The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-03 00:00:00

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less favour the closer union between Prussia and
Italy which had been brought about under his own
immediate sanction during the Pasolini mission. In
all that General La Marmora writes and talks about
the origin, the advantages, or the disadvantages of
the Prussian connexion, there are two most im-
portant omissions, or rather misunderstandings—
Snit, not taking sufficiently into account these
earlier stages of the whole affair ; and second,
greatly exaggerating the importance of the part
played by himself in its later stages.
But we are likely to have some angry words in
the Chamber of Deputies about another matter
which is exciting, and not unnaturally, a good deal
of comment. The official publication made by the
United States government of its secret agents in
Europa has just been found to include the name
of General Garibaldi. Although the duties which
the report would appear to assign to these agents
are of a most legitimate and honourable character,
referring to the protection of American citizens in
distress in various countries, and are only such
duties as every consul in the proper discharge of his
functions ought to execute, stall it is felt that
there is as anomaly in the deputy of one date
being in any capacity the agent of a foreign country,
and it is probable that the question will be brought
before the Chamber.

THE DISTRESS IN THE EAST OP LONDON.

The weekly meeting of the united executive cam-
mites*, formed for the purpose of relieving the exceptional
distress existing in the east of London, vu held at the
Massios.lows yesterday afternoon ; Mr. SLJIVDA, M.P.,
in the chair.

Mr. MALT (the hon. secretary) said that lut week he
reported that the subscriptions amounted to 3,610.;
sines then he fond that they had received about 1901.,
making the total receipts up to the present time 3,8001.,
of which there remained a disposable balance of a little
over 5001.

The Rev. Mr. Rowerds, took the mall amotut of sale
eariptioeui received daring the week ea an indication of
opinion oa the part of the public that the committee had
now done its work.

112;itev:Tgi.Jir.vistrn did net think it necessarily
followed that the amount of money received was a sign of
public feeling. Very much depended oo the utterances
which the committee sent forth to the public.
Mr. Rowes.u. thought it was • natural conclusion to
arrive at.

