The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-24 00:00:00

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Jan. 6 .1. Stevens, Claiissi;;;;;;SSOn, auctioneer—Jan. 13. .1.
Swint. New Shorehqn, Mimes, independent minister—Jan. 13.
T. Al:wriest, jun., Lamb's Conduit street, Brunswick-square,
itheesemonzer—Jan. 13. It. Leathers, Chapel-street, Somers lawn,
late grocer—ran. 6. ii. Frewer. Oxford-street, saddler—fan. 6.
J. P. Smith, St. Alban's, liertlordshile, gentleman farmer—Jut
IL A. White and T. Simmons, Cannon-street West, City, ware-
bousenwm—Jun. 3. W. Oilberthorpe Chesterfield, Derbyshire,
Confertioner —Jan. a T. Caudwell. *Warsop, Nottinghamshire,
Mtn. r—Jan. 21. G. Beery. Blackburn, monufactiarr—Jan. 30. W.
'Wood. A tiering, Yorkshire, botcher—Jan. 3. J. Tehlo, Anode,
liorilivinptioishlre, fanner—Jan. EL T. Collis, Stocking Pelham,
Bertl.n.l4hire, wheelwright—Jen. 13. P. A. Barnes and J. Barnes,
Itt.ndfont Forum, Dorsetchire, woolstaplers—Jan. ti. T. Ball,
litilham licensed victualler - Jan. 16. F. Collins, Drury-hum,
pewolooker—Jan.ls. 0. K. Lee, Sunderland, draper.
CIIIITICATEEI to be granted, miler cause be shown to the
twatrowy on or before the day of meeting.
Jan 14. li. Wood, 31norgste.street, merchant—Jul. 14. J.
Bo vilest Ne-thumberlandwrrace, Bagnigge Wells-road, grocer
—Jae. 13. .7. Clayton, Bastrick. Y..rksbire silk spinner.
PARTNILBSBIPS DISSOLVALD.

Wilklnvon and A U. Wilklnwn, Birmingham, surgeons—
J. Oren and Ann Swan, Ealing, Middlesex, lnickniakere—J.
Ilyedfurd and S. Sage, Upper Fasten. Gloucestershire, heck
num Itictiarel a—P. geott and R. Reid, Liverpool, lacemen—J.
Lid 4,1 F. swine., Kettering, Northamptonshire, cabinet makm
—w and it. Oardner, Preston, Lancashire. tAlors--
T. hour. sera., J. Puvwr, T. rover, las.. Keel* and Silverdale,
Statfordshire, tailors-1h A. Cassidy sad & H. Turner. Liverpool.
ship brokers—Ellenor Monts Bibby and Elizabeth Burgais,
Bohm, Lancashire, eoefeetloners—J. Morrison and J. Cable.
Marthettsagh. Wiltshire, rope mannfactarers —J. Patchett and
G. Patchett, Halifax, Yorkahlre, wire drawers—W. Garton and
M. itons, RrYWI, carrlers—J. !iv:kola S. Baker, and J. Crane.
Be+dlry. Worcestershire, bankers—A. llolt and S. fillues, Brad-
trad.,Yuelublre, hair felS manufacturers—E. T. Warry, M.D.,
sad W. Y. Bennett, Yeovil, Sornerselatilre, general medical arse-
IStiosers—C. Doodchlld and B. fleectchild. Engel& Middlesex,
formars—J. Waring and W. Waring, Pleaaington, Lancashire,

quarry marten-J. Payne and W. Oaken Rtrastineta. Siegi-
roanders—W. Trier (deceived) and R. Halt, Bury, cuddly.
ironfounders—J,lnaterd (deceseed% F. B. Bamford. and F. T.&
Bard% Royal-exchange, citr, stationers.
SCOTCH SISQLOOTTRATIONS.
JOIN lIODOSS, Overige% Lanarkshire, Joiner, Dee. 111, at tle
Black Bull Inn (C s), Hamilton.
?Nona irloch, Perthshire, ternsw, Den. SI, at Ow
Solicitors' Übrsry,
;one 1141 nm Inoue. imittou, Lanarkshire, merchant, MU'
SC at the Fanday Mall, Weapon. .1
Auxamax llama, Leith, eorerninion merchant, Dec. Sr, at
Doeredie and Lyme, Bonsai, Ihtleburgb.
Oourock, hotel keeper, Dec. 30, at the White
Hart Hotel, Oreeneck.

