"TAKE THE BEAM OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE."
'" THE parish " is insurgent, and begins to triumph over the fears of the legislators, insomuch that the Health of Towns Bill is threatened. This would be a curious victory of the country over itself. Ministers propose a measure to save the annual sacrifice of fifty thousand lives ; but the boon is repelled. Like the wife in the Medeein inalgre Lui, the worthy English people in vestry assembled likes to be scourged. " Voyez vous cet impertinent," cries Martine, "qui vent impecher les maris de battre leurs femmes!" The worthy folks of Marylebone are not less amazed that " cet impertinent" Lord Morpeth should interpose to save their lives from pestilence. When he points out a nuisance to be removed "Eat-ce a vous," they cry, "d' y mettre le nez?" "If you don't like it, stay away : leave us and our nuisances alone." One community, however, affords excellent lessons to another. The City of London has bellowed so lustily, that it has effectually frightened the Premier, who happens also to be Member for the City ; and accordingly, the City is to be exempted. Oddly enough, Marylebone, who is also seeking exemption, is grossly scandalized at the success of London. Sir Benjamin Hall de- clares that the City is a most corrupt corporation, opposing all reform. 'Sir Charles Napier sneers at Lord John Russell's yield- ing; and is sharp enough to detect the connexion between the official indulgence for the recusant City and Lord John's tenure of his seat. But are those motives exclusively to be found East of Temple Bar? Is Lord John Russell the only Member who is striving to exempt his constituents from the Health Bill?
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