The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-24 00:00:00

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TD3 PSOPLEV waxier.

'se sent Deeensbenaal we oceaton to
er-
notice
tae opening of the People's Market, 272, Whlicchslisl•
road, which had been established by Mr. Jo/in tliCall, of
llonndsditch, for the sale, at mice* below those usually
chatged by retail dealers, of butchers' meat, vegetables,
breed, butter, provisions, groceries, and other articles.
The market Las now been open for more than two mouths,
and during that time an active business has been done by
the salesmen in all tho departments. The greatest amount
of goods were sold in the first week daring whith the
market wee open. Time prices charged were theta eonst-
derably below tho rates at the retail shoes in the neigh-
Isoulhood, and the indueement to housekeepers to avail
thenvelves of the market was proportionately great. In
the course of the last few weeks, however, the shopkeepers,
who hail felt the effect of this new form of competition
in diminished business, have reduced their prices to about
the same rates as are charged in the market. Some indeed
charge rather less ; but it is doubtful whether the articles
they supply are quite as good as those which may be ob-
tained of Messre.M'Calland Co. The effect of this alteration
has been that some of the retail trade of the neizlitour-
hood has returned to the old channels, and the business
done in the market has slightly diminished in extent The
market is not, however, entirely dependent upon the
patronage of the dwellers in its immediate vicinity. In
order to extend its advantages to families residing at a
distance branches have been opened close to the termini
of the Great Eastern, South Eastern, and Noi th London
Railways. At the two firstmentiened depots a stozk of
some articles is kept ; and both there, and at the third
branch, any goods which ara ordered in the morning are
delivered the same afternoon. The proprietors of
the People's Market have not confined their at-
tention to the supply of raw provisions at mode-
' rate rates. They hare also made an attempt to
deal with the question of providing cheap cooked food for
the poor. Twice a day they sell good soap—pea, curry, or
Scotch broth—at 2.d. a quart, and a pint of any one of
these soups, with a large piece of bread, which is supplied
for a halfpenny, is found to furnish no had for a
labouring man or woman. So much is the soup 4i proved
of by the people in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel.
that about 300 gallons are sold daily, and sometimes as
many as 200 persons are to be seen drinking it at ea* time
Basing are supplied by the proprietors of the market, but
the soup-drinkers have to bring their own spoons. We
paid a visit to the market on Saturday night, at the time
that the soup was being sold, and witnessed the satisfac-
tion with which it was swallowed by both men and women,
by both old and young. The soup served on Saturday
night was pea soup, and having tasted it we can
vouch for its being well flavoured, strong, and
nourishing. It certainly hardly merited the lavish en-
eonitun which Lord Brougham once pronounced upon some
penny soup in the House of Lords, greatly to the amuse-
meat of the peers, "Better soup your lordships never
tided ;" but it was such a liquid as no hard.working man
or woman need despise, and which no unsophisticated
palate would reject. For those who are more nice in their
tastes, or are blessed with more abundant means, there is
always on hand a good supply of cooked meats, hams,
. tongue, brawn, &c., and as these are sold at prices con-
siderably under those charged in the ordinary ham and
beef shops they are always in brisk demand. Altogether
so great has been the success of this undertaking hitherto,
that the proprietors have determined to extend their ope-
rations to another part cf London. Premises—formerly
occupied by an unsuccessful cheap dining establishment—
; have been secured in the New Cut, Lambeth, and in a few
; weeks a market similar in all respects to that in White-
r chapel will be opened there. Iy

