The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

NEW CITY TRAFFIC RIIGULATOInt.

Yesterday the magistrates of the Oity of London,
with the Lord Mayor at their bead, at • meeting at Guild-
hall, were engaged in considering • code of by-laire for the
future regulation of the tease within the& jurindictioa,
nadir the provisions of the act of parliament of lest sea-
nos, which applies axdositely to the City, and which me
paid
ettt the exprees induce df the Court el Comma
Mellen principal regulation adopted yesterday
stakes it obligatory upon the driver of every email= and
cab pig, eastwards through St. Paul's
-churchyard, the
thethatioa d which is London-bridge or any place
=ethe bridge, to peen along Catinon-street, and to
ft, same route in making the reverse journey.
Again, between 9 in the morning and 6 in the evening
so one ls te drive • vehicle through the starets so
heavily laden ae to require more than four bones to drsw
it, ear Woe with merchandise to • greater height than
16 ft. from the ground, or a greater width than 7 ft.,
or the teemitis bowers the outsides of the wheels of
which shall be plater than 7 ft., except • vehicle of
each breadth shalt have been in use before the 28th of July
last. Between 6 in the more* t and 10 at night the me-
dusas( of any kind of locomotive propelled by steam, ax-
mo • Steam fire-engene actually going to or returning from
a Ire, is strictly prohibited • as is also the driving, between
9 is the sponging and 6 in the evening, of any art or
wasps wholly or partially laden with timber or any
other material exceeding 23 ft. is length, or 1 ft. 6 is. in
breadth. No cede, beer, wine, or other liquid is casks,
cooveyed in carte, waggons, or vans, will be allowed, to be
delivered in 24 of the principal streets of the City between 9
in the morning and 5 io the evening—namely, Graoschurch-
street, Bishopegatire treat- within, Threadneedie•street, Corn-
kill, Lombardstrest, Lsedenhallstreet, Feechurch,eneet,
Tower-street, Fsetcheap, Cannon-street, Kies William-
street, Upper er Lower Thames street, Mem4strest,
Ludgate-street, Newgate-street, °Wayside. the
Ywltry, Graham-street, Princes-street, Lotbliery, Throg-
niortoir rime!. or Old Broadstreet. The video{ vegetables,
fruit, fish, orother articles anted upon any track or vehicle
is prohibited between 9 in the mersing and 6 ie the erasing
in the seine streets, and on London acid Blackfriers bridges.
Emweggeendran and the liken to be pieced with its aide
with the join pavement whea being loaded or on-
laded, or stopped for any other purpose. Upwards of 70
priocipal places are indicated at which in the whole 88 shoe.
bleak' may ply their calling. At Infer the peeler number
of places ow shoeblack will be stationed, and in many
two ; but at the RordExchange, by the duke's statue,
there will be six, and in front of the General Post-ofllce,
St.Maiiin'ade-Graod, four. The commissioner of the City
police •
la empowered, for the public convenience. to alter or
increase the etaediop or the number of shoeblaoks, so that
the number of standing places does not exceed 150, and the
number of eboeblaeks 300 in the whole. Thane are the
principal regulations ; but there are others prohibiting the
obstruction of streeta and footways by persons with various
enumerated artieles for ads, or by goods or merchandise
during removal, no as to hinder or incommode a free pas-
sage. By the act each of the bylaw,, when sanctioned by
the filsordary of State, may be enforced be penalties not
exceeding 40a for each offence, with the alternative of •
term of imprisonment.

