The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
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atterenees hitherto extsting between the City of
publin Steam-packet Company and the Liverpool Screw
steam-ship Company have been arranged to the full satisfac-
tion of both.
TRANSMISSION OF NEWSPAPERS, &c.—By a Treasury war-
rant, dated December 7, the rate of postage chargeable on
tewspapers transmitted from the united kingdom to any
ritish colony or foreign ports, Panama, shall be ld. each.
U colonial newspapers between one British colony and
another, rid Panama, ld. each. On foreign newspapers, Id.
each.

IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-STREET.—Workmen are now
engaged in taking down the warehouses at the foot of Water-
.!_treet, which were formerly occupied by Messrs. Bailey
•firothers, for the purpose of widening the street. The Liver-
Pool Arms Hotel, and the warehouses at the corner of the
street, will also require removal before this much-needed im-
provement can be fully accomplished.
T]SE ROCHDALE MIIRDEREE.—Soon after Jonathan Hey-
Wood was condemned for the murder of Margaret Jones, he
turned to one of the gaolers and said, " I'm going to be
banged. After I'm dead I should like to be buried with
....
'4argaret Jones, in the cemetery at Rochdale." It need
scarcely be added, that of course no attention can be given to
Inoil a request, the sentence being that his body shall be
buried within the precincts of the gaol in which he shall have
been confined after his condemnation,
ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday, woman named Mary
O'Brien was knocked down by a drunken man, at the Colling-
Wood Dock, and sustained a severe contusion of the hip.—On
4.aarsday, John Smith, a labouring man, fell dawn whilst in a
state of intoxication, at the Prince's Dock, and received a
were scalp wound.—A girl named Mary Tully was on Thurs-
usY emptying some ashes into an ashpit, in Prince's-terrace,
'Great Howard-street, when an iron grid fell upon her foot and
ta,st off two of her toes.—These cases were received at the
Northern Hospital.

STATUE TO WATT, At MANCHESTER.--A meeting was held
at the Town-hall, Manchester, to originate a subscription to
erect a statue to James Watt, the inventor of the steam-
engine. The statue is to be a copy of the one by Chantrey,
Pa Westminster Abbey, and is to be placed in the large area
front of the. Infirmary, in company with the statue of
yellingbon, Peel, and Dalton. Most of the leading men of
Mnchoster were present, and appeared to enter most heartily
tato the project, which originated in a suggestion from the
.31anchester Literary and Philosophical Society. The snb-
Ileriptions announced at the meeting were 19 of ao, and 10
of C*s each.
SIITEREEPER DROWNED IN Doc .--About midnight on
ttlesday, a shipkeeper, named Robert M'Avoy, was keeping
hatch on=board the ship Tribune, lying at the cast side of the
Isrunswick-dock, when he fell into the water. A customs'
°Meer named Cornelius O'Donnell heard a splash, and saw the
be
very near to the quay. He handed a plank to him, but
'le made no attempt to lay hold of it ; he 'continued floating,
'L d was got out in about two or three minutes, but was quite
ead.
;DEATHS PROM BITRNING.—On Wednesday afternoon, a
isie years of age, daughter of John• Robinson, residing at
o. 12, Holly-street, was left by her mother alone in the
house,and in about an hour and a-half-She observed oneof her
neighbours conveying her daughter 'to the Dispensary, her
'clothes having caught fire. She was afterwards removed to
Abe Infirmary, but was so-severely burned that she died in-the
eourse of the following night.—Mary Shone, residing withher
Parents at No. 19, Harding-street, 'Windsor, was so seriously
burned by her clothes *taking fire, that she died on Wednesday
afternoon, at four o'clock.

SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. Samuel Newsham, who had been
'°llg" a solicitor in southpoft, and for a number of years had
filled the office of ,cleik to the -county magistrates for'the dis-
trict of North Meols, died suddenly on Wednesday last. He
Lad recently been connected -with the office of Mr. Velsby,
and, as usual, came down to bssiness about nine &Clock. He
entered his private (ace, 'and it appears that he opened his
letters and had begtm to arrange his papers preparatory to the
blorning's business. About a few minutes to-ten o'clock, a
client entered his, office, And found Mr- NeWsham's body
stretched at fulliength:on the floor, and quite dead.
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Tnn cabinet,inakers •in she employ of Messrs.` olden and
Church-street, met en Saturday week, at the Tam
° Shanter, Landon-road, to present 24r. 'Steilic, their late
iorernan, a handsome silver watch, with a suitable inscription,
Previous to ;his leaving !Liverpool, as a token- cf the high
esteem in which he was held by his 'fellow workmen A
Second compliment, and -not less worthy of acceptance, was
a silver chain presented by the apprentices.; and, after
several speeches and -songs, the company -separated, highly
Pleased with the proceedings.
LomAx .Rtn.trev..—At the Court of .Chanse.ry, on Wed-
nesday, Mr. Giffard, for the plaintiff' in this-_ ,case, who had
appealed from the decision of Vioe=Chancellt)r. Stuart, pro-
nounced in Fehrnary last, dismissing their 'lOl filed to set
aside the will of the 'testator, Thomas 'Mirky, late of Liver-
Pool, so far •aa it-related to the residuary' be4tteti to his widow,
as being contrary to the stat ate of ingrtmain, asked, in par-
finance of an arrangement to which Al parties interested had
tisented, that the petition ,of appeal might 'be withdrawn.
Noir lordships punted the application on terms of the
'rkluary legatee paying cost a.
coward
ACCIDE.NT /1.1. SSA Mondakiast week, Thomas
44.Tearaof age, sec ;ond mate of the -slip Malakhoff,
ps drowned when the vessel was off the' Ornishead. The
oa et had just come on boar 1, and the deceased was standing
the port rail •With a hai idspike his hand, in the act of
of getting the anchors over th e bow. InTrisinginner fluke
the anchor off the vessel' a bow, the deceased fell headfore-
-41,05t on to the outer flukey and then into -,the water. The
141113 was roundedimmediat ely, and the-starboard-quarter boat
'lunched. The deceased vas gat•or. boat'dinaihout a quarter
an hour, and every exert ion was used to restore animation,
but he never showed any sign of life after ,being taken on
board,

TIIE
REPEDENNTATION OF ReeecnesTan.—The opponento
of the present represental ;Ives of Manchester appear to be
anxiously looking out for suitable ,candidates, and the names
of Sir Sir John Potter and M r. Oliver Heywood (of the firm of
Benjamin Heywood ar td Ca, 'bankers) are mentioned as
those of gentlemen that an t likely -to ensurere,ood support. An
,anecdote is current to the e dfect that the deputation who went
'0 ask Lord Palmerston's a ssistance irrfinding candidates com-
menced by asking this no We lord if hewould allow his own
tame to be put forward in the event of:a dissolution of the
present Parliament. Lord Palmerston. is :said to have good-
humouredly exclaimed, "Mre go to Manchester, to meet John
15right. I haveAnite enough of him in the House of Com-
kens 1" Nevertheless there is said tohe andr.tention of put-
%lg the noble lord forward, without ailing upon him to
appear personally- upon the Nustings.—Daily News.
TUE E376I,I6II'WOOLLEIC TRADE.—By our manufacturing
shill, cheap iron and .coal, capital anderedit,.End by a repeal
of all the monopolies and all duties on raw produce with
Which our staple trade was once fenced:rcsand, we are able to
sell woollens.all over the world ; and to buy from Egypt,
Abyssinia, from• Syria.„ the East Indies,undlill regions where
sheep can 'live, •anything which is either -.wool or hair, in
addition to the 'fine :qualities obtained from Germany and
Australia. in France, on the contrary, ,under an obsolete
Protective eystem,,foreign woollen :cloth isloaded with pro-
hibitory duties:; bat,. as the French manufacturers are quite
Unable to :supply any large sudden order' for 'military cloths
and_ blankets, or: any ,of the cheap sorts ef ,woollen goods, the
French government, sittce the commencement of the war,
,has been obliged tot's; out upwards of 124000,000 sterling in
.uritish blankets, rugs, .and broadcloth. Perhaps the very
greatcoats 'they lent our troops last winter .were spun and
killed in Tothehire.—ffitusehold Ward*.
THE SMOKE Nursercn.—On Wednesday, ,a ;preliminary
meeting of some of the -steamboat proprieters3of this port
held at the 'Commercial Hotel, in Canning-place, to
take into coneideratien the most advisable mode.of proceed-
' ing in reference to the .a.rbitrary law imposed on them, as
steamboat proprietors, by the Liverpool Health Committee,
under the Sanatory. Act -for the prevention of •smoke." Mr.
John Watkins, avko was -tiled to the char, said tat for
years Past the proprietors of steamboats had been anxious to
nlnue the smoke-onboard their vessels, bat, though every
known invention had'been.tried, at a great expense, it had
been found utterly impossible to combine consumption of
smoke with the geneeation of.stearn in quantities sufficient to
work the en
such as that gfii,onmes•in ferry steamers running short tripe,
Woodside !to Liverpool, smoke might be
consumed with a loss of stearch,at the rate of 81bs. in 201bs. ;
'hut in tug-boats, where great power is often required at
Uncertain intervals, and for a:gveat length of time, it was
Practically impossible. Several other speakers bore out: ,he
remarks of the chairman., and it was ultimately resolved that
by
Memorial should be drawn .up on the subject and presented
"Y a deputation to the Health Coininittee. _

