The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

Ist dividend of 135., any Friday ori or after Jan. 9, at
Hope's' Leeds.
David Foster, Goole, ironmonger-2d dividend of ls.
any Friday on or after Jan. 9, at Hope's, Leeds
Peter Hewitt, Ossett Common, wor tad spinner—lstdivi-
dem! of 6s. 6d., any Friday on or after Jan. 9, at Hope's, I

Leeds.
Thomas Wright and S.m, York, tailors-Ist dividend of
2s. 10d., any Friday on ()rafter Jan. 9, at Hope's Leeds.
William Threlfall, Addinghatn, worsted spinner-3d
dividend of l 0., any Friday on or after Jan. 9, at Hopes,
Lleds.
Charles Abson (separate estate), Castleford, earthenware
manufacturer-Ist dividend of as., any Friday on or after

Jan. 9, at Hope's, Leeds.
John Swift, Stavely, grocer-2d div. of 6d, any Tues-

day, at Brewin's, Sheffield.

DIVIDENDS.
Jan. 15. D. Barclay, Long-lane, Bermondsey, leather
manufacturer—H. W. Richardson, Bansteed, licensed
victualler—B. Brett, St. George's-street, boot and shoe
manufacturer. Jan 14, J. Martyr, Union-street, iron-
monger. Jan. 15. P. S Donnelly, Twickenham, builder.
Jan. 14, T. B. Armstrong, Mount-street, fishmonger—F.
Chaffers, Old Broad-street, colonial broker. Jan. 15, M.
R. Steele, Leicester, linendraper—J. Close, Stratford,
baker—Jane E. Norton, and G. Z. White, Harrow-road,
stone merchant-7 W. B. Daguall, Wood-street, rope ma-
nufacturer. Jan. 19, J. Wakinshaw, Monkwearruouth,
iron manufacturer—G. Cowell, Durham, innkeeper. Jan.
16, J. Davis, Shrewsbury, printer. Jan. 14, W. Keeling,
Birmingham, merchant.
CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.

Jan. 15. L. Cohen% iisiaopsgate-street Within, City,
general merchant—Jan. 13. G. Stockbridge, Oxford-
street, draper— Jan. 14. J. L. Harvey, Chichester-place,
King's-road, draper—C. H. Collins, Winchester-buildings,
Southwark, merchant—L. Ensoll, Great Titchtield-street,
draper—A. Page, Baker-street, Portman-square, boot and
shoe manufacturer—Woods, Weybridge, Surrey, builder
—Jan. 17. T. Nash, Leather-lane and Kirby-street, Hat-
ton-garden, carpenter—Jan. 14. R. Bell, Gracechurcli-
street, City, contractor—R. K. Lane, Argyle-street, R -
gent-street, and Union-crescent, Wandsworth-road, bill
broker —Jan 15. J. Wood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire,
grocer—T., Gibbs, Burslem, Staffordshire, publican—W.
Humphries, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, innkeeper.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Blayney and W. Lister, Chertsey, Surrey, plumbers
--C. Higham and G. Holme, Blackburn, Lancashire, gro-
cers—J. Palmer and G. Palmer, Liverpool and Ormskirk,
tanners—A. F. Timothy and D. E. Timothy, Shwa
Thames, Horselydown, wharfingers—A. Fraser and J.
Orr, Manchester, yarn commission agents—H. Bown and
E. Bown, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, and Low
Harrogate, Yorkshite, jewellers— G. Bywater and S. Pel-
lard, Birstal Smithies, Yorkshire, blanket manufacturers
—J. J. Jackson and A. W. Gray, Schofield-place, West
Brompton, and Lawrence-lane, City, dyers—H. Crick and
W. 11, Bevoredge, Snsannahlstreet, Poplar, New-town,
shipsmiths in general—T. Guy and J. Guy, Tottenham-
court•road wheelwrights W. H. Gardener and J. S.
Arthey, Kersey, Suffolk, farmers J. Treadgold and
W. Treadgold, Portsea, Hampshire, iron merchants
T.. Thomas and B. T. Norton, Bristol, hat manu-
facturers Mary Mousley, W. Mousley, and B.
Mousley, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, tailors, so
far as regards W. Mousley W. Drayner and S. Red-
man, Millwall, Poplar, and George-yard, City, rope mann
lecturers—T. R. Taylor and J. P. Stevens, Arthur-street
West, City, isinglass merchants—W. Weeks and R. Pet-
man, Maidstone, ironfounders.--.-T. Fisher and W. K.
Walker, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, hide and skin
brokers—F. Beach, sen., F. Beach, jun., and J. H. Beach,
Hanover-street, Hanover-square, tailors, so far as regards
F. Beech, sen.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
David Graham, commission merchant, Glasgow.
James M'Rostie, sen., writer, Crieff, deceased.
David Stewart, shoemaker, Coupar-Angus.
William Wallace, mason, Forfar.
Archibald Campbell, coal and commission agent and
house factor, Glasgow.
Campbell, Yuill, and Co., bleachers and finishers,
Glasgow.
John Fraser, baker, Inverness.

