The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-13 00:00:00

- THE A.RMY--

The dept of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regi-
ment, attached to the Ist battalion at Chatham, is
now so strong that it can furnish 300 non-commis-
sioned officers and men for service in India, which
number is expected to embark for Calcutta during
the present month. The strength of the 77th depot
is about 700 men.

The Ist Devon Militia are now assembled at
Exeter for 21 days' drill and exercise, under com-
mand. of Lieut.-Col. Davie, M.P.- The muster is
large,, and the men exhibit a proficiency in drill.
The West Essex Yeomanry Regiment, com-
manded by Major G. Palmer, will assemble for a
week's duty this
year at Chelmsford. The day ap-
pointed for the muster is the 17th of September
The Royal Carnarvou Militia assembled at Car-
narvon on Friday last for 21 days' training, under
the command of Lieut.-Col. Macdonald.
The various regiments of Middlesex militia will
assemble during the present week for training and
exercise. The 4th Royal South. Middlesex Regiment
will assemble at Hounslow for 21 days' training on
Friday next. The 2d Tower Hamlets Militia will
assemble at the head-quarters, Bethnal-green, this
morning, for three weeks exercise. The Edmonton
Royal Middlesex Regiment of Rifles is to assembleat Barnet on Friday next for 21 days' training. '
The Royal East Middlesex Militia are to assemble
on Friday .at the head-quarters, Hampstead, for 21
days' traiping. The Royal London Militia will as-
semble fbr training on Friday morning at their
bead-quarters, Artillery-ground, City-road.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the RegistraT-Generar s Report.)
The London returns of mortality for the last three
weeks exhibit a rapid increase. In the week ending
the 2d of July the deaths were 1,024; last week
they rose to 1,226, and exceeded the average (cor-
rected for increase of population) of the correspond-
ing weeks in ten previous years by 128. Diarrhcea,
which numbered six cases in the first week of June
rose to 132 in the first week of July. Nine of these
occurred in the sub-district of St. John, Westmin-
ster. It should be observed, however, that the com-
plaint was as fatal at the same early period of the
year 1857 and 1858. Besides the 132 deaths last
week, there were 11 from summer cholera, all, ex-
cept two, among children. Small-pox was fatal
in 24 cases, scarlatina in 38, diphtheria in nine.
A widow died at the age of 95 years ; and a man
formerly a private in the Scots Grey s, died in the
Westminster Workhouse on the 2d inst., whose age
is stated to have been 104 years. Two children
died from the heat of the sun.

Last week the births of 833 boys and 785 girls—
in all 1,618 children—were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-
'5B the average number was 1,433.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.071 in..
The mean daily reading of the barometer was above
30 in. on every day after Sunday. The instrument
rose from 29.94 in. on Sunday, to 30.20 in. on Tues-
day, being the lowest and highest readings in the
week. The mean temperature of the week was 674
deg., which is 5.8 deg. above the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was above the average
throughout the week. The thermometer in the shade
rose to 84.5 deg. on Wednesday, and on the same
day it rose in-the sun to 108 deg., both being the
highest in the week. The lowest temperature was
52.9 deg. on Tuesday. The mean daily range was
254 deg. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 68.1 deg., which is 0.7 deg. higher
than that of the air. On four days the wind blew
from the south-west. Rain fell on Sunday to the
amount of 0.20 in.
In the 13 weeks ending Saturday, July 2, the
mortality of London was comparatively low ; it was
at the rate of 20 per thousand living, annually. In
three out of the four corresponding quai ters of the
years 1855-58 the deaths ranged from 14,000 to
15,000 ; in the quarter that has now terminated they
were 13,724. The mean temperature of last quarter
was 54.1 deg., which is nearly as high as that of the
last year, and is higher than in any correspond-
ing period of the three preceding years. Deaths
arising from diseases of the respiratory organs (ex-
clusive of phthisis) were decidedly low last quarter,
for they numbered 1,974, while they were not less
than 2,217 in any of the four corresponding quar-
ters ; and in 1855, when the temperature was low,
they rose to 2,552. Phthisis carried off nearly
2,000 persons in the quarter ; this number is high,
and exceeds the aggregate mortality of other pul-
monary
complaints, which apparently are mitigated
by causes that are not effectual in retarding the
course of that most fatal disease in the list. The
deaths produced by the zymotic class of diseases
wgi,p 3,135, whereas in the same quarter of 1858
tug were 3,604 ; for, though smallpox and scarla-
tina have increased, measles, whooping-cough, and
diarrhoea have shown a decrease. Smallpox was
fatal chiefly in the east districts, where the deaths
from it rose to 96. The district of Bethnal-green
in that division suffered mast ; there were also
many deaths from this disease in Hoxton and Hag-
gerstone. Of 173 cases in which diphtheria had a
fatal issue, 159 occurred to young persons, 6 in the
period of life 20-40 years, 4 at 40.60 years, and 4
at a more advanced age. The deaths from rheuma-
tism and rheumatic fever were 109, which is con-
siderably more than in' corresponding quarters.
Those from syphilitic disease also exhibit an excess.
In the two spring quarters of 1858-59, both seasons
of high temperature, disease of the kidneys was
registered as the cause of death more frequently
then in three former springs.