The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-09 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

The official report says :—The total number of
deaths registered io the metropolitan districts in the week
ending last Saturday fs 1,003. In the corresponding weeks
of the 10 years 1441-60 the average number was 873, the
lowest of the series b• been 745 in 1812, and the highest
1,091/48 the yam 1849, wban cholera had appeared end was
main seem Foram Bat if the average he raised la
proportion to increase of population, 980 is the estimated
amount, compared with which the deaths of lust week ex-
hibit an increase of 43.

The symotic or epidemic clue of diseases presents nothing
remarkable in this return ',regards the aggregate amount
of deaths, which differs little from the result of the previous
week, or from the average mortality of former years at the
beginning of July. In the present table 214 deaths are
enumerated as caused by epidemics, and these are distri-
, buted as follows : 16 were from smallpox, 29 front measles,
22 from scarlatina, 38 from hooping-cough, 5 from croup, 3
I from thrush, 23 from diarrhma, 4 from dysentery, 5 from
cholera, 1 from influenza, 2 from purpura, 4 from remit
tent fever, 46 from typhus, 1 from puerperal fever, 1 from
rheumatic fever, 11 from erysipelas, X from syphilis, and 2
from noma or cancrum ons.
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compared with the results under the same heads in
the week preceding, measles and hooping-eough, but cape
day the former, have decreased, while scarlatina, typhus,
and the diarrhoea or English cholera, which begins to pre •
vail as the season advances, show en increase. The fol-
lowing, in detail, are the five cases of cholera which were
registered last week :—ln Marylebone, at 6, New-street,
Dorset-square, on 30th June, the son of a porter, age) 11
months, died of "cholera infant= (5 days)." In Mary-
lebone, at 10, Townsbend-road, ou 3rd July, a coachman
age,) 32 years, " English cholera (3 days)." In sub-district
of Oray's-inn-lane, at 2, Field rerrace, on 24th June, the
daughter of a plasterer, aged 2 years, " English cholera (8
hours)." In St. Saviour, at 17, Russell-place, on 2nd July,
the daughter of • scavenger, aged 7 months, died of
"English cholera (24 hours)."
In Islington, at 11, Dorset-street, Ball's-pond, on 28th
June, the son of a picture-fmme.maker, aged 1 year,
" English cholera (2 dap) convulsions." Mr. Butterfield,
the registrar, mentions, with reference to this last ease,
that " the smell from the drains of this and the adjoining
Noises is offensive ; and the soil which accumulates, instead
of being removed from the premises, is buried in the
gardens."
Tho number of deaths ascribed in this return to diseases
of the respiratory organs is 114, while the average of cor-
responding week is 84, or, with a correction for increase of
population, 72. This statement is exclusive of phthisis,
which last week terminated the lives of 112 persons.
The deaths of two persons were caused by intemperance.
On the 3rd June a coal porter, aged 28 years, was found
dead on Barnet's-wharf, Belvedere-road. A coroner's jury
returned " natural death,—bodily illness accelerated by
voluntary exposure to the atmosphere, by lying asleep on
an open wharf."
On 2nd July, at Sydenhant, a painter, aged 38 pars, died
of " poisonous sulphuretted hydrogen gas—apoplexy—pa-
ralysis of the left ride." Mr. Browu, the registrar, states
that " the deceased entered a well to repair the pipe, the
usual precaution of burning a candle having been taken ;
but, though the experiment seemed to indicate that there
was no danger, be lived only • few days after being taken
I out."

The births of 746 boys and 781 girls, in all 1,530 children,
were registered lust week. The average number in six cor-
responding weeks of 1845-60 was 1,277.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading
of the barometer was above 30 in. on Sunday. The mean
of the week was 29.874 in The mean temperature of the
week was 629 dig., which is rather above the average.
1 The temperature was highest on Wednesday, when the
mean was 094 deg., or 8 deg. above the average of the
same day in ten years. The mean temperature was below
the average on the last three days. The wind was gene-
rally in the north-east.

SPORTING.
LIVERPOOL RACES.

TUESDAY have arrived :
—Maid of Masham, Equal, Lade Eden, Thunderbolt, The
Cutler, Bethgelcrt, Evadue, thief Justice, Conveyor,
Colaterdale, itussborough, The Marqui=, Chatterbox,
Officious, fby Alpheus out of Boarding School Miss, e by
Touchstone out of Campfollower, Sir Charles Napier,
Strongbow, Harpsichord, Alonzo, Vivandiare, Iris, e out
of Meaner, Pandemus, Melody, Crookshanks, Hippolytus,
colt out of Min Whip, Brother to Shyloek, f by Ithuriel
out of Miss Norton, Trickstrcss, Happy Joe, Earl of War-
' wick, War Hawk, The Third of May, The Abbess, Toy,
Tightwaist, Coatis, filly by Lanercost or Retriever out of
Physalis, Clasher, Borneo, Abbess of Jerveaux, Brother to
Chanticleer, Ariosto, Candlewick, Directreu, Strike-out.
The weather is dull and showery.

