The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-07 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Return of the Registrar-General.)
The public health, as indicated by the unusal light-
ness of the bills of mortality, bears at the present time
a favourable appearance. The mortality is low, not
as compared with that which prevails in places of
better sanitary condition, but with what has been
commonly observed in London at the same period of
former years. The deaths registered in the week end-
ing last Saturday, were 736 ; in the 22d week of the
10 years 1840-9, they rose from 760, which was the
lowest number, and occurred in 1842, to 960
in 1847 ; the average was 860, or if corrected for in-
crease of population, 938, the present decrease on
which therefore amounts to 202. The deaths from
diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of con-
sumption, were only 105, against 138 in the previous
week ; the average is 113. Consumption carried off
103 persons, the corrected average being 153, and the
lowest number in any corresponding week having
been 118. The deaths enumerated in the class of
zymotic or epidemic diseases were only 130, against
156 of the week previous ; the corrected average of
ten corresponding weeks is 190. Six children died of
small-pox, 11 children and a private of the Grenadier
Guards, aged 23 years, of measles; 17 children of
scarlatina, 21 of hooping cough, and 26 persons of
typhus, all of these epidemics showi❑g a decrease, es-
pecially the three first mentioned. Diarrhoea WAS
fatal to 15 persons, 9 of whom were children, the
average being 10. This is the only epidemic amongst
those that frequently prevail to a considerable extent
which does not show a decrease on the returns of cor-
responding weeks.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF' EXCHEQUER, June 6.
GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER..

(Continued from oar Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
At the conclusion of the Leirned Counsel's argu-
ments, which occupied the Court until its rising,
The LORD CHIEF BARON intimated that, owing to the
peculiar naturc of the case, they would take time to con-
!idmr whether they should grant a rule to show cause.
Judgment accordingly deferred.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO W-STREET.

Josiah John Merriman, a young man of great vo-
lu bili-y of speech, was placed at the bar before ?Jr.
Henry, charged by Mr. R9bert Seeley, bookseller,
with creating a disturbance at the meeting held for
improving the condition of the labouring classes, of
which Lord John Russell was chairman.

It appeared from the statement of the complainant
that the business of the meeting, in accordance with
the terms of the advertisement, was conducted exclu-
sively by the members, and after the first resolution
was moved, some persons at the end of the hall caused
a disturbance, notwithstanding the repeated remon-
strances of the Noble Chairman and Lord Ashley.
The prisoner being the most active, he found it neces-
sary to give him in charge, some of his expressions
being " no physical force," which were repeatedly
uttered with such violence as to prevent the chairman
being heard. Several ladies in alarm were taken
into an ante-room in a fainting condition, being com-
pelled to leave the hall from the uproar caused by
the prisoner and his friends, with whom he evidently
was acting in concert.
The prisoner applied that the case might be re-
manded, as he could prove by the testimony of several
witnesses the fallacy of the complainant's statement.
lle hoped the Court would conduct the proceedings
in a regular way, avoiding to lead the witness, as he
considered that he had done nothing more than attend
a public meeting at which he had a right to express
his opinions,

Mr. HENRY said he laboured under a great mis-
take, if he was to be guided by the terms of the ad-
vertisement by which a meeting of the members alone
was convened.

The prisoner said ha was admitted by ticket, and
such being the case, he maintained he was entitled
to be heard as well as any person present.
Complainant, being questioned by the prisoner, said
that there had been a scuffle between Lord Harrowby
and another person before he heard the words " phy-
sical force " and other such expressions.
Sergeant 34, A division, said his attention was
drawn to the great noise and uproar caused by per-
sons crying out, upon which several, principally
ladies, left the hall in great alarm. The prisoner was
given into his custody by the complainant, there being
others apparently acting in concert with him in
causing confusion, and the chairman having vainly
attempted to he heard.
The prisoner denied having exhibited anything but
peaceful conduct, however excited he might have been,
for which he complained of being locked in a cell as a
felon, and concluded by requesting that Lord John
Russell, as the chairman, should be called to give
evidence, or that the further hearing should be ad-
journed for that purpose.
George Reynolds, a publisher, deposed that some
ferocious fellow, whom he understood to be Lord
Harrowby, laid hold of him, and, after shaking him
violently,
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ing disturbance, and, on refusal, to
todv, that he might be held to bail. him into cus-
The prisoner instanced a case in which ampeeerson
had been mildly excluded from a teetotal meeting
held at Hackney, and being given into custody,
brought an action and obtained a verdict in his fa: '
your. His own conduct through life had been re-
spectable, and his crime being on this occasion simply
crying out " No physical force," he had to complain
that he was dragged through the public streets as a
felon. Being confident of the propriety of his con-
duct, he begged that the further hearing of the case
might be postponed, for the purpose of having the
evidence of Lord John Russell in support of his
statement.
Mr. HENRY said there was no necessity for such a
course, as it was quite apparent he had acted in ig.
norance of the law.
The prisoner said nothing else would satisfy him,
having suffered such disgrace, and consequently his
indignation was naturally excited.
_ Mr. Seeley said he had no vindictive feeling to in-
dulge, his object being to remove what WO evidently
a greitt maoytuace,

The prisoner demanded that Mr. Seeley would
make an apology for the injury inflicted upon him,
or he would adopt other proceedings against him.
Mr. HENRY considered that the complainant had
a just right to put an end to the disturbance by
taking the steps he had, there being a clear right to
exclude persons from the hall ; and it would be for a
jury to decide if he was justified in giving the pri-
soner in charge.
Mr. Seeley objected to express his regret, as such a
course would tend to upset every society holding a
meeting in any part of the metropolis; and having
acted upon principle, he would abide the consequence
of ulterior proceedings.
Mr. HENRY said he would hold the prisoner to
bail, being unable to prevail on him not to take pro-
ceedings in the nature of a harassing action, himself
in the sum of SO!., and two sureties in 40/., to answer
the charge at the sessions.
Mr. Reynolds, who became one of the sureties, ap-
plied to his Worship for tlsiatnuaons against Lord Har-
rowby for an assault.

