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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 31, 1855:

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 had served
Warner with the coffee Smith pa3sed me, with a basket,
towards Newgate-street.

' The gentlerian who said he 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 401. each. Smith was sent to prison, and the
case was remanded for a few days.

BOW-STREET.—Toseph, Ilarford, 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 2Zd 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. dd. change ; but he said he bad only a shilling
about hire. Witness procured change and gave him six-
pence, upon which the cabman called to a crossing-
sweeper, and said, in an impudent tone, " Here my
boy, here's sixpence for you," at the same time giving
the lad the money. Witness asked him what he meant
by such conduct, when defendant put himself in a threat-
ening posture, and said, "Yon sweep." Witness then
demanded the man's ticket, which he reluctantly de-
livered ; but en 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, he merely said that it was
hanging where he always wore it, and the gentleman
might look at it if he liked. Ho admitted that he of-
fered to give the crossing-sweeper the sixpence, bat he
did not do it.

Mr. Henry fined hire 31., 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 Whitty and Thomas Murray,
salesmen, in the employ of Mr. George Winter, iren
merchant, Bankside, were charged with the .following
artful system of robbery :
Thomas Heath, a worYrri:ln in the employ of Mr.
Cyremius i';oachbuilder, Westminster-road, said
hit Master dealt with the prosecutor for iron, and on the
12th inst. he went 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 board and took it to the clerk. He saw
the iron weighed, and he was sure there was Sibs. 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 bad 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.
Dines 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 DURIATG THE

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)

The present retina 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 aro 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 1212.
Hence it appears that there were recorded last week 418
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 der. Last week it way
considerably lower than in any of those weeks, except
that of 1843, when it was 29.1 deg.
Seven hundred and eleven persons under 20 years of
age, 205 at that age and under 40, 289 aged 40 years and
cinder 60, 347 who were 60 years old but under 80, and
77 octogenarians, died last week. If those numbers are
compared with the numbers at the same ages in the pre-
vious week, it will be seen that the increase is confined
entirely to persons who have 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 386 to 427 in the last two
weeks; the average of the ten weeks corresponding to
last week is only 264. Bronchitis was fatal in 2:30 (-a..
pneumenia in 1.37. }looping-cough and influenza, which
stand in the epidemic class, were fatal is 73 and 23
cases ; 174 persons sunk under phthisis. Scarlatina
destroyed 75 lives, measels 63. This last complaint
rages in Norwood workhouse, where 6 children died
of it last week. 1 travelling newsman, who had lived
in Church-lane, St. Giles's, died iu University College
Hospital, on the 26th inst., at the ago 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 ; lithotomy (6 weeks), perinea' fistula,
diarrhcea.',
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 1845-54 the average
number was 1466.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the 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 deg. below the average of the
same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature,
which was below the average on every day of the weok
was 14.1 deg. below it on Sunday, and 10.5 deg. below
it on Monday. The highest temperature of the week
occurred on Thursday, and was 37.0 deg. ; the lowest
on Sunday, and was 18.7 deg. The mean dew-point
temperature 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 Scat
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 . .. ..,. 427
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 3
Premature Birth and Debility 3O
Atrophy 49
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance v 36
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUXILS
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1853. Weeti.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts
Totals

Males 791
Females 839

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

whilst their traffic went on increasing, until they
thought fit t• have their dividends reduced for the next
eight or ten years to 3or 3 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 theiplace 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. All 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 6,000/ ; 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
6,000/. 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 sutra 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 East 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 act propose to serve the Crystal Pa-
lace with water, but it!it 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 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. for7Lici his usual motion
for putting an end to Sabbath travelling, excepting in
cases cf necessity and mercy, but it was of course nega-
tived, only three hands being held up in its favour.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed-
ings.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT .

WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 26.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Joaquin
Pardal as Consul at St. John's, Newfoundland, for the
Queen of Spain.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. F.
B. Wells as Consul at Bermuda for tho United States of
America.

The Queen has also boon pleased to approve of Don
Adolfo Patxot as Consul at Gibraltar for the Oriental Re-
public of the Uruguay.
WAR OFFICE, JAN. 30.

