The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-01 00:00:00

BA.N.Q UET TO GENERAL LORD CLYDE,

G.C.B.

The members of the United Service Club paid a
handsome tribute of respect last evening to General
Lord Clyde, the " pacificator of India," on his re-
turn home. A more enthusiastic appreciation of
his gallant labours cold not have been displayed
by both services—military and naval.
The spacious coffee-room of the noble club-house
in Pall-Mall, the largest and most elegant apart-
ment in the house, was selected for the entertain-
ment. A more appropriate salle a manger could
not have been selected, for the walls are hung with
the full-length portraits of some of the illustrious
heroes—naval and military—who have shed a lustre
over sea and land, names renowned in history.
Among the conspicuous heroes there to be seen
on canvas are Admiral Sir Francis Drake, John
Duke of Marlborough, Admiral Lord De S aumarez,
General Sir Ralph Abercromby, Admiral Sir Geo.
Cockburn, Marshal Viscount Beresford, General
Lord Saltoun, the late King of the Netherlands,
and the present King of the Belgians.
The tables were so arranged that the one at which
Lord Clyde sat formed the pi incipal one. All were
equally sumptuously adorned by a profusion of
plateaux and ornamental plate, furnished from pri-
vate sources, through the medium of the well-known
firms of Hunt and Roskill, and of Hancock and
Shepard, of Bond-street. The chief groups, in
silver, were selected from English history. That
before the president's chair represented the figure
of Victory, upon a pedestal, holding a wreath of
trophies, with emblematical figures, with inscri:p-
tions in commemoration of the battles in the Crime a.
A great variety of beautiful specimens of art, In
silver and gilt, cups, vases, tazzas, &c., filled with
the choicest flowers, relieved the tables. The deli-
cious fruits, clusters of grapes, &e., were inter-
spersed with the flowers, which gave a beautiful
• effect to the ensemble. Messrs. Chater, of the
London Tavern, had the distinction to supply the
banquet, which was of a princely character.
By half-past seven o'clock the company began to.
assemble, the dinner committee being in attendance
somewhat earlier. The Secretaries of• State for
India and War (Sir Charles Wood and Mr. Sidney
Herbert), who came together, arrived early.
General Lord Clyde, accompanied by his relative
and military secretary, Colonel Sir A. Sterling,
arrived punctually at eight o'clock. A crowd had
collected outside the club-house, in order to see the
hero of the late struggle in India. In alighting
from his carriage, the gallant general made a rapid
dash into the club, those who obtained a glimpse
setting up a hearty cheer, which was reiterated by'
those less fortunate in their object. On entering
the grand staircase, the full band of the Coldstream
Guards, conducted by Mr. Godfrey, the veteran
master of the band, saluted the presence of the noble
and gallant guest by playing the grand march of
the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, of which his
lordship is now colonel.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by his aide-de-camp, Colonel Tyrwhitt, came
shortly afterwards.
As the Duke of Cambridge and the other gallant
company, who had congregated in one of the upper
saloons of the Club-house, descended from the stair-
case to pass into the banqueting-room, the military
band played the familiar air of " The Roast Beef of
Old England."

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
presided on the occasion, having seated on his right
hand, General Lord Clyde, G.C.8., the Right Hon.
Sir Charles Wood, Bart., M.P., and Admiral Sir
Thomas Cochrane, G.C.B. ; and on the left, the
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., General Sir
William Gomm, G.C.8., and General Sir John
Burgoyne, G.C.B.
Major-General Stanhope, Lieut.-General Sir Jas.
Jackson, K.C.8., Major-General Sir W. Brereton,
C. 8., Colonel Gilpin, M.P., Colonel Blois, and Col.
de Bathe officiated as vice-presidents at the different
tables.

Lieutenant-Colonel Norman, Colonel Metcalfe,
and Major Allison, recently on the Staff of Lord
Clyde in India, were the only " strangers" present
at the banquet, and were invited expressly in com-
pliment to Lord Clyde, for, being hon. members of
the club, they were not eligible.
Covers were laid for 160 persons.

