The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

DWELLINGS OF THE LABOURING CLASSES.

TO TILL IDITOIL OP Tiff ZIPIIOIII.

81111,—It is not generally known that the wretched
houses, so much complained of in the metropolis and the
suburbs, are erected in accordance with the Building Act
Each hone covers a space of 26 feet by 16 feet, into which
the builder has to cram an entrance-passage, staircase, par-
lour, kitchen, and walls—the area of the whole house not
exceeding the size of a gentlerran's dining-room. About
five thousand of these houses are added every year to the
metropolis. Every builder who conforms to this size bas
certain privileges, in paying smeller fees, building thinner
walls, and other economical advantages. How can it, then,
be expected that model lodginig-houses will become general,
when builders have every inducement to construct these
unhealthy abodes ?—Your obedient servant,
London, Nov. 4. ARCHITECT.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs-
day, Nov. 3, ISM :—John Weill Fletcher, Upton-on-
Severn, Worcestershire ; John Benson Pritchett, York;
Thomas Booth Brierlsy, Tattenhall, Cheshire ; William
Valentine Bird, Seacombe, Liverpool; George Augustus
Fulcher; Henry Frederick Marley, Padstow, Cornwall:
Silvans Tucker, Bridport, Dmetstiire; Robert Harmer,
Wells, Norfolk.

SINGULAR RAILWAY ESCAPE.—On FridaT night,
while the .5 p.m. down train from London was passing from
Winchester to Biskopstoke, on the South Western line, a
little boy, about 6or 7 years of age, who was proceeding
with his mother to Botley, fell out of the carriage on the
line, owing to the carriage door opening. It was expected
at least that the pose boy was killed. As soon as the train
reached Bishopetoke, a pilot engine was sent up the line to
look after the boy, who was found uninjured walking down
the line, looking for his mother.
FORGED BANK OF ENGLAND NUM.—CAUTION'
Daring the past fortnight numerous forged notes have been
paled in Warwickshire and Northamptonshire, and it may
be well to caution the public as ti the mode in which this
has been done. The gang consists of two or three men and
a woman. They travel about the country with a horse and
light trap. Driving up after nightfall to within a few
hundred yards of some publicehouse in the outskirts of a
town, the woman slights. Being dressed as though she
was servant belonging to some respectable family in the
neighbourhood (her sleeves being turned up, &c.), she
walks op to the house and asks fur a pint of
tweedy, producing a decanter for holding the
liquor, in order still further to icarry out appearances.
Producing a 'Si. note, she obtains change for it, or is
refused, as the case has sometimes been, and then she
rejoins her male companions, who take her into their ve-
hicle and drive off as fast as they can. The gang has been,
within the last few days, in the neighbourhood of Birmin..,-
ham, and venous public•houses on the Stratford and
Coventry roads., just on the edge of the borough, have he. n
visited. In one instance they were successful in passin4 a
note. They are also supplied with sovereigns of a
genuine appe +ranee, but which are detected by their light-
ness. The woman is described as of about 35 yeas of age,
"(stoutish make, 5 feet 3 inches in height, and with a red
full face. In one case she wore red hair, aud on another
occari 44 hl.ck, so that she stems to be is the habit of re-
se.rtin.; to disguises, which render n general descripti..n of
her person more likely to be useful than the more minute
in its character. The Men are of what is called " middle
stature," one about 18 yeses of age, and one other from 30
to 35. Worcester JOlOll4l.