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      Sanitary Condition of thk City . —Dr . Letheby , the medical officer of health of tie City of London , says in his quarterly report , recently delivered to the Court of Severs . — " The health of the citizens is remarkably good . The total number of deaths during the quarter is 737 . Of these , 245 occurred among infants under five years of age and 105 had passed the allotted time of threescore years and ten . The following are the most important causes of death : — Consumption and mesenterio disease , 87 ; hydrocephalus and convulsions of infancy , 58 ; measles and hooping-cough . 48 ; typhus fever ,, 44 ; scarlet fever , 24 ; and small-pox , 10 . According to the Registrar-Generai ' s return for tbe ten years , 1843 to 1852 , it

      Rev . S . G . Osborne , Sir Alexander Cockburn , and the Hon . Judge Norton , addressed the assembly on the advantages of such educational establishments . Death from Poison . —James Poyner , a working shoemaker of Davies-street , Berkeley-square , has met his death , \ indei- very singular circumstances . He owed a large sum of money to a fellow member of at mutual benefit society . On Wednesday week , he made an appointment with his friend , to pay him a . check for £ 150

      . Leaving the friend in the street , Poyner went into his bedroom , under pretext of making himself smart to go the banker's . He then threw himself on the bed , exclaimed , " I ' m a dead man—I have settled all my affairs , " and expired . Prussic acid was found in the stomach , and it was ascertained that the cheque was a fiction , and that Poyner was very much distressed at not being able to pay his debts . An inquest has been held , nt which the jury returned an open verdict .

      Fires . —A very serious fire broke out on Tuesday evening at a , wholesale stationers in Fleet-street . The premises were totally destroyed , and several of the adjacent buildings were injured . The printing offices of Messrs . "Vizetelly , Messrs . Levy and Co ., ami of the Morning Herald , ware threatened , but escaped . —The premises of Messrs . Marlborovigh , ne-ws-agenta and publishers , Ave-Maria-lane , were partially destroyed by fire on "Wednesday evening . —Serious con hav

      flagrations e also taken place in Clerkenwell and Westminster ; and at Bristol a catastrophe of more than usual magnitude lias occurred . The premises of some wholesale chemists , drysalters , and oil and colourmen , have been destroyed by fire . The gunpowder store blew up with a tremendous explosion , shattering the houses , and slightly injuring some of the bystanders . The flames then spread to the neighbouring edifices , two of which were utterly destroyed , while others were damaged .

      Serious Indisposition op Mr . Wjh&ht , the Comedian . —Mr . _ Wright was suddenly attacked with a very alarming illness on Monday evening , while dressing for his part . He was struck speechless , and it was found necessary to convey him with all speed to his Lome , and to close the theatre for the night . It was thought that he was suffering from determination of blood to the head . The Wine Duties Redactions . —A deputation , consisting of deputies from the Staffordshire potteries aad other gentlemen , waited on Lord Palmerston on Thursday . Mr . Oliveira was spokesman , and urg-ed the desirability of reducing the duties on wines . Lord Palmerston replied that the revenue would suffer from the proposed reduction ; and , therefore , he . could not accede to it .

      appears that the average mortality of all the towns in England during the months of Januai-y , February , and March , is 69 per 10 , 000 of the inhabitants , and that the mortality in the ountry districts during the same period is 56 per 10 , 000 . Now , the mortality of the citizens of London during the qiiarter has been only 56-7 per 10 , 000 ; so that the health of the city of London during the quarter has not only "been 14 per cent , better than that of the town districts of England , but it has actually approach . ee ! within a fraction the health of all rural districts . " Dr . Letheby comments on the impropriety of conveying fever patients to the hospitals in public cabs , and advises the use of an ambulance car .

      The Case op the Rev . J . C . Ward . —This gentleman , who is charged with being a lunatic , and with threatening the lives of the Queen , Lord Palmerston , Sir George Grey , and others , appeared again on Tuesday at Bow-street , in discharge of his parole . Great delay was caused by the absence of Mr . Greenwood , the solicitor to the Treasury , who was to conduct the prosecution . On his arrrival , he and Mr . Ward retired to a private room , and remained in consultation , about half an hour . When they returned , Mr . Greenwood requested an adjournment for a fortnight , that he might collect further evidence . Mr . Ward strongly objected , and said lie had frequently called on Lard Pidmerston on matters of business . He then

      asked for the warrant arid information . Mr . Henry ( the magistrate ) : " With what object ? You are not prejudiced by the postponement of the case . You have been , and still are to be , free . " Mr . Ward : " I am -not free , and that is one of my , points . Let the warrant be produced . " The information and warrant tvere read and proved . They charged the " Rev . J . C . Ward" with wandering abroad , 'being- in a state of lunacy . Mzv Ward suggested that the insertion of the initials " J . C . " rendered the warrant ineffective legally null and void . Mr . Henry said that was immaterial . In a -warrant of that nature , it was not even necessary to give any name at all . A description of the person would be sufficient . Mr . Ward begged

