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

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Reyistrttr-G eneral' 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 aturday. The number of deaths in
the present return is 1,191. The average number as ob-
tained from the returns of corresponding weeks in 1853-62,
and corrected for increase of population, is 1,143 The Retual
number is therefore in excess of the estimated number fT:
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 Nag-
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 disci
of scarlatina in one family, 2 in another, and also 2 in a
third. The Registrar returned 6 fatal cases in the week.
Two deaths occurred from glanders in the week. There
were 3 from intemperance, and 4 from delirium tremens.
The oldest person recorded in the returns is a man, ages
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 2938 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 721 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 w 0
in a northerly direction. The amcunt of rain was 1.66 10,
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 therule"
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 obtain4l3°
No malting barley, and grinding sorts scarce. Tho prices
for maize and Indian corn were at about the same as last
week, but with a small supply. Oats moved off slowly,
former quotations.
Old white wheat..sls to 608 I Old red wheat ~.53s to 56s
New do. .. 50s to 56s I New do. ..45s to 50a
Malting barley ....37s to 42s I Oats 22a to 30$
Grinding d0.....29s to 32s I Beans 3ss to 458

HULL—TUESDAY.
The wheat trade since our last has been very firm. At
to-day's market there was a small supply of Engi'B7
wheat, which was taken off by local millers at is per cl`
advance on last week's rates. Foreign sold in retail at
fully last week's currency. Barley, beans, and peas held
for about the same money,
Wheat.... Old white.... per qr.,
Old red
New white .. „
New red ... „
Barley.... English malting 36s Od to 37s (2c,:
Grinding
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish
Grinding
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per st 2322
08686 sssss 1 °°:2
ddddi
dtttt 0000 t
02323 9881
ss:
1 (3)°:1
Friesland and Dutch 08134 to Osl3V
Swedish and Danish
Beans ....English, old, per qr
New pigeon
New tick.
Egyptian
Peas Foreign boilers ... 43344
063032
ssssss 1
Od
00002
ddi dtt
toocoo, to
43344
f 42501 is 1
Od
Grinding
Tares ....Spring —s Od to —s Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
52s Od to 56s Od
crushin
40s Od to 52s 04
Linseed cakes (Hull)
Foreign
Rape cakes
Bones . 10685 1 0555 0000 t
to
000
5600
110000
(oet.;

NEWARK—WEDNESDAY.
White wheat new, 47s to 54s Barley, grinding.. 288 to 308
Red do. 43s to 49s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 33
Old white —s to s New do 20s to 258
Red do. —s to s I Beans. 37s to 448
Barley, malting... .—s to —s 1 Beans, new.. —s to ---44
Peas, ....38s to 445.

COAL N
Prices of Coal per Ton al
s. d.
Wylam 15 6
Carway and Duifryn
Malting l9 6
Byass's Bebside West
Hartley ...15 3
Tanfield Moor Bute? ..13 O
Lambert's West Hart-

ARKET.
the close of the market.
Eden Main l5

B. d•

ley 15 0 '
W alker Primrose 12 9
West Hartley 15 3
North Pelton Gas 13 3
Ships at market.

Walla End.
Heugh Hall 16 0
Hetton l7 0
South Hetton 17 0
Russel's Hetton 15
Braddyll's Hetton 15 ';,'
K elloe
South Kelloe l6 v
14 6
Gosforth
101; sold, 61.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
,1, '
•
Aus'ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton
July ?
via Marseilles July p.,
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. July 5
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June ,/
2,9.'
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. July ",
via Marseilles Julie
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton July 4'•
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July To.
via Marseilles July 05,
India (Bombay), via Southampton
via Marseilles June 29,
Portugal.... June 0
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jul?Ju 40'T
ne I.
via Marseilles
Newfoundland ..July 8.
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... July ""

. ,
' by U.S. packet 20.
by Canadian packet JOG ,0
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. July „,'
Bahamas, via New York July -',',o.
Mexico.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 June '2.9.
California. and British Columbia..

THE CANARY AND THE " HOIT."—At the begin'
ping of last week, says the Glasgow Journal, a beau:
tiful yellow canary bird flew away from its owner, 90:
perched itself on ono of those trees at Camphill, bordering
on the South Side Park, where it has now taken up its resv
deuce: It, however, was not going to remain alone, unliko
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 succes't
for boldly came forward a little jumping or hop Pia
" holt "—tho 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 disar
pointed at the first appearance of its lady-I°°,e
~'
and having passed over a friend's thanks to t';',
thrush for the valuable lesson, the canary and "11°4 f
having no objection to each other, paired before the eyes 0
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 w°l3."
now is, amongst the ornithologists in the local)
how will the canary assort itself in a mouse-11.a
nest which the " hoit" builds on the ground ? or how wla
the "hoit " be at ease sitting on eggs abova ground ? SlDce
the ceremony has gone all right, we anxiously look for,
fulfilment of the remainder.