The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

timents of Deputy Elliott, but the motion was II
mately carried.

flew Tattersalls'.

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The last sale of horses at the Corner—the world
famous Corner—took place a few days ago. For
more than 98 years had the hammer fallen on gallant
steeds for race-course, road, and harness. Now the
glory has departed. The Corner is the Corner no
more. Tattersalls' has gone, and in a few weeks, as
the Marquis of Westminster's improvements pro-
gress, it will be but the shadow of a great name, and
men about town will dance where they once betted,
and flirt where they were in the habit of calculating
the odds. Last evening there was a private view
of the New Tattersalls', at Knightsbridge-green.
With it the old Tattersalls' would hardly bear
comparison ; yet we can well understand that old
turf men will miss the handiness of the well-known
spot, and will grumble exceedingly at being re-
quired to walk the extra quarter of a mile which
they must if they would continue to make books,
and call out the market price of the favourite
or the outsider of the day. They will find New
Tattersalls' tolerably handsome outside—at any
rate, handsomer than the old Corner, but inside
they will be delighted with the conveniences pro-
vidded for them and for the horses concerning
which they take so much interest. Mr. C. Freeman,
of Lincoln's-inn-fields, is the architect, and Messrs.
Holland, of Duke-street,.are the builders. From an
aesthetic point of view there is not perhaps much
praise to be awarded to these gentlemen, but they
have had an eye to the practical. The facade is
" composite," and when we have said this
we have said all ; but inside the arrange-
ments are excellent. First come the stables,
which contain stalls for ninety-five and boxes
for 20 horses, all fitted up with the most recent
appliances, and very much neater and cleaner than
they will be three twelvemonths hence. On the left
of the entrance gates is the Subscription Room, 60
feet by 30, floored in a very good design with
Maw's tiles, and surrounded by sofa seats, spring
cushioned and covered with morocco. Two elegant
domes rise from the room, the walls of which are
panelled in red and green and gold, producing a very
good effect. The windows and doors are framed in
imitation and the fire-places in real alabaster, and
at night the room is lit by a centre sunlight. There
are two octagonal desks in the room for the use of
subscribers, and a screen in the middle is placed for
the reception of notices. In the quadrangle, round
which the stables are placed, is a fountain with the
old fox known to every frequenter of Tattersalls' ;
and on the top is a bust with which sporting men
are well acquainted. Over this quadrangle, which
is covered in and lighted with gas, are galleries
where betting men will lounge and see the horses
exercised below. On one side was last night a de-
vice of the Prince of Wales's plumes and laurel in
gas, and at intervals on the walls are gas brackets.
The subscribers have an entrance separate from that
allotted to the public, who will be admitted on sale
days ,by the main gates. Numerous offices and re-
tiring rooms surround the quadrangle, and, on the
whole, the New Tattersalls'--at which the first sale
will be on Monday, the 10th inst.—will fully meet
the requirements of those who frequent the firs
betting-rooms of England.

HEALTH OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)

In the week that ended last Saturday the births
in London and nine other towns of the United
Kingdom were 4,246 ; the deaths 3,357. The
annual rate of mortality in the week in those ten
large towns was 23 per 1,000 persons living, and
was greater than in the previous week, when it
was 29.
In London the births of 1,090 boys and 1,076 girls,
in all 2,166 children, were registered in the week.
In the corresponding week of ten years, 1855-
64, the average number, corrected for increase of
population, was 2,184.
The deaths in London in the same period were
1,676. The average number for the thirteenth week
in ten years (corrected) is 1,568. The deaths in
the present return, therefore, exceed by 108 the esti-
mated number.
Three hundred and forty-two deaths occurred from
zymotic diseases. Whooping-cough was particularly
fatal, and carried off 102 children, 6 of whom were
in the sub-district of Cripplegate. The central,
south, and east districts show the greatest mortality
from this disease. Fifty-six persons died from
typhus, 34 from scarlatina, 11 from diptheria, 15
from small-pox, and 9 from measles. From phthisis
167 persons died. Two hundred and forty-three
deaths occurred from bronchitis,llB from pneumonia,
and 56 from other diseases of the respiratory organs.
A horse-dealer, aged 64 pears, died on the Bth of
March, from bronchitis supervening on injuries sus-
tained by being run over by a cart. The son of a
carpenter, aged 15 years, died on the 18th March at
the Metropolitan Free Hospital from injuries caused
by a dray. A porter, aged 30 years, died on the
23d March at the London Hospital from being run
over by an omnibus. The widow of a dock la-
bourer, aged 45, died on the 23d March at 8, New-
court, St. Paul, St. George-in-the-East, from effu-
sion into the ventricles of the brain, accelerated by
cold and continued privation." The widow of a
sweep died on the 20th March at 5, Chequer-alley,
Whitecross-street, from bronchitis, accelerated by
exposure and want of sufficient nourishment. The
widow of a hawker, aged 36, died on the 21st of
March at the Police-station, Bermondsey, from con-
gestion of the lungs caused by exposure to cold ;
she was found lying in the street. A sailor, aged
50, died suddenly on the 24th March, at No. 1
shed, London docks, from scurvy.
The registrar of Streatham remarks that three
deaths from scarlatina maligna occurred in a family
residing in Bedford-row, Streatham, in 21 days ;
low fever has prevailed in the district for some time.

The rate of mortality was 20 per 1,000 in London,
29 in Edinburgh, and 35 in Dublin ; 37 in Liver-
pool, 49 in Manchester (this rate is calculated on
the deaths, including a large number of inquests
held throughout the quarter, but registered last
week), 21 in Salford, 29 in Birmingham, 32 in Leeds,
29 in Bristol, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna
was 42 per 1,000 during the week ending the 18th
ult., when the temperature was 1.1 deg. Fahrenheit
lower than in the same week in London, when the
rate was 25 per 1,000.
In Liverpool the births were 400, the deaths
342 ; in Manchester the births 314, the deaths 331 ;
iii Salford the births 84, the deaths 44 ; in Birming-
ham the births 226, the deaths 185 ; in Leeds the
births 293, the deaths 141; in Bristol the
birth 96, the deaths 90 ; in Edinburgh the births
145, the deaths 96; in Glasgow the births 371, the
deaths 281; and in Dublin the births 169, the
deaths 170. There were 488 deaths in Vienna dur-
ing the week ending the 18th ult.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29•860.!n.
The barometrical reading increased from 29.16 in.
on Sunday to 30.13 in. on Thursday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 37.6 deg.,
which is 6 deg. below the average of the same week
in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
highest day temperature was 58.7 deg. on Friday.
The lowest night temperature was 26.4 deg. on
Tuesday. The entire range of
,temperature in the
week was, therefore, 32.3 deg. Th e mean of the
highest temperature of the water of the Thames was
38.4 deg., that of the lowest was 38 deg. The dif-
ference between the mean dew-point tempera-
ture and the air temperature was 6.3 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 78, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. The
direction of the wind was variable.