The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

The return of the Registrar-General states that the
deaths in London were; 148 i in the week Out ended
last Saturday, and exhibited a decrease on the number
of the previous week, which was 1,407, In the ten
years 1860.69 the average number of deaths in the
week corresponding with last wsok WiLIO 1,Q73; but as

the deaths in the present return occurred in an -increased
population, they should be compared with the average
raised in proportion to the inerease, namely, with 1,180.
The comparison shows that the deaths of last week
were more numerous by 104 than they would have been
if the average rate of mortalisy For th 9 _middle of April
had prevailed, Thoi,igh the mean temperature of the
.air was rather higher than that •pf the previous week,
the weather, continued cold, and was remarkably cold
on the last three days.
In the last two weeks bronchitis has declined from
208 deaths to 167 ; pneumonia, from 116 to 73 ; but
phthisis continued fatal last week, the deaths from it
being 181, while the corrected average is 154.
Whopping-cough was fatal to 61 children, the corrected
average being 6Q. The deaths from scarlatina were
26 ; those from diphtheria 11; --of which three occurred
in k 1 a anti-district of Plninstead. Those from meas les
rose to 33. Small7poti was rettpil ed 2Q cases, 14 of
which occured to children, and 6 to adults. Medical
informants are requested to return in all cases the
primary as well as the secondary disease. Thus, when
small-pox is followed by a secondary disease, the small-
pox should be returned as the primary eause.
Of 13 deaths from suffocation returned last week, 11
were those of infants suffocated in the bedclothes.
Three infants were murdered or died from neglect.
Seven deaths were from burns. Of b Persow who died
from their clothes taking fire, one was a spinster, aged
22 years; another was a man who had been a banker's
clerk, aged 80 years ; a third the son of a mason's
labourer, aged 4 years; a fourth the son of a leather
finisher, aged 2 years ; a fifth the daughter of a solicitor,
10 years ; and the sixth the son of a soldier, 6 years.
Also a child was scalded by upsetting a saucepan. A
photographic artist poisoned himself with cyanide of
potassium, an instrument of death to which persons of
that; profession, with suicidal intention, seem not seldom
to resort..

Last week the births of 923 boys and 834 girls, is all
1,767 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average
number was 1,685.

HARBINGERS OF SPRING. Numbers of swallows
were seen .in this neighbourhood on Thursday last, but
they have appeared ill at home during the snow blasts
with which we have been visited since that time. The
" wandering yoicev of the cuckoo was heard on Sunday
in the vicinity of Dinton—somewhat before the time, it
would appear.—Wiltshire Jfirrpr.
DREADFUL MURDER AT HULL.-111 very dreadful
attempt at murder has been mule in Hull, by a soldier
belonging to the 211th Regiment. The following is the
official account made to the police authorities .—,Tane
Burnham, a cooper's wife, residing in Darley's-court,
New George-street, states that she heard a scuffle in
the house of Ann Sleight, a few minutes after eleven
o'clock; and immediately afterwards she heard Elizabeth
Ailit Packer, who resides there with her mother, call out
" Murder!? grs. Burnham then opened her own door,
and saw Thomas Kirkwood, a soldier, belonging to the
29th Regiment of Foot, attempting to get away from
Mrs. Parker, whose hands were covered with blood,
and who had hold of him. Being very much
afraid, Mrs. Burnham closed her door, and Kirk-
wood made his escape into the street, where he
was a few minutes afterwards followed by Mrs.
Burnham, who raised an alarm. Mr. Macmillan, a
surgeon, happened to be passing at the time, and he was
called in and found that Elizabeth Ann Parker's throat
had been cut on the left side, about five-or six inches.
Other medical assistance yfaa called in, but the iii;fortu-
nate woinan died in the course of the evening. Kirk-
wood was afterwards apprehended, sitting on some steps
on the Spring Bank, partly in a state of intoxication.
No cause has yet been ascertained for Kirkwood com-
mitting this deed.
