The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DUBIN; ME WEEK.

It appears from the weekly return of births and
deaths in London, leaned by authority of the Itegietrar-
Ger:meal for the week ending Saturday, Jan. 22, that the deaths
in the metropolitan districts during the week were again
numerous, though they were not equal to the number pro-
duced by the high rate of mortality of the previous week.
The present return contains 1,380 deaths. In the tea years
1849-58 the average Dumber in the seeker correspondiag
with last week was 1,202; but as the deaths te; mind fur last
week occurred in a imputation which has increased, they can
only be compared with the avenge raised in proportion to
the inmearee, namely 1,322. The comparison shows that
the actual number of last week exceeds the estimated number
by 68.
The rate of mortality for the Bret guilder of the year in
certain districts of Eogland, selected air Intently, has been
adertained ; and it can be shown that if the modernly in
London Mat week had been according to the same Tete, the
de•the would have Leen 874. The excess which the trim
number exhibits is equal to 606, and must be referred chiefly
to the still defective arrangements of all our populous cities:
The deaths from ecarlatina and diphtheria ere 111, and
exhibit a slight increase on those of the previous week shen
they were 10'2. Six of the 111 occurred in the sub-district
of Regent's-park, 6in Bow end 6 in tit. Paul, Deptford.
Diphtheria is returned as On: eases of death in 22 cases, and
13 of these occurred on the "oath side of the river. Four
deaths from darlatios, occurred within eighteen days in
family in Round-tree Cottage, Bow. The registrar states
that "the disease is attributed by the father to a black ditch
Bowing at the back of the house. Re called theattention of
the Poplar District Board of Works to the !miseries last
summer, but the only answer that he received wee, that pro-
bably the Metropolitan Board of \Vicks would at some future
porMa bring • sewer near the premiere.' It tidy well be
doubted whether this intimation of good int, *lions and of
their probable fulfilment will supply balm to the wounds of
the afflicted
The number of deaths placed to the order of pulmonary
diseade is 302, the corrected average of correspocaing weeks
being 202. Of these, beonehitie was fated in 100 cum, the
average being 151, while pneumonia (iuflornoratiou of the
lunge) was fatal in only 76, the avenge being 94. Besides
these, phthloie, which Otauda in the tubercular cider, eddied
ea 176 person., the average being 150. Fifteen women died
from dewed* iecidental to childbearing. Three persons died
lei intemperance as the direct causeof Cleave ; one of delirium
tremens. Smallpox is manifestly increasing, and it was
fatal in 20 c,iree, half of which occurred in the that districts.
Of five wrath* who had attained the eget of 90 years and
upward', the respective ages were 90, 91, 93, 96, and 100
years.
Last week the births of 928 boys and 923 girls, in all
1,851 children were registered in Loudon. la the ten cor-
renponding wanks el the years 1849.68 the avenge Dumber
was 1,613.

A SOUTH AFRICAN FARMER AND EFFEK STOCK.
—The celebrated farming establishment of Mr. Sturgeon,
near Greys, in this county, wee vic:ted a few days ago by
Mr. Charles Linton, of Groins, nc tr gucet.'s Town, South
Africa, who is now on a visit to tie treads in Scotland.
As might have been expected, Mr. Linton was highly
ratified with the completeness of the arrangements sled the
excellence of the stock and has purchwtrd a number of
ram', with the view of improving the to of sheen on his
extensive fern,. It Is now upwind. of 21 years since Mr.
Linton left Dumfriesshire, end through all the vicissi-
tude: of Kafir ware—some of his adventures are more
like a chapter from one of Cooper's novels then the sober
experience of pastoral life—he succeeded in inaintsioing his
position se ono of the most enterprising and eurcestful stock
farmers in the district. In this 111.4.1.12 CS it is pleosteg to find
that home feelings end associations are not forgotten, for
even in ninnies his estate the name of the once oelsbestad
Oectna is revived on the other side it the equator, and it
must be equally pleasing to Mr. Sturgeon to tied that his
skill and enterprise have rendered him faults' in oar eolonies
at the Cape. ?dr. Linton deed not mean to confine his well
sad to sheep alone, but intends to include cattle as well
and it is to be hoped that he will reap the reward of his enter-
prise, and that his form of Gretna will become se widely
'c .0.,. for the excellence of its sleek as that of Mr. Sturgeon,
at Grays,—Basin 'Jerald.