The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-17 00:00:00

THE LATE SIR C. J. NAPIER.

The letter of condolence from the Masons of Ports •
mouth to the lady of the late Lieut.-General Sir C. J.
Napier, 0.C.8 , on the death of that distinguished man
and beloved brother of the Order, appeared in the Express
of Frid iy, the 9th instant; and, in reply to it, the
following letter was read at a meetiug of one of the Lodges
of that teen on Thursday night last :—" Oaklands, Sep-
tember 8, 18.:03 —Gantlemen.— the widow of the late Sir C.
Napier in unable, from the weight of affliction, to do more
than return, through me, her grateful thanks for the
address of condolence you have presented on her bereave-
ment. The sympathy of friends is always assuaging to
grief, but when that sympathy comes with such public
testimony to the worth of the lost object, it is as alleviating
as human feeling under such a blow can be sensible ut.
Gentlemen, to lady Napier's thanks permit me to add an ex
pression of grateful sentiments for all the family of one
whom you have described as a virtuous and great man.—l
have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
W. Narna, Lieutensiit-General.—To R. W. Ford,
It. G. F. Smith, and J. U. Owen, Ens., and the Brethren
of the limning Lodges of the Borough of Portsmouth."

CIIOLEHA AT IlArnErooL.—An inquest was held
at the Wore Inn, Hartlepool, on the 13th instant, before
John Settle, Esq., coroner, on the body of John Stanch.
Elisabeth Stanch said deceased was her father. He died
at twelve o'clock that day. His age was forty-one years. He
was a coal trimmer. He was taken unwell on Friday last,
while he was at work in a vessel, and came home about nine
o'clock at night. He was a healthy man up to that time.
Ile was purged, and on Monday morning he began to vomit.
About four o'clock in the morning she went for Mr. Lillo,
the surgeon. lie sent something, and her father was better
for it up to eleven o'clock on Monday night. lie was taken
worse at two o'clock that morniug, and continued so till he
died.—Thomas Lille, surgeon, said he had been called to
at:end deceased at a time when he was at an acconchement,
at five o'clock on Monday, and sent seine medicine, and
afterwards saw him at nine o'clock on that morning. Ho
found him suffering from cholera, such as he had seen in
the town. He was purged, and he vomited, and in a
state of great debility. He frequently sighed deeply, but
his voice and his eyes were very much sunk He got worse
every hour. He saw him several times during the day,and
the symptoms abated. He applied the best remedies
he could. On being called that morning, between three
and four o'clock, he saw he was rapidly going into collapse.
He was cold, his hands and nails were going dark, and he
was dying. At nine o'clock he was cold, restless, and in-
sensible; he died at twelve o'clock. lie had paid great
attention to him. His stools were of the rice-water kind;
he had been cramped, but not so much as he had seen in
other cues.—By a Juror: He considered it • case of epi-
demic cholera, such as he had seen on board ships. He
did not know why it should be called Asiatic
cholera, except that it first came across from
Asia. It was that species of epidemic that had
visited this country before, and was the only case
of the kind he had seen in the town. He bail had
fifty cases of endemic cholera, and they had all recovered.
He considered epidemic cholera to be an atmospheric dis-
ease.—By the Coroner. Ile did not think the dirty state of
the neighbourhood where deceased died had anything to do
with his death. The disease was what was called Asiatic
cholera; he did not think it was contagious. The case tied
appearances of the body satisfied him it was epidemic cho-
lera; he had no doubt whatever of it ; ho had suffered list
pain than was usual in cases of cholera, but he considered
that bad resulted from congestion of the lungs and of the
brain. He did nut wioh to be an alarmist, but be wee giving
his evidence on oath, and stated distinctly that death re-
sulted from Asiatic chulera.—A juryman said he did not
wonder the man died; there was a large midden heap just
under the sleeping-room window ; and during the last
viaibitiun of cholera, a went had died in the solos house.
Verdict, " Died of epidemic cholera."—Swideriond Herald.
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