The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-13 00:00:00

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sasses of impure air la the metropolis, Dr. Epps proceeded
to any that medical men and others, in their anxiety to re-
move that very prominent cause, bad sewerage, overlooked
the equally important questions of light and ventilation, the
a:elusion of which from small rooms occupied by four or five
persons necessarily rendered the atmosphere of those rooms
most unhealthy, by reason of the quantity of carbonio acid
gas, one of the most noxious and poisonous gases known,
which was breathed from the human body, and which it re-
spired a constant supply of good air to neutrali,e.—Mr. Mar-
loll having seconded the resolution, it was supported by Mr.
Dunhill, who; read a number of statistical tables, showing"
amongst other facts, that while mortality in Surrey was 48
in 1,000 it was 58 in London, and the average periods of life
in Surrey 43 and only 37 in London ; the difference being
entirely attributable to foul air; arising from imperfect
sewerage, bad ventilation, and the exclusion of light. Mr.
Paris then moved, and Mr. Kyzor seconded, the following
resolution :
That the window duties are obnoxious and oppreraice, and unequal
in their operation, the burden being borne by the industry instead of
thews-dal of the nation ; that they originate a vet amount of
disease, thereby impairing the efficiency of any measures intended for
the improvement of the health of the people, and thermbre ought to
be immediately repealed.

A third reeolution, declaring that petitions, in conformity
with these resolutions, be presented to both houses of parlia-
ment, having been also unanimoualy agreed to, the meeting
separated.
SANITARY Pitecatrrinss.—A meeting was yester-
day held in the vestry-room of St. Andrea's Undenthaft,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the Bishop
of London's pastoral letter, with the view of appointing a
committee of inhabitant householders to enforce the obser-
vance of sanitary precautions, and to compel the landlords
and tenants of unwholesome dwellings to cleanse the same.
The clergymen, churchwardens, oveveers. guardians of the
poor, and several other vestrymen attended the meeting.—
Mr. P. G. Dodd took the chair; and, after some routine
business had been transacted, called the attention of the
meeting to the case of Caroline Sherritt, a pauper
parishioner who had recently died, and whose death had
been asserted by her mother to have been preceded
by *out neglect on the part of the medical officer whore
duty it was to attend to her ease. A very lengthened dis-
cussion took place into the circumstances of the pauper's
death, in the course of which it clearly appeared from the
statements of the clergyman (the Rev. Mr. Antrobno) and
others, that the mother of the young girl (upon whore es
parte statement the accusation made by the chairman was
chiefly based) was an eccentric and even a bad-tempered
woman, who, in her excitement from the loos of her daugh-
ter, was very likely to have uttered inconsiderate and unjust
expressions towards the medical officer. It also appeared
from the statement of that gentleman, and the additional
evidence of Mr. Bruen, a surgeon, who was called in, that
the greatest care and humanity had been shown to the un-
fortunate patient, and it resulted from the inquiry that her
death was attributable to that sudden prostration which in so
many instances has characterind the recently prevailing epi-
demic. tinder these circumstances, and atter the subject had
occupied two hours' attention, it was resolved unanimously,
that " In the opinion of tic vestry Mr. Roberts had pool
every attention required by his duty as medical officer to
the union to the use of Caroline Sherritt, and that if cause
for blame existed it ought to attach to the mother of the
girl, in not haring seat for Mr. Roberts when the graver
symptoms of the malady appeared." Some discussion then
ensued as to the insufficicucy of medical attendance in the
City f London union. It was stated that for
ninety-one or ninety-six parishes there were only
four medical officers. It was resolved that " In the
manna of the vestry a greater number of medical
officers required in the City of London union, in order
to do j tow to the poor." The vestry clerk was requested
to com.eur tate this resolution to the board of guareiana of
the London union. The next question mooted was that of '
the mindere candid -m of the parish. Several resolutions
reamed for the purpose of carrying into practice cleansing
operations were proposed after which a committee of ten per-
sons—comprieiug the curate, churchwardens. and other pa-
rochial oflicers, wa t.ppointed, and a resolution empowering
the trust es ot parochial gifts to advance 501. for the
purposes ot the committee was agreed to.
BATIK AN!, WAsil-nuosEs.—Yesterday a general
meeting ot the committee and subscribers to the above ,1
establiAtment, founded for the benefit of the labouring
classes in the north-west district of the metropolis, was held
at the instituti am in Cie-rge-street, Euston-square—Lord
Southamptou in the chair. The report conerotulatcd the
subscribers on the gratifeing results which had attended the ,
general progress of the undertaking since the opening of the ,
establishment on 3d August, 1846, to the present period.
The directors of the New River Company in the most liberal
manner gave the society the land for the present building, at
the but of the reservoir in the Hampstead-road.; and for
the first fourteen months gratuitously gave the necessary
supply of water, and for the succeeding twelve months have
offered to continue it for 1001., and have mnreovcr extended
their grant of land for the enlargement of the establishment.
There are 40 single baths for men, and 13 for women ; eight
vapour and two swimming paths. Yet further ace .mtuoda-
tion is required, as ,on an average in the warm weather 800
bathe daily, and 200 or 300 aro frequently refused admis-
sion from want of accommodation. Since the 3d of
August, 1846, the bathers were 154,221 males, and
15A0 females. The poor women who have washed
dried, ironed, end mangled clothes fur themselves and fami-
lies were 45,1.24 individuals, and the aggregate of the ar-
ticles washed was above a million and a half. The increase ,
during the past five months, as compared with the corre-
sponding period lost year, was 2,000 bathers ; washers, &e,
11,960 • and the articles washed from 276,876 to 707,436.
