The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-26 00:00:00

PHILADELPHIA.

THE UNRMPLOY RD AT YEW YORK, AND

The leaders of the more moderate of the unem-
ployed at New York had en interview with the Mayor on
the 11th, and presented a petition from GOO or 700 of the
working class. The mayor, irt reply, told them that the
Dowd of Central Park Commissioners had resolved to em-
ploy 1,000 men as teem as they could obtain money to pay
them. He urged item to welt patiently a few days.
Tho deputation then desired to know what they shmid do
till they got work, as some of the persons whose names
were on the list were, as they had already said, destitute,
and the feet that they had wives and children rendered
their necessities mere rimming. In view of these facts the
mayor said that if they would furnish tine with a list of the
! names and residences of any who were in such exempe
poverty as they had described, he would make a requisition
upon the Almshouse Department to furnish them with the
necessary supplies, which he had no doubt would be promptly
forthcoming. The committee then promised to snake out
such a list.
In the meantime Tomldasequare, which was full of people
from an early hour in the morn ng, was the scene of some-
thing very like a riot, and several ludicrous wenn occurred.
In the midst of one of them the deputation returned
from its interview with the mayor, heeded by some member
of the police. The mob were them called to order, end the
chairman announced that work would be given ea the fol-
lowing day, the comptroller having pi-mowed to advance
1,000 dots. pee dims until the point of 260,000 dots. should
be attained. This statement gave satiefection to the meet-
ing, which was then addressed by the deputy.superinten-
, dent of police as follows :
"I have the pleasure and satisfaction of coming before
you to announce the result of a consultation with the police
commissioners and the superintendent of police, and they
have come to the conclusion that it is not the working men
or mechanics who are disposed to create disturbances. We
know that in all oommunities there is always a party that
will do whet it can to take advantage of the working
pea, and, therefore, in all our consultations we con-
sidered that any breach of the peace had nothing to do
with the working man • but ineteed of that, if help were
morimery to ua, in the performance of our ditty towards the
state, the working men are the first in the community upon
whom we would call for assistance. Therefore we have
been vary forbearing with the working men, and I am au-
thorised to say that the police department will protect you
in your rights—in the rights that belong to men, toe I know
that the working men are men—and if, gentlemen, we are
compelled to act extremely in any case, I amen you we
will not interfere with you.- (Cheers.) I now, as the deputy-
superintendent of police in this city, my that I know the
foiling of every policeman in it is in Career of the working
men, and that they would this day do what they could to
waist them, and that they will do it must cheerfully when
there is scaudon." After the cheering had subsided, which
burst keth at the conclusion of this speech, three cheers
were proposed for the police, and enthimieetically responded
to by the entire multitude.
Mummer had been adopted for the defence of the animal.
Meetings of: the unemployed had taken place at Phila-
delphia, at which the following resolution had ben pared:
"Whereas, from the present alarming con'Zion of our
financial affairs, that has led to en almost universal bank-
ruptcy, ruin and stagnation of all buainem, a lack of em-
ployment of labour has caused very many working men and
th.. families to want for breed, the came of which needs no
comment at this time, as it Is too apparent what has been
done in deranging our currency cannot be undone ; we meet
have relief or met for bred; the beet securities, oar city
warrants, are selling at a discount, while one dollar of theme
warrants has more real security than flee dollars of bank
notes; we are in want of a safe circulating currency, sad we
know dime better at this time then for our city corporation
to tame city *smug& ; therefore, be it
"Rmelved,—That we recommend our city corporation to
issue 4000,000 of city warrants se :-1,000,000
of one dollars, 1,000,000 of two dollars, 1,000,000 of three
dollars, and 1,000,000 of four dollars.
Resolved,—That we recommend the warrants specified
shall be a legal currency, to be paid out and received at par
for all Mae des by or to said city corporation.
"Resolved,—That we recommend our citizens to receive
and pay
_out at par said warrants for all liminess trensactiona.
"Resolved,—That we recommend that as soon as said
4,000,000 of warrants be in circulation our city corpora-
tion be required to cancel annually not less than 6 per cent.
of said warrants.
Resolved,—That we are compelled to submit to violate
the lame of our state by having to use small notes of other
Mateo as • mummy, and pay a discount of 2 per cent. to
Lrocilire twiskhem ;.zeneeet mph* this, ice our own state will
" Resoleed,:-M7rel=deille above teem a relief, not
only to our city corporation, but else to the taxpayers and
working men, and will enable our city corporation not only
to pay her liabilities, but also enable said corporation to
continuo the necemary improvements, which will ezable the
working men—the bone and sinew of one land—to pay their
rents, which will enable the texpaven to pay their tame, and
give the city the um of 4,000,000. of warrants without in-
terest."

