The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1859.

( nothing, as the classes upon whom the favour was
conferred already possessed the suffrage. (Hear,
hear.) A lawyer must indeed be a briefless bar-
rister who did not live in a £lO house, and the
medical man must be a doctor who had not a single
stomach to practise upon who had not got a vote
under the old system. (Laughter.) The bill dis-
franchised very largely, although it had been said
it was one of enfranchisement. (Cheers.) Then,
with respect to the voting papers, it was a little
good to the sick and infirm, but it would
be of no use to the bone and sinew of
the country. (Cheers.) He did not see how the
tenant could escape from his landlord by its adop-
t tion at all—it was a case of sign and deliver, or else
out you go. The result would be that the land-
lords would keep all these letters signed, and then
their nominees would be certain of being returned
to Parliament. It had been said that if the Govern.
ment bill was thrown out it was intended there
should be a dissolution. He was not there to do
a little bit of canvassing—(laughter and cheers)—
but if such a thing was done, he would do his best
endeavours to throw out the bill. He thought that
would be most acceptable to the country. (Cheers.)
Mr.. GEESON moved the second resolution, as
bows :
That the plan of Reform propounded by John Bright,
is worthy the support of this meeting; more especially as
the principles therein promulgated are those which the
Reformers of Westminster have advocated during the last
half century."

Mr. BIDGOOD had great pleasure in seconding it.
Mr. MANTLE reminded the meeting that they
had passed a resolution in favour of manhood
suffrage, and he thought it very injudicious to pro-
pose such a resolution. He moved, as an amend-
ment—" That in accordance with the previous
resolution Mr. Bright be requested to make man-
hood suffrage the basis of his Reform Bill." (Loud
cheers.)

Mr. SEAWORTHY seconded the resolution.

The CHAIRMAN put the amendment to the
meeting, when it was carried amid loud cheers,
only one hand being held up against it.
Mr. GEORGE moved the third resolution, which
was as follows :

" That petitions be presented to both houses of Parlia-

liament, in accordance vith the first resolution, signed by
the chairman, on behalf of the meeting; that the Earl of
Ripon be requested to present it to the Lords, and to the
Commons by Sir De Lacy Evans; and that Sir John Vil-
liers Shelley be requested to support the same."
The resolution, having been seconded, was
carried unanimously. •
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated
the proceedings,

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BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

HEALTH OF LONDON DUIUNG THE

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-(ieneral's Report.)
The deaths registered in London in the week that
ended last Saturday were 1,215, a number which
shows but a trifling decrease on that of the previous
week. In the ten years 1849-58 the average
number of deaths in the weeks corresponding
with last week was 1,199 ; but as the deaths in-
cluded in the present return occurred in a popu.
lation which has increased, they can only be
compared with the average after it is raised
in proportion to that increase, namely, with 1,318.
Hence the deaths of last week were less by
about 100 than the number which would have
occurred if a mortality equal to the average rate
had prevailed. At the present time the population
appears to enjoy a fair amount of health, if this is
measured by the experience of London itself in
former seasons ; sanatory defects become apparent
on comparing its mortality with that of places in
more favourable conditions.

Whilst the deaths were low, the births were
high, and the result is an excess in the latter, ac
compared with the former, equal to 726.
The mortality from small-pox again shows r.n
increase, the deaths in the last four weeks having
been successively 29, 13, 11, and 22. The disease
seems to prevail in parts of the St. Luke and
Bethnal-green districts. Last week there were
50 deaths from scarlatina, and 27 from diphtheria,
being altogether 77, as compared with 68 in the
previous week. Those from diphtheria occurred in
sub-districts as follows :—Brompton 1, St. Paul
Hammersmith 1, Chelsea North-west 1, Belgrave
1, St. John Westminster 1, St. Margaret, West•
minster 1, Cavendish-square 1, Reget's-park 2
Tottenham-court 1, Kentish Town 1, Islington
West 2, South Hackney 1, Goswell-street 1,
Old-street 1, St. Leonard Shoreditch 1,
Bethnal-green 1, Ratcliff 1, Poplar 1, Kent-
road 1, Lambeth Church second 1, Kennington
first 1, Brixton 1, Clapham 1, and Wood-
wich Dockyard 2. Scarlatina was fatal in fire
cases in St. Peter, Walworth.

Out of 15 deaths from all causes in Somers Town,
10 were from zymotic diseases. A child died at
12, Brand-street, Islington, from cholera, after 22
hours' illness. A sewer cleanser, aged 30 years,
was "poisoned by sewerage miasma." A woman
died at the age of 93 years, and three men at the
respective ages of 94, 95, and 97 years.
Last week the births of 1,001 boys and 9-10 girls,
in all 1,941 children, were registered" in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-
58 the average number was 1,703.