The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-05 00:00:00

By order of tho Board,
F. W. BEECHEY.
W. H.WALKEB."

T. H. Farrer, Secretary.

A fatal case occurred in Blandford-street, Marylebone,
on the 2d inst. The patient, a young man, had been
for some days previously taking, most imprudently,
seidlitz powders. Several inmates of the house are
affected with diarrhoea. In the rear are some most of-
fensive impurities, which have been long neglected.
Another fatal case occurred on the same day in York-
court, Baker-street, Marylebone. This day (Tuesday) a
fatal case of cholera occurred at 52, Park-street, Gros-
venor-square, in the person of the wife of a relieving
officer of St. Marylebone parish. Death occurred 26
hours after attack.
Between the 23d and the 27th ult. as many as seven
cases were seen by one of the resident medical men in
Bermondsey ; four proved fatal. In the majority there
had been neglected diarrhoea. A fresh case occurred
yesterday morning in the same gentleman's practice.
He attributes this attack to the horrible effluvia from a
foul ditch which had been stirred up the day beforec the
black mud being left exposed on its banks.
There was a fatal case in Deptford on the 30th ult.
Diarrhoea bad been for five days neglected ; the duration
of the cholera symptoms was about 24 hours. The case
occurred in Creek-street, a very filthy locality, where
several deaths took place in 1849. A severe case of
choleraic diarrhcea, has also occurred in Somers-street,
another filthy spot. The patient has recovered.
Pr. Milroy (Medical Superintending Inspector of the
General Board of Health), accompanied by Mr. Hall, of
the Poor-law Board, had a conference to-day (Tuesday)
with the local authorities of Lambeth, and pressed upon
them the importance of adopting the measures requisite
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NEMOUTH DISTRICT.
Oct. 3.—This district covers a considerable area of the
at Walker,
south-east division of Northumberland, and contains a
population of about 66,000 persons. It joins Newcastle
and goes as far north as. Blyth. There has
been a considerable amount of cholera in several of the
villages of the union the most fatal cases being in How-
don, a large village on the banks of the Tyne, at present
unfortunately with a considerable increase to its popu-
lation, by a number of navvies finding employment in
excavating the new Hayhole Dock. By some oversight
the registrar has not received an official return from that
village, but the deaths have either been fifteen or sixteen,
and there is still a good deal of sickness. Tynemouth
township has a. population of 16,699 persons ; North
Shields, 13,825. During the quarter ending September
30, 1849 (the cholera year), there were 210 deaths in
Tynemouth ; the corresponding quarter of this year, the
ordinary mortality has been 66 deaths. In North
Shields in 1849, 359 deaths ; the corresponding quarter
of this year, 74 deaths.

SOUTH SHIELDS.
Oct. 3.—Two trimmers, stout able men, who were
employed at Pelaw Main, came down here, and died
suddenly of cholera during the latter part of last week ;
they were "marrows." A female is lying in a dan.prous
state in the same neighbourhood where the men wed.
MANCHESTER.
Another case of cholera was spoken of yesterday
morning, but it was not known whether it was a real
case of the Asiatic disease.

PROPOSED HYDRAULIC RAILWAY•— .a. new style of
railway, substituting water for atmospheric pressure,
has been proposed both here and in France, with a view
to economical working and security from accident. The
actuating power is to be obtained by means of continuous
water power between the rails by artificial pressure.
The water power is worked by peculiar mechanical
arrangement, and it is proposed to place the apparatus
at distances of 300 feet along the line.