TUE LATE VIRCOUNT STRANGYORD.—The Right
Rom George Angastua Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe,
seventh viscount Strangford to the Irish peerage. who died
at Bradpte-park, the at of the Earl of Stamford, near
Leicester, on the 23rd inst., in his 40th yes?, was son of the
sixth viscount, the translator of "Camiien," and many
,ears our ambassador at the courts of Conatantinople,
Lisbon, Stockholm, and St. Petersburg. He was born at
Stockholm daring hie father's embsoray there, April 16. 1818,
and educated at Eton and St. John's College, Cambridge,
where be graduated M.A. in 1840. Early in the following
:jeer he was elected TI.P. for Canterbury, on a vacancy occa-
sioned by the acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds by Lord
A. Conyogham, now Lord Londesbonmgh, and continued to
represent that constituency down to the dissolution of 1852.
During the last few months of Sir Robert Peel's •dmlnlstm-
lion in 1846 ho held the post of under-secretary of date for
foreign affairs. Ho succeeded to the title and estates as
seventh viscount on his father's death in May, 1865, but since
his accession to the peerage be had taken no part in public
Writhe. Lord Strongford was, in his earlier years, esteemed
a men of high promise, who might ressonably look forward
to a distinguished career. His published work entitled
" Historic Footles," will have been read by many of our
readers. Re has died at the early age of 39. About a month
ago his lordship was married to Margaret daughter of
J. K. Lennox, Esq., now his widow. The Irish and Eng-
lish have devolved on his lordship's only surviving
brother,
the:Ron. Percy Ellen Frederick William Sydney
Smythe, born in 182.5„ who was educated at Merton College,
Oxford, and has held, we believe, one or two diplomatic

appointments.
THE LATE HON. LADY RtMSDEN.—The late
Hon. Lady Ramadan, who died as Bundey, the 22nd instant,
at Byram Hall, neer Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, was the mother
of the present Sir John W. Ranieden. Bart., M.P. for
Hythe and Under-Secretary for the War Department. Het
ladyship was Isabella, yenned daughter of the Right Hon,
Thomas Dundee, Brat Lord Dundee, sad rioter of the first
Earl of Zetland. She was married in 1814 to John Charles
Rarnsden, Big., many year. M.P. for Melton, end eldest eon
of Sir John Itameden, third baronet of his line, who
died in December, 1838, leaving by her en only daughter,
since married to E. Horgan Req., and en only son, the pre-
sent baronet, mentioned shove.i By her dinsraee the noble
families of Zetland, Dundee, Elleabcrough, Strafford,
Hawke, and Munster, are pieced in mourning.
MR. MACREADT'd Rem:amis.—On Tuesday even-
ing Bridport was honoured with a visit from W. C. Mac-
: ready, Esq., who, from his zeal for the increased eduction
of the rising generation, has stepped aside from the quiet and
retirement of his home, to appear once more to delight an
audience, end to convey to the souls of a large assembly the
moat thrilling words of our beet poets. The reading was
given, in connection with our excellent and thriving institu-
tion, in aid of the fund for the establishment of educational
clauses, and the distribution of prizes among the members of
our local institutions at a public examination in the course
of next autumn. Joseph Gundry, Esq., introduced Mr.
Macready, who, after • very able addrees on the import-
ance of education, and the defects in the usual system of
teaching, commenced his reading by eel extract from
Sterne. The piece selected was the pathetic story of
Le Farm, and, read ea it was by Mr. Macready it
touched the emotions of every bearer. This .as followed
by Byron's address to Tom Moore, touchingly rendered,
and hearty applause. The next selection was
Campbell's Lord MILAN daughter, and this well-known
piece needs only to be heard from the lips of Mr. Macready,
to be fully appreetated. The despair of Lord Ullin, his
, passionate cry of Come back!" to his daughter, when,
alas I too late, his remorse, and all those feelings which the
poet has so vividly pictured, were rendered still more
moving and impetuous, by the effective delivery of the
reader. The selection from lff ikon's sublime description of
the Creation. drew forth great applsAes. It Is needles for
us to describe the effect produced by his reading, from
Shakspesre's Henry VIII., the scene which concludes with
Wobsy's repentant remark—
Had I but served my God, Ac."
He hod so rivetted the attention of his audience that when
at Its doss he lett the platform, ft was long ere one of them
left his eat. All thanks to Mr. Macready, and may he
keg be !wed to exert himself in him high sphere of undid-
nertl dGsrer_vie Journal.

PRESTON PARLIAMF.STAET REFORM ASSOCIATION.
—On Monday evening. a numerous meeting of the members
ottkis emaciation was held, for the purpose of promoting a
rellone clam reprementatlon of the people. The manifesto
riesently isseisd by the band of politicians in London was read
to the assembly, and was warmly commended for its earnest
tar, and the feasibility of the principles propounded. It
a.:szesed to make that programme the &Me of action; and
addreem. were delivered upon the necewity of united
effort at the present juncture. A committee was appointed
to make the neceseary arrangements fur • public meting in
the Exchange Rooms et an tarty date.—lletwirater Owe.
liar.