The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-07 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.

LIVERPOOL, Fatnwr Moaning.
The steamer Pacific, Captain Nye, inward-bound
from New York, has just arrived in our river, with
one day's later intelligent* front the United States
than that received by way of Halifax per the Niagara.
The Pacific, which is one of Collins' line of steam-
ships, left New York on the 25th ult.
Although her news is not of much extent, It is of
more than usual importance.
The steamer Ohio had arrived at New York from
liavannsh, on the 24th of Hay, having left that port
on the 20th. She confirms the newathat Oen. Lopes Mid
landed at ()erases. with 500 men,and took that towel
the garrison of sixty soldiers, after some resistance,
and three men being killed, surrendered to the Ame-
ricans. One thousand more of Lopez's forces were
expected to land.
The greatest penis prevailed at Havannah. The
city. was under martial law, militia being enrolled in
every direction. The resilient foreigners were eke
called up in to enrol themselves.
The captain-general had issued a proclamation-de-I
daring Cuba in a state of siege and bkickads, sad
anneuaciag that all prisoners taken frees the lambdas
woald be shot. All persons who aided the 'Amtriesite.
with money, food, or provisions, were ordered ,to be
shot.
Two thousand troops had boos sag against Lopes-
At the time of the steamer iy ilavainak it was
rspotted slat Lapses force Mt to 1•000
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ricTnehemaasseial aewcarpitaliiuloherieese as bid
fa a ereeparatirely fair its throughout the Unix
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otalife received train Cr Ark hark'oniYies9hea
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sad Meld* mMr to r 13} to 131. Uplusits
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amounts of tbs.' sop
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Oditiuso PuIVIThe yonager asalere pf th•
Royal %raked and_ rade at jtsnal. The Era
024214 tad Professor Playfsk waved ut Gaon* yam.
gay Gnaw. sad had th• Wooer of bbd tha soya fatty.
They returned solo:oda' early tfah antentag. .
The Dube' of Cambrldej attended by the Es%
Hisisaidster, was present 23 the ainiverway attettag
the shanty schools of the nisarspeHt Lk, PatreCathe-
/war yestattlay.
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eillo.et council bad yeterdy' gtthe
ievst . The Waki memo JAI
ng were Lord *
Iliesgaie of Lettedowae„ the Earl of Moto, Mr
Gewes Grey.:lrlipant Painarston. Earl Grey, the Chan-
tal*, of thp Exargeor Sir Francis Doing, lobs Rob-
the Earl of Carlisle, lad the Eijht Boa. Pox Mauls.
The cosaall at two hours.
A deputation, including Mr. liariterrour,lLP.,ldr.
Law sad the City Boarmahroaeir, had as Interview with
8w dtattaonryjastieWay at the Buse-oSea
The lof Lwan had so interview with the Chan-,
Nike of the Exchequer yesterday at his otticial reddsase in
Dierning-atrees
The Boelseiestioal Cosamiesioners for England had
-a genera neatiag yesterday.
GioMr. Ogden had an interview yesterday with Sir
Groy.
Dispatrge
ches were reotived yesterday at the Colo-
alai-aloe from the Governor of Malta.

SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION
' OP THE LABOURING CLASSES.

