The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-09 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Inman steamer City of Boston left New
York for Liverpool on Saturday, the 4th inst., with
$7,500 in specie.

QUEENSTOWN, April 9.

The National Steamship Company's steamer
Virginia arrived here from Liverpool this morning.
She embarked passengers and proceeded for New
York. All well.

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
GALLE, April 1.
Tho Surat left on the 26th March for Suez.
The En.eu, from China, arrived on the 24th
March.

GIBRALTAR, April 8.
The Poonah, from Southampton on the 4th inst.,
arrived at 6 p.m. to-day, and leaves at 9 p.m. for
Alexandria. All well.

MALTA, April 8.
The Nyanza left at 7 p.m. to-day. She may be
looked for at Southampton about the 17th inst.

FRANCE.

PARIS, April 9.

An article in the Constitutionnel, signed by M.
Limayrac, refutes the statements of those journals
which consider war inevitable because France has
taken all the necessary measures to wage it with
success. It says.—" The more France is armed the
less is the probability of war. An equilibrium of
armed forces in the world is a guarantee of peace.
It is true a general disarmament of all nations would
be a more certain one for the repose of Europe,
but who is to set the example ? Is there
a Frenchman who has at heart the greatness and
safety of his country who would dare to advise
such a confiding initiative ? And should foreigners
ask us to do so could we not reply as at Fon-
tenoy—' Gentlemen, we leave it to you to take
the first step.' "

FRANCE.
BOURSE, April B—Three o'clock.—The Markel
closed as follows :

Bank Shares 3160
Ital4.an Loan
End of month
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 37 50
Deferred 34
s. Account.
Orleans
N orthern llB5
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 5BO

4 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 69 25
Credit Mobilier
End of month 267 50
Credit Foncier 1452 50
End of month — -
RAILWAI

Western
Eastern . ,
Sardinian
Austrian 553}
Lombard 376f
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 4B

IRONM-AS7 ERS' •QU ARTERLY MEETING.

----+---

WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday Evening.
The quarterly meetings of the irontnasters of this
district commenced in this town this afternoon ; the
attendance was larger than it has been here for
several years, but the few of the buying class who
were present evinced no disposition whatever to do
business, and very few transactions were reported;
and it was admitted on all hands that the trade, so
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diations of is as bad as it has
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ms
ontchaslpitaysti,s
improve-
ment are visible. It is to be feared that the result
of the great meeting at Birmingham on Thursday
will not disclose anything more favourable, the le-
mand for finished iron the make of the district being
wholly inadequate to the power of production.
The topic almost exclusively discussed at this
meeting was in reference to the notices which have
been given to the men to reduce the wages scale.
It is now generally admitted that this step has been
taken at the wrong time ; that, in fact, the resolu-
tion passed a fortnight ago ought to have been
adopted in December, in all probability the men
are
now
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of them will stand out for a week or two; but it is
tolerably certain that ultimately they will have to
yield. The difEculty on this account will be sure
by the absence of uniformity of
ple on the part of the masters, that
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has been for many years a principal cause of em-
barrassment in the conduct of the iron trade of
South Staffordshire. One thing is quite certain
that, taking into account the price of material, the
various fixed charges, and the rates of wages, it is
utterly impossible to produce finished iron at a pro-
fit at present prices. It is in consideration of this
that one or two of the first-class makers have not
hesitated to declare that if the men persist in refus-
ing the reduced wages they will be compelled to
close their works, not as against them, but to pro-
tect themselves from serious loss.

The market for pig iron is quiet; but the make
has been so greatly reduced that the depression is
less severe in that branch than it is as regards
finished iron.

The North Staffordshire makers who were present
at this meeting reported that the trade in that
quarter is rather better ; they have orders in for
Canada, also on account of some of the Mediter-
ranean markets.

EXECUTION IN SHROPSHIRE—This Day.

