The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-28 00:00:00

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW

J, Walker, chemist, Old Kent-road 2at 12
J. ()rabble, axl'..tree-maker, Kent-,treet, Newington...
J. Brace, tanner, Bermondsey 1 2

A Temperance Society has just been established at
Cassel under the presidency of a gentleman who rejoices in
the somewhat inappropriate name of Bausch ;
And lice—
Intoxication.

THE ROYAL STUD.—" Put on your bonnet and
come along with me, mother," said her Majesty to the
Duchess of Kent. " They make such a fuss about my
selling the Royal stud, that e will go into the stable and
have a look at it." Her Majesty and her mother conse-
quently entered the stable, where they found a regular
San; Weller in charge of the stud. " What hots, is that ?"
inquired Victoria. "We calls him Lyndhurst," said the
groom, " for he's such a regular devil for going from side
to side." The Queen condescended to smile. " But,"
asked her Majesty, " What is that creature that will not
rise "We calls that great black beast Phillpott,' said
the man," for come in ven you will it's always a lying, just
as you sees it naw." Her Majesty was a little bit astonish e 1
at these home truths. " But what is the name of that
poor animal ?" inquired her Majesty, pointing to a
horse sadly out of condition. " That's Londonderry,"
replied the man, " and a most capital name it is
for the poor creature. Come up, Londonderry.
Come over, you warmint. We calls him Londonderry,
because he's so precious weak in the understanding." " Oh, '
fie!" said the Queen, " I mustn't hear that. Take care,
mother, that other creature will kick you." " Don't mind
him, your old Ladyship," said the groom. " That poor
beast is quite harmless. It's particular /vicious, but too old
to hurt any one. We name him Wynford." The Queen and
her mother began to think the groom almost one too many
for them, but Victoria with her usual quickness resolved on
saying something brilliant before she left the stable. " What
arc those thin animals at the other end?" inquired she, with a
tone of surpassing sweetness. " Them thin ones is thorough-
bred, Ma'am," replied the stable-man, civilly. " Oh, tho-
rough bread, are they ? I think thorough bone would be
more appropriate. Come along, mother." And the Queen
tripped out followed by the Duchess of Kent, leaving the •
groom in an hysteric of laughter at the Royal pleasantry.—
Fiyaro.
The ordinary meeting of the Zoological Society for
scientific business was held on Tuesday evening, Richard
Owen, Esq. F.L.S., in the chair. Dr. Andrew Smith
read some observations on the necessity of making altera-
tions in the distinctions of the Linnwan genus of squalus,
as he had seen several sharks which did not belong to any
of the groups of F. Cuvior, whilst several of his sub-genera
had received such alterations as to constitute them sub-
families. About a month ago Professor Muller, of Berlin,
had altered these sub-genera into groups, a circumstance
which was not at the time known to Dr. Smith, who had
adopted his arrangement, classifying the different species in
nine groups. Professor Muller, who was present, sup-
ported this alteration in some lengthened observations. Mr.
Gould, on behalf of Mr. Burton, of Fort Pitt, described
several rare birds contained in that collection. Of these
were a species of Haleionida2, a three-toed genus of the
king-fisher, and a native of Africa ; and a new goldfinch,
from the Himalaya Mountains. He likewise exhibited
two aew species of platycerus, from Australia, and several
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exhibited exhibited two original drawings of fishes, made by the ce-
lebrated Mungo Park, in Africa.

Yesterday a report was prevalent that the typus
fever was raging in Somers-town. We have made inquiries
on the subject, and are happy to state that the report is
unfounded. There is not more sickness than usual in that
part of the metropolis, and, with the exception of some
few parishes in the cast end, London was never more free
from disease at this season of the year than it is at present.