Yesterday, the anted meeting of this society wag
held at St. Martin's Hill, Lord lows Bungee in the chair.
Amos, the principal petioles present, we observed the Berl
of Harrowby, Viscount Feversham. the Marquis of Weis
minister, Viscount Etwingtos, the Earl of Galloway, Lod
Ashley, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord Waidegrave, Mr.
Parry, M.P., Mr. Monahan M ' inn, M.P. Mr. C. Coelo.
rane, Mr. J. Laboachere, Mr. Roger,, The R-ve. W.
Champseys, R. Bargees, SirD. Behind,ld, IL Montgomery,
E Asher, &c.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who was received with great
applause, said—l shall my but a few words before the secre-
tary proceeds to read the report. Indeed, the object of this
society is so well known to all these who are now here that
it will he unnecessary for we to trouble you at any length on
the sabject. It is my bell.f that although all the good
which can be achieved has not been achieved, yet
the society is beginning a great change of much im-
portance to this country. In the villages an I rural
parts of the kingdom, it is to be observed that
propriet-n of land in many quarters have turned their
attention to the dwellings of thelabouring classes; they have
perceived the evil of suffering them to be crowded together,
and have taken steps of the utmost importance, not only
immediately in promoting the com'oh and welfare of taus.
labourers and their families who live in these cottages, but
indirectly promoting the good work, by promoting decency
and purity in their domestic relations, by promoting attend-
ance oar divine worship and the practice of morality in the
great mass of the people. (Cheers.) In the large towns
these objects should not be left to individual proprietors,
and they could hardly be carried out by their individual
effort.. It is of the utmost benefit, therefore, that their
society has turned its attention to the subject, and shown
what can be done to improve the dwellings of the labouring
classes, and procure for th, en low fits which they have not
hilterto eh.' iyed. As eiviVestion goes on we recces not
only its benefits, bet its evils ; and unless we exert our-
selves to comes:act those evils, and especially those accruing
from crowded dwelling., our boasted civilisation,
instead of promoting religion sod morality, and obe-
dience to the laws, will tend to leave a large
hese without sufficient means of obtaining the com!orts
which they ought to have, and so prevent their receiving
education and religious instruction, and thus leave them in
a state like that of the worst part of • less civilised com-
munity. (Hear, hear.) With these few remarks in open-
ing the proceedings of the meeting, I will now call on the
Secretary to read the report.
The SECRETARY, before reading the report, said that
letters had been received from the Archbishops of Canterbury
and York, the Bishops of London. St. Asaph,
sod Norwich, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord
John Manners, Sir Edward Buxton, Mr. Sidney
Herbert, the Hon. and Rev. Montague Villiers and others,
ezpnosiog their r.gret at being unable to attend the meeting
He then read the report, which was in substance a. follows,: i
After stating the advance of the society it went on to say
that its labours were confined to two deportment., the exten-
sion of field allotments, and the improving the dwellings of
the poor is towns. Siam the last report, which bad men•
tioned the different places where allotments exited,
ea which there were 647 tenants, who had all paid the r
rents, three acres had been added at Margate and ten at
Radio', and there had been an increase of 80 tenants. As
to the second branch referring to the dwellings of the poor is
the agricultural districts, the society had continued to issue
plans of cottages prepared by the honorary architect, Henry
Roberts, El , who bad increased the number of his plans,
and had also published a lecture on the subject which he had
delivered, of which 2,000 copies had been sold, while a som-
ber of cottages had been built at Tunbridge by aid of
the society at an expense of 50W. With regard
to the works in the metropolis they related to the comple-
tion awl transfer of the house in Hatten-garden, and the
model house in Streatham-street, Bloomsbury, a d the pre-
paration of the house in Portpool lane, Gray's Inn-lane. The
house in Hatton-garden was intended to sewisimodate 68
single women, but • question having vises whether 2.. 4J.
• week was a rest they ought to be called on
to pity, in the interim an application was made
by the Female Emigration Society, to trans-
fer the house to them, which wee agreed to, and it was now
applied to that purpose. The buildings in Streatham-street
was nearly completed, and would in a few days he filled with
occupants. Its cost was 8,0001., and the ghee rental would
return about 10 per cent. on the outlay ; but the net rental
had not been ascertained. There were 48 rooms, and there
had been 200 applications for lodging.. In compliance with
a suggestion of the Bishop of London with regard to the ap-
propriation of the funds received in churches on the thanks-
giving day, which amounted to 6,3001., it had been given to
this society, and they purchased a site for new buildings in
Portpool. fans, Gray's-inn-lane, for 1.7001. In that
building it was intended is receive, among others,l2B needle-
women at a rent of Is. a week—(cheers)—and a healthy
dwelling would be provided for from 200 to 300 people. At-
tached to it would be a publie waehhowe. The cost of the build-
ing would be 10,0001., of which the society had as yet only
the 6,3001. already alluded to, so that assistance was needed.
The annual rental of the four establishments of the society
was—BagniggeWells, 3861 4s. 84.;George-street, 5591.8 s 8d ;
Charles street, 4091. ; and Ktog street, 1181.—the clear in-
ems teeing Sri. 4s. Ild., end toe per-tentage on the whole
P 4 per nt., on the buildings 6 per cent.
7:3 ce
al of HARROWBY moved the first resolution,
the " adoption of the report." The noble lord urged with
great forte the moral and religious advantages to be derived
from making the dwellings of the labouring classes com-
fortable, and took occasion to state his belief that one of the
causes of intemperance wee the wretched condition of the
homes of the lower dean.. He also urged fiery strongly
the necersity of scoompanying metropolitan improvements
and selfhood.' by a corresponding provision et babitatioas
fed thee* who were driven by this means to huddle together
still mere densely than before.
The Rev. W. CHAMPNEYS seconded the resoluion,
and described the horrible condition of the lodging- house.
in the eastern part of London, where often in a common
room, 18 feet by'l6 het, :so a wet day or at eight, 40; 80,
80, and even as many as 150 persons cooked, washed,
smoked, sad gainbled together, while the elnping-rooms
were even more crowded,and the atmosphere was so deprived
of oxygen as to render it almost unfit to support life. He
attributed math of the intemperance in this class of parsecs
to their resorting to the stimulus of spirits in the fiat in-
stance to raise themselves from the state of exhaustion tato
which the font air they breathed had east them. He also
urged the good effect produced by the Model Roues of this
widely on laadlords of lodging-beans, and the necessity of
attending to the dwellings of the poor where new streets
were projected and executed.
Lord J RUSSELL was shout to put the resolution, when
Mr. G. W. M. REYNOLDS same forward and was re-
solved 'with viniferous divans; by seise pencea at the
bottom of the hall.
Mr. BEACON also hoe is the body of the meeting, and
was theist to speak, when ,
Lord ASHLEY said : I ties to cedei. (Gnat confusion
and shoe, and cries of t'. chair.") This is a niceties of a
private Poch:, In the tnessetion of Its own butane, and I
asseilbmawi;bet. oßre(suesakßieneYNotheillowyeilLDlasmselb444l"ess!,7ldh;(aidelsiers'ilikwawkreakirithibPeal.l"ery,!i;lelienwa°°hatemlcausibusiand:Fetstioarst;
The mothssios ad nobs thin testtisdig
- Lied J. RUSSELL rid : I ea those who with to
is to thetcsalation an members of the society and mean
iniddlele the meeting ea the subject of its operations. As
imed khan hamobserved, this is a msettai of a society to
egz'to en he owe bloaters, and has no ctbn object,(Cheen.)
BRAOON again attempted speak, hid tumult
essithned.
• Lied J. RUSSELL—It is the' rale that no pence not a
mambse can address a ims of this kind; and I °sash
allow any one else towo on. d chentag and illmentieit
dloqi
edge from the end of the ban.
' Mr. RIITNOLDS—I applel to his lordship *bilker I
mist am bs allowed to 'Make myself a member, or whether I
ea to be put down thus. (Tremendous cheering from the
sad of the ball.) This is rum attempt to put me dose.
(Loud thews as helots) I Wand to pay my guises sad
they would not take it I amen to speak la the abate-
ispeettal manner.
Lord J: RUSE ' I do not' think you would be *
srdsr it you wets addZie thlseaat atastlams If you
l-
oodits a romebar a m kt spy ur, riloot,g.
,t you gannet he 110,1:-. ( cheering.)
"•• resolution one don pat sad curried.

