The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-12 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DUELNG THE WEEK.

(From the Official Report.)
It was shown in tho report for the last week of
October that the mortality was considerably diminished;
it now appears that concurrently with • great fall in the
temperature it has again risen to nearly the same amount
as prevailed during the early part of last month. The
deaths registered in London in the week ending last Satur-
day were 989. In the ten corresponding weeks of the
years 1841—Zi0 the average was 967; but the population
hes increased since that period, and the average, if cor-
rected in proportion to the increase, is 1,064, compared
with which last week's mortality shows a decrease of 75.
The increase on the previous week I. visible amongst the
young, the middle-aged, and persons of advanced life. It
is also observed is all those classes of disease which make

the largest contributions to the mortality ; for last week
the deaths enumerated in the epidemic class rose from 222
to 242, those in the tubercular clue from 156 to 171, those
caused by "diseases of the brain, spinal marrow, &c.,"
from 78 to 115, those by " diseases of the heart, &c.," from
33 to 40, those by " diseases of the longs and other organs
of respiration " from 165 to 148, by ' diseases of the sto-
mach, liver, and other organs of digestion " from 54 to 63,
by " diseases of the kidneys, &c., from 6to 11, by
" rheumatism and diseases of the joints, &c.," from 3 to 8,
by " atrophy " from 16 to 23.
As in former weeks, scarlatina and typhus predominate
amongst epidemics, the former having increased in fatal
cases from 50 in the previous week to 59 in the last.
Typhus numbers 58, besides 2 from ague, 1 from remittent
fever, 1 from infantile fever, and 3 from rheumatic fever,
but at present it does not show a disposition to become more
fatal.

The mortality from smallpox rose from 17 deaths in the
previous week to 24 (21 children having died of it last week,
and 3 adults above 15 years of age). It is stated in only
one caw that 'vaccination had been previously performed.
Besides the above the death of a child of one year occurred
from chicken-pox.
Last week the births of 770 boys and 710 girls, in all
1,440 children, were registered. In the six corresponding
weeks of 1845.50 the average number was 1,383
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading
of the barometer in the week was 29.684 in. The weather
was cold during the week. The mean daily temperature on
Sunday wee 43.9 deg., or 2.7 deg, below the average of
corresponding days in ten years ; it fell to 35.2 deg. on
Tuesday, which is 11.3 deg. below the average ; it then roes
and was about 42.5 deg. on Friday and Saturday ; but on
every day of the week was below the average. The mean
temperature of the week was 40 deg., which is 6.3 deg.
below the average. The wind was generally in the west or
north.

REPRESENTATION OF
Young has not abandoned the honour of representing Cam-
bradg. shire in parliament. He says, in a letter to one of
the electors, he regards himself as only the temporary repre-
sentative of Scarborough, elected upon an emergency and
under peculiar circumstances, so thatwith the present parlia-
ment his connection with the borough in question will, in
all probability, cease.

r. G. F.

THIS DAY, Nowt.
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The returns from the following places did not reach this
WUp in time for publication yesterday; they therefore
indicate the state of the weather on Monday morning et
aloe o'clock.

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Gentle Deese
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Partially Cloudy
Partially Cloudy
Partially Coady
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EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY.—Since the recent deci-
sion of Vice-Chancellor Turner as to the illegality of the
agreement for leasing the line, entered into in the early
part of the present year between the East Anglian and the
Great Northern directors, some of the bondholders have
been engaged in obtaining better terms from the Eastern
Counties Company than those come to by the directors
with the Great Northern board. In the meantime the
directors of the East Anglian have been at work to get
more advantageous terms from tke Great Northern Com.
pan, than in the existing agreement. It is stated that
the Eastern Counties board, on the suggestion of the
above parties, are willing to enter provisionally into an
agreement with the East Anglian Company to the following
effect: The working stock to be sold to the Eastern. Counties
Company at a valuation ; the proceeds to be expended in
finishing the bridges and other works on the East Anglian
line, and the balance to be divided pro rota between the bond
and trade creditors. The balance of the debt to be settled
by East Anglian bonds. Five per cent. interest to be gua-
ranteed on the East Anglian bonds by the Eastern Counties
Company, but the amount of the interest is not to exceed
17,0001. per annum, and if in any one year the earnings of
the East Anglian are insufficient to pay the interest, any
deficiency pad by the Eastern Counties on that account is
not to be claimed against the East Anglian, and should the
East Anglian at any future period be able to get the interest
on the bonds reduced to any lower rate than 5 per cent. the
benefit of such reduction is to belong to the East Anglian
shareholders. The line to be worked by the Eastern
Counties Company, they charging only the actual working
expenses, such expenses in no case to exceed ilo per cent.
of the gross receipts. The entire earnings of the line, de•
doming only the interest on the bonded debt and working
expenses, to belong to the East Anglian proprietors. The
terms of the agreement to be for 999 years ; and should an
act of parliament be necessary, the Eastern Counties are to
pay the expenses. Two directors of the East Anglian, one
representing the shareholders and another the bondholders,
are to have seats at the Eastern Counties board on the first
opportunity. This proposal is considered by some parties
to be more advantageous than the terms offered by the
Great Northern, but the directors are said to be of a different
opinion. The matter will come before the shareholders on
the 19th inst.

THE GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COM-
PaNT.—Yesterday an extraordinary meeting of the share-
holders was held at the London Tavern, on the requisition of
fourteen proprietors to take fate consideration the conduct
of the board of directors in passing a resolution on the 2nd
of October, declaring that Mr. Laming bad forfeited the
confidence of the board, and requesting him to retire from the
direction ' also, to determine whether any, and what, steps
should betaken in consequence, &c. The chair wee taken
at 12 o'clock by Mr. Currie, M.P., and after a debate of
several hours it was agreed that a committee should be ap-
pointed to investigate the whole question, whose report will
hereafter be submitted to the consideration of the share-
holders.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

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