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a noble mind; her tears, which might have been drawn forth by the part he had himself taken in the conversation; the great injustice which, misled by his prejudices, he had done her, by the mockeries which she so little deserved, and for which his own heart now called on him for satisfaction, though the voice reached not the heart of the innocent; the difficulties in which the house of Lilias was involved, the goodness which had lain concealed in the character of his son, which it gave him so much pleasure to bring to light, all these, and similar considerations, kept the old gentleman awake till midnight, and allowed him then not a sound sleep, but a series of unquiet dozes.

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THE BANK OF FRANCE.

THE Moniteur Parisien publishes the quarterly account furnished by the Bank of France, in pursuance of the law of the 30th of June, 1840. It consists of three parts: 1. A debtor and creditor account furnished to the 30th of June, 1841. 2. An account of the average amount of cash on hand and paper outstanding during the quarter ending the 25th of September, 1841. 3. An account of business transacted during the quarter ending the 25th of September, 1841.

Debtor and Creditor Account furnished to the 30th of June, 184].

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House and furniture of the bank,

Sundry credits,

4,000,000 359,085 71

469,200,659 07

Average state of the Bank during the quarter ending 25th of September, 1841:

DEBTOR.

Average amount of bank notes in circulation payable to bearer,

Ditto payable to order,

Treasury account current,

Sundry

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Receipts payable at sight,

220,036,000

1,121,000

125,257,500

42,661,000

2,855,500

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Amount of business transacted in the course of the quarter ending

the 25th of September, 1841.

Commercial bills discounted,

Advances made upon deposits of ingots and specie,

66

66 Government security,

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Received from accounts current,

Paid to accounts current,

Received from the Treasury,

Paid to the Treasury,

Received in cash from branch banks,

francs. 243,924,300 17,774,200

8,605,600

1,306,500

1,048,143,100

1,049,725,700

86,040,500

92,657,000

78,898,500

493,078,500

105,471,700

492,510,000

Certified by the Governor of the Bank,

C. D'ARGOUT.

Received in bank notes from branch banks,

Paid in cash for account of branch banks,

Paid in bank notes to branch banks,

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES IN GREAT BRITAIN.

THE "The Third Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages," has just been published, of which the following is an abstract:

The appendices to the report are, we understand, in progress, and will shortly be delivered.

The following table will show the numbers registered in the year ending June 30, 1840, compared with those of the preceding years:

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536 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Thus showing an increase in the number of births registered in the year ending June 30, 1840, over those in 1838'39, of 21,049; over those in 1837 - '38, of 101,877; in the number of deaths registered in the year ending June 30, 1840, over those in 1838- '39, of 19,094 ; over those in 1837-38, of 14,145; in the number of marriages registered in the year ending June 30, 1840, over those in 1838 - '39, of 3,246; over those in 1837-'38, of 12,848.

The increase in the number of registered births is said to be the result of the successful operation of the new law. The increase in the number of registered births has not been confined to a few localities, but has been generally diffused.

During the last three years the proportion of male and female children has been nearly the same. There appears, from the report, to have been an apparent increase in the number of deaths compared with the two preceding years. The first year's registration did not comprise the deaths of the whole year, which, including those registered subsequently, amounted to 338,660. The real increase, therefore, over the registered deaths which occurred in the year 1837-'38, is 11,441. In considering this subject, we should recollect that the population of England and Wales has increased from 1821 to 1831, at the rate of 16 per cent.; and if it be assumed, (as is probable,) that this rate of increase has continued to the present time, the population in the years 1838-39, and 1839-'40, will probably have increased to the amount of from 220,000 to 240,000 annually.

The proportion of male and female deaths in each of the three years has been nearly the same.

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Males.

170,965

169,112

177,929

Females.

164,991

161,895

172,172

More than half of the excess over the deaths of 1838, - '39, and more than three-fourths of the excess over those of 1837-'38, consist of deaths of children over five years of age. This increase in the rate of mortality, we are happy to say, has not been general throughout the kingdom, but has been confined to a few unhealthy localities. From a tabular statement attached to the report, it appears that there has been a progressive decrease of mortality from 1837-38, in the metropolis and in Devonshire; and a progressive increase from 1837 - '38, in the counties of Derby, Leicester, Northampton, Nottingham, Rutland, and the northern parts of Lincolnshire; the counties of Chester, Salop, Stafford, except the mining part of the two latter; Lancaster, south of Morecombe-bay, except Liverpool and Manchester; the West Riding of Yorkshire, except the northern parts thereof and Leeds; the city, ainsty, and East Riding of York, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, and Wales. The greatest increase of mortality has been in the following counties: Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Northumberland, Durham, Derbyshire, and North Wales, the combined increase of which alone

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amounts to 15,231 out of the total increase of 19,097. It will be noticed that this increase of mortality has occurred among the manufacturing portion of the population. A great number of deaths in these districts is to be traced to the prevalence of epidemic diseases, particularly typhus and scarlet fever; and, besides these, other circumstances, to which those living in the manufacturing parts of England are exposed, which will always be operating prejudicially to health, and cause an increase in the rate of mortality.

The report shows a great variation in the mortality in different districts, especially in childhood and old age. The deaths of children under one year of age, constituting a fourth portion of the whole mortality, appear to have been comparatively most numerous in the mining districts of Staffordshire and Shropshire, the south of Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire, and Cambridgeshire; the manufacturing parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire; in Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds, &c. The proportion of deaths at advanced ages has been greatest in Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Wiltshire, Cornwall, in the counties north of Yorkshire, and in Norfolk and Suffolk. It has been least in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, and the mining districts of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

In the number of marriages there has been an increase to the amount of 12,848, as compared with those registered in 1837, - '38, and an increase of 3,246 over those of the year 1838-'9. The number married under the age of 21 was as follows: Men, 6, 101, women, 17,909, being in proportion to the whole number married 4.90 per cent., and 14.40 per cent. respectively. This proportion is in a slight degree higher than in the preceding year, when the numbers were 5,628 men and 16,414 women, and the proportions 4.64 and 13.55.

It appears from the report, that in 13 English counties, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in Wales, more than 40 per cent. of the men married could not write their names; and that in 19 English counties, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in Wales, the same fact existed with respect to more than half the women. It appears from the abstract of marriages contained in the report, that in the whole of England and Wales, out of 124,329 couples, there were 41,812 men, and 62,523 women, who it is presumed either could not write, or wrote very imperfectly.

With reference to the ages of those married, it appears that in the year 1838-39, the average age of marriages was, for men, about 27 years; for women, 25 years and a few months. It now appears, from an analysis of the recorded ages in 10,019 marriages, which occurred in June, 30, 1840, that the average age for men is 27.4 years; for women, 25.5 years.

The places registered during 1840 for the solemnization of marriages unconnected with the Church of England, amount to 188. The number registered the preceding year was 246.

POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN.

COMPARATIVE statement of the population of each county in Great Britain, in 1811, 1821, 1831, and 1811, showing the increase or decrease in each county:

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