The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-18 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1861.

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POOR RELIES IN THE METROPOLIS.
This oonuoittue met again yesterday, the fol-
lowing instsbeen being present : Mr. Pallier (chairman),
Sir W. Jones, Mr. Kekewich, Lord R. Howard, Lord
Shaky, liaitrLord It. Cecil, Alderman Sidney, Mr.
Lyell, and Mr.
The Chairman said his attention having been called by
Alderman Wary ar as adimniament whioh appeared in
the aewspapirs, soliciting relief for " Londoners over the
Border," he had seggeoted that one of their inspectors
shooldrabtote the lemaney and make inquiries on the sabject.
Kr. the inspector alluded to, was then examined. '
He said at request of the Pour-law &dud he went yes-
terdey sad ealled spun the board of *sadism' of the West
Ham tram, is Emu. There were fourteen guardians pro-
emit, four if whom were clergymen. He called their '
attentioretellas advartieeinent in quatios, which, among
ether Maga, stated that there were a number of worsen in .
the usiosappegashing ahliablrlii, she were almost without
food. The guardians expressed it se their opinion that if
such was the case it mast arise from the neglect of the
husbands, who were is goestaat employment at high
wages-20s, Ilituter wish. The guardians added, that
Rm the . Mr. being anxious to collect funds to
Mild a chorea an had put forth exaggerated
statements as to the , lures, the saes. The guardians
I were unaiiiinotui in their opinion ea these points.
la reply to Alderman Sidney, the witness said the locality
in quake was kaown as the Victoria Dada Is addition
to We docks, there were large ire, works goiag os preparing
fer the exhibition aext year, and therefore work was eon-
stoat and wages high. The population was shoat SAO%
end there were two resident clergymen.
Mr. Warwick, oue of the deputy chairmen el Ma Eat
Leaden Hake, was the sent witness. He pre it as kis
opinion that though the Pouer.law Hosed may have lima of
use at its formation and for some years afterwards, yet
the time was now arrived when it oould well be dispensed
with, as he believed the various boards of guardians knew
the law, sad were as competent to carry it out as the Poor-
law Board. He spoke from 25 years' experience in the
East Loudest Heim, and he believed his observations ap-
plied not oily to the guardians of that union but to the
union, all over the country. The clerk of his union we a
very intelligent gentleman, and had had 23 years' expe-
rience of the working of the Poor-law, both in Londou sad'.
the country. But he had come to an opposite opinion to
wine= with regard to doing away with the Pooru-kiw Board.
He (witness) was not prepared to wir that the chairman
of his union had arrived at the same cooclusion as himself
am this subject, but he rather thought be bad not.
By Lord Stanley—lf every anima was left to its own dis-
cretion. end there was no central controlling body, be did
not aid' then would be a different system is different
parts of the country.
By Sir W. Jolliff•—ln came of any dispute arising between
the guardian end the auditors, he would have an appeal to
the magistrates sitting in petty sessions ; but as the magis-
trates were ez-eillso guardiane, he would prohibit any
magistrate hest sitting ea the bench during the hearing of
law in which his oven penaltis union was concerned. He
regarded the Poor-law Board as exercising a more arbitrary
ml uooonstitutioeal power eves than the crown.
Rev. J. Ayr, ohainnea el the Board of Guardians of St.
John's, Hampstead, wee net smiled.—He complained of
the arbitrary power energised by the Poor-law Board over
the boards of gee/dies, the laser sot being able even to he
a day for their meetings, without the mutton of the board.
The committee roes at 4 °Week

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AmintiarT, MAY 17.—Arrontilitrin.—Pay- I
master E. Jago to the Cumberland. is lilu of a dark.
Amimant-Surgeass Dr. P. Mansfield to the Wellesley ;
and E. F. Miles to the Donegal.
Acting Second Master E. B. D'Arcy to the Victory, as
supernamemry.
Amietant Nymphs. A. C. Young to the Imaum ; and
E. Yisdall to the NAD, for disposal.
Assistant Paymasters in Charge W. K. Horse to the
Steady ; end H. Y. Berserd, to the Onset.
Assistant Clerks O. / W. Le Grams, .1. E. Conk& .nid
W. B. Spence, to the Nile, for dlspril. ' •
Acting Third-Cluis Assistast ragmen J. Biadeei to
the Asia, for Berries in the Euryalus ; sad J. Impkt. to
the risgsrd, for service in the Monkey.