411. -

John Mapp, convicted of the murder of a girl
named Catherine Lewis, at Longden, Salop, was
hanged this morning. Since his condemnation he
had shown no dread of the fate which awaited him,
but, on the contrary, exhibited the utmost uncon-
cern. Till a few days ago he averred that he was
innocent of the crime of which he had been found
guilty. Then he admitted that he murdered the
child, but said it was the result of some sudden and
unaccountable impulse. Yesterday he made a full
confession. He says that on Sunday night, when he
went from chapel with the little girl, he had no inten-
tion of doing her any harm. A short distance from
the gate of the field in which he murdered her he
laid hold of her hand and began to pull her about,
and asked her to let him go with her. She said that
she would not,
and got over the gate from him. He
followed her, and found her hiding under the hedge.
He then asked her to let him go with her. She
said she would not. He then said, "I will cut
your throat," and pulled out his knife and did it.
She made no noise, she seemed to be so frightened.
He saw the brooch on the ground, picked it up,
and put it into his pocket. He then dragged her
down the field by her right band to a gap in the
hedge. He took her over that into a grass field,
and put her in the place in which she was found.
He adds that be is very sorry he. committed the
Qaurclor, as the chiduo Una.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

eiRO3l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, Aprn 8.

The Danish Minister of War, General Itaaslceff, has
arrived here, and has had an interview with the Emperor.
The Path papers are copying an announcement from the
°finial Copenhagen journal to the effect that the Minister
has no mission. According to one account he is travelling
merely for his health, according to another in order to see
what developments in the art of war have been made of
late by France tied (he is going to London) England.
Is spite et the official and semi-official pacific
ausurances, glen is the gevatest possible uneasiness
in the publie mind. incidents, which would otherwise
be unnoticed, are now seized hold of and made to do duty
as indications for or against war. There is one journal
much read here, though not published in Paris, the LW-
pendance Bags, which► always ridicules the alarmist pre-
dictions so common of late. Yet even this journal, while
stoutly maintaining that there will be no war, regrets that
the Emperor gives se much ground for the bellicose
rumours by allowing the war advocates to have such fre-
Tient access to him. There can be no doubt, I think,
that the great bulk of people believe that hostilities are
intended, and that they are delayed merely in order that
Marshal Niel may complete his preparations, and for the
Marquis de Moustier to obtain allies if he can.
The Journal des Thibats pub:ishes a statement to the
effect that 500 Jewish families in the district of Bacou,
Moldavia, have been expelled from their homes and re-
duced to the greatest misery. It is difficult to believe that
this can have taken place just after the strong remon-
strances addressed by your Government and ours to the
Government of the Principalities with respect to their
intended law against the Jews. Should the statement
prove true it will shew what an unworthy Government
this is, and how little right it has to look for the assist-
ance of Europe against the alleged oppression of its
Mohammedan rulers.

Another deputy has just died—M. Henry Didier, of
Ariige. There are now no fewer than five vacancies in
the Corps Ldgislatif, and it is fully expected that a sixth
will be caused by the elevation of M. de Geiger to the
Senate. The Government has not yet made the official
announcement for the new elections, and though it is
allowed six weeks for doing so, the delay is causing some
comment. Among the candidates is M. Gibiat, director
of the Constitutionnel, a Government journal. It is sup-
posed that the Government will have candidates for all
the seats.

The commission of the Senate appointed to report on
the Public Meetings Bill have determined to report against
the measure, and after the Easter recess M. Manpas will
recommend the Senate to send it back to the Legislative
Body. This is quite a novel incident in recent parlia•
mentary history, and is causing some excitement.

The Etendard believes that the war in South America,
so far from being ended by the forcing of Humaita, has
but entered upon a third stage. By the assassination of
General Flores the Emperor Pedro has lost a valuable ally,
and the Etenclard (which has always supported the Para-
quayans) believes that the alliance will now be broken
up.

