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all tose on hoard the first-nlmed boat. The weather, wl( vessels started, was rough and equally, ntal to tie contest on such a day was obviou-ly a very ent!:rpi , e. Actuated, however, by a keen pas sion ter sport, and by a ,0-ited rivalry, the owners of the boats determined to bravo the apparent danger, and carry out their object. 'The start took place at two o'clock, and the Wave rounded the flag-boat one minute and a half before -the Blue Bell, but the moment that the boats " hauled their wind," the superiority of the latter on this tack was seen by her gradually coming up with the Wave, slightly weathering tier, and tacking to windward, when the Wave wore round. Both boats now stood over to the westward, the Blue 13(11 fast fore reaching. After some liAle while, the vessel just named again tacked, and fetched a lung way to windward of the Wave. In this position of affairs, the weather, which had been all along much too rough to be agreeable ; grew a great deal worse, and a very hard squall was seen to be comirg up, for which it was neces sary for the boats to prepare. The gentlemen on beat d the Blue Bell, we believe (consisting of Mr. Howard, Captain Gillett, and Lieutenant Rennie, 1.N.), resolved on giving up the contest, and returning. Mr. Keys— who, with Mr. Cork, a pilot, was on board the Wave — had no thought of going back; but in shifting the sheets to prepare for the squall, the n an ordered to disengage the ropes appears to have bungled in his task, and the wind consequently took both sails with tremendous force, and the boat capsized—the Lascar who had caused the disaster jumping overboard the moment he saw she was going. There Here now fourteen persons thrown into a high and foaming sea—the wind blowing, and the rain driving, with the utmost fury. There was no hope for the boat, for it seems that her ballast was secured by ropes, and as soon as she upset, she went down like a shot. The twelve Lascars swam round the two Burs peens ; they cut and stripped off the clothes of Mr. Kea s, while in the water, with the greatest alacrity; and they did their best also to disengage Mr. Cork of the heavy garments which he wore, and which added 'greatly to his danger. In this, however, they were not very success ful, and as the pilot was a much less expert swimmer than his companion, it was necessary that a considerable number of the natives should keep constantly beside him, to prevent him from sinking. The party once attempted to swim in the direction of a vessel which they saw some little distance from them; but they could not near her, and as they were some three miles from shore, in a high sea, and with the weather occasionally so thick that they could not see six yards before them, it is hardly sur prising that they should have given themselves up as lost. Notwithstanding the impression that all must go to the bottom, the greatest coolness and presence of mind appears to have prevailed. The natives in particu lar behaved nobly; and they gave their assistance to the "Sahibs" with a degree of energy, and an absence of all selfish feeling, which contrasted strongly with the usual traits of the native character, as displayed in times of difficulty and danger. Unexpected help was now at hand. The Blue Bell was returning, and providen tially bore down upon the track of the lost Wave — the disaster to which, owing to the thickness of the weather, she had not witnessed. The crew were seen struggling in the water, and eery man was picked up and saved. Mr. Keys was soon "all right" again, and the natives, we believe, were unhurt. Mr. Cork, however, had swallowed a good deal of salt water, and he continued for some time very ill. Perhaps men were never in more imminent danger of a watery grave; for had the Blue Bell not come so opportunely and unex pectedly to their rescue, nothing could have saved them from destruction. It seems to us that to attempt to sail boats in such weather betokens a degree of temerity which only the requirements of duty could justify, and which is quite unwarrantable in the pursuit of mere pleasure. We hope in future there will be no more such temptings of Providence." —Bombay Telegraph and Courier, July 30. The Telegraph and Courier announces the demise of Lieutenant H. R. Wilan, of the Madras H. A., which took place on the 13th of July at Secunderabad. This young officer had accompanied the detachment which under the late Captain Howorth had some time since captured the fortified pagoda of Budrachellum. On this service both the gallant officers just named caught the maladies which proved fatal to them, Captain Howarth having died suddenly on the 10th of June, on the banks of the Godavery, and Lieutenant Wilan, at Secun derabad a short month afterwards.—lionibuy Times, August L MALWA.—By letters from Mhow of the 23d ult., we learn that Captain Timing and Lieutenant Edwards, of the Mehidpoor Contingent, were at Indore very sick. Captain Fe nwick, who held an appointment under the Ilalkar government at Tandler, was about to resign, he having obtained another on the Godavery river.—lbid. We have received authentic intelligence of the death, near Naoshera, on his way to Kashmeer, of Ajeet Singh, the ex. Rsja of Ladwa, whose escape from Allahabad created a considerable sensation at the period it oc curred, especially as it was accompanied by the murder of a Choke) der in charge of his person.—Delhi Gazette, of July 18. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT GlLBERT.—Lieutenant Gil bert, whose sudden death we recorded in our last, was, as we mentioned, assisting to extinguish a fire in the lines of the 9th Regiment Native Infantry. While pulling a chopper off one of the huts, he fell and literally im paled himself on some bamboos that were sticking up. He only survived the dreadful accident about half an hour. He had just strength to call for help to lift him off from under the chopper, but became quite insensible immediately after.—Delhi Gazette, July 25. North America Red S-a and Perelan Guis Usher plact a ... 61 1 766 2093 7,113 121 431 OVERLAND MAIL FROM CALCUTTA. attpg , pt vezil ;us Total 35,805 132,136 CHINA. (From the Herald.) We have received, by extraordinary express, cur files of paper from Calcutta of the 7th of August, private Tiorresi,ondence of the Bth, and China of the 25!h July. No Bombay journals have come by this arrival. The delay of the present Overland Mail was caused by the violence of the monsoon, the Precursor being obliged to go to the south of the line to avoid its fury. The Ripon brought home the bags from Alexandria, whence she sailed on the 16th inst. The intelligence now received is of no palmier import ance. India and China were quiet. Exports at Cal cutta were extensive, and imports in good demand. Mon 1y market easy. Canton was tranquil. SLarghae had suffered much from floc ds, rind the crops of cotton had been consi derably injured. Rice had risen enormously in price. Impoi is dull, but exports tolerably good. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) CALCUTTA, AEG. 8, 3 30 P.M. I have Lut little in the way of news to add to that "Which you will find in the printed summary of the liurliaru, which I subjoin. An ugly rumour as to disaffection and insubordination evinced by some of our troops in the Punjaub has found its way into the pal ers, and possibly may go tome in a form calcu lated to excite same uneasiness. The truth of it, as I learn on excellent authority, is that the 13th and 22d Native Infantry refused to receive their pay on account of some mistake about their " Sinde al lowances." Sir Charles Napier purposed to pay a visit to Rawul Pindee, where those regiments are stationed, for the purpose of arranging the matter ; but it has been done without his help, and, as I hear, quite satisfactorily. The police inquiry is going on to day, but I have not heard what is doing. There can be little doubt of its ending in an entire remodelling of the establishment, and in our having a new chief magistrate. Some of your readers will be glad to learn that Dr. Duff, the emi nent Free Church Missionary, has just returned to Calcutta from a tour in South India. He comes back with renovated health and energy, and is to give an account of his travels at a meeting to be held this (From the Overland China Mail of July 25 ) Ids month has produced no new subject of in terest; and the newspapers have been chiefly occu• pied in dts3ussions arising out of Captain Keppel's in vasion of Macao. But these can now attract very little attention