The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-11 00:00:00

1184L711 OP LONDON.

The weekly return of births and deaths in Loudon
lesse4 by authority of the Reglstrar-Oenerel, shows the
total deaths in London, which were 1,207 hi the last week of
April, &tensed to 1,108 in the wick that marl lest Oster-
day. In the tea yews 1849.68 the avenge amber of deaths
fa the weeks covieepoeding with last week was 1,0110 • hut
as the deaths returned for teat week occurred ht ajapaistiem
wire has loareseed, they should be comps: with the
ammo raised in proportion to that incn am, namely, with
1,166. the
nmrisn shows that the deaths ther occurred
bet week we isle by 68 than the number whirl would,
have bum rotarsod if a rate of mortality equal to the average
for the firer week of thy had prevailed.
The births mired last wtek exceeded the deaths in the
Moe period by
Smallpox ebb& boil beta feed la about deem cams Is
seek of the three previews votes vas fetal la twenty-six
PIM bat mob. Yourtionet thew gemmed ta the sem
tricts, chiefly In Betbasi-prow.
floarlatina end di
still mantels a high teen of mortality; the deates K=
two complaints Mat week were 89. Fourteen of them are
retested to diphtheria, sad occurred as follows ,—Otte at 17,
Viotoris-plem, l'addiagico, cue at 33, Weetbourne-terrece,
one at 9, Queen-street, Ilrouiptort, one at 4, Cateratrest,
Warminster, me at 7, r.re-street, Weston, ow at
Haltrilsy-terrece, ome at 1, George-atter,
181:=, cite at 6, Mille-pieoe,_Pleabery, me .t 2fII,
Green-toad, ow at 64. Wootton-sleet, Lambeth,
one at 10, Jamie street, Hemelegton, one at 9, Manley-
piece, Kennington, one at 13 Charles wort, Perrault, and
one at 4, Crimea-place, Old Kest-reed.
By compering the melte at the lest two weeks it will be
Peen that the dermas in the total mortality to the extent of
nearly 100 death., as shown above, tubes from a reduction
more or lope under each of the five demos to width all
diseases WI arranged the deaths towel to amide
disease* declined from 278 to 268, those cored ligt 0 on-
stitationvl diseases" from 274 to 243, %est by " lood
dimmer" from 480 to 458, them by " developmarel
divests*" from 131 to 108, end those by violence from 39 to
34. Them 34 violent brim were ell trom accident or aeg-
ligeoce, except two which wire mess of Infanticide. Aurept
the cam of death Is mentioned a case of poirigo, which wee
fatal to • child miter 4 month: ; and • boy of 6 yews
died from "the effects of a stone lodging la the Mew., and
an operation for the removal of it."
Lest week the births of 956 boys and 917 gleis, la all
1,108 children, were registered In London. la the tea ore-
-1,008 weeks of the years 1849-68 the sewage number

ST. 31,uues Hosrrea..—Tb, twenty-first anni-
ot thefoundstion at 80. lterles Hospital wee sale-
=resteedaili ten[ at the London Timm, About t
ampler et theMencateable the Lord Mayor.
70 gentlesope sat own to dieser. Ilis lordship, ha propos-
'', prosperity to the ineeflatien, touched, with greet delicacy
sad helm& upon the clime el diseases which this charity
wee beteened to relieve, pointed out bow liable the poor sod
destitute were to be affttel with them, and enlarged upon
the advantage, not only to the poor, but to the public gene-
rally, of having an hospital devoted to their exclusive 'oat-
meal. Having pealed a warm suleatium on Mr. daimon,
the founder of the institutioe, his lordship proceeded to eett-
aerate the benelicial results which had tolkmad its setsb•
lialunent. During the past year 780 patinas had bees ad-
mitted, of whom 332 had been discharged ourei, 344 had
been materially relieved, and bnt one had died under had
diare the foundation of the hospital, no lees then
I...o=uts had been received, and the majority had been
*rested. The public fully recognised the advan-
tages at she inetitution, end several munificent gifts had to
be acknowledged ; amongst othere, one of 5,
00el. from the
late Mr. Holiest. Foster. ilubseqnently, Ws lordship pro-
poied the health of the founder, Mr. lialmou, end a collection
was made, which, with thiaubscriptions, made an addition of
8001. (molusive of the bequests) to the fonds. Mr. Francis
emanated the enualeal sump ments. Mr. Harker was the

heeelabee4e.
ithOGID MIMICS Alf DCIIAPELUNION.—The sixth
annual meeting of this society, which wet established for
frtvkiveVaPsirs th°er
mliereu In the chat r. Mr. J. A. Merrington (the non. roo.)
I red the ',port, whisk entered folly lab the *tots of the
sodsly sad its typeset= dreg the pest year. It referred
es the bet that wblHints was every accommodation for the
mire weebhy sod 1111111 M• was beteg taken to provide
metros kw the triefermse,, pm term were no wept taken
Mehemet Ise poorsor what might be termed do`' ragged"
der, me ids lahriaty wee formed. The clam of people who
email* Andel the metro s comprised beggars, Mese mg.
initettm, 10111fress. The services were brought down to
the 11111111 MM ligecity without any attempt at show, and
*very alleuttes lied been paid to the services for those who
wire present. There were now Inactive operation 40 preach-
' 11.1 Mations, with ea average etundance of 2,500 of the
use for whose "eclat benefit they have her
opined. In connexion with mad of the seations were
,day schools, bodies of trice distributes, penny savings
hanks, sad other ageneke ealcultred to Improve the condition
of the poorer dames. The Nadi of the workings of tote
beelety bad been, that warty had hoes induced to attrni
dstriers of worship who fever entered one before thsy
the peedritrp shaker of this society. It was to be
red, however, that the mistywever, had not received en
amount of support. notwithetanding the great good
it would do. Then was still an immense usenet of work to
be &an, end the committee treated that hemmed support
would be given. The receipts la the yes had been 269/.
11a.61., and the expenditure 2001.6 e. 14, leaving a balance
In hand of 691. 6e. 6d. The Rev. H. Sepses moved the
adoption of the report, and in dam so bore kis testimony to
the great moronity which existee foe pro' places of
extra poo elegem Ile sontended thee the poor
man had nore r enoseragemaist to attend worship, for whoa he
ealued a shwa he wee plead in the &Arse part of the
alkoe, whoa ha could not ess, sad was under that most oh-
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