The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

TURKEY AND EGYPT•

The Journal des Dibats publishes the following :
" We have received letters from Constantinople and
Alexandria, both of the sth instant, but written under
very different impressions. We have already spoken
of the difficulties which have arisen between the
Porte and Egypt. After long negotiations which had
been going on for several months, the Porte, getting
impatient at the resistance of the Pacha, appeared
resolved to employ harsh measures, and had
sent into Egypt, ostensibly for Arabia, about 1,000
Albanians, followed soon after by two regular regi-
ments; but on the day when our letters were dis-
patched dispatches arrived at Constantinople from
Abbas Pacha, containing, it was said, protestations
of peaceful wishes, and which allowed hopes to be
entertained of an amicable arrangement of the quar-
rel. Our letters from Egypt speak in a different sense.
At Alexandria it was believed that the reply of the
Pacha to the ultimatum of the Porte must neces-
sarily lead to a crisis in spite of all the protestations
of devotedness and respect which the Pacha lavished
on the Sultan. It was said that this reply had been
concerted with Sir J. Murray, Consul-General of
England, who for some time has enjoyed the marked
favour of Abbas Pacha. It was even said that the
English squadron, under Admiral Parker, had quitted
Malta with orders to force the Ottoman squadron
back if it sailed for Egypt, and the attitude of the
Paella at home appeared to warrant such rumours.
We believe them, however, to be at least premature.
As to the Hungarian refugees, Austria has protested
against the intention announced by the Divan of
putting an end on September 1 to the detention in
the interior of the refugees of Kutaya. This protest
causes some embarrassment to the Turkish Cabinet,
which has promised the Eoglish G werument not to
detain any longer Kossuth, and his companions in
captivity. The Porte declares that it made no sti-
pulation with Austria as to delay. and that it remains
solejudge of its liberty of action in the matter;
that Hungary is now tranquil ; and that the moment
appears consequently favourable for putting an end
to a detention which occasions expense and embar-
rassment to the Turkish Government. Austria re-
plies that the Porte is not the sole judge of the
matter, but that an understanding ought to be come
to with Austria, and that the state of Europe im-
peratively calls for the continuance of the detention.
Such was the state of the question when Austria
sent in her protest. There is nothing new relative
to the affair of the Holy Sepulchre, as no decision
has yet been come to by the Commission. lip to
the present time, the efforts of the Porte to discover
the murderers of Father Bazile of Antioch have re -
mained without result. The statutes of the new bank
of Constantinople, with a capital of 25 millions of
francs, have been approved of. A great number of
shares have been taken."

