The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.

TO las torros OP THE IXPREBB..

But,—Allow me to correct an error into which,
in common with your contemporanes, you appear to have
fallen. Your account of the lerkenwell Police-court case
of alleged intimidation of workmen is headed, " Renewal
of the Deaden' Strike." This is a mistake. The
" Builders' Strike" has not by= ronoWod, nor, so far air
known to me, is there et present any intention of resorting
to this always painful though sometimes necessary proceed-
ing. Your 'thoortiou of th_s explanation may be useful,
and will oblige yours, Sic.,
GEORGE POTTER.
9d, Denbigh-street, Pimlico, June 12.

HEALTH OF Lottnotr.—The returns of London
issued by the Registrar-General, for the week that ended
last Saturday show a total number 960 deaths, and a de-
crease on that of the previous week, which was 1,004. In
the ten years 1850--59 the average number of deaths in the
weeks corresponding with last week will be found, after cor-
rection for increase of polition, to be 1,079. The present
state of the public lies appears to be comparatively good;
for the deaths were lens by 110 than they would have been
if the average rate of mortality for the int week of June
had prevailed. The births in last week were at the rate of
242 a day ; the deaths at the rate of 138. Therefore the
former exceeded the latter by 104 daily. The mortality
from small-pox continues to show a tendency to decrease :
15 deaths from this disease were returned last week, being
rather less than the weekly average of May, and decidedly
barn than that of the earlier months of the year. It was
fatal last week in three cases in the St. Paul sub-districit of
St. George-iu.the-East Scarlatina also declines ;it wan
fatal in fl °saes, and diphtheria in 9. At the present time
measles is considerably more fatal than any other mmotio
disease, 51 children having died from it. Of these cases 3
occured in Chelsea South sub-district, 3 in Mile-eud Old
Town West, 3 in the London-road subdistrict, and 6 in
Kennington, second part. A labourer, aged 30 years, died
from his clothes taking fire in the workhouse at Bermond-
sey. A boy, aged 4 years, was fatally scalded by upsetting
a saucepan ; and a girl, aged one year, died from burns
received in a manner not deaeribed. An infant was suffo-
cated in bed • another, aged 5 months, was suffocated by
the string of bat getting into her mouth and throat ;
and an old Chelsea pensioner was choked by food. An in-
fant was murdered, and an adult died by manslaughter. A
men died at the age of 97 years. A young woman sunk
under exhaustion of the nervous system, produced by a too
free indulgence in the use of tobacco, which she had both
smoked and chewed. A woman died from traumatic
tetanus, which was the consequence of wounds inflicted on
her hoed by the spurs of a gamecock. Last week the
births of 842 boys and 849 girls, in all 1,691 children, were
registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of
the_ years 19e0-1859 the average number was 1,560.
Tile DISTRESSING CASE OP POISONING BY
STRlTHNlA.—Yeaterdav afternoon Mr. Brent resumed the
inquiry at the Rose of Normanby, AO -street, Manchester-
square, into the circumstances attending the death of Cathe-
rine Annie Bell, aged 11 yeanitthe daughter of the proprietor
of the Medical.hall, in the immediate locality, who died
from the effects of strychnis under cireutristancee already
reported in our columns. The jury having answered to
their names, proceeded to view the premises and the posi-
tion of the cupboard in which the poison had been kept so
insecurely. On their return the first witness called was
Mr. C. A. Wakefield, surgeon, who, by direction of the
deputy-corousori made the post-mortem' examination. He
bed no loodkolMon 'in stating that death was caused by the
=sot .rlinin. Several other witnesses having been
returned • verdict to the effect that
the dreamed 14111Crtfera the effects of strychnia, through
Iptilififaht, asebieetelly6.and by misfortune. They unani-
gas
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poi:f ceneps
ons in his
more safely seenrbd and especially concealed
his deceased daughter, whose active disposition and
presocity should have guarded him against placing such
articles at any time within her reach.
Ibre's lloovioromoo Coma.—lts delicious
aroma, grate:al smoothness. and invigorating power hive Dry.
cured Its general adoption as • breakfast harem*. ilb., }Vs.,
=bci prkele, at le. ed. perm., by the peiselpal grooms..
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