The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

during the Chinese c; of 1858-a." Colour-
Sergeant Hailing has also been -presented with a
silver medal and an annuity of £lO per annum since
his arrival in England, which were awarded by the
Lords of the Admiralty for meritorious service.
Mr. John D. Harry, late in charge of the cash
department, -Military Store branch of Woolwich
Arsenal, was yesterday promoted to the rank of
assistant military storekeeper ; and Mr. G. G.
Munro, late a clerk in the military store depart-
ment of ;he Arsenal at. Woolwich, to be assistant
.military storekeeper at Point de Gallo.

THE VOLUNTEER 310 VEMBVT.

The 3d West Riding of Y(
Rifle Volunteers, who passed

with great credit on Saturday last, are about to
commence shooting practice forthwith, having,
under the active and able superintendence of the
adjutant, Capt. Lepper, become proficient in their
position drill.
The two battalions of the Edinburgh Rifle
Volunteers were inspected in Holyrood Park, by
Colonel M'Murdo, the second on Saturday and the
first on Monday evening. On both occasions the
battalion was put through a variety of field move-
ments, including skirmishing on the adjoining
heights. In both cases, the colonel expressed great
satisfaction with what he had witnessed. In ad-
dressing the commanding officer of the first battalion
on Monday, he said had been per-
formed great si :Amity. After
some rer

as tr of equalising com-
panies. __ad( said, "Your advan-
cing and retiring 7as, in "nc wohl, admir-
able. In the army t :nt is -nnsidered one
of the most difficult, _t _ expe,lence of volunteers
is that they do it better than v- thing else ;in fact,
they always do it well. Your skirmishing is correct
in principle, and when you have learnt the princi-
ples of skirmishing, in connection with the use of
the firelock, your colonel will take you over those
hills, where you will learn the advantage of cover.
Skirmishing must be your forte,and you are learning
it according to correct principles."
The 7th of August, the day of the review of the
Scotch Volunteers by the Queen, will be observed
as a holiday at Edinburgh, and also by various other
towns, in order to allow the Volunteers to be pre-
sent. Many of the public buildings in Edinburgh
will be made available for the muster and accom-
modation of the Volunteers. The railways are offer-
ing facilities and advantages to the Volunteers from
all parts, but it is almost impossible yet to tell the
number likely to take part in the review, and the
movements to be executed must depend on the num-
ber on this ground.
A silver bugle will be presented to the Colchester
Volunteers on the 9th of the ensuing month, by
Lady de Crespigny. The presentation will be made
in Alresford-park, kindly placed at the disposal of
the Volunteers by Mr. W. W. Hawkins.
In addition to the cup which will be given in
September by the Sheriff of Norfolk to the best shot
among the Volunteers of that county, Mr. J. Mid-
dleton, of Haynford, has offered the handsome sum
of £5O for division among the second, third, and
fourth shots.

The 33d Middlesex Rifles had the honour of re-
ceiving a silver bugle on Tuesday last from the
ladies of Tottenham. The bugle was presented by
Mrs. Hall, the wife of the vicar, the Rev. W. J.
Hall. The ceremony took place in the grounds of
Captain Goss, in the presence of a large assem-
blage. After the presentation a party of about 200
sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by the
kindness of the captain. The corps now musters
85 effective members.

A grand review of Volunteers of Gloucestershire,
Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and South Wales,
is to take place in the neighbourhood of Gloucester-
shire on the 18th of September. Earl Ducie, Lord-
Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, has announced that
the Vt ar-office authorities have sanctioned the pro-
posal, and arrangements have been commenced for
the assemblage of the Volunteers on the occasion.
The place selected is a large tract of commonable
land called the Town Ham and Maisemore Ham,
close to the city of Gloucester.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE
WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)