MORE BRAMWELLIANA.—The London correspondent
of the Afanchester Examiner gives publicity to an
anecdote now in current circulation, with respect to an
incident which occurred at her Majesty's Theatre on
the evening of last Saturday week. On the evening in
question, the learned Baron 'Bramwell occupied, with
his daughter, seats in the pit stalls. Behind him were
" two gentlemen—one of whom we will for our
purpose call Mr. Blank. In the course of the per-
formance Mr. Blank had occaftiou to place Bole remarks
0 his fFiend. Perhaps he spoke rather loudly. I
can't say hoW this was, but at any rate it did not justify
the learned baron in turning round and rudely exclaim-
ing, "Be quiet, sir !" nor in repeating, after a short
interval, " Hold your tongue, you ruffian !" At a future
period of the evening Mr. Blank followed the learned
judge into one of the lobbies, and demanded an imme-
diate apology. " I don't know the meaning of the
word," says Judex. " Then' take that," says Blank,
iiippir4;" the other on the face with his glove. Ton
will hardly, I Tear, in these days Qf pugilism, be surprised
to hear that the learned person, upon this, hit out
straight with his left, and that Mr. Blank caught it
heavily on the shoulder. Fully sensible of the inconve-
nience and disgrace of a fracas in such a place—(of
which, by the way, he might have bethought himself
before he used his glove)—Mr. Blank left the opera
with the intention, as he said, of writing to the pugilistic
magistrate for an apology. Ido not hear that he lila
got' one, and, indeed, he is htu:dly likely to do so. It is,
as matters stand, perhaps six of one 414 1141f-u:doz,en of
the other. But then, in matters of courtesy, of peaceful-
ness Of demeanour, and of actual respect for the Queen's
peace, it is not enough for a judge to be sts good as,
anyone else.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Royal College of Physicians has at length deter-
mined to grant licenses to general practitioners.
The Emperor of Austria has sent 200 gold ducats
(2,370 f.) for the subscription in favour of Nuerni
Trochu, great-grand-daughter of Racine.
The frigate Isis has just left Brest for`New Caledonia
with troops. She carries out the military commandant
of that colony, which forms a separate Government from
that of the French establishments of Oceania.
The Belgian journals state that the works of the forti-
fications of Antwerp are being continued steadily
Upwards of 500 men are now occupied at Austruweel,
and an equal number on another point.
Mr. Munyard, sen., of Woolwich, who was employed
during the Crimean war to assist in the purchase of
horses for the War Department, has just returned from
a six weeks' tour in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and the
midland counties, where he accompanied au agent of
the French Government, on whose behalf 800 of the
finest horses procurable have been purchased and shipped.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN.—Letters from Berlin state that
arrangements for a Russian loan are alleged to have
been effected with Messrs. Baring, of London, and
Hope, of Amsterdam, and that the amount is to be
50,000,000 roubles, or rather more than £8,000,000.
It is not known if this is to be an entirely new loan, or
if the suns consists in whole or in part of loans formerly
announced but not yet placed.
An extraordinary affair is related in the Russian
journals. Prince Nesvitzky was some years ago mur-
dered by his servant, who possessed himself of his papers
and fortune, and assuming filename of the prince, travelled
abroad for some years, living in bossed style. Afterwards
returning, he married a wealthy heiress, named Sokoloff,
and had by her several children. Recently, his impos-
ture, was discovered, and lie has been sent to the mines of
Siberia; but the Ru=sian government has authorised the
children and the wife to continue to bear the name of
Nesvitzky.
THE POOR SwasLows.A number of persons assem-
bled the day before yesterday near the new Square of
the Innocents, Paris, watching the movements of a large
flock of swallows which was flying about apparently
in great bewilderment, and uttering cries of distress.
Since their flight at the beginning of the winter, in
search of a more genial clime, all the wooden sheds
which formed the old market, and under the eaves of
which they had been in the habit of finding shelter,
have been demolished, and the poor travellers on their
return were at a loss where to find other quarters.
Trfg ETCOND4INICATION.---The Ctli?zio!ie of Turin,
which generally indulges In more learned lecling articles
than the other Journals of that city, in its number of the
19th, discusses the validity of the excommunication as
regards Savoy, and arrives at the conclusion that it is
null and void even in the eye of the canon law. It
remarks that the legal consequence of an excommunica-
tion, if not followed by the repentance of the culprit
before the exniration of a year, is the stove, and tlic,t,
therefore, if' the excommunication were valid, eleven
millions of Italians would have to be roasted alive this
time next year.
