The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-08 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Wurtemburg lloniteur contains the following
Royal ordinance concerning the fundamental laws :
" In order to avod all doubt and uncertainty which
might arise from the differences of opinion relative to the
validity of the fundamental laws of the German people,
we ordain as follows, after having advised with our
Council of State and with the approval of our faithful
States:—
" The fundamentA laws of the German people, which
the German Diet, by a resolution of the 23d August last,
declared to be non-obligatory as the law of the Empire,
shall have no force in the kingdom of Wurtcmburg,
• unless special laws shall be passed adopting their pro-
visions.
Our Ministers aro charged with the cxecution of the
present law.
" Given at Stuttgardt the 2d of April, 1852.
Signed) " WILLIAM."
Two commissions have just been appointed at
Hanover, one to inquire into the laws for the admi-
nistration of justice in their relation to the provisions
of the Constitution, and to report as to any changes
necessary to be effected by them ; and the ether to
examine the communal and municipal ordinances.
Bath these commissions have been appointed in a very
arbitrary manner, and most of the memhero have no
seals in the Council of State.

PEALTLIOFLONPON DURING THE WEEK.
.(Frpm the Registrar-General's Report.)
The total number of deaths registered in the me-
tropolis in the week that ended last Saturday was
1,324. This number exhibits a further increase on
the high rate of mortality in previous weeks, but to a
considerable extent it, is augmented by cases on which
inquests have been held, and which are now entered
in the registers in undue proportion. The following
are the weekly numbers returned since the end of
February, after a deduction is made of " sudden
deaths," and those caused by drowning, fractures,
and other violent means, which constitute nearly the
whole of the cases returned by coroners :-1,093,
1,146, 1,182, 1,146, and 1,131.
Ia the ten corresponding weeks of the year 1840-
51 the average number of deaths was 974, which,
if raised in proportion to the increase of population
during that period and up to the present time, be-
comes 1,071. The present return, therefore, exhibits
RD excess above the average of 253.
Last week the deaths of 561 children under 15
years, of 471 persons of 15 years and under 60, and
of 291 person 3 aged 60 years and upwards, were re-
gistered. Of the last-mentioned class 126 were men
and 165 were women. Of the men only one was a
nonagenarian, but nu fewer than 10 of the women
had reached 90 years, and two of theee had nearly
attained 100.
The mortality produced by diseases of the respi-
ratory organs is still of unusual amount ; the deaths,
which were in the previous week 243, having been
249 in the last, while the corrected average of cor-
responding weeks is only 193. In each of the last
two weeks bronchitis was fatal to 128 persons, being
Much in excess of the average, while pneumonia was
fatal at the same times to 72 and 80, which is about
the usual number. Last week phthisis (or consump-
tion) carried off 15 children under 15 years, 139 per-
sons of 15 years, and under 60, and 7 of 60 years and
upwards, altogether 161 persons, whilst in corre-
sponding weeks of 1842-51 the lowest number was
115, and the greatest 149, and the average 129.
Amongst epidemics small-pox continues to prevail
as much as it has done for a long period, and scarla-
tina shows a diposition bo increase. Last week the
former was fatal in 27 cases (in 5 of which it is stated
that vaccination had been previously performed),
and the.latter in 38. The following death was also
registered—the daughter of a stonemason, aged 2
years, on 30th March, at 9, Eccleston-place, Belgrave
sub-district, from "cholera (98 hours).