Mr. HENRY said he would require his written in-
formation upon oath for such a purpose, which at such
a late hour could not be accomplished.
The applicant was perfectly satisfied, and promised
to attend the next day his Worship would preside to
comply with the necessary form.

THE WIDOW OF LIEUTENANT

WAGRORN.

The Globe states that a royal sign manual warrant
has just been issued granting a pension of 251. a year
to Mrs. Harriet Waghorn, widow of the late Lieu-
tenant Thomas Waghorn, " in consideration of the
eminent services of her late husband." A paltry
twenty-five pounds a year to the widow of a
man who sacrificed his health and wasted his
worldly substance in laying down a new route to India,
whereby commerce has been wonderfully increased,
and our relations with the Eastern world and its people
greatly facilitated ! It is a great reproach to the
East India Company and the merchant princes of
this country that Mrs. Waghorn should be left in
such a state as to require something, and that some-
thing not much better than parish aid, at the hands of
the Queen, out of the 1,2001. allowed to her Ma-
jesty since her accession to the Throne to appropriate
in pensions. Let U 3 see how other " distinguished ser-
vices" have been rewarded. Mary Lander has 751. a
year " for the science, zeal, and courage displayed by
her husband in a hazardous expedition into the inte-
rior of Africa for the extension of knowledge."
This sum is infinitely too small. The Rev. Henry
Baremy imparted a knowledge of German to the
Queen, and for this " distinguished service" has been
awarded a pension of 1001. a year. One Giuseppe,
a teacher of Italian, for like services, is allowed 50/.
a year. Then we have a person named Bernard,
quartered upon the pension list to the tune of
1001. a year, for teaching her Majesty to sing !
Another individual, Thomas Stewart, gave her Ma-
jesty lessons in writing, for which " eminent service"
he is allowed 1001. a year. AM. Grandiveare
enlightened her Majesty in the beauties of the
French language ; 1001. a year is allowed to this
person. Mrs. Lucy Anderson taught her
Majesty music, and has been rewarded with a pen-
sion of 1001. a year ; and a Madame Bourden, who
taught her Majesty the polite art of dancing, clutches
a similar sum. These lucky folk had all been amply
remunerated for their services, and had, therefore, no
further claim upon the bounty of her Majesty, the
prestige of whose name alone was sufficient to ensure
them the greatest amount of patronage among the aris-
tocracy ; yet these small people are allowed three times
as much as Mrs. Waghorn, whose husband had
pioneered the way to India through almost insur-
mountable difficulties, and opened to our view depots
of commerce that before were almost sealed from our
sight. In looking over the civil list pensions, we
tine that Catharine and Jane Arbuthnot received
2761. a year. What the nature of the services may be
that these ladies rendered to the country is not stated.
The pension is given "in consideration of
their circumstances." The wife and daughters of Mr.
Brooksbank, clerk in the Treasury, and 15 years
private secretary to the late Earl of Liverpool, are
allowed 300/. a year, although the father must have
realised a handsome fortune. Rosamond Croker,
wife of the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker, many
years secretary to the Admiralty, with a salary
of 3,0001. a year, enjoys a pension of 3001.
The ex-Secretary has a pension of 1,5001. a
vear, and is now peering over past scenes
from a comfortable mansion erected on Crown pro-
perty. This man never rendered the slightest
service to the country. Lady Anna Maria Daw-
son has 2001. a year. Her " Ladyship" is a
daughter of the late Lord Portarlington. The
pensions granted to each of the two other daughters,
Lady Caroline Parnell and Lady Louisa Bromley, have
been resigned. Colonel D'Este has 4671. a year ;
Miss D'Este has 4671. a year. These are the grown-
up children of the late Duke of Sussex, by his first
wife, Lady Augusta Murray. We might select
hundreds of names from the pension list, in order to
point out how cruelly the tax-paying community is
robbed, in order to support a lot of drones, who, from
the time of their birth, have acted as a clog upon the
industry of the country, and who have no earthly claim
to support, if we cast an eye upon the deeds of their
ancestors. No one can deny that Mrs. Waghorn
has been most unworthily treated. If dancing-
masters and singing-masters are worthy of a na-
tion's gratitude, in what light ought the widow of
an enterprising man like Lieutenant Waghorn to I
stand ? Can any one tell us what claim Baron
Aylmer has to a pension of 551/. a year ! Originally
this pension was granted to his mother, not for any
services she performed, but because she was poor.
Again, the Prince of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, merely
because he married the daughter of the Duke of Cam-
bridge, is mean enough to accept from this country
1,788/. a year, and a Parliament was vile enough to
grant it, notwithstanding the enormous sums of
money which the Duke has wrung from the exche-
quer during a long and useless life.— Weekly Dis-
patch.