The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

WEST INDIES.—SAN Ll:ClA.—Files of thePalbk
dam have reached us—they extend to the 21st of August,
but contain little of interest. On the 15th two smart shocks
of earthquake had been felt, of which the second, which
came on after a momentary interval, was the more severe.

Ebt Court!

The Queen held a Privy Council, yesterday after-
noon, at her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of
Wight. It was attended by I'rince Albert, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Bishop of London, Lord J. Russell, First Lord of
the Treasury ; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs; the Marquis of Clanricarde, Postmaster
General ; and Sir J. Hobhouse, President of the Board of
Control for the Affairs of India. A form of thanksgiving fur
the late abundant harvest was ordered. The Hon. Wrn.
Bathurst was the clerk of the council in waiting. The Bishop
of London, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Sir J. Hob-
house travelled from town to attend the council by a special
train on the London and South-Western Railway ; the Lord
Chancellor from his residence at Copse-hill ; and Viscount
Palmerston from bis seat. Brosdlands, Hoots. The party
crossed from Gosport to Cowes in the Garland, commanded
by Capt. Smithett. A chjelaner was served to the noblemen
and gentlemen attending the council. After the Privy
Council, the Bishop of London, Lord J. Russell, the Lord
Chancellor, Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde, Sir J. Hobhouse, and the Hon. W. Bathurst left
Osbeene, re-crossed in the Garland to Gosport, and took
their departure by a special train on the London and South-
Western Railway.
The Queen took a drive in a char-a-bane on Mon-
day. Prince Albert returned from Portsmouth on Monday
afternoon.
The royal dinner circle included the Duchess of
Kent, Prince Ernest of Leiningen, Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son, Lord John Russell, Colonel the lion. C. B. and Mrs.
Phipps, and Sir G. Couper.

Yesterday morning the Duchess of Kent took leave
of her Majesty and Prince Albert, crossed in the Fire Queen,
commanded by Capt. Johnson, to Gosport, and took her de.
parture for her residence, Frogmorc House, near Windsor.
The Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duke of
Saxe Meiningen and the Duchess Ida, Prince Gustavue and
the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Hon.
Miss Hudson, the Earl of Denbigls, and Captain Somerset,
left Marlborough House for the Euston square terminus at
a quarter before eleven o'clock yesterday morning, travell, d
to Watford by the London and North Western Railway, and
proceeded to Cashiobury Park. The illustrious party partook
I of a dijejner during their stay, and in the afternoon took their
departure and returned to town, arriving at Marlborough
House at a quarter past fire o'clock.
Lord John Russell arrived at his residence in Rich-
mond Park yesterday evening from a visit to her Majesty at
Osborne. The Marquis of Umiricarde arrived in town on
Monday night.
I)espatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of New South Wales, South Aus-
tralia, and New Zealand. Despatches were sent off last
evening from the ColonialPffice for the governor of Van
Diemen 's Land.

SEPARATION IN HIGH LIFE.—We are sorry to
hear that a separation has taken place between the eldest
son of a duke and his wife, who is the daughter of one
moving in the highest closes of the nobility.—Globe.
DEATH OF EX-JUDGE BOSANQUET.—Sir John Ber-
nard Bomumust, who, for 12 years, was one of the puienejudges
in the Court of Common Pleas, died on the 26th lost , at his
residence, the Firs, Hampstead-heath, aged 74. The deceased
was a member of an Essex family of French extraction, and
wu son of Samuel Bmanquet, Esq., of Forest-house, in that
county. In 1800 he wu called to the bar, and continued to
practice with much success for many years. In 1824 he was
made a serjeant-at-law, and in 1827 a King's sergeant. In
1830 he was called upon to fill the higher office ofjudge, the
appointment having been conferred on him by the Doke of
Wellington, the premier of the period. The duties of this
office he discharged with attention and impartiality down to
1842, when he resigned, owing to ill-health, and was suc-
ceeded by Mr. Cresawell, M.P. On receiving the judgeship
he had the honour of knighthood conferred on him, and was
also in a privy councillor. In 1835 and 1836 ho was
one of the commissioners for executing tke office of Lord
Chancellor, while the post was unoccupied. By his demise
a pension reverts to the crown.

(From last night's Gazette.)
FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 28.—The Queen has ap-
proved of Don Isidro Lopez de Aroe, as consul at Malts for
the Queen of Spain.
WAR-OFFICE, Sera. fft.
Royal Reset of Done Oda—Coe. D. J. Baulks, to be beat., by pur.,
vice Sir C. Midair. Bart., who ret.; the lion. P. Sidney, to be cor.,
by2pnuer...bLiej°'. Ods.—e'llssist.Surg. A. Smith. M.D., from 93rd F., to be
assist..surg., vice Wheeler, app. to theg ataff.
Ord Regt. of F. —Cluartermast. J. Cartenall, from 63rd P., to be
ouartermast., vice Colborn, who each.
29th V.—Lient. M. Turner, from 32nd F., to be lieut., floe Patter.
eon, who each.
29th F.—Ensign It J. Evans to be beat, by par., vice Gauge, who
ret. Ensign J. P. Draper, from 39th F., to be sea., vice Evans.Evae
32nd F.—Lieut. W. Patterson, from the 20th F., to be Heat., vice
Turner, who each.
33rd F.-9taff.Barg. of the 2nd dam J. T. O. lola:mice, M.D., to be
nurse. , Ow J. M. Dryedide, who retires npon
39th F.—II. R. Hilibert, gent., to be am, by pm., vice Draper, app.
to the 29th F.

