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Gas Companies and their Piuces . —A parliamentary return has just been printed , containing a statement from every gas company established by act of Parliament in the United Kingdom , of the several acts of Parliament under which they have been established , the rates per 1000 cubic feet at which they have supplied gas in each of the then years since 184 G to 1849 , and the average price of the coals used in ench year for the same period ; also the amount of fixed capital invested by each gas company , and the rate per cent , of dividend on the shares in each year since that date . The return was obtained by Mr . Hume , who obtained a similar return in 1847 . It relates to 120 companies in England and Wales ; nine r ^ V ^^^ n d . ; , uTidx . six in Ireland . Tho number in ^ JXiVruron is fi fteen J s A few figures relating to some ' * p t the" . Tioijflon companies will show the nature and 4 raUie of the \ nformktion thus collected . It appears ^ tb * t the British tys . Company charged six shillings
per 1000 cubic feet during the three years above-mentioned , their coals costing them in the first year 17 s . 3 d ., in the second year 16 s ., and in the third year 15 s . 3 d . per ton . The Chartered Company varied from 7 s . to 5 s . per 1000 cubic feet during the same period , their coals costing them from 15 s . 4 d ., to 18 s . 6 d . per ton . The City of London charged the same price , the maximum cost of their coals being 17 s . 4 d . The remainder of the London companies exhibit much the same averages , with the exception of the London and the Western , the former varying from 8 s . to 6 s . per 1000 cubic feet , their coals costing them from 15 s . 3 d . to 16 s . Id . per ton ; and the latter being fixed at 8 s . per 1000 cubic feet .
Amount and Cost op the Royal Naval Steam-Power of England . — The total number of steamvessels , of all classes and sizes , propelled by paddlewheels and screws , belonging to the royal navy of England , is 164 , and the total number of horse-power of this formidable fleet of steamers is 44 , 500 , of which nearly 40 , 500 is actually fitted , or being fitted , to the vessels . The total cost of the machinery alone may be fairly estimated at nearly three millions and a half sterling . — United Service Gazette .
Decrease op Crime in Leeds . —From some criminal returns just issued in Leeds , it is shown that the number of persons apprehended by the police of that borough during 1849 was smaller than in any previous year since 1822 , with the exception of the year 1824 , and that the decrease since 1836 has been exceedingly great . During this time , also , there has been a constant and large increase in the population , which numbered , in 1821 , 83 , 796 persons ; in 1831 , 123 , 393 ; and , in 1841 , 151 , 874 . The Leeds Mercury points out that , if the population of the borough should have increased at the same rate to 1849 , it would now be 179 , 146 ; and if the number of prisoners had kept pace with the population since 1823 , it would have been 3667 in 1849 , whereas the actual number was only 1830 , or just about half the proportion of crime to population in 1823 .
Removal of Paupers . —From a parliamentary paper recently issued , it appears that the number of orders of removal granted by justices of the peace in England and Wales for each of the last five years was 51 , 941 , of -which 29 , 079 were Irish paupers , and 1464 were Scotch paupers removed . The number of paupers removed last year under the orders of justices was 13 , 867 . During the five years there were 27 , 147 paupers—chiefly Irishremoved from Liverpool alone . Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland . —The total
number of causes pending in the Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland on the 20 th of April , 1850 , was 60 , and the total number of rules taken in the same , 1630 . The bills of cost taxed in 1848 , were 44 ; 1849 , 46 ; and in the year ending the 20 th of April , 1850 , 52—total , 142 . The total number of officers ( exclusive of proctors ) in all the Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland is 123 , and the fees received by them in each of the three years ending the 1 st of April , 1848 , 1849 , and 1850 , was respectively £ 14 , 267 , £ 12 , 513 , and £ 11 , 728 .
