The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

NAVY PAY.

The following is a Bill prepared and brought in by
Mr. Secretary Stafford and the Hon. Captain Dun-
combe, to amend an Act of the eleventh year of King
George IV., for amending and consolidating the laws
relating to the pay of the Royal Navy :
" Whereas by the 18th section of the Act 11th George
IV., chap. 20, provisions are made for the payment of
wages and pay of the officers and seamen of the Royal navy,
and by such section it is, among other things, enacted that
there shall always be left six months' wages in arrear and
unpaid over and above the wages accruing to the time
during which the ship's books shall have been prepar-
ing and examiniag, but that whenever any ship shall
return home in order to be laid up, all the wages due
for such ship shall be entirely paid off as soon after-
wards as may be: and whereas it is expedient to
repeal the said 18th section of the aid Act, and
to make other provisions in lieu of those thereby
enacted, and also other provisions in regard to naval
remittances. Be it, therefore, enacted by the Queen's
Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com-
mons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows:
" 1. That from and after the Ist day of October, 1852,
the 18th section of the Act of 11th George IV., chap.
20, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
"2. That out of all supplies to be granted by Par-
liament for naval services, the necessary sums of
money shall be first appropriated, issued, and applied
for the regular and puuctuai payment of the pay and
wages of the officers and men of the Royal
Marines; and when any of her Majesty's ships
in commission shall be or arrive at any
port of the United Kingdom, or on the coast thereof, on
or after the Ist day of October, 1852, such officers and
men shall be paid their pay and wages according to such
regulations and subject to such restrictions as the Lord
High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Commis-
sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom, shall at any time or times,
or from time to time, order, direct, or appoint,
with power for such Lord High Admiral or
Commissioners to alter or revoke at any time or times
such regulations and restrictions, or any of them, or
to make the same or any of them applicable, if he or
they think fit, both to sea-going and stationary ships, or
to make some applicable to sea-going ships and others
to stationary ships; end to order, at any time
or times, which ship or ships shall be deemed sea-
going and which shall be deemed stationary: provided
always, that under such regulations and restrictions there
shall not at any time be due to any of such officers and
men, when borne on the books of any of her Majesty's
ships in commission which may be at any such port or on
such coast, more than the gross amount of three calendar
months' pay and wages, except when any such officers
or men shall cease to have full pay or bo discharged from
the service, when all the pay and wages which may be
due to them or to which they may be entitled as having
belonged to any ship in commission shall be entirely
paid to them as soon as may be.
3. That, notwithstanding anything in the said Act
of the 11th of George IV., chap. 20, or anything in any
other Act or Acts contained, all naval remittances what-
soever when made by any person belonging to one of
her Majesty's ships not being in any port of the United
Kingdom or on the coast thereof may extend to and
include all such wages and pay which may be due to the
persons respectively making any such remittances, as
the Lord High Admiral or the said Commissioners may
at any time or times, or from time to time, order or
direct, with power for him or them, at any time or times,
to order or revoke any such order or direction."