".48thF.—ill O. Daub', pat., to be too, by per., Tice Johnston,
wbo tet. _ _
• - ••• - • •

Tali Kinahon, gent., to be ens., without par., vice Hall, dee.
86th P.—Pm. N. Kendall to be lieut., by pur., vice Potts, who ret. ;
A. H. Dunbar, t., to be ens., by Inn., etee Kendall.
73rd F. arg. B. Swift, M.D., from 63rd P., to be assist.-
surg., vice Tooter, who resigns.
73th P.—Lieut. H. Wrorlane, from h..psy allth T., to Minot., vice
Tierney, app. paymaster ; Era. C. P. Tyler to be Hoyt, by pur., Moe
fieForhane,who ret.; A. IL Jones, gent., to be ens., by put., vice
Tyler.
83rd F.—Quar.thaat. W. Colborn, from the 3rd F., to be quar..mast.,
vice Cartnuil, who ezetanfree.
37th IT—Second Lieut. H. Lloyd, to be first lint, by puss., vice
Patterson, who net.; H. Stephenson, gent., to be second lieut., by
puss., Moe Lloyd.
93rd IL—J. Webster, M.D., to be assisLourg., oleo Smith, app.
to the 2nd Drag. Gd..
Wtb P.—Lieut. JAL Howson, from the 70th F., to be payment.,
oleo IVAl;dn, deceaaed.
CZTLOX RIM/ R.:GT.-1600T 0. Cochrane to be lieut.-ord. by par,
vice Tronelleti, who ret. ; flpt. W. T. Loyard to be major, by qtr.,
vim Cochrane; Lieut.W. C. Vanderspar to tempt-, by puss., vice Layard;
Second Lieut. A. J. D. Smith to be find lie t., by pm., men Vander-
' rpm ; A- C. K. Leek, gent., to be oecond Scut, by pur., vice Smith.
111,11TACBED.—Brev.-110. W. White, from Capt. h.-p. unat„ Tower
Major of Dublin, to be major, without pm.
Honorer. firarr.—Moist..Surg. T. H. Wheeler, from the 2nd Dreg.
Ode., to be staff-avg. of the see. class, vice Johnston, app. to 33rd P.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE.—Ssrr. 24.
Corps of Royal Ensineera—Brev.-Major 11. It. lirandretb to be
If eut..col. ; Bre...Major C. O. Streotflcid to be lieut.-col, vice Geer-
em, ret. an full-pay; Boxed Capt. F. A. Yorke to be capt, Tice
Streatheld ; First Lieut. A. F. H. Dacasto to be eecotal ea L, vice
Yorke ; Second LietiL Hon. J. J. Bury to be first lieut., rice
First LieuL J. Rayly, to be mood oapL, rice Laffan, placed on et-
courted Wt; See. U. A. Wakens* to be fret beat., rice
8a717.

THE AFFRAY BETWEEN POACHERS AND GAME-
KEEPER/I.—A reward of 1001. has been offered for the appre-
hension of the two brothers, Arthur and Reginald Bristow,
for stabbing two gamekeeper* named George Targett and
James Martin, on the 11th inst., on the grounds of R. A.
Frogley, EN., of East Horsley. The unfortunate MU are
still under surgical aid.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of
business,

Tax SMALL Denys Acr.—Mr. Burn, the chairman of
the officers and clerks committee, brought up the report "
to the establishment of officers under the London (City)
Small Debts Act," &c. It recommended the immediate
appointment of a chief bailiff, and the appointment of two
of the present clerks of the Court of Requests as assistant
clerk* of the new court, and two of the beadles of the Court
of Requests as two of the minor bailiffs of the new court.
The report was agreed to, and Mr. Ilockley Frederick Wood
was appointed chief bailiff, and two of the clerks of the
Court of Requests were appointed assistant clerks of the new
court. Other officers are to be appointed under the new act,
CITY OP LONDON IMPROVEMENTIL—Mr. R. L. Josue
brought up the report of the improvements committee. The
following is an abstract :—Tbe attention of the court has
long been drawn to the necessity of an improvement at
Holborn-hill by reducing the acclivities thereof, and they
authorised an application to be male to parliament in the
last session for power to purchase and take down the houses,
79, 80, 81, 82, and 83, Holborn-bridge, with other premises
in Field-lane, towards that purpose. That such application
received the sanction of parliament, and the premises are
scheduled accordingly in the act above referred that your
committee recommend that we be empowered to give notices
for the purchase of the premises in question, as a period of
not less than six months must elapse before any payments
can be required for tho purchase of the property, and it
is highly important the houses should be removed
to enable the accurate levels to be taken, in order
that the whole improvement may be carried out
in the most advantageous manner. The Chairman stated
that the corporation would be enabled by the arrangement
comprehended in the report to effi•ct a great improvement
in est abl 'shins something towards a level in the locality.—The
reportwas unanimously agreed to.
SANITARY IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY Of LaNDON.—
Mr. R. L. Jones brought up the following report:

