The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-25 00:00:00

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ilmE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1866

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

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births registered in London and 12 other large towns
of the United Kingdom were 4,132 ; the deaths re-
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gistered, 3,433. The annual rate of mortality was
29 per 1,000 persons Jiving.
In London the births of 1,008 boys and 1,015
girls, in all 2,023 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years,
1856-65, the average number, corrected for increase
of population, was 1,909.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,798. It was the 29th week of the year; and
the average number of deaths for that week was,
with a correction for inerectsc of population, 1,370.
Te deaths in the present return exceed by 428 the
estimated number.

While epidemic cholera has been for months pre-
valent in several cities on the Continent, and in some
cities, such as Amiens, has been extraordinarily fatal,
London has hitherto remained free from its ravages.
At the end of June the temperature was exces-
sively high, and after that cholera cases were no-
ticed ; their character was not at first grave, but in
the first week of July 14 cases, in the second 32
cases, of cholera were registered, half of them at
least of the epidemic type. In the week that ended
on Saturday last 346 deaths from cholera were re-
corded. This fatal explosion occurred chiefly in
the comparatively poor districts of the east of Lon-
don. The mortality by the epidemic is much greater
than it was in the corresponding week of 1854, but
not so great as it was in the epidemic of 1849.
Of the 346 fatal cases now recorded, 308 occurred
in the east districts of the metropolis. In the sub-
district of Bow the total number of deaths was 77 ;
of these 39 were referred to cholera. In the sub-
district of Poplar 93 deaths were registered, and the
deaths from cholera were 52. In the sub-district of
Limehouse the deaths were 54 ;of these were
from cholcra. In Green sub-district, Bethnal-green,
59 deaths occurred ; 30 of these from cholera. In
the sub-d'strict of Mile-end Old-town Eastern, 57
deaths were recorded ; 33 from cholera. Eleven
deaths from cholera were registered in the west dis-
tricts, 6in the north, and 20 in the south. Only
one death from the epidemic occurred in central dis-
tricts. Former experience should now be turned to
account, and the authorities should be as prompt in
defence as the cholera is in attack.

The annual rate of mortality last week was 31
per 1,000 in London ; 20 in Edinburgh, and 17 in
Dublin ; 22 in Bristol, 16 in Birmingham, 43 in
Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 30 in Sal:ord, 27 in
Sheffield, 33 in Leeds, 21 Hull, 27 in Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and 30 in Glasgow. The rate in
"Vienna was 29 per 1,000 during the week ending
the 7th inst., when the temperature was 10.1 deg.
Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in Lon-
don, where the rate was 22 per 1,000.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.894 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 30.01 in.
on Sunday to 29.74 i 1. on Thursday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 62.2 deg.,
which is 0.2 deg. above the average of the same
week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The highest day temperature was 83.3 deg., on Sun-
day. The lowest night temperature was 47.2 deg.,
on Wednesday and Saturday. The entire range of
temperature in the week was therefore 361 deg.
The mean of the highest temperature of the water
of the Thames was 681 deg. ; that of the lowest
67 deg. The difference be'aveen the mean dew-point
temperature wad air temperature was 81 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 75, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. No rain
fell in any of the 13 towns.

STATE OF TRADE.

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MANCHESTER, 24th.-IVe have had a strong and
active market to-day for shipping yarns, and a fair
business has been done for various export markets,
but the advance of prices asked by spinners has had
a tendency to check- operations. Prices had an up-
ward tendency to the close. The market for home
trade yarns has also been strong, and business in
thee has been limited by the advance required by
sellers. As compared with last week spinners are
demaad;ng an advance of id. to Id. per lb. In cloth
prices have been forced up as in yarn by the con-
tinued activity and upward tendency in the prices
of cotton at Liverpool. Telegrams say that 20,000
bales have been sold at Liverpool, to-day, at id. to
id. per lb. advance on the rates of yesterday. Ma-
nufacturers say that as a rule they would have to
give Id. on low counts of cop yarn, and of lid. on
fine numbers. The advance which this imp'ies on
cloths stops business. The India and China mer-
chants have nearly all withdrawn from the markets
under these circumstances, and very little business
has been effected for thesomarkets. The news from
the Continent is regarded as amounting to a termi-
nation of the war, and there is generally a better
feeling in the market ; but manufacturers generally
find it next to impracticable to obtain prices for
their cloth, which will cover the cost of cotton and
yarn.
Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this
day's cloth-market Owing to the pacific tone of
news from the Continent, there has been a con-
siderable advance in the raw material, and most
qualities of yarns,
especially fine counts. We are
obliged, therefore, to advance our quotations ; but
buyers still seem unwilling to operate, and our mar-
ket closes with a very small business. The failure of
Messrs. Thomas Lund and Brothers, Merchants,
Blackburn, is announted, and of Messrs Lunds and
-Vernon, cotton brokers, Liverpool. These failures
are said to have resulted from the stoppage of the
Preston Banking Company."
CARDIFF, 23d.—The demand for steam coal is,
if anything, better than it has been for the past
month. The exports to the foreign markets, espe-
cially those of Southern Europe, are consider-
able, and orders are coming in freely. Opera-
tions at the docks are brisk, and there are less com-
plaints of the detention of vessels in loading. The
requirements of the home market have of late much
increased ; in fact, the tonnage sent by railway to
London is double what it was a few months since.
The inquiry for house coal is quiet, and the coast-
ing trade is less active, In the iron trade no trans-
actions of any moment have taken place, and orders
from the foreign markets conic in slowly. Many of
the makers have begun reducing their establish-
ments, and atllirwain both the furnaces and forges
have been brought to a complete standstill. Should
no improvement take place, steps no doubt will be
taken to further reduce the, make. The advices
from America and the East show no material change.
If the cessation of hostilities leads to peace, some
good orders may be expected from the markets of
both Northern and Southern Europe. There is a
large con tract in the market from New South
Wales for railway iron, which iS likely to come to
this district. There is not much doing in pig-iron,
and tin plates are a little firmer, sales being effected
with less difficulty than was experienced a month
since.

LEEDS, 24th.—There has not been much difference
hdi ethe fancy coatings, and
white
in the cloth-hall markets to-day from those we have
lately had to report. The attendance of purchasers
was not very far abort of an average for a Tuesday,
but they purchased slowly. In the coloured cloth-
cloth-hall a
moderate sale of heavy goods was effected. There
tweedshall f ewwe parcelsre made
a de up, a
o fplaincloths,
was, however, no disposition to purchase largely,
and some buyers were more intent on securing job
lots than in buying goods at the full prices current.
Manufacturers, however, are generally firm, and
quotations for all seasonable goods are quite as high
as last week. The same may be said as to wools.
NOTTINGHAM, 24th.—The attendance to-day was
pretty good. For lace yarns there was a moderate
inquiry, and fine numbers were 2d. ; medium, 3d. ;
and low, 6d. per lb, dearer. Hosiery yarns sold
steadily at unaltered prices. Brown nets without
material change. Silks realised higher prices.
ROCHDALE, 23d.—There was a rather better at-
tendance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and
more disposition to purchase was shown than for the
last few weeks. Plain white flannels keep rather
flat, the demand being limited. Many of the best
fancy fabrics sell well, and, indeed, the fancy trade
keeps active, and late prices are well maintained.
Yorkshire goods §tili keep quiet, though there is as