The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

made four journeys altogether, the swell of the
sea being constantly on the increase. It would
have been impossible, in fact, for the boat to
have made another journey, for no sooner had the
last man got out of it than a heavy sea dashed
it to pieces against the side of the ship. It
was one of Clifford's patent. The saving of the
crew and passengers of the Christiana was one of
the noblest acts of heroism ever seen upon the seas ;
and, to the honour of the brave fellows who so
generously risked their own lives for the salvation
of others, it should be stated that the boat was com-
manded on its first and second journeys by Mr.
Barry Ratsey, the first mate of the Varuna. On
its third journey by Mr. Smith, third mate, and on
its fourth journey by Mr. Wm. Mackenzie, second
mate. The following seamen manned its first three
journeys—viz., Adamson, Johnson, Trevellick,
Lloyd, M'lntyre, and Hickson ; and the following
on its fourth :—Everett, Atkinson, Brown, Ryan,
and two others, whose names have not been ascer-
tained. As soon as they were brought on board
the Varuna every one of those saved from the Chris-
tiana received the utmost kindness and attention,
every one vieing with Capt. Shepherd in trying to
make them comfortable. All the officers of the ship,
with Mr. Wm. Burn, chief steward, and Mr. Ed-
ward Burn, second steward, Mr. Phillips, planter
from Assam, India, and the Rev. Mr. Kincaide, of
the American Baptist Mission in Burmah, threw
open the whole of their wardrobes for the comfort
of the men, while Mrs. Kincaide and her daughter,
Mrs. Cowie, did the same for the women, Captain
Shepherd presenting them with some linen to make
under-clothing. The same kindness which was
shown in regard to clothing was also observed in
bedding and sleeping accommodation, and the most
complete comfort was secured. The Varuna having
just come off a long voyage, having sailed from
Calcutta on Sept. 1, and having been 30 days longer
on the passage than was anticipated, provisions ran
short, and in consequence of the addition of the
persons from the Christiana, the crew were obliged
to be put upon a shorter allowance of meat .than
usual. Nevertheless, their distressed messmates
were received with the utmost cordiality by the brave
men of the Varuna. Notwithstanding the extra duties
thrown upon them, the stewards from the first were
incessant in their kind attention to the wants of their
unfortunate visitors. The Varuna was not an hour
too soon on its mission of mercy, for on the 10th
of January a heavy gale set in, which must have
sunk the Christiana. Sunday, January 14, was ob-
served as a day of thanksgiving, the Rev. Mr. Kin-
caide officiating, the passengers and part of the crews
of both ships being present. The motto on the crest
of the Varuna to be seen in various parts of the ship
is " Let the deed show." How bravely the men
acted up to the deed of noble daring in saving the
crew and passengers from the wreck of the Chris-
tiana will abundantly show. Though all luggage
was lost, every life was saved without an accident.

HEALTH OP THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, January 13, the
births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the
United Kingdom were 3,995 ; the deaths registered 3,453.
The annual rate of mortality was 29 per 1,006 persons
living.
In London the births of 967 boys and 961 girls, in all
1,928 children, were registered in the week. In the corre-
sponding weeks of 10 years 1856-65 the average number,
corrected for increase of population, was 2,045.
The deaths registered in London during the week were
1,506. It was the second week of the year, and the average
number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for in-
crease of population, 1,675. The deaths returned for last
week are less by 169 than the number obtained by calcu-
lation.

The most fatal diseases in the zymotic class at the present
time are whooping-cough and typhus, each of which is re-
turned as having caused 72 deaths in the week. Typhus was
fatal in 5 cases in the sub-district of Poplar, and in 4 in that
of Battersea. Whooping-cough was chiefly fatal in the east
districts, where almost half the total number of deaths
from that disease occurred.

There were 170 deaths from phthisis (or consumption),
204 from bronchitis, 100 from pneumonia.
On the 3d of January, at 20, Lizard-street, City-road, tho
wife of a law writer, aged 42 years, died of inflammation of
the lungs, accelerated by exposure and insufficient cover-
ing by day or night.
On the 26th of Dseeember, at 31, Summerford-street,
Bethnal-green, a box-maker, aged 70 years, died of disease
of the heart, accelerated by want of sufficient food and other
necessaries. •

The following three deaths from carriage accidents in the
streets were registered in the week :—An engineer, aged 59
years, run over ; died on the 4th of January, at 25, Mon-
tague-street, Russell-square. The wife of a general dealer,
aged 43 years, run over by a van ; died on the 29th of De-
cember in the Royal Free Hospital. A potato salesman, aged
20 years, run over ; died on the 6th of January in Spital-
fields.

