The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-19 00:00:00

THE LATE RAILWAY CATASTROPJ3E IN IRELAND. The coroner's inquiry has at length terminated, and on Monday evening the jury, after three hours' delibe ration, agreed to a verdict of " manslaughter" against the engine-driver and stoker of the goods train on the night of the fatal collision. The jury attached a rider to the finding, which gave it the character of a special verdict—that is to say, that, in their opinion, the com pany stand acquitted of all blame in the accident. After counsel had addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners, and the coroner carefully summed up the evidence, the jury retired to their room, it being at the time 25 minutes past 4 o'clock. Air. J. D. Fitzgerald, Q.C., said, he might, perhaps, take that opportunity of making a statement which he had been requested by one of the directors—and the only one present—of the Great Southern and Western Railway to do. The Coroner—Certainly, Mr. Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald—The statement I have to make on behalf of the company is briefly this :—While congratu_ lating the county of Kildare on the mode in which this inquiry—protracted as it has necessarily been—has been conducted, whether in reference to the ability, firmness, or impartiality evinced by the coroner in his conduct, or to the care, patience, and intelli gence exhibited by the jury, we are also anxious to pay a just tribute to two gentlemen who have taken a part in this sad transaction—two gentlemen connected with this county. I refer to the Hon. Mr. Lawless and Mr. William Kennedy. The latter gentleman happened to be present when the calamity occurred—a calamity such, perhaps, as none of them had ever wit nessed, and which was likely to appal the stoutest heart. Mr. Kennedy, amid the wounded, the dying, and the dead, displayed an amount of firmness and fore thought most remarkable—he not alone rendered active personal assistance, but directed almost everything to be done that the coolest. and most self possessed man could think of or suggest. The Hon. Mr. Lawless likewise gave the most efficient assistance, and in the most gene rous and humane spirit threw open his house for the re ception of the wounded. At that moment the children of the late Mr. and Mrs. M'Swinney and the infant daughter of Mr. Knapp were under the kind and mater nal care of the Hon. Mrs. Lawless. Such conduct was most creditable, and merited as it would receive the ad miration and applause of every human mind. Mr. Curran said, he had on a former occasion alluded to the fact of manacles having been placed upon his client. He was now requested by Gass himself to state, that it was on his way to the gaol that the ocurrence took place, and that the fetters were not put on by the directions of Clarke, from which gentleman he had always experienced every kindness and attention consis tent with his duty, and to whom he was therefore de sirous of making that public testimony of his gratitude. At 10 minutes to 8 o'clock the foreman of the jury re turned into court, and stated that the jury had agreed to their verdict, but that they required the legal assist ance of the coroner in drawing it up. The Coroner inquired whether there was any objection to his leaving the court for that purpose, and counsel on all sides having agreed that the request was perfectly reasonable under the circumstances, the coroner accord ingly went into the jury-room, where he remained for nearly a quarter of an hour, at the expiration of which period he came back again into court, stating that the jury would speedily make their appearance with their verdict, which they had unanimously resolved upon. At 20 minutes past 7 o'clock, that is to say in two hours and 55 minutes after they had retired to consider their verdiot, the jury returned into court. Coroner—Have you agreed to your verdict, gentle men ? Foreman—We have. The verdict of the jury was then handed in, and read by the coroner. It stated that the jury upon their oaths said, " that the deceased, Thomas William Jelly, died at Clownings, in the parish of Whitchurch, on Wednes day, the sth of October, 1853, from injuries received by a collision on the Great Southern and Western Railway on that day. Wo find that the collision was caused by the negligence of James Gass, the engine driver, and John O'Hara, the stoker of the ' pick-up ' train ; we therefore find James Gass and John O'Hara guilty of the manslaughter of the said Thomas William Jelly." The Foreman then handed to the coroner the follow ing resolution to which he and his fellow-jurors had agreed :—" The jury were about to draw the atten tion of the directors of the Great Southern and Western Railway to some matters which require amendment and alteration in the working of their line, but as they are aware that the Government have sent over Lieutenant Tyler, the Government Inspector of Railways, to make an inquiry on the subject, they are exercising a wise dis cretion in leaving the matter in his hands, satisfied that lie will make such a report as will effect the necessary changes. Having now brought this important and pain ful investigatign to a conclusion, we feel it incumbent on us to state that we have minutely examined the rules and regulations which have been issued by the directors to their officials. It appears to us that those rules and regulations reflect the highest credit on the judgment of their authors, and that they are well calculated to secure the lives and property of the passengers. It is our conviction that no culpability can attach itself to the company on account of the late fatal collision ; but, on the contrary, we consider them fully entitled to that public confidence which they have hitherto enjoyed." The Foreman said that the jury had lost a great deal •f time in the investigation, and he hoped they would be compensated for it by the grand jury. The Coroner said he was sorry to say that the grand jury had no power whatever to pay them. Mr. Fitzgibbon—l presume that the guard Berry is discharged ? Coroner—He is discharged. Mr. Curran applied to the coroner to admit the en gine•driver and stoker to bail—most solvent bail would be given, and there would not be the slightest fear of their not answering to their recognisances. Coroner—lf I felt that I were legally entitled to take bail for them, I tell you candidly that I would do so ; but I believe I should not be warranted by law in such a course, and I must therefore leave you to apply to the Queen's Bench. Mr. Curran said, that in the event of an application being made to that court, he presumed he would be at liberty to state that the coroner would have willingly accepted bail had he felt himself authorised to do so. Coroner—Certainly. The prisoners Gass and O'Hara were then ordered to be committed for trial at the next Kildare assizes. THE CHARITABLE TRUST BOARD.—The new board, nominated under the act of last session, has not been formally opened. It is, however, expected, considering the vast property over which it has now jurisdiction, that business will be shortly commenced. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, October 18.