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Heawh of Loxdon . —The health of London during the past week is set forth by the Registrar-General as follows : —Again , the return indicates an increase on the mortality of the previous week . The deaths from all causes , which iu three previous - weeks Avere rcspectiAcly 1 , 070 , 1 , 309 , and 1 , 741 , rose in the last to 1 , 931 , " a Lumber whu-h is almost double the weekly average , and exceeds that of the former week by nearly 200 . To compare these results with the deaths from all causes in four weeks , when influenza was unusually fatal in the last quarter of 1 S 47 , it may be stated " that the mortality at that time increased in tbe following numbers : — 1 , « S 6 , 1 , 077 , 2 , 451 , 2 ,-Ui > , and in the fifth Aveek continued to decline . The deaths from cholera , which
iu three previous weeks Avere 152 , 339 , ufo , rose in the last to 7 S 3 , a rate of increase which it mil be observed is not so great as in the first weeks of the outbreak . Uut the deaths from diarrhoea ( fatal in a « reat majority of cases to children , ) and dysentery , which in three previous weeks were 34 , 100 , and 140 , increased in the last to 233 , showing a more rapid increase recently than the mortality from the more malign .-nt form of the disease . In the corresponding week of 1848 , tbe deaths from diarrhoea and dysentery amounted to 1 S 7 , a mortality which is almost as considerable as the return of last week . Tbe total deaths from the three diseases in the present return Avere therefore 1 , 021 , "whilst the weekly average of the season is only 92 , a result , when compared with the excess of
mortality from all causes , winch shows that the aggregate deaths from other diseases do not vary much from the usual amount . Small pox , scarlatina , and typhus , however , are now under the average , especially the first two of these zyinotics ; measles and hooping-cough have fallen to tbe average . Cholera was fatal last week to 363 males and 401 females ; previous returns showed a majority on the other side . The districts on the south side of the river still form tbe field on which the disease is most active . The deaths from it , which in this region were in three previous weeks 93 , 192 , 443 , rose last week to 514 . There is a slight decrease in the eastern
districts . In tbe western and northern , comprising Kensington , Chelsea , St . George ( Hanover-square ) , " Westminster , St . Martin-in-thc-Fields , St . James , [ Marylebone , Paneras , Islington , Hackney , and Hampstead , tbe deaths were only 68 against 53 in the preceding week . The districts which show the greatest mortality are Bermondscy , Avhcre 64 deaths occurred last week ; Ncwington , Avhcre there were CO ; St . George ( Southwark ) , where there Avere 70 : Lambeth , where there were 111 . The mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 593 . The temperature was generally below tbe average during the week . The mean Avas 5 S . 9 .
Accidexi at a Catholic Chapel . —On Sunday Bight the neighbourhood of Charles-street , Newtonstreet , and Drary-Iane were thrown into a state of the most painful excitement , in consequence of the following catastrophe at the Soman Catholic chapel situate in the first-named thoroughfare , which has been attended with serious , if cot fatal , consequences , to a large number of persons . It appears that during the last five weeks a spacious building , formerly a coach factory , has been opened as a place of worship by the Roman Catholics . This building was on the north side of Charles-street . Drury-lane , "within a few dears of Newton-street , Holborn . Dr . [ Farre , one of the priests , was announced to preach on Sunday night , which drew an overflowing congregation . The large number of persons caused one
of the posts near the pulpit to fail out of perpendicular . This being noticed by some of the congregation , impressed th-m with the idea that tlie lower part of the premises had taken fire , and forthwith a cry ran through the chapel of "Fire ! fire ! " The consternation which ensued it would he impossible to describe , for the front windows being opened , and the crowd below hearing the alarm , also shouted out that the building was in flames , and cried to the people above to make their escape . The reverend gentleman who was preaching In vain called to them to keep their positions , as nothing was the matter , hut the people crowded upon the stairs in such numbers that their weight caused the whole to fall with a tremendous crash . At that time it U computed that there mast have been upwards of one hundred persons
of both sexes standing on the stairs , the whole of whom were thrown in terrible confusion on each other . Tbe noise occasioned by the falling of this portion of the premises caused those who were at the furthsr end of the chapel to press towards the doors , and as fast as they reached them they kept falling upon those below . The cries ofthe latter were truly distressing ; for some time nothing but a volume of dust could be seen , and a mass of persons huddled together covered with pieces of timber , struggling " violently in the attempt io extricate themselves . At the same moment hundreds of persons kept crying out , "Fire , fire !* ' Two of the congregation , who were nearest the pulpit , immediately leaped out of "window , a distance of nearly forty feet . They fell upon the stone pavement below , and were so
seriously injured as to be obliged to be removed to tbe hospital . Tbe engines of the city and west-end , belonging to the London brigade , as well as tbe "West of [ England , in the Waterloo-road , promptly attended , but so dense was the crowd in the street that the firemen were unable , until the arrival of a strong body of polics , to get near the chapel . When that was at length accomplished , one of the most fearful scenes that has probably been witnessed pre sented itself . On the lower landing of the stairs were nearly 100 persons , who were fighting with all their strength to ges away , but were piled so high npon each other as to be unable to pass through the door-way . Mr . Inspector Marsh , of the F division of police , with a strung muster of constables , inunediately set to work , and by strenuous exertions
succeeded in pulling the people out . A vast number of persons who Avere able to walk were allowed to depart to their own habitations , but it is to be regretted that nearly twenty were so dreadfully injured as to be unable to stand . Stretchers and cabs were procured hy the police ss soon as pos-ible , and they were . forthwith conveyed to King ' s College Hospital . — Mr . J ) . Ferguson and Mr . Chapnell , two ef the med'cal officers , immediately attended upon the sufferers . One person is quite speechless , and is not expected to liA'e . The whole of tbe staircase having been carried away , the persons in the chapel were unable to descend in the regular way , and being apprehensiTe . in spite of all th e preacher said to the
contrary , that the placs was on five s were running backwards : ^ nd forwards in a state of the greatest excitement , calling to ihe parties in the street to fetch ladders for them . Hie Royal Society ' s fire escape and three ladders were soon procured , by means of which the people Avere liberated ; but so great was the number in the premises that it was past eleven o ' clock before the whole could be taken out , List ofthe wounded in lung ' s College Hospitals— Thomas Phillips , Ellen Sullivan , Margaret [ Buckley . Francis Taylor , Sarah Plunket , Margaret Shea , Francis Carroll , Mary Hemming-, Patrick [ Bryan , John Subivan , Martha Wilson , Ann -McCarthy , . Margaret Uyan , and a man , name unknown , concussion of the brain .
