The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-12 00:00:00

RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

TILE HEALTH OF TILE CO UNTR Y.

The health of the country during the last quarter
has been favourable. A diminution in mortality,
has occurred in towns, and hence it is fairly attri-
buted by the Registrar-General to the abolition of
cesspools, the purification of the air, and the various
sanitary works which many of them carried out.
The increase of the population of the United King-
dom (an excess of births over deaths) occurs at the
rate of about 1,042 per day, which, at the ordinary
rates of mortality, will supply 347 daily of the age
of 20. Thus we can estimate the rate of growth of
our population, and, regarding England as a nur-
sery for one of the finest types of the human
race, rejoice alike in our prolific production, and
in the possession of noble colonies, to which tho
energies of these sons of English soil may be use-
fully transplanted. Nevertheless, it must be re-
corded that the number of deaths is in excess of the
standard mortality of 63 healthy districts in Eng-
land by 30806. These deaths represent an immense
material loss to the country, wh;eh would he vastly
swelled were the proper additions made to it for
direct and indirect expenses of attendant and con-
current sickness. They are the result of causes
which are removable, and which it is undoubtedly
" the duty of every member of the community to en-
deavour to remove." The remedies are mainly com-
plete drainage, a pure and plentiful water supply,
and free ventilation. In addition to the want
of these, the mortality of the people is
enhanced by local and temporary causes, more or
less under the control, such as trade failures, strikes,
deficient wages, ignorance and neglect of mothers,
and insufficient medical attendance. Thus the Re-
gistrar of East Wymer has reported that " the
large number of deaths (18) from atrophy seems, on
inquiry, to depend on improper food, from the
mothers not suckling their children, as they s•-y
it would interfere too much with their work." The
Registrar of Bilston says well, "I fear that little
notice is taken of illness until secondary symptoms
appear, when medical aid is too late. Persons first
apply to a druggist, and afterwards to a medical
man, but not rill the day before death." These are
accidental causes of mortality, but sufficiently wide-
spread to deserve attention. The work of sanita-
tion promises to go on bravely in all that relates to
air, water, and drainage. The medical practitioners
who first started and impelled this movement may
continue the good work by exposing all other
sources of wholesale disease.— The Lancet.

MINES.—In the Mining Share Market this week
a fair average amount of business has been done, but no-
thing very striking. Good progressive stocks have the
moat attention, and North Downs, East Caradon, Fast
Russell, Holmbush, and a few others, have had a good rise.
South Frances, inquired for, at 145 to 150 ; at the meeting
on Monday the accounts showed a profit of £1,842 14s. on
two months' working, and a dividend of £1,736, or £3 10s
per share, declared, leaving £1,918 3s. 6d. to next meeting's
credit. From the report it appears the ends in the aggregate
are worth £45 per fm. ; stopes and winzes worth £lO5 per fin.
In the report at the previous meeting the ends were worth £33
per fin., stopes and winzas £99, so that the present shows
an improvement in both. East Russell have been very
largely dealt in, and on Wednesday opened at 11k, but
quickly rose to 12, 121, with a very firm appearance, but
later in the day, after large purchases had been made, the
price was put down to 111. On Thursday, the report of Capt.
Richards, of Great Devon, received at the office of the com-
pany, stated the lode in the 88 cast continued a fine course of
ore, worth £lOO per fm. In the 66 cast the lode also very pro -
° misinm, with good stones of ore; the shares leave off 11 to
111. East Caradon, after declining to 6, rose on Thursday
to 8, 81, and after a good business leave off 81 to 81.
circular has been sent round to the shareholders, that the
south part of the taunter lode has been cut, worth £2O per
fathom. Alfred Consols, 4 to 41; Calstock Consols, 4to 41;
St. Day United, 225. 6d. to 255. ; at the meeting the ac-
counts showed a profit of £497 18s. 3d., and a balance in
favour of the mine of £684 10s. 5d.-11fitaing Journal of
this day.
SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—Steam ship-
building on the Clyde is being prosecuted with great ac-
tivity, some of the yards being so busy that the men work
by torchlight. The Messrs. Napier hays been instructed
by the Cunard Compady to proceed with an iron paddle
steamer of 4,000 tens, ann corresponding power. She will
be named the Scotia, and will be 500 tons larger than the
Persia. In the Greenock yards great activity prevails in
pressing forward war vessels, and a few days since 40 ship
carpenters lett Greenock for Portsmouth. Messrs. Simons
and Co. have launched an iron screw steamer of 350 tons,
intended for India. She has been named the Prince of
Orange, and is being fitted with a pair of Randolph, Elder,
and Co.'s engines, which have been adopted with such
success, as regards a reducen consumption of fuel, in some
of the large ocean steamers.
DEATH OF M. AMEDEE RENEE. The death is
announced of this well-known French journalist. M.
Renee was the author of several works. The last ware,
" The Nieces of Mazarin," and " Manners and Characters
Of the Eighteenth Century." He formerly contributed to
the Revue de Paris, and to the Encyclopedic des Gens du
Monde. In the spring of 1867, he replaced M. de Cesena as
redacteur-en-chef of the Constitutionnel and of the Pays,
but was not eating in that capacity at the time of his death.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the
names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the
science and practice of medicine, and received certificates
to practise, on Thursday, November 10 :—Benmin Sim-
mons, Taunton College; William Willis, Enniskillen; and
John Greene, Sedgley, Staffordshire. The following gen-
tlemen also, on the same day, passed the first examination :
—Henry Colley March, Newbury, Berke; and Somuel
Farrant, Cullompten, Devonshire.
THE "ROYAL CHARTER" RELIEF FUND.—It is a
matter of justice to Messrs. Gibbs and Bright to state that
their subscription to the relief fund is a personal one,
as
shareholders in the company to which the lost !pipsu,.
be-
longed, and that though the company cannoto legallyard frnest
gene-
rouslysc sub-
scribe, int s
support indi v i individual u. alf
the members
subscription,
tation of Messrs. Gibbs and Bright, the age. for the com-
from their own liberal donation, are meet-
mgpany, who, apart
them from those who have suffered
incessant calls upon t _
arecoamtcoming
then
by the wreck, and who require ira,medis e relief.