The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-26 00:00:00

WORKING MEN'S DINING ROOMS.

The Gaythorn cooking depot and dining rooms,
for the working classes, were °piped on Monday, in South
Junction-street, Albion-street. The promises were formerly
occupied by the Messrs. Fernley's mill. The movement was
instigated by Mr. John Peoder, and the whole arrangements
have been carried out by Mr. 1). Macbaffie, with the assist-
ance of Mr. J. Wrigley, and other gentlemen belooging to
Messrs. Fender's firm. The large room on the ground floor
has been converted into an excellent and convenient
dining room, with cooking apartments and leading room
adjoining. Tables, capable of seating eight persons each,
are neatly arranged at appropriate distances from each
other, and as many as 330 individuals can be seated at one
time. Along the walls, and upon every table, is a copy of
the rules of the establishment, sod also a tariff of prices.
These cooking and dining rooms are opened with a view to
provide, especially during the present period of local die-
tress, good, plain, and economical meals for working men.
The principle on which the affair is conducted is of such a !
nature that every working man who avails himself of its
advantages, will do so in the utmost independence, and the
chief object of the promoters of the undertaking is to assure
the working clams that nothing is done ass work of charity.
Theprovisioos rue to be carefully selected, thoroughly cooked,
served up in a neat and noaxoeptionable manner, sod
charged for at cost price. Adjoining the large room is a
reading room, well stocked with periodicals and newspapers.
The meals will be paid for on the brass check system.
Checks will be delivered to the men with their food, and
they will have to give them up to the collectors, with the
amount they represent, as they leave the building. These
checks are transferable, so that any person wishing to dis-
tribute a number amongst working men maysecretly
and advantageously. The prices are extraordinarily small
—twopence, or fourpence at the outside, sufficing to furnish
a most abundant meal. The rooms will be opened at eight
o'clock in the morning, with the view of providing break-
fasts for those who require tlasni.—Afandiester .lEramiser.

Ryan- &soot. —The examination for the Balliol
scholarship was finished on Monday last, and tin result was
as follows :—lst Scholarship, Mr. Alfred Barrett, of Rugby
School. This gentleman left the school at the end of the
Midsummer half, IRV, where be succeeded in carrying off
the principal prizes. In 1860 he got the Rugby scholarship,
and the fifth form verse. Ile also succeeded in obtaining
her Majesty's gold modal for the beat English essay in 1862,
as well as the Trustees' pries for Latin verse. The 20c1
scholarship was awarded to Mr. Geldart. Honourably
mentioned, Mr. Myers and Mr. Addis.
HEALTH OF LONDON.—Last week's return, issued
by the Registrar General, showed a great increase of the
mortality ; the present return discloses a further and very
considerable increase. In the last week of October the
deaths in London were 1,184 ; in the first two weeks of the
Present month they meet succeseively to 1,307 and 1,429 ;
an the week that ended last Saturday they were 1,559. In
those four weeks the mean temperature of the air was
46'8 begs., 449 dep., 37'3 dogs., and 38.3 dep. In the cor-
responding week of 18;i8 the deaths rose to 1,802, subse-
quently to and during a very cold period. The average
number of deaths in the corresponding weeks of ten years
11852-61) becomes, after correction for increase of population,
1,436 ; and the deaths in last week were, therefore, 123 in
excess of the number that would have been returned if the
average rate of mortality had ruled. The deaths from pal-
mooary diseases, exclusive of phthisis, in the last four weeks
were, respectively, 183, 197, 283, and 350. Those from
phthiais m the same times were 119, 152. 166, and 177.
Those from hooping.oough rose last week to 50. Measles
which was fatal in 83 came, and scarlatina which was re-
turned in 106, also exhibit as increased mortality. Pneu-
monia was not quite so fatal last week aa it was in that
which preceded it ; but the deaths by bronchi* rem from
130 to 186. Measles was reconled in 7 cases in the district
of St. Saviour, Southwark, in Bin Bermondsey. Soarlatina
was fatal in 5 cases in the Kensington-town subdistrict.
A men, aged 72 years, died at 8, Primrose-street, Bishops-
pie. A coroner's jury considered that the caws of death
was " probable want of sufficient nourishmeat." Last
week the birdie of 1,000 boys and 885 girls, in all 1,885
children, were registered is Loud*. ln the ten cone-
eponding weeks of the yarn 185241 the avenge number
(corrected) was 1,838.