The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-22 00:00:00

THB ARMY ESTIMATES FOB 1857-8.

This morning wereissMi the estimates of the
finny services for 1857-8. For the effective services the ram
required is 9,025,3601., being s deems on the revised esti-
mates of 1866-2 of 8,983,6001. The amount already voted
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on account for these services is 3,010,0001. ; the mount re-
quired to be voted is 6,015,3601. For non-effective services
the estimates amount to 2,221,8751., which is a &awe ess
the revised estimates of 1858-7 of 18,3491. The smormt
already voted on account is 744,000/.
The total 'stamens for effective and non-effective services
for 1857-8, amount to 11,2472351.. being a decrease on tee
revised estimates of 1858.7 of 9,001,8491., and on the origi-
nal estimates of 1856-7, a decrease of no lees thus
23,751,2691. The amount already voted on account for this
year's services—elfective and win.sifoctive—is 3,754,0001.,
leaving the rum of 7,493,2341. still to be voted.

Pooit-Law REroun.—A town's meeting wee held
MM. Andrew's-hall, Norwich, onWedneeday evening, to con-
eider the injustice of the present lows ofsettleteent and Ming.
The Mayor (Mr. It. Chamberlain) presided ; and wee sup-
ported by the Sheriff (Mr. R. Seeman), Sir S. Bignold, late
M.P. for Norwich, And many of the most influential cin-
ema. The body of the ball was well filled by a large num-
ber of the working classes. Tho meeting was ably sildreseed
by the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. J. 0. Johnson), Mr. Bright-
well, Mr S. Bignold, Mr. Beckwith, Mr. C. Springfield, Mr.
Tillet, end other gentlemen; and resolutions to the follow-
leg effect was passed unanimously :—" That the laws now
in existence with reference to the settlement and removal of
the piece operate most oppressively upon them, and tend to
prevent there from carrying their labour, the main founda-
tion of their prosperity, to the beet market; that the present
mods of Ming rate. for the relief of the poor is unequal
and unjust, as in many agricultural parish.s the number of
poor la mall, and in several opulent
.metropolitan paradise
pry
~.4 rates are merely nominal, whiie in Norwich and other
manufacturing towns, and in populous agricultural
where the poor are numerous, the ratio are high in
and are rendered by recent legisletion a most
bakrabla burden; that every destitute person should be
entitled to claim relief wherever his destitution arises, Mt
that the msintenanee of the permanent poor should be de-
frayed by • general charge on all realised and permanent
=4T: A vote of thanks to the mayor closed the pro-
THB WATER TENANT RIGHT MEETI24O.—A Co?..
leof the Prerewe' a Atonal writes from Belfast,
t °lithe meeting of the friends of tenant right in Ulster,
held there an Wednesday, was in every way most sucosisfal. -
The gmatest enthosisma end unanimity prevailed. The
chair was occupied by Wilthin Sharman Crawforia
Representatives of all sections and Maass of the comm
—oathollo, pretastaat, end presbyterian—thoroughly
Bed themselves with the moment, which is at present OM•
fined to the formation of a provincial emaciation, herlas kr
its bait the introduction of a claims to secure the Meat
right of Disbar, or, if that . should pm° impreatiselde, the
urging es a suparate and distinct tenant nen MS. The
mock*. Is latioded to be strictly local, and less set miee
to be a asked meow& The weber al set, to any
ose Mime, Mg Mk pmel VII Nisi themehee
to ea Oat is nig dr emu, eel ikemeheaket If
Meier k Uri If Os tenet ewe. Amami km
by Mos the reallim ems ekkeeM me Mr Ur. Mmes.
WOIR and Roger., Dr. ll'lCsight, Mr. Whiney, et the
Northers. Whig ; Mr. Holland, el the trielension; ANN.
ma Malice, Mr. John Porter, and Mr. H. H. 011 are."