The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

NORTH-WESTERN AND SOUTH STAFFORD

On Monday a public meeting was held at Dudley,
convened by the Mayor (Mr. Creswell) in answer to a
requisition signed by most of the leading men in the iron
trade, and other influential inhabitants of Dudley in re-
spect to the very serious inconvenience and great per-
sonal danger to which passengers cf the South Stafford-
shire and Stour Valley Railways are exposed by the ne-
cessity for changing carriages at the Dudley Port Station
opened for
in consequence of the non-opening of the loop-line con-
necting such railways, and stating that the completion
f such loop had been unnecessarily delayed, and might be
After s passenger traffic in the course of a few days.
Ithe chair.
Mr. T. Fereday, a magistrate, and late mayor of Dudley,
Mr. Nousts
Mr. BLAcKw:IT
the part :f: explanations from Mr. J. H. PAYNE, on
, eolSouth Staffordshire Company, and from
of the line being London and North-Western,
said, as there appeared now a pro-
spectWilliotoopened by the 10th of September
next, he was
present meeting unet'il agee to an adjournment of the
He would now move the Monday,; the 12th of September.
ollowing resolution :—" That
this meeting, after hearing
attended on
renresentations of the
thastnitrleke loop
,behalf of the London
gentlemen who have attStafforT
companies, trusts
ilsVeevsetreyrnpzilbility
between the
two lines at Dudley Port
thatand North
there
will be o
the 10th of next month, but in opened
eventened not later than
being the case, and satisfactory arrangemi t:f this not
made by these companies f,r the accommodat:iot beingon o
traffic from rming l Dudley to Bi 1
and
passenger
am f the
WOl.
verhampton, that a memorial be
presented to the Board
of Trade, calling its attention to the great inconvenience
to which the town and neighbourhood have been sub-
jected by the long delay in opening this loop, and re-
questing its
immediate interference to prevent any fur-
thertue
delay, and also to secure the speedy opening of the
junction between the South Staffordshire and Oxford,
on Railways."
Worcester, and Wolverhampton
A resolution was passed to adjourn the meeting until.
the 12th of September, and, after passin a
thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.
,vote of

•
HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOCESTER.
This line is in full traffic as far as Hopebrook, six miles
from Ross, which distawe is performed by omnibl4o,

