The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE,

TAMWORTH.

A meeting of the electors of Tamworth was held
in the Town-hall, yesterday, at noon, for the pur-
pose of hearing Mr. John Peel, of Middleton Hall,
one of the candidates for the representation of the
borough, give an expression of his political views.
The meeting was a large and respectable one. Mr.
Peel, in the course of a lengthened address, avowed
himself to be an " independent" candidate, and
stated that during the last two years he should have
been a steady supporter of Lord Palmerston's Go-
vernment. He was a member and sincere lover of
the Church of England, but favourable to a settle-
ment of the church-rate question. In foreign politics
he supported the principle of non-intervention. In
allusion to a personal remark made by Sir Robert
' Peel, he said that he pleaded guilty to having all
his life traded upon the name of Peel—(hear, hear)
which was his birthright. The grandfathers of
himself and Sir Robert Peel were brothers. His
grandfather was the elder of the two brothers, and
inherited the family estates, which had descended
from father to son during upwards of two centuries,
and were now held by his elder brother. (Cheers.)
If he had not a right to the name of Peal, who had ?
(Hear.) It had always passed current as a guaran-
tee of his honour and integrity in every relation of
life, and he trusted that he had never dote anything
to sully its brightness or depreciate its value.
Mr. Willington then moved that Mr. Peel was a
fit and proper person to represent the borough of
Tamworth in Parliament. (Cheers.)

Mr. James Haywood seconded the motion, which
was carried with much cheering.

Ma. IL T. CRAVEN, the very succasful author of
the " Post Boy" and the " Chimney Corner," has in pre-
paration at the Strand a new three-act serio-comic drama,
Miss Kate Saville being engaged to play the heroine.
A MODEL THEATRE IN PARIS.—Tho new theatre
of the Bouffes Parisians is rapidly approaching its
completion. Floor and ceiling will be of iron, and the stairs
of atone, the latter being twice as large as in the former
houee. The lighting will be most brilliant, and the venti-
lation will be arranged according to th© latest improve-
ments. 869 seats will be provided, besides tho arople stand-
ing Ilona,

STAMPED

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
There were 1,253 deaths in London in the week that ended
last Saturday. The average number in 10 corresponding
weeks (i. e., the 39th in each of the years 1853.62), with the
omission of deaths from cholera in 1854, and a correction
for increase of population, becomes 1,240. The actual num-
ber of deaths in last week therefore very closely agrees with
that which is obtained by calculation, and the present state
of the public health is neither better nor worse than what is
usually enjoyed at this generally healthy season of the year.

But scarlatina is exceedingly prevalent, and appears de-
cidedly to be on the increase. The deaths from it, which
were in the previous week 130, rose to 148 last week. They
have been constantly above 100 weekly since the middle of
July. Diphtheria does not exhibit the same tendency to
increase; it was fatal in 12 cases in the week.
The deaths from scarlatina were most numerous last week
in the following sub-districts :--St. John, Westminster, 5 ;
Kentish-town, 8 ; Islington West, 6 ; Islington East, 7.
There were 10 in the district of Bethnal-green, and the
same number in Deptford.
Small pox numbered 29 cases, diarrhoea 46, both diseases•
showing a decline.
On the 23d inst., a man died under chloroform in the
London Hospital, and on the following day another under
the same influence in St. George's.
A labourer died on the Bth.inst., in Stalartin's work.
house, from " consumption, accelerated brwant of the com-
mon necessaries of life ;" and a cooper on the 16th, at 7;
St. John-street, Bethnal-green, from " antarism, death ao.
celerated by want of proper and snfficientnourishment."
_ _

Last week the births of 948 boys and 853 girls, in all
1,801 childzen, were registered in London. In the 10 cor-
rmonding Nfrek*, of the yea= 1853-62 the average number
(eorreeted)-wat 1,880. :

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.271 in. On Monday
and Tuesday the mean daily reading was below 29 in. The
barometrical pressure was as low as 28.78 in. on Tuesday;
and it was 30 05 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of
the sir in the week was 50.4 deg., which is 4.9 deg. below
the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the
average throughout the week. The lowest night tempera-
ture was 40.8 deg., on Wednesday. The highest day tem-
perature was 63.2 deg. on Saturday. The range of tempe-
rature in the week was therefore 22.4 deg. The mean daily
range was 17.2 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 6 deg. The mean
degree of humidity of the air was 80, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The south-west has been the
prevailing wind during many weeks. Nearly an inch of
rain was measured in the week, the greater part of which
fell on Sunday. There was thunder and lightning on Tues-
day, with heavy showers of rain, and there was also light-
ning on the two following days. The mean of the highest
temperature of the water of the Thames was 61.4 deg., that
of the lowest was 59,2 deg.