There are still terrible tales from Algeria. An Oran
130er mentions that two womenf being reduced to the last
extremity of famine, drew lots as to which of them should
first kill her child to serve for food. After they had
finished that horrible supply, the mother of the murdered
child insisted that the other woman should kill her child
also. She refused, and the first mother then appealed to
an Arab bureau, and this led to both women being
arrested.

From day to day the disquietude in France increases.
Journalists not given to alarmist reports are beginning to
acknowledge that there is too much reason for apprehen-
sion. The Paris correspondent of the Times, for instance,
who never refers to any event until it is notorious and has
been commented upon by all his colleagues, has an elabo-
rate argument in which the possibility of war is admitted
and deprecated. He says that the French Government
is oscillating between two kinds of policy, that of the past
and that of the future. The policy Of the future is, Europe
forming a confederation of independent States, grouped by
affinities of language, race, religion, and sympathy, rivalling
each other in the pacific pursuits of industry, science, arts, and
social progress. The policy of the past is the policy of con-
quest, the transferring a whole people into soldiers, imposing
on every State ruin and misery by the incessant increase of
budgets, lavishing on armaments the capital accumulated
by the labour of past generations, and anticipating the
resources of the future. But as yet no one can tell which
policy will be adopted. The Illorning Herald's corre-
spondent speaks of " the dim consciousness of approaching
War." The Presse, a moderate paper, asserts that
the maintenance of peace is hopeless. The Temps
attaches great importance to the visit of the
Danish War Minister to Paris, and the simultaneous
announcement that the Prussian Government is pushing
on the fortifications of Kid, Alsen, and Diippel. The
Pass ("Journal de l'Empirc ") says that it always believed
in war with Prussia, and believes in it still. The Opinion
Nationale contains a long article from M. Gutroult, la-
menting the vacillation of the Government, and says that
there is little doubt the Emperor contemplates hostilities,
and that his destined enemy is Prussia. The Journal de
Paris says orders have been issued from the War Office to
organise and furnish the dispensaries attached to military
ambulance with the requisite medicines. The Patrie,
however, believes that France will not interpose in behalf
of Denmark.

Sir Roderick Murchison's letter to the morning papers,
containing unmistakeable evidence that Dr. Livingstone
is alive and well, will be read with universal satisfaction.
Sir Roderick's information is contained in a letter from
Dr. Kirk, dated Zanzibar, February 4, in which he
announces the arrival of the long-expected Arab mes-
senger, bringing despatches and letters from the great
traveller himself. The intelligence completely confirms
the account of the route taken by Dr. Livingstone round
the southern end of Lake Nyassa which was brought home
by the Search Expedition. He appears to have pro-
ceeded northwards at a long distance to the west
of the lake, and in course of time arrived at
Lobisa, formerly a thickly-inhabited town, but now
almost deserted. In these elevated lands, covered with
humid forests and destitute of game, the party suffered
much from hunger; but on approaching the southern ex-
tremity of Lake Tanganyika they reached Mtulca, in the
Wemba country, where there was abundance of cattle and
food, and where they recovered their strength. It was
here that Livingstone met with the trading caravans from
Zanzibar, and delivered the letters to the Arab messenger,
Bunduki, who has had them twelve months in his posses-
sion. Trustworthy information has also been received at
Zanzibar of the arrival of Livingstone at Itjiji, half
way along the Lake Tanganyika, where, it is
satisfactory to know, provisions, stores, and letters
sent from England and Zanzibar have long been waiting
for him. Sir Roderick Murchison may well be pardoned
for now reminding his countrymen that he judged rightly
in the belief that the whole story of Livingstone's murder
was a falsehold. The enthusiastic baronet will receive an
ovation at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society I
on the 27th, when Dr. Kirk's letter is to be read. More
interesting, however, will be the despatches of Dr. Living-
stone, should they reach England in the meantime.

