The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-16 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the return issued by auth4
the Registrar-General that in the week that
Saturday, May 12, the births registered in ILondin
twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom a,„
4,397 ; the deaths registered, 3,496- The 11401 oh
mortality was 30 per 1,000 persons living. la /mix
the births of 1,076 boys and 1,012 girls, in all 8,0g3
dren, were registered in the week. In the
weeks of ten years 1856-65 the average numhir
rectod for increaee of population, was 2,006. The
registered in London during the week were 1,628. h
the nineteenth week of the year ; and the &Temp
ber of deaths for that week was, with a coerettkt te:
increase of population, 1,305. The deaths in the pis
return exceed the estimated number by 371.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 28 per Leo
in London, 31 in Edinburgh, and 15 in Dalai; E a
Bristol, 26 in Birmingham, 36 in Liverpool, 31 ia
cheater, 33 in Salford, 34 in Sheffield, 39 in Leali,E
Hull, and 29 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33 in Clam

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, SMITE
SINCToN.—At the fortnightly meeting of the SUR
this society, held yesterday, his Grace the Dubeatbb
cleuch, K.G., president, in the chair, the followingpka
were worthy of notice—viz., a magnificent specimen
the society s garden of rhododendron nultalhi. Pitarent
tubakeformis was also a very prominent object, sad
curious variety of gloxinia, with a double corolla,
much interest. Eighteen new fellows were elected,
eluding Lady Anderson, Sir F. Halliday, K.C.B.
Governor of- Bengal), the Hon. Mrs. 1%. H. )(civil,
William J. Tyrone Power, K.C.8., Mr. Bernhard
son, M.P., Mr. Chas. Robert Colvile, M.P., &c.
INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIMTIOT.
This great scientific gathering will begin at South
sington on the `22nd of May, and continue till the
We believe that the entries have been very n
and that an extraordinary horticultural display's/
ex
S,I7'CAIL COMMISSION ON THE LAWS OT MATEIIO

—The commissioners met at 3'2, Abingdosstrtst
the sth and 9th instant. Present—Right H
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Lord Cbelmeford, Right Hon. the Lord Krras, Right
the Lord Lyveden, the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio W •
pole, Q.C., M.P., the Right Hon. V illiam blonsell,LP
Right Hon. the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the
citor-General for Scotland, Mr. Travers Twin Q.
D.C.L., Mr. Alexander Murray Dunlop. M.P., the
Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., the Rev. Principal Beth
D.D. (of Glasgow), Mr. Patrick Fraser, advocate, the
Dr. Cook (of ("Addington), and this Rev. Dr. Gnat(
Edinburgh), gave evidence.
A Sri-COMPULSORY VACCINATION LEAGUE.
public meeting to promote the objects of this
was held on Monday evening last at Basis
rooms, Vauxhall-bridge-rood. Mr. David Kilpatrick,
Charlwootl-street, presided. The meeting wu
by Drs. Pearce and Caplin, Mears. Richard B. Gil
(hon. sec.), Dunkley, Hobbs, and Percy, and resoluta
condemnatory of the vaccination laws, and in favour'', r
petition to parliament for their repeal, were unaninnati
adatted.
FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. —T
banquet in connexion with the 212th anniversary hien •
of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy was held:
the Merchant Taylors' Hall last evening, the Lord lisp
in the chair. There was a numerous attendance. Kt

