The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

THE REV. THOMAS ARCHER.

The annual soiree connected with the Scotch Chapel in
Oxendon-street, was held at Exeter Hill last evening.
Nearly four hundred persons sat down to tea and coffee,
which was plentifully supplied, and of good quality. The
net proceeds of the sale of tickets arc to be applied to
the benefit of the funds of the Christian Instruction and
Dorcas Societies, in connection with the chapel. The
proceedings of the evening received a peculiar interest by
advantage being taken of the occasion to present the Rev.
Mr. Archer, minister of the chapel, with a large salver, of
about 100 ounces, and a handsome Bible, purchased with
subscriptions raised among several persons who had at-
tended his course of week-day lectures on the Evidences of
Christianity, as the best means they had of evincing their
approbation of his unwearied exertions in the cause of re-
ligion. The salver and Bible were presented to the Rev.
Gentleman by William Liefchild, Esq., with a very im-
pressive and suitable address. The salver bears the fol-
lowing incription, viz.:—
" Presented to the Rev. Thomas Archer
By a few Friends',
Who are anxious to testify, by this slight memorial,
- -

Their appreciation of his able course of Lectures on
The Evidences of Christianity,
Lately delivered at Oxend,,n Chapel,
And their high regard
For his noble and disinterested efforts in
The cause of Truth.
14th April,lB4l."

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality
in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from
all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday, the
10th April, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office
of the Registrar-General :

Weekly'
CAUSES OF DEATH, Total. Average
1838-9-40.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 150 204
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses ' 124 151
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloodvessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other

Organs of Digestion .. 45 60
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and INiuscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c
Diseases of Uncertain Seat . :96 103
Old Age, or Natural Decay..., 45 71
Deaths by Violence, Privatiem, or Intemperance 24 25
Causes not specified ... 3 8
Deaths from all causes , ,
780 -
Average Weekly Deaths .. 926

Deaths in the Average Weekly
Week. Deaths,lB3B-9-40.
Wrg,tern Districts ... 105 ...... 139
3‘.4 orth Districts
Central Districts 159 ..... 190
East Districts lB3 ...... 211
South Districts ... 2Ol 223

Total 7BO

It is stated that under the term Metropolis are c-,ln.
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 enu-
merated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly average for
1838, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in
the three years by 156.
TEMPERATURE IN THE WEEKS ENDING
April 3. April 10.
60° 56°
1
38 38
49 48
i 1 15, 1841.

Highest
Lowest .
Daily Mean .............. .
.........
General Register-office, Apr'

NINA.--Extract from a letter dated Macao,
Jan. 22: Regarding the termse of Captain Elliot's
to
baddspweahkai
n ()t temper
avlet
treaty with the Chinese, I hav
He had the Chinese at his feet, and A mightew h
he wished; and what has ho got?
and a barren island, where to be sure there paltry
a 3fineollars
har-
bour, but it is 100 miles from Canton, the seat of business,which will always have the preference. If all foreigners
wore excluded from Canton, it would do very well, but
while Americans and others go there we mus,tthaednodcsoomlmikiesz
wise. There is no doubt that had Elliot taken the Bogue
ufopr forts, which
Canton,w hi e wouldtbe people
havele Iv ocuolsdt singlehaave
forced li life,
sioner to make peace on any terms. The Chinese cannot
fight, and the panic occasioned among them by the shells
and Congreve rockets is beyond description; they are
greater cowards than ever I thought them. Their numbers
are of no avail, indeed a disadvantage. You will see we
have not gained even liberty of trade to the northern
ports, on which our hopes of increasing the sale of British
manufactures were founded. I cannot believe that Par-
liament will approve Captain Elliot's conduct. The Chi-
nese are already chuckling, and say they Imo got the
best of it. It makes me quite sick to think of it, and there
are not half a dozen people, either on shore or afloat who
are not quite furious."
NEW SOUTH WALES.—The following is an
extract from a letter which we received on this day from
Sydney, dated 4th November, 18.10:—" Mercantile affairs
are in a most deplorable state just now. There is nothing
but failures and rumours of failures. I have not the
slightest doubt but nearly all the merchants will'have to corn-
promise, for the banks for some time past hay.° discounted
v
and, I dare say, will not, shortly, dis-
count; so
athraatndl fear there
fora
personbea completeto arrivew
piathnica.
lot of specie. He might easily get 30 or 50 per cent.
for it, and that secured land, &c. Goods are a
com-
plete drug, the market is so
glutted."—Dublin Evening
Post.

ANTI-CORN-LAW PETITION.—We learn that
last night this petition had received no fewer than 15,000
names. The Committee, we understand, are desirous to
close the petition on Saturday, by which tirae, we hope,
the number of signatures will be more than doubled.—
Scotsman,