The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

FORWARD DELIVERY.

The Mayor of HULL (Mr. Atkinson) moved a re-
solution to memorialise the Lord Chancellor in
favour of legislation of bargains of forward delivery
of linseed oil and other merchandise, so that a cre-
ditor may be able to claim upon a bankrupt's estate
for any difference arising therefrom under the 153 d
section of the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 ; which, after
a brief discussion, was negatived by a show of hands
of six against and four for the resolution, the other
members present not taking part in the vote.

PARTNERSHIP LAW AMENDMENT.

Mr. DIXON (Birmingham) moved the following
resolution :

" That this meeting is of opinion that it would be ad-
visable to alter the partnership laws, so far as to declare
that receiving a share of profits, instead of or in addition
to a fixed rate of interest, for money lent to a private trad-
ing concern, shall not make the lender a partner."
He said the resolution simply declared that it was
inexpedient that the law should allow a lender to
obtain a fixed rate of interest on a loan without
becoming a partner, and yet that he should not be
allowed to obtain a variable rate of interest. That
was the whole of the difference which he proposed
to effect by a change in the law.
Mr. WELLS (Bristol) seconded the motion.
Colonel AKROYD (Halifax) ;opposed the resolu-
tion, and said, as he understood it, it was to save
men who received a share of the profits from in-
curring all responsibility. He saw grave objections
to that. Men who were engaged in trade should be
responsible to their creditors, and not be sheltered
under such a scheme as the one now proposed.

A long discussion ensued, in the course of which
the law of limited and unlimited liability was fully
argued.

Mr. LUPTON at length moved, by way of amend-
ment, that the words, ,4 In the case of money lent
would be liable for the debts of the firm for twelve
months after its withdrawal, and the loan must be
registered."

Mr. BEHRENs seconded the amendment, which
was carried, 20 being for and two against it, six
remaining neutral.

The original motion as amended was then carried
without a division.

Mr. DIXON then moved,—
" That this meeting is of opinion that it would bo ad-

visable to alter the partnership laws so. far as to declare
that giving a clerk or manager a share of the profits in ad-
dition to or in lieu of a salary shall not constitute such
clerk or manager a partner."

After a short discussion the resolution was agreed
to, the numbers being 18 for and 8 against it.
The CHAIRMAN said that two-thirds being in
favour of the resolution, the meeting could take
public action upon it.

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Mr. S. S. Lloyd was then reappointed chairman
of the association for the ensuing year, and the
other officers were re-elected.

The following resolution • was then moved and
carried, the numbers being 19 for and 11 against
it :

" That a petition from this association be presented to
the House of Commons, praying for the abolition of all
extra charges on goods removed inland under bond, and
that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Chancellor of
the Exchequer."

The CHAIRMAN said as there was not a majority
of four-fifths the committee could not take action
upon the resolution.
The following resolutions were also adopted by
the meeting :
" That a petition be presented to the House of Commons,
signed by the chairman on behalf of the association, pray-
ing that the duty on fire insurances be changed to a uniform
rate not exceeding is. per cent. per annum, to be imposed
on all insurances against fire, without exception."
"That a memorial from the association be presented to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, praying that arrangements
be made to enable Government stock to be transferred and
dividends to be received at all branches of the Bank of Eng-
land, in the same manner and on the same terms as is now
done at the Bank of Ireland-in Dublin."

"'That the criminal law is defective in a class of cases of
not unfrequent occurrence, where models which are often of
great value in the manufacture of articles possessing beauty
of design are taken away surreptitiously and fraudulently,
not with the intention on the part of the taker of convert-
ing them to his own use, but merely for the purpose of
having them copied and then restored to the owner. That
the case of ' The Queen v. Hibberd and another,' tried at
the Leeds Assizes in August last, is an instance of such a
case, in which a total failure of justice occurred. That a
memorial be presented to the Secretary of State for the
Home Department praying that the law may be amended
in this particular."
The meeting then adjourned.

HEALTH OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)

. _
In the week that ended last Saturday the births in
London and nine other cities and boroughs of the
United Kingdom were 3,803; the deaths 3,349. The
annual rate of mortality for the week in those ten
large towns was 32 per 1,000 persons living, and it
was less than it had been in the two previous weeks.

The deaths in London in the week were 1,567,
showing but a slight decrease on the number in the
previous week, but a great decrease on the average
weekly number in January. The average number
of deaths in the seventh week of ten years, 1855-
64, is, with a correction for increase of population,
1,456. The actual return, therefore, exceeds the
estimated number by 111.
The deaths from typhus continue to be numerous
—they were 88 last week. Those from scarlatina
were 52, from diphtheria 13, from measles 17, from
smallpox 20, from whooping-cough 63. The deaths
from bronchitis were successively 339, 226, and 232
in the last three weeks. There were four from pri-
vation, two from scurvy, two from delirium tremens,
and five from intemperance. A captain of the
army, aged 70 years, was killed by a carriage in St.
Martin's-lane.