Summer cholera and diarrhcea exhibit a small decrease
in the present as compared with the previous return.
The deaths ascribed to diarrhcea are 126, of which 115
occurred among children. The tender age of nearly all
the sufferers, 97 of them not having completed their first
year, is sufficient to dispel the popular error that the
use of fruit is the exciting cause. Smallpox was fatal
in only 5 cases, measles in 13, scarlatina in 27, hooping-
cough in 28, ague in one, typhus in 48. The following
are the details of 10 cases of cholera registered in the
week :
In the sub-district of St. Paul, Deptford, in High-
street, on the 14th of August, a gasfitter, aged 33 years,
died of " English cholera."
In Lewisham villarge, at 4, North-cottages, on the
14th of August, the daughter of a labourer, aged 6 years,
" English cholera (24 hours)."
At 8, Vine-place, Bond-street, Vauxhall, on the 17th
of August, the son of a lighterman aged 5 months,
" choleraic diarrhcea (46 hours)."
In Elm-grove, Plumstead-common, on the 7th of
August, the son of a mercantile clerk, aged 2 years,
" cholera (10 hours), convulsions (2 hours)." Post
mortera.
In St. James's, Westminster, at 3, Bentinck-street, on
the 15th of August, the daughter of a porter, aged 5
months, " summer cholera."
In St. James's, Westminster, at 35, Great Windmill-
street, on the 12th of August, the widow of a iinen
manufacturer, aged 68 years, " English cholera (8
days)."
In Hoxton Old Town, at 7, Little John-street, on the
13th of August, the son of a leather dresser, aged 7
weeks "cholera infantum (7 days)."
In St. George's-in-the East, at 15, King-street, on the
13th of August, the daughter of a labourer, aged 4 years,
" English cholera (24 hours.")
In St. George's-in-the-East, at 3, Providence-street,
on the 12th of August, the son of a horsehair curler,
aged 1 year, " English cholera (2 days)."
At Prospect-house, Old Kent-road, on the 14th of
August, the widow of a silversmith, aged 92 years,
"English cholera (1 week).
In the sub-district of Woolwich Arsenal, at 4, Edward-
street, on the 17th of August, a house-painter, aged 17
years, died of "petechial typhus (13 days)." Mr. Rixon,
the registrar, states that " a twin brother died of the
same disease, in the same house, on the 24th of July last.
The father reports that the watercloset adjoins the sit-
ting-room, and the water from it (he thinks) runs under
the floor." ,
In the south sub-district of the city of London, at 11,
Fivefoot-la,ne, on the 14th of August, the daughter of a
basket-maker, aged 1 year, died of "scarlatina (4days)."
Mr. Wickes, the registrar, says—" This is the third
death in the same house, though not the same family ;
the first occurred on the 31st of July, the second on the
7th of August.
In Waterloo sub-district (Ist part), Lambeth, at 6,
Isabella-place, on the 12th of August, the daughter of a
labourer, aged 2 months, died of "diarrhcea (7 days)."
Mr. Mears, the registrar, writes as follows :—" This
filthy hole, (Isabella-place, Broadwall) is at all times
rife with disease and death. My only surprise is that
any human beings can exist in such an atmosphere ; yet
every one of the seven or eight hovels it contains, some
of two, others of four rooms, has a family in each room.
There is neither air, light, nor ventilation of any kind.
I do not register probably one-fifth of the fatal cases
originating in this place, as many persons are removed
to the workhouse or Fever Hospital, and are registered
there. My return of this week is the largest in my
sub-district since the period of cholera. Fever and
diarrhcea are increasing.
In the Borough-road sub-district, in the workhouse,
on the 12th of August, the son of a labourer, aged 6
years, died of " typhus." He had been brought from
7, Little Suffolk-street, which (says Mr. Elliott, the re-
gistrar), "is only two doors from the house referred to
in my return of the 6th inst. The houses Nos. 8 and 9
were then described as in a filthy condition."
In South Hackney, at Wood's-yard, Well-street, on
the 12th of August, the son of a shoemaker, aged 5
years, " natural death, caused by fever from bad drain-
age." Inquest. Mr. Steib, the registrar, adds :—" Two
other children of the same parents are lying ill of fever
from the same cause. One privy serves all the houses ;
one pump supplies all the houses in the yard. The
drains being defective, the filth finds its way into the
well, which is close to this house, through which a. drain
) passes, emitting a nauseous and unwholesome smell."
The following additional cases are selected from the
returns :—The daughter of a shipwright, aged 7 days,
died of "eczema (3 days.)" In the Surrey County Lu-
' natio Asylum, a woman, aged 33 years, died of "chorea
with paralysis." At 4, Railway-place, Plumstead, on
the 12th of August, the son of a carpenter, aged 2
years, " pemphigus gangrenosus." The son of a porter,
aged 12 months, " bronchitis (12 months), varicella
(2 weeks,) pneumonia double." Two persons died from

