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%% e 2 Hcuopolis . Health of London . —The lieatth of London daring the past week is set forth by the Registrar-General as follows : — -Again , the return indicates an increase on the mortality of the previous weekr The deaths from all causes , which in three previous weeks were respectively 1 , 070 , 1 , 309 . and 1 , 741 , rose in the last to 1 , 931 , a cumber which is almost double the weekly average , and exceeds that of the former week by nearly 200 . To compare tbese . ra suits with the deaths from all causes in four weeks , when influenza was unusually fatal in the last quarter of 1-347 , it may be stated that the mortality at that time increased ia the following numbers : — 3 , 030 , 1 , W 7 . 2 , 454 , 2 , 416 , and in the fifth week continued to decline . The deaths from cholera , which in three previous weeks were 152 , 339 , 078 , rose in
the last to 733 , a rate of increase which it will be observed is not so great as in the first weeks of the outbreak . Hut tbe death 3 from diarrhoea ( fatal in a great majority of cases to children , ) and dysentery , which in three previous weeks were 54 , 100 , and 140 , increased in the last to 233 , showing a more rapid increase recently than the mortality from the more malignrnt form of the disease . In the corresponding week of 1848 , the deaths from diarrhoea and dysentery amounted to 157 , a mortality which is almost as considerable as tbe return of " last week . The total deaths from the three . diseases in tbe present return were 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 , which shows that the aggregate deaths from other diseases do not vary much from the usual amount . Small pox , scarlatina , and tvphns , Lowerer , arc now under the average , especially the first two of these zymotics ; measles and
-hooping-cough have fallen . to the average . Cholera was fatal last week to 332 males and 401 females ; previous returns showed a majority on the other side . The districts on the south side of the river still Form the field on which the disease is most active . The deaths from it , which ic this region were in three previous weeks 93 , 192 , 443 , rose last week to 514 . There is a slight decrease in the eastern districts . la the western und northern , compriaing Kensington , Chelsea , St . George ( Ilanover-square ) , "Westminster , St . Martin-in-the-Fields , St . James , JIarylebone , Pancras , Islington , Hackney , and Uampstead , the deaths were only 68 against 33 in the preceding week . The districts which show the greatest mortality are Bennondsey , where 64 deaths occurred last week ; Xcwington , where there were 66 ; St . George ( Southwark ) , where there were 70- ; Iambcth , where there were 111 . The mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 598 . The temperature was generally below the average during the week . The mean was 53 . 9 ..
Accidext at a Catholic Chapel . —On Sunday night the neighbourhood of Charles-street Newtonstreet , and Drnry-Jane were thrown into a state of the most painful excitement , in consequence of the following catastrophe at the Roman Catholic chapel situate in the first-named thoroughfare , which has been attended with serious , if not fatal , consequences , to a large number of persons . It appears that during the last five weeks a spacious ' building , formerly a coachfactory , has been opened as a place of worship by the Roman Catholics . This building was on the north side of Charies-street Drnry-lane , within a few doers of . Newton-street , Holborn . Dr . Parre , one of the priests , was announced to preach on Snnd iy night , which drew an overflowing congregation . Tbe large number of persons caused one
ofthe posts near the pulpit to fall out of perpendicular . This being noticed , by some of the congregation , impressed them with the idea that the . lower part of the premises had taken fire , and forthwith a cry ran through tbe chapel of " Fire . ' lire I" The consternation which ensued it would be impossible to describe , for tbe front windows being opened , and the crowd below hearing the alarm , also snouted out that the building was in ilames , 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 , tut the people , crowded upon , the stairs in such uumbers that their weight caused the whole to fall with a tremendous crash . At that time it is computed that there must 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 . The noise occasioned by the falling of this portion of the premises caused those who were at tbe further end of the chapel to press towards the doors , and as fast as they reached them they kept falling upon those below . The cries of the latter were truly distressing ; for some time nothing buta volume . of dust could be seen , and a mas 3 of persona huddled together covered with pieces of timber , struggling violently in the attempt to extricate themselves . At the same moment hundreds of persons k « pt crying out , "Fire , fire 1 " 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
soseriously injured as to be obliged to be removed to the hospital . The engines of the city and west-end , belonging to the London brigade , as well ns tbe West of England , in the Waterloo-road , p'omptly attended , but so dense was the crowd in the street that the firemen were unable , until the arrival of a strong body of police , to get near the chapel . When that was at length accomplished , one of the most fearful scenes that has probably been witnessed presented itself . On the loner landing of the stairs were nearly 100 persons , wio were fighting with ^ all their strength to get away , bnt were piled so high npon each other as to be unable to pass through the door-way . Mr . Inspector Marsli , of the F division of police , with a strong muster of constables , immediately set to work , and by strenuous exertions
succeeded in pulling the people out . A vast number Oi persons who were 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 procored by the police ss soonas possible , and they were forthwith conveyed to King's College Hospital . — Mr . D . Ferguson and Mr . Ghapnel ) , two of the medical officers , immediately attended npon the sufferers . One person is quite speechless , and is not expected to live . The whole of the staircase having been carried away , the persons in the chapel were unable to descend in the regular way , and being apprehensive , in spite of all th e preacher said to the
contrary , that the place was on fire , were running backwards and forwards in a state of the greatest excitement , calling to the parties in the street to fetch ladders for them . Ths Royal Society ' s fire escape and three ladders were soon procured , by means of which the people were liberated ; but so great was the number in tbe premises that it was past eleven o ' clock before the whole could be taken out , LJsfcof the wounded In King ' s College Ilospiial : —Thomas Phillips , Ellen Sullivan , Jkrgaret Buckley . Francis Taylor , Sarah Plunket , Margaret Shea , Francis Carroll , Mary Hemming , Patrick Bryan , John Suliiv . in , Martha Wilson , Ann McCarthy , Margaret Uyan , and a man , name unknown , concussion of the brain .
