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

CLAY HALL, OLD FORD.

This ancient place for all kinds of sport and amusement
was pretty well attended yesterday. Very many years have
passed since hundreds, especially juveniles, congregated at
these grounds to witness the celebrated " mill where old
women were ground young." The weather was rather
unpropitious for pedestrianism, the rain occasionally de-
scending, and the wind from the north rather chilly.
The first race on the card was a handicap for a silver
watch, distance one mile, nine times round the ground ;
Young Clark at scratch, Joe Sargeant 1150 yards, and E.
W., 110. The race was an exciting one, inasmuch as
Clark gradually gained on his opponents, and at last Sar-
geant came round the last turn within a dozen yards of the
goal, when Clark, who was close on his quarter, came with
a rush, and breasted the tape abreast of his game antago-
nist, the referee deciding it a dead heat. Clark was so
exhausted that he fell at the finish on his face, and the
other was placed hors de combat by his strenuous exertions ;
consequently they did not appear again in the handicap.
The next heat was between Anderson, 180 yards start,
and Morton 10 yards. The latter made of course the run-
ning for about five rounds, when he gave up further com-
petition, and Anderson took it leisurely the remaining
distance. IA the final Anderson had no competitor, and
became entitled to the prize.

HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS•

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

In the week that ended on Saturday, March 31,
the births registered in London and 12 other towns
of the United Kingdom were 4,649 ; the deaths re-
gistered 3,722. The annual rate of mortality was
32 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,082 boys and 1,025
girls. in all 2,107 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years
1856-65 the average number, corrected for increase
of population, was 2,191.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,582. It was the 13th week of the year ;
and the average number of deaths for that week
is, with a correction for increase of popula-
tion, 1,576. The actual mortality of last
week agreed very closely with the amount calculated
for the last week of March.

Since the deaths rose above 1,800 in the first
week of March, they have shown a constant weekly
decrease. Fatal cases of bronchitis have declined to
197, the correct average being 184 ; those of pneu-
monia to 85, the average being 110. There were
16 deaths from small-pox, 40 from measles, 30 from
scarlatina, 10 from diphtheria, 18 from croup, 76
from whooping-cough, 71 from typhus, 18 from
diarrhoea. Five children died of measles in the
Islington West sub-district, and five of the same
complaint in the sub-district of St. John, West-
minster.

Mr. Watts, the registrar of Islington West sub-
district, states that between the 22d and 30th
March 42 deaths occurred in the London Fever
Hospital, 27 of which were from typhus.
A man, unknown, aged.6s years, died on 26th of
March in St. Giles's Workhouse, from " effusion of
serum on the brain, accelerated by want." (lug.)
A boy, aged 11 months, in Short's Gardens, was
killed by swallowing a darning needle which lodged
in the right bronchus and perforated the heart
the
The following 7 deaths were re.
down by a
week as having been caused by carrigla
A bootmaker, aged 76 years, knockedthe
12th March
' cab in Bloomsbury-street—died on the
of a
in St. James's Workhouse; :of f
a cart—died on
gseteracoidents :
green-
grocer, aged 59 years, felltcoot
shadwell ; a college
22d March at 21, high-street,
Westminster Hospital ;
knockedsr down by a cab horse
—died on 20th March. ser,
a,
cab—died on 18th March in Middlesex
.drea ,
aged 58 years, run over
by a hansom
oawgedof6caaltdan
a brewer, aged 50
years, run over—died
on 21st March at 1, North-street, Bethnal-green ;
an oil and grease refiner, aged 60 years, by the up-
setting of a cart--died on 27th March in the Lon-
don Hospital ; the son of a labourer, aged 4 years,
fell from a cart in Thornton-street—died 23d March
at 34, Freeschool-street, Horsleydown.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 27 per
1,000 in London and 32 in Dublin ; 36 in Bristol,
29 in Birmingham, 48 in Liverpool, 42 in Man-
chester, 38 in Salford, 35 in Sheffield, 36 in Leeds,
39 in Hull, and 28 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. _

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.909
inches. The mean daily reading was above 30
inches on three days of the week. The barome-
trical pressure was 2910 inches on Sunday, and it
was 30.05 inches on Monday and Friday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 49.8 deg.,
which is 6.5 deg. above the average of the same
week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was above the average
throughout the week ; and on three days this ex-
cess was equal to 9 deg. or 10 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 5.7 deg. The mean humidity of
the air was 81, complete saturation being repre-
sented by 100. The direction of the wind was
variable ; south-west predominated. The amount
of rain was 0.46 inches, of which 0.30 inches fell on
I6aturday.

Q, IDLER'S WELLS THEATRE.-
Under the Foie Management of Mr. W. H. C. Nation.—
ItE-OPEN for the Summer Season.

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During the recess the Th..atre has been renovated and
decorated; entirely new Orchestra Stalls, with a se; arate
entrance added ; the Dress Circle and Pit S. ats recovered,
and no exi,ense spared to render this Theatre one of the most
elegant and comtor able in London.
T lIIS EVENING `(WEDNESDAY), and during the week,
will be presented the great Domestic Drama, in Three Acts,
of BE L PIIEGOK : Messrs. T. Swinbourne, Barrett, G. Bet-
more; Misses Ada Dytva, Hudspeth, and Mrs. Poynter.
Atter which (second time at this Theatre), the Ever-green
Burlesque, by F. C. Burnand, Esq , of IX lON : Misses Lizzie
Willmore, Fanny Gwynne, Ada Harland, Hetty Tracey;
Messrs F. Banby and G. Belmore.

To conclude with David Garrick's Farce of A MISS IN
HER TEEN 3 : Mr. G. Belmore and Miss Fanny Gwynne.
Box-office open daily from Eleven till Three. No charge
for booking or programmes. Bonnets are not admitted in
the Drees Circle or Stalls. Doors open at halt-past Six,
commerce at Seven. Entirely new Orchestra Stalls, with
spring stuffed seats and backs, and equal to those of the
West-end Theatres, is. ; Dress Circle, 3s, ; Boxes, 25.;
; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, £1 Is., £1 Its. 6d., and
£2 23. —Second price at Nine.

Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CHART.

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