Tits EASTER-MONDAY VOLUNTEER Htwrr Af
._
The metropolitan commanding officers have spin Aoaa a
meeting to be held at the otliesa of the Nawor eel ma,
Association, this morning (Monday), for the I avast of
taking into consideration end, if possible, at tl' a first dr.
tag, of determining the site for the fortheom me &ore,
Monday volunteer review. Whether they cell' —"`
i be able W.
do so is, however, exceedingly problematical 4. . ;. , e._„
known there is • great divernty of opinion 40.1b1 int:
jest ; and when it is also patent that tl- was are " two
Richmonds in the field" in the persons i rf lards Elcho
and Ranelagh, whose views upon nimbi. se ....„[[.....
__
generally opposite, concurrence upon sr ro , ""'"e. subject
scarcely to be expected. In anticipationto f Portsmouth
being the place of rendezvolui, Lord &maker has
stolen • species of march open I do colleagues
in having visited the Pl•P°•"• gra' and at Ports-
mouth, in come my with some Inuit offloem on
[ Wednesday, and wale a minute inspect'
After • most minute inspection, as we/ on of the site.
las by the oilier
military authorities by whom he was • oconnented, he ex-
preseed the opinion that, commencing on -ribeigbra, a
volunteer review of a most extensive . and interesting as
well as useful character, combining to an. movements, both
of attack and defence, may be lie) f
a m the vicinity of
Portsmouth ; and that, working tb sir way down to the
seaboard Plato" known as South! ea Common, there the
whole force may be formed up in brigades, and conclude
the day's Prmr • dings h 7 • maid' . past about o'clock,
and then break off, leaving the volunteers a couple of
hours or so for recreation and refrrebeiere before taking
the trains for London. LOT 4 Reoeiser will probably lay
a report of his visit and lAy i views hefore the meeting of
commanding °_,ffierre„__M'J. si , and they will in all likelihood
appoint • committee toed
, . reit Portsmouth officially and
report,EESINTATION thereon to • e° 4# aloud meeting.—Obserm.
Y
' Si PRIEM TO VOLUNTEERS AT
Oa Saturday evening the somewhat
, pesentation of prizes to a volunteer
regiment' at ~_a Ir Irate residence took place at Seallonl-
noveleurfter-ealit °oufsthie—
house- "tb,°_,,t'',' sect Sutherland hie recently become the
bon. eolonaiMt' soliath Middlesex (Railway Rifles), which
is commended 107 Lieutenant-Colonel Biggs ; and it
baying been on Mo Mood that the Duchess of Sutherland
Arad undertake' a It i present the , it was arranged that
onehpresentati on should take in the hall of Stafford-
bonne' which-1m d been fitted up for the cocaiss.
The staircase formed the ' and in front vs
Pam' a my, J table, weed with scarlet cloth,
on whinh_the.
.prizaa were displayed. The side lair.
oases and Pni rteswere appropriated to the lady iclends
of the volunta an, who were admitted by tickete, and were
attired in to 11 evening costume. The corps had mustered
at Euston-g rove, and marched to Statfonl-bouse, under
command 0 t Major Bowyer and Captain Hotliam,lo the
number of between 300 and 400, and were formed up ID
Om_
_,...namr' , .be band playing at intervals in the adjoining
"O.lllMi. The Duke) of Sutherland, accompanied by the
E.l.g.' :Lad Spencer, Mr. Batmen, Mrs. Colonel Biggs,
Mr.,._,.. X' ion ( of the London and North Western
mal'ctuom ay Company), Colonel Erskine, Mr. Delaine, Dr.
Lwrd A. Paget, Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., Mr. Tootle,
WY ilia Shaw, &a, entered the ball about 7 o'clock. The
no' ahem then addressed the assembly in the following
be nas r—" Volunteers of the 20th Middlesex, I have great
T Assure in seeing you here for this purpose, and giving
yea the prises you have so well won. It was a source of
satisfaction to me that my husband, who ham always taken
an great an interest in those connected with our railways,
should be raked to belong to the corps, whose
in past before the Sultan at Wlmb earotriaiMe-
ClN;me favoanblly last year. Having been called on
ezeiriridnises to our Sutherland volunteers in northern
ty of the country, and now here inthe Loadon, I
feel the greatest pleasere in doing no. I have been struck
by the gmeeal and widespread nature of this great volun-
teer moven= which has now become one of the firmest
foundation of 's strength. It is my intention to
give a prise to be shot for on a future occasion." The
duchess then proceeded to distribute the prises to the
suoceedni competitors, and at the conclusion of the pre-
sentation, LieutensneColonel Biggs also addressed the
assembly, and having thanked the duchess for her
condesoeorrion, concluded by calling for three cheers
foe her pass, which were heartily given. The proceed-
bp of the presentation being u[dod the general com-
pany wee* permitted to wuder about the galleries and
partake of refreelaamits; whilst atile'elock the alarm and
a select company of gowns adjourned to the banqueting
hall.
STRANGE HALLUCINATION.—The Paris journals
announce the death, in the Charenton Lunatic Asylum, ot
M. Charlie Mayen, who had attained a certain repots-
boa ea an 111141•11 r. He of late years laboured muter the
halluinatkin of__ Jesus Mriet in melody d the
Mariam. He allowed himself to die of starvation.
GREAT Fasnout RALLWAY.—MY. S. Swatting&
has entered upon his duties as general manager of Ms via
dartaking, vim Mr. E. Mostly, rialgoud. Although Mr.
him* =he will MA basalt in readiness kw an
vies as lortdoste, arbiles=ll:
In this capacity Cr= 2 prove a valuable
from Ids left and iutimato acqulataoat with the am-
pages 'nein.
geltegliennient4—HorAOWAVa Pn.la Amp Our-
im .—A ttogoont mar et gout end dissmitlims Is Qs Idea-
mirkey Ails at the Iskos4, 2118•611 with bad alpollar 2:1
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IICYT.OrOIITAN COUNTY
Sitting days moult-Asa !sr ura
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day. _a: 7issuads7. TT.
MadroNSBULT, YorUand•road.--.usday, „et nundsy.
Friday, _
11103Urne.t. Whitehead's•gro• .e._.rucaday, Feb. 25: worms.
do. ; tiblay,24.
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Wes Preacot-daseL—Wedocidsy, rch. 2C:
Thoriari,
SocrEillrAac. V.An-strect.ruesFcb. 25; Thursday. 27;;
Frio.sy, 91.
Worm. &Imbrue' Nev•rosel.—Taariar. Feb. 15.
13111C7111K0. Wednesday, Feb. 2C.
WoOLVlCs..—Tharsday, k
artib.
Or [km.< :, Guildhalls mddinsts.—Toes&y, lob. 25; • As.'
Immo, Thurulay, 77 . Friday. 25. ,
(=37U'. exlJllsaL CuCET.—Alonds), Jan. 24.