- Fcbthee 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 tilled , 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 iave escaped irilli their lives is a matter of astonishment to every person who has since examined the premises . lietd 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 dave been sacrified . A female named O'Brien pulled bown one of the w indows , got out upon the parapet ) int , losing her equilibrium , fell upon a glass skyight in the roof of Mr . Hallmarke ' s coach factory , ^ nd tbe glass breaking , she fell to the ground / a distance of twenty feet , by which she received a concussion of the brain , and was otherwise severely isjured . -
Sweakixo ix of Mr . Sehgeakt Taltottrd . — On Saturday last , Mr . Sergeant Talfourdwas sworn in as one of her Majesty ' s judges , before the Lord Chancellor , at Ms private residence in Park-Line lie was accompanied by Mr . Earon Alderson . The learned sergeant was formally introduced to the lord Chancellor by Mr . Baron Aldcrson . Her Majesty's approval of the appointment Laving been read , the customary oaths were administered , after which the newly-created judge received the congratulations of the Lord Chancellor , Mr . Baron Alderson , and others present . He took his ' seat as } udge on Monday morning at chambers , and will continue his sittings during the vacation . Usder-Sheriff . —Mr . James Josiah Millard , of Cordwainers ' -hall , one of the common council for
the ward of Bread-street , has been appointed nndcrsheriff to Mr . Alderman Lawrence , the serior sheriff of London and Middlesex for the ensuing year . Faial Accidext ox the River . — On Monday afternoon , between four and five o ' clock , a small skiS , containing two men and a female , was driven across the mooring-chains of the tier of shipping off Busby ' 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 Roberts , man and wife , residing at -. Twig-Tolly , ' sunk , clasping each other in their arms , and were drowned .
Extensive Seizure of ax Illicit Soap Manu factory . —Information having been communicated to the police that au extensive illicit soapmanu-Jactory w ? s carried on in some premises situate 3 fo . J . brenTjUe-mews , Grenville-street , St . Pancras ^ SttJpVLSSJg * fcctory , , jlth several large boilers weighWupwards of a ton each , being full of fat a % -eat number of tubs , barrels , cans , moulds , soap E
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tallow , and upwards of 1 , 500 lbs weight o f mottled soap , ; together with a variety of other articles used in the manufacture of soap . ; but there was no person actively . employed on the promises . 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 country . _ , . Fata ! Accident ox board a Steamer . —A stoker in the Kent steam-vessel , employed in conveying passengers from North to South Woolwich , was killed on Monday by becoming entangled amongst the works of the * engine . held
Determined Suicide . —An inquest was on Tuesday before-Mr . "W . Payne , at the Salutation Tavern , Newgate-street , as to the death of Jane Tilby , the wife of a pork and butter salesman , of 14 , Aewgate-street , who terminated- her existence by cutting-her throat . The deceased was the . mother of two children , with the youngest of whom she was confined about five weeks since . On the Sunday previous , while at church , she was seized withi hysteric ' fits . Since her confinement she had suffered from lowness of spirits , and gradually . goVworse . until Monday last . About sevenp'clockini the . evening she contrived secretly to obtain from the shop , one of the fcrge meat . 'IMves / witu which she inflicted the irount which caused her death .- Mr . Thomas who had atgiddde
% ^* m £ * & . - ceased described her disease as f ° *^ Bfi °% The wound she inflicted was most ; fnghtft ,, sta had divided the carotids on each side . ^ J ™ 2 J through the vertebra , and her death wasjj » nbtj « s instantaneous . Verdict , " Temporary insanity . Smews tbkovgu Reverse op / 0 R ^ NE uT inquest was held on Wednesday before Mr . Bakei , 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 Kiver Lea . The deceased was the 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 , which occurred about five years since , the deceased was lnft with a verv handsome fortune , and he
