Alliseellaneous.

We are happy to be able to contradict a report, which would be received with universal regret, that his Royal Highness the Prince Consort labours under a disease of the lungs. Several :frivolous and evidently unauthen- ticated reports have been going the round of the newspapers, to the effect that her Majesty had been bitten by a dog, had established a " millinery department," and engaged a German physician: they all, however, bore a character of' unfounded gossip, which precluded their admission into our columns. The statement, however, with regard to the health of Prince Albert is of sufficiently serious nature to merit an immediate and distinct contradiction.—Times, Monday.

Cabinet Councils were held at the Foreign Office both on Wednesday and Thursday. On each occasion the Council sat three hours or more.

An order was issued on Tuesday for the augmentation of the Royal Ar- tillery. Twenty new companies, comprising 99 men each, are to be formed, being an addition of two companies to each of the ten battalions. A list has been called for from the Adjutant-General's Office, containing the names of the noncommissioned officers eligible for promotion.

The command of the Cork station, vacant by the recent death of Ad- miral Sir Thomas Ussher, has been conferred on the Honourable Donald Hugh Mackay, Rear-Admiral of the Red.

It is stated by the Guernsey Star, on the authority of a private letter, that Major-General John Bell, C.B., an old Peninsula officer, is to fill the post of Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, rendered vacant by the removal of Major-General Napier.

It is understood that the Archbishop of York will consecrate Bishop Lee tomorrow, the 16th instant, in Whitehall Chapel.

The Reverend John Abbott, who is referred to in the sixth article ten- dered by Mr. Gutteridge, has published a letter utterly denying the truth of the statement. He says- " I have never, on ony occasion whatever, seen, or known, or heard of the Bishop of Manchester as taking more than a very moderate quantity of wine, or giving any ground whatever for the assertions of Mr. Gutteridge. Having for upwards of the last nine years been in habits of close and constant intimacy with his Lord- ship, I can confidently say that his habits were and are most abstemious, and that there is no truth whateTer in the charges.*

We are informed, on good authority, that the infer/ewes drawn by the Bishop of Oxford, in his published letter to the Bishop of Hereford, as to any alterations in a future edition of the " Bampton Lectures," or virtual withdrawal of the "Obseryatious on Religious Dissent," are entirely ground- lees. We are assured that uo engagement of any kind was authorized to be made, or was, it is believed, actually made to the Bishop of Oxford by any third party. With respect to the " Observations on Religious Dissent," the case, we hear, is this: that an University bookseller, at the outbreak of the recent agitation, sold some copies of the first edition of that pamphlet; on being informed of which, the Bishop-elect of Hereford expressed to a mutual friend of himself and the Bishop of Oxford his displeasure at the sale of the former edition, which he believed had been exhausted; and which had, in fact, been superseded by a second edition, containing several alterations. This being communicated, as it would appear, in friendly con- versation to the Bishop of Oxford by the common friend, must have given occasion, but obviously gave no authority whatever, to the Bishop to re- present the case as a " virtual withdrawal " of the " Observations on Reli- gious Dissent."—Morning Chronicle.

The French papers publish a series of twenty-three diplomatic documents on the affairs of Switzerland; being the correspondence of M. Guizot and Lord Palmerston with their representatives in Switzerland, London, and Paris. The bulk of the papers are out of date, the suppression of the Sonderbund having superseded the negotiations-to which they relate. The moat important are the two last of the series, which we subjoin.

