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health niay ) therefore , be considered as remarkably good . Deaths arising from zymotic diseases , of which smallpox , measles , scarlatina , hooping-cough , diarrtcea | stnd fevers form the principal heads , numbered 22 & Typhus shows a tendency to increase , and was fatal ' to 69 persons . Bronchitis , which was fatal in the previous week in 112 cases , fell to 93 . Pneumonia deolrned from 69 to 56 . Phthsis ( or consumption ) carried off 131 persons ; of this number , 111 were "between the ages of 15 and 60 . Apoplexy and
paralysis are returned in 33 cases , and diseases of the heart and "blood vessels in 38 oases , Two deaths are registered as having occurred from cholera . —Last ^ yeek , the births of 88 <) boys and 846 girls , in all 1 , 726 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1846-55 , the average number was 1 , 530 . A triple birth ( two girls and one toy ) is recorded ; the mother is the wife of a JQitrneyman baker , residing at 3 , Nungate-cottages , Peckham . —From tJie Jtemstrar-GeneraVs Weekly
Rettem ^ The Regbtar-Generai / s Quarterly Return ] of Carriages , Births , amd Deaths . — This return comprises the births and deaths registered by 2 , 196 registrars in all the districts of England during the autumn quarter that ended on 31 st December , 1855 , and the marriages in . i' 2 , 155 churches or chapels , about 3 , 685 registered places of worship unconnected , withuthe EstablishedQb . uxeb , aitcl 628 superintendent regi ^ afeisucs * ? officesi : iii tae quarter that ended on 30 th . September , 1855 . : The return is on the whole satisfactory . But the . marriages were below the average , from various causes . ^ : 3 ^ ebir (^ were near the -usual niimber ; . ancl the Mortality "was much below the average , bothin : the towns and ^ th . e ! COuntiry- 37 , 151 marriages were celebrated in the quarter that ended on September 30 th , or less by S 99 than the numbers
in the coresponding quarter of 1854 . 74 , 302 persons were married ' . The annual ; rate for the quarter v ? as 783 marriages to 100 , 000 of the population , the avenge of the ten preceding and corresponding quartersi having : been 809 . Marriage was somewhat less- frequent than it was in the corresponding quEtrter of 1854 , in every county except Surrey , Kent , Hampshire , ., ; OsSprdshire , Huntingdonshire , Ess ^ xivWiltsnire , Herefordshire , Rutland , York ( East aftd ^ O ^ riih Biding ) y Durham , and ! Northumberland . 148 , 853 births were registered , in the last quarter of tta year 1855 ; or more inntimberby 2 , 394 than tiie births iji the corresponding quarter of 1854 . The annual rate of births in the quarter wa 3 3 , 128 per cent , qn , the population ; -which . ia near , but somewhat telelVrjsthe average ( 3 , 142 ) .
i | : ] &iB& ' - a ^ Caius Goujeige , Ca ^ ridge .-- —The nowlybuilt hallof this college hais been partiy destroyed by a'fife which broke out there last Saturday evening , supposed to htaye been caused . by the Sue of the kitr chencMndney not being large enough , in consequence of ^ Mch a great , deal of soot accumalated , and having 'i ^ ioited , heated the bricks in the roof Beparating the Kitchen from the hall to such an extent as to set fire to the floor and wainscoting above . A . smell of fire having been , perceived about nine o ' clock by a gownsman , an investigation was made as to the cause , and oa entering the hall , dense clouds of smoke were seen
coming from the wainscoting over the kitchen flue at the north end . The officials about the college , and others soon assembled in large numbers , and every effort was made to suppress the conflagration , but with very little effect ; and it -was not until the floor of the hall was pulled up , and a hose of the waterworks Company pumped upon the flames , that the fire was cdnapletely extinguished . The exact extent of the damage has not yet boen ascertained ; but the floor and prnatnentalwork of the hall have been either burnt or injured by the water .
Crime in England and Ireland . —In answer to tie assertions of X ) r . Cullen that criiao is more fre-< £ iwat in England than in Ireland , a correspondent of the Times has entered into some calculations to show tliat the proportion of criminals aad of convicted offences , when compared with the amount of population , is much larger in Ireland . These comparisons are painful ; but the blame must rest with those who provoke them by incorrect statements embittered by sectarianism .