embarked in a speculation -with another gentleman in the wine trade , which turned out a complete failure , and the deceased soon became reduced to almost starvation . The loss of his fortune so operated upon his inind that he was considered at- times to be demnged . The deceased had latterly become an omnibus conductor to one of the Chelsea omnibuses , and on Saturday last he left home , for the purpose of going for an errand for his employers , and . was never heard or soon aHvo afterwards . On Monday morning a hat and coat was found hanging upon some palings , near the house of Mr . King , the lockkeeper of 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 ana identity . —Verdict , " Found drowned . " A Man as » His "Wife Found Dead . —Some excitement prevailed on Wednesday in Lambeth in consequence of a report being spread that a man and his wife , lodging in the Uew-eut , had been poisoned . The police were sent for , and the following particulars were obtained : —During the last twelve or fifteen months a man , named William Hoppe , and his wife , have been lodging at No . 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 . Jtioppe and his wife . The door of their bed-room was accordingly forced open , when on entering the room they were horrified at seeing the man and woman dead . Mr . Sewell , the surgeon , of the New-cut , was sentfor , and was 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 were 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 the stomach . The different parts of the room where the bodies were found were soiled with
farces . On the floor was some copper money . On the chair , by the head of the female , was a shilling . In amu <| 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 otlier medical gentlemen , and after a most diligent search nothing of a poisonous nature was found . The hands and fingers of both were contracted ; and from the absence of all other causes it was 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 ; but she was labouring under the same malady , and was not expected to live . It was also ascertained that had the female lived another fortnight she would have come into possession of £ 310 , under the will of an uncle .
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length aroused by his friends , and =. they all left . the house on their way to Mprice Town , a- . sliort : tim ? before nine , o ' clock .. Deceased agam returned to the inn to get some cigars , and . having-. loincd his friends they all walked on as far as the . first turnpike-gate , when , deceased wentdown to the waterside for the purpose of bathing , He . caHed , to Wo ' rslev to come down and bathe with him . worslev at ' length . went . down , and having undressed themselves they went into the water and proceeded at once ( Scantlebury leading the way ) to go through
the small archway leaaing under the road , xno tide was ebbing " at the time , which caused a great rush of water ; through the ' arch . . Worsleyi percciy ? in" the danger of their . situation , succeeded , with some difficulty , in reDracing his ; steps ; but the deceased had advanced too far , and waa " carried through the archway ( which is only about . three feet wide , and between thirty and forty long ) , and thus lost his life . The jury returned a verdict , " That the deceased was drowned accidentally , by some means unknown to the jury . " . /
Extensive Land Sup on the Souin Yonks ' . ninE Railway . —Last week 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 was not attended b y 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 bythe side of the gullet having been made too perpendicular , and partly occasioned by the late heavy rains . Besides , the piece which has already given way , 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 bt tier Daughter . —On Saturday last an inquest was held . at Ramsey , at the house of William Pyman , a farmer , on the body of his wife , Anne Spencer Pyman , aged 74 Mary Anne Pyman , 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 Bister , Eliza Pyman , were in the sitting-room together , when 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 , when 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 over it . She had forgotten before to state , that as soon as she came into the room her mother said to her , " Eliza has thrown a knife at my knee : " her sister Eliza said nothing ; the
wound was continued to be dressed by them until the Tuesday following ( the 17 th ) , when Mr . Smith , the surgeon , of Manningtree , was sent for , who came that morning , and who attended her up to the time of her death , which took place 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 witness gave her evidence in a somewhat strange manner . Other evidence having been given ' , and the coroner having summed up , the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Eliza Pyman , " and she was committed for trial . The daughter who has been committed to take her trial is about twenty-four years old , and was up-stairs during the inquiry ; and when the coroner and jury went to view the body she was extremely violent , and was breaking things ' in her bedroom .