ALARMING FIER AT RUNCORN ;01-P —On Monday even.:
`ug, last week, a few minutes after six o'clock, a violent .ex-
Dlosion,avas heard in Runcorn Gap, and instantly the sky for
several miles around was illuminated by a most brilliant yet
4lariningllaze. It was soon discovered that the oil and resin
Ivorks belonging to Mr. D. Fehrnaan were on fire, the flames
us immense columns ascending many yards in height, and ap-
Dearing to threaten the range of buildings adjoining, com-
14laing the luggage departments and stables of the St. Helens
and Garston Railway Company. However,,by pulling down
Dart of thelndlding and removing the stock of oil, turpen-
tine, resin, he the fire was confined to the hnildings in which
it eommencedo , sllich are now a heap of rums. The accident
°eeurred in conse,Juence of the bursting of a ,new resin still,
?Ile that has not been working more than a month- The man
la charge of the sttl was just walking away from it, and had
treeeded about ,ten yards when the explosion took place.
° accident to life ,or limb occurred. One man dell into a
large reservoir of water near. The yard dog (a fine animal)
f.l'ae burnt to death ; and several people had marrow escapes
tint,
the failing walls. The owner is at present ou the con-
t, and dt is not ascertainable whether the building es in-
;&ed or not. The damage done is small compared to what
Zglit have been expected. Several hundred barrels of oil,
Are. ' were saved by the:activity of hundreds of work-
Who were at that time leaving their employment. The
',tillage is estimated at between i6OO and £l,OOO.
Thursday,
CO3:I3iIME.—The weekly. meeting was held on
uursday, Mr. C. Turner in the chair. The other members
present were Messrs. Shand, Robinson, Palmer, Chaloner,
onde], Anderson, Rounthwaite, Smith,and Evans. The sub-
mittee of works submitted plans for laying down lines of
liway from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway across
Regent-road, to form a junction at the Braraley-Moore Dock
ipb. the dock line of railway on a low level, with a recommend-
atbould ion that the portion of the line which passed over the estate
be constructed by the surveyor, and that a rate be
;rived to the company to cover the police and other ex-
Dolsea—The Warehouse Sub-committee had nothing to
Harbour-masters' Sub-committee recommended
A4o4f d
-itsitnde Dockofissal ;
James Moore, a dock-gateman, at the Canning
also that 938 square yards of land at the
filfl*Pi end of the Harrington Basin be let to the Harrington
are). and Iron Company at 2s. 6d. per square yard, subject to
tea
notice to quit ; and that 885 square yards in the
taZe locality be let to Todd, Naylor, and Co., on the same
oqs."-A note was read from Captain Schomberg, on behalf
dim2le Colonial Land Emigration Commissioners, surrendering
n office near the Waterloo Dock, used as a place of me-
am ,;nsnection by the medical officers of. the commissioners,
Enanking the committee for allowing it to be used.—A
p'arunication was read from Mr. J. W. Green, again corn-
of a charge of £37 for shores used in one of the gra-
aoeks in connection with the repairs of the Sierra Ne-
aile, The Chairman said the charges were the usual ones,
111— "la no redress could -be given.—Letters were read from
pe:!_ars. Dixon and Co., and Fowler and Dagnall, applying for a
t.L.i;ianent berth for their Levant steamers in the Wellington
4,2( Referred to the Harbour-masters' Committee.—Mr.
tb,;an reported the death of Francis Syrnes, foreman in
liee of the floating timber, and recommending the appoint-
also t porter, at a salary' of 265. per week.—Mr. Sloman
rsePorted the loss o terminated caused by the animal treading
t* Pike nail. Tbi4 the business.