—The German steam-ship Hausa arrived here last night from New York bound for Bremen, for a supply of coals, having run short of fuel during her passage across the Atlantic. The Hausa has been furnished with the needful supplies by Messrs. Martineau, Croskey, and Co., the American agents, and will continue her voyage to the Weser on Wednesday morning (this day.) She left New York on the 4th instant, and her advices have consequently been anticipated by the Africa, at Liverpool. This fine steam-ship (formerly known as the American steamer United States) was in 1847 and 1848 em ployed on the New York, Southampton, and Havre line. and is over 2,000 tons burden, with 800-horse power, She was subsequently sold to the German Confede ration, and formed one of the so-called German fleet, which for a considerable time remained in unprofitable idleness in the North Sea. Towards the commencement of the present year, upon the disbanding of this force, the Hausa was sold for about one-tenth of her cost to a mercantile firm in Bremen, together w,th her consort the Britannia, originally one of the Cunard packets, but now called the Germania, and both ships have been fitted up as passenger and packet Steamers, to form a monthly line between Bremen and the United States. They have accommodation for 500 or 600 passengers, and de a large business in carrying a better class of emigrants from Germany and northern Europe to the far west. The Hausa has only 35 passengers, and a large cargo for Bremen. 20 20 25 25 20 20 50 20 10 FOREIGN CRIMINALS IN PARlS.—Amongst the natives of foreign countries arrested for crime of some kind or other in Paris during last year (1852), there were only thirty-three natives of Great Britain—a very small num ber indeed, when the large number of English who vi sited and resided in that capital is taken into account ; and which, as compared with the proportion of natives of other countries arrested for crime, gives us no cause to be ashamed of our national character. Of other foreigners arrested, the following numbers are given Belgians, 441 ; Saxon Germans, 314 ; Hollanders, 136 ; Prussians, 106 ; Swiss, 104 ; Italians, 84 ; Bavarians, 65 ; Austrians, 39 ; Poles, 36 ; Spaniards, 29 ; Hes sians, Hungarians, Danes, of each 16 ; Swedes, 14 ; Persians, 5 ; Egyptians and Greeks, of each 2 ; and one Turk. STATISTICS OP CRIME IN AMERICA.—The latest na tional statistics of crime are found in the abstracts of the seventh census. From that it appears that the whole number of persons convicted of crime in the United States for the year ending June, 1850, was about 27,000 ; of these 13,000 were natives (including coloured prisoners), and 14,000 foreign born. By the same au thority, and to the same date, we are informed that our Population was composed of 17,737,505 natives of its soil, 2,216,828 born in foreign countries, and 30,314 'whose nativity could not be determined. While we have, ther e f ore , b u t a b o u t one foreign resident to nine native whites, there is a f rac ti on over one foreign-born criminal to every native, including black and white. Such Was the ratio of the crime in 1850, and there is no reason to suppose it has materially changed since that time. 25 25 18 20 St. 20 14 50 20 11A 10 1 50 40 25 25 812 s St. St. St. St. 26 13-h 20 20 50 very ray is Jut to J lose f fact, e gain could mours ludi it the rcum- Raps' sheet, ,ntinue mob of rerning pire by to be a end all 1 Hun' an into a, with rovince affected le most M—and istria— urity of went of opmeut War ings sequence 'pen the stamps , the sub• over the, s desire d purchaso convO n ie of th e ts of 11° ersoo rc b l.v ari ri l‘ tteao :ffio cl t the Wile .. t n. NV. 17 : .s me to 2th inst., ns have Ilting t° ip when made hi Laing the, mou nt el )s. k or all iffices for d to the vhich the .ing been st ahvg g so whe n thou t due WEBS 011 porters cf ad whic h 'own, 3 ° i t ips' or d rig that " • we harsre r corr° )ther P,l . , ° ' y of u'" rile, fro.ra nr cwt. in injusti ce it, bef ore should b e , :thin, Of ild be au' rust yo ur he honou r ► SoNS• _wester n f ave been of 8 e/ ‘ • s earned to a cu ll : xr to 0" ht for still OW ra tion A n to tribu te ent dine; th o se 0, 14 , have dl6 11 O tice t vill r , ° 6 th. 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Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... ....... Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., (£lB E & H) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A, Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. Junc Edinburgh& Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do. , B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Laneaah. andYorksh. Do., Fifths D a., Wst. Riding Un ILeeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S. Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0 London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O LnndiTy& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmn,g. & Derby ,Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket IDo. , Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry it Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi i mg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Sic. Shrewsby. & Herefcl. Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halveso. s. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union ,utii Devon outh Eastern outh Wales . Yrksh. di Riv. Dun .o tockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall Wimbledn & Croydon York Newetl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. ➢Zidland PREFERENI !Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. , Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. iDo. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 leer cont Cork &Bandonsip.e Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (I:310s) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (V 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... East Laneash. 6 p. cts. Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 41 p.c. Scrap Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Emits & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 P.C. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. 2 Sh Man., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No.l. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Marypt Carl. 4 p.c Do. 2 4 1 per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol k Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. Guar. 51 per et._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c. Do Shrews. &Birm.N.G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 'Do. 4 per cent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gua . r. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick , 4 p.c. Pref. Do York&N. Midland H , and S. Purch FOREIGN. Antwcrp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi di Erquelin. Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juuct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Luc ca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Mecliterran Aaclra,s Namur & Liege (with' interest) 110. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen &Cherbr Quebec & Richmond, Rouen and Havre Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse , Sth-Eastrn. of France, Southern of France Upper India Scrip.... West Flanders Do. 5k per c. Pref... Western of France_ West. of Switzerland izoaia44., 3 2d 11 3 ld 11 —12 i 14 —21 p 2 d 2 21 - 3 P p — l 1 1) i p 2 —26 p 2 ld id 6 71 4g 5 1 14 1 13 lEd i - lip 6i - 7 33 1: iii 124 -13 i 7 - 8 15? 2 . - 16 p 39 -41 351 - 368 2 - 4p 18 - 20 4 __ Bi d t d i P - 4 p ••• --- 3 - dis 8/ ali 49, 3 / 4 a 15i 11f i 51 4 Pm 62 li 94 2} 1 0 2 1 i i 19i 18i 58 i i 17}} THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1853. THE STRIKE MOVEMENT. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Times.) It seems to be the unvarying will of Providence to mingle iu the sweetest cup of our prosperity so much bitterness as may remind us how transitory, is its enjoyment, and how changeable its ingre dients. Be the causes of public well-doing ever so deeply rooted and so easily traced, there aro never wanting secondary agencies to counteract and diminish their efficiency. agencies have, undoubtedly - , passed through a period of great prosperity, and there seems no reason to fear that we have exhausted , the benefits derivable from the policy of free trade. Yet, two circumstances have considerably detracted from the lustre of our success, and reminded us that no policy, however wise, far-sighted, and beneficent, can prevail against the adverse laws of nature, or the unruly passions or propensities of man. The first of these is the failure of the harvest over this country and a considerable portion of the con tinent of Europe. We are so used to abundance, we have so long revelled ifl plenty, that we regard as a symptom of dearth a price which a few years ago was held by very competent authorities to be merely and barely remunerative, and, in fact, a necessary condition of the cultivation of our land. This rise of prices has been sufficient to withdraw a very considerable sum from the purchase of other commodities, and to occasion a large exporta tion of the precious metals to foreign countries. To this inevitable visitation we have only to submit with patience and thankfulness that we are so well provided to meet it. But there is another cause at work, to which it is not so easy to reconcile our minds, because it arises, not from the powers of nature, but from the unruly waywardness and wilfulness of man. At the very time when production was most required, when the capital from which the labourer must derive his wages, as well as the master his profits, was most rapidly increasing —the working classes of this country were seized with the mania of " strikes," and, forgetful of former misery, and unschooled by bitter experience, have been spending in voluntary idleness months which might have been devoted to a labour more than ordinarily profitable. It is, of course, neither unnatural nor reprehensible that the working classes should desire to have their share in the general prosperity, and that when all milder means of persuasion fail they should exert the power they possess of at once arresting the operations of their masters. This ultimate re medy, however, is resorted to with incre dible levity. A " strike" partakes largely of the nature of war, of which it has this essential characteristic, that the striking pasty inflicts certain and immense injury on himself, in order to cause an equal injury to his antagonist. It is a game from which both parties generally rise losers. The workman imagines that he is only destroying the property of his master, forgetful how large a portion of that property must, in the course of business, necessarily become his own. Should the master yield at once, and should the state of the trade be able to bear the advance, an advantage may no doubt be gained ; but a few weeks of a " strike" necessarily anticipate and devour beforehand all that can be gained by its success, without counting the destruction of capital, which necessarily impairs the permanence of the advanced rate of wages. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TIIESDAr. There was a crowded room this morning, notwith standing a goodly number having left for Warwick, bet ting was for the most part confined to the events de cided there to-day. For the' Cambridgeshire we have little change to notice since our last ; for the Derby we did not see a bet laid, Closing prices : CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 9to 1 agst Nabob (taken to 701). 10 to 1 agst Orestes (taken). 12 to 1 agst Haco (taken). 15 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken). 16 to 1 agst Balrownie (taken). 16 to 1 agst King Pepin (taken). 20 to 1 agst Invasion (taken). 30 to 1 agst Cineas (taken). 40 to 1 agst Boarding School Miss (taken to 211.) 50 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken). 50 to 1 agst King of Trumps (taken) 500 to 20 agst Black Swan, Begum colt, and Grey Tommy (taken). Talfourd was the only outsider in force. But probably the worst effect of a " strike" is the interruption or rather the annihilation of all kindly feeling between masters and men. It is, after all, impossible to reduce the relation between master and labourer entirely to pounds, shillings, and pence. Even the agriculturists of Essex must eke out wages under ten shillings a week by the occasional donation of a pound to some fortu nate labourer. So, in the manufacturing districts one master contents himself with the payment of the sum agreed on to his hands, and considers that when they have left his mill he has no further interest or concern with them till they return to it ; another employer regards his people as almost a part of his own family. He builds a schoolhouse for their children, he establishes a library, he provides them with decent cottages at a reasonable rent, he studies their intellectual and moral improvement. Yet sad experience shows that if these two men pay the same rate of wages, al though the contribution of one towards the well being of his labourers is so much larger than that of the other, both will be equally liable to the in fliction of a " strike," and thus the benevolent master will find that the money spent by him in promoting the comfort and raising the condition of his people is entirely overlooked by them, and will regard it as totally thrown away.' This does not arise so much from unkindness or ingratitude on the part of the men as from the peculiar manner in which these " strikes" are got up. Nothing could be a greater mistake than to regard this wages movement, as it is called, as the spontaneous act of the persons who are ostensibly the movers in it. The men who must bear the weight of the "strike," and_ whose relations with their masters, perhaps during the whole of their future lives, will be un favourably influenced by it, are the mere instru ments of associations of which they are members, and which act utterly without regard to these con siderations. It will generally be found, if the history , of a " strike " be attentively investigated, that it originated from one or two professional agitators, who find their account in keeping up a spirit of animosity, upon which they are sure to thrive at the expense of the belligerent parties. These men are implicitly obeyed, as re ' presenting a power which no working man dares to set at defiance, however well convinced he may be of the impolicy and injustice of its requisitions. The enormous faith of many made for one is no where better illustrated than in the spectacle, with which we are unhappily too familiar, of the dis turbance and overthrow of a system of industry elaborated and perfected for the reciprocal advan tage of both parties, merely to g ratify the selfish ness and greediness, the turbulence and self-im portance of a few agitators, whose vocation it is to live on the fears, the passions, or the follies of their neighbour. Just as the animosities and heart burnings created by war survive for many years the cessation of hostilities, and often influence the relations of nations after the cause has been forgotten, so have those blind guides whom the working men have shown themselves too ready to follow laid the foundation of feelings of bitterness, and checked the advance of improvement and good feeling to a degree of which they have themselves no idea. We commend the case to the consideration of the Peace Society. Let them try their hand in recon ciling those intestine wars which are tearing out the very vitals of our industry. Let them apply the doctrine of arbitration to the disputes between masters and men, and when they have persuaded individuals and associations of individuals to calm their heated passions, to lay aside those means of mutual annoyance which anger suggests, and sub mit the rights of their quarrel to the decision of an impartial tribunal, they may with the better heart proceed in their career as the reconcilers of irri tated nations and the mediators between contend ing monarchs. ROWING MATCHES.