The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1867

here, unpalatable us the fact !Mist prove to many,
it is beyond all question that the love of the public-
house is at the bottom of much of the present fear-
ful amount of destitution and suffering in East
London. The cash annually taken by the various
public-houses in Whitechapel and Mile-end alone
would more than defray the whole annual cost of
East London pauperism. Just now the providing
of Christmas dinners for children is coming into
fashion on a most extensive scale, but unless due
care be taken by the various promoters of the move-
ment, it may in many cases have a directly contrary
effect to that intended. It may furnish not a few
selfish parents with an excuse for spending their
scanty pence in the gin shop instead of providing
a dinner for themselves and children. The safest
method is that adopted by the association presided
over by the Earl of Shaftesbury, in which every
child pays a penny fur its dinner, but is provided
with a meal worth at least four times that sum.
As regards the distribution of clothing for children,
it should be of the cheapest and simplest materials,
second-hand if possible, or much of it will speedily
find its way into the hands of the pawnbroker, and
the proceeds thereof into the till of the publican.

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Bombay, Bar. and Cent Ind. gas. s;;;;;ent., 1041. a, 1.
Eastern Bengal Guaranteed 3 per cent., 104.
East Indian Guaranteed 5 per cent., 112 f, 111.
Grand Trunk of Canada Ist Preference Bonds. 44.
Great Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per nest., 111, j.
Great Western of Canada, 16j.
Madras guaranteed 5 per cent., 105 j.
Do., Delbi gnaranteed 5 per oent., 1031.

PREFERENCE SHARIS.
Bristol and Exeter, 4 per cent., 85..
Great Northern 5 per cent., redeem. at 10 per cent. pm.
106.
North Eastern 4i per cent. redeem., %L.
South Eastern (Reading Ann., U. Os. W.), 21i.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Urn.), 19, 5, Bss.
Atlantic Telegraph, 41, 394, 41.
Ditto, 8 per cent., 905, 34, 14.
Berlin Waterworks(Liunited), 13.
City of Maroon Gas (Limited), 10, 511.
Credit Fonder of England (Limited), 2 1516.
Continental L'nion Gas (Limited) (all paid), 11.
East India Irrigation and Canal, 174.
Eoptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, 15/. paid, 165.
Do do., all paid, 901.
London Financial Association (Urn.) 8.
London and Provincial Marine, 15.
Ocean Marine Insurance. 20.4.
Oriental Gas (Limited), Bj, 6.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 57.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 725.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—Captain Dirney, of the
King's Own 2nd Stafford Militia, was yesterday morning
found dead in the Shragborough tunnel, near Stafford, by
some labourers. The body was frightfully mangled. The
deceased's watch and a quantity of money were found upon
him, with some visiting cards with " Captain Dimey " on
them. The watch bas been identified by his son. It appears
that on the previous night the dammed retired to bed
about his usual time, and nothing more was heard of him
until he was found dead in the tunnel, a distance of five
miles from his residence. No one heard him get up or saw
him on the road, although he must have passed the Milford
crossing, which is near to the place where the body was
found. No railway ticket was found upon the body, and
upon making inquiries at the station it was found that he
had not been there ; consequently he must have performed
the journey on foot. There are footprints as though he
bad walked about the mouth of the tanneL

EXTRAORDINARY /iscaps.—On Tuesday evening,
about half-past 8 o'clock, it was discovered that a prisoner
named John Walker, • notoriously bad character, had
effected his escape from the new polio* buildings at Hartle-
pool. The prieoner,who is about 23 years of ego, bad been
committed that day for three months as • rogue and vaga-
bond, and he wiui left apparently secure in the pussy in
front of the cells at 7 o'clock, where he had the option of
taking walking exercise. There is a small window near the
lofty roof of this passage, and each pane is only ten inches
aquaria The prisoner appears to have taken a larp towel
and thrown it over • nail which was near the window, and
thus dexterously drawn himself up. By the aid of • comb
he bad taken out one of the squares of the window, and
squeezing himself through, dropped into the yard below,
evidently upon his hands sa he must have gone through
the window head foremost. He had made his writ from
the yard by climbing up • spout on the top of the police-
station cells, and either pinned over the top of the new
market, or dropped into some adfoining premises, whence
he made his escape. The police have used their utmost
endeavours to recapture him, but es yet they have ob-
tained no trace of his whereabouts.

