The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-25 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL MATHER, PAPER.

THE HON. P. C, SCARLETT TO THE EARL OF MALMESBURY.
(Received June 19.)
Florence, June 11, 1852.
My Lord,—l have just read Mr. Mather's letter to
your Lordship, published in the newspapers, in which
ho alleges that the suggestion of a money compensation
camp from the Legation. Such a suggestion was never
made by me or by my authority, or with my knowledge
or consent, nor have I any reason to believe that any
suggestion of the sort was made_ by any person attached
thiswhom
opportunity it was a doet,.
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to or connected with the Legation, nor do I know by
adteb.at lit beagppaelasrostboytamkye
dispatches, that Mr. Mather, in the presence of two gen-
tlemen whom I sent to him, Lord Frederic Kerr and Sir
John Orde, declined to receive any apology. It is
certain that the officer who struck Mr. Ma-
ther with his sword was ready, in consequence of my
re quest made to the Austrian Envoy, with the
sanction and by the command of the Commander-in-
Chief of the Austrian army, Prince de Lichetnstein, to
express his regret at having done so, whilst under the
apprehension that Mr. Mather intended to assault him.
Your Lordship will also remember that the officer with
whom Prince de Lichtenstein considered the fray to have
begun, and who first struck Mr. Mather, was punished
by being put under arrest and strongly reprimanded.
The private honour of Mr. Mather, which was in some
degree identified with that of the public, would thus
have received the fullest atonement that any gentleman
could require. It was in consequence of Mr. Mather's
repudiation of all apology that I called for an inquiry,
which I understood to be Mr. Mather's expressed desire
to the English gentlemen above-mentioned. This course
I thought expedient, upon the further ground that be-
sides bringing to light what really haepened in the
scuffle, it would give time to the British Government to
consider the proper course to be pursued. I did all I
could to forward the inquiry, and I also recommended
an advocate of the highest reputation, and offered,
in my public capacity, to defray the expense of
the proceeding. I take upon myself the entire respon-
sibility of accepting 1,000 francesconi by way of da-
mages. My reasons for thus deviating from your
Lordship's instructions, by which I was to obtain at
least 500/., are that having repeatedly demanded this
latter sum I Was unable to obtain any more than 1,000
Francesconi, which was at length offered by the Tuscan
Government. If I had persisted ire demanding more it
is certain that they would have persisted in their pro-
testcircumstances of the Tuscan Government, I felt that her
doubt
against all liability; and under the present peculiar
btat9nfedulay larger
Mejesty's Government could not, coneistently with ge-
nerosity end justice and the truth of the facts, insist on
her as era independent power. If I am mistaken
in this view, I can only express my regret that I did not
leave this matter to be settled by another hand; but I
whetherhope I maanyy be
negotiator forgiven
t
compensation in the shape of money from the Tuscan
Government without very serious extremities.
I have, Ste,
P. CAMPBELL SCARLETT.
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(Signed)

