The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-29 00:00:00

WILTS (SOUTH).

The election for this division is now exciting the
greatest possible interest throughout the county, and
every exertion is being used by the supporters of each
of the three candidates—Lord 11. Thynne and Lieut. -
Col. Bathurst (Conservatives), and Mr. T. Fraser
Grove (Liberal)—to insure success. Lord H.Thynne
is considered to be quite safe, and it is therefore
against Col. Bathurst that the efforts of the Liberals
are chiefly directed. Mr. Grove's committee express
themselvein the most sanguine terms as to their
candidate's prospect, and he is personally leaving
no stone unturned to obtain one of the seats. At a
meeting of the electors he stated himself to be a
supporter of Lord Palmerston. On the Reform
question he thought £lO in the county and a £6
franchise in boroughs too low, as such electors
would outnumber the owners and occupiers of land,
and destroy the principle of the representative system
upon which our Constitution is based. He was in
favour of a moderate extension of the franchise, and
he would support a widening measure, provided it
did not swamp any party. After expressing an
opinion adverse to the ceremonials, &c., which were
creeping into the Established Church, and pledging
himself to go to the poll, a resolution was unani-
mously carried to support him.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

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

In the week that ended Saturday, June 24, the
births registered in London and ten other large towns
of the United Kingdom were 4,000; the deaths re-
gistered 2,674. The annual rate of mortality was
25 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,022 boys and 927 girls,
in all 1949 children, were registered in the week. In
the corresponding weeks of 10 years, 1855-64, the
average number, corrected for increase of popula-
tion, was 1,930.

The deaths registered in London during the week
are 1,359, and in consequence of an increased mor-
tality of children they exhibit a considerable increase
on those of previous weeks. The average number
for the 25th week of the year--viz., the correspond-
ing week in ten years, 1855-64, is, with a correction
for increase of population, 1,177. The excess above
the corrected average which the present return dis-
closes is 182.

The deaths from diarrhoea in London rose to 187
a number which is double that of the previous
week. In the last three weeks this complaint was
fatal in 44, 93, and 187 cases successively. It ap-
pears to be exceedingly Common in Islington, where
22 deaths from it were registered in the week.
There were 6 in the rectory sub-district Marylebone,
5 in Kentish-town, and 9 in Paddington.
Forty-two deaths from scarlatina, 5 of which were
in Peckham, and 51 from typhus, 4 of which were
hp-, 7 of which
were
in Woolwich dockyard sub-district, were recorded.
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Islington
56 from - whooping-cough, cough
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sub-district,g and 6 in
Limehouse. The deaths from heart disease rose
from 54 in the previous week to 72 last week.
Five fatal carriage accidents were returned as
follows :—A cabman, aged 58, died in University
College Hospital, in consequence of a fall from his
cab ; a cab proprietor, aged 36 years, in St. Mary's
Hospital, from the same cause ; the daughter of a
porter, aged 6 years, in Charing-cross Hospital ;
she had been run over by a cab. Died in Bromley,
a carman, aged 21 years, from being run over. The
wife of a coffeehouse keeper, aged 58 years, in St.
Thomas's Hospital, had been thrown out of a car-
riage.

The rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,0001
in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 19 in Dublin ; 30
in Liverpool, 33 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 19 in
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7 n Leeds, 22 in Bristol, 20 in Hull,
Liverpool the births were 384, the deaths 273 ;
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in Manchester the births 220, the deaths 227 ; in
Salford the births 70, the deaths 61 ; in Birmingham
the births 236 the deaths 119 ; in Leeds the births
273, the deaths 123 ; in Bristol the births 121, the
deaths 67 ; in Hull the births 74, the deaths 40 ; in
Edinburgh the births 123, the deaths 79 ; in Glas-
gow the births 363, the deaths 213 ; and in Dublin
the births 187, the deaths 113.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.121 in.
The main daily reading was above 30in. on everyday
but Friday. The reading rose to 30.22 in. on Tuesday,
and fell to 29.93 in. on Friday.. The mean temperature
of the air in the week was 611 deg., which is 1.2 deg.
above the average of the same week in 50 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher). There was an excess
of 7.4 deg. above the average on Friday, on which
day the temperature rose to 87.6 deg., the highest
in the week. The lowest night temperature was
42.4 deg., and occurred on Tuesday. The range
in the week was, therefore, 45.2 deg. The mean
daily range was 27.7- deg. The mean degree
humidity of the air was 64, complete saturation
being represented by 100. On Saturday the humidity
was singularly low, having been only 48. The highest
temperature on that day was 73.8 deg., the lowest
58.8 deg. The mean dew point temperature on
Saturday was as low as 44 deg., and the difference
between that and the mean air temperature was 20
deg. The wind blew most frequently from a north-
erly point. There was no rain. The thermometer
in the sun rose to 148.4 deg. on Friday.