The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-31 00:00:00


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sumers' Om; PratheithWathelelleht; Etheothil linthen; theeeire
Harbour am! kat lodes ; lather= Ithedelpth sal nth& ;
Hellenism Impromment ; pesthp, Lightthp, theenths,
Watetung, Improvessmit, Mattel Ms.
REPORT.-8111pley the I.
PIJBLIC SIIIHNII6I.
PET .—By Lot 1113therts, tam Yearn dAtha Snider-
Mad, in faros, of • =lsm Iffr the beekth of troths.—
By Mr. aroomm, tee peddle& that In favour of pestle:dos
to amain
fuer READINGS.—lisith of Tomth !oppression of Prostlto.
dun. sod Protection of Perth BIIK
BEOOND KEA 1/130.—The thdybsed Harbour NIL
COM MITTEB24.—Army girths, Pew, (Irelmtd), Harbours, he.,
Classes, and Portland Harbour, fa. Nth
THIRD READING.—Marine 31thisty
RETURNS ORDERED.—On the =Mae efxr. B. B. Gotha, so-
counts of the amount of duty dumped up= malt, the waroloar at
at malt oh lush Mk wee *mad, end the pink-
=Sera this hi
sal Wein Is Ihr poor 1700; of Ihmommtatesare
Aerial upon nit. Orr Amite et quarters of meth rpm di* aei
05447 •••• cheep; red paptlediaa of the Ithlith Dupla= la era
fear, Maths the yrs UM, MI, 1842, 1843, Ma, uJ. and loth
=trely ; =oft of Emory received tram the too rommit,
ri rt amour sor the paths mom 12 as yarn
derby the yors IS* NIL 1114; 1.411; =mg rimpre.
dryly; Mem et the maw at beer toga Um to be
drank vips Ur psalm la rub at orb pun 1
; of the
sombirstarresst am &biomes, sad solar-lased,
le Ilittert sod Wok% statW d hefand. ,eery.
NOTICES OF MOZlOX.—iman. Inathm-111r. Won, on
Treaty, the 13th of Apr& le mow tar both to brims in a till to
place the retan brevets In the an the &me footing, as re-
gards hours, as those of the
Eleomasrloa or Torsas.—An Haw. htsamm, after the bonder',
to more for loare to bring in a bin foe amerllng the system of restls-
nation of rotas in England sad Wrirs.
ROYAL ASSENT. .

