The Express. — 1861-08-13 (London, England)

THE VACANT BIRHOPRIC.-A report is in circulation is dried aides that Dr. Jackson, Bishop of Lincoln, is likely to be tionfeeved to the bishopric of Durham, rendered vacant by the death of the Moo. mod Right Rev. Dr. Villiers, sad that Dr. Jackson will be succeeded in the bishopric of Lined. by the Rev. Yardley Wilmot, M.A., Rector of All Sods' Churrh, St. Maryleboo, an intimate triad of Sir Rousdell Palmer, the new Solicitor-General. The rev. southern enemoded Dr. Villiers in the victrage of Issilworth. Another report mentions the Dean of West✓ioter as likely to be raised to the episcopal beach in consequence of the preset mercy. In the event of a cleweau being appointed directly to the bishopric of Durham, Mersa of the trasslation of a bishop taking place, there will be no differsom made Is the spiritual peerage, as the sew bishop will be entitled to Mks his seat at once as Bishop of Durham, seder the Manchester Bishopric Act. Should, however, say bishop be promoted to the richer re of Durham, as will is all prubabWty be the ease, Dr. Philpott, the recently coossersted Bishop of Worcester, will be entitled to Sue his seat in the House of Lords at the mennemeamed of the seat emirs, and will have to perform dwindle af *dor blimp, tow discharged by the Bishop ef  °Anus or Diass.—To the Registrar-General's Isms is appended, as weak se instructive paper by Dr. W. Far en the causes of &lath in England. The year now rean-18f9—is the first in which diphtheria has obaloof • distinct lies is the tables ; it had previously bail confounded with eyelash*, and what the two are put together the rapid progress of this pest epidemic becomes evident ; the donee a 1856 were 385 ; is 1856, 603 ; le 1857, 1,583 ;in MK 6,606; Is 1850, 10,184. Epidemics of diphtheria are dearly described is the 17th century by Italian and figamish writers, and its frequent association with searlatina *Wise the infamies that the, diphtheriee, tla materise morbl, i NM Medifiastioa of eraratinine. Of the whole deaths at the year ea fourth were referred to =diseases. Smallpox destroyed 3,848 persona, ebiedy who bad sot been vaccinated. an instance, as Dr. Farr remarks, of the rigour with which the infringement of sanitary laws is visited ; for the children perish sad the I parents lose their offspring by the neglect of a premutioe of the simplest kind. A fatal outbreak of ar)sipelas at the Winchester Infirmary was booed to a ixaspool. Of the I parasitic diseases it is remarked that the ova of worms must be derived generally from impure river waters, into which the refuse of tows is poured. We have but an imperfect =tof the number of deaths from excessive drinking; ore directly ascribed to intern and 54.5 to delirium treamas. 800ia all from the two orate of alcoholism. Peaks( seat to esestitational diseases, another regiment of his Gamin that deg sag stops, we Sad gout described as swirl statioeary ; it is eciemidered that. t&walm to the sore • t system of dialog which the wealthier chime, wearied of this reside, dimes*, will probably introdook we may hope to see geed rapidly decline. The deaths from tuberculous disease lave decreased since 18.53 ; those from becachitis have tartmerd very greatly of late yeses. Among local dhows we led affections of the three vital organs—the brain, the heart, and the longs—cansing nearly • third of all the deaths of the year. Fright was the cause of seven deaths (not all children), grief of eight (seven women), rage of live (four infants), anxiety of one, a man ; mental shock of nee, a woman ; melancholy, a the deaths of 21 men and 26 women. Above 25,000, chiefly infants, died of convulsiossa—a striking end distressing symptom, bat probably only part of the disease, which is the result of organic Wises and local irritation that are never diecovered. 27,104 deaths am referred to the decay of old age without any disuse—" the weary wheel of life at length stood still. 14,649 persons were killed, a sad confession, says Dr. Farr, for • tuition humane, civilised, and skilled in all the arts, to have to make. Annually 75 persons in 100,000 thus die a violent death. 13,056 of these deaths in 18.19 are ascribed to accident or negligence ; among them were 279 by poison. 1,968 deaths were declared by coroner's juries to be suicides ; Mirt murder or manslaughter. 18 penes were killed by lightning, nearly all persons or outdoor occupations ; the house is safer than the field. It is hoped that the arrangement for paying coroners by salary will triog better information on the subject of violent sod sudden deaths, and throw new light on their causes.  HYTHE SCHOOL OF Mt sKrraY.—The eighth elms of kills Valuation have just brought their target practioe to a close. Tho present dame of 72 tamed out 28 marksmen ; the last class of 95 turned out 30. —South Eastern Gurette.  Ax " Aigetaire