The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-12 00:00:00

THE FIRE AT NEWCASTLi.

The inquest on the bodies, eleven in number, which
up to Saturday morning last had been extricl,ted from
the ruins, on the south side of the river, was; resumed
yesterday before Mr. Favell. 'The inquiries were prin-
cipally directed to the point whether gunpoewder was
stored in or about the premises which were the scene
of the explosion. Mr. T. Lange said they never bad to
his knowledge any gunpowder stored there, -though it
would be possible for some to be there without his know-
ledge, as the warehouseman had a key. Other occu-
piers of the premises gave similar evidence, and put in
lists of goods in their respective stores. Witnesses were
under examination on this bead when our report left.
On Tuesday a meeting of the representatives of the
various fire insurance companies having offices or ngen-
cies in the town, was convened in the Central Exchange
Hotel, in order to adopt the best measures for ascertain-
ing the losses sustained by the late calamitous fire, and
for carrying out all necessary proceedings connected with
the same. Wm. Woods, Esq., of the New.testle Fire
Office, in the chair.
The following were appointed &committee to enter into
the necessary details :—namely, the agents, re tipectively,
of the Newcastle, the Phoenix, the Sun, Cho Royal
Exchange, the County, the Manchester, the Leeds and
Yorkshire, the North British, the Norwich Union, and
the Anchor offices ; five to be a quorum, and Air:
Woods to be convener.
Resolutions to the effect that the committee be autho-
rised to take such steps as may be considered. judicious
to instigate the cause of the explosion ; and that they
endeavour to estimate the loss of life and i ujury sus-
tained by those who had suffered in the discharge of
their duty, were severally put from the chair, said unani-
mously adopted.

A
TESTIMONIAL TO CHARLES IfINDLEY,t.I3 --• M.P.
—The committee appointed some time ago fo r further-
ing the object of
some token of esteem for his public and private
presenting to Charles Hiniley, Esq.,
services, have finally resolved " that Mr. Benjamin
Garside, artist, do put himself in communi. ration with
Charles Ilindley, Esq., for the purpose of to king
a fall
length portrait of that gentlemen, at his ear) iesi conve-
nience."—Memhato cluardicos,

BEALTII OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

( From the .Report of the Registrar-General. )
Tha deaths in London from all causes, which in the
first week rose to 3,413, and in the three following were

2,836, 2,504, and 2,216, fell in the last week (the first
week of October) to 1,532. In the first week of October,
1549, the total number of deaths registered was 1,290.
The improvement in the public health is visible gene-
rally in the metropolis, but appears to be more slow in

;he eastern and southern districts than in other parts.

The total deaths from cholera were 754 in the last-week

of September ; they declined to 411 in the week that
ended last Saturday. The deaths from diarrhoea in the
same times were 165 and 98. The returns of cholera for
the last two weeks give 113 and 59 in the western dis-
tricts, 50 and 26 in the northern, 62 and 31 in the central,
146 and 95 in the eastern, and 383 and 200 in the
southern dibtricts.

West districts, elevation above Trinity high-water
mark, 28 feet ; populatiOn in 1851, 376,527 ; deaths,
59. North districts, elevation 135. feet ; population,
490,396 ; deaths, 26. Central districts, elevation, 49
feet ; population, 393,256 ; deaths, 31. East districts,
elevation, 26 feet ; population, 485,522 ; deaths, 95..
South districts, elevation, 6 feet ; population, 616,635 ;

deaths, 200.
Sub-districts of Kensington—Paddington, St. Mary,
elevation, 82 feet ; population, 17,252 ; death 4, 0. Pad-
dington, St. John, elevation, 76 feet; population, 29,053;
deaths, 3. Kensington town, elevation, 28 feet ; popu.
lation, 29,183 ; deaths, 6. Brompton, elevation, 12
ieet ; population, 14,870 ; deaths, 2. Hammersmith,
St. Peter, elevation, 4 feet • population, 4,467; deaths,
0. Hammersmith, St. Paul, elevation, 8 fret ; popula-
tion, 13,293 ; deaths, 3. Fulham, elevation, 6 feet ;
population, 11,886 ; deaths, 1.
Sub-districts of Chelsea.—Chel.sea, south, elevation,
10 feet.; population, 19,050 ; deaths, 8. Chelsea, north•
west, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 17,669 ; deaths, 3.