Thus Liverpool Town Dues . —At the monthly meeting on Wednesday of the Liverpool Town Oounoilj Mr . J . A . Picton called attention to the proposed abolition of town dues wufchout compensation , and Bripyedthe following resolution , which after botuo diBouseion was jcarned unanimously : —" That the * fa # * Vbe requested to convene a public mooting of ^ . ° . ^ *— tf of this borough , to bo hold ia St . ^ eorgiaft-hall on an early dtvy , to consider the course WWilpuifBued in cottflequence of the bill introduced S £ F ^ M" ^ of Commons by the Governmoafc for ^ t >^^ SW ^ PP « ing tolls and the regul « ti © n of ' ° WW 8 lii ? JMBg , or on goods carried ia ships , ^ S rOpO TP ° W » k »« w * 4 v » e » without compen-^^ f ^^ H ^^^^ »» y » fchei ? corporation ? S ?^?? ^^^ W ^ eftBttW ettbveraive of the right ^ of rpropettjr , Wthovbo held eaored Ja this country . ^^
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THE CONFERENCES . The Austrian communication on the subject of the Five Points accepted by Russia was on Thursday , presented to the Diet of Frankfort , and was referred to the respective committees without discussion . It is stated that Russia has declared that the participation of Prussia in the Conferences is a special question , entirely independent of the signature of the preliminaries of peace , the solutiou of which may take place at a later period in the course of the Conferences . Sardinia is to be represented at the Congress of Paris by Count Cavour and the Marquis Villamarina , —the Marquis d'Azeglio being obliged , on account of ill health , to decline the appointment .
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LATEST FROM THE CONTINGENT . A conference has taken place at Copenhagen between the delegates oa the Sound Dues . Denmark has made a fresh proposition , asking for thirty-fib ; millions of thaiers , to be divided among those interested . By royal deoree , the criminal prosecution decreed against the Minister Scheele by the Holstoiu Diet is to be brought before the Superior Court of Appeal of that Duchy . Tranquillity has been re established in Spain . The Government has decided on raising the statu of siege of the provinces of Burgos and Aragou . It ia thought that thin measure will also he applied to Catalonia . A change in the Government has taken place . M . Bruil has left the Ministry of Finance , and M . Francisco Santa Cruz has taken the oaths in his place .
Thve Moniteur publishes a decree promulgating u convention of extradition just concluded betwoen Franco and Austria . The Indtipendancc Beige denies the truth of the report that it hod changed hands , and repents its promise of . being the first to inform its readers of imy such eventual oliange , which , it adds significantly , would not interfere with ita conduct . Tho obaevvutour Jtelge rather pertinently declines to understand how a Belgian journal , in tho hands of a Frenchman and a member of the Imperial Loginlutivo Corps , could preserve its imlepcndanca oh to Bolgiun interests .
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Dr . Vauohan . —Tho trial of Dr . Vnughnn cominoncod yoetwday . Ho hau been aoquittod on tho ftrat indictment ; but will surrender on bail to-day ( Saturday ) for the trial of tho second count . t Cambridge ! Emuotion . —The cIobo of the first day « poll guvo a majority to Mr . Wai polo of 160 . Tho poll will not oIoho till Tuesday next .
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Leader Office , Saturday , Feb . 9 . HOUSE OF LORDS . EDUCATION . Earl CtRANVitiiiE introduced a bill for the appointment of a Vice-President of the Council of Education , who is to be a member of the House of Commons .
THE -WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE . Lord Campbell , referring to the subject , suggested that , instead of referring the matter to a Committee of privileges , an address should be presented to the Crown , praying that the peerage granted to Sir J . Parke should be made hereditary . The Earl of Debby said , in the absence of Lord Lyndhrurst , he could not undertake to say what course should be followed , but he concurred in the suggestion . The House adjourned at a quarter to six . HOUSE OF COMMONS . NEW MEMBERS . Lord Ratnham and Mr . Warbbn took the oaths and their seats for Tamworth and Midhurst respectively . THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION . In answer to Admiral WAiiCOTTj Sir C . "Wood said it was intended to confer a medal on the officers and men of the Arctic Expedition as soon as possible . ( Hear . ) THE CRIMEAN REFOKT . In answer to Lord W . Graham , Mr . F . Peel said that , in reply to the animadversions made on them in . the Report of the Crimean Army Commission , Sir R . Airey and Lord Luean were about to make statements in their defence . « .
