The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

COURT OP AI.DEZWEN.

A Court of Alderman was held yesterday at
Guildhall, the Loan Maros presiding.

Taa cirf
From reports premanted by tie sheriffs, it apiearsd that the
proms number of inmates of Neargate. is 67, against 87 at
the 00ertspooding period lam year, and e number in
Whitscrose-street prison at present is 197, sgalait 216 is
January last.

111 CINTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
Mr. Alderman CUBIT; Chairman of the Gaol Committee,
brought up a report of a resolution of the Court of Common
Council, authorising the execution of farther alterations and
Improvements in the prison of Namur). He said, how-
ever that since that resolution was agreed to, he bad re-
ertivid information that her Ilsjeety's government con-
templated some change in the extent of the jurisdiction of the
Central Criminal Court, and ea this might involve some
modification of the proposed alterations in Newgate, he
thought It better that they should stand over until the court
had faller information as to the intuitions of goveramixit,
and therefore moved to refer the report to the Gaol Com-
mittee.

The motion was agreed to.
STREET ACCIDENTS.
Mr. Alderman BAwKolts said he wished to call attention
to a matter of very greet importance, and which had recently
oome under his notice while sitting as a magistrate at Guild-
hall. He alluded to the number of people who were run over
in the City. In one day, shortly after Christmas, no fewer
than four such cases were reported to the police at Guildhall
while he was sitting there; and he believed that if there'd ex-
tent of Injuries so unstained were known, very great astonish-
mint would be excited. He had himself no doubt that the
number of people run over to streets exceeded the number
injured an railways; and se a *react knowledge of the facts
was rearnary to preoe arrangements that might be made
to mitigate the evil, he moved that the police commissioner
should be requested to make a return of all cases of people
run over witch the City and reported to him during the
year 1869.
The motion was agreed to, and the court adjourned.

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION.

The Commissioners of Sewers met yesterday at
finlklitall, Mr. Deputy Center's In the chair.

THE POLICE AND THE PrBLIC LAMPS.

Mr. ABRAHAMS submitted the following motion, viz. t--
" That Mr. Commissioner Hervey having ordered the police •
constables to discontinue making reports to this comnundon
respecting such public lamps as have not been lighted, or give
but an important light, or go out in the course of the night,
and the police-conetable• having hitherto performed this duty,
it be referred to the Hemel Porpoise Committee (with power
to confer with the Police Committee of the Court of Common
Council) to consider the subject, and suggest the beet means
of securing the proper and effident lighting of the public
lamps, which, in protecting life and property, is second only
I in public importance to the polio, establishment itself, and to
report thereon to this commission."
In the di/curios that took place it appeared that for twenty
years past, end up to a recent period, the police, and princi-
pally those on night duty, were accustomed to make the re-
port reirred to in the reaolutiou, without any remuneration
from the Commissioners of Sewers, but that Mr. D. W.
Harvey, Police Commissioner, considering that the men were
entitled to some reamispenes for the extra duty which they
thus performed, made a demand to the Commissioners of
Sewers on their behalf. The commissioners, however, re-
garded the reports as being properly within the range of
police duty, end therefore declined to make any pecuniary
allowance on their account. Thereupon Mr. Harvey instructed
his awn to make no further report, and hence the present mo-
tics, which was unanimously egreed to.

SANITARY CONDITION OF TER CITY.
Dr. Lorimar, the medical officer of health, repotted on
the state of 198 houses that had been inspected during the
week, and he submitted a list of 26 places that required sani-
tary improvement, In various pertionlars.
There were 66 deaths in the City during the week, the
average for the corresponding period of the 4 years being 67.
ExaoUy one-third of the deaths were among infante lees
than 6 years of age, and 19 were among ponces of 60 and
upwards. 11 of these were from 70 to 80, and 4at from 80
to 86. Among the principal wises of death were the fol-
lowing: 13; pneumonia, 3; phthiade 7 ; voli-
tional lever wee fatal in 6 cases, amulet fever in 2, whooping-
cough in 3, sad small-pox in 1 ; making together 12 deaths
from symoth affections, half of which were from fever.
65 births were reported in the City during the week, 29 of
thaw ware boys and 36 girls.