Itolit, Atid. 3l 1---,.,The present tipearance of this city
is not without interest, and-tbougb tue.sffahget travelling
in search of pleasure is scarcely likely to find his account
just now in celiiiiig here; yet the daily occurrences, and
the unharmonious composition of the Whiild fabrie of so-
ciety, will be sure to command his most lively attention.
Nor indeed has nature failed to contribute her share to the
stock of enjoyments ; for a long s6tins of years Rome has
not known so beautiful and mild a summer. Our gardens
and the Compagna arc still adorned with all the verdant
beauty of. Spring, and the heat, which in June and July
generally rises to 30 deg. of Reaumur (99 deg. of Fahren-
heit) was scarcely ever above 24 deg. (87 deg. of Fahren-
heit) during the first half of Augast, and has only once
reached 28 deg.
The nights are, as usually, refreshing, and the thunder-
storms have in general fallen in the vicinity of the city, so
that they cooled the air without raising the detestable
earthy vapours from the Roman streets. Of strangers
there have been scarcely any, and the few that have been
here have resided chiefly in Albano, Frascati, and other
places in the neighbourhood ; but severely as this must
have been felt by individuals, upon the whole, Rome ap-
peared to live unconcerned, undisturbed even by ivhat
was going on in Naples and Palermo, and fully convinced
that, what with their cordon and the especial protection of
the Madonna, they were perfectly safe from those evils
by which less favoured nations were so unhappily visited.
Suddenly the cholera broke out in a small frontier town,
and even in Rome some suspicious cases occurred. To have
any idea of the commotion that ensued you must have seen
a stick thrust into an ant's nest. The sick and all that
bad been in communication with them were placed under
quarantine, and Vie simultaneous appearance of the disorder
in the most opposite quarters was a circumstance to which
no attention was paid. The belief was still entertained
that Rome would be spared. The Pope invited all the
faithful to repair to the churches, under the promise of dis-
pensations and indulgencies for a hundred years and up-
wards, and in his invitation he expressed his confidence that
the Angel of the Lord, armed with the sword of destruc-
tion, would, as once before Jerusalem, now pause before
the city which was recognised as the centre of the Christian
Church, and for whose welfare there were so many media-
tors in heaven.

The churches were thronged, and the population full of
confidence. The cases of sickness and death were mean-
while increasing. Ignorance, or some other motive, how-
ever, induced the police, formally and officially, to deny
the presence of the cholera. The public joy was great,
and found Yen t in thank-offerings to the Madonna, her
images, so numerous in the streets of Rome, being splendidly
lighted at night. In many quarters of the city you might
have fancied you saw a general illumination in honour of
some great national event. The conduct of the people re-
minded one of some of their most solemn festivals.
It became necessary, however, to assign some cause for
the numerous sudden deaths that occurred, and the fatal
infatuation that they were the result of poison spread ra-
pidly among the lower classes ; the keepers of eating-houses
no longer placed salt, pepper, oil, vinegar, &c., indifferently
upon their tables as formerly, and the mere vociferations
of an old beldame were sufficient to cause the mob to
murder an Englishman who had given a biscuit to a beg-
gar's child in:the streets ; at all events, the severe injuries
he received were such as to occasion his death within a few
days afterwards. .