fIEALTI7OF LONDON DURING Till,: WEEK.
(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The total deaths registered in the metropolitan dis-
tricts, which in the first week of May were 972, and in
the second rose to 1,070, declined in the week that
ended last Saturday to 943. The mean weekly tem-
perature rose in the three weeks from 48.1° to 55.6'.
In the ten weeks corresponding to the last, of the years
1842.:,1, the average number was 889, which if raised
in proportion to increase of population, becomes 978.
The mortality of last week is, therefore, less than the
estimated amount by 35.
Of the 943 persons whose deaths are enumerated in
the present return, 449 were males, 494 females.
It appears that the present reduction of mortality is
among the old and the middle aged, and with regard to
young persons that the number who died last week is
near the amount usually observable at this period.
In comparing the results of the last two weeks there
is a difference, greater or less, in favour of last week in
all the principal classes of fatal diseases. Although
smallpox is gaining ground, and there seems to be a
gocd deal of scarlatina, the mortality of epidemics in
the aggregate declined from 234 to 228; of tubercular
diseas:.s, from 200 to 189; of diseases of the heart, from
45 to 33; but the principal reduction occurs in diseases
of the organs of respiration, which in the previous week
were fatal in 169 cases, in the last in 131. Bronchitis,
belonging to the last class, has declined in the two weeks
from 79 to 50. Phthisis, of the tubercular order, has
fallen from 142 to 1f.9.
Of epidemic disorders, smallpox carried off 38 children
and 6 adults. The corrected average is 18. It is only
reported in three cases—those of a boy, aged 1 year, and
a boy and girl severally 4 years—that vaccination had
bean previously performed. Next in fatality are scarla-
tina and hooping cough, each of which destroyed 42
lives. Typhus, synoche, &c., number 41 cases,' and
rheumatic fever 3. Croup carried off ten children,
measles 12, thrush 2, noma 1. Diarrhoea was fatal in
14 cases, dysentery in 2, purpura in 2, erysipelas in 7,
syphilis in 1. The diseasea incidental to childbearing
were fatal to 10 women, 5 of whom sank under puerperal

fever.
Three deaths occurred in the Smallpox Hospital, of
which the following are the particulars:—
On the 16th May a glasspaintcr from Priory-street,
Camden-town, aged 22 years," smallpox, confluent, un-
protected (15 days)."
On the 16th May a labourer from Jennings'-build-
ings, Kensington, aged 24 years, "smallpox, confluent,
unprotected (15 days)."
On the 22d May a female servant from Little Camden-
street, St. Pancras, aged 31 years, " smallpox, confluent,
unprotected (7 days)."
At 17, George-yard, Islington, on the 21st May, the
son of a labourer, aged 6 years, died of " variola con-
fluens; exhaustion." Mr. Butterfield states that "within
a month there have been 20 cases of smallpox in this
court, which has no supply of water, is entirely without
accommodation, and wretchedly drained." •
At 70, Shoe-lane, St. Andrew's, on the 17th May, the
daughter of a tailor, 4 years, died of " variola ,con-
flaens." Mr. Nason, the registrar, adds that " the whole
family, consisting of four, have been attacked with
soznallp )x. Two have not been vaccinated, and of these
:1,1 died; the others are going on favourably. On the
gosh May, at 3, Gas-court, in the sub-district of
o!i•street, the daughter of a labourer, aged 9 years, died
Mfr. Austin
giOe of mentionses I a°
et thereafter
arii
a-epii ofhttxhearer(
was
childisl u‘r
considered
haoalynstss)tiedh, a
sneo t, ,
vaecin vaccinated."elti
"vaccination
had been de-
eeraegioroof
be 2 yearsciuite heaacfles.,malAlptox,,,
eBatit
se, oic-Pilace.t,.New-street, Lambeth, on 17th May, the
, aged 4 years, died of " smallpox, con-
Mrnt Ilr days), without previous vaccination."
this family, nITTIAPJ:ys:—" None of the children in
about 10
four, have been vaccinated; the
two younger
ears old,
eldest, who is
years ago. The
complaint when I calls was inoculated some
(2unger were sickening from the
The mother did nut approve
frurautrthke became convince
of vaccination, but 1 t....? ,
g
d when the
,rel3suroltminpon-creseenoperation were pointed out."
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ed
tabhy:eint'af'
frequently
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g:iohe—td.r,
In open drain at the back par: of the crescent
dayas'a; L h es h
udicial to the health of tch
followed
aennebie
neighbourhood."
doubt of
There
its being p:ej
aY, at 11,
but hitherto without effect.agea
one
by co' na" per 7.
tt
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s:n(o6mo fwe reas:ksost
)o
.:I;ha convulsions,asol 9,
th i
hours)." " The drain," says Mr. Matthews, " area (re-
ported to he very bad.
At the Royal fiespital, Graenvoich, 8 Pens-
ioners died
between the 13th and 20th May inclusive, ,the younest
..
or
whom
was 6.1 yours, and the oldest 81 years, while
year, direadfoe°7-13Poloadee:,
their average age at death was 74 years.
In the district of St. Mary, Marylebone, at 5, Se.
motifh
"yard, on the 14th of May, a groom, an.,,,
Li 33 yew:
ca.(' his son, aged 5 months, died of phthisis. The
hither and his child died within a few hours of each
c,ther. The sou of a mariner, aged 10 wt"., W4O SW),

