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London, England, 1847-12-22 00:00:00

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MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 1547.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 629
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 131
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 178
Diseases of tho Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• ••• ••• 657
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 52
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... •
Diseases of the Kidney a, &c. .
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. .
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. -
Old Age, or Natural Decay ... 110
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 38
Causes not specified

*-9

... 18
... 14

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

... 1,946

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumernied, Deaths, 1842-6. in the

1841. Five Alituiams. Week,
West Districts... 301,396 . . 146 ... 273
North Districts.. 376,396 ... IS4 ... 415
Di,tricts 174,759 ... 196 ... 314
East Districts 393,247 232 371
South Districts.. 502,483 ... 288 ... 573

T0ta15........ 1,948,211 ... 1,046 ... 1,946
MalP3 ... ... ...
... ... 980
Females ... ...
...
... ... 966

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

Total

-.1,319

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Guildhall at Nisi Prius, before the LORD
CHIEF BARbN and Special Juries.)
HERRING V. HUDSON AND OTHERS.

This was an action brought to recover compensa-
tion in damages for an assault, committed by the
defendant and nine others upon the plaintiff.
Mr. Chambers appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Wat-
son for the defendants.

The case came before the court yesterday, and was
resumed this morning.
It appeared that the defendant (Captain Hudson)
was one of the keeper's of the Queen's Prison, the
other defendants were also officers of the prison, in
which the plaintiff was confined. The plaintiff's
presence being necessary at the Sessions'-
house, Newington, and also at the Arches' Court,
on the Bth of December in the last year writs of
habeas corpus were obtained ordering the keeper to
bring the prisoner to the above places ; both the writs
were returnable on the same day, and the defendant
refused to attend the Arches' Court, preferring to go
to the Sessions-house, Newington. The defendant,
upon his so refusing, sent for a cab, and with the as-
sistance of the other defendants, placed the plaintiff
in it, notwithstanding his resistance, and caused him
to be driven to the Arches' Court, one of the de-
fendants riding on the box of the cab, some of the
other defendants accompanying the prisoner inside.
The plaintiff now brought his action to recover
compensation for the violence used towards him,
alleging that the defendant assaulted him, and used
unnecessary violence towards him.
The LORD CHIEF BARON, in summing up, went
with great minuteness through the whole of the
evidence, which was very voluminous. He did not
think that the subordinate officers ought to
be included in any verdict which might
be returned, they were merely acting under
the orders of their superior officer. With re-
spect to Capt. Hudson, and Mr. Eveson, one of the
other defendants, it would be for the jury to consider
whether they had exceeded their proper duty, or used
any unnecessary violence, and whether the two
writs of habeas corpus were issued in a bona fide
manner, or whether they were issued in consequence
of any collusion on the part of the plaintiff with other
parties, for the purpose of placing embarrassments in
the way of the defendant.
The jury retired, and after a considerable absence
returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages 40s.
against Capt. Hudson, acquitting the other defendant.

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUCTION.—(TIIIS DAY.)
At Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale of railway shares,
although prices are rather lower, yet there was a good
demand for shares. We subjoin a few of the quota-
tions :
Leicester &Bedford,Exchange Certificate £0 12 6
North Staffordshire
Eastern Counties .....
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham... 3 17 6
Leeds and Thirsk l9 0 0
North British, Quarters
Eastern Counties. York Extension 7 14 0
Caledonian, Halves
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 0 12 6
London and Blackwall, No. 1