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK
(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
The return for the week ending last Saturday in-
dicates a further and considerable increase in the
mortality. In the third week of July the deaths in
London were only 873 ; in the three following they
were 956, 1,010, and 1,038, and last week they rose
to 1,061. The last Number must be considered to
represent a high mortality even for London, where
the conditions of health are not the most favourable,
and at a period of the year which experience has
already shown to be extremely fatal to the young.
The deaths of last week were more than in any of
the corresponding weeks of the ten years 1841-50,
with the exception of that of 1847, when they were
1,108, and that of 1849, when the cholera raised the
total deaths to 2,230.
The classification of ages shows that the present
increase of mortality arises from complaints amongst
the young ; for of the 1,061 persons who died last
week, 565, or more than one-half, were not older
than 15 years.
On referring to the table of fatal causes it is at
once perceived that the epidemic class contributes in
the largest proportion to the returns of the week, 342
cases, or nearly one-third of the total number, being
enumerated under this head; and that diarrhcea,
which was fatal in 156 cases, is the predominant
disease amongst epidemics. The progress of diarrhoea,
dysentery, and cholera is shown by the following
numbers registered under these three heads in the
last six weeks, namely, 62, 75, 97, 158, 162, and
(last week) 190.
In the Borough-road sub-district, at 2, Taylor's-
place, William-street, on the 13th August, the
daughter of a journeyman furcutter, aged 5 years,
died of " scarlatina maligns coma." With reference
to this and a former case Mr. Elliott, the registrar,
makes the following remarks :-" Taylor's-place com-
prises three small houses in a yard, the entrance to
which is in William-street, but there is no thorough-
fare. A boy aged 7 years, brother of the deceased,
died in the same house on 2.1 of August, of remittent
fever and pneumonia. The statement of the mother,
when giving information on Friday, regarding
nuisances be which the occupiers have repeatedly
been annoyed, appeared so extraordinary, that I re-
quested that it should be made in writing, and have
accordingly received the accompanying letter* from
her husband. I have visited the spot, and been in-
formed that a woman living in another house has been
ill ever since the occurrences to which the statement
refers."
With the increase of diarrhoea there has been also
during the last six weeks an increase of cases of the
more virulent form of the complaint, under the de-
signation " cholera," the progress of which is shown
by its weekly numbers, viz.-9,8, 12, 16, and (in
the week ending last Saturday) 28. The particulars
of last week's cases, which are nearly double those of
the preceding return, are as follow :-
In Kensington, at Jenning's-buildings, on 14th
August, the son of a labourer, aged 3 weeks, " cho-
lera infantum (48 hour,)."
In the same sub-district, at 16, Church-street, on
13th August, the daughter of a printer, aged 9 months,
" cholera infantum."
In North-East sub-district of Chelsea, at 9, Chapel-
row, on 11th August, the son of a domestic servant,
aged 1 week, " infantile cholera" (3 days).
In the same sub-district, at 28, Chapel-row, on
14th August, the son of a police-constable, aged 11
months, " chronic hydrocephalus (from birth), cholera
infantum (2 days).
In All Souls, Marylebone, at 5, Booth's.place, on
14th August, the son of a postman, aged 4 months,
" cholera infantum (3 days).
In Somers-town, at 20, Bridgewater-street, on 9th
August, the wife of a wood-sawyer, aged 67 years,
" English cholera (1 week).
In the same sub-district, at 11, Northam's-build-
ings, on 7th August, the widow of a porter, aged 69
years, " English cholera (6 days)." Also at 2, Al_
denham- terrace, a child died of diarrhoea, in a locality
where the drainage is stated to be bad.
In East sub-district of Islington, at 41, Duncan-
terrace, on 10th August, the daughter of a solicitor,
ag'el 9 months, " English cholera
" (48 hours)."
This house is in a good situation, an
and well-built;
but the drains are in bad condition."
in St Clement Danes, at 4, Rolf'-buildings, on
14th S.
months gust' I
„ cholera (1
son of an organ-builder, aged 7
,
(1 day)."
In the sub-district of Goswell-street at 15 Smith-
street, on the 11th August, the daughter of a watch-
jeweller, aged 11 months,- " cholera infantum (3
days)."
In Ilaggerstone East, at 64, Great Cambridge-
street, on Bth August, the widow
85 years," old age, approaching nf a plumber, aged
19, cholera (3 days)."
at
In the same sub-district,York-street N orth,
on Bth August, the wife of a
gentleman, aged 65
yeete,exhaustion:' if English cholera (4 days),
In Church sub-district of Bethnal green, at 4,
Satch well's-rents, on Bth August, the daughter of
a
carman, aged 6 months, " atrophy from want of breast
milk (3 weeks), cholera infantum (1 week)."
In Mile-end New Town, at 14, Eigle-place, on
10th August, a labourer, aged 64 years, " cholera
(3 days)."
In St. George's-in the East S encer-street,
,at 1, p
on Bth August, the daughter of a ship-carpenter, aged
11 months, " English cholera (7 days)."
In the same district, at 8, Hardinge street, on 14th
August, the son of a mariner, aged 10 months,
" cholera infantum (5 days)."
In Ratcliffe, at 10, York-terrace, Salmon -lane, on
10th August, a dock labourer, aged 58 years, " Eng-
lish cholera (4 days)."
In the same sub-district, at 20, Bath-street, on 4th
August, the daughter of a police constable, aged 11
months, " cholera infantum (3 days)."
In Limehouse, at 3, John-street, on 9th August,