The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-29 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

The weekly return of births and deaths in
London lamed by the Registrar-Gene al states that the
deaths in Landes), which were 1,099 hathe previous weeks
fell to 937 in the week that ended last Satunlay. If the
deaths from epidemic cholera in the thirty-fourth week of
1854 are excluded from the returns of previous years, it will
be found that the average number of deaths in the same
week during the last ten years was 1,068 ; which, with a
correction for increase of population, becomes 1,175. It may
be stated that the mortality of London is, in the present
sewn, so far reduced that the deaths of last week were less
by about 200 than th would have been if the average rate
for the latter part of August had prevailed.
This result is due chiefly to a great decrease in the mor-
tality from diarrhea as compared with that of previous
summers, the complaint probably having been restrained by
the coldness of the season, and the unusual quantity of rain_
The deaths from diarrhea last week exhibit a decrease on
the weekly deaths, which wen not numerous, of the earlier
part of the present month ; they were only 69, whilst in the
corresponding weeks of 10 previous years the average number
(corrected fur population) was 180. In the same week of
last year the number was 215. Two deaths were returned
as caused by cholera : a boy, aW 7 months, died on the
17th natant, at 75, Henry-street, Marylebons. of " English
cholera ;" and a woman, wed 75 years, on the 20th inatant,
at 80, Frederick-street, Calealoniari•road, of the same com-
plaint, after 10 days' illness.
A man, aged 70 years, died of eczema. Two children
died of scarlatina at 47, Red Lion-street, Holborn, where
three other children are suffering from the same disease. A
labourer died of "exhaustion from destitutiou," having
been received into the Whitechapel Workhouse, probably
not long before his death. Five deaths, of which 4 were
those of infants, were referral to murder or manslaughter.
A child died of porrigo larvslis ; another of stomatitia Only
4 deaths occurred from small pox, 40 from measles, 8 from
diphtheria. Four deaths from scarlatina were recorded in
Poplar, 5 from measles in Camberwell, and 4 from the latter
disease in Belgrave. Eight nonagenarians dial in the week,
all women, and all widows except one.
Last week the births of 827 boys and 71lOgirle, in all 1,607
children, were registered in London. In the ten correspond.
lug weeks of the years 1850.59 the average number was
1,563.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.1116 in. The baro-
metrical readings fell from 29.81 in. ou Tuesday to 29.31 in.
on Wednesday. The mean temperature of the air in the
week was 57.., degs., which is 3 degs below the average of
the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was below the avenge
throughout the week. The thermometer in the shade
attained its highest point, 70.1 deg. on Tuesday. and fell to
its lowest 47.4 dogs. on Thursday. The whole range of
temperature in the week was therefore 22.7 dega. The
mean daillerenge was 12.9 dogs. The range on Thursday
was 19.4 . ; that on Saturday was only 5.7 deg,. The
difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was 3.4 dirs.,, showing but a
small amount of dryness. The menu degree of humidity of
the air was 91 complete saturation being represented by
100, a point which was actually attained on Friday. Thu
wind blew chiefly from the west, at other times from the
south-west. The mean temperature of the water of the
Thames was 60.4 digs. An inch and three-tenths of rain
fell in the week. Nearly half an inch fell on Friday, and
smaller quantities were measured on every day except
Tuesday.

TER MOORISH AKDASSADORS IN ENOLAND.—OHR
late visitors from Morocco were overwhelmed by visite and
invitations from many of the leading members of the
fashionable world, and attended some few of the parties of
the season. At the Lord Mayor's ministerial dinner it was
oniony -to witness their aptitude for imitation in paini
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the loving cup. It should be stated that they presented
the Lord Mayor with 200/. towards the charities of the
city. We also understand that the Moorish &robes-
sailor to the French court has given 40W. for the
suffering Christian community in Syria. They were
taken to the Opera and theatres and the Crystal Palace,
at which an incident occurred significant of their
veneration for anything of a sacred character ; they ob-
served that the tiles with which the Alhambra Court is paved
bore the inscription in Arabic, "There is no strength but in
God," and would not therefore walk on them. Their pre:ence
in the Alhambra Court was picturesque in the einem°, and
they looked as if they were part and parcel of that faithful
of the ancient Moorish building in Grenada. They
have visited Woolwich, the Queen's stables, tbu Kensington
Museum, the Zoological Gordon, the Houses of Parliament,
the Tower, the Theme. Tunnel, the Docks, the Bank, and
the private gardens of Buckingham Palace. They shun pub-
betty and covet privacy, and are not easily incited to the
fatigue of sight-seeing ; they appear to lack the spirit of
curiosity. That which seemed to be • roil pleasure to them was
to drive to Mr. Claridge's private farm st Hendon, where a
tent was pitched for their accommodation, in which dinner
and tea after the Moorish fashion were provided. The
black soldiers were highly amieeil in kicking about a foot.
ball, and sumetimea, after • violent kick, their slippers
would accompany the tell. They shot with bows and
arrows eta target (which, by the bye, they never hit) until
all the arrows were broken. Their idea of playing at
cricket was that of throwing the bats at the heads of one
another. It was
pleasant to witness the active enjoyment
of these black soldiers, while the Ambassador himself fell
fast :asleep on • Imvoock, and on waking exclaimed, " If
you want to know what I like, it is this." They more than
ace repeated their visit to Hendon.

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