The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-03 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A court was held for the despatch of public business.
CORPORATION PROCRASTINATION.—Mr.
plained that the time of the court sin generally so much
taken up with empty discussions upon subjects wholly un-
connected with the interests of the citizens of London, that
there were upon the paper of business notices of motion of
fifteen or sixteen months' standing. He thought the Lord
Mayor was bound, at all events, to convene courts for 12
o'clock, according to old custom.—Sir PETER LAURIE
said, there were upon the paper numerous notices of mo-
tion, which the per.-one who caused them to be inserted
never intended to bring forward. (Lsughter.) He would
instance the projnt of the railroad to k arringdon-market,
which was amongst the complete impracticabilities, and Mr.
Bennock'e notice for bolding the meetings of the Court of
Common Council at House of Commons hours. (A laugh.)
HEALTH OP TOWNS.—Deputy BEDFORD rose to present
I the petition, which the lamented Doctor Lynch had ex-
pressed so much anxiety to introduce, from the inhabitants
of Farringdon Without, praying the court to set aside a sum
of money to improve the sanitary condition of the ward, and
to adopt such measures as would improve the habitations of
tho labouring classes. "It is," said the petition, which
enters very fully into the subject, and consists of tweuty-six
long pages, "notorious, as shown in the evidence given iu
the Health of Towns Commission and tho Poor-law Com.
misaionen, in their inquiry into the sanitary condition of the
labouring classes, that the disease and mortality of the metro-
polis are frightfully increased by the absence of such
sanitary regulations as it is clearly within the power of the
corporation to supply. Your memoriaLsts remind your
honourable court that, in the mouth of March, a resolution
was moved in the Court of Common Connell by Dr. Lynch,
urging upon the corporation tho imperative obligation
under which it lay of immediately adopting those sanitary
regulations which the urgency of the case required
for the purpose of diminishing the disease and mortality
arising out of the absence of such regulations.—Mr.
BUCKSIASTER also presented a petition from the inquest
jury of St. Andrew's, Holborn, on the danger to the public
health arising from bad sewerage. It stated that though
sewerage was proceeded in, the locality was in as bad a con-
dition as if there was none at all, as the landlords did not
choose to go to the expense of opening drains to make it
available, and that the supply of water was most inadeqoate,
and it would be desirable that the legislature would make it
I compulsory upon landlords to have a due and proper supply
I furnished to every house.—lt was stated that an elfort—
which it was expected would be successful—was to be made
in parliament to introduce a clause, making it compulsory
upon landlords to accomplish what the memorialists recom-
mended.—The reports were referred to the Improvements
Committee.

Mr, WATERLOW brought up the report of the parlia-
mentary committee, with the draft of a petition to parliament
against the interment of the dead in churches and church-
pulls ; and also a report recommending the abatement of
the nuisance of smoke from steam-engines, and the draft of
a petition on the subject —Agreed to.
New PRISON.—Mr. WIRE brought up a report ree un-
mending the appropriation of some City ground at Holloway
to the erection of a prison.—Agreed to.
THE CLERK OF THE City's WORKS.—Mr. BERN bitYo4lll
Up the report on the reference to consider the present salary
of the Clerk of the City's Works, and recommending the
same being increased to 2,5001. per annum. The report
spoke is bp: ms of the highest approbation of the conduct of
Mr. Bunning, the Clerk of the Works, and of has high quail-
fications,—Unanimously agreed to.
It is arranged that the freedom col cation will be disposed
of at the next court.

MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCE.MENT.—A rumour very
carrently prevail* in fashionable circles to the effect that ere
long something will probably be heard of a matrimonial
alliance between a venerable and distinguished military
commander high in the favour of his Sovereign and a rich
heiress, where munificence is only equalled by the extent of
her worldly pea session.—Morning Poet-
SANITARY STATE selir POPLAR.—Sir,—Coinciding,
as I de, meet heartily, with those who trust, yet, that the
Health of Towns Bill may include the metropolis and its en-
virons, I would just beg that any who are sceptical as to the
inefficiency of the existing local beards in the neighbour hood
of the metropolis, would take the trouble to walk or rid, in
this present dry season, to the East India-road, Poplar Ca*
Blackwell Railway would carry them), and, when they have
arrived at All Saints' Church, Poplar, let them turn to the
northward and look a little at the state of the new streets'
between Crisp-street and Hivnlane, Bromley. They will
there sce at this moment, pools tat stagnant water pa.
fectly green. In the East liedia•road itself (al
traversed daily by thousands of workmen working
the docks and in the different ship-builders' yards),
there is no toot-pavement laid down; although that
indulgence, nobody known; why, has been athirded
to a little colds-sac of a place, leading newhither but to the
banks of the Thames, beyond the orehard-horse, at the
farther end of the narrow way, between the Nast India-
docks and the Old Pepper..mills ; and if, 93 to-day, th, re
happen to be rain threatemng, his nose will give him evi-
dence, if he did notknow it by the black state of the gutters
by the roadside, that there are no drains to some of ths beat
houses in the iast India-road ; and that the only provision
for privies, and for the carrying off of household druiniuga,
is a deep bale, or two, cut into the ground in the back-pads
of some, if not all, of the beat houses in the road, where, of
course, the filthy puddles, concealed from the eye, reveal
themselves to the noses of passengers, while they ena
the health a the inhabitants, who hope most saneerely=
they may be included in any sanitary measure which may
be projected.—ANTl-Sreweit.
INQUESTS, YESTERLAY.—ALLEGED NEGLECT AT
Sr. TROStase Iloserrai.—By Mr Payne, at St. Thomas's
Hospital, on the body of Emily Harriet Durban, a child
about seven years old, whose oath was occasioned by the
swallowing of a cherry-stone.—Mr. P. J. Durban stated that
he was deceased's father, and about a week ago the child was
eating some fruit, when she accidentally swallowed &cherry-
, stone, which lodged in the windpipe. The deceased was
then placed under Mr. Bird, the surgeon, of Croydon, and
aubaequently under Dr. Sutherland, of the same place, both
of whom haying tried all sorts of means to extract the atone,
ultimately recommended witness to bring it to the above
hospital, and which witness did on Thursday afternoon less„
Witness saw only the dressers at the hospital, all the sur-
geons having been absent, and stated the 13150 to them, and
that Dr. Sutherland had recommended an operation to be
performed, in order to extract the atone from the windpipe.
Mr. Travers, the house-surgeon, was not present, but the
dressers administeredl an emetic, but declined to perform the
operation of opening the windpipe, being dissatisfied with
witness's statement. In two or three niinutce kowever,
after the medicine had bees administered, the deceased wes
seized with a fit of coughing—euffecation ensued, and she
expired in a few momenta. Witness felt satisfied that it a
proper surgeen had been present to perform the operation,
his daughter might have been raved. Apost.naorrem exa-
minetion was made, and witness saw that the stone was
exactly where he had pointed out to the dressers.—Mr.
Richard Barnwell, dresser to the hospital, said he was not a
qualified surgeon. but was dyes: rr to Mr. Green.—The de-
puty-ooroner : What did you do when the hither told you
that deceased had a stone in the windpipe?--Witness:
thought it was rosy doubtful, not being able to judge
whether it was in the orinpitagus or the larynx; besides,
the stone was not visible, and the voice was not altered at all,
which is generally the case when a stone is in the air-tubos.
I judged it most probable that the stone was in the epi-
' glottis, or the pharynx behind the larynx. There were no
surgeons in the hospice.' at the time. I supposed the atone
was in the windpipe, but it proved to be in the larynx. Had
I known it was en the hapax at first, I might have saved the
child by an operation, but it is agaiust the rules of the hoe-
pital for any but surgeons to perform operation..—Coroner:
What surgeons reside these /—Witness: We have Mr.
Travers, but there are three others who lien the hospital.—
The coroner: What provisions are made by the hospital for
eases that require immediate 01... refines ?—Only the house-
surgeon, and he is seldom out m ere than half an hour.—
Coroner: When you introduced the probang, did not you
think it was likely to produce coukshing I—lt might, but I
cermet say.—Coroner : Where is Mr. Travers now I—He is
out. —The officer was here sent for him, and returned. saying
he was not at home, nor in fact could he make any one near
after ringing several times.—The coroner Oh, that is very
wrong ; the hospital ought to have better regulations. Some
surgeons ought to be appointed to reside in the home on
alternate days or alternate weeks.—The sum menient officer
wan now despatched again for Mr. Travers, and returned,
stating that he had rung four times, and could nest make any I
one hear. (Sensation.) The officer having born sent •
third time, and returning with the same intellionce, Mr
Payne remarked that this was a clear piece of neglect,
inasmuch as if any other serious case should come in,
there would be no one qualified to perform an eperat..ou in
the event of its being required.—The jury ultimate"y
returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."—Before
Bedford, at Charing cross Hospital, on the body 11
Edward Meads, aged 3fi, a brus-finisher, who, it was alleged, '
had died from the effects of a snit, induced by a woman
named Mary Granthom.—Robert Knightsbridge said, that he
resided at 4, Tewerstreet, Seven-dials The deceased lodged
on the third floor of the same house, and lived with a woman
named Mary Oranthom, who passed as his wife. They h.d
lived together about 11 years, and witness bad known them
about three years. On Monday afternoon the female came
home, and told witness that she and her husband had had a
few words together. About live IMnutes before five o'clock
the same afternoon, the deceased returned home ; he was
then sober. He went into his own room, followed by his
little girl, to whom he said " Come along, Polly ; for if
your mother comes in to-night there will be mur-
der here." A quarrel shortly after commenced. Mary
Oranthom said, " You shan't beat my children and
knock them about, after etarving them." Witness then
heard her say. " Take this," at the same time using
an oath. She afterwards ran down stairs with • knife in her
hand, Witness had difficulty in getting it from her. As

soon as he had got the knife, the womea fell on her knees,
and said, " Don't screen me; I meant to do it; I hope he
will die." Witness went upstairs, and saw the deceased
lying on the floor : he was trying to get to the children's
bed. There was a wound on the left side, and blood
was flowing from it. He told witness that he was
innocent of what the woman bad accused him of.
Mr. G. M. Young described the nature of the injury de.
ceased had received, which had caused his death. He died
at half-past 2on Wednesday morning. The deceased told
witness that his wife did net stab him, but that ho did it him-
self by falling on the knife he held in his hand. The coroner
having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Man
slaughter against Mary Ann Grantham, alias Meads."