The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The mortality falls with the progress of the spring
months, and in the week that ended on Saturday the deaths
in London were 1,307, and showed a decrease on those of
the previous week and a more important decrease on those
of the earlier weeks of April. The mean temperatures of
the four weeks of last month were the following-44'5 deg,
43.9 deg, 53'3 deg, and 47.6 deg.
The average number of deaths in the 17th week of 10
years 1854-63, is, with a correction for increase of popula-
tion, 1,321; and the result of last week's registration differs
little from the average weekly mortality at the end of
April. _

The deaths from phthisis were 170, and exhibit no de-
crease on those of the three preceding weeks, whilst those
from bronchitis were 197 in the first week of April, and 139
last week ; those from pneumonia in the same times were
104 and 79.

No deaths from smallpox Were registered in the week, a
circumstance which has not occurred before since the pre-
valence of that disekse in the metropolis. 45 deaths oc-
curred from scarlatina. Four children in one family died
on four consecutive days in Elizabeth-street, Chelsea, from
" scarlatina maligns."

birthskild of by
A child, aged two years, died of laryngitis, from drinking
hot water from the spout of a kettle.
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horses:and street conveyances.
Last 1,006 boys and 910 girls, in all
1,046 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1861-63 the average
number (corrected) was 1,971.
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week persons
the were
killed
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30 inches. The reading
rose to 30.10 inches on Sunday, and fell to 29'95 inches on
Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 47.6 deg, which is o'7 deg below the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The lowest night temperature was 377 deg, on Monday;
and the highest day temperature was 62.4 deg, on Friday.
The range of temperature in the week was therefore 24'7
deg. The mean daily range was 16•3 deg. On Thursday
the range was only 8•1 deg. The difference between the
mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6'l
deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 80, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. The general
direction of the wind was north-east. There was no rain
measured in the week. The highest reading in the sun
was 103'6 deg, on Monday. The mean of the highest tem-
peratures of the water of the Thames was 68'6 deg; that of
the lowest was 51'6 deg.

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THE NAVY.
The Duke of Somerset and other members of her Ma-
jesty's Privy Council arrived at the Royal Clarence Vic-
tualling-yard yesterday, by special South-Western train
from London, and crossed over to Osborne in the Sprightly
steamer, Master Commander G. Allen, returning to town
afterwards by the same route.
Her Majesty's steam yacht Osborne, Staff Commander
George H. R. Bower, yesterday arrived in the Thames,
having been placed at the disposal of the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty for the purpose of their inspection
of the Channel fleet in the Downs.
The hired transports Bellona and Thor yesterday went
alongside the Arsenal pier at Woolwich, laden with returned
stores from Corfu. The Westerbottom and "St erandah, also
from Corfu, have discharged the greater portion of their
cargoes from the dismantled fortress, consisting of 900 tons
of guns, shot, carriages, and other war stores.
Oa the 3d of April, 1862, the Royal Sovereign three-
decker, then but recently constructed to carry 131 guns, and
fitted with engines of 800-horse power, nominal, was towed
down Portsmouth harbour and placed alongside the dock-
yard to undergo the work of conversion to a 5-gun turret-
ship, on the plan advocated by Capt. Cower Coles, R.N.
The work was to be completed in about 12 months, so that
by April, 1863, it was expected she would be afloat and
stationed at Spithead until the completion of the forts which
are now in course of construction for the protection of that
anchorage. In April, 1863, however, the ship was still in
process of conversion. On the 9th of March, 1864, she was
finally floated out of dock with the armour on her sides and
her turrets, and one 12-ton smooth-bore gun (1,50-
pounder) in her foremost turret, but with an immense
amount of work remaining to be done before sho could be
ready for sea. Even now she cannot be made ready fo
sea under six weeks or twe months, Today she certainly
will receive the remaining four guns for her turrets, which
are ordered to be sent up to her from the gun-wharf, and
she will probably, in the course of one or two weeks, make
a preliminary run over the measured mile; but neither re-
ceiving theremaining four guns of her armament nor making
this preliminary run over the measured mile will qualify
her for service. All the delay cannot justly be laid upon
either the Admiralty or dockyard authorities. The work
was altogether of an unusual kind, and, while shipwrights
were learning to become " workers in iron " in lieu of
workers in wood, the way had been felt, so to speak, by
those in charge. Altogether, looking at the state of the
ship now and bearing in mind past experiences, it would
seem almost impossible to fix an earlier date for her maiden
cruise than the end of June next or the beginning of July.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Capt. E. B. Rice, to the St. George, vice Capt.
Grenfell, whose period of service has expired—Commander
F. G. Suttie, to the Salamis—Lieut. E. A. Pusey, to the
Salamis—Lieut. H. K. Leet, to the Excellent—G. T. Bol-
ton, midshipman, to the Liffey—E. P. Tomkinson, naval
cadet, to the Revenge—A. G. Waller, naval cadet, to the
Marlborough—W. B. Ponsford, naval cadet, to the Phoebe
—and R. H. Carroll, assist surg, to the Salamis.