Mr. RITNOLDS 'pis attempted to earns Om meet.
than
met dm mob*. ow owlmd. the sole be pm's,

LortaaHLßY—l dim a right, Si a member of this
Beefslto be heard la rapport of a resolatios. (Great
.) No ear but a member las a right to be heart(
Is the tramseetiml of the annual twine's of this gaiety.
It was hen that the pollee had Oise Into the hall, and
arise if " Don't bilig I. the folios" were uttered mom the
sealodateata.
Mr. REYNOLDS nutted to the frost of the "gdatftirs,
awl thb ghat, eielaiseing " I aping to you, my lord, whe-
thee you
la the will alltw the working dame to be insulted by
bringing pollee."
He wee still pressing on when Lord Narrowby puthed
him back, upon which there were loud aim of "
does," and cheers.
Lewd Z. RUSSELL said (addressing Mr. Beacon) If ;yen
mesa to make say remarlis, or pat any question ea the
subject of the ruolution, you shall be at liberty to cep so;
but it is against the rule to admit those who ere net alma-
bees to speek who propose to introduce other topics.
Mr. BEACON—I have ne intention of introducing other
traces. I will speak to the remoltitiom.
Lord J. RUSSELL—Very well. Lord Ashley wanton
the resehMkek sod then you shall be heard.
Lord Aln.l MY (who was received with great cheering)
Said he had intended to enter at some length into the trprk-
lags, the sanitary objects, and the beneficial resul:s simples
to the working classes by the operatioa of this equity,
and to call oa each one of the muting, in their several loca-
lities and ineeences, to join is furthering a cause so 'mani-
festly far the interest end welfare of the working elapse.
He could assure his go xi fries& below the rope that he
bad been In the habit of wising In all clue's, and be ever
name from among them with increased respect
awl
clamet—(th
working eerr), and a determination to do ap that
lay in ble power for their benefit.
Mr. REYNOLDS—The Factory Act—the Tea $4Ollll
IP% You have betrayed the working clames.
Lord ASHLEY—As there had been some want of good
humour exhibited, and the little that remained might per-
hips evaporate, he would give up all he had to say, and pro-
ceed to the terms of the resolution. It was in keeping with
the spirit and purpose of the meeting, that while tb,y eel.-
heated the opening of the new model lodging-house, they
should direct their attend° t to those who had given them
the means of opening a kindred institution. They had %seen
delivered from the prevalence or a severe epidemic, end the
piety of the people called for a day of thanksgiving.
Mr. REYNOLDS—No.

