The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

TRER POOR LAW BOARD AND THE LABOUR

CR,IBIB AT PRESTON.
Yesterday (Tuesday), at the meeting of the Board
of Cloardiansof the PllOl6 links. PAL M. DATTIRTHWAITS
itho chains* praddiag, Mr. Maawariag, th.e Poor UM
Meribr the district, stranded.
ths returns ft appeared that, ea compared with Wt
week, there was as borate* of 1,849 recipients of oat-door
relief, and 1121. 12a. 10d. In the oast. The total number of
oat-deor pauses is sow 8,018.
Mr. C. SATTIUMIRRAITS pointed oat the hardahip come-
=i:siapon the Poor Law Board's refuel to relax its prohi-
ceder is reirece toast-door relief (without work) to
able- males. Molly partite in receipt of 6s. or 7a. per
week from the mine wasidn short time had applied for relief*
bang hardened with hale landlim Now the guardiana
mild not pies thews relief, bemuse ey were working.
The harems—You nay report the cam to the Poor-
law Board.

C.BAITIZTHWAMI—Ther• ere SCOTeII of applicants
working three days a week, earning about es., and haring
four or Are children, end we cannot relieve them.
Kr. Canon—You cannot do it for a forth,ght.
Yr. C. 6AT7727IIWAITI—WiII cannot do it for any time,
without the senetion at the Poor-law Board.

Kr. KATNAILD raendcoed a one ibuilar to the instance
reeked by Mr. C. Batterthweito
The Inernotoa—Thar are very roe emea.
Yr. C. Barrow/mum—Teo or three hundred a week,
grin eall that rare.
The Inerscroa—That order is for the protection of the
rammer, it ie to Math the people to lay by for " • rainy
day. When you meet with oases such as then, if you re-
port them to the Poor-lsw Board, they will allow the relief.
Mr. C. ISAITIATIRAITI—WO 'hall have to engage a
man solely to setts to the Poor-law Board undo the premed
eirenzathowee.
The fearsome—Oh no • you =Sy report the our se
quickly as the relieving othoir MUM 1111 M in hie book.
Mr. Withomer —This is a peculiar time.
Mr. C. BATTRILTHWAITF—They (the Poor-law Board)
thookl relax the Grim

The itterscroi=fhese people should be taught to provide
whist asmegstaine hke the peeing.
Mr. Amex/as—Look et ,the lacrosse of paupers. We
• main to oarreeptad eomethlas like two hem-
med _ _

Yr. Dtmox—l have spat lidety years in the management
of pony's affairs, bat it isms that I and forty-.even other
guardians cannot decide apes owes of relief without the in-
terference of the Poor-law CamoWowo. !Such interference
was ea ineult to Englishmen.
Borne further oonstesetka took place, and the subject
&Mot

INTIILLIGENCA

CAMBRIDGE Nov. 30.
The Council of the Senate, after the dimension in
the Arta' School, Nov. 24, of the report Mimed Nov. 19 by
the Syndics appoMted to consider the question of establish-
lag a system of examinations of candidates not belonging to
the university, being of opinion that further opportunity
should be gi_ven for the consideration of that question, retool-
maid tbe mowing grace to the Senate :—Placeat vobla nt
Ds. Procancellarius, Dr. Baum, Pagodas Coll. Dlv.
Johan., Dr. Paget, Mr. Clark, Orator Publicua, Prof. Sel-
wyn, Prof. Browns, Mr. H. Goodwin, a Coll. Cal., Mr.
Wham, ex Aul. Trio., Mr. Campion, a Coll. Begin., et
Mr..l. B. Lightfoot, s Coll. Trio. Synthci vsstri Serum con-
stituantar qqnide OTAlllll2tlione candidatornm, qui non aunt
de corpora deliberant, et ad vas reienat sateen's
=Lad Phillott, tce-Chaacellor
Wlmwell, 0. B. Carr L. Neville,
William B. HaeW Brown, J. Grote, W.H.
Thompson, . Biwa, 0. B. Paget, W. G. Clark.
P. Franos, Frea. Martin, J. C. Adams, Chiles Hardwick.