Further Particulars . — On Monday , it was ascertained that , although so many persons were so severely injured by being trampled upon by the crowd , when the staircase gave way , none were killed , as was at one time believed to be the case . The number of individuals who were known to be hurt was upwards of thirty , and that these should have escaped with their lives is a matter of astonishment to every person who has since examined the premises . " Had it not been for the presence of mind tof Dr . Farre , the officiating priest , there is no doubt that the lives of a vast number of those present would dare been sacrified . A female named O'Brien pulled town one of the windows , got out upon the parapet , lar , losing her equilibrium , / ell npon a glass skyight in the roof of Mr . Halhnarke ' s coach factory , and the ghss breaking , she fell to the ground , a distance of twenty feet , by which she received a concussion of the brain , and was otherwise severely injured .
Swearing is of Mr . Sergeant Talfobbd . — On Saturday last , 3 Ir . Sergeant Talfourd was sworn in as one of her Majesty ' s judges , before the Lord Chancellor , at his private residence in Park-lane . Be was accompanied by Mr . Baron Alderson . The learned sergeant was formall y introduced to the Lord Chancellor by Mr . Baron . Alderson . Her Majesty ' s approval of the appointment having been read , the customary oaths were administered , after which the newly-created judge received the congratulations ofthe Lord Chancellor , Mr . Baron Aiderson , and others present . He took his ' seat as judge on Monday morning at chambers , and will continue Lis sittings during the vacation . Uxdee-Sheriff . —Mr . James Josiah Millard , of Ck > rdwainers ' -hall , one of the common council for
the ward of Bread-street , has been appointed undersheriff to Mr . Alderman Lawrence , the serior sheriff of London and Middlesex for the ensuin" year . Fatal Accwest ox the River , — On Monday afternoon , between four and fire o ' clock , a small skiff , containing two men and a female , was driven across the mooring-chains of the tier of shi pp ing off Bugby ' s Hole , the current swamping the boat ° and immersing the entire party . One , named Johnson , clung to the mooring-chain , and was rescued . The others , named Koberts , man and wife , residing at Twig Poiiyj son ^ clasping each other in their arms , and were drbwmed .
Extexsive Seizcise ofax Illicit Soap Maxt «^? ° - —^ ™ ation having oeen communicated £ JhL P 6 hceik ' . ? extensive illicit soap manua « UTle d on in some premises situate So . W ?' f , Grenville-streer-, St , Paneras Ir !™^ P ± ^ , ° clo ( * Sundav night , Inspector . Penny , G , . who is also an inland ' revenue officer company with Mr . Williani Sdv the Z ^& sasiK ^ ffi ** 0 V <&* feyeral large boilers ^ weghm ™ wards pfa . ton .-eaeh being , full of . fat-a % - " at number of tubs > rrels , cans , moulds , soap S
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and tallow / and upwards of l , o 00 lbs . weight o f mottled soap , together with a variety of other articles used in the manuiacturcofsoap - , but there was no person actively employed on ^ the premises . On searching the house a great number of bills and other documents were discovered , which went to show that the most extensive transactions had been carried on in London and various parts of the countrv . _ . . . Fatal Acciuest ox boako a Steamer . —A stoker in the Kent steam-vessel , employed in conveying passengers from Xorth to South Woolwich , was killed oil Monday by becoming entangled amongst the works ofthe engine . -. . ... ... ..
I Determined Suicide . —An inquest was held on Tuesday before Mr . W . Payne , at the Salutation Tavei n , Xe wgate-street , asto the death of Jane Tilby , tbe Avife of a pork and butter salesman , of 14 , Newgate-street , who terminated her existence by cutting her throat . The deceased was the mother of two children , with tbe youngest of whom she was confined about five weeks since . On the Sunday previous , while at church , she was seized Avith hysteric fits . Since her confinement she had suffered from loAvness of spirits , and gradually . got worse until Monday last . About seven o'clock in the evening she contrived secretly to obtain from the shop one ofthe large meat knives , with which she mooted the wouml which caused her death . Mr . Thomas Smith , of Bow-lane , surgeon , who bad attended deceased , described her disease as yMrpcrrf manw . The wound she inflicted was most irightfu . she had divided the carotids on each side nearly ^ cutting through the vertebra , and her death was doubtle . s instantaneousTerdict" Temporary insanity . luoiiimiuiuuua isiuu / i
. , . v , --.--,.- . - Suicide through Reverse of J ™ - ~ , ~? inquest was held on Wednesday before Mr Laker , at the White Hart public house , Old Ford , Bow , on view of the body of John Davis , aged 32 years , who drowned himself in the River Lea . The deceased was tbe son of Mr . E . Davis , of the firm of Davis and Co ., who carried on the business of wine merchants so successfully for many years , in Bishopsgate-street , City . On the death of his father , Avhich occurred about five years since , the deceased was left with a very handsome fortune , and he embarked in a speculation with another gentleman in the wine trade , which turned out a complete failure , aud the deceased soon became reduced to almost starvation . The loss of his fortune so operated upon his mind that he was considered at times to
be deranged . The deceased Iiad latterly become an omnibus conductor to one ofthe Chelsea omnibuses , and on Saturday last be left home , for the purpose of going for an errand for his employers , and Avas never heard or seen alive afterwards . On Monday morning-a hat and coat was found hanging upon some palings , near the house of Mr . King , the lockkeeperof the River Lea , at Bow . The drags were procured , and the body of the deceased was ultimately found . The deceased ' s badge and address were found in his pockets , which led to his name and identitv . —Verdict , " Found drowned . " A Max axu His Wife Fouxd Beau . —Some excitement prevailed on Wednesday in Lambeth in consequence of a report being spread that a man and his Avife , lodging in the 2 few-cnt , had been poisoned .
The police were sent for , and the following particulars Avere obtained - . —During the last twelve or fifteen months a man , named William Hoppe , and his wife , have been lodging at Xo . 35 , Lower Marsh . The room they occupied as a sleeping apartment was the second floor back . They were both seen alive on Sunday last , but during Tuesday not the least tidings could be obtained respecting them . On Wednesday morning some of the other lodgers apprehended something had happened to Mr . Hoppe and his wife . The door of their bed-room was accordingly forced open , when on entering the room they Avere horrified at seeing the man and Avonian dead . Mr . Sewell , the surgeon , ofthe Jfew-cut , was sent for , and Avas promptly in attendence , when an examination took place , of which the following is the result : —The room possessed but few articles of furniture—no bed or bedstead , for the former a
broken sofa , and for the latter an old mattress . Against the wall was the deceased man , in a sitting posture , with his arms across his stomach , having only his shirt on , and this was drawn up to his neck . Close by him , lying on her back , was the female ; the whole of her clothes Avere also drawn up ; they were both dead , and had been so for some hours . Between them was a small red pan containing the contents of ihe stomach . The different parts of tbe room where the bodies Avere found were soiled with fajces . On the floor was some copper money . On the chair , by the head ofthe female , was a shilling . In amug was found the remains of some chalk , mixture , and in a bottle a small portion of brandy . In the cupboard was some bread , cheese , and meat . By this time Mr . Sewell was joined by some other medical gentlemen , and after a most diligent search nothing of a poisonous nature ivas found . The hands and fingers of both were contracted ; and
from the absence of all other causes it Avas the opinion of the medical men that they had both been siezed with cholera ; that collapse had taken place , and they were unable to aid each other or call for assistance . In the after part of the day , Short , after a lengthened inquiry , found out a sister of the deceased man ; hut she Avas labouring under the same malady , and was not expected" to live . It was also ascertained that bad the female lived another fortnight she would have come into possession of £ 310 , under the will of an uncle .
