The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-29 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Marley Hall screw steam-transport arrived at
Woolwich yesterday, and is receiving a cargo of shot
and shell for the Crimea. The Sydney Hall has like-
wise arrived there, and is embarking heavy mortars for
the same destination. .

The Antelope steam-transport, D. L. Reid, com-
mander, has completed her freight of 900 tons, in mor-
tars, shot, shell, huts, warm clothing, and medical stores.
She was this morning unmoored from the bed of the
river, and shifted her position, so as to go down to
Greenhithe by next tide.
Yesterday the marshes adjoining the Royal Arsenal
at Woolwich were closed to the public, in consequence
of a further trial being given to Phillips' fire annihilators.
A wooden shed had been previously erected, and filled
with shavings and other combustible articles, for the
purpose of the experiment. About 3 p.m. Col. Eardley
Wilmot and Capt. Vandeleur, of the proof department,
with Mr. Abel, of the chemical laboratory in the Royal
Arsenal, assembled to witness the experiment. The
match was applied, and the fire allowed to gain some
force, when one of the engines was brought forward to
test its efficiency ; it failed, however, of the desired re-
sult. Twelve of the machines were brought into action,
yet the fire was only partially subdued, to break forth
anew, and the experiment proved the invention thus far
a failure.

The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Adm'ralty :
Mr. John R. Ryan, Second Master, to the Blood-
hound ; Mr. Charles Bockett, Assistant-Surgeon, to the
Havannah.

Yesterday morning, shortly after 10 o'clock, the
neighbourhood of the South-Western Railway, in the
Waterloo-road, was the scene of great excitement,
in consequence of the arrival of the detachment
of Coldstream Guards lately quartered at Alder-
shott-camp. A great number of persons accompanied
the soldiers on their march to St. George's Barracks,
as it was supposed, by the majority of the crowd,
that they were to depart immediately for the Crimea. At
half past 1 the same excitement was occasioned by the
arrival of the Scots Fusiliers from the same place. The
quarters vacated by the Coldstreams and Scots Fusi-
liers will be occupied by two battalions of the Grenadier
Guards, who left London at about 20 minutes to 2.

The 94th Regiment, under the comtnand of Col. Den-
nis, which has been doing duty at Windsor since Christ-
mas last, received orders yesterday morning to proceed
'to Gibraltar. Two companies, under the command of
Capt. Bruce, leave to-morrow morning for Portsmouth,
whence they will immediately embark with portions of
other regiments going to Gibraltar. On Friday the head-
quarters, consisting of six companies and the band, alto-
gether about 700 men, leave Windsor for Portsmouth,
and thence will immediately embark on board the ship
Perseverance for the same destination. Col. Dennis goes
out with the regiment, and will take his lady and her
female servant, the only women allowed to accompany
the regiment. The 94th will remain at Gibraltar about
two months, and then proceed to the seat of war. A
depot of 250 of the men who have recently enlisted, and
who have not yet learnt their discipline, will be left at
Windsor under the command of Major Buller. On
Monday a minute inspection of the regiment by Colonel
Forester, Deputy Adjutant-General, took place in Sheet-
streett Barracks, It la but justice to state that since he.
regiment has been at Windsor it has gained
en thieemgaonoe
id
opinion of the inhabitants, by the g
t of the
men of the officers and orderlyconduct
men ; and, as a proof of the goodunderstand-
ing which existed between this regiment and the

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2d Life Guards, the serjeants of both regiments were to
dine together last evening at the Town-hall, by permis•
sion of the Mayor, when the band of the 94th was to be
in attendance. It is expected that the Bucks Militia
will again be called to do duty at the Castle.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

( From the Report of the Registrar-General )

