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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar-General ' s Returns . ) In the week ending last Saturday , the deaths of 1124 persons were registered in the metropolis ; this number showing only a small decrease on the return of the previous week , though the latter was unduly swelled by an extraordinary influx of coroners' cases . In corresponding weeks of 10 previous years ( 1840-9 ) the average number of deaths was 918 , which , if corrected for increase of population , becomes 1001 ; the excess in last week amounts , therefore , to 123 . The following series exhibits the deaths registered weekly since the beginning of March : they were 875 , 967 , 1026 , 1167 , and in the last week 1124 . The present return , as compared with that of the preceding week , shows a decrease in the epidemic class of diseases , an increase in the tubercular , and in diseases of the brain and nervous system ; but in complaints affecting the respiratory organs the two returns are almost the sjune . As compared with the corrected average of 10 corresponding weeks , the present return shows a decrease in epidemic diseases , but a considerable in diseases of the respiratory organs . Bronchitis was fatal last week to 119 persons ; pneumonia , to 86 ; asthma , to 23 ; laryngitis , pleurisy , and other complaints of the same class , to 25 ; the deaths in the aggregate from these causes being 253 , whereas the corrected average is only 166 . Consumption destroyed 134 persons—nearly the average number . Two boys and three girls died of laryngismus stridulus . In the epidemic class , smallpox was fatal to 4 persons , measles to 16 , scarlatina to 17 , hooping-cough to 27 , croup to 5 , influenza to 8 , diarrhoea to 15 , erysipelas to 15 , typhus to 34 , the mortality being less than usual from all these causes , except typhus , which is about the average , influenza , diarrhoea , and erysipelas , which are above it . A death from cholera occurred on the 31 st of March , at 4 , Phoenixstreet North , St . Giles-in-the-Fields . The deceased was the daughter of a beer-shop-keeper , of the age of 7 years , and died from " English cholera , " after 16 hours ' illness . Mr . Simpson , the registrar , mentions that " the medical attendant , before certifying the cause of death , called on him to explain that , if the late epidemic had prevailed at the present time , he would have considered ft right to return the case as * Asiatic cholera . ' The disease commenced with excessive sickness and diarrhoea , and the latter speedily assumed the appearance of ricewater purging , attended with cramps . The father of the child died of' Asiatic cholera' during the late visitation . No other person is now ill in the house . " Two persons are reported this week as having died of intemperance , or of disease engendered by it . On the 9 th of March , at Bethnal-green workhouse , a female servant died at 23 years of age , of " bilious cholera ( after an illness of 2 days ) . " The daughter of a weaver , aged 14 years , died at 9 , Rose-street , Bethnal-green , of cholera . " A child of 22 days , on whom an inquest was held , died in Farringdon-street of •* inflammation of the peritoneum from exposure to cold . " Four children were accidentally suffocated in bed . At the Royal Observatory , Greenwich , the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 363 in . The mean temperature was 49 . 6 deg ., higher by 4 . 5 deg . than the average of the same week in seven years , and no less than 13 . 7 deg . higher than in the week immediately preceding . On Monday and Tuesday it was respectively 6 deg . and 7 deg . higher than the average . Results of the Registrar-General ' s return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last . The first column of figures gives the aggregate number of deaths in the corresponding weeks of the ten previous y « ars . — ^^ Wee k * "Week of 1830-49 . of 1850 . Zymotic Disease ! .. .. .. 1621 .... 158 I Dropsy , Cancer , and other diseases ofun- I certain or variable seat •• •• 403 .... 54 Tubercular Diseases .. .. .. 1788 .... 186 Diseases of the Brain , Spinal Marrow , Nerves , and Senses 1188 .... 162 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. 31 U .... 37 Diseases of the Lunge and of the other Organs of Respiration .. .. 1515 .... 353 Diseases of the Stomach , Liver , and other Organs of Digestion 550 .... 63 Discuses of the Kidneys , &c . .. .. 87 .... 11 Childbirth , diseases of the Uterus , &c . .. 89 .... 0 Rheumatism , diseases of the Bones , Joints , &c . .. .. .. .. .. 76 11 Diseases of the Skin , Csllular Tissue , &c ... 11 .... 2 Malformations .. .. .. .. .. 18 .... S Premature Birth and Debility .. .. 320 .... 31 Atrophy 132 .... 26 Age .. 554 62 Sudden 153 .... 17 Violence , Privation , Cold , and Intemperane * 297 .... 35 Total ( including unspecified causes ) .. 9184 1124