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siderable excitement has been created in Wolverhampton and the nei ghbourhood , in consequence of the apprehension of a young man named John Moore , upon suspicion of having murdered a young woman named Anne Morlcy . " it appears that the deceased , who was about tiventy-four years of age , was servant at the Fox beer-house , Monmorc-green , ( between Wolverhampton and Bilston ) . She left the house on the 22 d nit ., and was found drowned about two o clock the following morning , in the canal at that place . Suspicion fell upon the prisoner Moore { alias Dreadful ) , with Avhom she had been on intimate terms , in consequence , it is said , of a quarrel which had taken place between them on Sunday evening , and he was accordingly
apprehended . On Wednesday week the prisoner underwent an examination before the magistrates . The coroner having already entered upon the investigation into tho cause of tho deceased ' s death , the magistrates only heard sufficient evidence against the accused to enable them to remand him to a future day . —Jane Banks deposed that she lived near the canal where the body was found . On Monday morning , about one o clock , she heard a girl scream and opened the window to see what was going on . She saw the prisoner and the deceased , and asked the prisoner what was the matter . He replied that ho wanted the deceased to go into the house . She saw him give the deceased one blow . Witness had seen the body , and recognised it as the deceased . The prisoner was then remanded to Friday . The inquest
on the body of the deceased terminated on Thursday week . Some ofthe witnesses gave their evidence greatly in favour of the accused , deposing that he was in the Fox beer shop at the time the offence must have been committed . These statements , however , were directly contradicted both by other evidence and by the prisoner himself , who admitted being Avith the deceased until about a quarter of an hour before the alarm was given that she was in the canal . The prisoner is a married man , and the evidence left little doubt that an improper intimacy subsisted between him and the deceased . Several witnesses gave evidence of hearing screams and struggling shortly before the body Avas found . —James Wood , a labourer , stated that between twelve and one o ' clock on the night named he saAv Moore running after the deceased , and heard him sav to her , " I will give it to you when I lay hold of
you . " —John Timmins , a miner , the person who first saw the deceased in the canal , stated that on going toBarnett ' s to give the alarm , the prisoner came out and said , " It ' s our Ann that's in , for she pulled her handkerchief off her neck , and thrust it into my pocket , and said , * Xoav I'll go arid end it or mend it '" Timmins asked him now long it was since , and the prisoner said about two minutes ; when Timmins observed , " Then you must have heard her scream in the water ; " to which the prisoner made no reply , and walked back into tbe house . It appeared that on the nig ht of the deceased ' s death the landlady of the house observed her and the prisoner Moore together in a very improper place , and upbraided her with it , and also threatened to expose her . —The prisoner , in his defence , gave an account of his conversations with ' the deceased , vrhich went to show that the deceased had drowned herself in
consequence of the threats of her mistress , and the fear that his wife was coming to live in the house . —The jury , after a consultation of an hour , returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against John Moore . Destructive Fire in Liverpool . — About four o ' clock on the 27 th ult ., a fire broke out in one of the cotton sheds known as Ludlow ' s Sheds , belonging to Messrs . Heywood and M'Ticars . In about balf an hour after the file was first observed , ' the roof of the building fell in . Several engines- were however , on the spot , and in a short time the flames were extinguished . The damage done may be esti mated roughly at £ 10 , 000 . Messrs . Heywood and M'TIcars were insured in the Liverpool Fire-office
^ for £ 110 , 000 , and for £ 60 , 000 in other offices . The fire is said to have originated in consequence of some plumbers having taken a grate of fire upon the roof for the purpose of melting metal . . \ Melancholy Deatu . —An inquest Avas held a few days ago at Devonport on the body of a young man namedTScantlebury , late a blacksmith in ' her Majesty ' s dockyard , which was found on theniud near the Saltash-road . It appeared that the deceased and a companion named Worsley , had been drinking at the Mile-house inn , during tuelatter part of tlie . day , and had left that place in company with t Avo females , at about sis o'clock . They then proceeded , to . 'the Camel's Head , when they had something more to drink , and the deceased fell asleep ; He was . at
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lPn"th aroused by his friends , and they all left the house on their way to ^ Morice Town , a- short time before nine o'clock . Deceased again returned to the inn to get some cigars , and - having joined his friends they aU walked on as far . as the first turnnike-cate , when deceased went down to the waterside for the purpose of bathing . He called to AVorsley to coine " aIm batn 0 witn hun - Wol ' slcy at length Avent doAvn , and having undressed themselveslthey went into the Avater , and proceeded at once fScantlebury leading the way ) to go through -r ^ ZZJZThT , friends : and IB v nil lnftthe
the small archway lcauing unuer the road . The tide Avas ebbing at the time , Avhich caused a great rush of water through the arch . Worsley , perceivin" the danger of their situation , succeeded , Avith some difficulty , in retracing his steps ; but the deceased had advanced too far , and was carried throu"h the archway ( which is onl y about three feet Avlde , and between thirty and forty long ) , and thus lost his life . The jury returned a verdict , " That the deceased was drowned accidentall y , by some means unknown to the jury . "
Extensive Lasd Sup ox the Socm Yorkshire Railway . —Last Aveek an enormous quantity of earth and stone , upwards of 3 , 000 tons weight , gave way in the north side of the cutting of the South Yorkshire Railway , about half a mile above Warmsworth Church . Fortunately none of the men were at work at the time , and therefore the accident ivas not attended by any loss of life . The piece which has given way is about thirty yards in length and ten in breadth , and extends from the top to the bottom of the cutting . This unexpected slip is said to have been partly caused by the side of the gullet having been made too perpendicular , and partly occasioned by the late heaA * y rains . Besides the piece Avhich has alread y g iven Avay , another large portion is also in a very critical situation , a large fissure having opened on the top of the cutting for nearly fifty yards further .
