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The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-12

MAIDSTONE.

Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P., does not intend to offer him-
self for re-election by the constituency of Maidstone on the
dissolution of the present Parliament; but Mr. W. Lee, the
other sitting member, will again come forward in the
Liberal interest, in conjunction with Mr. F. Whatman, who
formerly sat for the borough, but retired in order to become
a candidate for the representation of the western division
of the county. It is understood that Mr. Buxton will
solicit the suffrages of another constituency.
London, England, 1865-04-12

MONIIOITTTISHIRE—MoNDAY.

The local markets have been fairly attended. Tho in-
creased firmness evinced last week for fine samples of wheat
has been fully maintained, while second qualities mot a
slower sale. Foreign arrivals have been limited. Oats
firm, and malting barley a moderate inquiry.
The following are the average quotations :--Wheat, 50
Od to 5s 6d per bushel ; barley, 8s ld to 3s 7d.; oats, 15
lid to 2s 6d.
London, England, 1865-04-12

WIGTOWN BURGHS.

Mr. G. Young, Solicitor-General for Scotland, having
been invited by a large number of the electors to stand for
the representation of the Wigtown district of burghs, vacant
by the retirement of Sir William Dunbar, who has been ap-
pointed Chairman of the Board of Audit, the learned gentle-
man has consented to come forward as a candidate, and
will in all probability be elected without opposition. He
has issued an address to the constituency of the burghs,
in which he says :

" You are aware that, as one of the law officers for Scot-
, land, I am connected with the present Government, under
which your late representative held office, and it is there-
fore almost unnecessary for me to state to you that my
political opinions accord with his, and that I am sincerely
attached to the principles which the great Liberal party
both in and out of office, has ever consistently maintained:
You are also aware that I am a practising member of the
Scotch Bar, and I may, I trust, be permitted to say that I
am the more gratified by the request to present myself as a
candidate for your suffrages, because I believe that I am
in a great measure indebted for tho honour to the position
which it has been my fortune to attain in my profession. I
have always thought it unfortunate for Scotland and the
law of Scotland that few members of the Bar who are ac-
tively engaged in the practice of our Courts are in Parlia-
mmit ; and should you return me as your representative I
shall believe that you do so in the expectation that in my
present professional position I may be serviceable to you
and the couatry in Parliament, and I shall anxiously en-
deavour not to disappoint you."

MR. WYLD'S PLAN OF THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW
AT BRIGHTON—the Review that is to take place there on
the Downs on Easter Monday, the 17th of April—appears,
as usual, most opportunely. It is everything that could
be wished for in the shape of a plan, and is altogether the
best possible guide that couid have been provided for the
use of any one having the intention to witness the day's
proceedings.

'MADAME TUSSAUD'S.—A full-length portrait
model, life-size, of the late'much lamented Richard
Cobden, M.P., taken during the period of the great Anti-
Corn-Law League Agitation, may be seen at Madame
Tussaud's Exhibition, Baker-street ; and amongst the
latest additions thereto, we would call special attention to
the effigy of the young King of Greece (brother of the
Princess of Wales), attired in naval uniform; also to that
of Murray, who was Regent of Scotland in the time of
Mary Queen of Scots.
London, England, 1865-04-12

Births.

BRANDRETIL—On the 10th inst., at Worthing, the wife of
A. M. Brandreth, Esq., R.E., of a son.
BUTLER.—On the 9th inst., at Eaton Socon, Beds, Mrs. F.
G. Butler, of a son.
RONEY.—On the 11th inst., at 10, Gloucester-crescent, Re-
gent's-park, the wife of Richard Cusack Roney, Esq., of
a daughter.

Marriages.
LAVINGTON—WRIGET.—On the 10th inst., at Tarporley,
Cheshire, Albert A. Lavington, of London, to Eliza, the
fourth daughter of Jas. Wright, Esq., of Tilston Heath,
Cheshire.
RADFORD—WINGFIELD.—On the Bth inst., at Saint Giles's,
Camberwell, Raymond Wilson, second son of Thomas
Radford, Esq., of Carnfield Hall„ Derbyshire, to Eliza,
the only surviving daughter of the late henry Wing-
field, Esq.
London, England, 1865-04-12

SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY.

At our market to-day the show of wheat was fair, and
the trade was slow at fully is under the rates of last week.
The demand for barley was steady at late rates. Oats very
dear; beans firm.
Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushels....lss Od to :es:6d
White do do ....16s Od 38s Od
New red do do ....15s Od 36s 6d
New white do do '6s Od. 18s 01
Beans do do ....15s ed Vs 6d
Peas, per qr.
Grinding barley, per qr 30s Od 32s Od
Malting barley, eo 32s Od Ms Od
Oats, do 2ls Od 26s Od
F10ur....1s 4d to is 8d per 141 b.
London, England, 1865-04-12

City Sewers Commission.

A Meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
London was held yesterday at the Guildhall, under the
presidency of H. De Jersey, Esq., deputy and under-sheriff.
Among the commissioners present we noticed Deputy Far-
rar,
.Deputy Elliott, Deputy C. Reed, Deputy Tegg, Deputy
Bower, Deputy Bone, Deputy Owden, Deputy Perkins,
Deputy White, Messrs. George Walter, Co; Cole, Young,
Chaplin, Spilsbury, Sully, Banning, J. E. Saunders, Nind,
Thomas, &c.

The Commissioners were occupied for a considerable
time in hearing appeals against the rating of several City
properties, and in disposing of summonses, which had been
taken out by the sanatory inspectors, against contractors
for not duly cleansing certain streets within their districts.
Fines were in the latter cases imposed, ranging from £5
to 10s.
London, England, 1865-04-12

BOROUGH HOP.

We have to report continued firmness in the trade for all
good and fine hops, at fully late rates. Inferior hops are
a dull inquiry.

WHITECHAPEL.

Moderate supplies of meat are on sale, and the trade is
dull, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 10c1 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal,
3s 10.1 to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs, by
the carcase.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

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LONDON, April 12.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, April 11—Melledgan, from St. Michael's ; Nina,
from Hooksiel ; Juma, from Guernsey ; Familia, from
Egersand.

DEAL, Wednesd Mornin.
Arrived and Passed—John Spear, for Pugway ash ; Esteglle,
for Lisbon ; Little Nell, for Swansea—all from London;
Hotspur, from Shields, for Shanghai.
Passed (in tow)—Ellenborough, from London, for Cal-
cutta; Harriet Wardlo, from Jamaica, for London.

ADVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Pills.--A specific remedy
for complaints to which females are liable.--After the ex-
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there is no medicine equal to Holloway's pills for the cure
of diseases incidental to females. The invigorating and
purifying properties of these admirable pills soon produce
a sanative revolution iu the system. They are composed
of rare balsams, and are so mild and innoxious that they
may be taken by females of all ages. As a medicine for
family use, Holloway's pills are unequalled, because, power-
fully efficacious as they are in the banishment of disease,
they act so gently on the stomach, that4hey may be given
with the utmost confidence and perfect safety to young
children.
London, England, 1865-04-12

ARGYLL ROOMS.-NOTICE.-RE-
ENGAGE NT' of J. LEVY, the celebrated Paga-
nini Cornet-a- Piston, will appear EVERY EVENING, at
Nice, Ten, and Eleven o'clock, and perfbrm on Distin's
Patent Light-Valve Cornet.

Conductor—M. LUIGI CURTI.
Manager—M. GRENET.
London, England, 1865-04-12

TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN.

Sir,—There seems to be an impression abroad, that be-
bause the causes of this disease are assumed to be local,
therefore the diseese itself will remain local, and cease
where its causes cease.

There is a great fallacy in this view. Local causes may
produce a pestilence which will spread over the world and
ravage the healthiest regions.

The cholera may be cited as an illustration. This plague
appears to have originated at a place called Jussore, in
India, where stagnant putrid swamps lie simmering and
seething under a tropical sun, and rank vegetation springs
up one year to rot the next, for ages together. The cholera
seems to have sprung from the poisonous exhalations
emanating from this source. Yet, when once it had be-
come developed it diffused itself all over the world, and
has even become a fixture in countries where, scarcely
thirty years ago, it had been totally unknown.
With respect to the Russian pestilence, there is likely to
have been so much exaggeration on the one hand, and con-
cealment on the other, that perhaps we do not know a
great deal beyond the mere fact of its existence. But the
most probable and trustworthy account seems to be that
it originated in bad conditions of living, sanitary, dietetic,
and other.

Having once originated, however, and become developed,
it may not necessarily be confined to the area where those
causes operate. It may become infectious or contagious, or
both, for what we can tell. This must be learned from
experience alone. It may travel through the air indepen-
dently of transmission from patients to healthy persons, or
it may spread by means of contact, or inhaling the breath.
For these reasons every possible precaution should be
taken, not merely to be prepared for it, but to watch every
suspicious case which may occur. Anything at all mys-
terious or uncommon in the symptoms of disease in our
hospitrls, or among private invalids, should be carefully
noted by our medical men.

