The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-01 00:00:00

HAELTH' OF LONDON DURING THE

WEBS

(From the Report of the Registrar-General

The total number of deaths registered in London in
•
the week that ended on Saturday was 1,106. It shows
'a small increase on the returns of the two previous
weeks, because deaths in reference to which coroner's
inquests have been held are entered in the register books
in more than their just weekly proportion, about the end
of every quarter. This circumstance does not affect the
comparison with corresponding weeks, and may be
stated that the present rate of mortality is quite as low
as the average rate at the end of September, though the
latter be reduced by excluding deaths from epidemic
cholera in the years 1849 and 1854.
The deaths referred to the zymotic class of diseases
last week are 248—a number which is rather low, and
supplies a favourable indication of the public health.
Smallpox was fatal in only 7 cases, measles in 13, hoop-
ing cough in 23, croup in 7; scarlatina, however, was
fatal in 51, and the registrars of Hackrey-road, Bethnal-
green, and St. James, Bermondsey, mention families in
which this disease has committed most serious ravages.
A nurse, aged 35 years, died in Greenwich of " inflam-
mation of the cesophagus (5 weeks) with oedema of the
trachea (1 week)," on the 21st of Sept. Her medical
attendant, Mr. Shute, states that her mistress and two
I children caught the disease at Boulogne, and were re-
moved to Folkestone, where they died. She took the
complaint when in attendance on them.
Diarrhoea continues to decline, and under the present
low temperature will soon fall to its minimum. It rose
to its maximum in August, when the number of fatal
cases in a week was 253. Last week the number was 72.
There were only 4 cases of cholera, 3 of these among in-
fants—and 11 of dysentery. One person died from
" scorbutug," 41 from typhus and common fever, 4 from
rheumatic fever, 4 from rheumatism, 3 from carbuncle, 3
from intemperance ; 17 infante)from want of breast-milk.
Last week the births of 795 boys and 740 girls—in all
1,535 children—were registered in London. In the 10
corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 the average
number was 1,499.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.41 in. The mean
temperature was 52.9 deg., which is 2 deg. below the
average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily
temperature was more or less below the average during
the whole week. The highest temperature was 65•5 deg.,
on Tuesday ; the lowest 49 deg., on the Sunday previous.
The mean dew point temperature was 46.4 deg., and the
difference between this and the mean temperature of the
air was 6•5 deg. The wind blew from the south-west till
the end of the week, when it changed to south-east. Rain
fell on every day, and the whole amount was 1'43 in:,
nearly half of which fell on Saturday.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Biood-vessels
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
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
Atrophy
Old Age
udden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified

248
47
181
114
45

DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES 1,106
Population Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerate& sponding week in the
1851. Of 1855. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
Swnith Districts ...... 616,635 ...... 347

Totals
Males 553
Females 548
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females..

795
740

Total .

1,535

SERIOUS COLLISIONS IN THE MERSEY.

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At an early hour this morning the screwTUES stDeamer
Silloth, Captain Acken, from this port, bound for
Whitehaven and Carlisle, came in collision with the ship
Admiral Boxer, from Quebec for Liverpool, off the
Formby Light-ship, and had her funnel, main, and
mizenmasts, binnacle, and steering wheel carried away.
She at once returned to port. The Admiral Boxer had
her figure-head carried away in the collision.
Yesterday evening, shortly before 8 o'clock, an acci-
dent of a serious and alarming nature took place on the
river between the Birkenhead ferry-boat Fanny and the
Manx packet Fairy. The Fanny quited the landing-stage
at about 20 minutes to eight, and was making her course
towards Birkenhead Ferry. About midway in the river
a ship was lying at anchor. The Fairy was on her home-
ward voyage from Ramsey, and, whilst rounding the ship
mentioned, came in violent contact with the Fanny,
staving in her port bow. The Fanny immediately bore
up for the ship at anchor, and was alongside, discharging
her passengers, when the Britannia, her companion boat,
which was returning to Liverpool, went to her assistance,
took her passengers en board, and her into tow, to take
her to Birkenhead ; but when abreast of Monks' Ferry
the disabled boat went down. It is estimated that the
Fanny, which is a small iron boat, had on board between
60 and 70 passengers. Both packets had their proper
lights exhibited, and the accident would seem to have
arisen by reason of the ship moored at anchor preventing
the packets being seen by each other until too late to
avoid the collision. The Fairy proceeded to the old
landing-stage, Prince's Pier, discharged her passengers,
and did not manifest having received any damage. This
peg hags is accounted for from her having run into the
Fanny stem on.

