The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

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point of the Aurora's day's work, beinc: reached in
one hour and seven minutes, the distance being 20
miles. At BlrAckwall the numerous visitors disem-
barked and returned to town by rail.
Among the visitors on board were Vice-Admiral
Sir George,Sartorius, Captain Symonds, B.N. (a
strong advocate with the Admiralty for the adoption
of the double screw principle in the 114a1 Navr for
some time past), Capt. Cuenskaw, the owner of the
Aurora, destining her for the China trade ; Mr_
Russel, C.E. ; Mr. Allen, R.N., of the United
Service Gazette; and other gentlemen whose names
are well known in the naval, scientific and literary
world.

Charybdis; and Joh❑ J. Hayward, paymaster to
the Medina.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(Fiona the Registrar-General's Weekly Baum.)

The principle of the adaptation of double screws
to ships of war has been so far acknowledged in its
importance by the Admiralty that their lordships
have given Messrs. Dudgeon an ordc r to construct
a small vessel which shall combine in their most
efficient form the double-screw principle which they
have so spiritedly and successfully brought into
public notice.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The iron troopship Tamar, 2,812 tons, 500 horse
power, since ber removal from Chatham harbour to
the steam basin, has been inspected by Capt. W. R.
Mends, C. 8., director of the transport department
of the navy, who was accompanied by Capt. C. Wise,
superintendent of the dockyard, and Mr. W. Moody,
master shipwright. The result of the inspection
was in the highest degree satisfactory, and the
manner in which the Tamar has been constructed

and fitted, rcfficts great credit on her builders,

Messrs. Samuda Brothers. All the available hands

belonging to the dockyard are at present engaged

in preparing the vessel for soa, and already her
lower masts have been put in, and a commencement

The deaths in London in the week that ended.
Saturday the 22d August, numbered 1,337, includ-
ing the deaths of 690, males and 647 females. 963
of the deaths occurred on the north side, and 374
on the south bide of the Tharn;:s.

If a correction is made f,r cerc-:ase of population,
it will be found that the deaths of London at the
present are only 13 above the average derived from
ten corresponding weeks, viz , the thirty-fourth
week in each of the Ttari 1853-62. It is thus ap-
01,31aTrarehonerttdatelhat the health of London is not materially
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dr plirrraeovvmea.lbteheneecnei
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ten years.
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j(iufstweenedxec,depwtesrmeall-pos) which at this sea-
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than the
by diarrhoea to children under two years of
age was no less than 146, in a total of 182.
The deaths from small-pox in the last six weeks
were successively 51, 34, 43, 49, 45, and 39. The
deaths from measles were 17, or 7 below the cor-
rected average; from scarlatina and diphtheria 139,
or 77 above the average ; from whooping cough,
20, or 5 below the average; from typhus, includieg
gastric, infantile, inflammatory, and other fevers,
61, or 13 above the average; from diarrLec I, dy-
sentery, and cholera, 205, or 83 below the average;
more than one half of the deaths which occurred
from scarlatina, typhus, and other fevers, and from
diarrhoea, occurred in the east and south districts,
Five nonagenarians died, two widows, aged 90
and 94; a single woman, aged 93, and two men,
aged respectively 9
Last week the births and 9
irthso3 Sears.
Last 912 boys and 876 girls,

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