The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 26.—The Bombay transp ar-
rived at Spithead on Monday evening, with tie 7th
Fusiliers, from Halifax. She was towed into harbour
on Tuesday, and disembarked her troops.
The Sealark, 8, Commander Sotheby, was towed out
of harbour to Spithead yesterday, and sails this evening
for Plymouth to ship the mails for the west coast of
Africa.
The Seaflower cutter was paid off on Monday and re••
commissioned yesterday by Lieutenant Fletcher, bet for-
me (r commander, for service at the fisheries ipt the
Channel islands.
The Termagant steam-frigate was docked yesterday
to have her masts altered. _ _ _

The Cuckoo steam-vessel bas been recommissioned
to-day by Commander Nicolas Le &byre (1838), tor
service at the fisheries of the Channel islands.

A court-martial, comprising Rear-Admiral Prescott,
C. 8., President, Captains H. D. Chads, C. 8., bf the
Excellent, R. A. Yates, of the Illustrious, W. Hen.
derson, C 8., of the Blenheim, Commander Matthias, of
the Illustrious, and Mr. George L. Greetham, Equty•
Judge Advocate of the fleet, assembled this morning on
board the Victory to try Mr. Henry Dennis. supernu-
merary boatswain of the first-class, belenging to her
Majesty's ship Blenheim, on a charge i f drunkenness
whit-, on duty on beard the Birkenhead steam-troop
frigate, Commander J. A. Stevens, during her late
cruise. The court having heard the case for the prose-
cution and a hat the prisoner had to allege in defence,
was of opinion the charge had been fully proved; but in
consideration of his numerous and good certificates, and '
the favourable testimony borne to his general character
by Captain Yates and other officers, adjudged him to be
reduced to the third class of boatswains in the Royal
navy, and not to be eligible for promotion for two years.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 25.—The Dolphin brigantine, un-
dt,r e-sy canvass, arrived from Sheerness at three'o'clock
this afternoon, in order to take the mails to the coast of
Africa.

W n d easterly.
WOOLWICH, Jun 26.—PnomonoN.--Clerk 'Arthur
Price (1846), formerly secretary to the late Rear-Ad-
miral SIC Frsncis A. Collier, C. 8., K.C.H., in the Has-
tings flag-ship, on the East India station, to be Pay-.
master and Purser.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.
(Published by authority of the Registrar-General.)
The present return happily shows a continuance of
that low rate of mortality which has now been ob-
served for many weeks, and which must be considered
as favourable, when compared with what has pre-
vailedin London at the same season in former years.
The deaths in the week ending last Saturday did not
exceed 775. Taking corresponding weeks ,of ten
previous years, the mortality was never so low, ex-
cept in 1841 and 1842, and it rose in 1847 and 1849
to nearly 1,000 deaths ; the average is 864, or raised
in the ratio of supposed increase of population 943;
the deaths last week were therefore less than the latter
number by 168. The deaths from diseases that are
included in the Zyrnotic or epidemic class numbered
last week 161 ; the corrected average is 206. Small-
pox proved fatal in 16 cases (of which 4 occurred
amongst persons between 20 and 60 years of age),
showing an increase in this disease, which has now
risen to the average ; they have lately ranged only
from 6 to 9. Measles was also fatal in 16 cases,
while the average is 28. Scarlatina destroyed 19
persons, which is only about half the average; but
this average is raised considerably by the excessive
mortality 'from scarlatina in 1848, when the deaths
of the corresponding week were 107. Hooping-
cough was fatal to 28 children being rather less
than the average. Typhus slightly exceeds the
average ; the deaths from it in the last four weeks
hive been 26, 39, 43, and 40. There were 18 fatal
cases of diarrhcea, which is nearly the same as in the
corresponding week of last year, and less than iu