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Lally INSURANCE COMPANIES.
ring
Dividend Amount i
leg., Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Ous. Annum. Share.
the
the £ a. d. £ a. d.
Albion .... • • ....•• .. 3/. 105. 500 0050 0 0 86
t till Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 145. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18
lain Ditto Marine ......• 61. p.c. bs. ;00 0 0 25 0 0 42
in:,
Atlasnch . Anchor ........ .. 6 perFs ofi
cent. t. 5 0 1 0 0 -
50 0 0 515 0 173
Argus Life .....:::.• ••• 5
• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 23
British Commercial .. 71. 105. 50 0 0 50 0 6%
ClericLaled.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0
County .. .. • ........• 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 104
IED Crown .............. 17a. Od 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Eagle •• •• ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 714
Equity and Law...... 414 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 5%
248 European Life l/. 20 0 0 all 18%
47 General.. -.••• •
Ilf 5%
181 Globe ••• •• .... 51. per cent. Stock. ~ 104%
Guardian ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 553
114 Imperial Fire... •• .... 12/. per cent 500 0 0 50 0 0
45 imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... 11.3 s & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 90
X 26 Law Fire • • 25.& 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3%
Law Lite........ ...... - 100 oxslo 0 0 61
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 5%
Lo
20
60London O • ...
Lndon Ship.... -
Marine-. .. ...•• • • .. 18s.per share 100 0 0 28 0 0 62
8 Med.lnvlid&iGen. Life 4%1. per et. 59 0 0 2 0 0 31%
10 Minerva .......• •• •• 5/ n. et. 20 0 0 20 0 --
A Monarch .. --••- •• 5 0 0 1 0 0 14
National Loan Fund.. 51. pe-7cent 20 0 0 210 0 -
1 Palladium Life ... ..... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 33g
28 Pelican --•••• •• •• - - - 50
53 Phoenix ......... „.,... - - - 1803
Professional Life.. •• •• 51, per cent. 5 0 010 0 -41 provident Life- -•• .• 11. 55. & bs. 100 0010 0 0 383
20 Rock Life.......... - 75. 5 3 0 010 0 8%
81 Royal Exchange • • 101. per cent. Stock. all 277
19 Bun Fire "••
• ...: 6/. 10s. - „ 248
Ditto Life l/. 148.
-
-
- 17nited Xingdom ...• 41. n, ct. &bs. 20 0 0 40 0 5
08 Universal Life . • 5/14er cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 40
.hs Victoria Life .. ••.• • • 51. per cent. - 412 6 5%
be
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
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3
Name
of
Cothpany. Dividend Amo
pef unt
Par.
d ; Annum. Share. Price,
)
d Bank of Scotland ...• 71. per cent. 100 C 0. 100 0 0 20110 s . British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 219/0a j 1
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 121 Os 1I
Clydesdale Bank .• .• 5% /. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13/11a C ,minercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 590 0 0 100 0 0 235/0s Eastern 8ar.k.....• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 121 8s
Edinb. & Glasgow.... 3%1. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 041 18s i
I Exchange Bilk of Scot -
National Dank .• - -6% er cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19910 s at
North of Scotland Bank 51.pper cent 20 0 0 , 210 0 5/4sod 1
Royal Bank of Scott .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 .100 0, 0 14510 s A
Union Bank of Scot. •• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 103/0s s
Western. 8ank...... -7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 421158 ti
Alliance Fire and Lire 8% 4pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17/105 ti
British Guarantee ... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 1/ 138 p
Caledonian Fire Incur . 10c. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25110 s p
' City of Glasgow Life -6/. per cent. 0 0 2001/ 65 p
Co'onial Life ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 OSi 7s p,
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. ner cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 191 55 si
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 5/.ner cont. 50 0 0 3 5 0 1/ 78 Ti
Life Assoc. of 3entiand 64 per cent. 10 0 0 113 OG/ lOs v,
Nationa; Fire and Life 64 per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 02/ 03 v.
North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 36/10s
Scottish Union Insrnc. VV. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 00 1/ 14s w
Standard Life --- •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 20/10s -
United 1/en Assurance 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -
MISCELLANEOUS. sp.
So
' Dividend Amount pr
Name, of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. r Share.
I ---.-
£ a. d. X s. 0.
Assam Tea .........• 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - ab
Auctien Mart.. •• •• •• 24 per cent. 50 0 0 - - he
Australian Agriculturl 11. 15. 100 0 0 17 10 0 24% di:
Australian Trust •• - 81. per cent - 25 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mall 5/. 10 0 0 all - th
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 103. 10 0 0 all - tho
British American Land 158. - 40 0 0 - tin
Canada ... •• .... •... 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 103%
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - - _... ter
Ditto, 6 per cent. .• 61. per cent. -
- 112 an(
City Navigation Bonds -- - - by
Electric Telegraph - 6 per cent Ditto. 25 0 0 24 0 0 94 the
- - - -
Equitable Reversionry 71pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - not
Bate New ........ - 50 00117 10 0 - Plo.
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 are
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 P•ct,
15 00i14 0 0 -- jffa
Hudson's Bay.. .. .• ... Stock. ' -
~
Ilungerford ...... •• .. 21. 55 -
100 0 0 100 0 0 ' -
London Institution ..• -
London Reversionary 5/per cent, 15 0 0 1 _
Russell Institution.. •• - al -
- 12 10 0 -
ReversionaryPriee'sPatent Cand.Co 104 per cent 20 0 0 1 17 10
pr cent. 100 0 0 1001 25X 0
Int. Soc. 4% 4
- the
Royal Mail Steam.... 44 , 0
p. share. 100 0 0I 60 0 0 - 0
South Australian Land 6/.per Cent. 25 0 0 all 35%
Trust and Loan Comp. Dow
Upper Canada .... _
ii.". -
______2o 0 0 0 Ol