THE Bishop of Manchester has presented a donation of lb
guineas to the Bolton Church Institute.
THE meeting in favour of the restoration of Poland will
take place on Thursday, at the Concert-hall.

IT is stated that R. A. Maefie, Esq., of this town, has given
£l,OOO in aid of the Presbyterian missions in China. A few
years ago Mr. Macfie gave £l,OOO towards the Indian missions.

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POLL AT ELECTIONS.—It is directed by an order in Council,
December 7, that the towns of Longridge and Longton shall
be places for polling for the northern division of the county of
Lancaster.

NEW COUNTY MAGISTRATES.—P. R. Arrowsmith, Esq.,
ex-mayor of Bolton, Capt. Gray, and Mr. Abraham Brierley,
of West-hill, cotton-manufacturer, have been added to the
commission of the peace for this county.
IN the Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday, there was a divi-
dend meeting in re Joseph Feeny, when several claims to
prove were admitted, and others ordered to stand over until
the 4th of January, to which day the meeting was adjourned.
ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL—OH Wednesday, Mr. R.
Duckworth, son of Mr. Robinson Duckworth, of this town,
and formerly at this school, was elected Mathematical Exhibi-
tioner at University College, Oxford. Mr. Duckworth had
previously obtained the open scholarship at the same college.
A STATEMENT of the debts and liabilities of Mr. Oliver, of
Liverpool, has been received. The liabilities are about
£1,000,000 ; and the assets, it is to be feared, will not realise
more than 2s. 6d. in the pound.
LIR CITY OP MANCHESTER steamer arrived at Marseilles on
the 9th, from the east, with 750 men of various regiments of
the French army on board. The Conte Cavour, a Sardinian
steamer, arrived on that day at Marseilles from Kamiesch,
bringing home wounded and convalescent soldiers.
ON Saturday morning last, a hare ran into the carpenters'
yard belonging to the Bridgewater Trustees, at the bottom
locks. Poor puss was hotly pursued ; she, however, managed
to make her escape from the yard, but it was only out of the
frying-pan into the fire, as she ran down the steps of the
graving docks, whence there was no escape, and was speedily
captured.

THE following patents, among others, were-sealed during
the week ending Dec. 8 :—George Frederick Chantrell, of
Liverpool, furnace engineer, for improvements in apparatus .
applicable to the manufacture and revivification of animal or
vegetable charcoal ; Joseph Betteley, of Liverpool, chain cable
manufacturer, for an improvement in ships' anchors.
FIRE IN LOVE-LA:NE.—A fire broke out about eleven
o'clock on Friday morning, in a cotton kiln in Love-lane, at
the north-end, belonging to Mr. M`...4,rdle. 'two reels were
soon on the spot, and the fire was extinguished in about half
an hour. A quantity of cotton was consumed, but the damage
done to the premises is very inconsiderable.
OEM CIiIIRCHES.—There is a movement in Manchester,
patronised by the Bishop, for erecting, in. the more populous
districts of the city, churches entirely free from rented .and
appropriated sittings. We (Manchester Examiner) learn
that some progress has been made in colleeting funds for,the
£heetwood district.

WEST DERBY 'GriRDIXNE.--At the meeting on Wed-
'nesday, notice was given by Mr. Edwards, that he would, At
the next meeting, move that the salary of Mr. Lythgo-e,
relieving-officer, be increased from £BO to £lOO per arilititt.
The number of paupers 'relieved during the last week 'Was
4,145, an increase 01263 when compared with the correspond-
ing week last year.

CAUTION TO MALEAS'IN FISH.—John Burke was brought
up at the Police-court, on Thursday, before Mr. Mansfield, for
having 171bs. of 'unwholesome codfish exposed forsidein St.
John's-market, 'and fined Os. 6d.—Mary Ann 'WriA.ht was
fined 14e. ed. for exposing for sale, at the same place, 911bs.
of unwholesome codfish"-; and Jane Blundell, for exposing for
sale, in the same market, 391bs. of unwholesome eels, was
mulct in the penalty of :14s. 6d.
Hismuc Society.—The second mating of the literary
section of 'this society was held on Thursday,,af-St. George's-
hall, Mr. Danson in the chair.. A resolution :expressing the
regret .of the -society at the death of Mr.-tjcscph Brooks.
Yates was passed. The paper for the evening was " The
English PootclawsSystem, viewed in relation 'to Education
and Morals," read' by the Rev. Mr. Moore. 'A discussion fol-
lowed 'the reading-of the paper, in 'WhiCh Buxton, the
Rev. Dr. Hume, the chairman and other metubers, took part.
MIS 'CIINAtIrO'SrTEA.3I-BITIP PERSIA, which was launched
last summer, at Glasgow, is now nearly ready for sea, and is
expensed to sailthence for New York on thaL,2sth of January
next. The ;,Per-sin is built of iron, is larger than any of Her
INesty's ships cf war, and is expected‘tomake more rapid
passages between this and America than any other steamer
afloat has done.' Her engines were tried at Glaigow last week',
:and WE understand that they worked admirably. ComModore
.Judkins, late etthe Arabia, is to command the Persia.