We, your committee foi effeeting imprencnientsrwithin this City,
to whom it was referred to examine the allegations in the petition of
the inhabitants of Farringdon Ward Without, praying the court to set
aside a rum of money to improve the sanitary condition of the ward,
and to adopt such measures as wiU improve the habitation of tba
labsuring classes, and on the petition of the inquest of the parish or
precinct of St. Anchew's, Uotborn, in the mid ward, and the danger
at the public heath arising from had sewerage and other entree, and
to report our opinion thereon, do certify that we have proceeded fe
the consideration of both petitions, and been attended by the
deputy of the ward and the foreman of the inqui et, who repre-
sented that the principol objects contemplated thereby were to en.
sure an increased and adequate supply of water, csrecialy in the
porcrteranUties; an improved state of sewerage, with powers to compel
landlord, of houses to drain such houses dauct into the mews; an
extended ventilation in nartow and confined courts and alleys, by
w ;diming the same; and for restrictions being placed on citumon
lodging-house-keepers as to the number of inmates to be lodged. We
find, with respect to the complaint as to the supply of water, that the
commissioners of arwers hove taken steps to remedy the same, and
have arranged with the New River Company to grant a daily supply
thereof to the various courts and alleys within this city, which
arrangement has been carried into effect. With regard to the rake.
• sinn of the sewers in those localities, a consideraVe portion has been
effected under the direction of the commissioners and contracts ban/
been made by them for the formation of adeUtivaal ticecri., MUM are
proceeding as quickly as circumstance. will admit; that they have
taken legal proceedings to enforce clan emptying, rie ming. and re.
pairing cestpools and drains in homes requiring the same, where the
parties bad neglected or refused to attend to the repriscntations
of the commistdoners ; that many awls parties, when applied to,
have readily performed the requisite works, whereby great bone.
fits have been conferred uppoonn the inhnbitants of those
of which they are fully ; and that the commissioners, finding
they have not the power to compel landlords to drain their homes
into the sewers, and that various other additional powers:ire requited
to put the whole system of sewerage of this city into the most perfect
condition, have agreed to recommend the court to splay to parliament
in the next session for an act to amend and extend their preset
powers, with such edition.' powers as are necesed-y tee meet the
public requirement*, and have directed a bill to be prepared for these
purposes. With respect to that part of the petition which etym.
mends the widening of narrow and confined courts and
instead of the formation of anew lute of street /torn (Unnonotreet to
fit Peal's, your committee have to report that the court
.having
agreed to the plan for such new street, and apPard to
parliament in the last season for authority to effect the
caner, and the act authorising the formation thereof hiving
been passed, the outlay for which must of necessity amount
to a very considerable sum, we we not at present pre-
pared to recommend any extend." or additional work.; and are
indeed already restricted from proceeding with those thus authorised
till such time as the court have agreed spin the mode for raising the
funds required for the same. With reference to the alleiraVrin for
powers king obtained for placing restrictions upon lodging-house
keepers as to the number of inmates to br lodged and housed, we do
not offer any suggestion, the more especially as bee. Xlid. sty leag been
pkascd to appoint a commission to inquire what spread means may
Le requisite for thr improvement of the health of the metro-
polia, of which the chairman of your committee is a member. That
commission will doubtless, among other subjects referred to, turn their
attention to this point. We avail ourselves of this opportunity of
reporting that in addition to the step" taken by the CallleliNaolllll
of sewer*, no before I toted, the Court of Aldermen directed mown.
tons to he instituted against Kemal parties for nuisance arising from
the mode in which slaughtering of cattle weaseled on in Warwick.
lane, in some of which cases the nuisances were immediately abated,
and the 'aortas removed from the premises ; and In others the parties
hare continued their business without now creating a nuisance to the
neighbourhood, and are under recognisance to appear and take their
trial upon indictments preferred and found against them if requited
at any time hereafter. The said court also directed a proseution
against partite in (treat Bell-alley for a serious anti dangerous nui-
sance, occasioned by the melting of !sachem' fat and kitchen moth
which was highly offetuive to the inhabitants of the euljmning Fa-
mine., and upon this indictment being preened, and true hills found,
the nutunce complained of was immediately abated.
The report was unanimously agreed to, and ordered to be
printed.
CITY IMPEOVEMENTB.—Mr. H. L. Jones brought up the
report on the subject of the completion of the line of street
from Farringdon-new-street to Clerkenwell-green. It
stated that unless some arrangements were made for pro-
viding funds for carrying out this purpose during the pre-
sent year the time must necessarily be delayed probably for
veers ; that the committee did not feel themselves justified in
recommending the court to comply with the application for
carrying On an improvement beyond the limits of the City;
but, inasmuch as the measure itself received the sanction of
parliameat, who granted the sum of 25,0001. towards
effecting the same, they were of opinion it was a fit sub-
ject to be brought under the notice and consideration of the
commissioners for metropolitan improvements, to whom it
appeared to them legitimately to belong, and they recom-
mended the petitioners to apply to them accordingly.—Mr.
Anderton thought that as the City of London were suffering
from the non-completion of so necessary a work, the court
ought themselves to apply to the commissioners of metro-
politan improvements, and to all others by whose influent'
metropolitan improvements could be advanced.—Mr. Burn
moved an instruction to the committee to mske application
to the effect suggested by
.Mr. Anderton, and approved of by
Mr. It. L. Jones. Unanimously adopted.
MONUMENT TO 811.11.X8PEARE.—Sir Peter Laurie said
that he did not at present intend to press his motion for a
grant of money in aid of a fund for the erection of a monu-
ment to Shakspeare. He had received many communica-
tions highly approving of the proposition; but he thought it
advisable to postpone his motion until the return to town of
many on whose support and influence he relied. Tkere wu
another reason which weighed strongly with him, which wan
that the committee for purchasing what is called Sbakspearesi
House at Stratford had appealed to the public, and he was
unwilling to interfere in any way with that body, or to divert
into any other channel those funds to which they looked for
reimbursement.—Adjourned.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY or LONDON.—Sir hue Lyon Goldemid was
objected to by Mr. Brown, as resident director of the Royal
St. Jego Company ; and, not being in attendance, his name
was crossed out. He afterwards came into court, and Mr.
Smith applied to hare the cue re-heard, urging that, as the
lists had not been closed, it was 'till perfectly competent to
the revising barrister to insert the name.—Mr. Brown said
that the case having been once heard and disposed of, it was
impossible that it could be reopened.—The Revising Bar-
rister observed that, in several previous instances, eases bad
been reheard before the final closing of the list. He did not
care what might be the station in lire of the party concerned,
but, if satisfied of the validity of the title, he was exceed-
ingly unwilling to disfranchise any one.—The case was then
proceeded with. It appeared that, as one of the directors of
the company, Sir Isaac occupied 'apartments at 38, Broad-
street, and that he transacted in them his own private busi-
ness as well as that of the company, and that, together with Mr.
Thompson and Mr. Robinson, he was responsible far the
payment of the rent, rates, and taxes. Sir fuse was in the
habit of meeting such liabilities, and the company repaid
him.—Mr. Smith maintained, that under the circumstances
Sir Isaac had power to eject the company from the occupa-
tion of the premiss.—The court was of the same opinion,
and ordered the name to be re-inserted.
Alfred Penny was objected to on the ground that he was
not rated. On inquiry it turned out that the name was on
the rate in pencil, and the collector explained that this kind
of entry had been made with a view to the proper making
out of the next rate.—Mr. M'Christie said he could not re-
ceive the explanation as evidence, but must take the pencil-
mark without inquiry as to the cause of the insertion hung
made in that form. The fact of the presence of the name
was sufficient —The vote was accordingly allowed.
Jesse Phillips was objected to by Mr. Brown. Ilk name
was on the list, and he was rated for No. 29, whereas he
occupied No. 30. It was contended for Mr. Phillips, that
the error was one which could be corrected under the act;
but on the ground that section 40 precluded the reception of
evidence as to any other qualification than that described 06
the list, the revising barrister refused to make any alteration,
and the name was consequently omitted.
The following was the result of the day's revision;—
Liberal claims—allowed, 8; disallowed, 20. Conservative—
allowed, 0; disallowed, 2. Liberal objection—sustained,O;
failed, 6. Conservative—sustained, r 3; failed, 28. Objec-
tions by both parties—sustained, 28; failed, 0.
The court adjourned until Thursday, when the following
wards will be proceeded with:—Bread-scree', Queenluthe,
and Vintry. In this ward there are 16 parishes.