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SHARES . Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening . ) Railways—Caledonian .. .. . •• •• •• •• 7 | Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 27 Eastern Counties .. .. •• •• •• 6 J Great Northern .. .. .. . •• .. 5 | Great North of England .. .. 217 Great Southern and Western ( Ireland ) .. 27 Great Western .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Hull and Selby .. .. .. .. .. 96 Lancashire and Yorkshire .. .. .. .. 32 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. . .. .. 51 London , Brighton , and South Coast 77 London and Blackwall .. .. .. .. .. 4 London and North-Western .. .. .. .. 103 Midland 34 Noith British 7 $ South-Eastern and Dover 13 South-Western .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 £ York , Newcastle , and Berwick .. .. .. .. 12 York and North Midland 15 £ Docks—East and West India 141 London 119 * St . Katherine 80 £ Banks—Australasian =, 24 £ British North American .. .. .. .. .. 42 Colonial 8 Commercial of London .. .. .. .. .. — London and Westminster .. 25 $ London Joint Stock .. .. .. .. .. 17 National of Ireland .. .. 17 $ National Provincial .. .. .. .. .. — Provincial of Ireland .. .. .. .. .. 42 $ Union of Australia 30 Union of London .. .. 12 Mines—Bolanos .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. — Brazilian Imperial — Ditto , St . John del Key 13 | Cobre Copper .. .. .. .. .. .. — Miscellaneous—Australian Agricultural .. .. 15 Canada 26 General Steam .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 j Peninsular and Oriental Steam 80 Royal Mail Steam .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 South Australian .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
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OILS , COALS , CANDLES . Rape Oil percwt . £ 119 I Refined 2 0 < Linseed Oil 112 ( Linseed Oil-Cake ' per 1000 10 0 ( Candles , per dozen 4 s . 6 d . to 0 5 Moulds ( 6 d . per doz . discount ) 0 7 ( Coals . Hetton 0 19 ( Tees 0 16 (
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HAY AND 8 TRAW . ( Per Load of 30 Trusses . ) Cumberland . Smithfield . Whitechapel , Hay , Good .... 50 s . to 70 s 50 s . to 70 s 48 s . to 70 s . Inferior .. 50 — 65 .... 0—0 .... 30 —50 Hevr 0—0 .... 0—0 .... 0—0 Clover 60—88 .... 60 —90 .... 60 —90 Wheat Straw .. 23—29 .... 21 —28 21—28
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HOPS . POTATOES . Kent Pockets 135 s . to 168 s . I York Regents per ton 80 s . to 110 s . Choice ditto .. 147 —232 Wisbech Regents ... 70 — 80 Sussex ditto .. 120 —130 Scotch Reds 6 G — 70 Farnhamdo .. 170 —250 French Whites 55 — 05
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GRAIN , Mark-lane , April 12 . Wheat , H . New .. 35 s . to 37 s . Maple 23 s . to 2 !) s . Fine 38 —40 White 22 —23 Old 40 —41 Boilers 24 —25 White 40 —46 Beans , Ticks 20 —22 Fine 41 —42 Old 2 . ") —27 Superior New .. 45 — 48 Indian Corn 28 — 30 Rye 21 —23 Oats , Feed 14 —16 Barley 20 —23 Fine 15 — 1 « Malting 22 —23 Poland 16 — 18 Malt , Ord 45 —48 Fine 18 —19 Fine 46 —49 Potato 17 — IK Feas , IIog 22 —23 Fine 18 —19
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF GRAIN . Wbrk Ending April 12 . Imperial General Weekly Average . Wheat 38 s . Id . Rye 21 s . fid . Bailey 23 2 Beans 23 8 Oats 14 10 Peas 21 8 Aggregats Average of the Six Weeks . Wheat 38 s . Id . Itye 22 s . 4 d . Barley 23 6 Beans 24 1 Oats .. 15 1 Peas 25 3
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FLOUR . Town-made per sack 38 s . to 4 is . Seconds ™ — : *<* Essex and Suffolk , on board ship «* l — ; ' •» Norfolk and Stockton . « *•* ~\ American per barrel 21 — - * - Canadian 7 , T ~ r f Wheaten Bread . 6 d . to 7 d . the lib . loaf . Households 4 to Jj .