--The race between Rice, of Lime house, and T. Coombes, which was expected to have been a very close affair, disappointed those who had tra velled eastward to witness it, circumstances occurring which divested it of all interest within three minutes of the start. George Rice is almost unknown to the aquatic world, but his opponent is the brother of the celebrated Robert Coombes, the ex-champion, and has rowed with him and alone a number of gallant races against the re nowned Claspers and others for years past. The stake was 501., and the distance from Old Barge-house to Lime house-hole. At the moment of starting Rice had the nose of his boat a little more in front than usual, but Coombes, immediately they got to work, was alongside of him, with a slight temporary lead. They had scarcely proceeded three hundred yards when a heavy surf threat ened the immersion of Coombes, and while he was guard ing against it his opponent went right away and won easily. Simmet and Curtis contended over a small part of the same course shortly afterwards. They were said to be extremely evenly matched ; and although the stakes only amounted to 101., there was a great deal of specula tion upon the result. For a short distance after the start the race looked like Curtis's, but his opponent fairly outrowed him, and won by 150 yards. A SENSITIVE MURDERER.—It very frequently happens that sentences of death, tardily pronounced by the Audiencia of Caraccas, cannot be executed for want of a hangman. In these cases, the barbarous custom is observed of pardoning one criminal on condition of his hanging the others. Oar guides related to us that, a short time before our arrival on the coast of Cumana, a Zambo, known for the great ferocity of his manners, de termined to screen himself from punishment by turning executioner. The preparations for the execution, how ever, shook his resolution—he felt a horror of himself, and preferring death to the disgrace of thus saving his life, he called again for his irons, which had been struck off. He did not long remain in prison, and he under went his sentence through the baseness of one of his accomplices. This awakening of a sentiment of honour in the soul of a murderer is a psychologic phenomenon worthy of reflection. The man who had so often shed the blood of travellers in the plains, recoiled at the idea of becoming the passive instrument of justice in in flicting upon others a punishment which he felt that he himself deserved.—llumboldes Travels. TREASURES SUNS AT NAVARINO.—The Official Gazette of Savoy states that an inhabitant of Chambery has just quitted that place to attempt, in concert with a com pany organised for that purpose, to save some contents of the vessels which were sunk at the battle of Nava rino, particularly the admiral's ship, a three-decker, which, it is said, had on board at the time she went down a sum of six millions of francs in gold. All the necessary apparatus has been embarked, a number of divers have been engaged, and in addition to the ordi nary diving-bells all the recent inventions for such pur -1 poses will be put in requisition. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Registrar-General's Report.) The weekly return of the Registrar-General shows that the number of deaths registered in the metropolitan districts in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,039. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52, the average number was 949, which, if raised in propor tion to increase of population, will give 1,044. A com parison of the actual and estimated results shows that London last week suffered not more than its ordinary rate of mortality. Cholera, which has made its appearance felt in vari ous parts of the metropolis, and during the four weeks that followed 10th September, showed a small but con tinuous increase, does not appear latterly to have gained ground. The deaths from this disease were 66 in the first week of October ; last week they declined to 45. It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that 45 was the number registered in the corresponding week (viz. the 42d) of 1848 ; for many weeks thereafter the deaths rose and fell, dropping so low as one and two in the spring of 1549, till the epidemic broke out with violence in summer. The fluctuations which mark its previous history may attend its course again ; but experience affords sufficient warning that a temporary abatement should not lull into security those whose business it is to prepare for the attack. The 45 deaths of last week (21 of which occurred to males, 24 to females) were thus distributed over London :—ln the West Districts 6, in the North 3, in the Central 2, in the East 6, and on the South side of the Thames 28. The following are the cases in detail : • WEST DISTRICTS. Population 376,427. KENSINGTON— Brompton.—At 6, Sloane-place, on 11th October, a footman, aged 44 years, "cholera Asiatica, not seen till collapsed ; diarrhoea (3 weeks)." Mr. Stone, the registrar, says—" Sloane-place has been repeatedly reported by me as being unhealthy ; the me dical attendant att en d ant says— ' This man has been suffering from diarrhma for thre e wee k s , an d was no t seen by me till collapsed. There is a decomposing vegetable matter at the back of the house and a most offensive smell in front, most probably from the yard of a cowkeeper opposite, pigs and cows being both kept there." KENSINGTON—St. Paul, .Hammersmith.—At 27, Brook-green-Place, on the 13th October, the daughter of'a labourer, aged 4 months, "exhaustion from cho leraic diarrhoea (6 days)." KENSINGTON — FuIham. — At Sand's-end, on 10th October, the wife of a gas-labourer, aged 26 years, "cholera Asiatica (15 hours)." Mr. G odrich, th e me dical attendant, remarks—" The house is in a very dirty state, and not fit for human habitation. Within a few yards of the back door a hole has been formed, where all the refuse seems to have been poured. The privies of both this and the adjoining house are quito full, and the soil running over the yard, and this has been the case, I am told, for 3 weeks. Behind the privy is a large open drain, whi c h i s ver y offensive. The 2 chil dren of deceased are now suffering from diarrhoea ; there is also diarrhcea in the neighbourhood." CHELSEA ; North-east.—At 3, Cadogan-row, King's road, on 11th October, the wife of a labourer, aged 36 years, " diarrhoea (5 hours), cholera (13 hours.)" WESTMINSTER ; St. Margaret.—At 35, Palace-street, on 9th October, a steam-engine driver at a brewery, aged 23 years, " diarrlice (7 hours), Asiatic cholera (11 hours)." Mr. Driver, the medical attendant, says : " The diarrhoea was not attended to until collapse had taken place." In the same sub-district, at 24, Smith's-rents, on 12th October, the daughter of a servant} aged 8 months, " cholera (14 days), phthisis from birth." NORTH DISTRICTS. Population, 490,396. MARYLEBONE; All Souls.