      his worship ' s pardon . The case of " Reynolds v . Henkin , " 4 th Barn-well and Aldersonj was a case in point , showing / as it did , that a man could not be arrested upon hiB initials . Mr . Henry : " That was not a warrant under the Lunacy Act . Besides , you have refused to give your name . Do you . still decline to do so ? " Mr . Ward : "I do not decline . " Mr . Henry : "Then , what is your name ? " Mi-. "Ward : rxj&at ' s another affair , " Mr . Henry : "No . You were not known at your lodgings . Your landlady described you as ' the unknown gentleman ; ' and you still decline to

      state your name . " Mr . Ward : " I do not decline to state my name . " Mr . Henry : " Then what is it ? " Mr . Ward : " That ' s another question . ( A laugh . ) I must t ake the liberty to ask you your motive in askin g for my name ? Is it to amend the warrant ?* ' Mr . Henry : " The warrant shall not be altered It is not necessary to alter it . " Mr . Weird then went on until nearly five o ' clock , addressing the bench in a very incoheren t style , cross-examining Mr . Yardley ( who acted on the part of the . police ) , and regretting that he had not " tlie graphic power of a Dickens or a Shakspoare" to describe the ou trage tLat had been committed on him in "dra ^ eine- him

      through the streets . " Mr . Henry reminded him that ho had not been dragged through the streets ; to which he answered that he was aware , of that . He suggested that there should be a commission do fomatico inquirendo against Mr . Yardloy for the extraordinary delusions under which he Boomed to be labouring ; and on hearing Mat the case was adjourned for another week , ho declared emphatically that ho would not attend . Mr . Honry said that , in that case , he would bo liable to apprehension . . MfanroAii Legislation . —Pour deputations of meaicftl men , accompainod by soveral members of Parliament , waited on Tuesday , on Sir George Grey , Mr . Cowper . M . P .. President of thn Rnmvi « f Wm . liV .

      and Mv . MasBoy , M . P ., Under Seorotaiy of State , to tirgo several objections to Mr . Headlamp bill for tho ipgulfttion of tiio medical profession . Sir Goorgo < ttroy thanked tho nevoral deputations for tho oxfltfossjon of their opinions , put a few questions on Iffi- 5 ? . I * ^ , hy thora > but clid not state tho ootu-jo he intended to pursue I riia Southampton Poi / macHNia Institution —A SlVntrfi ^ r ° tiurStXtoot ? r % , Mon < la V evening , when Mr . J . R . Stebbing tho Premdont « nd Chairman , Dr . Booth , the Hou £ fd

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      RUSSIAN MANIFESTO ON THE PEACE . An Imperial manifesto has been jiublished afc St . Petersburg , annouueing that peace bad been concluded . It adds that Russia did not provoke the war , of which the object has been attained by the guarantees given to the Christians of the East ; that measures are taken to prevent any collisions hereafter between the navies of Russia and Turkey ; aud , finall y that recourse will be had to a new arrangement of the Hue of frontier in Bessarabia .

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      FBANCE . Monsignor Patrizzi will set out from Rome towards the end of May for Paris , in ordor to represent the Pope at tho baptism af the Imperial Prince .

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      THE END OP THE WAR . The Pays , alluding to the sitting of the Congress on Woduesday ( in which , notwithstanding the announcement of their departure in several journals , Lord Clarendon and M . Manteuffel took part ) , says it has reason to think that none of the matters remaining to be discussed will give occasion to anv new protocol or additional treaty . The fleets and armies will shortly be on their homeward road . The English Government baa transmitted orders by the telegraph to Com modoro Watson to quit tho Baltic and to return to England with Mb squadron . From Kortch , under date of tho 17 th ult ., it is announced that the projeoted expedition against the Spit of Arabat is postponed till tho issue of the negotiations shall be known .

      The Bui'oaux of the Ministry of War , in Sardinia , are actively engaged in arranging tho measures relative to tho return of the army at present in the Crimea . Vessels are preparing to sail from Gonoa for tho purpose of bringing back the troops . It iB fluid that tho Plenipotentiaries will not roturn to their respective Courts until after tho oxohango oil tho ratifications . They have been invited to " attend at" our grand naval roviow on the 10 th inst . Her Mnjosty ' s yacht Osborno is to bo placed at their disposal for tho occasion . They will certainly hayo a good opportunity of witnossing how Great Britain cornea out ofix war .