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— past month took place yesterday , and passed off verywell . There was a good deal of new business done , and prices were well supported . Consols for the next account , on the 9 th of May , brought 96 £ , and in one or two instances 96 ± , these prices prevailing with ootn buyers and sellers . Business has been done this week m Reduced lnree per Cents , at 94 | to 95 & , and Three and a quarter per Cents , at 96 * to 978 , Long Annuities for 30 years , 7-16 to 8 5-16 ; Exchequer Bills , 67 s . to 71 s . prem . ; Bank Stock , 206 to 207 ; India Stock , 266 to 268 ; ditto Bonds 91 to 94 prem . , . - There has been a good deal of business done in some of the Foreign Stocks , especially in Peruvian , Spanish , and Mexican , which have somewhat improved . There has been no fluctuation of any great consequence on any of the Bourses of the Continent . The more settled state of political affairs generally may account for this—except , perhaps , in Paris , where continued indications of disorganization do not appear to have affected the public securities at all this week . The Railway Share Market got a slight start on Wednesday , after several days' severe depression , during which the shares in some of the old trunk lines fell several pounds per share . Only on Tuesday Great Westerns experienced a further decline of £ 1 per share , having then fallen to the lowest point yet known ; Brightons fell at the same time £ lper share , Midlands , £ 1 . 10 s . ; and South-Westerns , 10 s . per share . On Wednesday there was more activity in the market , the principal dealings being in North-Westerns , Brightons , Great Westerns , Great Northerns , East Lancashires , Midlands , South-Easterns , and York , Newcastle and Berwicks . The decline last week was very serious , upon the whole , having been as much as £ 4 in Great North of England , £ 4 in Leeds and Bradford , £ 3 in Somersetshire and Yorkshire , £ 2 10 s . in Great Western , £ 2 10 s . in Midland , and £ 2 10 s . in South Western . A slight advance upon the prices thus reduced has , however , been realised this week . The Produce Market has not undergone any material improvement ; it still continues heavy , and there is in most articles a downward tendency . In Corn there has been generally , throughout the country , a backwardness in purchasing , as though an opinion prevailed that prices would fall still lower . On Monday , in Mark-lane , last week , prices were with difficulty maintained ; and on Wednesday the market was dull , with a downward tendency . Most of the provincial markets have also been drooping . The prospects for next harvest are thought to have something to do with this depression ; for the crops all over the country are represented to be in a very healthy state , and to promise great abundance . Similar accounts , too , are received from most of the corn-growing countries of continental Europe . The improvement in the markets for manufactures , noticed last week , has been pretty well supported . Both in the Lancashire and Yorkshire districts there has been some animation in the markets all this week ; the demand , however , has been more limited in the woollen trade , both for the foreign and home trade , though an advance in prices has been sought , and , in some instances , obtained . There have been two failures in Manchester , but neither of them of any great amount . Saturday . There was no fluctuation in the funds yesterday , and the transactions were not important . This morning there is every appearance of their remaining steady . AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR . The average pries of Brown or Muscovado Sugar , computed from the returns made in the week ending the 9 th day of April , 1850 , is 23 s . lOd . per cwt .
MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Fill DAY . The Home Funds have not been in a very active state during the week . The market has been upon the whole rather flat than otherwise , and the announcement , on Wednwdar , that the Commissioners for the reduction of ine ' Nntibnal Djjotlidd a sum of upwards of half a million out of the surplus revenue of the United Kingdom , for the year ending the tfth January last , to be applied to the purchase of stock , hnd no influence upon the market—it was , indeed , rnthcr flatter immediately afterwards . The highest ; price of Consols last week was 90 ¦ $ ; this week they have not exceeded 9 G £ , and they came down as low % B \ 96 $ . On Monday they were operated in to a small jx ' tehf at 4 ) P ^ j but on Tuesday they declined to 9 ")^ ' ; and > n lYcdnotirtajr , at the opening , they did not much exceed lhat quotation . The settlement of the account for the
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BRITISH FUNDS FOR THE PAST WEEK . ( Closing Prices . ) ~—~ " Sa ' tiir . Moiul Tuns . IVctln . T / iurs I Friil . Bank Stock 205 205 i 07 206 205 j 205 . J 3 per Cent . Reduced .. 95 ) 95 . 95 J 94 ; f 95 $ 95 3 perCcnt . Cons . Ann 8 . 9 I > J 9 ( 5 J 1 ! KiJ US 96 3 por Cent . Anna . 1726 . 95 J — a | pt ! r Cent . Anns . .. 97 * 973 97 0 T * 07 * 07 | New 5 per Cents .. .. 122 ——Lonif Annuities , I 860 .. » k 8 '" ^ 7 J 8 J 8 i IndiaStocklOipercent 2 « 8 207 218 Ditto Honds 92 p 94 p 94 p 91 p 91 p 94 3 per Ct . Cons ., for Ace . Olijj ' . •« « 9 . ') J 96 90 J 90 Ex . Hills , 1000 / . June 2 09 p 70 p 71 p 70 p GO p 71 Ditto , 500 / B 7 p 71 p 71 p 67 p 08 p 71 Ditto . Small .. .. 70 p 70 p 71 p 72 p 71 p 71
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An Account , pursuant to th « Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . 32 , for the week ending on Saturday , the 6 th of April , 1850 . ISSUE DEPARTMENT . £ £ Notes issued .... 30 , 190 , 420 Government Debt , 11 , 015 , 100 Other Securities .. 2 , 984 , 900 Gold Coin and Bullion 15 , 946 , 543 Silver Bullion .... 243 , 877 £ 30 , 190 , 420 £ 30 , 190 , 420 BANKING DEPARTMENT . £ £ Proprietors Capital , 14 , 553 , 000 Government Sccu-Itest 3 , 033 , 525 rities ( including Public Deposits ( in- Dead-weight Ancludiug Exche- nuity ) 14 , 418 , 854 quer , Savings' Other Securities .. 11 , 984 , 434 Banks , Commis- Notes 10 , 815 , 930 ¦ loners of National Gold and Silver Deht , and Divi- Coin 745 , 342 dend Accounts ) .. 9 , 855 , 123 Other Deposits .... 10 , 024 , 993 Seven-day andother Bill 1 , 094 ^ 919 £ 37 , 961 , 560 £ 37 , 961 , 560 Dated April 11 , 1850 . M . Marshall , Chief Cashier .
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FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last Official Quotation during the Week ending Friday Evening . ) Austrian 5 per Cents . •• •• •• •• 75 J Belgian Bonds , 44 per Cent 89 $ Brazilian 5 per Cents . • •• •• •• .. 87 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents ... •• .. .. 53 $ Chilian 6 per Cents . .. •• •• •• .. 963 Equador Bonds .. .. •• •• .. 3 jf Danish 3 per Cents .. .. 70 Dutch 24 per Cents 55 $ 4 per Cents 85 | French 5 per Cents . An . at Paris 89 . 40 3 per Cents ., March 28 55 . 55 Mexican 5 per Cent . Bonds 29 J Small .. •• .. «• •• •• 28 ^ Neapolitan 5 per Cents . .. .. .. .. .. — Peruvian 4 per Cents ^ - 674 Portuguese 5 per Cent . .. .. •• .. 85 | —¦ 4 per Cents . .. .. .. .. 32 ^ . — Annuities .. .. .. .. 31 $ Russian , 1822 , 5 per Cents . .. .. .. .. .. Spanish Actives , 5 per Cents . . « 184 —Passive .. .. 3 | Deferred 37
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Leader (1850-1860), April 13, 1850, page 70, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1840/page/22/
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