According to the Paris corrcspcuident of the Morning
Post, " a gentleman in office " has addressed a letter to
" an important pers ,nage " in the French capital, which,
from the sources of information at his disposal, must give
a correct account of the intentions of her Majesty's
Government when Parliament meets after the holidays.
The miter commences by saying that a change of
Government in England would not produce any
modification of the foreign policy of the country,
or' in any way affect the friendly relations of Grea'
Britain and France. All English statesmen, it is de
Glared, desire peace. The letter then goes on to say how
Queen Vi ,ria, the Prince of Wales, and the Duke o'
Cambridge are decidedly opposed to Mr. Gladstone's scheme
for abolishing the State Church in Ireland. At the last
Cabinet Council it was unanimously agreed that if the
Ministry were put into a minority by a vote of want of
confidence Mr. Disraeli would appeal to the country. This
decision was approved of by Lord Derby, who has corn.
municated with the Queen since his return to town. Mr.
Disraeli acts entirely in accordance with Lord Derby's
views. The Conservatives regard the conduct of thr
Opposition as a factious bid for power and office, aided by
what is called " Mr. Gladstone's irritation." They argue
that the present Parliament ought not to legislate on sc
important a constitutional change as that now proposed;
therefore, sooner or later, a general election must take place.
The write/ makes some remarks on the future of England
which are anything but flattering to our national pride.
All classes of society are declared to be inferior to the men
and women of the last generation.

EARTHQUAKE IN JERSEY.—TiIe 1211 abit.lnfa of
the Island of Jersey were alarmed on Saturday morning,
between the hours of one and two o'clock, by two distinct
shocks of earthquake, which followed each other in rapid
succession. The sound and effect of the shock were like
what would be produced by a heavy vehicle or other heavy
object being dragged over rough paving stones. Many of
the residents in the town of St. Helier were awakened by
the noise and the peculiar sensation produced. Several
got out of bed and looked into the street, expecting that
the -noise was made by a passing vehicle. Articles of fur•
niture were made to vibrate most distinctly in numbers of
dwellings. The course of the vibration appeared to be
from cast to west

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAl'.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SHIP OFFICERS IN THE HAY3IARKET.—Joshua
Sinclair Cox, ship master, of No. 15, Ball's-pond-
row ; William Thompson, midshipman, No. 19,
Adam-street, Strand; and Godfrey Beavan, mate,
of Crown-court, City, were charged before Mr.
Knox with behaving in a disorderly manner in the
Haymarket, and Cox was further charged with
being drunk.

Police-constable Charles Player, 130 A reserve,
said—Between one and two o'clock this morning I
was on duty in the Haymarket, when I saw the
prisoners, with two others not in custody—but one
of whom I see in court—pushing against every one
they came near, and followed by a crowd of about
100 persons, many of whom were prostitutes. There
was a good deal of disturbance and shouting, and
after some trouble I dispersed the crowd, and got
the prisoners to go away. The prisoners went
as far as " Barns's," and then got up another
crowd. I again dispersed the crowd, and
the prisoners then went into Tichborne-
street, and afterwards to Windmill-street, where
Beavan hammered at some shop shutters. Cox,
who was drunk, said that he was the master of a
ship, and did not want to be interfered with by the
police. He had seen the prisoners about the Hay-
market on different nights, and the Haymarket had
been in a state of confusion on those nights, the
person he had alluded to as being in court appearing
to be the leader of it.

Beavan-1 did not hammer at any shutters, bu
I know who did.

Player—You did, at a greengrocer's.
Police-constable 147 C gave similar evidence to
Player.

Cox—l admit taking a glass of wine.
Mr. Knox—Are you the master of a ship ?
Cox —Yes.

Mr. Knox—Then you ought to be ashamed of
yourself, and should set the youngsters a better
example.

Sergeant Shillingford, 4 C —Thompson was
brought to the station along with another person a
few nights ago, but not detained.

Mr. Knox—Cox will have to, pay 20s. or 14 days,
and the others will have to find one bail in £6 each
for a month.

AN ACTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CAB-
DRIVER.—AIfred Vivian, described as an actor, of
No. 58, Farringdon-street, was charged before Mr.
Knox with assaulting John Morley, cab-driver,
badge 5,415, and also with breaking his whip of the
value of ls. 6d.