The best general preservative against liability to seizure
by such diseases is, to keep up the system, and prevent its
getting lowered by excesses of every kind—not excepting
over-work, and sedintary confinement too long continued.
Temperance, rest, "early to bed and early to rise," fresh
air, exercise, and generous living, are the best safeguards.
—I am, Sir, yours obediently,

OBSERVER.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
London, England, 1865-04-12

number of directors from six to eight it would be
necessary to convene a special meeting for that
purpose.

- Mr. GoEz contended that there was no necessity
for holding a special meeting to increase themunber
of directors.

Mr. NICHOLSON differed from that view, and re-
commended that the special meeting should also in-
clude the revision of the absurd clauses in the com-
pany's articles of association.
Mr. GAINSFORD, the chairman of the associated
shareholders, declined to accept the responsibility of
selecting, in conjunction with the directors, two
shareholders to represent the associated interests at
the Board ; and would remit that matter wholly to
the directors.

It was agreed to pay the expenses out of pocket
of the committee of consultation during the past
six months. Thanks were voted to the committee
for their report, which was seconded by the Chair-
man and carried.

Some proprietors said they hoped Mr. Goez would
be one of the new directors, and the chairman trusted
Mr. Gainsford would agree to serve on the Board.

A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.

I‘IIDLAND.

It appears that an apparatus recently patented
by Messrs. Dillies and Turner, of Leicester, for
establishing communication between passengers and
guards of railway trains in cases of emergency, has
been undergoing a series of experiments on the above
line. The apparatus consists of a piece of rope of
the required length supplied to each carriage, pass-
ing through wheels fixed beneath each compartment.
To each end of the rope is attached a spring hook
for coupling, so that a train might be extended to
any length, or the number of the carriages be re-
duced to a minimum, without in the least impairing
the effect of the signal. A small pulley is placed in
each compartment of the carriage, which is con-
nected with the wheel beneath, through which the
rope passes. Upon turning the handle of the pulley
a bell is rung in the guard's van, and also one near
the driver ; an indicator simultaneously springs
out from the side at the compartment where the
signal is given and locks itself securely. It cannot
be thrust back by the passengers, so that no person
can tamper with the apparatus. If a carriage
were to run off the line, or the coupling break, the
bells would be rung at once,without the intervention
of the passengers, and probably even before they
were cognizant of anything wrong. In addition to
this, the apparatus furnishes an independent means
of communication between the guard and driver,
and cannot possibly get out of order. Horse-boxes
and luggage or any other vans may be placed in a
passenger train without at all interfering with the
communication, provided a suitable length of rope
be supplied to such vans. The cost of the ap-
paratus is estimated at about £1 per carriage.
London, England, 1865-04-12

VASTER HOLIDAYS.—Mdme. TUSSAUD'S
EXHIBITION. Established 30 years, at the Bazaar,
Baker-street.

A. full-length Portrait model, life-size, of the late
RICHARD COBDEN, M.P., taken during the period of the
Great Anti-Corn Law League Agitation, may be seen in the
Ball of Kings.
NEW ADDITIONS.—ModeIs, life-size, of the YOUNG
KING of GREECE, and MURRAY, who was Regent of
Scotland in the time of Mary Queen of Scots.

Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence.
London, England, 1865-04-12

WESTMINSTER.

BURGLARY.—CharIes Williams and Charlotte Williams
were charged with burglariously breaking and entering
the house 8, Prince's-gardens, Exhibition-road, Brompton,
and stealing therefrom a watch and chain, two silver
castors, a coat, a timepiece, some waistcoats, trousers,
ladies' mantles, &c., and other clothing, the property of
Mrs. Gordon.

Mr. Inspector Holden watched the case for the police.
William Gunter, 316 B—This morning at five o'clock I
was in Prince's-gardens, Brompton, and saw prisoners com-
ing from a private enclosure. I had suspicion, and asked
them where they came from; they said No. 12. Knowing
them to have come from No. 1 entrance, I inquired further,
and not being satisfied, I took them to the station. At the
station we found the majority of the stolen things on the
man and on the woman—a timepiece, a petticoat, a cloth
mantle, two dresses, a velvet mantle, boots, and other
artieles. They said nothing. I went back to the house
8, Prince's-gardens, and examined the place.
Mrs. Isabella Jones, housekeeper to Mrs. Gordon, proved
the ownership of some of the property. The coat, trousers,
watch, and chain belong to my son. The male prisoner
had my son's boots on, and my boots were taken off the
female prisoner in my presence at the station. The house
was locked up safe at half-past ten when we went to bed.
I was the last person up. The painters had been at work,
and access was obtained by means of a ladder at a back
window. The servants were down before me this morn-
ing, and I therefore know nothing about the state the place
was in. The catch of the window was not fastened where
they entered.
Mr. Holden stated that a bundle of ladies' underwearing
apparel was packed up ready to be taken away.
The prisoners, who had nothing to say, were remanded
for a week.
London, England, 1865-04-12

SANATORY CONDITION OP THE CITY.

Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, presinted to
the Court his report on the sanatory condition of the City
'or the quarter ending in December last. The statistical
,ables which were appended to the report showed that there

were 687 births and 691 deaths registered during the quar-
ter. In the corresponding quarter of the last 10 years there
were 785 births and 741 deaths. Of the 697 births 309, or
nearly half, were in the East London Union, 206 were in
the West London Union, and 182 in the City of London
Union. These numbers were in the annual proportion of
nearly 30 per 1,000 of the population of the first-named
union, nearly 31 per 1,000 of the second, and only 15.6 per
1,000 of the third, making a general average of 24.4 for the
whole of the City. In all England the proportion of the
autumn quarter was at the annual rate of 32.7 per 1,000 of
the population. The returns, therefore, for the eastern
and western unions of the City were not much below the
proportion for the whole country.

Of the 691 deaths in the quarter, 214 were in the eastern
division of the City, 215 in the western, and 232 in the cen-
tral. The annual proportion of deaths in these several
districts were, therefore, at the rate of 23.6 per 1,000 of the
inhabitants of the first-named district, 324 per 1,000 of the
second, and nearly 20 of the fourth, the average of the en-
tire City being 24.1. In the districts of the large towns of
England the yearly mortality for the last quarter was 26
per 1,000 of the population, and in the whole of England it
was 23-5. But these numbers were above the average for
the corresponding period of the last ten years, the death
rate for the quarter having been unusually high—so high,
indeed, that it had been exceeded on only three occasions,
and this had been a subject of comment by the Registrar-
General. But notwithstanding the unhealthiness of the
season, the general mortality of the City had not been
greater than the average for the corresponding period of
the last ten years, and it was much below the average for
the districts of the chief towns of England. If, in fact, the
mortality of the Western Union had not been excessive, the
death rate for the entire City would not have been above
the common average for the whole country.
With respect to the age at death Dr. Letheby observed
that 285, or nearly 36 per cent., occurred amongst children
of less than five years of age, and 161, or rather more than
23 per cent., among persons of 60 and upwards. In the
autumns of the preceding ten years the proportion of deaths
at the first named period of life was nearly 39 per cent., and
at the second 22 per cent. The chief increase in the morta-
lity according to age had been in the two decennial periods
from 40 to 50 and from 50 to 60. In the first of these the
mortality had risen from an average proportion of 8 per
cent. of all the deaths to 9, and in the second from nearly 9
per cent, to rather more than 11.
London, England, 1865-04-12

LEEDS-TUESDAY.

We have only moderate arrivals this week. The wheat
trade to-day is exceedingly slow, the business passing
being very small at rather lowering prices. Barley, beans,
and oats are all quite as well sold.
The average prices for the week ending April 10 were :--
Wheat, 40s 30 per qr. ; barley, 83s nd ; and oats,-
24s Od .
London, England, 1865-04-12

lIEATRE-ROirAL, DRURY-LANE,
MauagErs. Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
EASTER MONDAY Tom Taylor's Play of THE FOOL'S
RE VENtiE. Mr. PhA Ips ; Messrs. H. Sinclair, A. lisyner,
E. Phelps, G. F. Neville, Miss Atkinson, and um Her..ann
Vezfn.
After whreh, on a scale of great splendour, Milton's Mask
of COMUS : Messrs. Walter Lacy, -).% libye Cooper, LI mill
Drayton, Mies Poole, Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. IL
Vezin.

THEATRE-ROYAL, OYA L, HAYMARKET.
Lessee. Mr. BuckstOne.
On EASTER MONDAY, Aprill7, Mr. Eothem in the New
sensation, THE WOMAN 1.1,4 MAUVE. 3.ll—Buckstone as
Mrs. Mary Anne Beetles.
After which, by desire, LORD DUND RE A.RY MARRIED
AN 1) DONE F'ult Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F.
~iioht; aies.rs. Ciark, Gordon, Rogers,
To commence at 7. •

N ENV TIIEATRE -ROYAL, ADELPHI.-
rrodri..tiffir ttilil .• • qbsre,.

