance, bash committed near
Glasgow, the headless and armless track of a man having
been found on Tuesday, ant the other parts of the body on
Wednesday in the Forth and Clyde Canal, about five miles
from the city. The head bore evidence of the infliction of
murderous blows, and it is believed that the man was killed
by a companion OD board a coasting boat which passed
Ceddardwidge on Monday morning. One of the men was
then beard threatening the other, and ye 7 soon afterwards
a smith living near the canal heard " cries of distress and
sounds as if some one was chopping on board with an axe."
THE hEISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND THE
PENIANIL—In the course of the speech of Alderman Dillon,
M.P., at the National Association meeting in Dublin on
Tuesday, be said:—"! do Dot think it either wise or beoom.
leg to indulge at the present moment in threatening or ex-
citing language; but I express a conviction which is p t
to every reflecting mind in this country when I say that we
are entering on a period of great peril, of great trial, and I
will add, of great and beneficent change ; and I trust that
we shall show ourselves worthy of the occasion. (Cheers.)
Let it not be supposed that I desire to exaggerate the extent
or importance of the confederacy which has been formed in
this country and in the United States—flood cheers)—to
overthrow—(t. Voice : • There is nothing like it ')—to over.
throw the government of Great Britain in Ireland. (Con-
tinued cheering.) It may be a shadow—(cries of ' No, so')
—but it is the shadow of a great and mighty fact. (Pro-
longed applause.) What a statesman will not fail to see
underlying all them outward manifestations of treason and
repression, of which the public have grown tired, are these
few prescient bets—that a great military and naval power,
destined in all probability to become at no distant day the
greatest power on earth—(food applause)—has sprung sud-
denly tato existence within ten days' sail of the Irish shores
—(renewed applause)—that those in whose hands mainly
rest the guidance and control of that power are animated
by the deepest resentment against England—(cheers)—that
this resentment is inflamed sod stimulated to activity by
the memos and influence of 10,000,000 of citizens of Irish
blood—(loud cheer)—and. finally, that deep and wide-
, spread disaffection pervades the population of at best three
of the provinces of Ireland. (Cheers.) When you add to
this the fact, which is now manifest —that the Emperor of
the French—(cheers)—has made up his mind to yield to
the wishes of the Coiled States in respect to Mexico, sod
that the national friendship of these two socket enemies
of Ea eed will remain unbroken—(lord cheep)—l think
you will say that it is time to issue that warning with which
we are all so familiar that • gales may be expected from
nearly opposite %%mime' (Prolooged cheers.) It seems*
me that the conditions of disturbanoe and of change are here
in abundance ; whether it is to be a beneficent change or
I sot will depend, under heaven, on ourselves. (Cheers.)
Our social system, as it now stands, is not calculated
to bear the impending shock—the tree that would defy the
tempest must strike its root deep into the soil. (Hear, hear.)
Yes, we want change, and radical change, in this country.
(Haar hear.) Should our people be summand to war, let
as make sure this time that they shall fight in defence of
homes that they can call
their own—(cheers)—and of alters
freed from insult and dishonour. (Loud cheers.) We want
change, but we went neither Jeoebiniam nor anarchy, nor
spoliation—we want rather to advance with safe and steady
I steps towards the goal we have in view, under the guidance
of religion sad istelligtece." (Hear, hear.) Afterwards
the speaker remarked ' Here is the key to all this Irish
I disaffection by which some people affect to be so hewn-
&red. The law robs and exterminates the people • the
people ritually bate sad defy the law. For my part, I
shall contest myself with saying that such laws do not
dowse to be respected, sad that the perpetrators of Ruch
outrages as I have joss described are greater enemies of law,
of pace, and prosperity in Ireland than those herolc,thocgh
mistakes men who have been sent to penal servitude during
the last Mx weeks." (Cheese.)

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