The complainant said that at half-past one that
morning he was going along Cranborne-street, his
horse walking at the time, when the pri-
soner wrested his whip out of his band,
and broke it, and, on his asking him why he
did so he gave him three or four blows in the face
and on the nose. The prisoner had three or four
friends with him, and they appeared to have been
enjoying themselves.

The complainant, in reply to Mr. Knox, said he
gave the prisoner no provocation.
'I. he prisoner said that because one of his friends
said something to a female, the complainant told
him (prisoner) that if he would get into his cab
and come along with him he would give him a
good thrashing, and as the complainant got off his
cab, as he thought with that intention, he gave the
complainant one instead.

Mr. Knox fined the prisoner 40s. or a month
and ordered him to pay the damage.

WESTMINSTER.

A STRANGE FANCY.—George Charles Baker, a
groom, was charged with wilfully demolishing a
rocking-horse.

John Smith, wheelwright, 19, College-place,
carefully untying a handkerchief, produced an
enormous brown lump of wood, exclaiming, " This
is his head, it's all I've brought of him."
Mr. Arnold—A fine animal seemingly.
Complainant--It was ;it was a very good one
till he injured it, which he did last night without
any reason that I could see.

Mr. Arnold—Tell me how it was. Where was
done ?
Complainant—The horse was on my premises.

Mr. Arnold—ln your stable?

Complainant—No, he was in front. I was sitting
in my front parlour, and my little girl came and
told me he was pulling the horse's tail, and I looked
out and found him palling the horse about. I went
out, but before I could get to him the mischief was
done, and the horse was lying down amongst the
trucks.

Mr. Arnold—The horse was lying down amongst
the trucks.

Complainant—l let the trucks out for hire.
Mr. Arnold—And the horse, tuo?
Complainant—No ; but it was a very good horse.
I saw him pulling it up and down. lie was reach-
ing a large way over into my place to do it, and
then he threw it right over and broke it all to
pieces.

Mr. Arnold—Was it a valuable animal?
Complainant—lt was worth 10s.
Mr. Arnold—Can't it be mended ?
Complainant—Mended, your worship, it's got
three of its legs broken and its head off. (Much
laughter.)

Mr. Arnold—lt's as bad as the horse in Leices-
ter-square.

Defendant said he could not account for touch-
ing the horse, except that he had been drinking.
The fact seems that it stood upon a box, and when
it was rocked rolled over.

Mr. Arnold said it was a mischievous trick, and
recommended compensation should be made, which
the defendant agreed to.

MARYLE BON E.
DISGRACEFUL ANNOYANCE TO A LICENSED
VICTUALLER.—Henry Anstey, a plasterer, was
brought up on a warrant charged as under.
Mr. Pain prosecuted.

Ishmael Quinton, landlord of the Ben Jonson,
Harrow-road, said on Saturday night last he
charged the prisoner with being drunk and annoy-
ing him in his business. The prisoner, whose name
was Alfred Kenry, insulted the customers as they
came in, and took up their liquors and
drank them. He was very abusive, and
went to another house and brought back to prose-
cutor's house a half gallon of beer, which he and
his companions drank in front of the bar. Kenry
continued this conduct for two hours, when he was
ejected, and struck Mr. Quinton. He was taken
into custody, and sentenced to pay a fine of 305.,
or be imprisoned for 14 days. When Koury
was taken into custody the present pri-
soner struck the officer about the face and
gave him a black eye. He also kicked him
severely about the legs, and they were much
bruised. His companions took away the officer's
truncheon. As the prisoner absconded a warrant
was issued against him.
The prisoner, when asked what he had to say,
ridiculed the idea of being charged.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of 405., or be im-
prisoned and kept to hard labour for a month for
being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the
officer in the execution of his duty.

Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, has published a
map of Portsmouth and its vicinity, showing the contem-
plated operations of the troops on Easter Monday. It is
clearly drawn, and will prove useful to the volunteers and
the lublic.

