The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

THE IRREMOVABLE POOR.

A deputation from the Metropolitan and County
Amodatioa for the Boumßeaks of the Poor Bates, waited
'au Setarday an the /bight Hoe. C. Villiers, the President al
the Poor-law Board, to obtain the right hon. gentleman's
assent to the reappointment of the committee of the Home of
Commas held bat smoke le acemider the operatkm of the
ant paned in referees. to that ohms of paper, known as the
" irremovable poor "—Gamely, Moss w andhaved eve yea.
in a perish er reeeiviag peroshial rel who thereby
obtain a esidemeet la the pariah, and other matters consected
with the law of metlement, ea salaried area of chargeability,
&c. TM deputed= weeleted of sir C. Napier, M.P., Mr.
John Loeb% M.P. ; Mr. Apron, ILP.; Mr. Respell, M.P.;
and other gentlemen.
Mr. Loam, M.P., Mandated the deputation, and having
stated dm ebbed which it bed In view, rolled the Mendes
el the right hoer. President of the Poor-law Board to the
sleet which the City improvement. had in lockage.; pau-
perism la ether and seighboaring localities. 0 wing to tams
improvement. the poor in tM berough of Southwark hed
been very largely inormeed ; and this was especially the awe
es regarded the poor and dreamily populated pariah of
George's, Southwark. It lied been hitherto held that when
improvements bad been made la my shy or pleas swim an
act of parliament, that parliament was bound to make a law
to provide for tlie poor thus displaced.
Mr. Avaros directed the SIOASOIOO of the President of the
Poor-law Board to the valuable /shows WI the fernier cos-
mines of the Home of Commas. Ia reference to the question
of the irremovable poor," mil thought ft would be very de-
sirable that upon the reappointment of the committee It
should bads full power le ensuad Its labounkto the ormidders-
rim of the law of mettlemsat generally, an enlarged area of
akergesbillty, ad otherSibeseng upon the quokka.
Blatenford, Mr. end other gentlemen spoke la
suggest
of the purpose Ice the deputation had stkoded.
Vitamas expreased hi. Wilibegoes to give effeot to
the views of the deputed... Me amid recommend the re-
appois meat al the oommittee rehired Le, end he thought it
should have all the enlarged powers suggested.

BALI 0/ GAS Acr.—A deputation. consisting of
Mr. Dimity, Mr. Mir,
Mr. Bmith,Mr. Cross-
ley, Kr. that, Mr. .111111, Mr. Marriott, .to., waited cm
the Right Hon. Wiser Mace, the President of the Board
of Trade, on Saturday, to bring under his cossideratioa the
delay which had likes place la briagag into operation the
Bale of Gas hot mad other matters °annealed with it. Mr.
H. B. Efteridea, M.P. far Dudley, Introduced the deputation,
and elated thal is of the set in question not
kavin yet been t into operation, the gas-meter
masaesairees of lingiend sad Bombed were at a standstill.
It append AM thee ressfted trees the delay which had
tubes piece to previdimi the modals of gestiolden with
parr balsam Mae , Nal apparatus for testing the mea-
surement sad regirtreeks of gsvesetsm, is pursuance, of the
3rd motion of the Aot for Regulating Measures seed
I. the Sale of Gas, and the uncertainty which pro.
Tailed as to the lamas adopted for carrying the
act into *am ; much of the delay was mooed by the
Astronomer Royel having reported on the I tth of February 11
to tilt Treasury that tae gas-holder" was a " gas marl
surer," and that it was set, therefore, such an instrument se
the act recruited to carry oat It. object.. The hon. gentle-
man concluded by asking the President of the Bard of
Tee& to appal as iaapeotor to Mat the various instretnente
consecrad with the Woof gas, sod to allow the apt to coins
into operation at coos. 14 when It bed been in °Penthoo •
year, It was found sot to week setileetaray, then it could be
altered by the le/Waters in say way that might to deemed
dahable, but the present state of uncatainty was highly
Work.= to the trade. After some further itteervatioss by
Mr. Marriott, Preheat , sad others, Mr. Milner
Woes add he did sot know et that department bad
es) pa is the miler. He wield, however give the
g W bataustieneka. sod after oosasiting with
the TN= he would in the depth ion know at the
posed
amftset bie animal whet mar the government pro-
le Mks.
bosun Off TES POffITLATIOW or Looms.—
If ion the callested moldy labia published by authority of
the Sesilemlisherel It appall that the Wm, Memo of
the pemialles s„ the guess of births ever
dealia—eas lest year 10,939. The =mbar of lassaigenta
he. the esaatry is eielmsted at 23,600. If this osialuelks
is well headed the green insiesse was 44,000, or more than
WO weekly.
CitTIITAL PALACIL•4IALF-ChOWN DAT.—SATIJI-
DAT MAU= 10.—Adoilokes as mama; ; ditto by
;130:—Tolui Miters. 3,407.