The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 18550

seemed confused, and asked me for a cup of coffee. As
soon as he had got the cup of coffee, the police constable
came up and said he wanted him. When I bad served
Warner with the coffee Smith passed me, with a basket,
towards Newgate-street.
The gentleman who paid be was one of the managers
of the Hanabro' Wharf establishment, here said that
Warner was the second foreman in the concern, and that
the greatest confidence was placed in his integrity.
The Lord Mayor then consented, under such circum-
stances, to take bail for Warner in the sum of 801., on
that prisoner's own security, and two sureties to the
amount of 40/. each. Smith was sent to prison, and the
case was remanded for a few days.

BOW-STREET.—Toseph liarford, a cab driver, was
summoned before Mr. Henry for using abusive language
and refusing to show his badge.
Mr. Christopher Freer, of 17, Gloucester-crescent,
stated that he engaged defendant's cab on the afternoon
of the 23d inst., opposite the Senior United Service Club,
in Pall-mall, and was put down at Somerset-house, in
the Strand—the distance being within a mile. He ten-
dered a two-shilling piece, desiring the cabman to give
him is. 6d. change ; but he said he had only a shilling
about him. Witness procured change and gave him six-
pence, upon which the cabman called to a crossing-
sweeper, and said, in an impudent tone, ‘.‘ Hers! myboy, here's sixpence for you," at the same tune giving
the lad the money. Witness asked him what he meant
by such conduct, when defendantput himself in a threat-
ening posture, and said, "Yon sweep." Witness then
demanded the man's ticket, which he reluctantly de-
livered ; but on asking to see his badge, to ascertain if
the number on the ticket corresponded with it, he ut-
tered an oath, and refused to show it. Accordingly he
(witness) took the number of his cab.
The defendant admitted that the distance was proba-
bly just within the mile, but he thought the gentleman
might have given him a shilling, considering the weather.
He denied that he called complainant a sweep, and
with respect to the badge, ho merely said that it was
hanging where he always were it, and the gentleman
might look at it if he liked. He admitted that he of-
fered to give the crossing-.sweeper the sixpence, bat he
did net do it.

Mr. Henry fined hint V., or a month, for using the
abusive language, and 11., or ten days, for refusing to
show his badge, with the costs of both summonses.
The cabman was committed in default.

SOUTHWARK. —Joseph Wh,itty and Thomas Murray,
salesmen, in the employ of Mr. George Winter, iron
merchant, Bankside, were charged with the following
artful system of robbery :
Thomas Heath, a workman in the employ of Mr.
Cyremins Herring, coachbuilder, Westminster-road, said
his master dealt with the prosecutor for iron, and on the
12th inst. he wont to the iron yard at Bankside, and
saw the prisoners, and requested to be supplied with a
certain weight of bar iron. They put the quantity in
the scales, when Whitty asked him whether it was for
himself Witness replied that it was, when they wrote
something on a beard and took it to the clerk. He saw
the iron weighed, and he was sure there was 561bs. more
than he paid the clerk for. Whitty then followed him
out and asked for half-a-crown, which witness gave
him, and he treated both prisoners to a pot of beer.
On the morning of the 19th, having informed his master
what had occurred, and, by arrangement with his
master, he on two other occasions went to the prosecu-
tor's iron warehouse, when the prisoners acted in the
same manner. On the last occasion witness gave Murray
three marked shillings, and a constable was then called
in to take the prisoners into custody.
Witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr.
Bines for the prisoners, with an endeavour to show that
he acted in concert with the prisoners, but he clearly
proved that he acted ander his master's orders, and with
the knowledge of the prosecutor, who marked the shil-
lings in his presence.
The prisoners, who declined saying anything in their
defence, were committed for trial.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)

The present return shows that the high mortality an-
nounced in recent reports has undergone a further in-
crease. In the first three weeks of the current month
the deaths registered in London were 1404, 1466, and
1549 ; in the last week they rose to 1630. Of males
whose deaths are now returned the number is 791 ; of
females 839. In the four weeks that ended Jan. 27 the
mean weekly temperature was 45.5 deg., 39.3 deg., 28.9
deg., and (last week) 29.3 deg.
In the corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the
average number of deaths was 1102, which if raised in
proportion to increase of population becomes 1211.
Hence it appears that there were recorded last week 413
deaths more than the rate of mortality that prevailed is
the fourth week of the last ten years would have pro-
duced. The mean temperature of the corresponding
weeks of 1845-54 was 39.5 deg. Last week it waq
considerably lower than in any of these weeks, except
that of 1848, when it was 29.1 deg.
Seven hundred and eleven persons under 20 years of
ago, 205 at that age and under 40, 289 aged 40 years and
under 60, 547 who were 60 years old but ander 6.0, and
77 ostogenariaus, died last week. If those numbers are
compared with the numbers at the same ages is the pre-
vious week, it will be seen that the increase is confined
entirely to persons who hare completed their fortieth
year, the deaths of those in the earlier periods showing
a decrease. Death arising from diseases of the organs of
respiration increased from 336 to 427 in the last two
weeks ; the average of the ten weeks corresponding to
last week is only 264. Bronchitis was fatal in 239 cases,
pneumonia in 137. Hooping-cough and influenza, which
stand in the epidemic class, were fatal is 73 and 23
cases ; 174 persons sunk under phthisis. %carlatina
destroyed 75 lives, measels 63. This last complaint
rages in Norwood workhouse, where 6 children died
of it last week. A. travelling newsman who had lived
in Church-lane, St. Giles's, died iu University College
Hospital, on the 26th inst., at the age of 56 years, of
" bronchitis and congestion of liver and kidneys, from
cold and want of food." A boy, aged 3 years, died in
the same hospital of " stone in the bladder and
phimosis ; lithetomy (6 weeks), perineal fistula,
diarrhoea."

