The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-05 00:00:00

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Several hundred unemployed workmen assembled
In front of the Mansion-house yesterday, for the purpose of
asking the state of destitution in which they were placed
known to the Lord Mayor.
Three of the body entered the justice-room, es a deputa-
tion from the rest. The first who stood forward was
Hsmy Howard, a bricklayer, living at 21, Norwich-court,
getter-lane, who said that he was in a state of very great
&Mee; but that he had not per-onally applied for relief at
the West London Union.
The Lord Mayor—lf you want relief, you are bound to go
pernmelly to the union of the district in which you live.
Howard—l do not want to go into the union,
The Lord Mayor said be very sincerely sympathised with
the unfortunate condition of the hundred. who at the parent
time were out of employment in the rucziolie, and deeply
regretted that be had no funds at hie die fur the purpues
of alleviating their wants. He had no doubt, however, that
the relieving officers would do whatever wan necessary to the
shape of temporary relief. It was necessary that the men.
should separate and proceed at once to their respective unions,
where they would be taken care of.
E. Meeklie said that be belonged to St. Luke's, and that
he had applied to that union fur relief in Monday last, he
having been out of employment four mouths, and having
pledged everything of which be was pueseseed to procure
food. He wae employed at the union the whole of the day
in breaking stones, for which labour he bad bed given him a
shilling and • quartern loaf. Ile was a painter and house
decorator by trade, and the labour of barking stones—en •
occupation to which he had not boon socustomed—bad mcs •
blistered his hands as to
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elitiestis at the mien told bii* •
that he could have no more relief, tubas he again whaler
a whole day at breaking 'tones.
The Lord Mayor—lt certainly, does seem My herd that a
man in your line of business should be compelled to work at
stone breaking for temporary relid, when he is anxious toget
employment and cannot obtain it; but it rests with the Poor-
law Board to make such arrangements connected with the
relief of the poor as they think necessary, and not with ma
Joseph Banks, a grainer, living in Eden-place, Ivy-lene,
Hosts, said that many of the pelmets,. outside the court had'
not broken their feet for the lest 24 hours. Sema of them
had had parochial relief, but not of ouch substantial kind as
was at all sate to their wants.
The Lord Mayor—l ran only advise you to go to the
relieving officers. I do not think that men who have not been
used to ouch labour ought to be compelled to break stones
for food; I think that some more veritable employment
might be found for them. I know that destitute persons
belongbg to the East London Union will receive temporary
relief without being compelled to break stones. I strongly
advise you to keep orderly, and I have no doubt that race-
mes will be taken for the purpose of affording you the tem-
porary mistanee yourequire.
Banks said he hoped the digressed condition in which the
unemployed workmen wore placed would be made known
throughout the country, am that might have the effect of
mumagthego_vernment to mist them to emigrate.
The herd Mayor—l know that good mechanism and agri-
cultural lawmen are very much wanted in the Cenedia and
in Australia, and it does seem extraordinary that funds are
not applied to the purpose of sending out the unemployed to
those places. If I could do anything in my public opacity
to mist you in emigrating I would do so. At ell oreete, in
this severe weather people must not be allowed to starve, and
therefore I should adrift you to proceed quietly and orderly
to the relieving officere of the unions to which you belong.
The three applicants, who eonduetal themselves in a very
manner, thanked his lordship for the advice ha
=" givencul
them, ;ad withdrew.
A man, about 46 years of age, in It e dregs of a bricklayer's
labourer, and who at first refused hie name, but afterwards
said it was John Walker, was charged with begging and
threatening to stab the' prosecutor.
James Lester a coffee-bowie keeper, of 40, Beech-street,
Berhiests, seid-7'be primer time into hie shop begging.
sarianteing told that it was not allowed is the shop, he
drew • large else knife, and witnem's wife exclaimed .• He
hes • knife," and pulled witness hack. He said he did not
me for the knife, and the prisoner raid be would make him
oars before lung, and then ran out of the house. About an
hour alter witniess went out and found the prisoner watching
for him, and he gavo him into custody.
The officer said the prisoner had acted in a similar manner
et another shop, where ho threatened a young girl with a
knife, but on bee calling her master he ran away. On the
way to the station, be said he would put hie threats into
execution, and promised to do fur the officer as he had said
be would do fur the others.
Alderman Cubitt said this was too serious a cam for him
to deal with summarily, as it partook of the nature of a
highway robbery. He therefore remanded him fir further
issqulry, and he would, ultimately, be sent to the Old Bailey
for nisi.
At the Thames Police Court, John 3PCorthy, an Irish
labourer, was charged with assaulting the porter of Radcliff
workhouse and a policeman. He had gone to the workhouse
with an order for • loaf of bread, but asi he was drunk and
violent, he was ordered to leave the place, whereupon he
committed the smult complained of. The magistrates sen-
tenced him to 40.. fine, or one nionties inmeisonment.