BANQUETTING AT NICH.—M. Pietri gave a grand
dinner at Nice on the 19th instant, at which covers were
laid for forty. Among the guests present were the
governor, the syndic, the bishop, the presidents of the
different courts, the eqnsmandant of the Ciarhineers,
general Thiele, President of the Society of the Bearers
of St. Ifelena Medals ; MM. Avignor and Carlone,
hankers ; the Marquis de Constantin ; as were also
Generals Frossard and de Failly, aides-de-camps to the
Emperor ,• general O'Farel, the French consul ; the
Oontunagent of tte gouayee of the Inaperia.Quard, ftc.
At the dessert Af. Lubonis, the Governor, proposed as a
toast "France and the Emperor Napoleon 111. !" which
was drank with loud acclamations. M. Pietri replied
iu appropriate terms,: and proposed " King Victor
Emmanuel and Italy !'' Other toasts followed; and the
evening was spent the most perfect cordiality.
A WAst lipsrtTar.,:#--Jr4 the great hospital at Willie,
Alle4 with -French dead and c4ing, ,Slfsg,,,speror and
Grand Duke diOliiagufsled 'themselves tor their active
charity :—" Both braved infection, disease, horrible
spectacles, and every accompanying danger and disgust
in the discharge of these good offices. Money was given
to the officers ; and, without adulation, it might be
said of the Emperor, that he came on a Mission of
exalted charity and mercy to fallen enemies. The
hospitals of S. Bazile presented the most awful and
hideous sight :-7,500 bodies were piled like pigs of
lead over title mollies. in cite ci id4rs; carcase were
strewed about in every part ; and all the broken windoNvs
and walls were stuffed with feet, legs, arms, hands,
trunks, and heads to fit the apertures, and keep out the
air from the yet living."—Nitrrative of the Russian
Invasion.

How COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ARE TREATED IN
THE UNITED STATES.—Advices from the United States
refer to a most extraordinary law which prevails in the
south against commercial travellers, and with whi.3ll it
is essential English firms should. be aoquaintea. Any
traveller ventUrinc, to Well or to make contracts from
sample, must take out a license costing £6;- and not
merely obtain the recommendation of two citizens, but
also give bonds to the amount of £6OO that he " will
notinterfere in the institution of the state."'" This is
according to the statutes of South caroliro, and
analqMs prohibitions prevail generally' In the stkve
states. The pelialty for infringement is a file of £4OO,
or siz mouths' imprisonment. It is strictly enforced,
and any commercial agent either from the north or from
foreign countries immediately finds himself exposed to a
hostile supervision which renders business impracticable.
The mention of the fact, apart from the trouble it may
save to merchants or manufacturers sending agents to
America, will be useful as a further illustration of the
ignorance of cratcys aceustomed at jarae nieetings in
mant.facturing towns to assltre our Operative classes
044 the ollier side of the Atlantic is the only region to
which they must• look for the independence of labdur
and the absence of narrow and depressing restrictions,*
TAB PATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER LEA.-
I:l3odies BOAT
fOu antic:tuna e youths who were
drowned in the river Lea, at Lea-bridge, on Saturday
evening, by their boats coming into collision, were on
Monday identified by their relatives. Their names, as
we have already stated, are Henry Clempsom aged 17,
of Elizabeth-place, Balls-pond ; George Taylor, aged
16, of Maberley-place, Barnsburi:road; .John Bishop,
aged 16, of SC 4nnts Cottage, POrthrnd-placte, Clapham ;
and Win. 0. Raven, aged 10, of Spencer-street, Clerken-
. well. They were respectably connected, and held situations
in merchant's offices in the City. Raven was the only son
of a widow lady. The first three-named unfortunate
lads were in a boat they had hired at Wicks. They
had not been out long, and were returning down the
river, near the bridge, as the boat in which were Raven
and twoi other youths, named Harben and Cook, was being
bronght slowly round to the bankside of pay's, where
they had engaged her. It is stated that they were hailed
to alter their course, but it would seem that they did,
not'hear the cries, and the stem of the boat passed coin,
pletely over the stem of, the boat which was pointed in
towards the shore. The latter craft immediately began
to ship nitich water, and, in their fright, the occupants
scrambled into the boat which had come in contact with
them. The boat being only capable of containing
three or four persons, the sudden addition, coupled with
the way in which they got in, caused water toflow in
over her gunwales, and in a few minutes she began to
sink. Harben and Cook, perceiving that the boat was
going, at once jumped out, and swam for the shore.