Self-Destrbction by a Military Officer . —An inquiry was held on Saturday last , at the Bee Hive Innj Cheltenham , to ascertain thc circumstances which led to the death of Captain Robert John Colville , assistant commissary-general , and residing at Paragon-terrace , who was found with his throat cut in ' a closet on his own premises , in the afternoon of Friday . The deceased had attained the advanced age of seventy , and was generally cheerful in his disposition , until about three weeks 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 walked about in different parts of the house ; but , on the return of the lady , he was found in the water-closet , weltering in blood , which issued from a wound inflicted in the throat . lie was not quite dead , but life departed in a short time after . 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 .
Readixo Election . —Tuesday , July 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 will 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 . Gergc Bowycr on the Whig interest , and Mr . J . F . Stanford , who has been introduced by the Conservatives .
Sudden Death in a Church . —The following are the particulars of one of the most affecting and awful cases of sudden death that we have had to record for a considerable time . On Sunday afternoon List , 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 walk 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 was not quite ready , and in order to overtake them he afterwards walked with considerable haste . He arrived at the church in a
heated state , when the service commenced by the singing of a psalm , in which Mr . Bird , joined with tho rost of the congregation . While singing , howera , his face was observed to darken , and he instantly fell down on the bench , to the alarm of the people present , who feared that ho had been struck by lightning , a very violent stovm bavins'just passed over . The service was directly stopped , and Mi" . Bird was conveyed into the vestry , but in less than two minutes he was dead . To carry on the service was impossible , and the worshippers retired to their home ? , deeply awed by the melancholy occurrence . On Monday an . inquest was hold upon tho body , when a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God , by apoplexy , " was returned . The surgeon gave it as his opinion th . it the deceased was dead when he fell .
Incekdiary Fire—On Sunday morning , about half-past eight o'clock , afire occurred at the outofiicesofa 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 the barn where 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 staekg , 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 the following facts : —
It appeared that two gentlemen were passing in a gig on their way to Worlingham , at eight o clock , when they perceived smoke issuing from the rear of tbe premises , near the calves '' crib . Thinking that this was a very remarkable occurrence to happen on a Sunday morning , they 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 was seen at a glance , as there was a quantity of straw pulled out of the nearest stack which had been piled up in the calves ' crib and then ignited by the incendiary . A lad has been taken up on suspicion , The property belongs to the Boyton Almhouses , and , wo believe , was insured . —Jpswich Express .
Whirlwind and Hail Storm . —The following particulars of a whirlwind which occurred on Thursday the 2 Gth ult ., in the vicinit y of Little Bardficld , are written by a correspondent of the Essex Herald : — " About two o ' clock p . m . the clouds threatened a violent thunderstorm ; during its approach a singular appearance was observed of a whirlwind , or , 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 be » un to fall , and there was almost a perfect calm , but it was evident that an extraordinary agitation was occurring in the lower stratum of tho clouds As tue t lorwara
, ypnou movuu , 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 had exploded with great violence , accompanied with torrents of unusually heavy rain , 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
Xhomas x * tcn . a granary and cow-shed , composed of brick and timber , were move than kid prostratefor a great part of the materials of which they were 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 , Mr . Thomas Letch , came within the vortex of the whirlwind , and threw himself on the ground , holding on by a tuft of grass in order to we himaelf from being carried away . 0 a iaspec-
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- ^ u # - < 4 ' .. Uuirifc the course of the destructive j ^ iiirtWis ; made ciea ' r " its track across an •^^^ llanS Sonie of the lighter materials ' ^ WiSSSTw erohurried across ^' valley . to the of the oU » din J ^ Jr ., n t mile ; Almost contempodistance of . nearly hM ^ a ^ recordedj the Iigi ; t fc family «» n * nmSW » gL a « lc Mm&immm mms ^ m
at « F ?« r ^ Will am Eustace , suffered severely , to , the extent ^ oi from one-half to two-th rds of the entire produce . m-HockS is supposed to haye suffered injury to thaSe of the parties have taken the easy precaution of insuring themselves against hail . . . .. , The Couxiess of MOBETON . -An inquest ^ was held last week upon the ' body of ^ . abovejady when the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God in a fit of apoplexy . " . . Fatm . AcciDEXt on , a , Railway . - On thei 2 otn ult , a little before the tinio of leaving work , James MiAw Y > f ITnntonstall Slack , a labourer on the
Burnley branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ( which is now in construction ^ was . breaking anumbor of dirt waggons over the k-idgebehind the Holme ; near Todmorden , when the two first waggons got off the rails , and gave him such a checi as to throw him off tho 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 , Hei was re-, moved as soon as possible , but immediately breathed , his last . It was found that his breastbone was ; broken , and one side crushed flat . lie was a steady , ; sober workman , and has left a wife and one child . . EMBEZztEMBwr bx A CoM-EcMSfi ClekR . —On Mondav 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 the prisoner had ^ een 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 m their employment , his services having been , dispensed with in April . Mr . Brownbill of the firm of Murray and Co . ' , railway contractors , Great Howardstreet , proved having paid to the prisoner on the 19 th of May , on account of that firm , £ 3 i 10 s . Cd . He was satisfied that the prisoner had applied for the money in the name of Garnett and Moore , and
lie remembered his settling the account . This document was handed to tho magistrate ,-when he remarked that it was an acfc of folly m persons to pay money without requiring the legal stamp ; the consequence in that casp was ; that tho document could not be given in evidence . Mr . Garnett observed that Williams was not in their service at the time , and Mr . Rushton , 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 which admitted of no doubt , was 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 . Ashtonand 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 indictments .
