The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.

The following coroner's inquests were held in
London yesterday :
Before Mr. Elbe, at the Vestry-hall, Flonleydown, on
the body et Roixri G.aker, aged 31. a chairmsker. Tne de-
ceased, with bit wife end four children, roiled in a small
room at 30, College•seteet, Tooleyetreet. The house con-
tained ale rooms, aid the total number of inmates was
twenty-two. On Friday night deceased wu 'wired with
chides, of which he died on Tuesday morning. There were
two drain' in front of the house, which at times emitted very
bad smell., in compeer'. nce of the neighbours tr t owing filth
down the gratiegs.—The surgeon stated that deceased had
been attacked with diarrhees some days previous, which be
had neglected, and hence the attack of cholera. Ile had had
upwards of fifty incipient curs of cholera, all of which had
recovered from timely application of temediti. Verdict—
Death from A siatic ehOlera.

Before the same coroner and jury, on the body of Daniel
la‘Cal-hso aatd 42, of Griffithe.rents, Teoleyatrctt. The
deceaszd, eat Sunday he, was attacked with cholera rliwtly
after eating some cabbages and bread. The man was very
badly off, and when he had meat for dinner he g nt rally had
half a pound, for which he paid throe halfpence. Ile died
on Tuesday from Asiatic cholera.—Yerdiet accordingly.
Berets Mr. 11. M. Wakl-y, at the Middlesex House of
Detention, eh rktnwell, on the b .dy ot Tomas Jcitos.,n,
aged 18. The deceased Ins admitted on the Gth inst , and
on the following day he wa, seiz:d with malitnant cholera,
caused, it was supposed, from eating some tainted meat at
Lis sister's., in Lambeth Essrything was doue for him, but
he died on Tuesday. The coroner said he held moth, r in-
quest on a man who had died from easing cod fish, and also
on a gentleman who died from cholera through taking
qua-le medicine.—Verdict, "Death from cholera."
Yesterday Mr. Bedford received information of another
death in the Billhook prison, from choler., avid elan of the
d-ath of • lad, named William Kay, of Newherry-court,
Fetter-lane. The boy, after eating some shell-lish, was at-
tacked with cholera, of which he died so Tuesday in King's
College Hospital.

WooLwicu.—Since the publication et the last report
three deaths have occurred from cholera on board the
convict bespital slip, and several •stacks have occurred
which, by prompt atten•im, have been treat. d in a suc-
cessful manner. A sanitary committee eat last week, and
devised plans for improving the town, but on Tuesday last a
sufficieut number or conunt•s:onirs did not attend, and ne
hoard was formed. Hum all improvement it postponed for
nother week.

POUTSMOrrit.—In this town the cholera has proved fatal
In numerous instances since Sun•hsy, but yesterday (WO-
nesday) there were grounds for hoping it had reached its
crisis. A member of the board of Health has been down,
and several very proper steps taken to prevent if pcssible the
spread of the disease. C-opts and alleys have been (Itched
with water from lire eng.nee, and additional medical men
have been appointed to attend the poor.
Pootc.—Eleven deaths from cholera (says the Sherborna
Journal) have taken place in the town of Poole, as fellows
Four men, one (Welly and three middle aged; two young
persons about sixteen ; and five children—of the latter clam
five died in one family. These deaths occurred at the rate
of one per day up to hlocday, when six took place.
OLoucEsTEß—The Gloucester Journal Lays: "This
terrible disesee, we regret to say, still carries eft its victims
in this city. During the past week it has attained a more
threatening aspect than hitherto" Since, however, the
above 'octant. 6 were printed we hat a learnt toot the malady
has much abtted in Gloucester.

IPBWICIL.—It is statid on confident authority that two or
three fatal cases of Asiatic cholera have occurrol in Ipswich
during the week. One victim mentioned is Capt. Askew,
who was well known to ell cmnected with the btriness of
the port. The other cues are said to gave occurred
in the pariah of St. Margaret. With the number of open
gutters traversing our streets, the evaporations horn which
must render powerful aid to the pmgrete of the disea‘e, it is
to be hrp,d ionic means will be taken to cleanse them more
thoroughly than usual.—St folk C'ltronick.
NAmrwtcst.—We (Cheater Courauf)are sorry to state that
the cholera has made its apoearossce un a very txtensive
%We at Monte ice, and that within a very few de). thirty
fatal cases have occurred.

AeIITON.—On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body
of Thomas Cryne, an high labourer, who died on
Sunday last of Asiatic cholera, lic was Mead apparently
very weak and ill on Saturday evcniap Icier; in a geld in
Acres lane, Slalybridge, a companion acme years younger
that. himself being wit!, him. Ito was removed to the
hospital at Ashton, where he was put into a warm Beth;
atdintlants and medicine bd. g also administered. Dur-
ing the night of Saturday, the unit, it exertions
w. rc pat forth by the sur.oona of the hospital,
hot opplicationa wero applied, pow. rlul astringent medicines
ipliniuist. riot, and all the other remedies which are usually
adopted in cases 0 cholera were made us; ot, hut without
success ; as the poor fellow' thouih he held up until
Sunday, at twelve o'clock, tied shortly atter. A port mot-
teat examination was hell on the bpi!, when it. .0 faunal
that the stomach was empty, and in a highly eong..sted state,
the gall bladder being dibtentterl with tile. The jury re-
turned a v. edict of " Died from Asiatic cholera."

WADRINCiTON.—The cholera ban not propelled very
much. Two or three cues have terminated fatally, but
several have been treated successiully at the ho pital, and
hove recovered. The sy‘tem of visitation, teo, which is
carried into effect meet assiduously, will doubaess tend to
prevent its rapid extension here.
BELFAST AND VICINITY.—Choicra hu declined con-
siderably. No cases have been reported from B dlymecerrett
since the 3rd irstant, nor from any other out-district of the
Belfast Union since' 20th June. All the eases, therefore,
iu this report have occurred in the town of Belfast. At our
last report there were remaining under treatment 120. Fri-
day-113w casts, 6; died, 3 ; discharged cured, 6. tiolurday
—new cases, 7 ; died, 2 ; discharged cured, 18. Sabbath—
WA" cases, 11; died, 1 ; discharged cured, 2. Monday—
new cases, 10 ; died, 0 ; discharged cured, 2. Total caw
since loot report, 24 ; died C. ; discharged cured, 28 Total
number of cases in Belfast Union, 2,301 ; e'ied, 673 ; dis-
charged cured, 11)02 ; remolding under treatment 126.