le Tay to the CHAIRYAN,
Mr. ORBIT!, Poor-law Inspector, stated that in St.
Deorme'sln-tbe-East there had been • decrease in the
number of persona receiving pariah relief of 107 ;in
Poplar, • decrease of 244 ; in Seamy, • decrees of 50 ;
end in Whitechapel, an increase of IL In Poplar, where
the number receiving perish relief was now 8,000, there
had Ms a decrease et 1,700 from the highest point this
year, and a decrease of 2,600 as compared with the highest
period in 1867. He had thought it right to sends letter
to the sleek of the pariah of St. Goorgeein.the-Fest, to
meridian whether the distress in that locality was chronic
or not, and in reply, Mr. Stone, the pariah clerk, said, " I
beg to say that, in my opinion, the distress which has for
sem time Meted in thin pariah has become ohmic. Com-
pering the numbers who were in receipt of out-door relief
on the Ist January and let July, in the years 1861,1864,
1847, and let Jemmy, 1868, thus does not wear to be
any remarkable variation, bat there Is • great Morena in
the appearance of the paupers end their families now and
• few years ago." He also said :—" I think the poor are
mash poorer than they were, and that they expect • mush
larger amount of relief than they did. Many circum-
stances ormour to make out-door relief very heavy—want of
dearness provision, sad • general belief
rhcaPtir poor-rub ef
ought to be administered much more
liberally thee it has been."
The Onanueser, before proceeding to the distribution of
theirmutation funds, said he wished to Worm the esamilies that
as • & front the Sitreighta' Maim had waited
him that mewing. They- Mel 1.0 elelMle fa
view in potting to him—me was that he might
state to the committee that they bad not got
• right view as to the employment of the funds
of the anion. No part of these fends went to the relief of
members out of work, and they amordiagly wished to cor-
rect the impression that their own men were well provided
for, while those not belonging to the union were not. The
next thing they desired bun to state was, that they ware
made to bear other people's sins as well as their own, ins.-
mush as it would necessarily follow that the men re-
ferred to as shipwrights were wooden shipwrights, whilst
the men who refused to work were iron workers on ships.
Before he peered from this statement he might add that
the genital tone of thaw men was ray satisfactory. It
appeared to him that they came with the VIM of eliciting
from his what he thought it would be desirable for them
to do, and to put themselves into & proper way of meets
onj
the present state of things, and he would not be imp
if, at the next meeting of the committee, he was able to
Mate that they had arrived at • settlement of their diffi-
culties. Directly after they wen gone be received •letter
which he felt it necessary to refer to. It enclosed a little
slip of paper bearing the words, "It is respectfully inti-
mated that a large number of shipwrights have left the
old soedety, being determined to accept employment at
a reduced rate of wages. They beg to request persons
willing to employ them to apply by letter to, and then an
address of Relied Martin, in Polder, was given. This was
dated let July. In the Weer which, although dated on
the lei February, he bad set received till that merning,
there wad • paragraph referring to the distribution of
relief by the uniteed wienneittee, and ft was asked " why
the destitute in fit. Saviour's were not relieved, as
represented at the Mansion-house, at the rate of 63. par
head. He could assure him (Mr. Sammie) that many there
would be glad of half that relief."
Mr. Rommel, said that implied that since the Ist of
July there was a large body of men willing to take lees
than the usual shipwrights' wages, and yet the public
knew nothing about It.
Mr. SoaveroP, who attended with two other gentlemen
as a deputation from the East Control Relief committee,
was eared to explain the paragraph in the letter referring
to the nendirtribution of relief in fit. Saviour'e and, in
reply remarked that the committee bad been oard to
rearm the number of those relieved, and that it been
loft to the dialrist committees to use their own discretion.
The amenities bed sow 200/. in hand, and they would he
glad to bower their psalm as to the continuance of relief
or otherwise. Let year they Mopped at the end of March,
and they bed no OM* to mks; the matter further this
year. Indeed there were may reasons why they should
this month drew metiers to • close, am people were now
meek, end the weather was opening.
Mr. then* that to ge m mildng farther
=Wthe gage di the returns from the Toor-law
eddle mkt/ wolf when there was no wolf. He
meletelemi thet, with tie exesplionef Poplar, the &dram
Mace wimpipebnenie.
Mr. sate keno read • Weer from Mr. Southwell, Isere-
they al the Mead Old-town Relief diemedstion, seating
that daring the week 1,063 families lied been relieved by
the eammitW, and observing that the applicants at the
Mae yards were 22 in excess of the number In the preced-
ing week, sad34Stha In ems of the corresponding period
in UK

, IMr. Own said the returns for Mile-mid showed that
the outdoor relief them at present was jut about what it
yes lest year.
The Rev. Mr. IleaniSov, the representative of the Mbe-
gad Amedetion at the mennsittee, stated that there had
base •sip Masan last with la the numbers mileved,
bat a under pressure, plainly that
the Mom woad tier* eerie* whoa the ef relief
tenet tenninate. =send Old-town was into
Ave wards, sad he bad anateeed the relief Om in the
central mad, eon tainiag 300 of the 1,100 famiHas relieved.
Mese of ell, there were 74 labourers and 27 needle-women,
mese of the latter with children, and others
dOOOl4lO with egad sorthers dependent upon them.
Mime were she elxissa painters, about some ef whom he
mad tell. Miss that would mere hearts of stone, and the
remakdag MO be found distributed over sot fewer than
43 essepadems. Taking this as a specimen, it would
that eme-feurth of the 1,100 relieved were outdoes
labourers, suffering maMly, he believed, from &premiers
fa the Malting trade, fle three-fourths were
aged Is set fewer than 46 ether employments, frfatrir-
lag the opiates already expressed, that the distress in the
per with which he was connected had nothing or sect
ee teMbrag to de with the state of things in Millwell.
These 6millca they had relieved at the rate el only fa M.
per week, SAM; them all over. Many of them had been
existing w what little of furniture and clothing remained
S. them, leavbg all note unpaid, sad he could testify
feriaconal Asavatices that many of them were in a
of extreme distress He thereferelhought that
they, es • committee, ought to do what they could to
ate& enbeeriptions for a month te meas.
The Uscanomx inquired what prevented the on•fcarth
—the labeereve—fmm going to the parish ?
Mr. WWI= said they were comidered as persons who
mold met ordinarily go to the parish, and the keel eons.
make thseght it important that thy GOMM set go there.
I Mr. ItcriteML—Do you think oar giving rem rebel for
a Moak veal& prevent them going to the earlat alto.
wards ?
Mr. Tammuz said M hoped se.

