The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop Scourge, which left
Sierra Leone on the 3d inst., arrived in Plymouth Sound
yesterday afternoon. The only ship of war in port when
she left, was the Salamander, Commander George T.
Meehan, to which the pennant of Commodore Adamsand
the crew of the Scourge have been transferred. The Chil-
ders, 12, Commander Hickley, had left for the Bights.
The sloop Philomel, 8, Commander Skene, was on the
North Coast of Gambia. The brig Linnet, 8, Commander
H. Need, and the screw steam-sloop. Plumper, 9, Com-
mander W. H. Haswell, were on the South Coast. The
paddle-wheel steam-sloop Alecto, 5, Commander Robert
Phillips, was conveying the newly-appointed Consul
down the Cape Coast. The paddle-wheel steam-vessel
Antelope, 3, Lieutenant-Commander Charles H. Young,
will come home shortly with volunteers from the Afri-
can squadron. The Scourge incurred some damage at
Fernando Po last August, and has returned for repairs,
when she will go back to Sierra Leone, and receive her
crew again- from the Salamander. She brought a mail,
some invalids, and a number of volunteers. The• coast
of Africa is comparatively healthy. The Scourge called
at Gorse, where she left the French squadron, and at
Teneriffe, where there were some American ships of
war. When nearing Usbant, nn Monday afternoon,
she exchanged colours with the steam-ship Thames,
outward bound.