WEsnaNsTEß.—Yeaterday Mr. F. Bailey, the
barrister appointed to revise the list of voters for the city of
Westminster, held his court in the Vice-Chancellor of Eng-
land's Court, at Westminster-hall.—Mr. Huggett and Mr.
G. E. Hennes appeared for the liberals. No professional
gentlemen appeared for the conservativea—Mr. Charles
Hibble appeared to watch the proceedings on behalf of Mr.
Cochrane.—lt was arranged that the parishes should be
taken in the following order:—St. Met, St. Clement's, St.
hiary-le-Strand, Savoy, St. Paul's, on Tuesday (yeeterdayBBB);
St. Jantea's and St. Martin's, on Wednesday (this day) ; t.
George's, St. John's, and St. Margaret's, on Thursday. The
number of new claims is:—Reformers, 38; conservatives,
12 ; polities unknown, 7-67. Objections by the reformers :
House voters, 371 ; soot and lot, 60-431. The claims and
objections in the parish of St. Ann were first proceeded with.
In the case of Joseph Smith, of 22, Earl-street, who
claimed as the occupier of a house which he rented at 60
guineas a year, it appeared that he only occupied a cellar, to
wbich he had free access, and let the remainder of the house
in lodgings. He valued the rent of the cellar at about one
shilling a week.—The barrister was of opinion this was no
occupation.—lt was urged that he clearly had a legal omit-

