The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YE,sTERDAy.
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
BANNS OF MATRIMONY BILT:a.

Mr. MONK moved the second reading of this: bill, which
was to define the meaning of the Marriage A, A of the 4th
Geo. IV., chap. 76, to declare the legal time at which the
publication of the banns of marriase should 'be made, to
validate marriages which might be declared void by the
ecclesiastical courts in consequence of the publication of
the banns at an undue time, and to relieve clergymen from
the pains and penalties they may bo liable to under the
Marriage Act.
Mr. B. HOPE opposed the bill, ort the ground that a
BoYal Commission was sitting which would deal with the
matter.

After a short discussion the b:11 was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed on Friday.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES AND GLEBES
(IRELAND) BILL.

Sir C. O'LOGIILEN moved the second reading of this
bill, which was merely an extension of the present law
with a view to enable the owners of laud to grant leases
for the erection of Roman Catholic churches and schools,
and also for glebe purposes. The site for the churches
was limited to five, and glebes to twenty acres. By the
present law absolute owners pf land could grant the leases
without any restriction, but limited owners could not
and he proposed by the ' bill to give that power
to the latter, limiting it to the extent he had just
stated. He believed that one of the most beneficial things
that could be effected was to give each Catholic clergyman
in Ireland a residuum in the parish which was committed
to their care. The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland was
the religion of the people, not of the State, and, as it could
not be ignored, it was but just that some steps should be
taken to show that it was recognised by the State, and
this could be done by enabling glebes to be purchased for
them, which would, he was certain, be followed by the
best results. The leases, he proposed, should be made
direct to the bishop and his successors, and not, as was
now the law, to trustees on his behalf.
Mr. NEWDEGATE objected to the bill because it went
in direct Opposition to the Charitable Bequests Act of
1860, and therefore ho Moved that it be read a third time
that day six months.
A discussion ensued in which Mr. Bagwell, Mr. Whalley;
and Mr. Henley took part.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said he
objected to the bill as a very mischievous ono. With
respect to the providing proper residencies for the Roman
Catholic clergy and other matters, he should have no ob-
jection to such being effected in the most liberal manner,
but then he should require that proper and sufficient safe-
guards should accompany that enactment. He thought
the law as it at present existed was quite sufficient for the
purpose of meeting the object of the bill, and, therefore, as
it was unnecessary, he hoped the house would adjourn the
amendment that had been moved by the hon. member for
North Warwickshire.

The house divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority —44
The bill was consequently lost.
UNIFORMITY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion that the house go into committee on this
bill,
Mr. C. BENTINCK said, on the understanding that an
opportunity should be afforded for a full discussion of the
third reading of the bill, he should not offer any objection
to the house going into committee.
Mr. FAWCETT, who had charge of the bill, said he
would do all in his power to meet the views of the hon.
gentleman opposite
The house then went into committee.

Mr. NEATE moved the insertion of a clause, which on
a division was agreed to.
The clause was accordingly added to the bill, and the
Chairman reported progress.
The Public Records (Ireland) Bill was read a third
time and passed.

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TRADES' UNIONS ACT.
Mr. G. HARDY obtained leave to Ming in a bill to ox-
tend the Trades' Union Commission Act, 1867.
The house then adjourned.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, June 29,
the births registered in London and 12 other large
towns of the United Kingdom were 4,788 ; the
deaths registered, 2,525. The annual rate of mor-
tality was 21 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,081 boys and 1,076
girls, in all 2,160 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of the ten years
1857-66 the average number, corrected for increase
of population, is 2,011.
The deaths registerel in London during the week
were 1,118. It was the 26th week of the year, and
the average number Qf deaths for the week is, with
a correction for increase of population,l,294. The
deaths in the present return are less by 176 than
the estimated number.

The deaths from zymotic diseases in the week
were 224, the corrected average being 349. Fifteen
deaths from smallpox were registered, two in
Bethnal-green, two in Limehouse, two in _Poplar,
two in Bermondsey, and seven in other districts.
Nineteen deaths occurred from measles, 29 from
scarlatina, seven from diphtheria, 28 from whoop-
ing cough, 33 from typhus, and 48 from diarrhoea.
The deaths from diarrhoea rose from 16 in the pre-
vious week to 48 in the present return ; 14 of
which occurred in the East, and 16 in the South
districts.

Three deaths from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea
were recorded :—St. George, Hanover-square (Bel-
grave.)—At 89, Claverton-street, on the 25th of
June, a nursemaid, aged 19 years, " cholera (24
hours)." St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Long-acre).—
At 1, Wilson-street, on the 22d of June, a mes-
senger at a brewery, aged 32 years, " hepatitis,
choleraic vomiting, and cramps." East London (St.
Botolph.)—At 4, Bell-square, on the 26th of June,
the son of a master tailor, aged three months and
two weeks, " choleraic diarrhoea (24 hours.)"
The deaths of four persons who were killed by
horses or carriages in the streets were registered—
a baker, aged 33 years, run over by a cab; died on
the 24th of June in Middlesex Hospital. Post
mortem (inquest.) The son of a brewer's labourer,
aged 2 years, run over by an omnibus; died on the
26th of June near Middlesex Hospital (inquest).
A carter, aged 47 years, injuries by a cart ; died on
the 14th of June in the Royal Free Hospital. Post
mortem. The daughter of a house painter, aged 4
years, run over in Robert-street, Brixton ; died on
the 20th of June (inquest).
The waters supplied by the metropolitan com-
panies in the month of June contained, according to
the analysis in 100,000 tons, foreign solid matters
varying in amount from 23 in the New River water
to 39 tons in the Kent water ; Loch Latrine water
containing only 3 tons. The hardness ranged be-
tween tbe extremes of 16 and 28 in the two com-
panies. On the intermittent system of supply the
pipes are often left empty-, and in that case some-
times get saturated with impurities. This happened
in Portland-road, where analysis detected sewage
contamination in the water drawn from the stand
pipe on June Ist; the sewage was equivalent to 1
per cent. of the water, which was turbid when
drawn, and, after standing a few days, emitted an
offensive odour, and threw down flocculent matter.
One of the West Middlesex Company's mains in an
adjacent street had given way near a gully hole.
The water drawn on June 7th was in the normal
condition of the Thames water.
At the present high temperature the waters de-
mand the closest attention of the engineers of the
several companies.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 19 per
1,000 in London, 26 in Edinburgh, and 27
in Dublin ; 17 in .Bristol, 17 in Birmingham,
25 in Liverpool, 28 in Manchester, 19 in Sal-
ford, 20 in Sheffield, 26 in Leeds, 21 in Hull, 23
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 26 in
dur Glasgow'.
w The
eek
rate in Vienna was 31 per 1,000 ing the
te
ending the 22d ult., when the mean tempera ur
was 2.8 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same
week in London, where the rate was 1.8.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.164 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on every
day after Monday, 24th June. The barometrical
pressure decreased from 29.95 in. at the beginning
of the week to 29.81 in. by 6 p.m. on Sunday, 23d
June, inureincreased to 30.41 in. by 9 a.m. on Thursday,
27th June ; decreased •
very slowly to 30.40 in. by 9
P.• m on Friday, the 28th of June, and still further
decreased to 30.11 in. by the end of the week. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 59.1
deg., which is 2.2 deg. below the average of the
same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher.) The mean temperature was below the
average on every day except Thursday, Juno 27.
The highest day temperature- wee BQ-9 deg. on.