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STATE OF TIIE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SUNDAY.--rh amount of cloud was variable
when the sky became overcast; cumulostratas a
stratus.
tIONDAY.—TiIree-foUrtluS of the sky were untilnd night,irro:
covered till night, and then it became overcast; stratus anlyd
cirr his.
ostra Rain fell during the evening,
chiefly after
general
9h. P.M.
TUICSDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrocumulus and cirrostratus. P.ain fell durin‘g the morning.
cirros tra
VEDNXSDAY.--.The sky was overcast throughout the clay;
tu3.
THURSDAY.—The sky was covered with cloud till near
noon, and generally clear during the remainder of the day ;
cirrochmulus and cirrostratus.
FurDAY.—One-third part of the sky was covered till lh.
P.M., and it was clear daring the remainder of the day ;
cirrocumulus.
SATURDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud
till lh. P.M., and generally clear during the remainder of the
day ; cirrocumulus and stratus.
ELECTRICITY.—Nothing was shown during the week.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 46.5° ; and the man
reading at 9h. P.M. was 42.3° ; the mean readings at e
the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 45-5 e and -11-4
respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 29.40 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.53 in. by 10h. A.m. on
the 28th; decreased to 2).10 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 30th;
in-
creased to 30.21 in. by noon on April 3d; and decreased to
_
30.11 in. by the end of t.,ke _e

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
I'iIITMLIER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDDIG SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ..• ••• --
Tubercular Diseases.. ••• ••• "' "' 2A'
Diseases of the Brain Nerves, and Senses... ... 129
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 65
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• ••• ••• 249
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... 56
Diseases of the Kidneys, &e. •06 ••• 15
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e. 11
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ••• 11
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... 4
Malformations—. 3
Premature Birth 32
Atrophy 29
Old Age
Sudden ... 42
Violence. Privation, Cold, and Int:mperance 112
Causes not specified ... 6

... 67

DEATHS FROM ALL CAL-3EB ... ...
Population Deaths In cone-
Enumerated, aponding week
1851. of 1851.
Wont Districtj... 376,427 . . 131 .
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 226
Ceniral District 3 393,256 ... 195
Last Districts ... 485,522 ... 214 ,
u°"11 Districts.. 616,635 ... 273 ,

1,324
Deaths
in the
Week.
203
281
247
268
325

Totals ..... ,3 2,236
Males
Veutalso • • •

... 1,059

Males
Females

BII1TEEK•

~, 838

892

Total ...
.1,730
t•
bee •t• 39
*ln this number !ire included 3s by ,-latina,
•
by Typhus 8 b ever, v niurbrrt% and Iby Cholera.

LUNACY PsocErnrric...
Lyndhurst's Bill to diminish thelit-51ta BiLL.—Lord
urrier commissions "de lunatic° eixnPeaze of proceedings
printed. By it, the orders of the 111,141'4°de has been
same force as those of the Lord Chancellor,
will have the
at the dis-
speeial cases. The costs of proceedings
,itor, except in
eretion and paid only under an order of the Lobe
will be
and thiblaSter, as the case may be. The iLellaucellor
required to frame rules and orders for the forni—eir
ceedings, subject to the approval of the Lord Chaneeilhe Pr
wil,l make the' necessary general orders;. all rules and lode
however, will have to be submitted to Parliament. Tie,
also an indemnity clause for the Bank of England and other
societies for all ads and thnigi done or permitted to be done
by this Act,

PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 6.

