The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-20 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return)
In the first week of May the deaths in Loud°
were 1,459; in the week that ended last Saturg
they fell to 1,350. The average number of deaths
as derived from returns of weeks (in ten Yee!
1853-62) nearly corresponding with last week) is
with a correction for increasing population, 1,2'
4
The actual number of deaths in last week excet6
the estimated number by 136. The weekly num;
of deaths from small-pox has been always above
ince the week that ended April 4 ; but the nuhlb9l
in last week was lower than in any other of the 810
weeks that have elapsed since that date. 1°
first week of May the deaths from small-pox Wed
71 ; in the present return the number is 61. ,6
these 61 cases, 7 occurred in the west districts;
in the north, 6 of which were returned by theSnia;
pox Hospital ; 6 in the central ; 22 in the east di;
tricts (6 of which were in Poplar) ; and 11 the
south districts, which contain nearly 800,000 Pert;
sons who live on the south side of the river. 6°8.0
latina was fatal in 89 cases, 4 of which were lio
Regent's-park sub-district, 4in Somers-town, 40
St. Botolph sub-district, 7 in Bethnal-green, 4
St. Peter, Walworth. Measles, which was fatal o
55 cases, appears to prevail moat in Chelsea and to
east sub-district of Islington. Three deaths frc/f.
scarlatina occurred on the 9th, 10th, and 11th 111°4
respectively, in one family at 18, Osnaburgh-str;
Regent's-park. Five deaths of nonagenarians 00
returned in the week. The oldest of these Pere°
were a widow 95 years old, and a man 96 yearn.
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Last week the births of 919 boys and 956 P°o,
in all 1,875 children, were registered in Lond62
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853.83
the average number (corrected) was 1,881.

COUNTRY MARTCRTS.

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LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY, of
At our market to-day there was a good attendantd
millers and dealers, and an improved demand for Wli fsir
flour at about Friday's prices. Indian corn was 110#
request. at the full prices of this day week. Oats 000
meal as before. Barley and peas the turn easier. "(1 is,
was a good business done hi fresh American flour, fal
ther more money obtainable.

MARKET HARBOROUGH—TuzsDAY• co*
White wheat, 48s to si.s; red, 43s to 46s per 36 iO3O,
Malting barley 'at 37s to --s per qr.; grinding, 30° „ar
per 30 st. Oats, old, 265, to 295; new, 22s to 20kr-
st.; beans, 348 to 398 per qr.

SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. of
At to -day's market there was a full average AO
wheat. but trade ruled occasionally dull. 021
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels, ..15s Ocl t° „joy;
White
1 1 f ...20s od to Rojo
New red I ..170 Od to 10'64
New white
Beans ~.. 18588
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77
91 455 0 to tie
Peas, per qr
Grinding barley, per qr 2Bs Od to 31° 03
Malting ditto, „ ..... . 3450 d to
Oats
2Flour, is 7d to 2s 2d per stone." 0d
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LEEDS—TUESDAY. bogi
There has been a slow business done in wheat, i.t.l fag
late prices. A small show. Barley was little inquire
Other articles were unchanged.

NEWCASTLE—MONDAY. el/1
A fair quantity of wheat on offer, and sales were raga
about last week's rates.
I
~o 60
t
Old white wheat..s7s to 61s Old red wheat, t" 0e ' 60g
New do. .. 50s to 64s New do. 4°s ga
Malting barley....37s to 42s I Oats 225 °460
Grinding d0.....28s to 30s I Beans to
370

MELTON MOWBRAY—TUESDAY• ,004
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The following were the currencies :—New white
QA gto .
478 Od to 62s Od; new red, 42s Od to 48s per u" is st!
beans, 36s to 43s for old; new sorts, 34s to 598 per r fo
barley, 32s to 35s for malting, and 28s to 310 per q .
grinding; oats, 20s to 30s Od per 24 stone.