The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUL Y 20, 1859.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHEAP EXCURSION to the SEA. SIDE. On SA-
TURDAY, 23d of July, a' Train 'will leave the Paddington
Station at 2 30 p.m., for CHIPPENHAII 4s
Yeovil Trowbridge and 7s) -
bury, and Frome (Fares, 125 and 68); (1;
Dorchester and Weymouth (208 and 10s), returing on Tues-
day, July 26th, from Weymouth at 7 a.m., and intermediate
stations as per handbills.

THE LONDON.—The attention of Gentlemen
is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these
elegant and spacious Saloons, which fulfil all the require-
ments of a West-end club of the most aristocratic and exclu-
sive character.
Won trouve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement les
meilleurs journeaux Anglais, male aussi Allemand, Francais,
et Beige.

F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street.

THE LONDON.—S A W Y E R'S famous
-L LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two
fish, two entrees,joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a
fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from Two
till Eight in the spacious Saloon.
In the Coffee-room, Dinners from thejoint, with vegetables,
cheese, and salad, is. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en-
trees, &c., a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock.
Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and
well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon.
An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo-
selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London
Dinner. Open on Sundays fr Proprietor) Nine.
F. SAWYER, 191, Fleet-street.

ItOyal Artillery were sent to Woolwich. The
Belleisle will not be paid off until next week.
The Wasp, 13, screw steamer, undergoing repairs
at Chatham dockyard, has had a large number of
shipwrights put on board her, who are working
extra hours, morning and evening, in order that
she may be completed and ready to be undocked
during the next spring tides.
The Duck, naval transport, Weal master, has
shipped a quantity of naval and other stores at
Chatham dockyard.
The Colossus, 80, screw steamship, has been
brought down Portsmouth harbour and placed in
the steam basin.

The shipwrights employed on the Bacchante, 51,
screw, building at Portsmouth, are engaged upon'
her early andlate, preparing for her launch on the
30th inst. We regret to hear that Dr. Henry, of
the Sidon, in showing some friends over this ship
yesterday, fell from a considerable height into the
dock, and received such severe injuries as necessi-
tated his immediate removal to the Royal Naval
Hospital at Haslar.
The Diligence, naval transport, Master-Com.
Cook, is loading stores at Portsmouth for the east-
ern yards.
The Mceander, 44, sailing frigate, fitting at Ports-
mouth as store ship, for Ascension, has topmasts on
end and fidded, and is fast progressing in her outfit
under the hands of the dockyard riggers.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Captain Crawford, and the
Dauntless, 31, screw, Capt. W. Edmonstone, are
both nearly ready to leave Portsmouth harbour for
Spithead.
Her Majesty's screw yacht Fairy, Commander
the Prince of Leiningen, with the Royal standard
at the main, steamed up to Spithead. from Osborne
on Monday evening, where the Royal standard,
was saluted with 21. guns by the Neptune, 91,
screw, Capt. Sir W. Hoste, brought up at that an-
chorage. The Fairy, after steaming round the
Neptune, returned to Osborne.
The depots attached to the 3d battalion at
Chatham garrison are to discontinue recruiting for
their service companies until further orders, in con-
sequence of some of the regiments now in India
being shortly expected home, and others up to their
required strength. The depots comprising the 3d
Battalion are very strong, the ,battalion numbering
upwards of 1,400 men of all ranks.

DEATH OF GEN. EARL CATHCAR7;

G.C.B.

