The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN INVETERATE THlEF.—Hannah Jackson, an
looking, middle-aged woman, who has been repeatedly
charged at this court with robbery, was brought before
Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a flannel petticoat
and four towel 4, the property of the treasurer of the
county of Middlesex. She was further charged with
stealing two pockeli handkerchiefs, belonging to two
prisoners at present under remand in the House of De-
tention, Clerkenwell.

Hannah Wood stated that she was one of the recep-
tion-warders at the House of Detention, and that the
prisoner was an inmate of that place, having been
remanded from this court by his Worship on a charge of
felony. The prisoner was employed in the laundry,
and on Monday last, just before she was put into the
prison van, for the purpose of being conveyed to the
police-court, she was searched, as is the usual custom, by
witness, and a flannel petticoat, four towels, and two
pocket-handkerchiefs, the former belonging to the
county, and the latter to two of the prisoners' were found
upon her. On being taxed with the theft, she admitted
taking the towel 4, but Vte other articles, she stoutly
maintained, were her own. This was totally untrue, as
the prisoner only the day previous had asked the matron
for an old petticoat to keep her warm. Witness then
took her before the authorities at the prison, who
directed her to be brought here for punishment.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and Mr.
Beadon committed her to the Home of Correction for
three months with bard labour.

WESTMINSTER.

ROBBERIES IN THE FOG.—William Pretty, a young
man, was charged with committing two impudent rob-
beries of tradesmen in the fog yesterday.
Mr. William Pile, of the firm of Dennis and Pile,
clothiers and outfitters, 20, Queen's-row, Pimlico, stated
that when the fog was at its densest last evening, h• saw
the prisoner loitering about the door in a most suspicious
manner. He watched him and saw him go to another
clothier r, and attempt to steal a coat, where he was
prevented succeeding by the tradesman coming out and
driving him away. Prisoner then returned to
witness's door, when the clothier went out, and,
handing him a card, told him he could buy as cheap a coat
there as a man could desire, if he wished to purchase one,
but if he wished to steal one he might depend
upon it he would be sent to prison. Teen the pri-
soner seemed discomfited and walked away, butreturned
in an hour when he advanced two or three feet into the
shop and endeavoured to pull down a great coat, when
finding it secured by the button-hole, he cut the latter
open, and was about to leavo with his booty, whon
witness secured him and gave him into cnstody.
A policeman said, that on searching the prisoner he
found three pairs of stockings upon him.
A shopboy, from the establishment of Mr. Hargrave,
Queen-street, said that at about five last evening, he
heard the snap of a string which fastened goods at the
door, and on his hastening there he found the three pair
of socks now produced stolen. He saw a man running,
but ho was lost the next moment in the fog.
Prisoner admitted his guilt.
He was committed for trial on both charges.

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TILE WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar General.)