[ONE PENNY

Mr. Colmar? said if they were persons who wevild go
to the prish it would he better they should go at once.
Mr. RAVOIHILL—Oar intention w.ta to relieve mechanics
end such like.

Me. HAMISID rid he should be sorry 11 the remarks of
Mr. Rowell acted against their getting subscriptions. Ou
the contrary, be hoped the public would con
tributeliberally daring the invert month of March.
Mr. Howson—The decrease of poverty is obvious, and
the public therefore seem to consuler the time has come
for ceasing to contribute. In the face of the weather and
the deeresaing poverty they had no right to cry " wolf."
The Bev. kir. Smarm) believed the public was HNC,"
of relieving men who struck and refused to work.
After some further conversation it was agreed to make
a grant of 2001. to the Rest Central Conindttse, and
HOC to the Mile-end OW-town Relief Ansechstioe. 't
A numerous deputation from filt. Oserge's.in-the-Fest,
including Mr. Herbert, churchwarden, the Rev. Mr.
Riebazdson, sad ashes, was then reseird. They stated
that they had beam constituted into • committee
and believed themselves to be the reptrentatives of
the parish, and as such they were utooisbed to learn
that a grant had bear made to some ens of who.e name
they were 111111WAfe, at the last meeting of the Mansion.
house Committee.
. _

The CHAIRMAN infcemed them that great caution bad
been observed in voting th.evirant referred to. Ow the
first occasion, when the ication was made a fort-
night ago by the Rev. Mr, asgbaa sad other gentle-
men, it was refused in consequence of there being no local
committee. A week afterwards the same gentlemen came
spa seamed time cad lammed them that a lesalenmatiteis
bad been organised, and was prepared to riot according to
their instructions, bat the grant was again delayed, and
was only voted on Wednesday last, and a ktter had sine
been received acknowledging the money from the Rev. Mr. I
Roes, rector of the parish, as chairman of the relief com-
mittee. The united committee maid not, therefore;
reopen the question or become partial to any dispetes io r
the garish, as to the mode in which the money should be
applied, and they strongly recommended that those having
anything Joao with the matter should see among themselves •
that the money was properly administered recording to
the directions laid down by the united committee.
The deputation then thanked the chairman and with-
drew, and. the question as to continuing the operations of r
the committee was further oonaidered.

Mr. CL7.130V11 moved, " That this committee having '
now a basun of barely 2001. at their disposal, adjourn till,
Honda next, to ascertain their own position, and that
of the dtstrieta they have so far relieved, and that this
resolution be advertised accordingly.", He simply desired'
to let the public be informed of their position, end to let
them judge of the circumstances for themselves.
Mr. Kneossonn seconded the motion.
Mr. KENNIDY believed the effect of this resolution
would be to induce the public to suspend their subscrip-
tions for a week, and he therefore moved as an attiNsd- •
ment, " That the returns received that day from the Foul:
of London jastilied the committee in continuing then,
appeal to the public for further contributions towards the •
ram of ids reftilie
A variety of amendments were n 6,4111104 died
but oltimataly Mr. Casenove's retolutioik WY tarried by
6to 4, sad the committee then separated. v. . .

DRAMA.

DRURY-LANE.

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Mr. Alfred B. Richanls, a gentleman well-known as the
author of several published poems and plays, and as one
of the earliest promoters of the volunteer movement,
prodneed a new romantic drama at this house last night,
under the title of TkPrisoaer of TONieli• This drama, we
believe, Is founded on a ballad published by Mr. Richards,
and is chiefly remarkable for its honest simplicity.
cording to Mr. T. B. Chatterton's published arrdng. meats,
itaware only to have been produced all a stop-sap and
ter-pion.