HEALTH OP LONDON.

It appears from the weekly return bayou uy the
Registrar-General that the total deaths in Leedom in the
week that ended on Saturday were 1,419. The number is
almost the mate as that d the previous week, but itoL exhi-
hits an important decrease on the heavy returns that wale
made in the latter half of November, and in the lhat.week
of the present month. The rheas temperature of the air has
been sin degrees hi in the.VITOO weasel December that
hare now elapsed tUn it ints on the last three weeks of the
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.prepons month- But though the mortality bas de=
it is Ain rather high ; for lest week 78 deaths
above the number that would hare been returned if
the average rate of mortality for a week near
the winter solstice had prevailed. Small-pox dirt-
: dedly appears on the increase ; the deaths from it
In the last three weeks were, respectively, 10, 22, 34.
1 Nine ont of the 34 were returned as having warred in
the Small-pox Hospital. Measles was fatal to 79 children,
the corrected average, being 36. Four come of this latter
complaint occurred in the sub-district of Belgravia, Bin
Islington, 5 is the gab-dkohriet of St. Peter Walworth.
There were 69 deaths burn scarlatina, and 20 from diph-
theria. -There were 70 from typhus, 26 of which cases
were returned as "fever," 16 es typhus, 14 as typhoid fever,
the remainder as pair* fever, Bronchia, carried off
181 persona. 69 of whom were 60 years old or up-
wards ; whilst the deaths referred to pneumonia,
which it fatal chiefly to children, were not more 80.
Bronchitis has declined slowly since the weather became
warmer ; pneumonia fell rapicily when the cold ceased. The
mortality under broeichitis hae meetly exceeded that Which
was referred to pneumonia. Eight nonagenarians died in
the week,; the oldest having attained the age of 98 years.
A child died from spasm of the glottis, 'in Brunswick-maws,
St. Goals Bloomsbury. It was found by a coroner's jury
that the death had been " meelierated by the impure atmos-
phere of • =wt." lest --reek the births of 973 boys and
9ho (Ha to all I,9ZS Adams, won registered in London.
In the Sea earrespeadag, weeks el the years 1832-61 the
avenge number (corrected) we. 4753..

DZSZRUCTI7III PM AT DAIrIS S WHARF.

Early yesterday afternoon the outbreak of another
Are at the extensive waterside premises known as Davis's
Wharf, Flormlydown, in a line with Tolley-street, and op-
polite the Tower of London, created much excitement
among the shipping in the upper part of the pool and on
both sides of the river. The disaster appears to have ori-
ginated from some napeatasable 01010 in the jute or D
warehouse situated at the rear al the rosin buildings sad
separated from them by a narrow roadway. In this build-
ing were stored some thousand bales of jute stacked up to
the roof, there being no floors. It is reported that the men
bad just returned from dinner when the alarm was raised
that the jute was on tire, and on some of the principals
going to the spot they found 'evert' stacks in flames. No
lights being permitted in this part of the building, it is
difficult to account for the origin of the tire. As many
bands as could be mustered at the time were instantly
set to work to throw buckets of water on the blazing
jute, but nnfortunately their services proved of little avail,
for the fire travailed so quickly from stack to stack, and the
smoke was so overpowering, that the men had to retire.
The fact of the outbreak having been communicated to the
brigade station, the steam, land, and other engines quickly
arrived, as also the two floating engines. As is usually the
case at large firer on this side of the water, there was a
laxity of water to work the land engines. Much alarm pre-
vailed in ease the flames should extend to the large ware-
houses of the wharf, which contaioed • very large stock of
oil, tallow, Sm., and that a similar catastrophe to that which
happened about twenty years ago might occur, when the
wharf and immediate neighbourhood were destroyed. The
firemen, however, worked with their usual zeal under the
direction of Captain Shaw, the superintendent of the force,
and the conflagration was prevented extending beyond that
portion of the warehouse where it originated. Daring the
height of the fire, Captain Shaw received a serious injury
to his hand by a slate falling from the roof. The official
report states that upwards of 2,000 belts of jute and hemp
were destroyed, and the roof of the warehouse. The owners
of the whArf, Messrs. Curling and Co., are insured in several
offices. A somewhat similar Fre took place in an adjacent
warehouse in the autumn of last year.