Star.
London, England, 1822-01-26 00:00:00

BIRTHS.

Males . - - - 796,428
Females - - - - 725,708

Total - - 1,522,154
Being 90,686 more than the year 1818.

DEATHS..

Mater - - . - - 467,668
Females - - - - 451,441

Total - - 919,109
Being 41,102 more than in the year 1818.—The
numbet of hi. ills exceeds that of deaths by 602,025.
Among :he deaths were 233,697 males under five
years of age.—lt is N orthy of remtirk, that if we ex-
cept the first ten years of infancy, the greatest mor-
tality takes place at the age of 60 to 65 years, for in
these years there died 17,745 males, i. e. the 26th or
27th pan of the whole. _ _ _

Anions the de.sths of the male sex (the age of the
females is not gated), there were—
. 18,741 - above - SO
5,754 - • - • 98
1,094 - - - . 100
324 . • . - 105
179 - - a 110
90 - - - 116
56 - - - 129
93 - - - 125
13 - - - 130,
Two the extraerdinary age of between 140 and ISO.
STOCKHOLNI, JANUARY' 8.
The flambe' of births here last year was 2,3.56 ;
deaths, '2,628

BASLE, JANUARY 12.
For some months past a correspondence has been
carried on between this Canton and Geneva, respect-
ing the hest system of defence of the Swiss frontiers.
Sevetal of these letters have been published, and
discus very important questionc.
It seems to be generally agreed that our cc....titrA
should have no fortresses; but another qu,stion, on
which opinions are much divided, is, whether certain
important passes in the Swiss A'ps shall be fortified
or closed up ? What makes this a very ticklish ques-
tion, and in fact a problem that can hardly be solved,
is, that the defiles and roads through them are indis-
•pensabir to the existence of some Cantons, and that
these districts mould he converted into deserts if they
were deprived o the communications which are so
n ssary to their industry.
The Vallais, which has begun to prosper since the opening of
the Simplon, will certainly oppose the closing of that road,
which. besides, may be easily blocked up in crse of danger.—
The same may be said o: St. Gotherd, the road over which is
so necessary to the trade of Switzerlard, that the closing of it
would he a death-hlow to whole districts. Switzerland has so
superfluuus resources.

Monday her Royal Highness the Princess Au-
GUaITA, atternled h; 4 Lady in Waiting, took an air-
ing in her rime and four, and paid morning visit
to the Duchess r•I'sGLOucEsTER, at Bagshot Park. ller
Royal Highness returned to Fr ogmore in the evening.
Thursday his Highness Prince ESTERHAZY gave a
sumptuous dinner, et Chandos House, to
Sir Henry ILolford, ninon de Cazes, M. Auguste de Cazes,
111. du Souza, Dr. Benin. and a select party.
We are requested to state, that the next Number
of the NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, to be published
the Ist of February, will contain, among various
other original Papers, a Letter from THOMAS CAMP-
BELL, Esq. to the Indian Chief, JOSEPH BRANDT, on
the subject Of GERTRUDE OP WYOMING.
On Wednesday a Meeting was held at the York
Hotel, in Liverpool, for the purpose of thanking
Mr. HOME for his public services. After Mr. BOOTH,
the Chairman, Colonel WILLIAMS, and several other
Gentlemen, bad addressed the Meeting, a series of
Resolutions, declaratory of the high sense entertained
of the services of Mr. HUME in Parliament, were
passed, and the Meeting separated.
CITY BOSlNESS.—Yesterday a Court of Aldermen
was held at Guildhall, which was fully attended.
The Return of the Election of Common Councilmen
for the Ward of Walbrook, after the late scrutiny,
was laid before the Court. The Court then pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the petition of sundry
inhabitants of the Ward of Langbourn, against the
Election and Return of Mr. WILTSHIRE, as Common
Councilman for that Ward, and after due deliberation
thereon, declared and adjudged the said Election of
Mr. WILTSHIRE to be void, and requested the LORD
MAYOR to issue a Precept for the election of another
in his room.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Marquis of Londonderry, from Korth Cray, Kent.
The Earl of Jersey, and two of his sons, in Berkeley-square,
from Paris.
The Marquis of Exeter, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square,
from Borleigh, Lincolnshire.
Captain Bastard, M.F. at ditto,
DEPARTURES from Devonshire.

The Duke of Devonshire, for Brighton.
The Earl of Shannon, from the London lintel, Albemarle-
street, for Brandon, Suffolk.
J. Wiltshire, Esq. from ditto for Bath.
George Silvertop, Esq. from Fenton's Hotel, St. Jarte's-street,
for Suffolk.
A bre broke out at one o'clock this morning, in the extensive
cooperage of Messrs. Encore and Co. sugar-bakers, in Rupert-
square, at the bottom of Lambeth-street, Whltechaptl. On its
first breaking out it raged with great fury, threatening destruc-
tion to the two sugar-houses between which the cooperage was
situate. The engines soon arrived, and having,a good supply of
water, the Artiness were enabled not only to save the houses, but
also the new German Church, from which it was separated only
by a narrow passage. The whole of the cooperag-, with the
valuable property, were totally destroyed, as was the counnutu-
eating pater, between the two hooch beta% the Um awe
catapulted.