The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

cholera, 2

Bermondsey—St. James.—At 3, Nutkin's-corner, on
9th December, the widow of a painter, aged 85 years,
" cholera (12 hours from commencement)."
Greenwich--St. Paul, Deptford.—At 20, Stanhope-
street, on 15th December, the widow of a shoemaker,
aged 60 years, " cholera (3 days), diarrhea (a month)."
The following cases are selected from the returns :—At
the London Hospital, on 10th December, a male pauper,
aged 15 years, from Spitalfields, died of " gangrene of
the feet from exposure, tetanus (30 hours)." At Ken-
nington, a boy, aged 7 months, died from a piece of bone
becoming lodged in the windpipe. Tracheotomy was
performed. At 3, Ravensbourne-terrace, Lewisham, on
12th December, an engineer, aged 23 yearg, died of
"dothinenteria (18 days), rupture of intestine, perionitis
(3 days)." In the subdistrict of St. John, Marylebone,
at 28, North-bank, on 16th December, a retired cheese-
monger, died of old age," having attained his hundredth
year on the day previous to his death. Mr. Ancell, the
medical attendant, writes as follows :—" Mr. Rose, the
deceased, was born in the county town of Nairn, North
Britain ; had general good health ; came from Scotland at
22 or 23 years of age, and made his own way in the world.
He was a tradesman in the Strand about 54 years, and
had retired from business 174 years, during the last 6 of
which he resided in North-bank, Regent's-park. When in
business he very rarely took recreation, beyond a walk
in the country on a Sunday afternoon. His faculties
wire wandering only for a day or two before his death.
Gradually increasing feebleness of circulation, with fail-
ure of the digestive functions, preceded the final break-
up. He was always a sober man, an early riser, and
lived very plainly."
Last week the birth of 771 boys and 786 girls, in all
1,557 children,lwere registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average
number was 1,413.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.512 inches.
The mean temperature of the week was 32.7 deg., which
is 7.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 33
years. On Friday, "a painfully cold day," the mean
daily temperature fell 13 deg. below the average of the
same day ; and on four other days it was 8 degs. or 9
degs. below it. The mean dew point temperature was
29.4 degs. The wind blew for the most part from the
northeast.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 17
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l5l
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 47
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of

Respiration 319
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Mu._cles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations .............................................. 2 1
Premature Birth and Debility 5l
Atrophy 29
Old Age
Sudden l2
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 3.1
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths i❑ corre- Deatl-s
Enumerated. spending week in the
1851. 011852. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393;256
East Districts 485,522 .....,, 220
South Districts

Totals
Ma1e5....................................... 723
Females .................................... 635

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

771
788

Total .

1,;57

MUNIFICENT LIBERALITY OF MR. PETO, M.P.— Mr.
Peto has placed 2,0001. annually at the disposal of the
Baptist Missionary Society for the next seven years.
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED.— The accesion of a new
partner to the firm of Messrs. Partridge and Oakey,
was celebrated a few days ago, by a soiree, given
by the principals, in John-street school-room, Edgeware-
road, to the assistants and operatives employed in their
Paternoster-row, Edgeware-road, and Oxford Mews es-
tablishments. The Rev. R. H. Herschell, occupied the
chair, supported by several reverend, literary, and com-
mercial gentlemen, among whom were the Revs. W. H.
Rule and J.T.Patteson, the editor of Tait's Magazine, Pro-
fessor Masson, of Harrow, &o. The proceedings com-
menced with an abundant and elegant cold collation sup-
plied by Masters, the contractor to the Crystal Palace.
The health of the Queen was then given by the chairman,
and the company united in singing the National Anthem.
A series of appropriate toasts and speeches followed, in-
creasing in interest as the evening drew to its close.
The toast of the ovening—" Messrs. Partridge, Okey,
and Co.—was responded to, on the call of the chairman,
by T. Sercombe, Esq., late of Exeter, the new partner.
He expressed the pleasure with which he contemplated
the new relation into which he had entered, the con-
fidence he entertained of the integrity and religious
principle of those with whom he had become associated,
and his earnest desire to promote the welfare or the
operatives. The manly, genial, and Christian tone of
his address appeared to be warmly appreciated. Messrs.
Partridge, Oakey, and other gentlemen, also addressed
the company, and at a late hour the proceedings termi-
nated ; all present being evidently convinced that the re-
mark of one of the speakers was well worthy of atten-
tion by all principals of business houses, that " knives
and forks " would be found no mean specific against the
prevalence of strikes. Eighty-two persons were present.
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medicine after every other means had failed. See ex-
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Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway.
Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected
a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all
the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the
Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the
waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBO-
ROUGH."
These wonderful pills will cure any disorders
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London and by all medicine venders throughout the
kingdom