The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

rG, JANUARY 24, .1855.

the useful punster of the all Me. With regard
Vitra of the Deus enieseitNi proposed that ft
ee coestitatett ler gear With regard to the
-4ag the act, le peeperil that it might be
-.tiled. It might bb adopted by the atm-
.., such consent to be essertaiassi by a
properly notified and esevemed. If suet
in favour of the appiis of tha set, the
of Health had the pews, Of applying it o
that dun.— If there was a divines of egialea at ere
meeting, the suatectoisp °Moor was to some • day for
• Pint -lad that Poll Wee te decide whether the act
tile or not. This would apply at Meets with de-
fined bouallaries. Bet the act might ere be applied to
districts not having defined boundaries.," to mts of pleas.
propeend that an the receipt of a patflTia signed by
ore-teath of the ratepayers of such district, the Gemmel
Beard should ban power to send down an inspector to make
the oessesery trinities, and upon giviag 14 days' notice
by advertisement be might make • previsional order
for the appliestioa of the act in the district. At
present ansh-previalenal order was binding on the legality.
He proposed to alter that in the present bill, by giving the
iskabitaatethe power of deeding whether they approved of
aaehpeoviWasl order. If they did approve, the act would
be applied ; if they did not, it would not be applied. Bo
few the set seuld only be applied with the count of the
ratepayers. Bat there venoms* where • • compulsory sp-
Orden of the act might be necessary. When it was
heed from the retinue of the Registrar-General that the
anneal deaths in a district amounted to 23 in 1,000, which
was a very large amount of mortality, he proposed
that the general beard should have the power of
sending 'down an inspector to such district. for
the portion of applying the act to such district
where the mortality was so greet. He proposed to do the
same with respect to places where the mortality was high,
and white adjoined pleas where the Public Health Act
was nerdy to operation. He had recently received • peti-
tion from a *attain district stating that the mortality in it
was 21 in 1,000, but that in the adjoining district it was 39
in 1,000. He thought this so remarkable • statement that
he seat dower an inspector to know if it was true, and he
ascertained that it wasivsprits authentic. He therefore pro-
posed to attach sub aoes to districts where the act was
already applied. ith regard to the powers and
duties of the loon boards, be proposed that they
should have the power of appointing *Meets, of
preparing maps, of looking after the different load
sewers sad Gleaming them, and that they should have
the same powers as to drainage which they now powered.
He also proposed by this bill to take some very large powers,
which, if radiated by the legislature, would act oily in-
terfere with many existing duties and privileges of the
House of Commons, but would obviate the necessity of
applying to parliament at all for local acts. He proposed to
do away with the aseassity of coming before private bill
committees, which had beau so long desired, and is fewer
of which essisaittees of that house had reported over sad
over again. On that subject he recommended hon. mem.
ben to read the report of the committee of 1847 ; or, if they
thought these folio volumes too formidable to wade through,
be invited them to read some remarks on the subject which
appeared In the IldirsbeagA Aniseed the present month. He
held in his heed a list of the number of improvement bilk
preowned to the House of Cornmeal, and prosecuted between
1850 and 1866 inclusive. The amber of improvement
bills—watrworlm, gas, and market bills—for 1850 Meal
for 1861, 63; for 1862, 70; for 1863, 85; lot 1854,96; and
for 186,5 there were 77 notices; so that daring this pried
no
less than 428 bills bad been presented and prosecuted, oy
nadirs of than gives la the House of Commons. He ap-
plied le gmallemes wbh were beet qualified to form an
opiates se be the eine of these bills, and the result was that
2,0001., independent of the cost of opposition, was within
the meek as the expense of each bill, so that no leer than
866,0001. was sprit is the prosecution of these improvement
bills since 1860. The proposition he was about to make
was this, that when the local board was desirous of
obtaining any property within or without the lo
evilly, for the purpose of water supply or drainage,
&a, they should have the power of acquiring that property
without the necessity of coming before a committee of the
House of Commons. As this was en important provision,
and as be wished that there should be no misunderstanding
about it, ho would read the clause to the house, which he
would call upon them to adopt. The clause was this;
" Every local board shall have power to percher any lead
suessare far earning into execution the above objects ; and
for the purposes of this section the Lands Clauses Consoli-
dation Act, 1846, shall be incorporated with this act; bat
the exercise of the above powers shall be subject to this re-
striction, that no such reservoir as aforesaid shall be made,
nor shall any land be purchased, under the compulsory
powers of the said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, for the
wpm* elaremaid, except with the sanction of the justices
asessibiimi et MGM Court in Quarter Sessions, such sanction
to be obtained by the local board who have projected any
such work is manner hereinafter mentioned." Other clauses
provided foe the publiestion and service of notice.. It was
provided in slaw 80, " The justices assembled at such
Court of Seinerms as aforesaid may, after proof of the pub-
lication and service of such notices as aforesaid, and after
hearing the application of the local board, and anything
alleged in opposition thereto, either give or withhold their
sanction, or may, with the consent of such local board,
grant their sanction upon such terms and conditions es