out of China, as judgment will have been pronounced on the question by the Government and by the press at home a month before they can be edified with the further lucubrations of local editors and their correspondents. The only point presenting any novelty or importance, v<hich seems to us at all likely to be noted elsewhere, is the subsequent trial before the Macao Court of four British seamen, who have been sentenced to three and four weeks' impri sonment, without any attempt being made by the British naval co nmander on this station to release them, or to questi )n the jurisdiclion of the Portugue:e over British subjects at Macao. Canton continue , , quiet, notwithstanding the vati• cinations of our Ildian and local contemporaries, who anticipated nothing but an aggravation of inso lence and hatred o' foreigners on the part of the populace, to follow upon their having kept us outside the City gates. Very few edicts fr,m the Mandarins, or placards from the p ople, have bean issued in re ference to foreigners, and these few are moderate in their tone. Shanghae has been suffering from the effects of heavy rain and floods, unexampled in the experience of foreigners. The crops of cotton have suffered greatly, and the native trade been impeded ; while rice, the staple of life, has risen enormously in price. Last month we mentioned the wreck of the schooner Torrington in the Yang-tse-kiang, and we have now to record the loss cn the 7th instant of two other vessels, also on the north bank of the river— namely, the Mary Whitney and Persian, from Singa pore with Straits' produce; crews saved. Her Ma jesty's steamer Medea, we learn, succeeded in saving part of the cargo of the Mary Whitney, but finding it impossible to save the ship, blew up her decks. Her Majesty's brig Arab was endeavouring to float off the Persian, but it is feared she will not succeed. It is further stated that the loss of the Torrington, at any rate, may be attributed to there being no bea con at the time on the north bank, the vessel having gone ashore within 200 yards of the spot where the beacon used to be but was not. Her Majesty's brig Pilot has been engaged in the suppression of piracy, sinking and capturing suspi cious native vessels, and handing over the crews as pirates to the Chinese authorities at Amoy. evening. (From the Bengal Hurkaru of Ar gust 7.) SUMMARY. Nearly a month has passed since we dispatched our last summary, but long as the interval has been it has produced little to give interest or importance to its records. The sinister rumours in and about the Punjaub and Cashmere seem to be dying away. The report of our Government having demanded the surrender of Goolaub Singh's artillery has been positively contra dicted by the Delhi Gazette, which states, as on authority, that so far from their being any idea of hostility between the parties, they never Were on better terms than now. It is probable that these rumours have origi nated in surmises as to the probability of a rupture with the chief of Cashmere, now that we have Sir Charles Napier as Commander in-Chief, looking out, as it is of course assumed that he is doing, for an opportunity of winning new laurels. Goolaub Singh is the victim of a bad name. Such is the ill repute in which he is held that the most unequivocal demonstrations of loyalty and friendship avail not to neutralise that distrust with which his every act is regarded. It may be shown that his fortune, his sovereignty, his life depend upon his preserving the favour of his British neighbours, and it will he ad mitted that he is at least knowing enough to under stand his own interests; but still people cannot divest themselves of the impression that Goolaub is Our enemy and only waits an opportunity of show ing it. But while all these disagreeable rumours have been banded about the country, the latest dis closures relating to the Mountain Monarch exhibit him in the peaceful and philanthropic character of a sub scriber to the Lawrence Asylum for the children of English soldiers, and to the British Indian Gevern ment's five per cent. loan—to the former he has pre sented a magnificent donation of a lakh of rupees, in the latter he has invested, we believe, something but little short of a million sterling. Moolraj has nut been executed, nor is it likely that le will be. In the latest intelligence from Lahore it is stated that a belief prevailed there that the order for the commutation of the sentence had actually been is:ued, and would shortly be made public. The Funjaub continues quiet, and there is no im mediate pt ospect of its peace being disturbed ; but our Government very prudently keep 3 its troops occupying the country on the alert, and a part of them are rea ly to move at the shortest notice. The Marquis of Dalhousie and Sir Charles Napier continue at Sim'ab, but it has been reported that they both contemplate a journey to the Trans-Indus pro vinces of the Pcnjaub. Sir Henry Las rcnce has left Simlah and mill pro ceed to Cashmere, partly it would seem, for the benefit of his health, ani partly to transact business with the Maharaja. A second arid final distribution of Sinde prize money has been ordered. The amount for division are upon various deductions, including one of 2,73,677 rs. for Sir Charles Nepier's additional six teenth of the former instalment, is 10,89,360 rs., of which Sir Charles takes an eighth, or 1,36,170 rs. The entire amount of the conqueror's share of the spoils of Sinde ii 6,83 : 522 rs., very little short of the 70,0001. at which it has been estimated. Many of our home readers will learn with regret, if no more bitter feeling, that Captain J. D. Cunning ham, the author of perhaps the best histor y of the Seikhs that has been written, has been removed from his appointment of political agent in Bhopal as a punishment for having in his book " made unautho rised use of official documents entrusted to his charge as a public officer." People here, knowing that other officers have been allowed without rebuke to do that for which Captain Cunningham is punished so severely. attribute his removal to his having written a book which the Government CO not like; and others see in the measure a testimony to the authority of the work which the booksellers might make much of by skilful management. The shareholders of the Benares Bank, in meeting assembled, have resolved to close the concern. We mentioned in one of our late dispatches that the pro ceedings of certain military directors of this bank had led to its irretrievable embarrassment and the loss of a large part of its capital. It is believed, however, that it sill be fully able to meet its responsibilities to third parties, and the shareholders have been pro mised a deliverance from their difficulties at the small cost of about 30 per cent. on the amount of their investments. In Calcutta the one grand object of public interest is an inquiry into the state of the police and the con duct of the magistrate?, which is now in pro gress. We stated some time ago that the local press was agitating for such an investigation, being incited thereto by the general expression of dissatisfaction and distrust among people of all classes, who com plained loudly of the tyranny and inefficiency of the police, and attributed it to the alleged fact of at least two of the three magistrates and the heads of the police being deeply in debt to a wealthy native, who was supposed to exercise a malign influence on their administration in all its branches. Government has at length been induced to take up the matter. One of the magistrates, who sought the aid of the insol vent court to relieve him from the burden of his liabilities, was removed from the bench ; and finally a commission has been appointed to inquire into the state of the police and the magistracy, especially in reference to the supposed existence of the improper influence alluded to. To two civil servants, Messrs. J. R. Colvin and W. Dampier, has this important duty been entrusted. The inquiry has been carried on with open doors, and men of all ranks and classes have been invited to aid in it with their testimony. It has excited interest sufficient to collect a crowded audience, and old In dians at home will learm probably with surprise that a Beng-d civil servant of 30 years' standing is virtually on his trill for official misdemeanours before all the tag-rag and bobtail of Calcutta. Such is the newest sign of the times, such the latest achievement of a free press. The weather has been somewhat unsettled of late, but cool and pleasant for the season. A vessel belonging to his Majesty of Burmah has, within the last few days, gone ashore on Saugor Island; - all hands saved, but the ship a wreck. There was a general complaint of want of rain all over India lately ; but from recent accounts there is reason to hope that sufficient has fallen to avert the prospect of famine which was threatening in some quarters. The commercial report is still favourable, both as to the import and country produce markets. A considerable amount of business has been done in ex change, which is now quoted at Is. 10-al. to ls. 141 for first rate six months' sight bills. Freights have declined again under the pressure of numerous ship• ping arrivals—the quotations are for sugar, to London 41. 