THZ LABOUR RZFRFAINTATION MOVIIMENT.—
A special meeting of the general committee of the Working
Men's Association was held Miasmata( at the aloes of the
association, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, Mr. G. Potter in the
chair, to receive a further report from the subcommittee
as to the progress of the movement for returning working
men to parliament at the next general election, The
chairman brought up the report of the committee, which
stated that they had waited upon upwards of 20 of the
leading liberal members of parEment, including Messrs.
Torrens, Seely, T. Hughes, Grenfell, Stansfeld, /norm,
Lusk, Layard, ilh• John Gray, Cave, Ayrton, Goechen,
Locke, Hon. G. Denman, de. and had received from all
of them expressions of sympathy with the movement, and
promisee of so-operation from several. Some of the hon.
members doubted the expediency of the course proposed
to be taken, but all said they would be glad to receive
amongst them direct represintatives of the working men
from their own class. Several influential reformers, both
in and out of parliament, had promised subscriptions to the
election fund as soon as it was brought into operation.
The committee had succeeded in obtaining the names of
six influential gentlemen to act as the trustees for the fund,
and six gentlemen and six representative working men to
act as she committee. It was proposed that the names of
those who had thus consented to act, together with those
selected for Messmer, chairman, and secretary, and the
rules for the management of the fund, which would be
entitled the Working Mena Parliamentary Aid Election
Fund, should be submitted for candlrmation to a public
meeting of working men, and the committee thus eiected
would place themselves in communication with all working
class organizations throughout the country with the view
of holding a conference upon the question as soon as pos-
sible after the re-assembling of parliament, to which all
liberal members of parliament and leading middle-class
reformers would be invited. It was resolved that the
public meeting should be held early in January.
TIM SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yeater-
day was the closing day of this year's rattle show, which
has been one of the most successful since its removal from
Baker-street Bazaar. So far as the number of visitors is
concerned, they have considerably exceeded 100,000.
MILTOPeII.YARD RAGGED SCHOOL, ISLINGTON.—
Through the kindness of Mr. Samuel Gaakell, who gave to
the master nearly 150 dinner tickets, and of Dr. /same,
who paid the 2d. required with each ticket, about that
number of poor children and adults connected with the
above school, as well as some of their parent+, have had
during the ast week an excellent dinner of hot meat,
bread, vegetables, dm, and those ill and unable to go for
the same, beef tea and wine sent them, from the Woburn-
buildings dinner tables. That these poor people were very
grateful is to say the least. A visit to this night ragged
school would be sufficient to show the great necessity of
'misting those attending the same, and which we sincerely
trust will not be forgotten at this season of the year.

THE M'GAULEY MEMORIAL RELIZF FUND.—We
bear that the committee for the relief of the widow and
four infant children of Profeuor M'Gauley, late editor of
the Scientific Review, bare at present collected about 18111.,
including a contribution of 501. from the Royal Literary
Fund, Sir D. Brewster is chairman of the committee, the
list of which includes Lord Richard Grosvenor, M.P., the
Hon. S. Betbell, Mr. Hume Williams, Mr. John Rolling-
ahead, and Mr. Robert Richardson C.E. (treasurer), of
26, Great George-street, Westminster, by any of whom
further contributions will be received.

REPAIRS AT THE MANSION HOUSR.—III Semi-
dance with the decision of the Court of Common Council,
a commencement has been mule by the General Purposes
Committee of the repairs and redecorationat
the Mansion House. The ptiaa-hall and saloon are to
be entirely rede.oorated, and other works are to be done ;
the coat altogether will be upwards of 3,000/.—City Press.

CURIOUS CLAIM UPON A CLIRGYILAN.—Yester-
day afternoon a case of some importance to the clergy,
owners of property, and parochial authorities in London,
came on for hearing before Mr. Barker, at the Clerkenwell
Police-court. The plaintiff s, the vestry of St. Pancras,
summoned a clergyman for improvements made about his
church, under the various metropolitan improvement acts,
for a sum of nearly 7001., and the claim was resisted,
although it is said that several of the St. Pancras clergy
who have been applied hi have paid the sums at which
they have been assessed without resistance. Mr. H.
A. Garvey appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr.
I Sleigh, the barrister, for the defendant. Mr. Gar-
vey said—The defendant is the Rev. A. R. G. Thome,
incumbent of St. Paul's Church, Camden-square,
and the claim made upon him was for 6901. Ils. 10‘1. for
paths and footways made round his church. He contended
that as the incumbent of the church he was the owner of
the freehold, because induction to the church made him
ipso facto the freeholder of the church. That had been
provided by direct legislation. Mr. Thomas was therefore
sued as a corporation sole, representing the whole inter-
rests of the church for the time being. Mr. Sleigh, for
the defence, contended that, for the purposes of the act,
Mr. Thomas was not the " owner" of the property. Thu
owner must be the person who receives the rack rent. Mr.
Thomas was a salaried officer, paid 4001. a year by the
trustees, to whom the pew rents were assigned. The
magistrate said he should reserve his opinion. In any
case the matter will, it is believed, be taken to the Court
of Queen's Bench.
EXAMINATIONS AT THE INCORPORATED LAW
Socierv.—At the examination of candidates for admission
on the roll of attorneys and solicitors of the superior
courts, the examiners recommended the following gentle-
men, under the age of 26, as being entitled to honorary
distinction :—Maurice Sinclair Merely, who served his
clerkship to Mesas. King and Plummer, of Bristol and
London ; Ralph Straughan, who served his clerkship to
Mr. William Forster, of Ainwick, and Messrs. Gray,
Johnston, and Mouusey, of Loudon ; Francis Henry
Kendall, who served his clerkship to Mr. William Venn,
of 3, New-inn, London ; John James Jones, who served
his clerkship to Messrs. Simons and Hews. of Merthyr
Tydvil ; John Stuart Corbett, who served his clerkship to
Meagre. Dalton and Spencer, of Cardiff, and Messrs.
Vizard, Crowder, Amite, and Young, of London ; James
Ellison Tucker, who served his clerkship to Mr. John
James, of Wringtas, and Messrs. Vizard, Crowder, And*
and Young, of London ; George Lewis, who served his
clerkship to Messrs. Daw and Son, of Exeter, and Messrs.
' Kingdom and Cotton, of London ; Charles Henry
Glascorline, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Simons
and news, of Merthyr Tydvil. The council of the In-
corporated Law Society have accordingly awarded prises
of books to the three first mentioned gentlemen. Tba
number of candidates examined in this term was 23 ; of
these, 76 permed, and 17 were postponed.
CRYSTAL PALACR. ONE SHILLING DAY.—
ra DAY, DEC. 13.—Adm6siona on payment, 651; ditto
•••••110/1 tickets, 1,254; total ',leiter*, 1,905.