The Express. — 1866-07-12 (London, England)

HANTS.—This match, which commenced at the Oval, Kennington, on Monday Jut, came to a close yesterday, in favour of Surrey by 59 runs. The following i the score:— Hants, tint innings, 20e; second Innings, 140: total, 346. Surrey, flint Innings, 110 , second Innings, tri total, 407.  THE Pt BLit 11YALTIL—It appear. from the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended on Saturday, July 7, the births registered in London and twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3,955 ; the deaths registered, 2,846. The annual rite of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 969 boys and 981 girls, in all 1,950 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1858.65, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,896. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,502. . .  It was the 27th week of the year ; "rind the average number of deaths for that week was, with a correction for increase of population, 1,269. The deaths from small-pox were 33. They were not quite so numerous as in the three previous weeks. There were 102 deaths from diarrhwa, 92 of which occurred under two years of age. The corrected average number of deaths from this complaint In the twenty-seventh or corresponding week of ten previous years is 105. In the corresponding week of 18113 rt was 47 ; in that of 1864 it was 81 ; in that of 1865 it was 301. Although there is much diarrhea, it can hardly be considered excessive for the beginning of July. The following deaths from cholera were registered in the week : On 29th June, at 3, George-street, Hammersmith, a labourer, aged 50 years, " cholera." On 30th June, at 58, Myddelton-square, IClerkenwell, a boy, aged 7 years, " English cholera (24 hours)." On sth July, at lei, Borough-road, a boy, aged six weeks, " cholera (38 hours)." Besides these, eleven deaths of children, chiefly infants, are returned as caused by "choleraic diarrhaa." A child, aged four months, died on 29th of June of " coup-de-soleil (24 hours)." On the 30th June, the wife of a toymaker, aged 72 years, died of destitution in the Westminster workhouse. On the 28th of June, in St. Mary's Hospital, the son of a farm bailiff, aged eight years, ' hydrophobia from the bite of a mad dog."—(lnauest). A woman. aged 52 years, died of " inflammation of the liver (three weeks); bleeding to death from leech-bites (17 hours)." The following four deaths by carriage accidents in the streets were registered. The daughter of a die sinker, aged two years, run over by a dray—died on 28th June, near Islington-green. The daughter of a greengrocer, aged two years, knocked down by a dogcart in the Waterloo-road—died on 2nd July. The widow of a bootcloser, aged 72 years, thrown down and trodden on by a horse at Lambeth—dial on 14th June in Guy's Hospital. A conductor, aged 30 years, fell from an omnibus—died on 26th June in the Royal Free Hospital. The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 21 r 1,000 in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; in Bristol, 17 in Birmingham, 38 in Liverpool, 29 in Manchester, 30 in Salford, 25 in Sheffield, 36 in Leeds, 18 in Hull, 23 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 25 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending the 23rd ult., when the temperature was 1' 9 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 24 per 1,000. ROYAL HUMANE Socirry. The half-yearly general meeting of governors was held yesterday afternoon, at the offices, in Trafalgar-square, Mr. T. E. Baker, the treasurer, presiding. The report stated that the general cases since December last had been 81, and that 116 persons had been rescued from drowning. The cases beyond recovery had been 8. Of Hyde-park cases there had been 24, the entire number having been successfully treated. Two bad been found drowned, and the number of cases of attempted suicide had been 12. The ordinary committee of the society recommended that the silver medal should begiven to the following persons:— S. P. Phillips, who saved two men from drowning, in a boat accident in Gulf St. Vincent, Adelaide, Australia, on the 21st October, 1866 ; Alexander Leith, midshipman of H.M.S. Falcon, for saving Win. Hilliard, seaman, who accidentally fell overboard at Auckland. New Zealand, on the 16th of January last ; Lieutenant W. E. Fitzgerald, R.N.' for trying to save Isaac Hill, a first clam boy of H.M.S. Scout, who fell overboard at sea on the 6th of January last ; Alfred George Fell, for saving Fs. Thomas, and Sir H. H. Boyd, who sank whilst bathing at Avranches, France, on the 18th of April last ; Samuel Popplestone, for saving four sailors wrecked at Start Point, Devon, on the 23rd of March last. A resolution ratifying the recommendations of the committee was agreed to. It appeared that the number of bathers in the Serpentine during the half yearhad been 121,014, and that no lives had been lost. The treasurer's account showed that the total income of the half year, including &balance brought forward of 2871. 7s. 10d., was 1,109 f. 6s. 4d. The expenditure leaves a balance at the banker's of 432!. 9s. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business. The French steamer Panama arrived at St. Nazaire yesterday moreing. She left Vera Crux on the 14th June ; Havana, the 19th; and St. Thomas's, the 23rd. She brings 616 passengers, and 6,086.000 frnacs for London. LONDON GENERAL OEIWIEL79 COMPANY (LIMITED). —Trams receipts for week ending July 8, 12,9504 9s. 9&