The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

ITALY AND HUNGARY.

A letter from Turin, in the Meek, says :
General Mimic& is still here, and, notwithstanding the
prudent silence he maintains, even with his friends, it is
known that, though serious difficulties exist, be has a firm
hope in hie cause ; and I hear that what at present owe-
sions most anxiety to the Hungarian leaders is to find the
means of delaying for the proper time the outbreak of the
revolution which has been so long menacing. As to Gari-
baldi, he will intervene when the opportune moment shall
have arrived. Is Poland also about to make a movement
for obtaining emancipation and unity? On that question
the following letter, written by Garibaldi, and which has
li been communicated to me, may throw someliglit "Caprera,
Dec. ;to.—My retirement to this place is not an abandon-
ment of the cause of the populations to which I have de-
voted all my life. Having the fullest confidence in General
Mierolawsko will come to an understanding with him u
regards all that concerns our brave Poles.—G. GARIBALDI.'
Hangar) and Poland arc now placed in exceptional condi-
tions ; perhaps never before had they so favourable an op-
portunity for achieving independence. Will they know
now to take advantage of the situation? As regards Russia,
one thing must be particularly remarked, that since lxrli
she has not recruited a single man for the army. In Russia,
at present, • levy for the army is considered impossible, as
it would be likely to cause a general insurrection of the
peasants. The three Russian corps d'armCe which, as usual
to critical times, now occupy Poland, form sctrcely an
effective of 65,000 men, though in former days they ex-
ceeded 200,000. Hungary, therefore, can be almost certain
that Russia could not intervene in any revolution she
might make.

ST. J.awna'a PALACE, FEB. 19. —ThT(gel; hag
been pleased to appoint William dewier, FAq., M.D., to be
ITysae Extraordinary to her Majesty, in the room of
Wtllism Baly, Feq., deceased.—Casette.
HEALTH OF LONDON. —The weekly return of
the Itoglateer-Ganeral exhibits a continued improve.
used in the public health. The deaths in London were
1,328 in the week that ended last Saturday, having
declined to that number from 1,459 in the previous
week. The average number for corresponding weeks
of ten years 1851-60, when corrected for increase of
population, is 1,345 ; and it will be seen that the actual
number for last week is less than the calculated amount,
hut does not materially differ from it. The deaths caused
by pulmonary draftees in the week, not including phthisis
or whooping-cough, wore 291 ; whilst the corrected average
is 306. The moat fatal in this class was bronchitis,
and the deaths from it amounted to 168, and were
exactly equal to the average. Bronchitis is fatal chiefly
to old persons ; pneumonia, which Is fatal prim
ipally to the young, numbered but half as many
deaths as bronchitis. Phthimis can ied off 145 persons, 78
of whom died in the period of life 20.40 years. Whoopicg
cough, of which 8$ children died, is at the present time
causing more than the average mortality, a remark that
also aplies to croup, which was fatal in 20 cases. There
were 8-deaths from syphilis. Three widows and two men
died at the age of 90 years and upwards ; amongst the
former was the widow of a carpenter, who died at the age
(as stated) of 102 years, at 19, BedforMsquare, Mile-end
Old Town. A woman died front a fishbowls, which had
lodged w her stomach twelve days previously, and caused
inflammation and hemorrhage. Two sons of • mattress-
maker, aged respectively 3 and 2 years, died on consecutive
days at 54, Warwick-street, Borough-road, from " polio**
probably arsenic, no evidence how taken." (Inquest.
Post snort.) Last week the births of 889 hose and girl".
in all, 1,792 children, were registered in Leiden. In the
ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851.60 the average
number was 1,747.