Miscellaneous Intelligence. 297 
15. On the Duration of Life in the Members of the several Profes- 
sions, founded on the Obituary Lists of the Annual Register; by 
Guy, (Proc. Brit. Assoc., from Athen., Sept. 26, No. 987. )\—The fol- 
lowing table exhibits the average of such as had attained or outlived 
the ages specified :— 
Z s os a to ‘ as 
Veas a} JE (2 le ite li 
& | ees eS |S 1eSleoSl 6/1 Ee be 23 
g S ng z ra = SiUSe Gel Olen la tan 
Age s 3 5 a | BM rs Sm eel os fsjs6 ES 
<. [PPR La) Se be Ieee Se keTS lon 
= 2°13 |@ 1821 lt 
SS] leis | |e tz |e 
5 Bet) * 7 fh Bee eae oS 
= an d upwards, se 6527, 67-63168: 81 B20 65 67-°70\64-42)66°49 62°78)68°11| (5S 
7 68°4 9 7°31 163-86/65-96.67 ‘55:66 ee ashil ba 59 
it 58977001 71 Barb-20190-237 Lele 68-21169°15 68°4 63: 
51 71: 58, 72° 62'74-04/72- 78/72" 95'73-62'71-15 72:10,71°44 au tb 3 75°64'74-00 68-2 
If w confine our attention to the Jast line of ee table, we shall see 
y- 
that of any i the other learned professions. The less rote dura- 
Ret at 51 and upwards :— 
Englis oy ote y, 2oG4| Arm 71-58 
Cle 8 “5 _ - - 74: n Porcien Literature and Science, 71:44 
Genury, 2 2.) 74-00! Fine Arts, 71-15 
Medical men, : : 72.5 Painters, , . 70-96 
Lawyer = ow sy) 72°78\Chem 
Navy * - 72.02 english iterator (according to 
Trade and Commere 32| Chambers), 69-14 
English eaea and Science, 7210 0 Memior of bn Houses (males), 68 68- fe 
Arisfocracy 71-69 | Kings of nd, 
The ief isecsaiel which emails som vt on the Briess: 
the stata of the Annual Register which, 60 e thought, had ‘not 
the uniformity necessary to furnish data cuficienty precise for the con- 
Wed of tables 
On the Mortality of Children; by Mr. WicerrswortH, (Proc. 
Brit ‘Assoc » from the Athen., Sept. 19, 1846. )—It appeared that re- 
turns had been collected from 1987 families, in which the number of 
in one year diene to the Se tbe 4 ficnilios: 
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