Last week the births of 830 boys and 822 girls—in all
1652 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1345-54 the average
number was 1466.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of tke barometer in the week was 29.829 in. By
9 h. a.m. on Thursday the read had increased to 29.96
in. The mean temperature of the air in the week was
29.3 deg., which is 7.7 dog. below the average of the
same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature,
which was below the average on every day el the week
was 14.1 deg. below it on Sunday, and 10.5 deg. below
it en Monday. The highest temperature of the week
occurred on Thursday, and was 37.0 deg. ; the lowest
en Sunday, and was 18.7 deg. The mean dew-point
tsunperatsre was 26.6 deg., and the difference between
this and the mean temperature of the air was 2.7 deg.
The temperature of the water of the Thames was 37.5
deg. The general direction of the wind was north-
north-east. The amount of rain or melted snow was
0.44 in.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 27
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 5B
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
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, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden l4
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 36
Causes not specified

30
49

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSZB 1,630
Population Deaths In corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1853. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts
Totals . 2,362,236 1,178 1,630

Males
Females

791
839

whilst their traffic went on increasing, until they
thought fit to have their dividends reduced for the next
eight or ten years to 3 or 31 per cent., for the benefit
of posterity. He did not wish to prophesy what the
Crystal Palace would become, but he could not contem-
plate, whatever might be the result to the proprietors in
that undertaking, that it could fail to pay the railway,
unless, indeed, it was reduced to ruins, and the gardens
become a wilderness. That was not the:place for him
to enter into speculations of what the Palace would pro-
duce, as it would be only placing his opinion against
that of Mr. Maudslay, and a year or two would pro-
bably decide between them. Ail that was really gua-
ranteed to them was, that the Brighton Company should
receive the first 6,0001. out of the joint booking ; the
Crystal Palace Company the next 6,0001 ; and the fur-
ther produce 'being afterwards divided between them
in stipulated !proportions ; and seeing that 80,0001.
was received in the first seven months, he did not
think it very likely for the present to fall to only
6,0001. or 8,0001., and he believed even if the Crystal
Palace ceased to exist altogether, the line would pay
by the local traffic which would come upon it. He
had been asked what was the meaning of an adver-
tisement put forward by the Brighton Company for water
pipes, and whether they were for the use of their own
company. The fact was, that they paid 5001. a-year for
water at New Cross and a like sum at London-bridge ;
the water being of an inferior quality which fouled the
engines, Their object was to bring good and pure wa-
ter, which they could readily do from ERA Croydon,
and, thereby, at the expenditure of 5,0001., including
forcing pumps, &c., save a large portion of that 1,0001.
a year. They did not propose to serve the Crystal Pa-
lace with water, but itit were required, and they had an
excess beyond what they wanted themselves, he would
not object to do so, on their receiving a fair price for it.
With regard to the law expenses, they had been obliged
to oppose some hills in Parliament, in justice and good
faith to their neighbours ; and he was happy to say they
had been successful, or otherwise they might themselves
have suffered very severely in their property. After
entering into one or two minor explanations, the chair-
man put the report, which was adopted.
The dividend was then declared, and the retiring di-
rectors and auditors re-elected.
Mr. YOUNG' then brought forward his usual motion
for putting an end to Sabbath travelling, excepting in
cases of necessi,ty and mercy, but it was of course nega-
tived, only three hands being held up in its favour.
A ♦ote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed-
ings.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT

Esq., to be Captain, Jan. 9. 2d Regiment—John Halo-
well Carew, Esq., to be Captain, vice Dunboyne B. Moore,
resigned, Jan. 9.
lat Rifles Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers—Lieute-
nant .John Fincher Trist to be Captain, vice Andrews, re-
signed, Jan. 24; Edward Collins, Gent., to be Lieutenant,
vice Trist, promoted, Jan. 24. To beeEnsigns--William
Courtney Vyvyan, Gent., Henry Sotheby Blake, Gent.,
and James Murray, Gent., Jan. 24.
Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Edward
Williams to be Lieutenant, vice Gritiths, resigned ; James
Henry Hothersall Landon, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Donne, resigned ; Thomas Millard Bennett, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Rickards, resigned.
Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Wm. Henry
Weston, Gent., late Lieutenant in the 77th Regiment, to
133 Lieutenant, Jan. 15; Maurice Hartland Mahon, Esq.,
late Lieutenant in the 86th Regiment, to be Captain, vice
Pennington, resigned, Jan. 5, 1855 ; Fieldieg Trimmer,
Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 23, 1855.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Militia,
—William Jardine, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Ruther-
ford, appointed to the Ceylon Rifles.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Militia
—lieut. George James Leunock to be Captain, vice Scott,
resigned, Jan. 22.