HBA.LTII OF LONDON DURING Tlig

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)

After a sudden increase of mortality the weekly return
again exhibits results of a very favourable character.
In the week that ended on Saturday the deaths registered
in London decreased to 1,060. In the ten, corresponding
weeks of the years 1846-55 the average number of deaths
was 1,269 ; but if the excess of deaths in the fifty-first
week of 1847, when influenza nearly doubled the mor-
tality, be excluded lrom the calculation, and the average
thus reduced be corrected for the increased population
of the present time, it will be found that the ordinary
rate of mortality at this season would have produced
1300 deaths last week, and therefore more by 240 than
the number actually returned.
The number of deaths referred to the zymotic class of
diseases is 187, whilst the corrected average of corre-
sponding weeks is 317. It may be remarked that none
of the diseases of this description show a tendency to
prevail to an excessive degree. The mortality from
small-pox, which numbered 6 deaths last week (all,
except one, iu the Small pox Hospital), is low ; and the
greatest number of deaths in the zymotie class is re-
ferred to scarlatina, which was fatal in 42 cases, the
corrected average being 53. Forty children died from
hooping cough, sad 23 from measles. The deaths from
typhus or common fever were 37, exhibiting a decrease
on previous weeks. On reference to the table which ex
hibits the topographical distribution of six principal epi •
demics,.it will be seen that the eastern division of the
metropolis contributes more than its just contingent to
the total mortality from scarlatina and typhus ; and, to
whatever cause it is to be attributed, the same fact has
been frequently observed in the current year. Diseases
of the organs of respiration were fatal last week in 2JO
cases, showing a considerable decrease on the numbers
in two preceding weeks, which were successively 368
and 287. Bronchitis was the fatal disease in 110, or
nearly half of the whole number ; whilst pneumonia
carried off 93 persons, of whom 71 were children. In
the last three weeks phthisis, or consumption, which
stands in the tubercular class, caused 164, 130, arid 119
deaths. The deaths of 3 persons are returned as caused
by intemperance.
Last week the births of 868 boys and 823 girls, in all
1,691 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 the average
number was 1466. .

DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES .
Population Deaths in eorre- Dear'
Enumerated. eponding week in the

LOGO

1851. of 1855. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
F3males
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

1,257

1,060
538
522

Males
Females..

... 868
~.. 823

Total ..

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.128 iu. The
mean daily reading was above 30 in. on five days. The
barometer rose from 28 98 in. on Sunday to 30.46 in. on
Tuesday, the highest reading attained in the week. The
mean temperature of the week was 38.8 deg., which is
rather below the average of the same week in 38 years
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily tem-
perature was below the average on four days, and the
extent of depression on Tuesday was 9 deg. The lowest
reading in the week occurred on Wednesday, and was
24 deg. ; the highest reading occurred on the following
day, and was 48 deg. The range of temperature in the
week wai,, therefore, 24 deg. The mean dew-point tem.
perature was 36.5 deg., and the difference between this
and the mean air temperature was '2.3 deg. The rota,'
temperature of the water of the Thames was 43.7 deg.
The highest temperature of the river was 48.3 deg, on
fieller ; veered
6u to t
Sunday ;it declined till near the end of the week, and
on Friday the lowest temperature was 41.1 deg. The
wind, which blew from the north at the beginning of
the week, changed to south-west, andagraaini
north north-east. On Saturday it was in the west. The
air was frequent!y calm. Scarcely any
fog or haze prevailed on several days.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERab
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDA.; DEC. 20
Zyrnotic Diseases
187
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
40
Tubercular Diseases
162
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 4O
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 3
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy
Old Age
.;ludder. l7
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 57
Causes not specified

TURKISH FUNERAL AT PLYSioUTEL —An interesting
ceremony of this kind took place at the cemetery, Penny-
comequick, on Saturday last. The deceased was a
seaman belonging to the Peiki Zaffer, Turkish line-of-
battle ship, now being converted into a screw, at this
port. The body was brought on shore on a bier of rough
hewn board covered with a flag, followed by a large
cortege of the efficere, seamen, and marines belonging to
the vess,l. The melancholy and novel spectacle on its
way to the burial ground attracted a large concourse of
people, and on its arrival at the grave, the officiating
priests commenced in a sonorous voice to read a,r.d chant
the burial ritual, according to the Moslemite faith, the
funeral attendants standing, kneeling, and prostrating
themselves, during the ceremony. After the conclusion
of the service, the grave was carefully dug, and tested
by a compass in order to ascertain its bearings in relation
to the holy city—Mecca. The officiating priest then
went into the grave into which the body was lowered
coffieless. The bier was afterwards broken up and piled
in the grave, and the mould well trodden on the re
mnio .Er -0;7, 7 - • f! !!, ',7lBideratie
4,5 ; ,ocL, A :•
grave the forner commenced chanting certain paF,s•ige
is a loud voice, and finished the ceremony by pouring
water around the edge of the grave on both eiOes.