DEATH OF GENERtL WOOD, LIEUTENANT OF TUE
Towra.—General J. S. Wood, who held the sinecure ap-
pointment of Lieutenant of the Tower of London. died on
the 3rd instant, at an advanced age. lie entered the army
as far back as 1787, served in the Bth and 21st Dragoons,
was some years in India as a msjor•general on the staff. and
was actively employed in the Nepaul war of 1814, 1815, and
1816. This sinecure which the late General Wood had en-
joyed since 1833, value nearly 7001. a year, will not, it is
said, be again filled up.
DEATH of ADMIRAL THE HON. SIR JOHN TAL-
ROT, G.C.B.—This officer died on the 7th instant. The
deceased was eon of Richard Talbot, Esq., of Malahide
Castle, by the eldest daughter of James O'Reilly, Ext.,
afterwards Baroness Talbot, and was, consequently, bro-
ther to the late Lord Talbot de Malahide. Sir John re-
ceived the order of G.C.B. in 1842, and he latterly, stood
the sixth admiral in the list. Ills lieutenancy bears date so
far back as 1790. In 1841 I•e attained the full rank of ad-
miral. The deceased was actively. employed during the
war, and was engaged in several minor encounters, and as-
sisted in the capture a many valuable prises. When cap.
lain of the Thunderer he took part in the attack upon the
Turkish squadron under Point Peaquies, in the Darda-
nelles, in 1807. He was wounded while commanding the Vic-
torious in 1812, and received a gold medal for the capture of
the French 74-gun ship Rivoli. lie was garotted on four
occasions.

WESLF.TAN REFORM NIOVEMENT.—Last night a
public meeting of the friends of Wesleyan reform, in con-
nexion with the Wesleyan Reform Bazaar now being held
in Hanover-square Rooms, was held in the great hall of
Exeter-hall. Soon after the doors were thrown open the
hall and platform were filled to overflowing.—William
Cozens Hardy, Esq., of Leathersett-hall, Norfolk, having
taken the chair, said that he could not see unaffected such
• demonstration ;n favour of liberty, and he had witnessed
with much interest the manner in which their liberties had
been trampled under by priestly hierarchy, for au intoler-
, antiapriesthood was the greatest curse which a people
con, possess. The Wesleyan conference had endeavoured
to onsolidate the power of the priesthood ever the
people, and had been dazzled by the power which they had
obtained over the laity ; but it might be depended that,
whenever the power of the laity was interfered with, the
moat deplorable consequences would ensue. The truth
never suffered from discussion, and it would prevail
in the end, but those rights the had been for- i
bidden to exercise. The system eta tests and decla-
rations had been introduced into the Wesleyan system,
which had lcd to the worst of consequences. Many mem-1
ben had been expelled without a trial, or any form of one,
for resisting the tyranny and the evils which existed, and'!
others were called before that respectable body of old
women, the district meeting, where their condemna-
tion was determined upon before their trial. The
preachers would go on further and interfere with
the civil liberties of the people, and they wished
to make the civil law as plastic as the one of
1835, but Lord Cranworth had resisted that attempt
in the Court of Chancery ; and in every similar in-
stance the conference had been beaten. Conference had
not the boots and the rack to use, but they had the spirit of
those who formerly used such implements of torture. They
had resorted to Lord Cranworth to deprive a mortgagee of
his just rights, but his lordship would not do so, and gave ,
them a just rebuke on the subject, and told them that ex-
pulsions could not be maintained in courts of law. The
conference had digged a pit into which all the mortgagees
of the land might fall, but they had fallen into it them-
selves. During the last year, 50,000 ,members had been
lost to the connexion through the proceedings of the con-
ference. Several other gentlemen subsequently addressed
the meeting.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH WUTERN RAILWAY.—
Trials foe Ike week .eodieg. July .6: 4,0821. 7a, Od. ;
onewcadial weak is Lag yam 2,8061. 16a. M.

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders in
this company was held at the Freemason's Tavern, for the
purpose of considering and determining on two bills now be-
fore parliament, and going into the House of Lords, namely,
a bill to enable the Caledonian Hallway Company to extend
its sphere; end also a bill to enable the Caledonian Com-
pany to provide for the construction of certain branch rail-
ways in the county of Lanark. The chair was occupied by
Joint DUNCLZ, Eeq.
The CICAIKMAN opened the proceedings by stating that
the standing orders of the House of Lords required that
such a meeting as the present should be convened when
railway bills come up from the House of Commons. It was
necessary that four-fifths of the shareholders should
give their anent to • musure of the kind, and he
could not bele observing that, if some such plan
had been hitherto adopted at the meetings of the
Caledonian company, very much of inconvenience and ill-
feeling might have been avoided. The bill was similar in
principle to the one which had been brought before them
on the last occasioe, with two exceptions. The first of
these had reference to the claim for equalisation, and con-
sisted of en abatement conceded by the preference share-
holders from their original claims ; end the second was, as
to the construction a< the board. On the fleet point a dim
putik*sdariesses whethee. the preference shareholders
ld obtain such an eqUalnation as the guaranteed
parties had obtained. The committee of the House
of Commons had arrived at the conclusion that
the preference were entitled to the equalisa-
tion in the same manner as the guaranteed ;
and therefure this now much-vexed question seemed hap-
pily to be set at rest. (Hear.) it was contended at the
Last meeting that, as the guaranteed parties were already
amply secured, any right they claimed in the management
WWI a work of supererogation. But, is the committee of
the Commons had decided that the board should be con-
structed of six representatives of ordinary stock and of four
representatives of the guaranteed stock, it was to be hoped
that that question was settled, and that the united ten
would sedulously promote the interests of the general body.
(Ilear.) The chairman concluded by referring to a circular
which the board had issued, calling upon the shareholders to
give the directors a discretionary power to abandon the
bill, if necessary, should circumstances arise to induce them
to do so ; and by stating, that, although the directors were
anxious to proceed with the measure, yet they were desirous
of forewarning the company that it might become necessary
eventually to abandon it.
The SECIIETAIST then read the marginal notes of the two
bills which have now reached the House of Lords, some of
the clauses of which bills were read at length at the request',
of the meeting. 1
The CH/Janda( then moved that the shareholders ap-
prove of the first bill, and authorise the directors to prose-
cute it through its rom•ining stages, with such amendments '
as might be found necessary.
A Puunuarou wisued it to be distinctly understood that
the preference shareholders were no parties to the board
obtaining a discretionary power to withdraw the bill at any
time the latter pleased.

