The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

with Brunette in the inside berth, Arrow well off, and
Osprey amidships. In running along the edge of the Ryde
sand the Brunette shifted her topsail in readiness for
turning back on rounding the Warner Lightship. On
passing the buoy of the sand head the Arrow took the in-
side berth, and the Nom= was passed in the following
time and order :

Arrow
Osprey
Brunette

H. m. s.
.. 12 22 16
.. 12 22 45
.. 12 26 9

The breeze freshened as they run down to the Warner
Light from the Noman, the Osprey striking her topsail in
a very smart manner and getting up another for turning to
windward, and also shifting her big jib for a working one.
Arrow also shifted jib at the same time as Osprey, but kept
her large topsail set, and carrying afterwards in reaching
back to the Calsbot Light. Each Semi jibbed over and
rounded the Warner, this being about the most interesting
point of the race hitherto, from not only the small difference
of time between the Arrow and Osprey, but also from the
very superior manner in which both vessels were being
handled. The vessels then stood thus :

IL m. s.
Arrow 10 .. 12 42 25
Osprey .. • . • . •• 12 43 0
Brunette .. .. 12' 45 31
All three close hauled now came along at a spanking pace
on their return to the westward, aided by a strong west-
going tide, each fetching the Calshot Light, and passing it,
our observation being still taken from Ryde Pierhead as
follows :

11. m. s.
Arrow .. • . .. • • 1 41 15
Osprey .. 1 46 42
Brunette.. • • .. • • 1 51 10
There was now a fine whole sail breeze as much as each
could stagger under with their large sails, and the match at
this point promised to become an exceedingly close one be-
tween the Arrow and Osprey. The first round completed,
the vessel& again opened Old Castle Point as follows :
H. m. s.
Arrow .• 2 38 0
Osprey • 2 45 0
Brunette.. .. .. • • 2 51 0
Still continuing a glorious sailing breeze, a little south of
west. Ryde Pier was passed on their second run to the
Warner by—

Arrow .. .. . • • .
Osprey ..
Brunette.. .. .. :
And the Warner jibed round at by—

H. in. s.
.• 3 5 30
.. 3 14 40
.. 3 19 15

H. rn, s.
Arrow .. .. • • 328 50
Osprey .. • • 339 25
Brunette.. .. • • 345 0
Ballooners were again shifted for working jibs. The old
Arrow now was doing her work in a wonderful style, as was
also the little Osprey, whose achievements hitherto prove
her to be an exceedingly fast vessel, but in contending
against the Arrow she was endeavouring to beat, as a cut-
ter, the " wonder of the age."

COWES, AUG. 6.

The Arrow won the Prince Consort's Cup by C minutes
30 seconds, after allowing the Osprey 9 minutes 45 seconds.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Begtstrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The weekly return of births and deaths in Lon-
don, issued by authority of the Registrar-General,
states that the deaths in London in the week that
ended last Saturday were 1,225. The mortality has
been increasing during the last month, but the in-
crease in the present return, over that which pre-
ceded it is very small. The average number of
deaths derived from the returns of corresponding
weeks in ten previous years, 1851.60, and corrected
for increase of population, is 1,251. The deaths in
last week are not equal to the estimated number,
but are less by 26.
The increase in diarrhcea that has been observed
since the middle of June was not maintained last
week. The deaths from it rose to 200 in the week
that ended July 27; in the present return the num-
ber is 195. Of this latter number, 138 occurred to
children less than a year old. Besides the deaths
assigned to diarrhcea, 13 were stated to be caused
by cholera or choleraic diarrhcea, all of which, ex-
cept one, occurred to infants. The wife of a carman,
aged 60, died at 3, Love-lane-sqaare, Ratcliff, of
choleraic diarrhcea, after two days' illness. From
diarrhoea there were 21 deaths in the district of
Marylebone, 7 of which were in the sub-district of
St. John ; 18 in Pancras, 10 of which were in
Somers town ; only 1 in Kentish-town, and none in
the Regent's park sub-district. Of 11 in Lambeth,
1 was in Kennington, first part ; there were none in
Kennington, second part, Brixton, or Norwood. The
mortality from diarrb cea in Somers-town should not
escape notice. Two children in a family at 47 Royal
Mint-street, Aldgate, died of typt
n)
us. A child, aged
2 weeks, died of" erythema of trunk and legs (three
days)," and another child of psoriasis. A fireman
and whooping.
of
aged 37, on board of an Aberdeen steamboat, died
from the excessive heat of the fire-room. Small-pox
was not recorded in a single ease in the week, and
witht
l l
cough, which is
diarrhoea, the mor-
tality from zymotic diseases is not high.
The waters supplied by the different London com-
panies according to the analyzes of Dr. R. D.
Thomson, F.R.S., have reached or are rapidly s above vee x
thee e ptin
average, o f
at-
taining their greatest degree of purity during the
dry season of the year. From the evaporation and
diminished supply of fresh water to the river, the
sea water at high tide, as shown by analysis, reaches
the metropolis, and should hot Weather supervene
will tend to augment the putrid odours produced by
the action of the sewage.

Total impurity Orgulicini
Per gallon. parity.
grs. or deg. grs. or deg.
0.0 0.0

Distilled Water
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow (March) 215
Manchester Water Supply (March) 313
Thames, high-water, London
Bridge
THAMES COMPANIES.
West Middlesex 18.96
Southwark
Grand Junction l7/8
Chelsea
Lambeth
OTHER COMPANIES.
East London
16 0.56
/0
New River
Kent
The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains in the
gallon 2'3, degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution, of
which '605 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal
origin.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.780 in.
The barometrical readings rose .to 2994 in. on the
Ist inst., Thursday, and fell to 29.54 in. on Friday.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was
61 deg., which is 1.4 deg. below the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The thermometer in the shade fell to
488
rose to
M 0
donegd.a7i,ttsh ehilgohweesstt point in
The
extreme range in the week was therefore 31.2 deg.t in the week,
and
The mean daily range was 21.5 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 8 deg. The mean degree of hu-
midity of the air was 77, complete saturation being
'represented by 100. The air was dry ; and the
whole amount of rain measured was the tenth of an
inch, which fell on Sunday and Friday. After
Sunday the wind blew almost constantly from the
south-west. The thermometer in the sun attained
its highest point on Friday, when it was 127 deg
The mean temperature of the water of the Thames
was 65 deg.

60.16 552

0.30
0.80
o'sB
080
0'96

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