The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-18 00:00:00

a commissionnaire, who had carried her box when she
left, came in, and said that the number was 11. The
commissary mused the girl to be conveyed to the house
indicated, and Madame de V- accompanied her. A
minute search was made, but led to no result. The do-
mestic on this became very insolent, and threatened to
have her mistress prosecuted. Presently, the commis-
sary, continuing his search, found a box which was
locked, and ordered it to be opened. The servant on
this became greatly agitated, and said that it did not be-
long to her. A locksmith was sent for, and in the box
was found the sum stolen, less, as Alexis bad said, 300 f.,
which the servant had spent in buying dresses. She
was sent to the Prefecture of Police."

THE CAMPBELL MONUMENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—l see a meeting has been held at the house of
Lord Lansdowne, for the purpose of erecting a monu-
ment to Thomas Moore. Four or five years ago a simi-
lar meeting of the " friends and admirers" of Thomas
Campbell was held at the house of Lord Brougham.
Subscriptions were opened, and, for the last two years.
the finished statue of the " Bard of Hope" has been
standing in the studio of the artist wrapped in inglorious
pacLiheet, although t'cere was a written contract to erect
it in Poets' Corner eighteen months ago. Can any of
your renders explain this? Does the committee still
exp-ct the Poles to redeem their promise and send a
pedeLtel of Polish granite? or, are the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster still resolved, dragon-like, to
swallow up a largo proportion of the entire funds for
the privilege of placing the monument over the body of
the poet? There is great neglect somewhere; and the
subzceibers have a right to complain of this apparent
unfaithfulness to the memory of Campbell.
And Glasgow, too, the honoured city of his birth,
boyhood, and student life,—where are the wealthy mer-
chants, once the " dear boys" as the kind-hearted poet
called the Glasgow students, when, with unequalled en-
thusiasm, they thrice elected him Lord Rector? Has the
" Campbell Club" gone to sleep? Where are the
"schoolfellows, personal friends, and admirers" who re-
solved to erect a monument to his memory, but whose
zeal evaporated in an unseemiy squabble about the
choice of an artist? Verily, a prophet bath not honour
in his own country.—Yours, &c.,
June 16. A SCOTCIDIAN.