The anneal rate of mortality last week was 26 per 1,000
in London, 26 in Edinburgh, and 31in Dublin ; 42 in Liver-
pool, 34 in Manchester, 31 in Salford, 31 in Birmingham,
37. in Leeds, 29 in Sheffield, 32 in Bristol, 29 in Newcastle-
on-Tyne, 29 in Hull, and 33 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna
was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 6th inst.,when
the temperature was 13.7 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in
the same week in London, where the rate was 26 per 1,000.
The rate of mortality in Liverpool, although still so far
above that of any of the 12 other towns of the United King-
dom, shows some reduction upon thereturn of the previous
week; the 389 deaths registered last week included 45 from
typhus, 16 from scarlatina, 15 from measles, and 21 inquest
cases. Whooping-cough continues to be very fatally pre-
valent in some parts, of Birmingham. In the borough of
Southampton the annual rate of mortality last week was 27
per 1,000 ; the epidemic of scarlatina from which this town
has suffered during the last three months is on the decline ;
only three deaths were last week referred to this disease.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29:195in. The reading
was 29.93 in. on the morning of Sunday ; it fell to 28.65 in.
on Thursday, and rose to 29.83 in. on Friday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 36.9 deg., which is
1 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaishor). The highest day temperature
was 49.6 deg. on holiday. On Friday the thermometer
fell to 23.8 deg., on Saturday to 231 deg. ; on five days it
fell below the freezing point of water. The mean daily
range of temperature was 13.5 deg. On Thursday the
range was 6.9 dog. ; on Saturilay 24.6 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera-
ture was 3.5 dog. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 87, complete saturation beingrepresented by 100,which
point was almost reached on Saturday. South-west and
west were the prevailing directions of the wind ; but on
Thursday it blew from the north-east. Tho rain or melted
snow measured 2.41 in. On Monday an extremely heavy
gale of wind prevailed during the greater part of the day,
in which a pressure was recorded of 331 b. on the square
foot—a greater pressure than any previously recorded at
the Royal Observatory. On the same day at Liverpool the
recorded pressure was 30-41 b. on the square foot.
At Greenwich, on Thursday morning, at an early hour,.
rain fell heavily, but changed to snow about 4 o'clock a.m.,
which fell thickly till 3 o'clock p.m., accompanied in the
afternoon by heaTy gusts of wind. The depth of the snow
on the level was about 7in., and produced the very largo
amount of 1.4 inch of water. The specific gravity of this
snow was more than double its usual value, as a footin thick-
ness of fresh-fallen snow generally produces an inch of
water.

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lamented King of the Belgians, the late Lord Palmerston,
President Johnson, &c., &c. In the chamber of horrors
aro models, taken from life, of the murderer Southey, and
Charlotte Winsor, whose case is now under the considera-
tion of her Majesty's judges.
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Royal Caledonian Curling Club.