A Mother stabbed by her Dauchter . —On Saturday last an inquest was held at Ramsey , at the house of William Pyman , a farmer , on the body of his Avife , Anne Spencer Pyman , aged 71 . Mary Anne Pvman , single woman , stated that the deceased was her mother . On Tuesday , the 10 th ult ., about one o ' clock in the afternoon , her mother and her sister , Eliza Pyman , Avere in the sitting-room together , Avhen her sister called to her to bring a lily leaf to put on her mother ' s knee ; she got a leaf and went into the room with it , Avhen her mother said to her , "She ( meaning her sister Eliza ) has cut a hole in my knee , only because I said there should be some more cabbage for dinner . " She placed a lily leaf steeped in brandy upon the wound , and tied a handkerchief OA'er it . She had forgotten before to state , that as soon as she came into tho room her mother said to her , " Eliza has thrown a knife at my knee : " her sister Eliza said nothing ; the
Avound was continued to be dressed by them until the Tuesday following ( the 17 th )„ Avhen Mr . Smith , the surgeon , of Manningtree , Avas sent for , Avho came that morning , and avIio attended her up to the time of her death , Avhich took p lace on Thursday , the 26 th ult . Her mother did not say whether any blows had passed between her and her sister . Her sister had been for some time past labouring under an aberration of intellect . This Avitness gaA'e her evidence in a somewhat strange manner . Other evidence haA'ing been given , and the coroner having summed up , the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against Eliza Pyman " and she Avas committed for trial . The daughter who has been committed to take her trial is about twenty-four years old , and Avas up-stairs during the inquiry ; and when the coroner and jury went to vibav the body she was extremely violent , and was breaking things in her bedroom .
Self-Destructiox by a Military Officer . —An inquiry was held on Saturday last , at the Bee Hive Inn , Cheltenham , to ascertain the circumstances which led to the death of Captain Robert John Colville , assistant commissary-general , and residing at Paragon-terrace , who Avas found with his throat cut in a closet on his own premises , in the afternoon of Friday . The deceased had attained the advanced ago of seventy , and was generally cheerful in his disposition , until about three Aveeks since , when a change became evident in his manner ; he began to talk to himself , and to manifest other symptoms of
a deranged intellect . On Friday Miss Johnson , a distant relation , who resided with him , went to church , and during her absence he Avalked about in different parts of the house ; but , on tho return of the lady , he ivas found in the water-closet , Aveltering in blood , Avhich issued from a wound inflicted in the throat . He was not quite dead , but life departed in a short time aftei \ Having heard the evidence , the jury consulted together , and in a few moments returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased destroyed himself while suffering from temporary insanity .
ltEAMiACf ELECTHtt ' . —TUESDAY , JCLY 31 . —The proclamation for the election of a member for this borough was read this morning on a hustings erected in the market-place . The nomination is appointed for Monday next , the polling will take place on Tuesday , and the mayor Avill make his final declaration on Wednesday . The mayor and corporation went to the hustings in their robes , and were accompanied by the only two candidates remaining in the field-Mr . Gorge Bowyer on the Whig interest , and Mr . J . F . Stanford , avIio has been introduced by the Conservatives .
Sudden Death in a Church . —The following are the particulars of one of the most affecting and aAvful cases of sudden death that Ave have had to record for a considerable time . On Sunday afternoon last , Mr . James Bird , for fourteen years the schoolmaster of the Free School at Coddenham , after partaking of an unusually hearty dinner , desired his scholars to Avalk on towards the church , which is at a distance of about half a mile from his house . Usually Mr . Bird started with them , but in this instance he A \ 'as not quite ready , and in order to overtake them he afterwards Avalked with
considerable haste . He arrived at the church in a heated state , Avhen the service commenced by the singing of a psalm , in which Mr . Bird joined with the rest of the congregation . While singing , however , his fece was observed to darken , and he instantly fell down on the bench , to the alarm of the people present , who feared that be had been struck by lightning , a very violent storm having just passed over . The service was directl y stopped , and Mr . Bird was conveyed into the vestry , but in less than two minutes he was dead . To carry on the service was impossible , and tho worshippers retired to their homci ! , deeply awed by tho melancholy occurrence . On Monday an inquest was held upon the body , when a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God , by apoplexy , " was returned . The surgeon gave it as
his opinion that the deceased was dead when he fell . Incendiary Fiue—On Sunday morning , about half-past eight o ' clock , a fire occurred at the outoffices of a farm in the occupation of Mr . Thomas Capon , at Donnington , near Framlingham . The engines were brought out as quickly as possible , and the fire was confined to tho barn ivhore it broke out , and its progress was stayed from committing 'further devastation by pulling down part of the bullock shed , thus cutting off all communication with the rest of the premises . The property destroyed is a very large and newly-erected barn , one large rick of hay , and four straw stacks , besides various implements . That the origin of the fire was the work of some vile incendiary there is not the least
doubt , as will be seen from tbe following facts : — It appeared that two gentlemen Avere passing in a gig on their way to Worlingham , at eight o clock , Avhen they perceived smoke issuing from the rear ofthe premises , near the calves' crib . Thinking that this was a very remarkable occurrence to happen on a Sunday morning , tliey suspected that something was wrong , and , in order to satisfy themselves , jumped out of the gig and ran to the spot , when the real cause of the fire ivas seen at a glance , as there was a quantity of straw pulled out of the nearest slack which had been piled up in tho calves ' crib and then ignited by the incendiary . A lad has been taken up on suspicion . The property belongs to the Boyton Almhouses , and , we believe , was insured . —Ipswich Express .
Whirlwind and Hah , Storm . —The followina particulars of a whirlwind which occurred on Thursday the 26 th ult ., in the vicinit y of Little Bardfield , arc Avritten by a correspondent of the Essex Herald ;—"Abouttwo o ' clock p . m . the clouds threatened a violent thunderstorm ; during its approach a singular appearance was observed of a whirlwind , ov , as I believe it is called , a typhon , careering along from the north-west . The form which it assumed was not unlike that of a funnel , up and down which vapour moved rapidly in a spiral direction . Although the thunder sounded loudly , rain had not yet begun to fall , and there was almost a perfect calm , but it was evident that an extraordinary agitation was occurring in the lower stratum of the clouds . As the typhon moved forward , it was succeeded by at
least one more of a similar appearance , both of which degenerated into a snake-like form . An extraordinary roaring was heard from that direction , but it was difficult to say whether it arose from thunder or violent wind . "The thunderstorm came nearer still , and in the midst of a violent agitation was observable at the distance of about half a mile ! At once dust , or as it was then thought smoke , was apparent . After the storm tad exploded with great violence , accompanied with torrents of unusually heavy vain , it was ascertained that the whirlwind had exerted its force on a farm called Salmon ' s , at Little Bardfield Hall , and in the occupancy of Mr .
