The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-12 00:00:00

Jl:ht eptorts.

MAILS.
The Neat India Malls, including those for 'Attica, Ilondurat, and
Dawson, will be made up on the morning of the 17th November.
The mails for Coruons, Vigo, Oporto, 1.44,m, Madeira, Cadiz, and
Gibraltar, will be made up on the mowing of the lith November.
The math for British North Athimill4 Bermuda, and the United
/Botta, will be made up on the erisig et Os lath November.
Tbo overien4 mails for Of IMO/ 116010.41tesee, the lonise birds.
Aden, Ceylon, India, eel China, via Souliempism.
Mil.,4e made up on the moralist:ldr 70th November.
The overland closed math. fie Akirseilks, to the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon. India. Beeepaeser, ate., will be made up on the
evening of the 21th November
The mails for New South Wake. Van Diemen's Land, and New
Zealand wdl be made up on the evselm of the antis November.

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111011 WATER AT lAINDON-BRID6E.
Tao DST.—Moraine, 2 VOL pa 8; ARentoon, 38 rata. pest 8.
TO4IOII/3W.—Mocant, 14 min. past 9; Afternoon, .50 min. prat 9.

LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 12.
"ONOLAND is gradually conceiving a new theory of
aa' economy. The old plan of our Reformers was
to sth, ek the Estimates in a Committee of Supply.
While iMinisters were virtually irresponsible, party
claims at'disputed, public appointments recklessly
made, theit • duties imperfectly fulfilled, their scale of
salaries in at. inverse ratio with the capacities of the
recipients, sue. 't a course was a useful one. Despite
the weighty itatautation of penny wisdom and pound
foolishness, then. was sound sense and patriotism in
these periodical at,`acks on the Budget. Matters are
altered. The same energy which assailed a richly-
salaried sinecure or an undeserved pension, maynow find
worthier employment in advocating some social reform,
or indicating some domestic improvement which the
government occasionally shows a praiseworthy alac-
rity in carrying out. The economic spirit, which
would once have cut down an item, may now employ
itself in helping to redeem a district from crime and
ignorance. The age has discovered that an expense
in schools may be more than saved in prisons. Phi-
lanthropy and self-interest have shaken hands : the
truth is beginnint, to be perceived, that they are near
relations. 'ro redeem the lowest class from filth, vice,
and brutality, is to relieve the class above them from
poor-rates and prison-rates. On a clear perception
of this result rest our hopes of a strenuous co-opera-
tion for educationist sanatory improvements. me
charity which is suggesting and guiding these to their
result in itself and its agents innocent of any un-
holy alliance with the breeches-pocket. But it has
succeeded in proving, what has never been seen till
now. that there need be no hostility between the two ;
that there is, on the contrary, every reason for vigorous
anu nearty union.
Such a society as " the Health of Towns Associa-
tion" has the great merit of being eminently practical.
It points out visible mischiefs and possible remedies.
A cesspool breeds pestilence. The cesspool must be
got rid of. This is the way to get rid of it. To be
healthy, houses must be well ventilated, well drained,
well supplied with water. Ay; but the expense?
The expense is so and so, and may be defrayed
by such and such an addition to the rent.
The additional rent, it is found by experience,
is paid by the tenant with gratitude, where
any sense of decency is yet to be found ; it
ought to be imposed for the good of the inmates, if
against their will, where it is not. Opinions differ
-widely on education, its advantages, its method, its
ends. The methods involve sectarian opinions ; its
advantages are not always tangible ; its ends more or
less remote. But the removal of filth brings increased
health; increased health greater regularity in work :
the disappearance of epidemics is accompanied with a
diminution of parochial expenses. These are advan-
tages which all rate-payers can appreciate. Rate-
payers are voters, and may urge their will on govern-
ments. They are not inarticulate like the class which
it is proposed to be benefit primarily, that all may be
benefited in the long run.
For these and similar reasons we have more faith
in the speedy success of the sanatory movement than
of the educational. The former being the preliminary
to the latter, we are not discouraged by this belief.
The movement, too, is in the hands of men who know
its true import and value. There are no creeds in
dispute on the matter. No one asks about the sect
of the scavenger. Dunghills may be carted off by a
Dissenter, without stinking more than usual in the
nostrils of the orthodox.
The Health of Towns Association is eminently
Catholic. Dr. SETE! and Lord ASHLEY are
cordially harmonious in St. James's-square, what-
ever they might be in Exeter-hall. Be-
sides these reformers do not vent their energy
in petitions or provoke opposition by moveable
agitation. They disseminate knowledge in reports
and criticise acts of parliament. This last is a
new and most useful function. Their emancipation of
and report on Lord LINCOLN'S Sanatory Bill is some-
thing unprecedented. It is doing, and doing in a
better manner, the work of innumerable committees
of the house. We have no doubt that their criticism
will have its influence, and their suggestions be
adopted, simply because they have on their side an
overwhelming weight of sound knowledge, right
opinion, and positive experience.
The merits of Lord LtseoLx's measure, which will,
in all probability, become law during the next session
of parliament, they have thus briefly summed up:
The most important provisions of this bill appear to your core.
rake to be the following, vie.:
That the supply of water, the sewerage. the (trainage, the cleansing,
and the paving of towns should all be under one and the same autho-
rity. That tin whole of a town, including the suburbs, and the whole
of the 4rainage area, shouldalso be under one and the same authority.
That the interests of the community should be protected by the super-
vision of a competent, impartial, and responsible retblic officer, named
an inspector. That before new works arc undertaken, full and com-
prehensive surveys should be made by competent cold:leers. That
Tams of complete works should be prepared by responsible public
°Merin, or Ily examined by them with the estismarit. That expo
sitory reports should be drawn up for local publication, in order that
the advantages of new works may be thoroughly canvassed by all
parties interested in them. That the whole of the works should be
;maintained as well as exceutittl by contract. That the performance of
the contract should be grerwiten be a competent, paid, and respon-
sible local officer. That certain nuisances which at present poison the
atmosphere of towns and deteriorate the physical condition of the
population, should be suppretsed. That to -mute the suppression of
these nuisances there should be appointed a public offi armed with
sufficient powers to Worm obedience to the tn. Me
an Inspector
of nuisances; and that the true ruses of disease aad death should be
ascertained, and the spread of diseases. and more especiailly of epi-
demic diseases, should be checked, by the appointment in districts of
a skilled ind responsible medical officer, called an officer of health.
• While thus hearty in their approval they point out
grievous objections. In the first place the act is