30INT-51"OCZ

Dividend Amount LI
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. a
Annum. Share.
IN
--••
---- ---- ----
X a. d. £ s. U. b
Australasia . . ...• 51. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 39T
BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 50
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - NI
Colonial.. ........... 21. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 12 0
Gloucestershire •••• •• 15/per cent. - - 0
- I
lonian .............. 61. pr cent. 25 0 0 25 0 -
London and County • • 61. per cant. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - c
Londn and Westrainstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - 41
London Joint-Stock . •.61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -- 1
Provincialof Ireland• • 181. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - ti
Ditto, New.• •• • • ... 1 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland .. 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - C
Ditto, New. •••• • • • 61. per cent. ,20 0 0 10 0 0 - a
Oriental Bank Corpora. 81. p. ct. & bs. '25 0 0 25 0 0 -
South Australia •• •• - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24,,,,i,
Union of Australia •• •• Cl. per cent. 15 0 0 25 0 0 - r
Ditto .............. 61. per cent. - 210 0 - t
Union of London... .. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - ,
Union of Madrid ... • • - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - '
INOXTIGLANOB CIOriaPANIEII., 1
Dividend Amount 1
Name of Company. per of- Paid. Price ]
Annum.l Share.
---- -
£ a. d. £ s. d.
Albion ..
Sl. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86
Alliance Brit. and For. 71.148.6d.b5. 100 0 0 11 0 0 22%
Ditto Marine. •• •... 61, p.c.& be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 41%
Atlas . ..
Argun Llfo •• •• •• • •• 41. per cent. 100 8 0 16 0 0
British Commercial •• 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 674
Cloricl,Med.& Gen• Life spr ct.3o bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25
41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 100
143. 50 0 0 5 0 0 1614
Ea4,•le
Eqity and Law •• 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5!,;,
European Life .. •• • 10s. 20 0 0 I All paid. 12
General -.•- •••••• - 50 0 ! ~, 5%
Glebe ......... -- • • 61. per cent. Stock. I ~ 137
Guardian • • .... •.• • • • 51. per cent 1100 0 0 45 0 0 56
Imperial Fire --•• •• 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 256
, Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine- •• 11.5 h.& 'as. 100 0 0 2O 0 0 49
Law Fire . ...... •• •• 2s. & 2s.bs. 100 0 0 ; 210 0 3%
Law Life.................- .• ........ - 100 0 0 10 0 0 46%
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5%
London Fire .• -- •• 10s. & bs. 25 0 0112 10 0 -
London Ship • ..., •• - 103.8; be. 25 0 oil 2 10 0 -
Harinc .• -..... • ..... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 15
Med. Invlid&Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 00 1 20 0 2%
Monarch ••• • •• ...... - 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 223.6 d
National Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 2 10 0 2%
Palladium Life Si. per cent. 50 0 0 i 2 0 0 , 2';'
Mena • • • 31. p.sh. & bs. - I - 161
Professional Life.. •• •• 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 153.0 d
Provident Life •••• •• .. 1/. ss. ik bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30
acct. Life ...... ...... 53. 6 0 0 0 10 0 7%
[loyal Exchan:e 6l. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 225%
ion Fire...........- 61. 10e. -7, 213
Dia& Lite - fl 48
United Kingdom
UnivenalLife lo,t,i et. & bs. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 39%
Vietoria Life - ' 4 12 6 S
113LIDGMS
DiviJeng Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-.-...- -- -- --,
X. s. d. X. O. d.
llungerford .• • • • • .. • • - - - -
Southwrk ••..•• • • .. - 100 0 0 - _
Ditto Nw 017% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo .. ••••• • • • • • - 100 0 0 - 3
t Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 24N
Ditto NW ditto of3l. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 22
- Vauxhall ........Ay. 21. 70 10 3 - 18%
s
o , Dividend Amount
demo of Company.
I. per of Paid. Price.
[ Y Annum' Share_
0 __ ' ,
Grand Janette; :: :: ::
(3' East London...
a- 155
-- 65%
Lcerif..
- '• '• '• •• •• •..• ! 41. per cut. 100 0 0 - PO
Lambeth ••... . • . • • , Si. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97
New River Company.. ' 21.108. -
: 48i..
per per
cut.ciit . 145000 560 doo. 4 S• d.
- 60
Southwark & Vauxhall 151. per cut. 100 0 0 - --
- Wat Middlesex •• •... 161.05. pr ant. - - 102%
S
n DOCno•
a Dividend Amount
h 1''..,,,M3 of Company. Per of Paid. Price.
I Annum. Share.
____--- --
.--•
' ---_-...
X a. d. X o. d.
41. cent. Stock.
i Commercial •••••• • • • • pr -
90%
East and West Inds a ... 6%1. pr cent. Stock. , _ 154
sh. - -
1 East Country -•• ••• • •
20s. per
nt. 100 0 0 -
•
London . • • • . • •• • • • • 51, pr ce Stock. 123
Ditto Bonds • • • • • • • • 41' per cent. - -
3
........ I.', p.
pr cent - -
St• Katharine Per cent. Stock. 82%
-
'1141.1.er cent..'
-50 0 0 , 50 0 0 , 20
Ditto Bonds • • •• •- • •
Southampton •• • • • • • • P

