The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONOON. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1867.

the editor of the Builder, Sept 3, 1845, confirm
positively my assertions; and lam surprised that
Mr. E. Pugin can, in the face of his father's pub-
lished assertions, make statements which, if correct,
must disgrace his father's memory. Mr. A. W.
Pugin had fairly earned enough laurels of his own,
and his mind was of too high an order to wear
honours to which he had no claim.

Two men, great in architecture and in art, have
passed away, who in life enjoyed each other's friend-
ship. Peace be to their memories ! and whatever
may be the merits of the Houses of Parliament, the
great work which Sir Charles Barry has alone de-
signed, he had the wisdom to appreciate the talents
and to enlist for certain parts of it the service of Mr.
A. W. Pugin, who was happy in working with one
who was so intimately his friend, and to whose
opinion on matters of art he paid such deference,
and for whom he had the greatest respect.—Your
obedient servant, TALBOT BultY.

50, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square, Sept. 14.
P.S. Absence from town bas prevented my send-
ing an earlier reply to Mr. E. Pugin's letter.

THE PUBLIC MAME

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)
The following is the weekly return of the Regis-
trar-General of births and deaths in London and in
12 other large towns of the United Kingdom
:
In the week that ended on Saturday, September
17, 4,339 births and 3,105 deaths were registered in
London and in 12 other large towns of the United
Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 26
per 1,000 persons living.

The annual rate of mortality last week was 21 per
1,000 in London, 19 in Edinburgh, and 26 in Dub-
lin, 171 id,
3 n
6 39
in Bristol,n
a Leeds,
33 in Birmingham, 33 in
Liverpool,
Manchester,
36 in Salford, 31 in
Sheffield,
, 38 in Hull, 42 in Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and 26 in Glasgow.
The 2,667 deaths returned last week in the 10
large English towns showed an increase of 85 upon
those of the previous week, and the deaths from
diarrhcea rose from 507 to 577. The death rate
had somewhat decreased in both London and Bris-
tol, while in each of the other eight towns it was
higher ; the increase being almost entirely due to
the fatality of infantile diarrhcea. Of the annual
death rates per 1,000 from all causes in the week
the mortality from diarrhcea was 2 in Bristol, 3 in
London, 6 in Liverpool, 8 in Newcastle and
Sheffield, 11 in Hull and Leeds, 12 in Birmingham
and Manchester, and 13 in the borough of Salford.
In London the births of 1,044 boys and 1,014
girls, in all 2,058 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years,
1857-66, the average number, corrected for increase
of population, is 2,009.

The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,262. It was the 37th week of the year, and
the average number of deaths for that week is, with
a correction for increase of population, 1,250. The
deaths in the present return slightly exceed the
estimated number.

The mortality from diarrhoea and cholera exhibits
a slight tendency to increase. Thirty-seven deaths
from diarrhoea occcurred in the west districts, 63 in
the north, 16 in the central, 46 in the east, and 41
in the south districts. Diarrhoea and cholera are
especially fatal to the young, who when attacked
succumb more readily to the disease than per-
sons in the prime of life. 193 children and 11
male adults died last week from diarrhoea, and
the deaths of 21 children and four adults
from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea were recorded.
The registrar of thesub-district of St. Botolph, East
London, states in reference to the death of a child
from choleraic diarrhoea at 25, Cutler-street, Ald-
gate, that " the father of the child complains of the
bad state of the drains under the house, and the
stench arising from all kinds of filth accumulated
near his door."