Thomas lietcli . A granary and cow-shed , composed of brick and timber , Avere more than laid prostratefor . a great part of tho materials of which " they Avere composed , including the bricks , were carried across a road into an adjoining field . A considerable portion of the other buildings attached to the farm was stripped of tiles and thatch . Fortunately no mischief was done to life or limb of either man ' or beast , although several hair-breadth and providential escapes are known to have occurred . The occupier of . the farm Mi- ; Thomas Letch , came within the vertex of the whirlwind , and threw himself . on the ground , holding on by a tuft of grass in order to ? are iumaclf from being carried awav . On inspec-
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tion it appeared that the course of the destructive wuit had not exceeded thirty or forty yards in breadth , as was made clear by its track across , an adjoining bean field . Some of the lighter materials of the buildings Avere hurried across a valley to the distance of nearly half a mile . Almost contemporaneously with the event hero recorded , the lightning struck a house at Finchingfield , distance about two miles in a straight line , occupied by Mr . Freeborn a butcher , and cut through the centre of it so as to leave marks of its violence in almost every room of the house . Happily here also , although the family were dining in the room which suffered mostno Great injury Avas done beyond a visible indi-: . ^^ ^ n ^^' A - flMta ^ tiTO tion it appeared that the cou the' aostiucttTO
, cation of the passage of the electric fluid , and the setting fire to some curtains , which Avas speedily extinguished . In the parish of Little Sampford , adjoining the scene of the first mentioned disaster , hail fell with great violence , though this also was confined to a comparatively narroAv path . Some corn fields belonging to Mr . Joseph Low , of Hill Hall , Mr . Hockley , and Mr . Arnold , tenants of Sir William Eustace , suffered severely , to the extent ot from one-half to two-thirds ofthe entire produce . Mr . Hockley is supposed to have suffered injury to the amount of £ 100 and , unfortunately , it is believed that none of the parties have taken the easy precaution of insuring themselves against hail . "
Tub Countess of Moreton . —An inquest was held last Aveek upon the body of the above lady , when the jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God in a fit of apoplexy . " Fatal Accidest ox a Railway . — On the aoth ult ., a little before the time of leaving work , James Midgley , of Heptonstall Slack , a labourer on the Burnley branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ( Avhich is now in construction ) , was breaking a number of dirt waggons OA-er the bridge behind the Holme , near Todmorden , when the two first Avaggons got Off the rails , and gave him such a check as to thro w him off the break upon the rails before tho last waggon . He was driven forward a distance of ten or a dozen yards , when the waggon upset , covering him with its contents . He Avas removed as soon as possible , but immediately breathed his last . It was found that his breastbone was broken , and one side crushed flat . He Avas a steady , sober workmanand has left a wife and one child .
, Embezzlement by a Collecting Clerk . —On Monday a man of respectable exterior , named Williams , was charged before Mr . Rushton , at Liverpool , with having embezzled different sums of money belonging to his employers , Messrs . Garnett and Moore , engineers , North Foundry , William-street . —Constable Sullivan stated that he apprehended the prisoner at one o ' clock on Sunday morning . — Mr . Garnett stated that tho prisoner had been empowered to collect the monies for their firm , and that he had collected several sums of which he had given no account . Some of these sums were obtained by the prisoner after he ceased to be in their employment , his services having been dispensed with in April . Mi . BroAvnbill of the firm of Murray and Co ., railway contractors , Groat HoAvardstreet , proved having paid to the prisoner on the 19 th of May , on account of that firm , £ 34 10 s . 6 d . He Avas satisfied that the prisoner had applied for
the money in the name of Garnett and Moore , and he remembered his settling the account . This document ivas handed to the magistrate , when he remarked that it was an act of tolly in persons to pay money Avithout requiring the legal stamp ; tho consequence in that case Avas , that the document could not be given in evidence . Mr . Garnett observed that Williams Avas not in their service at the time , and Mr . ltushton , on reconsideration , being of opinion that the evidence could stand , the case resolved itself into one of obtaining money under false pretences . Another case , the circumstances of Avhich admitted of no doubt , Avas then gone into . Mr . Garnett stated further , that the prisoner had also received the sum of £ 10 on the 2 nd of December last , from Messrs . Ashton and Co ., and another sum of £ 5 18 s . 6 d . in February from another firm . Neither of these sums had been accounted for by him . The prisoner was committed for trial on two indifif . mMif . s .
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Saturday . —The Queen ' s Visit . —As the day approaches whenher Majesty is to appear for the first time amongst her Irish subjects , public interest is wholly absorbed in the preparations for the royal visit , and there is scarcely a breath of discontent amongst tbe entire population . The puny attempts to excite a factious spirit have altogether failed most signally , and ah parties are eagerly and anxiously preparing to receive their Sovereign with every possible demonstration of loyalty and attachment . The counties , cities , and towns are meeting to prepare addresses—the lieutenants of counties , with the leading gentry , are coming up to pay their respects to the Queen—and upon all sides there are evidences of tbe universal disposition to render the first visit of Queen Victoria memorable in our annals . — Morning Chronicle .
The Lord Bishop of Down and Connor has invited his clergy to meet him in Belfast , on Wednesday next , with the object of uniting in an address of congratulation to her Majesty and the Prince Consort , upon their arrival in the north . The Fatal Conflict at Dolly ' s Brae . — The government inquiry respecting the fatal conflict at Dolly ' s Brae , and the subsequent murders and wreckings in the hamlet of Mahermayo , is to commence on Monday next , before Mr . Berwick , Q . C ., at the Court-house of Castlewellan .
The Harvest . —Rain continues at intervals , but so far it has been rather serviceable , and the accounts of the crops are most satisfactory . The onl y exception is , in regard to tbe appearance of the " red worm " in wheat , as yet , however , to a very limited extent . In all quarters there are confident anticipations of a very abundant harvest , and the potato is now considered safe . From the increasing supplies , and the cheapness ofthe new potatoes , there Avas a decline of 3 s . per quarter in Indian corn , yesterday , at the Dublin market . Bxtraordinakt Scene in the Assize Coukt of Donegal . —At the close of tlie assize business at Liftord , on Saturday eA'cning , several male and female idiots , confined in the gaol , were brought into the dock to be inspected by Judge Torrens , who wished to have the opinion of Doctor Stewart , the
learned and attentive physician to the gaol , and the board of superintendence , and other public officers , as to the state of their health and mind . It was a melancholy yet humorous scene : some of the poor creatures declined to answer his lordship any questions , stating that he was only an inferior paid servant of theirs—that they were the kings and rulers of this empire ; others wanted to kiss his lordship , and wished to buy his beautiful Avig and gown . One of the females proposed marrying bis lordship , and malting him a king , as she was queen of the whole world . His lordship modestly declined all the offers , and such of them as he considered better adapted for pobrhouses than the gaol he ordered to be sent to their respective unions , with which change they appeared : to be well satisfied . —Ballyshannon Herald .
