The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA.

THE DEATH FROM CHOLERA OF MR. BEALE, ONE OF
TIIZ CITY MEDICAL OFFICERS, took place on Thursday. Be
was kouwa u a zealous public officer, and as the author of a
volume on the " Natural History of the Sperm Whale."
Return of cases of oholera reported to the General
Board of Health yesterday, August 24 :
Attacks. Deaths.
In London and vicinity, vb. :
Lambeh 4O 15
8 ,uthwark
Newington Bate
lt nherhithe
Bethnal ereen
Buoreditch
Other lcceitiee
In England and "Weise:—
Liverpool 99 26
Merths r Tydll 7 2
Dowlats
Plymouth
Newcastle-nada-Lyme
Bristol 9 7
Other towns, is.

In Scotland : '
Dundee
Cup". Arm l2
Other town', ite.

General total

355

Ilairrol.,—The returns are again of a more favourable
character, as well in the ancient city as In Bedminster, the
number of 'l.i:urea having diminished in both places. The
return issued by the health committee of the corporation of
the poor gives the following as the number of new cues is
the city : August 24, diarrhese, 18 ; approaching to cholera,
7 ; cholera, 7 ; deaths, 8. Ti. statement for BedminAer foe
the two days is as follows: August 23, diarrheas, 16;
cramps, 0; cholera, 4 ; deaths, 3. August 24, diarrhoea, 9;
cramps. 4; cholera, 4. For the out parish of St. Philip and
Jacob no return is issued, but I understand that there were
7 or 8 deaths yererday and this morning.
REIFORD —Two OLIO of cholera have occurred at Bel-
ford, both of which terminated fatally—one on Friday, and
the other on Saturday last.
LINCOLN.—On Thursday the Lincoln Sanitary Committee
of the Corporation determined upon energetic rausures f r
the suppression of nuisances adculated to predispose persons
to cholera.
BOSTON.—tip to Wednesday evening the attacks in Bos-
ton have keen 62, deaths 28.
GAINSBOROFOII.—The mortality from cholera became so
alarming duricg lest week that the burgess constable con-
vened a meeting in the Town-hall, to discus the propriety
of ad piing some sanitary measures for arresting the progress
of the scourge. Betwe. n the sth and 20th August, the number
of deaths at Gainsborough from churn was 86, and 16 from
other cameo, making a total of 101 deaths in a fortnight.
Duringthe last visitation of the cholera, there were only 41
deaths in two menthe—lbid.
BRADFORD —This disease still continues its ravages, car-
rying death into every district of this borough. There have
been 14 fatal cues since our last. The number of persons
attacked since cholera broke out in this union have been
some 188. Of this number 71 have preyed fatal ; and there
are at present 19 cane under treatment.
Sccirt.a.vn.—This disease has slightly abated in Dundee.
We bear of it, however, in St. Andrews, Brechin, Montrose,
it hss re-appeared in Edinburgh, and has been very severe
for two weeks in Conpar-Angus.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT THE NEW COAL
EXCHANOB.—Yesterday an accident of a frightful character
took place at the New Coal Exchange, Lower Thames-street,
City, to a man named Joseph Ramsey, aged 28 years. The
unfortunate man was in the service of Messrs. Robinson and
Co., the extessive plate-glass and lead merchants, of Swan
Wharf, Upper Thames-street, who had recently secured the
contract to supply the plate-glass for the tower on the sum.
mit of the New Coal Backup facing the fish market, Bil-
lingsgate. He proceeded to the upper part of the building,
and ascended the tower, for the purpose of taking the mea-
surement for the glass, and while so engaged he loot his
equilibrium, and fell from the platform on to the stone land-
icrpleoe below (a distance of nearly 50 feet), sustaining
injuries of a dreadful character from the fall. The unfortu-
nate man was conveyed with all care and speed to the
accident ward of St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. Mac-
murdo and Mr. Bird, the surgeons, promptly rendered every
possible aid, but last night he was sinking fast.
ROBBERY AT BRIGHTON PAVILION.—Daring the
night of Thursday, the apartment consoled by Sir Harry
Barell, leiaut.-Colonel of the 7th Dragoon Guards, over the
Pavilion stables at Brighton, was broken into by • thief',
who carried off about 41. in money, and same 'deer fork,
and spoons. The depredator entered the room by breaking
through the skylight; and footsteps were traced from the
apartment into the ridintschool, across the lawn, and to
the wail near the northern entrance of the Pavilion grounds.