The mortality by cholera and diarrhcea during the
last five weeks was at the annual rate in 10,000
living of 33 deaths in the New River districts ; 26
in the Southwark, Lambeth, and Kent ; 41 in the
Grand Junction, West Middlesex, and Chelsea; 45
in the districts supplied with water by the East
London Company.
Seventeen deaths occurred last week from small-
pox, 15 from measles, 38 from scarlatina, 25 from
whooping cough, 30 from typhus, and four from
delirium tremens. The daughter of an Italian
warehouseman, aged 17 years, died on the Ist Sept.,
at North Audley-street, Hanover-square, from eat-
ing poisonous mushrooms (28 hours). (Inquest.)
A butcher's assistant, aged 15 years, died on Sept.
9, in the London Hospital, from drinking raw
spirits. Post mort. (Inquest.)
Kensington-town.-At 1, Bramley-
roaKde,nSseipntg.toln2, the son of a carman, aged 3 months,
choleraic diarrhoea, exhaustion. St. George's,
Hanover-square; Belgrave.-At 9, Warwick-row,
on Sept. 11, the son of a professed cook, aged six
months, choleraic diarrhoea (one week). St Pan-
cras ; Tottenham-court.-At 3, Grafton-street, on
Sept. 9, the daughter of a gentleman, aged 4}
mouths, choleraic diarrhoea (24 hours). Islington ;
East.-At 221, Essex-road, on Sept. 7, the son of
an accountant, aged 6 mouths, choleraic diarrhcea
(three days). Holborn ; St. Andrew Eastern. -At
4, Dove-court, on Sept. 12, a boot and shoemaker,
aged 75 years, choleraic diarrhoea. Clerkenwell ;
Amwell.-At 8, St. Helena-place, on Sept. 11, the
daughter of a thermometer-maker, aged 4 years,
choleraic diarrhoea (12 hours.) East London, St.
Botolph.-At 25, Cutler-street, on Sept. 10, the
son of a clothier, aged four months, choleraic
diarrhcea (24 hours.) Shoreditch ; St. Leonard.
-At 13, Motley-street, on Sept. 11, a female, aged
six months, cholera (six weeks), atrophy. Stepney,
Limehouse,-At Gun-lane, on Sept. 9, the daughter
of a farmer, aged nine months, choleraic diarrhoea
(four days.) In same sub.-district, at 7, Vincent-
street, ou Sept. 12, the wife of a mariner (merchant
service), aged 46 years, choleraic diarrhoea. Mile-
end Old Town, Western.-At 1, Antcliff-street, on
Sept. 11, the wife of a tailor, aged 51 y care; Asiatic
cholera (9 hours). In same sub-district, at 5, St.
Vincent-street, on Sept. 8, the son of a dock labourer,
aged 12 years, cholera (19 hours) collapse. In
same sub-district, at 2, Oley-place, on Sept. 13, the
son of an excavator, aged 8 weeks, choleraic char-
rlicea. Mile-end Old Town (Eastern).-At 15, Ann's-
road, on Sept. 4, the son of a paper hanger, aged 15
days, choleraic diarrhcea. In same sub-district, at 8,
Alfred-street, on Sept. 10, the daughter of a carman,
aged one year, choleraic diarrhoea. Poplar,
Poplar.
-At 19, Stewart's-terrace, on Sept. 8, the daughter
of an excavator, aged three months, choleraic diet..
those (6 days). In same sub-district, at 10, Suffolk-
street, on Sept. 9, a joiner, aged 63 years, English
cholera (6 days). St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey,
Leather-market. At 5, Elim-street, on Sept. 11, the
daughter of a plasterer, aged five months, choleraic
diarrhcea (14 days),
same sub-district, at 41,
Bermondsey New-road, on Sept. 8, the daughter of
a beershop-keeper, aged five years, cholera infantum
In
(2 days), convulsions. Lambeth, Brixton.-At Acre-
lane, on Sept. 8, the daughter of a hop merchant,
aged seven months, choleraic diarrhcea, exhaustion.
Camberwell, Peckham.-At 28, Bexley-street, on
Sept. 10, the daughter of a labourer, aged five years,
choleraic diarrhea. Camberwell, St. George.-At
27, Regent-street, on Sept. 12, the son of a labourer,
aged six months, cholera (4 day 3). Lewisham, Plum-
choleraic diarrhcea
Plum-
stead,and Charlton-At 52, Maxey-road, Plumstead
Sept. 7, the son of a general dealer, aged 8 months,
subdis-
trict, at 16, Pattisou-road, Plumstead, on Sept. 7,
the son of a grocer, aged 8 months, choleraic diar-
rhoea (3 days).
(5 days). In the same
Lewisham ; Lee-At South Vale-
cottage, Blackheath, Lewisham, on Sept. 9, the son
of a lieutenant, aged 8 weeks, infantile cholera.
The deaths of two persons who were killed by
horses or carriages in the streets were registered.
A tthe Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.769 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 29.92 in.
at beginning of
the week to 29.63 in. on Monday,
Sept. 9, increased to 29.83 in. on Wednesday, Sept.
11, and decreased to 29.63 on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was
60.1 deg., which is 2.5 deg, above the average of
the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 73.2
deg., on Thursday, Sept. 12. The lowest night
temperature was 49.1 deg., on Saturday, Sept.
14, The entire range of temperature in the week