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Chelsea, north-east, elevation, 13 feet ; population,
19,819 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of St. George, Hanover-square.—Han-
over-square, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 20,216 ;
death, 1. May-fair, elevation, 56 feet ; population,
12,980 ; death, 1. Belgrave, elevation, 12 feet ; popu-
lation, 40,034 ; deaths, 16.
Sub-districts of Westminster.—St. John, elevation, 2
feet ; population, 34,295 ; deaths, 4. St. Margaret,
elevation, 4 feet ; population, 31,314 ; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.--Charing-
cross, elevation 17 feet ; population, 12,587 ; deaths, 1.
Long-acre, elevation, 60 feet ; population, 12,053 ;

deaths, 3.
Sub-districts of St. James's, Westminster.—Berwick-
street, elevation, 65 feet ; population, 10,798 ; deaths,
0. St. James's-square, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
11,469 ; deaths, 0. Golden-square, elevation, 68 feet ;
population, 14,139 ; deaths, 1.
Sub-districts of Marylesone.—All Souls, elevation, 76
feet ; population, 28,841 ; deaths, 2. Cavendish-
square, elevation, 73 feet ; population, 14,687 ; deaths,
0. Rectory, elevation, 68 feet ; population, 27,633 ;
deaths, 1. St. Mary, elevation, 79 feet ; population,
22,814 ; deaths, 3. Christchurch, elevation, 92 feet ;
population, 33,895 ; deaths, 0. St. John, elevation,
124 feet ; population, 29,826 ; deaths, 2.
. Sub-district of Hampstead.—Hampstead, elevation,
350 feet ;population, 11,986 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. Pancras.—Regent's-park, eleva-
tion, 87 feet ; population, 31,918 ; deaths, 2. Totten-
ham-court, elevation, 73 feet; population, 28,433
deaths, 3. Gray's-inn-lane, elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 26,523 ; deaths, 0. Somers-town, elevation, 60
feet ; population, 35,641 ; deaths, 1. Camden-town,
elevation, 52 feet ; population, 21,115 ; deaths, 2.
Kentish-town, elevation, 110 feet ; population, 23,326 ;
deaths, 0.
Sub districts of Islington.—lslington, West, eleva-

tion, 1001 feet ; population, 47,831 ; deaths, 3 ; Isling-
ton, East, elevation, 88 feet ; population, 47,448 ;
deaths, 2.
hub-districts of Hackney.— Stoke Newington, eleva-
tion, 72 feet ; population, 4,840 ; deaths, 2. Stamford-
hill, elevation, 7d feet ; population, 5,549 ; deaths, 0.
West Hackney, elevation, an feet ; population, 1.8,', 32 ;
death, 2. Hackney, elevation, 44 feet ; population,
29,850 ; deaths, 1. South Hackney, devotion, 44 feet