The Alexanuer Estates in Londonoerry . — The splendid estates of Mr . Leslie Alexander , producing arehtnl of £ 6 , 000 a year , and situated in the " model" county of Londonderry , Avere set up for sale in the " maiden city " on Wednesday last , but had the property been placed in the Avilds of Mayo or Galway , tbe attempt to coax a purchaser to bid iip to something approaching to the value of the separate lots , could scarcely lnvre proA'ed more abortive . State of Kerry . —A circumstance highly illus « trative of the condition of this county took place during the progress of the present assizes : —Four men against whom indictments for larcenies were found at the spring assizes , were called up . They
had been ordered to enter into recognisances to appear A \ 'hen called upon to abide their trial , and they would luwe been discharged from custody upon doing so there not being sufficient evidence against them to have their trial proceeded \ vith . But so great was their anxiety to remain in gaol , that they actually refused to give their own recognisances , and insisted upon remaining in custody , and they were in consequence necessarily detained until these present assizes , for , not complying with the rules of bail . It Avas now found necessary to have them formally acquitted , in order that they might be turned out of gaol , arid cease to burden the county with their support . Judge Ball remarked that their acquittal was to them a punishment . > , ;
Monday , July 30 . —The London Companiksin Ulster . —The recent movement amongst the' Corporation of London appears to have stimulated some of the companies possessing estates in Londonderry to increased vigilance respecting the management and improvement of their properties . A deputation from the Clothworkers' Company , consisting of Alderman Musgrove , chairman ; John S . Thompson / Thomas Howel , William Waugh , and R . B . Towse , Esqs ., have been in the vicinity of Coleraine for some days examining into the condition of their tenantry and estate . Their objects , as stated by the Colemine Chronicle , are " to become , acquainted with the wants and the wishes of all over whom they have control :
to remove any grievances or abuses that may exist ; to make such reductions and changes in their rentalas they may think will be conducive to tlie interests and prosperity of their tenantry , and to ^ place their whole affairs on such a basis as will lead to an improved state of agriculture , to greater comfort and indepen ? dence amongst their tenantry , and to better results than they have yet seen . " ' Already they have ' received severaldeputations with memorials ; and thev have undertaken tb pay the amount of' the rate in aid ' . for ! aliitheir tenantry . A deputation from the Drapers Company are to visit . their estate at Monevmore early next month , after an-. interval of some years ; and the CoUmm ChronkU says •—« It f- ex peeled that great improvements Will be effected bv their orders . ' : . : ' The Late Murder at Portumna Cast ™ - AttheGalwayAssizes , on Thursday , PatrickCormackwas lound guilt , she murder of an old lS ) '
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named Prendergast , who resided on the demesne of the Marquis of Clanricarde at-Portumna Castle ; Plunder was the object of the murder , and £ 65 was found in the possession of the prisoner , who waslendinjr out money . in small sums to tbe peasantry at high interest . The prisoner , subsequent to , his arrest , made a confession of his guilt . . He was sentenced to be executed on the 28 th of August . [ . Arrest of O'Gbadv . — A young man named Joseph O'Grady , son of a mason , who formerly resided in this town , and Avho had been in custody under his Excellency ' s warrant for six months , Avas nitm ^ Tfmidanast . who resided on the demesne of ROTi 1 Bri ^ . jy alllM : Csstle ;
committed to his former prison here on Friday , having been arrested , on the 16 th ult ., in the neighbourhood of Carrick-on-Suir , under circumstances which leave no doubt on the . minds of the authorities as to his being engaged in the organisation of secret societies . "A copy of rules for local management , " " An address to the men of Tipperary to fly to arms , " several letters , lists of persons , townslandp , and other documents , were found in his possession , which Avill lead to further discoveries , and inculpate parties Avho are - mixed up in this ridiculous and illegal confederacy . —Clonmel
Chronicle . . : .. ' . -.- - v . - . ' , - Emigration to Australia . — We learn with much satisfaction that the Emigration Commissioners are going to extend the advantages of Australian emigration to Ulster . Skilful agricultural labourers of both sexes , single as well as married , of good character , may obtain a free passage to those colonies , on their being personally examined and approved ofbv the agent of the commissioners , Mr . Bailey , who will shortly , Ave believe , visit Belfast , where communications , with full particulars , may be addressed to b \ m . -Northern Whig . Tuesdav .-Thb Queen ' s Visit . —There was a species of rehearsal in the " Fifteen Acres , " in the Phoenix-park , for the grand military review , during the Queen ' s sojourn in Dublin , llur matter was kept as much as possible out of public view , and the visitors on the occasion were limited to a very select circle . —
' Proclamation for Illuminating the City . — ' 'he . Corporation of Dublin assembled y esterday , and voted an address to his Koyal Highness Prince Albert . -The subject of illuminations was introduced , and Mr . Loughnan made some show of opposition , but the universal feeling of all parties was against him , and the Lord Mayor announced his determination to issue a proclamation for illuminating the city . Some members of the council stated that the citizens generally had already made the necessary preparations for an illumination in honour of her Majesty ' s arrival . DiNNEa to the Poor on her . Majesty ' s Visit
to the METROPOiis . —flis Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant has expressed his wish to the committee ef the Mendicity Institution to commemorate the arrival of her Majesty in this city by giving a dinner to one thousand of the poor , including the inmnteg of the institution . His Excellency for this ' purpose has directed the comptroller , Captain Williams , to have two oxen sent to the institution , with a sufficient supply of bread . The managing committee have been summoned to appoint the day , and make the other necessary arrangements to distribute his Excellency ' s bounty amongst the most deserving objects .