Lord ASiILEY—IIe who murmured and said no to ouch
a sentiment was no true friend of the British working
clones. (Tremendous cheering.) The collections made
that day, owing to a suggestion from their diocesan, were
devoted to the purposes of this society, and the resolution he
had to move was " that the thanks of the meeting be given
to the Bishop of London and the clergy for the collectims on
the day of thankagivine, and that they approve of the society's
building a memorial of the deliverance of London from the
cholera." The society accepted the duty, and now appealed
to the meeting to enable them to carry into effect that object,
which, by its universal character, would be a benefit to, all
classes' and by its example cause a limiter benefit to be ex-
tended to hundreds and thousands. It was, besides, an
example to all the civilise! world, for he had bad communi-
cations from France. Belgium, Rolland, nod Am, ries, stating
that in this respect this eouwry was in advance of then., and
asking for instruction and advice from their experience. Se
therefore entreated them as good patriots end good citizens
to give all the assistance in their power for carrying out this
scheme for the general amelioration of the human race. In
providing lodgings at Is. a week for sempstresses, they might
set an example wnich would be followed all over th country.
The experiments of this society had proved that
they could provide everything which was required for health,
morality and comfort, at the same price at which t°e poor
amid only ob•ain habitations containing everything that was
filthy and disgusting to the nose and eye Some objections
had been made to the sites of the ledgingihousee, but it must
be remembered that a working man's dwelling must
be within reach of the place where be worked. It was
said also that the society aid not provide dwellings
for the very poorest sod most destitute. lii,herto this had
been true, but they were going on with an experiment. In
these works there were two duties and objects, and it was as
much their duty to save people from felling into the Min as
to extricate them when they were in. (Cheers.) Those
were for those in a decent position in life, who, it not uteri-
cited, would fall into destitution by being sub) ct to the
ravages of disease, while some would die and leave their
widows and children to pauperism. The noble lord con.
eluded by stating his belief that nothing would tend more to
make easy the task of the government of wheel the noble
Iwo was the head, and to the preservation of the institu-
tions of the country, than a movement such as this. (Cheese.)
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR shortly seconded thorium.
lotion. • _ _

Lord J. RUSSELL said, before I put the resolution, I
must say I rejoice to Sod, as we have beard from Lord
Ashley, who has devoted his life to the Interests of his fel-
low men—(loud chters)—a full account of the ..bjects of this
society. I kept to what is the strict rule as to members of the
society only being allowed to address the meeting. Still if any
gentleman keepieg to the resolution, and wishes to ask
questions to this effect, I trust the me,ting will hear such
observation, as are pertinent, but if he sh.•uld not adhere to
this rule, or propose any resolution foreign to the object of
the meeting, he will be st,pped.
Mr. BEACON then spoke from the body of the H.ll. He
said that the causes of all the misery which had been des-
cribed should be lo.tked into, and was about to tell a story of
some poor labourer from bent, whose pov.rty proceeded
from his taking a rabbit, and urged that therefore the game
laws were one of the causes, when
Lord J. RUSSELL said that this was not exactly relevant.
Mr. BEACON—No one knew the cunt, better min the
noble lord himself, and if he would only be honest, sed come
out in his true colours, he would do better for his country.
(Ltughter.) . .

S3me conversation then ensued between the Rev. Kr.
STORIARND and the SECRETARY with regard M the all. gad
bespeaking of rooms in the now lodging-house, which the
Secretary stated not to be the tact.

Viseotint EBRINOrON moved the next resolution

•thanks to the committee and treiourer, and the et point-

mmt of those °Seers—and stated that Irma returns it
appeared that the cholera, originating as it did in the de-
fective habitations of the poor, had increased pauperism.
Dr. GAVIN secoodcd, and lir. Rowans supported, the
resolution, which was carried.

Mr. LasoucHans snored a vote or thanks to Lord J.
Russell, whwth was seconded by the Marquis of Warr-

Lord J. RUSSELL, in returning thanks, said that Isis
time could not be better bestowed than on such an object as
this.

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The meeting then separated.

