The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

April 20. J. Evans, Toy Hotel, Hampton-court, licensed
victualler—April 20. J. A. Smith, Queen-street, Ham-
mersmith, and Newport-street, Lambeth, lighterman—
April 24. J. Midgley, Nottingham, soda water manufac-
turer—April 19. J. B. Mercer, Bath, carpenter —April2o.
G. Pearson, Birkenhead, Cheshire, grocer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

James Bruce and Co., coal merchants, Paisley:
Bannerman and Morris, merchants, Glasgow.
Addison and Stables, carriers, Leith.
John Strathern, commission merchant, Glasgow.
John Dick; carter, Glasgris.
John Jack, grocer, Uddingeton, Lanarkshire.
Wm. W. Mansell, commission merchant, Glasgow.
Smellie, Brothers, cartwrights, Patrick.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WERE.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)

Thirteen hundred and eighty-three persons, namely,
701 males and 682 females, died in London in the week
that ended last Saturday. The public health is improving,
though the rate of mortality is still high even for March;
for there died last week 123 persons more than the num-
ber oblainekby calculation frame correspowling weeks
ill Previous years (1345-54). ro-aossoirratliappen usually
till April that more genial weather proattaes a !narked
effect in the reduction of the .
Diseases of the respiratory organs have been morelatal
than the eymotic, or any class in which the causes of
death are arranged. Their decrease in the last five weeks
from the point at which their mortality was greatest, is
shown in the following numbers, 434, 433, 313, 339,
and (last week) 285 deaths. The last number is higher
than usual, which is owing especially to bronchitis, the
deaths from which were 146, while the estimated num-
ber is 108. The mean temperature (38.2 dogs.), about
the same as in the previous week, was 4 degs. below the
average, and the latter part of the week was remarkably
cold. Hooping-cough is prevalent, and 75 children died
of it. The total number of deaths from measles did not
exceed 20, but a third of these occurred in the workhouse
at Bethnal-green, and 4on the same day. Scarlatina
has become less prevalent than it was in the earlier 'part
of the year ; the greatest number of fatal cases last
week occurred in the north districts, chiefly in Somers-
town and Kentish-town. Typhus and common fever
do not prevail more than usual ; 17 of the 49 deaths oc-
curred in the south districts. Cancer was fatal in 16
cases ; hernia in no fewer than 10 cases ; in the first
eleven weeks of this year this complaint has averaged 5.
Three persons digd of intemperance.
Last week the births of 800 boys and 758 girls, in all
1,558 children, were registered
,in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845.54 the average
number v:as 1,535.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
re aiding of the barometer in the week was 20,300 in.
Tao highest reading was on Monday, and was 29.85 in.
The mean temperature was on Monday, sed was 29.85
in. The mean temperature was 33.2 deg., which is 3.9
de. below the average of the same week in 38 years.
The mean daily temperature was a little above the ave-
rage till Wednesday, when it fell 4.6 deg. below it ; on
the three following days the amount of depression below
the average was from 8 deg. to 'near 10 deg. The
highest temperature occurred on Tuesday, and was 57.8
deg. ; the lowest on Saturday, and was 23.8 deg. The
mean dew-point temperature was 34.3 deg., and the dif-
ference between this and the mean air temperature re-
presenting the dryness of the air was 3-.9 deg. The wind
blew from the south-west at the beginning of the week ;
and on Wednesday and the following days it was in the
north-east and north. Rain fell on Thursday to the
amount of 0.23 in. ; the whole amount in the seven days
was 0.28 in. There was snow on Thursday.

MORTALITY IN TEE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 24.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ............••• 62
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
.t Respiration.. . 285
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion ~
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bores, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &a .. 3
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility 36
Atrophy 4l
Old Age .,,, . 5B
Sudden
' Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 77
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,383
Population 'Deaths in come_ Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 184. Week.
.West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts • 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females

1,200

1,383

701
682