The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

'I HE CHOLERA.

CABIAPP.—We rejoice to have it in wryer to state
that the violence of the alarming disease bee beim materially
Issessed. The prompt measures which were tak a for the
psalteries of the dwellings of the p. or and the lower pave
elate sews, have b en lc far *acanthi as to check the nth-
Wes of the malady. For example, this week there have
been e&y 14 coffins supplied for cholera victims by the pariah
lest week there were 40. Aud of the 14 coffi•is fun adverted
to, three only have been given once Si urday. The cor.di-
non of the Fearer population seems, therefore,. to have been
very greatly improved. But what has beet gnu must not
be undone by indolence sad a reliant. upon how. which,
how amiable never in their Origin, can lend only to bitter
diseppoktalset and re towed misery.—Cardif Guardian.
Lamas.—We regret to have to announce that Lees is to
be added to the many other places in which this disease has
appeared during the present week. The cues that have
occurred here are as yet happily isolated ones; and with
prompt and proper care as to ventilation, regimen, and tem-
perate habits, the prevalence of the discus as an epidenis
may be prevented. The filet case we have to mention
occurred in Wheeler-greet, Beak, in the family of an Irish-
man named McCarthy, his wife and three children all
being prostrated by the disease. One of the children, aged
eight years, died after six days' suffering, having sur-
vived the state of collapse, and expired under the typhoid
symptoms wads commonly succeed it. Another of the
children is in a dying sate, but the wife and the third
child are as yet in a more h ,peful situation. This family
were by their eireunintances every way predisposed fur the
reception of the disease. Besides those who have had the
complaint, there are the husband and several children, who
have hitherto gauped it ; but all are loth td in a miserable
collar dwelling, with only a single bed fur the living and
the dead, and subsisting up to this time principally upon
vegetable diet, not having the means of procuring more
substantial food. We least the Board of Guardians
will immediately attend to this deplorable state of
things, and provide a remedy, as far as practicable. The
only other case of which we have heard is that of Mr.
Jonas Brook, a married man with a family, residing in
Market-street. lie was in the country on Suaday with a
friend, and on his return home in the evening of that day
was attacked with dysentery, but from which nothing I
serious was at that time apprehended, though he had
some medial advice. At four o'clock on Thursday morning
his illness began to increase most seriously, and Dr. Chad.-
, wiek and J. P Garlick, Es ti., were called to attend biro ;
but in spite of ell that eculd be done, he expired in the course
of the day. We are informed that he exhibited moss, but
not all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera, though not in their
most malignant form. These are all the cases we have heard
of, and we pericularise them in order that the truth may
be known without exaggeration, and that no unnecessary
alarm may be created by the rumours which may get into
circulation, and by which the extent of the evil is sure to lie
magnified. At the some time we would urge upon the in.
habitants the adoption of all those precautionary mt worm
which ire so necessary in order to guard against the spread
of the disesse.—Leeds Mercury.
BIUDFORD.—Tate disease has made its appearance in
Bralford. During the present week there have barn fin
cases, three of which have proved fatal. Every pr: caution
'a being taken by the authorities to prevent its spreading.—
Noes.—The cholera at this fithing village still exists,
which is not altogether a matter of surprise, when the MISS
of filth and nuisances which are allowed to remain in it are
taken into consideration. It appears that as far back as
February last, a woman and her two chiliren died, having
about them every symptom of cholera. No other ease
had occurred until about ten days since, when a fisher
man named Jackson, who had been complaining to
his comrades in the morning of a pro is the
stomach, went on hoard a French lugger It ing in the hay,
and had a glass of brandy. lie returned on shore, took to
his bed, and in two hours was a corpse. lii. wife and child
caught the disease, and soon followed the husband. Twenty-
nine altogether bad died alter suffering fur periods varying
between six hours and • few days. The number of those
affected with the disease a few days since was 130, and the
population of the whole parish only amounted to about 500,
although hopes are entertained of the recovery of many of
those who are now ill. A committee has been formed fur
providing the sick and stifle ring with medicines, blankets,
and other necessaries, and the greatest at ntion is paid to
the patient+ by Mr. Spencer of Plymouth, who ha, been
appointed reside nt surgeon, by the P.ympton St. Mary
tioion, and by Mr. Coal, the surgeon of the district —Devon
Telegraph.
Tue AMEISICAN EAOLE.—It is our grwifyieg duty to in-
gests the public that ttere bas been no death from cholera, or
from any other cause, on board this ship or the Ts ne bulk
since our last publication, and the passengers and seamen
mill under the etre of Mr. F. Fox, the surge on on b ,ard the.
Tyne, are rapidly improving; all the cases, about 20, with
the exception of one, being now merely diarrhoth. The An-
dromrda helk hu been towed fir on Namara to the Sound,
I alongside the American Eagle, and all the passengers w ll
be removed into her, in order that the American ship may be
*tree:Wally cleared, &e., preparatory to the re-embarkation
of the emigrants and her cabin passengers. Dr. Suther-
land,
• medical officer from the goy rotund, arrived here on
Saturday. Be visited the American Eagle and the hulk, I
and expressed his approbation of the eystem adopted by the
kcal authorities. lie is still here, and will no doubt remain
till the ship sails. The vague reports respecting the exist-
ence of cholera in Plymouth are entirely groundless, and the
number of deaths on board the emigrant vessel have been
greatly exaggerated, especially by tho metropolitan press
The inhabitants of Plymouth are unusually healthy at the
present time, as will be seen from the letters read at the
leering of the town council of that borough on Wednes
day evening last, given in another column.—Devonport
Telegraph.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Jl' 16:

