The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE METROPOLM.

DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY.
(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon a deputation from the Metropo•
litan Municipal Association waited upon the Home Secre-
tary, to confer with him upon the local government of the
metropolis.

Lord EBURY, in introducing the deputation, pointed out
the inconvenience and danger arising (ruin the divided
jurisdiction now existing in London, and hoped the-
government would at once take the matter up. He re•
commended the plan proposed by the association as one
worthy of public support.
Sir H. HOAR had great pleasure in taking part in the
deputation, and asked the government to support Mr.
Stuart Mill's messure. If such matters es the control of
the police, cleansing, and lighting were supervised by some
controlling head, posossaing powers like that of municipal
or parochial bodies, they would be mush better done then
at present.

Mr. J. BE►L, the hon. secretary of the association, said
public opinion was largely with the society, and if the
government would take a resolute course, the inhnhitinte
generally would be at its back. He narrated the results
of the meeting of vestrymen held on the previous night,
and urged th►t the time had come for some measure to be
introduced.

The Hong SECRZTLRY said he was not insensible to the
effects of the present government of the metropolis. In
fact the mode in which it bad grown up and developed had
necessarily brought • certain amount of confusion which
was, however, very much remedied by the Act of hulls-
ment introduced by Sir B. Hall. There seemed to be •
difference of opinion ea to the beat means of remedying
the deficiencies which were acknowledged. He frankly
owned he had not yet come to • conclusion in
his own mind, nor had be since the termination of the ses-
sion had an opportunity of consulting his colleagues, espe-
cially LordJohnManners, who had sat upon ►parliamentary
committee that had had the subject under their considers.-
' tion. It would therefore be very indecorous for him
(Mr. Hardy) to express • decided opinion upon the ques-
tion. The scheme which Mr. Beal, representing the
Metropolitan Municipal Association had sent to him was
an entirely novel one, and proposed • system which
would not be the same as the government adopted
in the large towns of the country. It was • sort
of confederation of the municipalities electing to
a central municipality. This was a new thing
and would require grave consideration before a decision
was arrived at which would supersede everything done
in the way of local government in London heretofore.
Taking into account the prospect before them, he should be
wrong in pledging the government to undertake any such
vast amount of labour as the scheme involves. The debate
last session showed that there was • vast difference between
the metropolitan members themselves. It was essential
that public opinion should be brought out, and the
more this was done the easier would be the
work of the government. He thought it would be
very unwise to put the police of the metropolis
on the same footing as in other towns ; a severed
police would never do in the metropolis, for
every day be had to deal with innumerable difficulties in
consequence of the division of the police in the counties
and parishes of the metropolis. It was on the whole •
question that required much consideration, and there
could be no doubt the metropolis required improvement.
He would, take care to represent the importance and
objects of the deputation to his colleagues.
After a few remarks from Lord EBUBY, the deputation
withdrew.

DEATH OP SIR MATTHEW SA a ssz.—(THs DAT.)

KILLARNEY, Nov. 3.

Sir Matthew Richard Saume, Ime Chief Justice
of Bombay, died this morning at Killarney Rome, the seat
of Lord Cestleroase.—Times (seeond edition).

A MAN KILLED BY PALLING INTO AN OPER
CELLAR IN THE CITY.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, held
an inquiry, at the vestry-room of Allhallows Church,
Tower-street, City, respecting the death of Joseph Hen•
man, aged 65.
The deceased was a plumber living at 45, Great Tower-
street, City. On Monday week he was walking up Beer.
lane, City, when he fell into a cellar, the trap of which had
been left open.
William Mason, ward beadle, said that the cellar be-
longed to the Yorkshire Grey tavern. The pavement was
very narrow at that part. It was only two feet six inehei
in width.