LOCK-OUT OF JOINERS ON THE CLYDE.---Last
night the following telegram was received by the
committee of the Working Men's Association in reference
to the above from the secretary of the associated joiners of
Scotland :—" Glasgow, Wednesday evening. The lock-out
of the joiners on the Clyde, threatened by the masters, has
taken place. Several men from London arrived here to-
day. We are informed several more leave Euston Station,
London, this evening. They appear to be unaware of any
lock-out being in existence here." The above lock-out
has taken place consequent on a claim made by the ship
joiners for increased wages.

CORK, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. —The ram Defence,
on leaving Bantry Bay on Monday, to join the Prince of
Wales' squadron at Holyhead, grounded on the bar off
Horsey Island, and remained in a critical position until the
next tide, when she was got off without damage. Three
arrests took place in the city to-night for Military
Ma=

Clara iGM Oikq eAritillat

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, April 8.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess Louise, went out in the grounds
yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Bea-
trice, drove out this morning.

THE EAST LONDON DISTRESS.

Yesterday a large meeting was held at Willis's-
rooms, St. James's, to hear an account of the East
London Mission and Relief Committee, which was
organised last winter very suddenly to meet the
great distress in the East of London, and which in
the course of a few months raised and expended
nearly £20,000. Lord Henry Chohnondely occu-
pied the chair, and among those present were Lord
Ebury, the Hon. Arthur Kiunaird, M P., Mr. Noel,
and Mr. R. Baxter.
The CHAIRMAN said the meeLing had been called
in order that the committee might expldin what it
had done, and give an account of the large sums
supplied by the public during the winter months.
From the balance-sheet, which had been distributed
among all present, it would be seen that the -Join-
mittee had fed hungry men, women, and children,
and had spent the largest amount of money in
establishing classes whereby the poor might earn
money. Not only had the committee dealt with
the temporal wants of the poor, but it had also dealt
with their spiritual wants. He expressed his deepest
thanks for the help which had been given in money,
and also for the personal help given by ladies and
gentlemen who had gone to the East-end and as-
sisted in relieving the spiritual and temporal neces4
sities there existing.
Mr. NOEL, the hon. secretary, read an interesting
report, which stated that the committee was orga-
nized on the 4th of December last, in consequence
of a report given in the press of a case of starvation.
The plan of relief was that adopted during the
Lancashire distress, of giving work and paying
wages for that work, and the list of subscriptions
received, it was thankfully acknowledged, had been
given in the newspapers. It was found that the
people were so destitute as to be unable to attend
the classes until they were supplied with clothing.
As to the meals given, 119,985 had been given to
ragged school children, and 44,183 had been given
to men and women. Though the committee had
not made attendance at the religious instruction
compulsory upon those who received relief, and
Roman Catholics were allowed to go when prayers
commenced, means had been taken to give spiritual
instruction.
The statement of the receipts and expenditure
showed that the subscriptions had amounted
to £17,375 19s. 71d. ; a "special summer fund "
subscription had amounted to £2OO ; the goods
made at the sewing classes had sold for £7lB 16s.
34d. ; and petty cash had been overdrawn to the
amount of £1 2s. 51d. ; making a total of
£13,295 18s. 4id. The expenditure side of the
balance-sheet stated that wages in sewing classes
had amounted to £5,530 13s. ; the materials for the
sewing classes to £2,054 2s. 74d.; " feeding ragged
schools " had cost £1,252 3s. 71d. free meals
for men and women " were set down at £696 19s.
2d. ; bread to the amount of £1,287 2s. 2d., coal
to the amount of £1,273 6s. 6d., groceries to the
sum of £1,035 7s. 61d., and meat and soup to the
amount of £1,035 7s. 61d. had been distributed, and
clothing, blankets, and further grants and wages,
and other things, made in all a total of £16,528
2s. 'lid. Then grants bad been made to other com-
mittees to the amount of £350 10s. There was a
balance left in-hand of £713 9s. 4d.
The Hon. A. KINNAIRD, M.P., said he could
add his testimony, if any were wanted, as to
the reality of the distress in the east of London.
There had been various causes assigned for
this distress; but there was the fact of the distress,
and this had to be dealt with, and he trusted that
it would be found the distress would only be excep-
tional. He urged that it was a duty upon the part
of the inhabitants of the West-end to aid the poor
of the East-end, the distinction between classes be-
ing more and more defined by the poor occupying
one end of the metropolis and the rich the other,
and the responsibilities of those living in the west
could not be limited to the relief they bestowed im-
mediately about them. Much could be done, be
suggested, by the ministers of congregations at the
West-end of London taking up such a task as
urging the support of the sewing classes of the East
end upon their flocks, and one congregation, he
stated, had undertaken to keep up such a class, an
example which might be followed by others, and if
so followed an immense amount of misery would be
saved. He dwelt upon a fact mentioned in the re-
port, that the committee's labours would not be car-
ried on much longer, and pressed the necessity there
was for those who had the time and heart to assist
the poor to carry on the organisation which had
been thus commenced. As to the distress itself being
altogether relieved, he said that much might be done
by assisting the people to emigrate, and some money
subscribed for a purpose for which it was not now
needed remaining in his hands, he, with the sanction
of others interested in the fund, had resolved to
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relief to emigrate to Canada.

