Glasgow Courier. — 1859-10-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MONTHLY RETURN OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGDS.  The following return of the births, deaths, and niariiages registered in the eight principal towns of Scotland during September, 1859, has been published by authority of the Registrar-General :  During the month of September there were registered in the eight principal towns of Scotland the births of 2,521 children, of whom 1,259 were males and 1,262 females. Of this number, 2,303 were legitimate, and 213 illegitimate, giving the proportion of 84 per cent, of the births as illegitimate; or 1 illegitimate in every 118 births. The proportion of illegitimate births in the several towns (considering Edinburgh and Leith as one town) was the following:-In Perth only 3 per cent, of the births were illegitimate; in Greenock, 44 per cent.; in Edinburgh and Leith, Spar cent.; in Paisley, 84 per cent.; in Glasgovi, 84 percent.; in Dundee, 9'9 per cent.; and in Aberdean, 10.8 per cent. 497 marriages were registered in the eight towns during the month. The deaths of 1,536 persons of whom 766 were males and 770 females, were registered in the eight towns during the month. This is the smallest number of deaths registered in these towns during any September since the Registration Act came into operation, excepting Sept., 1855, when the number was 1,508. 41f the 1,536 persona who died in the eight towns, 690, or 44 per cent., were under five years of age. The proportion of deaths under five years of age in the several towns was:- In Perth, 26 per cent.; in Leith, 29; in Edinburgh, 31; in Paisley, 33; in Aberdeen, 34; in Dundee, 50; in Glasgow, 50; and in Greenock, 56 per cent. The symotic (epidemic and contagi. ous) class of diseases proved fatal to 482 persons in the eight towns, and thus constituted 32 per cent, of the deaths; in Greenock, owing to the continued prevalence and fatality of scarlatina, the mortality from this class of diseases amounted to 53 per cent. of the deaths. 30 deaths were ascribed to small-pox, 15 to croup, and 63 to gastric and typhus fevers in the eight towns. 131 deaths were attributed to scarlet fever, thus constituting 85 per cent, of the mortality. Of these, 40 occurred in Greenock and 57 in Glasgow, raising the proper. tional mortality in the former of these towns to 32 per cent, of the deaths. 102 deaths were attributed to hooping-cough in the eight towns, thus constituting 66 I of the deaths. Two persons died from the direct effects ;of intemperance. Two persons-a male, aged 52, and I a female, aged 66-committed suicide by hanging, and I a man, aged 51, died from "strangulation committed ! with a suicidal intent." A child, aged 7a months, I died from the effect of an overdose of laudanum. Two females passed their 90th year. Thus one, single, died at the age of 98 yearn; the other, a widow, died at the age of 92 years. The meteorological returns of six of the principal towns in Scotland for September, 1859, reduced and classified as heretofore, and corrected in their thememetrical results for daily range, give, for their mean position, i.e., lat. 56° 12' N., long. 3° 44 W., and height 140 feet above the sea-level. Barometric pressure (sea-level), 29131 inches, less than the average of the same month in 1856-7-8 Py 0130 inch. Barometric range 1047 inch, less by o*oB6 inch. Highest temperature, 85-8, less by 3.1. Lowest temperature, 38°'a, less by o's. Mean temperature, 52'8, lens by 23. Mean daily range of temperature, 13"3,1e5e by erl Humidity, mean, 78, less by 3.. Rainy days, number of, 17, greater by 2. Rain measured in guage, 379 inches, , greater by 004 inch. Wind, mean pressure, 174 lb, less by 029 lb. Wind, direction of, E. to W. an 4 to 14, , and N. to 8. as 2 to 8; while for the average of former years, the proportion were as Ito 11, and as 4 to 8. t' The leading charecterietics of this month of September have been, that the barometric height is not only below the average, but also between any previous month of Sept. registered in 1858-7-8, and at the same time lower than the mean height of any month in the above. mentioned yenta; the barometric range is also below the average. The temperature during the month has been . below the average, but the mean daily range has been nearly normal. The quantity of rain which fell was a little above the average, due chiefly to the very large amount that fell on the western coast. The difference between the rainfall at Edinburgh and Greenock is very • remarkable.  The Oavette Nur!oak declares that the Swedish dilettanti boast of having found a second Mdlle. Lind in another national songstrees, Mdlle. Roeske.