Prudent people, whom no imperative necessity retained
in Rome, hastened to leave the city. A second clerical •
ordinance commanded eight days' prayers before a miracu-
lous image of the virgin, which was carried in procession
from Mary's Church to Jesus Church, the Pope and Car-
dinals themselves joining in the solemnity ; the conversion
of the whole city into a church, by the general and solemn
illuminations ; separate processions, chiefly composed of
women and young girls, who, with crucifixes and Madonnas
at their heads went barefooted through the streets at
night, praying and lamenting—all these were unceasing
proofs of the increasing violence of the disorder.
With tenfold force the cholera now broke forth in every
quarter, aggravated no doubt by the crowded state of the ,
churches, and the numerous colds that must have been
caught by the women, while wandering barefooted through
the streets at night. It became impossible either to deny
or conceal the presence of the dreaded distemper. A sud-
den and complete change ensued. Dread and consterna-
tion took the place of the confidence so lately felt in the
Madonna, who, but a few days before, was said to have
given proofs of her interest in the fate of the city, by the
winking of the eyes of several of her statues. The church-
goings, the illuminations, the processions, and the ovations,
seemed completely to have exhausted the whole rock of
Roman piety. The Vatican and the Capitol were closed,
as well as all public colleges, galleries, tribunals, &c. Car-
dinals, nobles, and whoever believed it in his power to do
so, cut off all communication between his house and the
city. The police, meanwhile, continued to issue clean
bills of health, and even to demand them from strangers ar-
riving from the country. No public notice was taken
of the presence of the cholera. The people in the neigh-
bouring towns now took the law into their own hands, with
the exception of Frascati, the inhabitants of which are un-
bounded in their reliance on St. Roch. In other places
they armed themselves, and drove back all diligences,
couriers, and private travellers arriving from Rome, so that
we suddenly found ourselves in a singular state of blockade,
which the Government has till now wanted either the
power or the will to raise. Nobody dreams of abstaining
from unripe fruit, water melons, salads, the lying on the
bare ground, and other habits that in ordinary times may
he perfectly harmless. Negative precautions arc not thought
of, but they seem determined on a positive attack on the
disorder, and the lights having proved ineffectual, they are
now trying fire. For some days past innumerable piles of
fuel are blazing away even in the nirrowest streets ; but
nobody seems to inquire whether the experiments of burn-
ing the cholera out have been attended with any result ; it
is a precaution that fur many years people have very inno-
cently- been taking against the aria catlive, regardless of the
intolerable heat which it occasions, driving smoke and
stink into our windows, instead of the delightful refresh-
ment of the evening breeze. Camphor and chlorine of
lime are the defensive arms in general use, and the Ro-
man ladies, usually so sensitive to every odour, even that
of flowers, are content now to inhale the most disgusting
and injurious stinks.
With all these precautions, the disorder continues to in-
crease in virulence, surpassing in intensity even that of
Naples. In addition to the hospitals originally prepared,
further means of obtaining succour have been provided.
Ten houses (not many, by-the by, for Rome) have been
named where medical and spiritual assistance may at all
times be had at a moment's notice. Among the Clergy,
the Capuchins and Jesuits distinguish themselves by the
indefatigable zeal with which they afford every succour in
their power. The carabineers are likewise resolute and
regardless of fatigue. The physicians are divided in opi-
nion, and in general have too little experience to be of
much use. Dr. Dietz, attached to the Austrian embassy,
has been indefatigable and most successful in his method of
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once be looked on as a settled point. —II/gen/eine Zeitung.

In the burial ground belonging to the chapel at Box-
lane, nnearHemel Hempstead, several interesting Roman
antiquities were recently discovered. They comprise a
globular vase of glass, nearly three feet in circumference,
and of a beautiful emerald colour ; an earthen vessel of ele-
gant proportions ; and a bronze stand of great solidity,in-
tended, as its construction indicated, for the support of a
vase or vessel of some description. Since the first disco-
veries were made the ground has been further excavated,
and the liberal and intelligent curiosity which directed
this to be done has been rewarded by finding a square vase
of blueish green glass, the total height of which is 12
inches, and, exclusive of the neck, about six inches. A
handle, of the same material as the vase, is attached to the
neck and shoulder of the vessel. The vases contain human
bones. Mr. Girton, who is the possessor of these interest-
ing antiquities, has kindly offered to show them to the
curious. There can be no doubt of their being coeval with
the Roman period of our history, and consequently they aro'
above 14 centuries old. The Romans burned their dead,
and deposited the ashes in urns and vases ; this circum-
stance accounts for the vases found at Hemel Hempstead
cintaining human relics. Vend= (St. Alban's) being a
great seat of Roman power during the period of Britain
being in subjection to it, we may easily account for the fre-
quent discoveries of Roman remains in this county.