The mortality of London continued high last
week, and even showed a tendency further to in-
crease. In the two previous weeks the deaths were
about 1,380 ; in the week that ended last Saturday
(December 5) they rose to 1,428. In the ten years
1847-56 the average number of deaths in the weeks
corresponding with last week was 1,318. But, as
population has increased, the average for compari-
son must be raised proportionably to the increase,
in which case it will become 1,450. Hence it ap-
pears that the deaths of last week were rather less
than the corrected average ; but onreference to the
return for the first week of December in 1847 it
will be seen that in consequence of influenza being
epidemic the deaths from all causes then rose to
the extraordinary number of 2,454, and the ave-
rage which embraces that period is higher than
would have been obtained if only ordinary causes
had been in operation.
It may be stated that at least a hundred persons
died last week who would have survived if the sea-
son had not been in more than a usual degree un-
favourable to health. These deaths are the result
of influenza, terminating, as the medical practia
tioners believe, in bronchitis.
The number of deaths referred in the present re-
turns to pulmonary disease (exclusive of phthisis
and whoopingcough) is 415, which is not much less
than a third part of the total number returned in
the week. In the nine years 1848-56 the deaths
from the same class of complaints ranged from 171
to 379. The deaths caused by bronchitis continue
to increase, for in the two previous weeks they were
respectively 227 and 217 • last week they were 242,
the corrected average for last week is 158. The
table shows the greatest number of deaths from
bronchitis during that period of life which extends
from 60 to 80 years, 92 persons having died in that
interval. Beyond 80 years the number falls to
20, the disease then finding a much reduced
number of living subjects for its attacks.
Pneumonia, which carries off chiefly the young, is
far from being so fatal during the present period
of sickness ; for the deaths from it, which were
in two previous weeks 127 and 143, Lll last week
to 129, which is hardly equal to the average. The
number of cases in which influenza is specially men•
tioned is 22. Nice nonagenarians aro returned, all
of whom were women except one.
Besides a fatal case of "infantile cholera" the
death of a seaman from " cholera, pneumonia," is
recorded. He died on Nov. 24 on board the Dread-
nought Hospital ship. Three children died of scar-
latina within four days in a family in George-street,
Somers-town, and two in another family in Ex-
mouth-street, in the same sub-district. In the
family last referred to the mother and another of
her children died also of the same disease in
November.
Last week the births of 938 boys and 874 girls--
in all 1,812 children—were registered in London.
In the 10 corresponding weeks of ihe years 1847-56
the average number was 1,504.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
reading of the barometer in the week was 29.858 in.
The highest reading was 30.16 in. at the end of the
week. The mean temperature of the week was
46.1 deg., which is 4.5 deg. above the average of
the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). On Wednesday and Thursday the excess
above the average was 9 deg. 11 deg. The highest
temperature occurred on Wednesday, and was
56.4 deg.; the lowest on Tuesday, which was 35.8
deg. The range of temperature on Thursday was
only 6.8 deg.; the mean daily range in the week
was 12.7 deg, The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and mean air temperature
was 2.9 deg. The mean temperature of the water
of the Thames was 43.6 deg. The mean daily degree
of humidity of the air was 91 deg., complete satura-
tion being represented by 100 ; on Wednesday the
humidity was 98. After Tuesday the direction of
the wind was generally south-west. The rain mea-
sured in the week was only 0.10 in.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AIL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 5.

Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases •• 220
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 415
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations 3
Premature Birth and Debility 34

Atrophy 4O
Old Age
sudden .• 10
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 44
Causes not specified

DEATHS !EOM ALL CAUSES 1,428
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1856. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts 616,635 ... .. 374

Totals

1,313

1,428

Males
Females
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK

Males
Females..

Total ......... 1,812

DEATH OF MR. R. C. 11ILDYARD, M.P.—A. vacancy
has occurred in tke representation of Whitehaven in the
House of Commons, by the demise of Mr. R. C. Hild-
yard, M.P., who died at half-past 12 o'clock on Monday
night, at his residence in Lowndes-street, after a severe
and protracted illness. He was third son of the Rev. W.
Hildyard, rector of Winistead, Yorkshire, and born in
1800. Mr. Hildyard received his early education at
Oakham School, and afterwards removed to Catherine
Hall, Cambridge, to complete his studies. At the uni-
versity he greatly distinguished himself, and was senior
optima in 1823, took the degree of M.A. in 1826, and
was for some years a fellow of his hall. In 1827 be
' was called to the bar, and for a series of years was one
of the leading members on the Northern Circuit, and ob-
tained his silk gown, as Queen's counsel in 1844. Mr.
Hildyard was counsel to the Duchy of Lancaster, which
appointment he resigned in 1846. The deceased gen
tleman was first elect ed for Whitehaven in 1347 without
opposition, and has since continued to represent that
borough in Parliameint. A conservative in politics, he
supported the Earl lof Derby's government, and gene-
rally voted with the Trend opposition.