The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-17 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)

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In the week that• ended on Saturday, June 13,
the total number of deaths registered in London
was 934, of which 519 were deaths of males, 415
those of females. In the ten years 1847-56 the ave-
rage number of deaths in the weeks corresponding
with last week was 951; but as the deaths returned
last week occurred 'in an increased population, the
average, to admit of comparison, should be raised
in propor ion to the increase, in which case it will
become 1,046. Hence it will be seen that the pre-
sent rate of mortality is so far reduced that the
deaths wet e less by 112 than would have occurred
under the average rate of mor tali ty, as calculated on
former experience at this period of the year.
Though the total deaths of last week were more
than those of the preceding week, the deaths pro-
duced by zym.itic diseases in the aggregate were
rather less ; and with the approach of summer
the mortality from this class of complaints begins
to furnish the chief test of the public health. Tire
fatal cases referred to zymotic diseases were 164,
whilst the corrected average of corresponding weeks
is 245; and taking six special diseases under this
head, small-pox, measles, scarlatina, hooping-
cough, diarrhoea, and typhus, the tables show that
none of them exceed the average, except hooping-
cough, and that smallpox, scarlatina, and typhus
tire much below it. The lower temperature of last
week appears to have checked diarrhoea, which had
previously increased ; the cases in which it was
fatal having fallen from 26 to 20. Only one case
of cholera is returned ; this occurred to a widow,
aged 30 years, in Beaumont-square, Mile-end, who
died of " diarrhcea (2 days), cholera (10 hours.)"
Not a single case of small-pox is returned in any of
the districts of London.

The deaths from pulmonary diseases (exclusive
of phthisis) are 119 ; the corrected average being
129. These comprise 1 from pleurisy, 4 from asth-
ma, 6 from laryngitis, 38 from pneumonia, 64 from
bronchitis. The mortality from pneumonia (or in-
flammation of the lungs) is low. There were 2 deal hs
from carbuncle, 5 from syphilis (all of infants),
2 from intemperance. Only one person, a woman,
92 years old, is returned as having attained the
age of 90.

—Last week the births of 824 boys and 778 girls,
in all 1,602 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-
56 the average number was 1,396.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.768 in.
The mean reading was above 30 in. on the last two
days ; the highest reading was 30.18 in., and occur-
red on Saturday. The mean temperature of the week
was 56 deg., which is less by 1.8 deg. the average of
the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below
the average on every day after Monday. The high-
est temperature was 70.9 deg., which occurred on
Sunday (the 7th). The lowest was 38.9 deg. on
Saturday. The entire range of the week was 32
deg. The mean dew-point temperature was 48.9
deg., and the difference between this and the mean
temparature of the air was 7.1 deg. The mean tem-
perature of the water of the Thames was 63.4 deg.
The highest temperature of the river was 65.7 deg.
on Tuesday. Rain fell to the amount of 0.71 in.,
most of which fell on Sunday and Monday. There
was rain on every day except the last two.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 13
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses 96
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c. .. 11
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ...... 7
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 4
Malformations 1
...
Premature Birth and Debility .. 23
Atrophy 22
Old Age
Sudden l6
Violence,Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 35
Causes not specified

DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES 931
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

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1851. of 1856. Wee 6
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females 415
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males 824
Females 778

Total 0000000000 11.1. • • 41.0111 •••• •• .•
•••• •• A' 1, 602

LAW INTELLIGENCH.—June 16.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF PRIVY
COUNCIL.

PRINSEP AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY V. DYCE
SOMBRE, TROUPE AND SOLAROLI.

This was originally an appeal from the Preroga-
tive Court respecting the validity of the will of Mr.
Dyce Sombre. Their lordships affirmed the judg-
ment in so far as it declared the will invalid, but
reversed it as to costs. They allowed the appel-
louts, who appaared as two separate parties, one
set of costs out of the estate, both in the court be-
low and the court of appeal. The bill of costs on
behalf of Mr. Prinsep, one of the appellants, was
accordingly taxed an i reported by the registrar in
the usual way. An objection_ to the taxing and
report of the registrar was now raised on behalf of
Mrs. Dyce Sombre.
It appeared that in consequence of the enormous
bulk of the documents, pleadings, and evidence in
this extraordinary case, and the probability of ap-
peal, when they would necessarily be printed for
their lordships, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Prinsop's
proctor, had proposed to have them printed for the
hearing of the cause in the court below, instead of
having the usual written copies, but Mr. Townsend,
the proctor of Mrs. Dyce Sombre, objected thereto,
and declined then entering-into any agreement for
that purpose. Mr. Middleton therefore, with the
consent of bis party, had the whole proceedings
printed at his own risk and expense. At the bear-
ing all parties were glad to avail themselves of the
printed copies and were furnished therewith by
Mr. Middleton.

The principal objection now raised to the regis-
trar's report on behalf of Mrs. Dyce Sombre was
that be had taxed the bill of costs in the usual way,
and had alloived charges for copies when, in fact,
copies were not made. Another objection was, that
he had improperly allowed the fees of Sir A. Cock-
burn, and that the fees of two counsel only should
have been allowed.

Sir' F. Kelly and Dr. Jenner appeared for the ap-
pellant, Dr. Bayford for the respondent.
Dr. Lushington delivered their lordships' judg-
ment.—When this case originally came before their
lordships they ordered that one set of costs in the
court below, as well as in this court, should be paid
out of the estate to "the two parties who appeared
in support of the will, against the validity of which
their lordships decided. In consequence of this
order a bill of costs was presented, and was referred
to the registrar for taxation. The registrar taxed
it in the usual mode and reported thereon. On be-
half of Mrs. Dyce Sombre certain objections have
been raised to the registrar's taxation and report.
The question for their lordships' consideration is,
whether these objections are any of them well
founded. The bill of costs was made out in the
usual mode when causes are conducted in the Pre-
rogative Court, by means of written copies of the
documents, pleadings, and evidence in the cause,
and the usual principle of taxation in such cases
has been adopted by the registrar in the present
case. But, in point of fact, this mode of proceed-
ing was altered in the court below. In such a vo-
luminous case, in which there was such an immense
variety of documents and such a mass of evidence,
it was agreed to print the whole of the pro-
ceedings. Now, it has not been contended
that if the cause had been conducted by written
evidence in the usual mode these copies, the
costs of which are now objected to, would not have
been actually made and properly charged for. But
it is said that no such copies were made, inasmuch
as the printed copies were used, and that thererore
the allowance for such copies is improper. It is
admitted that no such copies were made ; but the
question is whether substantial justice has not been
done between the parties. It seems that so far ft om
there having been any increase of expense to Mrs.