catcd by a portion of food getting into the trachea ;
died in five minutes. On the 11 th of April, at 1, But-
strode-court, Cavendish-square, a boy, aged five
weeks, was "starved to (math." Post-mortem. (In-
qu-st.) On the 3d May a labourer, aged 30 years,
was found dead in Copenhagen-fields, having been
suffocated o❑ a clump of burning bricks. (Inquest.) A
girl, aged 7 weeks, was accidentally suffocated in bed.
On the 19th May the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 21
years, died of chorea, after 6 years' illness. A woman,
aged 52 years, died of " pyrosis (18 months) bmma-
temesis."

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.

SUNDAY.—The sky was clear throughout the day,
Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate at each exami.
nation.

MONDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day.
Rain fell frequently. From 9h. P.M. to 10h. 30m. P.M. light-
ning was frequent, and thunder was heard between 9h. 48m.
and 10h. 20m. Electricity—No electricity was shown at the
times of inspection.
TUESDAY.—The sky was one•half covered with cloud at
noon, at other times during the day it was overcast; cumu-
lostratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently. Electricity—
Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon.
NV EDNESDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered with
cloud throughout the day; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirro-
strati. Electricity—From this time till Saturday at 1011.
A.M. the apparatus was under repair, and during the re-
mainder of the day weak positive electricity was constant.
THURSDAY.—The sky was one-fourth part covered during
the morning, and overcast during the remainder of the day;
cumului, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. Rain fell at night.
FRIDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus. Rain fell during the earlier portion of the
morning.

SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast till the evening, and
was mostly free from cloud afterwards. _ _

The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 58.1°; and the mean
reading at 9h. r.m. was 55.1° ; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 57.58 and 54.1°
respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.89 in:
at the beginning of the week to 29.46 in. by noon on the
18th ; increased to 29'86 in. by 9h. A M. on the 20th, at
about which reading it continued till the 22d, when it further
increased to 29.91 in. by the end of the week.

FAMILKLIISTORY of a FAMILY FRIEND.

The family seat of Potatoes is well known to be in
America. They are a comparatively new race in our own
country, since they did not come over until some time after
the Conqueror. The genealogists have nearly settled, after
much discussion, that all members of this family spread
over the world, are descended from the Potatoes of Chili.
Their town seat is in the neighbourhood of Valparaiso,
upon hills facing the sea. The Potatoes were early spread
over many portions of America, on missions for the be-
nefit of man, who had not been long in discovering that
they were friends worth cultivating properly. It is said,
that the first Potato who visited Europe, came over with
Sir Francis Drake, in 1753; it is said, also, that some of
the family bad accompanied Sir John Hawkins, in 1563;
it is certain that a body of Potatoes quitted Virginia in
1586, and came to England with Sir Walter Raleigh.
M. Dunal, who has written an elaborate history of the
Potato family, shows it to be extremely probable that, be-
fore the time of Raleigh, a settlement of Potatoes had
been formed in Spain. Reaching England in 1586, the
benevolent Potato family was welcomed into Belgium in
1590. In 1610, the first Potatoes went to Ireland, where
they eventually multiplied and grew, to form one
of the most important branches of this worthy race. The
Scotch Potatoes date their origin as a distinct branch,
frum 1728. It was at dates not very different from
this, that other branches of the family settled in Ger-
many. The Potatoes of Switzerland first settled in 1730,
in the Canton Berne. In 1738. the thriving family ex-
tended its benevolent assistance to the Prussians; but it