Dcomesso RITURNID TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARL4MIEL-Bir Bounden Palmer, got., her Maita'iri:
Attorney-General, for the borough of Richmond;
Porrott Collier, EN., her Majerty's Solicitor-Gemmel, for
the borough of Plymouth ; end (harp John Shaw Wang
Seq., is the room of Ciliary Pigott, sarjeout-at-law. now
oes of the barons of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, for
the borough of Reethog.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 19. —The
Right Hoeourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of Staro
for Faireigs Affairs a copy of a despatch from lrer Majesty's
Charge d'Affaires is Veausals, euclostog oopv of a (nerve,
dated the 12th September last, imposing en additioad duty
of 25 per mot. oar imparts into that Republic. during a
limited time. forth. purpose of being applied to the payment
of a loan of 300,000 dicta.—Gazette.
BOARD or TRADE, WHITEAArL Ocr. 19.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Omuta forlhorla have meshes& from the ffearreary of State
for Foreign Affairs a copy of a &match from her Majerty's
Charge d'Affaires at Paris, ecotaitrieg an imperial decree,
dated tbeitliOctobsr, fixing the duty on pare copper or brass,
rolled or legates into bars or sheets, so follows : Is French
vassals, or by Lind, 15f. per 100 tilos. (decirom included).—
Orixtte.

COVIIT OF 5ZW11611...-At a meeting of the Corn-
minimises of Sewers, Mr. Deputy De Jer,ey in the chair.
Dr. Letheby, the medical officer. reported on the state of
223 homes that had been inspected during the week, and he
submitted a list of 85 plaoss for waiter, improveaseet. He
Ukelele* reported that the markets and slaughterhouse. bad
been duly inspected diaries the week, and that the officers
bad condemned 9,595 lbe. of meat en nuf.t for human food,
together with 98 heed of game. be. It consisted of 6 pigs,
22 quieter, of beef, 49 sheep, 3 calves, and 317 joints of
meat. The greater part of it was putrid, but 1,678 lb.. were
diseased, sad 1.064 lba were from animals that had died
from accident or dimes*. 53 births and 32 deaths were re-
gistered during the week. The mortality returns were greatly
below the usual average (50) for the corresponding period of
the Yet 8 yews, and they show a satisfactory state of public
health. 14 of the deaths wan arnow,childreis, and seven
among old persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes
of death were se follows :—Plathisis, 4 ; mesenteric disease,
3 ; hydrocephalus, 2 ; pneumacia,l 1 ; continued fever, 2;
scarlet fever, 3 ; whooping cough, 2 ; and aniall.pox, 1,
making, together, 9 deaths from tubercular diseases, 1 from
milammation of the limp, sod 8 from diseases of a symotic
character. The average illuminating power of the gas sup-
plied to the Cite daring the week bad ores as follows :—The
City Company's Gas. 15.27 standard sperm candles ; the
Chartered, 13.4 ; and the Great Central, 13.27. The average
amount of sulphur per 1.0 cubic feet of gas had been :-
1 City, 19.7 grains ; Chartered. 19.5 ; sad Great Central, 19.
Act:IDIOT TO TUS &law !STEAM= CElll:—Yes-
tarday (Tuesday) a telegram was received in Liverpool. an-
nouncing a duster to LM new screw steamer Chile, which
left Liverpool ea Wednesday bet for Valparaiso, Itc. with
about serest, passengers arid a valuable cargo on ;ward.
The Chile was quite a sew mask having only been launched
• few mouths ego, sad wee, so far as speed and equipments
were cowers/id. ccesidered ems of the finest serew steamers
that ever left the Diener. She Winged to the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company, sod wee intended for the in.
ter-colonial trade of this company. The accident is to the
machinery, but as to what extent we are not yet aware.
The aspirins, on putting into Holyhead, at once telegraphed
to the agents of the cowpaey in Liverpool, requesting that
a steam tag 'eight he seat to his assistance at oeoe, sod
enamor:lmm mails for the remption of the passengers on
bard the Chill.

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THE CAPE MAIL --PLPIIOrTH, TUFSDAY.—The
IJoies Coen ay's Cape Royal Rail etannship Salop, esp-
ial. H. Ho aa, arrived hero last night altos the soprano-
dental g e at tweaty-nioe days six hones from the
Oars, i lading stoppages at St. Helena and Asosoeios.
Hoe dates an :--Tahle Bay, Sept. 20 ; St. Halos% 27 ; sad
Aimeasies, 30.