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named Prcndergast , who resided on the demesne of the Mav quia ^ ofiClanvicar . derat ^ Fortumna-Cutler Plunder was the objectpf thej murder , and £ 65 was found iri the possessionof . fhe , prisoner , who waspending- ' out ' money in small sums to the peasantry at high interest ;/; The prisoner , subsequent to his arrest , made a confession of his guilt . He , was sentenced to be executed on tlie 28 thof August . .. i > , ¦ Arrest or O'Gbady . —A young man named Joseph' O'Grady , son of a mason , who formerly resided in this town , ancl who had been in custody under his Excellency ' s warrant for six months ,, was
committed to his former prison , here ,, on Friday , having been arrested , on the lGth ult ., mthe neigh ^ bourhood of . Camc k-bn-Suir , under circumstances which leave no ' doabt oh' the minds ; ofJthieauthorities as to his being engaged in the ' organisation ; of secret societies . "A copy of rules for local management , " " An address to tKe men of Tipperary to fly to arms , " several ' letters ; lists of persons , townslands , and ; other . documents , were found ia his possession , which will . lead to further discoveries , andinculpate parlies who are mixed up in this ridiculous and illegal confederacy . —Clonmel
Chronicle ., , : . - .,- .. ; ¦ ..,. ¦ : ' " Emigration _ TO Atjstraxu . — . We learn , with much satisfaction that tKe , 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 of by the agent of the commissioners , Mr . Bailey , who will shortly , ' we believe , visit Belfast , where communications , with full particulars , may be addressed to him . -NorthernJVhig . . Tuesday .-The Qdeen s Visit . —There was a species of rehearsal ia the ' ! Fifteen Acres , " in the Phoenix-park , for the grand military review during the Queen ' s sojourn in Dublin , The matter was kept as much as possible out of public view , and the visitors on the occasion were limited io a very
select circle . . Proclamation fob Illuminating the City . — The Corporation of Rublia assembled yesterday , and voted an address to his Koyal Highness Prince Albert . The subject of illuminations was introduced , and Mr . Loughnanmade some show of Opposition , bub the universal feeling of all parlies was against him , and the Lord Mayor . announced his determination to issue a proclamation lor illuminating tbe 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 . :,., " .:
. Dinner ip the Poor on her Majesty ' s Visit to thb , Metropoi . is . —His Excellency -, ihe , 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 inmates of the institution . His Excellency for this purpose hasdireeted 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 vehic . ' e ia 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 tabinet . It will be drawn by four horses only , with postilions and outriders dressed 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 window . In 'Nassau-street , Grafton-street , Westmoreland-street , and Ssickyillestreet , windows bring high figures . On the Circularroad , above the canal bridge leading to the Park , there are two large platforms in course of construction .
Anti-illumin'ation 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 see . —Cork Examiner . The IxauiRY in the North . —Yesterday Mr . Berwick , Q . 0 ., having been previously" sworn in as a justice of the peace for the county of Down , opened the inquiry ordered by Government at the village of Bryanslord , near Castleweljanj 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 the entire week .-
Wednesday . —The Dolly ' s Brae Investigation . —The inquiry into the circumstances connected with the 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 , Mdrder . —The three d 6 » victs implicated in the murder of a fellow-prisoner ( John Pearse ) on tbe 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 .