The charge to the poor for a cold bath ie me Imlay, and for
a warm one, including use of towel, twopence; and for the ,
washing department, one penny per hour, or tie use of
the drying closet, irons, and mangles, four hours for three-
pence. Ihe balance-sheet showed the donations and sub-
scriptions to amount to 5,0221. Is. 6d. Receipts from ,
bathers, washers, and plunging bathers, 2,8871. Ils. Bd.
Expenses of the building and incidentals left a balance of
161., which leaves a btdenco debt of 8741. its. for loan and
liabilities. When the debt is entirely paid off, and the build-
ing completed, it will not only be sell-supporting, but also
self-extending. The report was adopted, and the thanks of
the meeting were given to the noble chairman for his pre-
sidency.and the warm support he had from the commence-
ment given the society. .
TUE PRINCE OF WALES'S ENTRANCE TO HYDE-
PART —76-itreday a new entrance from the Keneington-
road into Hyde-park, called the Prince of Wales's Gate, was
opened to the public. There are two entrances for carriages
and equestrians, and two far foot passengere, having a lodge.
TUE SUGAR Dune:B.—The revenue authorities,
having hail under their consideration the expbmation of ono
of their warehouse officers, respecting the delivery of sundry
bags of sugar at the duty of 14s. per cwt., es not equal to ,
white classed, hut which were properly chargeable with the ,
duty of lint. 41. per cwt., as equal to white clayel ; and it
having appeared that the irregularity in question was
mainly attributable to the imperfect manner in which the ,
official landing-book of the cargo iu question had been made ,
up, and their principal officers having recommended, with
the view of preventing similar errors in future, that the fol. ,
lowing new regulations may be observed in the adjustment
of the landing accounts for sugar in bags, vie.: that the
registering °titer, when preparing the official lading books ,
for the landing officers, shall record each entry for the ,
warehouse separately, leaving a sufficient number of blank
pages fur the weight, the., of each of the marks to complete ,
the entry, the name of the merehant being continued at the
head of each page until the eutry of the parcel is completed. ,
That the lanuing waiter do make at the foot of each ac-
count a specification of the several tares or allowances ,
for the weight of the package in which the sugar
is contained, as ascertained by the superintending officer,
showing the exact amount of tare allowed for each parcel of .
the mark, with the total tare which is to be deducted from
the gross, and show the exact net weight • and that a reca- ,
pitulatioa of the marks and numbers of the packages, and
the different qualities of the sugar be shown at the front of ,
each entry. Finally, that in the event of any sugar being
detained for being entered under a wrong denomination, and
the board's sanction obtained for an amendment of the entry,
the totals of the gross, tare, met net weights only be tran-
scribed to the corrected entry, and the quality of the sugar
written against the several lots, marks, and numbers re-
corded at the time of the sugar being landed from the im-
porting ship, and weighed to account, as well as in the
abstract, unities, as in cases of Ravenna sugar, where it may
be necessary to transcribe the weight of each package,
agreeably to tho relotted er resorted accounts of qualities.
Orders have been issued for these regulations to be forthwith
adopted, and that as a general rule the entries and official
landing accounts of other goode imported from foreign porta
be recorded and kept in a similarly distinct manner. These
regulations are of iutcrest and importance, as tending to the
greater coirectnees of the public accounts of the property of
merchants housed under bond.
lIIORTALITY IN THE METROYOLIB.--By registrars
return it appears that the number of deaths during the week
ending Jan. 8 was 1,364, being 2.57 above the average of the
corresponding week during the last five years. It is satis-
factory, however, that the mortality of last week is lighter
by 235 than that of the week ending Jan. 1. The number of
deaths last week from influenza is stated to have been 102 ;
from typhus, 87. Average temperature 43 deg. In the
east district of Islington, a woman is reported to have died
of "carbuncle and debility," at the advanced age cf 102
years.
TILE Fuescrr AT BRIGHTON.—JoIIy Mr. Punch,—
"As a lone woman, air, I write to you about our natural
defence. I've been ;eliding the Sussex Adverfieer, and
Brighton, it seems, is in a pretty state of dt,shabille, and may
be surprised any morning—u one may say.—with its hair in
papers, afore the town knows where it is. The place
ruined, Mr. I'unch ; lodgers not coming here, as thinking
themselves double hazardous. For is it to be believed, sir,
that married men with families will let their wives and chil-
dren come down when—at no notice at all—the town may be
boarded by the French fleet, and streaming women and
children be carried off in gigs and jolly-boats ; to say no-
thing of the property ? And yet, Mr. forted—as my poor
dear Gerlsins used to ask, and 'specially when he'd had
a glass—and yet, we arc called upon every day, I may say,
to pay tame. Yee, sir, we are made to pay window-lights,
when, at any minute, our sashes may be blown to mince-
meat by the cannon-balls of the French! At Gerkins would
have said, is this honest of her Majesty's ministers ? If ever
there was a town that had its weakness—and that weakness
known to the French—it is this precious Brighton. Of
coarse. Wily, I myself—never minding what I thought the
nonsense of nat'ral enemies, so as they paid their way—l
have let my fret and second floor to French families, that
now, I'm sure of it, only took 'em for spies. Yes, sir ; I've
no doubt teat Periwinkle Villa, Marine Parade—that's my 4
house, sir, and painted from top to toe only last May—is
known to oil the French. There isn't a French soldier (I'll
be bound) that doesn't know where to put his bend upon
the plate basket—net a man among 'em but wouldn't, In
the dark, find his way to the beer-cellar. (Not but what I
shall take precious good care to disappoint 'cm.) And this
is the came with every other house in the place. We ate