To-NIGHT, THE LOVE CHASE. Wilirake (his origi-
nal chan.cter), Mr. B. Webster. Messrs. Biltington, Ashley,
Stephenson. Widow Lireen ISth tine, Mrs. btirlir,g ; Coo-
stauce (thtn, time), kiss licnrietta rimms ; Lyda (her 18t12
appearance), Miss Sophie Young.

Atter waich, 3d time, a new Extravaganza, entitled
PAN ; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L.
Toole, Paul Bedford, J. J. Smith, IL _tomer, Miss Woolgar,
311ss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam .11.
To conclude with TEM STEEPLECrIASE; or, In the
Pigskin. Mt sers. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; 3.liss K. Kelly.
Commence at 7.

ItOYAL'LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. echter.

On EASTER MONDAY, April 17, SIMPSO7;ND
Messrs. Earn. Emery, C. Horsman, CJJett; Mesdames Els-
worthy, Ilenrade, E. Boyce, and Mrs. C. Horsman.
After which, at halt-past Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK.
Beiphegor (th. M unte;:ank), Mr. Fecht, r; Paul this s.n`,
)later Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder,
S. Emery, F.tzpatrica, E. Garden, C. Horsman, llaymand,
31ore:and ; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C.
Horsman.

Doors open at Halt-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
tilIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. Dasid Fisher,
entitled HEAKT-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.
Atter which, Ant:All. NA I OGEE : Mes+rs. Dion Bouci-
milt, J. Is, oughain, ki. Vandenh,ff, L. Fisher, D. Murray;
Mrs. Boucicauit and Miss A. uliver.
To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY.

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MIDLAND.

It appears that an apparatus recently patented
by Messrs. Dilkes and Turner, of Leicester, for
establishing communication between passengers and
guards of railway trains in cases of emergency, has
been undergoing a series of experiments on the above
line. The apparatus consists of a piece of rope of
the required length supplied to each carriage, pass-
ing through wheels fixed beneath each compartment.
To each end of the rope is attached a spring hook
for coupling, so that a train might be extended to
any length, or the number of the carriages be re-
duced to a minimum, without in the least impairing
the effect of the signal. A small pulley is placed in
each compartment of the carriage, which is con-
nected with the wheel beneath, through which the
rope passes. Upon turning the handle of the pulley
a bell is rung in the guard's van, and also one near
the driver ; an indicator simultaneously springs
out from the side at the compartment where the
signal is given and locks itself securely. It cannot
be thrust back by the passengers, so that no person
can tamper with the apparatus. If a carriage
were to run off the line, or the coupling break, the
bells would be rung at once,without the intervention
of the passengers, and probably even before they
were cognizant of anything wrong. In addition to
this, the apparatus furnishes an independent means
of communication between the guard and driver,
and cannot possibly.get out of order. Horse-boxes
and luggage or any other vans may be placed in a
passenger train without at all interfering with the
communication, provided a suitable length of rope
be supplied to such vans. The cost of the ap-
paratus is estimated at about £1 per carriage.
London, England, 1865-04-12

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This volume supplies a want long fel. Cookery books
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London, England, 1865-04-12

V.R.-TOWER,

SALE OF STORES.—By Order of the SECRE-
TARY of STATE- for WAR.—To be Sold by Publi
Auction, in the Tower, on TUESDAY, the 24th April, 1865,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following Stores:
Tables, Bedside. iron and Copper.
Chairs. Firewood.
Accoutrements. Tools.
Boots. Engine Hose, &c.
Old Iron, Steel, and Miscellaneous Articles.

May be viewed at the Tower,
days previous to the day of ea]
at the War•oflice, t
Woolwich.

', from 10 to 4 o'clpek, the three
de; and catalogues may be IDid
the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal,
London, England, 1865-04-12

SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY.

