The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

THE TRANSPORTATION OP CRIMINALS.

A special meeting of the National Association for
the Promotion of Social Science was held 'Jan evening at
Burlington Hans., to dirties the expediency of renewing
the system of criminals. Mr. Thomas Cham-
bers, Common saint, presided, in the large room ap-
propriated to meetings of this kind ; and the company in-
cluded many ladies. Among the influential persons on
the platform and in the surrounding seats were Bart
DudletiMr. Arthur Mills, M.P., the Right Hon. Charles
Adder , M.P., Mr. Powell, M.P., Mr. Stephen Lane,
M.P., r. D. Seymour, M.P., Sir John Forbes, Sir
Waller Crofton, Mr. P. R. Torreon, Alderman Salornons,
H.P., Mr. Clumsy Hoer*, Mies Carpenter. Miss Faithful},
Sir Harry Verney, Mr. O. Shaw Laferre, Colonel Sykes,
bLP., and Mr. Montague Cookson. Mr. Haatinp, the
honorary secretary of the association, spoke against
the proposed mewsl of the system of transpor-
tation, u celnlated to discredit emigration, corrupt
the blood of young communities, and create suspi-
cion and jealousy between the mother country and her
dep!udencies. Ile moved • resolution—" That it is not
1 desirable to attempt any return to the old system of
transportation, which, apart from the opposition It
would provoke from the colonies, would entail heavy and
permanent expense on this country, without producing
any adequate advantages, or any results which would not
be better, as well as more cheaply, obtained by well-
regulated convict establishments at Lome." The motion
was seconded by Mr. M`Kinnon, who sketched the history
of Australian transportation from its introduction at
Botany Bay. Lord Alfred Churchill defended the
scheme of sending convicts to West Australia, in coin.
pliance with the wishes of the colonists, who were de-
sirous of accepting labour from any source. Hie lord-
ship, amid much laughter and some expressions of
dissent, informed the meeting that • plan bad been
decided for sending out Irish girls who were "above
prejudice." Lord Lyttelton generally supported the
arguments of Mr. Hastings, but deprecated public discus-
sion pending the sittings of the royal commissioe. Mr.
Adderley, M.P. did not agree with the previous speaker
in thinking that public opinion was to be gagged until
the royal commission had made its report. He took the
side of Mr. Hastings in condemning the proposed return to
a system of transportation. Sir Walter Crofton thought
that we should have to accept the offer of West Australia,
where, he was bound to admit, the regulations were ex-
ceedingly good ; hut be regarded the general system of
transportation with disfavour, and hoped that some better
substitute would be found by the time that the colony in
question should become averse to taking more of our
criminal population. Major Sandford proposed an amend-
ment, " That the modified system of transportation to the
colonies, with their consent, will be advantageous to the
mother 'country and to those colonies themselves." Lord
Alfred Churchill seconded this amendment, which was
supported by Mr. Hughes. On a show of bands It was lost,
and the original motion was tamed by an overwhelming
majority.

COURT or ALotammr.—A Court of Aldermen
was held yesterday at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor pre-
siding. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Lawrence made a
return of the state of the City pole. Mr. J. H. Waterlow,
the recently-elected alderman for langbourn Ward in the
place of Mr. Cubitt, was introduced, and took the usual
oaths and declaration. The other business transacted was
not of public interest.
HEALTH or LONDON. —lt appears from the
weekly return of the Registrar-General that in the week
tb.,t ended last Saturday the deaths in London were 1,348.
The deaths of persons at 60 years of age and upwards were
almost the same in number as those of the previous week ;
but under 20 years of age they rose from 659 to 690. The
average number of deaths iu the weeks of ten years (185342)
corresponding with last week is, with a correction for in-
creaming population, 1,407. The number in the present
return is less by 61 than it would have been if the average
rate of mortality for the second week of February bad
prevailed. The Milks in last week exceeded the deaths by
762. Measles declined towards the end of January, and it
continues lees fatal than it was in autumn or at the be
ping of this year. Soarlatioa has also become rather less
fatal ; the deaths from it in the week were 69. Typhus (in-
cluding typhoid fever, ice.), numbered 63 and 45 deaths re-
spectively in the last two weeks. In Somers-town there
were 4 fatal cases of scarlatina, and the same number in
Peckham ; also 7in the district of Whitechapel. The total
number of deaths from small-pox was 23, almost one-half
of which'occurred inthe east districts. The mean tempera-
ture of the air, which had been 45 deg. in the previous
fortnight, declined to 40.7 deg. The deaths froin pbthisis
roes from 142 and 125 to 156 • those from pneumonia from
54 and 62 to 69 ; those from bronchitis were 159, and exhi-
bited hardly any variation. Six nonagenarians died in the
week, the oldest of whom was a man, aged 98 yawl. Besides
these a centenarian a widow, died of apoplexy at 18, Dun-
sten'oroad, !file-end, on the 11th of February. She at-
tained the age of 100 years on the 15th of January—a fact
which is stated by the registrar to be well authenticated.
She survived her husband three weeks. Four deaths from
madwoman's* have occurred within a fortnight in the house
57, London-street, Totteobani-uourt-road. Lest week the
births of 1,002 boys and 1,016 girls, in all 2,108 childrea,
were registered in London. In the ton corresponding
weeks of the years 1853-62 the avenge number (corrected)
was 1,986.

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