The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

The Attempted Murder of an Officer by a
Soldier.

CHATHAM, Wednesday, 1 o'clock.
This morning, John Currie, one of the Sappers and
Miners, who stands charged with shooting, with intent to
murder, Major Horatio De Vere, of the Royal Engineers,
was again brought before the sitting magistrates, Captain
Savage, chairman.

In answer to the Bench the prisoner said that he had
nothing to urge against being further remanded for a few
days, and Captain Savage accordingly ordered him to be
brought up again in a week.
We are glad to be able to state that the unfortnate gen-
tleman is very much better, and our reporter was informed
that the gallant officer wag able to eat a mutton chop this
morning. The prisoner, Currie, has not evinced the least
regret since the occurrence, if we except the fact of his ex-
pression of his sorrow that he did not complete his
purpose.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrctr4.76;erars Weekly Report.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, August 12,
the births in London and 10 other large towns of
the United Kingdom were 3,830 ; the deaths 2,938.
The annual rate of mortality in the week in those
11 towns was 27 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the birth of 1,065 boys and 977 girls,
in all 2,042 children, were registered in the week.
In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1855-64 the
average number corrected for increase of population
was 1,865. .
The deaths registered in London in the week were
1,374. It was the 32d week of the year, and the
average number for that week was, with a correc-
tion for increase of population, 1,324. The actual
return exhibits an excess of 50 deaths over the esti-
mated number.
The deaths from diarrhoea in the week were 201,
almost the same number as that of the previous week,
and all except four cases occurred to children. The
deaths from this complaint in the last three weeks
were successively 261, 207, and 201. There were
also 11 deaths, 8 of which were those of infants, re-
ferred to cholera or choleraic diarrhea. The late
abundant rains and the fall of the temperature have
been useful in checking this disease, which carries
off so many children at this period of the year.
Of the cases of diarrhoea fatal in the week, seven
occurred in the Kensington town sub-district, seven
in Somers-town, six in the Leather-market sub-dis-
trict of Bermondsey, seven in Brixton, six in Batter-
sea, ten in the sub-district of St. Paul, Deptford.
A stableman, aged 44, died on July 29, in St.
Thomas's Hospital, of hydrophobia.
A woman was poisoned by taking white precipi-
tate by mistake for arrowroot.
A widow died in the workhouse at Fulham at the
age of 100 years. Another centenarian died in the
same workhouse a few weeks ago.
The following seven fatal accidents by horses or
horse carriages were registered in the week :—At
Hyde-park-corner, on July 30, the son of a Govern-
ment clerk, aged 13, run over by a cab. In St.
George's Hospital, from Hammersmith, a labourer,
aged 46, fell from a cart. At Islington, on Aug. 7,
a carman, aged 45, wheel of a cart passing over him.
In King's College Hospital, from Drury-lane, a
printer's boy, aged 16, fell from a horse. In King's
College Hospital, on Aug. 1, a cabman, aged 71,
thrown from a cab in Holborn. In Hackney-road,
on July 21, widow of a chandler, aged 74, run over
by a dray. In the Borough-road, on Aug. 1, the
daughter of a warehouseman, aged one year, run
over by a van.

The rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,000
in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ;
35 in Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford,
27 in Birmingham, 35 in Leeds, 23 in Bristol, 44
in Hull, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna
was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 29th
ult., when the temperature was 9.8 deg. Fahrenheit
higher than in the same week in London, where the
rate was 24 per 1,000.

In Liverpool the births were 324, the deaths 317 ;
in Manchester the births 280, the deaths 256 ; in
Salford the births 64, the deaths 62 ; in Birmingham
the births 223, the deaths 170 ; in Leeds the births
155, the deaths 149 ; in Bristol the births 104, the
deaths 72 ; in Hull the births 71, the deaths 87 ; in
Edinburgh the births 99, the deaths 99 ; in Glasgow
the births 312, the deaths 232 ; and in Dublin the
births 156, the deaths 120. There were 326 deaths
in Vienna during the week ending the 29th ult.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.672 in.
The barometrical Pleasure was 29.92 in. on Sunday;
it fell to 29-41 in. on Friday. The mean tempera-
ture of the air in the week was 62 deg., which is
0.1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest
night temperature was 47.5 deg. on Wednesday.
The highest day temperature was 76.5 deg. on
Thursday. The range in the week was therefore 29
deg. The mean daily range was 20.8 deg. The
difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was 7.5 deg. The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The general direction of
the wind was south-west. The rainfall was 0.78 in.,
of which 0.22 in. was measured on Monday, 0.51 on
Thursday. At Clifton, near Bristol, rain fell on
Sunday, the 6th inst., to the extraordinary amount
of 2.68 in., the largest amount within 24 hours ever
recorded at that station. There was a thunderstorm
with very vivid lightning in London on the evening
of Thursday. On Saturday rain fell generally over
the country. The fall at Clifton was 0.72 in. on
that day.