The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-02 00:00:00

besides those which were at first created.

" I should consider it useful, in the first place, to cal'
for the assistance of the persons themselves interested,
whom it is not proper to discharge from the care of every
fortnight. From them might be asked a voluntagi and
moderate contribution. To the produce of that subscrip-
tion would be added the sums wising from the payment
of 1 per cent. effected on the public works executed by the
State, the departments, and the communes. That would
be • sort of assurance fund, receiving a subvention. It
would be administered by the government, and might
take the name of Missy des /amnia du Travail...

" Its object would be to aid :-1. Workmen of the towns
and country districts, who, after having assured them.
selves, should receive in the exercise of their labours
wounds entailing a continuous incapacity for work ; 2.
The widows of those who, in similar conditions, should
have lost their lives.

" It would be useful to come to an understrnding with
the railway companies, that they should consent to the ne-
cessary deductions on the amount of their works, in return
for the same advantaged accorded to the men in their em-
ployment.
" According to this organisation, the individuals assured
personally or by their directors would alone have the right,
as is seen, to a pension for themselves or to assistance for
their widows.

"In suppcwing that the retention of one per cent.
exercised on the amount of all the publ:c works above
enumerated should bring in forr millions a year, and that
the subscription of a certain number of workmen amount,
to one million, the revenues of the 01/1143 would be five
millions annually ; and, in estimating the average duration
of the pensions at twenty years, there would be means of
giving about 800 pensions of 300 fr. a year to the victims
of labour.

" I request you to come to an understanding with the
Ministers of the Interior and of Public Works to draw up
on the above bases a draft of decree, in concert with the
Council of State. _ .

"On which, Monsieur le Miniatre, I pray God to have
you in hie holy keeping. " Nerolion."

ILLNESS OF THE EARL OF SRAPTERBEILY.—AIsrm-
ing accounts have reached London in reference to the state
of health of the Earl of Shaftesbury. His lordship pro-
ceeded to Cumberland on Monday, and was to have been
t yesterday at the annual educational festival given
Fr. George Moore (of Cheapside, at V. nitehall, near
igton), in company with the Bishop of Carlisle and other
gentlemen. The noble earl was, however, attacked by
illness, which soon assumed a von, sei:ous character. For
some time pat his lordship has coffered from intermittent
attacks, and for many weeks in theesrly part of the present
year he was prohibited by his medical attendants from
feting part in business of any kind.
DEATH OF SIR CHARLES HASTENOS.—WE have to
record the death of Sir Charles flutings, who has long
held high rank as a physician. The deceased, who was the
sixth son of the Rev. James Hastings, rector of the
princely living of Hartley, near Worcester, was born in
1794. He was educated at the university of Edinburgh,
where he took his M.D. degree in 1818. Shortly after-
wards he commenced his professional career at Worcester,
and remained in practice there until his death. He was
the founder of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Associa-
tion, of which he filled the office of president, and was the
author of a treatise on " Inflammation of the Lunp,"
"Illustrations of the Natural History of Worcestershire,"
and many professional works. He was an honorary D.C.L.
of the University of Oxford, and received the honour of
knighthood in 1850.
DEATH OF MR. T. N. FAEQUHAR.—The death
is announced of Mr. Thomas Newman Farquhar, who had
been for many years past the chairman of the
Palace Company. He was a partner in the house ofC7orusi!
stone, Farquhar, and Leicb, of Moorgate-street, which had
anand in many of the railway schemes which have been
successfully carried oat.
CHAPEL ROYAL, SAVOY.—Her Majesty's Chapel
Royal in the Savoy is undergoing a thorough restoration
under the Earl of Devon, the new Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster. When it was re-opened after the fire it was
found that the walls were bare, the ceiling defective, that
common deal seats had been put down, and that the whole
arrangements were of the most meagre character. It is
expected that the chapel will be re-opened before
Christina&
ADMIRALTY, Auousr L—Aprorreerams.—Chief
Engineer S. )(edam to the Clown. Engineers W. H. Jen-
kins and J. Meiklejohn to the Ocean. Fiat-thee Assis-
tant baptisers J. Green sad A. Gibson to tire Ocean.
Beeeod-ehms Assistant Engineer W. H. Gulliver to the
Ocean.