The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-02 00:00:00

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 165
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration .... .
274 275
Diseases of the Heart and Bloodvessels ...
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other
Organs of Digestion . 57 57
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c... ..... ...... 4 5
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 9 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c 2 1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat lO6 102
Old Age, or Natural Decay....,
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 28 26
Causes not specified '2 13
Deaths from all Causes ... ......... ... .... 888 -
Average Weekly Deaths
•.. 1,013
Deaths in the Average Week
Week. Deaths, 1838.
.. ... 144 156
.. 160 172
174 208
186 239
224 '238

West Districts .
North Districts
Central Districts
East Districts....
South Districts ..

Total
Is is stated that under the term Metropolis are com-
prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the
City of London within and without the walls, the City and
Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the
bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylebone ;
St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham ; Hammersmith
(Chapelry); St. Luke, Chelsea ; Paddington ; St.
Mary, Stoke Newington; St. Leonard, Bromley ; St.
Mary-le-bow ; Camberwell ; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas
and St. Paul, Deptford ; and Woolwich. The population
as enumerated in 1831 was 1,494,890. The weekly
average for 1838 was obtained by dividing the deaths re-
gistered in that year by 52. In comparing it with the
weekly deaths in 1840, it must be borne in mind that the
metropolis increases nearly two per cent. annually ; and
that, if the population had been the same in 1838 as in 1840,
the deaths would have been one 27th part more numerous.
General Register-office, April 30, 1840.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

(LLOYD'S.)

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 30. —The Peace, Bloomfield,
from St. Michael's to this port, which was on shore on the
shingles, has been assisted off, after discharging part of the
cargo, and was brought in here by a Revenue cutter, aban-
doned by the crew.

L.ONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL --The Naiad, Hayes, from
Liverpool, got aground in the Dardanelles previous to the
4th instant, but came off without apparent damage after
discharging part of the cargo.
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 11.—The Neva is open to the
extent of about 33 wersts.

ELSINORR, APRIL 22.—The Countess of Airlie, Shield,
from Montrose to Riga, got in contact to-day with the
guardship stationed in the roads, and sustained damage.
MISTED, Aram 24.—The Neptune, Aastrom, from Ca-
diz to Helsingor, &c., got aground last night near here.
RINDSBURG, APRIL 27.—The Uitreding, De Jouge,
from Griefswal to Holland, which was on shore off Lea-
land, 21st instant, has been assisted off with considerable
damage, and brought into a small ford near Rodbye, after
discharging the greater part of her cargo.
MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

COAL 11,,
Ships arrived since

vIARK ET.
last market-day, 26.

s, d
Buddle's West Hartley 2O 0
Carr's Hartley 2O 0
Hebburn Main l9 0
Holywell Main l9 0
Original Windsor's Pontop 18 t'
Pontop Windsor l7 t
south Hartley l9 1'
Tantield Moor 21 9
Wylam , l9 3
Walls End Brown's l7 .9
Walk End Hilda 2O 0
Walls End Killingworth .., 19 C
Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 22 o
Walls End Haswell 22 6

s. d.
Walls End 22 9
Wes End Lambton po 6
Walls End Pemberton
Walls End Stewart's 22 9
Walls End Whitwell
Walls End Hartlepool 722 6
Walls End Barrett 2O 6
Walls End Barrington Tees 18 9
Walls End Rippon . .... 6
Walis End South Durham , 20 9
Walls End Teas 22 0
Walls End West Tees l9 0
Hartley 2O
Llangennech Coal

(From the London New Price Current of May 1.)
SUGAR.—There has been an increased desire manifested
on the part of the grocers as well as Refiners to purchase
West India Muscovadoes Sugar this week, and the inquiry
has been considerable after all descriptions, but the short
supply has rather operated against buying, still nearly all
the parcels offered for sale at any thing like reasonable
rates have been readily bought up, and the prices paid
show an advance on those of this day week of Is a Is 6d for
all low and low mid qualities, is on middling and good yel.
low, and 6d on fine kinds.
This afternoon there was a good business transacted in
refining as well as in grocery descriptions considering the
small show ; the sales amounted to 350 hhds and tierces,
at rather higher prices, making the advance for the week
Is 6d a 2s on brown and middling yellow descriptions, is
on the good and fine, and the total sales 1,600 hhds and
tierces ; several boards Berbice were taken to-day by the
refiners at 65s 6d to 69s 6d, the lowest price of dry brown
quality is now 64s per cwt.
RIMINRI:7O.—Thero has been a brisk demand for all de-
scriptions of Refined Goods for home use, and prices have
advanced since our last report Is 6d to 2s, standard lumps
havo sold freely at il4s to 84s 6d, good to fine brown lumps
81s 6d to 82s 6d, and common 80s to 81s, the lowest
point of the market for melting goods is 80s 6d, and 83s
for patent goods; the supply has become very short. In
bonded Crushed Sugar a large business has been trans-
acted, and prices have advanced to 34s 9d to 35s ; there
are no sellers under the latter figure. Loaves have sold freely
at 38s to 39s for 101bs, and 141bs at 37s to 37s 6d. Pieces
and Bastards have been taken sparingly, the former arc
worth 23s to 275, and the latter 19s to 20s. Treacle has
advanced to 14s 6d to 15s. Dutch Crushed Sugar, 33s is
paid for free on board here, and 32s at Amsterdam.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the biddings were ani-
mated at a public sale of 5734 bags, and the whole was
disposed of at a further advance of I s 6d, making the
rise for the week 2s to 2s. 6d; fine yellow fetched 70s
to 71s 6d, good 68s to 695, good middling 67s to 67s 6d,
middling 66s to 66s 6d, low 65s to 65s 6d, good to fine
brown 63s to 645, middling to good middling 61s 6d to
62s 6d, very low 59 per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the advanced rates no-
ticed above were fully supported for Bengal, and there was
a fair business doing privately ; none was offered at auc-
tion. Of Manilla there were two public sales, consisting of
10,683 bags, 494 trcs, 360 cases, 425 barrels at one
sale of 10,683 bags, the sound which formed the
bulk was all taken in rather above former rates, viz., low
greyish yellow at 235, fine brown 22s 6d, good 225, the
washed was however all sold 21s to 21s 6d, and very low
dabs 14s 6d to 16s; at the other sale, however, all offered
was sold chiefly to the refiners at full prices, low middling
foxy brown went at 19s 6d to 203, middling 20s 6d, good
brown foxy 21s to 21s 6d, low soft greyish yellow 21s, or-
dinary and. middling dabs 16s 6d to 193.
FOREIGN.-For yellow Havannkh the merchants remain
firm, at former rates ; a small floating cargo of 560 boxes
has been disposed of at 25s 3d to 25s 63, deliverable at
Antwerp. While 32s 6d to 35s 6d for good middling to
good quality. For white Brazil prices are rather lower,
263 6,1 having been accepted for 80 chests of good mid-
dling new quality. Brown and Yellow kinds command
full former rates.