103 to 4/. 12s. 6d. ; to Liverpool 41. 53. to 4/. 7s. 6d. The mail of the 7th June arrived on the 16th ult., and that of June 25th, per Bentinck, yesterday. The following are further extracts from the India and China papers : THE RACE BETWEEN THE BLUE BELL AND THE WAVE. The long pending race between the two yachts, Wave and Blue Bell, came off on Saturday afternoon, but ter minated in a sad disaster, which nearly proved fatal to CANTON MARKET, JULY 24. IMPORTS. The dulness in our import market still continues, nor does there appear any sign of improvement. EXPORTS. Teas—Black—The market for new Congous opened immediately after the departure of the last mail, and up to date 150 chops have been settled at rates showing an advance of 3 to 5 taels uppn those of last year, 30 to 32 taels being paid for first class teas. 250 chops have ar rived, and there being less demand within the past few days, prices have receded, and are now 2 to 3 taels below the highest range. Canton Greens—The transactions for the month are sma'l, prices here being higher than in England. The latest advices from the north speak of damage having been done by the late heavy rains and floods to the com mon kinds of green tea. Raw Silk—We look for no Tsatlee here this season, and two months must elapse before the arrival of the Tay scam. The Canton is expected shortly. Freights—To England, tmnage plentiful at 41. Exchange—On Loudon at six months sight, 4s. Oia. 43 2d. Company's Accepted, 215 rs. per 100 dulls. SHANGUAE MARKET, JULY 12. The late inundations, which cauied such extensive destruction of life and property, have for the present completely put a stop to all internal communication. The low lands along the banks of the Yang-tae-keang are covered to the depth of several feet, the rico and cotton crops entirely destro)ed, and the inhabitants con sequently ruined. The Chinese Government will doubt less exert itself in relieving the necessities of the poor people, but the effects upon foreign trade will be felt for a long time to come. The price of provisions has nearly doubled. (From the China Mail of July 12.) The denial of Portuguese authority over British subjects at Macao has been the leading argument in de fence of Captain Keppel's recent proceedings. We believe it to be utterly futile, and have already explained our reasons for thinking so. If it be otherwise, however, it is of course the duty of our authorities to use the powers entrusted to them to prevent British subjects being ar rested and punished by a pretended foreign Government, whatever may be the offence with which they are charged; for to do otherwise in any case at Macao, espe cially at present, would be admitting the jurisdiction of the Portuguese, and thereby imply condemnation of the conduct of Captain Keppel. The remark has been suggested by a case subse quent to that of Mr. Summers, tho circumstances being as follows: — The British barque Cumberland, Captain J. W. Lewis, from Singapore, came into Macao Roads on the 19th of June. On that day and the subs( quent one several of the seamen refused to work, and became exceedingly obstreperous in their conduct and insulting in their language towards the chief officer and captain. The most forward among them was a man named Turner, who, after the vessel anchored, not only con tinued to disobey the orders of the officer, but challenged him to tight, and drove him to his cabin; and upon Captain Lewis coming on deck, the fellow turned upon him, and not content with abuse, struck the captain COMMERCIAL REPORT. (From the Bengal Hurliaru of Aug. 7.) CALCUTTA, AUG. 7.—The Bentinck was reported yes. tertiay, but the letters are not yet to hand. The London mail of the 7th of June arrived by ex press on the 16:h ult. The news it brought of commercial affairs in London was considered to be satisfactory. Political affairs in Europe appear to approach a crisis, baffling all calcula ti in in their results, but from the expectations that England will remain aloof, our trade scarcely seems to feel the struggle. The transactions in exports have been extensive — Exchange has been very stationary. Freights are not high—and with the bazaar amply stocked with produce, prices have mostly taken a somewhat lower range. A large and increased business has been done in sugar, and though prices have ruled lower for Benares, the market is now firm. Silk is neglected, and can be bought lower, as the new silk will be at market before lung. A general inquiry has prevailed for corals, and parcels have been selling steadily on arrival, without change in value. Saltpetre has sold largely, and at high rates for England and America, but with a fuller supply in the bazaar, prices are now more moderate. A little rice was sent to Liverpool when freights were at their lowest. Shell lac and lac dye show little change, ship ments of both being large. The best part of the safflower crop has now gone, and it continues to sell at full rates. Mustard seed has gone very largely to England. Jute is freely shipped. Accounts from China are to the 23d of June, and opium having gone down there, prices have sank here some 60 to 70 rs. per chest. Patna has lately ruled at 965 to 975 rs. per chest; and at the tenth sale of the season, held yesterday, averages were—Patna, Co.'s Rs. 973 15 1; Benares, ditto, 981 13 3 per chest. The import trade has maintained a fair position. The supplies until recently were light, and in most British goods the business done has been large, and at steal) , prices. There are, however, some elements of uncer tainty now exciting a little alarm. A protracted drought has prevailed throughout northern India during July. Fears of a famine are entertained, and though some rain has by last accounts fallen in the nearer districts, the reliet must be general, before business with the upper provinces resumes its wonted extent at this season. For cotton goods a steady market has prevailed. Local demand is good, and though latterly there has been some disposition shown by up-country dealers to con tract tht it operations, the business done has been con -6A ratio. The sales of mule twist have also been large. De mand has been more general, and a further advance has taken place in the finer numbers. Red twist sells slowly, and at low rates. The effects of drought in the north-west have b. en most apparent in our metal market. Though this is the season when demand is usually most active, there is no thing doing. So dull a season has not been known for y ears, and though stocks are unusually small, prices of copper, spelter, and iron have all gone lower. The money market is quite easy. Discounts are low, and Government securities only fluctuate a little one way or the other, as rumours prevail respecting the closing of the 5 per cent. loan. Pi ices of Company's paper are—New Fives, percent., rs. 0 3 to rs. 0 6 dis.; Sicea Fives, per cent., rs. 1 0 to rs. 1 4 dis.; Company's Fours, per cent., rs. 14 8 to rs. 15 0 dis.; Sicca Fours, per cent, rs. 15 8 to rs. 16 0 a blow. Other three of the crew—Wilson, Matheson, and WKane, joined with Turner in his insubordination ; and whin Captain Lewis was going over the ship's side for the purpose of reporticg their conduct to the authorities, one of them called out, that if all the black sheep were to be punished he must be included in the number. These facts are detailed in the ship's log, and were declared before the port captain, who, at the request of Lewis, and with the governor's sanction, sent a corporal a guard to arrest the men and bring them on shore. The charge having been regularly, gone. nto by the Procurador de Coroa, the men were brought by him be fore the Court of Correctional Police, where, the case being sufficiently proved, the judge sentenced Turner to a month, and the other three to twenty days' imprison ment, with the alternative of