Other witnesses proved that the cellar flap, when it was
opened, exposed nearly the whole of the cellar, the flap of
which reached the kerb stone. The deceased was slightly
intoxicated when he walked out of the public-house and
fell into the cellar. Some of his ribs were broken, and he
received other injuries. There was no barrier placed by the
draymen between the open cellar and the public-house
door while they were letting the ale down into the cellar,
and the jury thought that that was unwise.
Mr. Layton, solicitor, appeared to watch the proceedings
on the part of Mr. Glover, the brewer, whose men had
left the cellar flap open, and it was stated that Mr. Owen,
the landlord of the house, was unable to attend in come.
quence of illness.
After hearing evidence for two hours the jury returned a
verdict that the deceased died on the 4th ind. from injuries
accidentally received by falling into an open cellar, and the
jury recommended that on future occasions more care be
used in future when beer was being lowered into cellars,
and that an iron bar or other protection should be
placed up to prevent persons falling into the cellars when
the flap was taken up.

The Manchester Guardian says that Mr. James
wu to have returned from Paris to London three weeks
ego yesterday, but his departure was prevented by illness,
the result of cold. He remained at the Grand Hotel de
Louvre, attended by his wife, daughter, and her husband,
Dr. Riding, of Loudon. Pleurisy supervened, and Mr.
James died at the hotel on Sunday.

Some idea of the trade with France may be
formed from the fact that during the last summer, for six
months, the Soutb•Western Company's steamers wale
about 16 voyages weekly from Havre, Honfieur, and St.
Halo to Southampton, and were always crammed full of
cargo•

The price of barley fell last week in the Dorset-
shire markets, owing to the falling off in the consumption
of beer, in consequence of the high price of moat and
bread.

Corn merchants are now chartering steamers in
the south of England to proceed to the Black Sea and
bring back wheat, for which they offer a freight of 14s.
and 16s. a quarter and a handsome bonus.
Tug CONDRYNED CoNVICT MAGUIRE. —Readers
of the evidence in the Fenian trial which terminated on
Friday will not be surprised to hear that a doubt has
been expressed in many quarters as to the strength of the
testimony against the convict Thomas Maguire, the
marine on furlough, opposed as that testimony was
by an ahbi of more than ordinary clearness and pro.
bability. The impression that there may have teen a
miscarriage of justice in this case will undoubtedly receive
some confirmation from the fact that a memorial to that
effect has been addressed to the Home Secretary by a nor
siderable number of gentlemen representing the metro.
politan and provincial press, including that of Manchester,
who were in court, and, witnessed the demeanour of the
accused, and those who spoke on his behalf. The concur-
rent declaration of so many gentlemen, whose profes.
Menai experience in courts of justice must qualify them to
form an opinion, that they conscientiously believe Maguire
to be innocent, may be expected to have a weight much
more than commensurate with that which the mete
number of signatures—about a score—would be likely to
impart—Manchater Examiner.
A BOLTON TOWN COUNCILLOR KILLED.--Be
tween 4 and a o'clock last evening, Mr. Edward Pilking.
ton Holdeu, proprietor of the Springfield Paper Works,
and a member of the town council of Bolton, was killed
at his works. Mr. Holden was attending to one of the
machines, when a strap caught some part of his clothing ;
be was drawn in, and so fnghtfully mangled that death
must have been instantaneous.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A HORDE.—At sir o'clock
on Sunday morning the brother of Mr. Cox, livery-stable
keeper, Station-street, Lewes, went to feed a valuable
horse which was in one of the stalls, but was astonished to
find that the animal was missing, and that part of the
flooring had given way. On looking down the hole he
found that the horse had sunk some distance into an ld
cesspool or well, where it remained firmly fixed and unable
to move. It is supposed that the animal had remained in
this unpleasant position about five hours, as the neighbours
beard a great noise in the stable about one o'clock. The
assistance of 20 or 30 persona was speedily obtained, and it
was decided to dig a road to the horse. This was dose,
and after laborious working for five hours, ropes we'
placed under his haunches, and it was lifted into the stable
in a very weak and exhausted condition. Mr. Tattersall
veterinary surgeon, who was present, administered a quer
tity of brandy, and after other means had been adoprei
the animal revived, and is now recovering.-susscc 4drm
titer.