The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-10 00:00:00

AMERICAN SECURITIES.

theit aPPears by the last advices from. New York, that
tionSecretary of the Treasurys carrying out the resolti-
adopted by the United States' Senate in April for
procuring a statement of the amount of American Se-
racuernittiieesnhinel:ltahberoad, and has addressed a circular to the
us incorporated companies throughout the country,
particulars he requires. The resolution
°f the Senate was to the effect that the return should,
as far as
Possible, include not only State stocks, but
railroad bonds and shares and all other kinds of invest-
Zeenst, and although, owing to the large proportion of
th e securities that are payable to bearer, the results
ar.at may be arrived at can scarcely even approach to
-eurauY they will furnish the means of forming a
rough estimate which will be extremely valuable for
general purposes. After quoting the resolution, the cir-
cular proceeds as follows :
:,(1111 order to enable me to comply, so far as practicable,
the above resolution, I will be obliged to you if you
,e(uolnunicate to this department,
cortl4st• The authorised amount of capital stock of your
v„eal'Y, the amount actually paid in, and the amount, so
P, can be ascertained, held by foreigners residing be-
-1.8y0,.5i.tt1e bounds of the United States, on the 30th June,

copa"2l* The whole amount of bonds, if any, issued by your
certvailY, and the particular amount, so well as can be as-
of
tallied, held by foreigners residing beyond the bounds
the 'United States on the 30th June, 1853.
at"tr,B the resolution requires the report to be presented
your—', commencement of the next session of Congress,
rnak.a‘tention to this request, at as early a day as you can
raeili.'„ convenient, will confer an obligation on this depart-

IIEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

( From the Registrar-General's Report.)

The number of deaths registered last week in the
metropolis was 991 ; in the previous week it was 1004.
In corresponding weeks of the years 1843-52, exclusive
of that in 1849 (when cholera raised the total mortality
of the week to 1909), the numbers ranged from 801 to
1135. With the exception of the infant part of the
population, who suffer as usual at this season, the health
of London appears to he comparatively good.

In the returns of fatal diseases the chief feature is
the progress of diarrhoea. The deaths referred to this
complaint in the last 6 weeks are 28, 34, 54, 73, 81, and
110. Of the 110 persons to whom it was fatal 64 were
males, 46 were females ; and of the whole number 78
were children under one year. Only two children died
last week of small-pox ; only 16 of measles (though in
the previous week the number was 31) ; while 33 died
of scarlatina--showing an increase of 10 on the previ-
ous week's return.
Mr. Jorden, registrar of the Beigrave sub-district (St.
George, Hanover-square), who registered the death of
one child from dysentery, and that of another from
diarrhoea,, states that dysentery of an obstinate form
prevails among children in his district.
The following four deaths from cholera were registered
in the week :
In the sub-district of St. Mary, Marylebone, at 4,
Paradi,,e-buildings, on 6th August, the son of a shoe-
maker, aged 12 months, " cholera infantum (2 days)."
In the west sub-district of Greenwich, in Albion-
street, on 2d August, the son of an engineer, aged one
year, " cholera infantum (4 days)."
In the workhouse, Bishopegate, on 31st July, the
widow of a tin-plate worker, aged 77 years, died of
" choleraic diarrhoea (13 days), fever (10 days.)"
At 5, Queen's-road, Holloway, on 4th August, the
son of a labourer, aged 8 weeks, " cholera infantum
(60 hours)."
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.876 in. The
reading of the barometer decreased from 29.85 in. at the
beginning of the week to 29.69 in. by 9 h. p.m. on
August Ist ; increased to 29.86 in. by 9 h. a.m. on the
31; reinainßd at this reading with slight variation till
3 h. p.m. on the 4th ; increased to 30.08 in. by 9 h. a.m.
on the 6th ; and decreased to 30.03 in. by the end of
the week. The mean temperature of the week was 61.6
deg., which is slightly below the average of the same
week in 38 years. The highest temperature occurred on
Monday, and was 77 deg. ; the lowest was 46.5 deg.,
and occurred on Friday. The greatest difference be-
tween the dew point temperature and air temperature
was 18 deg. on Monday ; the least 1.2 deg. on Wednes-
day ; the mean difference of the week was 10.2 deg.
The highest temperature of the water of the Thames was
65.2 deg. on Thursday and Friday. The wind was in
the south-west on the first three days ; on Wednesday
it changed to south ; it was afterwards in the north,
and calm.