Vinarnnesrini PLAT.—The 41cielphi of Terence
win be reformed by the Queen's Scholars of Bt. Peem'im
College, Wee:anteater, on Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the
17th, mad Monday the 21st of Demetber—on the two latter
evenisp with the addition of a Prologue sad Epilogue. On
this monks new norms will be exhibited, how drawings at
Athens and Pompeii., by C. R. Coeker4l, Esq., R.A., under
whole kind anspims, as an old Westminster, the restoratka
has been effected.

ACADEMIC COSTUME AT OXFORD.—At a Congre-
gation of the University of Orford yesterday, a statute on
sosdonic costume woe read end promulgated, when a lively
and amusing debate took place. Mr. Nan*, of Oriel,
proposed that the undergraduate gown should be as-
piston with altogether; Mr. Tweed, of Exeter, that the
animists should keep their gown, end the mm-
mouses tabs the gown of the Students of Civil Law.
Mr. Rogers, of Magdalen-hall, objected to say change In
these draws, but would be glad to sot the gentlmm com-
moners' and noblemen's dram ail ass to that of the
commoners. Mr. Biddle, of BallioL and Mr. Chadors, of
Braosnose, objected to any things at all. The two
Proctors defended the statue. Kr. Last d 13VZ
object= to the proposed scholars' gown ; he
=ran and ODIXIMOSIMI in Um isms drew Mr. Bide-
of New College, and the !hind* of New Inn Hall.
proposed amendments. The prindpaf s amendment wsa to
gin the gentleman communes gown to commoners, leaving
untouched the distinction of the asp. The catmint= was
dissolved at about 4 o'clock.

DEATH OF CHARLES HINDLEY, Eva., M.P.—
We regret to lima the death of Mr. Charles Hindle'', the
parliamentary repressatative ci Ashton-under-Lyne. al
which town and its seighboarhood he ban barn a midget
all hls life. He expired, after only • few days' severe
Moses, yesiewley mooning, about half-past fin o'clock, at
his town residence, Dartmouth Home, Westminster. It is
stated that the immediate mow of his death was heart
Mersa Mr. Hindley, since the recent death of bisdamihter
mant.iponLy ohili,wipzhouserzfutde wi.talofT,HbrthrypiaWyooda,„.o7 sal
from the bereavement. He married m 1839, the daughter
of Richard For, Esq., of Head Hall, in this county; bat
Mrs. }Lindley died in 1864. The lets member for aahlon-
under- Lyne wee • aeon& and consistent liberal. In hie
, own language, " Peace, economy, and reform," were his
I wstchwords ;; sad be wee • steady advocate of the Ten
Hours Bill, a cocalment free trader, and an ardent promoter
of popular education.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT IN RAILWAY TRAVEL-
!. iso.—flhartl after the 2.30 train from Bradford had
left the Heckmoudwlk, Station on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire line, on Friday, the flanges (tire) of one of the
wheels of • mirage suddenly flew off, and Ole
as well as several adjoining It, ware for • held
jostled about en the rails lath fearful violence, to the
imminent peril of the fear-etricken inmates. Fortunately
the guard, whose name is Todd, Iminedistsly beheld the
danger from his place behind, jumped down from the trair,
having no readier means of communicating with the engine
driver and although the train, we are assured, was going at
:&s.:( thirty miles an hoar, he ran at Ea side with a
that sassily for • brief time outstripped the train,
ii quickly
rr regaled the driver, and made known to his the
which had admen from the accident. Bat ha =coo.
phrased the intrepid end praiseworthy task only at the cost
of • dmadtal Wort. Oar informant (a gentleman who we
Messed la peat pea) states that the guard appeared in each
• Mate of eseitement, that it was thought ror • tiros that
death wean be the penalty of his exertions.—lfeediestrr

THE ATIANSIC 'TELEGRAPH AS GREENWICH.-
As sztiaelat winter shed is beteg ccaetrooted at the works
of Maim Oboe sad Whoa, et Zest Cheesarioh, to protect
the table dialog atolls from the ssow ead frost. The total
meant of able to be coastrooted by Mors. Oh. and
112iast le 400 mike, sad the cable will be Lid in the shmia
, cods of 700 laths, from 10 to 17 hit high.