The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

The weekly return of birth. and deaths in London,
Issued by authority of the regiatrar-general, for the
week 'edict{ Saturday, August 13, states that the returns
for last week exhibit a farther, though not en im-
portant, decreer on those of the previous week. The deaths
is the week that err last Saturday were 1,296. la the
to. ISO- Ss the .sees ,* *rare d deaths in the
weak, corresponding with re week wee 1,241; bat es the
deaths sow returned oessreed Is a population, welch hes
reread, they roar be ereapered whit- the average raised
in proporket to the tuna* namely, with 1.365. Prom
this compeers It eppese. that the hers returned for hat
week were lera by 09 the the number which the average
rate of mortality for the second week of August would have
produced. It should be observed, however, that the facts
on which the eateolation is based are deepest in peer from
two weeks, in 1849 sad 1851 respectively, whes cholera
epidemic; and in realties the above erouperieon this dr-
stmessers should not be forgotten. Tho public health I.
he from being in a setisfactory conhars.
The deers from diarrhea's, which were In the three pre-
vinus weeks rucesesively 415, 382. sad 312, were hat week
296, In the ten weeks of 1819-53, corresponding with late
week, the average number (corrected) was 189. Of the 296
death., 90 occurred in timer &Mos, Is whir divides the
direr still appears to be most prevalent. Taking Leedom
peeerally, the sutedistrkta where fatal wise of dienhces
wan recorded. last week in greatest numbers are Betrays,
which volume 7, Rectory Marylehoce also 7, Regent's-perk
9, Haggerone West 6, Hackney-road 6, Bethnal-green-
town 7, Mile-end Old-tows West and Beat rub-
districts 16, Poplar 8, and Battersea 6. In addition
to the deaths from diarrhms, 22 are referred to cholera.
"choleraic dlarrtore," h. A woman, aged 37 years:
died et 34, Upper Rosontsa-e'reet, of tt cholera bißor,
efts, h days' illness; a men, red 60 year', at 7, EN:iam-
b:incliner, Houton, of cholera metre." A sate, eked
32 years, died on 4,1 t August in the Dreadnought Bovril
Ethip of chokes ;" and a preen belonging to the Oateral
Steam Navigation Company, aged 31 years, on July 30, is
supposed air to have died of choler., le • boat sear the
arse hornet ship. All the 22 deaths from cholera occurred
to children, except 8; one was that of a boy at Hampstead,
aged 3 years, who died en the 10th loot. of " Artie cholera,"
atter 11 hours' illness. Two prams died from want of the
necessaries of life. Scarlatina was fatal In 49 Cu., and
diphtheria In 18.
Ler week the births of 907 boys and 855 girls, in all
1,762 &Sim, wen registered in London. In the ten
ceereeponding weeks of re years 1819.68 the avenge num-
ber woe 1,600.
The waters aspplied by the Thames corer:lir, ecoordieg
to the analyse* of Dr. Robert Duedas Thousre, F R.S., of
St. llotor's Herpeal, ermined in July leme foreign matter
than they have held in sorties it.,airs 1854, when those pro-
cured shove Teddington-look ware distinguished by even a
mann amount of impurity. They afford a striking contrast
with the Thames wattr at Loados. bridge, which is added for
the sake of comparison. Last year the Threes water at the
same locality onitained 88-8 deg. of impurity, and 10'24deg.
of organic impurity, with 1 grain of carbonate of ammonia
pee gallon, derived froin the animal matter in the sewage. In
the past month the amount of the IKON silt was -72 grains.
The smell of the river hes been diniramishehte at eves a
greater distance thee last year, but to:irides sob the tempe-
rature. The composition of one of the unhealthy surface
wells is stw nAt the Roynteirvatory. Greene. cii, the mean height of
the tannest*, in the week was 29'796 In. The barometer
roes from 29•64 ie. on Monday to 29 90 in, on Thursday,
being the lowest and highest reeding. respectively in the
week. The ran temperature of the week Wag 609
deg., which I. 2.1 deg. above the average of theorem week La
43 tears (aa determined by Mr. Gleither). The highest
pdet attained by the thermometer in the son was 101 deg.
on Friday. The highest port stained by the thermometer
in the shade lc es 81 deg., which was read both on Monday
and Friday, The lowest point wee 61•3 dee. on :Friday.
The entire range of the temperature of the air en
that day; and also in the week, wan therefore 29-6
deg. The mean daily reaps was 18.4 deg. Te. dit-
hers* Weyer the mean dew-point temperature and air
toes we. 7'5 degrees. The rut degree of humidity
of the air was 77. The rases teeirentere of the we,,, of
the Three wag 67'l deg., wbkb rose& that of the air by
3.2 deg. Oa the first two days and the hut two the wind
blew Addle from the smith-west; in the middle of the week
it was Is the sort-east and north. Rain fen ea she ...was
of 0.26 fa., east of welch we. marred on Wednesday.

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THE Panics OF WALms ri 01AsoOtt.-00
W. Soya! Ingham abs pekoe of wake vieited Glee-
tbs
s4lis via sessapanied by Calanel Bruce ant Colonel
eel vas lest ea Alden of the Edinburgh end Ramey, on tie naiad of the tea o'clock train, by
tho 1.44 Newest, who escorted bin through the manufac-
turing dietrlete Bridiretea te the mills of the Mews.
New, theses throtab the Orem the fiettinarket, Arply
Jamaica.eed Ealiston floweia. The party thenproceeded to Thoralebook to the calico- prinulag works of
the
Meters. Crum. Afterwards hie roy.l highness drove to the
residence of Sir chilli Maxwell of P.n.s, where he partook
of lambics, and .bete • select party, Lecloding Lord end
Lily &abases, had asestaLled to meet him. The party
glen returned to the city, and sided the Royal Exchange,
Qutewetrest, when • crowd bad earerabled, cad loudly
chested his royal higher... Herrin afent a tEtt, mleuiea
wells the Excaaege. the Piton wee conducted cid B:yi !A-
twood-square, Woodside. crescent, and other parte or the
western portion of the city, to the ralitrey station, whence he
took his departure for Edinburgh at 4.15 p.m.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

ENTIRE POLITICAL ABINEBTY.-APPOINT-
MINT OF NEW SENATORS.

PARIS, MRDNIIIDAT MORNING.
The Motateur of this morning contains the fol-
lowing Imperial decree:

"A foil and entire amnesty is granted to all
persona sentenced for politieul crimes and
offences, or those who have been the object
of any measures taken for public security.
(Une amnistie pleine et entire est accordte a tons
lea individu qui out ete oondamnea pour des crimes
on des delfts politiquas, on qui ont ete objet des
mesures prises pour la surete generale)."
The Afeniteur further coutstus the following list
of nominations to the Senate :—Generals Renault,
Foray, Thiry, Prince de la Morkowa, Admiral Tre-
honart, Comte Labedoyere, M. Paul Riohemont, and
Baron Vincent.