population, 8,458 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. Giles.-St. George, Bloomsbury,
elevation, 71 feet ; population, 16,807 ; deaths, 0. St._
Giles, South, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 19,951 ;
deaths, 6. St. Giles, NOrth elevation, 68 feet ; popu-
lation, 17,456 ; deaths; O.
Sub-districts of Strand.-St. Anne, Soho, elevation,
64 feet; population, 17,335; deaths, 2. St. Mary-
le-Strand, elevation, 48 feet ; population, 11,615 ; deaths,
0. St. Clement _Danes, elevation, 36 feet ; population,
15,510 ; deaths, 1; .
Sub-districts of Holborn.-St. George the Martyr,
elevation, 66 feet ; population, 18,813 ; death, 0. St.
Andrew, Eastern, elevation, 50 feet; population, 13,971;
deaths, 1. Saffron-hill, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
13,837 ; death, 0.
Sub-districts of Clerkenwell.-St. James, elevation, 44
feet ; population, 21,529 ; deaths, 1. Amwel, elevation,
68 feet; population, 15,720 ; deaths, I. Pentonville,
elevation, 84 feet ; population, 11,904 ; death, 0. Gos-
well-street, elevation, 78 feet; population, 15,625 ;
death, O.
Sub-districts of St. Luke.-Old-street, elevation, 60
feet; population, 10,617; deaths, 0. City-road, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 16,840 ; deaths, 1. White-
cross-street, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 13,657 ;
deaths, 0. Finsbury, elevation, 43 feet ; population,
12,941 ; death, 2.
Sub-districts of Bast London.-St. Botolph, elevation,
36 feet ; population, 23,824 ; deaths, 2. Cripplegate,
elevation, 44 feet; population, 20,532 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts ofWestLondon.-- West London (North),
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 12,946 ; deaths, 6.
West London (South), elevation, 24 feet ; population,
15,844 ; death, 2.
Sub-districts of City of London-City of London, south
west, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 9,204 ; deaths, 1.
City of London, north-west, elevation, 44 feet ; popula-
tion, 11,847 ; death, 1. City of Loudon, south, eleva-
tion 21 feet ; population, 11,461 ; death, 1. City of
Loudon, south-east, elevation, 21 feet ; population,
10,594 ; deaths, 0. City of London, north-east, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 12,826 • death, 0.
Sub-districts of Shoreditch-olywell, elevation, 36
feet; population, 17,245 ; deaths, 2.
.St. Leonard, ele-
vation, 41 feet; population, 19,449; deaths, 7. Hox-
ton New Town, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 23,505 ;
deaths, 5. Hoxton Old Town, elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 17,431 ; deaths, 1, Haggerstone, west, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 20,276 ; deaths, 4. Hagger-
stone, east, elevation, 52 feet; population, 11,351 ;
deaths,-1.
Sub-districts of Bethnal-green-Hackney-read, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 23,910 ; deaths, 0. Green,
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 23,555 ; deaths, 4.
Church, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 21,787 ; deaths,
0. Town,. elevation, 36 ; population, 20,941 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts of Whitechapel- Artillery, elevation,
36 feet; population, 6,769 ; deaths, 2. Spitalfields,
elevation, 36 feet • population, 15,336 ; deaths, 5. Mile-
end New Town, elevation, 36 feet; population, 14,543 ;
deaths, 2. Whitechapel North, elevation, 36 feet ;
population, 12,530 ; deaths, 2. Whitechapel Church,
elevation, 32 feet; population, 7,818 ; deaths, 4.
Goodman's-fields, elevation, 28 feet ; population, 12,069 ;
&Wo, 6. Aldgate, elevation, 19 feet ; population,
10,694; deaths, 5.
Sub-districts of St. George's-in-the-East.-St. Mary,
elevation, 26 feet ; population, 18,067 ' • deaths, 7. St.
Paul, elevation, 27 feet ; population, 20,319 ; deaths,
4. St. John, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 9,990 ;
deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Stepney.--Shadwell, elevation, 7 feet ;
population, 16,179 ; deaths, 7. &stela, elevation, 18
feet ; population, 15,212 ; deaths, 2. Mile-end Old
Town, upper, elevation, 32 fset ; population, 29,582 ;
deaths, 2. Mi.e-end Old Town, lower, elevation, 28
feet ; population, 27,020 ; deaths, 4. Limehouse, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 22,782 ; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Poplar.-Bow, elevation, 12 feet ; po-
pulation, 18,778 ; deaths, 6. Poplar, elevation, 3 feet ;
population, 28,384 ' • deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of St. Saviour, Southwark. - Christ-
church, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 16,022 ; deaths,
5. St. Saviour, elevation, 4 feet; population, 19,709 ;
deaths, 16,
Sub-districts of St. Olave, Southwark.-St. Olave,
elevation, 6 feet ; population, 8,015 ; deaths, 3. St.
John, Horsely down, elevation, 2 feet ; population,
11,360 ; deaths, 8.
Sub-districts of Bermondsey.-St. James, elevation, 1
foot ; population, 19,899 ; deaths, 10. St. Mary Mag-
dalen, elevation, 0 feet ; population, 13,934 ; deaths, 8.
Leather Market, elevation, 0 feet ; population, 15,295 ;
deaths, S.
Sub-districts of St. George, Southwark.-Kent-road,
elevation, 1 foot ; populetion,lB,l26; deaths, 5. Borough-
road, elevation, 2 ; population, 15,862 ; deaths, 7.
London-road, elevation, 0 ; population, 17,833 ;
deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Newington-Trinity, elevation, 1 ;
population, 20,922 ; deaths, 7. St. Peter's, Wal-
worth, elevation, 2 ; population, 29,861 ; deaths, 14.
St. Mary, elevation, 1 ; population, 14,033 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Lambeth-Waterloo-road, let eleva-
tion, 3 ; populatioa, 14,088 ; deaths, 3. Waterloo-
road, •2d elevation, 2 ; population, 18,343 ; deaths, 4.
Lambeth Church, Ist elevation, 2 ; population, 18,409;
deaths, 2 ; Lambeth Church, 24 elevation, 1 ; popula-
tion, 26,784 ; deaths. 9. Kennington, let levation,
4 ; population, 24,261 ; deaths, 16. Kennington, 21
elevation, 8 ; population, 18,843 ; deaths, 4. Brixton,
elevation,' 56 ; population, 14,610 ; deaths, 1. Nor-
wood, elevation, 128 (?) ; population, 3,977 ; deaths, 0
Sub-districts of Wands wortle.-Claphatn, elevation,
21 feet ; population, 16,290 ; deaths, 4. Battersea,
elevation, 3 feet; population, 10,560; deaths, 5. Wands-
worth, elevation, 12 feet; population, 9,611 ; deaths, 3.
Putney, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 5,230 ; death,
1. Streatham, elevation, 72 feet; population, 9,023;
death, 0.
Sub-districts of Camberwell.-Dulwich, elevation, 68
feet ; population, 1,632 ; deaths, 0. Camberwell, eleva-
tion, 5 ; population, 17,742 ' • deaths, 6. Peckham, glee
'ration, 43;-population, 19,444; deaths, 6. St. George,
elevation, 3 ; population, 15,849 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts of Rotherhithe.-Rotherhithe, elevation,
0 ; population, 17,805 ; deaths, 12.
Sub-districts of Greenwich.-St. Paul, Deptford, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 3. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
2. Greenwich, West, elevation, 12; population, 18,800,
deaths, 6 ; Greenwich,• East, elevation, 7 ; population,
16,228 ; deaths, 5. Woolwich dockyard, elevation, (I);
population, 17,140 ; death, 1. Woolwich Arsenal, ele-
vation, (?) ; population, 15,227 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Lewisham.-Plumstead, elevation, (I);
population, 13,191 ; death, 4. Eltham, elevation, (?);
pslation, 2,568 ; death., 1. Lee, elevation, 44 feet ;
p opulation, $043; gothi, O. Lewisham Village, el.!

