The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-02 00:00:00

NRW MARKET BACES—(7his Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PII.)

GRANBY STAKES.

Queen Elizabeth.. .
King of Hearts

Four ran.

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.

THIS DAY.

ON E O'CLOCK.

Lord Mayor
Laurie
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1202
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Repstrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The Registrar-General's return states the total
number of deaths registered in London in the week
that ended last Saturday was 1,108, which, as com-
pared with the returns of four previous weeks, ex-
hibits but very slight variation. The average
number of deaths in corresponding weeks of ten
previous years 1851.60, corrected for increase of
population, is 1,329, and if the deaths from epidEmic
cholera in the corresponding week of 1854 are ex-
cluded from the returns on which the calculation is
based, it will still appear that the rate of mortality
that now prevails is comparatively low. -

The births in last week exceeded the deaths in
the same time by 740.
The deaths from diarrhea, which in one week in
August exceeded 200, and in each of ten weeks
since the middle of July exceeded 100, declined last
week to 68. Four deaths are also referred to cholera
or choleraic diarrhoea. A girl, aged 9 years, died
at 5, Bean-street, Borough-road, of " cholera."
But while diarrhoea is diminished, there is a percep-
tible increase in scarlatina, the deaths from which
rose to 55 in the week. Of these 55, 7 occurred in
Islington, 3 in the sub-district of St. George-the-
Martyr, Holborn, and 6 in Deptford. At 55, Eagle-
street, Holborn, a woman died after childbearing, a
case in which, according to the verdict of a coroner's
jury, " the midwife was culpable." It appears
that four members of the same family (a labourer's)
have died within six days, three of whom were
children,_ and died from scarlatina. The registrar
of St. George-the-Martyr, who recorded these 4
deaths, adds that scarlatina is very prevalent in
his district, and that in one family 8 per-
sons are suffering from it. Three children have
died from the same disease in a family at 110. New-
street, Deptford, in which two others have been
attacked by it.
Six nonagenarians died in the week, the oldest of
whom was a widow 98 years of age ; she died at
Fulham.

Last week the births of 925 boys and 923 girls,
in all 1,848 children, were registered in London.
In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60
the average number was 1,659.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.459 in.
The readings fell to 29.15 in. on Wednesday, and
rose to 29 84 in. on Friday. The mean temperature
of the air in the week was 53 8 deg., which is 1.1
deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day
temperature was 66.2 deg. on Friday ; the lowest
night temperature was 37.7 deg. on the same day.
The range of the thermometer on that day, and also
in the week, was therefore 28.5 deg. The diffe-
rence between the mean dew-point temperature and
air temperature was 4.9 deg. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 85, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The prevailing direction
of the wind was south-west ; on Thursday the direc-
tion was chiefly north-west. The rain fall was 0.92
in., almost all of which was measured on the first
four days.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCIIANGE.

Tho fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's
market were much restricted ; nevertheless the demand,
both for red and white qualities, ruled very inactive at
Monday's decline in the quotations.
All kinds of foreign wheat were in slow request, and in
some instances the currencies were drooping.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, yet no change
took place in their value.

The trade for barley was dull, and prices had a down-
ward tendency.
In malt sales progressed slowly at late rates.
A fair amount of firmness was observed in the oat trade,
prices being in most instances supported.
Beans and peas—the supply of which was very moderate
—changed hands slowly at previous quotations.
The flour trade was dull, and the currencies wero rather
lower.