The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-19 00:00:00

HPALTII or LONDON WRING THE WEEK.—The
Oftlda' Report sap: The present return indicates some
improvement in tlie public health. Under the influence of
more favourable weather the deaths, which in the first
week of Ei bruary were 1,109, have fallen to 1,036; and
thi. tendency of the mortality to decline is perceived both
amongst young and old. In the ten corresponding weeks
of 1311--01 the averace number of death. was 1,030, which,
if correct.' tor comparison with the mortality of last week,
heroine. On the. latter result, the 1,036 deaths of
Let milk show a then ass. of lOU. However, an important
difference is pereeptible 1%4w-till the two laves of old and
Young persons, for, while nearly les niany of the latter are
now dying 1. usual for the period, the mortality of
the acn;d has fallen considerably below the corrected average.
S. regards other epidemics, measles carried MI 29
hil•ln n ; madams, ; hooping-cough, 43; and croup, 10;
these complaints not differing materially from their several
as. rage*. Ty iiliu* numbers 43 victims, the majority bring
of middle-me ; whilst the average number in ten corre-
sponding week, was 37. Complaints of the respiratory
organs in,: now lee fatal, and have declined to near the ,1
atersge. Con.uniption, under which a greater number
fall than any other malady. was fatal to 121 persona, of
whom 104 had rearhed some period of life between 16
y. ars and 60. The average of this disease, raised
for increase of population, nearly equals 160. The
births of 621 bows and 76.1 girls, in all 1576
children. were reinter:it in the week. The MT-
wte number in nix correnponding weeks of 1645-50,
was 1373. At the Royal Observatory, Greeserkit, the
barometer wet high during the week. The mean daily
reading um above 30in. on every day, except Thursday ;
the mean of the week was 30.130 in. 'lli. mean
daily tem-
perature was steady, and differed little tuck day from the
average of the same day in ten years till Saturday, when it
declined to 30.7 deg., eland two degrees below tlie average.
On that clay the highest reading (48.5) was also the
highest of the week, and the lowest reeding (or 27.6) was
also the lowest of the week. The mean temperature of the
wry{ was 36.11."

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SCRIOta CASE Or STADBLNO AT BRIaTOL—The
magistrates of Bristol were yesterday 41 in hearing a
charm of attempted homicide, against a lad
named George Hare by Mr. C. Shaken, tailor and draper,
et Bridgcsserect. in that city. It appeared howl the evi-
dence of Mr. Shackell and his mentant, • young man
named Batt, that on the previous Saturday the prisoner
came to hie shop sad asked to look at some low-priced
tote. Several were shown to him, and he selected one the
price of which was 9P. bd., but not having so much money
with hint. he paid sr. on account. receiving a memorandum
for that sum, and agreeing to call in the evening with the
bodswee. When he came at night, he said, upon thinking it
user. he would not take the coat he hail selected, but
would have one of amebae kind, which he had looked
at in the miming. Cufortunately, that coat had
I'o, sold, and the asoi.tant, Batt, told him en, but
produred to him • great many other coats, telling
him that he might select from them, or from any
in the stock. Ile lurked them all over, and then, saying
that he did nut like any of them, ho demanded
the two shillings be had deposited in the day. Mr. Butt
told kite that it was contrary to his master's risk of busi-
ness to return deposits in that way, but the youth was reso-
lute in his demand, became saucy, and said he would remain
till he had been repaid his money. After he had remained
there a considerable time the shopeasn told him if he did
not leave the premises he must eject him, and, so he would
not quit, he placed his hand on his shoulder, intending
gently to remove him. The prisoner then made use of a
threat, stabbed at him with a clasp knife, which be had
previously drawn front his pocket and opened, and wounded
6111 OA the Angers. Mr. Slacken rushed forward to assist
Mr. Batt, when the prisoner made two determined stabs at
him. The Hest he parried, but by the second a serious
wound was inflicted. The prisoner was committed to take
kis trial for the felony.