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one quarter's rent, or 1,1951., was required to be de-
posited or secured as a guarantee for arrears which would
almost necessarily accumulate during the "recess," and
until the Christmas piece should replenish the treasury
of the lessee. In this matter Mr. Allcroft appears again
to have the friend of the lesee, and, that dime, the
plaintiff gave him permission to play operas at the
Lyceum in the recess. The speculation was not very
successful, and was soon abandoned ; but the defendant
paid 501. for rent to the plaintiff, and after that Mr.
Henry Russell took the theatre and kept it open by his
single efforts during several weeks, in respect of which
he paid 2501. rent to the plaintiff. At the close of the
recess Mr. Arnold's attorney wrote to Mr. Mathews,
calling his attention to the " heavy balanee" then due
for rent, and giving him credit for the two sums above
mentioned, on which Mr. Mathews very properly at once
wrote back that he was not entitled to such credit, as,
by the terms of the agreement under which the defend-
act had accepted the bill for the arrears under the old
lease, all receipts for rent in the recess were to go in
payment of that bill. At the close of the defendant's
owe,
Mr. PHIPBON stated that, in the exercise of his dis-
cretion, and the temporary absence of his learned leader,
the plaintiff having placed himself entirely in his hands,
he should not offer any evidence in opposition to that
of Mr. Allcroft and Mr. Mathews as to the terms of the
agreement on which the bill had been accepted. Ho
must, however, be allowed to say that Mr. Arnold was
fully prepared to pledge his oath to his firm belief that
no such terms were mentioned in that interview. He
(Mr. Phipson) felt the difficulty of presenting such con-
tradictory evidence before the jury, as he could only hope
fir a verdict on the ground that they would find that
Mr. Allcroft and Mr. Mathews had deliberately perjured
themselves. He did not feel himself justified in pursuing
that course, as he could not but feel that there was no
ground for so serious an imputation on those gentle-
men. In truth, the cause might resolve itself into a
balance of recollection, and he would not oppose Mr.
Arnold to Mr. Allcroft and Mr. Mathews for the pus-
pose'of solving that question, especially as Mr. Arnold's
solicitor, who was vouched as having been present at
the meeting, had assured him (Mr. Phipson) that he
could only say that he had no recollection whatever,
one way or the other, on the subject. Under these cir-
cumstances, he (Mr. Phipson) would not offer any oppo-
sition to a verdict being returned for the defendant on
the special plea. But he thought it proper to set his
client right in the matter with the jury, and to add, on
his behalf, that until Mr. Mathews's letter was received,
he had no notion of the existence of any suoh special
agreement as was now set up by the defendant, while
the bill had actually been renewed at his request, the
option to do which, Mr. Arnold was ready to admit,
did form a part of the contract.
The Chief Baron said that without Mr. Arnold's evi-
dence there was clearly an end of the case, and he
thought that Mr. Phipson had exercised a most wise
and proper course in not putting him into the box. The
probabilities of such an agreement having been made as
that relic t on by the defendant were very great, and,
in his opinion, Mr. Mathews's letter was in itself quite
sufficient to put an end to all doubt on a balance
of recollection. He thought the course now adopted
eras- a very proper one on the part of the plaintiff, who
would have a verdict on the other issues.
A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff on all the
issues but that raised by the special plea, which was
round for the defendant.

EEALTII Off LONDON DURING THE MEEK

(From the Report of the Registrar-General. )

The deaths of 1,262 persons, namely, 618 males and
641 females, were registered in London in the week that
ended last Saturday. This is a high mortality as com-
pared with the returns of ten corresponding weeks of
the years 1844-53, in which ta• average number of
deaths was 1,021, or, as compared with this average
raised is proportion to increase of population, which is
1,123. 139 persons died last week above the number
thus estimated

Although the aggregate number of deaths last week
was less than that of the previous week (when it was
1,309), it will be seen that fatal cases, arising from
zymotic diseases, remained exactly the same, having been
332 in each return, while those from diseases of the
organs. of respiration suffered a considerable increase,
rising from 240 to 292. Both these classes of diseases
exhibit at present an excess above the ordinary mor-
tality. The deaths from scarlatina rose to 118 ; there
were 23 from small-pox, 33 from measles, 37 from hoop-
in ;-cough, 6 front influenza, 50 from fever, 8 from
cholera, and 21 from diarrhoea. From bronchitis 144
persons died, the corrected average being 73 ; and from
pneumonia 121, the average 103.
Mr. Butterfield, the registrar of Islington East, writes :
"Notwithstanding many defects in the cmnpulsory Vac
cination Act, besides the proximity of my district to the
Small-pox Hospital, which, however, is net situated in
it, and the number of infants who die under three
months old, I have received upwards of 1,500 certificates
of vaccination. I believe that with a very few altera-
tions the act might become efficient, if properly attended
to. As it is, the majority of the medical profession in
Islington consider themselves bound to obey the law,
onerous though it may be, and, with a few insignificant
exceptions, have cordially assisted me in carrying it out."
Mr. Watts, registrar of Islington West, observes that
" in the London Fever Hospital there has been a great
increase of patients for some time past, and 7 deaths
have occurred between the 19th and 25th."
OR 16th November, at 15, Charles-place, Shadwell,
the widow of a porter is reported to have died of " natu-
ral decay" at the great age of 103 years.
In Woolwich, at 37, Warwick-street, on 21st Nov.,
the wife of a mariner, aged 38 years, died of "dropsy
(8 days), want of the common necessaries of life."
At the workhouse, Bishopsgate, Dunning's-alley, the
son of a soldier, aged one year and 9 months, died on
the 3d October of " mesentric disease, brought on by
want of food and exposure." Post mortem. Inquest.
A boy, aged 2 months, died of "retrocession of eczema
(from birth) convulsions (24 hours)." A woman, aged
43 years, died of " lupus exedens (several years),
phthisis."
Last week the births of 819 boys and 774 girls, in all
1,5i3 children, were registered in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the avenge
number was 1,379.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.397 in. ; en
Monday the mean reading was 30.010 in. The mean
temperature of the week was 36.5 deg., which is 5.3 deg.
below the average of the same week in 38 years. On
Thursday and Friday the mean temperature was more
than 7 deg. below the average. The highest tempera-
ture in the week was 44.2 deg., on Tuesday ; the lowest
23.4 deg., on Friday. The mean dew-point temperature
was 33.7 deg,. ; and between this and the mean tempera.
ture of the air, the difference was 2.8 deg. The wind
blew from the north-east in the beginning of the week,
afterwards from south-west, and on the last two days
'rem the north. The rain was 0.22 in.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
/cUMBBR OF BEAMS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 25

Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs o.

Respiration 292
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
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified

DEATHS YBOM ALL CAUSES 1,262
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. spending week in the

1851.
of 1853. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females

1,162

1,262
618
644