In our obituary yesterday we announced the
death of General Earl Cathcart, who died on Satur-
day last at his residence at St. Leonard's-on-Sea'.
The gallant nobleman was,brother of General Cath-
cart who was killed at Inkerman, and, like his
father and many of his ancestors, was brought up
to the military profession. He entered the army in
1799, and for the first 16 years of his career in the
army he saw much active service, having served in
the Helder expedition in 1799 ; in Naples and
Sicily on the staff of General Sir James Craig
during the campaigns of 1805-6 ; at the Walcheren
expedition in 1809, taking part in the sioge of
Flushing ; and subsequently, in 1812, having
joined the army iu the Peninsula, and taken part
in the battles of Barossa, Salamanca, and Vittoria,
during which he served as assistant-quartermaster-
general; and during the campaigns of 1815 in the
Netherlands and France. He was present at Wa-
terloo, as one of the Royal Staff Corps, acting as
one of- the assistant-quartermaster generals at-
tached to the British forces. The gallant general
was appointed, in 1837, Commander of the Forces
in Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle;
and in 1846 he was made Governor and Comman-
der-in-Chief of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Bruns-
wick, &c. On his return home from North Ame-
rica he was appointed to the command of the
Northem: and Midland District, where he served
the custornhiry period, and was succeeded by
Lieutenant_Ge-ncyal Sir Harry G. Smith, who naw
holds the commai;d. For his services in the
Peninsula he received . the gold_ medil and two
clasps, and in recognith2n of his services at
Waterloo was made a 'Knight of the Order of St.
Wilhelm of Holhind, and of St. Vladimir of
Russia. In 1838 he was nominated a Knight Com-
mander of the Order of the Bath, And was made a.
Grand Cross of that order only a fevj weeks since.
By his death the colonelcy ef the Ist (ti!e King's)
Regiment of Dragoon Guards, to wloci; he was
appointed in January, 18:51, becomes vacant. His
commissions in the army bore date as follows
Ensign, May, 1799 ; lieutenant, August 10, 1799;
captain, February 3, 1803 ; major, May 14, 1807 ;
lieutenant-colonel, August 30, 1810 ; colonel, Aug.
12, 1819 ; major-general, July 22, 1830 ; lieutenant-
general, November 23, 1841 ; and general, June 20,
1854. The deceased,
Charles Murray, Earl and
Viscount Cathcart, and Baron Greenock in the
peerage of the United Kingdom, also Baron Cath-
cart in Scotland, was eldest son of William, first
Earl, by Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Andrew
Elliott, uncle of the first Earl of Minto. He was
born December 21, ndrew
1783, and was consequently in
his 76th year. On the death of his father, General
Earl Cathcart, in 1843,
he succeeded to the family
honours. The late peer married in France in Sep-
mber, 1818, and in Portsea in February, 1819,
`-
Hen jetta, second daughter of Mr. Thomas Mather,
by whon;, who survives him, he leaves two sons
and three dat.Zrilters- Lord Greenock (now Earl
Cathcart) sueceeu to the titles and estates, and was
formerly in the 23d .17,20 t, and is now Lieutenant-
Colonel of the North Yoe l< Militia. He was born
e 7.
November 15, 1828, and mb:rried in 1850 Miss
Crompton, eldest daughter of Sir
%mud Crompton

THE MOCK PEACE•

(From the Times.)
The question for this long-suffering and iadus
trious people is, how long these burdens are to be
borne ? The despotic Government which exists in
France'threatens to exhaust not only that country
but every other in the neighbourhood by costly and
unnecessary armaments. No sooner is one war at
an end than the expectation, of another begins.
No sooner does the cloud break up in the South
than another is seen to be forming in the North-
east. The peace which has just been concluded
has left Europe in the worst possible situation.
The military ascendancy of France on the Conti-
nent is established, and yet those political changes
which might have removed the danger of a future
collision have not been realised. Magenta and
Solferino have proved that Frenchmen can beat
Austrians in the field, but those great victories
have done nothing else. Furthermore, the French
Emperor returns to Paris to some extent a baffled
and irritated man. He has acquired the conscious-
ness of his power, he knows that he is equal to
any German martinet in the condUct of an army,
and that he has troops which will carry him
through every difficulty. And yet he leaves Italy
still under Austrian influence, the Pope, perhaps,
unconciliated by the honours thrust upon him, the
other Sovereigns as Austrian as ever ; while at
home the parties hostile to the Empire are as ac-
tive as at any period of last year. He cannot but
feel that future. and more complete triumphs are
necessary to crown the edifice of his fame, and it
is not difficult to conjecture the quarter on which
the storm will break. Prussia must look to her-
self, and it certainly becomes the duty of this coun-
try to watch every movement of so dangerous a
neighbour. Nay, we conceive that a time may
coins wht7lp the extension of the French navy will
give us a right to ask for explanations regarding
armaments wickare necessarily intended for offen-
sive warfare. This:
.rnational courtesy is by all
-means to be observed,
sO
i;lit a people is not bound to
quiet and see preparati
to have no Napoleonist party
destructiol. Fortunately, we art; likely henceforth
s made for, its own
in this country.
The crotchety Liberals, who have been f.
nr the last
.
' 10 years. consorting with refugees until ti;..eY had
lost almost all regard for their own country, Pnd
in the name of liberty made themselves the trum-
peters of the most military despotism in Europe,
have received a severe lesson. We may now trust
that the whole nation will approve any attempt to
bring about such a reduction of the armaments of
Europe as will give some hope of a future allevia-
tion of our burdens.

