The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-23 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.

The returns made to the commissioners of police as
to the health of the force, give hut three deaths as hissing re.
suited from cholera, throughout the whole police district of
15 miles. In the whale population included in the bah of
mortality, the clea.lis reported amounted to but 55 on Satur-
day, and 45 the day be f re.
Oa Saturday a married female named Theresa Phillips,
and three of her children, died in King's College Hospital,
from Aibitie cholera. The family resided in the Camber-
well-new-road, not far from Mr. Farmer's vitriol works, and
on Thursday hot the mother, with two of her children, were
attacked with cholera. The lath. r, who works at a wine
merchant's in Pall-mall, was scut for, as well as several
medical men, and at the request of the latter the three were
instantly removed in a cab to the hespital. The lather re-
mained there during the night of Thursday, but at an esrly
hour un Friday the wife and two of her Odell,. n died, and
on the fatter returning home he found two more of his h;l-
-dren attacked. They were also removed to the samehospi-
tal, where another of the children expired on Saturday,
making tour deaths in one family in the space of a few hours.
Whilst the family was befog attended to by the medical
officers of the institution, a man residing in Holborn walked
in and ci Explained of being seized with cholera. Ile was im-
mediately placed in het, and the usual remedies applied, but
during tiaturday he expired.
One et the nurses in the cholera ward was seized about the
same time, and remains in a very precise ious state.
During the night of Friday, Mr. Robertson, for many
years connected with the Molting Past, and latterly with
the Railway Retard, died f-om an axack of cholera.
A number of persons have died from cholera in Lambeth
Workhouse durino the week, but no inquests have been
held on them, and Mr. Bedford has decided on not holding
inquests on the bodies of those who have dial in King's
College lic spital.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY za.
THE QUEEN IN IRELAND. . .

Are general illuminations "to be or not to be ?
that is the question"—which is now eagerly discussed.
The economists my it i 4 too expemslve, the sanita-
rims cry it is unieholisame, but the corporations
are decidedly for lighting up. It is probable that
the matter will be compromised by all the public
offices and prin iiinl t come being made refulgent, and
the private houses left to the taste and discretion of
their inhabitants. Mr. Richard Dowden, of Cork—a
zeshme loyalist—bag protested publicly against the
citizens b.ing called on in hot weather to licit their
bedrooms with burring candles, saying that " tho
dirt, thu inconvenience, the risk, and the expei,se,
would not at all be compensated by the effect."
In Dublin it is asserted that the expense of general
illuminations would be between seven and eight
thousand Fiends. The Mail cries out against the pro-
ject, and calls for rigid economy.
Tae Chief Baron is pronounced convalescent from
his severe attack of English cholera, but, being
unable to go the remainder of the circuit, government
have sent Mr. Baldwin, t 3 conclude the re-
mair, ler of the north-..ast circuit. From the pressuro
of teminess on the Munster circuit, arisimg from the
err Avdtd gaols, additional judicial assistance has been
w nt down, and Mr. Serjeant O'Brien acts as assistant-
'judge along with justices Ball and Jackson. The
home circuit is over, the Lord Chief Justice going
through the numerous records with his unrivalled
celerity and clearness of mind.
There is much interest still felt about the Orango
collision, and there is anxiety to know what steps
government will take.

RELIEF OF IR:sit FALTERS.--Aghadda It,cthey,
Whit gate, stray Cloyne, county Cork, July 20.—Rev Wm.
It. Townsend, rector of Aghadda, Whitegate, near Cloys.,
county Cork, will be
tot"obiged to the editor of the Express to
acknowledge for him
in pencil, July 16 ; post merk, liingwood, two 2s. 6d. pieces,
5:. ; to " F. A. 8.," a friend in every sense, fur first half of
No. 6721 Provincial Berl, Belfast, initials on the cal,
" F. A B. ;" crest, a hand, 11.

EXTRAORDINARY DESERTION OF Two OFFICERS
or H.M.S. CIIILDEILS. ••• The second lieutenant, Mr.
°roma T. Graham (184 G), and the master also of twat
ship, Mr. Andrew It Elliot (1847), whilst the first licuten-
was at the hospi,al, and the commander was on shore at the
Cape of Good Hope, threw their commission' on the deck
of the sloop and deserted her, leaving a midshipman of four
years' standing only in charge, and were not heard of after.
The admiral en the station was obliged to appoint Lieut.
G.oson and a second master to officer the chip en her pustule
to England. The mast, r was under wept at the time he
deserted. Their names have been struck off the list and
" It " placed against them on the ship's books.
MURDER AT KIRKBY.—An inquest was held at the
Cricket Players, Kirkby, a few days ago, upon the body of
Mart-di Wilkinson, aged 10 years. Deceased was the illegi-
timate daughter of William Atkinson, labourer, of Annesley
Woodhouse, by his wife before they were married. On the
12th, the deceased and her father, In company with two
bovs,went to a field belonging to Mr. Hodgkinson, of Kirkby,
to bob turnips. In a short time deceased's father began to
swear at her, and said if she did not get on he would beat
her severely, to which she replied, " it was so hot she could
not." In about half an hour after this she got a short way
behind him, when he struck her with great violence with the
hoe he was working with, and would have struck her again,
but was prevent id by a fellow-workman, named Michael
Fletcher. She begged bard that he would let her go home,
but he said she should "stay in the field, live cr die." In
about 20 minutes after this he struck lee again over the
bi.cle with the hoe, causing her to cry out. Prisoner then
broke a bm,ela from off an ash tree, and on his daughter
being a little behind again, he struck her on the head with it
with such force that the stick actually bent round her head
end broke in several piece'. She cried out, but appeared to
be afraid of being struck again. Deceased went on with her
woi but was on exhausted with the blew' that the was 6026
mro k,
dto op. s
lier fathee turned round and walked towards
her. Deceased did not speak t , him, but merely locked at
him imploringly. Ile relied his hoe, end before he could
be peeventi d. struck her over the back with such violence
as to break the hoe shift into pi eta. After the last
blow decease) was told to go home by Fletcher, and
she left the field. Prisoner end the men continued
working until ex o'clock at night. The blows before
adverted to were given at eleven in the morning. When the
primmer and the men had gone over four fields they saw de-
emed in a ditch in the hedge-bottom. On going to her, she
was found :ying on her side, deed. A little blood 'flowed
from her Dinah and wise. On prisoner seeing this he re-
peatedly inquired if a doctor would be of any service, but
was answered in the negative by the men. She was then
carried home, a distance of two and u halt miles. The pri-
soner, in cross-eaimining the witnesses, attempted to show
that deceased might have been killed by a mar, and a foal
that were in the field where she was found.—Mr. Paulson,
sorpon, of Mansfield, was of opioton that deceased died Ire
CO • gestiou of the train, caused by the blows. The inquiry
was 6,4 :wood until Monday Review.