The Duke De Broglie to if. °tarot. " London, Dec. 2, 1847. "Monsieur le Ministre—On entering the office of Lord Palmerston this morning, to discuss the aftisirs of La Plata with his Lordship, he read me a despatch from Berne, which contained nothing In addition to the news supplied by yesterday evening's papers. He then said to me, of his own accord- " • Your mediation, I fear, will he anticipated by events. Here, however, are the instructions which I have given to Sir S. Canning. He is to proceed directly to Berne. If the Sonderbund be still on foot, he will send the note agreed upon in concert with the envoys of the other four Courts. If the Sonderbund be only partially In exhrtence, he will consider the surviving part as equivalent to the whole, and will treat It as such. If the Sonderbund no longer exist, the mediation falls to the ground. He will thence• forth only address himself to the Diet, but according to the terms of the note agreed upon. He will not confine himself to recommending a moderate course to that assembly, but will warn it that the existence of the Swiss Confederation is based on the independ- ence and sovereignty of the Cantons; that the Diet ought carefully to forbear from making the slightest encroachment thereupon ; and that If it should become necessary to introduce any changes into the Federal Compact, those changes could only be valid With the unanimous consent of the Cantons. Does that suit you?' added Lord Palmerston. "' Perfectly,' I replied ; ' but on condition that Sir S. Canning shall not profess at Berne the principle which you yesterday seemed to indicate to Parliament, viz. that the declaration of November 20, 1815, protects the Diet, under every hypothesis, against the Influence of foreign powers, and guarantees the Inviolability of its territory, what- soever it may do, and to whatever extremities it may proceed. In fact, to recommend moderation and respect for rights to conquerors in the very Intoxication of victory, when they have their enemies at their feet—to conquerors themselves governed by Gabe in which all the violence of revolutionary passions is unchained, as it was in France in 1793 —and to tell them at the same time that they have nought to fear from any one, whatever criminal use they may make of their power—this will be to expose oneself to a hazard of not being listened to at all. It would be, besides, (I added,) to deceive them ; which must never be done, for neither my Government nor any of the other Continental Governments of Europe can admit such a theory. I am rejoiced at this Opportunity of coming to a thorough and distinct understanding with you.' " Very good,' replied his Lordship. The declaration of the 20th of November 1815,' said I, ' is nothing more than the republication of a former declaration of the same astute made at Vienna the 20th of March In the same year.'

"'Those two declarations guaranteed to-Switzerland, under certain oondittone—ar her accepted—a state of perpetual neutrality ; and, as a consequence of that state IC neutrality, the inviolability of her territories ; in other words, they secured to SwltaeF lead, under the following conditions-

" • 1. That In case of war between the Powers adjacent to Switzerland, the latter shall remain neuter necessarily and of perfect right. I say, In the event of war, for the state of neutrality supposes such a state : there are no neutrals where there are 0(1 belligerents " • 2. That none of the belligerent parties shall be able to compel Switzerland to take part In its favour, as the French Republic compelled the Swifts Republic In 1797, ••' This is the meaning of the words, ' perpetual neutrality.' " • 3. That the belligerent parties shall not be able to choose Switzerland as a battle- field, as France, Austria, and Russia did in 1799. '• • 4. That none of the said parties shall be able to cross the Swiss territory in order to attack Its adversary, as the Allies did in 1814, when they crossed the Rhine above Bale in order to Invade Alsace.

"'Thuile the meaning of the words ' inviolability of territory.' " Such are the signification, the bearing, and the extent of the guarantee granted to Switzerland in 1815. The Powers assembled at Vienna thought, and rightly, that it was the common Interest of Europe to interpose between the military monarchies of the Con- tinent a state perpetually Inviolable by the armies of the belligerents. The guarantee extends so far, but no further. It stops whore stopped the intention of the signers of the act of Vienna, and the declarations of the 20th of March and the 2011, of Novem- ber 1815.'

" I was silent for a moment, expecting some objection or distinction, and preparing tts dispute either. Lord Palmerston disputed nothing ; he Silly adutitttx1 that such alone was the intention of the Powers ; adding, however, that sometimes in treaties the ex- pressions employed went further than the ideas. " ' It Is a misfortune,' I rejoined, • that It is an ; but it is not the case here ; the words 'Inviolability of territory' being perfectly explained and limited by the declaration of the 2011, of November itself, provided the paragraphs are not separated, but interpreted one by another. " • Moreover,' I added, ' to what consequences would the opposite system lead P Article 8 of the Federal Pact grants the Diet the right to make war, ou the sole condi- tion that the Diet must vote for war by a majority of three-fourths of the votes. The Confederation would have a right of war against Its neighbours, whilst they would have none against it ; it might attack our territory without our being able to retaliate; It might inflict blows upon us which weshouid be precluded from repaying. Its Inviolable territory would be a place of exile or sanctuary, whence It might make irruptions on all sides, without any other risk than that of being reduced to take refuge there In a case of defeat. Is that possible I' " ' Assuredly not,' replied Lord Palmerston ; if Switzerland becomes aggressive, she must bear the consequences of her aggression.'

