The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-21 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

The official report states that in the week ending
last Saturday, 1,099 deaths were registered in Louden. In
ten coiresponiling weeks of the years 181241 the average
was 1,139, and it this he rained in proportion to the increase
of population, it heroines 1,243; compared with which the
mortality of lost week exhibits &decrease of 14.
As compared with the results of the previous return (for
week ending January 1021), the present table shows a
small improvement in the mortality from some epidemic
diseases, (rain diseases of the respiratory organs. front dis-
ci', es of the nervous system, and those of the digestive
organs; while there is an increase in the tuberculin class
and diseases of the heart. The deaths from consumption in
the preceding week were IIKI; last week they rose to 123.
On the other hand the mortality from bronchitis has de-
' clines, front 121 to 109, and that from pneumonia has fallen
from S 9 to 70.

Amongst epidemics tho mortality from typhus remains
nearly stationary, and amounted last week to 4.1 deaths.
Small-pox carried off 20 children and three persons of 20
years or upwards. With reference to four person* who died
of it, and whose ages are stated res,:i•ctively as 6, I I, 2s,
and 29 years, it is recorded that they had been previously
I vaccinated.

Lod week the births of 762 boys end 727 girls, in all
1,489 children, were registered in London. In 'WWII cor-
responding wet ks of 1843-31 the average was 1,421.
At the Royal Olservatory, Greenwich, the mean rending
of the harometer in the week was 29.167 in. The minis
temperature was 46.3 deg., which is '9.•i deg. higher than
the average of corresponding weeks in ten years. The mean
daily temperature was higher than the average on every
day of the week. On Sunday and Monday it was above 4i
' degrees, which is about II degrees above the average; on
Wednesday it was 47 degrees ; on Thursday the mean was
49.6 deg., the highest in the week, and nearly 13 degrees
above the average of the same day ; on Inday it was
47,6 dig.; and ea Tuesday and Saturday It was above 42
dare*, iv *beat 6 Mimes above die aesearr, ea whisk.
two days the lowest means of the week occurred. The wind
blew generally from the south-west, bet on Saturday
changed to north-west. The amount of rain which fell
during the week was 1.76 in.

NAVAL
(From Isst night's Gazette.)
ADMIRALTT, JAN. 1 I.—Corps of Royal Marines:
First Lieutenant Julius Hance to be Adjutant, vice Harri-
son, promoted.

.—Master

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 20.—At•rtir
R. C. Allen to Magicienne ; Clerk G. Barnes to Britan-
nia; Second Master E. Swain to livard ; Midshipman E.
A. Stubbs to I idory.
PORTSMOUTII, +.t\. 20.--Tho royal yacht Victoria
and Albert has been brought down the harbour to-day and
taken tato the basin preparatory to going Into dock for a
thorough ft-embellisliiiient and orerhaul.—The Fire Queen,
steamer, went out of harbour to-day in charge of Captain
Ilividerson, of the Blenheim, to try her engines, re-
turning :main this afternoon.—The blanceuvrer and
Sinbad, lighters, have arrived to-day with stores.
To.day has witacased the termination of the lengthened
examination of the preserved meats at Clarence-yard. The
number of Cans that remained to be opened was about 260,
and the result was that of that number 185 mere found
totally unlit for food, and were consequently condemned to
be thrown into the sea, the remaining 75 being eatable.
The above, with those opened yesterday, had all been
served out to the Vengeance, 84, but returned into store by
her, for the reason reported yesterday. They were 10Ibe.
and lOilbs. weight each, with the exception of a small
number, which weighed ebbs. The contents of those con-
demned to-day were similar to those described before. In
the opening of the 6,090 eases which have been examined
by the board of examiners the members of that board have
had a very disgusting task to perform, and one that was by
no means free from risk, the noxious odour arising from
such a mass of putridity being at times perfectly overpow-
ering, and it 11411 only by the copious use of Sir W. Bar-
nett's disinfecting fluid that serious consequences were pre-
vented, and the examination enabled to go on.

COMMER&AL AND MARKETS.

NINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SUGAR.—There has nut been a public sale to-day, and
the private contract market has been inactive.
Cower..—The public sales have gone off heavily, and a
portion bought in to sustain prices. 500 bags good ordinary
native Ceylon were offered and half sold, at 39a.
Cocoa.-100 bags Trinidad.
TEA.—The market is inactive.
Mice.-7,500 hags of Madras sold freely in public sale, at
a shade advance, 7s. tkl. to 9s. fsd.; GOO bags Moulmein sold
Iffs. 6d. to 10a. _ . _ .