Harben reached the river bank, and Cook was picked
up. Of the other poor fellows, however, little is known.
It warred late in the harp of the mains., and when
!pats put off' from the shore nothing could be seen of
them. Their bodies were reeovered in the course of a
quarter of an hour or so, but life was quite eittinct in
all crises,

A PICTURE.—A wide plain, where the broadening,
Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and
the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage
with an impetuous embrace. On this mighty tide the
black ships—laden with the fresh-scented fir-planks,
with rounded sacks of oil-bearing seed, or with the
dark glitter of coal—are borne along to the town of
St. Ogg's, which shows its aged, fluted red roofs and
breedd gables of its wharyes between the legs wooded"
hill an the river brink, tinging the • water with
a soft purple hue under the transient glance of
this February sun. Far away on each hand stretch
the rich pastures and the patches of dark earth,
made ready for the seed of broad-leaved green crops, or
touched already with the tint of the tender-bladed autumn
sown corn. There is a remnant still of the last year's
golden clusters of beehive ricks rising at intervals beyond
the hedgerows ; and everywhere the 4edgezows Are
studded with trees : the diatant ships seem to be lifting
their masts and stretching their red-brown sail close
among the branches of the spreading ash. Just by the
red-roofed town the tributary Ripple flows with a lively
current into the Floss. How lovely the little river is,
with its dark, changing wavelets! It seems to me like a
living companion while I wander along. the bank and
listen to #s low placid voice, as to the voice of one ,who
is dear And loving. I remember these large dipping
willows. I remember the stone bridge. And this is
Dorlcote Mill. I must stand a minute or two here on
the bridge and look at it, though the clouds are
threatening, and it is tar on in the afternoon. Even in
this leafless time cif departing February it is plea-
sant to look at—perhaps the chill damp season
adds a charm to the trimly-kept, comfortable
dwelling house, as old as the elms and chestnuts
that shelter it from the northern blast. The
stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy
plantation, and half drowns the grassy fringe of the
croft in front of the house. ' As I look at the full stream,
the vivid grass, the delicate bright green powder
softening the outline of the great trunks and, branches
that gleam from under the bate purple boughs, I am in
love with moistness, and envy the white ducks that are
dipping their heads far into the water here among the
withes' unmindful of the awkward appearance they make
in the drier world above. The rush of the water, and
the booming of the mill, bring a dreamy deafness, which
seems to heighten the peacefulness of the scene. They
are like a great curtain of sound, shutting one out from
the world beyond. And now there is the thUnder of the
bilge covered waggon coming home with sacks of grain.
That honest waggoner is thinking of his dinner, getting
sadly dry in the oven at this late hour ; but he wilt not
touch it till he has fed his horses,—the strong, stibtnis-
sive, meek-eyed beasts, who, I fanny, are looking mild
reproach at him from betsiTccn their blinkers, that ho
should crack his whip at them in that awful manner, as
jf they needed that hint! See hold they stretch their
shoulders up the slope towards the bridge, with all the more
energy because they are so near home. look at their
grand shaggy feet, that seem to grasp the firm earth, at
the patient strength of their necks bowed under the
heavy collar, at the mighty mnseles of their struggling
haunches should like well to haar them neigh
over their hardly-earned feed of corn, and see them,
with their moist necks freed from the harness, dipping
their eager nostrils into the muddy pond. Now
they are on the bridge, and down they go again at a
swifter pace, and the arch of the covered wagon disap-
pears at the turning behind the trees. Noy I• can turn
my eyes towards the mill again, and watch the unresist-
ing wheel sending cut its azinlonct jets of water. That
little girl is wataing it too ; she has been standing on
just the same spot at the edge of the water ever since I
paused on the bridge. And that queer wbite, cur, with
the' brown ear, seems to, be leapingand barking in
ineffectual remonstrance with I,4e..wilea ; =perhaps, he is
jealOus, because hi playfellow in the beaver bonnet is
so cwt in its movement. • It is time the little play-
fellow went in, I 'think ; 'and• there is a, very bright fire
to: tempt her;, the red light shines out under 4.11. e 'steeped-
lug sky. It is time, too,' for me t9;leAV.e Olt resting lay
arms on the cold Stone,*a this bridge:-Thethe
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