The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-06 00:00:00

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It is thought that the next meeting of the &Web
Association will be he'd in Edinburgh, and, in anti-
cipates of this arrangement, the town council has
resolved to place the university at the disposal of the
committee. The council has'also resolved to petition
in favour of arbitration instead of war, and against
the game lame. Notice has also been given of a
motion to release the parochial schools from the
operation of tests.
The sanitary movement is making some progress
in Edinburgh, besides schemes for home for the
wark;ne classes, the Meadows, the Calton-hill, and
East Princes-street-gardens are, nod.r certain restrio-
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don, to be throw; epos fiat public washing and
Mathias. An agitation has also commenced in the
Csnongate fur the purpose of inducing the Commie-
/loners of Wood/ and Forests to restore the privilege
ci amino the Queen's Park for these purposes, which
the inhabitants of that district have enjoyed from
time immemorial.

The church courts are also busy in their oversight
of public affairs. The presbytery of Edinburgh has
unanimously resolved to petition against the proposed
bill to legalise marriage with a deceased
wife's sister on the ground that the relation
in question is forbidden in the Westminster
'miseries, and that as the new immure proposes ab-
solution from all civil and eorlesiastical penalties for
such marriages, a collision between church and stater
would be unavoidable if discipline were instituted
against offenders. The clear answer to this is, that
if the church makes it known that the offence is to be
penal, parties would take oars to have her pale in
good time to prevent fulmination. The presbytery is
also to offer uncompromising opposition to Lord Mel-
grind's measure for throwing okea the parish schools
to dissenters.

Reneividefferts are to be made for the abolition of
the legacy duty on bequests left to charitable Satiate-
titans. Daring the last eight years the Edinburgh
Infirmary, by no means a rich Institution, has paid
1,0001 into tee Exchequer in this form; and during
the same period the Blind Asylum has paid 2001.
From the Edinburgh Infirmary Report, just pub-
lished, it appears that during 1848 the inmates of that
institution were, Scotch, 4,155; Irish, 2,663; English,
237; Foreigners, 109; total, 7,064. On the 19th of
Sept., 1847, the patients were—lrish, 422; Scotch,
271; English, 13; foreigners, 3. Of fever and
cholera oases a large proportion were Irish ; and the
consideration that E 0 many a ranger. are admitted to
the benefits of local bentvoleLt societies has caused
murk discontent, as well as difficulty, in obtaining
the fends necessary to keep them in a state of proper
efficiency.
R,i-ts of the mortality from cholera in Glasgow
and Edinburgh have been issued. In 1832 the
deaths in Glasgow ware 3,005; in 1848-9, 3,777. At
the former period its duration was nine months, at
the latter eighteen months. In 1832 the deaths were
1.4 per cent. ; in 1848-9, 1.06 ; the diminished ratio
ariamg from the rise of the population from 203,000
to 355,800. In 1832 the lower orders only were
attacked; in 1848-9 numerous victims were takes
from the beet deems. The mortality from all
causes was also augmented dating the pre-
valecce of the epidemic. In Edinburgh the
general mortality for 1848 was 6,764; foe
1845, 8,7, it was respectively 3,976, 4,887, 7,026.
Typhus prevailed in 1847, and was more fatal and of
longer continuance than the cholera in 1848, but in
' Edinburgh, as in Glasgow, the deaths from other
mows rose during its prevalence. Edinburgh, how-
ever, presented a striking contrast to Glasgow in the
elms of persons subjected to the disease, the attacked
in the former city being almost exclusively the dis-
sipated, filthy, aud underfed.
The county meetings are attain mustering their
forces to oppose the Lord Advocate's Marriage and
Registratioo, and Lunatic Asylum Bills. The town
of Dundee has petitioned against the two former
measures; bat hitherto other' burghs have remained
passive, although, perhaps, amongst them there is a
leaning in favour of the bills.

INCREASING RENTAL OP FAilte.—Amidst the pre-
sent outcry about agamilatral distress, says the Sootarian,
it is wonderful, and still more true than wonderful, that
every farm that comes into the market is re-let at an advance
of rent. We have seen it repeatedly stated within these few
weeks that this is the ease in Ragland ; and we know the fact
that it is the ease at least la this district of Scotland. Among
this farms let in the Lothians during the last three months,
we have heard of only one are in which there was not an
advance en the old rent, and that one ease was unimportant,
and the diminution trifling. We malty two or thres cams,
premising that all bare been let on 19 years' leases, and on
the expiry of leases of the same duration. Begone barer, a
rise of 10 per cent. on the old rent. Spittel, from 21.95. to
21. Ida. 2d., an sere (estimating the highest flan for wheat at
605.), or, in round numbers, 10 per cent. North Berwick
Mains, a rise of 9 per cent. North Berwick Abbey, a slight
Rsdaide, not known exactly, but understood to be
about 10 per cent. above old rent. These are all extensive
farms, with no peculiarities rendering them unfair fustiness,
and lanai but one been let since fiercest, and three of them
since the now year. We should like to know of any species
of property but I.nd that can at this time show an improve-
ment of 10 per cent. over the value at which it has stood
during the preceding twenty years.
Extokarfor TO AMERICA, says the Greenock Advertiser,
is evidently to be on an extensive scale this season from
Great Britain sod Ireland. Ayrsbire, according to its
amount of shipping, is likely to receive a share of the trade.
There are five vessels, of a register tonnage of 2,023 tons,
belonging to Atdranan, already engaged to proceed thither
with emigrant., viz , the M'Donnell, Wolfrille, Norway,
Colombia, all for New York ; and the Springhill, for
Quebec. There are also at least four camels belonging to
Am of a register tonnage of 1,787 tons, going on a similar
minion, viz , Helen Thompson, Hannah Kerr, for New
York; Minerva, to Philadelphia; and the Cclliegwood for
Quebec. Five of the proceed from Ireland, two from
Liverpool, the remainder from Scotland.