The Queen ' s Private Carriage . —The Queen ' s private carriage—the vehicle in which her Majesty will be conveyed from Sandymount-avenue to the Vice-regal Lodge in the Park—is at present in the establishment of Messrs . Hutton , Summer-hill . It is an open barouche , of light and elegant construction , capable of containing two persons only . It is painted in royal blue , the wheels and underwork of the same colour , interlined with white . The royal arms are painted on the panels . The interior is lined with royal blue tabinefc . It will be drawn by four horses only , with postilions and outriders dres-ed in the private livery of her Majesty . The windows of the unoccupied houses in Baggotstreet have been , all taken at prices varying from six to ten guineas each Avindow . In Nassau-street , Grnfton-street , Westmoreland-street , and Sackvillestreet , windows bring high figures . On tbe Circularroad , above the canal bridge leading to the Park , there are two large platforms in course of
construction . Anti-illumi . vation Protest in Cork . —Every house-holder in Patrick-street—the show-street of this city--has signed a requisition calling on the Mayor not to issue a proclamation ordering a general illumination , as such would be inconvenient , expensive , and useless . We trust his worship will have the good sense to comply with so rational a request . But we shall seo . —C'orfi Esamin & v . The Ixauiny in thb North . —Yesterday Mr . Berwick , Q . 0 ., having b ? en previously sworn in as a justice of the peace for the county of Down , opened the inquiry ordered by Government at tho village of Bryansford , near Castlewellan , and adjacent to Tollymore Park , Dolly ' s Brae , and Maghermayo . The evidence of the various witnesses will be given on oath . The inquiry is likely to continue during tbe entire week .
WisoNEsnAY . —The Dolly ' s Brae Investigation . —The inquiry into the circumstances connected with tbe fatal affray at Castlewellan commenced before Mr . Walter Berwick on Monday la t . Several witnesses were examined , but nothing transpired beyond the facts elicited from the witnesses examined at the coroner ' s inquest . The investigation will probably occupy two days more . ' ¦ - The Carrickfergus Murder . —The three convicts implicated in the murder of a fellow-prisoner ( John Pearse ) on the 23 rd of July , in Carrickfergus gaol , were found guilty of manslaughter only , and sentenced to be transported for life . The Political « Exiles , '— The repeal mayor of Cork has declined to comply with the demands of a requisition calling on him to hold a public meeting to address the Queen on behalf of Mr . Smith O'Brien and his associates . rf ^/^ - ^ y ^^ A ^ ' ^^ ' ^ vwM
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Inquests . Saturday . —By Mr . Carter , at the Henry VIII ., High-street , Lambeth , as to the death of Thomas Copeland , aged 21 , who died of Asiatic cholera , his mother and two sisters having been carried off by the same fearful disease . —Sarah Bates , of 2 , Bates ' sbuildings , Broadwall , Lambeth , deposed that the deceased was a shoemaker by trade . She was called in on Wednesday night , hearing that he Avas . ill , and found his hands black , with cramp in the legs . His sister haddied on the Sunday previous , and she had no doubt it had occurred from . Asiatic cholera . To
get into Bates ' s-buildings a sewer bad to be passed over , but it was covered in . The court was but five feet wide , and the mother and two children had died there . There was n very insufficient supply of water , and only two houses were properly supplied ; and if , in fact , she turned the Avater off , the other houses got none . There were slaughter-houses on the other side of the court , which emitted a very noxious smell . Mr . Brady , surgeon , ofthe Blackfriars-road , said tbe place was a miserable one , with a deficient supply of water , and the walls were open from which the smells ofthe cesspools passed in . Verdict" Death from Asiatic cholera . '
Before Mr . II . M . Wakley , at the Triumph , Skinner . street , Somers Town , on the body of Janet Home , daughter of Mr . William Home , newsvendor and stationer , residing in the same street . The deceased was attacked with cholera on Thursday morning and no time was lost in sending for Mr . Popham , one of the surgeons of St . Paneras , but the deceased died after an attack of sixteen hours' duration . It was stated that Mr . William Home , the father of the deceased , had been attacked with the same maladv that morning , but it was hoped the disorder had taken a favourable turn . —Mr . Popham , in answer to some questions put by the coroner , said he had written to
the Commissioners of Sewers , reporting tbe defectiA'e state of the sewerage in this locality ,-and warning them of tbe danger of an outbreak of cholera , in consequence of which the inspector of the commissioners called on him , but as yet nothing whatever had been done to remedy the evil . One of the jury made some verystrongremarks on the disgraceful and filthy state of Somers-town , and all the jurv concurred in the Opinion that the cleansing , for which the ratepayers , were taxed so heavily was ¦ most , shamefully neglected , rhe coroner suggested that an application from the jury to the authorities should immediately be made , warning them of their responsibilitv . in
oruer to remedy the nuisances complained of —The jury returned a verdict , « That the deceased died Irom Asiatic cholera . " Before Mr . W . Baker , at the Duke of Wellington , Nile-street , Hoxlon , on the body of Mr . William Dalton , aged 50 years , a master baker , residing in Umon-street , Hoxton New-town . The deceased was attached with the premonitory symptoms of cholera on the Saturday , previous , but refused to send for medical assistance until Wednesday , when , on the arrival of Mr . Farrance , a surgeon , he was in a state ot collapse ; and died on the following morning from the attack .-The exciting cause was attributed to the bad smells from a gulley opposite the house , and great complaints were made of the gulleys throughout the neighbourhood . The inhabitants very frequently have to coyer them over with mats on account of ihe horrible stench . Verdict , ^ " Died fromSafc
. Before the same coroner at the Horn of Plenty Mile-end Old-town , on view oi the bod ™ iKS Raycroft , aged 32 , a single woman , who Ji ? Sfi toMile-end workhouse from the nei ghborhoodI ™ Henrietta-street . There were no premonitoryTmn oms . The deceased was taken ill on WednesZ last , and diedinafew hours after she w * r attacked A woman went to . see her ,, who was so frightened that she was suddenl yattacked , aud now liesill Yetd S "Death from Astatic cholera . " -.- ' ciuiu , ' On Monday afternoon Mr . Payne , the city coroner heUl an inquest at the White Hart-tavern , GiltS Street , on the bodies of Richard Evans . and ThgE Jones , Avhose deaths were caused b y cholera . Th death of llichard Evans was alleged to hai = e been
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caused by the poisonous emanations from the slaughter-houses in the vicinity . After a long conversation , the jury stated that , considering that the matter was about to be laid before the board of guardians , they would return a suitable verdict of " Died of Asiatic cholera . " —In the case of Thomas Jones , it appeared that he was taken ill last Tuesday . Dr . Munday , was sent for , who prescribed calomel and ammonia , and during the same day in the absence of Dr . Monday , Dr . Watkins was called in . This gentleman : prescribed bnindy and morphine , and of course ' Dr . Munday discontinued his attendance , and Dr . Watkins remained with the deceased , administering stimulants . This treatment was continued up to the time of his death , which took place at three o ' clock on Thursday . A great deal of evidence Avas taken as to tho proper treatment to be observed in cases of caused by the p ^ noM . emmtibn 8 ' froin tIiB - 8 la ^ ter-houses in tlie vicinity , After a long conversation ,
