The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-01 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females..

Total'..

1,447

HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY.

(Prom, the Registrar-General's Quarterly Return.)
113,939 deaths have been registered during the sum-
mer quarter, or 21,607 more deaths than were registered
in the summer quarter of the preceding year. The mor-
tality in the last quarter was at the rate of 2.425 per
cent. annually, or 2.85 more than the average 2.140.
The rate of mortality was raised from 2.553 to 3.121,
or nearly one-fourth part, in the districts, comprising
the chief towns; frcm 1.848 to 1.927, or nearly one-
twentieth part, in the small towns and in the country.
The fatal epidemic, cholera, is chargeable with this excess
in the rate of mortality. Thus when epidemics prevail,
as well as in ordinary times, the towns in their present
defective sanitary condition are the chief sufferers.
During the summer qaarter, in the same population, to
every three deaths in the country there were four
deaths in the towns. _

In London the deaths in the 13 weeks ending Sept.
30, amounted to 24,870, or to 11,952 more than the
deaths (12,918) in the summer quarter of 1853. This
excess exceeds slightly the deaths from epidemic cholera
(9,708), and diarrhoea (2,069), which makes 11,777 in
the aggregate. In the summer quarter of 1849 the deaths
from cholera were 12,847, from diarrbcea 2,457, or from
both causes 15,304 ; and the deaths from all causes
were- 27,100. Small-pox and erysipelas prevailed to
some extent. Scarlatina was epidemic, and was fatal
to 978 persons, typhus or fever to 678, ague to 11. In
childbirth 96 mothers died ; 38 in metria or childbirth
fever, and 58 in other ways. Hydrophobia, which had
been fatal in London before to only four persons in eight
years, was in three months the cause of death in four
instances. It is not known whether the dryness of
the season had any influence in producing this result.
Epilepsy was fatal in an unusual number of cases (97).
609 deaths were referred to pneumonia, 538 to bronchitis,
1,664 to consumption. The deaths of 18 persons were
directly referred to intemperance, 8 to privation, 45 to
delirium tremens, 13 to poison ; burns and scalds were
less fatal (23) than usual ; 104 persons were drowned,
177 were killed by fractures and contusloas of various
kinds ; 28 by wounds.
In every county of the south-eastern division the
deaths exceeded the average : cholera was fatal on the
Thames and round the coast. The deaths in Gravesend
were 206, of which 81 were caused by cholera, and 43
came from vessels on the river. In nearly all the Kent-
ish distriets the mortality was high, and cholera was in
many localities fatal. Sussex and Hampshire, with the
exception of Pertsea Island and Southampton, scarcely
exhibited an increase. _ _

Brentford, Edmonton, and other districts near London
in the south midland counties suffered severely from
cholera. The sanitary arrangements are generally faulty.
Up the valley of the Thames the mortality rose from the
same causes ; the deaths from all causes in the districts
of Oxford and Headington rose from 159 to 283. In
Wisbeach, at the bottom of the Nene Valley, where
malarious disease still prevails, the deaths rose from the
average of 187 to 331. Cholera was exceedingly fatal.
The Registrar of Terrington St. Clement says :—"The
want of water is severely felt. There is scarcely any in
many parts of the subdistrict, and most of that is un-
wholesome."
In the Eastern Counties, West Ham, Romford, and the
marshy districts of Essex on the north bank of the Thames
experienced a high mortality, chiefly from cholera ; so
did Ipswich, which was the only district of Suffolk that
suffered considerably. The mortality was high in Yar-
mouth, on the sea coast of Norfolk, and the deaths in
Norwich were 370 and 643 in the quarters ending
Septembei. 1853 and 1854.
In the South-Western Counties the mortality was near
the average. Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Exe-
ter, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin, St. Austell, Redruth,
and Penzance experienced some increase of the deaths.
In the West Midland division the mortality was be-
low, or about the average, in the counties of Gloucester,
Hereford, and Salop ; in Cheadle, WolverhamptoneWal-
sail, West Bromwich, Dudley, and Stourbridge, or on
the Wolverhampton cholera field, as it was called in the
report, the mortality was about one-third part higher
than usual ; but cholera was much less fatal than it was
in 1849. The deaths in Birmingham rose from 1,087 to
1,464 from the prevalence of diarrhoea.
In the North Midland division the counties of Leices-
ter, Rutland, Nottingham, and Derby exhibited a mor-
tality below the average; in the low districts of Lincoln-
shire the mortality exceeded the average, so that the
deaths in the county rose from 1,581 to 2,092. At Clee-
thorpes, about three miles from Grimsby, 40 deaths from
cholera, 8 from diarrhcea, and 6 from other causes oc-
curred. " Ten deaths," the registrar says, " from cho-
lera hXve occurred at Grimsby-4 of them to persons who
fled from Cleethorpes, 3 on board ship, and the other 3
indigenous. The proximate causes at Cleethorpes for
this outbreak must be over-crowded population, bad
drainage, bad water, and utter neglect of sanitary regula-
tions."
Cheshire, except in Runcorn and Wirrall, experienced
less than the average mortality. In Lancashire, the
deaths in Liverpool and West Derby, in the three sum-
mer quarters of 1852, 1853, 1854, were 3,537, 2,701,
and 4,563 ; and the increase is referable to the epidemic
cholera. The deaths from all causes in the summer
quarter of 1849, when cholera was epidemic, were 8,021
in the two districts. The population of Liverpool and
West Derby in 1851 was 411,515. The deaths in Man-
chester and Salford during the last quarter were 2,789 ;
the population was 315,966 in 1851. Diarrhoea has been
the prevailing form of disease in Manchester; and the
mortality has not been considerable.
In Yorkshire the mortality is not above the average.
Sheffield has suffered to a certain extent from the epi-
demic; the deaths from all causes were 1,044.
In the northern counties, Stockton, Auckland, Dur-
ham, Sunderland, Cockermouth, and Whitehaven exhibit
a high mortality, referable chiefly to cholera. The deaths
in Newcastle were 587; in the summer quarter of 1853,
when the cholera epidemic broke out, 2,085 of the

