The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1858.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.
—The THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL, in aid
of the funds of this Hospital, will take place at the Freemasons'
Tavern, on Wednesday, the 9th day of June ;

The Right Hon. the Earl of POWIS in the Choir.

F.CONOMY.—A Nine Gallon Cask of First-
. 4 Class DINNER SHERRY for 71. cask inclnded—Cash.—
FIENEKEY, ABBOTT, and Co., 22 and 23, High Holborn. Esta•
blished 1831.

EORGE HOBSON begs to invite the attention
it_3l' of Gentlemen to his new Stock of Trowserings for the pre-
sent season, price 21s. to 255.
G. H. submits for inspection his new Overcoats. in all the new ap-
proved and various shades of colour for sp. ing wear. Excellence
with Economy. A suit of clothes made in a few hours' notice.
GEORGE HOBSON, S 7. Lombard-street.
ESTABLISHED 1796.

QT. JAMES'S HALL, Regent-street and Picca-
dilly. The CAFE and RESTAURANT which are in con-
nection with this attractive building comprise upon a similar scale
of elegance and effect numerous rooms for public and private parties
requiring refreshments, whether breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, or

"niag'NtOKriCree:ROOM., Which fittistia Ittanner_equivalw't
the t eneral character of every other department of this superb and
unrivalled establishment, is supplied with the periodicals and all the
novel publications emanating from Mudie's library, with all the
papers of the day.

- The department appropriated to families and ladies Is replete With
every convenience and accommodation.
Wines and Spirts of the highest character.
W3f. DDNALD, Proprietor, 69, and 71, REGENT-STREET.

SALE OF PROVISIONS, &c., AT GOSPORT.
ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, 25th }lay, 1858.
THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
nd Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on FRIDAY. the 18th
June next, at 11 'o'clock in the forenoon, the Captain Superin-
tendent wtll put up to sale, in the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard,
at Gosport, several Lots of
NAVY PROVISIONS, VICTUALLING and TRANSPORT
STORES;
consisting of Tongues, Rice, Bi cult, Biscuit Dust, Salt Beef and
Pork, Staves, Payrn titers' Implements, eamens' Clothing, and
Transport Bedding, &c., &c., &c., all lying in the said YLrd.
Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superintendent
for notes of admission for that purpose.
Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at
the Yard.

TUB ROYAL ARTILLERY IN INDIA.

WAR-OFFICE, MAY 25, 1858.

The Secretary of State for War has received the
following Lominal list of casualties in the Royal
Artillery serving in India, dated Calcutta, April
9, 1858 :

DIED.

Henry Bracey, gunner—Killed in action befJre Luck-

now.
['miry Campen, driver—Accidentally drowned by fall-
ing into a well at St. Thomas, Madras.
Ebenezer Hanger, bombardier—Died of contusion at
Allahabad.
Wm. Shaw, corporal—Shot himself accidentally with
his own cad bine through the head before Lucknow.
James Farrell, shoeing smith—Accidentally killed by the
falling of an archway at Lucknow.
Joseph Orr, trumpeter—Died of tetanus after wounds
at Lucknow.
George Lever, shoeing smith—Died of wounds at Luck-
now.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Sultan, Captain Neil Cook, with the heavy
portion of the Bombay mails, arrived at South-
ampton at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. Her dates are,
Alexandria, May 10 ; Malta, 15 ; and Gibralt ir,
19. She had fine weather for the greater portion
of the outward voyage ; homewards, strong north-
west winds and sea between Alexandria and Malta;
thence to Gibraltar fine weather ; from Gibraltar,
for the first six hours, strong east wind and
fine ; up the Portuguese coast a strong north
wind and head sea ; across the Bayof Biscay strong
wind and heavy sea, wind N. W. to W. S. W.; from
Cape thhant a terrific gale from N.W., and heavy
sea. She had a large steamer in company.
The Sultan brings a total of 79 passengers (48
first-class, 10 t econd, and 21 children), including
Col. Morris, Lieut.-Cols. Hinneand Stockley, Capt.
and Mrs. Hamilton, Major Horsburgh, Capt. and
Mrs. AldridgP, Lieut. and Mrs. Willi tins, Lieut.
and Mrs. Keer, Lieu+. Heathcote, R.N., Ars. Bar-
row, Mrs. Brown, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ullman,
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Messrs. Barry, Berk-
ley, Nicol, &c. On fre:ght she had one package of
specie (value not stated), 712 bales of silk, 1
quarter-cask of wine, 74 packages of ivory, and 22
packages of sundries.

At Alexandria were her Majesty's Eteamera Tar
tarus and Medina. At Malta, the Royal Albert,
Centurion, Swallow, Wanderer (giatbeYar*Caradoe;
~r a Supply (;:turvabip). At Gibraltar, the steamer
Curlew.

