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

THAMES.

EFFECTS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.—Robert Beattie, re-
siding at 23, Rowland's Ring-row, Bethnal-green, was
charged before Mr. Paget with threatening the lives of
several persons at 23, Rowland's-row.

The prisoner has been several times in custody charged
with being drunk, and it was stated that he had been
almost daily under the influence of liquor, tho effects of
which was believed to have brought on paroxysms of
delirium tremens.

The landlord of the prisoner now stated that the pri-
soner came homo about one o'clock this morning, when he
broke two panes of glass and threatened to take the life of
his children.

Mr. Paget—What did he say about your children?
Landlord—He had a knife in his hand, with which he
gave her a slap across her shoulders, and said that if she
did not go down stairs he would take her by the hair of
her head and drag her down the stairs, and last night ho
sworn that he would have the life of his eldest daughter.
Mr. Paget—What is the cause of all this ?

Landlord—l cannot say. I believe he is labouring
under delirium tremens. On Friday he was charged at
this court with an assault on a woman and child, and on
the next day he was charged with assaulting the captain
of a vessel in Stepney-green.
Mr. Paget—Do you swear that you aro in fear of violence
from him? '

Landlord—l fear that if not restrained ho will do me
and my children some mischief.

Mr Pagot (to prisoner)—What do you say to the charge?
You must give security for your good behavour for one
month.

Prisoner—Oh, I can bring all Stepnoy-groen as security.
Mr. Paget said that he should hold him to bail himself
in £lOO and two securities of £5O each, to keep the peace
for one month.

It was further stated that the prisoner's wife was burnt
to death about six months ago, and that he had been seen
almost daily intoxicated.

NARROW ESCAPE OF A GREAT WESTERN EXPRESS
TRAlN.—Yesterday a diabolical attempt to upset a
train on the South-Eastern Railway, between tho Woking-
ham and Earley Stations, by placing a metal across the
line, was reported; and on Monday evening a similar act
placed in imminent danger the lives of the passengers by
the 4.50 p.m. express train from Paddington. When the
train reached the top of the incline near the Wootton
Bassett Station, and while it was proceeding at full speed,
a shock was experienced, and, on the line being examined,
it was found that a piece of metal had been placed on the
line, but fortunately the wheels of the engine severed it,
and thus a frightful accident was averted. Within the
last few weeks several attempts of this kind have been
made on different

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-lano, 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 pressure 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.