—At 19, Carburton-street, on Bth October, a coach-painter, aged 43 years, " diar rhoea (5 days), English cholera (2 days)." MARYLEBONE; St. John.—At 22, Upper Carlisle street, on 14th October, the daughter of a labourer, aged 14 years, " cholera (4 days)." ISLINGTON; West.—At 2, Grove-street, on 9th Oc tober, th• daughter of a carman, aged 7 weeks, " cho lera infantum." LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices Yesterday. RAILWAYS. Paid. 304 304 304 304 all 100 all 100 Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buclighamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr. & Dn. Fr llrtlpl. Dk. & Railway hull & Selby Do. # Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtu. and Matlock Middlcsbro' London & N. West.) Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. &N. W Caledon Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Wcstn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NNW Do Do all all all all all 100 S. 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Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Laud 1 id 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 34 1 all Submar. Telegraph.. 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization — 100 28? Van Diemen's Land 143 —15 i LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.; LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at Noon, N., and cloudy. RAMSGATE, Oct. 18.—The Iris, from Sarpsborg to Har ffeur, ashore at the back of the West Pier, has been brought into the harbour and laid on the ground. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 18.—Sailed—William Hammond, Adelaide. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind, N. to W. Sailed— Pvose Ellis, China. FALMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind, calm. Arrived—Gorzog Picos, Eraelia, leaky in topsides, and with loss of sails, &c., and part of cargo thrown overboard. Off Port — Ellen, Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Arrived—Minta, Silistria, with loss of bulwarks, sails, &c.—The Solacia, which sailed hence about five weeks since for Quebec, has put back ta day, leaky, and with other damage. HARTEEPOOL, Oct. 18.—Wind, variable. Sailed—Paul Johann, Hong Kong ; Johanna Maria, Singapore ; Tala vera, Calcutta ; Carl, Point de Galle ; Margaret, Aden. LOWESTOFT, Oct. 17. —A laden sehooner, bound south, grounded on NeWcome this morning, and was got off in half an hour. YARMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Arrived—Ebenezer, Shields, for Teignmouth, with damage, having been in contact with the Emma, of Exeter.—The Friends, from Seaham to London, has been assisted in with damage, and leaky, having been in collision.—The Cyrus, of Scarborough, was the brig reported to have got on shore on the North Scroby Sand yesterday morning ; she was assisted off last night, and brought in here, making a little water ; she will proceed with extra, hands. SHIELDS, Oct. 17. —Sailed—Albert Franklin, Now York. SWANSEA, Oct. 18.—Sailed— Herald, Mauritius ; Jessie and Pursuit, Cape de Verds ; Echo, Madeira. CLYDE, OCT. 17 . —Arrived—Hudson and Victoria, New York ; Active, Newfoundland ; Jason, Paraiba ; August Eberhard, Gonaives ; Elizabeth Campbell, Trinidad; Lulan, Quebec ; Cora Linn, New York. Sailed—Rain bow and Bucephalus, Melbourne ; Penelope, Antigua ; Moses Taylor, Georgians, and Roderick Dhu, New York. An iron boiler, from 16 to 20 feet long, and about 10 feet in diameter, covered with barnacles, was passed 3d Oct., in lat. 41 N., long. 14 W., by the Addis. Ann, arrived from Sines. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, E, moderate, and damp. Arrived—Rebecca, from Smyrna ; Maria Teresa, Galli poli; Earl Grey, Dordt ; Balbec (s), Kertch ; Mersey, Smyrna,. Off Port—Julius Caesar, from Maranham ; Oregon, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN. GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10 a.m. Wind, E.S.E., thick, and raining. Arrived, Oct. 18— Harbinger, from Archangel ; Henrick Castenseu, Sundewall : Calcutta, Melbourne ; Kennedy, Cronstadt ; Hannah, Dantzic ; Harpy, Riga; Good In tent, Dantzic ; Daring, Savanilla ; Orient, Cronstadt ; De Am Hell, Amsterd a m ; L a d y Combermere, Dantzic ; Francis Nesman, de. Arrived, Oct. 19 —Pouvards, Dantzie ; Sophie, do. ; Josephine, Rouen ; A nna M orr i ce , M a l aga ; John and Henry, ouen ; Recovery, St. Petersburgh ; Confldence, Dantzie ; Victoria, Archangel ' • Albion, Boulogne. S a iled—City of Lond on (s), Dunkirk; Seine (s), Bou logne ; Countess of Lon%dale (s), Hamburgh ; Qucen (s), Harlingen. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.12 a.m. Wind, S.S.E., blowing hard, and thick rain. Passed—Ellen, from Quebec for Colchester • Prince Al bert, from Hudson's Bay, for London. Sailed—Theckla, for Liverpool. Noma. Wind, S., blowing hard. Passed—lmpreva, from Monte Video to London ' • Plantagenet, ta,genet, westward, to London ; Ada, Shields, to Australia Anchored—Leila, from Shields, to Cadiz. 2 Palo Wind, S., very atrong,—No arrivals, WARWICK RACES-TUESDAY. SWEEPSTAKES, of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added ; for 2 and 3-yr-olds. Optional selling weights, &c. Five fur longs. (9 subs.) Mr. G. Munro's Census, by Lanercost, 2 yrs (30/.), sst 121 b (T. Cliffe) 1 Mr. Dawson's The Jealous One, 2 yrs (301.), Est (Bates) 2 Mr. Saxon's Lady Elizabeth, 2 yrs, (30/.), sst 101 b (J. Forster) 3 The following also ran :—Governess, Ham, Con stancy, Czarina, Indiana, Ada. Betting-3 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth, 4to 1 agst Go verness, sto 1 asst The Jealous One. A good race in with the three placed ; Census winning by three-quar ters of a length ; the second beating the third half a length. Czarina was a bad fourth. Indiana had the lead on nearing the turn into the straight, but she ran out of the course, and finished fifth. The winner was bought for 90 gs. GREAT WARWICK HANDICAP, a free handicap of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds and upwards. Certain penalties ' • the second horse to save his stake. Once round, 1 mile 6 furlongs 60 yards. (21 acceptances.) Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, by Venison, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (including 51b extra) (Charlton) 1 Sir J. Boswell's Annie Sutherland, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Bates) 2 Captain Scott's Angelo, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (including 31b over) (Bearpark) 3 The following also ran :—The Alp, Montague, Ethel wolf, Little Davie, Massa Mungo. Betting-5 to 2 agst Little Davie, 4to 1 agst Annie Sutherland, 5 to 1 agst Eth e l wo lf 10 to agst Massa Mungo. Montague, Annie Sutherland, and Little Davie went off in front, Montague having a slight lead, but they had scarcely proceeded 200 yards, when Little Davie took up the running, with Annie Sutherland in close attendance. Montague and Ethelwolf following in the order named— Little Fawn lying off. No change of moment occurred until they were through the mea dows, when Little Fawn took third place, with Angelo next. At the half-distance Little Davie was quite beaten, and Little Fawn obtained the lead. Annie Sutherland made a good effort, but could only succeed in saving her stake. Little Fawn achieved the victory very cleverly by a length. The second beat the third three lengths. The others were widely scattered, Little Davie being fourth, Alp fifth, Ethelwolf sixth, Mon tague seventh, and Massa Mungo last. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs, each, with 20 added, for 3-yr- olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. One mile. 7 subs. Mr. Fenning's Priam the Third, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 71b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Page's Ada, 3 yrs (30t.), 6st 71b (Hughes) 2 Mr. Flintoff's The Reaper, 5 yrs (301.), Bst 111 b (Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Lady in Waiting and Prince Leopold. Betting-5 to 4 agst Priam the Third, 3to 1 agst The Reaper, 4 to 1 each agst Prince Leopold and Ada. Won in a canter by two lengths. Three lengths between second and third, and a long interval separating each of the others. The winner was afterwards sold by auc tion for 105 guineas, the fund thereby realising 801. LEAMINGTON WELTER Cur, value 100 soya., the rest in specie by subscription of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, &c. Winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Professionals, 61b extra. Once round. One mile 6 furlongs 60 yards. 23 subs, 9of whom pay 5 Boys each. Mr. Dawson's Janey by Malcolm, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (including 61b extra) (Dockeray) 1 Mr. J. Merry's Sally, 4 yrs, lOst 41b...(Capt. Little) 2 Capt. Lane's Agis, aged, list 101 b (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Lady Isabel, Gerard, and Titterstone. COMMITTEE STAKES, a free handicap of 5 sovs. each, with fifty added, for two-year-olds ; winners extra. __ _ . _ . T.Y.C. - Mr. Jordan's Grub, by Sir Isaac, 7st 21b (Wells) 1 Mr. Wilmot's Blakely, by Orlando, Bst llb (Ashmall) 2 Mr. Saxon's Antonia, 7st 31b (Forster) 3 ___ _ .... _ Betting-10 to 6 asst Grub, 4 to 1 ags‘t any other. Grub started with the lead, but was immediately passed by Epirus filly, Lioness, Village Lass, and Antonia in the order named. At the half mile post Antonia took second place, and Lioness gave way. When fairly in the straight Antonia took the lead, but at the half dis tance Grub went a-head, and won by two lengths, Blakeley beating Antonia for second place by a length. Lioness was fourth. A bright cheerful day heightened the enjoyment of the sport ; the racing, however, was unimportant, and the fields were numerically insignificant. The attend ance of pleasure folk was very limited, but there was an average muster of metropolitan speculators. Business, however, appeared to be remarkably dull. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. Bto 1 agst Nabob (t) 1000 to 50 Seahorse (t) KELSO RACES.—YESTERDAY. (By Electric Telegraph.) The CALEDONIAN TYRO STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two-year-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. Three-quarters of a mile. Wild Huntsman. Garrulity Four ran. Won by a length. The KELSO PLATE of 50 sous. Once round and a die. tance. The Itch John Dory Ten ran. The ROXBURGH HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if deelared. One mile and three quarters. Lough Bawn Audubon Songstress _ 3 Seven ran. Won easy. The CALEDONIAN ST. LEGER STAKES of 10 sous. each, with 100 added, for three-year-olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. One mile and three-quarters. Balrownie Goorkah 2 Two ran. Won easy. The CALEDONIAN CUP of 100 guineas. Three miles Goorkah 1 Haricot Four ran. The HUNTERS' STAKES of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added. Two miles. Clatman ... Abbotsford EPSOM AUTUMN Weights for the Epsom Al four STEEPLECHASES. itutnn Steeplechase. About miles. st lb Peter Simple ll 7 Miss Mowbray lO 11 Ploughboy lO 7 St. Helier lO 0 Strip rue Naked lO 0 Tom Gurney 9 12 Simple Peter 9 12 Forest Lad 9 10 Maria Day 9 10 Beresford Wing 9 10 Cigar 9 10 Weights for the Hurdle I st lb The Hero Tom Gurney lO 10 Bedford lO 6 Simple Peter lO 6 Beresford lO 6 Edward of York lO 4 Wing lO 4 Fazeley lO 2 The Screw lO 2 Oxford lO 2 Paddy lO 2 at lb Viscount The Screw 9 6 Fazeley 9 6 Timothy 9 6 Oxford 9 6 Sir Philip 9 4 Sam Hood 9 4 Needwood (late Ho nest Tom) 9 4 Cerus 9 4 Old Rake 9 0 President 9 0 Lace. About two miles. st lb Merry Boy 9 12 Barmaid 9 12 Songster Needwood Sir Philip 9 8 Stamford Friendless Boy., 9 4 Old Rake 9 4 Cashmere 9 4 Union Jack 9 5 ALLEGED REMOVAL OF SHAKESPERE'S EFFIGY AT STRATFORD - ON-AVON.—Mr. J. 0. Halliwell contradicts the statement of Mr. Cunningham as to the proposed removal of the monument to Shakespeare in the Church at Stratford-on -Avon. He says—" The vicar, I am satis fied, from the conversations I have had with him on the subject of the monument of Shakspeare, would never sanction the absurd proposal of removing it ; no could such a proposition have emanated from any reasonable person, except it had beau intended as a joke. The monument, when erected by the poet's friends, could not have " blocked out " any window, as it must have e been (at least partially) erected against that part och e. wall on the other side of which was'the eharnel-h o- Moreover, any window inserted in the place n w o occu pied by the monument al effigy of Shakspoetriem out of place ; or, at all events, it would n I,t the end of the effect of the large painted window cost the vicar such chancel, the elaboration of whichhas vast labour and expense." _ p r o o w u v l ed the e On Wednesday last, six SIX PERSONS DROWNED. parishT r o d d o a f , young men, o so f n s s ky o e fr h, i l t m o a fi l u s ha offg, of Airdmhic-ceolan, and a small island near a t P end of Skye. Towards evening, close to the nortihnegr e c w r e o n f o t ti e n rg ty i boata their boat to the shore, the weather and by a heavy sea the frail barque suddenly and ap e „ b all the bix youths were drowned, in was swamp an of their friends who could render n as they were row the sight of m y ; o asoiswice.—lnverness Courier. CENTRAL DISTRICTS. Population 393,256. HOLBORN; St. Andrew East.—At 6, Gray's-inn-lane, on Bth October, a dress-maker, aged 16 years, "cholera (4 days)." CIiI / OF LONDON ; South-west.—At 7, George-court, on 11th October, the wife of a labourer, aged 44 years, " English cholera (291 hours). Collapse." The medi cal attendant of this case says :—" I think it right to mention that the deceased was not in a good state of health, and that diarrhoea commenced and continued 13 houis before she had medical aid, from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m., 10th October. I first saw her at 6.45 p.m. She was then in a state of collapse, and she died at half-past 10 a.m., 11th October. I am strongly of opinion that, in this case, immediate attention to the diarrhoea might have saved her life." EAST DISTRICTS. Population, 485,522. SHOREDITCH ; St. Leonard.—At 2, Red Lion-passage, on 12th October, the daughter of a bricklayer, aged 19 months, English cholera (26 hours)." SHOREDITCH ; Haggerstone West.---At Shoreditch workhouse, brought from 16, York-row, York-street, on 9th October, the son of a paper-stainer, 4 years and six months, " cholera (9 hours)." Mr. Bowring, the registrar, says :—" This boy was admitted into the workhouse at noon on the 9th inst., and died the same day. This is another from the same family as reported last week, making five deaths in one house in four days." SHOREDITCH ; Haggerstone East.—At 8, Margaret place, on 12th October, the son of a labourer, aged 10 years, " cholera (18 hours)." BETHNAL GREEN ; Hackney-road.-----At 3, Crabtree row, on 13th October, the son of a porter, aged 6 months, " infantile cholera (24 hours)." WHITECHAPEL ; Whitechapel Church.