ROYAL SOCIETY.—The annual general meeting for
the /hewn of fellows wan held On Thursday, 6th inst. ; the
Ban of Ruse, president, in the chair. His lordship in-
formed the =eying that the con( cl bad carefully considered
the disposal of the government grant of 1,0001. annually for
the promotion of sci, untie research, and would recommend
its award aecordingly ; also, that in conformity with the
representation of council, a grant would be made by govern-
ment to stable the Board of Ordnance to publish the scien-
tific portion of the ordnance survey ; and, lastly, that they
concur in the recommendation of the British Association
made last year for the establishment of a large reflecting
telescope at the observatory at the Cape of Good Hope. The
statutes relative to the election of fellows having Dere read,
the votes of those present were collected, and them:waters
ennounced that out of 27 candidates the election had fallen
on the following gentlemen:—William Henry Barlow, Esq.;
George Busk, Elq Thomas Basted Curling, Esq. ; °mop
Eduard Day, M.D.; Warren De la Roe, Esq ; William
laid:rain, Esq.; Robert James Graves, AI.D. ; Levett
Louden Bowmen Ibbetson, ER • Charles Handheld Jooes,
M.B. ; James P. Joule, Esq. ; John Fletcher Miller, Rq.;
Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson ; Edward S.:bona,
Esq, ; Daniel Sharpe, Esq.; John Tomes, Esq.
THE NEW INFANT ORPHAN .ASTLVII AT STAN.
POMO HILL.—At the recent dinner of the patrons and friends
of this institution held at the LoutlonTevern,the Lord Illtdjor
in the chair, toe total amount subscribed towards the build-
ing fund and general purposes was 1,1061. 10s.:Included# in
that amount for the first-corned object was from the copdra-
lion of London, 1001.; D. W. Wits., Esq. 1051.; W.
Leavers, BK., 1054 • . W. Monk, Esq„ ION.; C. J.
Hombre, Beg 6t/ 10 'a. • Earl Duel*, 261. Be the report,
which included the period from the 31st Mar, 1848, to 31st
March, 1849, it appeared that the balance in hand on the
fora.sr day was 1231. 13e. receipts under various heads
1.'911. 16e. 6d , tot 1,8161. 10vpd., . Payments for same period,
1,6094. 19e. 6d. Balance in hand. 2051 10s. Id. Stock
slanging la the name of trustee* 1,3001. in the Throw-sad-a-
Qaartar per Cent. stock.
MEETING or PROTECTIONISTS IN LIVERPOOL—
e4drn dints:kb'
ernArutoniltpheawatiinthrestoatailitin'l
hinliasadfavis
aettendasee, and the building was crowded. Opposition was
effectually excluded, for the admission was by tiekee, and
tYuisittswrpoolffamlndastry_YL I 4.z.,:isintricro..tiutal:"
tickets were only craned alter the most rigid arid salamis
inquiry. The Earl of Willem °erupted the their, and amongst
these present were—Lord John Manatee, Mr Christopher,
MP., Mr. Newdepate, MP., and Protessor Batt, Q 0.. a
few of the leading mershants of Liverpool, end (with the
view, we suppose, of e(ectualtlripi resenting the views of
commercial Liverpool on the au tof free trade) a swarm
of delegate& from rustic pro societies, some wining
even from the remote distaste* of Devonshire. The wakes
repeated the old exploded azgaimam against free Hods, and
titeresolutiona were of the acid obanator.

• • -- • ---
ACCIDENTS ON THE RITTJL-- Wednesday evening,
as the last iron steamlsoat from London to Chelsea was
mooring itself off the Cadman Pier it ran into a small dot
in which were five run gentlemen, and oapefsed it. For.
tanately four of them could swim, and they managed to
keep themselves up until assistance arrived. The fifth youth
however sash, and was never seen to rill again. The drags
were ohtsined, and atter an hoofs search the body was band
in nearly the lams place that it went down in. By is ex-
traordinary circumstance, three hours before this melancholy
accident a body of another uestleataa was picked up within
a lbw yards of the Cadogan Fier in • state et nudity, which
leaves nodosbt that he met with his death whilst hathieg in
the river. From the appearance of the corpse, there was
every ream, to believe that it had been in the water two or
three days.' Beth the bodies lie at the Maple, Cbeyne.
walk, Chelsea, them to await the emcees %queers.
FIRS NAAS Cortirr-oAnorag.—imiterdaT morning,
between War and Ave Oolock, • tire broke oat to the *use
of Kr. jackeen, tolmorentett New-street, coventvardot.
The are hid been discovered us the shop, and no dote was
last by the polies to arouse the family seri prow* thitire-
fathom. irlge was ready for the Icemen on thci; prOval.
and,a eagle &Acuity they conceded 4Forts
to eittainWle Ire, bat with considerable damage to Me
property on the presibie.