intemperance.
Four cases of carbuncle occurred :—At 4, Anchor-
street, Bethnal-green, on the 16th of August, a horse-
hair manufacturer, aged 66 years, "apoplexy, carbuncle
(6 weeks), debility (2 weeks)." At 1, Wellington-place,
Borough-road, on the 19th of August, a journeyman
butcher, aged 61 years, died of "carbuncle (5 weeks)."
The medical attendant appended the following note to
his certificate :—" This case was neglected from the
first,—viz., three weeks ago. The informant (his wife)
stated that the neglect arose from the aversion deceased
had to receive medical treatment under any circumstance.
He had treated his complaint as a boil for the first three
weeks." At 2, Tothill-court, Westminster, on the 13th
of August, a spinster, aged 45 years, " carbuncle and
exhaustion." In St. Bartholomew's Hospital, from 11,
Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, on the 11th of August, the
widow of a jeweller, aged 60 years, " carbuncle.
Last week the births of 775 boys and 743 girls, in all
1,518 children, were registered in London. In the
eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the
average number was 1,348.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.736 in.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.97 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29'40 in. by 9b. p.m. on
the 16th ; increased to 29.83 in. by the morning of the
18th ; then decreased to 29'77 in. by 3h. p.m. on the
19th ; and increased to 29.81 in. by the end of the week.
The mean temperature of the week was 60.4 deg., which
is slightly below the average of the same week in 38
years. It was below the average on the first five days
of the week, but on Friday and Saturday rose 4 deg.
above it. The highest temperature of the week was
77'5 deg., and occurred on Friday ; the lowest was 45.8
deg., and occurred on Thursday. The greatest diffe-
rence between the dew point temperature and air tem-
perature was 15.4 deg. on Friday; the least 0.9 deg. on
Tuesday. The mean difference of the week was 6.2 deg.
The wind blew from the north and south-west.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUGUST 20.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses llO
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 4l
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of

Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs

of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility 26
Atrophy - 47
.._

45

Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 22
Causes not specified

DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1852. Week,
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts ...... 616.635

Totals
Males...,
Females

1,084

1,053
533
520

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females..

Total .

1,513

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(T. Sherwood) 1
Mr. Mundy's Tobolski, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Rickards) 2
Sir W. Booth's Tremble, 4 yrs, 7st (J. Mann) 3
Major Martyn's Convulsioii, 4 yrs, 7st...(liitchener) 4
Betting--7 to 4on Jouvence, 4to 1 agst Tobolski, 7
to 1 agst Convulsion.
Convulsion cantered off with the lead, Tobolski Trem-
ble, and Jouvence following in the order named until
they had passed through the first gap, when Tobolski
went to the front and gradually improved the pace,
Jouvence going on third, a position which she held to
within the distance, when she took second place. She
then waited on Tobolski to the betting stand, where she
went up, and giving him him the go-bye won very easily
by half a length. Tremble a bad third, Convulsion two
lengths behind her.
The SING JOHN STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 50
added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst
31b • certain winners extra. T.Y.C. 15 subs.
Mr. Fenning's Domino by Cowl, Bst 71b...(A. Day) 1
Mr. Payne 's Strutaway, Bst 31b (Flatman 2
Captain Lanes Epaminondas, Bst 41b (J. Mann) 3
Mr. Wauchope's ch. c. by John o'Gaunt, out of Va-
lentinia, Bst 71b (including 31b extra)...(H. Goater) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst Domino, sto 2 each against
Strutaway and Epaminondas, 4 to 1 agst Valentinia colt.
After one failure the flags were dropped and away
they went, Domino with the lead, Epaminondas lying
second to the distance, where he was passed by Strut-
away, who made a good effort to catch Domino, but was
beaten very easily by three lengths ; two lengths between
the secondand third. Valentinia colt was last throughout.
The RUNNYMEDE STAKES (handicap) of 10 sovs. each, 5
ft, and only 3 if declared, &c, with 50 added. The
second horse to save his stake. '4lb extra for winners.

One mile. 23 sub., 9of whom pay 3 sovs. each.
Mr. Bridgman's Abdallah, 6 yrs, Bst (Flatman) 1
Mr. C. Fenning's Puritan, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Mann) 2
Mr. Vickers' No. Chance, 5 yrs, 7st 41b...(J. Goater) 3
Mr. E. R. Clark's Dear Me, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (G. E. Sharpe) 4
Mr. Price's Ada, 3 yrs, Est 121 b, (T. Sherwood) 5
Mr. J. Shrimpton's Northman, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
(Harding) 6