was not until 1767 that its aid was solicited inTuscany. In
France, the kindly efforts of this family were not ap-
preciated, until, in the middle of the last century, there
arose a man, Parmentier, who backed the introduction of
Potatoes into France with recommendations so emphatic,
that it was designed to impute to him the interest
of near relationship, not indeed by calling him Potato,
but by calling Potatoes by his name, Parmentiers. The
benevolent exertions made by the Potato family on be-
half of France, during the famine of 1793, completely
established it in favour with the grateful people. Pota-
toes, though so widely spread, are unable to maintain
their health under too warm a climate. On the Andes,
they fix their abode at a height of ten or thirteen
thousand feet; in the Swiss Alps, they are comfortable on
the mountain sides, and spread in Berne to a height of
five thousand feet, or not very much less. Over the
north of Europe the Potato family extends its labours
farther on into the cold than even barley, which is
famous as the hardiest of grain. There are Potatoes
settled in Iceland, though it is a place in which barley
declines to live.—Dickens's "Household Words."

SEABORNE MAILS.

[l7 signifles that tho mails are sent front the (
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

Post-office

When made up in From what
When
PLACES. General Post-office' port dis-
Loudon: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N,May 28 .. Liverpool .• May 31
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Jane 1 .. • • Liverpool .• June 9
America (by U.S. pkt.) 11 June 8 Southampt. Jane 3
Australia (via South-
ampton) 31 !Southampt.
Ditto (via Marseilles) N iDover
Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N;June 2 .. 'Plymouth..
Africa (West coast).. N! lath of the month Plymouth June 3
Alexandria* ........ N,l9th & 30th of me. Dover .. May 28
Belgium •• •• N Daily • • .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. 7,1 9th of the month Southampt. June 16
Buenos Ayres Ml9th of the month Southampt. Juno 16
CalifornhqviaChagres) Mltd& 17th of month Southampt. June 5
Cape of Good Hope 1,72 d & 14th of June Plymouth.. June 3
Cape do Nerds .. N,June 2 .. Plymouth..
Constantinople* Nl7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 30
Central America M 2,1 & 17th of mon. Southampt.lJuue 5
Channel Islcs •• N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th. Sat
Chill .. 111:17th of the month Southampt. June 5
France .. &N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* •• Ni7th 17th27thofmo Dover .. May 30
Hamburgh *Tuesday & Friday London Toes. Sat.
Holland •• M;Wednes. & Satur.lLondon Mon.Th or
Honduras .. N,'l7th of the month 'Sonthampt. ;June 20
Ireland M& N; Twice daily .. Holyhead• • Twiceclaily
India (via Sonthanip.) 1(120th of tho month Southauapt. June 20
India(yiaMarsoilles) N Sthtir,24th efmonth Dover • • June 1
India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month Plymouth..
Mauritius .. N 15th of month Plymouth..
Mediterranean (via !
Southarrnton) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. Jane 20
Mediterranean (vla
Marseilles) N Bth& 24th ofmonth Dover •• June 1
Mexico Di 2d of the month.. Southampt. {June 5
Madeira •• •• 9th of the month Southampt. June 16
Malta* 7th,170',19th,27th 1 Dover May 28
& 30th of month
Naples* Nsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover •• June 2
Papal States* Nsth 15th25th of mo Dover June 2
Peninsular.. •• 31 7th 17th 27th ef mo Sonthampt. June 6
Peru •• •• •• M 17th of the month Southampt. June 5
Tuscany* ••• N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover •• June 2
West Indies 34 17th of the month Southarapt.lJune 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) 31 2d of the month —lBouthampt. June 5

The mails to those c
French packet via Marsei

12,1 of the month ..
ountrias thus marl
Wes.

18outhampt. rJuno 5
cod (•) aro conveyed by