The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-15 00:00:00

STATE OF Ct(l 11E IN THE

••• 199
... 2,987

••• 9
... 8
2,129

MORTALITY in th METROPOLIS.
sUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED P.
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1461
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ..
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ..;
lubercular Diseases ...
liseases of the Brain, Nerves, And Senses...
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... •••
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs oti
Respiration ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 157
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, acid Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ••• ••• .•• •••
Premature Birth ••• ••• •• •••
at'', Thy
••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ,••• •••
Sudden ••• ••• ••• ••• • • ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Inbiraperance
Causes not sptclfied

*233
32
... 208

••• 43

... 64

... 8
... 0

... 5
... 31

.„ a

... 4

... 15
... 30

•.. 2

DXATES FROM ALL CAUSER ... ... 1,041
ropulatien Deathsjn corre- Deati e
Enumerated, spondlmi week In the
1841. of WO. Week.
Nest Districts... 301,189 .. 181 ... 168
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 155 ... 202
tlentrill I,istric:ts 374,199 ... 134 ... 181
But Districts ... 393,067 ... 19Q ... 216
w.itith Districts.. 503,346 ... 247 ... 274

rota's... ..... 1,948,369 „..
Al ale&

..., 1,04
... 555
... 486

Females

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

•%. 791
7 $ 1

Total ...
•In this number are included 11 by Scarlstika, 48
by Typhua Fever, and 23 by Diarrhoea.

MONEY MARKET —The quotation of veld at Paris
is about 3 per mille discount, according to the
new tariff, which, at the English Mint price of
17s. 141 per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 2a 10; and the exchange at Paris on London at
short being 25.00, it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hain-
burgh the price of gold is 42> per mark, which, at the Eng.
lisp Mint price of cl. 17s. loid. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.4 i; and the exchsngo at Ham.
burgh on London at short being 13.6.1, it follows that gold
is 0.18 per cent. dearer in London than in liamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a'
60 days' sight is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange
between England and America being 103 z 3-40 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally 1.17 per cent. in
favour of England; but eta' making allowance for differ-
ence of intereet and charges of transport. the present rate
leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.

ARREST OF A R.CONDING DEBTORS.—On Tuesday
a Bill was printed by order of the House of Lords. brought
forward by the E rl of Ilarrowby, to facilitate the more
speedy arrest of absconding debtors. It is proposed to give
authority to the Commissioners of Bankruptcy and Judges
Of County Courts to issue warrants tor the arrest of ab-
sconding debtors. The writs of capias from the superior
courts are to issue thereupon. The ‘A arrant is to be Auxi-
liary to such writ of capias, and persona so arrested may
apply to a Judge of one of the superior courts to be dis-
th&rged. Oa the payment of the debt and costs
the party arrested to be discharged. In case it
should appear to the satisfaction of a jury in any
action brought for false imprisonment under a warrant
authorised to be issued that such imprisonment was
malicious, or that there was no probable cause of action,
then the warrant and the writ of capias i.sued thereor
shall in either of such cases be no ground of justification to
the person at whose suit the same shill have been issued.
Certain fees are to be payable, but none in the Court of
Bankruptcy. home forms to be used are given in a sche-
dule to the Bill.
DovER, MAT 14.—Wind E.N.E., strong.—Arrd.
Al-rt, Buenos Ayres.
DUNGENESS POINT.—Arrd. Fancbon, Bahia for Stack.
holm; C aro Hayti tor CATentasezi; Rapid, Oporto
for Bora,
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M E
The criminal re,urns of the metropolitan police for
1850 have just b4en pnbli,hed, with e.,mparattve state-
ments from the year 1831 to 1850 inclusive.
The off-noes are eittssiti ii, 4tnply nut simply ; and
from the 4tble4 it is found that the number of pers9ns
taken into custody have been for ofronees against the
person:—
Murder ... 7
Cu' (tug and wounding ... 86
Stubbing, a,ttnieiatering ... 13
Catneealing births
Manslaughter ••• ..• 38
Extorting money under &break.. ... 10
Baps
••• 22
Aisaults with intent ... 21
Rgatny
... 27