•

THE POLICE COURT&
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BOW-STIZEET.
William Willis, Ililford.lane-chambers, horeelteepe
charged with being &link, behoving in a di-worded.,
net, and assaulting Police-constable Charles King, 7 .107.
In consequence of an entertainment taring Ow
a at the
Whittington Club, and the house acoordingly Lei
.ng kept
open later than usual a number of men Claled ' smoke"
had assembled to call cabs for the ladies ands intlemen
and thus earn a few copper.. The prisoner • cu ono of
these,and being the worse for liquor, ocesionall y disputing
with the cabdrivers, Se., police-constable 107 le was com-
pelled to order him away. The pri-ouer toll'
not to interfere, but to attend to his dr.te .he constable
at the done.
Witness said he should have to take I. dy into custody,
whereupon tho prisoner knocked him dav and was ac.
eordingly locked up.
In court the ppsoner produced r of hair, and
showed it to Mr. Flowers, eying aa a prowl he had
been Tali ill uscl.
Mr. Flowers said be knew it way ,the custom for women
to bring hair into court as a proof Cat they had been as-
saulted, but he did not know t am... men did it also. (A
laugh.)
Prisoner—Nell, sir, hem it is
Mr. Flowers—ls it Lis (to the cod it was pulled out.
ger )der)' I can't see from
this distance.
tho gaoler, here co sip, ,red the piece produced
with the prisoner • hair, hut 0 a,n, it different in colour.
Redstall—The piece the pet /ow Jr shows is darker than
his own hair, your worship. AU
fighter.)
Mr. Flowers (to the prisoner)— fancy you
are in the
habit of carrying a stock of b about you, and I am
afraid you have brought oat t* ae wrongcolourthis time.
(A laugh.)
The prisoner (innocently)-7 s it a different colour, your
woiship ? (Renewed laughter ..1
Mr. Flowers—The gaoler • sass 50. Hare you any more
with you? (Much laughter
The prisoner—Oh no, sir '
Mr. Flowers said th...t e , all events the prisoner had no
right to assault the CM) stable so violently for doing his
duty.
The prisoner—But it'
me.