The Way to California . — The distance from Panama to San Francisco is about 3500 miles . The isthmus of Panama , where it is at present usually crossed , is about seventy miles in length , viz ., fifty miles from Chagres to Cruces , and twenty miles from Cruces to Panama . The former distance is performed in boats in about forty-eight hours , the latter on the backs of mules in ten hours . A boat from Chagres to Cruces costs about £ 10 , and a mule from Cruces to Panama costs about £ 2 . Mazatlan , Acapulco , and San Bias are the principal ports touched at by the Californian and Panama steamers . The highest price for a passage to California from England , by way of the isthmus—that is , as saloon passenger in steamers—is rather over £ 120 . The lowest sum , as fore-cabin passenger , provided he has a companion to share the boat passage from Chagres to Cruces , is rather under £ 70 .
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar-General ' s Returns . ) In the week ending last Saturday the deaths registered in the metropolitan districts amounted to 981 . Taking for comparison the deaths of ten corresponding weeks in the years 1840-9 ,. the weekly average is 1023 , and this , with a certain proportion added for increase of population , becomes 1116 ; the return of last week is , therefore , favourable , showing a decrease of 135 . The present account is for the last week of the quarter , and it exhibits a larger contingent than usual of violent and sudden deaths , in consequence of a number of coroners' cases in arrear being now entered in the register books . Of 71 deaths by " violence , " 7 are ascribed to poison , 5 to burns and scalds , 13 to hanging and suffocation , 20 to drowning , 26 to fractures , wounds , and other injury . Six children were suffocated in bed by overlaying or
other accident ; a man was suffocated on a lime-kiln ; another by food in a ravenous attempt to swallow it . A young man of 18 years committed suicide by loading an Italian iron and discharging it over his stomach . On the 12 th of September , at 4 , Goulston-court , Whitechapel , the daughter of a labourer , aged 4 years , died , according to the return of the jury , a " natural death , " which , however , is further described in the verdict as " brought on by want and privation of necessaries . " On the 27 th of September , at the Almshouses , Clapton , the widow of a gardener died from " age and decay , " after a life of 103 years . It is mentioned by Mr . Stcib , that she had been an inmate of one of Bishop Wood ' s Almshouses for 34 years , and enjoyed good health till within a fortnight previous to her death . She also retained her mental faculties to the last .
340 ? 9 a , and ( in 1849 ) 782 - The epidemics incident to childhood prevail less fatally than usual , with the exception of hooping-cough , the mortality from which amounted to 28 deaths , and is about the average . Diarrhoea was fatal in 57 cases , but it does not exceed the average of this period . From cholera 4 deaths were registered . The number of births registered were 750 males , and 723 females ; total , 1473 . Ten Weeks Week of 1839-19 . of 1850 . Zymotic Diseases 2927 .... 198 Dropsy , Cancer , and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat 456 .... 47 Tubercular Diseases 1775 .... 176 Diseases of the Brain , Spinal Marrow , Nerves , and Senses 1145 .... 126 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. 288 .... 44 Diseases of the Lungs and of the other Organs of Respiration 984 .... 99 Diseases of the Stomach , Liver , and other Organs of Digestion 706 .... 61 Diseases of the Kidneys , &c . .. .. .. 68 .... 18 Childbirth , diseases of the Uterus , &c . .. 106 .... 6 Rheumatism , diseases of the Bones , Joints , &e . .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 .... 10 Diseases of the Skin , Cellular Tissue , &c . .. 6 .. .. 2 Malformations .. .. 29 .... 4 Premature Birth and Debility .. .. 216 .... 20 Atrophy l'J 6 .... 26 Age .. 490 .... 31 Sudden 218 .... 29 Violence , Privation , Cold , and Intemperance 4 l > 5 .... 80 Total ( including- unspecified causes ) . . 10 , 225 981
Last week the deaths enumerated in the zymotic or epidemic class of diseases wore 108 . This is a lower number than in nny corresponding work since that of 1816 , when there were only 1 ; 37 . In the some weeks of the three subsequent years , tho deaths in this class were
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. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Saturday . The dulness of last month has been succeeded by a slight movement in the English Funds during the present week . On Monday Consols opened at 96 | to 96 J , and on the following day they advanced an eighth . On Wednesday they opened at the same figure , but the news of the renewal of hostilities in Schleswig-Holstein caused a slight reaction , and Consols closed at the prices of Monday—96 $ to 96 J . On Thursday and yesterday the market was steady , with no alteration of prices . The fluctuations in the English Stock Market during the week have been as follows : —Consols , 96 f to 96 J ; Exchequer Bills , 63 s . to 66 s . premium .
