The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-22 00:00:00

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ing. r r the new theatre will
reforms, which, though apparently
selves, yet go so far to secure the
audience that we, trust the appr#
rules will ere long be the standard
tropolitan theatres. Thus, prices
all parts of the house are lower tha
fore. When a visitor books his gi
office he becomes ifs proprietor, so to speak,
for the night,, and up to the very close of
the performance it is retained for him without
any further charge. The refreshment depart-
ment—the most fertile source of aggravation and
extortion—Mr. Webster has taken into his own
hands, and promises to make it as excellent and as
cheap as possible. Spacious cloak-rooms will be
Pravided for ladies, 4tted w,ith all the requisites
for the toilette, and where, even for the care of
cloaks or bonnets, no fees f any kind will be per-
mitted. All the check-takers, box-openers, and.
attendants will be women, for Mr. Webster
rightly judges that, while he secures by this change
more civility to his audience, he almost entirely
does away with the chance of extortion or fee-
taking of any kind. We had nearly omitted to
mention the greatest improvement of all, which
is, that the whole theatre from pit to ceiling is
fire-proof, and that in ease of a chance or mischie-
vous alarm of fire such a number of exits are pro-
vided into Bullin-court, and from the back of the
stage to Maiden-lane, that the whole audience could.
quit the building almost instantly.
Altogether the new building possesses many
important improvements which we trust will be
adopted in other establishments of the same kind.
Beyond a doubt it is the most convenient and
handsomest place of amusement in London, and we
are sure that the care and cost which Mr. Webster _
'has bestowed upon its erection will not be unre-
quited by the public. Mr. T. H. Wyatt is the
architect, and what we have already said bears
sufficient testimony to the admirable manner in
which that gentleman has fulfilled his duty.

RECEPTION OF THE FRENCH CONSUL
AT SIAM.

Accounts have been received from Bangkok, the
capital of Siam, to the 26th Oct., which mention
the arrival there of M. de Castelnau, the French
Consul, and his reception by the King. The fol-
lowing is an account of the proceedings :—" Royal
boats carrying the French were sent to the
French vessel to bring the consul on shore, and pa-
lanquins
were in attendance at the landing-place
to convey him to the palace. The first enclosure
was filled with servants and soldiers ; in the second
was drawn up a battery of artillery ; and in the
third, adjoining the palace, the King's body-guard
formed two lines, and when the consuls and the
other persons with him passed, they presented
nrms. The grand reception•room, into which the
consul, accompanied by the Bishop of Mallos, act-
ing as interpreter, and the members of the mission,
was introduced, presented a very striking
appearance. There were in it about 400
mandarins clad in the richest dresses and
all prostrate before the throne, on which the King
was seated. The walls of the room were covered
with ornaments of the most singular kind, made in
gold and precious stones, and the nine parasols,
each with seven branches, which constitute file
great emblem of sovereignty at Siam, were ranged
behind the throne. A cushion was placed for the
French representative at a few feet from the throne,
and in a line with the princes of the royal family,
who were seated on the ground. Another cushion
was placed for the bishop. The consul of France,
in his address to the King, expressed the gratifica-
tion he felt at being appointed to reside at the
court of his Majesty by the Emperor Napoleon 111.
who was desirous of re-opening with the kingdom •
of Siam those relations of amity which had first
commenced under the reign of Louis XIV., but had
been so long interrupted. The King replied hi a
most gracious manner. He first alluded to the
r time when the relations between the two countries
had commenced, but which had been broken off in
consequence of revolutions and changes of dynasty.
both in France and Siam, and then expressed his
great satisfaction at the Emperor Napoleon 111.
having sent an ambassador to conclude a treaty
with him, one of the clauses of which was that
France should always have an agent resident at his
court. His Majesty assured the consul that every
courtesy should be shown him, and that he had
only to apply to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
find all his wishes immediately attended to. He
concluded by begging the indulgence of the consul
at the outset, as the establishment of new regula-
tions and the exact observance of treaties might
at first meet with some difficulties, which time
and experience would enable his ministers to sur-
mount." After the official reception the King in-
vited the consul to a grand banquet, which was
served in a hall having on one side a large aviary
containing the most magnificent birds, and on the
other a large courtyard, in which were a number
of elephants, some of them almost in a wild state.
Military music played during the entertainment.
When the consul left the palace the King gave
orders that he should be conducted to the Grand
Pagoda of the palace, which contains innumerable
ornaments and gigantic idols in gold and glittering
with precious stones.

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The deaths registered in London in the week
ending last Saturday were 1,442. In the ten years
1848-57 the average number of deaths in the weeks
corresponding with last week was 1,186; but, as
the deaths in the present return occurred in a popu-
lation which has increased, they should be com-
pared with the average after it is raised in propor-
tion to this increase, a correction which will make
it 1,305. The result of comparison is, that 'the
deaths of last week exceeded by 137 the number
which would have occurred if a rate of mortality
the same as the average had prevailed. The deaths
in the preceding week were 1,531 ; and though
those of last week arc still numerous, it is satisfac-
tory that the return shows a continued decrease in
the mortality from the high point which it attained
at the end of last month.
Sixty-three districts of England in which the
mortality is least have been selected, and their ave-
rage rate of mortality in the last quarter of the
year has been ascertained. If the deaths in London
last week had been according to "the healthy rate"
thus obtained they would have been 765; and the
actual excess (amounting to 677) above the standard
may be the result in part of the unfavourable na-
ture of the weather, but it arises chiefly from ac-
quired conditions of insalubrity that exist in towns.
The deaths caused last week by zymotic diseases
in the aggregate were 322, the corrected average
of 10 corresponding weeks being 299. Though scar-
latina appears to be declining, it is still by far the
most fatal in this class. The deaths from it were
112, the average being 58. Eight deaths from
scarlatina occurred in the Tottenham-court-road
sub-district. Smallpox slowly increases, and it was
fatal last week in 16 cases. From measles 42
chil-
dren and an adult died, of which cases three
occurred within four days in one house, 21, Kidd-
street, 'Woolwich. Bronchitis carried off 264 per-
sons, which is rather more than in the previous
week, and exceeds the average by 131. The deaths
of five nonagenarians, who were all widows, are
recorded as having occurred at the following ages :
—9O, 94, 95, 98, and 99 years.
Last week the births of 890 boys and 880 girls,
in all 1,770 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1848-57 the average number was 1,561.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.867 in.
The barometrical readings varied from 29.39 in. to
30.14 in. The mean temperature of the week was
38.9 deg., which is 1.1 deg. below the average of
the smile week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The lowest point attained by the ther-
mometer in the week was 33.5 deg. on *Wednes-
day ; the highest point was 51 deg. on Saturday.
The range of the week was therefore 17.5 deg.
The mean daily range was 7.8 deg.; on Sunday
and Tuesday the range did not exceed 2.4 deg. and
3 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 2.7 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 91.
The mean temperature of the water of the Thames
was 41.1 deg. The wind blew generally from the
south and south-east. The amount of rain mea-
sured by the gauge was 0.30 in , most of which fell
on Saturday.
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OUNDABOUT PASSAGE.—As an instance of
the effects of the latepsatossnendyizireather we may mention the
Tcahsee oßfeateNyT,seseflytheatetrhead,
fromout)hutrtheo CilleronnivonCazwijatli;
fruits and wine, lost tho English Channel durin'g the
storm. The first port made by the master was Queens -
town ; on leaving Queenstown, intending to mako for the
English Channel again, he was driven as far north as the
Sound of Islay! Ho then determined to take the route of
our canal, passing from the west to the cast sea.—lnser-
hen Courier.
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