Betting-7 to 4 agst Abdallah, 3to 1 agst Dear-Me,
5 to 1 agst Puritan (3 to 1 taken at the commencement),
5 to 1 agst No-Chance.
Dear-Me and No-Chance ran in front to the second
hedge, where they were joined by Puritan and Abdallah.
At the distance Puritan took the lead, closely waited
upon by Abdallah, who went in advance at the half-
distance, and eventually won easily by two lengths ;
same distanee between the second and third, Dear-Me
fourth; the other two finished at long intervals behind.
The RAILWAY STAKES of 5 sous. each, with 25 added by
the South-Western Railway Company ; for 2-yr-olds
and upwards. Optional selling weights. Three-
quarters of a mile. 10 subs.
Mr. Death's Prevarication, 2 yrs (601.), fist (including
31b over) ......................................(Rickards) 1
Mr. Treen's Lina, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 81b ...(Heyward) 2
Mr. J. Stevens' The Assayer, 2 yrs (601.), sst 131 b
(Harding) 0
Mr. Drinkald's b f by lon—Palrna, 3 yrs (60/.), 7st
81b. .................................................. (Covey) 0
The following also ran :—Prologue, Richmond, Glen-
avon, Solyman, Hyacinth, b f by Beverlac, out of
Alfredn.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Hyacinth, 7to 2 agst Solyman,
9 to 2 agst Prologue (at the beginning 3 to 1 was taken),
7 to 1 agst Prevarication.
Prevarication made all the running, and won very
easily by three lengths. A good race for second place,
Lina obtaining it by a head. A dead heat with the
Assayer and Palma. filly. The others widely scattered.
The winner was afterwards sold by auction for 210
guineas, the fund thereby realizing 1601,

ST. LEGER.
sto 4on West Australian.
sto 1 agst Sittingbourne.
6to 1 agst Rataplan (taken to 3001.)
DERBY.
1,000 to 40 agst Blight (taken).
1,000 to 30 agst Papageno (taken).
1,000 to 20 agst Meteora.

The showery state of the weather evidently deterred
numbers from " assisting 7. at the: day's races, the at-
tendance of general company being comparatively very
scanty. Few ladies ventured forth, and the show of
carriages was poor indeed. The amount of sport, how-
ever, exceeded expectation, and speculation was carried
on with much spirit, notwithstanding the results were
for the most part unfavourable to the fielders. The
ground was somewhat heavy in places, but generally
speaking there was " good going."
RADCLIFFE RACES—YESTERDAY.

ST. LEGER.

Baron Oswy

FREE HANDICAP.

Snowdon Dunhill
f by Gameboy

Six ran.
STEWARDS' CUP.

f by Theon
Surveyor

Six ran.

..walked over,

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853.

The figures within parenthesis denote the number o
day's racing.
AUGUST.

Liverpool Hunt Cup (2):-.24- I
Derby (2) 25
Hereford (2) 25
Eccles (3) 29 I
SEPTE

Lichfield (2) 29
Chelmsford (2) 30
Plymouth 30

Lincoln (2) 1
Bridgnorth
Marlborough
Cheadle (Staff.) (2)
Warwick (2)
Totnes & Bridgetown (2) 7
Weymouth
Morpeth (2)
Western Meeting 8
Rochester &Chatham (2) 8
Western Zoyland and
Bridgwater (1) l2

IMBER.
Folkestone, Hythe, and
Sandgate l3
Doncaster (4) l3
Dover 15
Pontefract (2)
Bedford (2) 2O

Leicester (2) 21
Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autumn (2) 22
Canterbury (2) 22
Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27
Walsall (2) 28
Northallerton (2) 29
BER.
Warwick Autumn (2) lB
Caledonian Hunt and

OCTI
Chester Autumn (2) 4
Monmouth

YorkshireUnionHunt(l) 6 Kelso 18
Wrexham (2)
Newmarket S. 0. (5) _lO Newmarket (H.) (6) 24
NOVEMBER.
Worcester (2)
Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Newton Autumn (1) ....24
Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Aberystwith (3) Last week
Liverpool Autumn (2) 9