The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-10 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears froth the return issued by authority ;
of the itegistrar-General that in the week that ended
on Saturday, October 6th, the births registered in London
and twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom were
4,060. the deaths registered 2,964. The annual rate of
mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. In London the
births of 1,054 boys and 977 girls, in all 2,031 children,
were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks
of ten years 1850-65 the average number, corrected for
increase of population, wu 1,920. The deathsi registered
lin London daring the week were 1,344. It was the
fortieth week of the year ; and the average number of
deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of
population, 1,235. The deaths in the present return
exceed the estimated amount by 109. One hundred and
eighty-two deaths from cholera and 69 from diarrhum were
stered
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week.
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and 8 from diarrhou in the northw; 31. from cholera and
18 from diarrhou in the central ; 50 from cholera and 17
from diarrhea in the east; and 48 from cholera and 18
from diarrhoea in the south distriote. • tyuix young
persona ander 20 years of age died from and 49
from diarrhea : at the age of 20 years and upwards, 96
deaths occurred from cholera, and 20 from diarrhces.
Zymotic diseases proved fatal to 496 persons. 31 deaths
from small-pox were recorded, 29 from measles, 51 from
scarlatina, 13 from diphtheria., 23 from whooping-cough,
and 44 from typhus. Three deaths from small-pox took
place in St. Margaret (Westminster), 2 in Chnstchurch
(Marylebone), 3in Kentish-tovrn,2 in Hackney-road (Beth-
nal-green), 3 in Poplar sub-district, and 2 in that of
Peckham. The annual rate of mortality last week wail 23
per 1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 38 in Dublin ;
18 in Bristol, 16 in Birmingham, 41 in Liverpool, 27 in
Manchester, 24 in Salford, 20 in Sheffield, 24 in Leeds, 20
in Hull, 33 in Nevrcastle•upon-Tyne, and 28 in Olascow.
In Liverpool the fatal cases of cholera, which in the
three previous weeks had been 182, 159, and 116, further
declined to 99 in the week ending last Saturday. In Dub-
lin also a decrease appears to have commenced, as the
deaths referred to cholera fell from 96 in the previous week
to 81 last week ; the disease, however, is spreading towards
the southern suburbs. In Manchester and Salford only 4
deaths from cholera were reported last week.

THE QUEEN'S DEPARTURE FROM DUNKELD.—The '
Dundee Advertisrr gives an account of the departure of the
Queen from Dunkekl on Saturday. Previous to her de-
parture, at half-past 10 in the morning, the gates of the
grounds were thrown open, and the public freely admitted.
A crowd of several hundreds of respectably-dressed people
accordingly lined the avenue to catch a glimpse of the
Queen. Before the carriage drove off, her Majesty called
Mr. Carrington, the factor, to her, and expressed to him
her gratification at the fountain, which she had seen the
previous evening, and with the design and workmanship,
with which she expressed herself highly rim:ed. There
was a rumour that her Majesty was to have planted a
tree, as she did on a former occasion in remembrance of
her visit ; but she did not do so. A fee, minutes before I
COMPLIMENT TO MR. R. Lowe, M.P.—A pro- i her Majesty started, Prince Arthur, General Grey, the i
posal for a complimentary banquet in Nottingham to the Marchioness of Ely, and Miss Macgregor left in a wag-
Right Hon. Robert Lowe, has been most favourably re- I gonette, the young prince freely acknowledging the
ceived. Such a recognition of the eloquent statesman's 1 cheers of the crowd by lifting his Highland bonnet.
I
public services is felt to be a fitting acknowledgment of i Then came her Majesty, the Princes Louise, and the
the intellectual power and political independence with . Duchess, in a carriage and pair, with postilion and. out- :
which ke has promoted the social interests of the people, ' riders—and Ghillies Grant and Brown on the box. Her ,
and vindicated the principles of good government. Aa a ; Majesty was loudly cheered, and graciously acknowledged '
native of Nottinghamshire, Mr. Lowe m well known and 1 the applause by repeated bows. She was dressed as usual.
and highly esteemed by a large circle of influential friends. in plain black, with widow's can beneath her bonnet, and
—alottraghani Daily Guardian.
