The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-02 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH:

The following is the weekly return by the Registrar.
General of births and deaths in London and in thirteen
other large towns of the United Kingdom :
General Register Office, Somerset House, April 27.

In the week that ended on Saturday, April 25, 4,758
births and 2,975 deaths were registered in London and in
thirteen other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 23 per 1,000
in London, 29 in Edinburgh, and 29 in Dublin ; 23 in
Bristol, 19 in Birmingham, 24 in Liverpool, 26 in Man-
chester, 30 in Salford, 24 in Sheffield, 25 in Bradford, 23
in Leeds, 15 in Hull, 25 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 30
in Glasgow.
In London the births of 1,200 boys and 1,107 girls, in all
2,307 children, were registered in the week. In the com--
sponding weeks of ten years, 1858-67, the average number,
corrected for increase of population, is 2,168. The deaths
registered in London during the week were 1,378. It was
the seventeenth week of the year, and the average number
of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase
of population, 1,431. The deaths in the present return
aro less by 53 than the estimated amount, and less by
161 'than the number recorded in the preceding week.
The annual rate of mortality was 23 per 1,000 in West
London, 19 in North London, 27 in Central London, 24 in
East' London, and 24 in South London. The deaths from
fever were at the annual rate on 10,000 living of 10 in
West London, 1 in North London, 12 in Central London,
sin East London, and 11 in South London. In cal-
culatiag these result] the deaths in the London Fever
roviwt have-been referrel to the districts from which
the patients were brought. One hundred and sixty-five
deaths occurred from plithisis, 167 from bronchitis, 68
from pneumonia, 70 from diseases of the heart, and 190
from diseases of the brain and nervous system. _ _

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29'423in. The meal
temperature of the air in the week was 50'2 deg., which is
3 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as
determin,d by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day tempera-
ture was 63'3 deg., on Tuesday, the 21st of April. The
lowest night temperature was 41.7 deg., on Sunday, the
10th of April. The entire range of temperature in the
week was, therefore, 221 deg.

A letter from Egypt announces that the Viceroy
had arrived at the Palace of Guise from Upper Egypt,
and that he immediately gave orders for the construction
of a railway along the fresh-water canal between Zagarig
and Suez, with an injunction to have it finished in four
months.

The journals of St. Petersburg state that the
Emperor of Russia, instead of going to Warsaw this sufn-
mer, will make an excursion in Finland in the month of
June. In August he will proceed to the camp of Krasnoe
Selo, where his Majesty will receive several visitors of
distinction, and among others Prince Frederick Charles
of Prussia.

General Fleury's visit to this country is said to have no
political significance. It had been rumoured that he was
seeking to bring about a Russian alliance including
England and France, but this is now denied.
The Paraguayans give a very different account of the
recent operations of the war from that published by the
Brazilians. The first say that the Brazilian ironclads
which passed Humana during the night of February 19
have been held in check by the batteries of the new Para-
guayan fortress Establecimiento. A reconnaissance made
by the allies on March 22 was fatal to them, and cost them
600 Argentines and a large number of Brazilians. Marshal
Lopez continues to concentrate his forces on his southern
lines. In one point this account almost agrees with the
other, for it states that " it may enter into his plans even
to evacuate Curupaity." The Brazilian account said that
this place had been evacuated.

The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, which has been
so energetic on public questions lately, has now taken up
the subject of the Government and, the Telegraphs.
Simply, the chamber approves the bill now before Parlia-
ment, and the points upon which the members disagree
are matters of detail. The rate for short messages formed
a subject for sharp contention at the last meeting. A
shilling was admitted on all hands to be too high. One
speaker suggested 21d. per twenty words, another 5d., a
third 6d., and so on. The merit of the V.,d. rate was its
cheapness, and the 5,1. rate would allow of interchange be-
tween the French and English Governments. Finally, how-
ever, a resolution was adopted that 6d. would be a fitting uni-
form rate for twenty words exclusive of the address. Then
arose the broad question whether or not the telegraphs
should be worked as sources of profit, or to the public
advantage. The chamber replied, " Public advantage,"
apparently overlooking the fact that it might be to the
public advantage that the telegraphs should be used as
sources of profit. But the suggestion embodied in the
resolution, that the rates should be reduced as often as
practicable, sufficiently exp'ains that the chamber did
not think it would be.