89,156 inhabitants died.
Monmouth, Newport, Pontypool in Monmouthshire,
Cardiff and Merthyr Tydvil in Wales, exhibit an increase
in the mortality, and the returns show that cholera has
been and is there still prevailing.

The Greek firms yesterday stated they bad no further
news, but professed complete reliance on the St. Peters-
burg account of the successful sortie and the destruction
of the French battery. They also asserted a firm con•
viction that the English Government are in possession
of unsatisfactory intelligence.
By advices from Hamburg, the price of gold is 423
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 8/. 17s.
100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
13.38 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on London at
Hamburg on London at short being 13.31, it follows
that gold is 0.06 per cent, dearer in Hamburg than in
London.

RAILWAY Smomr.—An action was brought in the
Sheriff Court at Perth against the Midland Railway
Company, for using coals in engines not consuming their
smoko. The following interlocutors have been recently
pronounced against the railway company fur the
penalty and costs :—Having heard parties procurators
on the whole cause and made avizanduin therewith ;
finds the complaint proved, decerna for the penalty
or forfeiture of five pounds as eoncluded for, to be
recovered in manner directed by the statute founded
on, and to be applied, one half to the private prose
cuter or informer, and the other half for the benefit of
the poor of the East Church Parish of Perth : finds the
defenders liable in expenses, and remits the account
thereof to the auditor to tax. Since this decision, an
action has been raised against the same company for
penalties, amounting to many kundred pounds, for vio-
lation of the same clause. This decision is a most im-
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

Since the return of the subscribers from Newmarket
the settling has been the chief business, and, as far as
the " Ring " is concerned, the result of the Cambridge-
shire Stakes has been tolerably harmless, but as regards
other events decided at Newmarket, the layers have been
great sufferers, and, to add to their losses, the backers
of horses—by being so backward in coming forward to
settle—are to a great extent giving them cause to com-
plain, which is too frequently the case at the close of the
legitimate racing seasen. Of course some allowance on
their behalf can be made for the unceremonious manner
in which several horses were scratched for the Cambridge-
shire Stakes, after for soma time holding prominent po-
sitions in the betting ; such proceedings generally having
the effect of making settling bad on behalf of the backers,
by causing them to invest upon horses that they
otherwise would have no idea of backing. However, to
insure stability in the market, prompt payments are in-
dispensable.
As regards the coming steeplechase season, if we may
judge from the remarks that we have already heard made
by the layers of the odds, we are inclined to believe that
very little money will be got out of them by the steeple.
chase fraternity during the comingexploits in that branch
of racing. t Scherz for the Epsom Autumn Han-
dicap, run for to-morrow (Thursday), is backed at a very
short figure, and is an immense " pct." Some inquiries
were made about Little Davij, Little Harry, and Candle-
wick, but none of them were backed in our hearing, nor
did we see a bet laid upon the Derby. Closing prices :

EPSOM AUTUMN HANDICAP.
7to 4 agst Scherz (taken freely).
7to 1 agst Little David.
7 to 1 agst Little Harry.
Bto 1 agst Candlewick.
10 to 1 aget Hungerford.
10 to 1 agst Mishap.
12 to 1 aget Miss Tennyson.

WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
TUESDAY.

