The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-11 00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon her Majesty, with their
Royal Highnesses Princesses Helena, Louise, and
Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and Princess Leiningen,
attended by Lieutenant-General Grey, Major-
General Hood, Sir J. Cowell, the Countess of
Caledon, the Hon. Miss Cavendish, &c., left Wind-
sor Castle shortly after three o'clock for Osborne.
The royal train was furnished by the directors of
the South-Western Railway. It consisted of seven
carriages, including the two fine state saloons, well
appointed throughout, and provided with the elec-
trical system of communication between each
compartment and the guards' vans, invented by
Mr. Preece, and adopted by the company.
Her Majesty left the terminus precisely at three
o'clock, the Royal standard being lowered from the
Castle keep as the special train passed over the rail-
way bridge across the Thames.
The Royal train arrived at the Royal Clarence
Victualling-yard at half-past five. The royal
party was received by Vice-Admiral Sir T. Pasley,
Bart., Commander-in-chief of the port ; Major-
General Sir Geo. Buller, K.C.8., commanding the
south-western district ; Captain Superintendent
Shadwell, C. 8., &c., and embarked on board the
royal yacht Alberta, which immediately left the
harbour for Osborne, accompanied by the tender
Elfin, Master-Commander Balliston, with the royal
retinue and equipage.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol left their
residence in St. James's-square on Monday for Paris for a

few weeks.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived
at their residence in Grosvenor-square for the season.
The Countess of Fingall died on Saturday at
Brighton. Her ladyship was in her 71st year. The de-
ceased countess was the only daughter of Mr. Elias Cor-
bally, of Corbalton-hall, county Meath. By her husband
the countess leaves a numerous family of six sons and two
daughters.
Viscount Hamilton, M.P., and Lord Claud
Hamilton, M.P., arrived in town yesterday from Cannes to
resume their duties in Parliament.

Lord and Lady Skelmersdale and family have
arrived at 11, Princes-gate, for two months.

Lord Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Miss Stanley
arrived at their residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly, last
evening from Alderley-park, Cheshire.
Lady Charlotte Schreiber's ball will take place
on Wednesday, the 2nd of May, instead of the 18th inst.
Sir John and Lady Lister Kaye have arrived at
their new residence, 17, Cromwell-road, South Kensing-
ton, for the season.
General and Mrs. Wood have arrived at the
Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, from Littleton,
Chertsey.

HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS•

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(Front the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, April 7, the
births registered in London and 12 other large towns
of the United Kingdom were 4,419 ; the deaths re-

gifstered 3,506. The annual rate of mortality was

30 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,175 boys and 1,099
girls, in all 2,274 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1856-
65 the average number, corrected for increase of
population, was 2,072.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,574. It was the 14th week of the year, and
"the average number of deaths for that week is, with
a correction for increase of population, 1,471. The
deaths in the present return exceed by 103 the esti-
mated number.

Zymotic diseases proved fatal to 345 persons ; 36
deaths occurred from smallpox, 71 from measles, 21
from scarlatina, 8 from diphtheria, and 51 from
typhus.
One hundred and ninety-six persons died from
phthisis, 176 from bronchitis, 77 from pneumonia.
A labourer, aged 69, died on the Ist April at 8,
Chapman-road, Hackney, from cholera (48 hours).
A cabinetmaker, aged 54, died on the 27th March
at 3, Stacey-street, St. Giles's, from phthisis, accele-
rated by want of proper food.
A porter, aged 54, died on the 28th March at 9,
Eagle-street, Holborn, of injuries from a fall in the
street by stepping on a woman's crinoline.
The following four deaths were registered in the
week as having been caused by carriage accidents
A cabman, aged 72, died on the 22d March at the
Royal Free Hospital from inflammation of the brain,
after an injury to his hand by a van. The son of a
lighterman, aged 2, died on the 29th March at 165,
High-street, Shadwell, having been run over by a
railway van. A jeweller, aged 39, died on the 31st
March at Poplar Hospital, from " Manslaughter" (it
has been omitted to be mentioned in this return
that the death was caused by the collision of two
omnibuses). Awidow aged 75 years died on the 28th
of March at Chairing-cross Hospital from shock to
the system, occasioned by her having been run over
lin Long-acre.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 21
per 1,000 in London, 28 in Edinburgh, and 21 is
Dublin ; 32 in Bristol, 32 in Birmingham, 42 in
Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 44 in Salford, 33 in
Sheffield, 35 in Leeds, 26 in Hull, 25 in NeWCalitle.-
npon-Tyne, and 33 in Glasgow.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.573 in•
The barometrical reading increased from 29.26 in•
on Monday to 29.89 in. on Friday. The mean teal"
perature of the air in the weekwas 42.4 deg., which
is 2.7 deg. below the average of the same week 111
50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
highest day temperature was 54.6 deg. on Friday, the
lowest night temperature wos 34.2 deg. on ThursdaY.
The entire range of temperature in the week was/
therefore, 20.4 deg. The difference between the
mean due-point temperature was 3.8 deg. Th°
mean degree of the humidity of the air was 87, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. Rain
fell to the amount of 0.62 in. The direction of the
wind was variable.

NEW CENSUS OF THE CITY OF LONDON.-A HOW
4‘ day" census of the City of London is to be taken
this week, for which purpose some of the census paper°
were issued from the offices of the ward clerks on Saturday'
and the remainder were to be sent out yesterday. These pg-
pers set forth that at the last census, taken in 1861, the pePT
lation comprised only those who slept within the City, 3D'
consequently, foll very far short of the real daily PePti
lation occupied in the vast commercial transactions of the
world's centre of commerce. It is now proposed to ineltici,e.
all persons engaged or employed in the transaction a tu"
commercial, monetary, professional, and trading concerti°
of the city. The electoral returns recently presented t°
Parliament show that the estimated population of the eila
is now only 104,908, reckoned upon the same basis as the
census of 1861; while thA gross estimated rental of to
City property is £2,303,633. There are in the City 1113i°
619 blocks of houses let out as offices, &c., only the origitlf
lessees of which are on the rate-book ;so that the actin
population cannot bo riscertained by any other realat'es
than by a house-to-house visitation, or by obtaining return
such as aro now asked for in the " clay" census.
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GIFT TO KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-Mr. f
the Greek merchant, has just presented to the committee ()._
King's College Hospital, through Dr. Priestley, the rou'la
ficent sum of £6,000, for the purpose of establishing a sli.u.to
for poor sick children in that institution. The ward is 40
be called the " Pantia Ralli" ward, in memory of the '
/tr. Fantle, Ralli the father of the generous donor