GouTatfis Ete 9:3E.BII:
(From the R: mister-General's H. port )
HEALTH OF LONDO
wN:ek
The number of deaths registered in the metropolitan
,UateßdialVra
districts in the week ending last Saturday is nearly the
tshaelteeanswineetkhse troercreesdpinending to last weak of the years
1842-1851 the aver4ge uainber Was 880, which, with a
usual amount
correction for increase of populatn, becomes 968. The
mortality now returned is, therefore, le;a than the eau.
mated amount by 65.
The mortality produced by diseases of the respiratory
Epidemics were fated
in the preceding week in 209 ca.ee, aril last week in
foorrgantasislassteawseourt wofas
tlhoo4,
ya.enadr.is near the
196, a decrease which would be somewhat more marked,
but for dierrhoei, a complaint which may be expected,
with the approach of the summer months, to become
• val
pr.: • - children under 15
yours, 7 Welts, a mortality double the aver,ge of
and
corresponding weeks; in five cases, two of which occurred
prevalent. Seriall_pox destroyed 28
at the ages of 22 and 32 yearn, it is stated that vaccina-
tion had been previously performed. The fatal cases of
scarlatina amount to 41.
Two deaths ascribed to English cholera were regis-
tered in the week; the following are the cases indetail:—
On 16th June, at 1, Shrubland-grove, Dalston, a spin-
ster, aged 47 years, died of " English cholera (3 days)."
On 14th June, at 39, Willow-street, St. Leonard's, Shore-
ditch, a shoemaker, aged 27 years. died of "English
cholera (7 days)," Mr. Yarrow reports that " this man
lived in a small room with his family, which consisted of
his wife and three children; he had been suffering for
sonic time from diseased liver and diarrhoea."
Four deaths occurred in the Smell-pox Hospital.
In the Tottenham-court sub-district of Pancras, at 5,
Cumberland-court, on 17th June, the daughter of a
shoemaker, aged 15 mouths, died of " scarlativa (10
days), bronchitis (4 days)." Mr. Nodes, the deputy-
registrar, mentions that " scarlatina is raging in this
court, which appears to be almost without ventilation."
On 12th June, a labourer, aged 21 years, who had
been brought from Red Lion-court, Kingsland-road, died
in Shoreditch Workhouse of phthisis. Mr. Bowring
adds:—" Red Lion-court contains 15 or 16 houses,
which consist some of four, others of five rooms; each
room is occupied by a separate family; the inhabitants
are mostly eostermongers; the place is filthy in the ex-
treme, close, over-crowded, and without drainage."
At 24, Crown-court, Aldgate, on 15th June, a female
pensioner on the Hugh Hunipstead Gift, died at the ad-
vanced age of 98 years. Mr. Harris states that " she
enjoyed 101. per annum for the last 32 years from this
charity of 10,0001. (left to the parish for the beeefit of
six blind persons and widows), which had been in the
Court of Chancery for 40 years."
Mr. Baddely, registrar of Mile-end Old Town, upper
part, registered 22 births and only 3 deaths in the week.
diedd ied offr "effusion
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sts
frio..
He says, "The decrease in my return of deaths at this
season is worthy of observation; it shows an improvement
in the health of this sub-district, notwithstanding a sea-
son apparently unfavourable. From the 11th to the 16th
inst. I had not a death to register, and for the whole week
only 3, a number at least three-fourths less than the
average. At the same tiwe,the births show an increase."
On 10th 'May, at 14, Pancras-place, Camden-town, a
Three
rhirteeer
childrenan d echo e:oinr, ae ste
registeredr , age d swl
1,,.0 years,ha i.l
of serum on the brain, from exhaustion caused by dis-
ease of the lungs and want of food." Post modern. I
quest. A man and a woman died of intemperance. D-
. in bed.

STATE OF THE IVEATITEI: DURING THE PAST WEEK.

SUNDAT.—The sky was covered with cloud throughout
the day; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. There wero
occasional showers. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any
examination.

MONDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered till the
evening, and overcast at night; cumuli, cumulostrati, and
nimbi. Heavy showers of rain. Electricity—Positive, and
very active during the time of rain falling; sparks and gal-
vanic currents were shown.
TUESDAI—The clouds were occasionally broken during
morning, otherwise the sky was covered with cloud through-
out the day; cirrocumuli, cirrostrati, and mid, Showers of
rain. Electricity—Positive, and very active during the time
of rain falling; sparks and galvanic currents were shown.
WEDNESDAY.--ThO sky was covered with cloud througt7
out the day; cirrocumuli, cirrostrati, and scud.
showers of rain. Electricity—Nothing was shown.
therwise
i'l'illfgsDAy.--The clouds were broken at noon, o .
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scud. Showers of: rain. Electricity—Positive, and tension
weak during the afternoon.
FRIDAY.—Tho sky was covered with cloud till noon,
and about three-fourths covered during the remainder of the
day ; stratus, cirrostratus, and scud. Showers of rain,
Electricity—Nothing was shown.
SAVURDA.Y.—The morning was fine, but the sky was over-
cast. A. thunderstorm occurred at 4h. 15m P.M., the light-
ning was vivid, and rain fell heavily ; after this storm the
clouds were somewhat broken. Electricity—Positive, and
active during the morning. The instruments were not exa-
pined during the continuance of the thunderstorm; after-
wards none was shown.
The mean reading of a tbeimometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.m. was 57.8° ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.M. was 51.9°; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 58.7'1" and 53.7°
respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased; from 29.61 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.23 in. by noon on the
16th; and increased to 29.59 in. by the end of the week.