CANALS.
•
11, 1 r Dividend'
Names of Dividend ~. e per
Comp=lee. 14d \
AnPer "`' Names of e,
Companies.
.1 Anam.. Price.
_
an num. a. I
--.....• Ti--I—. —.___
_...7.____
....._,
Ashtnt Oldh - 98171. n. ct. 140 Macclesfield. 100' 21.105. 50
Barnsley.. • • 160 \ _ Neath ••• • •• ioo 161.
& GrknkAbrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 131. 135
Birmingham 40, 41. Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 10
Coventry..• • 100; 251. 200 Regent's ••• • 83 11. 3s. 16%
Derby ••• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. 42
Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. Ct.; 33% Semrset Coal 150,
Grand.Tunctn 100 3/. pr.ct. 48 Do.LkFdSt 12
sDo., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61• pr. ct. 11% Stirrd &Wore 140 281. 405
Grand Surrey 100, 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury.. 125
Grand Union 100 1/.los. 24 Stonrbridge.. 145 201. 290
Kennt& AIM 39 4s. Od. 511, Severn and 21.05. 24
Lancaster . 100 Wye Rail. 4 26
Leeds&Linp 100 201. 455 Warwick& 1 n„ 41. 40
Leicester.... iOOl 51. 66 Birming. _4 Ivv
Lmcstr&Nth 831 41. 44% Warwick& i 100 31. 28
Loughborogh 142, 701. 510 Napton..
Monmouthsh 100' Worcstr Bc/ 78 31. 33
Mntgemrysli MI Birming.
MeltnMyrbry 100 Wilts k rake. —113.6 d. 7%