cholera . Dr . Watkins maintained that the prevailing ; disease was not cholera at all , but gastro-enteritis , and medical men kept up the alarm by returning the cases as cholera . He had signed the certificate , of the cause of death , which he stated to be gastroenteritis , or vomiting and purging ; at least , such were the symptoms of the disease . The coroner professed his inability to "decide when doctors disagreed ; " but thought that from professional etiquette as well as common prudence , Dr . Watkins should have sought Dr . Munday and ascertained the nature of his previous treatment . He would leave it to the jury to decide the controversy as to the cause of death . Both of these gentlemen had been in India , and were of course familiar with the disease about which they differed . The Jury returned a verdict of " Died from Asiatic cholera . "
Poplar , Tuesoat . —An inquest was held before Mr . Baker , on the body of Hannah Cook , aged 32 years . —Thomas Cook , of Beanston , Doventory , the master of a barge , in the employ of the Grand Junction Canal Company , said the deceased Avas his wife , and enjoyed good health up to Sunday afternoon last , when she Avas attacked'witb cramps in , her throat , and afterwards in other parts of her body . The barge in question Avas moored in the river , close to the guano-yard in Rotherhithe , which was alleged to have been the cause of the outbreak of cholera in that parish , and the coroner and jury said there was no doubt that the unwholesome smell arising from the guano was prejudicial to health . The coroner said that he had called the attention of
the Board of Health to the guano-yard , and he was in hopes that the nuisance would have been removed . —Verdict , " Death from Asiatic cholera . " ¦ Among the victims of this disease , we have to rer cord Mr . Cottingham , the magistrate of Southwark Police-rcourt . We understand that he died after nomore than thirty hours illness . Return op Cases of Cholerai July 30 . —Ta London and vicinity—attacks , 210 * , Deaths 130 . Itt England and Wales , attacks , 320 ; Deaths 169 . In Scotland , attacks , 58 ; Deaths 41 . Total , 618 new cases and 340 deaths ; July 31 . —London and vicinity , now cases 214 , deaths llo . England and Wales , new cases 300 , deaths ' 123 . Scotland , new cases 33 , deaths 12 . Wednespay . —London : and vicinity , new , cases > 216 , deaths 114 . England and Wales , new cases , 301 , deaths , 152 . Scotland , new cases 50 , deaths 24 ., Total neAV cases 597 , deaths 290 .
Liverpool . —This disease continues to extend its influence , and to multiply its victims , chiefly in the loAvand over-crowded districts of the town . The general mortality is increased by it , this week , to 640 deaths , against 463 last week . Of these , 3 J' 5-have been from cholera , and 52 from bowel complaint , against 233 , and 55 , last week . These returnsare from the registrars of the several districts * and , of course , include all the deaths . Leeds . —An elderly woman , named Grayson , residing in a very unhealthy part of the town , called Smitliies-street , at the Bank , died of cholera , after an attack of short duration . Amongst the mouvners
who followed her funeral was her son , a young man aged 25 years , Avho had been somewhat ailing for several days before . During the night of Tuesday the young man became very much Averse , his strength being prostrated by the disease , and at three o ' clock in the morning he was a corpse . The surgeon who was called in to attend him states that the disease had been creeping upon him for several days , a * l that earlier medical aid might have saved him . Smithies-street isone ofthe most unhealthy in the town , and ther house in which these cases have occurred is one of several , situated in a sort of confined yard , BUnk below the level of the street .
Bristol . —On Sunday there was no official return , but cholera was still prevalent in some districts of the city . The disease has from its commencement been almost entirely confined to localities where the drainage is deficient or where offensive rivers or overcharged graveyards supply the elements of disease and death ; and the great majority of tbe cases received at the hospital come from streets and crowded courts bordering on the river , or from other parts which are proverbially unhealthy . Clifton and the higher portions of the city remain as yet unreached by the epidemic , and will , in all probability ,, completely escape its ravages . Nantwich . —The town continues to be afflicted with this dreadful epidemic , and we are unable to
report so favourably as was last week anticipated . The cases during the last week have been as follows : - —Thursday , 43 diarrhoea , 4 cholera , and 4 deaths ; Friday , 30 diarrhoea , and 8 cholera , and 5 deaths ; Saturday , 27 diarrhoea , and 8 cholera cases , no death ; Sunday , 30 diarrhoea , 5 cholera , and five deaths ; Monday , 33 diarrhoea , 9 cholera , and 5 deaths ; Tuesday , 37 diarrhoea , 6 cholera , 0 deaths ; Wednesday , 40 diarrhce * , 4 cholera , and 0 deaths . The total number from the commencement on the 18 th June , up to Wednesday evening , were 437 cases of diarrhoea and 193 cholera ; deaths 101 . These numbers include 1 case at Tarporiey , 1 at Alldlum
, and 1 at Leighton , and 4 cases at Broadlane , in the . township of Stapely , all fatal . The cases in the town engross the whole time of the medical men , and indeed thdr services are most praiseworthy . The County Court , which was to have been held on 1 hursday , was adjourned to the 30 th of next month . Duvoxponi . —It has been remarked that although the cholera has been so bad in the three tOWnSOT Devonport , Plymouth , and Stonehbuse , there has not been a single case among the ci-gavs of the menof-war . This may be attributed in a great measure to the strict cleanliness and comfort maintained throughout tho service afloat .
Bristol . —The health of the old city was somevrhat better yesterday ; but the affected district at Bedminstcr was still in a condition to excite apprehension , five deaths having occurred in addition to those stated on Monday , between Sunday evening and noon of the following day . A circumstance has just been brought to light by the parochial authorities of St . Paul s , Bedminster , which would scent to oSer an explanation of the sevei-itv of tho visitation in this district . Two years ago a common pump at a p aco called tho Paddock , and h-om which the residents ot the adjacent houses supplied themselves Avith water . got out of repair , and the wood tube through which the aqueous fluid was passed haying become very rotten , it was found necessary to replace it with iron . In making this repair the ioundat on of the ivell in some Avay became injured , and the ground around beintr made Kiuuuuaim tie
, weu situated onl y forty feet from the open and disgusting drain mentioned some days since , and button feet from a common privy , it is supposed that the poisonous matter ' has percolated through the soil and found its way intfthc S fhe water has been examined , and is found to be impregnated with some offensiA-e substance , and the churchwardens have consequentl y closed the pump so as to prevent it being further used . Amon » tS recent sufferers in Bristol was the onl y son o ? the late well-known musical composer George Strang bury Avho died after a few hours ' illness . He had only been married a fortnight * i » aaa
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