The total number of deaths registered in London in
the week that ended last Saturday was 1,003, of which
476 were deaths of males, 527 those of females. This
return shows a decrease on that of the previous week, in
which the number was 1,095. It may be stated in gene'.
ral terms that the mortality is at present as low as it
was at the same season in those years when the public
health was best.
It is satisfactory to notice a decrease in fatal cases of
diarrhcea. This complaint, of which infants are princi-
pally the victims, began to increase in the second week
of July (in which the mean weekly temperature was
64.5 deg., higher than it had been in preceding weeks,
or has been since), and rose continually till the deaths
reached 154 in the week that ended the 18th of August.
Last week the deaths from diarrhcea declined to 127.
The average number in the corresponding weeks of
1845-54, corrected for increase of population, was 157.
The high mortality from diarrhcea lately observed in the
north districts has subsided,- except in Somers-town,
where the complaint appears to be very prevalent. The
deaths reported for last week as caused by cholera are
15, which is not more than is usual towards the end of
August. In 10 cases the disorder is described as "cho-
lera infantem," or "choleraic diarrbcea," and in one as
English cholera. A case apparently of sudden and
severe character occurred at Mile-end, in which the pa-
tient was a woman of 30 years of age, and death is
stated to have ensued after 17 hours' illness. Cholera,
designated "Asiatic,".. wfm fatal to a .girl four years.
old, attelLtiours' illness, in _Churnh-iteeet, in the sub-:
district oCebrist Church, St. Saviour ; and a case of
" Asiatic cholera" is returned in which a woman, aged
37 years, was seized when returning from a visit to her
sister,
afterwh her arrivalowasillw with cholera,
homecholer at Hu
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soon
deaths from typhus and common fever in the week 8
occurred in the west districts, 8 in the north, 5 in the
central, 2 in the east, and 21 in the south districts. The
east districts, if exempt from typhus, suffer from scar-
latina. A death occurred from " plica polonica," a dis-
ease seldom found in the English mortuary registers.
Last week the births of 755 boys and 785 girls, in all
1,540 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1845.54 the average
number was 1,394.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.758 in. The
mean temperature was 62.9 deg., which is 2.6 deg. above
the average of the same week in 38 years. The highest
temperature occurred on Thursday, and was 76 deg. ;
the lowest occurred on Wednesday, and was 50.3 deg.
The mean dew point temperature was 54.7 deg., and the
difference between this and the mean temperature of the
air was 8.2 deg. The temperature of the water of the
Thames was 66.7 deg. The general direction of the
wind was south-west. There was rain to the amount of
0.19 in., nearly all of which fell in 15 minutes, early on
the morning of Friday, when there was lightning un-
usually vivid and long continued, accompanied with
thunder.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS,
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 25.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 37
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration BB
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, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4l
Causes not specified

25
46

DEATHS 711011 ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

1851. . 0(1854. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals 2,362,236
Males
Females

2,039

1,003
476
527

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females..

.... 755
.... 785

Total 1,540

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Aug. 28.—The tone of the market is
good, but there has not been a large business. The acti-
vity of the past fortnight, however, has placed many of
the manufacturers under order for some weeks forward,
and they have been able to maintain rather a firm atti-
tude towards buyers. For this reason most kinds of cloth
are firm in price. On the other hand, buyers have a strong
impression that the system of restricted production re-
sorted to at Blackburn and the neighbourhood will not
be persevered in beyond the month, from want of sufficient
unity among the employers there, and because other
districts, by not following the example, are reaping an
unfair advantage from it, and such of them as have orders
that are not very pressing appear disposed to hold them
back until they see what effect increased production will
produce on prices. In yarn business is quiet, as in cloth,
so far as new orders are concerned, but spinners are
mostly working to order, and are consequently in a po-
sition to refuse offers at anything below the full market
price demanded last week. Stocks are pretty much
cleared off, and the demand for India of both mule and
water twist creates some difficulty on the part of buyers
in supplying their wants.
LEEDS, Aug. 28.—Some heavy falls of rain at the close
of last week raised considerable fear as to the harvest,
and induced some caution, which has been slightly felt,
it is believed, in the cloth-markets here to-day. Hap-
pily the weather to-day is all that could be desired for the
ripening and the reaping of the cereal crops, and the
fears which have been entertained will probably prove
needless. The caution to which we allude has rendered
the market for woollen goods less buoyant than it was
on Saturday ; but there has been no perceptible change
in prices, and a moderate amount of heavy goods, cloak-
ings, and tweeds has been sold. The report from Hud-
dersfield to-day states that there was a good attendance
of buyers—Lendon, Scotch, and Irish—and that they
purchased freely black, fancy, and mixture cloths, so
that the trade of the district will greatly benefit thereby.
Considering that holders of wheat in the Leeds corn-
market to-day demanded ss, a quarter more than last
Tuesday, a fair amount of business has been done. The
farmers are not offering much grain for sale, probably
because they have not much to sell and because they are
busy in the harvest field. The markets, therefore, are
greatly, if not entirely, under the sway of the corn mer-
chants, who in the present somewhat uncertain position
of the harvest can undoubtedly almost command their
own prices. A few small parcels of new wheat were
offered in the market to-day at about 80s. per quarter.