the while hanse,
were
the "Score ro. Rug.
:;ei," sea " Pitts e. Smedley," decided in that court, W.
;401.—Dle barterer intimated that he would look into
doe es., s, sad give his decision to•morrow.
No otLer claim or objection occurred worthy of notice,
0d th, lists for St. Clement Danes, St. Mary-le-Strand,
Bap„ ti
.d St. Paul's, were severally gone through.
„ .alt of the day's proceedings was—Claims lati-
bier, , 4 disallowed, 4. Objections sustained, 10; dis-
Illowid. 10.
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THE NEW SHERIFFS. Yesterday afternoon the
Axis Jett for London and Middlesex for the ensuing
the „Gam Cubitt, Esq, and Charles Hill, Esq., after
tate."---0...: of a deft:user at Fishmongers' Hall, were escorted
re lash to Guildhall by the beads of the two livery cont.
• •• .
PaFishenongers' and the Spectacle Makers', of which
the shero elect are respectively members. On arriving at
Harldhie. the sheriffs elect were received by Mr. Alderman
aught- ;lushes and Mr. Alderman Sidney, !CP., and
Aland them to the counctl chamber of the Court of
Alar •a. The Lord Mayor and numerous hotly of his
beethren of the aldermanic bench having taken their seats,
the sh.e.f. elect were severally introduced by the two alder-
men alr.:dy named, and the civic party were speedily mar-
shalllen, procession to the hustings in the Guildhall, where
the oaths of office were administered by the town clerk, Mr.
&rime Merewethcr, and taken and subscribed by the
Write rect. This proceeding occupied • considerable
time, bu. at its close the new functionartes were invested by
their pr.-dot/sore with the robes and chains of effice, and
Mr. Sheriff Cubitt nominated Mr. Thomas France, of
Bedfimi, ow, as his under-sheriff, and Mr. Sheriff Hill
nourinal,d Mr. David W. Wire to till the same functions on
his Headed by the Lord Mayor and the usual func-
tionaries, the civic body returned to the council chamber,
whereies,
the assignment of the prisoners in custody in the City
prison *es made in due form by the late sheriffs to their
succemot,, and that the proceedings terminated.
THE CITE OF LONDON SM.iLL I)EitTs ACF.—To-
day the City of London Small Debts Act mimes into
force, under which the first court will be holden on the
12th Octo'ter. By this statute actions by plaints can be
brought :n the Sheriffs' Court of the City of London fur
debts and demands not exceeding 201,, which are to be de-
termined ,a a summary manner. The officers of the City of
London loan of Requests, which from to-day is abolished,
may hold -ituations under this att. A summons on a plaint
may lose presided • defendant resides or carries on his
business .i the City, or provided he has dwelt or carried on
his busi' .s therein at some time within six calendar months
next bet. • e the time of the action brought, or if the cause of
action as in the City. Where • creditor holds an unsatis-
fied jud,.,..ent he has now power to proceed thereon against
his debt., residing in the City. Possession of premises,
when ill; rent does not exceed 501. a year, may be recovered
ia seemlier, manner. Mr. Commissioner Bullock is the
judge of ';ie Sheriffs' Court, and is to determine all (luta
tines whirs the rent or damage dm, not exceed 01., and in
mita betood that amount either party, now eligible for ex-
amination, can hive a jury of " five persons."
Corar OF SEWERS, GL'ILDHALL.—EI.IM CHAPEL.
—Yesterday, at the weekly meeting of the commissioners of
sewers for the City of London, at which Mr. Deputy Hicks
mailed. Mr. Haywood, the surveyor, who was directed to
report on the state of Elias Chapel, Fetter-lane, laid • re-
pint ber.re the commissioners, of which the felowiug is an
shatect:
The pt se, in which the interments have taken place ia situated ins-
ineendely breath the chapel, and consists of nothing more than •
lanotat or cellar, about SI feet in height, and of cheeses, sirs as the
/semi sb...c, which Is about 46 feet long seed 58 feet wide. A place
nom ant% for interment, at mentructed with tees regard to health
ead propoety, can scarcely be imagined. There is no vaulting of
With oe tune or roofing of any des ription, to prevent tho exhala-
tion tree. iridng and mingling with the air, or wined,nt room or
then eartl. !o Myer the coffins which must have been deposited there.
me floorls• oda of the chapel (to within a few feet of which human
ethnics a at this time lyingl form the only separation between the
deed and !..e living; and had it not been for the circumstance of three
ifr tom dl grated openings, situated just below the flour, in the
walled thy cellar, which have created a drain to the noxious
amen aril:. evolved, it must hare been impoenble to use the=
in any sorer. whanoever. The very slight stratum covering
the dead, which at first appeared to be mould, upon examina-
tion tare-1 out to be nothing but the duet of minus, and
the enithaling of human remains long since placed there.
There is in the centre of the cellar to arge brick bath or fount, amend-
ing tram the ground to the floor ofe chapel. It was originally used
kr tsar non in their perrormance of the right of baptism ; this has
Wm
been eted up with skulls and hones. In one corner of the cellar
nes a pile of weft wood. As moving so large a mac of human re-
matrathaind unaroidablv to attended with injury to the feelings of
many, and, in al probability, with danger to the health of the neigh-
bourhood, the adoption of oilier means would be advisable ; it was
thertion r commended that the small vaults should hove the r en-
trancm butt up ; that the tope of the arches should be ehifted, ex-
tender!, cod made properly air tight ; that the large-cellar imme-
diately underneath the chapel attachd be covered over the whole of its
mime wi!h a solid body of concrete, about 2 feet 6 inches or 3 feet
Is ; that its surface should then he levelled and pored with
Tern atom, and that the bath or fount should be partially emptied of
the teee,nd leveled In a similar manner. This, if well performed,
would ethiaoally prevent the formation or germination of noxious
gime, and ho render easy of detection any future attempt to bury
there mono, and thus aid in the good work of abolishing intermural
Interments.