ARC ri ITECITEAL AND Anoa.somooteAr, SOCIETY.—The
anceting of this-society was held on Wednesday, at the Royal'
inttitution, • Colquitt-street. Mr. -.l.,:Hay, the president,
-occupied- thec-chair. Mr. John Gibbs,'Aigburth, was elected
an 'associate.suember. Several donations of an interesting
,choaucter were ;resented to the society. After the ordintry
buFiiness-had been disposed of, the discusSi.on on the papervoad
liugirine at the last meeting, was resumed, and kept
rnp -with great spirit until the meeting,adiourned.
IVOVEL • Surcpnlsz. =On Thursday night, a young .thief
''crept into a house in Blackpool, for the purpose of plunder.
Et • made .116 -entry through a bedroom window, and, ,while
zroping'aboutin the dark, he accidentally thrust his .Isgers
'.into the open mouth of the owner of 'the house, who was 'in
bed and asleep. He suddenly awoke, .:and, snapping the
--fingers, -bit. them so severely that -the intruder, uttering
:loud-cry, rushed back to the window, made his exit through
Ht, and -escapa He has since been captured.—Darlingtov
Tines.

.TuE..lamtlosEru BIIOOE6 YAXES.—The death of Mr.

Zet...eph Broke Yates is announced.ineur obituary. His long
life was spentin Liverpool, where the'aame he bore has long
:been associated with the intellect :and respectabilityef the.
*town. He-was originally a prosperous merchant, but Milli-
-enceenabled him to retire, several years ago, from business.
'His leisure not unprofitable; for he devoted liinmeltto
.arelfeology,:and, latterly, took a ,Trominent part in ~our
!literary and: philosophical associations. At the recent .ineet-
ing of the :Brush Association, at -.Glr..sgow, he read several
-elaborate .papers.
SERTECE WITH AxErict...4-,Our readers are well ~20.:quainted with Ike facts which led the interruption ,sf.:4-ie
-mail-service_ with the United states la year, several,of,the
,vessels of ithe Cunard line being -required in the transport
-service : so that, instead of :having -three communications
every fortnighbwith America, we :have%had for a year only a
,weekly mail. We are glad, however,.. to £nd, that hi January
,next, the Cunard steamers; will ran-avers- week, and theT,ol-
iLins-skamships every alternate -week.
:312.:.GRIMSfiN AND M. HorysoN.--After the nnrileasdiit
scene :at the . town council, em Wednesday week, Mr.. J.-Ilack
Ijesyel„:. as the mutual friend of Mr.:Greg:ion and Mr. -Hodson,
Interposed his-good offices, and the .folloning letter terminated
„....