—At 20, Char lotte-court, on 12th October, the son of a dealer, aged 7 years, " cholera (7 hours)." _ _ STEPNEY ; Mile-end Old Town Lower. —At 15, James street, on 13th October, the son of a ropemat-maker, aged 5 years, "cholera (10 hours)." Mr. Castleden, the registrar, writes as follows :—" The premonitory symp toms in this case were attended to immediately. The child ate a hearty dinner with the rest of the family at one o'clock, on ox cheek stewed and potatoes. At three o'clock assisted his mother in taking home some work. At four o'clock was seized with a violent purging. The medical man saw him about five o'clock, and declared him to be in a dangeroug state ; in company with a medi cal friend saw him again at eleven o'clock, when he was fast sinking, and he died at two o'clock a.m. House consists of two rooms and a small kitchen. Family, father, mother, and five children. Nothing offensive about it, or in the neighbourhood." SOUTH DISTRICTS. Population 616,635. ST. SAVIOUR ; Christ Church.—At 4, Paradise-row, on the 10th October, the daughter of a labourer, aged seven years, "Asiatic cholera (30 hours)." ST. SAVIOUR ; St. Saviour.—At 25, Dyer's-buildings, on 9th October, the son of a cab-driver, aged four years, " Asiatic cholera (8 hours), diarrhoea (12 hours)." In the same sub-district, at 3, Red Lion-court, on 9th October, the son of a labourer, aged eight years, " Asiatic cholera (18 hours)." the same sub-district, at 12, Pump-court, on 11th October, the daughter of a hemp-dresser, aged 23 years, diarrhoea neglected (eight days), Asiatic cholera 34 hours)." In the same sub-district, at 3, Red Lion-court, on 11th October, a labourer, aged 37 year s , " A s i at i c cholera. " In the same sub-district, at 9, Thornton-grove, on 13th October, the son of an engineer, aged 18 months, "cholera (30 hours), secondary fever (three days)." The medical attendant states in a note, that " the child had diarrhoea two days previous to the attack. The drain age is bad, the dust lies in the yard uncovered, the cess pool is full °and running under the boards, and is in fested with a number of small black flies, which carry the stench into the house." In the same sub-district, at 61, Ewer-street, on 9th October, the son of a glass-cutter, aged 14 years, " Asia tic cholera, consecutive fever (four weeks from the first attack)." In the same sub-district, at 24, St. Margaret's-court, on 13th October, the daughter of an ironmonger, aged 18 months, "diarrhoea (one day), cholera (12 hours.)" In the same district, at 52, Castle-street, on the 11th October, the son of a basket-maker, aged 18 months, " cholera (3 days)." ST. OLAVE ; St. John.—At 7, Phoenix-place, on 15th October, a labourer, age 40 years, " neglected diarrhoea (16 hours), cholera (9 hours)." BERMONDSEY ; St. Mary Magdalen.—At the w ork; house, on 13th October, the wife of a labourer, aged 44 years, " Asiatic cholera (12 hours)." sq uar ' In the same sub-district, at 32, Bermondsey - ect 3 on 10th October, the daughter of a toll-collector , years, "choleraic diarrhoea (16 hours), cerebra (7 hours)." l z . At 5 4 , Richar dson gBegstioll BERMONDSEY ; Leather Mar_et.— urn street, on 9th October, the son of a .. ic!,. Th e medi aged 6 years, "Asiatic cholera (81 b te °7 7 "This case ?c -eyman-baker, cal attendant adds on his certifica_r wa inan who died curred next door but two to tbscP°: arising from the bad of cholera last week. The sten n n so,aks in the tan-yard, drainage, and from movihngn theuun.." was on Saturday worset, a at 1, Suffolk-place, on 12th In the same sub-distrzcor,f a labourer, aged 4 years, October, the daughter , " cholera.' ivARg ; Kent-road.—At 121, Rent- ST.GEORGE, SOUTH 7th Octo b er, a , seamstress, aged 28 years, street, on Re phiiiitn-street on " Asiatic cholera (5 In the vine sub-district, at 11, years, " .L,"" ' ng- SO October, the son of a painter, aged 5 2 1 Hsi' cholera, (6 wee s , diarrhoea (3 weeks),. collapse (4 days-)" In the same sub-district, at 9, Bunter -street, on loth O c tober, th au e dghter of a l eat h er -dresser, aged 1 : 1- years, "diarrbcea (14 days), cholera (8 hours)." Sr. GEORGE, SOUTHWARK ; Boroirrh-road.—At the workhouse, from 11, Mint-street, on 15th October, the wife of a labourer, aged 38 ye ars , " f ever a ft er cholera." ~ NEW INGTON ; Peter, Walworth. At 4, Lestoek place, on 13th October, the son of a journeyman carpen ter, aged 3 years, " Asiati c c h o l era (12 hours) ; no pre monitory S ymptoms." The medical attendant adds that " h e could not ascertain that any indigestible sub stance had been taken to account for this attack. The house is small and unhealthily situated, having but a very small back yard a few feet square, and the inmates state that the privy and drain at times emit most dis agreeable smells." LAMBETH ; Lambeth Church (Second Part).—At 19, 1 St. Oswald's-place, on Ist October, the daughter of a 1 carman, aged 17 months, 46 cholera (6 days)." Mr. ME ~. k :~ • - , .: Wheatley, the registrar says :—" I found;: r.4 upon visiting :-..... i the premises an exceedingly offensive knell in the baoio;,."'tt; 2 , \ yard arising from the dram." - ...ile,k\iA r .. ' ‘ . \.;. , 0;;;; i In the same sub-district, at 26, St-Albatii-stiee4 1, j t, t, the 10th October, the wife of a liner). 'draper's buyitg. lu aged 41 years, "diarrhoea nottreated (48'holirs) r ehol - . - A s z*; Asiatics (42 hours)." "The occoupier\of the,hotlii , ",„ ,AsXi, formed me that the drain from the back Pren*iseirp iskeffla under the flooring of both parlours, and at tim4s is iabst S offensive. The deceassd died in the back parlour, where she slept with four children." In the same sub-district, at the Workhouse, on 12th October, a spinster, aged 69 years, "cholera rnaligna (15 hours)." WANDSWORTH ; Battersea.—At St. John's-road, on 7th October, the wife of a gardener, aged 40 years, "Asiatic cholera (20 hours)." CAMBERWELL ; Peckham.—At 3, Blue Anchor-lane orchard, on 9th October, the son of a painter (deceased), aged 7 years, " cholera (9,1 hours)." Described by the medical attendant as "one of the worst forms of cholera." In the same sub-district, at Rye-lane, on 10th Octo ber, the son of a carpenter, aged 5 months, " choleraic diarrhoea (one week)." . _ _ ROTHERHITHE ' • Rotherhithe.--At 5, West-lane, on Bth October, the daughter of a labourer, aged 3 years, " Asiatic cholera (3 days)." In the same sub-district, at 5, West-lane, on 9th Oc tober, the daughter of a labourer, aged 2 years, "Asiatic cholera (4 days)." GREENWICH ; Greenwich West.—At the Dreadnought hospital ship, on 6th October, a carpenter, aged 28 years, " Asiatic cholera (died 30 hours after admission)." Mr. Martin, Registrar of the sub-district of St. James's Bermondsey, observes that he " has not seen a case of cholera during the week, neither is diarrhoea pre valent ; the general health of this district is very good." Last week the births of 812 boys and 761 girls, in all 1,573 children, were registered in London. The average number in eight corresponding weeks of 1845-52 was 1,561. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.586 in. The mean temperature was 52 deg., which is slightly above the average of the same week in 38 years. The wind blew generally from the north-east. