The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-26 00:00:00

DISTRICTS.

That by the combinations of all these arrange-
ments, it is' probable that the full ensurable pe-
riod of life indicated by the Swedish tables, that
is, an increase of thirteen years at least, may be
extended to the whole of the labouring classes.
That the attainment of these and the other
collateral advantages of reducing existing charges
and expenditure are within the power of the Le-
gislature, and are dependent mainly on the secu-
rities taken for the application of practical sci-
ence, skill, and economy, in the direction of local
perblie works.
And that the removal of noxious physical cir-
cumstances, and the promotion of civic, house-
hold, and personal cleanliness, are n•!cessary to
the improvement of the moral condition of the po-
pulation; tbr that sound morality and refinement
in manners and health are not long found co-
existent with filthy habits amongst any class of
the community.
I beg leave further to suggest, that the prin-
ciples of amendment deduced from the inquiry
will be found as applicable to Scotland as to
England; and if so, it may be submitted for at-
tention whether it might not be represented that
the structural arrangements for drainage would
be most conveniently carried out in the same
form as in England, that is, by commissions, of
the nature of commissions of sewers, adapted, as
regards jurisdiction to natural or geological areas,
and including in them the chief elected officers
of municipalities, and other authorities now
charged with the care of the streets and roads or
connected with local public works.
The advantages of uniformity in legislation and
in the executive machinery, and of doing the
same things in the same way (choosing the best),
and calling the same officers, proceedings, and
things by the same names, will only be appre-
ciated by those who have observed the exten-
sive loss occasioned by the legislation for towns
which makes them independent of beneficent,
as of what perhaps might have been deemed for-
merly aggressive legislation.

THE METROPOLITAN PARLIA-
MENTAItY REFORM ASSOCIATION.

On Thursday night a• very numerous Conversa-
tional Meeting of the Radicals of Bermondsey, was
held at the Ship Tavern, Long-lane. The meeting
was one of a series which have been lately held in
different parts of the Metropolis, with great success,
for the purpose of producing a good understanding
between the various sections of the Suffrage party.
Mr. MAYNARD, the Secretary of the National
Charter Association, moved a resolutions •ii,xpressing
the opinion of the Meeting " that the grievances of
both the working and the middle classes can only be
redressed by obtaining the Charter, which might soon
be done, by a union of the middle and working
classes in their pommon cause."
A long and animated discussion ensued, which
lasted until a late hour, and in which Dr. Black,
Messrs. Duncan, Charles Westerton, Morton, Fan-
child, Ross, Stanwood, Ruffy, Ridley, and Wheeler,
took part. The resolution was seconded by Dr.
Black, put to the Meeting, and carried unanimously.
The best feeling prevailed, and the Meeting seemed
cordially to agree with the speakers in the necessity
of such a reconciliation as would prevent a continu-
ance of that system of quarrelling and denunciation
which has hitherto kept them separate, and impeded
the progress of their common cause. -