New LIFEBOATS.—The people of Bristol and crape eel, and looked remarkably welL The party were
rideroceed by carriage to Loch Ord takence they were to
Clifton, and Cheltenham, have recently presented to the on ponies over the bill, and luncheon at Rin-
National Lifeboat Institution the cost of two lifeboats drogan. Toe Duchess was then to proceed several miles
, on the journey with the Queen, and afterwards to return
and their equipment, including transporting carriages. The
Cheltenham lifeboat, which is 32 feet long, and which is to Ito Kindmgan' where she would pass the Sunday. The
be stationed at Burnham, on the Somerset coast, is to be
publicly exhibited at Cheltenham to-day. The
feet is to I Queen's travelling carnage was despatched by the coach
road to meet her on the other side of the hill, and convey
named by Lady Charlotte Sc
and afterwards I her to Balmoral. During her Majesty's stay at the cottage
launched into • lake in the neighbourhood of the town. there have been two men from the Athole Highlanders on
The Bristol and Clifton lifeboat. which is of the same di- guard ev eveninin front of her rooms.
rnensions se the Cheltenham boat, leaves London to-day Mr. Thorneycroft's statue of Prince Albert,
for Brietol, where it is to be publicly shown on Saturday, erected in front of St. George's-hall, Liverpool, will be
and where, as at Cheltenham, most extensive preparations Pubicly inaugurated by the Mayor of Liverpool to-morrow
are being made to give a hearty welcome to the boat of I
mercy. The presentation of the lifeboat will take place at 1 Crrr COMMISSION OF SEKERS.—The Commis-
Clifton, and will be made by Mr. Commissioner HilL The sinners of Sewers held their usual weekly meeting at
' boat will afterwards be named by Miss Florence Hill, and Guildhall yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. de
launched into a lake at Clifton; this boat is to be stationed I Jersey, the chairman. Dr. Letheby, the owdical
officer of
at Loesiemouth, a dangerous point on the Scotch coast. It I health reported that during the week 15,82.51b5. of meat
should be added that the Bristol and Clifton lifeboat fund I had been seized, that was unfit for human food, but out
owes mainly its origin to the Histrionic Club of those I of that
quantityqni 14,0671b5. were not diseased, but had
places. Bristol had previously given the institution the , become p n consequence of the hot weather. During
ooet of a lifeboat, which is named the " Albert Edward," the week the inspector of shipping had inspected 16 vessels,
after his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. It is sta- and in two of them he found the ventilation in the fore-
tioned at Padstow, on the shores of the Bristol Channel, castle defective. Forty•seven births and 41 deaths were re-
where last winter it saved, during a fearful midnight storm, gistered during the week, and the mortality was much below
17 lives from the wrecked barque Juliet, of Greenock. the average of the corresponding week in the last 10 year*,
THE WORKING MEN OF LONDON AND GENERAL which ci .4. The inspector also reported that heard
GARIBALDI. —At a general meeting of the Working Men's examined and tested the gas supplied by the different
Association, held last eveniae at the Broughaal-hall, Fleet- cessipanise, and the whole of it possessed an illuminating
street, Mr. George Potter in the chnir, the secretary re-
ported that he had received& semi-official
innsannounceme of power beyond the requirements of the act of parliament,
the intention of General Garibaldi to visit England ths there was a large amount of sulphur. The court adjourned
but in the case of the City and Great Central companies
course of a few weeks. It would be recollected that in after disposing of the usual routine business.
consequence of the general's hurried departure from this MR. LEEMAN, M.P.—The following is the letter
country on the occasion of his last visit the wine intended from Mr. Leeman, hf.P., to which the chairman of the
to be given in his honour by the working men of London Leeds reform meeting on Monday referred but did not
had to be abandoned. If the intention of the general again I read :—" Imperial Hotel, Malvern, 3rd Oct., 1866. Dear
to visit this country wee carried into effect, be thought 1 sir—l have been travelling about and hence the delay in
it would be well for this association to carry out • answeringthe invitation to the West Riding. reform meeting.
the original intention. The general when last here, had I fully concur in the importance of negativing the apathy
expressed to him how d hted he would be to on which we were twitted l&st seasien, bat desiring, as I
meet the working men of Lon on &t the proposed 8014 u. do, to deal with the reform question practically, and not
Considerable discussion ensued on thegratifying announce- by asking what every thinking man knows to be presently
went made by the secretary, and the following resolution unattainable I must say I most strongly deprecate the
was carried by acclamation :—Moved by Mr. Bryan, and policy which'demands manhood suffrage, as not only en-
seconded by Mr. Thomas : " That the committee of the I real on the year'sof the leaders who put it forward afrpart
association be itudructed to prepare and forward an ad- lof the next programme, and illogical in the position
dress to General Garibaldi, congratulating him upon the ! of the question as it stood at the close of last session, but
union of Venetia to the Italian kingdom ; and that the ; as calculated to produe the greeted embarrassment in the
meeting write to inviting him, should be visit ; thenextsession,andtminsettlemanyof the really honestsup-
Eueand, ea . in
seineNovber next, to meet the porters of reform both in and out of parliament. As there-
working men London at a iri at the Crystal Pillow, • fors °add not support the resolution fee easalhood od-
or some other suitable place as might hereafter be deter- trio, which is to be proposed at the West Biding meeting,
mined uipon." The secretary said he would write .to the I Wok, with Mr. Baines, that lam best away.—l remain,
general by the first post, conveying to him a copy of the dear sir boars very truly, Geo. Lennaw. blr. Alderman
resolution agreed upon. Cuter, "