The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-12 00:00:00

THE REVISED CODS.

Last night Mr. Walpole laid on the table of the
Ronne of Commons the following resolutions, which he in-
tends to move in committee of the whole house :

"1. That where it is proposed to give government aid to
elementary schools it is inexpedient that the whole amount
of such aid should depend upon the individual examinAtion
of each child in writing, reading, and arithmetic.
"2. That the system of grouping by age for the purpose
of examination would be unequal in its operation and an
inadequate teat of the work doae in the schools, and specially
disadvantageous to those children whose early edocation
has been neglected.
"3. That the provisions of the revised code in the points
referred to in the foregoing resolutions would, if unamended,
imams the difficulty of extending the benefita of the
government grants to poor and neglected districts.
"4. That the refusal of any portion of the parliamentary
grant on amount of children who have ones parsed the
highest class of examination is likely to have an injurious
effeak as tending to aggravate the acknowledged evil of the
withdrawal of children from elementary schools at an early
4411.

"5. That it is inexpedient that the capitation grant on
amount of children coder seven years of age, should be
made to depend on the individual examination of Wes
children.

" 6. That the provisions of the revised code with repid
to evening schools are umeatirfactory, inasmuch a. the
mallilt, la many ram, would be unable, after the labour
amicagene to the day, adequately to attund to the manage -
meth sad teaching of the evening scholar,.

"7. That the regulations contained in the revised code
with regard to pupil-teachers are unjust and impolitic.
"& That it: would be unjust entirely to withhold the
other benefit& of the parliamentary grant from ouch ma-
men of schools ea decline to undertake to provide and pay
the stipends and gratuities now severally payable on account
cif pupil-teachers during the continuance of their current
apprenticeship.
" A. That it would be impolitic to run the risk of a re-
turn to the monitorial system, by discouraging the employ.
ment of pupil•teachers, and that such employment would
be better promoted by pecuniary premiums than by pecu-
niary penalties.
" 10. That in January of each year if the code be re-
vised, or any material alterations in it be necessary, it shall
In printed in such a form as to show separately all articles
cancelled or modified, and all new articles.

"11. That, in the event of such revision or alteratioo as
mentioned in the last foregoing resolution, it shall not be
lawful to take any action thereon until the same shall hays
been admitted to parliament and laid on the table of both
houses for at least one calendar month."

HEALTH OP LONDON.
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The return of births and deaths in London issued
by authority of the Registrar-Geoaral, states that those for
last week show a high rate of mortality. In the last week
of February the deaths were 1,322; in the week that ended
last Saturday they raw to 1.506.
List week, to which the present returns relate, was pre-
cool/pa by a week of low temperature. The air continued
very cold till Thursday the 6th, when it became remarkably

The tables show a sudden increase in the deaths from
typhus. They were 81 in the previous week ; they rose last
week to 1"...3, or double the Lumber. On the other bend, scar-
latina declined from 61 to 41 ; but there were 17 death, from
diphtheria. Bronchitis increased only from 151 to 168, the
corrected average being 175 ; but phthisla was fatal, for the
number of cases referred to it roes from 148 to 184, the cor-
rected average being 172
la the sub-district a AH-Bouls, Maryleboue, at 1, Suffolk-
mews, three children of a warebousenrin died of scarlatina,
The registrar states that "in the same family asother child
bad died previously of diarrhoea; and a fifth, the sole
surviving child, is dangerously ill in Middlesex Hospital"
A girl died in that hospital of marlatina, who Mid been
brought from 13. Oresse-street ; and two children died of
diphtheria at 3, Little Portland-street. The Registrar adds
that throat disease appears to be prevalent in some parts of
his subdistrict.

Four deaths from typhoid and one from continued fever
were registered in the sub-district of Borough-road. Of
these 5 there were 4iu the workhouse. Five death from
"fever" occurred in the workhouse at Greenwich. There
were no fewer than 14 deaths from typhus in the London
Fever HospitaL There were 6 deaths from typhus iu
Chelsea ; 4 in the sub-district of Slile-end New Town; 4 in
that of Poplar ; 4 in that of St. Ohre, Southwark.
The deaths of two nonagcnoriana are recorded—a man
aged 92 years, and a widow aged 96.
Last week the births of 1.016 boys and 1,011 girls, in
all 2,027 children, were registered in London. In the tea
corresponding weeks of the ran 1852.61 the average num-
ber (corrected) was 2,033.

EXPORT 4 OF CUITON GOOD, TO INDIA.—It appears
by a parliamentary return issued this day that the value of
British manufactured cottons and oaten yarn exported

from the United Kingdom to the British Ent Indies within
the last seven years has been as fellows :—Io the year 1835,
6,458,0864 ; 1856, 6,6848351. ; 1857, 6,933,8301. ; 1858,
11.358,656 ; 1859, 14,713,812 ; 1860, 12,423,7361. ; 1861,
11,618,3304 The quantities of cotton imported from the
British East Indies within the same period has been :-
1,296,243 cwt. in 1855, 1.811,577 cwt. in 1856, 2,295,182
cwt. in 1857,1,185,0:3 cwt. in 1838, 1,717,240 cwt. is 1859,
1,822,689 owt. in 1860, 3,296,001 cwt. in 1861.
Mr. Hennessy to-morrow will move for • copy
of any orders Molted by the government to the sheriff,
the stipendiary magistrates. and military officers In Long-
ford, in reference to the recent election, together with the
reports received by the government from the sheriff,
magistrates, and military offcors, and any correspondence
relating thereto.

Poole RCLIEF.—The committee appointed to
inquire into the administration of the relief of the poor
met for the first time yesterday. The committee exudate
of the following members :—Mr. S. Eatoourt, Mr. Begley,
Mr. Ayrton, Lord Fennov, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Bower*
Lord IL Cecil, Sir W. lolliffe, Sir J. Acton, Mr. Lowe,
Lord Edward Howard, Mr. Gird, Mr. J. Tollemache, Mr.
Kekewich, Mr. Villiers, Colonel Pennant, Mr. Milaes, Mr.
Locke, Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. Alderman Sidney, and Mr.
Lyell. Having appuiuted Mr. Villiers chairman, the sow
nutty, adjourued.