The foreign market has been rather dull since last week , with the exception of Wednesday , when a considerable amount of business was done , and prices showed a tendency upward . The list on Thursday showed transactions at the following rates : —Brazilian , New , 87 i ; Buenos Ayres , 58 ; Chilian Three per Cents ., 63 ; Granada , 18 | ; Mexican , for account , 31 § , 4 , l » and J ; Peruvian , 80 £ ; Portuguese Four per Cents ., 83 . { ; Russian Five per Cents ., HO . i and | ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents ., 97 { ; Spanish Five per Cents ., for account , 18 |; the Three per Cents ., 38 2 ; and Belgian Four-and-a-IIalf per Cents ., 91 $ .
The accounts of trade from the country are in the main favourable . The cotton market is still in an unsatisfactory state owing to the dearth of the raw material , and the iron districts are suffering from an opposite cause—the supply having gone far beyond the demand . Maiix .-la . ne , Friday , Oct . 4 . The arrivals of Foreign Wheat and Flour since Monday have been large , and a fair quantity of English has also arrived . The trade remains in a languid state , and only a small amount of business has been transacted at the decline we reported on Monday , of Is . to 2 s . on , English ; while the holders of Foreign refuse to accede to any reduction , except in the case of vessels requiring to be immediately discharged . With very moderate supplies of Barley , the trade is slow at former rates . ^ The supplies of Oats are equal to the demand ; there is no alteration to report in the value of this grain . Arrivals from September 30 to October 4 : — English . Irish . Foreign . Flour . Wheat .. .. 3990 24910 2030 Barley .. .. 1620 5898 Oats .. .. .. 2580 5340 9330
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T ^ T " An Account , punuant to the Act 7 th and 8 th Victoria , cap . 32 , for the week ending on Saturday , the 28 th of September , 1850 . ISSUE DEPARTMENT . Nee . iMri .... « & •» gsssssiss ^ 'is&s Gold Coin nncl liul-Uon 15 , 853 , 3 . 37 Silver Bullion .... S 19 , 9 . ) 8 £ 30 , 083 , 'J'J 3 £ 30 , 083 , 21 ) 5 BANKING DEPAHTMKNT . £ £ Proprietors'Capital , 14 , r > 53 , 000 Government Securest 3 , 000 , 087 rities ( including Public Deposits ( in- Dead-weight Aneluding- Exche- maty ) 14 . 43 . J . 230 auer Savings' Other Securities .. 12 , 085 . 843 lianks , Coinmis- Notes 11 , 040 , 995 Bioners of National Gold and Silver Debt , and Divi- Coin 623 , 929 dend Accounts ) .. 10 , 851 , 230 Other Deposit * .... 8 , 877 . 0 % Se veil-clay and other Bills 1 , 217 , 48-1 £ 39 , 09 : 2 , 997 I 4 . ' 39 , 093 , 9 'J 7 Dated Oct . 3 , 1650 . M Maushall , Chief Cashier .
