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, and
Jerusalem, &o.
" The Sonate and Chamber of Deputies have adopted
We have sanctioned and do promulgate what follows :
" Sole Article—King Victor EmManuel 11. assumes for
himself and his successor• the title of King of Italy.

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. MINGIIIETTI, C. B.
CASSINIS, F. S. VIGICZZI, M. FANTI,
T. MANIANT, T. CORSI, U. PBRUZZI."

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(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 in
that of January, when the weather had been singu-
larly cold.

The average number of deaths obtained from
returns of corresponding weeks in ten years 18M-
-60, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,427;
and therefore the deaths returned for last week are
less than the calculated number by 201.
The births of last week exceeded the deaths of
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 1,9-
tween 91 and 77. Last week the number was 86,
all of which, except 14, occurred to children .who
had not completed the third year of life. Ten
children died of it in the district of Pancras. Of 20
deaths from measles so many as six occurred in
Kentish-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 considerably
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, subject to these complaints
or predisposed to them, whose lives, in a season not
ui:usually severe, would have been extended for
weeks or months, and that to this circumstance the
present decrease of the mortality should be attri-
buted.
Two infants were murdered. Three children
were burnt or rufft, ,cated by their houses taking fire.
A boy, aged 2 years, N.,-.as scalded by inhaling steam
from a kettle. Another, aged 4 months, was
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poisoned by an over dose of Godfrey's cordial.
boy and a man (a sailor) died of scurvy. Three
young children of eczema.
and 964 girls,
in Lastai 1, A9'6eoek
ethhieldbriernt,hws ofer 99
London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60
the average number was 1,788.
ore6gibsotyersed
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.686 in.
The barometrical readings fell from 30.18ia. earn
Sunday to 29.13 in. on Monday. The mean tempe-
rature in the week was 42.4 deg., which is 14 above
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 Thursday,
viz. 29 1 deg. The entire range in the week was
therefore 28'7 deg. The mean daily range was
16.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and the air temperature
was three degrees. The moan degree of hu-
midity of the air was 91, complete saturation being
represented by 100, which point was nearly at-
tained on Saturday, on which day the wind blew
from the south-West, having been very variable
Thursday a thermometer
the weei:r. On
deg. The thermometer in
ori the grass fell to 16-7
the s registered 100.5
!leg. on Sunday. The
mean temp,
-rature of the water of the Thames was
44.9 deg. There was rain on every day,
but chiefly
on Monday and Saturday. The total amount was
0.55 in. Thunder was heard on too afternoon of
Tuesday.

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE.---A
meeting of the Liberal party of the Salford Hundred—pre--
liminary to a general meeting of the Liberal electors of
South Lancashire to be held at Newton, on Wednesday
next—took place in this city-yesterday, when a resolution
was passed, pledging those present to support Mr. Glad-
stone in the event of his becoming a candidate for the third.
seat which the Government proposes to allot to this division
of the county. As to the probability of the right hon.
gentleman's consenting to allow himself to be put forward,
Mr. R. R. Philips, the chairman of the meeting, said there
could be little d,ul,t on tb.e ts-.)ict if a strongly sir:tie:l requi-
sition were presented to him. Mr. Philips, basing his
opinion on the evidence of the register, is sanguine that
the Liberals, if united, will be able to secure "the trium-
phant return" of their candidate.