they think fit; and any decision so made by the jus-
tices shall be binding on the said local board."
The general effect of this part of the bill was, that whereas
parties were now obliged to give notice and to come before
the House of Commons at great cat and inconvenience,
they would in future have to appear before the Court of
Quarter Sessions, which held its sittings in the immediate
locality when the land was to be taken. There might be
objections to this plan in the case of railways and other
undertakings where the property required was situated at
a great distance, and where the object was a speculation ;
but the objection would not apply where the object was ose
of acknowledged utility—was not • speculation—and when
the property was situated in the immediate neighbourhood
of the tribunal which was to decide upon it. (Hear, hear.)
He therefore did not anticipate much opposition to this
part of the bill, except perhaps from those persons
who derived an advantage Coos praetirog before the private
bill committees. He had received various communications
from Sunderland, Leicester, Coventry, and other towns,
complaining of the practice of building houses back to back,
so as to prevent the circulation of air, and he proposed
clauses to remedy that complaint. With regard to slaughter-
houses, which were sometimes a gnat nuisance, he pro-
posed that no new slaughter-house be used without the
license of the board, and that every slaughter-house be
registered within three months from the plump of the act.
Local boards might erect slaughter•bouses on their own
land, and raise mosey on mortgage, the period for raising
the rate to be extended from one year, so at present, to
two years. The local boards were to make an annual
report to the general board, as to the execution of
, the act, and such report was to be sent to
every ratepayer in the district. The total amount
which was sanctioned to be raised by mortgage for the ex-
ecution of the works, was 1,685,4771, but nu power at all
existed for seeing how the money was expended. He there-
fo-e proposed that the general board should hays the power
of sending down an impactor who was to see that the
mosey was expended in conformity with the plans seat out.
As the local boards were to report to the general board, he
proposed that the general board 'brad make an annual re-
port to parliament. Such were the general outlines of the
bill whisk be proposed to introduce. The general feature
of the bill me, that the act should not be applied anywhere
against the wessat of the ratepayers, except in the case of
districts where these was en unmanly large mortali.
The meany for sessing to parliament would be avoided;
authoritiesthe loon would be obliged to report regularly
their ; sad whenever money was raised with
the smaties of the Boardof Health, it could be entitled to
look to its employateut. Under the act of last session, the
powers of the board were continued for one year, and to the
end of the then met soul= of parliament. He proposed to
continue it for two years, and to the end of the next ses-
sion. By that time the house and country would be able to
judge of his measere and whether it bad answered its ob-
jects or not. He believed it would be a most useful mea-
sure for the country districts; and If the person placed at
the head of the department would lay aside all fanciful
theories, and, instead of peeking to lay down
one general rale for the whole country, would
consider what the peculiar circumstances of each locality
required, the race would be respected rather than shunned,
and though not one of the highest in the state, might be one
of the most useful. He bogged to move for leave to bring
In a bill to slaw and amend the Public Health Acti
Mr. WILLIAMS was glad that the right hoe. baronet
had determined to submit the bill to a erect committee.
He thought evidence ought also to be taken on the miller
of the Naissame Removal Bill.
Leave was thee given to bring in the bill.
NUISANCES REMOVAL.
Its B. HALL said, the bill he had just Introduced did
MS lOW the metropolis. It could only be adopted or ap-
pals' wader peculiar circumstances, and therefore did not
alma may particular plow; bat the bill he was thee about
to Introduce would east the nestrepolis most materially.
He would rely state its provinces. He asked them to give
the rest of the wastry the amp powers se were
possessed by the City of Landow He pro-
posed that every district is England shield be subject to
eonstant sanitary lampsetiou ; that the basal alteration
should have power M !maw umbel= lid dein Isms
unfit toe hums halide& • that they should abate =i-
ssues. and amnesia offnisive trades ; that during
epidemics wiermewded homes should be treated as
wasinea ledglag-boasse. It was aseweary, however, to go
further than merely give power to Ned authorities ; they
had efts en interest is aegZittilswair duties. He proposed
to take power to rale petal 'se an them for such neglect.
When swim hedies as the 'of Newcastle so aft.
lasted Ode duties it was time to punish them. The bfil
Crisidablish local authorities in every district ; the
si Osmbellwed Meal Bearded Health where such existed,
would be iameed with these wen. It the, set forth the
solemness Mil& might be abated. The local authorities
shoal*, far the purposes of the set. swim inspectors of
miseasse. Is ems woos two mil parishes might
appoint sae Wiser. He wee fiday pawed to led • Molest
against the MN km Oen fatiesisil le sidiellis
nut prepsesil to empswir the boil INN►
tors to eater Memos the hemen ef nine In the absselos sad
six in the mating any pines la which they had semen to
believe an albumin trade me carried ea. In ewe Oily
were retard adalesioe, a Justice is to issue his summons.
hatless ar• Wieder a *steam le be abated. As to
if • juries lies reason to believe that a home is welt
halm habitation, he may krbid its berg used
sub a pulses until he le metalled that he

