The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-02 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

The Registrar-General's return mtatta tho total
number of deaths registered in London in the week that
ended last Saturday was 1,105, which, as compared with
the returns of four previous weeks, exhibits but very slight
variation. The average number of deaths in corresponding
weeks of ten previous years 1851-60, corrected for Increase
of population, is 1,329, and if the deaths from epidemic
cholera in the corresponding week of 1854 are excluded from
the returns on which the calculation is based, it will still
appear that the rate of mortality that uow prevails is com-
paratively low.
The births in last week exceeded the deaths in the same
time by 740.
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The.deatha from diarrhma, which in One week in August
ezieeded 200, nod in each of ten weeks since the middle of
July exceeded 100, declined last week to 68. Four deaths
are also referred to cholera or choleraic diurrbces. A girl,
aged 9 years, died at 5, Bess-street, Borough•road, of
"cholera." But while &arrives is diminished, there is a
perceptible increase in scarlatina, the death' from which rose
to 55 in the week. Of these 55, 7 occurred in Islington, 3in
the sub-district of St. George-the-Martyr, Holborn, cud 6
in Deptford. At 55, Eagle -street, Hulboro, a woman died
after childbearing, a case in which, according to the verdict
of a coroner's jury, "the midwife was culpable." It w.
pears that four members of the same family (a labourer's)
have died within six days, three of whom were children,
and died from scarlatina. The registrar of St. George-the-
Martyr, who recorded these 4 deaths, adds that scarlatinais
very prevalent iu his district, and that in one family x per-
sons are inflating from it. Three children have died from
the same disease in a family at 110, Newatreet, .Deptford,
in which two others hare been attacked by it.
Six oonagenariaus died in the week, the oldest of whom
was a widow 96 years of age ; she died at Fulham.
Last week the births of 925 boys and 9'23 girls, in all
1,848 children, were regiateted in London. In the ten nor.
responding weeks of the years 185140 the average number
was 1,659.

MEMORIAL TO THE LATE EARL OF ABERDEEN.—
The tenantry on the estates of the late Lord Aberdeen in
the parishes of Tams, Meddle, &c., Aberdeenshire, some
time ago originated a movement among themsdves, with
the view of giving a tangible and enduring form to the
feelings of high respect and veneration with which
they regard the enemy of the deceased noble-
man, in particular a■ a kind and considerate
landlord. Though the whole of the teneutry have
not yet been waited noon, the tum of about WO&
bee been very readily subscribed ; and it has been resolved,
in concurrence, it is understood, with the views of the
present eerl, to erect a monument (a square tower) on the
hill of Yth.ie, where it will be seen both from iladdo
House, the family residence, and from a large portion of
the estates. The memorial will be a very creditable erec-
tion ; for, in addition to the above amount, not only will
more money he raised, hut great part of the labour of
the erection will be done gyetnitoWdy by the tenantry—a
most respectable and substantial body of men.—EtlinturgA
Courant.

CONSECRATION OF THREE NEW BISHOPS. —The
consecration of three bishops of the (-lurch of England is
expected to take place in V. estminster Abbey on 'Friday.
November 1, being the Festival of All &iota. The three
Drwho are then to be raised to the episcopate are
Dr. Thomson, to the see of Gloucester and Bristol ; Dr.
Caulfield, to that of Nassau (Bahamas) ; and Mr. T. N.
Staley, late tutor of St. Mark's College, Chelsea, to the
missionary bishopric of Honolulu, the capital of the Sand-
wich Islatidi: It is understood that the sermon will be
preached by the Bev. William Denton, M.A., incumbent
of St. Bartholomew's Church, Moor.lauc, Cnpplegate, who
has been most energetic in promoting the establishment of
the Dew missionary see.

FATAL POISONING or THI I an-Lin &rcr or
MoNIIoUTIISHIRIL —We (WANG% Daily Press) have to
record a melancholy cased poisoning, which has resulted in
the death of the Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire, Camel
Hanbury Leigh, Esq. It appears that a few days ago
arrangements were made for painting some of the rooms at
Pontypool Park, the seat of Mr. Leigh, and that gentleman,
who was 88 lean of age, went to spend a few weeks at
Plymouth House, Penarth, where he was accompanied by
!_rortion of his family and his s alet, kiddie/dale.
While staving at Plymouth House, Mr. Leigh received
a alight bruise from a fall, and his medical adviser was
seat for and prescribed some medicine. At the same time
Mrs. Leigh was using a lotion for wine trifling ailment,
and the bottle containing the lotion and the medicine
were placed in the same room. On Friday the valet gave
his master what he thought to be the medicine, but which
in reality was the lotion, and although the mistake was
immediately discovered, and every effort was made to
counteract the effects of the poisocous liquid. Mr. Leigh
speedily became worse, and shortly ufterwanis expired in
the greatest agony. The valet had been wane year, in Mr.
Leigh's service, and is distracted at the dreadful mistake he
has made.