THE TAADE OF LIVERPOOL. The " Customs Bill of
Entry" gives a return of the number and tonnage of the
ships that have entered inwards from and cleared out-
wards for foreign ports, in the week ending Sept. 27,
1856, as well as for the corresponding week of 1855. It
appears that during the last week 92 ships of an aggre-
gate tonnage of 55,641 tons, entered inwards, against 63
ships, 28,727 tons, in 1855, being an increase of 29 in
the number of ships, and an increase of 26,914 tons in
the tonnage ; the number of clearances outwards during
the week, 79 ships,
of a tonnage of 45,805 tons, against
104 ships and 55,437 tons in 1855, being a decrease of
25 ships and 9,632 tons.
THE BESSEMER PROCICSS.—Tho Gateshead Observer
says :—"Part of an ingot of iron, made by the Basseino
process, has this week been tried at a forge on the Tyne.
It was placed red-hot, under Nasmyth's hammer, and
beaten. Instantly it flew in all directions, and one of
the foremen, a conservative in his craft, triumphantly
exclaimed to one of his employers (no implicit believer in
the new process), `Where is your fine icon now ?' " At
8,3,5 r. Bessemer's invention was
the ironmasters' meeting, in Staffordshire, the Stafford-
shire Advei tiser
a good deal discussed, but no very sanguine opinion was
expressed with regard to its practical success in the pre-
sent shape which the process assumes. An experiment
recently made in Wolverhatnpton has proved that supe-
rior iron may
be produced by this process without pud-
dling, but as the result in other cases is quite the reverse,
it is doubted whether the process can be depended
upon buts the result of
this,
gained ;
a experience. The adaptation of
every great discovery to practical purposes has always
required repeated trials and patient attention to minor
details.'