The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY BILLS.

On Tuesday two new committees of the Com-
mons met to consider the merits of two groups of
bills. The first consisted of Mr. Howes (chairman),
and Messrs. Rogers, Smollett,Wyndham, and Ver-
non. The Great Northern (Ouston and Cottam)
Bill was taken, and, after hearing counsel and evi-
dence for the promoters, the committee threw out
the bill. In the other committee, consisting of Mr.
Ingham (chairman), Messrs. Repton, Levinge,
Greenwood, and Morrism, the Oswestry and New-
town branches, the Leominster and Kington, the
Shrewsbury and Welshpool, and the West Midland,
being unopposed, were passed over to Mr. Massey,
Chairman of Ways and Means, and the case of the
Kington and Eardisley was proceeded with. The
settlement of the provisional clauses in connection
with the bills of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds,
the Midland new lines in the West Riding, and of
the Great North of Scotland, occupied the respective
committees on those bills. The case for the promo-
ters of the Potteries Junction Railway was con-
cluded, and the opposition case of the North Staf-
fordshire was opened.

In the Lords, the clauses of the Dublin Metropo-
litan Railway Bill were adjusted. They then threw
out the proposed Wexford and Enniscorthy Bill,
and broke up. The committee on the North Eastern
and Stockton and Darlington Amalgamation Bill
took further evidence, and adjourned to Thursday.
Yesterday in the House of Lords a committee,
consisting of the Duke of Richmond (chairman),
and Lords Cawdor, Digby, Sheffield, and Carew
met to consider the case of the Midland Company's
proposed line from Bedford to the north side of
the Euston-road, and to join the Metropolitan
Railway there. It was opened by Sir W. Alexan-
der, and witnesses were examined in its favour by
Mr. Venables and Mr. V. Harcourt.
In the Commons the case of the Great Eastern
Company's proposed new line of 18 miles from Dod
din gton to a junction with the Great Northern Rail-
way at Spalding was opened in Mr. Adair's com-
mittee by Mr. Hope Scott. Witnesses were exa-
mined in its favour by Mr. Merewether, Q.C. In
the committee of which Mr. Mills is the chairman
the general evidence for the promoters of the pro-
posed new line to Brighton closed. Mr. Turner, en-
gineer of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way was examined at considerable length by Mr.
Roand, Mr. Somerset, and Mr. Mere wether relative
tointended route of the line and estimate of cost.
Further proceedings were taken on the cases of the
Edinburgh and Dunfermline, and the Bradford,
Wakefield, and Leeds in those committees. The
following railway bills have been passed in Mr.
Massey's committee :---Brecon Junction, Cowes and
Newport, Cork and Youghal, Brighton (new lines
to the Crystal Palace), Charing-cross, Saffron Wal-
den, Greenock and Wemyss, Midland (Mangotsfield
to Bath) and Hayling.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)

The deaths in London rose again last week to
1,459 from 1,374, to which they had declined in the
week previous. The average number of deaths, as
derived from weeks in 1853 G 2 nearly correspond-
ing with last week, is, with a correction for increas-
ing population, 1,244. The deaths from all causes
in the present return exceed the estimated number
by 215,

The mortality from smallpox in the first week of
May exhibits but a trifling increase on the weekly
mortality from the same disease in April. In two
weeks of last month the deaths from it were 68;
last week they were 71.
In the corresponding week of 1855 there were 28
deaths from smallpox, but the average number in
corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62) is only 11.
The disease appears to prevail less in the South
districts than in those which lie on the north side
of the river, for in the former division only 11 deaths
were returned in the week. It was fatal in 19
cases in the West districts, of which 4 were in St.
Mary, Paddington, and 10 in Westminster.
Twenty-five deaths were registered in the week
in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster. Out
of that number 14 were from zymotic diseases—
namely, 7 from smallpox, 4 from measles, and 3
from whoopingcough.

Measles was fatal in 54 cases. It prevails in
Chelsea, where nine deaths from it occurred. Scar-
latina caused 73 deaths, 6 of which were in Isling-
ton, 8 in Bethual.-green, 8 in Whitechapel.
A man, aged 59 years, died in Middlesex Hospi-
tal of " narcotism from morphine applied under the
skin for delirium tremens." (Inquest.)
Last week the births of 1,078 boys and 1,077
girls, in all 2,155 children, were registered in Lon-
don. In the 10 carresponding weeks of the years
1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,911.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.869 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in on Thurs-
day and Friday. The barometer fell to 29.66 in. on
Monday, and rose to 30.23 in. on Friday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 53.2 deg.,
which is 1.7 deg. above the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The highest day temperature was 72.9 deg., on
Tuesday. The lowest night temperature was 35,9
deg.. on Friday. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was 8.4
deg. The mean degree of the humidity of the air
was 73, complete saturation being represented by
100. The wind blew generally from the north-east.
No rain was measured in the week. The mean of
the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames
was 56 deg., that of the lowest was 53.8 deg.

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