The Royal Mail Company's paddle-wheel steam-ship
Orinoco, transport No. 218, was, in accordance with or-
ders previously received from the Admiralty, ready for
the reception of troops and hoises at Southampton yes-
terdey. The Great Western, steam-tramp: t, No. 5,
will be ready for the conve)ance of troops, &c., on the
2d of March. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
screw steam-ship Candia, transport No. 213, is awaiting
the arrival of horses and troops. This vessel, which is
now lying in the Southampton docks, was to receive on
board at that port to-day, 217 troops and 190 ho Fes,
bewles officers ; but up to last evening no information
had been received that they would positively arrive.
The Orinoco, which was to embark horses. &0., yester-
day, has not yet received the Government stares, and
the Candia is in a like position. The crew for both
ships have had their victualling placed on board by their
respectil e companies. Owing to the non-arrival of the
hey, &e., for the horses and troops (the Government
undertaking to provide the necessary stores), there is
little probability that the troops will embark at South-
ampton to-day, as originally intended,
The General Screw Company love received orders to
prepare their four large ships, viz.—the Argo, No. 81 ;
the Calcutta, No. 195, the Queen of the South, No.
135 ; and the Hydaspes, No. 87, for the reception of
horses and troops. These ships are to be fitted to con-
vey the following :—Calcutta, 26 officers, 140 men, and
160 horses ; Argo, 28 officers, 150 men, and 190 horses ;
and the Hydaspes and Queen of the S iuth will each con•
vey 28 officers, 120 in4e, and 200 horses. Each vessel
will also have placed on board 10 tons of heavy and 200
tons of light stores. All four of these large ships will
be ready at Southampton for the reception of their freight
on the 3d of March, but the company have only received
information that the Argo and Hydaspes will receive
full pay from that date.
The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Capt. G. R. Mundy,
sailed from Plymouth for Spithead on Sunday afternoon.
The hospitel-ship Belleisle, 6, Commander James Hos-
ken, left Plymouth for the eaetward on Monday. She
is reported to have gone to Portland to serve the fleetiof
gnu-boats, none of which are provided with surgeons.
First Lieut. R.dls was invalided ashore from the Belle-
i-le on Friday, anti her master. Mr. Joshua Whiting,
was ordered by telegraph to join the Euryalus ou Satur-
day. Her crew is not complete.
The London, 90, Capt. Augustus L Koper, was taken
into the basin dock at Devonport on Monday, when it
was found that she had carried away a portion of the
fore part of her false keel.
The quarterdeck and forecastle guns of the screw
steam-ship Sanspareil, 70, Capt. W. J. Williams, are
ordered to be removed from her.
The screw steam-ship James Watt, 91, Capt. George
Elliott, and the paddle-wheel steam-vessel Megieienne,
16, Capt. Nicholas Vansittart, will be taken out of the
basin dock at li.eyl,atn, Plymouth. on Friday.
When getting under way in Hamoaz3 on Saturday,
the gun-boats Ant and Magpie came into collision and
smashed boats, davits, crosejackyards, &c. The Mag-
iie went into Plymouth Sound on Monday.
The frigate Liffey, 50, is intended to be launched from
tLe Devonport dockyard ou the 14th of March.
A new frigate of the same dimensions as the Liffey,
to be called the Topaz, is ordered to be built' at Devon-
port dockyard.
The Cressy, SO, screw steam-ship, Capt. Richard L.
Warren, has arrived at the Nore for the purpose of com-
pleting her stock of coals. Arrangements have been
made to supply her with 500 tons. The steamers Myrtle
and Fearless are in attendance spoil her, and the coal
sailing depot Columbine has been loaded and towed out
to her.
The greatest activity, prevails in Sheerness dockyard
to complete with all possible despatch the ships now
under fitment there.
A new battery is now in course of construction at the
dockyard at Pembroke. It is situated at the western side
of the establishment, and Is intended to mount 7 very
heavy guns. The contractors are Messrs. Tregeana, who
are pushing the works on, so that it will soon be ready
for mounting.
Instractions have been received athead•quarters,Wool-
wich. from Sir Richd. Dacree, commanding the Royal
Artillery at the camp before Sebastopol, in which he re-
ports that 17 companies of the siege train, consisting of
790 officers and men'of the Royal Artillery Corps, would
leave the Crimea for England shortly after the sth inst.
The Commandant is consequently ordered to prepare
barrack accommodation for the men, who are detailed as
follows:—The 2d, 6th, 7tb, and Bth companiesof the 11th
battalion, the Ist, 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th companies of the
12th battalion, the 4th company of the 2d battalion, the
Bth company of the 4th battalion, and the Ist company of
the sth battalion.
The Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steamer left Wool-
wich yesterday with boilers and machinery for Ports-
mouth. The Dee was at the same time received into the
ba, in to load for the same destination with steam ma-
chinerg(te
y, .
Time un-boat Chub left Greenhithe yesterday for the
Downs, and proceeds to Portsmouth to join the squadron.
The Vesuvius surveying steamer is progressing ra-
pidly with her repairs, and was taken out of No. 3 dock
at Woolwich yesterday morning, and hauled into basin.
The screw steam-ship Niger, lately paid off at Wool-
wich, was yesterday morning taken out of basin into the
dry 'dock. The steam-sloop Pearle, lying at Greenhithe,
is to-morrow to proceed on a short trip to try her speed
and sailing qualities.
The Alipore sailing-transport, No. 8, was paid off out
of the service at Portsmouth yesterday. The ship is of
811 tons, and has been in the service two years this
month at a rate of 811/. per month. She had not been
under canvass (says our informant) more than six
months of that time. Her hire has cost something like
20,0001. for the two years. She was paid at the rate of
11. 10s. per ton for the first six months, whereas the
vessel only cost, when new off the stocks, and equipped
for sea, 14,0001.
Her Majesty's ship Arrogant, Capt. Lyster, went to
Spithead yesterday, and anchored to await further orders.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenout Commander

The officers commanding the depots of the Blth Regi-
ment and the GOt.h lloyalßifle.,, at 'Clatham, have re-
ceived an order from the War-office directing that -de-
tachments of those corps are to embark at Gravesend on
board the Earl of Ilardwicke and the Walter Maurice,
the former for Madras and the latter for Bombay-
The depot of the 99th Regiment at Cbatham barraeks,
coasisting of the Rth and 10th companies, and number-
leg 200 non-commissioned officers and men, have re-
ceived an order to hold themselves in immediate readi-
ness to leave for Ireland, to meet the headquarters of
that corps, now on its way home from Van Diemen's
Land. The depot is in daily expectation of receiving
the route, after which it will leave Chatham, it is under•
stood, for Cork.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE
WEEK.

