The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

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HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Registrar's-General's Weekly _Return.)

The increase of mortality announced in the previous
return was fully maintained lard week, and the effect of the
late low temperature has now become perceptible to its full
extent in the register of deaths. In the week that ended
Saturday, 9th of January, the deaths registered were 1,798;
in the week ending 16th January, they were 2,427. The
average number in the 10 corresponding weeks of the years
1851-63 was 1,409, which, if raised in proportion to increase
of population, becomes 1,550. Hence, the deaths of last
week exceeded the estimated amount by 877, These per-
sons were killed almost suddenly by the oold wave of the
atmosphere.
In comparing the present results with those of the pre-
vious week, a great increase is apparent in diseases of the
respiratory organs. Fatal eases of pneumonia rose from 91
to 156 ; of phthisis (or consumption), from 194 to 235 ; of
bronchitis, from 326 to 543.

Of the 2,427 persona who died, 918 were under 20 years
of age, 800 were 20 and under 60 years, and 809 were 60
years and upwards. Taking the numbers living at the re-
spective ages into account, it appears that, while persons at
all ages have suffered, the severity of the weather has been
particularly fatal to persons in advanced life. Well heated
apartments and warm clothing are required at this season
by the aged, who find it difficult to support life when the
temperature falls below the freezing point.
Three hundred and ninety-nine deaths occurred last week
from zymotio diseases, including 90 from scarlatina, 78 from
typhus, 73 from whooping cough, 32 from measles, and 18
from smallpox. A tanner, aged 80 years, was found dead
on the 2d of January from intemperance, cold, and expo-
suro ; he lived in a room without furniture, at 1, Drum-
mond-road, Bermondsey. A shoemaker, aged 60 years,
died in a cab on the 6th of January from exhaustion from
exposure to cold. A bootcloser, aged 25 years, died at 2,
Queen-street, Southwark, from spasm of the heart, accle-
rated by want of nourishment and by cold. Twelve none •
genarians died during the week, of whom the oldest was a
widow, who attained the ago of 97 years.
Last week the births of 1,026 boys and 993 girls, in all
2,019 children, were registered in London. In the I 0 cor-
responding weeks of the years 1854-63 the average numbers
(corrected) was 1,985. . .

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.054 in. The barome-
trical reading increased from 29.80 at the beginning of the
week to 30'18 in. on Wednesday. Th 9 mean temperature
of the air in the weak was 36.8 deg., which is 1.2 deg. above
the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by
Mr. Welsher). The highest day temperature was 461 deg.

on Monday. The lowest night temperature was 29'9 deg,
on Friday. The entire range of temperature in the week
was therefore 1648. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 36'2 dog. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3.6 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 88, complete
saturation being represented by 100. The general direc-
tion of the wind was south-east.

A NEW STYLE OF HOOP SKIRT WaS exhibited
at the Indiana State fair. Leaden weights are attached to
the bottom hoop to keep the thing down on windy days.

SPOILS FROM THE SOUTH.—Numerous works of
art of great interest and value which htive not paid
duty at the Custom-house or been known to belong to any
of our local connexions are constantly turning up at our
picture sales. Others are to be found in the hands of the re-
gular picture dealers, or are offered to collectors by private
persons, When questions are put as to their ownership,
there is generally some hesitation about answering them.
Now, there is no difficulty in arriving at a conclusion as to
the reason for this mystery. It is well known to those who
have visited the South that in New Orleans and its neigh-
bourhood there were few families of any consideration that
had not collections of paintings and statuary, picked up
during their trips to Europe. Many of these acquisitions
are to be seen among the works that have found their way
into our auction• rooms. They are the opima spolia, not of the
brave conquerors of rebel soil, but of the vultures—for the
most part Massachusetts Yankees—who follow in the train
of our armies. These fellows pilfer everything they can lay
their hands upon, and works of art are especial objects of
their covetness, from the large price which they bring in
New York. We have heard of one man—not a New Eng-
lander, however—who went to Now Orleans almost without
a shirt to his back, and who since his return has been en-
abled to purchase a handsome house up town with the pro-
ceeds of his picture stealing. We would advise purchasers
to be cautious about buying any of the works thus offered
for sale. Where mystery is maintained about the owner's
name they may rest assured that the property has not been
honestly come by.—New York 'Jerald.