Two of the state convicts (O'Dat rty and Martin)
received notice lesterday that they would bt trans-
ferred this morning to the custody of the governor of
the convict depot in Smithfield. This morn:ng they
wet° removed from the prison to Kingstown, where
a steamer awaits to convey them, at one o'clock, to
Sp ke Lland. As soon as the Declaratory Act page a
parliament, the other convicts will be removed with-
out further delay. It appears that there is no truth
whatever in the statement of a London journal that
Mr. Smith O'Brien was to carry out plate with him to
New South Wales.
There was a meeting of the corporation yesterday,
and the counciLdiscussed at length a rep of the
commit'ee apoffibertain clauses in the act for the im-
provement of Dublin. Mr. Butt, Q.C., took his seat
in the council for the first time since Ms recent elec-
tion, and was received with loud applause from all
sides of the council.
Mr. James Grattan, ex-M.P. for Wicklow, has
published a letter in the journals stating his protec-
tionist principles, and expressing his readiness to
assist iu promoting emigration by subscribing to such
a society as was recently proposed at the Carlow
meeting got up by Mr. Maher. His letter takes a
very gloomy view of the state of this country.

DRAMA.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
MORNING TIM OF HI MAJESTY.

On Saturday a very interesting entertainment mu
given for the amusement of the Prince of Wales, the Princess
Royal, and the youthful sambas of the royal family. The
performances were got up by desire of her Majesty, who
expreared a wish to afford some theatrical amusement to her
children, and Mr. Mitchell sent out cards of in-
vitation to the junior branches of the aristocracy, rather than
seise the opportunity of deriving any pecuniary benefit
from the royal patronage. The result of this arrangement was
that the theatre was thronged to excess by the nobility and
gentry, and a Coup d'ceit was presented such as is not often
seen within the walls of a theatre. Every seat was occu-
pied, and the vilters consisted for the most part of ladies,
all of whom were most elegantly attired. Her Majesty,
accompaniid by Prince Albert and the royal children, ar-
rived between two and three o'clock, attended by Lady
Desert, the Hon. Miss Kerr, Colonel Phipps, and Colonel
Bouverie.
Toe theatre was festooned with flowers, tastefully &st-
ress( d along the front of the boxes, and the effect was
extremely beautiful, although, as a matter of count, it was
necessary to turn day into night by illuminating the theatre.
The performances (which were as varied w possible consider-
ing the short time allowed for preparation) consisted of se-
lections from "Fre Diavolo," songs by the Hungarian
sing n, the " Minuet de la Cour," by Mille. Rosati and
Mdlle. Marie Taglionl ; a " Divertissement d'Enfant," and
the smash's gymnastic feats of Monsieur Auriol and his son.
The Queen and the royal children expressed the greatest
satiefre.ion throughout, and the eccentric mancravres of
Auriol were especially gratifying to the youthful princes
The entertainment concluded shortly before 5 o'clock.
Among 4 the distinguished company were the Duchess of
Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de
Spell', and Sir George Cooper; the Turkish ambassador and
suite. the Viteonateme de Moneorvo and party, the Duchess
of Beaufort, Duchess of Northumberland, Marchionese of
Ailcabury, Marchioness of Abereern, Marchione as of Down-
shire, Counteme Howe, Counties of Chesterfield, Count re of
Sefton. C.:notes, of Charlemont, Countess of Brownlow,
Countess of Wilton, Countess of Harrington, Countess of
Lichfill, Countess of Dartmouth, Lady Mary Christopher,
Lady Howard de Walden, Miss Burdett Coutts, Mcst
of the visitors were accompanied by juveniles.

FIRE AT A GAS FACTORY.—On Tuesday morn-
ing, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a fire broke out at the
Reading Old Oes-works. The exterior of the extensive
gasometer, covered with en immense quantity of gas tar, by
some means taught fire, and was quickly envelopes in flames.
Tie engines soon arrived at the spot, and it was only through
the utmm•t exertions being rendered that tae peat body uf
fir. was at length extinguished. Had the iron gasometer,
which was filled with gas, become sufficiently heated, nr
hi d the fire occurred in the night, when asuitattee world
have be ,n less readily at hand, a terrible explosion would no
d ntbt have taken place, followed by the most disastr: us con.
sequence•. The fire, it is said, originated in a spark which
flew from one of the chimnies, having settled on the newly
covered eas-tar, which thereby became ignited.
The HIBERNIA, Captain Le tell, saved from Liver-
pool on Saturday for Halifax and New York.