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The cold expressed itaelf highly satisfied with the report.
It was ni,ved that the measures therein recommended should
immedirely be carried into effect, which being unanimously
agreed to the chart then broke up.
CONDITION OP THE WORKHOUSE OP ST. GEORGE
THE iiAl.rlM, SOCTRWARI.-011 Monday evening a special
meeting ,•f the board of guardians took place at the board-
room of toe workhouse, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration a letter which had been received from the poor.
law commissioners, refusing their sanction to the building of
anew workhouse for the accommodation of the infant poor
and the imbecile. Mr. Edward Collinson, the chairman,
presided. The chairman said he considered they were
bound to acknowledge the receipt of the letter ; but as very
great difficulties had existed not only with the present but
with former boards relative to giving accommodation to the
peer, the present board regretted that the poor:ow commis-
sioners bed not offered to them any suggestion or advice
how to carry out the proposed object. He must say that the
poor-law commissioners, although they would put their veto
on this or that, would never give advice by saying what
ought to done. He recollected when their predecessors
wrote to the poor-law commissioners, stating that sixty or
seventy children were sleeping five and six in a bed ; they
were told in reply that it was improper, but no remedy was
proposed. Yet it was his and other persons' opinion that
they ought to have no children in the workhouse. Having
done all in their power to remedy the evil, and should
any deplorable circumstances arise from the then state
of the workhouse in the course of the winter, the blame
would nut be theirs, but the poor-law commissioners'.
The pari.h had always opposed the district schools, for about
font years se a vestry was held, attended by persons of all
political opinions, but who were unanimous in their opposi-
tion. The instant you take the children away, and loee the
control, 3 ou cease to have any interest in them.—Mr. Castine
thought one of the important objections which the poor-law
commissi hers had was to the cases of lunacy being sent to
the proposed new workhouse.—The Chairman : About a
month since the commissioners of lunacy visited the house,
and they were perfectly satisfied with the system adopted.
As the poor-law commissioners objected to the details, it was
to be regretted they had not given some information, for it
was not an event which had just grown up, but bad existed
for many years. Something must be done, fee the last
month there had been 100 children here, when we ought
not to have one, for this simple reason, there is no accommo-
dation for them; they come in contact with the able-bodied
paupers, and become polluted.—Mr. Palmer was most
anxious that some better system should be adopted
with respect to pauper children.—The Chairman said that
the evil arising from the overcrowded state of the workhouse
was known to the poor-law commissioners upwards of four
year. ago. and various letters had been received by the Board
directing them to lumen the numbers—the poor law tom-
missionrrs had fixed the maximum at 460, and yet there had
been as many as 546 in the house—the numbers now being
526.—Mr. Robinson, master of the workhouse, in reply to
several questions, said that the authorised number to be in
the house was 460, but if the poor-law commissioners were
to examine the house now he did not think they would allow
that number ; that during the last four winters the number
of children 11110 slept in the same bed averaged four and fire.
The system of education given to those children is very
wretched. The boys are instructed by an old man who is
totally incompetent for such a purpose, while the girls
receive but very little instruction ; the poor woman being not
only ill but has to make the ward-room both a school and a
nursery—that the late board tried to remedy the evil, but
without effect.—Mr. Robinson : The beds of the able-bodied
paupers were so close together as to render it impossible to
walk round them ; to get to them you are obliged to walk on
the sides.—The Chairman : We do not wish to do anything
that will add to the parochial expenses, but if the poor-law
commissioners wish us to attend to the health and morals
of the inmates, they will not sanction the building of a new
workhouse, they must order us in the course of the approach-
ing winter to farm a large number out, and that
is a system most objectionable.—The Chairman said
he would draw their attention to the letter
written to the board on the 17th Jan. last, with Mr. Haws
report relative to the state of the house, and now the house
was in es bad a state, or nearly so.—Mr. Robinson : If the
next three weeks should become wet or damp, we shall have
fever here to a most alarming extent, as the weather would
drive those who have gone hopping into the house, who,
being half fed, half naked, and attacked with fever, would,
upon coming in, propagate it to an alarming extent. —The
Chairman said that he should, after this statement, suggest
that a strong remonstrance be made to the poor-law com-
missioners on the subject, and, if they refused to aid them,
then to pass such a resolution as would exonerate the board
from the consequences that would result from the over-
crowded state of the workhouse.—This led to a long discus-
sion, in the course of which Mr. Jervis, the architect, showed
that the objections made to the details of the proposed build.
trig were most unimportant, and could be easily obviated;
when, upon the motion of Mr. Morten. it was agreed that a
report and memorial be drawn up by a sub-committee rela-
tive to the present inadequate state of accommodation, and
be sent to the poor-law commissioners, in reply to the letter
which hulled to the present meeting.—The board nt a late
hoar separated.
TILE POOR IN ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday, at a
meeting of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, held in
the new board-room adjoining the workhouse, King's-road,
Mr. Churchwarden Howarth in the chair, Mr. M'Clahey,
the clerk, brought up and read the report of a committee
appointed to inquire into the present system of adminiatra-
tion of out-door relief, and whether a better method could
he introduced to prevent imposition and ensure effectual re-
lief to the deserving and destitute poor. The report stated
that the committee were of opinion that no reason had been
shown to alter the instructions under which the relieving-
officers administer outdoor relief, and no reason to alter the
system adopted by the board in granting out-door relief; but
that it would be advisable to have an additional agent ap-
pointed, in order that more effectual inquiries into the cir-
cumstances of the various applicants might be made. The

