The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-18 00:00:00

HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday the annual general meeting of this as-
sociation was held at the house of the Statistical Society, St.
James's-square. ;The Hon. F. Bvmo in the chair. Amongst
the individuals pr,sent were Mears. Mackinnon, M.P.,
P. H. Holland (of Manchester), It. B. Grantham, J. W.
Tottie, Doctors Goyim, Oliver, Aldis, &c., &c.
The CHAIRMAN having opened the proceedings,
Dr. GUY read the report of the 'mauled= for the
put yea, which minutely detailed all tho steps taken
during that period, and embraced a statement of the receipts
and expenditure since its commencement in 1846, from
which it appeared that the sum of 1,6651. 18s. sd. had been
received, chiefly in subscriptions, of which the aunt of
1,6081. 19s. 14. had been expended; leaving a balance of
1461. 19s. 4d. on band.

D:. ALCM; moved that the report be received and
adopted ; and expresud regret that, in addition
to the monster nuisances of Smithfi, ld Market and
intramural burying•places, so many abominations re-
mained in the metropois uaremoved if not unassailed. lie
himself had received a subpeena to attend in the Central
Criminal Court in a case whore a prosecution had been insti-
tuted against a soap-boiler in Westminster' immediately ad-
joining when premises wu a bone yard and marine stare
containing heaps of filth and dust of the most fetid kind, a
gm manufactory, and several yards filled with large accu-
mulations of decayed manures. Now, he asked, was it not
monstrous that the power of removing such multifarious
sources of disease and death was not possessed in the metro-
polis as well aa in the other parts of the country ?
Mr. J. BUNTER seconded the resolution.
Mr. LIDDLE objected to a phrase in the report which
characterimed the Metropolitan Sewers Bill as an efficient
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Dr. GAVIN soil that the committee were fully aware of
the many deficiencies of the London Sewerage Hill; but they
had not omed it in it, passage through the house on ac-
count of the danger which was to be apprehended to the in-
habitants of the City, if an outbreak of cholera were to occur
before the drainage hadbeen improved teeny extent (Hear.)
Mr. MACKINNON, M.P., begged to state, in reference
to Smithfield Market, that he had the good fortune to get a
committee of the House of Commons on the subject on the
previous night. He had experienced much opposition from
Alderman Sidney and other gentlemen connected with the
City ; but he believed that if the call fur a division had been
persisted in, these gentlemen would have walked out alone,
and he should have had the remainder of the house with
him. (Hear, hear.) As the chairman of the committee, he
did not like to pronounce any opinion on the matters which
were likely to come before it, but this he would say, that he
would keep steadily in view the main object of endeavouring
to obtain the mast correct information, and the most respec-
table evidence on the subject. He trusted that if there
were say gentlemen present who had it in their power to
afford the committee information, they would send in their
names, and give them the benefit of their evidence.
The CHAIRMAN said that the step taken by Mr.
Mackinnon would undoubtedly produce much good, and he
trusted that ho would be enabled soon to effect some @hangs
in the present system of intramural interments, for he
believed Isis medical friends who were present would say
that, in the event of a hot summer, the present state of the
grave-yards of the me hto was likely to produce pestilence.
Mr. MACKINNON od to state that he had privately
applied to Lord John Rumen, to the chairman of the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, and to Sit George Grey,
and stated that he intended to put a question to them re-
seeding their intentions in the matter; bat the answer
which he had received was that he would accelerate the
object which be had in view by not pertains them then on
the subject. A question, however, regarding the intentions
of government, with respect to any interference with
burials in towns, was asked of Lord John Russell
by Lord Duncan lately, and the answer which he got
wee, that a bill was in course of preparation for the
purpose of preventing interments within the bills of
mortality. Lord John Russell, however, had not mentioned
any time for the introduction of the measure, and he trusted
that some one would take care to force him to lee explicit on
that important point. Lord Dudley Stuart was chairman of
a meeting on the subject lately held at the Crown and
Anchor, and he had informed him (Mr. Mackinnon) that it
was hie intention to put the question in a very few days.
(Hear, hear.)
The report was then adopted, and a numerous committee
for the present year was appointed.
Mr. P. H. HOLLAND, of Manchester, proposed a row-
lution, the purport of which was an expression of opinion by
the meeting that the extension of health measures to the
metropolis, to Scotland, and to Ireland, was imperatively
called for. The introduction of such a measure regarding
Scotland was admitted to be satisfactory, but the airline. of
similar measures for the metropolis and for Ireland was re-
gretted, and a pledge given that the exertions of the associa-
tion would for the future be directed to the attainment of
such measures, having a due regard to the amount of funds
which may be plated at their deposal by the public, and the
liabilities which they had contracted.
Dr. OLIVER seconded the resolution, which was parsed
unanimously.
Mr. GRAINGER moved a resolution calling on the
friends of the &societies to come forward with their sub-
scriptions and provide the means of completing the work
which had been so well begun. He regretted
that the progress of unitary measure* in the metro-
polis was at a stand-still tor the want of powers to carry
them out.
Mr. J. LIDDLE seconded the resolution.
The resolution was then adopted.
Votes of thanks to the Statistical Society, for the use of
their rooms, and to the Chairman, for his conduct in the
chair, and his zealous support of the aseociation, were than
carried, and the proceedings terminated.