Esq., to be Captain' Jan. 9. 2d Regiment—John Hale-
well Carew, Esq., to be Captain, vice Dunboyne B. Moore,
resigned, Jan. 9.

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 be Ensigns—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 Griffiths, resigned ; James
Henry Hothersall Landon, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Dunne, 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
be Lieutenant, Jan. 15; Maurice Hartland Mahon, Esq.,
late Lieutenant in the 86th Regiment, to be Captain, vice
Pennington, resigned, Jan. 5, 1855; Fielding Trimmer,
Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 23, 1855.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment of Militia
—William Jardine, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Ruther-
furd, appointed to the Ceylon Rifles.
Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirk Regiment ef Militia
—Lieut. George James Lennock to biiCaptain, vice Scott,
resigned, Jan. 22.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Charles Bradley, iron dealer, Tipton and Great Barr,
Staffordshire.

BANKRUPTS.

Robert Desmond Sulivan, shipowner, Great Yarmouth,
to surrender, Feb. 8, at half,past twelve, and March 8, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings ; Watson and Son, Moorgate-
street Chambers.

George Boys, wine merchant, Balitha-villas, Barnsbury-
park, Feb. 8, at. half-past one, and March 9, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba-
singhall-street ; Shearman and Slater, Great Tower-street.
James Daniel, coal merchant and licenied victualler,
Bugbrook, NorthaMptonshire, Feb. 10, at half-past twelve,
and March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Melton, Jii4d-
ford-row, Holborn.
William Robert Schwonke, commission merchant, City,
Feb. 9, at one, and March 13, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sainbroek-court ;
Hughes, Kearsey, Masternaan, and Hughes, Bucklersbury.
William Raven and John Raven, wholesale -sationers,
Fish-etreet-hill, City, Feb. 10, at twelve, and March 21, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official as-
signee, Basinghall-street ; Dyte, Temple.
Thomas Masters, hotel-keeper, Norwood, Surrey, Feb.
5 and March 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ;
Moorgate-street.
Thomas Hodson Hodson, cattle and sheep dealer, Peck-
forten, Chester, Feb. 13 andi March 5, at eleven, at the
Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee,
Liverpool ; Banner, Liverpool.
James Sidebotham, grocer and tea dealer, Manchester,
Feb. 13 and March 6, at twelve, at the Manchester t.)istrict
Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Harding,
Manchester.

William Rennie, James Johnson, and William Rankin,
shipwrights, Liverpool, Feb. 9 and March 8, at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee,,
Liverpool ; Yates, Liverpool. -
John Phillips, baker, Drimpton, Dorsetshire, Feb. S
and March 8, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirt-
zel, official assignee, Exeter; Lowman, Crewkerne ; Stogt
don, Exeter.
John Harris, grocer, Torquay, Feb. 8 and„--11.A:i.ch -8; at
one, at the E'Xeter District Court. HiftzSl, official as-
signeo; -Exeter ; Daw, Eieter.
Thomas Rnmsden and William Bradford Baxter, manu-
facturers, Bailiffe Bridge, Yorkshire, Fc b.. 20 and March
20, at eleven; at Leeds District Court. . Hope, official
assignee, Leeds.; Wavell, Philbrick, and Foster; Halifax.
George Hall, upholsterer, North-street, Brighton, Fob.
3, at two, and March 17, at half-past twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham-
bers; Linklaters, Sise-lane.
William Hughes, builder,. Shelton, Staffordshire, Feb.
16 and March 9, et twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith,
Birmingham ; Meson, Hanley.
John Latimer, draper and tea dealer, Newcastle-under-
Lyne, Feb. 12 and March 5, at half-past ten; at the Bir-
mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Hyatt and Dutton, Newcastle-under-Lyne ;
Hodgson, Birmingham.
George Bailey, innkeeper, Walsall, Staffordshire, Feb. 16
and March 9, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Wat-
son, West Bromwich ; Hodgson, Birmingham.
William Grainger, builder and licensed victualler, Dud-
ley, eb. 12 and March 5, at half-past ten, at the Birming-
ham District Court. 'hitmore, official assignee, • Bir-
mingham ; Watson, West Bromwich ; Hodgson, Birming-
ham.