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COTTOK CROP OF THE UNITED STATES . The following is the total cotton crop of the United States for the year 1850 and the three previous years : — Total Crop of 1850 bales 2 , 096 , 706 „ Cropofl 849 „ 2 , 728 , 596 " Crop of 1848 „ 2 , 347 , 634 " Crop of 1847 » 1 , 778 , 651 Decrease from last year .. „ 631 , 890 Decrease from year before . „ 250 , 928 GROWTH . Cron 1823-4 .. 509 , 158 bis Crop 1837-8 .. 1 , 801 , 497 bis . 1824-5 .. 569 , 240 „ „ 1838-9 .. 1 , 360 . 532 „ " 1825 6 .. 720 , 027 „ „ 1839-40 . . 2 , 177 , 835 „ ' 1826-7 .. 957 , 281 „ „ 1840-1 .. 1 , 634 , 945 „ ,, 1827-8 .. 720 , 593 „ „ 1841-2 .. 1 , 683 , 574 „ " 1828-9 .. 857 , 744 „ „ 1842-3 .. 2 , 378 , 875 „ „ 1829-30 .. 976 , 845 ,, „ 1843 4 . . 2 , 030 , 409 „ " 1830-1 .. 1 , 038 , 848 „ „ 1844-5 .. 2 , 394 , 503 „ " 1831-2 .. 987 , 477 „ „ 1845 6 .. 2 , 100 , 537 „ " 1832-3 .. 1 , 070 , 438 „ „ 1846-7 .. 1 , 778 , 651 „ " 1833-4 .. 1 , 205 , 394 „ „ 1847-8 .. 2 , 347 , 634 „ ,, 1834-5 .. 1 , 254 , 328 „ „ 1848-9 .. 2 , 728 , 596 „ „ 18356 .. , 360 . 725 „ „ 1849-50 .. 2 , 096 , 706 „ „ 1836 7 .. 1 , 422 , 930 „ CONSUMPTION . Total crop of the United States , as above stated bales , 2 , 096 , 706 Add—Stocks on hand at the commencement of the year , 1 st Sept ., 1849 : — In the Southern Forts 72 , 468 In the Northern Ports 82 , 285 154 , 753 Makes a supply of , 2 , 251 , 459 Deduct therefrom—The export to foreign ports 1 , 590 , 155 Less , foreign included .... 1 , 341 1 , 588 , 814 Stocks on hand , 1 st Sept ., 1850 : — In the Southern Ports ... 91 , 754 In the Northern Ports .... 76 , 176 167 , 930 Burnt at New York and Charleston 6 , 946 1 , 763 , 690 Taken for home use bales 487 , 769 QUANTITY CONSUMED BY AND IN THE HANDS OF MANUFACTURERS . 1849-50 487 , 769 bales . 1837-8 246 , 063 bales . 1848-9 518 , 039 „ 1836-7 222 , 540 „ 1847-8 531 , 772 „ 1835-6 236 , 733 ,, ^ 1846-7 427 , 967 „ 1834-5 216 , 888 „ 1845-6 422 . 597 „ 1833-4 196 , 413 „ 1844-5 389 006 „ 1832-3 194 , 412 „ 1843-4 346 , 744 „ 1831-2 173 , 800 „ 1842-3 325 , 129 „ 18301 182 , 142 „ 1841-2 267 , 850 „ 1829-30 126 , 512 „ 1840-1 297 , 288 „ 18289 118 , 853 „ 183940 295 , 193 „ 1827-8 120 , 593 „ 1838-9 276 , 018 „ 1826-7 149 , 566 „ In our last annual statement the estimate of cotton taken for consumption for the year ending September 1 , 1849 , in the states south and west of Virginia , was probably over-estimated—the following for the past year is believed to be very nearly correct . The number of mills has increased since that time , and is still increasing , but the quantity consumed , as far as we can learn , is , owing to high prices , &c , less than the year previous . The following estimate is from a judicious and careful observer at the South of the quantity so consumed , and not included in the receipts . Thus in— - Quantity Mills . Spindles . consumed . North Carolina 30 .. 20 , 000 bales . South Carolina 16 36 , 500 15 , 000 „ Georgia 36 51 , 150 27 , 000 „ Alabama 11 16 , 960 6 , 000 „ Tennessee 30 36 , 000 12 , 000 „ On the Ohio , &c 30 102 , 220 37 , 500 „ Total to Sept . 1 , 1850 107 , 500 bales . „ 1849 110 , 000 „ „ 1848 75 , 000 „ To which should be added the stocks in the interioT towns , the quantity burnt in the interior , and that lost on its way to market ; these , added to the crop as given above , received at the shipping ports , will show very nearly the amount raised in the United States the past season—say , in round numbers , 2 , 212 , 000 bales .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 5, 1850, page 670, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1855/page/22/
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