The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

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The CHAIRMAN suggested that the address should
be privately presented, and that the deputation should
report the result to a public meeting.
Mr. PninnAux defended the course taken by Kos-
suth as sound and rational, and exonerated Mr. Cob-
den from all blame in the matter.
Mr. HEristiaw opposed the motion, and stated that,
in his Opinion, the people of this country, even if
shunned or insulted by Kossuth, would Mill cling to
the cause of Hungary.—(Hear.)
Other delegates having spoken, principally in de-
fence of the course taken by Kossuth, and in oppo-i-
Lion to the motion,
Mr. Handles moved, as an amendment, that the
delegates should be sent back fur instruction, which
having been seconded,
\lr. H. NICHOLLS moved another amendment, to
the effect that a great public meeting should hs con-
vened in the must spacious pima/ obtainable.
The second amendment baying been seconded, a
long discussion followed, in the cow se of which,
Mr. DELAFORCE expressed his regret that the de-
monstration had been abandoned, as he felt assured
that it would have powerfully aff,cted the despots of
the Continent. He thought that Kossuth was too
wise to publish all his sentiments, and he (Mr.
Delaforc,-) for one was content to know that Kossuth
had struggled for the liberties of Hungary.—(Bear.)
Mr. IRONSIDES, of Sheffield, stated that he had
reason to know that the parties who surrounded Kos
suth had determined before Kossuth arrived to keep
him from fully reTonding to the sentiments of the
English people. He (Mr. Ironsides) was going down
to Southampton to-morrow, and hoped to have some
serious conversation with those who had induced
Kossuth to send such an answer. _ _

The discussion terminated by the adoption of the
original motion, it being understood that the meeting
should be an open air one.
It was then objected that the working clasEes could
not be called out on Friday, and, after a somewhat
desultory discussion, it was decided that Kossuth
should be requested to accept the address on Monday,
and the letter originally agreed upon was altered in
accordance with the decision, and Mr. Ironsides was
requested to carry it to Kossuth.

THE MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, and BEAMS

OF ENGLAND.

(From the Quarterly Return of the Registrar-
General.)
This return comprises the births and deaths regis-
tered by 2,189 registrars in all the districts of Eng..
lane during the summer quarter ending September 30,
1651 ; and the marriages in more than 12,000
churches or chapels, about 3,190 registered places of
worship unconnected with the Established Church,
and 623 superintendent registrars' offices, in the quar-
ter that ended June 30, 1851.
The return of marriages is not complete; but the
defects are inconsiderable, and approximate numbers
have been supplied from the records of previous
years.
The marriages still exceed the average, but are less
numerous than the marriages i❑ the corresponding
quarter of last year. The births continue to increase
rapidly, and the mortality is below the average. The
returns, therefore, present a favourable view of the
state of the country.

MARRIAGES.
38,498 marriages were registered in the quarter
ending June 30. This number is less by 520 than
the number registered in the spring quarter of 1850,
but more by 3,777 than the number registered in the
spring of 1848. The marriages only amounted to
30,048 in the spring quarter of 1842 ; they rose to
34,268 in the spring quarter of 1844; to 37,111 in
the spring quarter of 1846; declined to 35,197 in
1847 ; and rose again to 39,018 in the spring quar-
ter of 1850. Every marriage is the establishment of
a family, and is generally the result of some delibera-
tion ; it is not surprising, therefore, that the pros-
perity of the country and the prospects of the people
should be expressed pretty accurately by the fluctua-
tions in the marriage returns.
While the marriages increased rapidly in some
parts they were stationary or decreased in others. In
London 6,515 couples were married, which exceeds
the number married in the summer of 1848 by 1,;06.
In Surrey out of London, in Sussex, Kent, and
Berkshire, the marriages were nearly stationary; in
Hampshire they decreased. In the South Midland,
the Eastern Counties, es well as in Wiltshire, Dor-
setshire, and Devonshire,' marriages were stationary
or decreased; in Cornwall and Somersetshire there
was an increase. In Gloucestershire marriage was
stationary ; in Herefordshire and Shropshire, the
numbers married were unprecedentedly low ; in Staf-
fordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire—in-
cluding the chief seats of the Midland iron trade—
the marriages increased. The marriages rose from
383 in 1848, to 487 in Birmingham. In Leicester-
shire, Itutlandshire, and Lincolnshire, the marriages
were below; in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire,
above the average number ; the excess occurring
chiefly in the districts of Nottingham, Chester-
field, and Hayfield. The marriages in Cheshire
and Lancashire decreased. The decrease was
considerable in Liverpool, end greater still in Man-
chester. In the west riding of Yorkshire there
is an excess ; and this is moot conspicuous in Sheffield,
where the marriages in the five summer quarters
ending June 1847-51, were 283, 273, 289, 339, and
404. In Leeds the marriages were 351 in the June
quarter of 1848 ; 5:30 and 457 in the corresponding
quarters of 1850 and 1851. In Hull the marriages
increased from 147 in the .Juno quarter of the cholera
year 1849 to 175 in 1850, but have fallen again to
158. The marriages decreased in the north riding of
Yorkshire, in Northumberland, and Cumberland ;
increased in the coal districts of Durham. In Mon-
mouthshire and Wales marriages were less frequent
than in 1850.
It has been observed that the marriages increase
after a fatal epidemic ; and in the present return the
marriages, it is seen, have been in excess generally
where cholera was most fatal in 1849.

BIRTHS.
150,584 births have been registered in the quarter
endi❑g Sept. 30, 1851. This is the greatest number
of births ever registered in the same season of the
year, and exceeds by 23,411, and 15,361, and 3,614,
the births in the September quarters of 1847, 1849,
and 1850. The births of 467,096 children have
already been registered, and it is probable that in the
year the numbers will not fail short of 600,000. The
increase is distributed over all the divisions of the
country except the South Midland.