The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

LORD MORPETH'S BILL FOR IMPROVING

THE HEALTH OF TOWNS.
This bill has just been distributed. It consists of
62 clauses.

Clause I empowers her Majesty to appoint fear commis-
sioners (the head of the Woods and Forests being the first
commissioner) of health and works. 2. Entitles two to act.
3 and 4. Enables them to have a seal, and to appoint inspec-
tors and officers. The following clauses empower commis-
sioners to inquire into state of towns, inspectors to report,
giving to towns fourteen days' notice of their intention to
suit, previous to report. Inspectors to have power to
summon witnesses, there being a penalty, for their refusing.
11. Obliges impactors' report to be published in the towns
one month before it is presented to her Majesty. 12 and 13.
Provide for order in council to be issued to enforce the act.
15. Makes mayor and aldermen town commissioners under
the act iu corporate towns. 16. Provides for retention of
boroughs. 17. Orders council to be enlarged, where a
ward is added. 18. Regulates town commissioners in non-
corporate towns. They are to be not more than twenty-
seven in number, each possessed of 1,0001., or rated to the
Leoerlecontz pbr;optehretyraotef
ratepayers,
annually, twrdo-thapirds of th
ted te,ymoitoe
crown. 19. Relates to the isis(tassilorno of the city
of London), divides it into sad the aim mode of
forming the council observed,sseept the ahead soot km
5,000/. property, or be rated npaa ma es ausl value of 501.
20. Commissioners' clauses act bespmsAsd with the pre-
sent. 21. Boundaries of towns may be oilowisd. 22, 23.
Commission of sewers may be granted Ai lowa otosselio, or
p=re
existing commission forted to construct sr sewers.
24. Town improvement act of 1847 is ' Ida the
present. 23. Orders appointment of hWTh isffiesna 24.
Local surveyors. 36. Takes away power of boil sisiasis-
goner. 39. Transfers property in such oommioissmr. 44.
Empowers the levying of sewer rates oil Inpmellailat
rata. 45. (firm power to light the town. dl. 3a.
water. 47. Provides for town commienisnimis
shares of water companies at seven yam' pa 7..
16so
dividend.
1 Such are the principal provisions of the sit.

BLOOMBTIRT DISPENSART.—Yeetirday the annual
ginteral meeting of the governors of tab charity was held
at taw dispensary-house, Grant Übellama. Mr. Griffiths

in the chair. The minutes of the last quarter's pros—
were read and confines& It appeared front the ti
statement that the balance in the hands of the treasurer tau
1461. ; amount of stock to the credit of the chaise,
7,11131. 3s. 2d. The number
.of patients admitted (4
the last year was 2,899 ; dismissed cured or partially
2,366; died, 63 ; remaining under cure, 470; patients • '
at their own homes, 481. Total number of persons adariew
since the foundation of the charity in 1801, 108,647; di,
mined cured or partially cured, 103,970; died, 2,351; 'loud
at their own home., 16,510. On the motion of mr.o.
Cooper, seconded by M. Hewett, the eleventh rule under the
head of " patients," 'was rescinded. The report of %a
medical officers, Dr. Roland and Mr. G. Cooper, was read: it
contained a classification of the diseases most prenku
amongst the pour of the district, and the numheri affected
by each. The cause of fever and other epidemic disorders
was ascribed to deficient drainage and imperfect ventilations
and much of the sickness might be eradicated by the sdop.
tion of wise sanitory regulations. In one case, the nail dabs
of the toes of a patient had been cut off under the Mho,s
of ether, without his being canniest, of the slightest pai,
The report was adopted, and ordered to be printed and eine.
fated amongst the subseiihers. After some other feral
bpiness the meeting separated.

ROYAL HIBERNIAN BALL—The Royal Hiberain
ball, in aid of the funds for the relief of the distressed In&
took place last evening, at Willis's rooms, Kimrstreet, et:
James's. The sympathy of the English public in them.
rt of their unfeunate brethren, and more, their desire to 4
that sympathy a tangible and useful shape, is being
manif',ted, and was established beyond all douhtly
complete success of the ball in question, which must Mee
conduced greatly to the furtherance of its benevolent obis;
We could not well calculate the numbers present last ermine.
but there were sufficient to fill Willis's rooms not only mem;
ably, but somewhat inconvenimuly, which is the great aim
on these occasions. They included a large proportion 01
distinguished persons, the habitually benevolent, and three
with whom charity isan exception, having apparently joie."
io tho common cause. The arrangements were all extehme,
Mr. N. Henderson officiated as master of the ceremonies;
and the band (011ivier's), conducted by Mr. Tinney, pe",
formed its part in an able and efficient manner.

