The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-29 00:00:00

BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.

The total number of deaths registered in London
is the week that ended last Saturday was 1,003, of which
478 were deaths of males, 627 those of females. This
return shows a decrease on that of the previous week, in
which the number was 1,006. It may be stated in general
terms that the mortality bat present as low as it was, at
the same season, in them years when the public health was

best.
It is satisfactory to notice a decrease in fatal 01111 of
diarrhoea. This complaint, of which infanta are piaci-
' pally the victims, began to increase in the month week of
July (Ia which the mean weekly temperature was 64;5°,
higher than it had been in presseediog weeks, or has been
slam), and rose continuously till the deaths reached 164 is
the work that ended the 18th of August. Last week the
deaths from diarrhoea declined to 127. The average num-
ber is the correspondirg weeks of 184564, corrected for
increase of population, was 167. The high mortality from
diarrhoea, lately observed in the north districts, has
subsided, szespt is Somers Town, where the complaint
appears to be very prevalent The deaths reported
for last week as sassed by cholera, are 16, which is not more
than is aural towards the end of August. In 10 cases the
disorder is described as " cholera Infantum," or " choleraic
diarrheas," and in one as English cholera. A cater appa-
reatly of sudden and severs character occurred at Milo-end,
in which the patient was a woman of 30 years of age, and
death is stated to have suited after 17 hours illness.
Cholera, designated " Asiatic," was fatal to a girl 4 years
old, after 12 hours' illness, in Church street, in the sub-
district of Cbristehlerch, St. flavour ; aad a case of " Asiatic
cholera" is returned 'tit whirls a woman, aged 37 years, was
seized whoa returning from a visit to her sister, who was iU
with cholera at Amsterdam; she died soon after her arrival
at home, to Houudsditch. Of 42 deaths from typhus aad
common fever la the week, 8 occurred in the West districts,
8 in the North, 3 in the Central, 2 in the Bast, and 21 is the
South districts. The Best districts, if exempt from typhus,
suffer from scarlatina. Gee death occurred from • plies
protonic.," a disease seldom found in the English mortuary
registers.
Last week the births of 765 boys sad 785 girls, in all
1,640 children, were registered .8 London. Ia the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 184564 the average number
was 1,394.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the moan height
of the barometer in the week was 29.758 in, The mean
temperature was 62.9 deg., which bill deg. above the ave-
rage of the some week in 38 years. The highest tempera-
ture occurred on Thursday, and was 76 deg, ; the lowest
occurred on Wedeseday, and was 60.3 deg. The mesa dew
I point temperature was 64.7 deg., sad the difference between
this and the mean temperature of the air was 8 2 deg. The
temperature of the water of the Thames was 68.7 deg. The
general direction of the wind was south-west. There was
rain to the amount of 0.19 to , nearly ell of which fell in 15
l minutes, early on the morning of Friday, when there was
lightning unusually vivid and long continued, accompanied
with thunder.

The following are among the recent arrivals at
Brighton:—Sir Adolphus sad Lady Dalrymple, Sir J.
William, Sir T. Godsou, Sir It. Dallas, Col. Sibtliorp,
Major-General Gordo., Gen. Weathethead, Hon. Mr. Cal-
vert sad farsliy, Mr. A. A. do'druid, Lleut.Coleuel
Rtridp, Major.Osseral Clarke, Colima' Walker, the Hoe.
It. Carlton, Sir It. Peel, Lady Ward, Capt. Daring, Major-
General Robertson, the Ron. J. Thula+, silo.
The visit of the Archduke Maximilian, brother of
the Emperor of Austria, I. Paris, is again spoken of.
The Prose d' °rind says that Kamitach is being
dewed of all doubtful characters, and that any one unable
to show a well-deaned sompatlea is upelled without pity.
A letter from Warsaw states that the Grand Duke
Coutantias has paid a visit to Swealiarg sines the boo-
berdiasat, sad made a 'Caste inspectioe of the fortifi-
cations. _ _

The Emperor Alexander has conferred a variety of
dreoretleas,titles, &e. ape& the clergy sad oilleieh of
Mead. _ _

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The Gazette de Lesjosiek nays it so =Armed, that
K. Bruck, Financial Minister of Austria, is about to pew
pose a saw loan of 200 Wilkes of florins, istandsil to 'spay
Ow Beak of Vienna the admen which that institution
kr sande to the Beats.

The Venerable George Rodeos, M.A., Archdea
of Stafford, loft hems towards the sad of last month, ass

peaked by hie two youngest daughters, to siesta a few
weeks ea the Coatiasat. Veda was their ultimata destine-
dos, sad they had got aa far es the Tyrol, wheat, fading
that the cholera had broker out around theta, they turned
aside to Elva, ca the moth share of tba Lego di Garda, as •
healthy sad just spot loosed the getaday la. It was while
there that, ca the Sunday sight, or rather the Koaday
Isersing, the Arehdassea was seised with the fatal cholera,
whisk withlaseres est alsbt bean pat ea end se lb valuable
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We (Edinberrgh Mama) understand that lids
following gestleraes hare broom* candidata. for the chair
of the Proviso of Pilate la the 'University of Idtabugb,
meat by the realpatioa of Dr. Allen :—Dr. J. H. Boorest,
Presager of the Moneta of 'WWII' la Malta*
Ilakerefty ; Dr. Almada Weed; Dr. W. T. Osirdaer
mid Dr. Halliday Douglas of lidtah.►gh; Dr. Joust of
Londoa; Dr. Nolllisa of Dahlia; sad Dr. Lam* of
Tisk. TM Town Osassli on Os pima.