The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-03 00:00:00

DISEASES OF INTEMPERANCE.

At a meeting ot the Statistical Society- ot London, held
on the 16th of June the R:ght Hon. Lord Overstone,
President, in the chair, a paper was feed by Mr. F. G.
P. N. icon, on the " Ita,e of Mortality among Persons of
Intemperate Habits." Slr. Nelson commenced Lis paper
by explairling that the primaty reason tor collecting the
lets" then brought forward, was to apply the remits to
life assurance opt ations, and he had consequently only
included well marktd cases ut intemperance, and nut
Brought into Lis observations mere occasional drinkers,
or what is termed generous or "free livery." Through
out the whole of tae tables the mortality shown was
frighttully high. In the 6111.5 years of life, to which
the observation extended, 357 deaths had taken place;
nut if these lives had been subject to the same rate of
mortality as the general population of Englund and
Wales, the number of deaths would have been 110 only,
or less than one-third. Some curious results were
shown in the influence of the different kinds of drink on
the duration of life; beer drinkers averaging 21.7 years,
spirit drinkers 16.7, and those who drank both spirits
and beer indiscriminately 16 1 years. These results,
however, were not more curious than those connected
with the different classes of persons. The average du-
ration of life atter the commencement of intemperate
habits among mechanics, working and labouring men,
was 18 years; traders, dealers, and merchants, 17; pro-
fessional men and gentlemen, 15; and females, 14 years
only. Bat perhaps the most curious circumstance dis-
closed was the remarkable similarity between the pro-
portion of crime in the sexes to the proportion of deaths
from assigned causes of intemperance. It was shown
that the tendency to crime in the male sex is nearly
five times greater than that of the female, or more
siaietly, in the relation of 336 to 1,581, while the ratio
of deaths to the population from assigned intemperate
causes at the age or 20 and upwards, are in the relation
of 8,011 to 36,769—a most remarkable agreement, the
difference being with r 2i per cent —Builder.

FRENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
ceipt: of the principal French Railways :

NORTHERN.—From June 18 to June 24: Passengers,
291,1111.; goods, 182,6991.; total, 473,810 f.
ROUEN.—From June 15 to June 21 : Passengers,
96,3121.; goods, 81,4041.; total, 177,716 f.
HAvitz.—From June 15 to June 21 : Passengers,
38,409 f.; goods, 37,135 f. ; total 75,544 f.
ORLEANS.—From June 16 to Jane 22 : Passengers,
92,0471. ; goods, 109,4021.; total, 201,449 f.
BORDEAUX.—From June 16 to June 22: Passengers,
41,469 f.; goods, 43,63314 total, 85,1021.
VlERzoN.—From June 16 to Jane 22 : Passengers,
36,9331.; goods, 39,7621.; total, 75,695 f.
BOULOGNE.Frotri June 16 to June 22 : Passengers,
32,575 f.; goods, 14,9721.; total, 47,547 f.
NANTES.—From June 14 to June 20 : Passengers,
23,096 f.; goods, 20,4071.; total, 43,503 f.
TUASBURG.—From June 18 to June 24: Passengers,
104.773; goods, 67,2281.; total, 172,001 f.

MONTEREAM—From June 11 to Juno 17: Passengers.
11,831 f.; goods, 13,715 C ; total, 25,546 f.
MARSEILLES.—FromJune 11 to Juno 17: Passengers,
44,026 f.; goods, 22,255 f.; total, 66,284 f.
LYONS. —From June 8 to June 14 : Passengers,
220,624 f.; goods, 53,285 f.; total, 273,9091.
CIIARTRES.—From June 9 to Juno 15: Passengers,
28,4771.; goods. 17.0731.; total, 45,5501.

STOCE-IN•TRADE.—The Act 3(1 and 4th Vie., c.
89, continuing the exemption of inhabitants from liability,
to be rated as such in respect of stock•in-trade, or other pro-
perty, to the relief of the poor, is pr.:posed by Mr. B.,uverie
arid Sir George Grey to be continued till the Ist October,
1852. The Bill authorising the continuation has been printed.

BRITISH CLIPPERS.—We may notice the quitk
passage of 'be new brig Everton, Captain John Ditchburn,
laut,chrd by Mr. R. \% illiamson this year at Harrington,
which has just completed her passage to Barbadoes and t ack
iu sixty days. Captain D. writes in the most flattering
terms of his vessel, and stated that, although fur some time
be met with cross winds, he passed every vessel in his track.
—culnkrland racquet.