Dr. Letheby, the medical officer of health, presonted to
the Court his report on the sanatory condition of the City
for the quarter ending in December last. The statistical
tables which were appended to the report showed that there
were 687 births and 691 deaths registered during the quar-
ter. In the corresponding quarterof the last 10 years there
were 785 births and 741 deaths. Of the 697 births 309, or
nearly half, were in the East London Union, 206 were in
the West London Union, and 182 in the City of London
Union. These numbers were in the annual proportion of
nearly 30 per 1,000 of the population of the first-named
union, nearly 31 per 1,000 of the second, and only 15.6 per
1,000 of the third, making a general average of 244 for the
whole of the City. In all England the proportion of the
autumn quarter was at the annual rate of 32.7 per 1,000 of
the population. The returns, therefore, for the eastern
and western unions of the City were not much below the
proportion for the whole country.
Of the 691. deaths in the quarter, 244 were in the eastern
division of the City, 215 in the western, and 232 in the cen-
tral. The annual proportion of deaths in these several
districts were, therefore, at the rate of 23.6 per 1,000 of the
inhabitants of the first-named district, 324 per 1,000 of the
second, and nearly 20 of the fourth, the average of the en-
tire City being 24-1. In the districts of the large towns of
England the yearly mortality for the last quarter was 26
per 1,000 of the population, and in the whole of England it
was 23.5. But these numbers were above the average for
the corresponding period of the last ten years, the death
rate for the quarter having been unusually high—so high,
indeed, that it had been exceeded on only three occasions,
and this had been a subject of comment by tho Registrar-
General. But notwithstanding,.t}t•o -.unhealthiness of the
season, the general mortality,of the City had not been
greater than the average for the corresponding period of
the last ten years, and it was much below the average for
the districts of the chief towns of England. If, in fact, the
mortality of the WestemUnion had not been excessive, the
death rate for the entire City would not have been above
the common average for the whole country.
With respect to the age at death Dr. Letheby observed
that 285, or nearly 36 per cent., occurred amongst children
of less than five years of age, and 161, or rather more than
23 per cent., among persons of 60 and upwards. In the
autumns of the preceding ten years the proportion of deaths
at the first named period.of life was nearly 39 per cent., and
at the second 22 per cent. The chief increase in the morta-
lity according to age had been in the two decennial periods
from 40 to 50 and from 50 to 60. In the first of these the
mortality had risen from an average proportion of 8 per
cent. of all the deaths to 9, and in the second from nearly 9
per cent, to rather more than 11.
London, England, 1865-04-12

WESTMINSTER.

BURGLARY.—CharIes Williams and Charlotte Williams
were charged with burglariously breaking and entering
the house 8, Prince's-gardens, Exhibition-road, Brompton,
and stealing therefrom a watch and chain, two silver
castors, a coat, a timepiece, some waistcoats, trousers,
ladies' mantles, &c., and other clothing, the property of
Mrs. Gordon.

Mr. Inspector Holden watched the case for the police.
William Gunter, 316 B—This morning at five o'clock I
was in Prince's-gardens, Brompton, and saw prisoners com-
ing from a private enclosure. I had suspicion, and asked
them where they came from ; they said No. 12. Knowing
them to have come from No. 1 entrance, I inquired further,
and not being satisfied, I took them to the station. At the
station we found the majority of the stolen things on the
man and on the woman—a timepiece, a petticoat; a cloth
mantle, two dresses, a velvet mantle, boots, and other
articles. They said nothing. I went back to the house
8, Prince's-gardens, and examined the place.
Mrs. Isabella Jones, housekeeper to Mrs. Gordon, proves:
the ownership of some of the property. The coat, trousers,
watch, and chain belong to my son. The male prisoner
had my son's boots on, and my boots were taken off the
female prisoner in my presence at the station. The house
was locked up safe at half-past ten when we went to bed.
I was the last person up. The painters had been at work,
and access was obtained by means of a ladder at a back
window. The servants were down before me this morn-
ing, and I therefore know nothing about the state the place
was in. The catch of the window was not fastened where
they entered.

Mr. Holden stated that a bundle of ladies' underwearing
apparel was packed up ready to be taken away.
The prisoners, who had nothing to sly, were remanded
for a week.
London, England, 1865-04-12

MELTON MOWBRAY.-TUESDAY.

We had a seasonable show of wheat at our market to-
day, and samples were in fair condition. The tone of the
inquiry was inactive, and prices in favour of buyers.
White wheat, 41s to 45s ; red, 36s to 41s per 36 stone.
Barley for malting, 30s to 33s per qr ; feed, 27s to 28s per
30 stone. Oats, 20s to 275. Beans, old, 41s to 435; new,
36s to 43s per qr.
London, England, 1865-04-12

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tractions of the Crystal Palace.
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Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton,,, Apill 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles April 12.
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet May 4.
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Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... April 23.
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.April 11.
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Ditto, via Marseilles April 20J
Mauritius, via Southampton April 1
i.
Ditto, via Marseille] May 6.
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Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
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Ditto, by United states packet, via Southamp-
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Ditto, via Cork

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry April 11.
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West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
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Cuba and Mexico April 23.
London, England, 1865-04-12

THAMES.

CONVICTION OF A RurnAN.--James Bayley, a tall and
very rough and Coarse-looking fellow, was brought before
Mr. Paget charged with violently assaulting John Fay, a
slight lad of 16.

