The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-23 00:00:00

THE DISTRESSED NEEPLEWOMEN OP THE

METROPOLIS.

For come months past au institution has been
ia operation at 26, Lambs Conduit-street, designed to elle-
vista the too notorious distrust of needlewomeo by obtain-
lag for them employment directly from the outfitter, thus
securing to them the true value of their labour, and strik-
ing at the root of the premien system of parties intervening
between the real employer and employed, whereby the
sempetresses are ground down to starvation point-
A meeting in furtherance of the views of this institution
was held on the 12th instant in the mansion of Samuel
Gurney, Eel., M.P., and was numerously and fosliiimiably
attended, the majority being ladies interested in the well-
doing at task poorer and wretched sisterhood. Among
those present were the Dowager Countess of Glaegow,
Counter et Airlie, Lady Radatock, Lad y Isabella %1 hit-
bread, Lady Troubridge, Lady Eerily, Lady Kyle, Hon.
Mn. Legar , Hon. Mrs. Baptist Noel, Lady Lindsaye Be-
thune, Colthurot, the Misses Fitzgerald and the
Knight al . Hoe. Mr. and Mn. Cowper, Mrs. Sidney
7 Herbert, Sir meet* Jejeebhoy, Stephen Cave, Esq.,
M.P., Captain ()undue, M.P., &c. Ise.
Mr. Ouatirr having been called to the chair,
The Key. STOWIT Traces addressed the meeting, and
explained the object of the institution.
Mr. S. CAN'', M.P., neat addressed the meeting. He
considered that the had effect of the middleman system was
not spinach that it 'wicked the contractor at the exprnseof
the needlewomaa, but that it made theoneharl-hearted and
the other deceitful. It was difficult for those who lived in
afflueure to comprehend such a state of things as that of a
poor needlewoman living upon 2s. or 3e. a week, a fare that
• einholen would grumble at— the fifteenth part of a box at
the Opera. The misery that had been brought to light was
lied enough when it had to be endured by those who were
horn to nothing else ; but the experience of the iiistiPition
already proved that many of those who sought employment
were ladies in reduced circumstances. He wished much
to see many occupations sow in the bands of men restored
to women, to whom they properly belonged.
The Rey. Dr. STElnaullos followed, and showed that in its
humility, its earnestness, and in its obtaining employment
for those willing to labour, but who could not themselves
secure work, the institution fully illustrated the Egyptian
symbol of charity—a child with its heart in its hand feed-
ing a winglms hee with hooey.
Other geuthinien addressed the meeting, and the proceed-
ings terminated by several ladies becoming subscribers, end
giving their mimes as patronesses to • concert to he held on
the evening of the 13th of July in St. James's-hall, in aid
of the funds of the society, which Signor Campani has
kindlyarranged, with the assistance of many eminent artist..

(ROY LAMY NIGHT'S GAZETTE)

St. JAMIles PALAU/4 JUNI 20.—The Queen wan
this day pleased to wafer the honour of knighthood upon
Colonel Williain Lockyer Premium, Commander of the
Royal and distinguished Order of Charles 111., Knight of
the Firshchiss of the National and Military Order of Han
Fernando, and Knight of the Royal Order of Isabella the
Catholic. of Spain.:
ST. JAatits PALAC6, JUNE 20.—The Queen was
this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon
Ames Ronald Martin, C. 8., F.R.S., Physician to the
Secretary of State for India in Council, mad !Surgeon in the
Reseal Army, retired.
WHITEHALL, JUNI 21. —The Queen has been
appoint James Vaughan, Eaq., Thomas Cowin
trsatoed to
w, Eau, and Franklin Lushington, Eaq., to be com-
missioners for the purpose of making inquiry into the ex.
latence of bribery at the lout election for the town of Bor.
wick•upoo•Tweed.
WHITEHALL, JUNI 2L—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Rev. Mark Cooper, M.A., to the
rectory of Saint Mary, in the town and county of South-
ampton, and diocese et Winchester, void by the promo-
tion of the Rev. Joseph Cotton wipes, D.D., to the
Bishopric of Rochester.

ROYAL COLLIOIII or flososois.—The following
gentlemen having undergone tho aseeMarr maminations
toe the ihploim, were admitted mambas eg the College at a
raestiag of tie Court of Examines% aft illes nod inst., Ms. :
Messrs. Jobs 111• Donnell, Miltomrasek Bloke Newington
Hwy Gramher, Bexley, Kent t Jamie Mark Norris, •
Welt Iteentwinb ; Aug Lutes Preibriek Elliott, Easter, '
Moen ; William Henry Breeloasil. Gateshead, Durhsaa ;
Christopher Williams, Winston, Somerset, and °eerie •
thresvenorotreet, Grorreaorequare.

PRIVATE BURIN
The Milford Haven Railway and BM, the Maccles-
field Gas Bill, and the London, ' toe, and Routh Coast
Railway (Deviation and New Lim/adze.) Bill, were read •
second time.

Th;leston Roads Bill, the Bolton and St. Helen's
Road Bill, the Stockport, Daley, and Whaleybridge Rail-
way Bill, the Newcastle-on-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and
Port Carlisle Dock and Railway and Carlisle and Silloth
Bay Railway and Dock Company's Bill, and the Kid-Wales
EaUway Bill, were read a third time and passed.

LAW AND EQUITY BILL
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving that the Law
Mid Equity Ell be Weaved to • select committee, briefly
explained the objects of the bill, which might, he said, be
summed up in five words—" one court for one cause ;" that
is, if an equitable defence arose in a court of common law,
the bill proposed to give that court the power of deciding
the question, so that the parties might not be pnt to the
expense of going before another tribunal. The common
law judges bad united to the principle of the bill, but the
equity judpri bad dated weeny objections sgainat it, and
as that was the ern t it would be better if • select
committee were to examine them.
Lard. lasimplaut sigiodatm.l the notion, bat Lon' Be.
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