The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-30 00:00:00

THE. SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1868.

POLICE INTEL.LIGENCE-- This Day.

THE PUBLIC IIEALTII.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A ITEM PTED S UIC IDE —4'atrick Hanley, a de-
jected looking man, was charged before Mr. Tyr,
whitt with attempting to commit suicide by cutting
his throat.

rt—ifiPeirs from the return issued by the authority of
tlier Registrar-General, that In the week that ended on
Saturday, the 26th September, 4,500 births and 3,123
deaths were registered in London and in thirteen other
large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of
mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate
of mortality last week was 22 per 1,000 in London, and 28
in Edinburgh ; 19 in Bristol, 20 in Birmingham, 31
in Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 42 in Salford, 23 in Shef-
field, 32 in Bradford, 34 in Leeds, 22 in Hull, 25 in New-
castle-upon-Tyne, and 28 in Glasgow. The rate in Berlin
was 38 per 1,000 during the seven days ending the 17th
inst. The excessive mortality from summer diarrhcea,,
principally infantile, which recently prevailed, has
nearly disappeared. The deaths referred to this
disease in the eleven large English towns, which
exceeded 900 both in the last week of July and the Ist of
August, had declined to 228 in the week ending last
Saturday. During the ten weeks ending last Saturday
the annual death-rate from diarrhoea in the several towns
was 4 per 1,000 in London, Bristol, and Newcastle, 7 in
Bradford, 8 in Liverpool, Sheffield, and Hull, 10 in
Manchester, Salford, and Leeds, and, highest, 11 per
1,000 in Birmingham. More than 6,000 deaths were
referred to this disease in these eleven towns during
the ten weeks, thus raising the average annual death-
rate by 6 per 1,000 persons living. In London the
births of 1,062 boys, and 1,069 girls, in all 2,131 children,
were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks
of ten years, 1858-67, the average number, corrected for
increase of population, is 2,085. The deaths registered in
London during the week were 1,327. It was the thirty-
ninth week of the year ; and the average number of
deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of
population, 1,285. The deaths in the present return
exceed by 42 the estimated amount, and exceed by 107 the
number recorded in the preceding week.

Police constable John Marshall, 172 C, said that
on the 26th July last he was called to a house in
Littl3 Compton-street, and found the prisoner
lying on a bed iu a state of insensibility, with his
throat cut, and on a table by the bedside he saw a
razor covered with blood. Ile took the prisoner to
the Middlesex Hospital, and he had remained there
ever since.

Inspector Harrison said the prisoner had refused
to give any information as to his friends.

Mr. Henry Case, house surgeon to the Middle-
sex Hospital, said that the prisoner was admitted to
the hospital on 26th July last with a wound in his
throat four inches in length, the trachea being di-
vided. The prisoner had bee❑ very weak from the
loss of blood, but was now convalescent.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
Mr. Case said that the wound was a very dan-
gerous one.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner ought to feel
very much indebted to the gentlemen at the hospi-
tal, as he had had a narrow escape.
Mr. Case said the prisoner had no home to go to,
and still required looking after, as he was in a very
desponding state.

Mr. Tyr whitt remanded the prisoner for a week,
stating that he would be taken care of in the mean-
time, and by that thee it would be seen whether
anything could be done for him.
ASSAULT ON A POLICE SERGEANT.—James
M'Laren, a baker, living in Richmond-street, St.
James's, was charged with disorderly conduct and
assaulting Sergeant Fox, 22 C.

Sergeant Fox said that on the previous evening
he was called to Silver-street, and on going there
found two men fighting. lie requested the men
to go away, and put his hand on one of them
with the view of urging him to go away when the
prisoner said, " what the - have you to do
with it," and gave him a drive, and on his attempt-
ing to take him into custody, tried to strike him in
the face, but did not succeed, and directly after
that he(Sergeaut Fox)was surrounded by a number
of the prisoner's companions, and knocked and
kicked about.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prisoner what he had to
say in answer to the charge?

The Prisoner—Oh, I was drunk and don't know
anything I was doing.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt the prisoner
was one of those who wished to continue the fight,
and would have put up his Mall even if be was
dying. He should fine the prisoner 20s. or 14
days.