The complainant was employed at the Golden Eagle pub-
lic-house in Ratcliff-highway. Yesterday evening the pri-
soner entered the taproom there and lay down on one o
the benches. He was soon asleep. The boy received di-
rections to awaken the prisoner. He had no sooner done so
than the prisoner used foul language and abused him, and
then struck him a violent blow on the face and cut his
mouth. He made an attempt to kick the boy on the lower
part of his person, and would have succeeded if he had not
been seized by Mr. William Sargeant, the barman, who,
knowing the desperate character of the prisoner and his
strength, grasped him by the neck and held until a police-
man arrived. The prisoner was very violent on his way to
the station-house, and he was described by a constable
named John Ashmore, 341 K, to be the most disorderly
character in the Highway. The constable also said that
the prisoner was a returned convict, and had been four
years in penal servitude. He was obliged to call another
constable, and the prisoner threw them both down. They
had a struggle with him, and it was some time before they
succeeded in capturing him.
The prisoner, a morose-looking fellow, in a sullen man-
ner, said that]he was drunk last night, and that was all
about it.

Mr. Paget—You are a very brutal fellow, and have
severely assaulted that boy, and attempted to injure him.
I have a good mind to send you to the sessions for trial.
You are sentenced to be imprisoned for two months, and
kept to hard labour.
London, England, 1865-04-12

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VI. Christianizing of London.
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Fall of a Public-house,

Last night great alarm was created in Broad-street, St.
Giles's, by a loud report, as of a falling building, and in a
few moments afterwards clouds of dust were seen to de-
scend from the upper portion of the Rose and Crown
public-house. It was soon discovered that the back and a
portion of the side walls had given way, and that nearly
the whole of the lower part of the building was a heap of
rubbish. Fortunately there were no lives lost.
London, England, 1865-04-12

LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY.

At this day's market there was only a small attendance
of the town and country trade, and the business done was
confined to small purchases for the supply of immediate
wants. Wheat, with a slow retail sale, may be quoted ld
per 100113. lower on the week. Flour offered at a decline
of is per sack and 6d per barrel. In oats and oatmeal there
was a fair business doing at full prices. Barley, beans, and
peas without change in value. Indian corn inquired for.
Fine Danube offering under 28s per 4801 b. found buyers.
London, England, 1865-04-12

COUNTRY MARKETS

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BRISTOL-TUESDAY.

At our market to-day, with July weather, we had a quiet
wheat trade ; no sales reported. Barley firm, and tending
upwards. In oats the high prices asked checked business,
although agc od many parcels have passed hands. Beans
and peas firm.
London, England, 1865-04-12

ritEletatENCE ,HAKES
Great vorthern, 5 per cent., re& at 5 per cent. pm., 104 7
Slid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock,
Di,to, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent.,
Ditto, 41 per cent. pt. stock rd., 99
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham, 4i per Cent.,
Ditto. Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 1001
Shrewsbury and Hereford, 129

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Pahta and San Francisco gua. 7 per (lent., 15f
Dutch Rhenish, 22f

FOREIGN MINES,
A lamillos, limited, if
Cobre Copper, 24

BANKS.

Anglo Austrian, 71 1
Anglo Egyptian, lint, 12;
Bank of Egypt, 3:i
European Bank, lira., 1
Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 23
Imperial Ottoman,
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41
London and Couuty, 76
London Joint Stock, 48
London and Venezula, 6
London and 1% estminster, 95
Union of London, 54

AllElen
SCEtI4LutnNEOUI3.
City of Milan Improve
Commercial Union, Insurance 81:, 11942
Crystal Palace, 37 ,
Ebbw Vale, 74
Egyptian Corn. and Viding, Rm., 3;
English and Scottish Marine, Rm., 5I
Fairb Arn Eng,neering,l7
Financial Corporation, 9
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 11m., 69
Home and (1 lonial A ssurance. lim, 4
.1% atonal Discount Company, lim., 159
Quebr4cla Land, Rail, and Mining, 1im.,141 9
Royal Mail Steam, 1 0
Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 6
Van Diemen's Land, 9

THE LATE MR. COBDEN.—At a meeting of the
town council of Birmingham yesterday, the mayor (Mr.
Henry Wiggin) proposed, and Mr. Alderman iolliday
seconded, the following resolution, which was carried
unanimously:—That the council desires to jnin in the uni-
versal sympathy so feelingly expressed in all parts of the
kingdom for the family and friends of the late lamented
statesman, Richard Cobden, by whose untimely death the
best interests of commerce and humanity have sustained an
irreparable loss." A similar vote was carried at Bradford.