shortening the term by pa) ing a tael in lieu of ev(ry day's imprisonment. The men, who are all British subjects, are now under going their sentence in Macao gaol ; and few will say it is not deserved; but that of course has nothing to do with the national question of the right of the Por tuguese to adjudicate in the matter at all. It remains therefore with Captain Troubridge, who is now in command of the station, to determine on the steps to be taken. In the case of Mr. Summers, he could only act a secondary part, in giving advice to Captain Keppel ; and if that was to set at nought the authority of the Portuguese, it is clear, were Captain Troubridge to pass over the present case, he would sur render what has been put forward as the strongest posi tion of his senior officer. The argument in favour of Captain Keppel, founded on the incompetency of the Portuguese authority, has received confirmation in a high quarter within the past week, in the course of a trial before Chief Justice flulme, in which it was stated that one of the parties had been residing beyond the jurisdiction of the Court ; but upon learning that Macao was meant, his Lord ship said, " But Macao is within the jurisdiction of the Court ; " in which opinion Mr. Cay, the Registrar, con curred, and in proof produced the ordinance about which there has lately been so much discussion. We still ad here to our own opinion notwithstanding ; but think it only fair to mention that of the highest law authority in ,he colony. die. The tendency in Exchange has continued to be down ward; a good deal of business has been done, and rates have ruled, for the best 6 m. s. paper—American credits Is, 10id. to ls. 10 7-16 d.; Baring and Browns Is. lOid. to ls. 10 7.16 d.; other first class credits, chic fly Bombay Is. 100. to is. lOid.; document bills, Is. lOid, to is 100. per rupee. Tonnage was scarce for some time, and 41. 15s. to 51. were paid for sugar to London. A good many ships having come in, some decline has taken place, and pre sent rates may be quoted, for sugar—to Lcndon 41. 10s. to 41. 12s. 6d., and to Liverpool 4L ss. to 41. 7s. 6d. per ton. Istmoo.—Since the departure of last mail the weather in Livver Bengal has been all that the indigo planter could desire: The drains have been light, and the only complaii.t has indeed been that there was too little rain. The growing plant required more, while in some places the manufacture of the ripe plant had been delayed by the unusual lowness of the rivers. With all this "luck the production has not hitherto benefitted to the extent anticipated. This is chiefly owing to a very general complaint, that the plant cuts badly, and does not yield its accustomed produce, even in Jessore, where the sasi:n throughout has been most favourable. The important district of Tirhoot has been again un fortunate. The rains were excessive, though in the first fortnight of July, and much injury was done in some parts. Manufacture has since been attended with indif ferent results, causing a general reduction of the estimate of the district to not over 19,000 mds. In the other northern districts, Bhaghulpore, the Benares Zillabs, and Deal), the extreme drought Las done much and irreparable injury. The general estimate of the crop has scarcely been in creased, the reduced prospects of Tirhoot and the Upper districts counterbalancing some increase in Lower Ben gal, though odth a plant of so much capability, aid at the same time so precarious, us indigo, any tsimate un til the noti, three weeks have clepsed must be consi dered very lizirclous. Exports of Indigo from Ist November, 1848, to 2d August, 1849: Chests. Fy. bids, ... 26,669 100,313 ... 6,356 22,510 Great Britain ... Franco ... .• 'T HF, N, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1849. CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA• POPULATION OF LONDON. Poi-ulation.* Districts. 1831. Wiiidior Wirral Total Hawiek 'rein Total Stoke Damarel Stoke-l.pon-'1 rent St. Germans Szourbridge Swansea ... Tavistock Teesdale (Barnard Castle) ... Tenterden Thorne Tunbridge Tynemouth Walsall Watford ••• West Bromwich West Ham ... W bitehaven Wigan Wigton • • • '''' ••• "'"' ••• ''''' ••• '"" ell• ... ••• "--* ••• """ • • • .."" ••• '''" • • ... ••• ..... ••• ...... ••• ••••• ••• ''''''' ••• ''... ... --' Wibbeach Wolverhampton and Se!d(n W} combo and Great lNlarlow Yurmouth, Great • • • ..'... .. . -* SCOTLAND. ••• ''''' ••• ... 463 53,000 806,000 &6,000 331,000 410,000 53,000 32,1 00 5t,000 4`,00 1 .1 2;,000 37,000 122,000 9,100 104,000 3;,000 35,000 53,000 42,000 4 ',OW 48,000 47,000 38,000 28,000 57,000 69,000 €2,0 0 64,003 89,000 72,000 25,000 32,000 20,000 30,000 40,0J0 45 ; 000 Br,ooo 33,000 28,000 13,000 64,000 18,000 841. 1,91F,0C0 301,000 876,000 374,000 92,000 503,000 75,000 40,000 67,000 57,009 2',000 37,000 135,000 10,000 1:30,000 5(;,000 42,000 51 000 44,000 44,000 b 7,000 50,400 40,000 29,000 56,000 83,000. 74,000 72,00) 41,030 91,000 31,000 33,000 20,000 35,000 47,000 55,003 118,0 0 40,000 40,000 14,000 81,000 23,000 Munlochy Dundee Dunbar ( ( rem 16th to23d inst.) ..• "-' .Total General total:— Metropolis Country Scotian:l • • • ..... ••• ...... • • • 25 NoTE.—The number of attaeks reported by the union officers are—tor the _metropolis 123, and for the country 462; but their returns do not, in general, comprs.thend the cases that are treated by medical men in private practice. The deaths are returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im• practicable to distinguish every place separately. CHOLERA. DIARRECEL. Sat. Mon. Sat. Mon. Sept. Sepr. Sept. Sept. 22d. 24th. 22d. 24th. 7 19 3 4 13 7 7 8 15 8 2 4 36 23 12 9 52 45 19 18 LAB OLD The bee produces honey— Honey commands money : crV The labourer produces food— Food commands money. The shadow comes before the substance; The substance comes after the shadow. Paper money (to pay the wages of the labourer) is th 6 shadow; Food, clothing, &c. (produced by the labourer in return for the paper money) is the substance. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Owing to those existing laws of England which enact that gold (exclusively almost) shall be a legal tender in discharge for all debts, our Govern ment may be compared to a supposed colony of human beings, who, dependent for sustenance upon the honey gathered from the wild flowers by the bees of the colony, robbed the bees of all the honey they had accumulated, and extirpated every flower to prevent them gathering future stores, whereby the doom of both bees and colonists would be manifestly sealed. The death of the bees would speedily ensue, and starvation of the colonists would become inevitable after the stock of honey was consumed. It would scarcely be thought possible that any human beings could so overlook the vital necessity of preserving and extending the flowers, that the bees might continue to gather honey for the future sustenance of the commonwealth of bees and men; yet, strange as it may appear, in this highly civilized and enlightened age, the Government of England act with even more purblindness, for though the whole fruits (quasi honey) of the labourers of this country are required for the sustenance of themselves and families, and to meet the expenses of the nation, yet the Legislature permit the continuance of a law which, when operative, withdraws from circulation the money (quasi flowers) by means of which labour • elicited, and food, clothing, &c. (honey) is produced; and notwithstanding that (and what evinces greater imbecility) the Government expects that the labourer (it has thus deprived of means) shall continue to maintain himself and family ; and demands besides that he shall, in such starvation state, furnish money forsooth (which he has no power physically or legally to make) to defray the national expenditure. It such folly and insanity be persevered in, the con dition of England and its labourers, it is self evident would soon become like unto that of the bees and the colonists as prefigured. The labourer cultivates and manufactures food, clothing, &c.; thus be rieles money's worth; but it he could (which he cannot), he lA not ellovvel to make coined money. Hence it is imperative upon the Government to make sufficient legal tender paper money (based on and convertible into national pro , perty, food, clothing, &c.), so as to facilitate and maintain a ready and adequate legal tender medium of exchange at all times for all commercial trans actions. The precious metals, fixed property, and merchan dise, are the fruits of labour capitalized ; hence it must be obvious that if there be not sufficient con vertible legal tender paper money based thereon, or con• vertible thereinto by purchase at the necessity of the holder, free from any statutory contraction, a n d adequately maintained, the labourQr cannot continuo to be employed either adequately or profitably to himself, or to his employer ; cons( queutly the, honey in the national hive (i. e., capitalized labour) w,uld decrease, and all commodities would fall in value, ex cept gold, which is protected at a standard price by Act ut Parliament. War is not halt so devastating as this bullion law, which bears with ruinous injustice on the labourer, throwing him out of emploiment, and at the same time reducing the value of his pre vious proiucts, whilst gold, by the present law, be comes appreciated. DELTA. Liverpool, Sept. 15, 1849. CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. Yesterday a court was held; Mr. Deputy Pea cock in the chair. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff FINNIS presented a me morial, signed by a great number of mercantile men who transact business in Mincing-lane, complaining of a most intolerable stench which constantly assails them through the vents in the immediate locality, and praying that the court would take immediate steps to remove so disgusting and injurious a nuisance. The Memorial was refkred to the surveyor of the court, to examine and report .upon. THE SCENE IN THE CHURCHYARD OF ST. OLAYE, SILVER - STESET. The churchwardens and other parishioners of the parish of St. Olave, Silver-street, attended for the pur pose of giving to the court an explanation of the alleged condition of the churchyard. Mr. Law, one of the churchwardens, and several parishioners, stated that the church and bad bet n closed without the delay of more than one day atter the issue of the notice of the Board of Health ; that the parish authorities had acted consistently with their duty, and that in the description which had been given of the ground, much exaaeration had been used. Y.) A Y 3t this m ph DO of moved s ports Fine nd in nglish antitf ruled ce in gsiDg minal. es!, at chase• I vc rf ----a •',acks• 750 MALTA. MALTA, SEPT. 20.—0 n the 18.1 inst. arrived in a sinking state, the Sardinian brig Concordia, Castag nolo master, having on board 160 officers, non-com missioned officers, privates, and volunteers, composed of Hungarians, Poles, and Lombards and bound to the Pirams and Constantinople. Before reaching she was kept afloat by stuffing straw into her leak, lashing sails under her bottom, and keeping both pumps going night and day. Her damage requiring her to be hove down, and the standing orders of the late governor absolutely prohibiting the landing of any refugees, the living cargo was transferred to pontoons; where, till the 20th, they were exposed to the sun and destructive September scirocco by day and the heavy dew by night. On that day, on a petition to Colonel R. Jones, R.E., the officer administering the government, they were allowed to land on the Caradino mole, a boon gratefully accepted by them all; whilst to those suf fering from wounds, 18 or 20 in number, a lodging was offered, and gratefully accepted, in the lazaretto. Some 100 of those alluded to in my last have left Malta for Athens, by a Greek vessel. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 23. The Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Dawson, Earl Grey, Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Mr. Anson, Mr. Birch, and Dr. Robertson, attended Divine service at the parish church at Crathic. The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a mreting yesterday at their office in Whitehall-place. Lord John Russell arrived in town from his residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, and attended the meeting. The Noble Lord returned to Pembroke Lodge ►n the afternoon. Dispatches wire received yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Gibraltar. ROYAL MUNIFICENCE.—Her Ddrjesty the Queen Dowager, with her customary muniti,:ettee, has for warded a donation of 2001. to the Association for Pro• moting the 1:1,-lief of Destitution in the Metropolis, to lat applied towards the rel►ef of the widows of those who have died of cholera. _ Poor Box, the cricketer, 6ied oa Monday morning, at Brighton, SPORTING IN TELLIGEIN CE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING TUESDAY. directors of the Eastern Counties Railway having I ar.) 7 announcement of their intentou to start a thi3 morning until Monday afaeion, the of the freventera of the meeting here mach! arrangements to loeve by the five e'cLcie afternoon train. It proved an utilueley set. ction, its progra ss having been so miserably slow that it did not reach its destination until half past nine. When there, owing to the neglect of the managers to provide a sufficient staff, the passen gers had to be their own porters, and a scene of great confusion ensued. It is to be hoped that this will he remedied on future occasions, and that the public may bc favoured with timely notice of their intentions. The special train, which left this morning at half-past eight o'clock, and arrived in a trifla over two hours, brought a considk rable number of pasaengers, scarcely enough, however, to make it a profitable one to the company. The sport disappointed our expectations ; the Trial Stakes did not fill, end of nine matches three only came off —a list which at one time -promised a deaen races being thus reduced to half that number; their results are subjoi: ed. The weather was fiela,urable in the ex treme, and the attendance, without being so great as many had anticipated, the best we have t.esit at a First October Meeting for many years. The courae was in capital order. The new betting ring on the flat affords more space for horsemen, and is decidedly an improve ment on the old one. Ha:idicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. a ach, and only file if declared, &c , to go to the second horse; for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C. (13 Subs., six of whom declared ) Sir J. Gerard's Jest, 4 yrs, 7st (Dockeray) Lord Clifclea's Sig!city, 5 ) rs, 7st 91b (Flatman) 2 Colonel Peel's lone, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (G. Brown) 3 Duke of Rutland's The .b'i , !dler, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ......... 0 Duke of Richmond's Highland Fling, 3 yrs, Tat 21b... 0 Mr. Bulkeley's Cigarette, 3 yrs, Cat 101b...(W. Parr) 0 Lord Exeter's Conde, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb (J. Mann) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Jest, 3to 1 agst The Fiddler, end sto 1 each agst Sagacity and lone. Cigarette and Je at started almost abreast, and, with lone and Sagacity in waiting, carried the running on until within fifty yat ds of home; Cigarette having had enough of it, Jest va nt on with the running, and alter a fine race with Sagacity and lone, won by a neck, a head between second and third; the Fiddler a good fourth. Run in min. 11 secs. Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Colonel Anson's f by Jereed out of Muff, 2 yrs, 7st llb (Pearl). beat Lard Exeter's Sultana, 5 yrs, Bst 12ib (Flatman), by two lengths. 5 to 4 on Sultana. Rea in 1 min. ma 3 49 stcs. The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sous. each, h ft, for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Sst sib; winners extra; the second to receive 50 soya. out of the stakes. The last half of Ab. M. Lord Albemat le's Bolingbroke, Bst 71b (Robinson) 1 Lord Chesterfielo's Penang, Bst 71b (F. Butler) 2 Lord Eketer's Nutshell, Bst 71b (S. Malin) 0 Mr. Bulkeley's Hope, Bst 51b (Marlow) 0 Mr. Greville's Cariboo, Bst 71b.. (Flatman) 0 Duke of Richmond's thrum Scarum, Bst slb Baron Rothschild's cby Pantaloon—Decoy, Bst 71b 0 Mr. Nevill's fby Nutwith—Agnes, Bst 51b (Sly) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Penang, sto 2 agst Cariboo, 4to 1 agst Bolingbroke, end 8 to 1 egst Harum-Scarum. Bolingbroke and Penang laid in front from the start to the finish; Bolingbroke, who had made nearly all the run ning, winning by a head; Caiiboo, the Agnes filly, and Nutshell close up, and so near together that the judge could not place a third. Run in 51 sac. Alter the race 30 to 1 was taken about Bolingbroke for the Derby. Match, 2GO, h ft. T.y.C.--Mr. Payne's Glauca, Bst 71b (Flstman), beat Lord Exeters Stashing Alice, 7st 9lb (S. Mann), by a length. BeVing-3 to 1 on Glauca. Run in 1 min. 13 sec. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes fill of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old ; colts, B st 71 b ; 84 31b. A. F. (14 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Vatican (Templeman) 1 Lord Clilden's Honeycomb (Robinson) 2 Bttting-4 t) 1 on Vatican. Vatican made all the running, and won easily by a ler gth. Run in 2 min. 22 c. Mach, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.— Sir J. Hawley's Cran berry, 7st 71b (Flatman), beat the Duke of Bedford's Minto, Bst 71b, by half a length. Betting-7 to 4on Cranberry. Run in 1 min. 14 sec. Mitch, 100, h ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's New port, 3 3 rs, Bst 12ib, received forfeit from Mr. Archdale's Rose Pompon, 2 3 es, 7st. Match, 200, h tt. T.Y.C.—Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 131 b, received forfeit from Duke of Bedford's Bon-Mot, Bst 31b. Match, 100, h ft. D.M.—Sir J. Hawley's Queensberry, 7st 111 b, received forfeit from Disko of Bedford's Beau vale, Bst 71b. Match, 100, h ft. Suffolk Stakes Course.—Lord Clif den's St. Antonio, Bst lib, received forfeit from Lord Bateman's Goodwood, Bst lib. Match, 2JO, 50 ft. A.F.—Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Shelley's Remembrance (dead), ist 131 b. Match, 300, h ft, T.Y.C.—Mr. Payne's Sergius, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Sir J. Hawley's f (dead), by Birdcatcher out of Young Defiance, 7st 121 b. TUE TWO YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 2 agst Harding° 17 to 2 apt William the 7to 2 agst Knight of Avenel Conqueror. It has been officially declared that Ghillie Callum's running is doubtful. THE THREE YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 4 agst Tadmor 15 to 2 agst Borneo DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Bollingbroke 130 to 1 agst Sweetheart (t) NEWMARKET ST. LEGER. Even on Quasimodo. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT. LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER STAKES. Even on Quasitnodo. TUE TWO YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 2to I agst Harding() 7 to 2 agst Knight of 7to 2 agst William the Avenel. Conqueror. GhillieCallum is scratched, TUE THREE YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL. 5 to 4 agst Tadmor 5 to 2 agst Borneo. CESAREWITCH. _ - Bto 1 agst Vatican 25 5t0 g to agst aat Lady caas Evelyn. wada(o . 2 7 to tu agatag:t Glen Gle Sad del. 2 Repletion is scratched. DERBY. agat Italian 33 to 1 agst William the agst John o'Groat Conqueror (t) agst Mayors 33 to 1 agst Ilardinge. agstßullingbroke(t) 140 to agat Bro to Epirote agst Sweetheart (I) I 40 to 1 agat Clincher. ENTRIES, &c., FOR WEDNESDAY. Matches—Barley receives from Truthtyller—Shinto :rom Dahcotah Chief—and Scampa Via from Daughter of the Sea. The match between Barley and Hippie has been brought forward from Thursday to tomorrow. The Granby Stakes. The following have paid:—Cowslip Colt, Egalite, Slang, Thaekray, Daughter of the Sea, and Julia-o% Groat. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. R. M. Winner to be sold for 150 sous. Lord Clifden's Tiresome, 3 yrs—Sir J. Gerard's Grim stone, 6 yrs—Duke of Bedford's La Belle, 2 yrs. Two Years Old Triennial. 18 to 1 20 to 1 25 to 1 SO to 1 3411 to 1 All have paid but the following:—Valentine, Mickleton Maid Colt, Sampler, Ugly Doe, Knight of Avenel, Cora, Nutbourne, Estafette, Cranberry, Spikenard, Z.tt:loc, no.rdinge, Sisyphus, Harum- &arum, Mr. Roberta's three, bang°, St. George, and William the Conqueror. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. T. Y. C. - Mandarin, Give•and-Take, and Side Saddle are scratched. Handicap of 15 soya. each. T. Y. C. Ondine, Bst 10113—f ley Gladiator, out of Malibran, Bst 31b—Scampia Via, B.t 31b—Aibreda, 7st l2lb. The St. Leger Stakes. The following are scratched:— Don Juan, Mahrstta, Loup Caron, Indus, Caranaba, Guizot, ilidallan, and Egglestone. 501. Plate. D. I. Lottery, 4 yrs—Retail, 3 yrs—Brandyface, 5 yrs Van Dieman, 3 yrs. BE rTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. THE TWO YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL.-5 to 2 agst The Knight of Avenel (t), 3 to 1 apt Ghillie Callum (t), 3 to 1 agst liardinge (t), 7 to 1 agst Brother to Epirote. TILE THREE YEARS OLD TRIENNIAL.-6 to 4 agst Tadmor (t), 3 to 1 agst Borneo (t). CLSAREWITCII STAKES.-10 to 1 agst Glenalvon (taken to 1001.), 10 to 1 agst Vatican, 14 to 1 apt St. Rosana (t), 14 to 1 agst ilfssedarius (t). CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-14 to 1 offered on the field. GAS EXPLOSION AT GREENWICH: On Monday night, about ten o'clock, an explosion of gas took place at the residence of Mr. William Matthews, of the firm of Penn and Co., engineers, at No. 18, Valentine-place, Bkckhei.th-road. Mr. Matthews was sitting busily en gaged with tools and instruments used in engineering, when he perceived a strong smell of gas, and on rising from his seat with a lighted paper to discover from whence the escape of gas proceeded, a loud and alarming explosion took place, driving the two window sashes into the street, and demolishing upwards of fifty squares of glass. Mr. Matthews was much burnt about the face and hands, and one female servant suffered by being scorched on the nrck. RUDE, ISLE OP WIGHT.—The Bishop of Oxford has recently been on a visit with our vicar, the Rev. W. S. Phillips. During bis stay his Lordship preached at St. Thomas's Church in aid of an important local object. The contribution amounted to 831, to which a further offering of 2A. was made by a lady of Mr. Phillips' con gregation, giving a total of 103/.—Hants Chronicle. ACCIDENT TO A CLBEGYMAN.—We regret to state that an accident of a serious nature occurred yesterday morning, opposite the Mackworth Arms Inn, to a Rev. Gentleman, n tined Morgan, of Carmarthen. lie had taken his seat on the mail for some minutes before the coach started, and just as the driver was about to mount be suddenly fell (in a fit it is supposed) from the top to the pavement on his head. Fortunately, the fall was broken by his coming in contact with the shoulder of Dunlopp, othnwise he must have been killed. As it was, he was seriously injured, and bled very much. Ile remained inseasible for some time; but we are glad to bear that he was able to speak yesterday evening.— Local Paper. RIVER PLATE.—By the arrival of the Caledonia _ . at Liverpool we are put in Possession of dates from Buenos Ayres to the 20th of July. There was no news of especial interest. Business was quiet. There were 109 vessels in port of which but 6 were American. Freights were quoted at 10 dolls. per 2,0001 b. dry hides, tnd 6 dolls. for baited; wool, 4i dolls, per foot. The highest price of doubloons during the week ending July 14 WAS 298; the lowest, 296 to 296 i. London ... West Listricts North Districts Central Districts East Districts ... South Districts .. West Distlicts— Kensington ... ••• Chet:it-a St. George, Hanover-Equare Westminster St. Martin-in-the-FielN St. James, Westminster ... North Districts— Marylebone ..• Ilampstead Pancras ••• Islington .. ••• Hackney ••• •• Central Districts St, Giles ... ... Strand ..• ••• Holborn... ... Cleo kenwell St. Luke East London ... West London ... London, City ... East Districts Shoreditch .. ... Bethnal• green ... ... Wniteehapel ... ... St. George-in• the-East Stepney Poplar ... ... ... South Districts St. Saviour ... ••• St. Olave Litt mondsey ••• St. George, Southwark Newington ... ..• Lambeth ••• 11•• Wandsworth ... Camberwell ... Itotherhithe ••• Greenwich ... Lewisham ... 1,655,000 * See Appendix to Registrar-General's Ninth Annual Rep rt for information respecting the population of the dis tricts and sub-districts of London at the several censuses. E,timatcd population of London at the middle of the year 1819 —2,206,076. RETURN OF CASES, SErr. 24. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Cholera. Dlarrh 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Attache. WEST DISTRICTS. Kensington ... Chelsea... St. George, Hanover-square ...- Westminster ... ••• St. Martin-in the-Fields St. James, Westminster ... - NORTH DISTRICTS. ••• "". •• • ...' • • • '''''' ••• .-" Mar)lebone Hampstead ... St. Pancras ... Islington Hackney ... .• • --- . • • ''' ••• '''' ••• ". • .• CENTRAL DISTRICTS. St. Giles ... Strand ... Holborn Union Clerktnwell Sr. -East London ... West London City of London ••• '''' • a • '''''' • • • ".. a • • ..... • • • '''' ••• ...'''.. • • • ..." ••• ••• - EAST DISTRICTS. Rhoreditch BeLhnal- grecs ... %Vhitechapel St. George-in•the•East Stepney Poplar ... 