The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

MANCHESTER.

Two more cases had been reported up to yesterday after-
noon, in which persons had died at Manchester of Asiatic
cholera, but there appears to be some doubt of one, if not
both. The first case was on Saturday evening. A man
who had arrived from Newcastle, and taken up his real-
dance in Oldham-road, one of the most thickly-populated
parts of the city, was seized with the fatal disease, and
died about half-put eleven that night. A surgeon was
called in only half an hour before death, and he, of course,
had but little chance of affording assistance. The second
case was one which had also wearied in Oldham.road, and
the surgeon in attendance was Mr. Briggs, of Oldham-
road. Information of this case first reached the authorities
yeeterdaymorning,when the friends of the deceased applied
to the Board of Guardians for a coffin and the fees for in-
terment. Mr. Briggs, however, is et opinion that death in
this case was caused by delirium tremens, brought on by
exposure and intemperate habits. The man's name
was Charles Smayle, and he had been suffering from diarr-
heas last week, when he was at Newcastle, and had taken
whisky and cayenne pepper, as a remedy. On Wednesday
he came to Manchester, having obtained employment as a
glam-blower, and was drinking for three days, and lay out
of dun two nights.

In the other case, Mr. Hughes, a druggist in St. George's-
road, was called to attend the patient, and found him in a
state of collapse. Afterwards Mr. Henson, medical officer
of the anion, visited the patient, and was of opinion that it
was a genuine case of cholera. The street in which this
man lived is not paved or drained ; and there was lately a
fatal case of fever in it. On examination of the house. 3
feet depth of water was found beneath the floor. On ref.•
rence to the Registrar of Death., we find the case reported
to him as " Diarrhoea and cholera."

MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.-GENERAL POST-OFFICE,
Burr., 1863.—The next mails for Australia will he for-
warded by the Nelsus, sailing vessel, the owners of which
have entered into a contract for that purpose with the Post-
muter General. This vessel is appointed to be despatched
from Liverpool on the 4th October next, after the arrival of
the day mail from London; and all letters and newspapers
for South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Van
Diemen's Land, reaching Liverpool previous to her depar-
ture, and net addressed to be cent by any other vessel, will be
forwarded by the Neleus. The packet rates of postage will
be chargeable on letters transmitted by the Nolen*, but no
charge will be made upon newspapers. The mails to be
conveyed by this packet will be made up in London on the
morning of the 4th October, and at Liverpool on the after-
noon of that day. Those postmasters whose instructions
direct them to send their letters to Liverpool by cross post,
will, of course, forward the correspondence intended for
these mails in the same manner.

MELANCHOLY DEATH BY
late Christopher Commons, a comfortable farmer (65 years
of ege) living near Ardhracken, Haven, was bitten by his
own terrier dog about the 12th of July last. The dog was
found to have gone mad immediately after. Commons re-
mained rather heedless about the small wound inflicted on
his face and arm; but after a weak he applied to a quack
in the county of Cavan for his ordinary cure. Trusting in
this " nostrum," he went to the salt water for some weeks,
and remained pretty confident that he was in no danger
until last Thursday, when he became very nervous, and
found an abhorrence of water when offered him to drink.
Sensible of his danger, he obtained spiritual attendance for
his coming death, which he strongly apprchended.But still
hoping for a cure by a quack, he set out for one on Satur-
day last. The quack, on seeing him, pronounced him be-
yond cure; and although he administered some of his
" specific," Commons died in his house in five hours after in
spasmodic fits. The body was removed home, and interred
d.rdbracken, on Wedncsd.l.—din9lo-Celt.

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