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OPENING OF THE NEW STE\ M-BOAT
terday the new pier at Hangerforl...rido, for the convw
nience of pa,sengers by the steam-hosts, WAN opened by the
directors toll-free. The only aroma to the boats is now bf
the pi from the tower OR the Middlesex side, and the Amt.
Mg pier will be removed forthwith.

REPRESENTATION oY WESTMINSTER.—COALITIOII
Or THE WHIO CANDIDATES.—Yesterday the walls of Was..
minster were placarded with, " Vote for Lushington aai
Evana" (Sir De Lacy), and an active joint canvass on Waif
of those gentlemen commenced.

FUNERAL OF THE BARON DE BODE.—Yeeteaq
morning the remains of this nobleman, who died in October,
1846, were deposited in a vault adjoining the Catholic cbatei
of Bt. John's-wood. The delay was caused by essay of tbs
numerous friends of the deceased being prevented hitherto
from posing their last respects to his memory. His KC kW
ing now arrived from Russia, the funeral ceremony oso
performed with all the solemnity required by the Hama
Catholic church, in the presence of a large assemblage of
mourner..

Mao. CAUDLE IN SPATX.—The King and Quin
of Spain, like the masculine and feminine gender 4 Lindley
Murray, never agree, in any cue. Poor Francisco in
to rue for a separate throne : for it seems that the Qua pai
turned the sceptre into a cudgel, and makes him fag tie
weight of her sway. She has cut off his pocket-money, sad
only allows him one cigar a day; the poor fellow mallets
remarkab!y well for a king, who cannot prevent it, throes
he often threatens to go home to his mother. The seas
savants of the Escurial look upon him as a raartyr;
but we regret to say that the housemaids consider bin
nothing better than "a milksop." It is expected ems
will soon be two parties in Spain, the "Asses" eal
the " Isabella, ;" but the former, it is said, wUI be
considerably the larger party. The matrimonial guild
abated a little when the Queen's respected motherliß
Madrid, but it has broken out with increased fury an
Francisco's mother has taken up her abode is the palm
The two mothers narrowly escaped meeting, which is eo
corded as a providential escape for all parties, hut especially
for Spain, as there is no knowing what might have been the
awful consequences if mother-m•law had met mother 4
law, and one of them a Christina! There would have ben
no end of revolutions, and possibly amongst them, aril
one.—Punch.

ITALIAN PAUPERS IN ENGLAND.—On Friday, st
midnight, the Princess Helmut steamer landed 56 Savored
peasants at Folkestone, in the moat wretched state of filth
and raggedness, to be employed, it was supposed, so itinerant
musicians and white-mice boys in London. The peer
wretch, s were shivering with cold (it being a frosty right,
with a keen wind front the north), and in that state were
kept for an hour in the harbour, the man in charge of them
not being able to come to terms for a lodging for them,
having only offered 4e. 6d. for that purpose. However, the
landlady of the Chequers kindly gave them a resting-place
in her stables on the straw, where the poor creatures were
huddled together like swine. Many persons assembled the
next inortung to me them depart, who commiserated their
unhappy condition.—lloirlstone Gazette.