Baker, the registrar, announced that voluntary
tions hail been received to the amount of 2,560/., =el)
115/. from the cathedral collections, 7501. during the
ing, and the remainder from various sources. 11
Francis, Fielding, Walker. H. litickland, Winn, sad
choristers of St. Paul's sang during the evening;
Mr. Harker, jun., was toastmaster.
FOREIGN AID SOCIETY. —The annual met*
th friends and supporters of this society was held
day afternoon, in the Hanover-square Rooms,
presidency of the Earl of Galloway, who pronounced
I report to lie replete with interest for the reli3Our wed
and well deserving careful study. After the report
been passed several speakers addressed the meet*,
eluding MM. Fisch and Mc nod, who had COIN CrMi
' deputation from the Protestant Society of Para
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. —The 121st anniv
festival of this valuable institution was held last nigh
at the Albion Hotel, Ablersgate-street, when about 1
friends and supporters of this charity dined hignlbs'
under the presidency of his Royal Highness the Duke 01
I Cambridge, who was supported by Mr. T. flambee, NP.•
the common serjeant, Mr. 3litchell Henry, Mr. Siam
Stewart, Mr. Alex. Ross, Mr. 51. Smith, Mr. R. T. Feet
1)r. Hawkins, Dr. Stewart, Dr. Goodfellow, Mr. A. TIM
Mr. Campbell, Dr. Morgan, Mr. Moore, Sc. On the rol
elusion of the speech of his royal highness the teernd
read • list of subscriptions, which was heeded blb*ll6'
jeaty with a donation of 1001. The list animated to sill
1,200/. The musical arrangements were under the extol
of Mr. Winn, the vocalists being Messrs. Tot n;, D. rail
R. Seymour, Chaplin Henry, and T. L Hatton.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT Benin;
—The annual ecneversouione of this society wss held hit
evening at the institution in Bloomeburvaquare. Thg
rooms were well filled, and, although excellent wire.
menta had been adopted which prevented any cilia
in the passages or on the staircases, there was no ,
difficulty in circulating through the rooms bee Bed
there near special points of attraction. The Moo
was well filled to listen to Dr. Thuclicum's lows
on " Entozoa," which was illustrated by I**l°.
graphs, displayed by the oxy-hydrogen light. Ameba
series of such photographs of diatoms, ke., ini
also exhibited above stairs. Dr. Reclfeni exhibited
number of joints and chops encased in paraffin by
, which he expecte to make available for suePll74
process
with fresh meat from America and Aar
There was a great display of microscopes by the
makers some very beautiful stereoboaphe of eases"
taken lid the instantaneous process ; a portrait of Clog,
about nine feet in height, enlarged from his eareedenlol,
and said to be the largest photograph in eristmee;ll
curious sun-dial in the shape of a cross, a cut in bra"
taken from the face of Dante, s few charming *W'
and sundry collections of plants, minerals, Re.
ABERDEEN COUNTY ELECTION. We lean
electric telegraph that at the nomination yerterdeleg
James Dalrymple Elphinstone (conservative) and lit
William Dingwall Fordyce (liberal) were probesed.„
show of hands was in favour of Mr. Fordyce. The
take place place to-morrow.
MR. W. N. HoDosoN, M.P.—The Carlisle /MOM!
states that on Monday Mr. W. N. Hodgson, M.P., 001"
more free from pain than he has been since the accalMt.
Still, suffering as he has been from concussion of theta/
and broken ribs' it will be impossible for several dare telle
that the patient is out of immediate danger.
THE ST. PANCRAS GVA RDIANS. ..sav at
the usual weekly meeting of the St. Pancras board of Po'
diens, Mr. Churchwarden Robson in the chair, a commies''
tion was received from Mr. Hillocks, who brought dila
against the parish officers of " laying out" a lies
for dead, complaining that since that time he had
vimtaggl
been excluded from the house, for the master of the bale
had said that unless a poor person sent for Mr. Hilkt
through him (the master) he would not be admitted.
mane, he remarked, no poor person would dare 10.1°
against the known will of the master, and send for k!
He appealed to the board to remove this difficulty is r
way of his visiting those people, to whom he wag
and whom he had been in the habit of
Several of the guardians were of opinion that Nr•
Hillocks ought not to he admitted, even if ant far
and Mr. Churchwarden Eckett felt inclined to move, that
there being a paid chaplain to the workhouse, and a or:
her of visitors of various denominations, the relie"S
fare of the poor in the house is sufficiently well loom.
after ; but it was subsequently resolved, in *never $*
communication, that the board see no reason to make sal
alteration. A letter was read from Miss BurdettooM'
saying that as the guardians came to a resolution that
had formed her *pinion of the " laying out" caw
inquiry, she loped theybiould now rescind that reso
as they had admitted, the lar
resolutions of censure which
they had paned upon t sir officers, that an offence.F_t
been committed. The evidence copy of which $OO7
forwarded her—also demonstrated the principal all •
made.