the ,affair consmunication,has been made tome,
that,you desire a.written withdrawal ofstbe..words regarding
vou which I. used,at the counthi on Wednesday last. HaVing
at the moment, at the request of the mayor, withdrawn :the
expressien, I at ones accede to your wish, and express:regret
that I -should,. contrary to the :accustomed rules of pub&
debateiand, in .the essitement of the moment, have made :nee
ofan expression personal and offencive to you, and which I
freely withdraw.-Id. GREGSON, Torteth,peck."
Royani Insrmirraosi So:mos.—On Thursday the .annual
Zstribation of prizes to the boys kconnected .with the ..Royal
Institution .schools- .topk place in 'the theatre of the . goys'
Institution, ColqUitt-street. Mr. Sandbachoceupiedthe chair.
The prizes were delivered by the Lord,. Xishep-of, Chester-
Prior to the delivery of; :the prizes, a ,variety. of. speeches were
reeitedbythe boys.
.The Bishop, in pueseuting the, prizes-to
the successful competitors, addressed same. appropriate remarks
to each. Afterwards the,company proceeded to . view a, .fine
collection of drawiegs by the boys of the school, under the
instruction of 11r. Wm. L.. Kerry, the dxawiegselaster of. the
Royal InStittitiOn.
SHORT TIME MOVEMENT AT OLDTTAIL —We , understand
that about thirty firms, producing an aggregate of about
120,004b5. of ;3iarn weekly have signed a declaration to work
from breakfast time till 'dark for one mouth. Many others
who decline to .sign say- that they will kin the movement
should it hecomegeneral. :It is stated that Messrs. Worthing-
ton and sons,
.of :lJollinwood, 'Messrs. J. Brideoalseand Bro-
thers, of Waterhead„
and Messrs. Radcliffe and Sens, so far
as regards their looms, commenced working short time two or
three weeks since. It is pretty •certain that on Monday next
there will be a commencement ofsihort time by a .number of
firms; but to what extent it will reach remains to be,Seetl.-
111anchesler Gatardian.
DISPUTED RIBMIT OI3A-01(AtTEi69 PROPERTY.—Magavut
v. FRASER.—On the 10th,.this case came before Sir W.-Page
Wood, in the Viee-Chaneellor's , Court. The plaintiffs are
~Messrs. John and Willialn.Mather,, of a.iverpool ; the defend-
:guts are Mr. John Fraser, Mr. P. Thompson, and four others,
:the assignees of John and George Barton,. of Manchester,
:capper-roller manufacturers, who have been declared bank-
rupts. 11ir. Rolt, for the plaintiffs, moved to continue the
injunction which had already been granted, restraining the
defendants from removing from a manufactory, the Brough-
ton,Copper Works, the machinery which was thereunto fixed,
the plaintiffs claiming as mortgagees. Mr..,Daniell, for the
assignees, consented that the question as to the right to the
machinery shcaild be diScussed on .a motion for a decree, the
injunctian being continued in the interim.
TnE Lords Justices of Appeal have reversed the decision of
one of the (Commissioners of the Liverpool Court of Bank-
ruptcy, granting a third-class certificate to a bankrupt named
Strong, after-six months' suspension, with protection for one
month. It appeared that the bankrupt was the owner of the
British Dominicms, steam-tug, of the port of Liverpool., and
the allegations of the petition of appeal were that the bank-
rupt had made false representations as to the state of his pro-
perty in order to deceive his creditors ; that, having sold Ins
ship ferenly.27.oo,, her value being £1,400, he had paid off a
mortgage of £4OO out of the proceeds ; but for the ,disposition ,
of the residue thereof be could only account by a statement '
that having carried it about in his pocket, and having become
on several occasions intoxicated, he had lost it ; lastly, the
petition alleged that he had removed his furniture into a house
under a false name, in order to conceal it from his creditors.
Their lordships decided that the case was one in which they
could not grant either a certificate or protection.
HEIVFIEC COMMITTEIL—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday, Mr. Richard Shiel in the chair. A deputation
from the steam-tug proprietors on the river appeared before
the committee, and Mr. Watkins, on behalf of the body, fire-
sented a memorial. After some conversation between the
members of the committee and those of the deputation, the
latter retired, and the subject of the memorial was referred to
the Smoke Committee. The other business was of the usual
routine character.—The Medical Officer reports that the
mortality of the borough for the preceding week was about
ten per cent. in excess of the average mortality in the same
week of the preceding seven years. The registered deaths
were 257. The excess was caused by the unusual prevalence
of scarlatina, measles, and hooping cough. Of these three
diseases 74 fatal cases were recorded, viz., of scarlatina 38,
measles 20, hooping cough 16. The deaths from measles
were more numerous than in any week for the previous 17
months, and from hooping cough more than in any week since
the beginning of January. Scarlatina has now been epidemic
upwards of three months, and since the first week of Sept.
has destroyed more than 500 lives. From other diseases of
the zymotic class, 22 deaths were recorded, including eight
from typhus, two from syphilis, one from small pox, and one
from mumps. From diseases of the lungs and consumption,
82 deaths were registered. Of the total 270 deaths, 173 were
children ; and of theie 154 were below five years of age. The
mean temperature of the week was 40 9-10 degrees, being
more than two degrees below the average. The mean hori-
zontal motion of the air was 412 daily, 100 miles more than
the. average. Rain fell on three days of the week. The total
amount was 18-100 of an inch,