( IV ) 
Of 1 1 of the greatest cities and towns in England, Sheffield shows 
the highest death-rate ; the mortality of the quarter was at the- 
annual rate of 30"79 per 1000 living. Manchester followed with 
a rate of 30-59; Salford, 29-12; Liverpool 28-88 ; Leeds, 27-86. 
Birmingham had the lowest mortality, 25-73 ; Hull, 25-95 ; Brad- 
ford, 26-02. Newcastle-on-Tyne indicates a considerable improve- 
ment; its death-rate was 26*36. 
THE YEAE 1869. 
In the United Kingdom 1,032,177 births and 660,966 deaths wer& 
registered in the twelve months, thus making the natural increase 
371,211, or, after correction, 1056 daily. The recorded number of 
emigrants of home origin was 190,782, or 522 daily. The differ- 
ence between the emigrants and the corrected natural increase was 
534 daily. 
The birth-rate per 1000 of the year was 35-34, the death-rates 
22-74 for the United Kingdom, after a correction for the defective 
registration of Ireland. 
The birth-rate per 1000 of England was 35-34, the death-rate 
22-64 ; the numbers for the previous year (1868) are 36*35 and 
22-20. 
In the year 1869, 92,667 of the English people, 23,083 of the' 
Scotch, 75,032 of the Irish people, and 67,275 foreigners, left ports 
of the United Kingdom for foreign and colonial settlements; 5975 
persons, whose origin was not distinguished, have been proportion- 
ately distributed. Of the total number of British emigrants, 150,371 
went to the United States, 20,955 to the North American Colonies, 
14,457 to the Australian Colonies, and 4,999 to other places. 
METEOEOLOGY. 
Third Quarter {July, August, September). — The remarkably cold 
period which set in on the 10th of June lasted until the 3rd of July, 
after which a warm period, with a little rain, prevailed until the 
end of the month. On 1st August the weather suddenly changed, 
and for 21 days there was an average daily deficiency in the tempe- 
rature of 2°-8. This was followed by a week of very warm weather 
with brilliant sunshine, and on the 28th August the excess of tem- 
perature was as much as 12°. From the 29th August to the 3rd 
September it was cloudy, bleak, and cold ; but on the 4th the tem- 
perature again rose above the average, and continued generally 
warm until the end of the quarter, with frequent heavy gales and 
storms. The mean excess of temperature for the 92 days averaged 
l°-9 daily. 
