The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-09 00:00:00

THI ZJIAL7II OP LONDON.

The weekly return of births and deaths in Lon-
don. issued by the Registrar-General, awes that In the week
oodles Saturday, Nov. 6, • milder temperature returned,
but the registers of mortality attest the severity of the pre-
vious cold. The deaths In London, which were 910 in the
third week of October, roes to 1,181 in the week that ended
lam Saturday. The mean temperature of the sir last week
wee 9 deg. higher rhos that of the previous week.
In the tes years 1849-68 the average number of deaths la
the weeka °misspending with kat weak was 1,038; but
as the deaths returned for last week occurred in an increased
population, they should be compered with the average raised
In proportion to the iocesese, namely, with 1,141. Hence it
appeals that het week wee more fatal to the population by
41 deaths then It would have been II the average rate of mor-
tality for the mama had prevailed.
The births registered lest week were more numerous than
the &ethers the same lime by 706.
The diseases which predominate in the winter mont►s now
show as inereass :—The deaths from bronchitis in the last
three weskit weer suoteservely 42, 68, and 90; those from
pasumenia or inflammation of the lungs, 32,43, and 73 ; from
whoopisgmmagh, 4. 16, and 26. Pluhisis is lees influenced
es retaide its mortality by atmospheric fluctuations, and the
deaths referred to it in the last two weeks were 166 and
168. Scarlatina was fatal in 89 cases, diphtheria in 8; the
former seems to be prevalent in St. John Weemninister and
Islington.
A woman died from want of the neosemries of life, in the
workhouse Wapping; and a crossing-sweeper from exposure
to cold ; 11 infante from inanition, or want of breammilk ; 2
Wants by murder or manslaughter. Nine children alec died
by suffocation. The ogees under this last head were ep-
parendy accidental, bet it in probable that many were ruby
the result of negligence. A large proportion of children are
relined as having been overlaid, or otherwise suffocated in
bed.

Of bricklayers 6 died in the week, of teleklayere children
6; of carpenters 7 died, of carpirolms' wives one, of car-
piston' children 10; of among 2 died, of mescals' wires one,
of seams' children 3; of painters 9 died, of Fainters' winos
2, of paintera'children 7; of Plasterer,' wired 3 died, of Pim'
time children 2.
At 11, Iteleves-place. /101431), a seaman, R.N., pensioner,
..d 89 years, died on the aid instant, of whom it I.
Aga that be fought in thirteen general actions under Nelaon
and Howe.

Lest week the births of 980 boys sea 908 girl., in all 1,888
child m, were registwed in L. indon. In the ten °arm-
irzrg weeks of the years 1849-68 the overage number was

CHINA IN TIIE STEREOSCOPE.—Mesan. Negretti
and Zanibes, in pursuance of a comprehensive schema for
bringing views from all climes and countries within the view
of the fireside traveller, have just published • series of ste-
reoscopic slides illustrative of life, nature, and art, in China,
All the,. views are from negatives taken by the photographer
sent out fur the special purpose by the publishers. Some of
them represent the streets, templed., or gates of Canton, with
the river, the Wand of Hunan, junks ; others show groups
of Chinese variouslyengaged. The points of right have haw
wall selected, and are rendered with a distinctness and com-
pleteness which are rarely approached, and cannot be ex-
celled. We are informed that a series of views of Japanese
scenery are in preparation, and hope that the publishers will
be encouraged to carry out • pan which promises so much
fur the entertainment and instructin of the public.

HOSPITAL FOR SICK CuILDBEN.—The quarterly
general imeteg of the governors of this charity wee held
yesterday in the board. room of the hoipital, Great Ormond-
street. After the tonarmatim of mieutea and transecilon of
the usual routine busine., the report was read and unenl-
monody agreed to. It stated the, the annual subscrlptione
during the first thresquarim of this year exceeded the
amount for the corresponding period of last year I. about
1701., thee showing an Mercers, thoush still falling far abort
of the neeeesery expeodhare ocorrioned by the continuous
increase of patient•, •lace the estabhahmeut of the hospital
in 1862. It was amount:Fel that lectures to the medical pro-
%anion and radios' studs*. were about to comments by the
physic.. and magenta of the hnapital on the disc.'s of
children, which would be c.satinead weekly during the
winter. A legacy of 5001. had bleu bequeathed by the late
Mrs. Mary Joluasoo, of Notitegbaus•placts.
ST. PANCRAS WORKIIOUSE.—At II meeting of the
di:setae* of the poor of the s width of St. Pancras, held yes-
terday at the Vsstry•hell, Kuog'ts rued, a report wee brought
up containing the names of the members of the Ladies'
visiting oumulittes. A cotemivee of ioqulry was than morel
for, Is cotteego,nce rd its baying been discovered that soma
member or went ve of this committee had tarn advantage
of their position to circulate be k. among the protestant
ismates of the wufkbou" the obj-sts of which were to pro-
mulgate Soto. catholic duetrizos amuse such inmates. This
resolution wee tuteatteously adopted.