The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

The following is the official return of deaths from
cholera and diarrhea registered on Wednesday, Sept. 26 :
Cholera. Diarrhces.
West districts
North districts 4
Central districts
East districts 9
South districts

Total in London
The return for the sub-district of West Hackney was
not received in tune for publication.

kIDDLESEX REGISTRATION.

The fifth court for the revision of the list of
voters for the election of members of parliament for the
county of Middlesex was held yesterday, Mr. Nathaniel Lind-
ley presiding. The lists revised were for Edgware, Finch-
ley, Great Stanmore, Harrow, Hendon, Kingsbury, Little
Stanmore, and Pinner.
Messrs. Gilbert appeared for the Middlesex Liberal
Registration Society ; Mr. Alley Jones for the Middlesex
Conservative Registration Society. A clerk from the
office of Mr. Smith was also present in the conservative
interest.

Mr. Keissick, on the list for Finchley in respect of free-
hold land said be had two plots of land, and was building
on them. They were worth 901. He bad had them fourteen
months. Name was retained, and claimant pressed for
his expenses, and was much chagrined to find that as •
new claimant Ike would not get them.
Jaa. Stuart, on the Harrow list for a freehold, was ob-
jected to by the liberals.
On being asked their objection, Mr. Gilbert said ho is
" dead."

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The Overseer, however, said be saw Mr. Stuart yerter-
day, and be was quite well.
bfr. Gilbert said his information was that he was dead.
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A gentleman in the court also said he saw Mr. Stuart
yestenlay, when he wan quite well ; and the name was
retained.

Owing to the inaccessible character of Edgware, there
being no railway station near, few persons appeared to
support their claims, and the proceedings, consequently,
had but little interest, and did not occupy the court long.
To-morrow the barrister holds his court at the Vestry.
ball, Bancroft-road, 3file•end-road.

THE BENEFIT OF GOINO BAREFOOT.—A letter
has been suldreseed to the Committee of the Ladies'
Sanitary Association, 8, Pont-street, S.W. by the Corn-
tease de Boerne", on the benefit of going barefoot. There
is a great deal to be said in favour of this plan, whether
we regard development, temperature, or cleanliness. Look
at the magnificent gait of • barefoot Highland girl and the
elastic play of every muscle, and compare her feet with
those of girls who have been tortured in boots, too short
or too narrow at the toes, the object of which seems to
be to compress the foot into one unshapely and inelastic
mass like • bootmaker's " last." As to warmth, it is pretty
certain that boots as they are quits as often make the feet
cold as warm. If people have good stout boots to walk
out in and change them when they conic in and
sit still, it is very well. But as for the poor thin, leaky,
half-worn boots of poor women and children, they are but
a sham ; they do not keep out cold and wet ; and it is
needless to say that people who have no boots at all can-
not "catch their death " by sitting indoors in wet
beets. As for cleanliness, the thing speaks for itself.
Feet freely exposed to the air are not offensive, and if
soiled by • walk would be washed or wiped as a mat-
ter of course. " The smell in a close school-room," says
Madame de Noailles," of so many unwashed fest, carefully
enclosed in still dirtier stockings and shoes, is very
unwholesome," whereas "no one ever felt disgusted at the
little bare brown feet of the Italian peasant children."
The thing is so rational that it only needs be set going,
and the benevolent authoress suggests to her aristocratic
fellow sanitarian that they should set an example by
allowing some of their own children to go barefoot in the
park. Probably • simple sole, worn as • sandal, would
obviate some difficulties. It would allow of free aeration
and free play of the muscles, and would necessitate clean-
liness ; it might be elegantly fitted on, after the antique',
and it would mime the sole of the foot from injury and
from contact with disgusting dirt.—Medical Tiosa.