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      Turn New JuDaissHir in Ireland . —Mr . Koogh , tho Attoruoy-Gonoral for Ireland , will saouood tho lato Judgo Torrons . Mr . Fitzgerald , tho iSolioitor-Genoral for Ireland , bocomos Attorney Uoneml ; find , in all probability , Mr . Christian , CJ . C , will become Solioitor-Gonoml . DlCATH O 1 C GOOMBEB , 'HUB HX-ClIAMI'ION Oil' TUB Thames . —ltobort Coornbos , for many yoarw connected with the River Thames , « vnd patronised by tho various aoquutio clubs , has expired at his residence , Putnoy , after a abort illness .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS . Their Lordships were occupied during the whole sitting in a discussion on Agricultural Statistics , which arose on the Committee on a bill entitled the Agricultural Statistics Bill . The subject was favourably received by the House , and the bill passed through the stage of committee .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS . THE WAR OFFICE . In > answer to Mr . J . H . Baillib , Sir B . Hall said tliat he should shortly move for a Select Committee to consider a plan for getting all the public offices built in one grand sqxiarein the neighbourhood of Downingstreet ; tho designs for which could bo thrown open to tho whole wrold . Therefore , it was not intended to build a new war-offioo in Piill-Mall

      NEW STATUTES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY . In answer to Sir J . Pakington , Sir G . Givry , said that he had no theard of a memorial from Oxford to -tho University Commissioners on the subject * jf tho state of tho circumatanoos of members of tho University being considered in tho elections to fellowships ; but ho had no doubt , if thero was such a memorial , it would be referred to tho Committee of tho Privy Council appointed to inquire into tho Statutes of tho University .

      HAMBURGH ABDUOTrON 0 ASI 3 . Mr . Hildyard brought forward thooaso of Susanah EvanB , who was carried to Hamburg by a Bolglnn proouress for tho purposes of prostitution ; and aslcod if tho attention of tho Govornmont had been directed to tho fact of tho systematic truffle of this kind . Ho stated that tho Stato of Hamburg levied a tax of £ 7 10 h . a-yoar on each logaliaod prostitute in tho oity . Sir G . Grhv said tho attention of tho Govornmont had been directed to tho caso ; a despatch had boon roooivod from Colonel Hodges , the British Consul on tho Hiibjoot , and an inquiry was being sot on foot in oydor that measures might bo taken to obstruct and ohcok thisnefurious traillo .

      THE CENTKAL AMERICAN QUESTION " . Lord Goberich inquired whether the despatches ' of Mr . Crampton and Mr . Marcy , which had appeared in the papers , and in which Mr . Crampton said that he had omitted to show Mr . Marcy Lord Clarendon ' s despatch , containing a statement that he had offered to < Mr . Buchanan to submit -the Central American ques tion to arbitration , were authentic . Mr . Gladstone strongly urged that the papers on this subject ,, which had been so long promised , should have been produced before this , unless the Government , as he hoped was the case , had not yet concluded the correspondence on the subject , and there was still a likelihood of an amicable eettiement of the difference .

      Lord Palmerston said Mr . Gladstone ought to know the difficulty of preparing such papers in addition to the ordinary labours of the Foreign-office which had been veiy great of late ; but the papers would be shortly laid on the table . The letters which had appeared in the papers were correct copies of the despatches in question ; but Mr . Crampton ' s omission to communicate Lord Clarendon ' s despatch to Mr . Marcy was of no consequence , as the substance of it had already been sent to that gentleman on the regular evening through Mr . Buchanan .

      SIR J . GKAIIAM AND SIR C . NAPIER . Sir J . Graham made some explanations of an assertion he had made , and which had been reiterated by Sir G , Berkeley , with respect to the couduct of Sir C . Napier at Acre , in having disobeyed the order of Sir 11 . Sfcopford in not taking a position of danger , for which he was reprimanded by Sir R . Stopford . Sir C . Napier vindicated himself with great energy from the attack made on him , stating at length his share in the affair before Acre , and protested against his being called on to defend himself against an accusation relating to events which occurred sixteen years ago , and where most of the witnesses of the occtu-rence were either dead or absent , but he produced a ¦ number of letters corroborating his version of the conduct of the battle on that occasion .

      Sir G . Berkeley supported Sir J . Graham's view of the matter , while Mr . Mallns and Mr . Roebuck defended Sir C . Napier . After some further discussion , the subject dropped , and the House went into Committee of Supply on the Civil Service Estimates , which occupied mainly the rest of the night ' s sitting ..

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      Leader Office , Saturday , April 5 . LAST NIGHT'S PARLIAMENT .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 5, 1856, page 322, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2135/page/10/