Six nonagenarians were registered, the oldest of
whom was a woman who died at the age of 97
years.

In the east districts there were 16 deaths from
scarlatina, 16 from whooping-cough, and 16 from
typhus. The Small-pox Hospital in Islington re-
turned five deaths from small-pox ; the London
Fever Hospital, situated in the same district, re-
turned 23 from typhus.
The Registrar of St. John, Westminster, writes
that small-pox has become prevalent in part of his
sub-district, and he has registered six deaths from
it since the 21st ult., three of which occurred on the
15th inst. He registered only three deaths from
small-pox in the whole of last year.

Eleven deaths occurred in the workhouse of St.
Giles, five of which were from typhus, a disease
which the Registrar states is " extremely prevalent
in the south sub-district, St. Giles."

On the Bth inst., at 2, Cobb's-court, Spitalfields,
a shoemaker, aged 58 years, died from want of the
necessaries of life and proper medical attention.
(Inquest.)
On the 2d inst., at the workhouse, Mile-end New-
town, a man unknown, aged 38 years, died from
" disease of the lungs, accelerated by exposure and
destitution." (Inquest.)
On the 11th inst., at the London Hospital, a
waterman, aged 35 years, died from " inflam-
mation of the arm, aggravated by privations."
(Inquest.).
On the 4th ult., at Edward-street East, Greenwich,
a tailor, aged 61 years, died of " disease of the liver,
hastened by want of nourishment and nursing."
(Inquest.)

Last week the births of 1,044 boys and 900 girls,
in all 2,034 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1865-64
the average number (corrected) was 2,108.
In Liverpool the births were 373, the deaths 384 ;
in Manchester the births 222, the deaths 241 ; in
Salford the births 69, the deaths 68; in Birmingham
the births 231, the deaths 163 ; in Leeds the births
169, the deaths 163 ; in Bristol the births 89, the
deaths 86 ; in Edinburgh the births 140, the deaths
119 ; in Glasgow the births 324, the deaths 391; in
Dublin the births 152, the deaths 167.
The rate of mortality was 27 per 1,000 in London,
36 in Edinburgh, and 34 in Dublin; 42 in Liverpool
35 in Manchester, 32 in Salford, 26 in Birmingham,
38 in Leeds„ 28 in Bristol, and 48 in Glasgow.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.693 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the first
three days. The lowest night temperature was 15.5
deg., and occurred on Wednesday, on which day the
highest was only 32.8 deg. On the two previous days
the highest temperature was below 32 deg. ; but the
range of temperature on those days was only about 5
deg. The highest day temperature was 451 deg., on
Saturday. The mean daily range was 104 deg. The
mean temperature of the week was 30.2 deg., which
is 7.8 deg. below the average of the same week in 50
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The defect
on Monday and Wednesday was 12 deg. and 14 deg.
as measured by the averages of those days; but every
day was cold except Saturday, when the mean tem-
perature was about the average. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 82 ; on Thursday the humidity.
was 92. The wind was first north-east, then south-
east, then south-west. Half an inch of rain fell.
Snow fell on three days. The thermometer fell be-
low the freezing point of water every night of the
week.

At Salford, Manchester, Birmingham, Wakefield,
and Clifton snow fell on Thursday, as also in Lon-
don. The minimum temperature in the week occur-
red on Wednesday at all those places except Bristol.
Everywhere the highest temperature was on Satur-
day.

THE SEIZURE OF JERKED BEEF IN MACCLESFIELD.
—At the Macclesfield Police-court, yesterday, the
jerked beef case, which has caused considerable excite-
ment in the town, came on again for hearing, the defen-
dant, Arthur Flint, being charged with having in his shop
in Mill-street a quantity of meat (offered as South
American jerked beef) unfit for the food of man.—Mr.
Thomas Morley said he visited the defendant's shop on
the 4th, and saw him selling the meat in question, which
looked very bad and smelled badly. Witness seized the
whole of it—about a ton. It was carted to the police-office,
where it was seen by a magistrate, and ordered to be de-
tained. Witness considered it utterly unfit for human food.
Mr. Norris, who appeared for the defendant, said his client
admitted that the meat , was bad, but ho did not know it
to be so at the time he offered it for sale. Being anxious
to introduce into Macclesfield the cheap meat known as
jerked beef, ho on the Friday telegraphed to Liverpool,
to a respectable firm with which he did business, to send
him some of the South American beef, and on the follow-
ing morning the meet in question was delivered at his shop.
The gentleman to whom the order was given (Mr. Watson,
Liverpool) was present, but it transpired that he got the
beef through another firm, without seeing it at all. Mr. S.
N. Whitby, of Liverpool, said he dealt largely in jerked
beef. The meat in question was unfit for human food.
The magistrates said they were willing to believe that
the defendant acted in ignorance, and with a bond fide
belief that what he had purchased was jerked beef fit for
human food ; ho would, therefore, be fined in the nominal
sum of ls. and costs, with forfeiture of the Meat.