*SELLING STASES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for
three-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs.
Mr. Waller's Miniature, 3 yrs (201 ) 6st 81b (Quinton) 1
Mr. Shirley's Songster, 5 yrs, (201.), Bst 41b (Ashman) 2
Mr. J. Stinton's Donna, 3 yrs (201.), Est 21b
(Oliver, jun.) 3
Mr. H. Smith's Locket, 4 yrs (201.), 7st 61b (Wells) 4
Mr. Baker's Thrush, 4 yrs ('201.), 7st 61b (Charlton) 5
Mr. Grabb's Astonishment, 3 yrs (201.), Est 31b
(Carroll) 0

Betting : 7 to 4 agst Songster, 2 to 1 agst Thrush,
and 3to 1 agst Miniature. Won, after a good race in,
by a neck, half a length between the second and third.
Astonishment bolted early in the race, and was not per-
severed with. The winner was sold for 21 sous.
HANDICAP SWZIPSTAKES of 5 soya each, with 40 added,
for two-yr-olds. Winners extra. The second horse
to receive 10 seva out of the si,akes. The winner to
be sold for 501., &c. Rather mere than one mile.
14 subs.

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Mr. Saxon's Banbury, 7st 21b. , (Clements) 1
Mr. J. Osborno's colt by Chauticletr—lno, 7st 21b

(Ashman) 2
Mr. Penn's Forward, 7st 21b
Mr. W. Halford's Myrtle, 7st 41b (Kendall) 4
The following also ran :—May Boy, Grey Chicken
(late Tom Hines), Equivoque, filly ly Springy Jack,
Poor Dick. - . _

Betting-5 to 4 agst Ino colt, sto 1 agst Forward, 6
to 1 agst Poor Dick. Won by half alength ; a length
and a half between the second and Third ; a head be-
tween the third and fourth. Equivique and Motley
filly were the next two. The winner 'Vas bought in for
62 guineas.
The WORCESTER AUTUMN HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of
10 soya each, 5 ft, and 3 only if de.,lared, &c., with
100 added. Certain winners extra. Two miles. 37
subs, 12 of whom pay 3 sovs each.
Mr. Fryer's Jack Leeming, 6 yrs, Est (Midgley) 1
Mr. T. Chamber's Shakspeare, 3 yrs, 4st 1116
(Fordham) 2
Mr. T. Wood's Mortimer, 4 yrs, 75t211) (Wells) 3
Mr. T. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, 6 yrs, Est 61b
(Ashman) 4
The following also ran :—Ratapan, Merry Bird,
Cleveland, Magnet, Ceres, Waterfall.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Rataplan, 3to l agst Jack Leem-
ing, 100 to 15 agst Mortimer. Noling else backed.
Won by six lengths, a length between the second and
third ; bad fourth ; Waterfall was fifti, Rataplan sixth ;
behind these, at long intervals, were Merry Bird and
Ceres. Rataplan never showed near the front, and
Cleveland was a long way in the rear tiroughout. Mag-
net bolted at the Infirmary turn.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, wth 25 added, for
horses not thorough bred. Thre4-yr-olds and up,
wards. Certain allowances and penalties. One mile
and a quarter. 7 subs.
Mr. White's Le Juif, lOst 91b
Mr. T. Chambers's Shakspeare, 3 yrs. (Lowe) 2
Mr. Oliver's Nonsuch, 5 yrs, lOst 21b (Yates) 3
Mr. Gibbs's Thirkleby, 6 yrs, lOst 711 (Tasker) 4
The following also ran :—The Despsed, Marlborough
Buck, and Hope.
Betting—Even on Le Juif, who von in a canter by
three lengths ; a length between the second and third,
and between the third and fourth.
The AinIIIIN FLYING STASIS, a handilap of 5 Boys each,
with 40 added ; for all ages ; the second to save his
stake. Rather more than half a mile. 29 subs.
Mr. Wood's Falcon, 3 yrs, Est 11th (Snowden) 1
; Mr. Waller's Octavia, 5 yrs, Bst 5Ib.
Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Tattoo, 2 yrs, sst 71b

(Bearpark) 3
The following also ran :—Tonic, Kennyside Hero,
Cardiff Lass, Nightcap, Dear Me, Blossom, Katinka,
Vivid, The Cripple, Gossip, Dartmouth, Forward.
Betting—Even on Falcon, 5 to 1 agst Lady Tatton.
Falcon made nearly all the running, and won by four
lengths ; half a length between the second and third ;
Kennyside Hero was fourth, Dear M fifth, and Vivid
sixth, pretty well up with Lady 'Patton.

EPSOM AUTUMN
ACCEPTANCES for the Erso:
Derby