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caused by the .. p orsdffous . emap ^^ t ? r-h ' ous ' es iirtlie vicinity .- "After ' a'loiig conversation , the jury statedrthat , considering that the matter was about to be laid before the board of guardians ; they would returns suitable verdict of "Died of Asiatic cholera . " —In . thacase of Thomas Jones , it appeared that he was taken * ill-last Tuesday . Dr . Muriday , was . sent for , who prescribed calomel and ammonia , , and during . the same ; day in the absence of Dr . Miinday , Dr- Watkins was called in ' . This gentleman prescribed brandy and morphine ^ and of course Dr . Munday discontinued his attendance ; arid Dr . Watkins remained with the deceased , administering stimulants . ^ This treatment was continued up to ( he time of his death , which took place at three o ' clock on Thursday . A great deal of evidence was taken ' as
to the proper treatment to be observed in cases of cholera . Dr . Watkins maintained that the prevailing disease . was ' not cholera at ' all , but gastro-enteritja , and medical men kept up the alarm by returning the casea 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 fVbni pTofessional 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 . " ' . ' J
Poplar , Tuesday . —An inquest was" held before Mr . Baker , on the body of Hannah Cook , aged 32 years . —Thomas Cook , of Beariston , Doventory , tho master of a barge , iri the employ of tho Grand Junction Canal Company , said the deceased was his wife , and enjoyed good health up to Sunday afternoon last , when . she was attacked with cramps in her throat , and afterwards in other parts of ; her body . The barge in question , was moored in the river , close to the guano-yard in Rothei'hithe , which was alleged to hare 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 tho attentioir : of . the Board of Health to the guano-yard , and he ; ^ as iri hopes that the nuisance would have . been removed . —Verdict , " Death from Asiatic cholera . " ' Among the victims of this disease , -we have to record Air . Cottirigh ' am / the magistrate of Southward Police-court . We understand that he died after no more than thirty hours illness . ¦ ,, ¦'„ Retubn of Cases ov Cholera . July SO .- —Tn London and vicinity- -attacks , 240 ; Deaths 130 . ' Ia England . and Wales , attacks , " 320 ; Deaths 169 . In Scotland , attacks , 58 ; i Deaths 41 . Total , 618 newcases and 340 deaths , 1
July 31 . —London and vicinity , new cases 214 , deaths 115 . . England and Wales , ' new cases 300 , deaths . 123 . Scotland , new cases 33 , deaths 12 . Wednesday , —London and vicinity , new cases 24 G , deaths 114 . England and Wales , new cases , 301 , deaths , 152 . Scotland , new cases 50 , deaths 24 . Total new cases 597 , deaths 290 . , ;; Liverpooi ,. —This disease continues to extend ifc » influence , and to multiply its victims , chiefly Mil the low and over-crowded districts of the ; town . The general mortality is increased by it , this week , to 640 deaths , against 463 last week . Of these , 37 & have been from cholera , and 52 from bowel complaint , against 233 , and 55 , last weefe . These returns are 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 Smittiies-street , at the Bank , died of cholera , after an attack of short duration . Amongst the mourners who followed her funeral was her son , a young man aged 25 years , who had been somewhat ailing for several days before . During the night of Tuesday the young man became very much worse , 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 , and that earlier medical aid might have saved him . Smithies-street is one of the most unhealthy in the town , and the house in which these cases have occurred is one of several , situated in a sort of canfined yard , sunk below the level of the street . :
Bristol . —On Sunday there was no official return , but cholera was stiHprevalent in some districts of tljo city . The disease has from' its co ' mnierieement been almost entirely confined to localities where the drainage isv deficient or where offensive rivers or overcharged graveyards supply the elements of disease and death ; and the great majority of the eases received at the ho B pital 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 cityj remain as yet unreaehed by the epidemic , and will , in all probability , completely escape its ravages . Nantwich . —The town continues to be afflicted with this dreadful epidemic , arid 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 , 6 deaths ; Wednesday , 40 diarraoev 4 cholera , and 6 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 TarporJey 1 at Audlum
, , 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 their services are most praiseworthy . The County Court , which was to have been held on Ihursday , was adjourned to the 30 th of next month . Devoxport .-H has been remarked that although the cholera has been so bad in the three towns of Devonport , Plymouth , and Stonehouse , there has not been a single case among the crews of the menof-war . This may be attributed ' in a great measure to the strict cleanliness and comfort maintained throughout the service afloat . . ; '
Bristol . —The health of tho old citv was somewhat better yesterday ; but theaffeeted district at Bedmwster 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 boon brought to light by the parochial authorities of St . Paul ' s , Bedminster , which would seem to otter an explanation of the severity of the visitation in this district . Two years ago a common pump at a pace ' called the Paddock , and from which the residents of the adjacent houses supplied themselves with water got out of repair , and the wood tube through which the aqueous fluid was passed having become very rotten , it was found
necessary to replace , it with iron . In making this repair the foundation of tho well in some way became injured , - and the ground around being made ground , and the well situated onlv-forty feet from the open and disgusting drain mentioned some davs since , and but ten feet from a common privy , it is supposed that the poisonous matter has percolated through the soil and found its way into the well The water has been examined , and is found to be impregnated with some offensive substance , and the churchwardens haye consequently closed the pump , mi ° T eDh : ' . '^ "g furth er W- Among the Z ' r ™ in ? **** ¦ m ^ , to 1 was the only son of the late well-known musical composer GeoW Strans-5 ? t " fMftftftS $ > ^
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destSff ° w ' 0 f SC 1 W iron steam-vessels , K , between London and Constantinople has been launched from the extensive building BlnckS S' M SSrSi' Marean ( i Co - > of ni v ® NO , i ous wir e ^ rope , has just been made at Uateshead , for . India , apparently to be used in constructing a bridge . It is 3 * inches diameter , and ooo feet long , and it weighs ninety pounds per fathom .