The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar,
and summoned the house to attend in the House of Leeds, to
hear the royal went give* by commission to certain bills
(fur which see Lords' report).
SHIPLEY OAS BILL.
On the motion for the consideration of the report on this
bill,
Mr. GREENE called the attention of the house to the
medal report from the committee, which showed a direct
enMance on the part of the committee from the report of the
esteveying officer. appointed, under Act 9 and 10 c. 106,
M snake the:preliminary inquiries; and having leR the house
Medea! with it as they thought fit,
Mr. HUME moved that the report be referred to a select
weffiwnlaana. A diectuaion than ensued, in which Mr. Bro.
therton, Sir W. Clay, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Aglionby, Mr.
Cardwell, and Mr. Suva took part, after which the hon.
gentleman withdrew Ins amendment, and the report was
ordered to be received.
DUBLIN IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the motion for the second reeding of the bill, by Mr.
W. S. O'Bißes, Mr. GitEGOKY requested the hon. gentle-
man to postpone it until the evidence was printed, which,
being also urged by Mr. °Roo AN,
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN thought the house was now in a
position to pronounce an opinion on the principle of the bid,
but he should be glad to hear the Sentiments of the govern-
ment on the matter.
Mr. D. BROW NE objected to the postponement of the
second reading of a 601 which went to place the corporation
of Dublin on the same fuoting, in reference tee municipal
functions, as the COrpoiatiorm of Liverpool and Manchester,
and ether large towns in England. If this was refused it
world be idle to deny that this house made one set of laws
for Ireland and another set for this country.
Mr. S. HERBERT hoped the governmait w0..1.1 not in-
terpose to prevent the house from having the meane, by the
production of the report and evidence taken by the two
yors appointed by the noble lord opposite (Lord Mor-
path) under the act of last session, of coming to a kir con-
clusion upon this bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he was prepared to give
his unhesitating support to the second reading of this bill
irrespective of the report of the surveyors to whom the pre-
liminary enquiry had been delegated. The details would,
of course, be subject to the examination of a select committee
up stairs, and if the hon. member, who had charge of the
pressed bin motion, he should feel bound to rupport it.
He (Mr. Labouchere) would only add that he had been en-
trusted with a petition in favour of the bill, signed by 35,000
nhabitants of Dublin.
The EARL of LINCOLN urged the postponement of the
second reading until the report and evidence were in the hands
of hon. members. Rah...old not he forgotten that a petition
against the bill kad been presented from parties representing
property of the annual rental of 300,0001.
Lord 2dORI'ETH expressed his regret that the report had
not already been laid on the table, and should be glad if
the second reading was postponed until it was produced.
Mr. Hume and Mr. M. J. O'ConnELL both supported
the postponement of the bill, and
Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN acquiesced in the suggeetion, and
the second reading was postponed until Friday, the 16th
April.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
(No. 2) BILL.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY hving moved the 'Leona reading
of this bill,
Lord SANDON said he would nut obetruct its advance a
stage, provided it was undentood that the bill should not
be tommitted until the reports of the officers of the Admi-
ralty and of the railway commissioner. were produced.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY consented to that arrangement,
and after a few words from Mr. W. Con.rAtr, the bill was
read a wood time end ordered to be committed.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND.

Mr. AGLIONBY begged to ask the gallant officer, the
member foe Gloucester, as one of those interested in the
board of administration of the Merchant Semmes Fund,
whether anything had been done by the commEsion recently
appointed on that subject ?
Capt. BERKELEY said he had reason to believe that
the matter had been taken u' by the commission, and it
would soon be brought b.fore the house.
REVENUE RETURNS.

Dr. BOWRING postponed ho motion respecting the
INIVISIUO returns until Thai-relay, the 15th of April.
BUPPREt3SION OF TRADING IN PROSTITUTION.
Mr. SPOONER said be would now proceed to move for
leave to bring in a bill for the suppression of tradinx in seduc-
tion, and for the better protection of females. He deeply
felt the didiculties of the subject, and should have been glad
to bane placed the measure iu the hands of ministers. The
reason why be had not done so was, that an association
existed in London, numbering, among its presidents, vice-
presidents, fficers—
Mr. C. BERKELEY—Sir, I rise to order. It must be
perfect'y obvious that the statements iwo which the hon.
gentleman must enter, to make good his case, must be so
unfit for publication, that I beg to call your attention to the
Cut that the re are strangers in both galleries.
[Strangers were immediately required to withdraw, and
the gallery remained closed until 7 o'clock ]
HEALTH OF TOWN&