" • And if she gives her neighbours a legitimate motive for war, she must bear all the consequences of war. But that is not all : the Cantons of which the Confederacy Is composed ate sovereign Cantons, like the States of the Germanic body. The great Cantons have no more right to conquer and subject the small ones, than one of the great States of Germany would have to do as much with respect to one of the email ones; consequently, if that were to happen, alt the Powers of Europe would have a right to arrange matters by mediation or by force.'

" To this his Lordship agreed. Finally, the oppressed Cantons, If any there be, like all oppressed sovereign states, have a right to address their neighbours for help or assistance ; and those neigh- bours have a right to examine, each on Isis own account, how far justice or policy, pru- dence or humanity, authorize or forbid It to reply to the appeal.' " Agreed,' said Lord Pahnerston ; but the remedy n•ust not anticipate the evil.'

" I equally agree to this, In my turn,' replied I; • I am, as you know, as great an enemy as anybody to the principle of Intervention—as decided as anybody not to view It as justifiable, except in extreme cases and extraordinary circumstances. I desire, and still hope, that none of these cases, none of these circumstances, will occur lo Suture in the relation of the Swiss Confederation and the adjacent Powers: but I still Insist that the right of the adjacent Powers in that respect rettiains entire in the event of the case occurring ; that It Is nowise limited by the declaration of November 1815, which only had in view a state of things wholly foreign from the present ': and I added, ' that the best means of rendering the Intervention immediate and inevitable would be to give the present rulers of Switzerland season to think,that they may follow their own caprices with Impunity in matters concerning their neighbours and their Con- federates.'

" Here the interview closed.

"Receive, Ste. Da Bacalithe Lord Palmerston to the Marquis of liroretaaby.

"Foreign Oflice, Dec. 27, 1847„

"My Lord—A short time ago I had an Interview with the Duke de Broglie, on the subject of the declaration made by the Five Powers in Paris on the 20th of November . 1815, by which they guaranteed the neutrality of Switzerland, as well as the Integrity and the inviolability of its territories, within the limits which are assigned It by the treaty of Vienna and the treaty of Paris, of the earns date u the declaration, adl. knowledging at the same time that it Is the well-understood interest of the policy or the whole of Europe to maintain Switzerland independent of all foreign influence. As this declaration of November 1815 Is closely connected with questions which the Powers that signed It may some day be called on to deal with, I deem it my duty Us Inform your Excellency, and, through you, the French Government, of the manner in which the Government of her Majesty views the engagements entered into by that de. claration. " It appears to the Government of her Majesty, that it was the object of this declara- tion of November 20, 1815, and the arrangements relative to Switzerland of which It formed part, to maintain the peace of Europe, by rendering the state of Switzerhuel adapted to insure the preservation of that peace. With that view, it was decided that Switzerland, formed of a confederation of sovereign Cantons, should be invested with the privilege of a perpetual neutrality, In such a manner that no other power might be tempted to seek to draw it to itself as an ally or auxiliary in time of war. With this same object in view, Its territory was declared inviolable, In such a manner that no foreign troops could penetrate that territory or traverse it for the purpose of invading another country ; and in order that the Confederation might never be carried away by Sentiments of partiality to depart from that strict neutrality which ought invariably to characterize Its relations with other states, the Five Powers declared that Switzerland ought to be Independent of all extraneous influences.

" The Government of her Majesty deems it of the highest importance to the general interests of Europe, as well as the honour of the Five Powers, that those engagementS should be strictly and literally observed ; that so long as Switzerland abstains from all acts at variance with its character of neutrality the inviolability of its territories ought to be respected ; and, consequently, that no foreign troops ought to penetrate those territories ; that the liberty of Switzerland, and Its independence of all foreign influ- ence, ought to be maintained ; and, consequently, that no foreign power ought to seek to exercise a dictatorial authority in matters relating to the Internal affairs of the Confederation.

" No doubt, if the Swiss were to assume an aggressive attitude with regard to their neighbours, the neutrality and inviolability guaranteed to Switzerland could not thick/ them from the responsibility of their aggression. But at this moment the Swiss have not committed any such act of aggression. The Government of her Majesty is there- fore of opinion, that the guarantee contained in the declaration of the 20th of Novem- ber 1815 subsists in full force, and that it ought to be observed and respected by all the Powers which took part In that convention. " I herewith transmit, for your convenience, a copy of the declaration of the saki 20th of November 1815."