The late Mr. Ricardo—whose conduct was lately criti-
cised by the lion. Robert Grimston, for having addressed
a letter to the Government without first consulting the
board of the Electric Telegraph Company, his colleagues—
has found a defender in Mr. William Burchell. Mr. Bur-
chell says that it had never occurred to Mr. Ricardo, while
on the said board, that the Government might take the
telegraphs in hand. It was suggested to him after he had
resigned his position, by Mr. Burchell himself, who ad-
vised him to write the paper in question. Besides, if Mr.
Ricardo had consulted the directors, it would have looked
to the Government as a distinct offer from the companies,
Which, under present circumstances, it certainly is not.
With regard to "depriving the shareholders of the fruit
of their enterprise," the paper suggested nothing of the
sort. It laid down that the shareholders should be paid
rather over than under the mark.
'OLUNTARYISM AT MANCHESTER. —An effort is
now being made to raise funds for the
purpose of building
Independent chapels and schools throughout the kingdioarr. ,
and a few evenings since a meeting took place
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chester in connection with this movement.
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" With respect, then,-to the lights and incense, as well
as vestments, we think that a speedy and inexpensive
remedy should be provided for parishioners aggrieved
by their introduction ; and the remedy which we
recommend is the following :—First, that whense,
ever it shall be found necessary that order be taken
concerning the same, the usage of the Church of Eng
land and Ireland as above stated to have prevailed fog.
the last 300 years shall be deemed to be the rule of the,
Church in respect of vestments, lights, and incense ; and,
secondly, that parishioners may make formal application tot
the bishop in camera, and the bishop on such application
shall be hound to inquire into the matter of the com-
plaint ; and if it shall thereby appear that there has been
a variation from established usage by the introduction of
vestments, lights, or incense in the public services of the
Church, he shall take order forthwith for the discontinuance
of such variation, and be enabled to enforce the same sum.
marily. We also think that the determination of the
bishop on such application should be subject to appeal to
the archbishop of the province in camera, whose decision
thereon shall be final ; provided always, that if it should
appear to either party that the decision of the bishop or
archbishop is open to question on any legal ground, a case
may be stated by the party dissatisfied, to be certified by
the bishop or archbishop as correct, and then submitted by
the said party for the decision of the court of the arch.
bishop without pleading or evidence, with a right of
appeal to the Privy Council, and with power for the court,
if the statement of the case should appear to be in any way
defective, to refer back such case to the bishop or arch,
bishop for amendment.
" Precautions should be taken against frivolous appli-
cations being brought before the bishop ; and, with this
view, we further recommend that the application should
be made either by one or more of the church or chapel
wardens; or by at least five resident parishioners, who
shall be householders and declare themselves to be mem-
bers of the Church of England, in places where the popu.
lation exceeds 1,000, and by at least three such persons
where the population is less than that number.

In making this recommendation our intention is simply
o provide for parishioners aggrieved by the introduction of
variations from established usage in respect of vestments,
lights, and incense, a special facility for restraining such
variations without ihtei ferrng in other respects with the
general law of the Church as to ornaments or the ordinary
remedies now in force.

" In submitting these recommendations to your Majesty
we desire to state that we are anxious in no degree to abridge
or curtail any of the rightful liberties heretofore enjoyed by

the clergy and laity of the Church of England. The national
Church may well i nclude men of varying shades of opinion so
long as they can combine in o. conscientious acceptance of her
recognised forrnularles and appointed rites. But this large
comprehension seems to us to render it most desirable that
in the celebration of the Church's rites there shall be intro-
duced no novel features which are welcome only to £405/0
but are offensive to others. All members of the Church
being expected to join devoutly in one common form and
order of service are, as we conceive, entitled to expect that
ao unaccustomed form be used, giving to the service a new
tendency and significance, by which the devotion of many
A impeded.

