The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-18 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

The weekly return humeil by authority of the
Registrar-Oeeeral shows that in the week ending Saturday,
September 14, the deaths registered in London were 1.110.
If the deals from euhletnic cholera in the thirty-seventh
week of 1854 are excluded, it will be found that the average
minder of deaths in the weeks corresponding with lest week
wen 1,004, which corrected for increase of population will
become 1,137, so the number in the present return is slightly
uuder that which would have hove recorded if the average
rata of mortality had prendied.
Four deaths from small•pox occurred last week. Messing
was fatal in seven cases ; 4S persons died from acarlatioa,
and 12 from diphtheria. Dial-Sues was fatal in 137 cases,
and cholera or choleraic dierrhoa carried oil eight persons.
A bricklayer's labourer, aged !SA years, residing at 1, George-
yard, Seffron.hill, Holhoni, dial of " cholera motine
11 day'." A cooper, aged Cl years, died at 10, Frederick-
street, Limehouse, of "choleriee fever (1$ days)." The
widow of a sailor died it. Pancras Workhouse who had
attained, it is said, the age of 100 years ; two other peewee
died at the age of 92 years. Four deaths occurred from
burns and scalds ; of these, three were children. Two
infante, and one adult, wereeuquaated..

lAst. week the births of 916 buys and 879 girls, in all
1,79.1 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor-
responding weeka of the yearn 1831-60 the average number
was 1,568.
At the Royal Observatory, Creenwieh, the mean height
of the bammeter in the week was 21-810 iu. The heroine-
tricel resdings-•wese to 381.1 in. on Thursday, and fell to
Mtil in. on *tellies,. The mean temperature of the nit in
the week was 57'2 dega., which is 0.1 dogs. below the ave-
rage of the RAMP week iu 13 yearn (es determined by Mr.
theisher). The highest point attained by the thermometer
in the shade was 741 deg, on Thursday ; and on Wednes-
day it fell to 391 dogs., the lowest ie the week. The ex-
treme mese of the week wee therefore :o'l dege• The dif-
ference between the mare dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 74 doge. The mean degree of humidity
of the air was 78, complete saturation beiug represented by
100. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames
we. 641 dep. The general direction of the wind was
sooth•west.

CRYSTAL. PALAI'L—Mr. Strange, the well-known
and effieieut caterer of creature comforta at this institution,
took his annual benefit yesterday, and the appreciation in
whirls his efforts are hold by the public was densonetrated
by one of the lamest attendances of the semen. There were
numerous apes:tiniest provided for the occasion, in addition
to the usual attractions of the establishment. Amongst
the meat prominent of them were a concert by the Loudest
Glee and Madrigal Union, under the direction of Mr. Land,
and including the servissse of Mies Lyles, Miss J. Wells, and
Messrs. Baxter, W. Cumming, and Lawler. Blondin's
ascent sad extraordinary performance on the tight
rope over the fountains, Mackney's comic isimpog,
V 312101111 outdoor sports, and the opening to the visitors
of the lofty water towers, from the summit of
which the most extensive and beautiful panoramic
view in air part of Englund is to be obtained.
As might be expected, thou‘inds yesterday availed them-
selves of this privilege, and it is only to be regretted that
the atmosphere was too cloudy to allow the full enjoyment
of the scene. The Coldstream Guards' bend under the able
onuduct of Mr. t:odfrey, was in attendance, and performed
throughout the day with its accustomed skill. Altogether,
' Mr. Strauge's Wendt may be proouunced a slecidol entscese.
NONLYINFORMINT SETTLKIINNT IN Naw Zraruvis.
—The Council of the Association for establishing a Settle-
meutuf Nonconfon illta tu New %tutus" have issued their first
report, from which it appears that already several hundred
members are enrolled, the majority leiug persons of the
middle clam, who represent themselves as small capitalists
with fromloo/. :va each. The orpnisatiou having arrived
at such a degree of maturity, it lusa been imperative to bend
out pioneer agents earlier than was anticipated, in order
to select a site for the intended settlement, and prepare for
the arrival of the main burly of one thousand, or there-
abouts, next year. Two agents have accordingly boon sent
to enter into negotiations with the government of the pro-
vince of Auckland, which appear to Luve entertained the
project most favourably, and intimated its readiness to place
at the disposal of the association various blocks of land open
fur special settlement is tine districts of the pros ince.
Ammgementa are also being entered into with shipping
firms for the passage out.—A astralia and Nos Zen/and