The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

THE ARMY IN INDIA.
Several of the soldiers who had purchased their
discharge, with the intention of proceeding to
Australia, requested and obtained permission to
rejoin their regiments, as after reaching Calcutta
the Commander-in-Chief issued the following pa-
rentaln4 order, warning the European soldiers against
tempted to relinquish the certainty of pen-
sbieoinin their old age for the more than doubtful and
hazardous future involved in emigration to Aus-
tralia :

" The Commander-in-Chief in India deems it'a duty
to publish to the army the following statement, showing
the ruinous and fatal consequences which have ensued
to so many good soldiers, who, misled by imaginary
hopes of improving their condition, applied for their
discharge, and proceeded to Calcutta with the intention
of emigrating to Australia.
"His Excellency trusts that the fate of these unfor-
tunate and misjudging men, added to the reports re-
ceived from the colony of the bad prospects of subsistence
on first landing, the difficulties to be contended with,
and the great amount of personal labour required to gain
a livelihood there (such as few old soldiers are able to
undergo), will induce those who may be desirous of emi-
grating to pause and consider well ere they give up their
present comparative comfort and hope of pension for a
future so uncertain and so hazardous.

" Eighty-six men obtained permission to proceed to
Calcutta, and thence to Australia, during the months of
October, November, December, January, February,
March. and April last, out of which number but 55 pro-
ceeded to their destination, seven having died en route
to Calcutta, eight having died at Calcutta awaiting em-
barkation, four having been obliged to change their des-
tination for want of funds, &c., four having obtained
permission to rejoin their regiments, eight having
embatked for Australia, but returned to the presidency,
the vessel having grounded. The four men who have

obtained permidsion to rejoin their regiments will be at
tacked to the party of recruits for the upper provinces.'
IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS IN THE DRESS OF EtTROPICAN

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(Prom the Registrar-(general's Report.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, 1,399 deaths
were registered in the metropolitan districts. The in-
crease arises from two causes • the rate of mortality has
been raised by the coldness of the weather ; and more
than a due proportion of inquests are included in the re-
turn, such cases having accumulated during the quarter
without the coroner's signature, which is necessary to
complete the registration.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843--52,
the average number of deaths was 1,124, which if raised
in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,236.
The return of last week, therefore, exhibits an excess on
the estitnated amount.

In the table of fatal causes, the deaths are spread over
the various diseases in proportions not varying much
from those of the preceding week, in which 1,358 deaths
were registered. Last week 316 were produced by
diseases of the respiratory organs ; 158 were from bron-
chitis, 110 from pneumonia. In the zymotic class,
hooping-cough, which continues rather fatal, number 63
cases. Small-pox has so far disappeared from London,
that no deaths from it were registered last week. Cho-
lera was fatal in cases, of which the following are the
particulars :

- WEST DISTRICTS. —Population, 376,427.
from cholera none.

Deaths

NORTH DlSTRlCTS.—Population, 490,396.
from cholera none.

Deaths