The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-14 00:00:00

A TORY OPINION ON THE COMING REFORM

BILL.

The annual cattle show of the Bruton Agricultural
Society was held on Thursday lut. At the dinner Mr. W.
Miuts, M.P., presided. In responding to the toast of " the
(;oast y Members," the chairmen sad, la the course of his
remarks, " We are promised anew Rehm Bill ; and having
had some little employment as chairman of election com-
mittees, I think that if a Reform Bill was necessary in
11332 it is certainly not unnecessary now ; because there can
be no doubt that corruption exists to a very great extent
among the borough constituencies of England. (Cheers.)
Now, I think that any well digested scheme of
reform which will cure that, and enable honest
men to send their representatives to parliament, will
be worthy of support ; and that any person bringing forward
a proper measure for that purpose will deserve the thanks of
his country. (Loud cheers.) I know not what the mea-
sure will be ; it will be difficult to frame; but whenever
it is brought forward it shall have my very best considera-
tion. Because it is put forward by Lord John Russell
that is no reason why it should be thrown out. (Hear,
hear.) Having stated thus much you know what my
opinions are upon the subject; you know what they have
been; and what my endeavours have been to support these
opinions. And as long as you continue me in the honour-
able position in which you have been pleased to place me,
I shall maintain those opinions for the general good of the
country, whether agricultural, commercial or manufsenur-
ing. (Loud cheers.)— Western Flying Post.

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY QUESTION.—A social
HEALTII OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. meeting of this friends of the Early Closing Association, in
---. connexion with the Shoreditch and Bishopsgate-street du-
The weekly return of the Registrar General dig- trict, was held on Monday evening, at the White Hart
•
covers a decrease of mortality in London on the two peen- hotel, object Bishopegate-street ' Mr. R. Waled in the chair •
ect of the meeting was to take steps to
ous weeks, but it still indicates a not very favourable state The principal
secure a general closing of places of business in that locality
of the public health. The deaths registered in the last four
the day following Christmas day. Mr. Lilwall said there
weeks were 1,162, 1,339,1,414, and (in the week that ended
should be a general suspension of business on the day in
last Saturday) 1,308. In the ten weeks corresponding to
for two main reasons. First, because it would be no
last week of the Tun 1843-52, the average number was ganttan'
isadvantage to employee, experience having proved that
1,215, which if nosed in proportion to increase of popula- a
tio no trade worth notice is done the day after Christmas-day,
Clot,, !
even when the latter occurs on a 'reek day, much
I,3oB,:becomes 1,337. The actual number of deaths Dein
it differs but to a small extent from the estimate
amount.
less will there be when happening on Sunday, as
The increase in the deaths caused by camases of the res. re at psent, Christmas-box hunt ,n beiog almost the
piratory organs has been the principal feature of late only customers at that Paliwt• SnondlY, because it
returns. The numbers referred to this clam have been inimmense cr &fort and means of en-
would be an
_t
the last four weeks: 180, 297, 379, end 343. From phthisis joyment to the employed hat vast number of per.
in the tubercular class, they were in the same periods 133, sons engaged in the varier,' shops and other business seta,
ents of the metre,
holidays than Good F. i. polls, many of whom have no other
188. 175, and 167. Last week bronchitis was fatal in 159 I?ll'ttat
.iday and Christmas-day. If, on the
NOM while the corrected average of ten correspondini Mond
weeks (in 1843.52) was 113 ; pneumonia was fate other nand, ay , the 26th, be an open day of business,
these clams willwhich,
be excluded from those happy family
in 142, while the same average was 134. Typhus
the recollectioofinchthil•
and boopin“ough predominate at presentamongst meetings
bnyk,....of_engoyers I country, are ever associated with
epidemic diseases, the former numbering 64 fatal cases, thenames. He felt sure that the great
latter 66. Typhus shows an increased tendency to prevail. ti Linden were quite prepared to grant
Cholera rapidly declines ; it reached its maximum in the the '""'". in gaiirlition, and that it only remained far an lus-
tiest week of November, when the deaths were 102 ; in the dersta.noing toi
a „... .be come to on the point. With this view he
Ave subsequent weeks they have been 98, 72, 46, 28 and moved .-- Aution recommending that the tradesmen of the
ultras
(last week) 13. should be forthwith canvassed upon the subject by
deo-
Last week [the births of 839 boys and 790 girls, in all , rations, composed, as far as possible, of empinyors.
1,628 children, were registered in London. In the eight , .his resolution wu seconded by Mr. Franklin, who oir
corresponding weeka of the years 1845-52 the average nut 1 d that he thought the obtainment of the privilege of a
her was 1.397. "'. closi d day on the 26th would prevent a large amount of
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwicb„ the mein 'hehat Sabbath desecration, which would otherwise ensue. The
of the barometer in the week was '40.001 fu. Tate,;., resolution was unanimously carried, when arrangements
temperature of the week was 5:44
deg.., which is rather were made for carrying out the canvass.
below the average of the wake week in 38 yeas. The slit: T CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.—At a meeting at
mean dew point telOpeontatft Was 38 deg. Liverpcol, on Monday, convened by the mayor, and com-
prising the chairmen of the different municipal committees,
it was agreed that his worship should issue his proclamation
calling on the inhabitants to observe the 20th as a genstel
holiday.—Nerekern Times
PORITOAL.—A letter from Lisbon in the 7leraldo
of Madrid of the 7th, says that the King Regent of Por-
tugal intended to demand from the Cortes tb pn,claim the
majority of his son King Pedro V. ; also that it was re-
ported that the young King intended to make a journey
in Spain and Portugal,

EARTHQUAKE IN TAE ALPS.—The Revue de Geneve
reports that on the tth inst., between ten sneletswett orthe
evening,. a shod' of earthquake, sufficiently violent to pro-
doee creeks ir, the wale of houses, was felt at Val dillies.
The shock was repeated at six next morning. The undu-
lations of the earth were prolonged to some seconds and
were preceded by a dull heavy noise. The same pheno-
mena were observed at F.lioit in the Valais on the 3rd inst.