The Dublin Pilot, organ of the Loyal National Repeal Association, spe- culates on the probable choice of a leader for the French forces, should they invade England- " Colonel M'Mabon, to whom Abd-el-Kader surrendered, is an Irishman; and General Lamoriciere, the Napoleon of the army of Algeria, and the best cavalry officer in the world, is the son of an Irish lady. Lamorrciere is about thirty-eight years of age, of noble aspect; and possesses all the chivalry of a French descent, and all the memories of his Irish ancestry. It would be curious if he should be the chosen vessel' predestined to hold the bitter draught of which the Duke of Wellington, old as he is, fears he may partake—extraordinary if he should be the man to head the march of the ' fifty thousand Frenchmen' to London."

" Helyx," an amusing correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, in contro- versy with Lord Ellesmere on the subject of antional defences, sketchali the kind of army which he would tolerate- " I agree with you-that a regular holy of troops is more efficient than a militia. I will go further: it may be maintained at less expense. It might be made a valuable corps, even a source of economical profit to the community. We must, however, begin with one thing. Good conduct must entitle every private man to rise ta the rank of officer of any grade, in proportion to his capacity, utility, and service. if a gentleman wills to become an officer, it must be by entering as a cadet, going through all the classes,. and winning his way by merit. No pur- chased rank. In this mode every private soldier would become an honourable man or be expelled. A gentleman has quite enough advantage of the poor man by status and education.

" Will you agree to this test for a standing arrny, my Lord? If so, I will goon.

" Uniform is essential; but let it not be a livery. Something of the simple police or fireman's or rifleman's garb. Make it, if possible, a species of education m national garb—healthy, convenient, economical, durable, and graceful as may be—definite, but not over conspicuous. Let it be at the option of the men to re- new their uniforms as often or as seldom as they like, consistent with order and decency. Let the coxcomb dress as precise as he likes, and have new suits if he 080 pay for them, and let the economic man ' brush the threadbare coat clean and wear itproudly.' No costly finery, crashing the poor man for the gratification of his wealthy neighbour.

"Every man to marry as he pleases without asking his officer's leave.

"Every man to have his days leave once in a week, to pass as best may please him, with his family or otherwise.

"Punishments of all kinds to be exactly the same as those of civilians. Make not the soldiers either a helot or separate class. • "Payment weekly; the amount rather exceeding that of persons of the same ca ty employed as labourers or mechanics.

rePirivilege to work for gain when not otherwise employed.

"Obligation to work for the state at road-making, building, harbour-making, arms manufacturing, engineering, ship-building, provision-preparing, or other similar employments. In such case to be paid piecework prices, so that each man

Tnady be stimulated to produce a result and a reward according to his capacity.and ustry. "Privilege to arrange in common for the purchase and payment of all their own provisions and stores, to obtain tbem of the best quality at the lowest price.

" Privilege of employing their own schoolmasters and teachers. " A library to be provided for them by the State; with full liberty to add any books they may like, not immoral. " To be engaged fbr seven years' service. At the close to be discharged, or en- gaged again, at their own option. " To be able to engage themselves, under their officers, to do task-work for any railway or public company in the neighbourhood of their barracks. " Security to be given for good conduct by the deposit of a certain portion of their earnings at task-work.

"To be employed during the seven years in at least seven various parts of the country, so as to acquire a knowledge of its topography and geology.

" I think, my Lord, that upon such terms our home army would become the finest body of men in the world. Like the Freemasons of old, they would carry civilization and arts wheresoever they went. Numerous men in becoming soldiers would acquire valuable trades. It would indeed be a splendid apprenticeship. The advantages would be so great, with certain employment, that probably com- paratively small wages would be inducement enough. The noble army of nav- vies'—that energetic race, wastefully used by the great railway body—would take snit and service with gladness in such a free corps. The railway police would melt away into a better service than their present one; and with anything like decent officers, the men would be self-supporting, The Roman soldier of old did all these things. Why should the English soldier do less? Why should he not doamore ? Idleness is the root of all evil, not in soldiers only, but also in officers. Why else have we such disgraceful barrack scenes? Engineers!—why should there be a separate corps of engineers? why should not the whole army be engineers? Why should not the colonelof a regiment, with his thousand men, take a contract to furnish labour for a railway cutting, dividing the results amongst all parties? Attempt it on the present system, and half the men would desert. They are slaves, and act like slaves. Blake them freemen, and they will do freemen's work.

The Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Homburg died on the 4th, at Bonn, aged Seventeen. He was a student of the University of Bonn.

The Austrian Field-Marshal Prince Charles of Auersperg died a few days ago, at Oedenburg, in Transylvania.

Accounts from Canada mention the death, by fever, of Colonel Calvert, who was sent out by Government in the summer to teat the efficacy of Ledoyen 's disin- fecting fluid in abating the emigrant fever at Grosse Isle. The Medical Gazette states that M. Ledoyen himself, who accompanied Colonel Calvert on his malsion, has suffered from an attack of typhus.

POW18, while out shooting with some frigid% wen eccidentally shot in the thigh by the Honourabie Robert Herbert. Several shots have beau extracted, and the patient Is recovering. 'It is rumoureda few noblemen and gentlemen of London have formed themselves into a committee for bringing about an improvemeut in the dress worn by men.

Mr. John O'Connell has accepted, in the name of his family, an invitation, conveyed to him by Count de Montalembert in the name of the French Catholics, to a banquet to be given to him in Paris on the 13th or 14th of nest month. A funeral oration to the memory. of the late Mr. O'Connell is to be delivered on the 10th, in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, by the eelebreted preacher Father La- Sordaire.

We have greatsatisfaelidti afitaincing that the Government have deter- mined upon granting it gratuity of 701, to the widow of the late Mr. James Walker, surgeon, of this city; who, it will be remembered, died in the early part of the last year, of fever taken in the discharge of his duty as medical officer of the London Road district. We understand that Government has also granted similar gratuities in some cases at Liverpool and Chester.—Manchester fGuardiats.

During the alarm caused by a threatened invasion of this country by the French, in 1798, the following singular announcement appeared in the public papers- " The Bishop of Winchester has sanctioned the whole of the clergy of Hampshire; and especially of the Isle of Wight, to take up arms in the present crisis, malaise to do whatever they may think best for the service of their country."

The Banshee steamer, built after Mr. Oliver Lang's design for the Holyhead station, underwent a second trial on Monday. She then showed a fair average speed of 18a miles an hour.

The Plover, about to sail in search of Sir John Franklin, has arrived at Devon- wt, to be paid in advance, and to receive her final orders for Behring's Straits. The Herald, now surveying in the Pacific, is to be detached on the same service.

According to the almanack for 1848 published by the Academy of St. Peters- burg, Russia in Europe contains a surface of 90,117 square miles, with a popula-

tion of 54,092,000 individuals; the kingdom of Poland, an extent of 2,320 square miles, with 4,850,000 inhabitants; and the Grand Duchy of Finland, 6,844 square miles, with 1,547,702 inhabitants. The population of St. Petersburg amounts to 443,000 inhabitants. The public debt is estimated at 345,084,200 silver roubles. Bills of credit were in circulation for a sum of 226,167,589 silver roables, and the assignats of the empire for 117,122,220. The King of Denmark has received so favourable a report as to the fertility of the Nicobar Islands, that he is about to establish a colony on them. The frigates Feria and Minerva are fitting out for the purposes of the first expedition.

It is stated that a company has been formed at Copenhagen for establishing steam eommunication between Denmark, the Faro Islands, Iceland, and ScotlancL The communications, which will take place every fortnight, are to be commenced on the 1st of April: The Government has accorded a redaction of port and anchorage duties to the steamers which may undertake them.

Great consternation has been caused in the Grand Dutchy of Baden by the stoppage of the house of Messrs. Haber. They had unbounded credit, and their fall will scatter rain in all directions. So important is the matter considered, that the Government has undertaken to guarantee a loan to enable the firm to resume business.

A respectable family in Greenland has lately advertised in the Copenhagen newspapers for a music-master.

The town of Ahlden in Hanover was visited by a severe calamity on the 19th December: a fire destroyed twenty-three houses and a hundred barns and out- buildings. There was great difficulty in obtaining water, as the rivers were frozen.