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In reply to the same proprietor,
The CHAIRMAN said that there were breakers a-head at
the present moment, and that some of the Scottish com-
panies were now, for the first time, putting forward claims
which, if conceded, would conduce to the irretrievable ruin
of the Caledonian Company. Ile would, however, state
nothing further, because it was undesirable, at this mo-
ment, to detail the nature of the opposition ihreatened in
the House of Lords.
After some discussion, principally with reference to the
new constitution of the board, and the time when that
change would take effect,
Mr. BaYD moved, as an amendment, that the bills before
the House of Lords be not approved of.
Mr. H. Roalseog seconded the amendment.
The amendment was put and lost, and the original resolu-
tion was almost unanimously carried.
The CUAIUMAN next moved that the shareholders, ap-
proving of the first bill as a whole, instructed the directors
to get the 24th section expunged or modified, but, failing in
that, to proceed with the bill, unless such other alterations
shuuld be made in it as would require the discretionary
powers of the directors to be exercised.
This resolution was carried, so also was another, approv-
ing of the second bill before the House of Lords.
The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks
to the chairman.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MINCLNO LANK—THIS DAY.
SUGAK.—The public sales of Mauritius and Porto Rieo
arc going off without spirit, and all low qualities are un-
saleable, except at a reduction of prices; good and fine gro-
cery descriptions arc wanted, and sell at about previous
rates. Refined steady, but nut active ; grocery lumps, 475.
to 495. 6d.
CurrEE.—The public sales arc progressing steadily;
prices unaltered; good ordinary native Ceylon sold at ads.
TEL.—The demand is limited, but prices are supported ;
common Cougou rather scarce.
SALTEETEE sold without alteration in prices.
Rtes.—The public sales were chiefly bought in.
PIMENTO sold at full prices, qd.
Isnloo.—The sale heavy, at yesterday's currency, viz.:
ordinary Bengal, 3 discouut; Kurpalis, 2 to 3 discount ;
Madras, I to 2 discount; flue qualities at about par.
Daly Jana os sutra to trot 50,.0 to I,ouou, Lama, mt.
Eristot, null, and vie Clyde 2,3CA,,ttl
Ts Me same teraw Mot year 3,4611,713

Decrease 1011,504
DVIIIO PAID OD Till ID Isis IV UST VIM. I.
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TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAN,

The market is firm to-day, and quotations stand as fol-
lows.— Town Tallow, 661. nett math ; Petersburg Y. C. on
tbe spot, 371. 9a.; last them months, 395. ; January and
March 395. 6d.

COAL MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Carr's Hartley, 13s. ; Eden Main 135.; Walla End Has-
well, 14s. 3d. ; Walk End Hatton, 14.. ; Walls End
Stewart's, lts. ; Wall's End Tees, 143.—Ships at market,
100.

BOROUGH MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Messrs. nittenden and Smith report that the market con-
tinues firm at late prices. Accounts from the plantations
continue to come worse, and the duty is declining. Very few
an iu fivour of 90,0001.

MARK-LANE.--THIS DAY.

There was scarcely any Beglish Wheat at market this
morning, and its value underwent no change. The arrivals
of Foreign Wheat and Flour hitherto this week have been
only moderate, at the same time the demand has been
equally limited, and prices remain nominally the same as
on Monday last.
Barley, Beans, and ream were unchanged in value.
The arrivals of Oats continue large, but dealers were
unable to purchase this article on caner terms than at the
beginning of the week.
Some of the country markets held yesterday assumed a
firmer tone for Wheat and Flour.

saILIVALS IIU LONDON 1,14.011 7th JULY to etb JOLT.

Qrs. Engltsts. Scotch. frith. foresse.
Wheat I
Barley OlO
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3490
Oals 10941 I 900 141;0
near, 1,170 mob; 3,140 hut.. 11914 110.

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