The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-19 00:00:00

The house then adjonrnaa at tan minutes to 1 °Wank.

rim HOMELESS BOYS 01 LONDON.
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Mr. W. Williams, the secretary of the Boys'
Refuge, in Great Queen-street, writes to inform tte that the
boys' supper, oa Wednesday, had a mere practical object
than wee assumed in oar comments upon it published on
Friday. The meeting was caned from a simple desire to
benefit the boys, sod will serve that object Up to Friday
night tweety-four of the boys bad been received into
the Quire-sheet Refuge, where they will now be fed,
clothed, lodged, educated, and trained for service at home
or le the Wades, The eases of other boys will be inverti.
gated this day, and if the public will only supply the mosey
for supporting the boys, the utmost will be dose to sans all
the lads who wish to escape from the solessable life now
before them. lie says :

"It is not an easy matter in a few hours to provide for
twenty-four hop accustomed to live in the Avesta, cad
sleep in casual wards and other nightly Mints. The filthy
rap they cams is bad to be destroyed at mem, se they
were swarming with vermin. To-day (Saturday) we were
obliged to keep many in bed until proper clothes were
found for them. Left off clothes therefore would be of
great salvias just now. That the subtle may see
the meeting is intended to be sae
prectisal one, I
shall be glad if you will allow me to mention
that two projects am about to be ocossidered with a view to
make further provision for meeting the necessities of thee,
homeless boy'. 7'h• first is to ascertain if the Lords of
the Admiralty will give one of the melees ships of war now
lying in her Majesty's dockyards to be fitted up es a train-
Mg ship for those boys who wish and are able to follow a
seafaring life. The second project is to sidemour to obtain,
by hire or gift, an old-fashioned home, with about fifty
acres of land, sear Loodoo, where those bop not fitted for
sea ma be trebled to agricultural pursuits, so se to supply
the labour market at home or to quality slum for colonial

The following oontributions hove been reeeived i-Tbe
FArl of Shaftesbury, for the support of two boys for one
year, 30/. ; ditto towards expenses of simper, 21. ; an Old
Higrowian, se. ;Asbtoo, 51. ss. ; Mr. Joseph
Boed, 101. 10s. ; Mr. Jobs Garter, 11. ls. Mrs. Carter,
10s. 6& ; G. T. S. for supper, 11. la. ; the Hen. Bony
Eden, 51. ; A. C. C., per Lord Shaftesbury, 5. ; Mr. T. F.
Blackwell, 101, ; Mr. S. S. Dascooks, dl. ss. ; lady Inglis.
51. ; Ts imounteas Clifton, 101. 10s. ; Mr. Boomer, per Mr.
Ward, 51. ; Mrs. Deane, per ditto, 11. 2s. ; Mr. Beres
Dawson, 51. ; A Friend in the But. 51. ; B. H. IL, 10m
Mr. L. Green, 11. la. ; S. G. G., 51.65. ; Mr. B. A. B.
*us, 101. ; Mr. D. W. Dowling. 21. 2s. ; Master Dow-
liag, fu. ; Mr. J. Beaumont, 31. ss. ; L. N., 21. ; Mn.
Phillips, 11. 10. ; W. L., se. ; Mr. Henry Wagoer, for the
support of one boy fora year, 151.; Sir George Baker, 101.
A Barrister, for the support of two boy. for ix smooths,
151. 15a. ; Mr. T. H. Ism, 11.
Further contributions are aarneotly solicited, sad will be
thankfully received by the secretory, Mr. William Wil-
liams, 8, Crest Queen-street, Linooles-ion-fields.

ELECTION PrnTIONSLIIIRIPORD CITY. —Throe
of the electors complain of the retina of Mr. Beggsllay, use
of she sitting members for this city, on the pound of
bribery, nesting, end corruption ; fraudulent pergoesdon
of voters. and votes being received from disqualified persons.
The petitioners pre y that Mr. H. Y. Clifford, the 11111111CONIF
fal 0001petitor with Mr. Beggallay, should be declared duly
elected. .—Beveral of We electors complain/of
the return of Mr. A . Grant,og the ground of bribery end intimi-
dation. The petitioners further represent that Mr. Grant %
" wholly ineligible, and by law incapacitated to be elected
to sit as a member of parliament by reason that be, not
being a eon or grandson (aic) of a father who was a natural
born subject of the *overlap' of Great Britain and Ire-
land, was born out of the inhume of the mown of Great
Britain and Ireland." It in therefore considered that he is
an alien, and his return null sad void. Drogheda.—
Several of the electors complain of the return of
Mr. B. Whitworth, on the pound of bribery,
Westing, corruption, aed intimidation, end they
prey that the return he declared null and void.
Tanuton.—Several of the elegises complain of the return of
Mr. A. C. Barclay and Lord W. M. Hay on the ground of
bribery, treating, corruptioe, end letireidation. They,
therefore, pray that the return be declared null end void.
Wakefiekl.—Sevecel of the electors complain of the return
of Mr. Leathern on the segued of bribery, treating, ear-
motion, and intimidation • and they pray hat the return
be declared null and void.' Hudderafield.--Beverel of the
electors complain at the return of Mr. T. P. Crossland, on
the ground of bribery, &m, and pray that the return be
declared null and void.

LAUNCH OP THE &WINSHIP MATAURA AT MILL-
HALL —This haudsome vessel, built by the MillwsU Irma-
works Ship-building and Graves( Docks Compaq (Limited),
for the serves of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian
Royal Mail Company, was snooessfully launched on Saturday
last, and will be plaited on the longest unbroken route yet
traversed by steam. In order to carry the requisite large
quantity of feel, proportionhave bean admirably
adjusted, obtaining at the same time a high rate of
speed, her dimensions being—length betwaeo mrpendi.
culars, 285 feet ; breadth, 35.6 feet ; depth from 800 to
spar deek, 26.8 feet ; tonnage, old builders' measurement,
1,767 66-94 tons. She will be propelled by triple screw
amines of 400 nominal berms-power, eonstrusted also by
the Millwall Company', and furnished with all the latest
hoprovements. The liaises of the cabins, ice., combise
every accommodation for the emnfort of passeagers, and
an executed in the boat style of workmanship.
ATTEMPT TO UPSET A MAIL TEAM IN lasa.AßD.
On Friday morning, about 3 o'clock, so the up mail train
from Galway to Dublin was gamin; near the 65th mile post,
three Miles from the Monte station, in the Parish of 1131-
monaghan and county of Westmeath, the engine driver felt
• serious shook, width seed) threw the mine of the rails.
Oa the line bliss examined, it was diroosured that several
large acmes bed ben pissed across the rails. Both the
eagles guards were bent, but is further isjury sustained.
The company have Wend • reward of 2004 for such %for-
Ratios as may keel to the dleoevery of the perpetrator of
this ealoote.—Dathe temiest Mails
Tan HOIEBWAND Ilagasztux AND CANADIAN
MAILS DOE AT LIVERPOOL THIS WINE.-. 011 Wedsesday
next the Bina. from New risk es the 10M, end the Epee.
aka, Irma PartlaV earrospeeding adobes.
Aides,
expected to meek ; said se Beeday, the
from Batas al Ora ,o•4lisirfax only au the moenixe
of the 16th, may be expected to teach the Money.
CREETAL FALLON. HALI-A-CROWN DAT.
NATI:MOAT, FEB. 17. Admissive& as payment, 1,431 ;
Mine by seism Mike% 6.287; 1•611. 6,718.