The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-16 00:00:00

SPORTINGmTgIS DAY.

CHESTER RACES, THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
LADIES' PURSE.

Sybil
Sattellite
Diana

Five ran.
CHESHIRE STAKES.

2uleika
Tommy Jones 2
Allezyrondement ..

Four ran.
DEE HANDICAP.

Master George
General Hesse
Brilliant . .

Seven ran.
STEWARDS' CUP.

Vest colt
Palestro
Lady Ripon 3

Four ran.
STEWARDS' Cur.—Wild Rose was scratched at 12.5
and Caractacus at 12.45.

ENTRIES FOR THE ASCOT GOLD CUP.

The gold Cup, by subscriptions of 20 sovs each, with
200 added from the fund. If five subscribers, the cup will
be of 300 soya value, and if twenty subscribers, the owner
of the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ;
three yrs old, 7st 21b, four, Bst 71b, five, 9st, six and aged,
9st 21b ; m and g allowed 31b ; to start at the Cup post and
go once round, about two miles and a half (15 subs).

Stampedo
Fairwater
Silkstone 3
Asteroid
Malek
Caller Ou
Palestro
Thormanby 5

Yrs
Buckstone
Vest Colt
Zetland
Harlequin
Brown Duchess
Brighton 3
Carbineer .. 4

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS

May 6, at 11.22 a.m. Marble 11111 and Keane, out of 2,000
Guineas Stakes.

May 5, at 6.25 p.m- Morocco, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes.
May 6, at 6.30 p.m. Brown Bess c. and ro, c by Y. Mel-
bourne, dam by Lanercost, out of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes.
May 5, at 6.45 p.m. Flexmore, Predatore, and Citadel,
out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes.

May 5, at 8.15 p.m. Wimbledon, Duntroon, and Argo-
naut, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes.

May 5, at 9.45 p.m. Gemse, out of 2,000 Guineas Stakes.
May 7, at 11 a.m. Watchman and Prince Edward, out
of all their engagements until the 7th of Juno.

May 7, at 11.20 a.m. Pagoda, out of the Chester Cup.
_ _ _ _

May 10, at 1.55 p.m. Henham Lass, out of the Cheater
Cup.

May 13, at 4 p.m. Springwell, out of all engagements.

HEALTH OF LONDO.N _DURING THE WEEK.

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

The deaths in London in the week that ended on
Saturday were 1,249 ; they were less than they
had been in many previous weeks. The average
number of deaths as derived from the returns of
corresponding weeks in ten previous years (cor-
rected) is 1,224. The mortality, therefore, still
exhibits an excess aver the estimated amount; but
in the present instance the excess is not consider-
able.

The births in the week exceeded the deaths re-
gistered in the same time by 697.

The fatal cases of scarlatina declined from 53 in
the previous week to 39 last week ; while those of
measles rose from 28 to 41. The latter disease
found two-thirds of its victims in the East districts
chiefly Spitalfields, St. George-in-the-East, Mile-
end Old Town, Bow, and Poplar. But scarlatina
prevailed for the most part in the South districts ;
and its chief seat continues to be the sub-districts of
Lambeth Church, in the second of which there
were 7 deaths last week. These 7 deaths, added to
those of five previous weeks, give a total number of
70 in that portion of the Lambeth district. Seven-
teen deaths from typhus occurred in the London
Fever Hospital. Four from typhus in the Maryle-
bone Workhouse. The total number returned by
the London districts as having been caused by this
disease in the last week is 89. Eighteen deaths
were from diphtheria. Eight children died from
syphilitic diseases.

Seven nonogenarians were returned, the oldest of
whom, a widow, had attained the age of 97 years.

Last week the births of 1,015 boys and 931 girls,
in all 1,946 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1852-61
the average number (corrected) was 1,851.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

MARK-LANE.

There was a moderate, but by no means extensive show
of samples of English wheat on sale here to-day, and the
trade was in a sluggish state for all qualities at fully Mon-
day's fall in the currencies of is to 2s per quarter.
With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. There
was no improvement in the demand for any description, yet
no quotable change took place in prices, compared with
Monday . _ _ _

A fair business was doing in cargoes of grain afloat, on
about former terms.

Barley moved off heavily, and the quotations had a
downward tendency.
The inquiry for malt was confined to actual wants at late
rates.

Good and fine oats were in steady request at full quota-
tions ; but inferior qualities sold slowly on former terms.
There was a large supply of foreign on sale.
Beans and peas were firm at full prices.
The flour trade was in a sluggish state, at quite the re-
cent fall in the quotations.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
1,130 j -- 12,590 i 220 ' 650 saok9.
1ri5..... 1,200
Foreign 29,890
.30,720 34,160 j 2,60)
2,900 bls.