8 5 3 3 5 0 2 0 2 1 ••• - ••• "'"' ••• ... ••• '..'' ••• "''' 3 0 •• --• SOUTH DISTRICTS. St. Saviour, Southwark 8 0 3 0 2 0 1 4 2 2 15 4 1 2 5 0 2 ••• - ••• ''''''" St. Olave ... ... Bermondsey ... ••• Sr. George, Southwark Newington ... Lambeth ... • 4 Wandsworth ... ... Camt:erwcll Rutherhithe .., Greenwich ... Lewi•hana ••• ..... ••• ''' ••• '''-' • • • '''' ••• ''' ••• '''' ••• "'^' ••• ''' 6 5 0 0 •• • '.... Total 102 43 Total deaths from cholera, registered from Sept.l7, 1848, to Sept. 24, 1849 ... 13,778 Total deaths from cholera, registered from Jude 17, 1849, to Sept. 24, 1849 ... 12,667 NOTE.—The last day (Monday) includes more than the due number of deaths, as registration is, in a great measure, suspended on Sunday. NOTE.—The district of Kensington comprises the parishes of Kensington, Hammersmith, Fulham, and Paddington. Westminster district comprises the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John the Evan gelist, with Privy Gardens and Whitehall, and the close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter. St. Giles's district comprises the parishes of St. Giles-in the-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury. The following are co extensive with the unions of the same name:—Hackney, Strand, Holborn, East London, West London, City of London, Whitechapel, Stepney, Poplar, St. Saviour, St. ()lave, Wandsworth (Wandsworth and Clapham), Greenwich, and Lewisham. The remaining districts are co .extensive with the respective parishes of the same name. THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrixe.a, reported to the General Board of Health the 25th day of September, 1849 : Deaths. Attacks. Cholera. Diarrh. 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 Abergavenny Alnwick Amersham Anglesey ... Ay!sham ••• Bernet ... Barnstaple ... Berwick-upon-Tweed... Bingham Birmingham ... Blackburn Boston... .. Boughton, Great . . Bradford and North Bierley Bridgnorth Bridgwater Brighton • .• Bristol .. ••• ••• Cambridge ... ... Canterbury Cardiff ... Caruarvon ••• ••• Castleward Chesterfield ... Chester-le-Street ... Chorley Chorlton Clifton ••• '''''' ••• '••• ••• ...". •• • ''''' ••• ''''' ••• '''''' ••• '''' ••• "'''' • • • "" • • • '''''' ••• .'''''' ••• '''''' • ... ... ••• .... 11•• ''...." • • • ...'. ••• •"' • • • ."' ••• `'''' ••• ''''' ••• "''' ••• ..'... ••• ...'. ••• ........ •-• • Cockermouth ••• Coventry ..• Croydon Croydon and Mitcham Derby ... ••• Dewsbury ... Doncaster .•• ••• '''.. •••' ''..... • • • ....'"' • • • •• • ...." ••• '''... • • • ""' Dover ... Dudley Edmonton Epsom Eton ... .•• Faversham ... Gaiosborough Gateshead Goole ... Gravesend and Milton Hayfield and Glossop... Ilitchin .•• ••• Holy vy ell Huddersfield (Almondbury) ... Hunaltt • ••• ••• ••• Isle of Thanet (Ramsgate) hle of Wight (Godshill) Keyosham Knaresborough Leeds ••• ''''. ••• "'"' ••• ''''''. ... ••••• • • • "''' • • • '" ••• .....' • • '''' •• • ."'" • • • '"'' ••• ""'' ••• ''' ••• °.'. ••• ''' ••• .'"" .. • ..."' Leek ... Leighton Buzzard ... Lichfield Liverpool ... Llanelly ••• ••• Melton ••• ••1 Manchester ... Medway ••• ••I Nautwich Newcastle•upon-Tyne Nawcastle-under-Lyne Newport, Monmouthshire ... -- Northampton ... Nottingham Ormukirk Peterborough ... Plympton St. Mary (Devon)... Pontefract ... I'ortsea Island Redruth Runcorn ..• Salford ..• Salisbury ... Sculcoates Selby Sheffield Shepton Mallet Sheppey Southampton ... Staines Stockport Stockton ••• .-"'' ••• .'''''. ... •''' ••• ""' ••• ''''. ••• ..''''' ••• ..'" ••• '''' ••• "''' ••• """ ••• ....• ••• "''' ••• ''''' ••• ''''' •• • ..'' ••• ..... •• • '''' ••• '''' ••• ...'' ••• ''''' ••• .... . . • '"-* ... "''' ..• ""' ••• '''.. ••• ''''." ••• ''''. •• • '...". ... """ LONDON. West Districts ... North Districts ... Central Districts ... Est Districts ... South Districts Total ... 123 102 43 43 There is no truth in the rumour at present curren that cholera has manifested itself at Ryde, its the Isle u Wight. INTRAMURAL BURIALS. FRIGIITFUL STATE OF LAMBETEI AND ST. GILES'S CHURCHYARDS. Last evening the usual weekly meeting of the Me tropolitan Society for the Abolition of Burials in Towns was held in the society's board-room, Bridge street, Blackfriars—G. A. Walker, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Thicke read the memorial to the Home Se cretary, prepared by the sub-committee, for the immediate abolition of burials in cities and towns, hich was adopted, and signed by Mr. Walker, the president, on behalf of the society. Mr. Thicke read a letter from Mr. T. B. Lyeth, Plymouth, complaining of the horrid condition of the graveyards there, and praying the interposition of the society to have them closed. The writer stated that the graveyards were so overgorged that half-rotten bodies were upturned to make room for fresh ones, which comprised not only general sub jects, but those who died of malignant cholera. In one small churchyard 1,000 bodies had been buried in a year. Lately an under grave-digger, while pur. suing his vocation, was seized with cholera, and died in a tew hours. Mr. Thicke read another communi cation from Bristol, which stated that in one of its crowdedchurchyards a body of police were brought in to preserve the peace when a disturbance was antici pated. That one of them, while near a newly-opened grave, caught cholera and died in a few hours, and that the inspector and several other officers were seized with nausea, vomitings, &c. Upon the motion of Mr. HAMBER, the letters were referred to a special committee. The Bev. Mr. CRAIG said that he understood that St. John's churchyard, Clerkenwell, had been closed. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question from a member, said that Bunhill-Selds had been opened during the plague, in 1665, and that since then it had realised one million pounds. The Rev. Mr. CRAIG said that a grave-digger in formed him that he could at any time bury in a cer tain grave in the graveyard where he had already interred twenty bodies. 'The CHAIRMAN said it was quite a systematic and rule-of three affair—dig a hole, put them in, and take them out. _ _ _ Mr. THICKB said that he had just received a letter from Mr. J. It. Chidley, 4, Guildhall-chambers, Bisinghall-street, which, with the permission of the meeting, he would read. The writer stated that as he crossed Islington Churchyard one morning lately he came close to a newly opened grave, the stench from which was so dreadful that he was quite over powered and got very ill. The grave was near the dispensary. Since then he avoided the churchyard, %% hich vas a mass of human remains. Mr. OsH MN sought an interview with the so ciety to expose the frightful state of Lambeth and St. Giles's churchyards. He was accordingly ad mitted, and said that when cholera broke out 100 were buried in Lambeth churchyard the first week, 160 the second, and 200 the following week. The poor were buried at night. Some idea might be formed of the work done there from the fact that sometimes the gravediggers fees were 2/ 173. a week. Bodies were brought to it from all quarters for 10 miles round. Those living near it were ill, and complained of nausea and vomiting ; the stench it emitted after rain was dreadful ; it was crammed with bodies, so much so that the medical officer and the shopkeepers near it declared it to be a dangerous nuisance, and that it ought to be closed. At night the paupers were buried six, eight, and nine at a time. The general feeling in Lambeth was that it poisoned the air. In the churchyard of St. Giles-in-the Fields he saw three men excavating a pit 12 feet deep, 8 long, and about 5 feet wide. The sides of the pit presented an embrasure of skulls and bones protrud ing in all directions. At the bottom of the pit was a quantity of offensive water, as black as ink. That hole was near the schoolrooms. The whole ground was a compound of human remains, equally offensive to the sight and the smell. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt that the malignant miasma emitted from the Lambeth churchyard, and wafted across the river to Millbank, was one of the causes of the dreadful mortality that prevailed there The Rev. Mr. CRAIG wished to correct the false impression that was getting popular, that the society's efforts were directed against the burial-grounds of Dissenters, and not against consecrated ground. Such an idea was completely erroneous.