Sr. PANCRAS AND NORTH MIDDLESEX RIFLE
Coats.—Lest evading • meeting was held at the Hope and
Anchor Tavern, Gloucester-place, Camden-town, to take
steps for the formation of a company or companies com-
posed of the industrious end operative classes, to form
part of the St. Procne and North Middlesex Volunteer Ride
Brigade. Mr. Thomas Fisher occupied the chair, and said
the object of the meeting was to enable the industrious
dames to join in the volunteer movement. It was asserted
that the (amnions dames had no interest in the movement.
This he was prepared to deny, as he believed that the ope-
rative chases were equally interested with any other climes
of the community in the preservation of their hearths end
homes end In maintaining the rights of labour, which was the
property of the working men. In order to enable the industrious
classes to do this it wee essential that means should be re.
sorted to to enable the working man to pay for his admission
fee and for his uniform by instalments. (Hese, hear.) There
was no excluitivenees in the Bt. Pancras Brigade, but the funds
at their disposal were not sufficient to enable them to assist
the industrious classes as they could wish. Prom what he
had heard he believed that some very heavy subscriptions
would be forthcoming to aid that portion of the movement.—
Mr. Siumionds moved the first resolution—" That this meet-
ing, whilst cordially approving of the movement for the ester
bliehment of the St. Pancras and North Middlesex Rifle
Brigade, Is of opinion that atop should be taken to enable
the industrious end operative dames with which the district
abounds to participate in the loyalty and patriotism of
which that movement is the embodiment. This
meeting, therefore, considers It desirable that one
or more companies should be formed upon such
a beds m to bring the terms of membership
within the reach of all classes, by the payment of the annual
subseriptioa and expellee of uniform by weekly or monthly
instalments." Mr. B. White emended the resolution. Mr.
Dorman said' be thought that the wealthy classes ought to
come forward, and instead of paying a guinea as hon. mem-
bers per year, should provide • substitute from the working
classes, and equip him without say expense to himself. Mr.
Austin, a member of the vestry, expressed his conviction that
unless all class interests were abolialied in this movement it
would destroy its nationality. He most cordially, therefore,
supported this movement on the part of the iodruitrimus
dames. The resolution was carried unanimously amidst ap-
plause. A committee was formed to catry out the resolu-
tions, and to raise • special subscription for the working
men's company. Mr. Atietin was elected treasurer, aed Mr.
T. Philter etcretary, and thanks to the chairman closed the
proceedings.
AGRICULTURAL LACOURERS AND THE VOLUNTEER
MOVIRRNT.—Mr. Wards, of Yalding, Kent, having com-
municated with Viscount Bydaey, bird lieutenant of the
county, relative to the formation of • rifle corps, to be com-
posed of farm labourers, received a reply to the effect that the
government do not approve of the formation of rifle corps of
sgrieultural labourers. itmeteneh as It would interfere with
volunteering fur the militia and recruiting for the line.
THE NAVAL RESERVE.—This port (Yarmouth)
has as yet furnished but few candidates fur the naval reserve,
and Gorleston but • single one. This apathy on the part of
oar seamen ill in part owing to a belief entertained by them
that the duties of the volunteer service would interfere with
their regular employment. This belief is shared also by the
shipowners, some of whom would be unwilling to employ a
volunteer of the naval reserve OR board their vessels.—Fury
and AorwicA Post. _ _

HEALTH OF LONDON.—The weekly return of
births and deaths in London, iambi by the Registrar-General,
stake that the deaths registered In London, which were 1,281
in the first week of the year, ruse to 1,344 in the week that
ended last Saturday. In the tea years 1850.59 the average
number ni deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week
was 1,213; but as the death• in the present return occurred
in a population which hes increased, they should be compared
with the average raised in proportion to the increase, namely,
with 1,334. The comparison shows that the actual number
exceeds, but only in a slight amount, the number estimated
for the recund week of the year. The deaths from smallpox
again rose lest week to 41, of which 8 occurred to pen,,,Ds
between the ages of 20 and 40 veers. Three were recorded
in the sub-district of St. Inhe,llarylebone, 6 In that of St.
Giles, South. There were 62 from scarlatina, and sof than
occurred in Kensington Town sub district. Diphtheria le
returned in 7 cases. Six demise which occurred to children
ere refined to remittent fryer; two of which took place
in the workhouse at Greenwich. Bronchitis rose
from 159 in the previous week to 188 last week;
and in the name time pneumonia from 98 to 120. Exelasive
of Outline and whooping-cough, diseares of the organs of
respiration were fetal to 346; persons, whilst the corrected
average for corresponding weeks is 310. Nine nonagenarians,
of whom the two oldest were 95 and 98 years, did in the
week ; also a centenarian (a woman), whose age is attested
by the baptismal regieter of St. Olive, Southwark. She
lived the greeter pert of her life in Peckham, and died there.
A man, aged 72 years, died in the workhouse, Mile-end New-
town, from effusion .tu the hod., accelerated by want of
neceseariee. Of brickl.yars 3 died io the week, of brick-
layer' wives 4, of bricklaters children 9; of carpenters 6
died, of carpenters' wives 5, of carpenters' children 19 ; of
masons one died, of masons' wives 2. of marmite children
one; of painters 10 died, of painters' wives 2, of painters'
children 11; of plaaterene wives one died, of plasterers chil-
dren 8. Last week the births of 986 boys and 953 girls, in
41 1,938 ammo/ere registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1850-9 the average number
our 1,615.
SCAWFELL PIKE.—An ascent of this, the higlsiti
mountain in England, was me& hitt week by a gentleman
who was staying at the Imam of Mr. William Ilium, of
Wseedale Bead. Notwithstanding the mild weather which
since Christmas has prevailed In the vallaya and lowlands,
the summit of the mountain was for shoat 800 feet covered
with bard frozen snow, which in many places lay in drifts
raversl fret deep; and fir about 500 feet in a dense mist
prevented the tlinilwr obteining any view, and greedy ine
ereeeed the d.fficuity of the deacrat. The ascent wee made
without a guide or any other cempanion.—Cureberlorld
Teepocg.