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—There were ten public
and three local acts passed on Friday last, when Parlia-
ment adjourned, making sixteen public and three local
statutes in the session, which commenced on the 7th of
February.

SUICIDE FROM A LOVE AFFAIR. Yesterday a
young woman, named Caroline Williams, destroyed herself
by swallowing a quantity of laudanum, in consequence of
a quarrel with a young man to whom she was to have been
married having broken off the match.
London, England, 1865-04-12

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles April 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds. by British paoret May 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of' Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... April 23.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. April 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles • ....April 12.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... April 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton.. April 11.
Ditto, via marseilles ....April 20.
Mauritius, via Southampton April
Ditto, via Marseire 3 May; 6.
Newfoundland April 12.
Portugal . 4.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon..
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton • .
Ditto, via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. April
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife April 12.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico
Bahamas,• via New York. April 6.
Bermuda, ditto
Cuba and Mexico April 23.
London, England, 1865-04-12

ROCHDALE.

Mr. T. B. Potter and Mr. W. B. Brett are now fairly in
the field to contest the representation of Rochdale ; the
first-named being an extreme Liberal, and his opponent an
extreme Tory—a name, he says, he gloriesin. For upwards
of a week the Conservatives have been actively canvass-
ing, and they appear to be very sanguine about their suc-
cess. The Reform Association, although they did not bring
the name of Mr. Potter before a public meeting of Liberal
electors until Monday night last for adoption, have been
canvassing for days, and some of the committees have
already completed their work. The Liberals appear to be
confident as to their success. However, this is certain—there
will be a very close run, and the successful candidate will
not get in by a large majority. Through the unremitting
action of both parties the town is thrown into great excite-
ment, and travellers from a distance who visit the town for
the purpose of transacting business, complain bitterly of the
difficulty of getting orders. Yesterday morning (Tuesday)
Mr. Potter issued his address to the electors, and the fol-
lowing are his political opinions on the various subjects :
—" I am in favour of such a wide and substantial exten-
sion of the suffrage as shall give the working classes a
large share in the representation of the country, but I would
not accept a doctrine of finality. I hope to see the day when
every man of sound mind, and unstained by crime, shall be
received within the pale of the Constitution; and in the
meantime I would support any well-digested and honest
scheme for extending the franchise in boroughs and coun-
ties. I am decidedly in favour of the ballot, both as a means
of protection to the voter and as conducing to good order
and decorum in the exercise of the highest political right. I
regard the present distribution of political power as most
unjust, and I should support a rearrangement of Parliamen-
tary seats on the basis of population and property. I am in
favour of perfect religious equality, and should support all
measures tending to secure the adoption of that principle; and
I should vote for the abolition of church rates, and the aboli-
tion of tests at our national seats of learning. I consider our
national expenditure excessive, and I should support the
application of the principles of economy to every depart-
ment of the State. In regard to our foreign policy I should
advocate the principles of strict non-intervention, and in
no case should I consider a war justifiable, unless our
honour and our interests were clearly involved in the issue.
Being largely engaged in commerce myself your interests
are identified with my own, and they would, of course, se-
cure my unremitting attention, and I should at all times
hold myself in readiness to attend to your local affairs."

The nomination day is fixed for to-morrow (Thursday),
and it is expected that Mr. John Bright will second the
nomination of Mr. Potter. The polling is fixed for Satur-
day next.
London, England, 1865-04-12

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of English
wheat were very moderate, both from Essex and Kent.
The condition of the produce was but middling, and the
trade ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in prices of Is. to
2s. per quarter.
Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the
stands. The trade, however, was very dull for all quali-
ties, and the rates currant were about is. per quarter below
the late highest point.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slcw request, at late
rates.

The barley trade ruled firm, at fully previous quota-
tions. The supply of English produce on sale was small
—of foreign, moderate.
Malt changed hands to a very moderate extent, at late
rates.

The supply of oats on sale was very moderate. The
trade for all descriptions ruled firm, and prices had an
upward tendency. _ .

Beans and peas were very firm, at fully the rates current
on Monday. The market was scantily supplied with both
articles.

For flour there was a fair demand, at full prices.
The Corn Exchange will be closed on Friday next.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,180 1,370 1,590 2,810 370
Irish —

Foreign
brls

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OP GRAIN for the
Week ending April 8, 1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 75,137; average
38s 9d barley, 31,291; 29s sd—oats, 4,483 ; 21s Bd.
Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 67,152 ; 40s 2d—
barley, 29,434; 31s Od—oats, 9,903; 19s. 2d.