MUNIFICENT GlFr.—Agentleman called last week
at Mears. Herries and Co., in St. James's-street, and id,
under the initial Z. Z. Z., live hundred pounds in aid of the
funds of the Royal Free Hospital, in Gray's.inn-road. We
are plod to find that, while enormous rums are being ghee
by the benevolent for the sllevistion of Irish distress, *
charities of our own country are not forgotten.
UNIVERSITY OP LONDON.—Yesterday the Coast
of ibis University Resembled at their chambers, SOIDIRIL
house, for the purpose of appointing examiners for tot
respective degrees for the ensuing year. The following gee
Manta were elected :—IN A 11T11.—Classics The Rev. Jack
Jerrard, ; and Thomas B. Burchnm, Esq., Burl*
at-Law, late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Moths
matics and Natural Philosophy : The Rev. J. W. Is
Heaviside, M.A., Professor in the East India Compasyl
College, Hertford ; and George B. Jemrd, Esq., SL
ThFFW.Hl.7.;:nnisr. icßeciian.AL:o7l.l,:fri:Erd;w7nti,:y.M.:lea:mli,:pAT:tA.hbu.;:jb...llo.Reenuncantpihline.dT.Tifßudo.:l3,:oulprircPtiroHhahcri=lmwE.,
oEPwhGnsq:o:m.,hyß7rarrieer:Nl7:ll..
Thw
TeeCitetrmofithnistrn
lament, Greek Text of the New Testament, and l
History : The Rev. W. Drake, M.A. ; and the 11:
Stone, M.A. LAWS—Laws and Jurisprudence:
Thomas Graves, Esq., F.R.S. IN DIPPICINI.4I4
rifle Archibald Billing, Esq., M.D. and F.R.S.; sodas
ander Tweedie, Esq., M.D. and F.A.S. Surgery: HI
Stephen Love Hammitt, Bart.; and Cresar H. Hawkish
Esq. Anatomy and Physiology: Francis Kiernan,
F.R.S.; and Professor Sharpey, M.D., F.R.S. Phrasing
and Comparative Anatomy; Professor Carpenter, M.
F.A.S. Midwifery Edward Rigby, Esq.. M.D. Che
missy : Professor Brande, F.R.S. Botany: The Be,.?*
fessor Henslow, N.A. Meteria Media and Pharmacy;
Jonathan Pereira, Esq., M.D. and F.A.S.
EASTER TERM.—Yesterday, on the opening d the
Common Law Courts after holidays, the lista of the grew*
for Banter Term, commencing on Thursday next, were
hibited. The first of the three courts, the Court d Qom%
Bench, requires particular notice the prang condo
Hitherto the new trial paper of that court contained
causes, and, on reference to the time the rules win
twined, it was ascertained that eighteen months air proprog
had elapsed, and it was found that to obtain a nib
was in effect to delay justice for no inconsiderable pried.
The learned judges, by their exertions, have rude great
progress in diminishing the arrests, and the list for the at
suing term clearly reveals their labours. There aro sow
only 62 rules to be argued for new trials, the wind d
which was obtained in last Easter Term, and of 5 reins
for judgment, I case will decide 2 others. Of special arc
and demurrers there are 61 for argument and I for pulgecol.
In the Court of Common Pleas the remanet merest:ailed
enlarged rules and 46 rules for new trials, all of Aids
with the exception of two,were moved in, and since Killed
ma, Term. There are S rules for judgment. in the*
murrer paper there are 23 rules appointed te be hand Is
the, 214 instant. The peremptory paper of the Coat d
Exchequer has 6 rules for argument. Of eases in the spa
paper there are 22 for argument, and 1 for judgment,wlag
of demurrers there are 3 for judgment cad: 26 for ammo'
In the new trial paper there are 6 rules for judgment, 1•11
for argument, all of which, with the exception ofd, now
moved in Hilary Term. It is not too much to say dist*.
lists of the three courts present on the whole a vary bait
appearance, and that by renewed exertions the Coed •
Queen's Bench will shortly reach the two other warn is dld
number of rules for new trial.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DETERYINED StaciD
Before Mr. W. Baker, at the Cherry Tree, Binsilefro
the body of a male person unknown. It appeared *sills
Monday morning last, a sailor, named Fainlield, was Wa"
ing along the towing path of the river Lea, when 11701
the deceased running in a very excited state from Lew
Bromley. The deceased, on arriving at the new cut el'
river Les, suddenly plunged in. The sailor named woo_ In
to his 'sentence, and offered him his hand. The *IT!
refused to accept it, and instantly dived his head seeder
,f;
water, and disappeared. The drags were procured, 01.7.1
body of the deemed was shortly afterwards recovered,
conveyed to the above public-house, Mr. GarmaltaM
re
' goon, attended, but life was quite extinct. He wee_ d=ak
in a black dress coat, waistcoat, and trovrsers; Ws 15=
cravat and wellington boots. He is apparently_
fifty years of age, dark hair, and about firs feet"
incises in height. The jury returned a verdict.
the deceased committed suicide, but in what OW
mind there was not sufficient evidence to show.'
ALLIORD DEATH PROM ILL-TREATMENT.
r Bakes, at the Rochester Castle, Stoke NewingW, OZ-a
of the body of Mary Decker, aged 45, who died as_
Friday last from the slleged ill-treatment of has har:,
They had only been married three months. Oa Friaal tb;
, the demised was heard streaming loudly. SerrYl:ff
neighbour went into the house, and saw the deemed
on the bed in a state of insensibility, and her
t standing by her side. Dr. Kenney, a surgeon, Ira, T/0
w_
but the deceased expired shortly afterwards. Stlyl"!...t.
nesse stated that the husband was in the habit of rps T..
, leg with the deemed, but they never saw him ilicres!n"_,
Dr. Kenney maid he had made a post-mortrm esisiniaWist
r tiebody in conjunction with Mr. Bend. The OIWIM
t was disadoured. There was a large quantity of
r bland at dr right side extending downwards to thr,L.'
whisk mesquite sufficient to cause death. It ssieliji
boa tweed by violence. The jury then consulted s
time, sod ultimately returned a verdict of "Natarel=.
—...43INOULAR AND FATAL CART ACCIDINT.—&z.
I Bedford, at St. George'S Hospital, on the body
Weekly, aged 32. The deceased was a tartar in the Wel

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