The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

SUNDAY BBBR ACT.-(THIS DAY.)

The saint conanittee re-angembled at the natal
hour this mewing, Kr. Hoary Berkeley la the chair.
Mr. Watley, the Coroner for Middlews, stated that his
jariedhatlea 'eluded over 200 square Lim The majority of
Mouses were held in publie-houses, sad his experismes had
lid Idea to believe that the Beer Let wee a serious Mau
venires, to the working theses. The jades in auser's
imposes were 'away gemmed el teatimes, sad he had
&mad that the majority of them were opposed to the act.
From 17,000 to 20,000 lanais ware generally eussaued
in the year. He thought • traveller was a mu* who was
away Item home, and if he were a Fabliau he would supply
say mu whom he did set haw as a residue is kis district.
He saw ae ebjectioa to ezteadlag the boars of opealag,
though he admitted that oesailosally there were some of
riot sad disturbeace en Ikadays, bat all this oecusred
is the majority of Watauga, from relapsed Moisteners. (A
laugh.) Man who hod bees teetotalism tee often " broke
out" again, as it wee ealMd, ad these were the 6EIO sa-
aquae to the publican. It was sot by legislatiou that
&mimeses amid be prevailed, it mut be done through
the prows of sehiestion.
By Mr. Villiers—There are genital', eases where publi-
cans are sot allowed to call in the assistuies of the polies,
although their wives might have beam mesalted. Whim he
was In Parliament it was represented to him that publimas
wove singled out by the legislature for proseaties, and
from what he tlisn saw he believed it. He was
est prepared with proofs now, bat if be bad
time he would show whore pabliceas are es-
pied to bardebips, from which other trades are ex-
empted. He was not opposed to all meridiem's, because he
thought the restriction which closed public house from 12
o'clock on Saturday sight to ate o'clock on Sun-
days bad worked well. He should regret to see
the law changed in that respect. The alterations
matte in the law last year were sautes/nary,
and, assordirg to his observation, had produced evil Instead
of good. There are nearly MOO or 1,900 inquests held in •
year, and neatly ell of them are held Ia peak-houses. He
amid extend the time of opening from five o'clock lentil
half-put 11 on Sunday night, and front halt past two to
tens is the afternoon. Habits of iatempsranse are an
tailed with normals abuts, sad, is his opinion, a &mak-
ard was a great publie auleasee.
By Sir John Pahingtea—He kedbeerd that the Wan
sawed dinakininea tibia fall late the buds of the pollee
have bean coosiderably Wand dam the act pseud, bat on
the other band again, he had beard that drunkenness bad
leagued on Tuesdays and the early part of the week.
Inquests were never held on Sandays.
By Mr. Massey—Although It might be impaiiible to re-
puss drunkenness by legislatioa it et might be possible to
a dhow/age it by distrimMatieg What that die-
legislation should-le might he suggested by the
a gabbles, themselves. They wee the mat competent per.
ens to give info/natio* ea the ealleest, and If they eta-
, seated he give it be was satisfied it would be reliable Wa-
il statism

Xr. Villiers—No doubt a Imp proportion of deaths
that one Rader hie wan as wiser might be traced to
habits et irmalussmi._

Yr. berafit at the Waterloo Station of
the S Weston lame.. *eke of the temperate doo-
dad of eneartioniate, both Wan and since the panting of
Um art. _ _ _

—lir. Heade'', the Wandsworth and Hammenntitit police
insuistrete, tboseht ea elesedesiat was a bona fide tra.
yeller. Lie suggested thet the peniehmest should fall upon
the parties in the bare rather iheaupen the publisse.
Mr. Geo►ge Cruiekshaak, the celebrated artist, was under
ezasainatien when we west to press.