Assaults, common ... 5,648
„ on police
Attempting rescue ••• ••• ••• 304
Obstructing p)iice 186
Attempting suicide 258
For offences against property committed with violence
Burglary 100
Breaking premi=es ••• ••• ••• 118
Robbr.ry
... 61
•• assaults with intent to• rob . . 5
For offences against property without violence:—
Stealing cattle, horses, or sheep
... 30
Laretny ••• ••• •-• .• ... 9,328
Misdemeanor ••• ... 686
Ern b. zzlement ••• ••• ... 242
Receiving stolen goods 218
Frauds ... ..• ••• ••• ... 305
C ,nviraey to defraud 22
D ig htealing ..• _
Pavinin.;
Udiawfu• po.a *sine of goods •••
Fur malicious uffaices agalust property:—
Arson ..:

Trespasses
Wilful damage
Wiitul damage to fruit-trees ...
For ,ffeuces against the currency:—
Y.rgery •••
C "• •••
Uttering ••• 870 ,
There is a lung list of other offences not included
under either of these heads, such as keeping brothels
(8), indecently expning the person (61), exposing lode
cent pictures (1), statiggling (216), perjury (1), poach-
ing (10). and riot (18). Of the artifices which mare
immediately show a low state of morality, it must no
vat: thatdgr-idtit3,
Bthleo. tiumb-r of prostinve• apprehended was
2.502, disorderly characters. 4 839 ; drunk and disor-
derly, 11 42i ; drunk and not disorderly, 12 477 ; re-
puted thieves 718; auspicious characters, 3,431; and
The grand totals stand thus:—Apprehended, 70 827;
diselisrod by magitttfatts, 35,591; summarily dealt with,
30,721; tr:intnitted, 4,515; convicted, 3,589 ; seglitted,
7u7; and bills not. lAA or not prosecuted, 219.
'rho nu ~ber of offences which were summarily disposed
of, committed by males of 20 and under 25 years of age,
amounted to 4.954, that being the age at which tbi.
gn atest number I*. PenrA against the males. The numb- r
!o,aftarebinesr (2,
1....,i0v8) iiecasatifu3ciatit gee avl-aiy 1e s 20m17ale.swas
though theat 3
gru-atestodaa
under 4U yews of age.
number committed for trial 1,022 were boys of
15 and under 20 years of ar.
Of the- gr,,ss total of ridfenders apprehended, 10,255
411,,:es and 7.582 :maks. cont.t neither read nor write;
32,750 miles, and 15.728 female!, eiuld . only rfad
snit write itnperteetly; I 592 tusks, and 382 females,
cArld read and write well; and 499 males, and 39 fe-
males, hid reveired luptrior Instruction.
In the Pieviou4 le.'', 1849. 70 666 persons were sp•
ptehotide.d, 'wing 161 Lss than la. t y ear. Ot that
'.umber 34,756 were tti‘eharged, being 835 lees then
in 1850 ; 31,343 we e sum in r.ly disposed or, being
622 in, ,re vow, in 1850; 4.567 w. re committed for
trial, being also 52 Wee than in 1850 ; 3.643 vv.-T.-,
convicted, being again 56 more than in 1850 ; 703
were accp.itied, bring 4 leas than in 1850 ; and 221
were not prosecuted, heitg two Wit than in 1850. S ►
that, with a larger numb.: of apprehensions, we have a
smaller number summarily diepos.-d of, committed and
convicted, and a larger nuelberdischarg, d by magistrates,
acqui.ted and not pro*cuted. These comparisons
might
,be carried to an almost indefinite length, so
profuse is the information afforded of the criminal
statistics of the metropoira for the last ten yea's,
but suffiJient having been inid ou the general heade, this
article can only be rendered more complete by the briet
-te'em-rit that of the last ytiar'is offenders, 616 have been
recognised as haviug been la custody for felony twice ;
124. three times ; 33 four thins ; and 10 five times.
There is a:so a classiticatriot of the ealli-gs of the of-
fenders. which opens a widOfield for the investigation u 1
the curium.