The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

John William Taverner, a young man of respect-
able appearance, was placed at the bar before the Hon.
G. C. Norton, for final examination, on a charge of
plundering his master, Mr. Thomas Griffin, a linen-
draper, carrying on business, at 7, Beckford-row,
Walworth.

Mr. Griffin stated that the prisoner entered his ser-
vice as shopman on Friday, the 13th instant, and on
the following day witness left town and did not re•
turn until Friday, the 20th. From what he was then
told he charged the prisoner with misconducting him-
self in his absence, and said he wished to see the
contents of his box. On examining the box he found
in it three silk handkerchiefs, seven pairs of gloves,
and a piece of satinette, all his property. On
making this discovery he sent for a constable, and on
further examining the prisoner's boxes he found five
yards of black silk, four yards of black satinette, 16
yards of glace silk, three yards of Irish cloth, five
yards of muslin, seven silk handkerchiefs, and a satin
scarf, all of which belonged to him, and which were
acknowledged by the prisoner to be his property, and
were of the value of ill. Witness also found in his
room a concertina and a new box, and the prisoner,
when asked how he came by them, acknowledged that
he had taken a piece of silk, which he pawned for
205., and a piece of satinette, which he pawned for
15s. The piece of silk now produced, and also the
piece of satinette, were his property, and were of the
volue of 4/.

Mr. NORTON—Have you had a character with this
young man, Mr. Griffin P Mr. Griffin—l had, Sir,
a very good character; but his former master is here,
and wishes to say something about him.
Mr. NORTON—Why this seems a wholesale robbery.
In one short week the prisoner seems to have robbed
you of property amounting to 15/. I suppose there
is some gambling at the bottom of it ? Prisoner—
No, Sir, there is not.
A shopman in the service of Messrs. Spink and
Son, pawnbrokers, 2, Gracecburch-street, produced
two pieces of silk which had been pledged at the shop
of his master on the 16th inst. for U. 155.; but he
could not say that the prisoner was the person who
pawned them.

The former master of the prisoner said that after he
had left his situation a quantity of property had been
missing; but he had no means of proving that it had
been stolen by the prisoner.
Mr. Griffin here said he had no doubt whatever
that the prisoner was connected with a gang of bad
characters, as a man dressed as a butcher called
on him at the shop, and this person, being watched
off, was seen to join three or four others in the
neighbourhood, some of whom carried bags similar
to those used by lawyers—or he might add, " con-
veyancers."
The prisoner, who expressed his sorrow for his con-
duct, was fully committed for trial.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.
(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The health of London is still depressed by the
prevailing epidemic, and 1,084 deaths have been re-
gistered in the third week in August. In the cor-
responding
week 2,456 of the inhabitants died three
years oleo ; white in other years the deaths ranged
from 842 to 1,057, and were, after correcting for in-
crease of population, 1,013 on an average.
238 deaths were referred to diarrhoea, 18 to cholera ;
of the latter 16, of the former 176 were children
under the age of 15. Two old people died of cholera,
19 of diarrhoea, which was also fatal to 13 persons of
the middle age of life (15-60).
Scarlatina, that enemy of the young child, was
fatal to 27 boys and 22 girls, of whom two were 15-
20, twenty-two were 4 and under 10 years of age.
Forty persons, comprising 25 adults, died of typhus,
4 only of measles, 13 of hooping-cough, 14 of small-
pox. Within the last three weeks smallpox has de-
clined. In the week no death from influenza, scurvy,
or ague was registered, and only 2 from infantile re-
mittent fever. Consumption destroyed 140 lives,
tabes 29, hydrocephalus 37; 41 persons died of
disease of the heart, 41 of pneumonia, 21 of bron-
chitis, 22 of cancer, 29 of violence—namely, 2by
burns or scalds, 5 by hanging or suffocation, 4by
drowning, 16 by fractures and contusions, 1 by
wounds, and 1 by other violence. Of child-bearing
8 mothers died.
581 males and 403 females-606 children under
the age of 15, 316 men and women under, and 162
above, the age of 60—died in London in the week
from all causes, out of about 2,420,000 living. This
mortality is much below that experienced in the other
large cities in the world ; but the untimely age at
death,
as well as a comparison with other places in
England, shows that in this city there is still a great
waste of life, health, and energy, which may be saved
by draining London, and by other hygienic arrange-
ments.
While cholera is in Warsaw those measures should
be carried out which experience has shown cannot
be attempted when the epidemic is in London.
The following are the returns of the 18 cases of
cholera registered in the week. " Summer" ha 3
been substituted throughout for " English" cholera,
or cholera Anglica, wherever it is used in the medical
certificate.
At Westbourne-gardens, in the sub -district of
Kensington-town, on the 15th August, the son of a
carpenter, aged 8 months, " summer cholera (5 days)."
At Chepstow-mews, in the same sub district, on
the 17th August, the daughter of a job-master, aged
10 months, " summer cholera (3 days)."
At 9, Farm-lane, in the sub-district of Fulham,
on the 14th August, the son of a single woman, aged
2 months, " diarrhoea or summer cholera (5 days)."
The medical man who attended this case states that a
great many cases of diarrhoea, have occurred in the
same place. The houses in Farm-lane have privies
adjoining them, they are full to overflowing, and are
intolerable.
At 1, Graham-street West, in the subdistrict of
Belgrave, on the 15th of August, the wife of a coaoh
smith, aged 72 years, " cholera (3 days)."
At 29, New-end, in Hampstead, on the 14th
August, the son of a painter, aged 6 months,
" diarrhoea (3 days), summer cholera (30 hours).
At 25, Upper Cleveland-street, in the sub-district
of Tottenham-court, St. Pancras, on the 18th August,
the son of a servant, aged 6 months, " infantile
cholera."
In the same sub-district, at 4, Kingston (?)
Russell-place, spinster, on the 18th August, aged 70
years, " Asiatic cholera (4 days)."
At 1, Pleasant-row, Newington-green, in the sub-
district of Islington East, on the 15th August, the son
of a coachman, aged 5 months, " cholera infantum
(8 days)."
In the same subdistrict, at 9, Bowman's-place,
Upper Holloway, on the 15th August, the daughter
of an oilman, aged 3 months, " cholera infantum (48
hours)."
At 7, Charles-street, in the sub-district of South
St. Giles-in.the-Fields. on the 15th of August, the
daughter of a street hawker, aged 5 years, " cholera
(12 hours)." The registrar, Mr. Faulkner, remarks,
that the mortality among children has been very great
lately in his district. Of 95 deaths registered since
21 July, of all causes, 54 have been those of children
from one hour to 9 years.
At 11, Smith's-buildings, in the subdistrict of
Italy well and Moorfielels, on the 18th August, the
daughter of a cord wainer, aged 11 months, "diarrhoea
(3 weeks), cholera infantum (3 weeks)."
At 16, Shaftesbury-street, in the sub-district of
Hoxton New-town, on the 16th August, the daughter
of a brewer's servant, aged 5 months, " infantine
cholera (14 days)."
At 28,
King-street, in the sub-district of Aldgate,
on the 20th August, the son of a shopwan, aged 3
the sub-district of St. Mon
months, " mucoeuteritis (4 days), summer cholera
(1 day)."
At 41, New road, in