The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

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CHATHAM. Pm 20.
The head-quarters and service companies of the
72nd Highlanders, recently arrived from India, left for
Edinburgh by special train this afternoon.
PORTSMOUTH, P. 20.
The Simoom, iron screw steam troopship, Captain
Thomas Lethbridge, is to be ready to proceed to Inland
with the 92nd Regiment from Aldershot by the let March
from Ireland she will proceed to the Mediterranean and the
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ADMIRALTY, Fun. 20.—Naval Cadet (nominated)
Arthur B. F. Bailey.
PLYMOUTH, Fan. 20.—Rumours have circulated
here to-day that Fenian tendencies have been discovered
among the military and naval forces at this anthal. On
inquiry, however, it has been discovered that such alma-
tines were entirely without foundation, and only arose
from exaggeration' of ordinary trivial eircumstaneas in no
way whatever connected with Fanianiam.—llcuier's Tele-
gram

General Grant is expected to visit this country in
May. Be will probably be ancempanial by General
Sherman.

TBI HMTH or LONDON.—It appears from the
rehire issued by authority of the Registrar-Genera that in
the week that ended ea &Aural, February 17. the births
registered in London and twelve other large towns of the
United Kingdom were 4,459 ; the deaths registered, 3,301.
Thermions' rote of mortality wee 28 per 1.000 henna living.
In Leaden the births of 1,069 boys and 1,024 girls, in all
2,093 children, were registered in the week. In the cor-
responding weeks of ten years, 1856-65, the average num-
ber, corrected for ineresse of population. was 2,132. The
death, registered in Ludas doting the week were 1,365.
It was the seventh week of the year ; and the average num-
ber of deaths for that week is, with eorrection for decrease
of population, 1,467. The true number wee 300 deaths less
than that °budged by calculation. Typhus was fatal in 65
curie, whooping-cough in 56, scarlatina in 36, measles in 30,
smallpox in 25, diarrbces in 24. Six childree died of
whooping-cough do the Hackney-road sub distriot, 4 in that
of Peckham. Bronchitis and pneumonia continue cc the
decline ; there were 131 deaths in the week from the farmer,
and 59 from the latter. To phthisis 170 deaths were referred
On the 7th inst., at 2, Pembroke-street, Islington, the wife
of a cabman, aged 28 yeses, died of " cholera morbus after
eating nth." (f Nutt.) Os the 11th jut.. at 31. Broad-
sheet, Goldeo-square, a milkwoman, aged about dO years,
died of " esheassios from extreme cold, sad want of suffi-
cient food ; forted insensible, and died in a few minutes."
The following three death. by carriage accidents in the
streets were registered is the week :—A °armee. aged 50
years, ran over by a cart ; died on 7th February in Univer-
sity College Hospital. The wife of a courier, aged 76 years,
run over is the Boston-road ; died cc 3rd February. A
cabman, aged 6d years, fell from a cab ; died on Bth Fe-
bruary in the Royal Fres Hospital.
CITY COMMISSION or b:sween.—At the weekly
meeting of the Commissioners of Sewen of the City of
London, held yesterday noder the presidency of Mr. H. De
Jersey, the chairman, a letter was read from the directors
of the City Gas Company, expressing their surprise at the
discrepeny that existed between the molt of the loofa as
to the parity of the gas supplied to their customers as
made by their own officers and Dr. Letheby, the chemical
examiner of gas to the City, and suggesting that Dr.
Letheby should confer with Mr. Bootee, of Cbatlassa-*es,
whom they had employed to test the gas, upon the subject.
The communication was referred to Dr. Letheby, who said
that he had no objection to do what was proposed
by the company. A report was alto reed from
Mr. Baylis, the solicitor to the commissioners,
which stated the result of inquiries he bad canoed to
be made in his official capacity with reference to diseased
meat that bad bees sent to the different markets from the

country, and which bad been seized and coedesined m
unlit for human food. Mr. Baylis stated that it had been
ascertained that in several instances where the meat that
had been sent came from animals that had died of the
cattle disease, the inspectors is the different diOrkte had
given certificates that the animal was healthy, this being
done In one or two instances without their having eves
seen the animal which they represented to be healthy.
Directions were given that a cop y of the report should be
transmitted to the Privy Council, sad the court shortly
afterwards adirurned.
TYPHUS Wan IN ST. PANCRAS WONSHOURL
Mx. Butt, the medical officer of the workhome, reported
to the St. Pancras Vestry yesterday that four eases of
Hus h had recently been sent from the home to the Fever
ospital. The perm°s were only recently admitted into
the house, and were isolated from the others. Be also
stated that the lunatics from St. Panama Waldbaum had
been refused admittance into the county whims Is as
count of the existence of fever in the home.
RAILWAY AND MAZE BILLS no PAILIAXINT.—
Yesterday, Messrs. Smith and Frees, the examisers ap-
pointed to inquire into the staediog orders of both Homes
of Parliament, resumed their sittines, when the following
bills were disposed of :—Before Mr. Smith. The bills which
had complied with the standing orders were the London
(City) Corporation Ges ; Wye Valley Railway ; City sod
London-bridge Railways. Belgravia end South Kensington
New Road—this bill was referred to Mr. From for °amide-
ration. The Taviatock and Guesidthe Railway (opposed),
and the North and South Wiltshire Junction Railway
(unopposed). were declared not to ham complied with the
standing orders. The adjourned cams were the St. Luke's
(King's-cran) March Flied (unopposed), and the Limb-
er!» Railway (unopposed), to the 'fled instant. sad the
Bath Corporation to the 27th instant. Before Mr. Frere.
Ryde Pier Tramways Bill—the standing ardent were not
complied with ; Thames River Poriftmesup—this bill was
adjourned until the 22ed ; the Belgravia and South Ken-
sington New Road (unoppoied)--the abadarag orders had
been complied with.
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