The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

TDB SUNDAY TRADING BILL.

Last night a meeting of the inhabitants of the
parish elf St. Clemente Dane was held in the Vestry Hall,
Pickett-street, for the purpose of taking Into consideration
the bill now before parliament for the suppression of Sunday
trading ; Mr. Churchwarden CRUM la the chair.
Mr. Gannon, after rusarting upon the prerelease of
Sunday trading in the parish, which, he observed, never
would be abated until the closing of shcpe was rendered
ocenpuleory, mend the following resolution: "that this
meeting is of opinion that the bill now before parliament
for the suppresaion of unnecessary Sanday trading is cal-
ciliated to pretreat to • great extent the employment of
' persons engaged in shop and otherwise on the Sunday, and
thereby to enure to them opportunities both for sant .1 red
bodily relaxation, and will. if passed Into • law, contribute
greatly to the promotion of morality sad social order
throughout the metropolis."
Mr. TOKLUISON wounded the resolution.
Mr. Hooowrr, while ht supported-'the bill, would very
math like to NW the British Museum and the Crystal Palace
open on the &today. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ournattr approved of what had fallen from the last
speaker, sad moved the following amendment—" That this
meeting tiptoes's its satisfaction that • bill has been intro-
dotted into ppararliament t prevent trading on Sunday within
the metropolitan polies district, and is of opinion that such
legislation is calculated to improve the moral, soda!, sad re-
ligions soaditios of the people. "
Mr. J•oixonv seconded the amendment
O.
Ur WOODWARD sad Mr. HOLIIIIWOLIK expressed their
t dos to any interference by the legislature on the
l es
The amendment was negatived by 40 votes to 26. An
uthedessat by Mr. Woodward, deprecating legislative in-
terferthee, woo also lost. The original motion was agreed to,
and, after adopting • petition to parliament. the proceedings
terminated.

DWI izox F 1111998 DIMNO.—Tho jury em-
panelled us inquire into the eases of the death of Ana Legg,
egad* who net with hat death la Totteubsa-oe& road,
do Oho etwootag of Sunday week, re-seessabled at the Lord
Willerah,Ualvessity-street, het. v• Thomas Wakley, Esq.,
eerioaratstrer, by his deputy, Kr. Brest. The inquiry
woo bas Monday. in order that an ligation
Right weir le Mr Game Grey for the bolero
I the jokey of the these use 'barged with Goodie *dolt of
deeeseed. Is reglg be the applicatise, Wish was hr-
warded the soosser. fib G. Ong leylied OM the
should bbye seswglied with. elisurnogly the thoosoinNoma who
have been he sows days is the How of Doludsw, wan
belit up in sheep of Isitieslor Bawd, of She I &kiwi'
of police. Their same an Meths Howard, Marls ?ink,
and Willis Stewart, and la was dearly roved dist being
drank, sad driving a hone sad fart at a seat reddest rate
along the Tottershawesoort-rood. thews enweed the heath of
the &tuned, wbe, while eroolotai rod, on hod_ddf to
chapel, was lama's' dews owl bland.Th jlad2
returned a verdiat of " Measisightor ogelast the
The Bombay papers report the death of Lintssiat
Ewer, of the 10th home of Hoak whit* wrourred at
Bombay ea the 23rd April. Lieutenant Baser *stored
them**, in 1843. and served with the 10th in the P.ajsab
esnoisigo of 1848.9, including the whole of the siege open.
Wow Were Mooltas, union of flosclksond, len*,
WOAD beton Molts*, and surrester of She Wier. He'
sliseirards present at the hallo of flesessot, mire-
▪ d ifs =dot aid dogs.