The Express. — 1861-01-02 (London, England)

HEALTH OA LONDON.  The weekly return of births and deaths in London, issued by authority of the Registrar-General, states that the late severe weather has not failed to produce its usual effect in an augmented rate of mortality, though the increase shown as yet by the returns is not of formidable amount, The death" in London which were 1,208 and 1,20 resew, lively in the two previous weeks, rose iu the last week of the year to 1,407. The average number of death's& obtained from returns of the fifty•second week in each of the last ten years 1850-9, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,525. The deaths of last week were, therefore, more than 100 below the estimated amount  InDecember of 1859 there were two cold weeks, the second and third ; in the fourth week, when the mean temperature of the air was as high as 45.3 deg., the deaths rose to 1,677. In the December of 1860 the last two weeks have been distinguished by the coldness of the weather, which has now relaxed, but may still be followed, as in 1859, by an increased number of deaths. In December, 1859, the lowest point attained by the thermometer at Greenwich was 14 dep. on the 19th ; theloweet point intim period thathasnow elapsed was 8 dep. on Christmas day ; the next lowest was 10 dep. on Saturday the 29th. The deaths from pulmonary diseases, exclusive of:phthisiy were in the previous week 270 ; last week they were 348. For the ten weeks (of 1860-9) corresponding with last week the average number after correction for increase of impalation is 325. In the last two weeks the deaths by bronchitis rose from 146 to 217 ; those by pneumonia from 89 to 95; those by phthisis from 136 to 171. Scarlatina was fatal last week in 45 cases, 4 of which 'occurred in the west sub-district of Islington. Measles was fatal in 49 cases, of which 4 occurred in the south sub-district of St. Giles, 3 in the Colman-street sub-district. There were 7 deaths from syphilis, 4 from intemperance. Thirteen persons of whom 12 were children died by bursa and scalds; of these, two children, one the eon of • lamplighter, the other that of • railway labourer, were burnt by their clothes taking fire. The sou of • shoemaker, aged 3 years, was scalded fatally by drinking water from a kettle. A Chelsea pensioner, aged 70 years, was suffocated by the impaction of meat in the tenches. Seven nonagenarians died in the week, of whom five were women. . . _ .  Last week the births of 734 boys sad 754 girls, in all 1,488 children, were registered in London. In the eta =responding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1,655. . . . .  At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29,540 in. The readings rose from 29.18 in. on Tuesday to 30.23 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 25.9 dogs., which is 11 deg'. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average through. out the week, and on four days it was from 11 dogs. to 16 dogs. below the average. The hi point attained in the week by a thermometer in the was 35 deg. on Wednesday and Friday. The lowest points were 8 `legs. and 10 dogs. on Tuesday and Saturday respectively. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 27 dogs. The mean daily range was 12.9 deg. A thermometer on the grass fell to 2 degs. on Tuesday. The difference between the mean dcw-point temperature and air temperature was 6'9 degs. The mean degree of humidity was 74, complete saturation being represented by 100. On Saturday the humidity was only 61. Melted snow in the week measured 018 in. The minimum temperature 8 dogs. took place at 7h. on the morning of Christmas. After 12 o'clock p.m. on Saturday a rapidthaw set in.  KIIMINGTON (St Mary, Paddington).—At 1, Chelmsford. terrace, on 21st December, the son of a &away-fitter, aged 8 years, " phthiaia ; brain weighed 3lba 8 or." Post mort. MAILYLICJIONZ (St. Mary).—Found dead at 8, Horace. street, on the 29th November, the widow of a labourer. aged 65 yews, " diseued heart ; fatty degeneration, aggro.. vated by want and destitution." (Inquest.) Poet mort. &miter (Shadwell).—At Wapping, on the 17th Decent. ber, a single woman, aged 52 yearn, • disease of heart accelerated by exposure to the inclemency of weather!". (Inquest). GILLFSWICH (Woolwich Arsenal).—At Woolwich Cam. moo, on 22nd December, a domestic servant, aged 18 years. "suicide by poison (cyanide of potassium); temporary derangement. (Inquest.)  THE GRAIN MovitmENT.—The statistics' of tho grain movement are of pressing importance, from their intimate bearing upon the state of our moue, market. We find that the imports of wheat in November were 988,024 qrs., against :327,278 in November, 1859, and 273,902 in November, 1858. The mere increase in the imports of wheat on the month, as compared with last year, makes a difference of about one and three-quarters millions sterling in the general balance of trade as between England and foreign countries. The quantity of flour imported in the month war 515,148 cwta., against 174,111 last year, showing likewise a great increase. For the eleven months the importe of wheat have been 5,014,236 qrs., against 3,729,318 qre. last year. The difference against us on the eleven months' transactions in wheat is not lee, than 3,000,0001. The cloven months' imports of flour have risen front 3,130,937 cede. in 1859 to 4,327.639 cwt.'. in the present year. And, as the great bulk of the increase, both se regards wheat and flour, is from the United States, the adverse balance is not ifficult of explanation. —Money Market Review.  --- •