In the week that ended last Saturday the num-
ber of deaths registered in London was 975. For
the corresponding -weeks of the ten years 1850-59,
the average number of deaths is found, with cor-
rection for increase of population, to be 1156. The
result of the comparison is satisfactory ; for the
actual number of deaths in last week was less by
181 than the estimated number.
The deaths from small-pox were not more than
11. There ►ere 51 from measles ; 4 of which oc-
curred in the Belgrave subdistrict, 3 in St. Mary
(St. George-in-the-East), 4 in the Leather-market,
Bermondsey, and,3 in:the East subdistrict of Green:
wick. There were 32 from scarlatina ;4 of which
occurred in Poplar. Diarrhoea exhibits a slight in-
crease, for it was fatal in the two previous weeks in
12 and 21 cases respectively, last week in 32. There
were also 2 deaths from cholera, viz., that of a wo-
man aged 22 years, on the 16th inst., at 42, Wel-
lington place, Mile-end Old-town ; and that of a
woman aged 55 years, on the same day, at 22, Tot-
tenham-place, Tottenham-court-real, from cholera
(15 hours) convulsions.
A boy aged 3 years died from burns received by
lucifer matches. A captain, R.N., aged 58 years,
died from " coup de soleil (8 years), hemiplegia (1
year), hypertrophy of the heart." A private
soldier killed himself by jumping from a window
of the Grenadier Guards' Hospital, and a corporal
of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich also committed
suicide by throwing himself from a window 45 feet
from the ground.
Last week the births of 809 boys and 827 girls,
in all 1636 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850-
59 the average number was 1530.
METROPOLITAN WATERS, JUNE 1860.
The waters used for domestic supply in London,
as analysed by Dr. Robert Pandas Thomson,
F.R.S., exhibit in the month of June a sensible
increase in the amount of organic matter washed
down from the agricultural districts by the con-
tinuous rains. Theircomposition affords a striking
contrast with that of water derived from mountain
ridges, as at Glasgow and Manchester, where the
organic matter has rather a tendency to diminish
during rain. The rain has favourably influenced
the sanitary condition of th© river, by preventing
the usual stagnation of the sewage within the city
at this season of the year.

Total impurity Organic im-
par zarlon. purity.
gra. or deg. gra. or deg.
*0 0.0

Distilled Water
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow
Manchester Water Supply
THAMES COMPANIES.
Chelsea
Southwark
Grand Junction
West Middlesex
Lambeth
OTHER COMPANIES.

1912
19.8 E
19.52
19'28
19'36

212
2 •30
2'oo
2.24
240

Kent
210
East London
New River
tar ains in the
The table is read thus—Loch Katrina
ni_watter innsoluion, of
:anon 3.16 degrees or grains of foreignante or animal origin.
which ledegrees or grains are of vegct
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
week 29.689
-
in
Tn he meean temperature of
wasperature in.
height of the barometer
to
29.53 in. on Thursday. _
The readings fell from 29.80 in. on Monday
the air in the week was 59 deg., 'which is 2.6 deg.
below the average of the same week in 43 years, as
determined by Mr. Glaisher. The thermometer in
the shade fell from 75 deg. on Tuesday to 50.2 deg.
on Wednesday. The range of temperature in the
week was therefore 21.8 deg. The difference be-
tween the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 4.7 deg. showing the amount of
dryness of the air. The average degree of hunidity
of the air was 86, complete saturation being repre-
sented by 100. The difference between Monday
and Tuesday in this respect was the difference be-
tween 95 and 80. A thermometer on the grass fell
on Thursday to 32 deg. The mean temperature of
the water of the Thames was 63.7 deg. The wind
blew almost constantly from the south-west. Rain
fell to the amount of 0.83 in., which fell chiefly on
Monday and Thursday.

THE SUNDAY LAW IN NEW YORIC..—Two fITO•
prietora of German theatres having sturdily resisted the
law closing their establishments on the Sabbath, the cm
of one of them was recently brought to trial in New York
before Judge Bonney. The plea of the defendant was the
unconstitutionality of yeah© Judge Bonney fully no.
tamed it as valid, and offender 250 dollars.,