—(Hear.) 1 The CHAIRMAN, to prove bow fearfully his predic tions concerning the danger of the dead being buried I amidst the living were verified, said that he became a I kind of Old Mortality amongst the tombs, and visited ) the graveyards in Cork and Waterford. So frightful 1 was their condition, that he cautioned those in power against them, and assured those who had the power to ° correct the evil, that if they did not do so, those 0 " consecrated cesspools" would prove so many hotbeds 1 of disease. They neglected his warning, and his 10 predictions were fully and fearfully fulfilled. In like 6 manner he told the authorities in Hull that their 2 graveyards, unless closed, would be a frightful 1 cholera factory. Alas I the desolation of that place O was an awful evidence of the truth of what he had O months before the outbreak of cholera predicted. 2 Dr. Johnson, Dr. Evans, Mr. Tennant, Mr. Feltoe, o and other gentlemen, having urged the necessity of 0 3 the sccety not to relax in the efforts making to close 0 every churchyard and burial place near the habitat ions O of the living, it was moved and second ed that the ▪ secretary be authorised to write to the London and • provincial press, thanking them for their past services 3 in the cause of humanity, and begging as a favour o that they would forward to the society all papers o containing articles or letters upon the subject of intra- O mural burials. o Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the 1 . meeting adjourned. GOLDSMITHS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. -- Last evening a special general meeting of the members of the above institution took place at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose, among other business, of electing six additional annuitants. J. W. Thomas, Esq., the presi dent, occupied the chair. The report showed that the instituion was established in 1533 for the purpose of relieving the distress of poor, aged, or infirm persons of good character, whether tradesmen, workmen, clerks, shopmen, or other persons connected with any branohes of toe goldsmiths' end jewellery business; and also to relieve their widows. The amount of pension allowed to males is 151. per annum, and to females lid., whether subscribers or non-subscribers; but as an encourage ment to become subscribers half of the gross amount contributed will be annually added to the annuities of subscribers. The receipts of the past year, including a previous balance of 251/. Bs., amounted to 960/. ls. 6d.; and after the purchase of stock and defraying the ne cessary expenses there remained in the treasurer's hands 2441. 6s. 10d., in addition to the funded capital of 3,9001. The produce of the last festival was about 250/., and the president, J. W. Thomas, Esq., had recently given a donation of 1001. After disposing of the routine business, from a list of 10 candidates, four male and two female annuitants were elected in addition to the 37 now on the funds. The chairman, in a feeling address, con gratulated the successful, and expressed slmpathy for the unsuccessful, concluding by presenting the latter with a donation of 10s. each. After the usual courtesies to the chair the meeting broke up. 4 0 3 1 2 0 10 3 2 0 1 0 13 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 16 0 76 THE CHOLERA. Mr. Simon, the medical officer of health, then made his report to the court. lie felt much pleasure in informing the court that the wet kly returns of deaths within the City indicated a still further decl►ne in the mortality from t-pidt mic cau,es, and that the corrected total of deaths within the City during the last week was 117, sixty of which proceeded from cholera and diarrhoea, viz , forty nine from the former, and eleven from the lattt r. After some conversation amongst the members, the report was referred to a committee to examine and report upon. CHLORIDE OF ZINC. Lieutenant Jackson presented a memorial from Sir W. Burnett on the subject of the use of chloride of zinc es a deodorising material of extraordinary efficacy. Referred to a committee. Adjourned. Politeness is too often but a perfidious generosity, which leaves the heart cold and the prejudices untouched. —Eliza Cook's Journal. UNLUCKY ROGUES.—On Thurday night the Queen's Head, 131,,ckfriars-road, wes broken into and a quantity of cigars, 51. in silver, and 51. in farthings, were stolen. Had the burglars examined an iron chest behind the door, which had been hft unlocked, they would have found 151. in silver, 30/. in gold, and about 1001. worth of plate. Mrs. Burbige, the landlady, heard a noise in the night like the snapping of a luciftr mach, ar.d awoke her husband, but, after listening attentivsly for some time, and hearing nothing more, the worthy Boni face thought his better half had been dreaming, and re turned to his slumbers. PROPOSED PALACE TOR THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.— We mentioned a few .weelts ago that it was in contemp lation to erect fur her Majesty a marine residence on the Irish coast, at or near Killiney, about seven miles from the metropolis, and within a mile and a half of the har bour of Kingstown. Wo are now authorised to state that Mr. William Deane Butler, the eminent architect of Stephen's green, Dublin. is engaged in the preparation of plans and drawings of the-proposed building. and that he will shortly arrive in London to submit them for the approbation of her Majc sty.— Weekly Chronicle. A MAYOR ►SUMMONED BEFORE lIIDISELF.—Our neighbours of Worcester occasionally perpetrate some uncommon witty things. On Monday they summoned their mayor (Mr. Padmore) to appear before himself to show cause why he should not pay his share of church re; es fur his parish; and at the same time his partner in business, Mr. Hardy, the Radical candidate for Wor cester at the last election, was summoned. Neither party obeyed the summons, hiving " conscientious scruples" against the rate, which they were, malgre their dignity, ordered to pay forthwith. In default distresses will be issued. —Gloucester Chronicle. We ate nearer to true virtue and true happiness when we demand too little from men than when we exact too much.— Eliza Cook's Jou; nal. ANOTHER DOG ANECDOTE.—A correspondent of the Live; pool Chronicle says:—" It may perhaps be un known to many of our readers that a dug of the terrier species has for the last three years been a regular at tendant at the Albert-dock. How he first came there, or the precise time, is a mystery; however, his peculiari ties were numerous. lie attended each morning, without intermission, at the gates, and entered with the men; he visited the several landing-waiters twice a day, as surely as the surveyor, and was as constantly upon the quays as the chief superintendent himself. Ile would sit fur hours watching the delivery of goods, and killing, as each tier was removed, the rats which might hav• there sought an asylum. In fact, so numerous was the quantity of vermin destroyed by him, that Mr. Cowan had, during the last month, ordered a weekly allowance to be in future paid towards his support. his eccentri cities were almost incredible: he would hold the chain at the various bridges to prevent persons going over until the closing of the gates, and would perform sundry antics daily for the amusement of the dock apprentices. He usually spent his Sundays in Cheshire, but was never known to miss the early boat on Monday morning. But he is now no more, having been found dead in the dock on Wednesday morning, into which it is supposed he had leapt in the pursuit of a rat, and being unnoticed had been unable to extricate himself. We believe we are stating the truth when we say that there is not an individual engaged about the docks who does not mourn him as a deperted friend." AN INCORRIGIBLE CoN VlCT.—Yesterday evening an inquest was held by Mr. Langhaw, Deputy-Coroner, at the Millbank Prison, on view of the body of John Smith, aged 23, a convict. It appeared from the evidence that deceased was originally a collier, and that he en tered a regiment of the line, while in which he was flogged seven times for bad conduct. He was after wards convicted four times fur theft, for the last of which ho was sentenced to seven years' t r ansportation. He was admitted into the prison on the 17th of June, 1847. He was then suffering from an .. internal scrofulous disease, on account of w hich he was immediately placed in the infirmary, where till Saturday last, when he died. While in the infirmary he made frequent attacks upon the officers of the ward. Death was the effect of the disease he was laboursinF under upon his admission. Verdict, "Natural death." It was stated that there was not a single case of cholera in the prison. 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