An easterly wind set in at Gibraltar at an early
hour on the morning of the 17th instant, and
enabled the numerous wiudbound vessels in
the harbour to set sail for the westward ; a
large number from Algeciras roadstead and from
behind the Rock also took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to proceed:
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon, with the Bombay mail of the llth from
Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar at 6 a.m., on
the 17th, and resumed her voyage to Malta and
Alexandii at 2 p.m. the same day.
The British merchant steamer Teneriffe, Captain
W. F. M'Arthur, seven days from Liverpool, with
a general cargo for Gibraltar, Genoa, L-ghorn, and
Naple., arrived at Gibraltar ou the 16th.
On the voyage home the Sultan spoke the fol-
lowing steam-ships of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's fleet :—May 15, off Malta, the Pera,
bound for Alexandria ; 19th, in lat. 36.45 N., long.
0.15 E., the Ripon, bound for Alexandria ; 22d,
12 miles north of the 13urliuge, the Tagus, bound
I.r Lisbon ; 23J, in lat. 46.40 N., long. 6.55 W.,
a steamer, supposed to be the Benares. This must
have been the Colombo, which left Southampton on
the 20th ; the Benares is 'n dock at that port. The
Valetta was at Malta.

HEALTH OF L9NDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar General.).
The deaths regi-tered in London, which in each of the
two previous weeks were about 1,050, rose in the last
week, ending Saturday, May 22, to 1,082. In the ten
years, 1848-57, the average number of deaths in the
weeks corresponding with last week was 1,030 ; but as
the deaths of last week occurred in an increased popula
tion they can only be compared with the average, after
the latter is raised in a degree proportionate to the in-
crease, a correction which will make it 1 132. Hence it
is seen that the actual number of deaths now returned
is less by 50 than the number which would have occurred
if the average rate of mortality, as calculated for the
third week of May, bad prevailed.
Of the deaths, amounting to 251 from the order of
diseases termed in the tables miasmatic, the largest pro-
portion is still contributed by whooping-cough, which
carried off 72 children, of whom 52 di Al within the first
two years cf life. Mr. Butterfield, the registrar cf the
sub•distriet of Islington, by whom 6 d-aths from thi,
complaint are returned for the week, states that it has
bt en the fatal disease in 14 ptr c•nt. of the deaths regis-
tered by him since the 13th of April. Measles was fatal
last week in the next degree, 60 children having died of
it (4 c f the Fe in the sub-district of St. JAn, Westmin-
step). There were 48 deaths from scarlatina, sof which
occurred in the eub-diferict cf St. Ge ,rge the Martyr,

Hollsorn. It wan mentioned in last return that 3 chil-
dren belonging to thezame parents had died of scarlatina
in Hyde park barracks ; it is nowlaited that the fourth
and last child in the family has died from the disease.
The wife of a labourer in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
died at 34, Coar!otto-street, Plum-tead, of "cholera,
typhoid fever," after 6 days' illness. S x person: who
had att4ired the age of 20 years and upwards were re-
gistered in the week, the two oldest r f whom were a man,
aged 96 years, who died in Great Dover-street, Newing-
ton, and a woman, aged 97, in Beaumont-street, Maryle •
bono. B-sides these, a lab,ureett widow died at the
age of 100 years at 4, Pratt-alley, \Vhitechapel.
La 4 week the births of 846 bop and 779 girls, in all
1,625 children, were registered in London. In the 10
corresponding weeks cf the years 1848-57 the average
number was 1,548.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29/61 ir,
The highest barometrical reading was 29.97 in. on
Thursday. The mean temperature of the week was
54'9 deg., whic'i is 1.6 deg. above the average cf the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.)
The highest point attained by the therknometer in the
shade was 71 deg. on Friday ; the lowest point was 421
deg. on the day previous. The range of temperature in
the week was thertf,:t e 28.3 deg. The mean daily range
was 19.3 d(g. The difference between the mean dew
point temperature and air temperature was 9'4 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 72, com-
plete saturation being repre:ented by 103. The mean
temperature of the water of the Thames wa, 55.5 deg.
The direction of the wind was south-west. Rain fell to
the amount of 0.27 inch. On Wednesday afternoon
there was a very heavy equal! of wind, accompanied by
thunder and heavy rain.
The composition of tbe water supplied by eight of the
water companies in the metropolis has been determined
for the month of April by Dr. R D. Thompson, F.R.S.,
of St. Thomas's Hospital, and is represented in the sub-
sequent detail. It is proper to mention that the water
containing the largest amount of impurity happened to
be taken after a fall of rain, when a distinct alteration
in the compositio❑ of water derived from the surface
drainage of an agricultural country can usually be de-
tected. In this detail 1° (one degree) of impurity is
equivalent to one grain of foreign matter present dis-
solved in the water per gallon. For the scale of compa-
rison water about to be supplied to Glasgow from Loch
Katrine, and water supplied to Aberdeen from the Dee,
are introduced.

