The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

of washing out the barrack looms was discoutiuued,
and dry rubbing substituted.
Since the announcement of the epidemic the
troops have been medically inspected twice, and the
women and children once, daily. The provisions
have been carefully examined, the mode of cooking
the dinners varied occasionally from boiled to roast or
baked meat, the men strictly enjoined to apply
immediately on the approach of any diarrhea'
tendency, and the sergeants ordered to keep a care-
ful watch, and to send any p,rson to hospital who
may be detected going inure freepently than once a
day to the privy. All hackers of fish, fruit, and
vegetables have been forbidden entry into the bar-
racks, and the men cautioned to abstain from any
irritating diet, and to keep from all the low and
filthy parts of the town, as well as from situations
where the cholera may be raging. They have also
been confined strictly to barracks after evening roll
call ; flannel belts have been taken into wear, and an
extra allowance of fuel granted. Amusenteuts in the
vicinity of the barracks have been encouraged, and
every endeavour made to procure from the troops a
cheerful and ready compliance with our requirements
without inspiring fear.
The families of such soldiers as were married
without leave, not being ace.unmodated in barracks,
have been daily visited at their lodgings, and eery
means put in practice to enforce and maintain cleat'''.
neas end ventilation.
The landlords applied to whenever necessary for
the removal of nuisances, and lime occasionally used
for disinfecting purposes. In some instances, futili-
ties who had taken up their abode in situations which
seemed objectionable, either as being overcrowded or
as teeming with noisome effluvia, were advised to
leave, and better apartments were procured for them.
The miserable condition of many of these poor crea-
, tures has been ameliorated by the timely aid of a tew
friends, to whom their distress was represented, and
owing no doubt to the change thus effected, their
health has been in a great measure preserved during
this trying visitation.
It appears that among 519 persons, the total
strength of the garrison in barracks, there have been
461 cases of diarrhea, of which 421 have occurred
among the men, irrespective of the officers, women
and children in garrison, together with 9 cases of
dysentery, but no cholera. Among the persons con-
nected with the same regiments outside the barracks,
numbering in all 10i, consisting of women and
children, with the exception of three officers, there
have been '29 cases of diarrhea, two of dysentery,
and one of cholera, making a total inside and outside
barracks of 480 cases of diarrleea, 11 of dysentery,
and one of cholera, but no death.
We may fairly infer that without the extreme
vigilance and unremitting care bestowed we should
not so entirely have escaped the ravages of this dire-
ful disease. The cases of diarrhea' by prompt treat-
ment, have been mostly of an ephemeral character,
the patients being restored to health on the day fol-
lowing that of the attack, and able to resume their
accustomed avocations.
Many of them came under observation twice or
thrice at varying intervals of time, suffering from a
return of the disease, which accounts for the apparent
large average attacked.
In a few instances the affection was more pre-
tracted in the cure, and was attended with a vomit-
ing and pulsing pains in the abdomen.
The cases of dysentery have been severe, but have
all recovered satisfactorily. An extraordinary
tolerance of the system for opium was observed, 3 or
4 grains having all the effect of grain doses adminis-
tered at other times.
In order to carry out the duties effectively it was
arranged that the garrison should never be left
without a medical officer, the night duties being
taken alternately.
GATESHEAD (HEIVOBT11). - Deaths Oct. 25.
Cholera, 2.

Thesii make the 500th death from cholera from the
let of September to this date. There have also been
43 deaths from diarrhoea, making a total of 343
deaths since the commencement of the outbreak.
EDROM (ATTON), N. B.—Deaths—Oct. 24. Cho-
lera, 1.
MAnYronT.—Deaths--Oct. 23. Cholera, 2.
NORTH LESFORD UNION (STRooD).—Threo cases
of cholera are reported as having occurred in the Strood
district since Sunday. The first was that of the
husband of a woman who died the preceding week.
Her son also fell a victim to the same disease. The
other cases are those of a man and his wife. Both
are progressing favourably, though all the attacks
have been very severe.
POLAND.
From information received respecting the progress
of epidemic cholera in this kingdom, it appears that
during the present year, up to the let of October,
there had been officially recorded 8,677 attacks; of
which 4,081 have been cured, 2,712 have resulted
fatally, and 84 are still under treatment. The num-
ber of cases of cholera reported as having occurred
in Poland up to the end of 1832 was 105,404. Of
these 56,196 have been cured, while the deaths were
49,303—making the total deaths to the Ist of the
present month 52,015. In some few instances the
deaths have been few in number compared with the
attacks; but in many parts of Poland the propor-
tionate mortality has been extremely high. 'IIMIR
in the town of Leczno there have been this year 16
deaths and 12 cures; in Mickow, 9 deaths and
only 4 recoveries; in Dubnrre, 31 deaths and
cures.

HAMBURG.

It will be remembered that several circumstances
were recently stated, leading to the conclusion that
cholera as en epidemic was nearly at an end in this
city. This favourable conclusion has been justified
by information since received. The authorities of
Hamburg have now officially reported that cholera
is at an end, and it appears that Dr. Helbert, who,
it will be recollected had been appointed by her
Majesty's government to visit and take charge of
the crews belonging to the British shipping in the
harbour, has deemed his attendance no longer neces-
sary. From Dr. Helbeti'm report it appears that
from the 6th to the 16th inst. he had exam►ned 84
vessels, and was consulted in seven cases. His
general statement with reference to the epidemic in
Hamburg is that there have been 530 attacks, 298
deaths, and 238 recoveries, leaving 14 under treat-
ment. During the first 15 days of October there
were only 11 attacks.