The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-10 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the Registrar-General's weekly
return that the mortality of London was still high last
week, but it showed a decrease on the excessively high
mortality of the previous week. The deaths in the last
week of November were 1,745 ; in the week that ended last
Saturday they were 1,619. The mean temperature of the
air in the former week was 37.1 deg. ; last week it was
44.8 deg. The memo number of deaths in the first week
of December in ten years 1852-61 is, with a correction for
increase of population, 1,393. Hence it appears that the
deaths of last week were 226 in excess of the number that
would have occurred under the average rate of mortality.
Pubsionary diseases, exclusive of phthisis, were fatal in the
week to 341 persons, against 470 in the week that preceded
it (the corrected avenge being also 341). Bronchitis caused
more than the average mortality; but notwithstanding the
late cold weather, the deaths from pneumonia (inflammation
of the lungs) did not exceed 80 last week, whilst the cor-
rected average of that complaint is 118. The excess in the
total mortality arises to a great extent from the symotic
diseases, measles, scarlatina, and typhus, to all of which
numerous fatal cases were referred. There were 91 deaths
from measles, 5 of which occurred in the east sub-district
of Islington, 4 in Camden-town, 5 in Heaton, 7 in Ber-
mondsey, and 4in Battersea. Scarlatina was fatal in 88
cases, 6 of which were in the sub-district of St. Mary, Pad-
dington, sin that of Kensington town, 4 in that of White-
croes-street, 7 in Peckham. Disease of the heart was re•
turned in 92 cases, and showed a large increase on the
average, which is 33. The deaths of nine nonagenarians
were recorded in the week ; the two persona of greatest age
were respectively 93 and 96 years. Two infanta, one in
Marylebone, the other in Pentonville, were suffocated in
bed " from want of fresh air." Last week the births of
914 boys and 915 girls, in all 1,829 children, were registered
in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1852-61 the avenge number (corrected) was 1,840.

REPRESENTATION OF EAST KENT:NOtiCe is
given in last night's Grt:ete that the Speaker's warrant for
a new writ for the election of a representative for East
Kent, in the place of the late Mr. Deedes, will be issued
at the expiration of fourteeu day,. The Kentish Gazette
of yesterday say", "No steps have yet been openly taken to
flll op the vaFaucy in the representation, but liberal agents
have been quietly at work for several days, and we believe
a meeting of the liberals is to be held to-morrow (this
day). A meeting of the conservatives is to be held at the
Music Hall on Saturday. The Dames of Sir Norton
Kinitelibnll, Mr. Gatboruo Hardy, 11. P. for Leominster.
and chairman of the West Kent Sessions ; Mr. Beresford
Hope, Mr. W. Oxenden Hammond. and Captain Deedes.
son of the late member, have all been incidentally Men-
tioned as holding opinions which would command the sup-
port of the conservative party. On the liberal side the
names =waned include those of Sir Edward Dering,
K. H. K. Huron M.P. for Sandwich, Mr. Wykeham-
Martin, father ef the member for Rochester, and one of
the Medan. Hoare, bankers of Leaden."
Tits env Ecomerroxestr.-1t was stated in this
journal yesterday that the election to the office of City Soh-
char, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Charles Pearson,
will take place on the 18th inst., and there seems every pro-
bability that there will be a strong contest forthe appoint-
ment. Amongst the candidates are : Mr. C. T. Jenkinson,
of Clement's-lane; Mr. James Crosby, of Church-court,
Old Jewry; Mr. A. J. Baylis. clerk of the Fast Loudon
Union ; Mr. W. Gresham, High Bailiff of Southwark ; Mr.
B. W. Jonas, of Old Jewry-chambers ; Mr. C. M. Roche, of
the Old Jewry ; Mr. George Ogle, of Great Winchester-
street ; Mr. Award Saxton, of Coonbill; Mr. G. M. Stnch-
bury, of Guildhall • Mr. T. Davis, of Moorgateestreet ; Mr.
George Osgood, chief clerk of the Sheriffs Court ; Mr. W.
W. Charocck, of Kiog William-street ; and Mr. J. T. Nel-
son, of Hatton court, Tbreadneedleatreet.
DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.—Notice
is gives in last night's Gazette that preparations are now
being made for the intended distribution of the tonnage
bounty awarded for a slave cutter, name unknown, captured
on the 15th November, 18611, by her Majesty's ship Torch.
Similar notices are given with regard to the tonnage bounty
awarded for a slave brigan;ise, name unknown, captured on
the 19th January, 1861, by her Majesty's ship Torch.
The proceeds slave and tonnage bounties of a slave barque,
name unkuowa, captured on the rdrd May, 1861, by -her
Majesty's ship Wrangler ; and the tonnage bounty of a slave
schooner. name unknown, captured on the 13th June, 1861,
by her Majesty's ship Torch.
CRYSTAL PALMA. FIRST GRAND POULTRY
SHOW.-0/11 SHELLING DAT.—TUESDAT, DICERS= 9.-
1 Adtnierions an payment, 1,202; ditto by seism tickets,
95% 2,151