The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING, THE WEEK.

The return for the week ending last Saturday exhibits
an increase, though not considerable, on the high mor-
tality of the preceding week. The deaths registered
last week amounted to 1,344, of which 541 occurred
from birth to 15 years of age, 427 at 15 and under 60
years, and 359 at 60 ye ars and upwards. The propor-
tions at these three periods of life vary in very trifling
degrees from those of the preceding week ; but it may be
mentioned that among persons dying under 60 years
there is a slight increa, le, while the number of those
who died at that age and upwards is diminished.
In the ten correspondin g weeks of the years 1843-52
the average number of deaths was 1,053, which, if a
correction is applied for increase of population, gives a
mortality for last week amounting to 1,158. The actual
number of deaths in the last week, therefore, exceeds the
estimated sum by 186.
While epidemic diseases become less fatal, those which
affect the respiratory organs manifest a great tendency to
increase. In the last five weeks the cases falling under the
latter head have been 199, 250, 312, 331, and 371. The
increase is discovered under bronchitis, which carries off
the old ; the cases assigned to this complaint were in the
same weeks 91, 110, 168, 184, and 212. These 212 deaths
are thus distributed:-44 amongst the young, 65 amongst
the middle-aged, 103 amongst persons who have turned
their sixtieth year. Pneumonia (inflammation of the
lungs), which produces more uniform results, was, fatal
in 71, 95, 87, 90, and 93 eases. Phthsis destroyed in
the last five weeks 138, 151, 142, 167; and 147 ; influ-
enza 1,3, 7,4, 6 lives.
Of 3 cases in which small-pox was fatal last week, one
occurred to a gentleman aged 29 years ; the deceased,
who was a solicitor, had been vaccinated. The son of a
hawker, aged 5 weeks, died on the 11th of February at
4, Edgar-place, Mile-end Old Town, of " variola (not
vaccinated), convulsions." Mr. Castleden states that
the child was not buried till the 27th, as it was not con-
venient to inter on an earlier day. The body of an in-
fant that had died from this infectious disease was kept
among the living 16 days.
Last week the births of 846 boys and 816 girls, in all
1,662 children, were registered in London. The average
number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-
52 was 1,513.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.579 in. The mean
temperature of the week was 33.8 deg., which is 5.7 degs.
below the average of the same week in 38 years. The
mean daily temperature on Sunday, when 'it was lowest,
was 30.2 degs., or 9.1 deg. below the average of the same
day; it rose by nearly constant progression till Saturday,
when it was 37.2 degs., or 2.6 degs. below the average.
The wind blew generally from the north, sometimes from
the south-west. The mean dew point temperature was
27 degs.

BOItKE'S LANDED GENTRY FOR 1853.—We are re-
quested to state, that Mr. Burke's " History of the
Landed Gentry,' corrected for 1853, is just published,
complete in two large volumes, including the Supple-
ment, price 2/. 2s. bound, and with separate index,
gratis, of all the names (upwards of 100,000) mentioned
in the work. We understand that the great expense at-
tending the production of this important and truly na-
tional work will preclude its being again printed in so
extended and comprehensive a form, and the present
opportunity will consequently be the only one afforded
for obtaining it.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMO UTII, MARCH 2.

The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw line-of-battle-
ship, Captain Henry Byam Martin, has had the lower
metal frame which receives the sliding part of her pro-
peller fitted on to-day. She has also got a large number
of her iron tanks on board. Her topmast rigging is well
getting on with.

The Leopard, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain
Gee. Giffard, will be paid advance wages to-morrow at
Spithead.

The Banshee, 2, Channel dispatch-steamer, Lieut.-
Commander James Hosken, has had her masts taken out
of her. The foremast, on examination, was fount to be
severely sprung in three separate places. She will have
a new one.

The London, 90, line-of-battle-ship, Captain Geo. R.
Mundy. The order for this ship's departure from this
port to Plymouth is countermanded for the present.
The Plumper, screw-sloop, has had her fires lighted to
try the respective strengths of several samples of anth-
racite and other coal.

The Pitt, coal-depot for Spithead, has coppered seven
streaks down from the 25-feet mark, and will soon be
ready to take up her position.
The Royal Yacht Squadron schooner Lotus, Master
George Evans, arrived here this morning, 15 days from
Gibraltar. She left this port in November last, and has
been cruising about in the Mediterranean. She brings
no news—has met with some severe weather on her
passage home. Her noble owner (the Marquis of Bath)
did not come home in her.

NEW ELECTRIC FLOATING LIGHT.—This light, the in-
vention of Lieutenant Roberts, R.M.A., promises im-
portant advantages to the mariner. The frame-work of
the floating light consists of wood work, 'having a sort
of iron keel, and in shape like a mash-tub, with triangu-
lar irons on the top to receive the lamp ; to this is at-
tached a quantity of gutta-percha tubing, parcelled over
with spunyarn, and protected by a chain. The electric
battery is worked ashore, and with the submarine tub-
ing communicates instant light to the " floating beacon."
We shall witness the experiment this evening, and re-
port particulars in our next. The whole is very simple
and inexpensive.