"We have made some progress in the revision of the
rubrics, orders, and directions contained in the Book of
Dontmon Prayer, and our recommendations on this sub-
ject will be presented to your Majesty in our next re-
port. A committee of the commission has been for some
time engaged in preparing materials for the revision of the
Lectionary."

Mr. A. J. B. Beresford Hope, M.P. for the
University of Cambridge, has consented to preside at the
anniversary festival of St. John's Eoundation School for
the Free Education and Maintenance of Sons of Poor
Clergymen, at Willis's Rooms, on June 3.
The Tours journals announce that Mr. James
Cane, of English origin, born in that town in 1799, and
who has not ceased to reside there since his birth, has just
died, leaving by his will a million of- francs for the poor—
one-half to the Bureau de Bienfaisance, and the other to'
the hospital.

REPRESENTATION Or LEICESTERSHIRE (NORTH).
Mr. E. B. Hartopp has issued an address intimating
that on the dissolution he will not again solicit the
suffrages of the constituency. Mr. S. W. Clowes will offer
himself as a Conservative candidate in succession to Mr.
llartopp.

At the Liverpool Police-court a summons has
Seen granted against the Liverpool Exchange Company
;Limited) for refusing to shew a copy of the special Act of
Parliament under which the company was constituted to
Mr. C. D. Watson, who was recently fined £5 for cutting
an extract from a newspaper belonging to the company,
Mr. Watson alleging that he had received permission from
s gentleman connected with the room to cut the paper.
PRACTICE WITH THE CHASSEPOT.—An accident
occurred two days back at Vincennes during the target
exercise of the soldiers forming part of the camp of St.
Maur. A spectator placed at the line of distance fixed by
the authorities as quite beyond the range of the fire was
struck by a Chassepot bullet, which passed through his
hand and then entered his groin. The new firearms, it
thus appears, have such a force of projection as to exceed
the calculations of the military officers best acquainted
with the subject.

!it the Salford Police-court, a woman named
Wilson has been charged with an assault upon her son,
five years of age. Prisoner resided in a cellar, and had
been in the habit of brutally treating her two children, who
were illegitimate. An examination of the bodies of the
children skewed them to be absolutely covered with
contusions and burn marks. The youngest child, who is
only three years of age, was scarcely able to walk, and the
nose of the elder exhibited a severe bite, the prisoner on one
occasion having bitten the lad on the nose and forehead.
The prisoner was committed for six months' hard labour.

SHOCKING SUICIDE.-A cow-boy in the service of
Miss Burdett Coats, who resides at Holly Lodge, High-
gate, lately discovered the body of a man lying in an out
of the way part of the grounds. The police were at once
comunicated with, and on examination it was seen that
the man, who had apparently been dead three or four days,
had a fearful gash in his throat, inflicted doubtless by a
knife that was lying beside him. The body was identified
as that of Mr. Bickerstaff, a greengrocer, of Gerrard•street,
Soho, who had been missing for five days. The body was
conveyed to the Flask Inn, Highgate, to await an inquest.

AWFUr. DEA.TII. —A fire broke out at the dye
works of Messrs. T. Crossley and Sous, Bailey-hall-road,
Ham,. a day or two ago, and the damage done to the
property before the fire was got out was from g 1,500 to
6,600. In connection with the fire a very painful death
occurred. Mr. Thomas Walshaw, landlord of the Old
Cock Hotel, Halifax, and late of the firm of Walshaw and
Sons, dyers, Northbridge, Halifax, mounted the roof of
one of the dye houses to assist some of the firemen, and
unfortunately, without being observed, fell through a sky.,
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