Lancashire was visited by an exceedingly dense fog last week; which caused much inconvenience and many mishaps. At Ashton-under-Lyne, a woman walked into a canal, the gate of a wharf having been left open; and also perished.

William Longbottom, lately a commission-agent at Manchester and Rochdale,, is in custody at the latter place on charges of forgery. He seems to have pot forged bills of exchange into circulation by wholesale.

George Thurtell, the Norwich floriculturist who was charged with robbing, a gentleman's house, and at whose residence a vast number of stolen articles were found, has pleaded guilty at the Norwich Sessions to one charge of theft; and has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment with hard labour. This man's father was formerly Mayor of Norwich; his brother was the notorious murderer, John Thurtell. George has been a mouvais sujet for years past, but he seems to. have been clever. He was overbearing in his manner with his more humble asso- ciates, whom it is now supposed he constantly robbed: his skill in planning gar- dens obtained him admission to gentlemen's houses, and there also he pilfered.

The Independent de la Moselle publishes a long and detailed account of a rob- bery committed by the aid of chloroform; and calls on the authorities to impose the same restrictions on the sale of it as on poisonous drugs.

A great robbery has been committed on the Great Western Railway. A box of sovereigns, amounting to some thousands, was sent from London to a Taunton banker; on the train reaching Bristol, it was found that a hole had been cut in the box and the coins had been abstracted. Suspicion falls on six well-dressed men who engaged an adjacent compartment of the carriage, and on a guard of the railway.

William Scott was convicted last week at Cardiff Quarter-Sessions, and sen- tenced to seven years' transportation, for attempting to overthrow a passenger- train on the Taff Vale Railway, by raising some rails on the line.

A switchmen on the Lewes Railway has met a horrible death at the station. He jumped from a carriage while the train was in motion; but, missing the plat- form, he was dragged between the carriages and the wall or the platform, and, crushed to death.

The Board of Admiralty have published a correspondence concerning the foss of the- Avenger, including a letter from Lieutenant Reoke to the Admiral on the station; -bat it adds licarcely anything to,what is alreadsiknown. Lieutenant Rooke reports that the vessel was lost on k coral reef, between the island of Galita and the mails land. " The island bore about N.E. ten or twelve miles at the time the ship was running under square yards, and also under steam at the rate- of eight or nine knots. She struck about ten p. m., and in a few minutes was a wreck: her masts and funnel gone, she nearly on her beam-ends, with the sea beating over her. The Captain and Master were on the. 'Saddle-box at the time; the Captain immediately giving the order ' Out boats !' she having struck so- heavily as to convince everybody that the case was hopeless." " On the order, I bad run on deck; and seeing that not a moment must be lost, tried to get men and clear the two cutters away." " I meant to get both cutters under the lee of the ship, which had now swung broadside to the sea, and then wait ready to render assistance as I could. Just as the boat I was in took the water, the ship fell on her beam-ends, and some heavy seas broke over her, the masts and funnel having gone. I waited close to her for one hour and a half; when the wind and sea increasing, and our crew exhausted, I, with the opinion of the rest, thought the only coarse and best would be to seek assistance, the wind being fair for Ga- lita." That Mr. Rooke reached the shore, i with part of the boat's crew, has already been stated. The persons saved were Lieutenant Francis Rooke; Mr. Larkbara, grinner; William Hill, steward; and James Morley, a boy.

A despatch from Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis announces the return of ther Hecate to Malta, after a close but fruitless search for any other survivors from the wreck of the Avenger: scarcely a vestige of the ship could be found on the rocks and islands adjacent to the scene of wreck.

Results of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for tha. week ending ca Saturday lastsas

gitsatie isiseasei Dropsy, Cancer, and other dise,ases of uncertain or variable seat 30 Tubercular Diseases 170 Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses 181 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 23 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration 228

Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 70

Diseases of the Kidneys, dte. 7 Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, axe. 9 Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, Sm. a Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, de. 3

Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance as

Sudden 14 Malformations 3 .... Premature Birth le 23 Atrophy 34 • • • . IS Old Age 67 .... 70 Total (including unspecified causes) 1384 1107

The temperature of the thermometer ranged from 65.0° in the sun to 23.0° in the shade; the mean temperature by day being warmer than the average mean temperature by 14°. The general direction of the wind for the week was South.

Handier of Water

deaths, average.

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