The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-04 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

The return issued by authority of the Registrar.
Geoeral states that in the week that coded on Saturday
Lest, the deaths of 1,127 persons, of whom 577 were males
and 550 females, were registered in London. If the deaths
from epidemic cholera in the thirtptiftla week of 1854 are
withdrawn from the calculation, it will he found that the
average number of deaths in corresponding weeks of ten
years (1851.60) was 1,058, and if this result be corrected for
increase of population, it becomes 1,164. Consequently the
deaths of last week are slightly below the average rate of
mortality.
At this season, which the fatal experience of former years
invests with more than ordinary iuterest to the London
population, it is gratifying to dud that the metropolitan
replrte, although they show the existence of the usual
mummer cholera, are still free from indications of the more
virulent epidemic.
Diarrheas was fatal last week in 1S cases, of which 155
occurred to children. Cholera or choleraic diarrhea was
also fatal in 14 cases. A carver and gilder, aged be years,
died at 33, Great Marelebone-street, " diarrhos (36
hours), cholera (36 hours)." A blacksmith, aged 70 years,
died in Lambeth workhouse of " cholera (24 hours)." A
female, aged 77 years, died at 7 Wallgrave.terrace,
Brompton, of "cholera (4 days), coosocutive fever, one
week." A gentleman, aged 76 years, re.aling at 32, Casimir.
squere, Bronipton, died from "choleraic duurh.uy coma
from suppression of urine." A widow, aged 77 years,
died at 32, Percival-street, Clerkenwell, from "choleraic
diarrhea (3 days)."
Small-pox exhibits a low mortality ; last week the deaths
from it were only 5. Scarlatina was fetid in 34 cases, and
16 deaths are recorded from diphtheria. The deaths from
measles were 8, and from typhus 41.
Of three noeagenarians whose deaths are recorded in the
week, the eldest was a weaver who hail attained the age of
99 years, the other persons died at the respective ages of 90
and 91.

List week the births of 874 boys and 851 girls, 'in all
1,725 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1851.60 the average number
wu 1,625.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —An inqucot wa4 held last
evening borers llr. Laughers], deputy coroner for West.
minster, in Charing-cross Hospital, touching the death of a
private in the 2nd battalion Grenadier Guards, stationed at
St. George's Buttocks, named Janie* Hutchins. lota
Simpson, a private in the same battalion, add that about
10 minutes to one that afternoon he wu. coming out of the
barrack-room on the third floor, when lie observed the de-
ceased quite outside the window, with the exception of the
left foot, and before lie could stop him ho bad got quite
out and turned to the left of the parapet. He
looked out after him, and found that he had
fallen. He ran down and saw hint impaled on
the railings, the spike entering his stomach nod coming out
of hi. back. He hurl seen him only five minutes before, and
believed him to be quite sber. The height hole the win-
dow to where he was picked up was 4:: feet. It alas also
stated iu evidence that be bail performed the mime feat
before, and said that he considered it worthy of Bleudin.
A verdict of':Aecideutal death" WWI 11,11141e11.

Timm Max Burlap Auvr..--:1;;:enlay after-
noon, between four and five o'clock, Ito accident of •
frightful character, resulting in the death of ale man and
serious injuries to two others, warted at the wharf of
Meows. Dimell and Co., coal merchants, adjoining Dept-
ford-creek. It appears that at the tine. inentioued several
men were employed in delivering orals luau • collier lying
alongside the wharf, Rod which cads were discharged into
a hunker capable of holding nearly :WO iOOll. Adjoining
this bunker, which was divided by a partition of timber,
there were some carpenters eniplocesl, sod wbeo attest
tilt lone of coals bad been discharged the partition gave way,
the cowl forcing its way with the partitioning, and boning
three of the win kitieu beneath its intencese weight. With-
out soy loss of thine men were set to work to
rescue the poor fellows, which was • work of
sonic difficulty, and after the lapse of shout
twenty minutes one of then was extricated, seriondy in-
jured, but still breathing, and having been attended 4) by
Mr. l':uk, surgeon, be was conveyed ea board the Dread-
nought hospital ship. A second man wit shortie afterwards
recovered, also alive, and he was likewise attended to by
Mr. Pink, and afterwards taken on hoard the Dreadootteht.
The search was then continued fur the third man, who had
now been buried about half an hour, and on the workmen
reaching him, he was found lying on his fare quite deaL
pert of the falling partition having evidently struck
him on the back as he attempted to matte his escape, kne..k-
ing him down, and coveting him, and with the weight of
oral which fell, his death must have beau inatantaneous.
The demoted, whose name was William Nicoll, was •
married man with a large family, and what makes the
occurrence the more distressing is, that at the time be met
his death his eldest moo was lying at home it corpse.
Mr. Charles Pearson. the City Solicitor, we are
glad to learn, had yoaterday so far recovered front his recent
severe ittiliso as to be able to trauma the legal
bnsi-
sess of the Corporation and of the Powers' Commission
during the wh of
,the day.