The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-13 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK

(Prom the Regisenr.Geseral's Report.)
In the week ending last Satnrdey, the deaths re-
gistered in the metropontaa districts were 957, a number
which exhibits a coonsiderahl• decrease on the returns of the
last two monis, (December sad January), during which the
eolith, ware lineally shows 1.050. and en ore week wen
1,158. The result 111 also favourable as compared with the
conectel fer increase of population, of correspond.
weeks in ten previcseyears, 1240- 9,whi his I,l4l,sbow-
ing a decreeas of 197. The sudden &flash' the mortality
from distaste of the respiratory organs is 'ranked, ; bron-
chitis, Flaunt-Dia, sad asthma have numbered in the last
three we lc. MCC feiTs..y. 237, 234, and 10-S deaths; the
senage f, r last week, derived from returns of the same week
in ten ye. », is 187, er if earrecteci for population, 201. Bs*
she deaths from phthi. is (or esraumptien) have scan.ly
varied; they have been is tle last three weeks 124,
137, end 1,4 respectively; the avenge of last week for this
disease is 16-5. The deaths saucareand is the symotic or
epidemic glass of diseases were 152; the corrected avenge is
216. Small pox was fetal last week to 8 children, scarlatina
to 11, hoping caliph to 36, measles to 18. all of then epids.
mks bang under the *Tinge, and the first two being mach
hoe fatal than usual. Diarrhoea. was fatal in 20 cases, in the
correepondiag weeks of ten years, the deaths from it have
ranged from 3 to 32. and show a decided tendency to increase
in leer year.. No deaths occurred in the week from
chairs. From typhus there were 27, • comperativtly light
mortality from this paw. From infiueoxt there wart
2 dea:hs ; from erysipelu 10 ; from cancer 17 deaths, of
which all tulip: tens occurred to women: and 9 women
died afar childbirth. In twi persona f..tal disease is stated
to have been the result of intemperance. The death of a
woman of 47 year*, which occurred is January, was accele-
rated by untitution :and exposure to extrema rid." Sne
lied been previ miry removed to 11-thnal-green Workhouse.
Tne births curing the week were 1,497.
The mean height of the ban:meter in the week at the
Royal Onnwatory, Greenwich, was 29.457 in. The mean
t.mo.rotsre wee 41 dog., showing an excin of 10 7 digs. on
the averse of the same weds of *siren years. It was higher
than the average throughout the week. On 'Sunday the
mean temperature was 12 dap. above the average, and on
Frilay and Saturday 14 dep. above it.

THE
/IANITFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER, Ysx.l2.

There is no new feature in the yarn and cloth
ma: kst. The advice' by the Washington, two days her
from America, state that eottoa iris easier, but thus is no
ehazge radii lent to induce pro lacers of goo :s hers to relax
price., and our market has been quiet without inducing
easiest rates. Shippers are doing s*
_very little basic' beyond
she .ontraeta with producers made some time since. T.,
ludia. China, the Levant, the West Cues' of
Amnia, and tome other markets, goods could not
W seat out at present pries' without the certainty
of iliellfTinfl a considerable sacrifice. The home trade houses
are also dote( less business. The eateries of protectionists
es
to the distress in agrkultaral districts are not calculated
to give this class of traders much heart. Brighter and mere
(het ring wrath'', however, rasp lead to greater activity.
Unquestionably the producers of Gray role—especially al
etonsseUsine.de-laiaes—ars preparing largely kr the spring'
trade. and prisons are eictedir gly busy with new pattern..
For the description of t wads prcdsted by band,ioclusling
naumet de•l+it,,s,andmmlins.jedgingbythegreatrequest
is whits sutra:nen are held, and other symptoms, there Is
likely .o tat a wansiderablt amount of penetration ; and the
sweat of skUl eat enterprise thrown into the fancy trade
this season saay be *matted to show atoll in great variety
end elegant, et labrics and patterns, when the proper tans
&Mew: . .

To-day sa inquest is holding et a colliery near Chowbeat,
where a shocking and sou fetal accident occurred on Satur-
day. The seines belonged to Mr. John Fietcher • and the
gallium having descended to work and discovered the pre-
sence of a more than ordinary amount of gal in one of the
bays when they had to work, endeavoured to furore it to a
better item by dist rbing the atm rota's. Fur this purpose Seery
beet their jackets against the si In of the bay, and the gas
wu thee drives Iwo the draftee; towards the mouth of the
bottom o' the shaft, end word . naturally wake its escape
into the open air. Unfortunately, however, the collier., not
takirg the necusery precautionary steps fell a sacriflee to
their own laaptudeace. A lighted candle had be left with
the Bum 'armed to the gas One disturbed and in its way to
the shaft, sad an expledow was the osauquence. A great
11111111h41 of the a WIWI were belly bust he they could be
rent ved, mad it is midi that five et them have died.