On our being re-admitted to the gallery, we found
Viscount MORPETH moving for leave to bring in a bill
for 'he improvement of He ilth in Towns. He said
that though he felt that the matter which be had to bring
before the house was important and copious en'.ugh, yet
from other reasons, be was desirous of avoiding all un-
neceseery preclude or preface. The subject of public
health had now for some time very geaerally occupied
public attention, though meet of their memories must extend
to the time when it comparatively occupied very little of it.
But it %ea now full time that it should engage the attention
of both the government, and the public, and the great body
of the people who, after all, must be the real parties who can
alone cause any effectual measure on the subject to be
brought into parliament, or who could slime bring adequately
into effect rimy measure of that description carried through
parliament. In the first place, he would mention the prin-
cipal stages of the variety of measures which were instituted
on this subject by parliament. In May, 18t38, a report was
made to the commissioner acipointed to inquire into the
matter. by Dr. Arnett and Dr. Kay on the causes of ill-
health and mortality in towns. In the following year
Dr. Southwood Smith mad • a statement of the re-'
suit of his own personal inspection. That statement
was made in April, 1838, and in August in the same
year, the House of Lords appointed a commission
to inquire into the mutter. At the same period, Lord John
Russell ordered a report to be made on the subj. et. The
inquiry MN then extended to Scotland, and in the year 1843
the government of Sir Robert Peel directed that an inquiry
should be instituted in all parse of England and Wales. In
:811 a report was made, which was followed by another in
1815, and a bill was then brought in by the Earl of Lincoln
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parties had contributed alike to the progress of this measure,
and if any effectual measure were carried, the credit of
having carried it could not be monopolised by any one party
in the state, but should be divided between successive go-
vernments. lie would now lay before them the different
stages and progress of the measures already taken by govern-
ment to improre health in towns, and in acquitting himself
of that part of his task he felt that it was quite unnecessary
far him to di-claim any intention either of saying anything
original on the subject, or of giving to any state.
ment that may hare been already made, a new
form. The main strength of his case lay in the fact of the
evils being obvious, obtrusive, generally felt, and loudly com-
plained of. Several persona of great accomplishments and
of well-known benevolence, both within and without that
house, had taken great pains, for which they deserved in-
finite credit, to inform and excite the public mind on the sub-
lect. He now felt himself entering on the fruit of their
abour, and gathering (vim their store., and he could not
proceed at once to the superstructure which they were about
to raise, without some further reference to the foundation on
which it should rest. The necessity of the case was too
pressing. the difficulties to be encountered wee too enor-
mously weighty, to admit of his dispensing with any assistanoe
which he may receive from others while he put the present
exigencies of the ease as briefly as he could, but still fairly,
freely, and honestly before the house and the public. The
first statement which he should lay before the house was
that of Dr. Guy, of King's College Hospital.
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"From • statement drawn up by Mr. Ou , physician to HMO Col-
lege Hospital, from the reports of the f -General, it appeared
that the relative mortality in the tome and coontry districts was as
foUowa :—ropuLstion to the square emir, country, 199; town, 5,100.
Annual death. m 1900,000, sunny, 19,300 ; town, 37,070; annual
execse in town district., 7,773. Rate of mortality, country, lln SR;
town, I In 37. He also supplied further porno-gam vs to the rate of
mortality generally .—Engtend, 11e 45; Wed Might,' 1n ; Andir-
on, 1 In 82 ; London, 1 is 39; Lade and Birmingham, 1 in 37 ;
Shefillekl, I in 32 ; Bristol, 1 in 22; Kaatheoter (talon;, 1 In 88;
Liarpout 1q1a), lln 29. Thus Me *habitant. of London, min.
pared with. land at large, lase 8 years of their live. •of Liver-
pool, 19 population of large towns in Ragtime' being
4,090,000, the annual loss Is between 31,331,000. But all town
are not necemertly an unhealthy, as appeared by the following
statement : —Usurping, deaths per 1,000, 35• Manchester, 32 ;
bath, Coventry, Derby, Dudley iihrewahory, and Bander-
~ter RI. fadaad Nrielt Tyreneu.it, 22.; Halifax itinc:
high nage. and good food, said : That of the math-western the
diattict,
which bicludes Ownwall, Devon, tionienet, Dorset, and Wilta, only
I in 32, not 2 per cent., while that of the north-wane:en, including
Cheshire end laneashire, is lin 37. Now let It not be raid that this
is owing to extreme poverty sad mud of the necessaries of life ; the
condition of the labourers of the wee!, the Isamu of their dwelling.,
the lowriem of their ware, the commitment mantiassa of their food
and Wt*" have ban the sub Jest of patio animadversion. Wilt.