Mr. R. BAXTER proceeded to give an accoant of
the manner in which distress had fallen upon the
East-end. He showed that one cause was the
failure of the shipbuilding trade, partly throng
the cessation of the American war, and partly,
it was to be feared, through the operations of the
trades' unions, which forced the working men to
press for a rate of wages which the manufacturer
could not pay and compete with the trade in other
parts of the country. Added to this failure of the
shipbuilding trade was the failure of the Spittal-
fields' silk trade through the French treaty, and the
distress from this was very great. Another great
change of a trade was seen in the fact that the
sugar refining which had been carried on in the east
of London, which had given good wages to a large
number of people, was being taken to the ports, it
being found that by establishing the manufacture
at the port where the raw material entered the coun-
try duty was saved. Then the building trade had
fallen off, and the introduction of the sewing ma-
chine had taken away the occupation of the wretch-
edly paid sempstresses who lived by their needle.
All these failures of work had led to a distress that
was perfectly appalling ; and though it had been
said that the peer-law was the proper means of deal-
ing with distress, he could not trust it to deal with
exigencies such as this was ; and experience bad
shown him that until the poor-law was enlarged so
long would there be a need for the voluntary efforts
of the charitable; and. at all times would there be
the need for a mission such as this committee carried
on. He generally supported the mode which had
been adopted in giving relief.
Several speakers followed, and dwelt upon the
necessity of giving the poor spiritual instruction,
and the proceedings closed in the usual manner.

A version, in French, of " King Lear," by M.
Jules Lacroix, was produced at the Odeon Theatre, Paris,
on Monday last. The Avenir National says that great
liberties have been taken with the original, without much
judgment being displayed, and intimates that the piece
was somewhat wearisome from its undue length. It ap-
pears however to have been well received.
TIIE LAST TIGER STORY.—The following tiger
story has arrived from India :—Colonel Alexander Begot,
accompanied by Lord Downe, wounded a tigress in the
jungle near Nagode on the '2Bth of February. -Vile animal
took refuge in a nullab, whither they followed IL,r up, and
as Colonel Begot was preparing for a second shot sho
sprang upon him and seized him by the leg, knocking
over Lord Downe and a shikarrio by whom they were ac-
companied. A Goorkah Sepoy immediately shot the
tigress dead and that saved Colonel Begot's life. The
colonel's wounds were not serious, and he is rapidly re-
covering from them. Lord Downe's clothes were torn by
the tigress's claws, and he was severely bruised by laer
charge.—Pall Mall Gazette.

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