The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

Artillery, to be Staff Su-geon Major, vice Surgeon Henry
Bowles Frenklyn, who exchanges.

Staff Assisteut. Surgeon Alfred Malpas Tippotus to ho
Staff Surgeon, vice Staff Surgeon /qHjor Richard C.offia
Elliot, C. 13., promoted on the Staff._ _ _ _

Assistant Surgeon James Ekin, M,8., "rom the 4th :Toot,
to be Staff Surgeon, vice George Saunders, appointed 1,:o the
oth Foot.

ADMIRALTY, OcT. 15.
Royal Mien() Artillery—The name of First Lieutenant
Thomas Brewer has been removed from the list of Officers
by her Majesty's command.

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
Itguben B Inman, j2weller, Leadenhall-street
13,;nje-nin Th:asley, guiamto:er, St. James'ti-street, Picca-
dilly _ _

George F. Blosim, u:ne merchant,
Samuel lin!len, jun., tailor, Ileretord
Fredei;ck Hoed:ey, cola dealer, Fet.aborcugh
Jab Gooch, b?l:er, Paddi-2gton
.Lhn P. Grain, wine merchant, Highlau'y
Jenues Forsdike, Lbae-o mcaufe.ctr-er, High-street,
Shored itch

Cheries J. Dairzett, cccsemongcr, Criep-street, Brom-
ley by Pow
Wm .Marsden, ironfounder, Leeds
Alfred B. Kemp, merchan►, Bradford
*Enemas Faller,share-broker, Winchester-buildings, City
George HostablAi, tailor, Eest Sin,thfiAd
James Birds?", tanner, Leeds
Thomas nees, grocer, Fei_yside, Cdi.na:*.ben
Robert A,thwortb, bolder, Oswoldtwistle, Lf—lcastire

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(Fionz the Registrar• General's Report.)

The deaths in London rose to 1,355 in the week
that ended last Saturday. In each of the four pre-
vious weeks the number was below 1,300. In the
41st week of 10 years, 1854.63, :the number of
deaths wes on an average 1,076, which, if a cor-
rection is made for increase of population, becomes
1,183. The present return exhibits an excess of
172 above the estimated number.

The deaths of young persons (0-20 years) rose
to 684, There were 10 fatal cases of smallpox, 47
of measles, 88 of scarlatina, 12 of diphtheria, 22 of
whooping-cough, 83 of typhus, 33 of diarrYcei.
Five deaths from scarlatina occurred in the subs
district of St. John Westminster, 5 in the west sub-
district of Islington, and 15 in the district of Green-
wich, which comprises Doptford, Greenwich, and
Woolwich, where there were also 10 from typhu?.

While diarrl ae t has declined to its ordinary
limits, bronchit's has shown a tendency to increase.
Lest week the deaths from the latter disease were
103. Those from pneumonia roe; to 89. During
the first half of October the mean temperwure of
the air was 50 deg.; in the greater part of Sep-
tember it was about 55 deg.

A woman, aged '7O years, elephantiasis.
Last week the births of 1,020 boys and 1,052
girls, in all 2,072 children, were registered in Lon.
don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1854-63 the average number (corrected) waa 1.851.
At the It3yal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.017 in.
The mean reading was above 30in. on the first four
days. The reading rose to 30.21 in. on Tuesday,
and fell to 2).90in. on Thursday and Friday. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 50 3
deg., which is 0.6 deg, below the average of the
same week in 43 years (es determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature
was 60.8 deg. and occurred on Monday.
The lowest night temperature was 37.7 deg., and
occurred on Saturday. The range of temperature in
the week was therefore 231 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and the
air temperature was eight deg. The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 74. complete saturation
being represented by 100. The wind blew gene.
rally from north and north-west till Saturday after.
noon, when it changed to south-west. There was
no rain in the week. The mean of the highest tem-
peratures of the water of the Thames was 54 deg. ;
that of the lowest was 51.8 deg.
The births registered in Dublin during the week
ending the 15:h of October were 146, and the
deaths were 100, in a population of 254,808 (in
1861), spread over an area of 3,808 statute acres.
The deaths in Vienna es returned by Dr Glatter
were 262, 262, 285, end 279 in the weeks ending
Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oat. 1 and Oct. 8 respectively,
when the mean temperatures were LE3.3 deg., 604
deg., 52.5 deg., and 41.8 deg., those at Greenwich
having 54 9 deg., 56.0 deg., 51 5 deg., and 49'7 deg.
in the same periods.