Edmund Lloyd Owen, mineral merchant, Tettenhall-
road, Wolverhampton, Feb. 15, and March 8, at half-past
ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, offi-
cial assignee, Birmingham ; Hoyle and Marsh, Rotherham ;
Hodgson, Birmingham. ,
John Richardson, umbrella manufacturer, Manchester,
Feb. 15 and March 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Cobkett
and Wheeler, Manchester,
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

John M‘Glashan, merchant, Glasgow.
Donald 111‘Failane, baker,'Oban.
W. and J. B. Low, drapers, Arbroath.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. Skinner and M. Walker, cattle salesmen—L. Free-
man and T. H. Bothamley, Coleman-street, solicitors—J.
Scragg and W. Thursby, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire,
drapers—W. and H. P. Pontey, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire.
nurserymen—E. R. Dann, and A. Hebb, Nottingham,
lace manufacturers—J. Rhone and R. Ainsworth, Man-
chester, size manufacturers and drysalters—J. C. Martin
and T;Beach, Darlington, joiners and cabinet makers—
J. M. Allan and T. R. ebb, Leek, Stsff ,rdshire, silk
manufacturers—W. and T. Lea, Grosvenor-street West,
Pimlico, plumbers, painters, house decorators, and
builders—H. Turner and G. Eltoft, GainsbWrough,
mercers and drapers—J. and W. Chade kir, J.
Hargreaves, J. Barlow, and J. Townsend, But-
terworth, Lancashire, colliers—G. Foster and H. T.
Moore, Leeds, painters—J. A. Sharp and T. Withers,
Manchester, wine and spirit merchants—J. R. A. Keiley
and F. Austin, Tlnoo.dneedlo roat. ale, porter, and wine
merchants—W. Crook and T. Shackleton, Bradford, York-
shire, wool and waste dealers—E. Whitaker, C. Parkinson,
and J. Robinson, Rochdale, cotton-spinners—H. and R.
Nicholas, Bridgnortb, Shropshire, painters, plumbers, and
glaziers—R. Rymill and J. S. Gower, Barbican, horse and
carriage auctioneers—A. Casson and J. Wilson;Liverpool,
ironmongers and ship-chandlers.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
'J. Richardson, J. S. Wicks, and H. Smith, Upper
Queen's-buildings, Brompton, upholsterers—first div. of
lls. 4d. in the pound, Thursday, Feb. 1, and three sub-
sequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-
street..J.'SWicks, Upper Qneen's-buildings, Brompton, up-
holsterer—first div. of 20s. in the pound, Thursday, Feb.
1, and three subsequent Thursdays at the office of Mr.
Graham, Coleman-street.
0. E. Teasel, Norwich, timber merchant and sawyer—
first div. of 2s. 60. in' the pound, Wednesday, Jan. :).1 ,
aid three subsequent Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Ed-
wards, Sambrook-court.
W. Bate, Manchester, baker—first dir. of ls. 7d. in the
pound, Tuesday, Feb. 20, or any subsequent Tuesday, at
the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
E. B. Green, Bilston, ironmonger—first div. of 13s. 6d.
in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie,
Birmingham.
H. B. Bray, Coventry, grocer—first div. of 2s. 100. in
the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thursday, Feb. 8, and two
subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Bittle-
sten, Birmingham.
E. B. Thomas, Leominster, wine and spirit merchant—
first div, of Ba. 3d. in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thurs-
day, Feb. 8, and two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at
the offiee of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham.
J. Osborne, Kidderminster, tailor—first div. of 3s. sd.
in the pound, Thursday, Jan. 25, Thursday, F, b. 8, and
two subsequent alternate Thursdays, at the office of Mr.
Bittleston, Birmingham.
H. Sanderson, Liverpool, broker and merchant—first
div. of 6s. Oad. in the poiand, on new proofs, Wednesday,
Feb. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr.
Morgan, Liverpool.