The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-21 00:00:00

THE DISTRESS IN THE EAST OP LONDON.

With a view to relieve the wide-spread distress in
the eastern parts of London in a systematic and effectual
manner, it is in contemplation to reorganise the com-
mittee which, during the mayoralty of Sir Benjamin
Phillips, did such conspicuous service in the City of Loa-
don in arresting the cholera in the autumn of last year,
and which in that work dispensed • sum of nevi/
20,0001. confided Wit by the public in feeding the poverty.
stricken population. For that purpose &preliminary meeting
was held on Saturday at the house of the Rev. William
Rogers, the Rector of Bishopsgate, and himself a leading
member of the Cholera Committee, and their first step was
to put themselves in communication with the Lord Mayor
as an act of respect, and, if possible, to enlist his coopers•
tion in the object they had in view. A deputation Sc.
conlingly waited upon the chief magistrate at the Man.
sion-house, composed of the Rev. F. G. Itlomfield, son of
the late Bishop of London and Rector of St. Mary Ase;
the Rev. William Rogers, Chaplain in Ordinary to the
Queen; and Mr. W. Davenport Bromley, M.P. At present
money is being raised by individual efforts in the City ci
London for want of some better organisation. On the Steel
Exchange a subscription has been set on foot, and • me
siderable sum already raised as • commencement. Tht
corporation of London, if need were, would doubtles
make a suitable grant in aid, and so would most, if as
all, of the great city companies.
The Rev. Dr. Miller, the vicar of Greenwich, acknow
ledging the receipt of numerous contributions, ails :
" I believe that, as ' there is no sectarianism in misery,
there should be none in mercy.' Such was the
golden saying of the admirable John A age!!
James. In that spirit I act in the discharge of
a trust reposed in me with such generous confidence.
I have had the delight of sending an instalment to earl
of the Greenwich clergy and to the Roman Catholic
priest. I am now about to inquire into the best existrag
channels for distribution by our nonconformist neighbours.
I at once singled out the Roman catholic priest, because
many who are in pressing want are Irish l►bourers. I ant
sure the stoutest protestant donor will not wish a man to
starve for his creed's sake."

Mr. Thomas Carlyle intends to pass the remainder
of the winter in Italy. .

Mr. Goldwin Smith, Mr. Jacob Bright, and other
friends of the co-operative movement, took part in the
some of the Manchester and Salford Equitable Cowper
tire Society on Saturday night.
Sir James George Dalton Fitzgerald, a descend•
ant of the distinguished loyalist of that mane. who lived
in the time of Charles 1., efied on Saturday. He was bar
in 1831, and was educated at the Roman Catholic College,
at Osoott. He is succeeded in his baronetcy by his broths,
Lieutenant Gerald Fitzgerald, R.N.
Mr. Joseph Guy, whose name is familiar to
young people as the anther of elementary books on hist**
geography, and various branches of science, died on Sato
day mornin7, at the age of $3.
Mr. Crum-Ewing, M.P., met a numerous gather
ing of his constituents at Paistey on Friday night, ,s 1
received a vote of confidence. He expensed a hope tint
when the liberal party next brought in a reform bell a
would be an improvement upon the one they had laidf
lost—nothing less, indeed, than a final, intelligible seek•
meat of the question in the shape of household suffrare•
MR. OLIPHANT, M.P., ON REPOKY.Mr.
Oliphant, M.P. for the Stirling groep of burghs, Adam.'
has constituents on Thursday night. Habig
thst • settlement of the reform question cannot be ilelered.
he holds also that the present ministers," if they are WW4
cannot bring forward an honest measure," though :11r.
Oliphant has " no objection to their being dishonest." Mr.
Oliphant is also of opinion, in regard to the House oleos.
'non', that " the great majority owes its existence to
bribery ;" would favour a reform hill giving a vote to ell
man that can write his own name, and can read if c'exl'
lensed ; and mentions that the tory government. thea4l
deriding him at the time, adopted his advice regal%
the Alabama claims and the Hyde-park riots.
The REPRESENTATION OF STROUD. --The al'
nouncement which appeared in a contemporary on EridiY.
that Mr. Poulett Scrape bad retired from the represent,'
tion is entirely devoid of truth. We are authorised 0
state that Mr. Scrope has no present intention of rein%
from the representation of the borough. Mr. IL S. 1';
Winterbotham, Chancery barrister, and son of a 10.0'
banker, has issued an address to the elector; I.
view of a probable speedy dissolution. His whir,'
is a long one. He avows himself an advocate la
a large extension of the franchise. Mr. Irtol6'
bothani has a large and influential family counties
in the borough, which give hint specially fatourabl,
chances of success. It is thoroughly muleratood that le
comes forward in direct opposition to Mr. Horatian. Tl°
latter gentleman is becoming more and more unpoln,l4l.'
and considerable sections of the liberal party W.'M
he was supported at the last election now 11.1111'.,
drawn their support. At an influential privste ineetne
of the beads of the party it was unanimously nsobel
to oppose him whenever the next election should oceurii
and Mr. Winterbothaufs candidature was warmly ONO":
The new candidate has called a public mevtinc for tat
28th inst. A requisition, signed by a very f, a. and
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the most part uninfluentiel names, has been leaned, 404
a dinner to be given to Mr. Horsinan. The conscrated
are said to he on the gni rire, and to have it in center
plation to start a candidate of their own in conjunct.?
with Mr. Harman, whom they unanimously support.
bat the party is numerically very weak.
FOOTBALL.—ETON AND HARROW V. THE
—These two 'great schools will meet the rest of the warp
in football strife, for the second tints this season, er
Wednesday next,' the Sird hurt., at Westminster. the AO
mateh played on Tuesday, the Bth inst., at WestadostB
having terminated nrinatisfactoeily in a draw, two ho'"'
having been obtained by each side.