COFFEE.—For the clean descriptions of British Planta-
tion there has at length been a decidedly better demand
from the home trade, and prices have assumed a firmer
appearance; the scanty stocks held by the grocers of this
kind have compelled them to purchase more freely at
public sale, 40 casks 199 barrels have been brought for-
ward, nearly the whole of which was disposed of at very
full, and in some instances at even rather higher prices.
This afternoon the public sales consisted of 106 bales
503 bags Mocha, and 101 bags Ceylon, the former not
suitable for the home trade, being ungarbled and much
mixed with pods, the whole was taken in above its value,
viz., at 100 s; the latter sold at full prices, viz., the ordi-
nary colory at 93s to 945, good ordinary 91s; privately
there was little doing in Coffee for home use, the attention
of the. trade being directed to the large auctions declared
for next week.
• INDIGO.—Since the quarterly sales of East India there
has not bees much busness doing, still the prices esta-
blished thereat have been fully maintained.
This afternoon 47 chests Bombay, and 80 serons Gua-
temala were offered at auction; the former sold at 2s 5d
to 3s for fig, and the latter at former rates.
COCIIINEAL.—This afternoon 127 bags Honduras at
public sale all sold at fully former rates.
RICE.--This afternoon there was not much disposition
shown to do business at the pulie sales of 1,000 bags Bengal
and 2,669 bags Java ; the former was nearly all taken in at
full prices, viz. at 1063 for good cargo ; the latter was,
however, chiefly sold at stiff prices, viz. at lls to lls 6d
for mid white ; fine bold white was taken in at the high
figure of 143 6d per cwt.
TEA.—Tbere has been littie doing in the Tea Market
this week. Free trade is generally held for the rates esta-
blished at the late auctions, but the demand has been very
' limited, and in some cases parties who have been desirous
to sell have been compelled to accept rather lower rates,
and have taken 2s 4d for common Congou for cash, and
2s fid for Twankay; at these rates, however, there are not
generally sellers. The overland mail being expected in a
few days, causes the market to be quiet. In Company's
Congou the operations have been very limited, and prices
have fallen to 2s 31d, which is a decline on last Friday's
rates of IA-d to 2d. At public sale yesterday, 500 chests
of Tea, for exportation only (imported front New York)
were offered, and partly sold at fair market rates, viz.,
Ilyson at 2s 31d a2s 4d ; Pouchong taken in at 2s 9,1,
and Hyson at 2s 9d per ib. The deliveries last week were
312.000 lbs.

To-day the market for Free Trade Tea was vety inac-
tive ; the limited business doing was exclusively for cash
parcels, and rather lower rates were submitted to; for
common Congou 2s 3fd was accepted, and 2s 4d for ord.
Twankay. Company's Congou is neglected, sellers at
2s 3id, but there are no buyers above 2s 3d per lb.
This afternoon the market closed very dull for all kinds
of Tea ; common Free Trade Congou left off at 23 34d
a 2s 31d for cash ; Twankay 2s 4d, and Company's Con-
gou 2s 3d a 23 3id per lb.
Otts.—Prices remain much the same as last week for
Cod and Seal. Southern is rather lower. For Sperm,
1051. to 1061. for small parcels of fine quality. Linseed
on the spot at 23s 9d. Rape 3Gi to 36s 6d for pale, and
35s 6(1 for brown. Palm at 341. 10s for first quality.
This afternoon Southern at 241. to 24/. 15s for good to
fine quality. East India Cocoa Nut taken in at 41s to 42s
per cwt. •

TURPENTINE.—.For Spirits prices do not give way-
Rough disposed of at 13s to 13s-6i per cwt.
Tauovv.---For Russian Tallow prices have declined to
50s for first quality. For delivery in the last three months
there are no sellers under 49s 6d, and some parties require

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality
for the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from
all Causes Registered in the Week ending Saturday, the
25th of April, 1840." The Table is issued from the Office
of the Registrar-General :

Weekly
Total. Average
838.
265
36