The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-20 00:00:00

ITALY.

The following is the text of the royal. decree
relative to the title to be henceforth borne by Vic'
tor Emmanuel :
" Victor Emmanuel 11. King of Sardinia, Cyprus, sad
Jerusalem, &c.
" The Senate and Chamber of Deputies have adopted
We have sanctioned and do promulgate what followS
Sole Artiele—King Victor Emmttnuel 11. assumes for
himself and his successors the title of King of Italy.
" 'We order these presents sealed with the Seal of State,
to be inserted in the collection. of the acts of the Govern-
ment; enjoining all whom it may concern to observe it, and
cause it to be observed as a law of the State.

" Given at Turin, on the 17th of March, 1861.
(Signed) VICTOR EMMANUEL.
(Countersigned) "C. CAVOUR, M. Mniuurrn, C. )3'
CASSINIS, F. S. VRORZZI, M. FANTI:
T. MAMIANI, T. CORSI, U. PZUVZZI.'"

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE Ma;

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly ,Return.)

The report states that the deaths registered in
London in the week ending on Saturday were 1,226,
which is about 100 less than they were in the cor-
responding week of February, and 700 less than is
that of January, when the weather had been singe"
larly cold.

The average number of deaths obtained from
returns of corresponding weeks in ten years 1851'
60, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,421;
and therefore the deaths returned for last week are
less than the calculated number by 201.
The births of last week exceeded the deaths °f
the same period by 734.
In the zymotic class of diseases whooping-cough
alone exhibits a rather high mortality. In the last
seven weeks the deaths from it have fluctuated be:
tween 91 and 77. Last week the number was 80,
all of which, except 14, occurred to children who
had not completed the third year of life. Te°,,
children died of it in the district of Pancras. Of 20
deaths from measles so many as six occurred inKentish-town. There were 27 from scarlatina, 12
from diphtheria, 16 from croup, 6 from syphilis.
Cancer was fatal in 24 cases. Phthisis, or COn'
sumption, carried off 165 persons, the corrected
average being almost the same. Bronchitis and
pneumonia both exhibit results very considerabll
below their respective averages ; and a similar ob:
servation applies to asthma. It seems a reasonable
.
supposition that the cold weather hastened the
death of many persons, srojeet to these complaints
or predisposed to them, whose lives, in a season not
unusually severe, would have been extended for
weeks or months, and that to this circumstance tb.e
present decrease of the mortality should be attri"
buted.

Two infants were murdered. Three children
were bulnt or suffocated by their houses taking Ole'
A boy, aged 2 years, was scalded by inhaling steam
from a kettle. Another, aged 4 months, NOg
poisoned by an over dose of Godfrey's cordial. t!
boy and a man (a sailor) died of scurvy. Three
young children of eczema,
Last week the births of 996 boys and 964 girls'
in all 1,960 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60
the average number was 1,788.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the meelj
height of the barometer in the week was 29.686 ill,:
The barometrical readings fell from 30.18 in. (3'
Sunday to 29.13 in. on Monday. The mean tone
rature in the week was 42.4 deg., which is 14 abofe
the average of the same week in 43 years (as deter
mined by Mr. Glaisher.) The thermometer in the
shade attained its highest point on Sunday, which
was 57.8 deg. ; and it fell to its lowest on Thursdsi;
viz. 29 1 deg. The entire range in the week 00
therefore 28.7 deg. The mean daily range it`
16.8 deg. The difference between the mean de "r;
point temperature and the air temperatuir
was three degrees. The mean degree of 1.1
midity of the air wr_ts 91, ell
complete saturation b;
represented by I',o, which point was nearly,6ti
tamed on Saturday, on which day the wind bl,lO
from the south-west, having been very varinl'at
througb'out the week. On Thursday a thermotne;
on tbr, grass fell to 16.7 deg. The thermometql'i,
the, sun registered 100.5 deg. on Sunday. .-1-90
mean temperature of the water of the Thames 'o7if
44.9 deg. There was rain on every day, but chie7o
on Monday and Saturday. The total amount Tiof
0.55 in. Thunder was heard on the afternoon
Tuesday.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LANCASHIRP.
meeting of the Liberal party of the Salford Hundred-41.-°i
liminat7 to a general meeting of the Liberal electors
South Lancashire to be held at Newton, on lirednesal
next—took place in this city yesterday, when a resolntil,
was passed, pledging those present to support Mr. Olt! a
stone in the event of his becoming a candidate for the
th
seat which the Government proposes to allot to this division
of the county. As to the probability of the right bl
gentleman's consenting to allow himself to be put forwale
"
Mr. R. R. Philips, the chairman of the meeting, Said tilri.
could be little doubt on the point if a strongly signed iie
nis
sition were presented to him. Mr. Philips, basing
opinion on the evidence of the register, is sanguine that..
the Liberals, if united, will be able to secuxe " the
phant return" of their candidate.