The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-22 00:00:00

CAPTAIN CURRIE'S ACCOUNT.

Having heard 'that Mr. Green was about to make
an ascent from Weymouth with the Albion balloon,
there not being sufficient gas for the monster of Nas-
sau, I came down for the purpose, if possible, of ac-
companying him, and, likewise, revisiting the scenes
of my youth, having been quartered at Radipole bar-
racks, the year after Waterloo, with the 23d Light
Dragoons, appointed there shortly after as Lancers.
Having made numerous ascents in all sorts of
weather, I am capable of judging of the different ap-
pearances on leaving the earth ; but never did I
behold so magnificent and splendid a view as on the
ascent from this place : the glorious bay, not sur-
passed by that of Naples, was charming ; the eve
could reach to the Devonshire cliffs on the
west, and extend to the Isle of Wight
on the east. The day was cloudy and in-
clined for rain, but at the moment we quitted the
earth, the sun shone forth in all its glory, and I am
convinced the ascent must have pleased those who did
us the honour to look at us, and I rather think they
were not a few. From the sun acting upon the bal-
loon we shot up like a rocket, and were soon above the
clouds. It would be impossible to express completely
the beauty of the scene, hut suffice it to say, the
clouds had the appearance of an interminable ocean of
snow. I have before seen the reflection of the balloon
on the clouds, but the balloon only ; on this occasion
it was surrounded by a double halo, with all the pris-
matic colours of two rainbows clearly defined. Mr.
Green has seen it on several occasions ; I never have
been fortunate enough to do so before, and was cer-
tainly astonished and delighted. We descended in
perfect safety, and were most hospitably entertained
by the Rev. R. Waldy, who was so kind as to lend us
a carriage to convey us towards the point of our
ascent. R. W. CURRIE, H.P.,
Late Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS

The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in
the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes
Registered in the week ending Aug. 13, 1842." The Table is
issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:—
Weekly
Average
1838-9-40-1

Total.
Four IFour
Summers lYears
Epidemie,Endemic, & Contagious Diseases 163 191 190
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 172 150 149
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ...
o,seases of the Hea-t and Blood-vessels
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other

CAUSES OF DEATH.

Organs of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c
Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c 6 8 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles 5 5 6
Diseases of the Skin, &c 2 1 1
Diseases of Uncertain Seat l2l 95 104
014 Age, or Natural Decay 52 64 69
Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intern-

perance
Causes not specified
Deaths from all causes . 874 --- -

Average Weekly Deaths
Population: Average Death
enu Weekly in
merated Deaths the
Is4l. 18.35-Y-4C-1. Week.
West—Kensington, St. George r_......_,........n
( Hanover-square ),Westmin- Four I Four
ster, St. Martin in the Fields, Ye rs.jSummers.

DISTRICTS.

St. James 300,705 135 124 124
North—St. Mary-le-bone, St
Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 149 164
Central—Saint Giles and Saint

George, Strand, Clerkenwell,

Holb;rn, St. Luke, East. Lon._

don, West London, City of
L0nd0n...... ...... ........ ...373,806 188 174 179

East—Shoreditch,Whitechapel,
Bethnal Green, St. George

in the East, Stepney, Poplar 392;491 206 198 192
South—St Saviour, St. Olave,
St. G eorge( South wark), Ber-
mondsey,amberw Newington. Lam-
beth, CPII Bother-

hitlae, Greenwich .

Total

84$ 874

It is stated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the
32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon-
don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—
and the parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington,
Fulham, Hammersmith C'hapelry), St. Luke (Chelsea), Pad-
dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Brom-
ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas
and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as
enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890; and in June 1841, was
1,870,727. The weekly average for 1838, 1839, 1840, and
1841, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the four years by
208, and the deaths in the four winters by 52.
General Register Office, Aug. 18, 1842.