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® f ) 0 !? Mrt ) ina # . Alleged Murder xear Wolyerhamptos . —Considerable excitement has "been created in Wolves hampton and the . neighbourhood , in consequence of tho apprehension of a young man named John Moore , upon suspicion of having murdered a young woman named Anne Morley . It appears that the deceased , who was about twenty-four years of age , was servant at the Fox beer-house , Monmore-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 A ? hom she had
been on intimate terms , in consequence , it is said , of a quarrel vrLiek Lad taken plaec 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 the cause of the 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 op ' ened 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 he
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 Tnursdav week . Some . of the witnesses gave their evidence greatly in favour of the accused , deposing that he was in the Pox beer shop at the time tbe offence must have been committed . These statements , however , were directly contradicted both by other evidence and by the prisoner himself , who admitted being with the deceased until about a quarter of an hour beforcthe 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 was found . James Wood , a labourer , stated that between twelve and one o ' clock on the night named he saw Moore running after the deceased , and heard him say to her , " I will give it to you when I lay hold of you . "—John Timmms , a miner , the person who first Saw the deceased in the canal , stated that on going to Barnett ' 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 , ' 3 f ow I'll go and end it or mend it . '" Timmins asked Mm how long it was since , and the prisoner said about . two minutes ; when Timmins observed , " Then you must have heard her scream iri the water ; " to which the prisoner made no reply , and walked back into the house . It appeared that on the night 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 Ms defence , gave an account of his conversations with the deceased , which went to show that , the deceased had drowned herself in
consequence of the threats of her mistress , and the fear that Ms wife was coming to live in the house . —The } ury , after a consultation of an hour , returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Jbnn Moore . Destbuctive Fire in Liverpool . — About four o ' clock on the 27 th nit ., a fire broke out in one of the cotton sheds known as Ludlow ' s Sheds , belonging to Messrs . Hey wood and M'Ticars . In about half an hour after the fire 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 estimated roughly at £ 10 , 000 . Messrs . Hey wood and M'Yicara 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 Toof for the purpose of melting metal .
Melancholy Death . —An inquest was held a few days ago at Devonport -on the body of a young man named Scantlebury , late a blacksmith in her Majesty ' s dockyard , which was found on the mud near the Saltash-road . It appeared that the deceased and a companion named Wbrsley ; had been drinking at the Mile-house inn , during the latter part of the day , and had left that place in company with two females , at about six o ' clock . They then proceeded to the Camel ' s Head , when they had -something more to drink , and the deceased fell . asleep , Jje was at
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Et'flauti , Saturday . — -The Queen's Visit . —As the day approaches when her 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 the entire population . The puny attempts to excite a factious spirit have altogether failed most signally , and all parties are eagerly and anxioasly 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 , witli the leading gentry , are coming u ^ to pay their respects to the Queen—and upon all sides there are evidences of the universal disposition to render the first visit of Queen Victoria memorable in our annals . — Morninq Chronicle , '
The Lord Bishop of Down and Connor has invited bis 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 Doixv ' 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 Mn Berwick , QX . » 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 only exception is , in regard to the 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 of the new potatoes , there was a decline of 3 s . per quarter in Indian corn , yesterday , at the Dublin market . Extjuohdinar v Scene ix the Assize Covst op Donegal . —At the close of the assize business at
Lifford , on Saturday evening , 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 serand
vant of theirs—that they were the kiag ^ rulers of this empire ; others wanted to kiss his lordship , and wished to buy his beautiful wig and gown . One of the females proposed marrying his lordship , and making him a king , as she was queen of the whole world . His lordship modestly declined all the oft ' ers , and such of them as he considered better adapted for poorhouses than the gaol he ordered to be sent to their respective unions , with which change they appeared , to be well satisfied . —Ballyshannon Herald . ... ¦
Thb Alexander Estates in Londonderry . — The splendid estates of Mi \ Leslie Alexander , producing a rental of £ 6 , 000 a year , and situated in the " model" county of Londonderry , were set up for sale in the " maiden city " oh Wednesday last , but had the property been placed in the wilds of Mayo or Galway , the attempt to coax a purchaser to bid up to something approaching to the value of the separate lots , could scarcely have proved more abortive . State of Kerry . —A . circumstance highly illustrative 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 when called upon to abide their trial , and they would have been discharged from custody upon doing so , there not being sufficient evidence against them to have their trial proceeded with . 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 was now found necessary to have them formally acquitted , in order that they might be turned out of gaol , and cease to burden the county with their support . Judge Ballremarked that their acquittal was to them a punishment .