_HEALTH OF LONDON DURING MS

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The deaths in London last week were the same
in number as those of the previous week, viz., 975.
The deaths have not reached a thousand in any of
the four weeks of July except the second. The
average number of deaths has been obtained for
the weeks corresponding with last week of the tell
years 1850-9, and this with a correction for increase,
of population, is 1,206 ; the actual number returned
is therefore less than the estimated amount by 231.
As some explanation of a result apparently so fa-
vourable it should be added that the high mortality
suffered during a great part of this year prematurely
deprived the population of many infirm lives, but,
chiefly, the weather, though still cold for the sea-
son, has been more favourable to health, and there-
fore lightened the bills of mortality.
The returns have lately shown a small increase
in diarrhoea. The weekly deaths in July from this
complaint were 12, 21, 32, and (last week) 52. Of
these 52, all except 5 were those of young children;
also 2 deaths of infants were referred to cholera.
Diarrhoea and measles were fatal in almost equal
degrees ; for the latter disease carried off 53 chil-
dren. Measles seems to prevail chiefly in the east
districts, in which 24 cases were recorded. Four
occurred in the sub-district Whitechapel North, 5
in St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East), 3 in Ratcliff,
4 in the Poplar district; and on the south side of
the river, 6in the district of St. Saviour. The re-
gistrar of St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East) states
that measles is now very prevalent in his district ;
of 24 deaths recorded by him in the last fortnight a
third part was caused by that complaint. Fatal
cases of small-pox • have now declined to 7 in the
week ; there were 31 of scarlatina, and 4 of diph-
theria.

Three infants were murdered ; a boy was sutfo•
cated on a brick-kiln ; a young woman died. of
epilepsy from the habitual use of opium.
Last week the births of 917 boys and 868 girls, in
all 1,785 children, were registered in London. In
the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59
the average number was 1,534.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.685 in.
The barometrical readings rose from 29.50 in. ea
Monday to 29.86 in. on Wednesday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 55.6 deg.,
which is 6.3 deg. below the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was much below the
average throughout the week. The highest point
attained by the thermometer in the shade wee
69.5 deg. on Sunday and Friday ; the lowest point
was 42.8 deg., on Thursday. On the latter day
thermometer on the grass fell to 35 deg. The range
of temperature in the week was 26.7 deg. The
mean daily range was 17.5 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 5.5 deg., showing the amount of
dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity
was 82 : on Monday the humidity was 98, ap-
proaching closely complete saturation, The wind
was in the south-west on Monday; with this excep-
tion it was in the north-west generally on the first
five days ; it was south-west the rest of the week.
Rain fell to the depth of 0.89 in. ; it fell chiefly on
Monday and Saturday. A heavy thunderstorm
occurred between four o'clock p.m., and six on the
latter day.

THE ANTIMONI4L POISONINGS AT
LIVERPOOL.- COMXI77I4L OF TH-E

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magistrate,b when the deposition of the various
witnesses were read over to him. The depositions,
which were very voluminous, occupied the Court
several hours in reading.
The whole of the evidence having been gone
through, the prisoner Was fully committed for trial
at the assizes, and the several witnesses entered
into recognisanees to appear.
It transpired in court during the proceedings
today that in the case of the three Townshends,
in whose bodies large quantities of antimony wag
discovered by Professor Taylor during his analysis,
the charge against the prisoner will be deferred,
pending the trial in Mrs. James's case at the tip'
preaching assizes.
The most important evidence against the pri-
soner was given by Inspector Horn, of the detec•
tive force, towards the close of the proceedings
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Horn, amongst
other statements, deposed to taking awaY
from Mrs. James's, on the day she was taken to the
hospital, a cup containing a quantity of cooked
sago, Mrs. James having previously partaken of a
portion of the sago. When taking the prisoner
into custody Mr. Horn told him that Dr. Edwards
had analysed this cooked sago, and had found anti
many in it. The prisoner replied, "I made the.
sago, which I took to her at five o'clock that
morning, but I put no antimony into it. I know
the use of antimony; I have given it to cattle, but
I have not used it for the last 18 years."