A YEN ERABLE CANARY.—Last week a canary
bird, belonging to a person residing in Kirkgate, died at the
remarkable age of 23. This venerable warbler retained the
use of its factilties till the last, and cheered the inmates
with its song within an hour of its decease.—Alloa' Jour-

—Attendants, —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—
Ital.
rADVERTISEMENT,I
nurses, and patients frequently
take teizo; themselves to alter the dose of medicines pre-
serib ; a
mosL hazardous case to pursue, and one which
does the grossest In,7stic9 to the medicine. Professor
Holloway lays down explzoit . instrUctiotO for the proper
employment of his restorattV,' remediee; though in
whatever way they are used, benefit roist
roueu
yet obedience to the printed directions will scre the
013edien:4,
greatest advantages to the sufferer ; a specific effect follows
the administration of the exact dose which in vaiiiition,
with certaity, will produce. The requirements of each
d isetwe wore at studied before the " direction s for
rise" were drawn up ; implicit obedience to them wiLt for
al! from responsibility,and fairly test these noblf pre-
parations: ' t '

THIS SARAH SANDS,

A number of gentlemen connected with the ship-
ping interest assembled at the offices of the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company at Southampton yes-
terday at 2 o'clock to witness the presentation of a
testimonial to Mr. J. S. Castle, late commander of
the Sarah Sands transport ship, for his intrepid
conduct on the occasion of the burning of that ves-
sel. Captain Engledue, the superintendent at
Southampton of the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany, briefly addressed the assembly, stating that
an application had been made to the Board of Trade
for some official recognition of Captain Castle's ser-
vices, which was declined on'the score of want of
precedent, although the reply paid a high tribute
to the heroism and courage displayed by that offi-
cer. Since then no move had been made on the
part of the Government, and it was thought, that
the time had now arrived for a deputation from the
different ports to wait upon the Government, again
to press the matter upon their attention. Mean-
time, a subscription was commenced among the
mercantile marine service, which had already en-
abled them to have the gratifying task that day of
presenting Captain Castle with a purse of £l5O
and a handsome gold chronometer. He was happy
to say that money was still coming in, so that that
might`be looked on as only an instalment. He had
great pleasure in handing to Captain Castle, on the
part of the subscribers, the chronometer and purse,
accompanied with the following address :

" To J. S. CASTLE, ESQ., LATE COMMANDER OP THE
STEAM TRANSPORT SHIP SARAH SANDS.

"Dear Sir,—The accompanying gold watch and purse
containing £l5O are presented for your acceptance. The
amount has been raised by the admirers of your conduct on
the occasion of the burning of the Sarah'Sands, steam tran-
sport ship, at sea. The subscribers feel that ,it wag under
Divine Providence, due to your cool and seamanlike con-
duct, aided by the courage and discipline of the troops en
board, that the ship and the 450 souls in,her at the time of
the disaster were saved. It will be satisfactory to you to
know that among the subscribers there:ha,s been. only one
feeling expressed—namely, admiration of your conduct, and
regret. that such a public service as yours has not yet 'Met-
with a suitable reward from the Government of the coun-
try. With hearty and sincere wishes for your future pros-
perity, we are, dear sir, on behalf of the subscribers, yours
most faithfully."
Captain Castle said he could scarcely find words to
express his gratitude. Coming from the members of
the merchant service, and the greater portion of it
from the company which he now had the honour to
serve, this handsome testimonial possessed an addi-
tional claim on his gratitude. He could not but feel
that he had been ill-used by the Government, and
that there must be something wrong when they
could not reward men for their services. They were
ready enough to punish. If an unfortunate captain
lost his ship, an inquiry' was held, sometimes pre-
sided over by men who did not understand nautical
matters, and his certificate withheld and often
suspended. The same power that punished ought
to reward. He must not omit to render tribute to
the officers of his ship, and those in command of the
troops. The discipline maintained on the occasion
no doubt saved innumerable lives. He should always
look upon this testimonial with pride, and he
thanked them from the bottom of his heart for the
kindness that day shown him. Mr. J. Jackson,
Secretary of the Mercantile Marine Association of
London, said he attended as the representative of
that body, who coincided most heartily with what
had been said, and was pleased to see so deserved
a testimonial presented by a gentleman who so
thoroughly understood the mercantile marine ques-
tion as Captain Englcdue. We are requested to
mention that subscriptions for the testimonial con-
tinue to be received by Captain Engledue,-at South-
ampton, and Jones,Loyd. and Co. of London.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the _Registrar-General's Report.)
Fourteen hundred deaths were registered in
London in the week that ended last Saturday. The
numbers returned successively in the last four
weeks exhibit the rapid increase of mortality under
an increasing and unusually high temperature of
the air ; there were 970, 1,024, 1,226, and 1,400.
The mean temperature in each of the same periods
was GO deg., 63.5 deg., 67.4 deg., and 71 deg. The
mean temperature of the first two weeks of July
exceeded by 7 deg. that of the last two weeks in

