The Sun. — 1857-01-09 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LOND')N DURING THE QUAI.TAR.  (From the Official Report.) The number of deaths registered in London during the quarter ending Deemleer 27, 1856, was 14,118. On comparing this result with the number returned in the last quarters of 18 )2.55, and taking the growth of the population into account, it will be seen that the public health was tolerably good ; and, as_ regards children, the reduction of mortality from some of those diseases which waste infant life appears to show that it was rather better than usual. But the comparison now made shows only an improvement which may be temporary, not that superior and permanent condition of health which only measures that promote the moral and physical well-being of a populous community can effect. _  The deaths from zymotic diseases in the quarter were altogether 2,902, being little more than a fifth part of the total number. 74 persons died of small pox ; the numbers in the two previous corresponding quarters were 289 and 177. Scarlatina was fatal in 1,297 cases in the last three months of 1851 ; in the same period of 1855 it was fatal in 774 cases ; last quarter the number was 556. Measles was rather prevalent in the quarter, and carried off 372 children. The number of persons who died of typhus and common fever was 611, which is less than usual in the autumn months. Of th se cases 194 occurred in the east division— Shoreditch, Bethnal-green, Mile-end, St.c. Although the elation than the east division contains a much less pop south, the deaths from fever were considerably more in the former than in the latter. But the deaths from measles on the south side of the river were 102, beinghdicoh appear number that occurred in the east districts, w to have enjoyed also greater exemption from small-pox than the other parts of London. .The mortality from diarrhoea was not great : th s complaint was fatal in 316 cases, and was not, apparently, more common in one part than in another. Phthisis carried off 1,785 persons in the quarter, bronchitis 1,432, imentuonia 1,179, asthma 174. Pulmonary diseases were wore fatal than in the same quarter of 18.6 ; and this was due, at least in part, to those rapid atmospheric transitions which marked the beginning of December. In six weeks of the quarter the mean temperature was above the average ;in seven below it. In oue week it fell to 35 deg., and in the next it rose to 51 deg.; and by the end of the year the mean weekly temperature was again 35 (leg. Of the 14,118 deaths, 2,285, or about a sixth part, occurred in public institutions—namely, 1,271 in workhouses, 20 in pi isons, 6i in military awl naval asylums, 72 in lunatic asylums, 17 in hospitals for foreigners, 58 in military and naval hospitals, and 782 in general and special hospitals for the sick.  From January to Novembe the value of plate glass exported as an arsicle of British manufacture was, 57,8511. THE CONVICT MANSELL,—Yesterday, upon the fiat of the Attern,:y-General, the writ of error against the judgment and sentence of this prisoner, who is now under respite of sentence of death for the murder of MS superior officer, was issued from the Petty Bag Office,