to the enlistment question : looking to the reaction ¦ which had taken place in emigration , it was thought that many pei-BonB could be inclined to enlist in the Canadian Colonies from the United States ; but strict orders were given not to infringe the laws of America . It was soon found that it was difficult to avoid giving offence to the United States , and orders were sent to discontinue the recruiting . Complaints wei'e soon after made by the American government ; and it was replied that their request had been antici pated and the recruiting already stopped . An ample apology -was moreover made . The American minister in this country was satisfied ; but the subject was renewed by the American government , and a further correspondence occurred
which , three days before Parliament met , was in suc h a state that it might and could have been produced ; but , the day before the opening of Parliament , a new and voluminous despatch - \ va 3 received from America to which 1 no answer had yet been given , because the materials for doing so were not yet obtained . Therefore , he thought the correspondence was not in a state to be laid before the House , but the moment it was closed itjshould be produced . He agreed that no conflict could be more lamentable and calamitous than one between two nations so bound by every tie of amity as England and America . He did not believe that such a collision would take place ; and nothing that the Government could do to prevent it would be omitted . ( Cheers . )
Sir Djs Lact Evans expressed his satisfaction at the tone and spirit of Lord Palmerston ' s remarks , and hoped there would be no war with America .
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL . This Bill was read a second time . The Partnership Amendment Bill , after a short discussion in which the principle of the measure was fully recognised , was read a second time . The Joint-Stock Companies Bill was read a second time without discussion . The Burial of the Dead ( Ireland ) and the Youthful Offenders' ( Ireland ) Bill were read a second time . The House of Commons' Offices Bill passed through committee . Sir W . Clay obtained leave to "bring in a bill for the Abolition of Church Hates , and Mr . Headlam ol > tained leave to introduce a biil for the Reform , of the Medical Profession . The House adjourned at half-past nine o ' clock .
THE NAVY IN THE CHINESE SEAS . Mir . H . J . Baillie drew attention to the accounts given in the newspapers with reference to the course pursued by Admiral Stirling and Captain Elliott in the Chinese "Seas , and the manner in which they acted . with regard to endeavouring to - interrupt the Russian squadron in those seas—accounts which indicated a censure on the conduct of those officers in not engaging the enemy ' s vessels , or blockading their ports . He hoped that account could ' be contradicted , and lie asked whether the Government were satisfied with those officers .
Snt C . Wood declined to accept the duty of watching statements in newspapers on affairs connected with bis office . He went into a detail of the movements of the English squadron and the force of the Russians in the harbour of Amoor . The Admiralty thought the Commodore was quite right in declining to attack with his very small and far inferior force . Everything was done to induce the Russians to come out ; but in vain . The explanation of Captain Elliott with reference to the course he took to intercept the hostile squadron , was on the whole sufficient to show that he had acted to the best of his judgment . Mr . Elliott : defended Captain Elliott .
BTJNHHIrFIELDS BURIA 1 OROTJND . In answer to Mr . Miall , Mr . Fitzroy said that any attempt to remove bodies fromBunhill-firelds burial ground was illegal , and would be prevented . ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION . In , answer to Lord Bobert . Cecil , Sir George Grey said it was intended to make inquiry into the working of the Ecclesiastical Commission .
OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA . Mr . Cobden said that he had recently asked for copies of any correspondence on the two subjects of our dispute with the United States , in the first place with regard to the convention relating to Central America , the object of which was to promote the construction of a ship canal across the isthmus of Darien . This correspondence had been presented to the Congress of the United States , and yet he was told it was not complete or fit to- bo produced ; besides which , it was published in England as a panlphlot , It ought , therefore , to be before the House . As to thcother subject of dispute , tho enlistment for our army in America , no correspondence had been published either here or in the United States ; but it
seemed that we had "withdrawn our onlieting establishments , and apologised ; but , after that , other transactions of the same kind hod been renewed . It was acknowledged that we were in the wrong ; but the dispute had assumed rather a personal character . If tho correspondence were brought before tho Houao , it would bo bo dealt with as soon to settle all differences j and the question would bo Bafor in tho hauda of the House and tho country instead of in those of diplomacy and the press . Lord Palmbrston Baid that , aa to tho question of Central America , thotoruas of tho treaty on that rtubjc « b were perfectly olear , but tho American Govomnaont , having put a different construction upon it to thfut understood by thiu country , a correspondence onaued , and an offer had boen inado to refer tho
matter to arbitration , to which an answer had not yet boon received . On reconsideration ho was prepared to produce the correspondence aa
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130 THE LEA DEE . [ No . 307 , Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 9, 1856, page 130, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2127/page/10/
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