The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-25 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The mortality of London declined in the second week of
the present month, and this lower rate continued in the
week that ended last Saturday. The number of deaths in
the present return is 1,191. The average nurabeA as ob-
tained from the returns of corresponding weeks in 1853-62,
and corrected for increase of population, is 1,143. The actual
number is therefore in excess of the estimated number for
the middle of June by 48.
The deaths from smallpox, which showed a decrease in.
the first and second weeks in June, having been 56 and 43,
rose again last week to 64. Of this number 10 occurred in
the west districts, 18 in the north, 6 in the central, 17 in the
east, 13 in the south. There were 3 in the sub-district of
St. Margaret, Westminster, 4 in Camden-town, 3 in Hag-
gerstone West, 3 in Poplar, 3 in St. Peter's, Walworth. Of
the 64 cases 5 were stated to have occurred to persons who,
had been vaccinated. _ _ .

The deaths from scarlatina rose to 97, only 3 of which
occurred in the west districts. This complaint was fatal in
4 cases in Kentish-town, 10 in Islington, 12 in Newington.
In the sub-district of St. Mary, Newington, 2 children died
of scarlatina in one family, 2 in another, and also 2 in
third. The Registrar returned 6 fatal cases in the week.

Two deaths occurred from glanders in the week. There
were 3 from intemperance, end 4 from delirium tremens.
The oldest person recorded in the returns is a man, aged
95 years.

Last week the births of 938 boys and 941 girls, in all 1,879
children, were registered in London, In the 10 correspond-
ing weeks of the years 1853.62 the average number (cor-
rected) was 1,864.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.705 in. The reading
rose to 29.87 in. on Sunday, and fell to 29.38 in on Friday.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was 58.8 deg,
which is o'6 deg below the average of the same week in 43
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night
reading of the thermometer was 45.4 deg on Sunday. The
highest day reading was 72.7 deg on Thursday. The range
in the week was therefore 27.3 deg. The mean daily range
was 18 2 deg. The difference between the mean dew tem-
perature and air temperature was 6.5 deg. The mean de-
gree of humidity of the air was 79, complete saturation be-
ing represented by 100. The wind blew generally from a
westerly or south-westerly point till Saturday, when it was
in a northerly direction. The amount of rain was 1.66 in,
of which almost an inch and a half fell on Friday. Rain
fell on four days. The mean of the highest temperatures
of the water of the Thames was 621 deg ; the mean of the
lowest was 60.5 deg. The highest reading of the thermo-
meter in the sun was 112.3 deg. on Thursday.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NEWCASTLE-TUESDAY.

The supyly of wheat was limited ; the quality was toler-
ably good. The trade was firm, and full rates obtainable.
No malting barley, and grinding sorts scarce. The prices
for maize and Indian corn were at about the same as last
week, but with a small supply. Oats moved off slowly, at
former quotations.
Old white wheat..s4s to 60s
New do. .. 50s to 66s
Malting barley ....37s to 42s
Grinding d0.....29s to 32s

Old red wheat, ...53s to 56s
New do. ..45s to 50s
Oats 22s to 305
Beans 3ss to 455

HULL-TUESDAY.

The wheat trade since our last has been very firm. At
to-day's market there was a small supply of English
wheat, which was taken off by local millers at is per qr
advance on last week's rates. Fo-eign sold in retail at
fully last week's currency. Barley, beans, and peas held
for about the same money,
Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 4Bs Od to 50s Od
Old red 9)
New white .. ~
New red ....
Barley.... English malting„ 36s Od to 378 0(21
Grinding 26s 6d to 28s Od
Saal and Oderbruck .. 36s Od to 38s 0(1
Holstein and Danish 2Bs Od to 29s Od
Grinding 2Bs Od to 31s Od
Oats English, old 26s Od to 28s Od
Archangel and Riga' per st osl2id to 13(1
Friesland and Dutch oBl3d to 0,313 id
Swedish and Danish 02120 to osl3d
Beans ....English, old, per qr 43s Od to 45s 01
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od
New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od
Egyptian
Peas Foreign boilers ... 36s Od to 385 Od
Grinding 3lB Od tc 33s 6cl
Tares ....Spring —s Od to —s Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £lo 0 oto £0 0 0
Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 6 5 oto 610 0
Bones 5 5 oto 610 0

NEWARK.

WEDNESDAY.

White wheat new, 47s to 54s I Barley, grinding.. 28s to 30s
Red do, 43s to 49s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 335
Old white —s to --a New do ' 20s to 25s
Red do. —s to a 1 Beans. 37s to 445
Barley, malting --s to —a 1 Beans, new —s to —0
Peas, ....38s to 448.

COAL

ARKET.

Frloea of Coal per Ton a
S. d.

the close of the market.
Eden Main l5 3

Wylam 15 6
Carway and Duffryn
Malting , 19 6
Byass's Bebside West
Hartley ...15 3
Tanfield Moor Butes ..13 0
Lambert's West Hart-
ley l5 0
Walker Primrose 12 9
West Hartley 15 3
North Felton Gas 13 3

8. d.

Walls End.
Heugh Hall 16 0
Hetton 17 0
South Hetton l7 0
Russel's Hetton 15 3
Braddylr a Hetton 15 6
K elloe
South Kelloe.. 16 0
Gosforth l4 6

Ships at market, 101; sold. 61.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..July 19.
via Marseilles July 13.
.3razil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 5_
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June 'au.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton July 2.
via Marseilles June 27.
Falkland Islands -.
Gibraltar, via Southampton .. July 2.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 2.
via Marseilles July 10.
India (Bombay), via Southampton June 25.
via Marseilles June 20.
Portugal.... June 29,
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 2.
via Marseilles June 27.
Newfoundland ...July 8.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet.... July 2.
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. June 26.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritio July 10
Bahamas, via New York' July 2.
Mexico June 29*
_

All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 June 29.
California. and British Columbia..

THE CANARY AND THE " 110IT."—At the begin-
ning of last week, says the Glasgow Journal, a beau-
tiful yellow canary bird flew away from its owner, and
perched itself on one of those trees at Camphill, bordering
on the South Side Park, where it has now taken up its resi-
dence; It, however, was not going to remain alone, unlike
the other birds, and seeing the example shown it
by a neighbouring thrush, it commenced to pour out
its earnest entreaties also. This was followed by succesF,
for boldly came forward , little jumping or hopping
64 hoit "—the vulgar name in this country—which, by
the way, comes about this time of the year to "WOO
and marry an' a'." The canary was agreeably disap-
pointed at the first appearance of its lady - love,
and having passed over a friend's
.thanks to the
thrush for the valuable lesson, the canary and "hoit"
having no objection to each other, paired before the eyes of
the thrush, the latter of which gave a heartier whistle than
usual when going to roost that night. The two worthies
still continue to lodge amongst the trees, and when hunger
comes upon them, they both fly together in search
of food, and return again together. The wonder
now is, amongst the ornithologists in the locality,
how will the canary assort itself in a mouse-like
nest which the "hoit" builds on the ground? or how will
the " holt " be at ease sitting on eggs abova ground ? Since
the ceremony has gone all right, we anxiously look forths
fulfilment of the remainder.