was not his place to interfere with

Flowers—He le as doing perfectly right. I must fine
lon 205., or [part, er days.
On leaping the
,ck the prisoner said, laughingly, that's
changing the cc %Au of it ratogother.

WEST3IINSTER.
division, w
Edward Mr sr, 33, for many years • constable in the B
rah: —. ;left the force three years ago with • gratuity
and an e,aaa dent character, was charged with 'tenting four
al' bed, value 2s. Id., the property of Mr. William
Henryf INe /SOW, a builder, of Commercial-road, Pimlico.
Jaaaph, :oaken, 199 11, said—Last night, at half-past
eleven, • was in Commercial-road, and saw the prisoner
aaane Mt a fence with • large piece of wood. He took
r_,"„er, ' be road towards his house, which is in Gatlift's-
"a""m• and then I went up, and stopped him. There
were t Or A other pieces leaning against the wall of his
house.. ?
stopped bin, and he said he found the timber in
the .
. I told him his account was not satisfactory, and
I dim to the station.
,• dim. Henry Newsom, the builder, identified the
,_"ni,T as his property. A good deal had been missed of
oom his yard. Ile did not know the prisoner.
Ov en Connor, watchman to Mr. Nemec, raid—l know
no jag of the prisoner except by sight. The wall wu
11" e feet high. I missed timber frequently, and last
At, or rather this morning, I missed some wood from
stack. The piece produced is one of the pieces ;it is
.leven inches wide.
Some additional evidence was given, and prisoner pleaded
guily.
Mrt. Arnold said however much it was to be regretted
that a man who had hitherto conducted himself with pro-
priety, and left the police force with a good character,
shouhl have so miseimducted himself, he could not pain
over this with a light sentence, especially as the prisoner,
of all others, should have plaited by aenoe, and
known better. He then sentenced him to three months'
hard labour in the House of Correction.
GREENWICH.

William Drown, 17liefusing his addrem, was
brought up on 'eand before Mr. Patteson, charged with
two separate attempts at housebreaking.
Hai* Howlett, servant to Mr. George Hoparaft, of Mel.
bournedodge, Lauri Be-park, raid that shortly
after 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, the 14th inst.,
hearing a noise in the breakfast-roam, she went there and
found the window, which was closed five minutes pre.
vionsly,. open, and the prisoner in a stooping position and
one leg inside. On seeing witness the prisoner ran off, but
witness got through the window after him and raised an
alarm, when he was captured.
George West, footman' said, healing an alarm raised by
the last witness, be went out and saw the prisoner running
down his master's garden and getting over a fence into the
kitchen garden. Witness followed him, and acroas • hedge
on to the line of railway, when a man at work on the line
stopped the prisoner, and be was given into custody.
Mary Ann Sandwell, housemaid, in the serviceof Mr. J.
C. Hunter, of Carlton-house, Forest-bill, Lewisham, maid
that at bait-past Son the evening of Thursday, the 13th
instant, she was passing the drawing-room, when she
heard the noise of a window being opened. Thinking it
was one of the other servants who was there, she called
out before opening the door, but receiving no answer she
did so, end then saw the prisoner half inside the window.
Witness asked him what he was doing there, when the
prisoner replied, " Pray don't be alarmed. A canary bird
bad flown away, and I thought it flew up here. If you
see it will Tou give it me?" (Laughter.) Witness filled
out for assistance, and the prisoner jumped down on to
the co, got over a wall, and made his canape, two men
him in the roadway. The next day witness was
sent to the Sydenham police-station, and at once
pointed out the prisoner from among others who were
there.
Mr. Patteson committed the prisoner for trial. •