vation, 16 feet; population, 6,097 ; deaths, 0. Syden.
ham, elevation 188 (j ; ppulation, 4.1;01,.; deaths, 0.
Last week the births of 711 boys and 691. girls, in all
1,402 children, were registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52 the average
number was 1,397.
At the Royal observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29710 in. ; on Sun-
day the mean reading was 30.063 in. The mean tempe-
rature of the week was 53.6 deg., which is 1.0 dog. above
the average of the same week in 33 years. The highest
temperature of the week occurred on Monday and Thurs-
day, and was 72.8 deg. ; and on the two following days
it was below the average. The mean dew-point tempera:-
tore of the week was 48.1 deg., and the difference be-
tween this and the air temperature was 5.5 dt g. The air
was calm in the first part of the week ; on Wednesday
and Thursday the wind blew from the south-west, and
at the end of the week was in the north-ea.t. Rain to
the amount of 0.45 in. fell in the last two days.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATLTILDAY, OCT. 7.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 42
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion 1
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 36
Atrophy
Old Age , 39
Sudden 6
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance l5
Causes not specified

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DIATHS BROX ALL CAUSES 1,532

Population Deaths in corre• Deaths
Enumerated. spending week in the
...._ .

IsM. - of 18s3. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490.396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts .
south Districts

Totals

1,212

Males
Females

734
793

1,532