Monday . July 3 O . —The London Companies in 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 . i have been m the vicinity of Coleraine for some days , examining into the condition of their tenantry and estate . Their objects , as stated bythe Coleraine Chmiieh , are V 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 rental as they My think will be conducive to tlieinfe ' restsand prosperity of their tenantry , and to place their whole affairs on such a basi 3 : a 9 will lead to an improved state of agriculture , to greater comfort and independence amongst their tenantry , and to better results than they have yet seen . " Alread y they have received several deputations with memorials ; and thev have iiiEdertaken to pay the amount of the rate in aid for all their tenantry . ' ; A deputation from the Drapers Company are to visit their estate at Monevmore early rxxt month , after an interval of some years ; and-tiie Coieraine Chronicle says •—" ' It is ev P ^ ted that gneat improvements willbe effected by
a £ u / H f . - TO AT POKIUMNA CASTLE ; - At the / Galway Assizes ; , on Thursday , Patrick Cormack was iound gmlty . the murder of an old lady
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THE CHOLERA . Inquests . Saturday . —By Mr . Garter , 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 was ill , and found his hands black , with cramp in the legs . His sister had died on the Sunday previous , and she had
no doubt it had . occurred from Asiatio cholera . To get into Bates ' s-buildings a sewer had 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 a very insufficient supply of water , and only two houses were ' properly supplied ; and if , in fact , she turned the water , 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 , of the Blackfriars-road , said the place was a miserable one , with a deficient supply of water , and the walls were open from which the smells of the cesspools passed in ; Verdict" Death from Asiatic cholera . ' '
Before Mr . II . M . Wakley , af 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 sendingfor Mr . Popham , one of the surgeons of St . Pancras , but the deceased died after an attack of sixteen hours' duration . It was stated that Mr . William ' Horne , the father of the deceased , had been attacked with the same malady 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 the defective state of the sewerage in this locality , and warning them of the danger of an outbreak of cholera ; in consequence of which the inspector of the commissioners called oa him , but as yet nothing whatever had been done to remedy the evil . One of the jury made some very strong remarks on the disgraceful and filthy state of bomers-town , and all the jury concurred in the opinion that the cleansing for which ' - the ratepayers were taxed ao heavily was most shamefully neglected . The coronersuggested that an application from the jury to . the authorities should immediately be made , warning them . of their- resDonsihilit * . in
, order to remedy the nuisances complained' of —The jury returned a verdict , « That the deceased died from Asiatic cholera . ' ¦> : ¦ ¦ v ¦ ^ Before Mr . W . Baker , at the Duke of Wellington , Nile-street ,, Hoxton , on the body of Mr . William Dalton , aged 50 years , a waster baker , residing in Union-stree !; , Hoxton New-town . The deceased was attacked 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 of collapse , and died on the following morning from the attack . 1 he 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 cover them over with mat 8 on account of 32 Wa " eUCh < V 6 r * > "" Died ftom Asiatic
Before the same coroner at the Horn of Plentv S " f ? AT ? n 7 ° ^ ** m of £ ; Raycroft , aged 32 , a single woman , ' who was taken to . Mite * nd ^ workhouse fromthe ' neighbourhood of Henrietta-street . There were no -pAuSSxS LT ' anJS / - eCea f , ^ illi ) n ^ WedSday last , and died m a few hours after she was attacked A woman went to see her , who was so frightened that «^ SS ! c ^ ^^^ S ^^^ S ^ street , on the bodies of Richard Evans ™ ndThS Jones , whose deaths were . caused b y chXa The death of Richard & >** was allege * to have been
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 4, 1849, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1533/page/6/
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