THI HONZ SECILITABN AND ?HZ COROICIDS.—
With reference to the remarks of Dr. Lenkeeter, the
coroner for Middlesex, at the Clerkenwell inquiry, and
published in our Saturday's impression, it appears that
Dr. !anteater's letter was sent by to the Rome-
office late on the afternoon of Thursday, February 20, and
an answer was sent to him by an Home-office messenger,
sad delivered at 23, Great Marlborough-street, shout six
o'clock on the same afternoon, in the following terms:—
"Whitehall, 20th February, MK —Sir —I am directed
by Mr. Secretary Hardy to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of this date, requesting that an order
may be given for bringing up Patrick hlullany at
an adjourned inquest to be held before you to-morrow.
In reply, I am to acquaint you that, if you refer to the
statute quoted in your letter, you will find that the Seas-
texy of State has no power to grant an order to bring up •
prisoner to be examined as a witness, unless application
bas been made to him on affidavit. No affidavit has been
sent to the Home-offioe. With reference to the latter
portion of your letter, in which you my that the practice of
not prodraaMg seemed persons. before coroners is only one of
modern date, Mr. Hardy desires me to say that he will be
glad if you will point out any authority to show that, by
common law or statute, the Secretary of State or any other
authority ever has had power to order prisoners in custody
on say charge to be brought before a coroner while
holding aninquisition, except for the purpose of being. exa-
mined as wham:am—l am, &a. (Signed) A. F. 0.
LIDDLI.L."
EXTINIIIVI FM IN MARYLNDONZ.—Yesterday
morning, shortly after midnight, a firs, which deetroyed •
large amount of , broke out in Portman-market,
Church-street,.
opposite the Marylebone
Theatre. an to • high' breeze the Sautes extended
with rapidity The market is composed of • regular
square of buildings, consisting on three aides of shops and
dwelling-houses, and on the fourth of a line of stabling
and shells for storing hay, de., and enclosing an extensive
open area, which on marloM-daya is crowded with stalls
and itinerant merchants of every description. From the
front in New Obuseh-street, an avenue of 'hops Punt
nsa through the markst. Immediately at the entrance
to this avenue, but fronting the main street, is • boot and
sites warehouse, sad from We shop, shortly 7 lifter twelve
Vele* ea Saturday night, some of the inba oifauY of the
saw smoke issuing throlthe shutters,
V rourhgedifiesd an unusual glare of t from the
hash*, and soon afterwards the peat of the
ehq _ wpm heed to be in • dam It was ad
hugbefore enslave were on the spot, but the sup-
pig of water lessee to have been inadequate, and its
Ire esteffidadte an adjoining ironmonger's,and attained
=zorirdear reLire,dl,twon the avenue
shop 3Ne Sod
wmasa awed.
deed vblik the wind had bitierto
go and eletbisee—dies began to azaiedalientol
seon=lAte: towel:let efo tii•eirt %am ware ti
The while of the amok hemmer, was
bide the Mum amid he pt Indef. A bilets 01
"91" ',Z
and clothe-
to h tcoetiniinhair deb=

the *ht.
AIpIINALTY, 22.—ArroinKterte.—.. „rt.
Went Chair A. Tudor. to the lades: Iktiseake
11: Meftbers, adilitiosal, to Sp Ceimpah 1104 '
ender Mabee to the Eadeloioa.