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The first annual dinner of the Manchester (Traf-
ford) branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club
took place at the Queen's Hotel, on Monday even-
ing. An influential company was present, num-
bering about 100 ; and Mr. J. Kerr, the president,
occupied the chair. The Chairman apologised for
the absence of Sir H. De Trafford, the patron, and
Mr. J. Fender, M.P. He then proposed the usual
loyal toasts, and " The Army, Navy, and Volun-
teers." Col. Broughton, R.E., responded on behalf
of the army, and Major Scott on behalf of the rifle
volunteers. Mr. M. Ross proposed " The Manches-
ter Trafford Royal Caledonian Club." He said
that the Royal Caledonian Club had enrolled more
members than any other in the world. The Man-
chester branch had only existed two years ; it was
started in no spirit of rivalry, but with a desire to
bring the healthy pleasures of the game nearer to
their own doors. Its success was all that could be de-
sired. Mr. Alderman Mackie gave "The Patron, the
Patroness, and the Members." He said that though
he was patron of another Manchester society it
gave him great pleasure to be present on that
occasion. He thought the club ought to be
grateful to their patron for giving them the use
of a ground to play on. It was an action that few
who did not know the game would have had the
willingness to.—Mr. W. Gibb responded to the
toast.—Mr. Alderman Curtis proposed " The
Houses of Parliament." He said that though he
should have been glad to see parliamentary reform
lie still—(no, no ; yes),—he yet expected that the
franchise would shortly be extended. He did not
know that there were any grievances to be dealt
with, and if there were, members of Parliament
had shown by their past actions that they were
ready to remedy them when they were brought be-
fore them. He should have been quite content, as
Lord John Russell, not Earl Russell, had said, " to
rest and be thankful ;" but since that statesman
had got into the House of Lords he supposed he
had been egged on—(no, no ; yes),—and the
country would have a measure of reform. He
hoped that the measure would be one in which
all moderate parties could concur. He had
himself been an advocate of Liberal principles,
and he advocated them still, but he did not
want to see any measure brought into Parliament
that would give the preponderance of power to any
one class of society. (Hear, hear.) He believed that a
£6 franchise would place the working classes in the
majority ; that it would, in fact, throw the repre-
sentation into their hands. (No, yes, and interrup-
tion.) He hoped Earl Russell would remember,
and " rest and be thankful," and that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would also remember that when
he was returned to Parliament he was returned
mainly through the forbearance and support of the
Conservatives of South Lancashire. (No, no, yes,
and interruption.) The citizens of Manchester had
also shown that they were in favour of moderate
opinions. They repudiated extremes, and he hoped
the House of Commons would follow their example.
(No, yes, applause, and interruption.) Mr. C.
Stewart said that he regretted the harmony of the
meeting had been disturbed, and he thought it was
only fair to their new member, Mr. James, that he
should be protected from having to repeat a pro-
nunciation of his opinions. He had already expressed
them on the hustings, and they were well known,
and he (Mr. Stewart) hoped that Mr. Curtis would
excuse him if he said that that was a meeting of
members of a curling club, and that politics should
not be introduced into the proceedings. (Applause.)
Mr. E. James, M.P., said that was the third time he
had had the honour of returning thanks forthe Houses
of Parliament. Since he last discharged that duty
ample time had been given him to reflect upon the
great and onerous duties which the city of Manches-
ter had conferred upon him, and to consider upon
what might be his shortcomings, and what might be
expected from him, for " from him to whom much
was given would much be required." (Hear, hear.)
Even if it had not been for Mr. Stewart's remarks
he should have been anxious to have avoided bring-
ing before that social board anything of the nature
of party politics. He was not there for the pur-
pose of saying whether he was Whig, Tory, or Ra-
dical, but he was there as the representative of the
constituency of that great city, whatever its opi-
nions might be, and to promise as he had done here-
tofore to do the best that he could in discharge of
the duties that now devolved upon him. (Hear,
hear.) He was called upon to respond to the toast
of the Houses of Parliament, and, strange as it
might appear to many, he had never heard a par-
liamentary debate. He took his seat entirely new
to the scene in which he would appear, and he went
into Parliament endeavouring to the utmost of his
ability to carry out those objects which might be
useful to the whole constituency, and not to one
part or to one section of it. (Hear, hear.) He had
the honour of belonging to one of those branches of
the Legislature which had for centuries been the
bulwark of the constitution, and which had been the
means of vindicating to every Englishman that li-
berty which it was his boast to enjoy. But while
vindicating the rights and privileges of the Lower
House, he thanked God the country had a House of
Lords—(hear, hear)—because there were times
when public excitement might so act upon the minds
of those who were sent to represent them in the
Lower House that they required a check; they re-
quired their attention to be more immediately and
deliberately called to those questions which were
not of to-day but for ever, and it was in dealing
with such questions that instances had occurred,
and might possibly occur again ; so that it was well
to have another House where those questions might
be more seriously, and more carefully and tempe-
rately and at greater length considered, so that they
might be arranged ultimately for the benefit of all.
(Hear, hear.) He thanked those who had invited
him for the opportunity of being present, and for
the still greater privilege of being allowed to fix the
day upon which their dinner should be held. Nor
could he forget the many invitations which had
been given him by his many Manchester friends
during the past few weeks. In declining them he
wished it to be understood that it was through no
discourtesy ; it was because of the urgent duties of
his profession, and because he felt that if he ac-
cepted some he might give offence to others. If it
was said that he had attended the curling club
dinner that evening and had declined other invi-
tations, his only reply was that it was with extreme
sorrow that he so declined, and that it would
afford him the greatest gratification if he could
consistently with that which was due to himself
appear upon all occasions when he was requested.
He must trust to the good feeling of his con-
stituents to pardon his shortcomings. (Applause.)
In proposing " The Guests and Strangers,"
Mr. C. Stewart said that the Trafford Club
numbered more than 150 members. —Mr.
C. Temple, Q.C., responded to the toast.—Mr. Al-
derman Curtis said that as his name had been
pointedly alluded to since he last addressed that
company, he wished to state that he regretted ex-
ceedingly that the toast of " The Houses of Parlia-
ment" had been put into his hands. He expressed
that regret when he was made aware that the pro-
posing of such a toast would devolve upon him, for
he felt that it must. either involve the necessity of
making some little allusion to politics, or that he
must give the toast without any comments. If he
had said anything that offended any one present—
(no, no)—he wished to withdraw the remark. Mr.
R. Forrest proposed " The city and trade of Man-
chester," to which Mr. M. Ross responded. He
said that Manchester was fully entitled to the
honour that the toast conveyed. By the establish-
ment of parks and free libraries Manchester set a
proud example to other towns. It was also to the
credit of the city that its political atmosphere was
pure, and that its members were returned free of
cost to those who were elected. Another matter in
regard to which Manchester deserved great credit
was the manner in which the Central Relief Com-
mittee discharged its duties during the recent dis-
tress, and especially on account of its economy.
When 480,000 persons were dependent 911 the
charity of the country the committee declined to
apply for Government aid, and he thought the
highest credit was to be attributed to them for show-
ing such independence. (Hear, hear.) Mr. R.
M'Ewen proposed " The Corporation of Manches-
ter," to which the Mayor (W. Bowker, Esq.) re-
sponded. Other toasts followed, after which the
proceedings terminated.