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTEED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 15. Zymotic Diseases 291 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 9B Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 39 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration l5O Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 5 Premature Birth and Debility 24 Atrophy Old Age Sudden 4O 7 Violence, Privation, Cold, and I n t emperance Causes not specified g - DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1851. of 1852. Week. West Districts North Districts 491,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,093 1,039 505 534 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total . 1,573 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND WEST KENT.—A meeting of landowners and residents of Maidstone and its neighbourhood was held yesterday at the Star Hotel, Maidstone, for the purpose of considering the outline of a project for the formation of a railway from Sydenham to Bromley, by Ilford to Maidstone, with branches to Lewisham, Green wich, Eltham, and Newington Causeway, for local and suburban traffic, and with duplicate lines and indepen dent termini for Crystal Palame traffic. The Right Hon. Lord Homesdale was called to the chair, and after some discussion, in which Sir Charles Fox took a part, Mr. P. Cator proposed, and Mr. Simmons seconded, a reso lution to the effect that the projected railway was de serving of the best support of the landowners and inha bitants of Maidstone and its neighbourhood, and that a committee be formed to assist in carrying it into effect. The resolution was carried unanimously, and some other business having been disposed of, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. PROPOSED NEW LINE FROM LONDON TO SOUTHAMPTON. —Surveys, it is stated, are being made for a line from the Dideot station of the Great 'Western Railway, near Oxford, to Southampton and Newbury. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.---At a meeting just held tit Hornea,stle, resolutions were passed in favour of the formation of a line from Horncastle to the Kirkstead station of the Great Northern Railway, seven miles in length. RAILWAY FROM CHEADLE TO CRESSWELL.—At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Cheadle and the neighbour hood, held at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Cheadle, on Satur day last, resolutions were passed declaring the necessity and expediency of constructing a railway from Cheadle to Cresswell, on the North Staffordshire Railway. Seve• ral parties put down their names for shares in the under taking. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN ktAlLWAY.—Traffic re• turn for tho week ending Oct. 15, 1853 £19,012 1 11 Corresponding week last year 18,530 13 4 Increase in 1853 £4Bl 8 7 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 15, 1853 £13,623 14 5 Corresponding week last year Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 244,951 15 7 Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 222,602 910 GLASGOW AND SOUTH - WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traffio re • burn for the week ending Oct. 15,1853 £;,712 11 1 corresponding week last year 4,267 5 0 Increase in 1853 £445 6 1 GREAT SA LE OP LIVE S TOCK ON HIS R OYAL H IGHN ESS PRINCE ALBERT'S FARMS, AT WlNDSOR.—Yesterday, the annual selection of live stock, the property of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, was sold by auction, , at N or f o lk F arm, b y M essrs . B uc kl an d and Son, and attracted a large attendance of butchers, graziers, and others. First in the order of sale were the pigs, which realised very high prices, com paratively small hogs making from 51. to Si. each. A young boar of the Windsor breed was knocked down for 41. Bs. One or two breeding sows also fetched 5/. 17s. 6d. each. The pigs made altogether nearly 2001., the principal purchasers being Messrs. Agar, Rubie, and Hale, of Windsor. The sheep consisted of 420 fat South downs, 230 home-bred ewes and lambs, with several rams. The whole were disposed of at good but not ex orbitant prices, the principal purchasers being Mr. Mins ton, of Windsor, end the leading butchers of the neigh bourhood. The cattle consisted of a remarkably fine Hereford ox, intended for the Smithfield show ; 81 supe rior fat oxen and heifers, 80 fine short-horns (fit for stall ing), 19 steers and heifers, 6 short-horned heifers and cows, and 2 pure-bred young bulls. The dairy cows ranged from 141. 15s. to 161. 10s. ; the fat cows and heifers from 15/. to reallys The Hereford ox (fed on cake and meal) was y a splendid animal, and realised the large sum of 461,, Mr. Ratcliffe, butche r, of Hilling den, being the purchaser. The fat short-horned oxen. varied from 181. 10s. to 281. each ; the five-year old, Scots, from 151. to 171. ; the fonr-year-olds, from 101. to 12/, 10s. The fat Devons ranged from 171. to 241.105. A two-year-old short-horned bull was knocked down to Jo h n Hercy, Esq., for 25 /. ; an Alderney bull of the sam e age fetched about h alf the mo ney. The total pro ceeds of the sale were about 4 , 000 /. We might add, that, ;since last year, great improvements have been made in the yards and premises attached to Norfolk farm, and the arrangements for the accommodation of the company were , RyveriynuL.The complete. distinguished operatic com Tfl pa E n A y T , RE l - a R te O I T y A P L lagt on ou s r at p u r r e d t a ty y e l i v t e t n l n t g h . e a t A e concluded their en gagemen t a th ct o e u d gh wit A h la t d b a m m e Madame Reichardt, C aradori, Herr Formes, and were e ea cheo consummate splendidate taste, voic voice, and e san gsHarei sorry wer m ost m teonotbhseeroveecatelloan. that there w as on l y a very p oor a tt en dance op era b eing This might be partly owing to no en tireted, yet the very fact of such re nowned vocalists appearing before a Hull audience, should, we think, have secured a far better attendance. sr u ple, however, by no means discouraged by this lack of patronage, has given us, during this week, an equally rich treat, though of a totally different kind, in the appearance of the celebrated comic actor, Mr. Wright, in some of his favourite characters. In the farce of My Precious Betsy, he was particularly droll, keeping the audience in one continual roar of laughter by his representation of that eccentric, original, but somewhat jealous individual, Mr. Wagtail. There is a fund of genial humour about this gentleman, which is most re freabing, and while he repeatedly excites the risible faculties of his hearers, till their sides ache again, be never in the least degree offends by any indecorous or vulgar allusion. The house has been exceedingly well filled.—H ull Packet. PURITY OF THE MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. —A Cor respondent of the Times, writing under the name " Wide Awake," says :—" Agreeing with your corre spondent, " A Thirsty Soul," .bat the Middlesex magis tracy all over England, are but fallible and weak mor tals, like other people, and that therefore irresponsible powers of jobbing ought not to be any longer vested in their hands, I would call his attention to what was happening at the Session -house, Clerkenwell, yesterday —the very day on w hich his letter respecting the mal w with regard to music licenses administration o f the la columns. Mr. Pownall again appeared in your b • pre sided ; and, after some other business had been trans, acted, Mr. F. H. Pownall was elected by voting to the office of county surveyor." a 12 12i 25 10 25 10 1.06 St. 20 5 St. 10' 20 10 20 100 184 100 100 all all 45 all 100 1 Eq' 100 14 741 100 100 100 100 all all all -100 all 21s. ,100 20 1 4 ,100 all all 8 100 1100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 all 3 1100 6i 33