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guides improvements have been made. Inman where
the justices made sta elder closing a hone', an appeal was
given against their iteeleine, and if they ordered twittery
works beyood W. an eased was also given. Next, es to offen-
sive trades, he did see to introduce any new enact-
ment, but merely the clauses of the Towns Improve-
ment Act refining this subject. He prbpos•d to gin the
Privy Council the muse power to issue orders as at present.
He proposed MORN local inspectors and authorities should
be subject to penalties for neglect of duty. He further
proposed that the local authorities Should make an annual
report& the ratepayers of their proseedings and expendi-
ture. These were the general provisions of the bill, and he
intended to propos* that it should be referred to a .elect
eonstaittee, ae the former bill. He did not think It would be
necessary te take say evidence on the subject, but that
would be for the consideration of the house. If evidence
was taken, he feared the inquiry would be a protracted one.
and he was anxious to have some legislation on the subject
as early se possible, in order that tC they were again to be
visited by the epidemic, they might be prepared for it.
(Hear, hear.) He begged to move for leave to bring in a
bill to altar and amend the Nuisances Removal Act.
Mr. WILKINSON thought that in many cases those
permits who had been prosecuted for carrying on offensive
trades had been very unfairly treated—many of them had
carried on their trade in the same place for forty •r fifty
years, and they were now found to be nuisances because
the public bad come to them.
Mr. THORN ELY wished to know whether it was in-
tended to transfer the management of the burial grounds in
the country from the Secretary of State to the Board of
Health f

Sir B. HALL said they Imre to remain as at present.
Sir H. WILLOIJOHBY wished to know whether it was
intended to establish local authorities in the metropolis.
Nothing was au mach wanted as local ministerial institutions
in the metropolis. .

Sir B. HALL thought that the great objection to the
metropolitan system at present was that there were too
many authorities. (Hear, hear.) He should be quite pre-
, pared, however, to propose, wh he bad the opportu-
nity, the creation of authorities who would be able to tarry
out the provisions of this bill, and to perform other duties
which were necessary to the sanitary welfare of the
country.
Lord EBRINOTON said it appeared to his very undesir-
able that the house should enter upon the complicated and
difficult question of the local government of the metropolis
before they bad made up their minds MB to the principles to
be applied te the general saaitary regulation and leeal
government of the rest of the empire. Many provision',
applicable to the smaller towns, would be unsuited to the me-
tropolis. He could assure his right hon. colleague that in
the good work of carrying out principles for which he (Lord
Ebrington) had long contended he would receive from him
humble but earnest and assiduous support ; and he delighted
is the prospect of comprehensive and effectual legislation.
Mr. A. PELLATT wished to know whether the right
hon. baronet contemplated dealing with the qaestion of,
wharfage,particularly in Southwark. The overflowing, of the
Themes caused great annoyance in the dwellings of the poor.
Sir B. HALL thought tkat was a matter whisk should
be introduced into another measure.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS said it would not be fair to threw
the expense of raking the embankments of the Thanes
upon individuals.
Leave was then given to introduce the bill, and
The house adjourned at twenty Ike =thaws to sewn
o'clock.