(From, the Report of the Registrar-eleneral.)
The returns of the London registrars continue to show
a very satisfactory state of the public health. In
the week that ended on Saturday the deaths of 1,062
persons—viz., 541 males and 521 females, were registered.
In the corresponding weeks of the years 1346.b5 the
average number was 1,200, which, if raised in propor-
tion to increase of population, becomes 1,320. Hence
t'ce deaths returned la,t meek were lees by 258 than
would have occurred in the present population under
the average rate of mortality at this period of the year.
The 6 epidemic diseases which contrioute more to the
total mortality than others in the same class, with the
exception of cholera at particular seasons, were fatal last
week in the following orier—typhus caused 57 deaths,
hooping-co Ugh 40, scarlatina 28, measles 17, diarrhoea
11, and small-pox 10. Eight deaths from typhus were
returned from Islington West., the sub-district in which
the Fever Hospital is situated. Horton 'and Hagger.
stone seem to suffer from it to some extent. Mr. Up-
john, the registrar of Pentenville, states that hooping.
cough has lately been very prevaleat in his district;
but in the London districts generally less fatal last week
than is usual in the month of February. Twelve chil-
dren died of croup, 1 of purpura, 1 of intermittent fever,
2of infantile remittent fever. o.le person died of in•
fluenza, and 1 of rheumatic fever.

Phthisis was fatal in the week to 133 person., about
half of whom were carried off after they had completed
their twentieth year, ar,d before they had passed their
fortieth. Bronchitis numbered 106 cases, pneumonia
67, asthma 13, cancer 20, rheumatism 8, diseases of the
skin 4, epilepsy 10, delirium tremens 2, intemperance 1,
want of breast milk 6.

A glass-blower, aged 42 yearg, died in St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital of " elephantiasis of the left thigh and

Two persons, a man in Kensington and a woman in
Camden Town, attained the age of 99 years, the greatest
age recrrded in the returns of the week.
Last week the birth- of 885 boys and 933 girls. in all
1,818 children, were registered in L, don. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1816.55 the average
number was 1.554.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.792 in. The highest
reading was 30.09 in. at the end of the week. The mean
temperature of the week was 35.6 deg., which is 3.6 deg.
below the average of the Fame week in 38 years (as de-
termined by Mr. G'ashier). The mean temperature was
below the average on every day except Saturday. On
Thursday it was only 33 deg., ebich is 6.3 deg. below
the average. The lowest reading occurred on the follow.
ing day (Friday), and it was 29.6 deg. ; the highest read
ing on Saturday. when it was 50 deg., while the lowest
was 33.3 deg. The entire range of the week was 20.4
deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 32 deg., and
the difference hntween this and the mean air temperature
was 3.6 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the
Thames was 41.7. The temperature of the water rose to
a4i6r 3.,(lseg.
41.5 Sduenud. e,yT.
The
se
wninthd,
wwasheonnthe highest
fourday of the
days in
fn the
north-east. Rain fell to the amount of 019 in., nearly
all of which fell on Tuesday and Thursday. There was
snow in the mornings of both those days.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTEM
IN TUE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 23.
Zyrnotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat

203
51

Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 62
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of _

Respiration v v 203
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, Dines, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations • • 3
Premature Birth and Debility 2B
Atrophy ' 30
Old Age
Sudden l2
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4l
Causes not specified

DEATHS TROA ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths In cone- Death
Enumerated. eponding week in the
1851. of 1855. Weok.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Alales
Females

1,664

1,062
541
521

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

Total

1,818

BiTLWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-EISTEM,,T RATLIVA.T.--Traffic re-
turn for the week ending 17013. 23, 1850. £13,528 17 8
Correspoudiug week last year 11,028 12 2

Increase in 1856
LONDON, BRIGIITON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 23,
1856 £lO ,074 14 10

Corresponding week last year 7,3U5 5 1
TotaFof the half-year to this date, 1856. 79,000 6 6
Total of the half-year to this date,lBss
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traifio re-
turn for the week endin,g Feb. 23, 1856 ......£5,424 10 0
corresponding week last year 4,806 18 5

£617 11 7
Increase in 1856

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Hon. East India Company's service :—Lient.-Col. B. T.
Phillips, 31 Light Cavalry ; Capt. J. Duncan, Invalids'
E-tablialiment ; Lieut. W. Miller, Artillery ; Lieut. H.
Brimfield. 170, Native Infantry ; Lieutenant J. V. V.
M'Dowell, 2d Light Cavalry ; and Mr. A. Shank, Civil
Service. The Rev. C. R. Drewry, M.A., of St. John's
College, Cambridge, has beers appointed an assistant
chaplain at Madras. Mr. J. Hall has been admitted a
volunteer of the Indian Navy in the Bengal Pilot Ser-
vice. The amount of remittances required fur the year
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