HEALTH OF LONDON DUREVG THI.; WEEK.
(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in
the previous week rose to 1,000, declined in the week
that ended last Saturday to 898. In the ton weeks cor-
responding to last week of the years 1842-51 the average
number of deaths was 872, which, with a correction for
increase of population, becomes 959. The present re-
turn, therefore, exhibits an amount less than the esti-
mated number by Gl.
In the table of fatal cases it appears that the class of
zymotic or epidemic diseases numbers 209 oases, which
nearly coincides with the corrected average; tubercular
diseases, including phthisis, 181 cases; diseases of the
organs of respiration, 110, which is also near the usual
amount of the season. In the week that ended
May 15 bronchitis was reported as having been fatal to
79 persons; thereafter it declined, and the uniformity of
its rate of mortality during the four weeks that followed
deserves notice. In the week ending the 22d of May 50
deaths were referred to it, in the next week 49, and
in each of the two following also 49. Pneumonia ex-
hibits a decrease, having been fatal in the last two weeks
in 58 and 43 cases respectively.
Among the 21 complaints of which the epidemic class
is composed, scarlatina and smallpox last week produced
the greatest number of deaths, the former having been
fatal in 45 cases, the latter in 36. It will be seen, also,
from the registrars' reports that scarlatin abounds in some
quarters. Nine of the victims of smallpox were of 15
years of ego and upwards; and with regard to five who,e
ages were respectively 7 months, and 2, 22, 26, and 27
years, it is stated that vaccination had been previously
performed. Four deaths were registered that occurred
in the Smallpox Hospital, the particulars of which are as
follow:
On the 6th of June a porter from Middle-yard, Great
Queen-street, aged 24 years, "smallpox, confluent, un-
protected (13 days)."
On the 6th of June a wine-cooper, from William-
street, Pimlico, aged 27 years, "smallpox, cot Stroud,
unmodified (16 days)." Vaccinated in infancy a
Kent; one pretty good cicatrix.
On the 9th of Juno a carpenter from King-street-
terrace, Islington, aged 23 years, " smallpox, confluent,
unprotected (29 days)."
On the 10th of June a female servant, from Victoria-
road, Kentish-town, aged 21 years, " smallpox, confluent,
unprotected (15 days)."
Ia the rectory sub-district of Marylebone, at 5, Ken-
dal's-mews, on the 4th of June, a girl, aged 2 years,
died of " confluent smallpox, unvaccinated (3 weeks),"
and at 16, James-street, on the 12th of June, a girl,
aged 7 years, died of " variola (7 days), unvaccinated."
Mr. Joseph, the registrar, adds:—" Smallpox is exceed-
ingly rife in my district at present. The houses of the
poor are continually visited by me for the purpose of
vaccination; but although the prevalence of this disease
and its fatal results are known, yet it is well nigh im-
possible to overcome the dislike which the poor enter-
tain to the means of prevention." On 3d of Juno at
13, Windmill-street, Lambeth, the son of a labourer,
aged five years, died of " variola (seven days), unvac-
cinated?' Mr. Mears states that " the mother assigned
as the reason why vaccination had been neglected that
the child had been weakly from birth." The state of
Windmill-street and its environs, with their heaps of
dung and garbage, has been repeatedly described. Mr.
Butterfield, et the east sub-district, Islington, regis-
tered three children who died of smallpox; in one
case it was doubted whether vaccination had been
performed, in another it had been omitted through
neglect, in another from ignorance of the parents.
The medical attendant of the last case writes on his
certificate as tollows : " There caa bo no doubt
that the present eyetem of vaccination is radically
bad ; ftital epidemics of smallpox will be fre-
quently prevalent unless en improved system is esta-
blished." In Haggerstone West, at 11, Leburnane-
terrace, on Bth June, the son of a watchmaker, aged
seven months, died of "smallpox (three weeks) con-
vulsions (20 hours), vaccinated five weeks ago with
eff,ct." It is mentioned by Mr. Bowring that " this is
tee Second child that has fallen a victim to this disease
within a month in the same house."
In the sub-district of Kensington Mr. Gorham regis-
tered four deaths from scarlatina, two of which, along
with the death of a child from " convulsions," occurred
in one house, 10, Addison-terrace. The three inmates of
this house who died were a gentleman, his wife, and
son. The Registrar was told that a " prejudice existed
in the mind of the gentleman against medical treatment.
He recently returned from Scotland, where it ap-
pears that scarlatina maligna was raging. A few days
after his arrival home one of his children was taken
ill with this disease; ho refused to send for medical aid
until all hope of recovery was past; five days thereafter
he died of the same complaint; three days afterwards
his wife also died; her sister, who came from the
country to attend them, was seized with the
malady, was removed from the house, and has since
died. One servant and two other children also suffered
from the same disease, tut were removed to Brighton,
and, it is stated, have now recovered." The Registrar
has made an inspection of the house, but cannot trace
anything prejudicial to health. The gentleman was ec-
centric in his habits, having been known to live for
many months on brown bread and water, although pos-
sessed of large property.
In Pentoriville, at 9, Chapel-place, on the Bth of June,
the son of an omnibus conductor, aged 3 years, died of
" scarlatina (8 days), angina maligna (3 days);" at 2,
Mount Zion, on the sth of June, the daughter of is drover,
aged 1 year, of "scarlatina, acute meningitis, pericarditis,
broncho-pneumonia;" and at 2, Russell-place, on the 7th of
June, the son of a porter, aged 3 years, died of " malig-
nant scarlatina (9 days)." Mr. Pyno was informed that
" scarlatina is still raging very much in these localities ;
' the houses aro small and very thickly inhabited by poor
persons; the drainage is very bad, and the smell arising
from it very offensive. Almost every family has had
part of it ill with the disease."
In South St. Giles's, at 15, Little White Lion-street,
on the 29th of May, the daughter of a barman, aged
3 years, died of "hydrocephalus (4 days)." " This
child (says Mr. Faulkner) was kept after death nearly
a fortnight; in the meantime another child, aged 5
years, died from typhoid fever, and the bodies were
not removed until some neighbours complained to
the authorities, who caused them to bo taken awayim-
mediately. Informant states that the parents were
averse to have the children buried by the parish, and
were all this time endeavouring to raise the money for
burial. Another child is very ill; five persons live in
the room, which is very small."
At 116, Waterloo-road, on the 3d of June, a tailor,
aged 63 years, died of " anthrax (4 weeks)., '
On the 6th of June, at St. Luke's workhouse,
a girl aged one year, died of " diarrhoea
.from
destitution;" on the 21st of February, at 6, Sey-
mour-place, Marylebone, a man, aged 56 years,
from " exhaustion, caused by disease of the lungs and
want of food." Inquest. Post-mortem. And on the
13th of March, at 12, Adam-street West, Marylebone, a
boy, aged 17 weeks, from " disease of the lungs, caused
by improper food." Inquest. Post-mortem.

STATE OF THE IVEITHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.

_ •
SUNDAY.—The clouds were occasionally broken during the
afternoon, otherwise the sky was covered with stratus and
cirrostratus. Rain fell during the morning. Electricity—
Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon.
MONDAy.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus. Rain fell generally. Electricity—Nothing was
shown throughout the day.
TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast till 6h. r.ar., and the
amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cirrostratus.
Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity—
Positive, and tension weak during the afternoon.
WEDNEsDAy.—The sky was overcast throughout the day.
Rain fell heavily, and almost without intermission. Elec-
tricity—Negative, and very active during the morning;
sparks were shown.
THURSDAY.—The sky was overcast till sb. P.M., soon
after which time the clouds became broken, and during the
remainder of the day the sky was for the most part clear.
Rain fell during the morning and afternoon. Electricity—
Nothing was shown through .ut the day.
Famar.—The sky was overcast till evening, and the
amount of cloud was variable afterwards; cumulostratus and
cirrostratus. Rain fell occasionally. An aurora at night,
and the magnets were much disturbed. Electricity—Nothing
was shown throughout the day.
SATuRDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus. Thin rain fell occasionally. Electricity—
Nothing was shown during the morning. The apparatus
was under repair afterwards.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at Oh. A.M. was 55.50; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.m. was 55•2.• the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same limes were 55.2 s and 53.7'
respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.66 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.34 in. by 311. P.M. on the
7th; increases to 29'51 in. by 9h. P.M. on the Bth; de-
cored to 29'40 in.. 1)Y 9.1al rat om tbe VI; rollaAiwgl At thi4