PINENTO.-120 bags sold in public sale, at full prices,
!Id. to lid.
Col tux remains steady. 200 bales sold yesterday on
'Change.
In other articles no material alteration. The public sales
have been few and unimportant tiiday.
Duty potil on Suitor (except (ocelot milord) to lag wt.
we kto Loam, Liverpool, brietot, Hull, sad
the Clyde !MASS
To tae same keriod lag year ILLSSI

bereft" 34,906
DOTIIII PAID 011 TILL IS WI TO w, W LIZ. lei.
London 1,412,347

Usurped
bad
6,9

Total
Yost Ulm la 1531

•Zioi

1.32.023
1.675,376

locreme 171,119
TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market remains quiet, and prices are without altera-
tion. Town 'fallow is quoted 36t. 6d. nett cash; Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 345. Gd. new; new year (18.52),
Gd. ; on or before the end of March, 365.

BOROUGH 1101' MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattendeo and Smith report that the supply of
good Hops is very limited, and that the demand for home
consumption and for exportation continues unabated.

MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY.

There was no alteration in the value of either English or
foreign Wheat this morning ; the trade was firm, with an
upward tendency.
American Flour brought rather more money.
Barley was quite as dear as at the beginning of the
week, and Oats wero a ready sale, at the advance noted
on Monday.
Beans and Peas maintained the rates of Monday last.
411111VALS INTO LONDON Vitoll 10th JAN. 10 Mt JAN.
. .

Ur t• beoteb. trieb. Vermeil.
Wheat
Ear 1260
ley 2420 1
700
!lour. barrel+, wk.; Malt, 4140 ttra

COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Holywell, 175.; Rarensworth'sWert Hartley, 14a; West
Hartley, 145.; Gosforth Wall End, 15s. 9d. ; Harlon, 155.6 d.;
Eden Main, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Haswell, 17s. 6d. ; Walls
End Stewart's, 170. 61.; Walls End Tees, 17s. 3d.;
Walls End Braddyl, 17s. 3d.—Shim at market, 169.

NEw ASYLUM FOR INFANT ORPHANS.—A special
general meeting of the friends and subscribers to this
charity ; was held on Monday, at the London Tavern, for
the purpose of electing ten children ; the Lord Mayor in
the chair. The report stated that, during the put year,
her Majesty had been pleased to honour the institution with
her patronage, and the Prince of Wales, by his gift of 250
guineas, had been constituted a governor, with a presenta-
tion for life. The total receipts (including a balance from
last year of 391. 5.. 44.) had been 2,808'. 4s. 4c1.; and after
all the necessary expenses had been paid, there was left in
the hands of the treasurer the small sum of 41. oi. Bd. A
discussion ensued as to the propriety of altering Rule 2, so
as to enable the children to remain longer in the institu-
tion—the boys till 14, and the girls till 13 years of age
and ultimately a resolution to that effect was carried
unanimously. The election then took place.
MURDER NEAR NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.—An in-
quest was held on Wednesday last before 8. Reed, Esq.,
coroner for South Northumberland, at Walker, on the body
of Patrick Daley, an Irishman, employed as a striker at the
iron works at Walker, belonging to Messrs. Losh, Wilson,
and Bell. On the morning of New Year's.day the deceased
had a "tassel" with a man named Charles Fairs, alias
Jeffrey, employed as a puddler in the same factory. Daley,
who had the charaeter of being a quiet, inoffensive man,
and, though powerful, not at all reputed as a fighting man,
got the better; he was then encountered by a torapaMon
of Fairs, whom be also overpowered, knocked down, after
three or four round., and fell upon him. Daley was then
picked up by a man named Arthur 14.Cornttek, who was
in the act of leading him home when Fairs came up and
struck Daley a violent blow on the head with some
deadly weapon, supposed to be a poker. Ile then
went back to his house and got hold of a
coal rake, which ho said he was going to use
in defence of his companion, hut this was wrested from him
by some bystanders. A poker was picked up near the scene
of attack, and wail, no doubt, the instrument which Fairs
had employed in the flat instance. Daley became insen-
sible when struck, and, having lingered about ten days, ex
pired. Fairs immediately absconded. The jury returned
a verdict of " Wilful murder** against him. After track•
big him from place to place, a policeman apprehended him
at Middlesborough on Thursday last, and brou4ht him to
Newcastle, and on the following day he was lodged in
Morpeth gaol, to await his trial at the anises.