Total Organic
Impurity. Impurity.
Distilled water
Ors. or deg. Grs. or deg.
....... 0 0
Loch Katrine ......................... 2.15 0.80
Aberdeen Water ........................ 4:0 175
East London ......... . ........... 17,08 0.96
New River ........................... : 17:48 1.63
Kent ~
....... ••. 27.29 3.52
Southwark ........................... 17.80 108
Lambeth ........................... 21.60 2.52
Chelsea .............................. 19.00 ].BO
West Middlesex ..................... 19.92 1.90
Grand Junction .................. 20.12 1.72
All the Ppecimens were derived from the main pipep,
with the exception of that of the New River, which was
taken from a private tap in King William street, City,
and the Kent Company's sample, which was obtained
from a house in Ideating-house - lane, peekham.

Companies.

gold at Paris is about
PRICE OF.GOLD.— The:price of
11 per mille, and the short exchange on
London is `25.05
per pound sterling. Oa comparing these rates with the
English Mint price of 3/ 17s. 104 d. per ounce for
-1
standard gold, it appears that geld is about 3 oths per
cent. dearer in Paris than in Loudon, By advices from
Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, and the
short Exchange on London is 13.5.} per pound sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore
rather morn than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than
in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on
London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1091 per cent.,
which, when compared with the Mint par between the
two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in
favour of England ; and, after making allowances for
charges of transport and difference of interest, the present
rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold
from the United States.
IMPRISONMENT OF A BOY FOR TRUNDLING A HOOP.
—Through the ex,rtions of the clergy of
Holy Trinity
parish, Hull, and on their payment of the fine and cost.,
a little boy, who last month attained the age of ten
years, has been released from Hull G.s.sl, to which he
was committed for seven days, for trundling his hoop in
the middle of Wellingtonstreet, which, being one of
the widest streets iu Huill was in use at the time of the
offence as a stand for carriers' carte. It appears that
this little boy, whose raise is George Foster, son of a
tradesman residing in Blackfriargate, and who is one of
the pupils of the vicar's school, Was taken before the
magistrate, to whom it was stated by
a policeman that horses, but the boy said
the hoop frightened the carriers'
they were no horses to the carte, and only some sheep
behind him. Ho was fined ls. and costs 3s. 6,1., total
4s. 63., and word sent from the court by a policeman to
the parents ; the mother attended the court, the magis-
trate told her the charge, the fine, and the costs, and
a-ked her if she would pay ; she said she would not.
The boy was taken to gaol, but during the remainder of
that day was not put to work ; on the next day his hair
was cut short, and on the following he was sent to pick
oak= with some other boys, one of whom told him he
was a pickpocket. On the boy being missed from school,
the eergy interested themselves in his case, and on the
foul th day they obtained his release,--gull Packet.

SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOT, AND

HOME.

Yesterday the annual meeting of this charity was
held at the Hanover-square Rooms—the Hon.
Capt. Maude, R.N., in the chair. The chairman,
in opening the proceedings, said that the name of
the institution was so comprehensive, that in itself
it recommended it to the support of the British
public. It would, he said, be difficult to realise
the extent of the advantages which the present site,
Frognal- house, Hampstead, afforded the children,
unless one were acquainted with the locality of the
old school in the east of London, in a neighbour-
hood so degraded that the committee, hesitated to
allow the pupils to attend Divine service, lest on
their way from the school-house to the church their
eyes and their ears might be offended by the open
profanity of life and conversation which abounded
there. The report, after giving a history of the rise
and progress of the institution, stated that the
number of orphans whom it maintained and edu-
cated was fifty. Last year six left for situations as
domestic servants, having been trained in laundry
work and cooking, and six similarly qualified will
leave in the course of the present year ; and it was
a gratifying fact that not one of those girls whom it
had sent out into the world had acted in a manner
to bring disgrace upon the institutiou. It was
also stated that the trustees of the will of the late
Mrs. Kennedy had apportioned out of her estate,
bequeated for charitable purpose, 2001. to the in-
stitution, and the committee were in negotitition
with the association for the relief of the wive, chil-
dren, 4" cloPenclent relatives of seamen and
marines in the royal navy, to undertake thy pay-
ment of certain annuities granted by that society
on receiving 3,5001. their present value, and they
intended to add to that sum 2,0001. more, and in•
vest the whole as the funded property of the
charity. It appeared from the balance-sheet that
the committee had in hand at the commencement
of the past year a balance of 3,321/. 15.. 9d.,
wh;ch, with subscriptions to the amount of 994/.
3s. ld. interest 83/. Os. 9,1., and 2771. ss. BJ. re-
ceived from the Patriotic Fond, made a total in-
come of 4,676/. ss. 3d. The expenditure was
2,036/. ss. 9i1., leaving in hands a balance of
2,639/. 19s. 6d. Since the audit of accounts 561.
18s. was collected in Hampstead by special appeal,
and the Earl of Derby had forwarded 101. as his
subscription, with his consent to become a vice
president of the charity. The report was adopted