The Express. — 1864-10-26 (London, England)

THE HEALTH OP LONDON.  From the return issued by authority of the Registrar-General, it appeared that in the went that wiled on Saturday the deaths of 1,336 person were registered in London. The averse number of deaths is corresponding weeks of ten years, 1854.63, wu 1,080, sad if a correction is made for inseam of popelatiso, it becomes 1,188. It appears, therefore, that the deaths exceeded the average number by 147. Fkoriatina is the most fatal disease in the symotic clam ; it caused 100 deaths, 94 of which wen those children. Six deaths front this disease occurred in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster, and 5 in the subdistrict of Si. Peter, Walworth. Nine deaths were cowed by diphtheria. Typhus wee fatal to 79 persons. Suall-pcm exhibits a low mortality ; only 5 deaths from this dies.. were noordol. hey corrected average number being 13. Thirty-eight children died from measles, sad 27 from whooping-G:l44h. 13roadiitle was fatal is 106 oases, 119 possess died from poeueturcia 139 from 'dahlia and 33 from other diseases of the respiratory wgaos, Disease of the Wert tensed 55 death. Ow hundred and forty-two person died from divans of the brain and nervous system. Four deaths from delirium bemires were registered, and ow death was °lmagined by intemperance. Thirty-five deaths occurred from accidents. Seven persons were killed by vehieles is the streets. Two children and 2 adults wen blamed. Five persons were suffocated, and 4 person were drowsed. A labourer, aged 61 roan, died is the workboxes', Whitschapal, from sallow tion, mused by • piece et beef lodging in the windpipe. A painter, aged 29 years, committed suicide by taking sink acid. Four weagesorisas died dories the week. lon week the births of 997 boys sad 989 girls, in all 1,964 children, were reginered is LoWoa. In the tea corresponding weeks of the years 1854.63 the avenge number few reeled) was 1,895.  DIDIOLITION OF TEE GRRAT EXHIBITION BiTlLDlNG.—Yeaterday attOtDooll, at half pest three the deinolitioa by gunpowder of the remaiaiag pontos.of the Great Exhibitsoa Building was proceeded with by the Corps of Royal Fashion from Chatham. There were pro seat se the occonion General Sir J. Burgoyne, Colonel Lovell, °Mout Scott, Posts (the designer of tba structure), Oaptain Kno, sod • staff of the Sappers sad Miners under Colour-liargsuat Caen, Professor Donaldsoa, Sir J. Dosiddsoa, and • large somber of ineatific geatienien, together with a coesidenble crowd of sightseers, both within and without the rains of the drachm. The engineering operation had been completed daring the day for the perpose of displacing the two tower@ that poppirtad the great dome. The height of each tower averaged 70 feet by 40 feet square, the weight being 1,200 toes, the thickness of the walla being aa average of from three to four feet, the superficial area of the towers being about 40 feet square. la order to dislodge this mass of masonry the amount of charge applied was proportioned la the amount at 112 lbs. of gunpowder to each tower ' • and, ia accordance with this arrangement, precisely at hull-pd three the signal to bra the battery at some fifty yards distance from the structure to be demolished wee gives (the range in front of the road having been cleared by a strong force of the L division), when Budded', with asarcely any audible report, one half, but on half only, of the tower rolled over with a loud crash into the Exhibition.road, leaviug the other half of the tower standing West. Is the course of an hour the debris was removed from the road. It was then determined that DO further openness should take plain in concern= with the removal of the other half of the tower. A consultation took place amongst the eart• beers with Sir J. Burgoyne, and it wu determined that should tbs structure not Gill of its own accord before morning, the engineers should " shove" it over by leversge, or by a further additional charge this moraine.