THE NEW BEER ACT.—On Monday evening the
friends of Mr. Benjamin Foster, the president of the
Licensed Victuallers' Defence Association, entertained
that gentleman with a " house supper," in what was
formerly the Chapter-room of the ancient Priory of St.
John, at St. John's :gate, Clerkenwell. The object of
this convivial gathering was to celebrate, in a private
manner, the repeal of the obnoxious Beer Act of Mr.
Wilson Patten, and to signify their satisfaction at the
active part which Mr. Foster had taken in the matter
from the organisation of the Defence Association until
the day when the new act received the royal assent.
Mr. Butt, of Islington, occupied the chair. After the
cloth was removed " The health of Mr. Foster " was
given, and the opportunity was taken to present him
with a testimonial, engrossed upon vellum and framed,
bearing the following words :—" The private and per-
sonal friends of Mr. Benjamin Foster desire to placen
upon record this token of their esteem and appreciation
of the services rendered by him, not only to the trade .
isr
licensed victuallers, butlto the public generaliy', by his
exertion's Beer Act
exertion's in resisting legislative encroachments,e_
removing restrictions imposed by the saletre
en
joy.
of 1854, which had a tendency to conisirl. the
Foster, in
ments and liberties of the people." and in
sense of the
returning thanks, expressed a grateful
hesecreta an Mr.
co-operation of Mr. Symehs,
tions, he said,
Harriss, the treasurer of t e
had
beeno mainlytheir movement. The si72:i:rttliZental ins whored
mexnecrh
obtain-
ing a successful issue t
_aunlapticeithour, and gave
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OL.—BRIB•
police authorities have this day
been TOL,
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until
d in making a thorough search of the wood
been engage
THE LATE MTSTEHIOUI .51.
on the sides of the path where the body of the unfortu-
nate girl was discovered, and they have succeeded in
finding the jar which she had with her when sent to fetch
the beer, and also a stone stained with blood, with which
the first blow was in all probability struck. These were
. up than
found in the wood about fifty yards higher
where the body was discovered. Thereis a rumour
that some trousers stained with blood have been scratched
up by a dog in the wood, but we cannot find that this
rests on any foundation to be •
relied on. The under-
wood is now being outand
i a search made for the miss-
ing slioe,

Despite the pending disqualification the Clementit a
colt is still backed for the St. Leger. Lord Cliiden, it
is said, is determined to prove his right to start the ani-
mal and try the question if need be in a court of law.
Surely, however, motives of delicacy and a consideration
of the wounded feelings of a noble family will deter his
lordship from taking no ill-advised proceedings. That
the horse will not be permitted to fidil any engagement
for which he is nominated by Mr. F. Villiers is in my
opinion beyond dispute. The turf authorities who have
hitherto acted in!the matter have behaved with fairness and
an independence which is entitled to respect. The entire
question is thus most clearly and fairly stated by Ad-
miral Roils, who objected on the part of the Duke of
Bedford to the Clementina colt's running at York

" Having seen a circular letter written by Lord Clifden,
and addressed to you (the Stewards of York Races) stat-
ing that the Duke of Richmond and Admiral Rous had
decided against the Clementine colt starting for his en-
gagements at Goodwood, without calling witnesses to sub
stantiate facts, I beg leave to state that, as was beyond
dispute, that the Clementine colt was under the joint care,
the joint management, or the joint superintendence of Mr.
F. Villiers, who did not meet his Epsom engagements, and
who is a notorious Levanter. It is an axiom in racing
that. the nominator of a horse is solely responsible—if he
dies or in default stakes the horse cannot start, or it is no
matter to whom the said horse belongs. The rules of
Goodwood and of York place a defaulter in bets on the
same category as a defaulter in stakes. I object, there-
fore, on the part of the Duke of Bedford, who has horses
engaged against the Clementine colt, to this horse starting
for his engagements at York on the grounds above stated.
Furthermore, I call upon Lord Clifden to prove the nomi-
nator is alive, and to bring him into court, as the York
rule distinctly states that the stewards shall call upon the
nominator to produce satisfactory testimony, Ste. And
again, if the nominator shall fail trl produce such satisfac-
tory testimony, then the stewards shall cause the nomina-
tion to be erased."

The objection, which is pot with so much force and
fairness, and which was entertained at both Goodwood
and York, will unquestionably be pursued with similar
effect at Doncaster. Not only on public but on private
grounds Lord Clifden should stir no further in this mat-
ter, especially as the only object which he can attain is
the giving of increased pain to a noble family by the
parading and disclosure of disgraceful circumstances.
The EGRAM MEETING will take place to-morrow, and
is likely to be attended by a large majority of metropoli-
tan turfites. The racing on Runnymede will, however,
be somewhat barren of interest, whilst the fields will ba
numerically insignificant. The King John Stakes has
ten nominations. Should Wandering Willie start I
shall, despite his penalty, place faith in his ability to
pull through. In his absence. Little Bird will, perhaps,
carry off the stakes. According to the running of Wink-
field and Fulbeck at, Brighton, the result of the race for
the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes ought to be a " close
touch" between those two animals. Fulbeck has 41bs.
extra to carry for winning at Tonbridge ; the old 'un
will therefore meet him on 131bs. better terms than at
Brighton, and will doubtless deriie a. telling benefit
from the difference of weight.. Either New Brighton or
Duke of Lancaster may win the Runnymede Stakes.
The Betting Stand Plate seems on paper a "good thing"
for Swalcliffe. Eifrida, who ought to have won the Nur-
I sery Stakes at Goodwood and didn't, and who ought to
have won the Nursery Stakes at Brighton but couldn't,
is certainly favourably treated by the Handicapper for
the Baron Stakes. She or Maid of the Morn will doubt-
less pull through. A FRESH MAN.
Brighton, Aug. 23.