'?54368-I.IGIIT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend. Amount
same of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- ------ --__ -,...
X. 8. d. £. 5. d.
British ••••••• • • • '• • • 11. 140 0 0 18 0 0 1034
Ditto rrovinclal- •• li. 81. 20 0 0 20 0 0 la
ilri:hton •••••• •• • • • • 5/. 20 0 0 - 15%
City of London .. •• .• 61. 100 0 0 150 -0 0 128
Continental Consolidat. 50s. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable-. ••••.. • • •• 508. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27'
Great Central.
Imperial -•... • . .... 3/.E.-- bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 66
Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London• • ...... •••• • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Paid. Preference 61. 25 0 0 7 10 0 -
i'limnix ............. 311. per eent.l 50 0 0 49 0 0 25}4
Ratcliff .. •. . .. ••• • • • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
Gaited General ••.• • • 11. 50 0 0 :50 0 0 163 ii
Mestrainster Chartered Si. per cent, 50 0 0 - 8951
Ditto,New .... ... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 , 7%
mirs-z. O}- SCOTTISU COSIPA.NXIIS' PICICES
Dividend Amount
Name of ComFany. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--.--. - - _-
s. d. Z s. d-.
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201
:;aledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10%
,;lyeesdale Bank-• •• •• 6%, per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12! as
Commercial Bank •• .• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 180
Eastern Bank ••-• .• • • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9%
per cent.
1050
0 0 0
0
3Z
......
2.,Eiclienilb.nizgiei_l tins
kgoowf lilatil:.
.3/.
k 51.pereent. 20 0 0 210 0 2A,
^Torth of Scotland Ban
, fScotland 5/.percen . t 100 0 0 ' 100 0 o 1224,
P.Oyallieik 0
Hand gl.per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 85X
Union Bank of Sco
rational Bank
7l per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 6514
back '• •• " • 10 0 0 10 0 0 21%
10 0 0 1 0 0 153 Od
Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25
Caledonian Fire Incll
61. per cent. 26 0 0 2 0 0 41. tis
Westernll r li itai nshc e Fire
Guarantee
Eltdtign.bau
City of Glasgow' Lilo • •
a nd
Life
85:411:p1;
eePrtr
ceceeennnttt.;
17
06 231 Z
50 0 0 1 0 0 2%
Colonial Life •••• • • "
rgSchotr, for cent. 10 0 0 110 0 31. I,',s
Lire
"".
Of' SC3tl4nd 461. nie- cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 275.6 d:
gationalFire and Life -• ,
6511. pee; ceceitill.. 1°503 0 0 11
iLfeaw Incurr,i fe. .
North British Incur. •• 20 0 0 1 0 0 30e.0d
4cottish Union Insruce. 7/' Pr cen
Al. per centt.. 200 0 0 20 0 0 I 31
standard Life • • 51. P 0 I 0 0 203 ed
cent. 10 0
trrAtB'i DeP•Aoisra..n.ce 51• Per
Nsmu of CsinpanZ7,7ll)l3ivellidre:nt.A.dnt2l.
of Paid. Price.
per
1511ar0.
-............... Annum.
----- ---- --- -...-.
x. 0. d. X. s. d.
Assam Tea ...... 20 0 0 9y,;,
knetion mart • ••
••
.}2.- 20 0 0 26
....... 50 0 0 -
Australian Agrieulturl -1153. 35 0 0 16%
Australian Trust ... , ,e-r-* 100 0 0 0 0 21
35
nglo-Meilcan Mint:• 6-
- cent' 0 23
Ditto, Half Shares
• 11.10 a. 10 0 0 10 0
_ 210 0 -
British American Land _
Canada
Do. 5 per cent Bonds • Per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 "-
100
Ditto, 6pr et. Bond 6 -
3 I•Peree t - 10`A
City Navigation Bonds 3iper n- - _
Gen. Revers. gc Invest. 5 p. cent. - - 33,;
1 cacbs 21100, n A
' Eqnitablelteversionry ISi pr. • ' " "I" ° ° 94
Ditto Slew .. -••
1 Gen•SteamNavigation 10 -p.ct. 5° 0 0 710 0
15
Hudson's Bay ........ 0 0 14 0 0 24%
- A::: uol:Tn7o. 70 o 12
k.
Hungerford ..... - 206
• London Institution ... - lOO 0 0 47
) New Zealand Company - 74 15 5
25 0 o 0
i Ditto. 'New
_ _,2 13 ---
usedll Institution.... 0 12 10 0 _ •
1c
Peciinalr&Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.& bs. 50 0 0 563 ii o‘, -
aeverstonsiry Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 "0 '0 'l4O 0- .7,.8x
i Royal Mall Stearn.. - 41. p. share. 100 00i 60 0 ',; II
gouth Australian ..• .• 11. per share. 25 0 0I 25 v gti,i
iti nDloman's Land.. - ICO 0I 29 0
0 0 24Y,
1 -

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, April '.
ABBOTT V. MUSPEATT.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to re-
cover compensation in damages for an alleged injury
to certain trees growing on the plaintiff's land at
Newton, by reason of noxious vapour or gas pro-
ceeding from the defendant's chemical works.
A great deal of professional and scientific evidence
was given in support of the plaintiff's case, which at
six o'clock last night was brought to a conclusion.
At the sitting of the Court this morning the an-
nouncement was made that this case, as well as three
other actions of a similar nature for the same injury,
against the same defendants, were unexpectedly
brought to a conclusion by the respective plaintiffs
having agreed to accept, as damages, 5001. each, or a
2,000/., the defendants, Messrs. Muspratt,
htoatvailrig of
bound themselves to pull down the works in
question.
it may be interesting
claimed
amounht state that tede dato no
ageso
less
laid
in the declaration and
than 40,000/.
ca3ste::!:f:fusiness of the
assizes. this

His -Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant has been
graciously Pleased to convey an intimation to the secretary
that ha will be happy to hecome the president And patron of
the Loyal Western Yacht clgb of Jrelaud•