report was adopted, and, after some unimportant business,
the meeting separated.
TUE TURNPIKE AND TOLL-DAR NUISANCE.—Lut
evening a numerous public meeting of the ratepayers and
inhabitants of St. Pancras took plans at the Southampton
Arms Tavern, Camden Town, for the purpose of commencing
an agitation for the abolition of the turnpikes and toll-bars
throughout the metropolitan and suburban districa—Mr.
Ramsay was nailed to the chair, and having explained the
objects of the meeting, Mr. Boyce went into a detailed state-
ment oldie mischievous effects of the existence of these toile,
concluding by moving, That this meeting—feeling strongly
the gross injustice of six toll-gates with as many side bars and
other concomitant nuisances being continued on the 6i miles
of turnpike roads in this parish repaired by the metropolitan
turnpike trusts commissioners, t`.e effect of such
.gates being
to torn four-fifths of the general traffic off to the pnvato streets
repaired from the proceeds of a special rate on the inhabitants,
varying from 6d. to Is. 6d. in the pound, and amounting
from 12,0001. to 15,0001. per annum—hereby individually and
collectively pledge themselves to co-operate with other parts
of the perish and the metropolis, and endeavour to obtain a
speedy and entire removal of such palpable injustice.--The
resolution having been seconded, Mr. Bray said the existence
of the turnpikes was most unjust to the inhabitants, because
they had not only to bear the expense but the nuisance of
the traffic through the by street to evade the tolls, and
those who ought to pay did not pay at all. It was a fact
that there were two large carrying firms connected with the
London and North-Western Railway who saved no less a
sum than 1,0001. each a year, by evading the turnpike tolls in
going to the Camden station; they went down the New-
road, and through Park-village, where the roads were new,
with wastgons frequently weighing as much as 20 tons, and
the result was that the roads were broken up, water-pipes
smashed, and in addition to this the inhabitant! were