June.
In the ten years 1849-58 the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding, with the last
week was 1,000 ; but as the deaths of last week oc-•
purred in an increased population, they should be
con:nared with the average raised in proportion to
the fn,:rease, namely, with 1,100. The comparison
gives an tzufavourable. result, for it shows that the
deaths in the preen return were higher by 300
than the number whit'' the average rate of mor-
tality for the second wet.'k of July would have
produced.
bk returns for last
The most striking feature in
week is the-increase in the mortality- from diarrho3a.
Taking again the last four weeks, it, appears that
this disease was fatal in 34, 58,132, and, 264 c ;seat
The mortality of last week from this diseJse was,
therefore, exactly double that of the preceding
week, and more then four times as great as that of
the last week of Sane. In the corresponding weeks
of 1857-58, the deaths from diarrhoea werelso and
126 ; in 1857 the deaths reached 302, but not till
the end of July. Of the 264 cases now returned,
245 occurred to infants before they were two years
old. It may also be observed that more cases
occurred in the north and east districts than in
those on the south side of the river, although the
population of either of the former 'groups is much
less than that of the latter. Twenty occurred in
Marylebone, 28 in Pancras, where diarrhoea
apps rs to have been more fatal than in districts
less rel,,.ote from the Thames. Besides the deaths
from diar:hcea, 25 were rrierrecl to cholera, or
" choleraic dit:rrhcea," all among children, except
two. A woman, aged 60 years, died at 16, Wey-
square, on 'the 13th inst.,
mouth-street, Cave.riclish-
of " cholera (11 days,\.. consecutive fever (10 days.)"
A girl, aged 6 years,
died on July 10, at 2, Cir-
cus-road, Gospel Oak_kef,is, from " exposure to the
sun, effusion ;" a captain f the Royal Artillery.
(half-pay), aged 58 years, diet; on July 15, in Ken-
tish-town, from " sunstroke, lammatton of the
in
brain (40 hours) ;" a stoker in a teamboat, aged
22 years, died on July 11, at 12, Gloi;se-
lane. Wool-
wich, from " apoplexy from exposure tk: excessive
heat (3 hours) ; and a widow, aged 68 yea: s, died
on July 14, at 5, Duke-street, Bloomsbury, from
" enterodynia (16 hours), and exhaustion from ex-
treme heat."
Last week the births of 981 boys and 876 girls,
in all 1,767 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-
58 the average number was 1,834.
METROPOLITAN WATERS IN JUNE.
The waters employed for domestic purposes in
the metropolis, and supplied by different companies,
have been analysed in the month of June, by Dr
Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., of St. Thomas's
Hospital. The influence of the dry weather con-
tinues to diminish the amount of impurity dissolved
in these waters. For the sake of comparison, the
composition of the new supply to Glasgow is added,
with that of one of the shallow wells of London,
the use of which the best authorities consider to be
detrimental to health.

Total impurity Organic im-
per gallon: purity.
grs. or deg. grs. or deg.
0.0 0.0

Distilled Water ..................
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow .................... 218
Pump of St. • Thomas's-street,
Southwark ................... 89.70
TaxiviEs COMPANIES.
Chelsea ..........................
Southwark and Vauxhall ...... . .
Lambeth .............. : .........
Grand Junction . .................
West Middlesex ..................
OTHER COMPA.NIES.
New River ...................... 17.00 2.00
00 1-00
East London . 20.
2020 I'3o
Kent............................ '
The table is read thus: Loch Katrino water con
tains in the gallon 2.18 degrees or grains of foreign
matter in solution, of which .8 degrees or grains
are of Vegetable or animal origin.
At the "loyal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.058 in:
The mein daily reading was above 30 in. on every
day except Tuesd.g.y. The highest' reading was
30.14 in. on Monday and Thursday. ; the lowest
29.97 in. on Tuesday. . The mean temperature of
the week was 71 deg., which is higher by 9.3 deg.
than the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature was above the averag,e.throughout the
as
week, and on Tuesday this excess was so great as
14 deg., and on the next day was nearly much.
The thermometer in the shade attained its highest
point 92.5 deg. on Tuesday, it lowest point was 52.1
deg. on Friday. The range of the -vveek was there-
fore 40.4 deg. ; the mean daily range was 30.3 deg.
On Tuesday the thermometer in the sun reached
116 deg., on Wednesday 113. The difference be-
tween the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 12.3 deg. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 61. The mean tempera-
ture. of the Thames was 71.4 deg., which is nearly
the same as. that of the air. No rain fell in the
week.

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