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PORTSMOUTH, NAT 74; 1
The Khoritenerie, hired ocrew tessiport, Oftsilii
Hand, arrived lad evening from Chime, MG lift =
Kam, February 7 ; Singapore, Fe bruars 17 • Daps of
Hope. April 3, and St. Vincent, April IS. 'illos bin
home Oammaader Pearce and the Mims end miewhort
Majesty's ship Acorn who were trocle,y Msoderred to the.
Theory, flag ship. Silo also brings WOW t number' et
lonely invalids, who will praised to Wrudirick, to yid&
, plan the ship has been ordered to discharge her freight,
ocanialu a 1,000 tons of artillery stoma. The Khersonese
tat the Adelaide, screw steamer, left St. Vlimieft
rasMeaurtsfevibasly to the time of her owe &Twilit!.
Ang
• H HI, riling trip* C.aptaan Denham,. arrived
at *thead shortly after seven o'clock last memos from
th-westerns PteiSc, where eke has bees employed in
• &Or 'Moe 1852 From the .Asoree Weal*•
head she experienced northerly pies and easterly
winds. She has received ceders to pond to Chatham to
Pa T.,;?.
i 101, and Hera 91, enchored at Spithead
toddy trlalikt. Helen's. The Aboskir, Centurion, and
Conqueror, line-ofbottle ships, have IA for Plymouth
Sound.

CHATHAM, Mar 17.
The first delivery of 100-ponnder Armstrong
pee his been received at this wrison, two of that descrip-
tion of cannon having been landed this morning at the Ord-
nance-wharf from the war departismit transport Henry,
from Woolwich. The guns are intended for the screw car.
vote.° Challenger, 22, Captain Kennedy, 0.8.

WOOLWICH. Mar 1T
Letters have bees received at Woolwich from
Cottimaoder Johnstone of the Wean., gun vessel, now on
surveying service, from which it appears that the vessel
named wee becalmed whilst crossing the Bey of Biscay, and
in consequence of this extraordinary cirtinnetance aad the
wept of cloak, several tubs, a mess-table, La., were on-
suand in order to pet suSciatt steam to proceed to Vigo,
from whams she will leave for Lisbon and Melia.

PLYMOUTH, MAT IT.
The Pantaloon, 11, screw sloop, at Davenport,
on her return up Harnosze, ea Thamday eflorome, from •
trial of her machinery, ran foul of the Implacable, 24, train-
ing ship Comunander It. B. Dolling. and carried away the
Implacable's jibboorn, fore topgallant mast, yards, and
otherwise injured her.
A gene court-martial was held on the 22nd of March
last, at Deveoport, to try Private Andrew Modem, 610
Ragt., for throwing his cap in the face of Lieut. William
Nem, of that ngiawt, while in the execution of his duty,
and elso using thmottsraiinagg and abusive language to that
adlesr. The aeon feened him guilty, and mentioeed him to
naive fifty lashes, and to be imprisoned for two yeen,
with hard labour. This senteuce has just been affirmed
and confirmed, and an order given to carry it into exe-
cution.

The screw steamer Rangoon, Capt. Atkins, arrived at
Plymouth ea Thursday evening from Loudon to take on
breed the electric telegraph cable loaded there from the
Qom= Victoria steamer after her being stranded at that
part. She went into harbour at Keyham the followteg
martial/ to commence shipping the cable, which Is now in.
tended ter the telegraph line between Mate sad Alex.
endris.