Thomas Daly, another Irish labourer, who, with his wife,
was brought up on a similar charge, received the same
sentence.
In the course of the day several persons complained of in-
sufficient relief being riven to them at St. George's work-
house. One man efated that he had a wife and eight
children, and, on applying there he received the bottom
crust of a 41b. loaf. The magistrate directed an inquiry to
be nude into his use, as well as into that of a man who com-
plained of an assault by one of the workhouse officers. At
6 o'clock there were upwards of 200 men collected at the
court with a view to relief. The magistrate said he could
not enquire into their am, and that they must apply to the
workhouses of their respective parishes.
At the Idaryle
_bone Police-court, David Steed, who on the
sporious day had been charged with aseaultine Mr. Tubbs,
the relieving officer of Marylebene, but remanded in conse-
quence of his not being sober enough for the case to proceed,
was agsin brought up. On hie expressing his regret at his
misconduct, he was sentenced to a fine of 20e., bone month's
imprieunment.
Mr. Tubbs stated to the magistrate that on Tuesday he
relieved 1,670 and on Saturday La 2,200.
At the wee y meeting of the directors of the poor of St.
Pancras yesterday, a report was rend from the cometuttee of
labour, stating that they had obtained the use of a wharf, in
which to employ those applicants for relief who did not refuse
the labour test, and who for wont of space could not be em-
ployed on the present premises of the perish. Mr. Church-
warden Wyatt referred to some figures, showing the very
mall proportion of applicants who had accepted the labour
ticket and gone to work. Ile said, the fart was that the
parties were not destitute, and there was some sort of political
-novemeat in the matter.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE ICE.—An in-
queet was held at the Pelican Inn, Water-street, Gloucester,
on Monday lest, before J. Lovegrove, Esq., and a highly
respectable jury, on the bodies of Thomas Bourne, and James
Smart, who met with their deaths from the breaking of
portion of ice on which they were sliding, on Saturday after-
noon ; the letter was son of Sergeant Smart, of the city of
Gloucester police fon" and the former that of a
boot and shoemaker, both of the parish of St. Cathe-
rine. It appears that on the afternoon in ques-
tion, Smart and Bourne, with other boys, pro-
ceeded to the "Brick Pits," with the intention
of enjoying themselves on the ice, but they had scarcely
been one quarter of an hour when it gave way, suddenly
lamenting them below its surface, and we aro sorry to add
that before aid could be procured life was extinct. The pa-
rents of both boys are in the deepest pain. lamenting over
their dew deserted children. The father of the unfortunate
boy Bonne See been seriously ill for some weeks pest ; his
wile le la a Awe oliiiimecl; and on Sunday morning he
received the ad of the death of his brothers
who wee drowned by from vessel in the Black Sea.
The jury Mussed verdict of " Accidental death" on the
bodice of Thome Bonnie and James Smarb—ClwltenAan

Examiner.
FRAUDS IN IDE LEATHER TRADE.—BRISTOL,
WIDNICIDAY.—Mr. John Danger, leather ferns, of Bald-
win-stmt, wee committed for trial by the city magistrates
to-day for obtaining 236/. from Meetly. Crouch Brothers.
by false prMences. The fraud impute,' to him was that he
pretended to sell Mr. E. Crouch one hundred tole butte, of
261bs. average, from" Jenkins, of Buenos Ayres," which he
promised should be delivered in a day or two' and induced
Mr. Crouch to give him an acceptance for that sum,
whereas no such goods were forthcoming. There was •
similar charge against him with regard to Mr. Latham. The
prisoner baa just become a bankrupt. Ho was admitted
to bail,
YELLOW FEVER PREVENTED DT INOCULATION.—
According to a statement recently made in the Genetic
Niliesle, the yellow fever may be prevented in the majority
of instances by previous inoculation with the diluted virus of
a reptile. The etstement is made by Dr. Lucien Papilland,
who at the period of announcement leid.perfonned no less
tbearVoU Istoculations on persons living in districts mused
fever, and with the wet satisfactory result'.
gay 288 er= cent. of the number inoculated weir sub-
eby yellow fever, though exposed to Its
71ns:et 68 per cent. of the total number, or 3y per cent.,
died; and 2,247, or 90 per cent., were altogether protected.
Dr. Espilland calculates that no lees than 16 per cent. of the
total population of • region infested by yellow fever maybe
preserved by hie mode of preventive treatment. The history
of the disoorcey is not a little singular. Some time since
Dr. 0. Humboldt announced the fact that the inhabitants of
Central America were liable to be bitten in the feet end legs
by a reptile of undetermined species. Many died in cones-
' quince, but those who survived remained singularly free
from the ravages of yellow femw. M. PaAland inoculates
with the diluted poison of the reptile, which he irritates
until it bite" • piece of sheep's liver • and the rice of the
letter time impregnated the material blocs.
Wm.