The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

From local circumstances the town of &sham
is in a state of most deplorable helplessness. It is
6 miles from the nearest town, Ely, and 7 from
Newmarket, where the guardians sit. There is no
communication with either of those towns but by
private canveyance. No coach, omnibus, or fly is
kept in the pence. If such conveyance is reieered a
messenger must he despatched to one of the se towns
to request one to be sent. It is with the greatest
difficulty the sanitary committee have burrowed a
horse and cart to convey the invalids and some ne-
cessary articles of furniture to the hired cottages.
The town will owe an eternal debt of
gratitude to those gentlemen who hare com-
bined to form a local bourd of health. The
vicar, the Rev. Henry 'frisker, who had quitted the
place to go to Brighton for his health, returned
immediately he received intelligence of the virulent
nature of the outbreak. His two curates, who have
both suffered from slight attacks of the epidemic, are,
together with the magistrates and the local au: hori-
tks, and some o:her gentlemen, indefatigable in their
exertime.
" One of the medical men is unfortunately an in-
valid, and unaele to leave his house ; and this throws
additional labour on the other two, whose exertions
are beyond praise. I feel convinced that they would
soon have been obliged to give in, were it not that
two house-tolouse visitors from London have just
arrived, and are now in full work. 1 hope therefore
to he ably shortly, with!. Divine favour, to report a
more favourable state of thinies.
" In the mean time I have to report that 4 deaths
have taken place here today, and several children
are in a state th it utlerds but little room for hope.
To show the virulent nature of the poison and how
thoroughly impregnated therewith an infected liouee
becomes, I adduce the following cases ot eevcral
members of the same family suffering at the present
time. In the family of H— there are 3 members
labouring under the disease, in that of T— there
are 3, in that of 11.--- there are 2, in, that of P--
there arc 7, iu that of A-- there are 3, in that of
H--- there are 5, in that of It— there are 4, in
that of G-- there are 3, in that of L— there are
3, and in that ut H-- there are 6. Them are at
present under treatment—Diarrhcea, S 2 : approach-
ing cholera, 2; cholera. 4. In Waterside alone there
are 24 ; in Bull-lane, 20."
Et.v.—The officer of health of Ely reports that
five cases of cholera have occurred in that city, two
of which have proved fatal. Neither of these appeani
to have had communication with Sahatte or with
each other, and they occurred in different parts of
Ely. As usual both the deceased lived in most un-
healthy localities. The inquest furnisiies an account
of the locality in which the first victim meted, and
of the second it is on:y necessary to add the name,
' " Little Lorlei)." In Mr. Lee's Report in 1819, on
the sanitary condition of Ely, it is stated that the
mortality iu this particular locality was then 45 in
the 1,0(10. Previously to the occurrence of the fatal
cases the officer of health had math• a report to the
local board of Health on the wretched conditiou of
this locality, and the local bard of health had
formed themselves into a committee and made a
house-to-house visitation of the usual seats of epi-
demic disease. The result of their inquiries has
been the discovery of nuisances as plentiful as in
1848-19. No unusual amount of diarrheca appeared
to be prevailing at present. Bo :rd meetings have
been held daily during the last week, aped Dr. Waller
Lewis being at Soham was requested to visit Ely to
assist in carrying into effect forthwith such precau-
tionary measures os were practicable.
leveateene—From information received from the
medical department of the Government Emigration-
t ffice, it aopears that during the month of October
36 ships hare been cleared, with 16,932 passengers,
equal to 14,4521 statute adults; and that during
the same period there have been detained 10 cases
of fever, 10 of dysentery, I of measles, 3 of cholera,
and lof a cutaneous disorder. The greatest number
of persons detained have been Germans. Tee gene-
' ral health of the town is represented as continuing to
be good. The eases of malignant cholera are few, and
principally confined to the German emigrants; and
those who. have lately arrived in Liverpool appear to
be in a healthier condition than those eho lett Ger-
many during the month of September and the be-
ginning of October. There have also passed through
the German Emig:ants' Home, at Bootle, 214 male
adults, 113 female adults, 53 male childrt n, ;;1 female
children, and 11 infants. The establishment is stated
to he in a healthy situation, and kept in good order.
HOLBEACIL—An outbreak of the epidemic ap-
peared to be impeuding over this town, there having
occurred since the 21st of October two fatal cus=s of
cholera, six cases approaching cholera, and 12 cases
of diarrhcca. All these occurred in cottages consist-
ing of two small ro ms, surrounded by marsh and
fen, with pools of stagnant water, manure heaps,
and unclean privies and pigsties. The inhabitants,
Iconsisting of farm labourers, obtain their supply of
water fur all purposes from pits sunk from two to
five feet deep in the earth, mixed in many instances
with surface drainage from privies. The town of
Holbcach itself has nu drains, and no regular supply
of water. An efficient local medical staff is reported
to have been appointed, and an inspector of nuisances,
and the tempurary suspension of the epidemic affords,
time for carrying into effect all available means of
cleansing, removal of collections of filth, liine•wash-

ing,
DUNDEE.—Nov. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 14. Nov.
6. Cholera, 9. Making a total from the commence-
ment of 57 deaths.
ARBROATIL—NO7. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 1. Nov.
5. Cholera-1. Total from commencement, 7 deaths.
FORFAR—Nov. 4. Deaths—Cholera, 2.
CLIFTON—Nov. 1. Death—Cholera, 1.
LUTON—Nov. 3. Death—Cholera, 1. Total from
commencement, 9 deaths.
NEWCASTLE—Nov. 4. Death—Cholera, 1.