FINANCIAL REFORM.

CONDUCT OF MR.D'EYNCOURT, M.P., ON

MR. COBDEN'S MOTION:
A meeting of the Lambeth Electoral Association
took place last evening, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington-
common, "Te take into consideration the reasons assigned
by the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, for the absence of his
name from the division list upon Mr. Cobden's motion for
financial reform, and upon the general business of the asso-
ciation." There was rather a numerous attendance. Mr.
CHARLES JONaa was unanimously called on to preside.
The CHAIRMAN said they would first dispose of the
business of the association—this being the annual meeting.
The association had been formed to give effect to liberal
opinions at elections, and one of its declared objects was to
attend to the registration, but this they had been unable to
do for want of more general support.
Mr. THEODORE JONES, the secretary of the associa-
tion, read the report of the committee. After referring to
the establishment of the association, they regretted that their
operations had been hampered for want of pecuniary support,
only about 126 members having been ensolled, and 701. sub-
scribed. This they attributed to the want of a more active
canvass. (Nevertheless' they had convened various public
meetings in favour of liberal measures; and hoped to be
able to commence operations in the registration courts next
year. If the electors only responded to the call of the com-
mittee, the objects of the association might be accomplished
by a very small effort from each. The financial statement
showed a balance of 61. Bs. 6d. now due to the treasurer. The
committee earnestly appealed to the meeting for increased
support ; 200 or 300 subscribers of 2s. annually would be
sufficient to carry out the objects of the association.
Mr. BRNDALL moved the adoption of the report, and
the re-appointment of the retiring members of the com-
mittee.
The Rev. S. GREEN seconded the resolution, and ex-
pressed his conviction that there would be no safety for this
country till every man had a vote in the election of members
of parliament. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was unanimously agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting would now proceed
to the other point—the conduct of Mr. D'Eyncourt. The
association had not called this meeting out of any hostility to
the hen. gentleman; they attributed to him no dishonour-
able motive for the course he had pursued on Mr. Cobden's
motion, but to exercise the right of constituents to critic se
the conduct of their representatives. (Hear, hear.) While
approving of his consistent conduct with regard to triennial
parliaments, and vote by ballot, they felt it their duty to
urge on him the importance of taking every opportunity
the House of Commons to support reform principles. The
amoation considered that, by not supporting Mr. Cobden's
motion, Mr. D'Eyneourt had so far injured the canoe of re-
form. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. F. DOULTON, after referring to the previous meet-
ing on this subject, and reading the letter of Mr. D'Eyn-
court, explanatory of the course he had punned (which ap-
peared in the Express a few days ago), said the com-
mittee had co other course than to call this meeting. Sine*
doing so, they had received the following PAW from Mr.
D'Eyncourt
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Dorm Tavern. on Tuesday, the 17th inst., to ft•-• the reams as-
signed by me teethe abscised's, name the division ca Mr. Cob.
den's motion on tbe 241 b Feb., and for eperposes. lobserve that
I am not lotted to attend the meeting : therefore my non-appear-
awe at it will not be comidaed diertipastfal. I learn that. according
to the terms in whielt this meet* was ceightally caned, it was pro-
posed to review my mile amain Is genera, as well as with
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