We have had a very fine day ; wind N.W. The
weather now (5.30 p.m.) is looking very wild, and por-
tends a snow-storm.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 1.
We are sorry to learn that Captain Chambers had a
severe fall at the time the sea struck the Desperate, in
the gale, and that in consequense thereof the gallant
captain is at present confined at his lodgings.
The Diligence, transport, Mitchell, master, arrived this
day, with stores from Pembroke. As soon as cleared
of her present cargo she will load with ballast, for the
James Watt, that vessel requiring 800 tons, for the pur-
pose of navigating her from Pembroke to this port.
The Camel, lighter, Faben; master, arrived this day,
with stores from Pembroke.

The Australian has been out of dock since eight a.m.,
all right. She makes no water.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 2.

APPOINTMENT.

Second-Master William Mayes (1847) to be Acting-
Master in the Espiegle, 12, sloop, at Sheerness.
Lieutenant Marryatt, appointed to the Phoenix steam-
sloop, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day, and took
up his commission.

Clerk William T. (not P.) Richards, appointed to the
Phoenix, only returned from the coast of Africa in
January of the present year, having been serving as
clerk of the Promotheus paddle-wheel steam-sloop on
the West Coast of Africa station since June 3, 1850.
Mr. Richards volunteered for the service in the Arctic
regions, and will there experience as great an extreme
of cold as he must have experienced of heat on the coast
of Africa during his service of upwards of two years and
a half on the latter station. Almost, if not all, the ap-
pointments announced yesterday as having been made to
the Phoenix are of volunteers who applied to be em-
ployed in Commander Edward A. Inglefield's expedition
to the Arctic regions in 1853.
Captain Hon. Richard S. Dundas, C. 8.. returned to
his official duties as one of the Lords of the Admiralty,
from a visit in the Black Eagle steam-vessel, with
several of the authorities of the other departments of the
service, to the Channel Islands.

The Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hyde Parker,
went down the river at six o'clock, a.m., to-day, to
Greenbithe, to have her compasses adjusted, and after
taking her powder on board from Pm-fleet, she will pro-
ceed round to Portsmouth, and thence, according to
present arrangements, to the Mediterranean, for service
on that station. •

The Fearless steam-vessel, Captain Frderick Bullock,
had her steam up yesterday, and is again ready for ser.
vice.

THE ARMY.

The freight-ships Lady Clarke and Andromache ar-
rived at Cork Harbour from Deptford, the former on
the 22d, and the latter on the 24th ult., for the convey-
ance to Corfu of the two remaining divisions of the
service companies of the 57th Regiment, now at Cork.
The Andromache is to take the head-quarters division.
The freight-slop Santiporo arrived at Cork Harbour
from Deptford on the 24th ult., for the conveyance to
Corfu of a division of the service companies of the Ist
battalion 71st Regiment, now at Cork.
Captain Broughton's troop, 3d Dragoon Guards, and
two companies of the 14th Regiment, under Lieut.-
Colonel Barlow, returned to Limerick on Friday, from
Ennis, with the soldiers of the 31st, who leave on Mon-
day for Fermoy, to join the depot.
Captain Dyson's troop, 3d Dragoon Guards, has re-
turned from Ennis to Gort, where two companies 9th
Regiment were stationed during its absence.
The grand division of the 9th Foot, under Major Elm-
hurst, arrived at Limerick on Friday, from Galway, and
left next morning for Clonmel. Officers with head-
quarter division—Major Elmhurst, Captain Bethune,
Lieutenant Lousada, and Adjutant Burden. With the
2d division, on Thursday last— Captain Lyster and Lieu-
tenant Daunt.

Two of the soldiers of the 31st who were so severely
wounded at Six-mile-bridge have suffered so much in
their health that they must retire from the service.
Thursday last the head-quarters of the 39th Regiment
left Clonmel, under Captain Curry, for Cork. Two
companies, under Captain Pedder, left on Friday, and
two, under Captain Hudson, on Saturday.
Captain Maude's troop of Royal Horse Artillery
expect to leave Limerick to-morrow (Thursday), for
Dublin. _ _

The artillery field-pieces, &c., in Clonmel garrison are
to be removed to Limerick, and are not to be replaced.
The entire battalion, undgr Captain Maryatt, and Lieu-
tenants Thrupp, Williams, and Langard, march from
Clonmel for Limerick about the 23d inst.
A cavalry barrack is proposed to be erected on three
acres attached to the new barrack in Limerick.
Major Johnston, formerly of the 23d Regiment, died
on Saturday, the 19th ult., at Mountmellick, from the
effects of a fractured leg, occasioned by a fall during the
recent frost. lie was for many years an active magis-
trate of Queen's County.
The officer commanding the 41st depot at Boyle has
received orders to enlist 120 men, to be borne as super-
numeraries, in addition to the present strength—viz,, 340
rank and file. He is directed to use the utmost diligence
in procuring recruits. The depot expects to move early
in April to England. Ensign Dixon joins on appoint-
ment early this month.