annoyed during the night, and up to four and five o'clock in
the morning, by the noise of the carriers' came.
urging on perhaps front twelve to twenty horses,
with their enormous loads. Another point was that
the inhabitants of the public roads had to pay only
sixpence in the pound, while those in the by-street, who
had all the nuisance, had to pay double the sum. This
would not be the case were the turnpikes abolished.—Mr.
Cane, from Lambeth, said since the toll ban were abolished
in that parish the roads were worse and the rate higher, and
be thought the inhabitants would do better to tarn out of
office thoee who ill-treated the poor.—Mr. Bradshaw, of
Osauleton-street, agreed in the object of the meeting, but con-
sidered the removal of the tolls entailed an increased rate of
fourpence in the pound.—The Chairman said unless they
were energetic they would have the opposition of Mr. Levy.
—The resolution having been carried, and a committee ap-
pointed to pursue the agitation, a vote of thanks was passed
to the chain:nth, and the meeting separated.
CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.—
A meeting of the members of this society took place at the
London Tavern yesterday, to confirm the proceedings of the
annual meeting held on the previous day. Mr. Bourne pre-
sided; and, after a lengthened discussion, the alterations
which bad been made in the roles of the institution were,
with some few exceptions, agreed to. In representing in our
paper of yesterday that the pensions paid to the men are 315.,
and to the women 22a., it should have been stated that these
sums are paid monthly to the several recipients of the charity.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ScnooLs.—The quar-
terly general court of this valuable institution, established
for the benefit of orphan and necessitous children of commer-
cial travellers, of every denorninaiion, was held yesterday at
the London Tavern, G. Moore, Est; ,in the chair. The re-
port of the committee of management for the past quarter
expressed their high gratification with the conduct of affairs
at the commodious establishment secured by the institution
at Wanstead, and in the general progress of the society thus
far. Much, however, remains to be done by the body of
commercial travellers themselves—the parties immediately
interested in the success of the institution—who, though
numbering in the whole 35,000 individuals, have as yet only
become subscribers to the extent of 600, a disproportion
attributable, as we imagine, to the injudicious principle
which renders relief to the children independent of previous
contributions by the fathers, a system encouraging the pro-
fession to rely, not upon themselves, but upon their
brethren. Subject to exceptional cases, those only
who have coatn%uted to a fund should participate in its ad-
vantages. The re .rt of the auditors exhibited a balance in
hand of nearly 5,1111. On the motion of Mr. Lawrence,
the honorary secretary, various amendments of the rules
were made ; and on the motion of Mr. Jones, the definition
of "commercial travellers," within the meaning of the so-
ciety, was settled to be, " all such persons as have travelled
in town or country for two years or more for the purposes of
commerce, who in the aggregate shall have travelled for
twelve months." It was announced that the anniversary
dinner of the institution would take place on the 27th of
December; and the Chairman impressed upon the meeting
the necessity of urging the profession to do honour to the
occasion. The meeting then separated.
DARTFORD JUSTICE.—Sir,—To enable acts of par-
liament to be what they were intended, public benefits, it
behoves that public to exercise prompt and vigorous supervi-
sion in their administration, and more particularly as regards
that recently passed—" the County Courts"—an act evi-
dently designed by the framers as a measure to ensure great
relief to a large portion of the community, but against which
many complaints have already, and justly, arisen. With
these it is not my intention to interfere. My present com-
munication relates to an abuse of one portion of it, "the
trial by a jury," which, for the honour of the country at
large, I trust, as yet, stands alone and unprecedented. Will
it be believed, sir, in this age of intellect and improvement,
that five men, " respectable men," could be found, so
utterly lost to a sense of propriety—to say the least of it—as
to resort to the discreditable mode of tossing a halfpenny, to
settle an issue to a right conclusion of which, on the merits
of the ease, they were either too lazy or too incompetent to
arrive ? Yet that such a shameless perversion of justice
actually took place in the county court of this town last
Wednesday fortnight is a fact known to many, though,
for obvious reasons, it hes been carefully hushed up.
Should you require it, I am enabled to give yen
the names, occupations, &c., of those concerned in the scan-
dalous transaction, but at present shall only say that a baker
of this town was the originator of this summary method of
"Dartford justice," and hail the unblushing effrontery, as
foreman of the five, to deliver the sentecce as a true verdict.
The whole of them, I believe, lay great stress on their re-
spectability ,• with what truth let the deed determine. If to
bring ridicule and contempt on the whole system were their
object, I think you will agree few have succeeded better ;
but however it be, from " Dartford jute," and a " Dart-
ford jury " good Lord deliver us !—ALPHA.—Dartford,
Kent, Sept. 26.
EARLY CLOSINO.—Sir,—Allow me a brief space in
hour columns to expose the heartlessness, covetousness, and
ypocrisy of many of the drapery and millinery houses, who
apparently acquiesce in the benevolent design which has
lately been so nobly set on foot to effect the " early closing"
of shops, but whom many of your readers will doubtless be
astonished to hear that although they do close their shops,
there is in reality no caseation of work, the " hands " being
compelled to toil on until the day has nearly worn away7il4l
sincerely trust that the insertion of this letter in your abuse-
exposing columns may be the means happily of terminating
so cruel a farce by attracting the attention of those honour-
able agitators in the glorious cause for curtailing the hours
of labour and confinement of the thousands whose lot it is
to be pent up . in ill-ventilated shops and rooms, and that
they may be induced for humanity's sake to introduce some
measure which shall not nominally, but in reality, afford
a slight emancipation and relaxation to the children of toil.
Should this letter produce so desirable result, I enure you
many who are now cramped, sickly, and debilitated from the
want of fresh air and exercise denied them by the cupidity,
competition, and want of feeling and sympathy of their em-
ployers, would feel the deepest gratitude to your paper, in
which the voice of the distressed and oppressed can at all
times find utterance.—PHlLOSOPliCe.
FIRE IN CLERKENWELL.—Last night, about nine 1
o'clock, Peter's-lane Cow-cross, Clerkenwell, was the scene
of a fire, which broke out in the premises of Mr. Roe, a
furniture broker, situate in the middle of the above-named
thorewpWare. Owing to the highly combustible character
of the stack in trade the fire travelled with more than usual
rapitft, eathat before the inmates in the upper part of the
hinge hestim aware of the outbreak the shop and ell it
emodasa was in a general blaze. Fortunately, the whole
, ell the parties succeeded in effecting a retreat without re-
lesteber any panonal injury. In a very brief period the
5e end London brigade engines attended; and, there
an abundant supply of water, the flames were extin-
d, but not until the lower portion of the premise.
ems burned out, and the stock therein consumed.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DEATH FROM IMPURE
Ara.—Before Mr. Baker, jun., at the Grasshopper public-
house, Charles-Mired, Mile-en, on view of the body of Rosins
Ellie, aged 3 years, an inmate of Christchurch Workhouse.—
Mr. Biles, surgeon, stated that, by the direction of the clerk
of the board of guardians of Whitechapel Union, he bad
called the present inquiry, in consequence of a dangerous
nuisance existing near the workhouse, by which several per-
sons have died from the effects of an obnoxious effluvium,
which is allowed to prevail in the neighbourhood. The
deceased was attacked with diarrhea during the last fort-
night, gradual] y sunk, and expired on Saturday last. Wit-
nen attributed her death to an impure atmosphere arising
from nuisances in the neighbourhood, particularly the manu-
facture of manure from night-soil and bullocks' blood. The
process is carried on by allowing the substances used to dry
by the sun and wind, instead of being baked, or evaporated
by steam, as formerly. The windows of the workhouse have
been closed to prevent the smell affecting the children-
Several children have died during the past week from the
same cause, and the mortality for the last quarter has ex-
ceed by five-fold that of any corresponding penods for the last
several years.—The jury expressed their surprise that such a
nuisance should be allowed to exist, and said they could
scarcely live in their houses from the offensive smell. They
returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.
--DEATH FROX DEBTITUTION.—Before Mr. Riggs, at
the Wheataheaf, Holywell-street, Strand, on the body of
Cecilia Maria Watkins, aged 64 sister of the Rev. Wat-
kins, one of the minor canons of Chichester Cathedral. The
body lay at 42, Holywell-street, in a room containing no
more furniture than an old sofa and two broken chairs.
The deceased was very respectably connected, and for three
years previous to July last kept a lodging-house in Howard-
street, Strand. The last year of her residence in Howard-
street she was in the deepest distress ; all her furniture was
seized for rent. She would often have been without food
for days if it had not been for the kindness of one of her
friends, and she then eta ravenously. She was, besides, very
reluctant to make her wants known. In July she
moved to No. 42, Ilolywell-street, and there con-
tinued to live upon the charity of her friends, and a
little money which had been sent to her by her brother,
a clergyman in Chichester, and an allowance she received
from the Governesses' Institution. On Friday last, one of
her friends found her at home without any food, and only
ls. 2d. in money at her disposal. This, and more that was
given her, was expended in food, but the deceased was then