The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-14 00:00:00

that I have been relieved at the Derby Union !"
The notion seemed to tickle his fancy for the moment ;
and the kind-hearted, confiding governor, no doubt
thought it was a " curious coincidence." However,
with the easy confidence of an unsuspecting man,
the governor sent a boy with the "large builder
from Whitby," to lead him to the Nag's Head,
there to refresh tired nature with balmy sleep.
But alas ! the ingrate turned upon his benefactor.
No sooner had the man of many sorrows gone a con-
venient distance from the workhouse, than he changed
his tone, and ordered the boy to leave him. Bent,
however, upon a faithful discharge of his duties, the
boy persisted in " showing him the way " to comfort-
able lodgings; whereupon he and his master were
assailed with threats and epithets which cannot
he repeated to ears polite, and the boy
returned to the union to astonish his master
with the tidings. _Nothing more was heard of the
fellow until Friday afternoon, when a man fell as if
dead in front of Mr. Hefford's shop in Queen-
street. Many good Samaritans were speedily at-
tracted to his assistance. He was in a fit ; and
many doubted whether he would ever get out of
it with life. dr. Webster's boy happened to be
a spectator, and instantly recognised the Simon
Pure. With foot fleet as a galloway the boy ran to
the union with the information, and Mr. Webster
lost no time in apprising the police. Meanwhile,
every attention bad been bestowed upon the man,
who was kindly conveyed to the house of Mr. Evans,
surgeon, where, on recovering, he was supplied
with coffee, two half-sovereigns, and some silver.
We understand the impostor was in the act
of relating his eventful history to his kind
benefactor, when two policemen entered, and much
to Mr. Evans's surprise walked him off" to the
police office. Only one half-sovereign could, how-
ever, be found upon bile, and it is supposed he
swallowed the other. On Saturday the "large
master builder from Whitby" was taken before the
Mayor, and he was very properly consigned .to
three months' prison fare, with daily exercise on the
tread-wheel. When that period has expired, the Lei-
cestershire police will be in readiness to escort him to
Thrumpstone, where he obtained a suit of clothes and
other things in a manner which the law does not re-
cognise as legitimate, and for which it provides a
fitting recompense.—Derby Reporter.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 9, IMO.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *133
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 50
Tubercular Diseases ... ••• ••• ... 149
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 141
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels 33
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ••• ••• ... 171
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion.. ... ••• -•• •••
Diseases of the Kidneys, &C.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &',.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• •••
Malformations... ••• • •• '•• • ••
Premature Birth ..• •••
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Old Age
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

... 50

... 42

Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding week in the
1841. of 1849. Week.
West Districts... 301,189 . • 151 ... 123
North DiAricts.. 376,568 •• 168 ... 160
Central Districts 374,199 ••• 170 ... 160
East Districts ... 393,067 ••• 255 .... 186
south Districts.. 503,346 .•• 303 ... 246

~. 1,047

Totals... ..... 1,948,369
Males
Females

... 875
... 433
... 442